Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1874 — Where He Had the Advantage. [ARTICLE]

Where He Had the Advantage.

Just at the close of the war of 1812 an English man-of-war entered Boston harbor. The Captain was known as a bully of the first water.. Entering a shop in Boston, and finding, no one but the boy present, he demanded in an insolent and overbearing way: “Where is your master?” “ Not down yet, sir.” “ Well, I want to be shaved.” ‘‘Yes, sir, I can shave you.” “You?” “Yes, sir.” “ Well, you may try it; but look here, my youngster,” laying his loaded pistol on the table, “ the first drop of blood you draw on my face I’ll, shoot you.” “All right, sir,” was the reply. The boy shaved him, and did it well. After the operation was through the bully turned to him as he took up the pistol, and remarked: “Wasn’t you afraid?” “No, sir,” retorted the boy. “ Didn’t you believe I would shoot you?” “Yes, sir.” “Then why wasn’t you afraid?” The boy very coolly replied: “ Because I had the advantage.” “Advantage, ho"#?” demanded the irate bully. “Why,” said the boy, with the utmost nonchalance, 'Mf I had drawn blood I should have taken the razor and cut your throat from ear to ear!” The bully turned pale, but never forgot the lesson. ' i# > 11 pf ballooning over Pittsburgh, Donaldson accidentally dropped a sand-bag into a kettle of boiling apple butter,. , ,