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SHOWING How the French Boy Began the Fight Boasting was Punished, and Justice Done. TORONTO: THE CANADIAN NEWS AND PUBLISHING CO- 1871, 1 "«5 1 THE TRUE STORY ABOUT THE FIGHT. THE HEAD BOYS ALL SOMEWHAT TO BLAME. A GOOD deal has been said lately about this sad fight in Mrs. Europa's School, which is not altogether true. Perhaps all five principal monitors, Louis, Wil- liam, Alec^ Joseph, and John, whose business it was to meet and settle dis- ]>utes, see fair play, and prevent bully- ing, Avere to blame for the frequent trouble about the gardens which Dame Europa gave her boys, to encourage in- dustry, taste, and commerce. The moni- tors had larger gardens than any of the others ; but they were all too eager to increase the size of their gardens by add- ing portions to them from those of the smaller boys, for which they sometimes paid a little money, and which they some- times obtained by bullying. Johnny had got many bits added to his garden, which was a good deal scattered about beyond the ishxnd. William had only lately increased his garden. LOUIS DANGEROUS CHARACTER. But of all the monitors Louis was the most ambitious and vain ; he was always boasting and threatening. This feature of his character belonged to his family? for Nap, a relation of his, had given much trouble when he was in the sclioo] ; he actually wanted all the gardens him- self, took several, and held them for a while. He treated William, who was then but a small boy, very unkindly : took away a considerable part of his i garden, and made him pay him .some money. At hicst the whole school rose against him, and Johnny, in particular, put Nap down, and, with Mrs. Eur()])a's consent, turned him out of school. Now it was a bad Mature of Louis' cluiracter that he was always setting up this bad boy. Nap, as his pattern, praising him, and professing great admiration of him. This style of proceeding caused Johnny apprehension, avIio did not want to have ail the trouble of Nap repeated again ; and none of the monitors really trusted Louis ; they each had a hole in their arbours, through which to watch him, and whenever they went about they kept one eye on him to see what he was up to. This was the case with one small boy es- pecially, who was always in a fright lest Louis should come and seize his pretty garden, which was famous for Brussels sprouts. Johnny, in particular, did not Hive G Loins' ])r('p;i!'{itioiis on tlie v/ater, for they could have no otluT object he thought tlian to attack his garden, or at least hinder his trade. lie did not, how- ever, sliow his anxiety, and was always \cry civil to Louis, which some boys thought was a sign lie was afraid; but Johnny was not afraid of anyl)ody, l)e- cause he did really try to do what was right,and all thought well ofhis honesty, but he was peaceably inclined,did not like to have a row, and Avould do anything almost rather than have a light. All trusted and respected him^ and whenever a bo3' was in trouble, or got persecuted, he came to the island and found refuge and kindness from Johnny in his tool- shop. Even Louis had come over once for safety. Louis was really the bully of the school, but very hypocritically used to boast about his peacefulness, said peace was his motto, and stuck it up over his gar- den ; but very shortly after was in two fights, which he got up by liiniself, and into one of wliich he dragged Jolinny ; in the other he fouglit Joseph, pretend- ing to take the part of a boy named Vic- tor, for wlioni he stole a bit of Joseph's garden, with an arhour which had Vene- tian blinds; but he took very good care to make Victor give him a piece of his own garden, in which grew some (excell- ent Savoy cabbages and other Nice vege- tables. THE PROVOCATION. It was known to tiie two boys that Louis was very covetous of a piece of William's garden, along a f^tream of water which ran through the grounds belong- ing to the scliool, and many a time was it in his mind to seize this and fi^^ht William for it, but he was afraid of the other monitors, and remembered what had happened to Nap after he had done the same thing. 8 f At length a small boy in the school, who had no garden, a relation of Wil- liam's, was proposed for one that was va- cant near to Louis'; who at once objected, not because it mattered much which boy had that garden, but because he wanted to pick a quarrel with William, who, he felt quite sure would defend his cousin. William behaved very well in the mat- ter, acted according to the advice of peaceable -Tnhnny, and agreed to advise Leop to give up the garden rather than have any trouble in the school about it. This was certainly yielding a good deal for the sake of peace. It was a proof William did not want to fight, because, if he wanted to fight Louis, he need only hold to his cousin, wlio had a perfect right to accept the garden, and all the school would have supported hirii. Lou^s, however, was evidently bent on fighting, because, not content with Loop's with- drawl, he haughtily demanded from Wil- 4^- liam the promise that his cousin should never at any future time have that gar- den. Willian now saw plainly that Louis wanted to pick a quarrel, and nat- urally would not consent to anything so unreasonable, for how could he promise all that for another ? THE FIGHT. Louis then said he would fight, and William did not shrink from defending himself bravely, for he knew he was in the right, and to be in the right is ever to be strong. Louis, as usual,^was con- fident and boastful, made a great parade about his fight, as if sure to win, and called the other bovs to come and see him punish William. William, however, stood up manfully, and to the astonishment of the whole school.knocked Louis down several times, and beat him on everv occasion when he 10 came against him. At last Louis was completely done, was carried away, and perhaps, as was the case with Nap, may never come back to the school. William, having fairly won it, now took l3ack the part of Louis' garden which formerly belonged to his own, and also some strong walls for his protec- tion in future. THE RETRIBUTION. In this we see a just retribution. Louis threatened to take aAvay a part of Willi- am's garden, instead of which he lost a portion of his own. Again, Louis' in- tontioii had been to fight on William's garden and trample it down, but here a<:>iiin, Ijeimi' in the wrono:, he suffered himself, for William forced the light to be on Louis' garden, which Avas sadly broken down, many pretty and useful things spoiled, and the ar])our and tbun- tain much defaced. 11 Now Johnny and the other monitors did not interfere after the fight had be- gun, and some have thought they were to bhmie for not doing so ; but the fact is; they knew how headstrong, boastful, and ambitious^ Louis w as, and that there woidd be no use ; and then, as the fight went on, tL^re was a secret feeling of satisfixction that Louis had got his deserts, and that, the bully of the school was at last checked and subdued, which they thought a good thing for the school in future. Alec could not contain his satis- faction, for several times during the fight he patted William on the back. ,'d to Painful though the fight was to wit- ness, it seemed as if justice Avas being done, and a good lesson given from which all boys might profit. Even Joseph, whom William had lately beaten, could not help feeling this. ■ -M ^'1 12 MRS. EURPOA S VIEW, AND LESSONS TAUGHT. And this is the view that Mrs. Europa took when she came in and had the whole thing explained to her. She was very sorry indeed at the blood which had been shed, and the sufferings which had been caused by the fight : but under the circumstances she did not blame Johnny nor the other monitors for not interfering. Louis was ahvaj^s a diificult boy for her to manage, and she had to give him his own way very often. She knew how dangerous an example he put before himself in Nap, who had given her no end of trouble before. So though she did not approve of fighting, she could not help being satisfied at the result, which carried a great lesson to all arro- gant boys, and would relieve her from some anxiety in the future. From that time she gave William tt 13 more honor and a higher place in her confidence, because he had been both peaceful and bra.ve, and put him next to Johnny, with whom he was connected by a marriage in the fiimily, and looked to those two to preserve peace and order in the school. Johnny, too, who was very kind to Louis in his sufferings and trouble, felt relieved that his garden would be safe in future, and the whole school learnt to have more regard and consideration for one another's feelings, rot to covet nor desire what did not be- long to them, but to be content each to work in his own appointed limits, and to unite together all unselfishly for the com- mon good. 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