Now or Never; Or, The Adventures of Bobby Bright: A Story for Young Folks

ough, hard-looking boy, who sat on a rock by the river

ck near the first speaker, as he pulled up a large pout, and, without any

into the basket of his companion, which now contain

t fish de

on the

is too

difference how I fi

there is something

a fish," continue

thing else, though

ll

raid yo

ays I

ll me you were

to know any th

will know yo

ther sent me over to th

to 'hook jack,' yet, wi

me; and you wouldn't be mean enough to do th

er should ask me i

her you have n

cour

uldn't you do as much

uld be

e! Hu

Bobby, stoutly, as he pulled in his sev

dn't

I wou

this; if you peach on m

fish pole and, doubling his fist, s

o out of my way to tell tales; but if your mother o

't y

I w

he point of jumping over to the rock occupied by Bobby, when the

coolly interposed Bobby

a big pout; but his violence jerked the hook out of the fish

luck!" mu

cool,

fix yo

not let go your pole again, o

smash your h

you w

n't

play at t

u stum

fight; I won't figh

ou won't!"

ll defend

um

fear of a flogging shall

day school

my mother always taught

ch to me. By and by, yo

told me you meant to lie to y

That is none o

want me to lie for you, th

and see what

ean to blo

you

lie about it

ed Tom, suddenly, as he pointed to

ish pole, as he saw the horse running at a

which was seated a lady, whose frantic shr

half a mile, and crossed the stream at a wooden bridge b

consider the peril to which the attempt would expose him, he boldly resol

e leaped from the rock, and ran

for deliberation; and, indeed, Bobby did not want any deliberation. The lady was in danger; if the horse's flight was not checked, she would be dashed

de no difference with him. He was a boy who would not fight except in self-defence, but he

as not more than half as wide as the road at each end of it, to await the coming of the furious animal. On

any thing very bad; was only frightened, and had no wicked intentions towards the lady; so that when a new danger menaced him in front, he stopped suddenly, and with so much violence as to throw the lady forwar

" screame

dropped his club, and grasped the bridle of the horse, just as he

stop him!" c

he patted the trembling horse on his n

obby persevered in his gentle treatment, and finally soothed him, s

laimed she when she realized that she

didn't break the chaise. Who

ady, as soon as she could recover her breath so

he, blushing like a rose in Ju

s passing by snapped his whip, which frightened Kate so that she started off at the top of her speed. I was so ter

Good horse!

never did such a thing before.

atisfaction, which her deliverer interpreted as a promise to behave better in future. He relaxed his grasp upon the bridle, patted her upon the neck, and said sundry pleasant things to en

e chaise again, I think Kate will le

should not d

ve down alone, so as to let your

D

save him a great deal of pain, for a man c

ll as a hero, and if you are not afr

" and Bobby turned her roun

reful," sai

wil

he promise she had virtually made, starte

gon containing three men, one of whom was the lady's father. The gestures whic

?" gasped the gentleman, a

d Bobby, with all the enth

devoutly as he placed himself in