Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 313
his mind todo a thing, he did it on short notice and intime. Once, while on his way toschool, an overgrown rusticbehaved rudely to one of theschool-girls. Jackson fired upand told him he must apolo-gize at once or he wouldthrash him. The big fellow,supposing that he was morethan a match for him,… … And gave Him a SeverePounding. Stonewall Jackson 281 In 1841, at the age of seventeen, he became a con-stable of the county. A sort of minor sheriff, he hadto execute the decrees of the justices, to serve theirwarrants, to collect small debts, and to summon wit-nesses. It was a curious office for a…
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