Goodnough, Purnell and Douglas, who don't like me much, either.

Ruff was beside me by this time.
He hadn't seen anything of it, and did not get there until he heard me calling for a fair chance and challenging the class for a man.

I called out again, the second time, and still no one came, so I took occasion to let them know why I had done as I did in a short speech to the crowd.

I said I was a peaceable fellow, thought hazing silly, and as I never intended to haze myself, I didn't intend any one to haze me.
Then I said again, "This is the third time, will one of your men fight this fair?
I can't fight twelve of you." Just then two officers who had called on some mill-hands, who are always dying for a fight, and a citizen to help them, burst into the crowd of students, shouldering them around like sheep until they got to me, when one of them put his arm around me, and said, "I don't know anything about this crowd, but I'll see you're protected, sir.

I'll give 'em fair play." One officer got hold of Ruff and pretty near shook him to pieces until I had to interfere and explain.