" Dr. Tolls did so,
and, missing him, stood and received Brashear's ball through both
thighs, and fell. There was no surgeon in town, and the wounds were
bleeding profusely, when Brashear went to him, and proposed to dress
the wounds. Tolls stuttered badly, and replied, "I-I-I'll d-d-die
first." "I can do no more," said Brashear, and, bowing, left the
ground.
This chivalry of character characterized him in everything. Fond of
amusement, he indulged himself in hunting and innocent sports, when
and where he was always the life of the party. Energetic and restless
in his nature, he could not bear confinement, and, when a member of
the Legislature, he was more frequently to be found walking rapidly to
and fro in the lobby of the House than in his seat. To sit still and
do nothing was impossible to him. A hundred anecdotes might be related
of him, all illustrative of his lofty courage, and daring, and his
utter contempt of danger. A noble and generous spirit was ever
manifested by him, in every relation of life. His frankness and
liberal hospitality, his kindness to his slaves, and his generosity to
the poor, endeared him to his neighbors, who live to feel that his
void can never be filled.
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