Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-06-20

to 90 through with it at all hazards--and COM
menced pronounclng in a loud, clear voice,
with due emphasis and discretion, the cabalis.
tic words, Thirteen votes! thirteen votes!
thirteen votesi"
In the mean time, Mr.. Martyr, not dreaming
of the insult which awaited him. bent his steps,
as was his wont, towards the tavern. As he
reached the threshold of the door, he heard
the offensive words "Thrteen votes! thirteen
votes! thirteen yotesm pronounced-and with
that frame trembling with passion, and with
fury strongly imprinted on his rubcund WIS.,
sage, he abrubtly entered the bar-room, TO con-
front the man who dared thus triAe with his
fec hgs, and attempt to overwhem him with
insult
His eye, beaming with wrath, fell upon the
stranger who regarded his witherirS glances
with the most provoking inditlerence-and who
paused not moment in his recitation, but con.
tinued to repeat the maddening words, "thir-
teen votes! thirteen votes! thirteen votesH'
The indignant Martyr next caught sight
of Mr.. Smiths couatenance, conyulsed with
laughter. "What is the meaning of this, SIR >
said he in voice of thunder. But the only re.
ply he received was from the mouth Of the
stranger, who, with the most irritating peril
nacity, continued to bawl, even louder than be-
fore, "thirteen votes! thirteen votes! thirteen
votesm
Martyr then advanced towards the stranger,
his frame absolutely quivering with rage,
"Who are you, scoundrel," demanded he in
the most imperious manner, sand how dare
you insult me in this wayW
ho bo Of Mo RI IN
was conterleited, and ruSe of Smiths to win
the wager; and the answer to his question,
shouted out in a still louder voice than before,
was "thirteen votes, thirteen votes, thirteen
votes"
'hwl not put up with this insult" scream
ed Martyr, doubling up his fist and putting
himselfin attitude.
"Thirteen votes, thirteen votes, thirteen
votes" vocileraed the stranger at the top of
his lungs.
If you repeat those words again will knock
you down, you rascal" said the infatuated Mar
tyn, with howl of desperation.
The stranger felt somewhat indignant at be-
ing addressed in this rude and unceremonious
manner, but was determined to win the wa
ger, and raising his voice, bawled with the
lungs Vi d SleulOT, ''lnlrte0H FoleS, LnlItcSH
votes, thirteen votesm
''Take that then for your insolence," Shrek
ed Martyr, suiting the action to the word, and
giving the luckess traveller box on the ear,
which laid him PROSTATE on the floor.
But as the stranger fell, his yell surprise,
anger and agony took the sound of "thirteen
votes, thirteen votes, thirteen votes!"
Highly exasperated at what he conceived to
be base and unfair continuance to cheat him
out of his wager, the stranger rose in great
dudgeon, still exclaiming in a voice which a
boatswain in a hurricane might have enyed,
"thirteen votes, thirteen votes, thirteen votes"
and fell pell nell upon poor Martyr, pounding
him without mercy, and believing out between
every blow, "thirteen votes, thirteen votes,
thirteen votesm
The traveIler finally kicked Martin out Of
the room, and as he closed the door upon the
unIucky illegal voter, he looked to his watch
saw that the fifteen minutes had already expi-
red--gave loud and exulting shout of "thir-
teen v0teS, thirteen cOtes, thirteen cOteS!!" which
made the wekin ring again-sunk exhausted in
chair, and claimed the wager!