Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-02-15
A Hard Rargain.---FigIlti by iht
M0ntli.

An elderly gentleman residing moi far hence,
who had been notorious for his fighting propen-
sites, though far from being a bully, was final
y compelled 10 knock under 10 aimos, every
one VIII" attacked him, by his age and infirmi-
lies. His will for fighting was as good as ever,
but his power, he was forced TO admir-, was
gone.
He was accosted in his dilemma by stout.
double listed ken,nckian, anxious 10 procure
some siiua,ion He had worked on Il farm.
brought down horses on 1at-boai, whipped
every thing of his size and weight, and in short,
was "al. sorts of chap" al rough wora sener.
allv
The old hero OF our tale belhouyht him that
he had now met with exactly the man he wan.
Ted, lie was Involved in sundry annoying diff
iicul'ies with his nei.hboIs, aud being utterly
unable TO fight himself ort Of them, he asked
The keniuckian if he would undertake To do his
quarreling for him at SO much month. The
latter said he had taken hand al almost ese-
ry thing and was willing 10 undertake all his
rough fighting if he were well paid fol il. A
bargain was struck, papers were passed, and
the kentuckian hired himself TO do all the old
genleman's fighting at thirty dulars month
and loGnd-ten dollars more than he had ever
before received for his services. This was in
he morning
About noon, and while the two persons were
walking toward tavern, the old gentleman
met neighhOr against whom he had long
Time had a deadly grndge. Here was an OPP
pofunry TO settle it, as his fighting man was at
his elbow, and he a, once commenced abusing
his neishbor. The latter, who was a sioul
oil T,fl h,,l.t a "A
gentleman threw back al him as good as he
sent. From high words they were about CO.
ming 10 blows, when the kenruckian inierposed.
lie pushed hi, employer back with his brawny
arm and lnpked The other full in The eve, told
him that he was pretty fellow 10 want 10 fight
an old man. "Why don't you take man of
your own age and .ize?" said he, squarng off,
and beginning TO dance round his adversary in
a manner truly belhgeremr. To cut The story
Short they wen, at /, p.il msh in most furi-
Gus siyle. The batile was long and severe one
---now boIh were rolling, biting, and gouging
upon TIC ground: then they were on their feet
hamnieriig away with The utmos! fury. For
some time II looked like drawn game, but al
length victory was declared in favor of The
ken'uckan, though he was considerably bruis-
ed and battered.
His employer TOOK him holiie, washed and
put clean clothes upnn him, and expressed him
self highly delighted with the fight, and more
with Tho result. This was all very
lia,iering 10 the keTiuckian; bu, WREN he be-
gan 20 think over his bargain and reflected
that he had been employed Few hours only
and had already had one tremendous fight, he
was inclined To think his situation not all SO a.
greeable as he had anticipated. The old gen.
tienah saw what vas passing in his iiif!d, and
accosied him with:
Il hope you like your new situation q
The Keniuckan he>itafed As we have
said, he thought over The hard fight he had
been engaged in and reflected upon the chan
ces of having good many more like it. Bal
then there was no " back out" in his breed, and
he thus answered The question.
Yes, I'm tulerably well satisfied. wish
you distinctly 10 understand that I'm man Of
my word Eve agreed 10 do your fighting a,
thirty dollars a month and found, and whenev-
er you gel into scrape you'll always lihd me
thar; bun allow me 10 say think you are in
clined 10 be little fracious at times. There
was no real necessity, that see, for that al
mighty hard fight this morning, and my si,ua-
lion will be much more ,oo,llsou,e If you will
be ,rile more guarded in your remarks in
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