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, q. ss.i.s 80 WAS poll ca out Of . com
Io,,.bIe ofscs up the river. has bsisken
himsellso Rlngor. .or time = recover
IRON Ire wound Inflicted npon n. ieels |
ines 81 our IN 2viaciplsd end immola'ins |
chsnee s. ~ must have he'd On iossant /
: Tscl1 Seou lis spirl,s. lor. from Gslens.
81 u.Stcs Is an amusing letter. which.
AMONG oiker ihings tells Of des-
pera,t quarrel that took place % |
hoard 81 he boat between : real live
dandy tourist. and real i've ysn-
kee isttler. The AislIer trod on The toes
of tie former; whsreupon the former
|shrealended 10 kick out d The cabin The
.You'lrtiek ne out o. this eabingi'
.Yes. IN, III kick you out q this cab.
- :. s.ses mr.. qucucock. outI
Of this cabings'
YES. sit. I'll kict you. Mr.. Hitch
cock r
Well. / guess. said the yankee. very
coolly. alter being perfectly satisfied that
II was himself iha, sleod 10 spch imthi
nent peril oil assaul'S-.l guess since you
talk d kicking. you've never her me tell
about old Bradley and my mare. there 10
hum z svs r
No. sir. nor do / wish
Wal. guess ii won't sci you beck
much. sny how, Is kicking's generally
best 10 be considered On. You see. old
Bradley 10 one Of these sanclimonious,
long faced hypocriies. who put on sreli
gions suit every Sabbath day morning
and with good deal Observing. mana
ges to keep iton ill sf,er sermon In. the
afternoon Wal be had On old roam
mare that wonld Jump over any sixteen
rail fence 10 Illinois. and open any barn
that hadn't ! paddock on il. Two OF
three times found her 10 my stable and
told Bradley shout il, and he was VERY
sofry'-.an nnruly auimal'--would watch
her. and hul LOT Of such things. 10 We.
~ serious manner. with face twice ss
long as old Deacon Farrar's on Sabbath
day. knew oil the time he was lying.
and so watched him and his old roam iu !;
and Tor three rights regular. old roam
came 10 my stable sbort bed time. and
just before daylight B;adley would
con ., bride her and ride Of. \ then
\ just took my old mafe down 10 the
blacksmith's shop, and had some shoes
made With 'corks' about four inches
long. and had 'emi nailed on her hind
isei. -Four heels, mister. aint noihmg
10 EN-. ,.St;.s6
i took her home, gave her about len
|, feet halter, and tied her right in the cen
ire Of the stable. fed her vel. with .
bout nine O'Clock. and after taking good
smoke, went 70 bed knowing ih .s.. ny ri i 4e
In.orcing. ! hadn't got fairly 10 deep be,
lore she cid oman hunched me and wan:.
ed 10 know what on earth was the matter
out At the stable. Says I. go 10 .leep
reggy, il is nciL:og but 'Ka.e'-she il
\ kicking of dies, ] suessl Purity soof
1 she hunched me agic. and says she. Mr.
Hitchcock, do Gin up AID see what 10 ths
world 10 the matter with Kate. for she Il
kicking most powerfully. lay still. Peg
Igy-Ka,s sill take, care OF herself.
guess Wal, tie next mernfn' abeu
daylight. Bradley, with. bride in hand
cum TO The, stable. and % true % the Book
Of Genesis. when heasaw lhe old roan's
sdes, s,arn and head, be cursed and swore
worse than you did, Mister. when ! came
down on your toes. 81 .e III
,'Afier breakfast that moFnins, Joe pa-
Wig cum to my house. and ssysehe. Brad.
ley's old roam Is nesrly dead-she's cut
1 oil to pieces, and can scarcely move
\ i want 10 knoul' says I. how on airth
i did il happens' Now, whilst we We're
E;alkin', up cum that everlsstin' hypocrite,
\ Bradley. and says be. Mr.. Hitchcock.
my old roam Is ruined T. DO tell, says
II. She is cut all 10 pieces Z says be-;
'doyou know whether she was in your
4 stable, last night Wal. Mister, with
II this / let out: Do you know II ?-she
n Yankee here, 10 illustration, made4a sud
den advance upon the dandy. who made
, way for him unconsciously, as il were-
DO | know il. you no isooled. squash
headed, old night owl you .--yo1I hay.
. hoekin'. corn-cribbin', lodder.iudein' !,
Iceutshasin'. whitilin' ci .nolhin' you 2
/ Kate kicks like mere dumb beast, but
live reduced The thing 10 science r.
I'LL The Yankee had not ceased TO advance !;
tor the dandy. iu his astonishment. 10 re-.
irssi and nos. The na.;aa el The latter
j sirs,ion on the part Of the iormsr 10 ,sqit
II The action %. the word. he found himself
lin The ssocisi ball. tumbling backwards
over pae Of baggage and tearing The
knees Of his pants as be scrambled up. Z
!, perfect scream 81 laughter stunned him
from I'll sides. The defeat was total i .