Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-09-03

Town Club, y determined in solemn conelave
that they should become well enough acquaini.
ed, at least, to have a " chunk OF hghi."-
And the town boys knew the weak point,
developed in the personal history Of both Jim
and EPh, and with this advantage they set ia
work
Jim (who was almost As deaf as post, J
stood in the doorway Of sour House," hold.
ing on with one hand to keep himself steady
His eye was wa,ery, and hi, face red As a
gobler's saou,. Suddenly voice was heard
proceeding from house acros. the square,
in which the queris, was concealed
"Who stole John SIahan's spoke sha'e'''
Another voice iron a masked battery in
the neirhborhood Of The 'Fcctionlry,) re-
sPondod-.
What's that" asked Jim, who though,
he heard his own name bot wasn't certain.
Ii's only Eph Biddle," replied member
of the town gang Who made II convenient to
be by L" It's only Eph Biddle, and his crowd
over a, the 'fectiouary, maxim game, and
,ayin' you stole Strahan'. spoke-shl,e."
Who stole the sPoke.shave," resounded
again, before jim had collected his faculties
for reply.
Jim Bell :" answered voice Of thunder.
"Ill go over, by Jupiter rOircd Bell,
who was somewha, Of bully "and whip
the whole d-d crowd will, by"
Hold on. Jim, hold on, old fellow. said
the amiaLle youth a, his side" don't 80
over. they'll double teams on you thar! JlN
stand here and give him 'd,, back. IIoller
ou, who marked ne lshiis ,d6uR ThSiW
take him foul, ! know him"
Jim did as he was told, and echo gave back
the ruar, aS he yelled
WHO marked the whi,e.facOd hull !"
In an instant a powerful pair Of longs,
from behind a corner Of the court house, re-
Piled
" Eph Blddle stole that boil "
"wsks up Eph," said one OF the gang,
as he shook Eph who was doing in chair
IN tie 'Fcciiouary-" wake up, ha's old
Jim he'll 4 rolun' aud snortin' like steam
boat, and swearing lha, you stole Hnnby's
whltc.iiced bull :"
Z" lie ianI prOr, It, anyhow = replied Erh
with a christian mcekness, bu, SInclng under
an accusation which vas no, nuw made ior
the first time.
81 wouldn't stand 1t, anyhow" =" rtJoincd
the friend Of Eph; for It's Disgrace to your
ehildren and people will believe the thing. II
you don't saw no,hin to It. lIollsr out vho
nol, N, ,pols-,hars'"
"Tll be dlrn:d il I donN, said EPh who
preferred tha, mode Of retallatlug to a more
decisive one and staggering to the door, he
bawlcd out
Z" Who stole the sPoke-shavo :"
And then, At the instance Of his amIable
town friend, he replied to his own question
90 that he might have been heard haf.a,mlle-
h" Jim Hell stole the sPosc-shavc' ~
"Stlnd up to HIM, EPh that's right
every one Of the iolrH CeilO,ri IS with you -
Give Il 10 him, :" said ,he town boy.
What's that, that fellow hollercd abou,
mc :" asked Jim Bell, putting his hand to his
car. after the manner a deaf people.
4" Nc;hin', responded one Of the 'lriuou'
youth. who by this time surrounded HIM
nothin', only that you stcle Strahan's spoke
shave, Give him Jesse, now, about the bull
tell him" here the youngs,er whispered
earnestly To jim.
Look here ," ,hundcred Bell, you bull
sealin', uihla' rogue OF erca,ion-do you
van, to hear wha, you said, when they whip
ped You about that bull.b,efl"
Lots have ~ Let's have IT, shouted
the town boys,
Why, he said, las hc was putting on his
shir) that Il he could always pay for good
ia, beef. thi, easy, ms family should never
suffer
The town BOYS were ia Petfce, ees'acies'
and yelled loudly. Jim himself, felt little
triumphant, and slaPPing his hands against
hi, sides. in Imitation of rooster, he very
rsllinaceously emitted Coo-d-doodi,-doo :
"Ef I was to 40, out my human ieelins' "
sung ou, Eph. who just then remembered
that he was a member Of the church, "ei ]
was To &C, out my human fcelins, I'd come
over thar and wear YOU out, afcre 'ca' could
lick her ,ah "
WHATS ,ha, he said ~ asked Jim, with
his hand to hi, ear and upon being informed
Immediately reioined--" ef you can't act out
your human ieelins, &C, cu'Scur brute ieelins
your bull ieelins.'
Shouts ofloudes, merrimen' from the crowd
interrupted Eph, reply, and the town boys
began to "hu.tl." " their victims closer to-
rcthe-. "Anie up, JIM" shouted the ar
den, friend. Of ,ha, individual" ante up to
him old felow-we arc with you" "Dont
bc afraid h!-,alk to him you can, be
hu,, in this crowd" Such were the eSeia-
nations Of encouragement with which the
bows showed Jim and Eph towards each other
and really the expected cOmbatan'' had made
NJ their minds, each ,ha, he would pitch into
the o,her--certain, respectively, ,ha, such
warm and di.in,eresied friends would proven,
their being seriously damaged'
Jus, at this junc,ure, the sheriff, who mad
been sent by the cour, to quell the ,umuh, ap-
,,o,ched with rapid strides. Eph in a panic