Butte record., 1854-09-30
TAKING THINGS CooLIy.

coming NV with great wrath to a Yam.
keo who was standing quietly on the
side walk; you are IN internal rascal,
sir y
That's tews to me- returned the
Yankee quietly.
New you scOundFel' do you call it
news;'
Entirely so.'
You needn't think 10 parry it off so
oasy, say you're an Internal scound-
rel, and III prove is.'
/ beg you viii nat, | should Mt lie to
be proven scoundrel'
+ No. l d,rc say yop wouldn't, but an
swer ne immediately--djd you or did
you not, say in presence of certain Ia :
dies ef my aoquantauce, that was "a
CqLf! Oh, no sir ; the truth is net to
be spoken al ali times
The Truth Do you call me calf
sir =
'Oh, no, sir, cQH you nothing'
Its well YOU DO for ii you had pre-
sumed to call me "a
a nan L should have been grossly
mistaken
DO you mean 10 say that am not a
man:'
THAT depends upon circumstances.
What circumstances =
If | should be called as evidence in
a court of justice, should be bound to
speak the truth
'And would you say that l was not
man, hey? DO YOU see that cow-skin?'
Yes, and have seen it with surprise
ever since You came up
with surprise! Why, do you sup
pose | was such Il coward that | dare
not undertake to use the article when il
was demanded;' ,
Shall / lell you what I thought =
DO it. il YOU dare
4 thought 10 myself, what use has q
cglf Tor cow's SIN ?
You distinctly cal me cali, tn n 2
II you will insist upon ii you may;
you hear, gentleman speaking to
the bystanders, .you hear the result
What shall d. with the scoun irel =
Dress him, dress himl' exclaimed
twenty voices, with shouts and laugh
ter
That I'll do at once Then turn
ing again TO the Yankee, he cried out
tiercely, come one step this way, you
rascal, and III fog you within an inch
Of your life'
I've no occasion.'
YOU'RE coward.
Not on your word
I'm a liar then, am ?
'Juat as you please
DO you hear that, gentleman ?
'Ayn was the responce you can't
help fogging him now
Oh, Heavens! grant me patience :
III fly out Of my skin
It'll be 50 much the better for your
pockets, calf-skins arc in good demand ?
81 shall burstn
Not here in the street, l beg of you.
1t would be quite dsgusting.'
Gentlemen can l any longer help
hogging him =
Not if you are able,' was the reply
AT him"
Thus provoked, thus stirred up and
encouraged the fierce gentleman went
lightning like at the Yankee.
But before he could strike blow, he
found himself disarned of his cow-skin,
and las ing on his back under the spout
Of neighborirg pump, whi'her the
Yankee bad carried him TO cool his rage
and before be could recover from his as
tonisiment at such unexpected handling,
he was as wet as a drowned rat, from a
cataract of water wbich lis antagonist
liberal'y pumped upon him. His cour-
age mad by this time, ike that of the
valiant Bob Acres, 'oozed out at the
palms of hand AID he declared, as he
arose and went dripping away from the
pump, that he would never trust to
quiet appearances again ard the old
Harry hims If might undertake to cow
skin cool Yankee, for all Of him.
Eg- Don't be aaptimentai-it is bad
for d.5estiqn Remember, the best ton
ic is fun, and the best physician a joker
For giving tone to the stomach, one
good hearty laugh is worth all the pills
that were ever paid for or patented
Caeertulness is a moral armor. 1t pro-