Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-09-30

parlson was accompanied by another cho.
king fit of merriment.
Smoot (angrily) do not doubt Mr..
Yell is perfect hero in bear fight, but
can he fight men-eh P'
Unknown (indignantly)--"Why bless
my souI.caso, that's his reg'lar trade,
whilst bar fghtin' is only fun to keep his
hand in practice wish you could have
seed him whip old IIoss Allen You
know as howthey were both bully lawyers,
but Archy Yell was alters the cutest, and
that made old Hoss tarnal mad, and he
thought he'd scare the other oi'the track;
but he might as well have tried to scare
steam engine. Arc y lodged two bul.
lets, and bein' without weapons hisself,
cotched old Hoss by the throat and be.
gan 10 squeeze away like a cotton press.
Then old Hoss jerked out big knife and
began TO tickle Archy's ribs, but he
couldn't make him laugh, nor let go his
hold on his windpipe neither. He cut
out his intrels, but Archy held them up
with his left hand and choked harder than
ever with his right. At last old Hoss
lost his breath; his eyes turned red as
blood and his face black as a buck mig.
gers and he tainted till the knife drop.
ped from bis fingers. Archy picked it
upt but he didn't stike into the enemy's
heart : No, by and Cen
erO Jackson He wur TOO brave for
sich towards trick as that He hol-
lered-"Here boys, throw some water in
old Hoss's face to bring him 10, while |
go into Doctors shop and get my intres
sowed up"
"You are a capital story teller" said
Gen. Smoot with a sneer.. "Will you
be so good as to favor us with your own
name 2"
"They call me .natured Bill BuG
(um," replied the giant, with an obstrep.
erous roar, such as red tiger might emit
could he be provoked to the amusement
oil laughter.
The by ISLANDERS, however, felt no dis.
position 10 unite in Bills explosive each
ination, for Col, Leepcr, a Tennesseean,
and well acquainted with Judge Yell, hav-
ing come up in time to hear the narration
Of that singular combat, substantially
confirmed the tale, batting only The fgu.
ratiye nourishes Of its rhetoric.
"Tho new judge is a real hero thenl''
inquired Reub Reynolds, Esq.
Col. Leepcr answered-"He is the
bravest among the brave. / must own
that, although we two are sworn and eter.
nal enemies"
This avowal elongated 10 most u-
gubrious stretch dozen legal vsages, and
caused even the duelist, Gen. Smoot, to
ground his sword cane. Little time, how.
ever remained then to speculate on the
consequences OF the astounding fact, for,
at that instant "good. .natured Bill Buflum'
shouted with his inseparoble chuckle-
"Yonder comes Archy, God bless his
brave soul !"
With this exclamation every eye was
turned towards The door, through which
a man of most striking appearance was
seen entering, with bow Of digni6ed
courtesy and smile Of irresistible sweet.
ness. OF tall, slender, but sinew y
frame, and shape elegant and symmet.
rical as woman's; his blue eye beam.
ing with a brilliant yetcalm light, ola soul
full of passions fire, but thoroughly self.
possessed, his whole person wearing the
indescribabIe air, and his face the coun.
tenance of gentleman 10 whom popular
manners had grown sort Of second ma.
ture dressed in rich but plain clothing,
the stranger looked the double personi.
fication of one born TO power, yet educa.
. led TO please, and therefore sure of com
mand, because he would excite in other;
the will TO obey.
His blue eye went like flash of mild
summer lightning around the circle o
spell. bound gazers, his fine head almos
! imperceptbly nodded, and his winning
smile seemed to melt into every separate
, heart. He had held Out his hand 10 only
single acquaintance, for he had but one
q there who was friend but the greeting
, ne gave tha. one acquaintance made hin
/, hundred new friends-"My dear Buf
: fun, how happy am TO see you Hear
, ty as buck, too, and looking good n a
: tured and brave as ever" His voice wa
clear MS the tones of a silver bell, with
: ringing echo of soft music that ingeret
on the ear and penetrated the soul.
The giant Bill BufIdm grusped the prof
fered hand with gesture ofawkward bash
fulness. He bushed he did not or coul
not speak but one great tear of JOY
A pride and pleasure rolled from his wilt
black eye and fell on the judges fingers
{, Aye, that was a grateful tribute Of a rud
but faithful heart
That trivial incident caused On immcns
,. sensational was fruitful ofconsequence'
is A loud murmer Of backwooods voice
h swelled up-"fIcre's gentleman II
ei amt ashamed to shake hands with leatl
er hunting shirts fIo bows 10 comno
N folks He's the right sort Of judge /
Wen fight for him.
m Then the face Of Gen. Smool was lik