The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

of A braham, and he rushed into the store;
from the back yard, having slipped his
collar, Abraham brought forth a brindled
cur, strong and powerful.
Friend said the excited Quaker
g thy dog shall be well beaten, promise
thee! Hike seize him Turk, here boy'
and the dogs went at it.
Bob Garter, the smith, coming up in
time to hear the strangers defiance to the
town, and bent on fight with somebody
for the insult and damage to his wife
clamped the collar of the stranger, and by
series of ten pound ten upon the face
back and sides of his bully antagonist
with his natural sledge hammers, Bob, stir
ring up the strength and ire of the stran-
ger, to the top of his compass, and then
made the sparks fly dreadfully.
Joe fuckers dog, reinforced by that Of
Abraham Miller, took u fresh start, and
between the two the strange dog was be-
ing cruelty put to his stumps. Deacon
Pugh, one Of the most pious and substan-
tial men in Frog-town, came up, and indeed
the whole town was assembling, and dea-
con Pugh armed with his heavy walking
stick, and shocked at the spectacle before
him, marched up to the dogs, exclaiming
as he did So
Fie fe, fe, for shame! disgraceful
you men, citizens of Frogtown, will you
stand by, and
"Don't thee, don't thee strike my dog
Deacon Pugh," cried Abraham Miller,
advancing to the deacon, who was about
to cut right and left among the dogs with
his cane.
"Your dogs.'' shouted the deeon, with
evident fervor
What did you say SO for, then,' shout
ed the deacon.
Inever said dogs, Deacon Pugh p
7 GU did" responded the deacon, with
excitement.
Deacon Pugh, thee speaks groundlessly. y
said the Quaker.
"You tell falsehood Abraham Miller"
"Thee uttess mendacious assertion y
reiterated Abraham.
You-you-you tell lie." bawled
the deacon.
"1hee has provoked my evil passion,
deacon Pugh'' shouted the stalwart Quaker
and [ will ehastise thee
And into the deacon's wool went the
Quaker The Deacon, nothing 10th, en-
tered into the spirit of the thing, and we
leave them thus " nip and tuck, to look at
the stranger and Bob Carter who fit and
fought and fit, until Squire Catchem and
the town constable came up, and in their
attempt to preserve the peace ana arrest
the offenders, the Squire was thrust
through the window Of neighboring
matchmaker, doing heap of damage,
while lawyer Hooker, in attempting to aid
constable was hit in mistake by the
furious blacksmith in the short ribs and
went reeling down Gumbos cellar with
frightful velocity. The friends and fellow
churchmen Of deacon Pugh took sides
against the Quaker antagonists and the
shop boys of Abraham, seeing their en-
ploycr thus bcset, came to the rescue, while
two Irishmen, full Of fun and frolic, bclicv-
ing it to be Stree fight. tried their hands
and sticks uponhi5 combatants nliscr,m-
inatcly, so that in less than an hour the
quiet and happy town of Frogtown was
shaken from its propriety by one grand,
sublinely ridiculous aud terrific battle
Heads and windows were snlashcd-women
and children sceamed- dogs barked-dust
Aew--labor ceased-and so furious, mad
and excited became tie whole community.
that quiet locker on. if there had been
any, would have sworn the evil ones were
all in Frogtown
A heavy thunder storm finally put an end
to the row, the dogs were all more or less
killed, child severely wounded, q man
scalded, wagon broken. the horse ran
himself to death, his owner was beaten
awfully By Bob Carter, whose wife and
the wives ofmany others were dangerously
scared; the painter was CRIPPLED, dry goods
ruined; Quaker and Deacon, two Irish
men, Joe Tucker, town Constable, Law
yer Hooker, Squire Catchem and some
fifty others shamefully whipped Lawsuits
ensued, feuds followed. and the entire peace
and good repute Of Frogtcwn annihi!ated
all By remarkable dog fight