The Empire County argus., 1854-03-25
DOG FIGHT IN FROGTOWN.

now whole village, or whole church, Is some
times torn to pieces by a fight between two dogs:
The most remarkable dog fight on record came
off at Frogtown, on the frontier of Maine, some
years ago 1t cngrossed the entire community in
one general indiscrminate melee, lntermnable law
suits, suits of lawsuits, distraction of the town.
its downfall and ruin
| fanciful genius named Joe Tucker man about
town--a lounger--without visible means of support
"a do-nothing loafing, cigar-smoking good-na-
tured fellow-owned a dog--a slick, intelligent
and rather pretty beast, always at Joes heels, and
known as well as his master, and liked far more by
the Frogtowners. One day Joe and his dog were
passing Bunions grocery store, when great pic
bald, ugly looking dog, standing alongside of
wood wagon, bounded on to Joe fuckers dog
knocked him heels over head and so frightened
Bob Carter's wife-who then passing towards
her husbands blacksmith shop with his dinner
that she stumbled backwards and her old sun-bon
net Hopping off, scared the horse attached to the
wagon. He started, hit Latherems barber pole--
upset the load of wood half Of which falling down
| GumbOs refreshment cellar, struck one of Gumbo's
children on the head killing it for time, stone
dead, and SO alarmed Mrs. Gumbo, that she drop
ped stew pan of hot boiling oysters into the lap
of q customer who sat waiting for the savory con-
coction by q table in the corner. Mrs Gumbo
rushed for the child-the customer for the door
Mrs. Gumbo screamed the child screamed, and the
customer yelled
''Oh, OH oh, oh, my poor child !" cried Mrs
Gumbo
''Eh, eh, e-e-e-c-e!" screamed the child.
ooh, murder-rr-r O, my everlasting sin, I'm
called to all eternity Murder-r-r-r.' roared the
customer.
The horse, the part of wagon and some of the
wood, were on their mad career. The owner of
the strange dog came out of the store just in time
to see Joe Tucker seize rock to demoish the saw
age dog and not waiting to Joe lot drive, gave
him such pop on the back that poor Joe fell forty
rods up the street, and striking the foot of long
ladder, upon which Jim Elderberry was perched,
paint pot in hand, some thirty feet from terra fir
ma, brought ladder Jim and paint pot sprawling
on the earth; Gripping poor jim for life and
sprinkling blue paint copiousy the broad
cloths satnetts and calicoes of Abraham Miller,
formal and even tempered Quaker, who ran out to
the door, Just as the two dogs had gone fairly at it,
hip and thigh, nip and catch. glance at matters
seemed to convince Abraham of the true state of
the case and in unusually elevated voice he
called out to Joe Tucker, who had righted up
Joseph Tucker, thy dogs fighting"
Let IN fight it out" yelled the pugnacious own
er of the strange dog. Let EN- fight it out-Ill
bet load Of wood my dog can eat any dog in town,
and | can eat the owner"
We have said Abraham Miller was a mild man;
Quakcrs are proverbialy so. But the gauntlet
thrown down by the stranger from the country,
stirred the gall Of Abraham, end he rushed into the
store from the back yard, having slipped his col
lar, Abraham brought forth q brindle cur, strong,
long and powerful.
':Friend," said the excited Quaker "thy dog shall
be well beaten, | promise thee Hike seize upon
him Tuck, here boy" and the dog went at it,
Bob Carter 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 pounds ten upon the face, back and
sides of his bully antagonist, with his natural sledge
hammers Bob stirred up the strength and ire Of the
bully stranger to the top of his compass and then
made the sparks fly dreadfully.
Joe fuckers dog, reinforced by that Of Abraham
Miller, took fresh start and between the two, the
strange dog being cruelty put to his trumps.
Deacon Pugh one of the most pious and substantial
men in FrOgtown, came up, and indeed the whole
town was assembling; and Deacon Pu9h armed
with his heavy walking stick, and shocked at the
spectacle before him, marched up to the dogs, e4-
claiming as he did So
!Fie fe fe, for shame! diseraceful! 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 Deacon, with evident
fervor.
IN ot my dogs, Deacon Pugh!" echoed tho Qua
What did you say so for, then 2" shouted the
Deacon.
81 never said dogs, Deacon Pugh."
'You did y responded the Deacon, with excite
ment.
deacon Pugh, thee speaks groundless," said the
Quaker.
''You tell falsehood Abraham Miller"
"Thee utterS mendacious assertion !" reiterated
Abraham
''You-you lie !" bawed the Deacon.
"Thee hast provoked my evil passion, Deacon
Pugh!" shouted the stalwart Quaker, land will
chastise thee!'
And into the Deacon,s wool went the Quaker
The Deacon nothing 10th, entered into the spirit of
the thing, and we leave them thus, nip and tuck"
to look after the stranger and Bob Carter, who fit
and fought, fought and ft until Squire Catchem
and the town constable came up, and in their at
tempt to preserve the peace and arrest the offender
the Squire was thrust through the window of a
neighboring matchmaker doing heap of damage
while lawyer Hooker, in attempting to aid the con-
stable, was hit in u mistake by the furious black
smith, in the short ribs, and went reeling down
Gumbo's cellar with a frightful velocity The
friends and fellow churchmen of Deacon Pugh took
sides against the Quaker antagonist, and the shop
boys of Abraham, seeing their employer thus beset,
came to the rescue while two lrshmen, full Of fun
and frolic believing it to be free fight " tried
their hands and sticks upon the comDatantS mdis-
criminatey so that in less than hour, the quiet
and happy town of Frogtown was shaken from Its
propriety by one grand, sublimcly ridiculous and
terrific battle. Heads and windows were smashed
children and women screamed-dogs barked--
dust f1ew-labor ceased and so furious, mad and