The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-12-05

OF. even second. Ghe coarse, 1drunke
: rnfians carried it with high hant
outraged the men and insulted the w
men, so as to threaten the dissolution
| all pious exercises and yet, such was th
fterror the name OF their leader, Fini
inspired, that no one could be foun'
brave enough to face his prowess-
II At last, one day, when Cartwright as
cended the pulpit to hold forth, th
desperadoes on the outskirts of the en-
campment, raised q yell so deafening a
to drown utterly every other sound
i The preachers dark eyes shot lightning
He deposited his Bible, drew of hi,
coat, and remarked aloud >>fF =
l. "a" Wait for few minutes, my breth
ren, while I go and make the deyi
pray" -. - s.s,3s =
He then. proceeded, with smile. or
his lips TO the,focus Of the tumult, and
addressed the chief bully: @ =
ME Finl,I have come to make you
| pray. = 'lsssssss Ass syss Z = ~ -.sssz
The desperate rubbed back the tang
led festoons of his blood-red hair, arch
ed his huge brows with a comical ex-
preston, and replied e se5as So =
"By golly, I'd hkeato see s5ou do it,
old shorter ln So g 80 &
=" Very well,n said Mr.. Cartwright; /;
Twill these gentlemen, yonr courteous
friends, agree not to show foul play ?''s
In eoarse they viii. They're rale
grit, and won't do nothin' but the clear
thing, so they won't, replied Fink, in
:. Are you ready, asked the preach
er.n - .4s :
t Ready as race horse with light
rider, answered Fink, squaring his pom
derous person for the combat.
The bully spoke too soon; for scarce
ly had the words left his lips, when
Cartwright made a prodigious bound
towards his antagonist, and accompanied
it with a quick, shooting punch of his
Herculean fist, which fell, crashing the
others chin, and hurried him to the
earth like lead Then even his intoxi-
Gated companions, filed with admira-
tion at the feat, gave cheer. But
Fink was up in a. moment, and rushed
upon his enemy, exclaiming
That war mt done fair, SO it war
n'tf; - a z e
He aimed a forocious stroke. which
the preacher parried with his left hand,
and grasping his throat with the right,
crushed him down as if had been an in.
fant. Fink struggled, sIuirmed, and
writhed in the dust; bat all to no pur-
pose for the strong, muscular fingers
held his wind pipe as in. the jaws of an
iron vice. When he began to turn pur-
pie in the face, and ceased to resist. .Mr..
Cartwright siackened his hold, and in
quired:
9" Will you pray now ?n
! l doesn't know word how, gasp
ed Fink.
Repeat after me"
Well, if I must, I must, J" answered
Flax; "because you're the devil him
self"
The preacher then said over the Lords
prayer, liue by line, and the conquered
bully responded in the same way; when
the victor permitted him to rise.
At the contamination. the rowdies
roared three boisterous cheers, and Fink
shook Cartwright by the hand declar-
ing
bar fight. I'd rather set to with an
old he-bar in dog DAYS. You can pass
this ere crowd of nose smashers, blast
your pictur'!' f,,,z ~f
Afterwards Fink's party behaved
with decorum, and the preacher re-
sumedshis Bible and pulpit. ~
ATodd scene, that, certainly; and
not very apostolic, !" say you, sober read
er.-We join in the remark but it is
characteristics, as we said In an other
case -.