Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-16

Thousand acres of land IN Kentucky.
The following anecdote exemplifrinc
his peaceful nature and bis strength. IS
also told of Francisco How true it is.
We capnot say, but We tell it as it was told
+ to US. many years ago, while he was still
+ living In Buckingham county. Virginia
OHe day while working in his garden.
I lie was aecosted BY stranger. who rode
up 70 the fence and inquired of him If he
knew where man by the name Of Fran
cisco lived
Raising himself from his work. and eve
ing hls fnterrogator, who appeared to be
one os the half horse half alligator breed
OF kentuckians, he replied
Well. stranger, | don't know any 9TH
er person by that name in these parts but
myself"
Well, | reckon you amt the man that
| want | want the great fighting man
I've heard tell so much about The fell
low they say can whip all creation and
kaintuck to boot"
| can't tell YOU, stranger, w,,ere you'll
find that man don't know such man"
said Francisco, resuming his work, as a
hint to the other that the conference was
ended But the kentuckian was not to
L.
Look ERE, stranger" said he, return
ing to the charge, what might your Civ
Ell name be 90
My name is Peter Francisco, 1T your
service"
" All II returned the other, you're just
the man | want to Gud" at the same time
riding inside the fence, he dismounted,
and tied his animal rough, uugainly
Indian pony-to one of the posts My
name is Big Bill Stokes, all the way from
Old Kentuck | am the kentucky game
chicken, | am [ can out-run, out-hop,
outjump, knock down. drag out, and whip
any man in all item diggings So, as [
heard tell of fellow down hereabouts
who could whip all creation, thought | d
saddle old Blossom, and just ride orer
and see what stuff he's made of, and here
L am. And now, stranger, IN most
starved for fight, and m bound to see
who's the best man, before | 90 home
It's all in good feeling, you know, and if
you lick me, why, I'm satisfied, but"
Stop minute. stranger" said Fran
cisco, you've mistaken the man entirely
| IN no fighting man at all, and if | was.
I've nothing against you to fight about"
. Well, | don't know is there any
other Peter Francisco IN these parts 2"
/" No, not that l know of
. Well, then, your re the man. and you
must Gght. I've come all the way from
Old kentuck. and ! amt going back
without knowing which is the best man"
But | won't fight I've got nothing
to fight about, aud tell you ic0n't tight"
Darnd if you shan't fight, stranger
IA bound to lick yon if | can-if / don't
you must lick me
By this time Francisco had BECOME an
CRY at the importantly Of his visitor aud
determined to pat an end to the scene
Seiziug his antagonist, therefore, by the
seat Of his buckskiu breeehes, and tie col
lar Of his hunting shirt, he threw him over
the fence into the road; then leisurely
going to where bis pony was tied. he un-
fastened him and taking him up by main
strength, threw him after bis discounted
rider
The Kentuckian raised himself from
the ground, perfectly dumb founded by
such an exhibition Of strength. aud after
rubbing his eyes as though he thought he
might hot have seen clearly, he mounted
his pony, remarking. . Well, stranger,
reckon you'll do. I reckon it's about
time for me TO make tracks Ii any body
asks you about that great fight, you can
tell EN- you licked Bill Stokes most con-
foundedlg.
Man AND WoxAN-I should not say,
from my experience of my own sex, that
womanis nature is flexible and impressi-
Bile. though her feelings are. l know very
few instances Of a very inferior man rul-
ing the mind ofa superior woman where
as | know twenty--ffty--of very infer
Tor woman ruling superior man If he
loves her, the chances are that she will in
the end weaken and demoralize him If
a superior woman marry vulgar or in-
ferior man he makes her miserable, but lie
seldom governs her mind. or vulgarizes
her nature, and If there be love oa his
side. the chances are that In the end she
will elevate aud refine him The mast
dangerous man to q woman IS mau Of
high intellectual endowments morally
perverted for IN wonan's nature there
is such a necessity to approve wher9 she
admires and to believe where she loves
"a devotion compounded of love and faith
IS so much part of her beiBg--that while
the instincts remain true and the feelings
uncorrupted, the conscience and the will
may both be led far astray. Thus fell
~our general mother"--type of her sex
.overpowered rather than deceived By the
colossal intellect halfserpent, half angelic
A Male SEMrRAaIs 1T is told of the
Indian Rajah, Johas Indra, that he had q
porter Dato. who resem bled him so much
that he put bis own royal robes on him,
and seated him on his throne, and then
took his station at the gate aDd laughed
to see his courtiers bowing before the por-
IL. ..hnr.;r,zr him Ruf the rnr.