Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-11-11
ATE DEMOCRAT DAVENPORT, IOWA NOVEMBER IL 1856
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OosG - 0sSO1s
Sooe years ego populoss town .,cs.
ted 10 tie interior o. N,ssisslppi wss 10.
Tested BY gang Of blssklees, xho anu
eed themselves q sioss, When they could
6od nothing else TO plssk, By proving
upon each other. A oew ,n port.tioo Of
these sporsioe g.ntsy e1eitsd come slurm
among the inhabitants, lest they should
be overrun; they deseswioeJ, therefore,
upon their esrulsioe. A poor coun.r,
EDITOR. who was expected, by virtue Of
h's svocst'on, to take upon hiwseif all
the responsibilities from Wk,cn other,
m'xn! choose 90 shsint, vas peremptorily
called upon BY bic pAiroos % vho
ps'd hin two doilsrs per year, and there
fore presumed they ovsed him body spu
s0ui-tO mako an effort toward exterm,.
os''"R the eoemy. The unfortunate ed.
'tor. IKE most eiisoss, being gifted With
- much brains - m0oey-skull and purse
both empty -ssid q tnOe be would ,nuise
u "crasher," oos that wouli drive the
"onox'oa, ves@in into some ho.pitabie
region. When bic paper appeared it wss
erosher, sure enough. Iu the course Of
h's oe.ervst,Ons be gave the inItisls OF
several OF the fraternity, whom no advi-
SEQ 70 leave town % epeedilv ~ possible,
It they had the slishtsst deeirs 10 save
thor bsco0. The next morning while the
pour scribe vas comfortably seated in b..
ofhce, l'ssles.ly fumbl,nR over mesgre
parcel Of exchanges, he heard Footsteps
On the stairs, ard soon 90 individual.
having accomplished the accent, made
his appearance. lie fret sslutstion vas
eighty sbrupt:
''where. the editor Of this dirty, IT,
ing sheet ?"
Now. aside from the rudeness Of bic
opening interrogstory. there were other
conc; deratioOs that induced the editor to
believe that there VAS trouble on foot.
The Eesson who addressed him bore a
cowhi.ie in his hand, and moreover seem.
Ell exceed. ngly eorsged. This was no,
sil-he recognized 10 him . listing ui.L
Ell leader Of the tporting fraternity, With
who're cogoomec he had taken very IT.
reserent liberties. 1t Was without the
slightest hesitation. therefore, ,ba. he
rep'led 90 the Introductory query:
IL don't know"
"DO you belunR to this concern?'
"No, indeed; but ! presume the ed tor
will be in soon"
"Well," said the visitor, 81 will vai,
for hum" and suiilDg the action 10 the
word, he composedly took a chair; pick
ed mp q paper, ard commenced reading
"if NEE: him." SAID the frightened
editor. II will tell bin there 10 gentle.
man wishes to sec him."
As he reached the foot Of the stairs in
hls retreat be was accosted BY another
person. who made himself known thus:
Scan you tell me where to find the
sneaking rascal WOO has charge of this
sheet ?" producing tho last
number OF F'eedom's Echo and Battle.
Dire Of Liberty.
''Yes." replied the editor; che is up
there 10 the Office o w, reading, with bis
back TO the door"
"rhs"k you" said the stranger, ss be
hurried up stairs.
i've got you. have l ?" he calculated
as he made grasp ct bis brother in in,.
guilty, and they came crashing to the
floor together.
rs tue ComOatta0tos Notwithstanding
the similarity OF their vocation, happen
cd to be unacqua,nted with each other,
very pretty quarrel ensued. First one
was on top. then the other; blow follow.
ed blow. kick followed kick, oath fol.
lowed oath, until bruised, exhausted sad
bloody, with features resembling those
Of Deaf Burke after = two hours' puei.
l'st'o encounter, there was, BY mutual
q cessation Of bostiiities. A.
these warriors sat on the floor coutem.
plating each other, the first conner found
breath enough to ask:
who are you? VIVA. did you attack
NE for ?"
You abused me in your paper. Won
''Me. I'm not the editor came here
10 fog h'm myself"
Mutual explanations anil apologies en-
'ued, and the two mistaken gentlemen
'etired to bind up n, ir wounds.
As the story comes &c u. the distin- |
pushed individual whose location i, was |
o enlighten the world bv the al Of ths,
're"t engine, the press, escaped .co,
rec Crescent City.
LAMARrrSE's OpINIox or Wou.x,