The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1856-11-28
mtstellann.
HOW THEY FIGHT OUT WEST.

We clip the following extract from
letterin ''Porter's Spirit -
Right then, up stepped a good sized
square built fellow, that seemed to have
about three drinks aboard Smart look
ing dogs, them Of yours, stranger sale
he. Clever pups, said 1. What do yor
call emp said he. Fillmore and Donel
son, said L. What might your name be
stranger?' said he. Dan Looney, said
1. Says he. 4 knew the Looneys in ire
land, in the County Of Cork and saving
your presence, stranger, they were M
great shakes No apologies necessary,
says l, for was born in the State of Ten
nessee, three miles from the head waters
Of the Calf Killer. Ny father and two
uncles fout in Jackson's war, and l am an
out and out American Where do you
liye?' said he, and be began to talk sassy
'On the Devils Fork of Little Red River,
in the State of Arkansaw,' said 4, why,
you are one Of them niger drivers said
he. Il reckon not' said |, for niggers is
rather scase on the DEVILS Fork but
stranger, if you have anything to say agin
the South, spit it OUT Said he, look at
that flag i have looked, said l, We'll,
we are going to split this Union wide
OPEN said he. Stop, said l; when l
left home, stranger TO go to the State Of
Ohio, my wife sally said To me, said she,
"Dan, ysu are going among strangers,
and you can't be too careful. Don't get
in a fight on any account" Said |, "Sal-
ly, my darling, | am great man to hold
in on big occasions, and unless one of
them abolitioners talks too sassy, i be
meek as lamb; but ii they talk about di-
vidin' these United States. I'm bound to
fight" In such a case" said she,
''ight;p and l said would, and, stran-
ger, l never did tell Sally lis.' So !
told Kentuck to hurry up the pups or
board the boat, and come back. l began
to examiue the chap He was about five
feet ten inches, and put up like a jack
screw. Said 1, My good fellow, you
may as well shed your rags, for I'm gwine
to whip you, or try hard At that he
broke out in the biggest kind Of a laugh.
'Why, spooney, / can tan yer dog skin
and never draw my coat By this time
old Kentuck had got back, and with him
Pan handle. The latter's face was light
cd up, and he didn't look like the same
man. / handed my coat 20 Kentuck, and
stepping back to the stranger, who had
buttoned his, and was standing with his
arms sorter crossed Said 1, ARE you
ready7' Said he, nobody is afraid II you
aint.' At that aimed TO bit him about
the bur Of the ear; when MILESTONE just
as true as you are sitting there, he fended
il of with his left hand, as easy as you
ever seed on. Obi he ripped out a young
dog, and with his left hand he hit me a
io-reefer right under the left eye. l tell
you, l thought a bumbIebees' nest had
bursted in my head; but l pitched in,
and we clinched. We divided the under
holts, but tell you, he was some at rastl-
ing. Il want long before he got the
bsek-lock on me, and il was no use, he
flung me. Just then Pan handle sung
out. 'HurfEh for Looneyf Wsh, ris
with him, and we had il round and round
tried to come the hip-lock on him, but
he was too quick, and he dome the back
lock on me, and flung meagaiu. Stand
up 10 him. Eooneyp hollered Kentucl
aud Panhandle. and ria again with him
By this time fhere was abigrrowd round
Us. why, says one. 'that feller from
ArkansaW is wasting his time he doR'I