Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-26
HOW A YANKEE WHIPPED TWO CA.
NUCKS. t

A story in the Buffalo Republic makes one
eager to travel among the Canucks. F., a res
ldent of Rochester, was riding leisureIy along
the highway in Canada, when he was suddenly
aroused by smart blow with a whip-stock
across the shoulders. Two men rode by the next
moment, and after proceeding some distance
held up, allowed Z. to pass and repeated the
blow, with the remark that they could Z" lick
any damned Yankee from the States" Still
4 salu nothing, and moved on as leisurely as
osiore The attack upon him was entirely un-
PROVOKED ana IN a part Of the country sparsely
populated, with not a habitation in sight The
second party again held up, one of them leaped
tEOIIi lne Vehicle, and proceeded deliberately
70 ue T.. .. horse fast to the fence by the road
sue ih'I party proved to be tall, lank Scotch
man, 1d stout, we'll Englishman. The
Iormer had alighted to tie up F.'s horse, while
tne Iatter remained in his seat The Scot then
Jared +. to alight and fight, again remarking
Lhat he could " lick any damned Yankee and
using other insulting language
Nota word, however did f. utter, but, alight-
ing from his buggy, put himself in a pos
ture of defence, and awaited the attack The
scot required no invitation, but came up as if
ne was sure Of his game, made a pass at him,
out very Unexpectedly found himself at full
length upon the ground. Gathering himself up
promptly, he renewed the attack and again he
measured his length upon the ground, with his
right eye IN mourning for the left. Again and
S9asn did the scot come up to the work, with
oas once hitting his opponent, until the twelfth
Teund, when he was completely hors du COM
6ct
Tho Englishman, who had been watching the
fight from his seat, finding his companion whip
ped, leaped from tho buggy and came up to
time with the observation that he wanted to be
served " Ike the hOther." Coming up be
planted a well-directed under-cut upon f 8
ribs, which raised the latter about four feet
from the ground and landed him about four
RODS To the rear. 1t was now T. 8 turn 10 he
somewhat astOnished at the sudden turn things
had taken. He arose, but was again and again
treated the same way, while as yet the English
man was unhurt. He became more cautious
ana watching his opponent narrowly finally
gave him we'll directed blow, such as he had
given the Scot, directly over the left eye, which
peeled part Of the brow completely off, so that
1T hung down over the eye, closing that window
from the daylight; and, before many rounds
more, he was fortunate enough to cover the
right eye with similar covering
HE Englishman was whipped He oruped
his way to the side of the road, sat down. and
with his fingers trying to open his visual organs.
biurted out, d" Well, you re the d-dest man
i ever did see. If you'll be quiet, will T.
did not seem to be quite satisfied Those ire
mendOus thumps he had received upon the ribs
caused him to feel very uncomfortable. You
Wouldnt lick man after you've blinded hin, -
added the Englishman, after a pause. "Yes'n
says f., . unless you promise to let peaceably-
disposed travellers alone after this, I'll pound
you as long as / can stand over you.n They
promised, and Z. helped them into their buggy.
turned the horse in the direction of Dundas
and started them off. How they got along we
know not; we only know that F9s body was
black and blue for several days, and that he
could not sleep a wink for three nights. The
tight lasted about an hour and half and
says the Canucks acted very honorably through
out 1t was fair fight, and they acknowl-
edged themselves fairly beaten.