The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-05-01
- We had o glorious roar wher We
heard Kendall tell the iollowins-and it
reads as well "s It tells:
"A Clean Back Out

VI
In aourishins village not moro tha
throe hundred miles from Mobile, Ala
live two individuals whom we shall call Jill
and Joe. The latter Is quiet, good.natul
ed, inof,nsive sort Of o chap-onc Of thos
Who will stand running upon as long.
not longer, than the most of men, but WHIT
is a perfect Bengal tiger when his passion
arc once aroused.
On tho other hand, Jim Is clustering
bullying bragadocio-ons Of that particular
class Of men whose voice is always loudest
in brawl, but whose feet have wonderful
knack Of carrying them out Of the way Of
hard knocks. For great length Of time
the latter had made butt Of Joc-hal time
and ag,'n. by dint Of much clustering and
staggering, completely cowed him. An
op; ortunity finally occurred, however. Of
showing the two men up in their proper
colors.
In the course Of q warm dispute, jim let
out some offensive remark which produced
u more than ordinarily caustic repinder
from Joe. The former tried the 'bluEing
system at once but Joe, as he himself re-
marked, had stood enough and would put
up with no more insults from his bullying
neighbor.
Perhaps you want to 6sht,' said Jim,
buttoning his coat, and looking pistols and
bowie knives at the calm but determined
face ofhis opponent.
Fight | will, rejoined Joe. You have
been in the habit Of growing over me for q
year past, and intend putting q stop to IL
ut once
Jim could not for q moment believe that
his ncishbor had the least disposition to
car y out his threats, and accordingly went
at him louder than before. WELL said he,
I've been trying to get fight out Of you
for the last six months. and, slapping his
hands together and commencing squarins
Of, he concluded with, at least there is q
small chance Of making something out Of
you
Walk with me out Of the corporation
limits, where we can avoid the law, and you
shall be grati6ed. I'm not in the habit OF
Dragging, jim, but it's my candid opinion
that in about ten minutes you'll be 30 ba lily
licked your own mother won't know you.
Come along
There was an air Of determination about
Joe that rather staggered his adversary,
but ho still thought he could frishten him
out Of fight, and with that intention start
cd OF down the street that led out Of the
village.
'Whoo = said Jim, 4 feel 50 much like
fighting can't hardly hold myself
'Glad to hear coolly rcjoincd Joc.
Joe, let's go in hero and take drink,
said Jim. as they were passing coase-housc
his courage beginning slightly to fail. III
we're going to fight VIC might Us well have
drink first
NO SIR said Joe. Il came out to fight
not drink
well, fight it is. Give me fair show,
Joe: that's all ! want
'You shall have fair show, and fair
licking, too-ncver fear that, jim
Heres another dosgery. Joe | think
we'd b,ttcr walk in and take horn before
the fight
Il told yoa once before, Jim, that l
wouldn't drink. After the fight YOU can
drink rs much as you please, il your able
to swallow
EN- said Jim, with slight tremor -
and giving species Of hem, by way oi
clearing his throat and raising his courage,
rctorted with
ThcJ had now nearly reached the corpo-
ration limits, and Jim's courage, like that
Of BOB Aeres, WAS oozing ,ut at every pore
lilo had tried to frishten Joe out Of the no
lion ofGshtin,, but in ling himself disip.
pointed, he now tried to creep out of til,
scrapc on another tack. They were passing
the last grocery in the village, and an open
10. which had been chosen by Joe q, the
ield Of combIt, WAS in plain sight.
'Joc-a hem-Joe,' said jim, nervously.
Take drink, j e-a-hem.'
Never! rejoined Joe with an emphasis
that went through every nerve Of his fright
cned nc'ghbor.
Cant VIC compromise-a.hcm-can't
VIC settle this thing somehow, JoeT
no.
'Wcll-a hem-a fair show-that's all l
want Joe-a fair fight
Never y;u fear-you shall have fair
show.
They were now upon the ground. Joe
commenced taking OF h,s coat with pro.
voking coolncss and self.posscssion.
a hem-Joe can't We come to some un.
standins-can't We, as said before com.
promise this little quarrel without-a.hem
! fight, eh?'
lam here to fight" replied Joe, throw.
ing down his coat and commencing rolling
up his shirt sleeves.
You will-a-hem-you will fight, Joe p
twill, Jin.'
'We.l, here's a clean back out, ii
I'll fsht-it's all nonsense
1t is almost unnecessary to say that from
that time out Jim has been one Of the quiet.
est and most p,aesabls citizens in his neigh
borhood.
ANDERSON, the wizard, and, very roor
wizard he was, met with Yankee who stol,
u march cn him after the following pattern !: