White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-01-14

had got fairly at 1t, hip and thigh, nip and catch
A glance at matters seemed to convince Abra.
ham Of the true state of the case; be evidently
saw that Jin's dog stood rather bad chance,
fol-. the cartman's piebald dog was using Joe's
dog rather roughly Just about this time; and in
an unusually elevated voice. he called out to
Joe Tucker, who had righted up. y .,.iz
Joseph Tucker, thy dogs 6ghting.''- re-.
"Let 'em fight it out.'' yelled thepugnacious
owner Of the strange dog. " Let 'em fight it out.
I'll bet load Of wood my dog can eat any dog
in town, and can eat the OEner.'' s..-
We have said that Abraham Miller was mild
man; Quakers are powerfully so. But the
gauntlet thrown down by the stranger from the
country stirred the gall of Abraham, -and he
rushed into the store, but quickly returned, fol.
lowed by large cur, whose collar he had just
slipped. and thus released from his kennel in the
rear Of the store. This dog was long, power
ful-looking animal.
"Friend," said the excited Quaker, " thy dog
shall be beaten, I promise thee! Hike! seize
upon him! Tuck, here boy!' and the dogs went
at il.
Bob Carter, the smith, coming up in time to
hear the strangers banter to any citizen Of Frog
town, and bent on pitching into somebody for
the insult and damage done to his wife, clamped
the collar Of the stranger, and by planting Sc
ries Of blows with his te= pound natural sledge
hammers, upon the face, back and sides of his
bully antagonist, Bob stirred up both the strength
and ire Of the bully stranger to the top Of his
compass, and they made sparks and claret Hy
from each other drcadfully.
Joe fuckers dog, reinforced by that OF Abra.
ham Miller, took a fresh START, and, between the
two, the strange dog was being put cruelty to
Gus and substantial men in Frogtown. came up,
and indeed the whole town was assembling; and
Deacon Pugh, armed with his heavy walking.
stick, and being greatly shocked at the specta.
Gle before him, marched up to the dogs, exclaim.
ing as he did so, Fie, fe, fe; for shame. dis.
graceful! you men; citizens of FrogtoWn, viii
you stand BY and"
"Don't thee strike nv DOG, Deacon Pugh"'
cried Abraham Miller, advancing towards the
Deacon, who was about to cut loose right and
left among the dogs with his cane.
"Your Docs"' shouted the Deacon with evil
dent fervor.
"NOt my DOGS, Deacon fugh!" echoed the
Quaker.
"what did you say so for, thenl" shouted
the Deacon.
"I never said DOGS, Deacon Pughr
"You did," responded the Deacon, with ex.
element.
"Deacon, thee speaks grOundless," said the
Quaker.
"You tell falsehood, Abraham Miller"
"Thee utters mendacious assertion" reite.
rated Abraham.
"You-you-you lie" bawled Deacon Pugh
"Thee has provoked my evil passion, Deacon
will chastise thee!''
And into the Deacon's wool went the Quaker
The Deacon, nothing 10th, entered into the spir
it of the thing, and we leave them thus, " niT
and tuck" to look after Bob Carter, who fit an6
fought, and fought and fit, until Squire Catcher
and the town constable came up; and in theil
attempts to preserve the peace and arrest the
offender, the Squire was thrust through the win
dow of a matchmaker, doing heap of damage
while lawyer Hooker, in attempting to aid the
constable, was hit, in mistake, BY the furious
blacksmith in the short-ribs, and went Keeling
down Gumbo's cellar with frightful velocity
The friends and fsllow-churchmen Of Deacon
Pugh took sides against the Quaker antagonist
and the shop-boys of Abraham, seeing their EN-
ployer thus beset, came to the rescue, while two
Irishmen, full of fun and frolic, believing it Il
be " free fight" tried their hands and stick
upon the combatants indiscriminately; so tina
in less than half an hour, the quiet and hapP,
town of Frogtown was shaken from its prophet,
by one grand and sublimely ridiculous and terri
BILE battle. Heads and windows were smashed
children and women screamed-dogs barke'
dust few-labor ceased-and so furious, mad
and excited became the whole community, tina
a quiet looker-on, if there had been any, oul,
have sworn that the evil ones were in Frogtowr
Aheavy thunderstorm finally put an end Il
the row; the dogs were more or less killed;
child severely wounded; man scalded; wag
on broken; the horse ran himself to death; hi
owner was beaten swfully by Bob Carter, who's
wife and the wives ofmany others we're danger
ously scared; the painter was crippled; dry good
ruined; q Quaker and deacon, two lrishmer
: Joe Tucker, town Constable, lawyer Hookel
SQUIRE Catchem, and some fifty others shame
fully whipped. Lawsuits ensued, feuds followed
, and the entire peace and good repute of Frog
town annihilated-aIl BY . remarkable dog
) fight.
PRrsrDExrrAL orISIoNs.-James Madison an
all his successors, (Gen. Harrison excepted,
whom the opportunity was not pressnted)-ir
GLIDING James Buchanan-have signed tn
followinO exnression of opiniOn as to the Us