The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-09-08


We heard that prince. of story tel
lers, Tom Gallowas, get off the follow
ing amidst bursts of laughter, the other
night. Squaring himself and stretch
ing out his legs he began:
There was once little, thin-built
fellow, rich as a Jew, and Independent
as the devil, riding along highway,
in the state of Georgia, when he over
took man driving drove of hogs,
by the help of a big, raw-boned six
feet two specimen of humanity. Stop
ping the last-named Individual, he ac-
costed him: 49, 1f-F
81 say, are these Your hogs %
No, sir, Unto work by the month";"
"What pay might you be getting,
friend?" IS
Ten dollars month, and whisky
thrown In" was the reply.
"Well, look here, Pm weak, little,
inofensive man, and people are apt to
impose upon me, you see. Now, /
will give you twenty-five dollars a
month to ride along with me, and pro-.
tect me" was Gardner's reply. "But,"
he added, as the thought struck him,
how might you be on the fight?"
Never been licked in my life," re-
joined the six-footer.
"Just the man / want. Is it bar
gain % querried Gardner.
Six-footer ruminated. Twenty five
dollars-double the wages-nothing to
do but ride around and smash fellows
mug occasionly, when he's sassy. Six
footer accepted.
They rode along till just at night
they reached village. Dismounting
at the door of the hotel, they went in.
Gardner Immediately singled out the
biggest man in the room, aud picked
a fuss with him. After considerable
promiscoas jawing, Gardner turned
to his fighting friend and intimated
that the licking of sad linen had be-
come sad necessity. Six footer re-
piled, went in, and came out first best.
The next night. at another hotel. the
same scene was re-enacted; Gardner
getting into row with the biggest
manin the place, and six footer doing
the fighting.
At last, on the third day, they came
to ferry, kept bya huge double-fisted
man who had never been licked in his
lie. Whilst crossing the river. Gard
ner as usual began to find fault and
blow. The ferry man naturally got
mad, and threw things around kind of
loose, and told them his opinion of
their kind. Gardner then turned to
his friend from the shoulder, and gently
broke the intelligence to him, that he
was sorry, but that twas absolutely
necessary to thrashthatfe rryman Six;
footer nodded his head, but said moth
ing. TWAS plainly to be seen that he did
not wish the job, by the way he shrug-
ged bis shoulders, but there was no help
for it. So when they reached the
shore, both stripped, and at it they
went. Up and down the bank, over
She sand, into the water they fought,
scratched, gouged, bit and rolled, till
at the end of an hour, ferryman caved.
Six-footer was triumphant, but il had
been tough work. Going up to his en-
ployer he scratched his head for mo-
ment and then broke forth s'r;ifIbe
Look here, Mr.. Gardner, your sala.
ry sets mighty we'll, but-I'm-of-the
-opinion-that. you are inclined to b.
guaryelsomeI Here I've only been
with you three days, and Eve licked
the three biggest men in the country
I think this firm had better dissolve
for you see, Mr.. Gardner, I'm afraid
you're. inclined to be quarrelsome, and
/ reckon, I'll draw Iahama Ga
zette.