Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-08-17
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Inclined to be Quarrelsome.

We heard that prince of story-tcllers,
Tom Galloway, get off the following,
amidst bursts Of laughter, the other night.
Squariug himself and stretching out his
legs, he began:
"Iherc was once little, slim-built
fellow, rich as Jew, and independent as
the devil, riding along highway, in the
State Of Georgia, when he overlook man
driving i drove Of hogs by the help of a
big, raw-boned, six.feet-two specimen OF
humanity. Stopping the last-namcd IN
dividual, he accosted him.
IL say, arc these your hogs!"
emo, sir, I'm to work by the month" !"
"What pay might you be getting,
friend?'
"Teu dollars month, and whisky
thrown in," was the reply.
swell, look here. Pm weak, little,
inoatasive man, and people are apt to
impose upon me, d'you see! Now, I'll
give you twenty-five dollars month to
ride along with me and protect me," was
Mr.. GarIner's reply But" he added,
as a thought struck him, show might
you be on the fight 90
"Never been licked in my life" re-
Joined the siy-footer.
':Just the man want. It's bargain 2"
qucried Gardner.
"Six-footer ruminated. Twenty-Five
dollars-double wages-nothing to do
but ride around and smash a fellows mug
occasionally, when he's sassy" Six-footer
accepted.
"They rode along till just at night they
reached village. Dismounting at the
door, they went in. Gardner immediate
ly singled out the biggest man in the
room, ard picked fuss with him. After
considerable promiscuous jawing, Gardner
turned to his fighting friend and intimated
that the licking of that man had become
sad necessity. six-footer peeled, went
in, and came out first best.
"The next night, at another hotel, the
same scene was re-enacted; Gardner get
ting into row with the biggest man in
place, and six-footer doing the fighting
eat last on the third day, they came
to q ferry, kept by a huge double.6sted
man. who had never beer licked in his
life. Whilst crossing the river, Gardner,
as usual, began to find fault and "blow."
The ferryman naturally got mad, threw
things around kind o'loose, and told them
his opinion of their kind. Gardner then
turned to his friend from the shoulder" T"
and gently broke the intelligence to him,
"that he was sorry, but that it was abso-
lutely necessary 10 thrash that ferryman. .
Sixfooter nodded his head, but said moth
ing. 1t was plainly to be seen, that he
did relish the job, by the way he shrugged
his 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 the sand, into the
water, they fought, scratched, gouged, bit
and rolled, ill at the end Of an hour the
ferryman caved. Six-tooter was trium-
phant, but it had beer tough work. Going
up to his employer, he scratched his head
for moment, and then broke forth:
.:Look here, Mr.. Gardner, your salary
sets mighty we'll, but--Im-otthe opinion
that you are inclined to be quarrelsome.
Here, I've only been with You three days,
and I've licked the three biggest men in
the country! think this firm had better
dissolve, for you sec, Mr.. Gardner, I'm
afraid you're inclined to be quarrelsone,
aad reckon Ill draw !"-Tehama Gazette.