The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-07-21
EDClilcd to be Guarreisouie.

We heard the prince of story-tcllers, Tom
Galloway get off the following, amidst bursts
oflaughter, the other night squaring him
self and stretching out his legs, ne began:
"There 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 a
drove Of hogs by the help Of big, raw
boned, six-feet,two specimen of humanity. -
Stopping the last named individual, he ac-
costed him:
81 say, are those your hogs'"
no, sir, I'm o'work by the month " was
the reply. .".+ a.. -.... ~.
What pay might you be getting friends"
"'Ten dollars month, and w!li,ky thrown
inn
''Wen look here; I'm weak, little, inof
f3nsive man, and people are apt to impose
upon M, dyou see? Now, I'll give you
| twenty-five dollars a month to ride along
with me, and protect ms" said Mr. Gardner
Bat" he added, as thought struck him,
show might you be OF the ffght9"
Never been licked in my life," replied
honey.
"Just the man want. Is't . borgain9''
queried Gardner.
Six footer rurninatei. "Tweaty five dol
lars-doubie wages-nothing to do but ride
around and smash fellows mug OCCASION
ally when he's sassy" Six tooter accepted.
They rode along till just at night they
reached a village. Disrounting at the door
ola hotel, they went in Gardner immedi-
ately singled out the biggest man in the room
and picked fuss with him. After consid-
cradle promiscuous jawing, Gardner turned
to his fighting friend and intimated that the
licking of that man had become sad neces-
sity. Six-footer peeled, 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 man in the place. and
six-footer done the fighting.
Att last, On the third day, they came to a
ferry boat, kept bya huge, dou5le-iisted man
who had never been whipped in his life
Whilst crossing the river, Gardner as usual,
began to find fault and blow The ferry
man naturally got mad threw things round
kind o loose, and told them his opinion of
their kind. Gardner then turned to his
friend from the shoulder and gently broke
the intelligence 70 him, that he was sorry,
but it was absolutely necessary to thrash
that ferry. man Siy-footer nodded his head
but said nothing. 1t was plainly to be seen
that ne did not 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 wa
ter, they foughi, scratched, gouged, bit and
rolled, till at the end of an hour the ferry
man 'caved.' Six-footer was triumphant.
but it had been toarh work Going up to
his employer, he scratched his head for
moment, and then broke forth:
Look here, Mr. Gardner, your salary sets
mighty Wei, but-Tm--of the opinion that
you are iac,ias2 TO be g2qrrelsoms. Here,
I've only been with you three days, and I've
licked the three bigga It men in the country!
think this firm had better dissolve, for you
see, Mr.. Gardner, I'm afraid you're inclined
20 be quarrelsone, and reckon / i draw "
Tat4m1 Ga-s.te.