The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-19
,kS" version Of the matter:
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Oct. 18th, 1859.

looked indifferent-said Morning, sir,'-
Croly said Day, SIR Mrs. Croly was read
ing testament, and humming plain Yankee
Doodle at the same time. Croly looked at us,
and resumed his werk-reading his wife's edi.
torials. Being somewhat handsome, Mrs. Gro.
~ looked at us from one corner Of her eye.--
We looked at Mrs. Croly from Que corner Of our
other eye. We smiled-so did Mrs. c. We
smiled again, and the shaft pierced her heart
She smiled and blushed. We took from our
pocket little piece Of brick, and handed it
to her with wink She took It, and winked
back. The thing was did--wc had introduced
0urself to her, and the husband did not know
US from the President. She handed us the tes-
lament, wherein pencil mark pointed to Theas.
iii: 10. and we read =" Night and day, fray.
ing exceedingly that we might see your face,
and might perfect that which is lacking in your
faith"
"Things are working" thought we so turn.
ed to Genesis xxx, marked the 9th verse and
handed unto her, when she read:
"There is none greater in this house than
l." etc.
Croly turned arouDd-saw her reading the
Bible, and we-that is, us-looking at . knot
hole in the stove door, and resumed his work
She then handed us the book marked Mt 2 Cor.
viii: H., and We read:
Now, therefore. perform the doing of It.,
that as there was q readiness to will, there m.y
be performance also"
We felt embarrassed and smiled family -
Mrs. Croly arose-lay down the book--waiked
to the window-returned, and said, ;" My dear
I'VE winkcd-" wont you step down TO st.
Johns and get me dimes worth of grapes Z"
eyes, DEAR said Croly, and he started.
When Croly returned, he walked into the
| room--stopped short-profancd moderately,
considering everything, and says he, NY
dear, what's upT' eve felt for our knifc).-
Mrs. Cr0ly advanced to meet him with smile,
and said, my dear, this is Brick Pomeroy of
the Milwaukee Daily Ne,os." The - it
is" said Croly. eve began to screw up our
courage). Says Croly-the he Croly-" When
did you reach - Just reached" said we
" Go out of the room % said Croly to his wife.
She went out He locked the door He took
off his coat and vest, and rolled up lis trowsers
legs. He took down a rawh hide and eyed its
fair dimensions savagely. He advanced. We
were in corner OF the room, in the fourth sto.
ry, and stood our ground. We fastened the
lapel of our coat to his left hand. He raised
his whip. aimed at our shoulders, and hit our
coat.tal section as we dove between his legs
| 1--WE didn't come here to fight. We drew our
knife, and he stole it away from US immediate.
| ~. He struck at us again, and we dove rs be.
fore. with same result. He was profanipg at a
fearful rate, while We was thinking Of 4 big
brother down in Ohio. Croly was for q lit
We was for peace and proposed an armistioe.-
Crack came the rawhide, making the region
about our flag Of truce all ring again, He pro.
famed, and sc uttered fearful cry. Just then
| a woman's voice. in the other room, sang out
plaintively, "WOodman, spare that tree ~
| (Croly's first, name is Woodman). The voice
exasperated Croly, and fred our heart with nat.
rotism. We knew that woman was a friend by
the remark she made, and never did lovely
woman call ON us in vain. We went in. Like
| the tiger, did We spring at Croly, and the first
jerk of came his shirt. He looked surprised
We fought and fought, the voice of the woman
encouraging both parties Croly weighed at
| the time, two hundred and seventeen pounds
We weighed one hundred and City seven, the
difference in strength favoring Croly differ.
ence in science, pluck and agility favoriny US.
Croly drew W twice around the room BY his
hair, when We trippcd him up with Mrs. Croly's
parasol, and he fell plumb on the bunch Of
grapes he had purchased for his dear wife. He
| fell on those grapes with remarkable force, and
| not knowing they were there (Croy was some
| what excited) thought he had burst blood YES.
sci, and cried murder" He spoke in loud
tones. Mrs. Croly now at work At the door
with sleeps foot.') People in the street
stopped and looked up. We mounted Croly
and played into his optics with both fists He
still cried i" murder" (Mrs. Croly still at the
door,. He cried enough" and after awhile
we desisted, just as Mrs. c. had burst open the
door. When she entered the room, We had
] Croly, poor fellow, rolled up in rag carpet and
hid under the lounge, his eyes black. his ears
bit off, his nose streaming with blood, hisclothes
| - tf,o in al <,N
from both boots, his shirt rent as was Joseph'l
of old, and his entire personal appearance slioht
| " damaged. He was not presentable, and was
out of breath with his exertion.
Mrs. Croly entered the room and said, " NV
dear Brick : where's Croly r. " In here, love
~ one," said We, pointing to jug with a cot
cork in it that stood in corner Of the room
I What bravery - said she. "Nothtng ia
speak Of, ma'am," said we, arranging our col
lar and humming an opera air. You so small
and he so large |" said she. "It's blood that
tells" said we. ccolly, and took the hand Of the
fair cditress. Croly did not say word while We
sat and chatted with Mrs. c., who ordered the
devil to come in and place the sAnctum in Or
she did not know us before.
| tits now midnight, and we sit here at the
Holland House, writing. Our costume is the
same as when we went in to see Mr. and Mrs
c., except that the rose is torn from our button
hole, and one Of our cheeks is a little swollen
from running it against Croly's thumb nail when
Croly was excited. The chair in which we sit
is troubled with very tender ridge about the
size of tallow candle, but We don't think Gro
ly's rawhide should be charged with it-by nc
means The moon and stars are shining bright
| ly, and We are looking at the likeness of an
cdtress we met. for the first time, since dinner
| p. S.-A boy has just entered the room be-
low with the melancholy news that Croly is NJ
more, having. rs the boy said, been " discover
ed rolled up in carpet under the lounge. where
the poor man had evidently been smothercd.'