The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-08-17
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Inclined to Quarrel.

we heard that prince OF story telicrs
lom C"howay; get off the following,
mi"st burst OF laughter, the other night.
Squarlng .himsilf and stretching out his
legs, he began:
There was once IA little, ssm built fel.
low, rich as Jew, and independent a.
The devil, riding along a highway in the
State Of Georgia, when he overlook man
driving drove Of hogs by the help Of a
big, raw boned, six footer two, specimen
Of humanity. Stopping the last named
individual, he accosted him:
i say, are these your hogs 2
No, sir, I'm TO work by The month
What pay might you be getting,
Ten dollars month, and whiskey
thrown in,' was the reply.
We'll, look here, I'm weak. little, in
offensive man, aad people are ap. to i'm.
pose upon me, d'you see Now, I'll give
you twenty five dollars month to ride
along with me and protect me- was Mr..
Gardner's reply. But he added. as A
thought struck him, 'how might YOU be
on the fight"
Never been licked in my Iife,' rejoined
the six footer.
Just the man | want. It's a bargainl'
queried Garduer.
Six'footer ruminated Twenty. five dol
Iars-double wages nothing to do but
to ride around and smash a fellows mug
occasionally, when hes sassy. Six accep.
ted
They rode along till at night thev
reached village inu. Dismount,np At
the door, they went in. Gardner imme-
diately singled out the biggest man in
the room, and picked fuss with him
After considerable promiscuous iawing.
Gardner turned to his fighting friend and
mtimated that the licking of that man
had become sad necessity. Six.footcr
! peeled, went in, and came out first best.
The next night, at another hote, the
same scene was re enacted-Gardner get
ting into row with the biggest man in
the place, and Six.footer doing the fight.
| ing.
At last on the third day. they came 10
ferry, kept by huge double listed man
who had never been licked in his life.-
Whilst crossing the river, Gardner. as
usual, began to find fault and blow =
The terryman naturally got mad threw
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his opinion Of their kind.
Gardner then turned to his friend from
the shoulder and gently broke the intel
hgence to him, that lie WAS sorry, hu,
that it was absolutely necessary to thrash
that ferryman'
Sx'footer nodded bis head, hu, said
nothing.
1t was plainly to be seen, thar t. did
not relish the job, by the wnv he shrug
ged his shoulders, but there was 40 help
for it.
So when they reached tie 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, TIL at the end Of an hour the
terryman caved. Six footcr waa triumph
ant, but it had been tough work.
Going up to his employer, he scratch.
ed his head for moment, and then broke
forth.
Look here, Mr. Gardner, YOUR salery
sets mighty well, bul-I'm- -of-the-
opinion-that you are inclined to be quar-
reIsome. Here I've only been with YOU
three days, aud I've licked the three big.
gest men in the country 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 -
I0hdmn Gazette.