Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-20

eth in darkness. in all their demoniacal
gloom overshadow US. Our Proprietor,
" Sam Hughes" who had been half
drunk all the afternoon and was treating
and crying out " come and drink bows.
the fourth OF July only comes once in
three or four years" had now altered
his tune on hearing tins last song, and
CALLED anothA Engiishmen, &. e. beside
The one THAI was slnglng) 10 sill down te-
side him and asked him If he (EIughes)
had not right to stop any song which
he did not like. The Englishman SAID
he thought not, on which Hughes told
hun he WAS no American Citlzeu, and
no mar at all. The Englishman replied.
" I'm As good a man as you are either
as an Eugllshman or an American Gu
zen" Then like a fash of lightning
they arose simultaneously from their seats
for battle The Engishman while in the
act of avoiding blow and placing him
self IN a proper position, fell back over
his chair. Ills P rIner Immediately
sprang, end as arose, caught hi'n around
the arms. from behind and whirIed hm
off, he struggling to get free, eager for
war. All was hut bub, baw waw, in an
instant. Goats were pulling of anI pre-
paratons being made for generel fight,
but there were some peace-maKers- y
stout able butcher took hold OF The Ia
glishuan and with seme other help suc =
ceeded in getting him out of doors. a
yellow haired American who had taken
Hughes place, ali this time was follow
lag up the o.her meking passes at him :;
but through the Interference of bys,and-
ers no blows took effect. But after hav-
ing got them into The street there was
>tlll danger Of a collision, for the oppo-
neuts were boiling with desire for COM
bat, and the words, d-in yellow haired
YANKEE. and d-tn English son Of a.
were often exchanged between them.
during all THIS time had done nothing and
said bal ln.le; I merely veniured 10 say
to he American as he appeared not At
all uadcr the influence Of liquor, 10 let
the other go, aS be was drunk and that
there were enough of US WHO would keep
him from doing harm. Ny words tad
an effect but for a short Time. lie be-
ing pugIist seemed eager TO make a
display. And IS il any wonder that
young men who think they are able to
tigat, want 10 fight. lis 4 merIlories
thing now since Sayers ana IIeenan have
set the precedent. Their fght has at
sorbcd the attention OF the whole World !!
Their noble deeds has been well reward
ed they are the supreme .head of all
the leather-hcaded shouider-hliing aris-
,ocracy--and both motions have been each
congratula,ing and leading thought, for
each was a glorious vieiory-bo.h were
vauquished anl both were couquerers
lMse the gwo sharLs which swallowed each
other-J ohm Bull was lamcd and Broth
er Jonathan blinded. Bul let them pass
for the present Oar fighters as | said,
were in the street, aud the Euglishman
was loosed, and would have fought if al
lowed. So | thought of a means Of put
( ling an end to the fuss, and did so by
taxing Mr.. Englishman with my two
arT7 around the vais, and lifting him
of the ground depriving him at once Of
his locomotive powers, steered HIM for
.hc Sore and from thence our party
s,eered for the little Cabin. which peeps
from the SKIRT Of the wood. Cap" part
ed with US on the road to 20 TO some
house to get some -four, BODY had some
Onions along, and when We arrived at
the Cabin Boby AMI myself being the on
iy ones who we're hungry, B50y Ugh,
fac and roasted an Onion, which we de-
voured and retired with yawning stom-
achs to close our eyes in bed And to
rise again and in another letter to finish
my route IS the intention Of No4Ap.