Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-02-23

DOG FIGHT IN FROG TOWN

n genus, named Joe 1ucker-a man
about town, lounger, without visible means
of support, n do-nothing, liquor-loving, cigar
smoking, good natured fellow-owned dog,
an intelligent and rather pretty beast always
at Joe's heels, and known well as his mas
ter, and liked far more by the Frogtowners
One day Joe and dog were passing Bunion's
grocery store, when a great pie-b bald, ugly
looking dog, standing alongside of a wood wa
gon, bounded on to Joe fuckers dog, knock
ing him heels over head, and so frightened
Bob Carter's wife, who was then passing to-
wards her husbands blacksmith shop with his
dinner, that she stumbled backwards, and her
cid sun-bonnet Topping of scared the horse at
tached to the wagon. He started, hit Lather-
ems barber pole, upset the load Of wood, half
OF which, falling down Gumbo's refreshment
cellar, struck one of his children on the head,
killing 1t for a time stone dead, and snalarm-
ed Mrs Gumbo that she dropped a stew-pot
OF boiling hot oysters into the lap of a custo-
mer, who sat waiting for the savory concoction
by table in the corner Mrs. Gumbo screamed
the child screamed-and the customer yell
ed.
80, oh, oh, my poor child ~ cried Mrs.
Gumbo
''Eh, eh, e-e-en' screamed the child.
Oh, murder-r-r-r o, my everlasting sin;
I'm scalded to all eternity Murder-r- ru'
roared the customer
The horse, and part Of the wagon, and some
OF the wood, were on their mad career The
owner Of the strange dog came ont of the store
just in time to see Joe Tucker seize a rock to
demolish the savage dog: and not waiting to
see joe let drive, gave him such a punch in
the back, that poor Joe fell forty rods ND the
street, and striking the foot of a long ladder,
upon which Jim Elderberry was perched, paint
pot in hand, some thirty feet from terra frma
brought ladder, Jim and paint pot sprawling
on the earth, crippling poor Jim for life; and
sprlnklIng blue paint ccpiously over the broad
cloths, satinets and ealicoes Of Abraham Mil
Ter, formal and eyen-tempered Quaker, who
ran out to the door, just as the two dogs had
gene fairly at it, hip and thigh, nip and catch
A glance at matters seemed to convince Abra
ham OF the true state Of the case, and in an un-
usually elevated voice, he called out to Joe
Tucker, who had righted up:
Joseph Tucker, thy dogs fghting''
Let EN- light 1t out, yelled the pugna-
cious owner of the strange dog. {" Let EN-
fight it out-I'll bet load of wood nv dog can
eat any dog in town, and can eat the owner"
We have said Abraham Miller was a mild
man; Quakers are proverbially so. But the
gauntlet thrown down by the stranger from the
country stirred the gall of Abraham, and he
rushed into the store; from the back yard,
having slipped his collar, Abraham brought
forth brindle cur, strong, long and powerful
Friend" said the excited Quicker, "thy
dog shall be well beaten, 1 promise thee Hike.
seize upon him. Tuck, there boy" And the
dog went at it.
ooo Carter, the smith, coming up in time to
hear the strangers defiance to the town. and
bent on fight with somebody, for the insult
and damage to his wife, clsmped the COLLAR of
The Granger, and by a series Of ten-pounds-ten
upon the face, back and sides of his burly an
tagonst, Bob stirred up the strength aud ire of |
the bully stranger to the top of his compass
and they made the sparks fly most dreadfuIly,
Joe fuckers dog, reinforced by that of Abra- |
ham Miller, took a fresh start; and between
the two the strange dog was being cruelty put |
, TO his trumps. Deacon Pugh, one of the most |
t, pious and substantial men in Frogtown, came
up; indeed, the whole town was assembling;
and Deacon Pugh, armed with his heavy walk
ing stick, and shocked at the spectacle before
him, marched up to the dogs, exclaiming, as
he did so:
"Fie, fe, fe, for shame, disgraceful, YOU
men, citizens Of Frogtown, will you stand by
and''-
Don't thee, don't thee strike nv dog. Dea-
con Pugh," cried Abraham Miller, advancing
TO- the Deacon, who was about cutting right
and left among the dogs
Your dogs" shouted the Deacon with evil
dent fervor.
AZ :; Not my dogs, Deacon Pugh," echoed the
ssEhat did you say SO for, them" shouted
the Deacon.
al never said dogs, Deacon Pugh"
You did :" responded the Deacon, with
4 excitement.
"DeacOn Pugh, thee speaks groundless :"
You tell a falsehood, Abraham Millerp'
Thee utters a meDdacious assertion 20 reit-
Y Grated Abraham.
You-you lie ~ bawIed the Deacon.
80. Thee has provoked my evil passions, Dea-
GOD Pugh :" shouted the stalwart Quaker, ~
: t1l chastisc thee,''
And into the Deacsn's wool went the Quaker.
Tho Deacon, nothing 10th, entered into the
spirit of the thing, and we leave them thus,
nip and tuck, to look after the stranger and
Bob Carter, who fit and fought, and fought and
fight, until Squire Catchem and the town con-
stable came up, and in their attempt to pre-
1, serve the peace and arrest the offenders the
Squire was thrust through the window of
ncighboring Matchmaker, doing heap of
damage, while lawyer Hooker, in attempting
to aid the constable, was hit in a mistake by
the furious blacksmith, in the short ribs, and
went reeiing down Gumbo's cellar with fright
full velocity. The friends and fellow-church-
'nnen of Deacon Pugh took sides against the
Quaker antagonist, and the shop boys of Abra-
, h2a, seeing their employer thus beset came
TO the rescue-vhile two Irishmen, full of fun
and frolic, believing it to be free fight"
tried their hands and sticks upon the COM
batants indiscriminately; 90 that, in less than
an hour, the quiet and happy village of Frog
town was shaken from its propriety by one
Grand, sublimely ridiculous and terrific battle
Heads and windows were smashed-children
and women screamed-dogs barked-dust few
AeOOA OOdoc0 anu - luElOuS, udQ, ana eX-
cited became the whole community, that q quiet
looker-on, if there had been any, would have
sworn the evil ones were all in Frogtown.
heavy thunder storm finally put an end to
the row; the dogs were all more or less killed,
child severely wounded, man scalded, q
wagon broken: the horse ran himself to death,
his owner was beaten awfully by Bob Carter,
whose wife and the wives of many others were
!. dangerously scared; the painter was crippled;
dry goods ruined; Deacon and Quaker, two
s1pishmen, Joe Tucker, town constable, Lawyer
Hooker, Squire Catchem, and some Fifty others
shamefnlly whipped. Lawsuits ensued, feuds
followed, and the entire peace and good repute
s.ef Rrogtown was annihilated-al by ono re-
= mark able dog fight.
III he English papers claim right to navi-
gate the Mississippi which they say secession
cannot abrogate. By the treaty Of Paris, signed
ea the 30th November, 17S2, IL was stipulated
' Nat ''the navigation Of the Mississippi, from its
source TO the ocean, shall forever remain free and