Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-02-16
His Last Battle.

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A Portsmouth. New .Hampshirs. -ao,ra..
pondent sends the iOllJwing excellent sto-
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We have net the least doubt buk-that n
is true, even without our friends g; atemenG
to that effect. ., IL eOnReys moral which
ambitious fighting men will please mo-
tice:
Our city has been noted for MANY yesrs,
for its hard boys term understood %
refer TO rough, roWdy fellows between the,
ages Of eighteen and thirty, and not to the
male Juvenile portion Of our community.
Many young countryman from the intes
rior Of the State, visiting our city for sho,
frst lime, perhaps, has been set upon by
parties OF these 'roughs' and severely ban.l
died, the victim rsturningi TO his rn;Ll.
home with anything but favorable opin-
ION OF the morals OF city inhabitants. ., >
Among the hardest oil. these bard boyG
Was one jim O., particularly Quarrel,
some, dissgresable fellow, end. ably.
among his c. mpabions, and whose fire..
quent boast It was that his greatest pride
consisted H. laying ou,' kFeoay; and Q.
countryman who CHANGED 20 meet Jim G.
Of an evening, or in an outof.ths-Wax,
place 10 the day time. even, was pretty
sure TO- return hUms With Q eca-red tace
and bruised head, if nothing mCre seris
ous.s tr
On one occasion, just ls,ore noon. Jim,
happened into. DIS refreshment salon, On,
p street, and sOos discovered Q BsTrt
verdant-looking chap sitting near the stove
diligently engaged in Slowing aHay .
sheet Of nslssses gingerbread. The fell.
low. had evidently inst commenced his.
lunch, Tor the greater part of the sheet.
still 4tmliLei und,r bis left arm, Wh 10.
bis right hand '@as nakIrg rapid and fire.,
queut communieation between the sweat
mass and his cspacious mouth. Jim watch.
cd the counuymaD for = moment With q,
misehieVous twinkle in b ss, and then
sang out:
'IInllo. Greeoyl'. 81, "a.
'Hullo, you1selfp responded the chap.
without stopping for an instant his mastis
eating operations. -
'How's your marin, Greeny y was Jim's
next salutation, determined to try the met
tie of his intended victim. '
She's purity we'll. Rutber too old tews
cum teW' the city, though, an 90 I cum for
her. was the reply. 4
Glad to hear the old lady's WE'LL sai6
Jimp with mockiDg laugh, and asly wink
at the company in the saloon. But NhaR
In thunder did she let such, pumpkin
bead as you come 90 far away frcm hum
forf, :. = :.
WAL, lyon see,' returned the veFdsnt
Individual, the old woman she read in Q,
noOspaper last week that al the feels
warnht dead yet, and 90 she list ssnt me.
, down to see ef could find one. But i
shall start right hum tew-nigbt aEin, fur.
the mint :. l. seed you enter that ere dooF
l sed to myself, There's livin' speci,
menP -
This reply, unexpected 80 il was uuoom-.
plimenta.y. raised laugh ct Jim's ex-
pense. Forcing smile himself, be stsps
ped up to the bar. called for whisksy, ;.
drank it. and seemed to pay no ate alton
to the individual from the interior. In Q.
few minutes, however. he carelessly sauns
tered round behind Greeny, and sud leuIy.
thrustinR bis hand under the arm Of the.
chap, knocked the gingerbread from ito
place on to the sand +streWn floor. Greeuy
SIIlSsEniilGH 4Es ssSd from iS With the
skirt of his coat, replaced thunder his arm,
aud resumed his operations. Scarcely had
be got the fret mouthful, however, when
Jim again sent it flying across the floor;
and again it was recovered, wiped, and
placed in its former position. Then, sIoU.
ly turning his head and locking ND a
his tOrmentOr. Gepy Ca'mly but firmly
said: -,
See here-ef you dew that eeain, darn.
cd ct don't hit yeu.'
Of course this was Just what Jim want.
ed; SO the moment GLesny turned bis.
head again, Jim knocked the einRer-,
, bread from under his arm icr tLS third
time. Ia.
; Slowly and deliberately Greeny rose up
{ on bis feet. displaying q stature Of over.
SIX feet in height, his long arms and len,
seeming to be hung to bis body by straps,
and without the least show Of muscle on
strength. Jim placed himself 10 position,
drew up his arms and Was ell ready 70
give 'vne, two, lhree.'u IN Greeny's- mob,
. when. quick IS lightning, the 'latter's long
right arm was ewuRg sloft, and his hard,
horny nat descended upon the crown Of
q Jim's head with a force Sufficient to fell al
h OK. jim dropped to the floor 90 suddenly
I as though q Lan from q two hundred.
/ FOUNDER had come in contact with his era
There, darn you,' said Greeny, as calm
q and cool as though he were perfOrminG
= slime piece OF farm work, 'that's ons.'-
Picking up the insensitle man, Be stood
o him up against the wall, held him there
With his left hand, ard again dealt him .
sledgG-hammer blow With bis right. :
: There. ysOu darnsd skunk, that1s
n | toUI q
'Gsesny was about repeating The opera.
ton, when the company interfered, and
saved Jim the third blow. They'Wers noe
: at all sorry to see jim whipped for they
. knew he had received only his deserts, b1,
4 they feared that should Ihs eountryman
administer smother such blow, the fssuls
Q might &c fatal to him.
'Waal. darn his pictef' said Greeny, q
he left the saloon, IN oxe him tn.;
. p'haps I'll meet him agin, sometime
Jim G. didn* know his best friends fol
It three days; and when he recover Cd, his
o old companions boihe red him % ino6ss
sanity about his las. ,'battle..' that he lefl
the city ter come De congenial atnO0
!. pierre
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