Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-06-28

ANU L, crltu AIORL0 FlSner, starting Ou
into the aisle, viii Eli the place of Pete,
Savage. By glory, we'll see whether
the Evil Spirit shall rule in our parish
The three purse proud rumsellers
sneaked away like whipped ours and the
friends of the refor nation took new cour
age. c4
Among those who had been lifted ur
+ from the pltewas poor man named Black
ford, who had wife and six children =
He occupied a small cottage upon the out
/ skirts of the,yillage which he hired Of a
man who lived out of town. Ben Fcxton,
with the purpose Of vengeance, bought
\ this cottage, and threatened to turn Black
| ford and his family out of doors if certain
arreaS Of rert were not Immediately paid
| What could the poor man do? He had
/ not the money, and he could not earn it
in season. to fueet The tavern-keepers de
mand. Our Parson become acquainted
with the circumstances and in Il very
short time he raised money enough by
voluntary subscription to meet Foxton' 5
demand
On the following Sabbath evening, Mt
the Temperance meeting, Parson Haynes
related the circumstances of Mr. Foxton's 8
cowardly plan of 7eneeance and under
the Influence of just indignation be held
the avern-kecper up TO view in such light
that the stoutest men obuddered in CON
70, LOT Of tlx
OF course Ben Fozton was told what
the Parsoh said concerning him, and his
wrath knew no bouas He swore that he
would cowhide Haynes # he lived to meet
him in the street. and straightuay he
went to Ramcdelfs store and bought the
heaviest cOwhide he coud ind. He u,ea Mt
mischief for he was ezasperated and in
furiate. He was a stout, burlI fellow; Il
professional bulley; and it had been gen
orally conceded that he could whip any
man in town in n roughand tumble fight
The friends of Mr. Haynes were anxious,
and they waited upon him, and al ised
him not to venture out alone at present
The parson smiled, and replied that he
could take care of himself
Nevertheless, he added, | hope that Mr.
Foxton Will not attack me. III my young
er days, as | have told my people, | wa,
reckless, wayward man and though have
sutdued much of the Old Adam that was
in me, vet / sometimes fee, under strong
provocation, that the Adamic spirit only
s!umbers. | hope that the base coward
viii not tempt me-
1t was on Wednesday morning. Mr.
Haynes had been to carry a basket of
provisions to a poor widow, and on his re
turn he was met by Ben Eoxton.
Now, cried the rumseler with fierce
oath, at the same time brandishing his
cowhide, I'm going to Cog you, and I'll
do it handsomely if it costs me all I'm
worth.
Mr. Foxton, you had better leave me
to myself 1t will be better for both of
Us
O, you needn't preach. l amt afraid of
the law. And in addition to this the brute
spit out a string of epithets upon the
minister which might have made a drunk
en- man shudder
Mr. Haynes, feeling that he could bear
no more, attempted to pass on when,
with another oath, Foxton raised his cow
hide and grasped the parson by the coat
collar.
So be it. then, spoke Haynes, and on
the next instant he delivered a blow with
his clenched fist directly between Foxton's
ewes that fellsd him to the earth like a
stricken OK
The tavern keeper quietly reganed his
feet aud, with fearful oaths, renewed the
attack
Presto Change.
The Parson was gone, and the Old
Adam of the other years stood in his
place With grip of iron Alfred Haynes
J seized the brute by the collar and wrench.
Ell awa7 the cowhide; and then he piled
the formidable weapon with all his power
/ The slum bering spirit was fairly aroused,
and the parson was transformed into n
giant of physical strength. The green
/ hide cut the air with a sharp, kissing
sound and it cut through the wretch S
/ clothing, also. Finally, when Foxton'
pants hung in tattered fragments about
his excoriated legs, Haynes gave him one
last blow, and then hur ed him upon the
trodden snow, casting the limp and broken
cowhide after him. This done be picked
up his empty basket and pursued his wa
towards home.
\ few of Ben Foxton's friends who had
been witnesses Of the scene, picked up tbs
fallen rumseller, and carried him into BIZ
house, andzput him To bed and then sen
for the doctor to come and dress hi
wounds
The excitement consequent upon thi:
strange event took a turn quite differen
from what many had anticipated Ever
those who had been numbered anon.
Foxtons friends were really glad THAI b.
T had been whipped, for they had becom