Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-10-19
THE REPUBLICAN,
Joe fuckers Dog Fight.


The most remarkable dog fight on record, came
on =, Frogtown, on the frontier or Maine, some
ysars ago. II engrossed the entire community in
enc general and indisc inmate melee, intermn-
able lawsuits, distraction OF the town. its downfall
and ruin. A fancifnl genius named Joe Tucker. a
man about town lounger, without visible means
OF sopport-s do nothing, lotfng. cigar smoker
good na.ured. good for-nothins sort Of fellow
owned dog. a slick, Intelligent, and rather a
pretty beast, always at Joe's heels, and known as
well as his muster, ami liked far more bv the citi-
asns Of Frogtowl. One day Joe and his dog were
passing Bunion's grocery store. when gres, pie
bald, ugly looking. cut cared dog, stsniing under
a wood wagon. bounded on TO Joe Tucker's dog
knocked over Bob Carriers wife. who then
passing toward her husbands blacksmith shop
with his dinner, that she stumbled backward, and
her old sunboInet hopped Of, soaring the horse
attached to the wagon. He startej--hit Lsther-
inns barber pole, upset the load of wood. all of
which falling down Gumbo's refresbment cellar,
struck one of GumbO's children on the head, kill
ing il for the time stone dead, and alarmed Mrs
Gumbo that she dropped q stewpan Of boiling oys.
tiers into the lap of customer waiting for the
sIvory concoction,b y table in tie corner. Mrs
Cumoo rushed for tie child-the customer for the
door, Mrs Gunbo screamed, the child scream
Cd. and the customer yelled.
"Oh! oh! on! oh! nv poor child"' screamed Mrs
Cuabo.
ooh! fe-s-e-s" screamed the child.
"Oh! Murder-f-r! Oh, nv. everlasting SINS.
I'm scslded to all eternity. Murder!' roared the
customer, in great pain.
Ths horss. part Of the wagon. and some Of the
wood went on their mad the owner OF
the strange dog came out Of the store just in time
80 see Joe Tucker seize huge stone, and elevate
il above his head tn demosh the strange dog; and
not waiting TO see Joe let drive gave him such a
pop in the back that poor Joe fell many rod. up
the street. and striking the fo't Of long ladder
Upon which Jim EIderberry was perched. paint pot
in hand, some thirty feet from terra firm, brought
adder, Jim. AMI paint Pot sprlliny on the earth;
crippiing poor Jim for lie. and sprinkling blue
paint copiously thu broadcloths, sitnets,
ribbons, lacs and other valuable g1) Is OF Ahrihim
Miller, formll and very even tempered q Iiker,
who ran out of the door just as the Two dogs had
got fairly st il, hip and thigh, nip and CATCH A
glance at m ,tters seemed to convince Abraham OF
si.e true state of the AMI he evideutlv, saw
that J1e's dog stood rather bad chance, for the
cart m ms dog was using Joes dog rather roughly
SCOUT that time, AMI in unusually elevated
voice called out 10 Joe Tucker, WHO had righted
Up:
"Joseph Tucker. thy dogs fl citing
"Ls. them fight IL out" yelle1 the pugnacious
owner of the strange dog. ON bet any MN a
load of wood my dog can eat any dog in town, and
sIn eat the owner"
We have said Abraham Miller was mild man
--Quisefs are proveroially so.
But the gauntlet thrown down by the stranger
from the country stirred the gall of Abraham. and
he rushed into the store but quietly returned
followed by large cur. which he had just released
tom his kennel in the rear oftie store. The dog
vas q long, powerful 10 king animal.
Friend" said the excited Quaker "thy dog
slsll be we'll beaten, promise thee Tuck. here
bow" and the dog went at il.
Bob Carter, the smith, comm. ia time TO hear
fhe strangers banter to any citizen IN Frogt0wn
and bent on pitching into somebody for the insult
and damage done to his wife. clapped the collar oi
tne stranger and By a series OF blows with his ten
pound natural siedge hammers upon the face,
back and sdss Of his bully antagonist, Bob stirred
Up both the ire and strength ofthe stranger to thu
Top of its compass, and they made the sparks hy
from each other dresdfully.
Joe fuckers dog. reinforced BY that OF Abra
ham Miller. took a fresh start, and between the
two. the strange dog was being put cruelty to hi.
trunps Deacon Pugh, one OF the most ious ant
substantial men Of Frogtown, came up. aud. indeed
ths whole town was assembling; and Deacon
Pueh, armed with his heavy walking stick, ana
being greatly shocked at tbs spectacle before him
marched up TO the dogs, exclziming n he did So
"fie, fe, fe, for shame. YOU men, citizens o.
frogtown, will you stand by, aud =
"Don'i thee strike my dog. Deacon Pughr
AIRED Abraham Miller, advancing towards tIIe
among the dogs with his cane.
"YOur dogs" shouted the Deacon, with eyi
dent fervor.
"NO, my dogs. Deacon Pugh" echoed tn,
Quaker.
"whas did you a.? so for them" shouted tn,
Deacon.
81 never said dogs, Deacon Pugh."
"You did.' responded the Deacon, with excite
ment
Deacon Push, thee speaks groundless," sal,
the Quaker.
lyon tell falsehcod, Abraham Miller"
"Thee utters q malicious a.seI tom" reiterated
Abraham.
"You ls"bavled out the Deacon.
"Thee has provoked my evil passions, Deacon
Pugh" shouted the stalwart Quaker, land | vii
ehastse thee
And into the Deacon's wool went the Quaker
The Deacon, nothing 10th, entered into the spiri
oftEe thing; and We leave them thus snip am
tuck" to look after the stranger and Bob Carter
~ho fit and fought, and fought and fit until Squir
Catchem and thu town constable came up, and il
their attempt to make peace and arrest the offend
ers, the squire was thrust against the window OF
MATCHMAKER, doing heap of damage; while law
yer Hooker, in attempting to aid the eonstabls
VAS hit in mistake by the furious blacksmith, il
the short ribs, and went rellinS down Gumbo'
cellar with a fearful velocity.
The friends and fellow churchmen OF Deaco
|eEu LOOK sideS against MS QUAKER antagonlS
and the shop-boys Of Abraham's, seeing thei
employer thus beset. came to the rescue; Will
two Irshmen, iull of fun and frOc, believing il {
be "free fight" tried their hands and sticks W
on the combatant. indscriminatelv; 50 that in les
than half an hour the qniet aid happy village c
Frogtown was shaken from lis propriety bv on
grand and sublime, ridiculous and terrific ba,tl,
Heads and windows were smashed-chidrcn an
women screamed-dust Aew-labor eeased-an
50 furious, mad, and excited became the Who'll
community that quiet locker on, If there ha
been sny. would have sworn that the evil one
~ereln Frogtown.
A heavy thunder storm finally put an end to III
TOM; the dogs were more less killed; a chill
severely wounded; man scalded; wagon bro
ken; .hs horse ran himsefto death; his owne
was beaten swfully by Bob Carter; whose wife an
the wives OF many others were dangerously scared
the poor painter was crippled; dry goods ruined;
Quaker aad Deacon, two lrishmen, Joe Tucke
the town constable, lawyer Hooker, Squire Catcl
EN-, and some fifty others. shamefully whipped
Lawsuits ensued. feuds followed, and the entir
peace and good repute of Frogtown we're annihila
tsd--all by = remarkable dog fght.