The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-02-11
A Capital Comic Sketch.
DOG FIGHT IN FROGTOVN.

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The most remarkable dog fight on record
came oil at Frogtown on the frontier of
Maine, some years ago. 1t engrossed the
entire community in one indiscriminate me-
e--interminabe law suits or suits of law
distraction of the town, its downfall or ruin
A tanciul genius. named Joe Tucker a
man about town, a loungcr. without visible
means of support-a do-noth NJ loaflng. CT
gar.smoking, good natured fellow, owned a
dog; a sleek, Ineligible, and rather pretty
beast, always at Joe's heels, and known as
well as his master, and liked far more by
the Frogtowners. One day Joe and his dog
were passing Bunion =, grocery store, when
a pebald, ugly-looking dog standing along
side wood wagon, bounded on to Joe Tuck
srs dog-knocked him heels over head, and
SO frightened Bob Cartcrs wife, who was
passing towards her husbands blacksmith
shop with dinner. that she stumbled back
wards, and her old sun-bonnet Topped Off
scared the horse attached to the wagon. He
started, hit Latherm's barber pole, upset a
load of wood, all of which falling down
Gumbos refreshment cellar, struck one of
Gumbos children on the head, killed it for
short time stone dead. and SO alarmed
Mrs. Gumbo, that she dropped a stew pan
of boiling hot oysters into the lap in
stead of the dish of the customer who sat
waiting for the savory connection by table
in the corner. Mrs. Gumbo rushed for the
Child the customer for the door. Mrs.
Gnmbo screamed, the child screamed, and
the customer yelled
''oI. oh! oh'oh,oh, my poor child! !"
cried Mrs. Gumbo.
.Eh, e-hee.c-e," screamed the poor child
sob, murderer! Oh, my everlasting sir,
m sealed to all eternity! Murder, muir
der! y roarcd the poor customer.
The horse, the part of the wagon, and
some wood were in their mad career. The
owner of the strange dog came ont of the
store Just in time to see Joe Tucker seize Il
rock to demolish the savage dog: and not
waiting to see Joe let drive, gave him such q
Pop on the back, that poor Joe fell forty
rods W, the street, and striking long ladder
upon which jim Elderly was pcrched, paint
pot in hand some thirty feet from terra .fr-
ma, brought ladder, jim. and paint.pot
sprawling to the earth cripplng poor Jim
for life. and sprinkling blue paint over the
broadcloths, sattinctts and calicocs of Abra-
ham Miller, a formal and cvcn-tempercd
Quaker, who ran out to the door, just as the
two dogs had gone fairly at it, hip and thigh,
nip and catch. A glance at matters seemed
to convince Abraham of the true State of
the case and i'll an unusually elevated voice.
Abraham called out to Joe Tucker, who had
righted up:
''Joseph Tucker, thy dogs a-fghting.'
''l.ct 'em fight it out, yelled the pugna-
cious owner of the strange dog. ''I.ct them
fight it out; III bet log Of wood my dog
can eat any dog in town, and can eat the
owner"
We have said Abraham Miller was quiet
man; Quakcrs are proverbially so. But the
guantlrt thrown down by the stranger from
the country. stirred the gall of Abraham
and he rushed into the store from the back
al. L.
brought forth brindle cur, strong, long and
powerful.
''l'rcp4.' said the excited Quaker, "thy
dog shall BIZ well Beaten, promise thee =
Hyke, seize upon him Turk, here, boy"
and the dogs went at it.
Bob Carter, the smith, coming up in time
to hear the strangers defiance to the town.
and bent on a fight with somebody for the
insult and damage aohe to his wife, clampcd
the collar of the stranger, ard by series of
ten round-ten upon the face, back and sides
of his bully antagonist, with his natural
sl"dsc hammers, Bob stirred up the strength
and ire of the bully Stranger to the top of
bis compass, and they made the sparks fly
arcadtnlly:
Joe fuckers Dig, reinforced by Abraham
Millers, took n fresh start, and between the
two the strange dog was being cruelty put to
his trumps. Deacon Pugh, one of the most
,inuu and e,b,t,ptio1 ,n,n -, Ero,.+ou.,,
,.,,. M a,j ;,,dsaj ,,,, ,.,'nu 80, w..
assembling. and Dcason punb ,rmod with
:. heavy wa,k;na. st;ck ard shooIad ~ thn
snnctaclc before HIM ,morcbnJ Nv, az "' ,i,o
,nys. excln;m;ng as ho did sn. w W WV
rYc fr' for sbamei d;ssis.ef0, ,-ror
mo,n c;t;lens of Froothwn, Vii vnr st .nS
nv and,
..Dnn't thee don't tbee strike INV do.
Deacon Pugh =, cried ahrabam M;llsr al al
y,ncna TO The Deacon wEn was ,hont ~
emf rigft and lcft amnna tho I"as w;,s hi,
emo '''''e '''' ''s' WIN ''''
'..Your doos =. sboutod N. De,con with
evident farvor ' '' - '''''
nZot my dnos Us,con p,,nh :" s.;a tho
Du,ker e"'
..Wh.,t did Won cav for then ;, sbo,t.d Tho
Deacon ? ''''
~ never said doas. Doaco, puoh,
..you did ~ rcsnonJod tho Dc.co, w;t,,
axcitomont
DEACON pucb tboo snoo,s oro,,a,os..
vs. sa;I tho OnaLcr
~ on tell q f,isebood Abr,b,m N;llsr,,,
..Thoo ntters ,nauda,a~, ' assnrt; ;, :. .o
itcratcd Abraham,
"You-you-you tell n lic!'' bawled the
Deacon.
"Thee has provoked nv evil passion, Dea.
con Pugh." s'outed the, stalwart Quaker.
land will chastise thee