Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1865-05-11

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bled backward and her old sun bOnne
Topped of, and Scared the horses at
tached 20 the wagon. He started, hi
Latherem's barber pole, upset load o.
wood, all of which falling down GumbO'l
refreshment cellar. struck one Of Gum
bo's children on the tead. killed il for {
short time stone dead, and 80 alarmed
Mrs, Gumbo, that she dropped a stew
pan of boiling hot ovsters into the lap
instead of the dish of the customer who
sat waiting for the savOTy eoncOctiOn by
q table. in the corner. Mrs. GumbC
screamed, the child screamed, and the
customer yelled! -
"Oh, oh Oh-Oh-Oh, my poor child 81
cried Mrs. GumbO.
"Eh, e-he-e-e-s," screamed the poor
child!
"Oh, murder-r.r !" Murder, mur-
der - rOared the poor customer.
The horse. The part Of the agOn.aud
some wood were in their mad career
The owner Of the strange dog came out
Of the store just in time to ses Joe Tuck
er seize a rock to demOlish the savage
dog and rot waiting to see,) Joe let
drive, gave him such pop on the back,
that poor Joe fell forty rods up the street
and striking long ladder upon which
Jim Ederby was perched, paint pot in
hand, some thirty feet from terra frms
brought ladder, jim, and pain.-pOt
sprawling 10 the earth. erippling poor
Jim for life, and sprinkling blue paint
over the broad cloths, satinets, and cali.
Goes of Abraham Miller, a formal and
even tempered Quaker. ran out to th"
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 in an unusually elevated voice, Abra-
ham called cut to Joe Tucker, who had
righted up:
Joseph Tucker. thy dOg'S a-6ght.
ing" a
''Let 'em fight it OUT" yelled the pug
tpacious owner of the strange dog. "Lel
them fight it out; "Ill bet log of
wood my dog can eat any dog in town,
and can eat the owner"
We have said Abraham Miller was a
quiet man; Quakers are proverbially
50. But the gauntlet thrown down By
the stranger from the country, stirred the
gall of Abarham, and he rushed into the
store from the back yard having slip
ped his collar, Abraham brought forth
ibrndle cur, strong, low and powerful.
r Friend, !" said the excited Quaker,
Thy dog shall be well beaten, l promise
thee! Hyke, seize upon him!"
Turk, here, boy"
And the dogs went att. .rr
Bob Carter, The smith, coming up in
time to hear the Strangers defiance to
the town, and bent pn fight with some.
body for the insult and damage done to
his wife, clapped the collar of the stran-
ger, and by q series Of ten. .pound-ten
upon the face, back and sides of his bul->
| Iy antagonist. with his natural sledge-
hammers, Bob stirred up the strength
and ire Of the bully stranger to the, tOb
of his compass and they made the
sprarks fy drsadfuliy. 6 10HRt0l
Joe fuckers dog, reinforced BY -Abra-
ham Miller's, took a fresh start; and be-
tween The two,lhe strange dog was being
cruelty put to his trumps. Deacon Pugh
one of the most piOus and substantial
men in frogtOwn, came up, and indeed
The whole town was assembling, and
Deacon Pugh armed with heavy walk.
ing-stick, and shocked at The lpecacIs be-.
fore him, marched up to the dogs, eKii
claiming, as he did so: 52 ~ z .hIzl Iaz5e
"Fie, 6e, for shame disgraeefuI -"
sDOn't thee, don't strike my dog.
Deacon Pugh p cried Abraham Miller,
advancing to the Deacon, who was about
to cut ought and let among the dogs with
bis cane.
"YOur bogs" shouted the deacOn,with
evident fervOr.
"NO. my dogs, Deacon Pugh,'' said
the Quaker.
"What did you say 30 for. then q
shouted the Deacon.
81 never said dogs. Deacon Pugh."
"You did ~ responded the Deacon,
with excitement.
deacon Pugh. thee speaks ground
lessly," said the Quaker.
"You tell falsshoOd, Abraham Mil.
Ier?'. 81 sLlI
"Thee utters mendaciOus assertion"
reiterated Abraham.
"YOu-yOu-yOu tell a lie" BE- aWled
the descon.
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