Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1866-01-10
HE cONsTITHTf0N OF q
: The De- Fight q FroEtovn.

"A Malpe, SOME years ago. II epSIOSSeu N
entire community in one general and indis
; eriminate melee, in lterminabe lawsuits, dis
fractions OF the town, its deTnfall and run
: A fanciful genius named Joe Tucker, ma
about towp-a lounger without visible mean
n Of support-a do-nothing, loafing cigar srno
4 ker, good natured, goodforAnothing sort of fel
Z low4-z0tEned a1dogTa sleek, intelligent ant
rather pretty beast always atlJoe's heels ani
kHownsaS we'll as his master, and liked ia
more by the citizens Of Frogtown. si.:-f9 a.
One day Joe and his dog were passing
d Bunion's grocery store, when a large big
q bald, ugly looking, cut-eared DOG standing
d guard alta weed wagon bounded oute joe
4 Tucker's dog, knocked over Bob Carriers
! wife, who was then passing towards her hus'
& bands blacksmith shop with his dinner; she
[ stumbled backwards and her old sunbonne
[ Topped ffsScaFing the horse attached to the
j wagon. He started .hit 1atheT0mis barber
1 pole, upset the, load of wood, all ef5whieh
J falling down ,Gumbo's. refreshment cellar
7 struck one of Gumbo's children on the head
killing It forthe time stone dead, and so alarm
ed Mr. Gurnbo that She let fan a stempan ol
I boiling oysters into lthe lap of a customer
! waiting fnr the sHietion, by table in the
corner MrsgGumborIushed leV the child--
! the customer for the door. Mrs. Gumbo
I screamed and the customer yelled.
I H'Oh loh-E Oh oh my poor child? scream
| ed Mrs. GHmBo 151stlh G. E5a4 30 s1sle
Ts Oht obi oht oh ~ screamed the child.
| ts0hl mlUderl OH 'ny everlasting sinsl
| I'm sealded TO all eternity. Murder n roar
led the customer in agony as-1l5s- a-.
I The. horse, the part5Ot wagon and some OF
I the wood, went on their mad career. The
owner Of the strange dog came out Of the
store just in time to see Joe Tucker seize a
Ehqge stone, and elavate it above his head to
demoGsh the strange dog, and not waiting to
( see, joe let drive, gave him such a pop in
the back that poor Joe fell many rods up
street, and striking the foot Of q long ladder
lupoh which Jim EIderberry was perched,
tnaint pot in hand and thirty #. from fsTza
fyulu brought ladder, Jim and paint pot
spHawling TO the earth, cFippling poor lin for
life, and sprinklng blue paint copiously, over
the br6adelo'h, Satinets ribbons aces, and
other valuable goods Of Abraham, formal
and very even tempered Quaker, who ran
outof the door inst as the two dogs got fair
Nv at it. hip Rnd thigh nip and each. A
glance ats matters seemed 10 convince -Abra-
ham OF. the trqe. .s'afe Of the case, and he evil
denly saw that J0ie's dog stood rather bad
chabce for tie carlmap'S dog was using Joe's
log rather rorghIV about that time. and in
an r11JISull elevated voice he called out to
Joe Fucker. who hail just riahted up:
HJoSeplr lr!Tucl1cr. thy dog is fighting"
" Let them fight it outi" yelled the pug
-nacions owner Of the strange dog "IilAhet
any man bad of wood nv dog can eat any.
dog in!town. andFI can eat the owner" 1=.E
We bave said Abraham was mild fellow
.ppverbi.lly so-bTt the .gaunt-
let thrown down by the stranger from the
country stirred the gall of Abraham and he
rushed into the store. but quickly returned
followed BY a large cur. which 6e lad inst
released from his kennel in the rear Of the
ssoreg Tie dog was long, powerful look
ing RnimaL t---. ...-5=L G.. r-las
"Frieud." sSi9 lhe excited Quaker, thy
dog, shall be well beaten, I promise thee
Here Tuck, take hold, boy, and the dogs
wrnt at it, +e- .s Hl Hsi+
Bod Cartes, THE smith, coming in time to.
hear the Strangers banter tozany citizen in
Frogtowu, ami bent or pitching into some
body for the insult and damage done to bis
wife, elamped the collar of the stranger, and
by series of blows with his ten FOUNDER ma
tIral sledge hammers upon the face, back and
sides of his hurly antagonist, Bob stirred up
both the ire and the strength Of the stranger
to the top of its-oomPass, ard they madesths
sparks 1v from each other dreadiully. 900.
Joe TuckeF's dog reinforced that of
Abraham Miller, took a fresh start. and be-
tween the two the strange dog was, being
put through a rough course of sprouts. Dea-
con Pugl one Of the most pious and sub
.stanTial7men Of Frngtown.a came up and in
deed. the whole town was assembling. The
Denoons being armed with a heavy walking
stick, and being greatly shocked at the spec
tacle before him, marched up to the dogs,
eZclaiming, as he did so:
Fie. fe, fe, for shame You men, citi-
zens OF -FrogCoWn, willyOu stand by and"
"Don't thee strike my'dog, Deacon Pugll
cried AbrahamsMiller. advancing towards the
Deacon, who was aboutto cut loose right
and left among lie dogs with bis cane. -
Your dogs !" shouted the Deacon, with
evident lervor.
"Not my, dogs Deacon PughP ECHOED
thelQuaker DO HriLs. -E u l-
"What did you say so for, thenlH shout
+ "I never said dogs, Deacon Pugh." .s /
"Yop did" responded the Deacon with,
excitement
aDeacon Pugh. thee speaks groundless,o
said the Quaker. sta1e- 4
"You tell aFalsehood Abraham. Miller o.
q Thee utters aamaliciouss ssSerGonl' re-
torted Abraham $50 81. .-El
q You lie - hawled the Deacon. .4-t
The hast provoked my yilpassions, Dea-
con Pugh !" shouted the stalwart Quaker,
q and I win chastise the"
. And into the Deacon's'wool went the Qua
ker The Deacon nothing 10th, went into
Che spirit Of the thing and we leave them
thus, nip " and tuck" tolook after the strang-
er and Bob Carter, who fit and fought and
1t, until squire Cotton and the town Consta- |
Bile came mp and in their attempt to make
peace and arrest the offenders, the squire was
thrust against the window Of matchmaker, |
doing a heap Of damage; while LAWYER
Hooker, in attempting to aid the Constable. |
was hit in the short ribs. and went reelinr
down a-oellar with tesrfnl velocity. 7sz Z III
The friends and fellow-ehurchmen Of Dea- |
con Pugh took sides against his Quaker an
iagonist, and the shOpboys of Aoraham's. !
seeing their employer thus beset, came TO
the rescue: while two Irishmen fnll OF holic. |
believing it to be a /" free fight tried their
hands and sticks upou the combatants indis-
eriminateIy so that in less than bali an hour
the quiet and happy village Of Frogtown was
shaken from its propriety by. one grand and
sublime, ridiculous and terrific battle. Heads |
and windows ware smashed, children and |
women screamed few-labor ceased-I
and so furious, mad and excited became the
community ,that s-lquiet locker on, if there |
had been any, would have sworn that the
evil ones were in Frogtown. 1.s
a heavy thunderstorm finally put an end
to the row; the dogs were more or less kill |
cd ; child severely wounded; man scald- :
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