The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-12-26
Great Dog Fight in sFrOgtOWn.

Great Dog Fight in sFrOgtown.
There is an excellent moral to the fol-
lowing story, which is told with great
skill. It shows us how. whole village is
sometimes torn to pieces by fight be-
tween two puppies: -....-.
The most remarkable fight on record
ea.nn off at Frogtown, on the frontier of
Maine,F some years ago. 1t engrossed
the entire community in one indiscrimi-
nate ee-interminab!e lawsuits or suits
at law, distraction Of the town and its
downfall or ruin. r.,s-sr
A anciful genius, named Joe Tucker,
'nan about town, a lounger without
visible means of support a do-nothing,
loa6ng, cigar smoking, good natured, fell
low owned a pretty beast, always at Joe S
bees. and known as well as his master,
and liked far better by the Froetnwns
One day Joe and his dog were passing
Run4en $ grocery store, when pIebald.
ueE-looking dog, standing along a
wo d wagon. bounded onto Joe Tucker s
doc, knocked him heels over head, and
SO frightened Bob Carter wife. who was
passing towards her husbands black
smith shop with his dinner, that she
stumbled and her old sun bonnet Topped
OF and scared the horse attached to the
W. on. He started, hit Latherum
bar err pole upset the load of wood, all
Of which falling down Gumbo's refresh
n,.nt cellar struck one of Gum1o's chill
DIN on the head, killed it for short
time stone dead and so alarmed Mrs.
G :mbo that she let fall stew pan of
Ting hot oysters into her customers
Ian. who sat waiting for the savory con-
cos,ffon by table in a corner, instead OF
tn. dish. Mrs Gnnbo rushed for the
child the customer for the door. Mrs.
ssas,,bo screamed, the customer yelled
ont.
Oh oh, oh-oh-oh, my poor child,
erica Mrs. Gumbo.
Eli, e-h-e-e-e, screamed the poor
child. -
"Olt. mnrcler-r-r. Oh. my. everlasting
sir. Z ntScs'acl to all eternity -
Murder murderl'' roared the poor
Gus. amer.
The horse. a part of the wagon, and
so..e wool: were on their mad career
. he owner Of the strange dog came out
cffisc store Just IN time to see Joe Tucker
seize arockto demolish the savage dog
and not waiting to see Joe LET drive, gave
him such a pop. on the back that poor
Joe fell forty feet up the. street, and
striking long lad',lrr upon which Jim
Eiera,ys was rerchca, paint pot IN hand
some forty feet above terro tirn.a, brought
ladder. Jim aud paint pot srrawllng to
the earth. Gripping poo, .1im for life, and
shrinking blue ia ut over the broadcloths,
satinefss and calicoes of Abraham Miller,
formal and cvrn-temperea Quaker, who
ram ont iaf IRE door Just as the dogs had
got fairly at it, hip and thigh, nip and
catch 4 glance at thing seemed to CON
vnce Abraham Of the true state OF the
case, and. in m uau day eegated tone
Of voice 7 abraham called out to Joe
Turkar, whahad righted mp:
Joe Tucker thy dog $ a fighting
Let EN- fight it out, yelled the
pngnacious owner of the strange dog
s'Let en- fight it out. III bet Il log of
wood niyldeg can beat any dog in town,
and can beat his owner.
We haze, said Abraham Miller was a
auiet man :Quakers are proverbially So
Rnt the gauntlet thrown down by the
stranger from the country stirred the
gall of Abraham; he rushed into the
sergeant from the back yard, having
slinn1f his collar, Abraham brought forth
a h~ialle cur, strong, low and pow ertul.
'FTenl.,' sail the excited Quaker,
s..thv 4 - shah be we'll beaten, / promise
the. HyjAe, seize him.! Y
Turk, sllclr boy !'' fis5oo
And the dogs went at it. .-....
rsoh Carter, the smith, coming up IL
time to hear the strangers defiance tC
the fawn, and bent on fight with some
ha lv for the ldamages to his wife, clamp
c,l The collar of the. stranger. and BY {
series ot-tam pouna-ten rpon the fac,
back and sides eof his. bully antagonist
WITH Ms natural, sleaee hammer, Bel
stirred up the strength and ire of the bully
stranger to the top of his compass, ane
thaY.saae sparks fly dreadfully.
J5e Tucker dog, reinforced by Abraham
Nii!Ier's took a. fresh start, and betweei
the two, lhe strange dog was being cruell.
put to his trumps- Deacon Pngh, ONT
of the most pious and substantial men u
Frngfoxh, caInclup and indeed the Who'll,
town was assembling, and Deacon Pug'
armel.vahsa heavy walking stick, ant
shocked at the spectacle before Inn
marched up to the dogs, excli-iming a
ifie, fie, for shame! you mean citizen
of Frogtown. you stand by and
Don't thee, don tnHe Stf1ke my uoS
Dafeon' Pngh, cried Abraham Miller
advancing toward the Deacon, who wa
about TO ent right and left with his cane
Your dogs shouted the Deacon
with evident fervor.
mot my dogs, Deacon Pugh, sai'
fhesauaker b.sr
What did you say so for, then 2
said the Deacon
p. II nff Ell sand they were 'my dogs
You did T.. Yelled the Deacon.
s'DeHaa. nigh, thee speaks ground
lessly, said the Quaker
''You tell falsehood, Abraham Mi
ler!IfIv0 @fa,kl $40
'"Thec utters mendacious assertion,
reitartad lAh*sbam.f BsI-B. slfff
''You-you-tell a lic!''' shouted tn
'fTLeeI has provoked my civil passion
Deacon Pugh. shouted the stalwal
Quaker, AID IwiA ehastise thee.,,'(s .
And into the Deacon hair went tn
Hfe' Deac5fl,a dething 10th, entered in,
the fight. and ,wesleaye them to mp an
tuck to look 10 the stranger and 30