Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-30

hetHWHile, Tie minister Spunk Deln.
pretty well up, he gave the blacksmith
an extra taste of his quality by Stock
dollager in the left eye which sent hin
whiriing to the ground The Grace
walker was soon atop, and continued
pounding away at his opponents bod,
not perhaps as hard as he could, bu
decidedly much harder than the colone
liked Having thus a comtortabl,
advantage. his temper cooled. and h,
soon began humming softly the favor
itc hymn:
1--WE are marching through the gracious grcund. .
Hold hard r grasped the colonel al
last. family, you don't mean murder
do you: you won't hit a man mucl
more. when he's down, will you, broth,
err"
Its all right, brother" answered
Iephaniah. 'Iou agreed that should
take it fighting, and I'm just doing
OF II IN that way, YOU seat the
same time bringing down his fist with
a tremendous crash upon the colonel 5
nose, As il there were ty there and
Ht Nuutet 10 Mil IL.
But I'm broke, tell you," groaned
the colonel. II can't do no more. You
are almighty hard, you are
"Oh F, then you give in, and don t
mean to lick me with the strap-dread.
ful-any more. ell: =
Yes | du give in" said the crest
fallen colonel, with groan, ''for I'm
beat-whittled clean away to the small
end Of nothing up-corncred.
You must promise me one little
thing, Goliah Quagg,' said the reverend
Stockdollagcr, without. however, let
ting 20 his grip of the colonels throat !:
you must faithfully promise, before |
leave of hammering your body, never
to itl-treat, by word or decd. any of
our people-minlsters, elders. deacons,
OF the brethren"
YES, YES, I'll promise anything,
4 brother-onlv let me up-quick
you see you're choking ov me"
Don't be uneasy, Friend Gollah.
amt quite done. as yet. You must
\ further promise not to rlle, lick, or
B
are coming or going past your shop, OF
7 anywhere else, on the Lords business"
Yes, YES. promise, muttered the
colonel, who was becoming purple IN
the face.
And likewise continued the
I Grace-walAer, playtully knocking away
one Of his advcrsary's loose teeth, 50
{ ~ 10 make his mouth look neat and
! tidy, ''you must agree To give up the
/ drinking OF run, which Is daiusion
/ and 4 snare, and bGd for the innarus,
I besides being on the trunk line to
eternal perditlou. And finally YOU must
/ lncetin, clean shaved, and WITH i con
trite heart
No." cried the almost expiring col
onel, lin derned if | promise any
sich thing as that-I won't turn Grace
walker il you pound me to jelly"
"Ihen.' said Zephaniah, II must
sing another little hymn
With that poor Quagg's turturcs
recommended, the Gracc-waikcr mean
while humIning as follows:
you go
I To live in mercy, peace and lovc-wnIy"u got7
Colonel Quagg could stand it no lon
ger. He threw out his arms and
groancd -
Spare my life and Ill promise any
thing you demand
Very well, am happy TO see you
pcnitcnt," said the Reverend Stock
dollagcr, kindly helping his adversary
70 rise, aud then, coolly settling his
own neckcloth and hat, said, ''perhaus
You'll look after my horse a bit. m
afraid he's cast one Of his shoes.
The unhappy Quagg, humiliated and
crest-ialIen, wiped his bruised and
inutilatcd face. and then proceeded to
catch the animal, which had been
quietly cropping the stunted herbase
at the side OF the road while the lick
img was going on. He then called /ek,
who had been hiding away during the
combat. but who now Suddenly an
peared and to Judge by the energetic
manner in which he blew the bellows,
and certain grin oversprratIng his
countcnance, he seemed not altogether
disp!eascd Al the discontinue Of his
master. The sloeing operation Was
soon finished as well as the bunged- -up
ewes of the blacksmith would permit,
when the Grace-walker gravcly gave
him Il coin. mounted his stecd, and
rode away.
Upon the anxious scat, ut the next
camp-meetiug Of the Grace-walkin-,
Brethren, near Rappatoarer City, Sat
the now most penitent Colonel Quagg
Amid breathless silence hc frankly
avowed his former evil course of life
narrated the events of his conversion
bv Brother Stockdollager, and promis.
ed amendment for the future. A
brother who had been reposing on Il
bench with his limbs curied up after
the hammer of a dog-a tleshy-laced
brother, who had n curious habit ol
shutting one eve when he expectorate,!
rose to speak when the colonel sal
down. He expressed how happy he
was to have been the instrument Of
Colonel Quagg's sudden conversion
aud that the means that he had EN-
ployed, though somewhat rough, had
been eflicacious. With much modesty
he also alluded to his own conversion.
1t was not such a long time ago. he
said. that he himself had been one OF
the wicked. He owned it with shame
that he had at one time been one OF
; those abandoned men called prize
fighters. or pugllists-snch as Al,
, backed and betted upon for hire anJ
gain; that he nau beaten Dan Grum.
niles, surnamed the Brooklyn Pet, in a
stand-up fight for five hundred dollars
side and had even received the ap
plause OF \ numerous and admiring
. audience in AN exhibition of his skill
with Tom Hyer.
, Colonel Quagg kept his promise. He
, left off rum and parson-licking, and is