The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-12-19
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eye and expectorated.
"Now, then" said the Colonel, seating
himself on a block near his door, ant
bringing down his strap on the ground
with a whack that made the pebbles
dance, "whar dye hail from?
"From Rapparoarer city, brother"
"And what are We goin' for b. du III
this location" !.
"Going on Lords business, brother"
"Now, look We here! there was a
brother came this way on Lords bust
ness last fall; he passed this edltice, ne
did: he met this strap close by here,
and it made him dance like shaker,
and feel uncommon like a bob-ta!led
bull in fly time
At this suggestion, the clergyman
wriggled uneasily.
Now, l do hope, brother" continued
the Colonel, "that you amt of the same
persuasion as that babe of grace was
as met the strap when he was riding;
his persuasion was the Grace-W aIking
persuasion, and that persuasion allays
ticks"
Lick, brother.'
Eyes, lick with straps, dreadful
Colonel Goliah Quagg," responded
the minister, 81 am a man of peace,
and don't 90 raging about with sword
and buckler like unto Apolyon, or a
corporal Of the Pitchfork Tigers; but |
am q memberber of the Grace-Walhi
Brethren, humble, but faithful, hope
Then replied the Colonel, making
an ironical bow. this is the strap with
which | am a going for to lick you into
sarse."
Brother" meekly responded the
minister, "lay thy hand if thou whist
upon the coulter of the pillow, the ham
mer of thy trade, but take not hold Of
sword or spear, or strap of leathern
hide, for from the uplifting or down
falling Of those wicked instruments
came never good but blows and bruises,
misery and death"
"Now, look We here: talk as long as
We like, but talk while I'm a lickin' oi We,
cause time is precious, and mustn't be
wasted nohow Do you mean To take il
ightin' or lyin' down, only make hastc?"
You ARE hard on me, Colonel, and.
ID tell the truth. | would much rather
lot take it at all
But you must." reared the black
smith; picked alligators, you must,
Monkeys is riz, and snakes will wake.
II knock We into horsc-shocs and then
nto horsc-nails il We keep me wai,iu'
Vow, is it iihtin' or lyin' DOWN."
well, then, III take it fighting"
nc man Of peace replied.
With wild yell the now Infatuated
'olonel rushed upon his intended vic
fatal strap was swinging in
he air; but stay-can You, dear read
r, imagine the astonishmcnt Of n
chool-tcachcr caned by his own pupil:
Broadway dandy, hustled by a newly
anded Irish emigrant; a general ordered
0 stand at ease by drummer boy-if
on can. You may imagine how Colo
cl Quagg felt when shower Of blows
veil directed and incessant, began f.
all upon him, and that he was hit every
where, and that he could not plant a |
lngie blow upon the body of his oppo-
ent \ bob-tailed bulls suifcrinrs in
y time were as nothing compared to ,
hose Of the bewildercd Colonel. He |
aw more stars than Herschcll ever
reamed of; he felt as if he was all
Csc, and that horribly swollen one I
zen as 1t his bones went in and his
lood came out; at last he went down
all OF a heap" with the long brother 7
top OF him, still pounding away with
Il his might, and singing little hvmn
1ttly to himself.
"Hold hard." gasped the Colonel
you don't want to kill me, do We
rother?'
by no means" was the reply. never
'eiess bringing down his fist with
emendons bash" upon the Coloncl's j
ose, as though he saw fly there and
isned to kill it; but, said he playful
{. knocking away one of his adverse
IS loose teeth, to make his month Z
OK neat and tidy, 81 want you, Colo q
Il, before ] leave off hammerinc of
our body, to promise me two little =,
lngs, VIZ: You must give up drink '
6 OF rum, which is pcrdition and a
ARE, and on the trunk line to destruc. 5
IN. lou must not i'll use hv word ~.