Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-27
Odd Scene ON n Highway.
BEATING A DROvER AT HIS OWN TERPsrCHo

REAN GAME,
The st. Louis Globe tells the following; The
setting sun on Thursday afternoon threw a
halo upon vast drove of hogs, sedately march
ing down the Olive street rock road, attended
and the other embellished with black-snake
whip. IL was rather chilly-in fact cold and
as the gentlemen walked along in pleasant con-
versation, sometimes addressed to each other
and sometimes to the hogs, they began to feel
Me influences of the raw atmosphere, the effects
Of which they tried to overcome at the bar of
every tavern they fell in with.
Encouraged with their success they became
htlarious, and in their good humOr poked each
other and the pigs in the ribs, in that familiar
manner which charactenzes good fellows
charmed with each others society. He of the
black snake cracked his lash until the air was
full OF snaps, and shouted and yelled in the fine
exubersnce Of his spirits. As his enthusiasm
OF the stick, that the next traveller would make
some fun for the party thateven the hogs would
But few more drinks had been concealed
when they met man in buggy, a man who
had been hunting, and who had some dangerous
implements in the buggy. With a spring he Of
man and buggy to a sudden halt.
stranger" said the man in the buggy, lean
stranger, wish you'd let that horse 60"
"Partner," said he of the whip, 81 can't 1
can't let that horse go. 1 want to know, part
ner, where you've been and where you are 60
"Stranger," ,uoth the man in the buggy. nI
don't think that's any OF probabilities
Really don't"
81 don't want to hurry you, partner, but you
ouisn shss a"es sn% or slide
right here,' and he snapped his whip uncom-
fortably close to the buggy mans countsnance.
You see stranger" said the man in the
buggy, al don't think can dance. Nv boots
are too beavy.'
"You can take your boots of if you want to,
partner ! amt modest, and L won't mind
be quick, cause these hogs and this yer friend
o. mine is getting mighty impatient"
"Well, If you want to see dance mighty
bad, partner, reckon I must accom- nodate
when get 'em on III show you how its DONE"
and be fumbled under the buggy seat. Ina
moment he arose up with huge revolver in his
er?" ~ i'' u""'i"s' 'u~"s
The next instant he was on the ground, his
left hand coInprehending the throat of Black
head. The hogs looked at each other with
raised eyebrows, and were all the more aston
ished when they saw him Of the stick hosting
himself over a fence and sliding for peace on
earth and good will among men behind neigh
"stranger. would you be so polite as to drop
that whip"
He dropped it.
"Now. stranger wen have that dance"
well, partner, Idon't know but what it's
time that dance began"
alton was explained to him. Samuel being a
devotee Of Terpsichore himself, gravely copsid-
cred that the dance should 20 on without more
delay.
"YouIl find 1t moro comfortable, stranger, To
dance without those boots, and think you bet.
ter take 'em or"
az estimate you're right about that, partner"
and down squatted Black-snak and disrobed
his feet, and then took of his coat.
II Is said BY those who saw him that Black
snake is an excellent dancer. He has keen
appreciation Of the tine points, and has 4 vay
Of singing his feet that many masters Of the art
have not acquired.
"Wsrm, amt IL, stranger"
Black-snake conceded Il was q little oppres-
sive, as he resumed his habilsments, after five
minutes good, hard work.
.Good bve. partner; say, partner, don't
mention this little thing in Lucas Market, will
your"
But, somehow. it was mentioned in Sans
Black-snake found no peace save In the society