Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07

boen 11dgetlng with his samples-per.
:haps had received : parcel Of blue stuff
in bulk to save carriage, which he had
been weighing out and packing with
his own hands into the required
quantities for his various customers in
the district. Then, having done his
work, it was not unreasonable to sup
pose he had made his toilet for. the
commercial room, and had in moment
of forgetfulness used the indigo-bag
for q towel.
I am fond of harmless fun, and
confess I fervently wished for few
more arrivals TO enjoy it with me. In
the space of q few minutes / invented
q dozen funny things to say; tho last
was so rich that 7 laughed outright.
And 80 did he.
We sat and looked at each other. l
noticed that when took drink he
did the same. When I puffed he puffed.
If / moved q hand or foot, 30 did he.
I could stand it no longer; / was
angry, and I said to him
p 81 am not to be insulted with i'm
punity, sir. Ny names Brown. I
represent the house of Rimmocks, sir
-there's my card ; stand up like a
My blood was up.
The cadaverous wretch repeated my
very words and actions, and handed me
. card which was engraved, "De
Tremens & Co., Wine and Spirit Mer-
chants" "
I finished my toddy, took off my
coat, locked the door, and looked him
full in the face.
He finished his toddy, threw off his
coat, went to the door, and put the key
in his pocketl But never for an in.
stant did he take his eyes of me. He
was quite ready for me. He waited
for me. His azure countenance had
changed; he looked fieudish,
The noble art of self-defence formed
q feature in my education; ;; when at
school, 1 could parry and counter cap
italy; my blow was equal to q hundred
and thirty-seven poulds, and ! could
give the upper cut beautifully but
somehow ! felt afraid of thus fellow,
and I looked at him AZ fiercely as /
could, in the hope that he would make
me an apology. Nothing of the kind |
On the contrary, his demoniacal scowl
grew fercer and wilder every moment,
the redness round his eyes became
more strongly defined, and his orbs
shone with. . dazzle that seemed to
freeze my blood. I would have given
months salary, and expenses to boot,
to have been safely anywhere else.
looked at the window as the thought
rose, and determined to risk limb by
jumping through it into the street be-
low. But I must have passed him.
His eyes were upon me, and I gave up
the idea as soon as formed.
had contrived, however, to have
the table between ua, and thus We were
face to face. I could not now look him
straight in the eye, az I had always
been accustomed to look at a man.
shrank from his terrible stare, and
my blood seemed to galop az though
every drop in my body had entered
and was running on = steeple.chase
through my veins, with wind up leap
from my heart to my brain.
To my horror I became sensible that
the table was moving with slow but
certain motion toward the side Of the
room. I held it with all my strength,
but without avail. N.Y. antagonist was
evidently much stronger man thar
myself, and had the design of making
for himself . fair field ON which to
exhibit his powers. I would have
pulled the bell out by its roots, fol
help, but my hands were riveted to the
table. ] moved with it against my
will his terrible eyes were upon me.
| At last the table touched the wall :
my enemy lifted his hands, and a. he
did 50 I found mine were released.
! Quick ~ lightning he sprang at me
Quick as lightning, I remembered
had large spring backed knife in my
pocket; I thrust my hand in search ol
it; but I was already in the grip of 9
wise, receiving blows that would moi
have disgraced mammoth's hammer
l was knocked down; I was knocked
up; was thrown over his head, kicket
in many places at once, jumped upon
kneIt upon; my teeth were punched
out, my nose fattcned, my neck dislo
Gated, my skull fractured, my rib
smashed in, before I could even plan
one with my left upon any part Of m,
antagonist.
| At length obtained freedom for m,
right hand the next minute he wa
dead at my feet! With great difficult
arose, and drawing the table to il
original position, I secreted the bod
underneath. Then, with an inexpresi
ible feeling of triumph and joy, wipe
my trusty weapon.
: Horror! In every chair, on every ts
ble, on the solemn old clock, in a ro
on the mantle shelf, were new arrivals
Indigo dealers, all waiting to have
turn with me!
l Tho morning after my arrival at tn
"Red Dragon" found myself in bet
strapped down. The people of the in
, told me that I had been mad the niRl
!. before, and had fought battle row
. with every article of furniture in Il
room. I knew better, of course b,
; I kept my own counsel. 1 could ha,
> teld them that I had conquered N
!, only De Tremens himself, but also b
awful Co.-&. Paasl's Magazine.
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