Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-02-22


him the way Adolphus served her
"Where is he ?" cried old Dave, seiz
ing his horsewhip and swearing lik,
mad.
1~ He's fishing down by the creek, ant
has caught the biggest trout you eve
Isbeheld, replied the daughter,
1.-The old man wanted to hear IL,
more, but started out brimful of wrath
" In the meantime 1 had become dis
gusted with catching no fish, SO tool
my rod and walked up the creek to Sc
lect a new spot, when 10! l came across
Mr.. Adolphus Bayne, just preparing te
leave his sport.
'' Have you had any luck % he in
quired, -
"I'replied that had not, when he ex
hibited his trout
+ ga buster, isn't he p he asked.
'"Of course I couldn't say no. 49,.
81 don't eat fish," he continued
here, you may take it and put it III
your basket" and he bid me good day
and departed. .M ysf .. rs
= "Now, [ forgot to tell you that all the
time lived at Duck Greek I never set
eyes on old Dave Brown, though l had
heard good deal about him. u41
'"Well, put the trout in my basket
;. and commenced to fish again, and with
the same bad luck Pretty soon heard
a heavy footstep coming, and I knew it
wasn't Mr.. Adolphus Bayne, forhe didn't
walk in that style. .....
} p" Suddenly big man withhis trowsers
stuck in his boots and a whip in his
hands, turned the bank, and coming
directly up to me, spies my trout.
j." Did you catch that ?" says he.
"Yes," I answered, telling an un-
blushing lie.
~ "Then you're the man I'm looking
for" he replied; and before could re-
ply, he commenced to lay the whip over
my hide. ..
81 sprang to my feet and tried to col
lar him, but it was no use, the old Turk
was too powerful for me. He had me
in his grip, and the blows fell so fast
that was powerless. All the time his
face was so red that / thought he was
going to have the apoplexy. l wish he
had, but he didn't.
" He never stopped until the whip
lash was clean gone, and there wasn't
more of the haft left than would make a
toddy stick.
"Then he suspended the amusement,
and turning to me says, THAT will teach
you to make love to my daughter and
then insult her, =., E. .
"Your daughter 2 cried Il never
spoke to her in my life; but I'll have the
law on you for this
"You never spoke to her 2 he yelled,
catching me again by the collar, no
lying; didn't you promise to marry
her, and haven't you been cavorting
among the girls, lying all the while
about your being rich and going to buy
land 2
"No,' I returned, I never did.
There's fellow here who's been keeping
company with your daughter, who talks
that way, but his name amt Josh
Kelsey. He calls himself Adolphus
Bayne.
"'Ain't your name Bayne 2
"'No, it isn't. I told you SO. If
you'd been here half hour ago (and I
wish to heavens you had), you'd have
met him. r- 5. .,'E
"'Young man, replied the old sinner,
I'm sorry for this /; I've made mistake;
I'm very, very sorry. ''''. ''
"You'l be more sorry yetbefore I've
done with you, L replied, as 1 COM
menced to travel for home.
"All the neighbors advised me to
prosecute Dave Brown for assault and
battery with intent to kill. hadn't
trouble to get out of my coat and shirt,
for they came off in pieces. My back
lOOhtll as Ii IL map lldO DCSll
drawn upon it in cranberry sauce.
"Of course l sued old Brown, but
when they went to serve the summons
he had gone to Cincinnati, and he staid
there all summer. In the fall we moved
here, so couldn't follow the matter up.
I'm bigger now and stronger, too, and 1
may yet pay the cussed old rip that
licking"
AS Josh Kelsey concluded his story
the shrill scream of the locomotive
warned me that the train was at hand.
The loungerss amused themselves, and
the storekeeper went to the bar and de-
posted tumbler and black bottle on
the counter for the use Qpresume) of Ike
Blood, and bid good night to the Hi
nois station. UyN ~ rlI
PRESERVING- THE BALANCE. "a
"You are going into college life, boys,