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

sembling my own. noticed particu
~ that his feet were encased in French
cloth boots, with narrow tips of patent
leather at the toes, like mine; in fact
felt tempted to offer him considerable
odds that I could name the maker and
number of the lasts upon which they
were made. His face. too, seemed te
be very near like my face; there
was the noble brow, the partial
~ bald pate, the expressive
mouth, the magnificent teeth, the
chiselled nose-the-no, not the elo
quent dark eyes-the same sort of eye,
though, differing only from mine in ont
little particular feature His eyes hai
q red ring round each, caused perhaps
by cold or grief; nor could he boast o
a rosy fresh complexion such rs mine
his was most decidedly cholerio-blut
as indigo. I concluded at once that hi
travelled for some dry.salter, and haG
been fidgeting with his samples-per
haps had received q parcel Of blue stuf
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 hit
work, it was not unreasonable to sup
pose he had made his toilet for the
commercial room, and had in moment
OF torgetfulness used the indigo-bae
for towel.
I am fond of harmless fun, and
confess fervently wished for few
more arrivals to enjoy it with me. In
the space of q few minutes I invented
dozen funny things to say the last
was so rich that I laughed outright.
And so did he.
We sat and looked at each other
noticed that when 1 took drink he
did the same. When I pulled he pulled.
If moved hand or foot, 30 did he.
1 could stand it no longer; I was
angry, and I said to him
81 am not to be insulted with i'm
punity, sir. My names Brown.
represent the house of Rimmocks, sir
there's my card stand up like a
man, sir
My blood was up.
The cadaverous wretch repeated my
very words and actions, and handed me
card which was engraved, ode
rremens & 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 pocket! But never for an in.
slant did he take his eyes off me. He
was quite ready for me. He waited
for me. His azure countenance had
changed; he looked fendish.
The noble art of self defence formed
feature in my education; when at
school, 1 could parry and counter cap
italy; my blow was equal to a hundred
and thirty-seven ponds, aud could
give the upper cut beautifully; but
somehow I felt afraid of this fellow,
and looked at him as fercely as
could, in the hope that he would make
me an apology. Nothing of the kind
On the contrary, his demoniacal scovl
grew fiercer and wilder every moment,
the redness round his eyes became
more strongly defined, and his orbs
shone with q dazzle that seemed to
freeze my blood. 1 would have eivep
months salary, and expenses to boot,
to have been safely anywhere else.
looked at the window as the Thought
rose, and determined to risk a limb bv
jumping through it into the street be-
low. But 1 must have passed him.
HIS eyes were upon me, and I gave up
the idea as soon as formed.
1 had contrived, however, to have
the table between us, and thus we were
face to face. I could not now look him
straight in the eye, as I had always
been accustomed to look at a man.
1 shrank from his terrible stare, and
my blood seemed to galop as 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 nay strength,
but without avail. My antagonist was
evidently much stronger man than
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 it's roots, for
help, but my hands were riveted to the
table. ] moved with it against nv
will his terrible eyes wore upon me.
At last the table touched the wall ::
my enemy lifted his hands, and as he
did so I found mine were released.
Quick as lightning he sprang at me /
Quick as lightning, I remembered I
had large spring-backed knife in nv
pocket; thrust my hand in search Of
it; but I was already in the grip of a
wise, receiving blows that would not
have disgraced a mammoth's hammer.
l was knocked down I was knocked
up; was thrown over his head, kicked
IN many places at once, jumped upon.
knelt upon; my teeth were punched
out, my nose fattcned, my neck dislo-
Gated, my skull fractured, nv ribs
smashed in, before I could even plant
one with my left upon any part of my
antagonist.
At length obtained freedom for nv
right hand the next minute he was
dead at my feet! With great difficulty
l arose, and drawing the table to it,
original position, secretcd the body
underneath. Then, with an inexpress.
IDLE feeling of triumph and joy, wiped
my trusty weapon.
Horror! In every chair, on every ia,
bic, ON the solemn old clock, in a row
on the mantle shelf, were new arrivals
Indigo dealers, all waiting to have ,
turn with me!
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Tho morning after my arrival Mt the
Red Dragon" I found myself in he'd
strapped down. The people of tho in,
told me that I had been mad tho nigh
before. and had fought battle roya
with every article of furniture in tn.
room. knew better, of course bu
kept my own counsel. I could hav,
told them that had conquered no
only De Tremens himself, but also hi.
awful Co.-&. Pxets Alngazinc.
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WESTON, the almost forgotten walk
list, energies from obscurity with a,
offer to walk ut agricultural fairs, thi
fall, for $50 an hour.
For the first coating of the Graphi
balloon over 800 gallons of varni al
we're consumed, md about fifty brushe
used up.