The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-13

IL was about sunuo"n NHeb sht AiSH
reached Cherokee Flat and drove up 70 the
4 door of the buckeye Company's cabin.
/ The partners had quit work and come up
/ from the tar. They were getting supper,
but, for time, discontinued the work Of
+! frying tacou and baking slap jacks to come
| out and ask d. p and companion how
they came By the big donkey.
In a. few words as possible Jones male
them acquainted with the character of the
beast When he had finished bis accc unit
/ of the scene at the livery stable. every man
of the Buckeye Company was firmly con-
WINGED that the big jack could walk the
/ log" of Old Nick himself but
| NUN WAS THE WORD.
No hint of the fighting qualities Of the ami
nal was to 90 out of the cabin.
| Presently Joggles, whose boarding house
was just across the street, espied the jack
ass, and came over to where he was being
unpacked.
A smile struggled about the corners Of
his mouth as he came.
Walking up to the beast and cycling him
/ from stem to stern for time, Joggles
! said:
Purity coed chunk Of jackass. Bin
buyin' him?'
"WeI," said Jones, ~ don't know. We
have HIM on trial. Wemay buy him. He
is big and strong. and seems nice and quiet
may be tritle law.
Joggles, who seemed to be calculating
about how many mouth(uls he would make
for Old Pizen, at last said:
We'll, yes he seems rather quiet"
Having unpacked the jack, one Of the
boys" gave MIN slap with strap, as
much as to say:
You are now at liberty, old fellow: 60
off and enjoy yourself a. you please"
"W T. cried Joggles, opening bis eyes
in amazement, "you amt going to turn
that jack .oose here The first thing you
know he'll poke off up the fat where Old
Pizen Is. Then
HELL BE DEAD JACK
as sure as you live! Why, he woulden't
make a mouthful for Pizen ~
DWELL, | don't know said Jones; "the
jack is a very quiet old fellow, and | guess
Old Pizen wont think bin worth bother
ing with. Besides. the chances are that
he viii stay and pick about camp-wont
find his way up to the camp at all.
"Well, just as you please" sail Joggles,
pretending some concern; but you know
what Old Pizen is ~
"les, | know, said Jones "but pizen
is getting old l guess he don't thirst for
the fray as in bis younger days. l shouldn' t
wonder, now, If the old jack were to whip
HMM case they should get together,
added Jones. laughing.
What cried Joggles, turning red,
'that blamed old jackass whip Pizen! Not
much! I'll bet you SlOU-yer, I'll bet
you S200-he can't whip one side of him
Come, nov
The trouble is said Jones, s'that the
jack is in strange place. lie might not
fight. However, he looks as though there
might he some fight in him. II the two
ever do get together, | rather thiuk he viii
make it arm for the broncho."
''You do, eI?" said jog gles. "Well, l
don't. Here, here, row-back up your
opinion or take water. Here's 5000.
am willin' to ji,t let the animals alone
let them find their wny TO each other
ann ] be; this 5000 that, when they dc
meet, Old P.zrn whips-that he eats your
jack up alive. Gene now, Pixie, here
shall hold the stakes. See me, see me
Come DOWN. Two hundred goes that Pizeu
whips!
Thus urged, - p" covered the coin in
Prxley's hand, aud once it was done bet
ter pleased man that Joggles was never
scen on the Stanislaus. lie thought he
had
TIE DEADEsT THING IN THE WORLD.
The bet made, away ran Joggles to tel
all the "Eoys" In the camp what a dead
thing he had on Jones; always winding
up WITHHOLD Pizen II chaw him up-chav
BIN up alive!' The last thing he said tc
his dodgers that night, before he went to
bed was: ''kuowIn' Pizen as he does
Jones must bs gon' crazy. That jack 1
be chawed up-chawed up alive."
All the evening the jack remained brows-
Ing about the camp, and the next morning
was still there-standiEg with head down
and eyes closed, dreamiy moving his ears
and lazily switching his scanty tail.
Joggles smiled oontemptuously every
time he looked at the old Jack Standing
on his porch, as the miners Of the camp
passed on their way down to their claim.
on the river, Joggles facetiously inquired
whether any of them would like to bach
Chat thar ferocious beast against OLD
Pizen for another $500"
At last all the men of the camp wer'
\ down on the river at work. About9 o'clocl
in the morning one of the men CT the Buck
eye Company happened to 90 from the ba
j up to the bank of the river for something
: 4 moment after, grinning gleefuliy, he call
: ed out to those below: "The impatien
. Josgles is going to bring on the game
There'll be some fun before long; l Sc,
him starting the old jack along up the val
, ley toward the fat. Hes on the sly, an,
is getting rather keen TO see that 6ght.'
Watching Joggles, be was seen in tn
edge Of the timber throwing rocks to urg
the jack to move up streak of open groun
that led to the fat between two groves c
. pines. Presently be came back and seate
b, himself Oh his porch, getting up once in
,f while and stretching his neck to see if tn
jack was going in the right direction. III
10 was dying to have the animals get togethe
AT last . man who had climbed upon Il
t. bank reported that the jack was not to |
:. seen, and that be had no doubt gone ov,
the ridge into the fat.
All was now excitement anon: the me
=. and two or three of them were CONSTANT