Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-10
Catching q Tartar.


There were four of them and they were young
bloods: yeung bloOds. You have seen a young
blood. He Is the son of his father and his
father is rich. He Is called young blood be,
cause he bleeds the old man. The young blood
tolls not, neither does he spin-bue his head
spins once in a while. Well, there were four of
them. II was Sunday night. They had been
out to Rinkle's and were coming home on the
st. Charles rock rosd. They sat in a two-seAt-
ed buggy, drawn by a dashing span of BAYS.
Presently they came II the large open common
at the intersection OF the rock ROAD and Kings
highway.
Here an episode occurred. You have sill seen
an episode.
1t is something sudden.
And SO unexpected.
1t seiZes you with smazement. TTandxes
you with awe. In this instance the episode
A countrymsn was driving home in a lowly
truck-wagon drawn by an aged and methodical
gray horse. The young bloods came dashing
up with their prsncing bays. The young bloods
But the countryman had about two drinks of
whiskey IN him and hence had the advantage.
gill OF whiskey contains the same amount
of fight as a gallon of beer, and then it is so
much handler and less cumbersome.
The young bloods drew rein and the country
man holored whoai The v. b. asked the c. III
he could tell them where they were going.
The profane c. told them s'to hell"
Then one OF the y. b. said 'you'rs blank
At this the countryman laid down his lines,
and got out of his truck wagon right into the
middle Of the road, and made a speech Is fol-
lows; "You ROSTERS has lit on the wrong fence.
just one of you stay in the wagon and hold the
horses and the other three git right out here.
L ken lay all the dust between here and town
with We. oh, I'm the Teller that ken keep the
flies Off. I'm better than any muskeeter bar.
just one of you hold them horses-my old mare
III stand without hitchin'-and the balance jist
waltz to Joseph right here now. Come on !!
git out ~ And the irate countrymau announc-
ed his firm belief in the canine parentage of the
young bloods. Then he danced and pranced up
and down the road and kicked at the horses ears
and gyrsted his long arms and threw his old
mount, 1 am. like to be stopped in the mid
die OF the road do. I'm fOur-year- old bull
PAWN up big clods right out of the ground, l
am. I'm whole menagerIe of royal Bengal
tigers, and cage fell of grizzly bears. I've
lit in the ring have. Git out here Git ont, L
say, and I'll show you whar you're goin!"
Then three Of the young bloods pulled off
their coats and accepted the pressing invitation.
The other sat in the buggy and held the horses.
He was the lucky one He could go to see his
have to tell her that he had been out TO the
base ball match and got hit with the ball. The
best place in that vicinity was in the buggy,
Well, the three bounded out. Then the
countrymaD set those long arms going, and the
three Immediately imagined that the hot spell
had brought on a tornado, accompanied by an
earthquake and enlivened by rapid strokes OF
lightning.
That countryman seemed to have about if
ON tell you whsr you're goin'," he yelled, as
the first of the three tried TO climb over the
fence on his east ear.
"Thar's whar you're goin'," he shrieked, as
the second of the three executed back somer-
sault in the ditch.
cam this is the way for YOU to traveI, % he
yelled, as the last of the three tried 70 balance
himself on his nose in the middle of the road.
He started for the lucky fellow who was in
the wagon holding the horses, but the lucky
fellow let the horses go and got out OF the way,
Then be made another speech, as follows:
"Oh, I'm an earthquake, am. I'm volcano
right from the bowels of the earth. Give me
some more nuts TO crack! Give me room
Give me some more raw meat TO chaw up!"
The three slid off behind the fence. down tC
where number four sat holding the horses. and
then Slid softly into that buggy, ana the buggy
slid quietly into town, and then the three slid
| furtively into drug store. They had been out
10 see the base bail match and got hit with the
ball. They knew whfre they were going the
balance of that trip. AT all events they did
not inquire of any more countrymen, quietly
| driving home in their truck wagons.