The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24
Was it an EicctiOneering
Dodge of Frank
CerWin!
ATTORNEYS PLEAS, & OPIN.
ION OF CHIEF JUSTICE
LOCKWOOD.
"Gemmen, Stan Back dar, and
Cub dem WencheS Far
Play!'

d. There was sound of deyiltry by night.
For Arcas fair children had gathered then their beauty
And bright the gas lamps shone DER black women and
white trash,
AID all went merry as pandemonlun."
The usual quiet and undisturbed reposc of the
rats in Colwell & Clark's lumber yard, as well as
the residents of Main street in that vicinity, was
sumarily broken off by the shrieks of belgerents
on Sunday evening The diminishing was COM
menced at early dawn, but the tocsin of war was
not formally sounded until darkness had
"DIawn her sable curtain DER the earth,"
and the city had assumed its wonted tranquility
The scene of conflict WAS near Wigets meat
market on Main street proper, but as the battle
proceeded the contending hosts approached as
far as, and occupied the gutter, on Clinton street
AS to what the cause Of the ION pleasantncss"
was, or whether any formal declaration of war
had been previously made, we are not informed
Suffice it to say, that as the firing commenced
"Korn" was on hand lin bomb.proof suit of
maiD and viewed the mortal combat. The assail.
ing forces, under command of peter the Great"
came to the scratch with becoming alacrty, and
Opened out" with fall styles of pugilistlc re-
conOnces The defending battalion, under the
leadership of Madamoselle Celestio, was, how
ever, found to be strongly entrenced behind for
midable breast 'corks, with every gun mounted
and waiting only for the command to "wade in"
20 lead them on to certain and decisive victory
The first round being called, both parties ad-
vanced in double column, and right manfully
did they contend for first hair. As "Peter the
Great" waved his chdpeau de KOSsuth at the head
of his column, his clarion voice was exclaimlng:
Approach me ike the ruggid Russian bear
The horned rhinoceros or Thyran tiger"
With frenzy pouting out and every indi-
yidual kink of wool erect, the "outrageousr
armies advanced, shoulder to shoulder, with
coiors (black) Haunting in the breeze to the
music of
MY gall my gal, I'm gwine for to see'
The guns of both forces becoming dismOunted
at the beginning of the engagement, the conflict
was reduced to n hand toll hand combat. The
leader Of the assailinS squad here assumed the
position of umpire, leaving the success of his
force in the hands of his subordinates. This was
brilliant piece of strategy, for no sooner was he
enthroned as master of ceremonies. than
THE THREE JIMs
dim Hammond, white trash James Smith, ESQ.,
colored; and Seneca Jim3 expressed patriotic
desire to enlist in this radical crusade, and
would have undoubtedly enrolled their names
upon the list of a nations heroes, had not the
commanding figure interrupted with
Stand back thar, white trash, and CUB those
wenches fair play, or I'll bust your snoots; TO-
God will"
This commanding exclamation from the boss"
quelled the patriotic fires which had slumbcred
in the breasts of these very cstimable warriors,
and the contest was resumed by the thorough
breds.
The second round was engaged in with so
much enthusiasm as to demonstrate the utter
superiority of the assailant. Wool (the genuine
article, teeth (false) side arms (white- handled
razors), and the ensign of the beligerants were
scattered DER the battle field.
This, the last round was wound up by Madame
Celestio knocking Sails teeth out and biting her
arm, which made her sing out the following
news" Hold on, dar, you d frog -eater, dat
amt fair; you'sc bitn' my arm and / amt got
my teef inn