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Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26
Tho Detroit Judge Meets Il Tartar.

Mrs. Dane bustlctl out, full Of bust
ness, and as shelgot around in front
Of tho desk she squcaled:
! demand to see the court
Madam, replied his honor, as he
placed his hand upon his heart, gaze
OH me and be happy III:
whats tho charge 2 she inquired
in a shrill voice, ns she turned to him.
Disturbing the peace, by fighting
With your ncighbors.'
Never didit-no, sir; all lie. ! de-
mand my liberty ! she squcalcd, dan
-ings up and down until her bonnet.
strings waved in tho air like kite tails
on telegraph pole.
Slowly and gently, madam, and
don't keep such q highkey, said his
honor.
Guess I'll talk as I want to; never
was 'busd in my lilo-rcg'lar 'spiracy
to crush decent woman 7 she sllrick
ed, drawing her belt tighter.
Madam, will you lower your voice 2
NO, 1 won't
will you shu.up?
'No-non
will you allow ne to get in a word
or two!'
No; ] demand my liberty this very
minutc' she cried, clawiug Tic air
wildly!
We'll, now, you get right out Of
here demanded his honor. 'Turn
round and leave the room right Off: j
Yum if I'm going TO sit here and be
squalled at By an old woman like YOU,
no matter if they dock nc on my sal
ary. l throw.ths case out ofcourt, and
|. hope the water pipes in your neigh
borhood won't be thawcl until next
August
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26
NCTICE.
OFFICE OF COUNTY SCH )OL CO,i,R
ORASGEnuRG, Co., S. c.


June Sth 1875.
SECTION 80 Of M Act 10 amend an :,ct cn
titled AN .Nct 10 establish and maintain Il svs-
TEN OF Free Common Schools for thn State &C
South Caru!inS approved March 9Th 1871,
provided that an annual Meeting OF each
School District shall I've held on The lasl
Saturday in June ofracl year at 2 o'clock
NJ. Notice Of the time and place being
given by the Clerk of the Board ofrrus,cCs
by posting written or printed notices in
three public places OF the DISTRICT at least
ten days before tile meeting. 10 appoint
Chairman torrtside ovcrthe meeting. 70
raise by Tax in addition to the annual
arporionment by the State to their use such
further sums of money MS they may deem
proper for the supper. Of public Schools
said sum not to bcmorc than three dollars
for every Child i'll the Distric. between the
ages of six and sixteen, said sun TO be col
lcccd by the County Trcasnrerand TO l,o
held by him, subject 10 the e,order of the
Trustees. t
Co,mcrsigncd by the County School
Commissioner
TllOS. PHILLIPS,
School Comm iasioner.
Orangcburg County.
june IL 1875 st
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26

Our local is under obligations to
Mrs. ". a. Mcroney for fine spcci-
men Of vegetables from her garden,
among which was mess Of okra, the
first that we have seen this year. We
make our best bow, and olicr Mrs. NJ.
our thanks.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26
Sheriff. S Sales.

By virtue # sundry Executions 10 me lii
rec,cd, | will sell to the highest bidder,
at Orangcbnrg G. H.. on the FIRST
MONDAY IN sJulvs next, for e,sh, ali
the right. title and Interest Of the Ds.
PENDANTS in the following property, 'viz!l
All that plantation or tract OF land in
orangchurg County containing GOO norea. /
more or less, bounded By lands Of J.. Zcig.
Ter, Emma M.iglcr, T.. A. .Buyck and Others.
Levied on as the property If w. y. Speis-
ncr at he suit Of George Boliver ~ admir-
cum test ann:xoi Of David T. Zeigler, dc.
ceased. .4 .a
a. that plantation or tract of land In
said county, containing 81 tcrcs more Or
less, bounded by lpnds now or, lnteiyiofJ.
II. UCain, Sam'l 1>ozard, A. W. Miller and
j. Board, Levied on as the property Of ],
=. M. Fonrcs nj tho suit of T.. j Frederick.
- - Also .#tt]
All hat piece or parcel Of land with tho
buildings thereon, in Elisto Fork in aaidl
county, containing 10 acres, more or leo.
and bonndctl on MI sides BY lands Of j. H.
nnsl Mary Boltcn. Levied on NJ The prtc,.
pcrty Of James Cannon Ut the suit Of II. Il,
Rice.
Lot Of Goods, Wares and Merchandise,
lsInme a, the suit of f. W. Wagner & CO.
Orangeburg Z. H.,
June II, 1875. soc.
june ID 81
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26

NEIF OMNIB SIS
Mr.. G. w. Baxter will begin run
ming his new "Bns' to-day, it has been
built here with Il special view to
lightncss and comfort, and will be a
pleasant change from The cumbrous
old "Bus" Of the past.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26

RAHROAD--
The day train up to Columbia now
passes here at o:55 A. NJ. We give in
another part Of tho paper the sched-
ule Of all passenger trains, both up
and down.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26

Look'at j. Wallacc Cunnon's new
advertisement, Wallace keeps any
thing almost that you need, and puts
them to you at prices that make you
forget the Confederate war, and take
you back to the shopping days of
1859, lie means business, ant! if yo,.
will only call in there Bill Sain will
prove it to you. Go and see,
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26

We see that Mayor Mosclcy has
provided something to kill time with
during the long. dull, summer days,
in the shape ola light buggic, and u
fast mare that lie says, can lrot around
anything in this County, she is II per-
1ect little beauty, both iii her general
appearance, and the style with which
she moves, and can make "time' sci
dom seen outside ofa race course. We
have ridden behind Molly Darling,
III know what she can do.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26
TT o TT g H

All per.ons having claims against the
Estate OF Mary Zimmerman deceased, will
present the same properly attesteil, and
those indebted will make payment To
TllOS. Il. ElCKENBACKER
Admir-.
may % 1875 lin.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26
I. O. O.. r.

Edisto Lodge No. 33, Meets at Odd
Fellows Hall, every Monday evening at s
o'clock, from Goth March to Goth Sept. and
at "a o'clock from 20til Sept. to 10th March.
W. f. BARTON, N.G.
+. reMARS, See.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26

J. George Vosc
Judgment

,n1.s.1H,, hssa1iy Y. !, Girsraya" If; and Of
der ,C"nirny No. l of Or
angchurg. s. Z. Foreclosure
,Hy virtue Of tho Judgment herein, / will
sell ut public auction to the highest bidder
III OranSebnrg c. II, on the first Monday in
July next, during the usual hours Of sale,
the following real estate, viz: ,l
All That lot of land in tho town of Or
'nnsebarg, containing one and one eighth
arrces more or less. Also onu other lot
anilournlng the above lot, containing ninety
ionr llndrcdths OF an acre, more or less,
bounded ty the Five Fotch Road and lands
OF O. \. Bowman and others.
Terms cash Purchasers to pay for pa
pers and recording.
Orangehurg &. IT,,
Sheri's Office Ell. CAIN.
June II, 1878. SOC.
juno ID 3,
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26

FooLING THE OLD I.ADY.-Thc
following story is very good, but
rather apocryphal A young man
out west was courting pretty girl,
but her mother would not permit him
to stay after ten o'clock, grc,tly TO
his and her daughters disgust. Last
New Years Day that young man pre-
scntcl the old lady with patent
clock of great beauty and ingenuity.
The prospective mo!hcr-in-law wAs
greatly pleased, and gave her old
clio k to Il poor woman who lived in
the 'neighborllood. Now that young
couple are happy, for this new clock
is SaSsA sS L. i Ill! Isse .A=ee
hours between Sand 10 in the even
ing, and make it up all right before
mor;ing. The old lady watches the
clock carefully and cries "Ahsm!' rs
usual when it gets to 10. And ret.
she SAYS, she emit understand what
makes her get SO sleepy before 10,
and ate to get Up so bad The next
morning.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26
EARLY OERIl-

EARLY OKRA-
The Ne~s and Courier says the first
okrn Of the season was sold in their
market Wednesday at twenty-five
cents per plate. Orangebnrg is en-
:ircly ahead Of that, it was selling on
our streets Monday last at ten cents
per quart.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26

We omitted i'll our notice Of town
improvements to call attention to the
repairs and changcs made by our
friend Men'zel in the dwelling recent
" purchased by him on Market street.
The house, while undergoing various
repairs, has been turned around SO as
to face upon the street, which is a de-
cidcd Improvement. We learn also
thai Mr.. Nlcntzcl, i'll connection with
Mr.. Peel, intend building upon the
front lot, soon. a skop for tho cxccu-
ti"n Of all wood or iron work ncccs-
sary for wagons, carriages, &c.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26
1 FOUR MILE IH.iLK-

4 FOUR MILE IHiLk- !.
One of our citizens visited Charles
ton the other day, and returned on the
night train, laden with bundles
Buttonholing the Conductor, he got
of, even you gifts 10 Orangoburg |
glts OIL nit mine tings." All right
said the Conductor, and our friend
settled himself for nap. Passing
Orangcburg four miles, the Conductor
found him still comfortably snoozing.
lie was aroused, got off the train and
footed it back to town with Il load of
bundles that it would take two men
to carry comfortably.
We nrc panied to announce the
death Of Miss Mary Il. Street, the
sister Of cur townsil,Hn HIr. j. j
Street, on Sunday morning last, after
lingering, and painful illness Of
several years. Miss Street was about
nineteen years OF age, and has for years
borne her ahlictior, md at last, ia ccd
Death himself, with n beautiful illus.
tration Of christian patience, rcsiyna.
ton, and faith, that carry deep feel
ing OF comfort to the hearts or her
afflicted family, calmly and gently,
without one murmer or doubt, she
has passed beyond the vail.
The body was taken to Georges
Station and there inferred in the
family burying grounds.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26
J. O @ "A T..

EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
Service will be held tomorrow in
this church at the usual hour.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26
COTTON BOIL

q COTTON DOLL
Tho first Of the scnson, as fer rs we
know, was handed us on Monday last,
by Mr.. II. Riggs, it is not from some
fancy garden patch, but taken from
the field. Under the influence of the
favorable season we have had SO fir,
cotton we learn is we'll advanced.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26

Whensyou see man bend forward
with woe upon his iacc, and hands up
on his stomach, you may know that
early cucumbc.s have arrived.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26
TOWN COUNCIL.

THIS body meets every second Tuesday
after the first Monday Of each month, for
the transaction Of regular business.
Mayors Court, held whenever occasion
requires.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26
For Sale.
Admins istl'atOr's Sale

by virtue Of an order of the Probate
Court, will sell Mt Orangehurg on the aale :
day in July next, for cash, the following
Judgments ard Choses in Action, helonalns
te The Estate Of DR.. Wu. a. Cooper, dc:
ceased, to, wit: a,itUi $50
! Judgment vs p Stroman, for $3o3.7s,
Rickcnbaker,, $alS1.
8 Daniel Shuler, $72OO. ~.
a Il Sllulcr, 1925.
{ . II S Keller. $60.9f. f.'tii"t'1'
Also DEGREES against various parties for /.
sums varying from 81 to $40. Also all
ether Chooses n Action belonging to said
estate. JOHN S. c. HUFFMAN. ,g.,
: june l9--I Admir-.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26
70 IYN YIyIlIElyI,S-

TOWN LlI'RO YElIENIS-
New buildings going! up on every
side, and the sound Of the trowcl ana
hammer is abroad in the land. Besides
those buildingsi which VIC ,lhavo al
ready noticed as having been lately
erected, is Il handsome two story
brick store built by Mrs. McNamnra
and now very near completion, we
believe Mr.. c. Il. Jones intends occu-
pying il with q stock Of general mcr-
chandiZe. Mr.. d. Louis las the
foundation Of another brick store laid,
adjoining Lis other one, just finished,
and intends pushing it rapidly to
completion. Mr.. w. II. Lightfoot
has q large two story brick store and
dwelling we'll under way ana hopes
soon to take procession otit. IIc in
tends putting i'll II large stock ofgoods
in ample time for the fall trade.
Mr.. w. a. 'NIcroncy has raised the
frame work for his new hotel aud is
urging the work toward with the hope
Of opening it. % tl,c public by ist
September? next, it. will be handsome
and commodcous building when
finished, with with some twenty rooms for
the accommodation Of guests besides
pnrlors, Office &c. This hotel in the
hands Of such experienced parties as
MIR. Mcroncy and his lady will prove
q great benefit and convenience 10 our
Town. We will give more detailed
description Of it when completed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02
Edwin Booths Trouble.

A New York correspondent, writing to
the Troy Times, says, apropos of Edwin
Booths late disaster: 1t may be said
that Booths life has been marked by
many of those misfortunes which are pc
culiar to genius. The shadow of his
fathers errors overhung his early years.
Then came the bloody stain on the fam
lily arising from the murder of Lincoln.
For whole year after this tragedy he
refrained from his profession. His genius
brought wealth, and at the age of 30 he
was the richest, as well as the greatest,
performer of the day. Then came the
fatal blunder of the new theater, in
which he sunk all his savings as well as
all the money he could borrow, and at
last he was sold out and stood before the
world as bankrupt. He has since then
been much shattered, and at one time
was said to be insane. During this in
terval he remained secluded at his resi-
dence at Cos Cob, but since then he has
made number Of engagements. His
latte disaster reminds us that Charles M.
Barras, once owner of the Black Crook
and the former owner of Booths place,
was killed there. Some would reckon
Cos Cob an unlucky spot, since two
leaders in the same profession have there
been injured. Booth is now 40 years
old. He will never draw as he once did.
One reason is the present stagnation.
He might fill house for week or a
fortnight, but the time has been when
he played here hundred nights to
crowded houses. That time is past.
Booth, however, is well provided for.
His wife is daughter of the rich Mr..
McVicker, of Chicago, and the old gen
tleman will stand by his gifted but I'M
fortunate son-in-law until the last.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02

was recently the scene of a terrible
tragedy. The place was found closed,
and neighbors, to ascertain the cause,
looked into the window, and were hor-
rified to find an old settler of the vi
entity, Thomas Mccarthy, man about
so years Of age, lying dead upon the
floor, with bullet-hole In his forehead.
Entrance was effected, and the body of
Mccarthy removed to his residence.
August Bauman, proprietor of the tav-
er1l, could not be found, and it was sup
posed that he fed on commission of the
crime. The place indicated that there
had been desperate struggle between
the men. The walls were frlrrowed by
bullets and the windows broken by
glasses picked up from the counter.
Bauman was seen in the neighborhood,
and subsequently returned to the saloon
and committed suicide by shooting him
self twice in the right breast.
A SHOCKING accident occurred in the
town of Rosendale, eight miles south.
west Of Oshkosh, recently. The boiler
of an engine driving threshing-machine
exploded, causing death to two men, and
seriously scalding two others. The en-
CINE had been run six seasons, and was
supposed to be in good order and safe.
It belonged to Owens & Rees, and had
been running week on this seasons
business. VIM. Owens was feeding at
the time of the explosion, and was
struck by piece of the boiler and in
stantly killed. Henry Perry was measur
ing, and being by the side of the sepa-
rator, which was completely wrecked and
set on fire, he was buried under it and
burned to crisp. Two sons of Mr.. Rees
were terribly scalded, and little ten
year son Of Moon, on whose premises
the machine was at work, was thrown
some distance over the fence, but not Sc
riously hurt. The engineer happened
to be out of the line of tue explosion,
and was unhurt. Mr.. Moon lost by the
fire three loads of wheat already threshed,
all that was unthreshed, and his barn
and contents, and 40 tons of hay. No
blame is attached to the engineer, as he
is an entirely competent man. The cause
of the explosion was that the boiler had
become too weak to stand the pressure
necessary to run the machine.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02
A Courageous Woman.

Says the Des Moines State Register.
Frequent complaints have been made In
Des Moines, at different times, of insults
offered to females on the streets after
nightfall. Last Sabbath evening &
young scalawag engaged in this dirty
business received rebuke that he will
be very likely to remember. Two girls,
stout, hearty Swedes, were going west
on Locust street after evening service at
the Swede church. The girls were alone.
This was noticed by two young men,
who followed and soon overlook them.
When they arrived within speaking dis
tance they addressed the girls, who at
tempted to escape by fast walking. This
they were not able to do, and their tor
mentors kept close to them. Finally
one of the men made an insulting pro-
posal to them, when the larger girl
wheeled about and seized him. With
one blow she knocked him down as com
pletely as if mule had kicked him.
Then she kneeled on his PROSTATE form,
and pummeled the whelp until he
begged for mercy, crying like child.
When he did this, woman-like, she re-
Tented, and permitted him to depart in
stead Of turning him over to the police.
The other man fed when he saw his
companion placed hors du combat. 1t
was the completest turning of tables
ever known in Des Moines, and was
worth dozen sentences in the Police
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02

take extra marine risks, principally on
what are known as Unbiased" vessels.
It seems that for the last three years and
a half there have been 4, OLE vessels which
have stranded, foundered or are missing.
OF these, /, 149 were regularly classed in
Lloyd's Register and 1888 were I'M
cIassed. This is the exhibit for three
and half years ending the Both of last
June, and it is a fearful one. These
losses are generally in the coasting and
lumber business, and there is no resist
ing the conclusion, from the facts given
the public from official sources by Mr..
PlimsoI, that the great majority of these
vessels are sent to sea with full equip
ment of crews, with the deliberate pur
pose of being sent to the bottom in order
to secure the insurance. The ship
owners of the United States, upon find
ing vessels unseaworthy, have been in
the habit of sending them to Great
Britain for sale but as Plimsoll's bill
has now rendered England a very poor
market for rotten ships, it will be well
for our insurance companies to keep
their eyes open, or urge upon Congress
the passage of bill similar In its pro-
visions to that of Mr.. Plimsoll's for the
protection of their interests and those of
the hardy mariner.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02
POLITICAL MEMORANDA.

Ex-SPEAKER BLAINE is to deliver the
address at the Cumberland County pa
Fair, in October.
GEN. Jos. HAwLEy, of Connecticut,
has friends who mention his name in
connection with the Presidency. o
The favorite for the Democratic nom
nation for Governor of Pennsylvania
seems to be Judge FL. P. Ross.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Boston Jour
nal, who has given time and study to the
thing, says John A. Weston viii be the
next Democratic candidate for Governor
in Massachusetts,.
The discussion of successor to Sen
ator Hamilton, of Texas, includes the
names of Gov. Coke, ex-Gov. Throck-
morton, the Hon. John ii. Reagan, and
Hon. John Hancock.
SEVEN nominations for Congress have
thus far been made In Mississippi. Five
of the candidates are Colonels, one is
General, (" and one is 6 Major" the
privates are yet to be heard from.
In Baltimore a Citizens party has
been formed chiefly with reference to
local affairs, but which, it is thought,
may play a part in the State canvass.
The principal planks of the platform are
the preservation of the public schools,
taxation of church property, official
economy, opposition to sectarian appro-
priations and to the employment of con
vict labor by contractors,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02
IOTAS.

!
! FAREWELL, summer.
ILLINOIS owes 81, $780, 900.
Gov. TIIDEN is bachelor.
BROOKLYN has 225 churches.
ENGLAND has 100000 paupers.
BosToN's population is $4,000.
BRET HARTE is writing drama.
GEN. BURNSIDE was once tailor.
BESSIE TURNER is writinga novel.
BISMARCK has forty two decorations.
ANDREW JOHNSON was Swedenborg-
ian.
The King of Dahomey has 1000
wives.
The Chicago river is spanned by IS
bridges.
DONALDSON was tight-rope per-
former.
BROWN, the mind-reader, has turned
lecturer.
A WOMAN 1O4 years old has just died
in Chicago.
CHINESE immigration to California is
increasing.
FRANCE spends 500, 900, 900 a year on
her army.
MASSACHUSETTS is more thickly settled
than France.
PoTTsvI1LE, Pa, has cucumber 40
inches long.
A SULPHUR mountain has been discov-
cred In Nevada.
GEN. BURNSIDE is the best dressed man
in the Senate.
EX-SENATOR Ross, of Kansas, sets type
for living.
ENeuAND's pensioners cost her SIS, $780,
600 annually.
A DoUBLE-HEADED turtle has been cap
tured in Virginia.
A MINNESOTA man, while bathing, had
his little toe bit off by pickerel.
POTTER, of New York, is the best
dressed Congressman.
The gambling bells in Washington
have all been closed.
The yearly expenses of the City Of
Brooklyn are $13, 000,0
HAI1EcK, the Treasury thief, is the son
of Universalist minister.
EX-EMPEROR FERDINAND, OF Austria,
left fortune of $60,000,000.
SUNSET Cox is the worst dressed man
in either branch of Congress.
A s1xTEEN-YEAR old girl in North
Carolina has given birth to triplets.
! WILLIAM B. DUNCAN is comfortably
situated His father has S., 000, 900.
! An English paper called the Obituary
is devoted exclusively to funeral sub
jects.
TIE aggregate wealth ofStewart, Van
derbilt and Jay Gould is estimated at
$500, 100000
Mrs. GADIalELI, of Providence, is the
richest woman in America, being worth
800, 600, 900.
ABOUT one-tifth of the population of
this country, above the age of 10 years,
is unable to read and write.
ENGLAND maintains an army of zoo, 900
men in India, of whom 12S,447 are
natives and 60,613 British.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
What would You Think >

When walking out come summers day,
What if a little bird should call,
And on your shoulders perch and say,
ssSpeak we'll of all, or not at all!''
What would you think?
What if you chased and caught for fun
An airy, gaudy butterfly;
And on its wings there in the sun
You plainly saw the words, g Don't lei''
What would you think?
What if you watched an opening rose
Spread all its petals to the air,
And to your wondering gaze disclose
Two little warning words, 'sDon't swear!n
What would you think7
What if you sought to rob the birds,
And hunted for their nests with zeal,
But found each egg traced DER with words,
AS plain as print, Dear boy, don't steal!"
What would you think?
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02
The Two Men and the Bear.

Two men had to go through a great
wood. One of them was short and
stout and one was tall and slim.
81 could not run fast or climb well, !"
said the short one IF foe, man or
beast, came on me should have to stand
my ground. =
Have no fear," said the slim man.