Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-20
A fishs For susrrm,c,
An AUTHENTIC INCIDENT ON, 80.
THE SoUrHwrSr


&C., "a ,e" Gays since 20 take a in.r, oS
a. wi ile IlNtr and several miles basS ICY
~. using saddle horse. nart,,.. - tfO an
nm IN sPGrSoly settled dtstrtcf a. ~ ~ =, *
ni,'a s Were IN had condition and The enc me
| .'Is .ooAeG threatening, ne halted lef,,,S J,
| ICfging ~ q NC could uai
Il Ieckon YOU nouSbi.~ replied The Io,r-
- S,,toa a eyed squatter. afIer hes.ta
Tt Nlcksourger found little Z, eat an, h,-
! horse 4, 'ibu sun LEES. The saaaffer ana 80
! vile Wei slI alois, sni they hal but q t,s,,-
wCr + for &c stranger t,,s .,,,-,i ~ /. lev
| each other. When the eyr,in., -. - sp5ae 70
traveller canlred Gown ON the rcor on a ilsp-
ket, aud hciI Z very tired he feil aSlSss, ,-,,ti
! host anh hostess were smoking tiIatr bt.'S
clay % pes nj the other end OF ne rs,r, a.
had slepl ahout two hours, when the squat
| Ter shook bin by the sho alder aud Saia
| "StrtEg'r' I'm powerful sorry 20 diS;urb
1 ye hDi W. OAK favor"
,, "nes-yS. "hst is III" inquired the vicks-
| nnr.fr A. he iIbpei ais ewes all sat an
ni G Xix 20 50 far play, don't ye. straag-
YES. 81 course"
| somehow >hes cross sai tatchy. and ,.p.,..
| I'm trine ugly. I.sasigi~e. We ,lon I h.lgup
worth "id boots We've lit and 1T. I'm old
| even thing" 'N' M
Wei, / m sorry, Put in the Vicksburgcr.
| The SQuatier hcSItated. 49,
| W eve bcen a balkin- since We r,lr,, stra,c-
er, an n we We made up 10 ask We q hold re
Cahiie aiI I" ,e, us 20 "a Tor al old rnu er OF
| ISM IT, iaT t'l NfRN AhInAfr. which
Shall settle our ~ :! II lick, shell 20, Il sle
| IcES / a traNel!''
Il m sorry ifthere'sany trouble. anI Iaoa,
| We've go 20 do 10 stran.er." rent Z f,,o
woman. II WON'T live with a man rbn : N
lex me- and hos just a. higa- bDrn. sans as
| good as the run q men. bat hes 1Hy,- a.
SASSY, and ne wants a. wear his hat On ms
| ear " us
shes right, stranger" said the slaa,ter.
! and THIS cabin caht hold both al Us anv
| longer. II % re a Sguar' fighL.-no klc,I.,sy
! ciSion."
The Niczsburger prot sStei. hut the wom,,
! placed a li-hlri candle ia his haaI.alInD>t-
ca hIfn n the door, aud MAJ aIi wife n sppei
| out un the ground.
| 'Nuke, IN going II w'l or YOU right
| smart M JJst four boots artl "A hoiler." NatI
! tie Squat;er, * lac pushed up his sleeves
/ sam, " don weigh 'Iu'i into three toa>i''
| commenced.
The Nicksburger mer tally bet twenty =,
| one ON the man At the start, bat ia two mia
| utes he had reduced the odds 10 ten. AMI in
| two minutes more NJ was betting even Tho
| wife was like a wildcat springlng DO i-ins.
| striking. aud ciawing. AMI pretty soon her
| hus l1n' had To stand on the defensive
81, TX cat tor the Bengal tiger, Sulzpt" ne
| warned - n claWet the air.
| - can whip the boots oiin ye. SAM" sue
| replied. ana tne battle grew iercer
| One OF the wnman's sharp nails struck the
| husband eA e and blinded him for an Instant.
As he thTo M his arms she seized both her
| bands into his hair. yam xed him down aud in
| another moment had the "gOuge" on hIm
sam, do you caye?" she asked a. they lay
| quiet. -
That's the dead-word. Sake. and I'm
| licked mah!" he mOurniUlly answered.
| She let him up, and he turned 10 the NicKs-
| burger and inquired:
stranger was 40 "A far fought"
! Il guess D. was"
Then tTayrIl''
| he entered the hut. put on his cDat AMI
| hat, took mp his ride. "a at a. ne came cat he
| reached his hand 10 his wife. and said
| "GoOi-Dye, Suke' We agreed, far and
| Squar, and here co. Then, turning ID tue
Much obleesed. strar ger-ye held rhacan-
ale plumb al, and ye tidn't hoiieT FOR either
one Of u.s.
And he walked down 70 the fence. Leaned
| over, and was soon lost ID sight.
Goo ! nun ON the shoot" unused the wife
as she gazed aftes him. "5ut his nghttng
weight Is clar run down 10 nuthir."
CoFFEE should be Drowned an Ieas: twic,
week, and kept in alright canisters. and
only n Jund just Immediately before using.
ficK The green coffee carefully over, shake
| IL IN a lander 70 free IL from dust, ana rub
~ In a cloth. While roasting, STIR IL con-
stantly' the moment the berry crackles aud
becomes crisp enough % pulverze, II is sum-
| ciCntly roasted. Stir i'm a small piece Of but-
| ter the size OF a walnut. and put the coff',a
steaming hot into an alright canister For
ma king, puf your ground coffee into a bowl
with Just sufficient cold water % moisten it,
| beat IN an egg. shell and all: mix IL well
through the coffee. RiT ~ Your coffee boiler
oAt Win bCillng water put the coffee In, aud
pour over AZ the required amount OF boiling
water. Let "a boil h. minutes When IN De.
gins 10 boil stir il frequently, and never
leave ~ until the grOunIs sink. Pour a little
from the spout, III order 10 remove the grains
that may have boiled into IL aud pour la back
into the pot tits very much better II served
without decantlng it. The proportions of
ground coffee and boiling water vary
ia every family; SO / give several: Allow
one table spoon al or ground coffee FOR each
Pc. on, and one for the pot, and add three
pthts OF rolling water 70 seven spOOnSfuls OF
conte. One measuring Of ground cot e aud
seven OF The Same measure OF boiling water.
enc ounce Of ground coffee 10 one quart Of
boiling water. One ounce OF ground coffee
10 pint o! boiling water. Oae and a hair
ounces OF ground coffee To a pint Of boiling
water.
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