The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-07-29
A Fight for Supremacy.

A gentleman residing in this city
had occasion a few days since to make
a journey down the river and several
miles back from it, using q saddle
horse. Darkness overlook him in a
sparsely-settled district, and, as the
roads were i'm a bad condition aud the
evening looked threatening, he halted
before q fOrlorn-lOOking hut, aud
asked If he could find lodging.
81 reckon ye mOught," replied the
long-haired, sorrOwful-eyed squatter,
after hesitating for moment.
The Vicksburger fOund little to eat,
and his horse found still less. The
squatter and his wife were all alone,
and they had but few words for the
stranger, and scarcely spoke to each
other. When the evening grew old
the traveller eamped down on the flour
on q blanket, and being very tired he
| fell asleep while host aud hostess were
smoking their black clay pipes at the
! other end OF the room. He had slept
about two hours when the squatter
shook him by the shoulder and said
"Stranger, Pm powerful sorry to dis
turb ye, but want to ak a favor"
"Yes-yes-what is it ?" inquired
buO ftCAoOuASClf a. uc IuOOcu HIS
eyes and sat up.
aye like to see far play, don't ye,
stranger ?'
"Yes, Of course"
"Wsll, men the cid woman can't
agree; somehow she's cross and
tetehy, and guess I'm a trifie ugly.
Lesstwise, we don't hug up worth ole
boOts. We've fit and fit; Pm old
and she's chuck full of grit, and it's
about an even thing 90
"Well, Pm sorry" put in the
Vicksburger, as the squatter hesi-
tated.
"We've been a-taIkin' since We cum,
stranger. and we've made up to ask
We to hold the candle and let US go in
for an old rOuser of a fight-a reg'lar
sock-dolsger which shall settle our
fuss If I lick, she will go, if she
lieks, 1 will travel :"
"Iam sorry IL there's any trouble
and hope you won't fight"
"We'ye got to do it, Stranger re-
piled the woman. "I won't live with
q man who kin lick me, and he's
just as bigh-bOrn. Sans as good as
the run o. men, but he's lazy and |
sassy, and wants to wear his hat on |
his ear"
"She's right, stranger,' said the |
squatter, "and this cabin can't hold |
both of us any longer It's to be a |
squar' fight-nO kicking or clubbing, |
and we won't go back on yer deeis.
ion."
The Vieksburger protested, but the |
woman placed q lighted candle in his
hand, and posted him in the door,
and man and wife stepped out on the
ground.
"5uke, Pm going to wallOp ye right
smart in just four hOots and q holler !"
said the Bquattsr as he pushed up his /
sleeves.
"Sam, ye don't weigh 'nuf into 1
three tOIrs,n sne replied in a grim
voice, and the battls commenced.
The Vicksburger mentally bet $50
to 81 on the man at the start, but in
two minutes he had reduced the odds
to ten, and in two minutes more he
was betting even. The wife was like
a wildcat, springing, dOdging, strik-
ing and clawing, and pretty soon her
husband had to stand on the defen-
sive.
"LOOk out for the Bengal tiger,
auke % he warned, as he cIawed the
air.
"I cah whip the boots OfPn ye,
SAM" she replied, and the battle
grew fiereer.
One of the wOman's sharp nails
struck the husbands eye and blinded
bin for an instant. As he threw up
his arms she seized both her hands
into his hair, yanked him down, and,
In another moment, had the "gOuge"
on him.
''sam, do ye cave ?p she asked, as
they lay quiet.
"rhRts the dead-wOOd, Suke, and
Pm q licked man 90 he mournfulIY
answered.
She let him mp and he turned to the
Vicksburger and inquired
"Stranger, was it q far fought ?''
81 guess it was"
"Then / travel %
He entered the hut, put on his coat
and hat, took up his rifle, and as he
came out he reached his hand to his
wife and said
"GOod-bye, FSukei We agreed far
and sQuar,i sud here ] go :" Then
turning TO the traveller he added /:
"Much Obleezed, stranger, ye held
the candle plumb far and ye didn't
boiler for either one OF u.s."
And he walked down To the fence,
leaped over and was soon lost 10
sight.
"GoOd nuff on the shoot" unused j
the wife, as she gazed after him "but 4
his fighting weight is clear run down 1
TO nothin' !'- Picksburg (lEiss.) Her
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