The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-28

which the respected community O
Bakers Gulch was abominably libeled
For this article l horsewhipped Mr.
Lapp.
The next issue of the Mountain DaV'
contained an article in which, among
other atrocities, L was represented 81
having editorially SAID A." Nothing bu
"A vigorous and persistent Ku-Klux car
restore this community to its norma
health. The rope, the whip and tn,
torch are needed to save Bakers Gulcl
from dying of its own corruptions.
For this article l kicked Mr.. Lapp the
entire length of Nam street, and tossed
him into Capt. Fristow's tailrace.
A day or two later, by piece of good
fortune, mountaineer came into town
and to my office, with two bales of paper
strapped over the back of a mule. "See
here, mister" said he, that there
Lapp's low-down cuss he's been tell
ing lies on YOU" examined his parcel,
and, TO my surprise and JOY, found q
complete edition of the ReVeiAe, from
the first number down. "What Will
you charge me for these Z | must have
them at any price" "Not nickel,
! stranger" said the true-hearted fellow
go in for fair play, so | want to see
you tackle that there Lapp and give the
low cuss particular fits. He deserves it. "
But the very next number of the
Mountain DdUn contained the follow
ing We are credibly informed that
Slam, i'll order to befog public opinion,
has sent across the mountains and had n
whole spurious edition of his incendiary
sheet published, with the Objectionable
articles carefully eliminated. But it
won't work, Brother Slam. We have
the evidence against you Fellow-citi-
zens, read the following from Slam s
issue of Aug. 20, lS-." And he went
on for half column with string OF the
most iniquitous lies ever invented for
man by the father of lies himself.
found myself encountering so many
cold and dark looks about this time that
L thought it proper TO consult my friends,
and they advised me to challenge Lapp
to meet me at town meeting. The
meeting was called and all the manhood
and intellect of Bakers Gulch assembled
there. / appeared with my files, and
Lapp was present with his damnable
volume OF calumnious forgery. The
mountaineer was also present III the au-
dience, but, though l did not know it
then, he was drunk, suborned and sod
dened with the enemy's own whisky. [
made my statement III extenso, and am
convinced that my frank and genuine
eloquence made powerful impression
upon the Bakers Gulchers. But when l
called on that mountaineer TO corrobo-
rate me, he rose, with an abominable
drunken leer, and said I" It's all ID
lie! You hired ne TO fetch that bundle
OF papers over from MushmilliOnvilie,
an done il - In the midst of the en-
suing murmurs, Lapp rose and cried out:
" | move you the following, fellow
citizens
WHEREAS Rupert Slam has been proven
an enemy TO this community dangerous to its
peace and dignity, an incendlary and firc-bug
ia erefore be it
- Resolced, That the said Rupert Slam be
allowed tLirty-siX hours for himself and press
to remove permanently from Bakers Gulch
and vicinity
The resolution and preamble were car
ried unanimously.
After the meeting / went once more
to see Lapp, and told him that / would
surely Kill him unless he retracted all
his lies about me. His sole answer was
to read me part of an unfinished editorial
of his for the next Mountain DQUn, in
which it was recommended to double
lock all buildings and appoint patrol
for every street, "until the convicted
care you determined
to publish that, Lappl" asked I. He
grinned in his offensive way and went
on writing. If you don't defend your
self Iii kill you as you sit, said I, draw
ing. i am defending myself" he an
swered, pointing his pen ut me. fired;
the ruftian fell walked out of the
office, and here l am.
| am told that Lapp, after 1 left the
office, rose, wiped the blood from his
forehead and eyes, sat at his desk and
wrote as follows 1--WE are not able to
finish this article to-day. The fire-bug
has visited our Office and justified his
name by firing upon us with his usual
success" He then yielded himself up
to the surgeons hands and died in two
hours, perfectly conscious to the last,
but absolutely declining to proclaim my
York World.