Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27

ed in my life. What's queer about it
is that he seemed just as fresh after
wards as before he commenced. Didn't
faze bit. Why. instead of wanting to
rest. he was jumping about just as live
ly. and when the crowd began to push
around him he kicked boy i'm the
stomach and doubled him up-nearly
killed him. Oh, he's wicked. L
wouldn't trust him as far as | could
see him.
This is simply astonishing" said
the doctor. II wouldn't have believed
it possible. Are you sure it was Long
fellow. Mr.. Butterwick?"
why, certainly, Of course; I've
seen him often before. And after
breathing awhile. he and Maggie Mitch
ell came out, and as soon as they step
ped off he put on an extra squirt or two
and led her by the neck all around the
place, and she came in putting and
blowing and nearly exhausted. new
er took much stock in her anyway"
Led her by the neck. Why. this is
the most scandalous conduct | ever
heard of. Mr.. Butterwick. you must
certainly he joking"
II pledge you my word it's the SOL
emn truth I saw it myself And af-
f ter that Judge Fullerton and General
+ Harvey they took turn together, and
+ that was the prettiest contest of the
day. First the Judged beat the gener-
/ al, and then the General'd put in the
+ big Iicks and give it to the Judge, and
I the twO'd he about even for awhile. and
/ all of a sudden the General would give
/ a kinder jerk or two. and leave the
/ Judge Just nOwheres. and by the time
+ the General passed the third quarter
the Judge keeled over against the fence
and gave in. They say he broke his
/ leg; but I don't know if that's so or
not Anyway he was used up. If he'd
passed that quarter he might have been
/ all right
What was the matter with that
quarter? Wasn't 1T good?"
''Oh, yes. But you see the Judge
must have lost his wind or something;
and reckon when he tumbled it was
something like faint, you know"
Served him right for engaging in
such a brutal contest"
We'll. dunno. Depends on how
you look at such things. And when
that was over, Longfellow entered with
Matte Evelyn. He kept shooting past
her al the time, and this worried her
so that she ran little to one side and
somehow, | dunno how it happened.
but his leg kinder tripped her. and she
rolled over on the ground. hurt pretty
bad think, while LongiellOw had his
leg cut pretty near to the bone
Did any of the shots strike her?'
IL don't understand yOu.n
You said he kept shooting close to
her. and thought maybe some OF the
bullets might have struck her.
why | meant that he ran past her,
If course. How in thunder could he
shoot bullets ut her?''
II thought maybe he had gun. But
don't understand any of it, Ii is the
most astounding thing ever heard of
AT any rate"
Now, my dear sir. | want to ask You
how Longftllow could manage gum
why, as any other man does, of
1 coursel''
Man. man! Why, merciful Moses
you didn't think | was talking about
human beings all this time did your
Why. Longfrllow is a horse! They
were racing. running races over at the
course. this afternoon. and | was try
ing To tell you about it,"
You don't SHY So" remarked the
doctor, with Il sigh of relief. well. |
declare, thought you were speaking
If the poet, and hardly knew whether
To believe you or not; it seemed so
strange that he should behave in that
manner"
Then Mr.. Butterwick went into the
smoking car To tell the joke tn his
friends. and the doctor sat rejecting
upon the outrageous impudence of the
men who name their horses after re-
spectacle people.