The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-13
Tn. Practice VI. The Theory.

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Chicago Inter. Ocean.
! Stebbins was walking down town yes.
terdsy morning tor his health.
Nj. McPeters was going up street to
church.
A car had run of the street just below,
] and McPeters had been standing looking
at it; when he started on his way, there
fore, he was on the outer side Of tae
walk.
Just as he got under Roadway he met
Stebbins on the same side OF the Walk
coming down.
They stopped, facing each other.
McPeters had often laughed TO see
men meet and both dodge the same way
at the same time and then dodge back
again IN their efforts to get by without
collision.
Mr. Stebbirs had frequently remarked
that if man had sense enough to stand
still the other fellow would turn out,
and the parties could pass without max.
ing themselves ridiculous.
They both had the presence of mind to
think of this grand truth at the same mo-
ment.
stand STILL" said McPeters to himself,
"snd see how easy this trouble Is over.
come"
"As yon are" murmured Stebbins,
firmly, thinking how ne would brag
over the matter when he went home to
dinner.
They stood like a couple of Bengal
tigers, slsrlng at each other. Determi-
nation was in the eye OF McPeters
Fortunately cleaned steadily from the
orbs OF StebbiIs.
1t seemed good while, but it was
probably not more than half q minute,
when it occurred to McPeters that he
was just as big q fool for standing there
waiting for Stebbins to move aside as he
would be to move himself.
At the same instant it occurred to Steb-
bins that there was more than one way
to make himself ridiculous, and he would
step aside, informing the family when
he got home that the plan wouldn't
work.
So Stebbins stepped to one side.
So did McPeters.
Stebbins hurriedly stepped back.
McPeters was there before him.
"Whst do you mean, sir?' said Steb-
bins, frowningly.
"Whst do you mean7" quoth Nc
Peters, de6antly.
We'll, now. turn out" said Stebbins.
"Turn cut yourself" said McPeters.
an be--lf l do il again." said Steb-
bins.
you can do as you please" responded
McPeters
"I've turned out all I'm going to-"
Its a pretty how-d'ye.do If you've
got to stop man on the street this way"
said Stebbins.
"Who stopped you on the street," re-
turned McPeters.
You did"
81 didn't do anything of the kind"
"You did, sir"
"S'lie, sir"
Stebblns is sensitive man, and he
wouldn't take this. He ran against Nc
Peters, intending to walk over that
gentleman, but the latter seized him by
the throat and pushed back. Thereup-
on Stebbins hauled of and gave Nc
Peters a fearful dig in his epigastric
region. This aroused McPeters, and he
responded by striking out At Stebbns
proboss. There was lively time
there for few minutes, when the boys
who.hsd collected hollered "p'lice," and
peeler coming up separated the furious
men and marched them of toward the
Madison Street Station. When about
block away halt was made and the
matter talked over. Explanations fol-
lowed which resulted in the release of
the prisoners and mutual apologies.
MIR. McPeters viii not laugh SO loud
ly hereafter when this subject comes up
Tor discussion, and Stebbins, it is safe to
say, did not discuss the absurdity of
such meetings with his usual cheerful
ness atthe family dinner table yesterday.