The Greenville times., 1878-06-15

A month or two ago Mr.. Alex.
ander Bister was ont in Arkansas.
tfSvelipx - salesman for . Phila-
dslphia house. One morning ~
- emerged from the door Of his
his hotel, be heard the report Of q
pistol, and : shot vhistled by his
car. He looked around and saw Z
man aiming At him with . revolver.
He turned to ~ just y another
shot cut through his bat, but = hc
did 90 . second man hit him on the
shoulder with his fist, and nearly
knocked him down. A moment Ia
ter Blister clenched with his adver.
sary, and . rough and tumble 6ght
began. The stranger removed >
handful or two Of Mr.. Bister's hair.
Then ho put his elbow asainst Mr..
Bister's third rib and scroundsd Il
in with iutcnsc force.
Dister resisted, but ~ the man
who shot st him would bit him on
the head with the butt Of his ~
volver cverv time no got ON top,
Blister had not really frst rate
chance. Pretty soon the combat
ants rolled over In the gutter. with
Mr.. Blister underneath, lying III the
mud. While he reclined there, his
antagonist took hold Of Mr.. Dist-
cr's nose with his teeth and ate L
as II noses wcre his favoritc dict
and he was seriously hungry.
When he let 20 tho other man
tapped Mr.. Bister's skull : few
times with his pistol, and then the
two men picked up their victim,
and souscd him IN the canal, from
| which they fished him. . few min.
utes later, by inserting boathOok
IN the back Of bis coat. Al they
dragged him out. nearly dead, the
man with tho pistol picked up
Bistcr's hat, and after studying In
tcntly for y minute the name past
Cd upon the inside Of the crown,
hc said:
Why, see here, Harry, there's
some mistake! Pm afraid we've
got the wrong man. | say, you
cir, IL your name Alexander BIsterl
Mr.. Dister gasped out that It MA
| "Well, It's too bad 1" said The
man. IN ", do you know mis-
took you for Judge McGrath, oi
Little Rock, who cheated US IN I
land claim"
"Do l look liko liilnS" asked
Blister IN Z faint voice.
"Y0u nrc a. much alike q
twins. It's Z laundering shame
| hope you'll accept my apology
for treating you so inlpoIitely =
"It occurred 10 me that II wnf
rather impolitc," whispered DlateI
I" But don't mention Il. How Il
your own health and how Is your
family9"
And what makes 1t worse Il
that you are . Stranger said ths
man. +" I'm afraid you'll gather
from what has occurred that w
arc wanting In aiFability out here.'
"The thought might, porhaps
havc entered my mind aftor | had
time for reflections" said Blister
"bccausc on East, where live, 4
is q very rare circumstance that
person indicates bis affability b,
biting of the human nose. Bu'
I'm . forgiying man, 80 we'll lot 4
drop. Beautiful weather we ar'
having now"
Pm mortified about that nosc,
aaid the man. "But II yOu'll CONT
up to the drug store a minute,
think can mako Il hold togcthe1
somehow With stickiug plaster"
IL It much hurt 2" asked Biz
tor, feeling II tenderly.
TITS . perfect sasal ruin" sait
tho man. Harry, ! think yoi
chcwed him 1 little too hard. VII!
didn't you bite him somewhere
else Z"
j I" Perhaps you'd liko to take a
other bite now, F." said Blister. "Yol
may enaw away At the calf Of m!
leg II you think It would make yo'
feel any better. The nose Il Of n
consequences. Perhaps it's : goo'
!. thing to have II changed : little
for then ] won't look 20 much lik
Judge McGrath. This seems to b
: Ano fhrmine country. How nr