The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24

A, 1878.
low in front Of his body, and he stood
boldly forward, with the remark:
''Be Cad, these Hastings people may
not be much intellectually, but their
heads are formidable -
The champions advanced, each
ready to jump at the slightest crook
of the others neck.
At this moment there was shrek.
and a voice was heard crying:
ooh! Gott in himmel! Come out of
dat, you gottverdampt hesliche cuss. :"
The convention turned and 10 !!
there was Peter Flicker dragging
Steb. out by the hind-legs from under
the counter; Steb. had the spicket of a
beer keg in his mouth: and as he held
on to itdesperately it with his teeth the
beer keg came trailing after him. He
was swelled about the waist like
Nast's picture Of the Democratic IT,
ger after it had swallowed the Repub-
lican lamb.
It seems that while all hands, inclu-
ding Peter, had been MAtching the
great international combat. Steb., his
mind intent on more practical sub
| jects, had crawled under the counter,
and putting the spicket Of keg into
his mouth had termed the faucet and !,
with eyes rolled up in heavenly ecsta-
cy, had allowed the delicious fluid to
stream down his throat until the keg
was half empty. In that hour this
world,
| Its cloud-capt towers, its gorgeous palaces,
The great globe itself, yea' all which it inher
might have dissolved into thin air
and Steb would have seen it disappear
without murmur.
"Man may be blest, but Steb was glorious,
Der all the ills Of life victorious"
He had reached the summu-nbonum
of existence:-a peaceful retreat, his
mouth open and the beer flowing
What more could this world give!
And then Peter Flicker fell upon
him, as the rude Goth fell of old upon
the luxurious Roman; and he seized
him ruthlessly by the legs, those
members for which Steb. had no pres
ent use, and dragged him forth.
Adam when he was expelled from
the Garden of Eden exclaimed .And
must I leave thee, Paradise!" But
Steb was wiser; he took his Paradise
with him; he held on to the beer-keg
The cat, which had never forgotten
Steb., followed closely after him
with a wild light in its eyes and
meauwing piteously.
s'Let 60 Of dat keg shouted Peter
Steb. spoke not, but his teeth re-
mained clenched around the spicket
II vii kick der I'd head off him.
roared Peter.
"See here" said John Kennedy
taking out some change, ''here is the
price Of the beer Peter. Now give
Steb fair chance. Start him at the
further end Of the store and if he gets
to the front door with the keg still ir
his mouth it shall be his"
This proposition was hailed with
general satisfaction. Peter led Steb.
1.-THE beer-keg still dangling from hi
mouth, J to the back end Of the store
and faced him round to the front d0ol
and giving him rousing kick started
him on his journey.
All! Mr.. Editor you should have
witnessed that sight You have doubt
less read Of the Indians making cap
tive run the gauntlet for his life. /
was nothing to this scene. Steb
clutched the beer-keg nervously ii
| hnkh fThA t%A~ - I~1
vention had armed themselves will
cord wood sticks and new boots; an,
as Steb. rushed down the line tn
blows fell thick and fast from boil
sides. As he passed Major Kenned,
; that gentleman gave him . kick tina
, lifted him ten feet, he dew forwar,
like jack rabbit. The Major locke,
longingly after him as il he wOul'
give 500 for another chance. Ever
arm saluted him - he came forwar,
and every foot - he passed. Eve
little Teddy, anxious to be on the por
ular side, gave his poor partner
whack over the head with boot az h
went by. Still Steb. held on to tn
keg. Every blow quickened his pace
A knot Ofspcctators stood close to tn
NOVAe A<OWOASS DEOuGSIs 81IQ NIClU6ut
among the rest. Steb Jared badly q
their hands, but at last, with many
stumble and huffet, he gained the goa
and passed triumphantly into th
street, amid res0undinG cheers, hi
, beloved beer-keg still clasped in hi
arms. The cat followed him.
"H0! Ho!" laughed Steb, II woul
: take keg Of beer every day on ther
! terms!"
i, The crowd formed again around th
ring in excellent humOr.
"Time shouted LIE Due.
, The combatants faced each othel
( Each felt thst = crisis had arrived an
!. that TOR good or i'll this round woul
be decisive.
Warily they danced around eac
) other, smiling away cheerfully bu
znxiously. The crowd held thei
] breath. The spirits Of the gres
/ dead Of the two nations lowered owe
the spot on trembling wings.
Suddenly our Dan let lly his ssbunc
! Of fves" and took the Colonel on q,
/ side Of the skn0wlegs box" CTh