The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-17
THE BUNGTOWN LETTERS
The Great Battle.
A Saloon Opened.
LIE Dues Downfall.
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
The champions faced each other.
Dead silence fell upon the scence.
Suddenly the clinking of glasses
was heard. All hands turned to en-
quire the cause, for the mere sound
seemed to strangely excite and arouse
them.
Peter Flicker had taken advantage
of the confusion to bring in couple
| OF kegs of lager beer which he de-
posted under the counter, and he was
now busy displaying two or three
dozen Germanic-looking glasses with
side-handles on the counter.
There was rush. The wrongs of
Ireland and the expressions of Eng
land were alike forgotten, and the
thirsty convention crowded around
the counter, and in few moments
the beer kegs were empty and Peter
had sent out for a new supply. Jim
Morse, chairman of the Temperance
1ty, said: 1s at
''Mr. Chairman, rise to pint of
order,'' -lM shg
''Make it a quart, Jim,' said P. B.
Cook, who had stuck his head in at
the door. as "a locker on in Venice" :"
Cor keg," said Lowell.
1.-The gentleman will state his point
of order," said Charley Baker, with
dignity.
sit is,that it is not right to sell beer
at Peoples Convention"
''The point of order is we'll taken, I"
said Charley.
$50 was the beer" said Peter Flick
er. cloud langhter.)
There were several temperance
men in the convention who seconded
Morse. At this juncture the door
opened and Peters subordinates ap-
peared with four more kegs. An up
roar followed. The temperance men
insisted that the beer must be kept
out; the rest Of the convention insis-
ted that it must come in. A conflict
seemed inevitable, when lie Due
mounted one of the beer kegs and ad-
dressed the crowd:
"Gentlemen," said he, Zone thing
at time. Let us first settle the issue
between the Irish and the English,
and then take up the question between
the Temperance men and the Ger.
mans. This convention must be
harmonious if every man in it has ia
lick every other man."
| "Three cheers for the Commission.
er of Agriculture" cried TOddy.
| "Hurrah for our Dan !" shouted the
weak-minded man.
Form ring, gentlemen, and let's
see fair play" cried Jonn Kennedy
| A ring was formed, but, like the
moon, it was thickest on one side, the
side next Peter Flicker and the beer
kegs. Steb. lowered around the kegs
like a guardian angel with its tail
feathers burnt, to the evident distress
of Peter Flicker, who was observed
giving some instructions in German
to his assistants, in which the word
"Gelt" occurred several times, and
pointing excitedly to the guardian an.
gel.
Now, Mr.. Editor, in describing the
combat which followed l suppose il
would be proper for me to employ
the technical phraseology of the
Prize Ring rs far as can. shall
try to do SO; and shall strive to be
as accurate as possible, knowing that
no more important contest has ever
been waged in this country than tha,
which / am about to describe. The
fight between Heenan and Sayres fol
the championship of the world is the
only one within my knowledge which
approaches it in the gravity of the
1 issues or the distinguished character
| Of the combatants.
| FIRST ROUND.
The champions advanced. The
servable; and either Of them looked
as if he might without impropriety
respond to an advertisement for we,
| nurse.
Both smiled. But here a distinction
was to be observed:-Dan's smile was
patronizing; while the Colonel.
smile indicated supreme self-compla
cency. Dan smiled as il he owned
the Colcn Il; while the Colonel smiled
as it he owned the county.
Each r-,t up his ''manlers," and il
was remarked even in that suprem.
hour that they were not overly clean
Dan appeared to be the most active
He danced hround the Colonel-h'
fairly gambolled; while the Colone
faced around slowly and GRACEFUL,
still smiling away ''like clock-work,
as Sam Weller says.
"Mind your eye. Colonel cried thu
Manitoban. who stood back with ,
whiskey bottle in one hand and
sponge in the other. mind your eye
old fellow"
BE good enough to refrain from
such observations" replied the Colo