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. J

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The champions faced each other.
Dead silence fell upon the scence.
Suddenly the blinking 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 4 few moments
the beer kegs were empty and Peter
had sent out for a new supply. Jim
Morse, chairman of the Temperance
Party, said:
"Mr. Chairman, I rise to pint of
ORDER"
Make it a quart, jim. said p. B.
Cook, who had stuck his head in at
the door. as "a locker on in Venice"
"Or keg,: said Lowell.
The gentleman will state his point
of ORDER" said Charley Baker, with
dignity.
ut is,that it is not right to sell beer
at a Peoples Convention"
1.-The point of order is well taken,"
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 APP
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 adj
dressed the crowd:
"Gentlemen," said he, "one 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 to
lick every other man."
"Three cheers for the Commission
er of Agriculture. cried Teddy.
''Hurrah for our Dan - shouted the
weakminded 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 / suppose it
would be proper for me to employ
the technical phraseology of the
| Prize Ring rs far as / can. | shall
try to do SO; and l shall strive to be
as accurate as possible. knowing that
no more important contest has ever
been waged in this country than that
which | am about to describe. The
fight between Heenan and Sayres for
the championship of the world is the
only one within my knowledge which
approaches it in the gravity of the
issues or the distinguished character
Of the combatants.
FIRST ROUND.
The champions advanced. The
whiteness of their skin was quite OBJ
servable; and either of them looked
as if he might without improperly
respond to an advertisement for a wet
I nurse.
Both smiled. But here distinction
was to he observed:-Dan's smile was
patronizing while the Colonel 8
smile indicated supreme self-compla.
cencv. Dan smiled as If he owned
the Colcr II: while the Colonel smiled
rs If he owned the county.
Each Pit up his "nanlers.' and ii
was remarked even in that supreme
hour tina. they were not overly clean.
Dan appeared TO be the most active
. He danced around the Colonel-he
fairly gambolled: while the Colone
! faced around slowly and gracefnlls
still smiling away like clock-work. >
as sam Weller says.
mind your eye, Colonel cried the
Manitoban, who stood back with z
!, whiskey bottle in one hand and Z
sponge in the other. Mind your eye
old fellow"
BE good enough TO refrain from
such observations" replied the Colo