The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-30

A GENTLEMAN or Color GErs lSTo
TROUBLE WITH A RAM.-CitiEens passing
along MeCollpch street, In the vicinity Of
WicEham's vineyard, may have observed
q black ram Of rather portly dimensions,
aud apparently possessing considerable in
the way Of combative instinct. The ram
Is generally disposed TO get along peacea-
bly, and attend 10 It's own business: but
there are some boys In that neighborhood,
Of the class to be found In all neighbor.
hoods, who by mischieyous pranks and
holding out their hats In the face Of the
ram, have rendered him rather retaliatiye,
and, on certain occasions, pugllistic. The
other Sabbath morning colored brother
CHANGED to be passing along In that neigh.
borhood, all nicely fixed up In new suit,
including white ileektie,- gold shirt studs,
large cameosleeYe buttons and brand new
plug hat. He would have led one
TO suppose he was going out the pike
for his DinRh or Arabella to 60 to the
Bush Meeting, Be that as 1t may, while
he passed along smiling, twirling an or.
ange.wood cane In his hand, he neared
the residence Of the owner OF the ram
there 1t stood at its masters gate. The
impulse OF the moment led the Colore,l
gentleman TO raise his cane and tip tho
nose ofthe ram, while he passed on. The
ram, however, took another view OF the
matter, and measuring his distance,
stretching out his limbs, and shaking bis
horns to feel II they were all right, he
made one bound at the darkey, striking
him between the shoulders, and sending
the glossy hat over into the gutter. The
first effort was TO save the hat, and stoop-
ing down to pick 1t up the ram saw his
coIored enemy in a better position than
formerly, and lost no time in making Il
second bound, striking somewhere"
lower this time. The owner OF the ram
meanwhile was sitting on the door step
witnessing this un-Sabbath.like scene; but
was 80 oyerpowered with laughter that he
ran inside, shut the door and rolled over
the floor. Thus ended the FIRST part in the
act OF the darkey and the ram.
Early on Monday morning knock was
heard at the door; the owner answered
the door and ON opening II found the
darkey and an ex.ohiCial In Ills presence.
The former held out paper purporting to
be an instrument 40 take that ere sheep
Of his'n to jail, " for assaulting him Sunday
ulOEuluk' Luz OMueI VI tue Idu 10 thtueI
q cool, shrewd man, and in reply asked
"Will We take him now, or stop TIL ] feed
himW Take him now" YAH right,
come along" So the three, the owner OIL
the sheep, the darkey and the ex-official
all made for the stable. The owner open.
ed the door and called on "Billy," who
soon made his appearance. expecting nc
doubt call to breakfast. But Billy, find
ing no oats or hay, turned his attention tc
the two strangers; looking more intently
at the darkey, lie appeared as II he
had seen him before, and walked
towards him, as II more fully to recognize
him. Sapbo concluded the ram was about
to repeat the operations OF the previous
morning, and of he started down the yard
to the street at the rate Of 2;40, the ram
after him like bushwhacker. 1t twas mir
and tuck almost for square, when the
ram stood and looked after his routed foe
on his way to the city. Meanwhile Il few
OF the neighbors had collected around
and such roar Of laughter and shouting
as went up in Dillonville; the ex.offieia
bad to support himself by holding on L
the fence, and was obliged to return with
out either the ram or the dgrkey.