Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-01-15
The Fight of Heu-Kettle
BY TYRONE POWER.

Never let it be said the days of chiv-
Airy are fed; heralds may have ceased
TO record good blows stricken, to the tune
Of largesse worthie Knights, pen
non and banner, square and swallow.
tailed sleeve and scarf, with all the
trumpery Of chivalry, are long since
dead, tits true; but the lofty, generous
feeling with which that term has become
Synonymous is yet burning clear and
bright within ten thousand bosoms, not
one Of which ever throbbed at the roc.
elections which the word itself inspires
in "gentil heartes," or could tell the
difference between Or and Cues or Vert
and Sable, ~ the following narration of
combat between two "churles," or
"villsins," AZ the herald would term my
worthless, will, trust, go nigh TO prove.
1t WAS the fair night at Donard, n
small village in the very heart of the
mountains of Wicklow, when, at the
turn Of IL corner leading out of the Dun
lawn road towards the middlU of the
fair, two ancient foemen abruptly en-
countered. They eyed one another for
moment without moving q step, when
the youngest, q huge slx-foot noun.
taineer, in long top coat, having his
shirt open from breast to ear, displaying
on the least movement brawny chest
that WAS hairy enough for trunk, grow
ing rather inpatient said in d quick
undertone, that listener would have
set down for the extreme of politeness:
"You'll lave the wall, Johnny
EvansY"
To which civil request came reply, in
tone equally bland
"NOt at your biddin', if you stand
there till next fair day, Mat Dolan."
"You know well ! could fling you
neck and heels into that gutter, in one
minute, Johnny, me bouchil."
"You might, indeed, if you call up
twenty of the Dunlavin faction at your
back" coolly replied Evans.
al name, here's the two empty hands
could do all that, and never AK help,
'sther" retorted Dolan, thrusting forth
two huge paws from under his coat.
SIN the name o heaven thin try it,"
said Evans, hinging the shillelah he had
up 70 this time been balancing curiously
over the roof of the cottage by which
they stood; adding, "here's q pair of
fats, with ~ little in thin rs your own"
"lts aisy 10 hrag by your own barn,
Johnny Evans" said Dolan, pointing
with sheer to the police guard house
on the opposite side of the way, hun
dred yards lower down; "the peelers
would not be likely to look on, aad see
black Ofangeman, ike yourself,
quilted ia his own town, under their
noses, by one Mat Dolsn, from Dunla-
vim, all the way"
There's rsison in that, anyway,
Matty," replied John, glancing in the
direction indicated. Its not likely
thin that's paid by the government to
keep the peace, would stand by and see
it broke by Papist or Protestant; but
TT make bargain wild you; if your
blood's over-hot for you skin--which
think, to say the truth, ii has long been
come Oh at once to Hell. kettle wild me,
and in the light of this blessed moon I'll
fght il ont wild you, toe TO toe; and
well both be aisier after, whichever's
bate"
"There's my hand to that, at q word,
Johnny" cried Dolsn, suiting the action
to the word and the hands of the foes
clssped freely and frankly together.
bNt AIt VT tp bt ohlS OURSELVES, w
we msneY" inquired Matthew.
"And enuf too answered Evans;
eve couldn't pick friend out of any
tint above, without rsisiug hulsbsloo
the divil wouldn't quiet without blows
Here, now, I'll give you the wall, only
you jump the hedge into Charles
Faucets meadow, and cut across the
hill by Holy-well into the road, where
you'll meet me; divil soul else you Il
meet that way tonight; and | want TO
call at bone for the tools"
keep the wsll," cried Dolsn, rs
Evans stepped aside, spriuging himself
at the same time into the road, snkle.
deep in mud, "Ill wsi. for you on the
bridge, on the Hollywood glin road
Good by"
A moment after Dolsn had cleared the
hedge leading out of the lands into Mr..
Faucets paddock, and Evans WAS quiet
ly Flooding his way homeward. To
reach his cottage, he had 70 run the