The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-04-29

feelings so evident, that a man with per-
ceptive faculties developed to any degree
whatever would have understood the kind.
" motive. But the rash man at the stove
must have been abnormally obtuse, for
he gurgled forth the exasperating reply:
Ever since those other fellows lit out. .
WHAT
Dams eyes were dilated with the inten-
sity of his emotion. Wrath was taking
the place of pity.
The little man made no reply, but rub
bed his hands and held them, palms out
ward, in front of the warm stove.
"Mebbe you wasn't payin' pertickler
'tention to what made EN- git mp an
dust"
It was forced calmness that permeat-
ed Dams manner as he made this last re-
mark.
Didn't know but what ther was dog
fight or somethin' down the street"
DOG fight or somethin, " sneered
Dan, reaching glass, ''mebbe yer not
acquainted 'ith me-"
Whore you?"
The man at the stove did not make this
inquiry as if he had any particular desire
to ascertain the indentity of this interlo-
cutor, but gurgled it in a mechanical way,
like Il phOnograph or an automatic talk
ing machine.
TIN Eel River Dan, stranger, an I'm
bad"
If Dan imagined that this announce
ment would discompose the vagrant he
was mistaken. It had no more effect
than so much wind, and the stranger did
not even appear to notice the remark.
"D'ye hear, you cadaverous galoot I'm
Eel River Dan, an I'm on it bigger'n a
wolf"
"Thet's all right amt objectin.'
''You amt, eh? Well [ don't s'pose ye
be, an watts more l amt inteendin ye
shell. Now look var, stranger, ye say ye
think it was dog fight or somethin' thet
clared this var bar-room bit ago?"
"Somethin' O thet kind-I wasn't per-
ticker anxious to hustle round an find
out, anyhow"
"I b'lieve yer lyin', stranger; but afore
I perceed any fu'ther 18th your case, III
give We the true biziness them huskies
slid out O this var place a'cause they saw
me a comm in thet var door over thar
see the door,"
cts thar, I reckon" answered the lit
tie man, who had turned his back to the
stove, but who did not take the trouble
to resume his former position fer the pur-
pose of verifying the bad nann,s 90
that il ,ioor absolutely existed in that par
ticular side of the apartment.
"Weu my consumptive friend, faint
too late fur you to use thet same hole in
the wau-you'u be in time to hear how
thet dog fight you was speaking about
come out, mebbe, if yer Luncommonly
lively"
"Don 'tikeer how it came out, answer
ed the hollow checked individual, III his
most woe-be-gone tone of voice.
Don't, ell? Yer sure ye don't want to
know w'ich dog lickedl"
"Ain't bettin' a continental red on nary
dog fight jest now, an amt a goin' to,
nuther."
There was a ghost of emphasis in the
latter portion Of this speech, but it was
almost wholly choked by the gloomy sad
ness of the tone in which it was uttered.
It's purity rough, blamed eff it amt, "
sohloquized Dan, edging around toward
the end of the bar. I'D ez soon tackle
a raft O measley babies, but it's got down
to a ground hog case, an eff | don't do
somethin' purity soon the boys II be kick
in me from one end o the country to the
other. It's got to be did. There's no
help for it. I say sickly, mebbe ye'd
like to say a word or two afore it happen.
"N at happens!
"Nhy, wat goln to happen W en-
turn loose.
"Aint got nothln' to say.
"Any place, perticler, ye'd ike ter be
hauled to arter the matinee?'
"Wat matinee! The matinee thet'<
goin' to open up in about one minute by
thet var clock"
Don't know nothin bout it. ;"
you'll know more'n you want to afOrt
git through 18th you. Amt got nc
friends thet1l plant We decently in case
the Coroner he'd to SIT onsye?
Mary friend.
No money:
Mary dime"
''Got name, s'pose; write it down
an III see thet it's spelled right IN th'
papers.
Cheerful Harry"