The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-11-18

legian. !: and l also had your promise
:. You. Shell hev It," said 0rirass,
sticking the "peevy" or cant-hook
which he held in his hand into the
ground, can I'll brain the fust man
that lays hand on ye, II ye gin Josh
Wetherbee satisfaction. Otherwise,
they may lam ye' all they're . min
to-" S
The case looked desperate. "What
are we going to do?' whispered DIR.
Carroll to his companion, they'll MUIR
der my boy. :" .-s--.
mo. guess they won't, but they'll
make him tight" returned the other, to
whom such scenes were not so unfamil-
lar IS to his city-bred pastor, "but we
can do any thing to help matters"
"What YER goiu' to do about itp''
clustered Josh. Eyer goin' to stan
up like man or try to sneak outP Ye
seem to be mighty feared NV yer hide. !"
~ shall protect myself" answered
young Carroll. taking off his coat and
handing it to Clifford, "and if l get fair
play II teach you not to insult ladies'
q Blast the gals. they want no bet
tern they 'dorter be, I'll bet, an I'll
send yer home with q smashed mug,
see ef don't; ye don't take me ona-
wares this time"
keep your vile tongue STILL" sai6
Hugh. as he removed his vest and COL
lar. His diamond pin glittered upon his
white shirt-front in the sun as he took
of his cuffs and rolled up his sleeves,
displaying a pair of white, wen-rounded,
yet muscular arms, while his fair face
had grown set and defiant. The
smoOthed faced boy was q model of
handsome young manhood as he stood
there that Sunday afternoon, face to
face with the hulking wretch who only
waited the word from Bill Grimes,
master of ceremonies, to crash and
mangle him.
But more than one present who mo-
ticed the compact form, well-developed
shoulders and neck, full chest and
swelling muscles of the "city chap"
"reckoned as how Josh Wetherb led
, have to look lively" or he would be
Worsted.
Rev. DR.. CAROLS brain whirled; his
eyes grew dim. and he saw but indis-
| tinctly. He heard some one say, "Be We
ready?" saw an ungainly form spring
forward with an oath, the flash of
white arm, and huge frame encassd
in red flannel and homespun measured
its length on the ground.
"Bully for you," shouted Bill Grimes,
"you' re game all through" and Josh
picked himself up slowly and rubbed
his cLest.
Thought ye was kicked by boss,
didn't yeg' said one of the bystanders,
while hum of admiration swept over
the crowd.
Again Joshua came on, this time more
warly. But it was brute strength
against science, with no mean share of
strength to back the science.
THAT ar feller's a pugilist." said a
grizzled old lumbermau, who was
watching the contest with keen delight,
as Joshua bit the dust once more-or
mud, rather 81 seed Yankee Sullivan
fight wunst, an it were hansum. This
chap's boxer" ..g.e-
Mr.. Wetherbee didn't get up with
much alacrity. His face was bruised
and bleeding and his honor appeared to
be satisfied, and Bill Grimes announced
that the affair was ended, unless the
youngster wanted to fight some more
of them, adding, II bleeve he'd lick
any man in the crowd" but Hugh de-
clined to make any challenges.
DR.. Carroll leaned against the slab
fence at the top of the bank. His NOR
al victory was swallowed up in the
physical, and at this moment the shelv-
ing bank and slab fence gave way;
there was rending of broadcloths as
portly, clerical gentleman came DASH
ing headforemost down the bank. &C.
companied by a small avalanche of mud
and fencing material. Various express
sions. sacred and profane, broke from
the astonished river-drivers as the min
lister and his body guard of CLAY and
sticks almost enyulfed the PROSTATE
Wetherbee, who imagined that Hugh
was following up his advantage, and he
yelled Justify for them to take him of,
while he cinched the struggling minis
ter by the neck.
Bill Grimes and Hugh sprang for
ward, loosening Josh's grip, and help
ing the parson to his feet. Where n
thunder did you come from?'' said the
former, while the latter uttered the
one word, "Father!' and then laughed
outright.
1t was disrespectful, but he couldn't
help it. the rest joining in, and even the
minister's face wore muddy smile as
he clawed the clay out of his hair and
neck.
.'Who be ye, any way?" said Bill
Grimes.
II am MIR. Carroll. pastor of the First
Baptist Church Of this town, and this is
nv son whom you have been forcing
into disgraceful fight
"Phew! minister's son-Lord Har-
ry!' muttered Grimes. But say, old
chap, eff you're as handy at thrashin'
Sat IN as this young rooster NV yourn is
at punchin' people with his fists, the
devil has my SYMPATHY"
NV friend" said DR.. Carroll, grave
ly. as he rubbed his face with his SON 9
handkerchief, "this is matter of great
importance. Do you know what the
meaning of the word Christian isP''
dunno es do, Exactly. Spose it
means a sanctimonious sort nv crit
ter. wbinin' round with long face.''
"You mista se greatly" said the
minister, who had almost lost sight of
his catastrophe in his zeal to make an
| IuptCSSAOu VI q O00lS uCOU 0IuOs no
having sustained no physical injury
from his rapid descent. "A Christian
is one who tries to do all the good he
can, to lift up his fellow-men, to better
their way of living by every means in
his power" and he went on to describe
some of the cases Of misery and deg
radiation he had seen, all brought on By
giving way to the worst passions of our
natures. winding up by making an APP
plication to the preset affair.
Grimes tried to explain that it had
been perfectly fair matter. Eye see
we wuz goin' along quiet like, when
we met these fellers with the gals.
They didn't look like none nv our
women folks, but wuz sorter finiRed up
like, an sorter walked as though they
warnt techin' the ground hardly, an
Josh he kinder spoke up like and says,
says he, dashed purity gals an then
he kinder grinned, but he didn't mean
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