The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-05-26
abnormally obtuse, for he .gurgled forth
the exasperating repIv: y. Il = -

out" 6afS Tl
"Whatr' Dams eyes were aiiated
with the intensity of his emotion.
Wrath was taking the place ef DitvA
The little man made 10 reply, but
rubbed his hands and held them, palms
outward, in front of the warm stove.
'' Mebbe. You wasn't payin' perticAler
'tention to wat made 'eEl git up an
dust 1T was aforced calmness that
permested Dams manner as he made
this last remark. ta.i fias-t ie31
Didn't know but wat ther was a dog
fight or sometliin' down the street"
Dog fight or somethin',' sneered
Dan, reaching a glass; "mebbe yef not
acquainted 18th ne,
/" Who're your The man at the stove
did not make this inquiry as if he had
any particular desire tb ascertain the
identity of HE intcrlocutor, but gurgled
it ia d mechanical way, like a ph0no.
graph or an automatic talking machine.
Z. Pm Eel River Dan, stranger, an I'm
bad" as
IT Dan imagined that this announce
ment would discompose the vagrant he
was mistaken. 1t had no more. effect
than SO much wind, and the stranger
did not even appear to notice the re-
mark.
'D'ye hear, you cadayerous galoot2
Pm Eel River Dan, an Pm on = ig-
germ wolf"
"Thets all right amt obiectin'."
You amt, ell? Well, ! doR}t,s'P0se
ye be, an Watts more Isain't mtendin'
ye shelI.s Now look var, stranger; We
say ye think it was a dog fight or some
thin thet clared this yar bar-room bit
ago?" .a
sonlethin' o thet kind-I wasn't
peTticklerly anxious to hustle round
an find out, anyhow"
" blieve yer lynn, stranger; but
afore | perceed any fu'tEer 18th your
case, I'll give ye the true bizness: them |
huskies shd out o this var place a
cause. they saw me a comm in thet var
door over thar-see the door?'
"It's thar Ireckon," answered the |
little man, who had turned his back to |
the stove, but who did not take the |
trouble to resume his former position !
for the purpose of verifying the bad |
mans assertion that a door absolutely !
existed in that particular side Of the |
apartment.
s " Well my consumptiye friend, faint
too late fur you to use thet same hole in
the Wall--youll be in time to hear how +.
thet dog fight you was speakin' aboHt |
come out, mebbe, eff yer uncommomy
lively" =
Don't keer how it come out" an
swered the hollow-eheeked individual.
III his most wOe-begOne tone of voice.
Don't, Ell? Yer sure We don't want
to know witch dog licked ?''
Amt bettin' a continental red on
nary dog fight Jest now, an amt ag0in'
to, nuther." There was a ghost of en-
phasis in the latter portion of this
speech, but it was almost wholly choked
by the gloomy sadness of the tone in
which it was uttered.
" It's purity rough, blamed eff it amt"
Dan, edging around toward
.he end of the bar. !" I'd ez soon tackle
l raft o measley babies, but it's got
down to a ground hog case, and eff ]
don't do somethin' purity soon the boys
will be kickin' me from one end O the
county to the other. It's got to be did.
Theirs no help for it. l say, siCkly,i
nebbe ye'd like to say word or two
lfore it happens"
Wat happens?o
Why, watts goin' to happen wen l
5urn loose. :"
q Amt got nuthin' to say"
" Amy place, pertickler, ye'd like ter
be hauled to arter the matinee?"
g Wat matinee| 20 eL
"W'at matineel The matinee thets
yoin' to open up in about one minute by
.het var clock" -s-a
Don't know nuthin' bout it."
" You know more'n you want afOre H
[ git through 18th you. Amt got no
friends thet'd plant ye decent1y in case
she coroher he'd to sit on youw
"Nary friend"
" No moneyP II
Nary dime" .a-
"Got name, I s'pose-write it down
IN I'll see thet it's spelled right in the
papers"
"Cheerful Harry"
"AgeT
" Forty-four."
f" Born anywharP
" Missouri" Il
'BiznessT'
Herdin' sheep"
Cheerful Harry forty-four-bor
n Missouri - sheep herder. Is that
,errect%'
Kerrect."
Mebbe you'd like ter hev a verse or
wo O pot tackled onY'
g Wat furY'
|>r.:, =, CO.. :. ~ = ye dop'@ .ur-
i've. Some folks is ruther pertickler
,out sich things; didn't know but yoI
as one o thet kind"
" Nary varse."
"Don't feel like lightin' out, Is'pose?
" Pm conf table"
Are, are yep
"Never felt more conf table in m life"
By this time Dan had approached
cry close to the little man, and he ap- !
cared to be attempting to stir up latent
-rath sufficient to "Open the matinee" :
lie hesitated for the last time as he re-
larked:
"Say, Cheerful, you'd feel a mighty !
ght cheerfuller eff you was out huntin' g
p the perticklers O thet dog fight"
The reply came laden with the very
of contempt: >
" You be -p 5
There was a sudden outreaching of
el River Dams long arm-a ringing
ash as the stove pipe came down-a
eam of steel-a blending of two forms
a horse howl of rage and pain another
ash as the blended forms reeled over c
pom the card table, and through that J
all piece of furniture to the floor
ore cleaning steel-more hoarse howls
despair and pain-and Cheerful Harry
lietly returned to his position beside I
le stove, unconcernedly wiping fright t
i looking knife on his coat sleeve.
DR.. Squills was of the opinion that if e
an could survive the wound under the
'urth rib he might, in the course of
'ur or five months, be able to leave his
'om. Dan did survive the wound un-
er his fourth rib, but nobody saw him
ave his room. DIR. Squilis was again t
Dpealed to, and gave it as his opinion t
lat Eel River Dan, no longer the re- Y