The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-24

mind, afiera sound thrashipg, and
every word would siuk right to the
spot. As every thing was in readi.
ness. lawyer Swipes ai ose,o C card bis
throat, md In q solemn and very i'm
'pressive manner, commenced on era.
ticu on the degensracy Of the human
species, the Spanish r,ce 10 ar icu.
lar; and wonnd up by calling San y q
liar. He rspl el.tla Svi ,ss v
some Tam Lio too Swipos Was thun'
ders.ruck, g thInk Il 81 Il, :,
soaifdA nSV0 The heart 10 talk sach
language. Sw:pes turned To Blower
and remarked: Well. who'd think Il
and lurnins to Sanity, as though he
might be mistaken. no replied, What
do you call mo o l-i.a.hl Jdst What ]
say, replied Sanity, still sitting a. tie
table. At That instant Swipeh
planted q left handler right betwcon
Ssnty's eyes. S.uty never batted
his eyes. In fact he smiled. He bal
taught boxing and fencing fifteen
years, before he came to Auerioa;
but the boys didn't know 1t. s, iu
just two seconds, he "histcd" hisself
up in the air, kinder rolled himself
intn q ball, and then unfolded like q
bomb-sllell. He struck poor Swipts
in the face with both fists, struck him
10 the stomach both feet, struck him
in the brcast with bo;h knees, and
bit him on the Lack Of tho neck ul
at the same time Ssipes was waited
under the table badly disorsanized
and he lay there. Now for the first
time E.ower who hak o good deal
Of oorse sense began 10 Lace some
misgivings that all was not we'll on
the premises az it .hould be but true
to his repu alton he gave q blood,
cn,d!ing war.hoop. uttered silent
prayer, and bucklsd in. He struck
Sauly sledse.hammer blow in the
face Sanity lent him q whopper on
the ay-trup in return, which landed
b over against the opposite wall
and as he rcbounded, Sanity lent him
BgssSsrr & aSE EHdiasd dkiiad Old q ars. G!
under tho table alongsid, Of SSipcs;
then Sanity commenced kicking; hc
kicked the pair from undeI tho table
across the room, around the room;
he kicked them back undor tho table
and outagaiu; he waltzsd over them
he promenaded over them; b, "All-
hands around" over them; he march-
cd over them by sections; by plat
oops, and by divisions; and every
time the boys slowed disposition
to renew bostilitics, S.uly would
Just unlimber aad commence revolr.
ing around the room like the big aj-
wheel in q saw mill, and tho duet
feathers and buttons would fairly fly;
and the boys would lie down some
more. Sanity amused himself for half
an hour in III is way, und was wind
iug up the entortai men: by dancing
gr md fancy hoippire over cur two
friends, WHO in The meantime had
tainted away. As the police inter.
icred, the two victims OF o wild aud
reckless undertaking, were broughs
still moro insnnsiblc, and ltid on ap
cd shu. tor, whe kind friends took an
inventory Of what was left. Poor
Swipes was badly wrecked; his
mou h Was masiod bcvo nd ie,cgni-
ton. His nose was telcs:oped, aud
hc was beat into q general srate OF
goneness. BlDwor WAS badly u'ed
up; one coat tail was gone, one ear
set back about three inches ont OF
place; his chest stove 10, sd beat
black and blue generally. Aft,r
shaking their heads awhile they bo.
gan to show signs Of lie, by cliog,ng
closer 10 The plank whenever they
heard Slnty's voice. A'.er they
came too. grim justice stsproi in
and said she would tako some OF the
chicken.pie too. The boys were
marched TO the temple. s.of justice. and
= big trial: with thr,e lawyers on
each side took place. After wrang-
ling for several hour 9. tbe Judge de-
cidsd that Swip6s mnas furnish the
wherewith 10 grease the wac Is ol
Justice. 10 tho tune OF f,rty.thre,
dollars AMI tho trim min2s. Swipes
complained no.; but remarked: Why
Judge, Tom hit that fellow too
Blower hearing this las. remark, and
catching sight Of SANITY, ct the same
time, thinking distance lends On.
chantmtnt TO the viow struck fol
home about nine feet at lick. H.
went away like . log, and those whe
saw the spot where he was tanning
the earth with hb No mines. say Il
looked Ike arsvolvine circle with :