The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-10-06
you're another"
"Not much," said the friend.

"Not much" said the friend.
"By - -, you - - - -
- I'll knock hell out of you for that"
Thereupon Joe flung the end of glass Of
beer in the others face. This other man
was a cool customer. He had known
Josephus from his childhood and would
willingly have sacrificed much to bring
him to his senses. Advice and example
had been useless, and he now perceived
clearly that Joe had got so much Of Buffalo
Bill on the brain, that, like tine Irishman,
he had become "blue mouldy for want Of
batin' :" Theophrastus Makepeace was the
name Of this man, and his character was
formed upon the name. When "Frasty"
as the boys called him-iound the dregs
of stale lager trickling down his cheeks and
shirt collar, he looked at Joseph quietly in
the eye and said, "Joe, don't like doing
it, but it must be done. shall now pro-
ceed to give you licking, If you will only
have the courage to take it, and after that
propose to knock the deyil out Of you in
another way"
Joe was bigger than Frastv, but much Of
| his fat was blubber and allhis courage was on
his tongue. His tongue was pretty quiet
now
"Take OF your coat and stand out like a
man." said Frasty, who was prepared fol
action. Joe's pils-those young braves
,yho kaar tha nutn NAL n oa n & IN bair Il
with so much fortitude-helped him to gel
out of his coat aud vest.
"Do you mean to fight?" said Frasty, a.
be squared out.
ayes, he does" said the attendant friends
as they showed their "blufier" in upon hi:
antagonist. Joe, with his head down anG
his arms beating the air, rushed upon the
foe. The first rush was stopped by his nose
which came into a railroad collision with
the left hand OF the enemy, and before q
word could be uttered joe was sprawling al
iull length on the floor. Though his body
| was down his blood was up, some of it flow
ing in streams from muulated nose. HIS
trends put him on his legs, aud, with a
| wild oath, he made another rush. a sec
nnd time he made his mark upon the floor
The third time he tried TO kick his "adyer-
sary' in the stomach but Frasty ystnod nimblY
out oi the way, aud, with two well directed
efforts from right and left, sent Joe blind
ed, bruised aud utterly demoralizPd against
the far corner OF the room. Time was called
The friends decided thatJO had bad enough.
They washed his face aud hands, put on his
coat and filled the air with mighty threats
of what each and all would do with 4rasty
| k..tu -, tna
door, locked It and put the key in his pock-
ct. Now" said he, "my friends, I'm only
Just beginning II any OF you fellows whO
are so very smart with your filthy oaths
your internal lies and your roaring rowdy'
ism, will face the simple but solid music o.
. the fists, I'll take you all round in turn
two at a time-and give you all as much al
you can carry"
There was mneh muttering and a whole
wagon load Of subdued curses. This WA
the first time that Frasty had raised 6ng
er against any man in the town and TN
long tongued braves were not equal to tn
/. occasion.
4 "As none Of you seem TO want any NOR
fun to day III put on my coat. OF cnurs
you'll all "blow" good bit, but "blowiug
7. don't break no bones. | have given Yo
. all chance to-day and don't want I
4 fight any mere, but IL euy Of you fellow
= attempt IN put up job upon me, I'll shOr
any man who bothers me, on sight. MOI
. take Joseph home. Aud, look here yo
IS fellows. II you think that good fighting
n done with the courage that comrs from
belly iull of lager, you're veTV much mi
taken. The man who is prepared To igf
A doesn't crow over quiet, inoiisnsiye peop
noI does he swagger through the streets an
y bar-rooins showing Whist bruiser can d
n Some Of you have been so long at the bus
II ness that YOU'RE no better than eur dogs
have soma regard lor Joe because he
young and his ignora ice made Towd
D. of him before he knew il. This thrbshir
will do him 4 world Of good. I've gsI