St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-02-10

Hours from ten to twelve every day. at
THIS Office. See. for yourself" And
the pugilist handed Jack paper on
which his own signature appeared, with
Esmore and several others as witnesses,
to an agreement between Sam Slogem
of the first part, and John Quimby. Of
tEe second part, wherein it was agreed
that said Slogem should instruct said
Qaimby in the manly art of self-de-
fease. between the hours of ten and
twelve at his Front street Office, at $3.50
aesson. .-.-s.z=.z....q. s..S..-....
O. Here's five dollars said Quimby;
stake it for your trouble, Mr.. Slogem,
and come about the lattersend OF next
week.''a And as the, pugilist put his
gloves away and walked off Jack clasped
his hands about his head and fell into a
train of serious thought.
s"pve been off, he said, ''but never
SO off as I was yesterday. A coffin and
boxing lessons where the deuce could
l have been, anyhow"
LET me in; must see him! Curse
him! I'll kill him, the cowardly scoun-
drel! He insulted my wife! [ say let
ME in; I'll have his life!' The voice
and the scuffie were outside Mr.. Quinn
by s door.
impossible. sir, impossible. Mr..
Quimby is gentleman, and never,
knowingly, insulted any one. Y
This was quite enough for jack He
felt cold chill all over. and, selling
his cane and hat, shot down o side en-
trance.
s"Where are you going, Mr.. Quinn
byp" asked a porter. NJ 1921
a"To the dickensr' shouted Jack.
..The whole world is coming here with
collins, and boxing-gloves, and insulted
wives. I'm crazy-pluln crazy. Out
of my way. or I'll kill you..' And the
wretched man darted into the street,
sprang into hack, and fell back on
the seat in condition of complete ex-l
hauston. .*ta gss4 u.
On the third day of January Miss Al
ice Benton was informed that Mr.. John
Quimby craved audience Of her. 1t
"Why, Jack, how pale you are. and
how miserable you look, she ex-
claimed, as Mr.. Quimby made her a
very humble bow, and cast on, her
glance full of the most imploring peni-
tence. - Egg
..Alice,' he said, '.do you remember
New Years day?'
.tOf course do.''
81 called on you, Alice
1" Certainly yon did, Jack; and sang a
song, too. Dom you renlember2''
81 Remember; yes, quite well-atleast,
/ think | do. But after that. Alice, aft
Ell that - Ss,s .
Y. Come, Jack, don't look so horror
stricken. What occurred after thatp"
!" Heaven alone knows. / only know
about half, and there must be hundred
precincts yet hear from. i went to
an undertaken and ordered a coffin; ]
invited bruiser to call at my office
during business hears and spar with me;
insulted somebody's wife; I borrowed
money from every one in town. and
there were thirty-two creditors waiting
to see me in the hall yesterday; / have
seven pairs of boots making for me in
various rarts of the town; | have bought
land, ships, sco-partnerships, grain.
clothes, guns--in fact, Alice, I find that,
begging your pardon, Satan has got
such mortgage on me that he took
possession of this poor carcass on New
Years night. and have come to swear
off, once and forever" ssf5 81
4. On what will you swear, Jack?
Now, mind you, this is a serious matter.
You never Acknowledged before that
such necessity existed. Shall I get the
Biblep''
lswear on your lips, sweetheart =
said Mr.. Quimby, gallantly, and right
Justify did he tas;e the oath. ..It's high
time, darling he continued, ''when a
man mistakes an undertaken shop for
saloon-it's high time to turn over. a
new leaf.'' = ts.s=s.tf 'z5a Ell
And Charley Elmore was Quimby's
best man at the wedding: but from that
day to this Jack never suspected that,
he was the victim OF a reformatory con-.
spiracy. Argonaut,
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