The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-27
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HaA1ShounceT Him. & $
hslsrastusA anogeins MAS possessed9
ST. thes most yitups = f to5ibg,esi lathe
whole town otS il md srsiss
|gvins "invafia o. lex
srcisea: At olltisal
!'e ~ ne |! 8 ss!d
ia \. asrdsjs &. & = 8 q did H. inmsdsss
ately declp d As Had Seen yillifed
slIsll lin So, = hid IS:
[',as|s;l asls,is rss4 XVIII, pale Win
ashaR va publish card il, replym
yentured q bystander., 8 s,Sss7s 70 sass:
St. said Mr.. Groggins, 81 shall
only publicly denounce him. s -.
x malsrial chill then settled on the
Flown of Tackville. The unfortunate en-.
envy sofsMra Groggins was to she de-
nounced. .tns b issa. *
+ One evening the two beIligerants met
in grocery store. The election news
was, coming in fast frQm tllsabacksc
ties, sand. Gle .congregatioM vas noisily
eUkagcu HI ulSCuSSt4sotFz!AHGs1SSu S2tsSA-s'
pisi'inix sr1 Gn; afi1 o
envy, Mr.. GcoggiIrs was unnsaaiiyN
and sedate. Ii is quite donbtfnl 81 the
s snomy nSa'e hais sSefss ssen
| and loaded. ar. Giosssins aid.
Mr.. tTumbach yon probably
weighed tile question of pnblishine that
card long and carefuiy before deciding
% !: ;ds dil sir@ lsrailH Nj It,la1 BACH,
rather auneasilx think that [devo.-
ted to it due eddside nation and careful
b 's AYes, Ytraj s5sk il lie nee
essary thoasht ard attention which so
grave sub ject :dcndsinted z cannot
but think, MI. Critmbaeh, that your
motive is giving lltteranco to the stories
thatal was tarrea md test AeFedin Hous,
ton, corhmItkl bikapl II F!aredo, and
jumped board bi;lin Galveston was
| mainly to do me nersoHai Injury, and,
citizen and 4 member OF society"
r. Eyes " r NEpliea Mr.. yrum acll, ct
lmust admi41 flat such vas my intention,
land i'll fail1d ID any Kaysie do the .sub-.
| ject full justice, it was more an error Of
| the head than Of tic heart. I endeav-
! ored to state the facts III as plain and
| concise form as possible, and allow the
| public. t6 frame its own opinion.''
| "Yes,Si have not the least doubt of
that" continued Mi. Groggins, sternly,
'.aul Intend shis evening in the pres:
| first socieN 81 Fackss aillae 10 publicly de
nounce you, the vile, ins;nuating author
| of THIS literary preFarication. / should,
Mr.. Ernmbach. be utterly remiss to the
| duties owing to nv station as a citizen,
and the home Of my Gamily, should I
neglect this favorable opportunity. Mr..
Crnmbacb. arp y0u 1ea,ty?' ~
stProfeed said 0fnmbach, Mneasily'
! shifting his I osition from "a nail keg to
! the top 0f 4 cracker Barrel.
commence withs Iyconsider youa cur, q
daily roams, these. streets IN !. full
pursuit ~of the 'offal Of SANDER up,n
which ycu have ever fed since
| childhpud's itliot:c hours. Unowned,
unclaimed, and masquerading under an
other name than tfHt bestowed on you
Ivy uncertain parentage i'll the days Of
! protiisateS youth, you haunt the purliens
| Of the lowest barrel house land reiuven-
| ate the bar room cuspldOrs for 81
morning toddy. The poison
Gus exhalation from the deadly upas
tree are fragrant az the perfume of the
rose s5mpared to the vile breath Of
SANDER with which, you seek to blast the
| name and fame of those as far superior
| to you in all which goes to form the
| majesty Of man, as the highest, snow
capped mountain peaks are above the
| green scum Of the lowest swamps."
l Tho f,na ne NJ (Iroou; ~ 10 irlv
| livil as he reached this part OF fii' adj.
tdress, aud his fingers con vulsively5 open.
ed, and again The nails sank deep into
| the palms of his hands. Mr.. Crumbach
shifted his position from the crgsker
barrel back on to the nal key.
! Eyes" said Mr.. Grogglns,,' present APP
| pearances seems to Indicate thatyonafH
| correct. but not only desire to address
you; Ibllt also that scoWling fend Dc 9
boon companion of Yours, Just sbeAind
| your back" --szz---e- --@27
Mr.. Cru,pi,ach turned his head. AIS,
poor Crumtmct,t Hastfly realizing hia
Iindiscretion, his eyes once more sought
Ethoses OF Mr.. Grogains hut hetweell him
land Groggins' stern. relentless face
gleamed q nick plated ma hine know i
as t.bnA der, Z md Ar. Groggi1s had
the drop. a murmur 81 pleased sur
p rice ran over the. croWd.
That was q good move" remarked
one enthusiast.
I 1c'STes. that was exceedingly we'll
Played, assented another admirer of
| the game, ~ wonder what Crumbach
- Th sH ia ssa1 6sifissr suts Rlared at each
other. But the ofertares Of war were
not eyentuated by them. Atwndly in:
lfspired chNh0ya occupying d sposition in
1.-THE rear, sent = bullet crashing, through
aRlass jar OF pickles sitting on. thost op
fhelf, and then the troubA EOnmenesti,
Revolver barrels wav4d in the
| an like the glistening autumn grain on
| the hillside. A dense lhlue smoke per.
uteAtett the narrow ch1ff mes or the xhb1y
| grocery, while sls1ieks, groansand bitfal
iulprAcations rose above the Wild, dis
cordant din Of battle. Political excite
nent ran bly, Mrge congregation on
tileh0utside cheared the battling hosts
within. And when alf' was over, when
the dust and smoke Of battle rolled and
curled along the btackenel,. dingy CELL
ing Of the room, eight wounded men
| were carried out into the open air, and
laid o1lG0ffeos Ike. sez ~sn II
I sMelssss lr0 ms at1 Crumbacll ]wer
disco 1seHc ufsed up 9n the cold emf
brace ofdeath under the counter, lashed
each leach as the tiger lashes himself
to his prey. and their hearts blood Minis
gled in q crimsnn, tdrbid5 stream along
the grimy floor. va
MI. GroaaI1s,l,4d denounceazhis en-,
y.-Texaa siftinas. H. Z I'll
Alleged Supernatural Gifts.
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