The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03
He Denounced Him.

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whole town of Tackville, and Mr.. Grog-
gins invariably allowed it plenty of K
ercise. A certain political enemy of Mr..
Groggins had recently published a card
in the local paper severely ~antagonistic
10 Mr.. Groggins, and Groggins immedi-
ately declared that he had been villi6ed.
'I shall denounce him." said Mr..
Groggins, quietly.
The population ofTackvilie paled with
apprehension.
"Shall you publish a cvrd in replyp'
ventured a b~ystan6er.
"No, sir" said MI. Groggins, 1T shall
| only publicly denounce him."
A malarial chill then settled on the
town of Tackville. The unfortunate en-
envy of Mr.. Groggins was to be de-
nounced.
One evening the two belli serants met
in a grocery store. The election news
was coming in fast from the back
ties, and the congregation was noisily
engaged in discussing live iscres, ex-
planning away defeats and rejoicing over
victories. Until the entrance of his en-
envy, Mr.. Groggin was unusually Qulet
and sedate. Ii is quite doubtful II he
enemy would have entered had he been
aware that MI. Groggins was present
and loaded, Mr.. Groggins said.
"Mr. CruDi bach, you probably
weighed the question of publishing that
card long and carefully before deciding
to insert it2"
81 did, SIR replied Mr.. Crumbach,
rather uneasily. II think that | devo.
ted to it due consideration and careful
! deiiberation."
Eyes, 1 trust that you gave it the nee
essarv thought and attention which so
grave a subject demanded. Il cannot
but think, Mr.. Crumbach, that your
motive is giving utterance to the stories
that | was tarred and featheredl In Hous-
ton, committed bigamy in Laredo, and
Jumped a board bill in Galveston was
mainly to do me a personal injury, and,
possibly, reflect on my character as n
citizen and a member OF society"
"Yes," replied Mr.. Crum"ach, II
must admit that such was my intention.
and if l failed IN any way TO do h sub
iect full Justice, it was more an error OF
the head than of the heart. i endeav-
bred to state the facts in as plain and
concise form as possible, and allow the
public to frame its own opinion"
Eyes, [ have not the least doubt of
that" continued MI. Groggins, sternly
land / intend This evening in the pres
} ence ofthese prominent members Ofthe
/, first society of Tackville, to publicly de-
nounce you, the vile, ~inslnuating author
: of this literary prevarication. l should,
I Mr., Crumbach. be utterly remiss 10 the
I duties owing to nv station as a citizen,
: and the home of my family, should l
J neglect this favorable Opportunity. Mr..
3 Crumbach, are you readyP"
8 Proceed" said Crumbach, uneasily
shifting his position from a nail keg to
the top of a cracker barrel.
fAli right" said Mr.. Groggins. ITO
commence with, 1 consider you a cur, q
: %hidebound, t~reacherous whelp which
O daily roams these streets in fcul
pursuit of the offal of SANDER upCr
which you have ever fed since
. cbildhood's idiotic hours. Unowned
unclaimed, and masquerading under an
ether name than that bestowed on yot
y by uncertain %parentage N the days q
profigate youth, you haunt the purlleEs
of the lowest barrel house and relnven
: morning toddy. The poison
n Gus ~exhalation from the deadly upa
tree are fragrant as the perfume OF the
rose compared to the vile breath o
e SANDER with which youseek to blast thu
!, I name and fame of those as far superior
d to you in all which goes to form thu
majesty of man, as tue highest, snow
capped mountain peaks are above the
\ green scum of the lowest swamps."
- The face of Mr.. Groggins was falrl'
it livid as he reached this part of hi' ad
le dress, aud his fingers c%onvulsively open
a ed. and again the nails sank deep int
the palms of his hands. Mr.. Crumbacl
shifted his position from the cracke
X barrel back on to the nail keg
"a eyes" said Mr.. GroggIns, "present ap
lie p~earances seems to indicate that you ar
n correct, but | not only desire to addres
Or YOU. but also that scowling tend OF
n boon companion of yours, just benin
70 your back"
n Mr.. Crumbach turned his head. Ala
re moor Crumbach! Hastily realizing h
is indiscretion, his eyes once more sougt
is those of Mr.. Groggins, but between mn
rs and Groggius' stern. relentless fat
lie cleaned a nickle-plated machine know
es as a "buIl dog" and Mr.. Groggins ha
~ the drop. A murmur of pleased 81
III prise ran over the crowd.
ne THAT was a good move" remarke
ne one enthusiast.
l. eyes, that was exceedingly WI
rs played" assented another admirer
the game. 81 wonder what Crumba'
will do next?"
The two belligerents glared at eaI
other. But the overtures of war we
40 not eventuated by them. A wildly /
spired cowboy. occupying Il position
I'd the rear, sent a bullet crashing throuI
$50 q glass jar of pickles sitting on the t
shelf, and her the trouble commence
" Revolver barrels waved in Il
ain like the glistening autumn grain
We the hillside. A dense blue smoke pt
er meated the narrow confines of the din
k grocery, while shrieks, groansa and bitt