The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-11-20
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selves with huTling stones into the
I broad stream, each vieing with his
neighbor in the enaeayor to pitch
the missile at the farthest distance
: from the shore, when q tall, rugged
built Yermonter, direct from The
green hills, suddenly made his SD
pearance in their midst, and for
awhile temsined a~quiet observer OF
their movements,
He was very braTny, strong
longing Yankee, and was very de
Gently clad. The efforts of the lit
tie party had been exhibited over
and over again, when the stranger
picked up half q brick which lay
near him, and giving it jerk, it
fell into the water long vay be-
Yond the line which had as yet
been reached by the foremost ofthe
crowd At the conclusion OF this
feat, loud '.braVo" went up from
half dozen voices around him..
1t was cold clear day in Octo
ber, and the men determined not to
be outdone, removed their attempts
but the Vermonter, without saying
a syllable to any one, continued TO
pitch the pebbles far out into the
stream, which seemed 20 annoy one
IN a green jacket, the apparent
leader of the gang, nho declared
he wouldn't be beaten by fellow
right straight out of the woods,
nohow; and sliding up to the stran-
ger, he determined to make his ac-
qusintance.
"Where do you come from, neigh
bor?" he asked
Me? Wal, 1 halls from Yer
mont, jes' now, friend"
"Ain't been In these parts long, 1
reckon?"
"Wal-no. Not edzactly yere-
but up and daown, sorter."
"Yes, so 'sposed."
"Ysas," continued the green'un,
carelessly, and seizing a large billet
of wood, twirled it over his head,
and it landed several rods from the
shore in the water.
you've a little strength IN your
arms, neighbor."
''Some pumpkins with them flip
pers, stranger; up in taown a munth
ago, l driv them knuckles right
strait thru.a board more'n a ninch
thick"
ss'Haw, hawr' shouted the hearers,
the man in the green jacket laugh
ing the loudest.
"May be you don't believe it9'
''Not much, answered the crowd.
I'VE amt very green down here
in York, we amt" said the fellow
in the green jacket;a we've been
about, you bet"
"Wal, jes look here, FRIEND CON
tinued the Vermonter in the most
plausible manner; 1--WE in aour
country we've gotta purity big river,
considerin'-Injun river it is called,
and maybe you've hearn of it.
Wal, 1 hove man clean across thet |
river tother day, and he came down |
fair and square on t'other side"
"Ha, ha, ha,' yelled his auditors.
oval, naow, you may laf, but l
kin do it agin.'
"Do what?" said the green jack
ct, quickly.
Il ken take and hove you across
that river yonder, jes' like open and
shet?''
sBet you ten dollars on it"
"Done," said the Yankee, and
drawing forth bill upon bro
ken downeast bank he covered the
sbinplaster.
'Ken We swim, fellery'
Like duck" said the green
iacket--and without further parley
the Vermonter seized the knowing
Yorker stoutly by the nape of the
neck and seat of pants, jerked him
from his foothold, and with an al
most superhuman effort dashed him
heels over head, from the end of
the docks, some ten yards in the
Hudson.
A terrific shout rang through the
crowd, ,as he floundered in the water,
and amidst the cheers and screams
of his companions, the ducked loaf
er put back to the shore and
scratched up the bank, half frozen
by this sudden and involuntary
cold bath.
'TlI take that ten-spots, if you
please" said he, shrlvering rapidly,
to the stakeholder. "You took us
for greenhorns, eh. Wen show
you how we do things here in New
York." and the fellow claimed the
twenty dollars.
oval, reckon yon won't take no
ten spots jes yet, Cap'n."
"Whv? You lost the bet.'
"Not exactly. Ididn't calkilate
on deu'n it the fust time--but
tell yo' L ken deu it, and again in
spite of Ethe loafer's utmost efforts
to escape him, he seized him by the
neck and the seat of his overalls
and pitched him three yards far
ther into the river than upon the
first trial.
Again green jacket returned amid
the shouts of his mates, who en-
joyed the sport immensely.
"Third time never fails, said the
Yankee, shipping off his coat; 81
ken deu it, tell ye."
"Hold on" said the almost petri-
fed victim.
And 1 will deu it-ef 1 try till
tomorrow mornin."
Il give it up" shouted the suffer
er, between his teeth, which now
chartered like a mad badgers
stake the money"
The Vermonter very coolly pock-
eted the stakes, and as he turned |
away remarked
"We amt much acquainted with
you smart folks daown herein York,
but we sometimes take the starch |
out Of 'em up our way-and per-
haps you wunt try it on strangers
again. 1 reckon you wunt," he con
tinued, and putting on a smile
of good humor, he left the eompa-
ny to their rehections.-Rare Bits.
Moth avs R7o-de