The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-07-01

"Oh, Fitz James. my dear. you II ruk
me-" cried Mrs. BERTHE, as sic wrung hei
hands and walked mp and down the ro
in despair. while Fl.z smpy opened one
eve and surveyed the 70 nted toes Of hs
sho s, an concluded tina, the next pail
he ordered should be more to thepo,nt
At LAST Mrs. Berthe stopped llefere HIN
and said mourufully:
"My dear Fi'z james, let us talk. This
thing cant 20 on, you know, 1t can't go on.
"Awl that's lust as You say. mtw.
know it can't without money. so, II yor
say so. it sh Ill be broken of right away,
nw. nav" aud Fitz pu led gold toohpics
from his vcst pocket and worAed ianguldly
a, h teeth for miuute.
But why will you not allow me to trans.
fer this affair 10 your pa, and have 1t settled
ut once?'
"Aw, because, nav, know just what
paw will say. Hell say, Aw. demnit, lei
HIM do. wi hout an engagement W ng OF
give her Que he can luy for five do.lls,
That's it, and | won't sand ii, ycu see.'
why, Titz James. I never heard your
father use such language in his hfe. He
never swe lrS eNcept when he 8 very mad,
though l mrst confess that he does gel
mad much oft ner than there's any neces-
sty Tor. Well, if YOU won't let me tel
h IN, don't know what I'm to do. 1t wiD
rum me.
"Wel, nav, l can't hep the wuir.
didn't make it, aw, You know was all
your doing nav; YOU got me 10 go and
pwopose 10 Laylnv, but if you say SO, Ill
20 and take il all back,
oh, NJ. nv dear Fi,z James. thatl
never do, though never eXpecle that you
were going to do it SO quick. IN | didn't
know You would want to keepits secret How
much do you va t. my dear + tz, Or, rather,
how little Can you get along w'!h?'
"Aw! Two hu, dled and fifty dollars,
NAV, is the ,ewy least.
Mrs. BERTHE gave q little scream, and
begged Tor mercy, but the insa iab.e Fliz
would not relent. He must have his pound
Of flesh. and. in spite Of his mother beg
lng him to light n the gand tot Il by draw
ing out what he had put in III bank he
got it. Sh. went to her prlvat hoaid and
brought it forth, for, as Fitz well knew al
tuou h she was extnvagtnt in everything
for herse {, she always had enough put
away for every emergency. she had onl,
to go up. stairs and return with the sum
demanded, and tnce more Fltz was mill.
ionaire.
What should he do now? OF course. &c
to the club and m ke some display of hii
wealth. which he did by imme liately losing
Fifty dollars in pOieg to his former antago-
mist. and then, feel ng ilritated at his bad-
luck. he challenged the winner to put on
The glow with HIM in the yymnasyt,n io3I
a bottle of wine, and, having been Knocked
out il five minutes, he looked around tc
see what he shou do next aud, seeing
Stanley and Monta u Ii. gs at a little dis
tance, both OF VIII m he disiked, smiling,
a he imag ned at h S mishaps. he walked
silly over toward them. Now, Tiggs h.
knew to be good with Ii tives, therefore
be did not care to tackle Linn but Stanley
he had heard, few days before, dec ilig
On invitation to take turn from very or.
d nary Xer, becau c, as he said, he was
not up jii his boxing. so lie went for Sta
ley, ", tn whom, pr, viously, lie La SC
" exch,nged word, withstandiue
Stanley advances. and sad;
Il see you smiling, Mr.. Stanley; perhaps
YOU think YOU can do better, aw. Will you
Iky it, aw?"
Il assure you, Mr.. Smith, I was no,
smi ing at the boxing, but at Il remlrk that
our friend Mr., Tugs here just made.
Nv, but you'll twy turn Or two, ei,
won't your"
I'm no boxer, Mr.. Smith, declare tc
you. shs uld ma ,e bad fist of it. I'm
sure, said Stanley, who really wished 10
AVOID the encoun er.
"Aw yes, but pn,t put on the goves. ypI
sae, flw few minutes. woa hurt ydu,
/ d claw won't"
oh, M not afraid of that Mr. Smith,
but m not fond of The manly art anI I'M
poor at it; but to ob.iSe you, Ill try it,
md St,nley threw Oh his coat, ip,ed Oh
the gloves, and stepped i'll o the rng
I he ertiuac ty OF Fitz had ac ed I'll:
atten iol of those about, and it soon tc-
came known through the looms that lit lie
/ itz had tackled Stanley, the a. .tst and fun
was expected. and, as a consequence lie
combat mis- 500 found thenlselv with al
al dience cons stin of II mly every one in
the house. lliz rushed tn, fight ng 60
ing for Stanley with an animus thlt WAS
nppnrrnt, and endeavorng to drive him
GU side tho ring He became ferfuly ey-
ci ed and showed an ev dent desire 10 set
in some blows as heavy as he. wis able 10
str ke, but tanley wo id not allow it but
lit lost h temper in his vain endeayor.
and slashed about him wildly. putting in
blows ,,i,,ll owab By ru e, until all nt
audience cried Foul! Foui!" but still the
offender did not stop while Rniey
changed his tactics. He rs no long + on
the defense. but began to show his scien-
tihc spa rirg He tapped + t. on the uose,
fnd the blood spurted pentfuiiy. Fitg
did not stop. he locked upon rs an aee-
dent. aud Stanley give INN blow thai
sent h m reelins ,aeYG, He was pic I cs
up. and as soon rs be knew hun se6. In
spite of those who did SO, urging him to 1t
he was no ma cn for Stmley. ard ( j no
him TO de ist be made another rush FOL
him W tn an sexclamai ion of "Aw," Sta !
lev stepped back and gave him akothe,
singer on the nose that made him whiTi,
Tor a moment, ike declplt ted chicken.
Once more he rushed bindly Mt h ansag-
onist, and Stanley stepped nimbly aside end
let him go. Poor Fitz was crazed wiJb
pain al passion, gong across the room
with railroad speed, and, planting blow
in the stomach of specialized old geiIs-
man. who was ENJOYING the. affair, sent Kim
down. and went down w tn h nj.
The audience. who had been laugbin.
loud up to this, now cried Shame!" and
Stanley took off the gloves, while t1tz,
strugg ing TO his feet, started around Wild
ly at eveiytb ing and nothing, unit. some OF
the spectators canght h m, and while Ft:
was yociferting "Aw, far lily, bgad; lei
me alone. aw." they took off his gloves.
bore him away to the Ia atory gave him a
good sponqing with ice water. and forced
bin TO become ca m
Stanley came presently, and thinking
to fntter Ftz said Il hld Lard work -ith
you Mr.. Smith You box splenddly."
Aw, yourr fraud" VIII ned Fitz- Yo1
got me 10 think you d dn know how,
and al the me- YOU DO. Eh?"
You forced it on me, you know, Mr..
SIN III. l ouly defended myself.
~Aw! pity defense, bigal. to knoc's a
mans nose off aud punch his wind all ont
Aw you're fraud; awtists are always
frauds.
Here here SIN th. this won't do, said
the ch irma of he commi tee on CO "
te-y, who happened to b. standing br. Io1
must apo oglze TO Mr.. fancy for that Ian
gag.
"Awi won't do it, hanged # dc.
III you dol't. AID youie brought tef1rs
tho committee, you'll 10 expelled, said th'
chairman, grayely.