The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-03-07
POINT PLEASANT MASON COUNTY VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY MARC
A 1Eeslern kicI1fIDg Match.

A western Kicking Match.
In the early days of Dutch Flat, a
Elarge-boned and gigantic Indiauian
was known to his rough but but.
kindly associates as Kicking Tom
He had won the nickname by rea-
son of the terrific force with which
he could launch his great, sinewy
against an opposing ohject.
One day a miner brought into
camp Il Mexiean burro, which soon
obtained wide celebrity as a vicious
animal, who, when excited. would
attack man OF boast with desperate
fury Several mountain ponies had
been kicked to death by him, and.
more than ono man had nearly lost
his life by the savage heels of the
brute. SO exciting had become the
recora-6f the jacks achievements
that they become the subject OF uni
yersal conversation and inquiry
#anio e mirrors Sitting instheira
cabins, they spun wonderful tales
of what he had done and was capa-
BILE of5doing.
aHe is the livcliest kicker in the
world" said one.
.'You are right, old man. That
beast can kick the hair off a mans
head without tonching the skin, :
replied one of his companions.
This was touching Tom in ten
der place, and after moments re-
Elections he spoke up with the re-
mark:
aHe can't outlSick me. The OBJ
seryation was received by the group
in amazed silence.
aLord, Toni Why, he'd make
mincemeat of you in a minute"
aWouid he2' replied the athletic
Tndianian. i'Then he can have the
chance. Tn ready to kick for 500,
and may the best man win
"or the best jack" laughingly
interposed acompanion.
"I mean what 1 say, old man, so
don't be to spry with your tonguel
And Toms brow lowered in gath
ering anger. His friend apoIogized
for the jest and the crowd dispersed
for the night
The next day the runner went
wild through through the camp
that Tom was willing to kick the
burro for wager. In the dusk of.
the evening the miners gathered in
from their work and discussed the
subject in alltits bearings. Opinion.
as to the match was about evenly di-
vided. If anything, Tom was the
ifilvorite. Under these. circumstan-
.cesa mill for 500 side was
easily arranged between the beast
and the man, and it was decided
that the conflict should come off on
the next Sunday afternoon.
Promptly at the appointed hour
every inhabitant of the Dutch Flat
was assembled in little spot just
outside the limits of the camp. The
preliminaries were quickly arranged
and the fight began. The beast
seemed to take in the situation at a
glance, and laying back his cars Ire
watched his wary opponent with
angry eyes. Suddenly Tom leaped
forward and landed terrific kick
squarely on the junction of the neck
and head. The brute reeled before
the force of the blow, but recover
ing on the instant he wheeled and
launched both heels at his antagonist.
The man leaped aside and as quick
as lightning responded with another
fearful kick on the burro's neck.
And so the conflict ragged. Some
times the jack would get in a savage
blow on his opponent, but oftener
the man had the best of it, and at
last, putting forth all-o his wonder
full strength, he landed kick with
the fury and irresistible force of
pile-driver on the jack S neck, which
had been his objective point from
the beginning. The beast reeled
back, and, with a conyulsive culver
feel over dead. Tom was terribly
bruised but no bones were broken,
and in a few days he was as spry as
ever.
The Republican party by it's leg
islation and the practices of its lead
ers created and has Away up
held all of the worst monopolies
which have afflicted the land. It's
high tariff policy, persisted in for
twenty odd years has created and
fostered the most gigantic monopo-