Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-12-06
What oank did you put IN, my dear Fitz

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want to tell his mother positive false
hood, but he had no objection TO prevar.
icate and conceal. Now, If he had tolc
her it was q faro bank. she would not have
appreciated it, and, as he knew, would cer-
tainly have closed his line at her own bank.
Therefore, there was only one way, and
that was to nominally set her at defiance.
SO he said, shutting his eyes, as though
wearied of the whole affair.
"Aw, never you mind, NAV. If I'm 60
ing through this thing, / want to do it my
own way. Now, nav, I'm going to take
Laviny to the theater on thursday night
That'll cost twenty dollars, aw."
Twenty dollars, my dear Fitz James!
Twenty dollars; aw, nav, you don't
think l want to be mean the first time
take Laviny to the theater, do you, tnaw'
Oh, no, must have box, aw, and cav
widge, and n suppaw at Delmonico's or the
Hoffman, NV. and then, nav, must give
Laviny an engagement wing. and 1t must
be diamond. you know, nav, and it can't
cost less than two hundwed dollars, any
how, aw, don't you see?"
"Oh. FitZ James. my dear, you'll ruin
me, cried Mrs. BERTHE. as she wrung he!
hands and walked up and down the room
in despair, while Fitz simply opened one
eye and surveyed the po' nted toes of HE
shoes, and concluded that the next pail
ne ordered should be more to the point
At last Mrs. Berthe stopped before him.
and said mournfully:
My dear Fitz James, let US talk. This
thing can't go on, you know, it can't go on. :
@Aw! that's just as you say, nav.
know it can't without money. So, if you
say so, it shall be broken off right away,
aw, nav, and Fitz pulled a gold toothpick
from his vest pocket and worked languidly
at his teeth for minut>.
"But why will you not allow me to trans.
fer this affair to your pa, and have it settled
at onceP"
"Aw because, nav, l know just what
paw will say. He'll say, Aw! demmit, let
him do without an engagement wing, or
give her one he can buy for five dollars.
That's it, and / won't stand it, you see. >
Why, Fitz James, l never heard your
father use such language in his life, He
never swears except when kes very MAJ,
though 1 must confess that he does gel
mad much oftener than there's any neees-
sity for. Well, if you won't let me tell
him, | don't know what I'm to do. 1t viii
ruin me.
We'll, nav, I can't help the wuin.
didn't make it, aw, you know 1t was ap
your doing, NAV; you got me 10 so and
pwopose to Laviny, but, if you say SO, I'll
/. 60 and take it all back"
"Oh, no, my dear Fitz James, that'l
never do, though never expected that you
were going to do it SO quick, and | dldn' {
much do you want, my dear Fltz, or, rather,
now little can you get along WITH"
"Aw! Two hundred and fifty dollars,
NAV, is the vewy least"
Mrs. BERTHE gave little scream, and
begged for mercy, but the Unsuitable Fitz
would not relent. He must have his pound
of flesh. and, in spite of his mother beg
ging him to tighten the grand total by draw
ing out what he had put in the bank, he
got it. She went to her private hoard and
brought it forth, for, MS Fitz well knew. al
though she was extravagant in everything
for herself, she always had enough put
away for every emergency. She had only
TO go upstairs and return with the sum
demanded, and once more Fitz was mill
ionaire.
What should he do now? OF course, &c
20 the club and make some display of his
wealth, which he did by Immediately losing
Fifty dollars in poker to his former antago-
mist, and then, feeling irritated at his bad
luck, he challenged the winner to put OF
the gloves with him in the gymnasium fol
bottle of wine, and, having been knocked
out in five minutes, he looked around to
see what he should do next, and, seeing
Stanley and Montagu Tiggs at little dis
lance. both of whom he disliked, smiling
as he imagined, at his mishaps, he walked
testify over toward them. Now, Tiggs he
knew to be good with his fives, therefore
he did not care to tackle him. but Stanley
be had heard few days before, decline
an invitation to take turn from n very or
binary boxer, because, as he said, he was
not up in his boxing. so he went for Stan
ley, with whom previously, he had scarce
ly exchanged word, Notwithstanding
SANKEY'S advances, and said:
Il see you smiling, Mr.. Stanley; perhaps
you think you can do better aw. Will you
twy it, ava"
Il assure you, Mr.. Smith, was not
smiling at the boxing, but at remark that
our friend MIR. Tiggs here just made"
"Aw, but you'll twy turn or two, Ell.
won't your"
I'm no boxer, Mr.. Smith, l declare to
| you. l should make bad fist of it, I'm
sure" said Stanley, who really wished tc
| avoid the encounter.
"Aw, yes, but just put on the gloves, you
| ace, faw few minutes. l won't hurt you,
declawI won't"
"Oh, I'm not afraid of that, Mr.. Smith,
! but Pm not fcnd of the manly art, and am
poor at it, but to oblige you, I'll try it, =
and Stanley threw OFF his coat, slipped Oh
| the gloves, and stepped into the ring.
The pertinacty of Fitz had attracted the
attention of those about, and it soon be-
came known through the rooms that little
Fitz had tackled Stanley, the artist and fun
was expected, and, as o consequence. the
combatants soon found themselves with an
audience consisting of nsarly every one in
the house. Fitz rushed the fighting, 60
ing for Stanley with an animus that was
apparent, and endeavoring to drive MIN
| outside the ring He became fearfully ex-
cited and showed an evident desire to get
in some blows as heavy as he was able to
str.xe, but Stanley would not allow it, bni
simply acted on the defensive. BY and by
| Fitz lost his temper, in his vain endeayor,
and slashed about him wildly, putting in
| blows unbelievable by rule, until all the
audience cried Foul! Foull' but still the
| offender did not stop. while Stanley
changed his tactics. He was no longer on
The defense, but began to show his sciep-
| titic sparring He tapped Ftz on the nose.
and the blood spurted plentifully. Fits
did not stop, he looked upon it as an acct
dent. and Stanley gave him blow that
sent him reeling down. He was picked
up, and as soon as he knew himself, in
spite of those who did SO, urging him that
he was no match for Stanley, and tellinc
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