The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-25
A MIGHTY RAssLER.

''No; tell us about him."
Zone time dar wuz er man-wall,
We'll say his name wuz Jim. He wuz
er good size man an wuz built ter stay,
he wuz. He tuck it inter his head dat
he could fling anybody in de whole
'munity, an he done it, Big men come
frum all ODER de country, but he flung
'em easy ernuff, an nachully he COM
menced ter blebe dat nobody could put
his back on de groun'. One day mighty
gay pusson come erlong an wanted ter
rassel wild Jim.
"'W'y,' says Jim, sorter laughin',
You KANT do nuthin' wild me-
cpl try you anyhow
"'Very we'll, an dats all de good it
will doyou.'
''Da tuck holt an Jim laid him on de
groun' widout no trouble er tall. De
gay pusson went erway, but de next
mawnin' dar he wuz ergin.
."Whut you want now?' Jim he axed.
"'Wants ter rassle wild you.'
"'Whut's de use'n rasslin'? You
KANT fling me!'
"'But kin try
"'Yas, an you tried befo', but it
didn't do you no good
~ know dat, but wants ter try
ergin.'
"'Wall,' SEE Jim. ez it amt goin' ter
do no harm reckon I'll try you ernuder
fall
He tried him ernuder fall, an flung
him bout ez easy ez he did befo'. Now,
says Jim. Il reckon you'll 60 on an
nebber bodder me no no.
de gay pusson went erway, an dar
want nuthin' seed O. him fur some
time, but one day he come back an
lowed, he did, dat he want ter rassle
ergin.
'''Dar amt no use n rasslin' widyou,
said Jim. You KANT fling me. Go off
summers an rassle wild err chile.'
Den de gay pusson he say: 1T mout
peer like rasslin' wild er chile, but you
keep on errasslin' wild me an I'll fling
you after WHILE
"'Oh, dat won't do, weak pusson!
You couldn't fling me in er hunnud
years.
TRY me ergin, jest fur fun de gay
pusson begged.
"'Wall, jest fur fun, ter keep my ham
in, will try you ergin.'
HE tried him ergin an flung him
widout no trouble. De gay pusson went
erway, 'peerin' like he war puffeckly
satisfied, an de greet rassler didn't
'speck cher ter see him ergin, but one
mawnin' erbout er munt' later yere he
waz ergin.
"'Fur greshious sake, whut do you
want?' Jim he axed.
"I wants jest whut I allus wanted,
de CAV pusson lowed. 4 wants ter ras-
sic wild YOU
eco on, weak pusson, an quit yo'
foolishness. You KANT do nuthin' wild
me-
"'Wall, but you won't mine tryin' me
jest fur fun, will you? Kahn do you
no HARM
"'Now, femme tell you,' says Jim, Il
has been foolin' wild you long ernuff, an
now eff you 'sist on me rasslin' wild you
I'll fling you an fling you hard; yere
ne?'
"'Oh, vas, yeres you
can still you wants ter rassle?'
"'Dat's whut does.'
"'All right, I'll gin you all you want
Den he seized de gay pusson an flung
him kerwhop ergin de groun' an 1t peer
like he dun bust him open, but de gay
pusson he git up an go on erway. Oar,
says Jim, Il bet you neber will bodder
me no mo-. neber seed SIGH err bilious
pusson. He has yered folks talk erbout
whit er great man is, an he amt go,
sense ernuff ter know dat he KANT rot
me O. my gre'tness. But l reckon he
done fur now
1T wuz quite err little while befo' de
gay pusson come back, but one day
yere he come. 'Whut on de yeth kin
you want dis time? de mighty rassler
axed.,
~ wants ter rassle wild you, sah.'
CHOW, look yero. eff you doan 90
way frum yere an quit bodderin' me
Pm gwine hurt you. amt got no
time ter fool wild you. rassles wild men.
"I'm man, say de gay pusson.
"'Now, look yere, eff I grabs holt o
you ergin you will wish 1 hadn't, fur
gwine hurt you an hurt you bad
81 wanter rassle,' says de gay pus'
son.
"'Den Jim he grab him an bless 20
life da had quite tussle TO Jim go,
him down. but he flung him at las an
flung him monst'us hard
"'Now, reckon he dun got ernuff,
says Jim, AN lay you don't see him
roun' yere no mo- tryin' ter take my
honors erway frum me-
"All de folks ergreed wild him but
bless yo' life, de YER naixt mawnin'
yere come de gay pusson.
"'Whut, amt you got ernuff? says
Jim.
NO. says de gay pusson.
"'Now, yere, ef you 'sist on me rasslin
wild you ergin I'll fling you an break
yo' naik, .sho!' -.
"'l wanter rassle," says de gay pus.
son.
"Jim grabbed holt O. him an da went
at it. Da rassled an da rassled an d.
rassled, an sometimes it would peer
like Jim had him; but de gay pus
son allus aounced roun' somehow an
covered de vantage dat he had los
After while, when ever body though,
dat Jim had him sho, de gay pusson gir
or Student founce an down went jim
kerwhor. De gay pusson hurried or
way, an de folks stood waitin' fur jim
ter git up, but he didn't. Da went tel
him, an whut you think da seed? d:
seed blood runnin' outen his eyes, an
daseed his face swcllin'. De man WI,
dun dead
e But what was the name of the gay
pusson? one of the students asked.
Chile, de name O. dat man WI,
whisky. You is all ainein' him monst'us