Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-08-08

Yesterday was Sunday. Joseph
Joseph did not seem disposed to contro-
vert it.
Tell me, Joseph. was not yesterday
Sunday
''Ye-es. sir"
Sunday, Joseph. Did you hear
me, Joseph? Is it wrong?"
Il reck-reckon So
And did you fight chickens yesterday,
Joseph2"
But Joseph only answered with watery
sniff.
Joseph, did you fight chickens yester-
day?''
Joseph gnawed his knuckles voraciously
and slobbered
Joseph
''Tha-that Crump boy-oy. he come along,
and was a-setin' on the fuh-feuce, was,
90 hoo! was"
We'll, Joseph, proceed; but no cry
ing"
And he-he had a roo-rooster, he did,
and our old red was in the yard, and that
Crump boy said Shoe, | wouldn't have
that old rooster nOhow!
go on, Joseph
And l said-said: You oughtn't to
talk that way cause its Sun
day
That was right, my son. Go on
And he said: 1 bet $50 mine can
whip him.. And said: You oughtn't to
bet, cause its Sunday
Nor on any other day. Joseph
Then he said: You git owt now! 70
old daddy amt nothin7 but a hard-shell
Baptist, nohow, an he robs po' widders
out'n their milk cows, too; an double
dare yer to open that ere gate an lem
my chicken git at that old feathers an
bones
Did he say all that; and bout the wild
ders. too?'
|Yes-sir-ee! An my fingers jus got ter
foolin' roun' the latch, an fust thing
Crump boy flung his rooster at old Red,
an away they went at it. ker-follop!"
And which whipped, Jo?"
old Red, | tell you! Pa, you ies'
oughter seen old Red spread himself, and
| jus holaedI"
old Re-ah! Joseph, Joseph, how often
have | expostuIated and taught you the
duties of the holy Sabbath? Boys were
different in my time" And he reached
for the switch
Joseph began to tune up again.
60 on, sir.
And when | hol-hollaed for old Red
that Crump boy lit into me, he did, an
| tuck me side O de head wild his fist, ye-es
, he did"
Did he? Hit you? Hurt you much !?
And what did you do, Jo?"
Ill lit into him. too; an We jes' fit
it out-that's what
Fit, Ell? On Sunday? How often
| have = and the squire gathered Joseph
~ the coat and frightened his grasp on the
witch
"Oo-he lit into me fus'. and called me
a son of a mud turtIe-yes. and he did,
tOo-oOI'
"Oh, he did, Ell? And you got licked as
usual, reck NJ"
Moo l didn't. whooped him."
'Shuh! That Crump boy? Why, he's
bigger'n you, 10. Old he-did he holIa
much?' And the squire unconsuiously
Ioosened his hold on JOS coat. well,
sir, reckon you can 60 now and pick
up some chips. But look here, young
man. never let me hear of you fighting
any more, or I'll wear you out! Do you
hear me?'
Pa, no Joe didn' whoop him" ut was
the 'squire's other boy.) Il seed it all;
and that Crump 10y everIastngly went fur
Joe, tell you!'
''J-o-s-e-p-h, come back here! Now,
how was it, Willy"
That Crump boy jus got Joe down.
and got on top of him and chugged and
chugged him until Joe holaed ouch and
said he'd give up-and that's just how it
was too
The old gentleman again gathered Jo-
seph. and this time the hickory descended
hot and fast.
Licked again, huh! Licked again!
And you son O mine! Licked by a
Crump Amt you ashamed of yourself?
Mex time you get to fghtin' you hit the
first ics-d'ye hear me? and hit it right
under the giIIs-understand. sir? or plant
it in the short ribs or under the chin, and
never let me hear of you squalIin' owch'
any more. an disgracin' your old daddy
that way. Whooped! Oh, pou! Whooped
by Crump. UGH"
kerrwhack. ker-. II!