The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-10

II was Grcn: Fight. but Young Jack Fell
Took an Cnf.Ir Advantage.
ADAM BADEAU.

BLACK FOnK. y. G.. July Aim Fell's boy
Jack. by his CAPTURE OF coons and his wild
hog and crow stories. soon acquired un envia-
bic reputation as tho snartcst boy in the
mountains, The Simpson Creekers. however.
withheld their praises but as the Simpson
Checkers and the Black Forkers never did
agree no ono was surprised. and nobody felt
hurt over the sneering allusion to that Black
Fork runt. Jack Fell" Everybody on Black
Fork knew that the 'Crickers" were jealous.
and they said 50. and cGged Jack on to git
squar." Jack told his friends to keep quiet
q while nm save up yer money. an we'll bust
Simpson erik frum Ga!lup's III tho Bend"
Jack had mapped out programme. but he
didn't give it away. He knew that old Simp-
son. the leading man OF the erik" had a big
black bear that had whipped nearly every dog
in that section and won for its owner not less
than dozen COWS. twice rs many sheep. sew
era horses. Il dozen rair Of fox hounds. and all
the loos, change in Black Fork forthree years.
and he knew that old Simpson would eight Old
Zeko against anything on four feet.
Old jim Fell. Jack s father. was tho owner Of
bunch Of the most puGnacious goats ever
seen in that or any other country. They had
grown wild. and had taken to the woods. and
nobody would have thought OF or cared any
thing for them il they had only stayed there.
There was no fence on the creek high or strong
enough to keep them out and there wasn't IN
allie bodied dog in the community that would
Tickle them. The !our-.c.gcd pests not only
played havoc with the fields. but had actually
attacked people on the main road. and half the
folks in the valley had threatened to kill thom
on sight Jack determined t. fight Old ZcEe
with half dozen Of the oldest billy goats in
the lot. II he could catch the goats and get
fight out Of old Simpson. There would be no
t. I..t Al,
programme So. without explaining his in
tentions. he got a.! the boys in the ncighbor-
hood together. and in less than two weeks they
had trapped eight ofthe biggest Of tho flock.
Two OF them were old fighters with records.
One had WHIPPED Bill Whccler's penryroyal
uuli In a fair fight. and tho other had broken
up n colored camp meeting the preceding fall.
After Jack had renned in his goats in separate
pens. he. accompanied by old jim. Pole Dill
lum, Bill Wheeler, and Gcvrra. other Black
Forkers went H. Simpson Creek and strolled
into old simpson front yard. The old follow
was sitting under big beech and smok inG his
pipe. Old L"ke was sitting On his launches.
fastened with chain to u Vi: stake thirty or
would have weighed II 'srIy 400 pounds.
squat boys. ana hey cr slHohc.' old Simp-
son said. as the fellows caHIo w.
Whit ye kccp!n' thet thing fur; 7" Jack Fell
Ikeepin' h., no JIM unt' sad simnson, with a
uns duz when you cit q litc out n Dlc Ieke."
Don't biieye no un Kin lex hnf a duzen
| "Bily goats bo d"rntd He in Kin Hex all
v.Blnck t'oks houn,, billy goats. an all. He
un'h !cs btgEin, ". was to tnrn no un loose
and low he un I 20 thru Yer gosh blamed
81 st you ,nrs kin lick Ole zcko with er
Git oiIcn thet log. We little runt an go hum.
wSSnt stan no Jokln, from q by. .,. !.
Wal, CT you un, dassent. that settles i,
| But rot puYtUln nut gin fD'
rar NY tho best fox honn';s an double-barrd
shotgun, les Say the word;
| jack in ernst, said Pole Dillum. AN
We unS II la k he uu."
TN" conference ended In contract to fight
from that datc, ga Simpson evidently thought
that ho had II soft thing. lie walked into the
house. returned III few minutes with n two;
the Black FoTkers. On thoir way back Old
jim. Li!lnm and tho others Expressed con.
he cul chaw.' but the boy told them to dis.
ill MIS- thrir Tears, rs ho knew he had old Smp.
from me d n,a dN %aS In"wn Hnd commented upon
we're we're * axe m"ST pgh some Of ne Eqrkcrs
works; At any rate. everybody was Interested,
and all agreed TO help make thu Altar memo.
with the help Of the neighbors. had built a biz
log bon. ahout 100 feet square and q feet high.
Was st dsspy in Thy &rouna "tlI few d% S,s
before the fight six Of the goats wcr" placed
pG a md s,i af tive Se aay %
the pen and worried tho old bruisers until
,hey WSmd Gnt spPyhIng In orasr to Keen
All Black Forkers, men. women. and chill
fest, and Judging from The size OF the crowd
simnson Greek had dymped its nopulati21
1e sha ns m oa 1Gs SSa WAS
through tho fence at ono side. by degrees. 10
attract the goats. while a GAP Mas made In the