Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-10
THE MAN WITH A CALF.
lie Was Rcdheaded and vigorously DE
Tended His Rights.


lie Was Rcdheaded and vigorously de-
Tended His Rights
On top of a load of nav which
came into the Western hay market
the other day was q man OF sixty and
q young man OF about twenty.thrce--
father and son. The vehicle had no
sooner come to halt than both
scrambled down, and IL was then
seen that the young mans nose was
about twice its normal size, and his
eyes were blackencd and pulled until
he could scarcely see daylight. There
was blood on his face and shirt front,
and of course there was natural
curiosity among the men lounging
around to knew what had happened.
mo, william didn't run agin
bridge or have a tree fall on him."
said the father, as nc vet his hand
kerchief at the drinking trough and
wiped away the blood. 1.-THE fact -
that he met with q disappointment
on the road as we was comm IL"
what sort of a disappointment"
Quciied a policeman who intended to
recommend raw beef and perfect
quiet for three or four days
"Wall, you see, william was drivin'
when we left home. We had come
along about three miles when we
meets u red-headed man leadin' a
calf A Teller with calf orter turn
out and give the road to load Of
hay, but this one wouldn't lie jist
turned out half way and stood still
and yelled that he'd be burned II he
moved another inch. Then l says to
Bill, says l, Bill, he's peppery cuss,
and you'd better turn out"
"ies: you ought to have turned
out for rcd.headed man." said the
officer.
II says that to Bill, hut Bill he
says to me, says he, iii DC hanged II
l do. If he don't turn out I'll git
down and make him wish he'd never
cen horn into this sinful wol Id.
Then he h0llers at the man and warns
him OF what Is to come, but the red.
headed man don't skeer worth a cent
lie ties the calf and spits on his
hands and screams for both Of US IL
come down to once" says the Detroit
Free Press
You gave him half the road9''
asked the Officer
"Noan I wanted TO. but Bill he
says to me. says he: Dad, you hold
the lines and Ill git down and yin
that cuss one bat ON the nose and
put him to sleep fur two hours
didn't want Bill to do II, but he wa:
sot. and down he went. lie OF with
his hat and yin u yell and bore down
on the man with the calf"
"And put him to slcep."
"Noap lie never closed an eye u
sleep When Bill lighted on hiu
suthin' happened to Bill lie stopped
all OF u sudden and laid down, ant
when lie g0s up again he was Us you SCI
him now. The rcd.h, AIDED man In
vited me to como down and light OF
him, but I didn't accept He hat
been gone about ten minutes wheI
Hill woke up"
"What did Bill say" asked tn
oficer.
"Nawthin. that I hcarcd. Bill
did you say anythin' when you COM
to"
num-" replied Bill with q soleml
shake OF the head.
"And you didn't say anythin' III
the next two miles, did you."
"Num"
'And then all you said was to as
mo n you'd bin struck by lightnin':
yum"
THAT'S all, as fur as can remen
her," continued the father, ''and NO,
II you'll sortor look out for my hay
III lead Bill to doctor. and sc
whether he's MORALLY injured or onl
crippled luz life Come on, Bill
You hain'J bin sayin' u word sine
you was struck, and all you've got I
do now Is to step high and lean O
daddy'S ARM"