Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
"sKINsEYs" SLIGHT MISTAKE,
He Intended to Wipe Up the Earth with a
Dude, but Failed.

Dude, but Failed.
They were standing on Ridge avenue
"a crowd of toughs all claiming resi-.
dence in the near vicinity. Brave fell
lows, too, if one may judge from the
language that they used. Work? Oh,
yesI They work-worl1 the GROWER
all day if you are kind enough to put
up the little ten," as they comprehen-
sively express it. 1t was just after
they had procured the necessary and
bad returned from behind freight
car, where each in turn had taken his
''pulP' from the kettle. the handle OF
which had long since departed. One
answering to the name of "Skinsey"
was particularly brave.
''Oh! I cud just Joy a scrap now"
he murmured. Il IN jest itchin fer
somebody ter hit me, SO es kin swipe
him all over the earth. wisht some
body would say something to me-"
Nobody seemed inclined to oblige
him.
Il amt had a scrap to-day" contin.
ued '''Skinsey." 'Tm gettin' rusty fel
one l feel like l cud jist put me fist
clean through some soak"
Still no one volunteered to accommo-
date the blood thirsty rounder.
just then tall, slender young man.
-attired in the latest fashion and with
the slightest trace of down on the place
where a mustache usually vegetables,
sauntered up the street. 'Skinsey"
| 'spied him half block away.
Git on to his dudelets!" he shouted
''Oh, git on to de Willy! Wait an see
me have some fun with him"
The young man approached slowly,
entirely ignorant of the fact that any
| body was waiting to have some fun
with him. AS he neared the group
"Skinsey" walked to the center of the
pavement and placed himself directly
across the path of the dude. The
dudes attention was occupied with
something else at the time and did not
notice the terror until he ran against
him.
.''Ah! beg pardon" he said politely.
cts wonder you wouldn't look
out where yer a-goin' 70 exclaimed
'tSkinsey," gruff1y.
''That :is what thought / was do
ing" replied the dude, mildly.
You dudes think you owns the
Sfteets, youse do" continued ''Skins ey,"
''tbut you jist bet 1 amt a-goin' ter let
any dude Teller queer me, see?"
The dude eyed him in astonishment
''Are yer goin' ter 'pologize for run
MIN inter me?" demanded 'Skinsev,"
Overwhelmingly.
81 think offered ali the explanation
necessary
-"Well, yer didn't, see? An if yer
don't I'll smash yer"
The dude looked rather foolish, but
not bit scared
Yer amt a-goin' ter 'pologize, eh?''
exclaimed 'tSkinsey." ''Then take
thatn' and he;aimed blow at the dudes
face
But the dude didn't takeit. He neatly
parried the blow, threwdown his walk
ing stick and sailed in. Both his fists
, shot out at once, and the next instant
'Skinsey' rolled down the pavement
into the gutter. Not one of the gang
dared interfere. They all stood by in
silent astonishment
The young man waited awhile for the
terror to come to time, and then, as
''Skinsey' showed no further DISPOSE
ton to fight secured his stick and.
turning to ''Skinsey," said:
''lEa really sorry, you know didn't
really want to fight, but you forced me.
However, here is ten cents; have one
on me-" And he sauntered off.
'Skinsey" slowly gathered himself
together and looked after his con-
qseror IN establishment Then, with
siel1ly smile playing over his features,
he proceeded to do the elegant with
the dime Left by the dude. -Pailadel.
phia Press.