Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-11-07
rFE MAN WITH A CALI.
He Was Rcdhcadcd and Vigorously De.
Tended His Rights.

Cn top OF load of hay which
came into the Western hay market
the other day WIS man OF sixty and
young man of about Lwenty-threc-
father and son. The vehicle had M
sooner come to Il halt than both
scrambled down, and it Was then
seen that the young mans nose wa
about twice its normal size, and h :
eyes were blackeDed and pUtied until
he uid .carccI. see daylight. Tucrc
was blood ON his face and shirt front,
and Of cOurS. there was natural
curiosity among the men lOungiuc
around to knew what had happened.
"NO, William didn't run agin a
bridge or have Il tree fall on him,"
said the father, as ne wet his hLLd-
kerchef at the drinking trough and
wiped away the blood ''The fact
that he met with a disappointment
un the road As we was omin' il"
"Wh.t sort OF disappointment
cuei cd a POLICEMAN who intended to
recnln mend raw beef and perfect
t.uieJ for three or four days
wal, yoU.see, William was drivin'
when we left home We had come
along about three miles when We
meets i ed-headcd man leadin' q
calf a teller with a calf or,er turn
out and give the road to load OF
hay, but this one wouldn't He jiso
turned out half way and stood still
and yelled that he'd be du ned il he
moved another inch. Then l says To
Bill, says l. Bill. he's "a leppery uss.
md you'd better tu. out"
~ e5: you ought to have turned
)ut for red-headed man." said the
O.liCcr.
II says that to Bill, but Bill he
,ays to loc, saws he, I'll be hanged il
, do Il he don't turn out I'll GIT
down aud make him wish he'd never
cen tUrn into thi, sinful wo Id
Then he hol,ers at the man and warns
him OF what $ to come but the red
headed Inan don't skeer worth a cent
lie ties The calf and spits on his
! hands Il d screams lor both OF us to
come down to cn,c," says the Detroit
: Free P.eS.
{ .You gave him half the road?h
asked the oticer
/ - oan / wanted to. but Bill he
| says 10 Inc. says he Dad, you hold
! the mes and I'll git down and gin
that cuSS one bat ON the nose and
pat him to sleep fur two hours /
didn't want EIll to do it, but he was
sot and down lie went He OF with
> his ha. and gin yell and bore down
| Oh the man with the talf."
"And put him TO sleep"
"Noap lie never closed an eye t,
sleep When Bill lighted on him
suthin' happened t. liill. He stopped
all of a sudden and laid down, and
when he go5 up again he was as you see
. him now. Tie red h AIDED man in
vited me to come down and light on
niln, bat didn't accept lie had
been gone about ten minutes when
! Bill woke up"
! "What did Bill say" asked the
,fcer
..Nawthin, that l neared Bill
did you say anythin' when you come
to"
Mum" replied Ell with solemn
,hake OF the head.
, "And you d dn't say ythin' ful
the next two M c., did YOU"
! NUN"
! .'And then all you said was to asa
me il you'd bin stru k 10y lghtnin'
"Yum' -
| "'ThapS all, as fur aS | can remem
ter" continued the father, land now
| If you'll sOrter look out Tor my hay.
| III lead ill to doctor, and se,,
| whether he's mortally in yured or Cnl
| crippled ur liz ONE Oh I'LL.
You hain'J tin Sayin' word since
you was struck, and all you've got t.
! do now is to step high and lean Oh
| dadd,'s arm"