Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-10-25
MORETALK
About the North Side
Boom of darnett, Ks.

One morning recently Was COM
ing down 10 the Store aud noticed
two gentlemen coming towards me,
the one apparently thirty clad with
coat collar turned up hands in Ills
pockets, and his general app Arance
was half frozen. The other gentle
man was just the opposite, coat sol
lar turned down arms swinging by his
side and seemed TO he the happiest
man in town. Presently | came ny to
them. | said "Hello Boys"
"Hello Stude," was the response.
Nice morning | said, Not very" said
the thinly clad. man, never was SC
near frozen in my lie as | was last
night and til morning When he got
through the other gentlemen SAID. "No
wonder you are frozc, if you would
dress little warmer you would he all
right" The thinly dressed man said:
do you aim to insult me MS regards
my dress9'
mo sir, | do not. Blu, what you
want is to go and buy some under
clothes, ov rshirts. new pair OF boots
good cap, and buy them kids of
yours some clothing, and shoes
"Well,' said the man IL haint got
the money"
ooh yes" SAID the other fellow.
"you have been trading al the credit
stores, have you? They charge you
more for your goods than cash
store will, and by that means your
none, runs out before you get your
trade completed"
well, now" said Mr.. Thlnly Clad
"you seem to he dictator OF where
shall trade. will give you to un-
derstand | will trade where ] please
and that is none of your business
"Well now don't get foxy, know
place in this town that If you will
go AID trade then your money will
hold out. No use to ask hun for credit
or you cant get 1t, that is at Stude-
bakers.
"Well, do you Know that | never
had any use for the North, Side, or
any man that would do business over
there?
Hold on said Studebaker, 'if
YOU fellows are going to fight lets go
by the rules. ! will act rs time keeper
and referee"
GAN right, both responded at once.
So ! went to work, made mark with
the toe Of my shoe until it WAS maze
square and then | got two dry'so us
boxes and placed them in opposite
corners" Now"l said, &c ntlemen you
see this square and these boxes? Now
you are not allowed to get outside OF
this mark and when | call time you
are to go to Knocking Time" said
|, "shake handsl" they did as direct
ed and went to work. The first
roundwas of little force and shouted
''timel' They took their seat on the
boxes and noticed that Mr.. Thinly
Clad was little nervous. But dId
not give them much chance To blow,
so shouted out, "Timel' They went
at 1t this time in earnest Ii was
getting very unco Portable fDr Mr..
Thinly Clad. You could hear. "Bitf!
Bill Bifl Chug! Chug! Chusl with
4 deathly sound. Mr.. Well Dressed
was giving Mr.. Thinly Clad all he
wanted. / wanted To prolong the
skirmish so ] shouted "Time." But
to my establishment the, went at it in
renewed energy. Presently Mr.. ThinIy
Clad shouted "for Gods SAKE stake
him off he has upper cut me" | rush
ed in took hold Of them and shout
cd to the top of his voice, ''jar loose
there" But TO no effect. Mr.. Well
Dressed sald,"we will learn you gentle
men 10 stay by his friends"
"Well"I said, "if that is your idea
OF making a friend out OF the gentle
men Just give him one for me" BE
fore l could say scat" Mr.. Thnly
Clad was laying all sprawled out.
Now" said "let the gentlemen
up, and take him over 20 the store
and wash him, and dress him from
the skin out" We did so. aud ae wenl
on his way rejoicing over the fact
that he might have got killed had he
not fell ia the hands ct his friends
Next day he came around and call
ed 10 me on the outside of the slur,
and said "Studebaker" here is IN,
wife. How do YOU do, sud |, "and
here is my children. just IL. un!na'
them.
We are going TO trade with you Il
day.
\ "All right" said I. we are her
for business and must do il +"
So we went into the store. Th