Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-18
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and several other fights, and q big
crowd there that day, and everybody
was in high glee.
The New Jericho delegation return
ed by our train, and rougher looking
samples of rustic rowdydom it would
have been difficult to find, even in that
favored region. Among them was a
strapping six footer, very Hercules
in proportions, with cock O. the walk
sort of swagger about him, who took
possession of two seats, depositing his
body on one and deadheading his legs
on the other. One cheek was puffed
out by an underlying quid, while ever
and anon, with back action jerk, he
would send near a gill of tobacco juice
over his shoulder, which those within
range had the privilege of dodging or
taking the consequences of as they
liked. As for his conversation, the
curse of Ernulphus or the table talk OF
Flanders messroom in Uncle Toby's
time, in POINT of maledictory power,
was weak in comparison.
At the next station a young lady
came on board, beautiful as Venus and
modest as Diana. How so rare flow
er came to bloom in such wild was
a question to. puzzle over. But there
was no time to settle it. The lady was
standing, and all the seats were occu-
pied. I was on the point of offering
mine, when a youthful looking gentle
man of prepossessing manners and ap-
pearance stepped forward and address
ed the couchant Hercules:
"Allow me-" he said politely, "to
turn over the back of this seat"
"Hey ?" the other grunted.
The request was repeated.
"See you burned frst!" was the
gruf response.
"But sir"-the gentleman began to
expostulate.
"Lookee here, you," clustered the
bully. "Don't you offer to 60 for to
rile me That's my advice, an gives
it free, cause 1 feel intrust in you"
"But this lady is entitled to a seat, "
the stranger persisted.
"Give her your own, then, an stop
your chin music, or by hoky you will
rile meF'
AS a last resort the gentleman ap-
pealed to the conductor, who chanced
to be passing. But the latter declined
to interfere. Such things must be left
to courtesy. Besides, it was not his
place to take part in the disputes OF
passengers. So saying, he went his
way, punching tickets and taking no
further heed.
"Dod blast you, you hev riled mel
shouted the bully, springing to his feet
and striding up t. the young man, who
didn't seem quite sensible of his dan
ger. "You've gone an stuck your
nose inter other peoples business, an
I'm goin' to pull it,"
An attempt was made TO suit the
action to the word, but before the
metaphorically offending member had
been so much as touched something
it moved so swiftly 1 couldn't be posi-
tive it was the gentleman's fst-took
Hercules on the jaw and sent him
sprawling to the other end of the car.
He didn't get up Immediately, and
when he did he seemed a little bewil-
dered as to whether he had been
knocked down or the train had run
off the track. He had had enough,
at all events, wherever it came from,
as was manifest from the subdued air
with which he took his departure for
the smoking car, whittier his compan-
ions soon followed, no doubt secretly
chuckling at the result, as usually do
the chums of whipped bully.
Pap Kilderkin, the proprietor of the
New Jericho Rest, was the most com
municative of hosts. Before bedtime
that night I was thoroughly and ac-
curately sup" iu all the gossip OF the
place and had its scandalous statistics
at my fingers ends.
Among other things, learned that
"stated preaching" had hitherto been
among the wants of the community,
but that supply" had been at length
obtained, and the new minister was ex-
pected to enter on his duties on the
morrow.
"And a refreshing season hell hev
of it," said Pap.
"Why so ?" asked.
"Oh, Bill Grinkey an t'otber chaps is
goin to break him in termorrer, an ef
you want to see fun I'd edwise you to
60 thar"
And did go-not "to see fun,s but,
l trust, from better motives. Pap
went, toby what prompted L pre-
fer not judging.
When we reached the church, the
minister had not yet made his appear
ance, though goodly number OF hear
ers had already assembled. A few
minutes later yesterdays delegation
to the Blueruin cockfght, headed by
the vanquished bully, sauntered in and
walked noisily down the aisle.
"That's Bill Grinkey," whispered
Pap, San them's t other chaps"
"Make way for the mourners !" sang
out Bill, crowding with his compan-
ions into front seat, where bolster
Gus conversation was struck up min
rlad ,,;tb on inoassant crack ling of