The National tribune., 1898-07-21
Breaking Up Bad Rebel Nest.

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Breaking Up % Bad Rebel Nest.
| When physical exhaustion called halt in
| the fracas, Mrs. Bolster was seated on Pete
| HacRberry's breast with her sinewy hands
clutchiDg his long hair, and her thumb, with
cruel long nail, pressing the ball of his one
good eye. Shorty was holding down one OF
the guerrillas who. had tried to climb on his
back when he was graphing with blackberry.
| 81 had knocked one guerrilla senseiess with
his guD-barrei, and now came to q breathlcss
standstill III a struggle with another for the
possession of his gun. The children and dogs
had broken up into several smaller storm
centers, In each of which vicious fight was
going on. Insome twas dog and dog; in some
child and child; and in others dogs and chill
dren mixed
Then they all halted to observe the out
come of the discussion between Mrs. Bolster
and Pete Hack berry.
'Holler huff, Pete, or out goes yer last
light, commanded Mrs Bolster, emphasizing
her words by rising little, and then settling
down on Pete's breast with force that drove
near every spoonful of breath ont of him.
''Sal, Ie me up" he begged in gasps.
Mrs Bolster" she reminded him, with
another jounce upon his chest.
g Mrs. Bolster, le' me up I'd got away
with that ere Yanl. ef ye' hedn't tripped me
with them long legs o your'n."
Pm right smart on the trip, amt !, !" she
griuned. 81 nevera seed man yit that
couldn't throw in any sort of a rastle."
''Le' me up Mrss Bolster, an les begin
over agin, an yo' keep out" begged Hack
berry. y
Not much I won't. Amt that kind of a
chicken" she asserted with another jounce.
When down m4n down him fer good,
an he never gifts up agip till he caves en-
tirely. II | let yo5 upz will yo' swar to
guile down peaceabie as lamb, an make
the rest do the sameg"
Never" asserted blackberry. "Pm
ergwine to have it ofit With that Yank''
g No you haint," she. replied with still
more emphatic joUnee that made blackberry
use all the breath left hin to groan.
''Pil guile" he said, with his next install
ment OF atmosphere
" Will yo' agree t let me marry this Yank,
am t. give me away as nv oldest friend,
nearest o. kin, an best man" sac inquired,
rising sufficiently 10 let him take in full
breath, and give a free, enforced answer
mary a time" he shrieixed. "Pll die
fust, afore I'll low yo' t. marry airy other
man but ne."
"Then you'll lose yer blinker, yo' pig
headed liz6sr=guz2lin, ornery, no-account
sand-hill crane" she said, vicionsly coming
down on his chest with her full weight and
sticking the point of her nail against his eye.
" / wouldn't marry yo' if ye WIZ the last
nubbin in the Lord AlmigntY's crib, and
tbar'd never be another crap % men Yo'n
never git~no chance 10 MAKE me yer slave,
and beat me and starve me T. death as 70
did Nance Brill. i AMT gwine t foil with
yer parwrsity nary minnit longer. Say
this instant whether vol do as / say with a
free will and good heart, or out goes yer
pepper"
. promise" groaned Pete.
'sYo' sw'ar hit =" she demanded.
eyes, i sw' ar iit," answered Pete
Mrs Bolster rose, and confirmed the con-
tract by giving him kick in the side with
her heavy brogan.
"That's Jest a lovetap," she remarked,
ST let yo' know T. let me alone hereafter.
Now, les straighten things around here fer a
pleasant time. ;"
She initiated her proposed era of good
feeling by sounding kick in the ribs of the
most obstreperous Of the dogs, and slap on
the face of 12-year-old girl, who was the
noisiest ard most pugnacious OF the lot.
Each of these set up howl, but there was a
general aequiescence in her assertion OF
authority.