The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-24

to alarm none an sits thar ca 'mly. smll-
in an rubin his arms. He's shorely
we'll put up, only bit sawed off an
chunky.
"When Tom turns his artillery loose,
Siskiyou eurges for ard like devastatin
simeon, an lows Peg quits befo' the
discard. But I'm plum off. He jest
ducks an lodges tibet lurid swing OF
Siskiyou's an stumps outer reach,
a-keepin his peg in front tap-tappin
on the fio', continuous. He don't make
no rushes, which same amt possible
with only one leg, but the way he
evades them swings is shore marvellous.
Only oncet he reaches for Siskiyou, an
he falls short mos a foot. Arter this
he acts on the defensivelike, an don't
close none whatever. When times
called, Siskiyou amt touched him, an
the crowd whoops her up for Peg. His
stocks a-8oin up fast, though as yet it
don't look noway posi- BILE for him to hold
out long, NOR n less win the deal. Irubs
him down, an notices be don't blow
none, but is a-quiverin about the arms
an legs. 'Narvous7 I inquired. so low
only him can hear me-
6. Mary narve, he replies. You is
cl'ar strain, pard, an I warns you to
hedge an save your money, eff you kin.
cause shore eliminates thet Willyum
person soon.
..Time's called afcre he can say more,
an this time Bill don't rush none, but
plays plenty cautious, a-tryin to get
benin Peg afore he can turn. The ban
tam's too quick for him, an the game
don win none. When the second round
is over, my baby amt turned hair,
an Siskiyou's a-frettin an a-fumin like
cayrse onder a Spanish bit. Right
yere is whar offers even money thet
my lamb takes the trick, which same
is covered. 1 admits that m some as
tonished at myself. but it hez its effect
on Siskiyou, for he begins to lose his
head complete The next two .ounds
he's a-gettin wuss an wuss, an the au-
jence, which same plays this yere Sis
kiyou giant heavy, an, gin their SYM
pathy, roasts him a whole lot, maxim
insinooations about whatll happen if
he don't win, which amt calculated to
cool his heated brain, none whatever.
Pegleg's got the distress flag out, like
wise, his bosom a-heavin like nina
toor Vesoovious. an Iregrets my hasty
an sentimental action in hedgin. a
whole lot.
.. 4 finishes this deal right yere,' be
gasps, as pours jug Of frewater on to
him, the same bein his request awhile
| previous.
".Which I shorely hopes you do, but
which same reserves the right to
doubt, I replies, bein some sore at this
minute.
sTimel' calls Poker Jim.
.sSiskiyou jumps up sudden. an,
lookin at Pegleg desperate like, yells:
sThese yere festivities now draws to
close In less nor a minute 'nihi.
lates you complete, which, bein accom-
| plished, I delivers your wuthless carcass
to the coyotes, an then thet Siskiyou
catapuls charges on to Pegleg similar
to a mad bull. When he's talkin, Peg
is arrangin hisself on the flo, smilin
tibet sweet it made me mos sick to
/ think of him temptin fate thet-away.
When Siskiyou rushes for ard, strictly
bent on carryin thet Inhalation scheme
to brilliant finally, we all shore holds
our breath an thinks this yere pegleg
gent gone plum locoed. Siskiyou ducks
his haid when he rushes, DRAWN back
his arm for a terrific swing. When he
starts, Peg gives hisself whirL He
shorely looks mo- like green top
a-spinnin than a man who's co tin sud-
den death. Siskiyou swings at this yere
human whirligig an misses. Next, we
all knows, this here hummin birds arm
shoots out an buries itself in Siskiyou's 8
side. over the kidney. Thet toomultuous
batterin ram makes no remark what
ever. He straitens up minute, then
his knees gets wobbly, an down he goes
in heap on top Of Peg, who falls from
the impetus of the blow.
"We all pulls this fallen giant often
him an carries him to his corner, while
Poker Tom counts ten Arter thet de-
tail, which same is necessary, 'cordin
to roole, be walks over to Siskiyo1 an
surveys him carefullike.
''' (Which I now awards the vict'ry
to this pegleg party, he announces, an
adds for public information thet this
'nihillatin batterin ram hez cashed in
an departed this yearth for parts on
known.
(which same is shorely true. Thet
last blow of Pegs oncouples him COM
plete. + tharupon concloodes, con-
tinued Utah refectively, tibet thar's
times when it's some remunerative an
consolin to let your Judgment slide an
back your sympathies whole lot
.1Thet' whatever, /" assented the man
from Gold Hill, san, as you all says
natur's weapons air only st 70 locoes,
barrin. in CO Sc. Pegleg. Denver Re-
| publican.
Sea GuIis ms weather Prophets.
The ex-sea captain looked over the
rail of the Hoboken ferryboat toward
the east The rising sun, which had
! Just cleared the house tops of Manhattan
borough, looked like huge red ball.
"Dirty weather coming, said the
ex-captain "The sun never looks that
way unless there's rain in the air. Then