Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-26

who hath only tintype outfit and S37
In cash in his hind pocket is the most
content of all"
And likewise:
"Be ambitious, but not too much so.
1t hurts a feller less to fall from
fence than from house roof"
/ was still feeling unctious and high
speerited when along comes two Phil
istines on hossback. / saluted them
with smiles Of welcome, but thar was
no responsive grins on thar faces as
they got down of their critters. Sun
thin whispered to me that misunder-
standin was about to take place and
that 1t was my duty to put up my
dukes and see it through. Without
wastin any words the strangers pitch
ed into me. and without a word lam
basted them right and left. 1t was a
purity scrap, but alas integrity doesn't
allus triumph. Arter about ten minity
my wind gave out, and the Philistines
battered my nose and blacked my eyes
and left me lyin human wreck on the
bosom of the airth. As they moved
away they INDUCED in words which
led me to believe that "A feller pilgrim
resembiin me in benignness and inno-
cence had sold them ten city lots In the
town Of Golden Hope, and that they
had hunted for the said town in vain.
Hope returned with my second wind,
and as l sat soothin my nose with a
handful of grass found myself sayin:
"a clear conscience is its own de-
fense. and truth is mighty champion.
Though licked man l vet have no
fear of bein arrested fur stealth a
hawg." ~.
had risen up to hitch my boss to the
wagon to purceed onward when two
other human bein's rode up and pur-
ceeded to revile me. Rememberin that
a soft answer turneth away wrath,
while callin a man a liar stirs up the
bile. l gently asked for an explana-
shun. 1t appeared that feller pilgrim
of the same venerable appearance as
myself had sot down with them In the
town Of Red Hot to game of poker
and, hevin lost to them, had worked off
counterfeit bill in payment. AS they
declared me to be the sinner I started
out to argue the case, but they would
not hear my words. When saw them
peel off their coats and spit on their
hands. realized that integrity was
called upon to hump herself. and I
gathered up my muscles and sailed in.
Truth Is mighty and must prevail, but
she don't allus prevail that same day.
1t was so In this case. l was licked
ag'in, and 1t was ali of half an hour
before had bound up my hurts, got
the grass out Of my hair and found my
self observin:
HE who would not battle for his
conscience is coward. He who would
not fight again after bein licked twice
hath no perseverance and deserves not
success"
Then l hitched up and went forward
to the town of Set EN- Up. My ap-
pearance was not as venerable and be-
nign as ! could have wished for, but
my heart was stout, and truth was
ever before me, as told the inquisitive
inhabitants that had been toyed with
by a cyclone as l slept the sleep of the
just. They gave me welcome at first,
but when we had brung about dawg
fight and my canine had won the
stakes the people fell upon me for a
deceiver, and I was thumped and
pounded and walloped and landed in
the town Jail. lay thar In my sorrer
fur two days. and my food was bread
and water. Then the mayor of the
town visited me, although it was his