Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-03-31

two, but the stranger has taken the
place of the fellow who kicked tho
big mans shins, and must be held ac
countablc for what he has done.
Whatever may be the shortcomings
Of the giant he is certainly no COW
ard He has been loath to attack
the little man, and would fain have
held him out at arms length as one
might an ugly child; but here is {
foeman worthy of his steel. This j.
another case entirely.
Els eyes flash and his whole face
lights up with the fire of battle. Myn
heer Joe discovers from his loud talk
that he. too. is tD American. He feels
Sorry to encounter fellow-p patriot
under such peculiar circumstances, but
it cannot he helped. Circumstances
control these things more than amy
power on earth, and Mynheer Joe has
made up his mind that he will not
see Molly'S father beaten If he can
help it.
Il don't know you, man, but that
makes little difference. I'm on to you.
I'll mount you just like we mount a
broncho out West. Offer yourself as
substitute for this little venomous
spider. do you! Perhaps you bclon"
to the same miserable breed. We
whipped YOU twice. and by holicy. we
can do it again. I'm glad you come.
Kinder hated to touch the little chap
for fear Ia hurt him. I've seen his
kind fall to pieces. But you're flesh
and blood-you can take some punish
ment. I'm going TO show the good
people of Cairo how we do 1t out in
Chicago. You just say your prayers,
Mister Man"
All the while he thus explodes like
the bursting Of successive bombs, the
He Is no fool. and his eye tells him
that he has no Child's play before him.
The remarkably well-built form Of
Mynhecr Joe hctokCns an athlete. and
the quiet manner In which he awaits
the attack is sufficient warning that
he means to do his business.
As IS natural, all this fuss and fcAth-
crs has drawn considerable attention.
and unite n good sized ring il formed
around the duclists. They find ,hom.
selves surrounded by mixed audience
of jew and Gentle, Moslem and pa.
gan, black faces, brown faces ana
white.
The world Is pretty much tho same
take It as YOU will. When men come
to blows there is no question about
the audience if others are within
reaching distance.
Even on the piazza n number of
guests belonging to the hotel can ha
seen. having been attracted by tn"
rumDuS. As Myuhpcr .Ior notes 1hi;
with q rlancr, snlnrhow he finds him.
self Wondering whether shr Is There
and if Molly will understand that he
Is IN this street browl simnlv rs tnn
defender of her potcr.fomilios-.t in.
significant Int hellirerrnt littlcogrrrs
sor. He homes she may leorn thn trutI
No time is ciyrn for reflection sine,
the other means business from tbc
word 20. Having prrpnrnd himself
for fine WORT, in hand hv rovlinp M his
slccvrs tbo Western crrlnua now
comes nt In, cynlornr with or.,t rurv
His rrrrc spc,ns irrnsistihla. :, docs
,I,ot NJ ,ho ri,nt ,,,ros ,n,t a,n,,
ro,Iing v.t,h rro,,nndor, o,nrrr. ,rl
vrt rio result is ,ror tb, eo,,n ,.no,,
,hov s,,.;l.o ouo,,s+ ,,, ,,.,II 80 ,.,.,l
thot n,,.,,s +l,n s,ar, ,r,,n,, !, ,,,
cussion - cnlonliL ri,.t,rn. ,ho ro.I.
ia there inst tlin Same rs h.foro hut
the wave has bc,,, braten hack h,f.
fed into the trouuh of tbc sea from,
whence it sprnur
So in this case. NTvnbcer Joo ron.
rosents the stcadfost rock of GihroI.
tar. He meets th, curIous onset of
his powerful antagonist c,olIv and
for n brief period blows rain hotwonn
Then the ossoilont h,rhv ou+ to oot
n new lcose or breath Astontshmnnt
Is marked unon his foce I1a ho. ho.
iiayed himself an eynort in tbo uso of
his fists Lut I'm this ,riot ,on ho
finds one who can qivo him noin,s
Although baa,rd in hi. first enda,vor
to down 1his cbamnion of tho ut,l.
terrier that suonno1 ot his hae,s tho
other does NOT njyn IN tho tirbt ro+
He Is still in II to tha oxtont of his
two hundred nounds, ovoirduno,o ,nd
IF ho can only mt ana a, h,a s,odro.
holnmcr blows inst whore If ,s ,v,nt.
cd he will osk for nothipg hnttor
AIreodv. thoucb tbo affair hoe Iost.
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