The Irish standard., 1905-05-06
dozen times, but see he did MT Va.t


lunge n druv i'm of the boards-tum-
bled i'm head over heels int the crowd.
Them air devils threw up their hats
n stomped n hollered powerful, es Of
t were mighty fun t see man cut t
pieces. Wall, they TUX up another
man, quicker n the fust, but he wan
nowhere near s. big n cordy. Want
only one crack O. the swords in thet
air fight. Could MT hardly say Jack
Robinson fore the cuss he'd fell. Ray
hurt him bad, ! guess, for they he'd t
pick i'm up n carry i'm off LUX baby.
Guess the boy see t he he'd a good
many to lick, n he'd Mt better waste
no power a-foolin. All t once thet air
aow-lived, spindlin', mis'able devil he
come t the edge O the platform n
belt up his hand. Soon S they stopped
yellin' he says: Gentlemen he says.
sorry t tell ye thet the man fer the
next bout hes got away. We left him
securely fastened up n the fust cham
ber. Have he'd the building searched.
but amt able t. find him. He must
hev gone down the slide. am sorry
to say we hev no more Yankees. II
this man fights any more it will hey
t be a Britisher thet goes ag'in' i'm
1s there volunteers?
"Ray he runs up m says suthin'
right n his ear. Could MT hear whut
t wus. Did n set well. T. other feller
he flew mad, n Ray he fetched i'm
cum, LUX thet, with the back Nv his
hand. Ye see, he did n know he he'd
been a-fightin' Yankees. n he did n
like the idee. Gentlemen says he,
I IL fight anybody, but eff this chap
amt coward, he II fight me him
SELF T. other feller he off with his
coat N vest es quick es a flash n
picked up a sword. Fight, then, 70
cub!' says he; an they few at each
other hell bent fer lection. He wan
no fool with sword. nuther, can tell
ye, thet air spindlin' cuss. see Ray
he'd his hans full. But he wus jes es
cool es green cowcumber, eggzac'ly.
! Keep a-cufiin' t. other sword, n let
i'm hit n lunge m feint es much es
he pleased. See he wus jest a-gettin'
his measure, n l knew suthin wus
goin' t. happen purity quick. Fust I
knew he ketched Ray by the shirtsleeve
with the PINT us is sword n ripped it
t. the collar. Scairt me so I bit my
tongue watchin' NV 'em. They got
locked, N both swords came up t. the
hits tgether with swish m bang
LUX thet. The blades clung, n they
backed off. Then Ray he begun t.
feint n lunge n hustle i'm. Quicker
n scat he gin i'm an awful prick n
the shoulder. l cu'd see the blood
come, but they KEEP a-goin' back n
forth N up N down desperit. The
red streak on thet air feller's shirt
KEEP a-growin'. Purity quick one side
| NV i'm WIS red an t. other white.
See he WIS gettin' weaker n weaker
Ray c'u'd "a split i'm t. the navel ef
he d only he'd n min tew. All t. once
he med jab at Ray, n threw up is
hans, n went back a step err tew, LUX
a hoss with tn bin staggers. n tum-
blcd head over heels in thet air open
grave. There wus hell T. pay fer
minute Lot on 'em elm over the
row o lights. yellin' LUX wildcats. m
hauled thei air mis'abe cuss out O.
the grave n stud i'm up, n gin i'm
a drink O liquor. In half minute he
up with his handkerchief n waved it
over is head T. mex 'em keep still.
Soon S they WIS quiet he up m he
says: Gentlemen says he, this ERE
chap hes stood the test O. the sword.
Are ye satisfed?' We are,' says they
cv'ry British son NV gun they WIS
there up N hollered. Then says he.
Civ i'm tn slide
Ray he put down is sword m
picked up is coat n vest Then they
grabbed tn lights, n thet s tn last
see on 'em there. Purity quick t WIS
all dark. Hearn 'em comm upstairs
n soin' cross tn floor over my head.
Gun t. think O. myself leetle bit
then. Knowed was in tbet air slide,
an he'd t. le' so purity quick. He'd MT
no idee where it went tew but cal'-
lated wus mddlin' sure t. know fore
long. Knowed when | le' go I wus 60
In t. dew some tall slippin' over thet
air creased bottom. See light come
down TIL box n minute. Hearn
somebody spealiin' there ct the upper
end
""This ere s tn las test O. yer
courage, says man, says he; few
comes here alive m sound es you be.
Ye wus a doomed man. Ye d hev been
shot at daylight, but we gin ye
chance fer yer life. So fur We We
proved yerself wuthy. Eff We hold yer
courage, ye may yit live. IIf We finch.
: ye ii land in Heaven. Ef yer life is
spared, remember how we honor cour-
age
"Then they gin i'm a shove, n
hearn i'm a-comin'. Topped over n
le' go. Shot away LUX strea. O.
lightnin'. Dunn thing grew sleeper n
sleeper. Jes' hcl' up my hans n let
'er go lickitty split. Jerushy Jane Pep
| per! jes' LUX comm down a creased
pole. Come near tekin my breath
away-did sart'n. Went out O thet air
thing LUX bullet eggzacly. Shot int
the air feet foremost. Purity fair slid
in up in the air most anywheres ya
know. Alwus come down by the nigh
est way. IT was darker n pitch; could
mt see thing, nut thing. Hearn
Ray come out O. the box 'bove me.
Then | come down k'slap in tn water
n sunk Thought d never stop goin'
down. fore come up hearn Ray rip
Int tn water nigh me. l come up m
shook my head, m waited. Judas Priest!
thought he wus drownded sart'n.
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