Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-17
"1hem That's Born and Bred"

little barrOom On the Mississippi RiV'
sr packet City of Natcn"z. leaving out
Of the count the veteran lnrkcepcr,
Caleb Mix, hut whyn Dave Mclntire
and Joe Sax, started to mix It up II
s".mcd as if half i dozen others had
suddenly come in.
No one but those two ever knew
what started the fight. Ih'y hau been
drinking together amicably enough a
mom"nt before. and Gale was setting
out glasses for the other two cuaiO-
hers when sudd My Joe struck OUT
and Dave. instead Of cCnntrring or
reaching fer his gan. clinchci.
Thereafter for a few moments II
WAS hard to say just what did hap
pen. The two strangers made all III"
room they could for III" fighters with
out leaving the barroom. which, o.
ing Tho fun. and the two who wtr :
fighting were all over the place all
tn. time.
Mix with agility and dextcri'y har:-
" to be expect d from one as old az
he. d, dyed out from b. hind his littiN
bar, and without trying in any wa 10
interfere with the struggle, got be-
hind first one and then tn" otnor and
secured their two pistols. With th's'
in his hands he retired again bchlhu
the bar chuckling and saying. par'i?
to himself and partly 20 the two non
combatants: ! reckon thy mOut as
well have it out hein' as there amt
e0in' to ne no shOOtin' did. This mere
.oom is too blamed small FIR pistol
play
So the fight went on. Dav" wHS a
mighty wrestler and was doing his
h st to throw Toe to the floor. wh"r"
he might panhandle him to letter adj
vantage; and Joe, as if realizing the
disadvantage he would be under If n"
were THROWN. was doing his best 10
throttle Dave with his bare hands.
Finding himself unable to accomplish
this he next attempted 10 g0uS'
Dawes eyes. but bling twisted and
whiried around as he was. he failed
TO get his two thImbs in proper pc
sitinn for the performance OF that
feat
Instead. he seemed to realize after a
tlmultucus interval that he was weak
ening in his opponents grasp. and
reached out almost 1t random, as
Fave swung him around he caught 4
whisky bottle in his right hand and
with a powerful blow s:hatt' red it
ever Dawes head. Then with the
Jagged fragment remaining he StrucH
him once full in the face.
That ended the fight. for all his re-
bod N thn
blows and he sank exhausted to the
floor. when Dave. gashed. bleeding.
and confused, loOsened his grip and
let him fall.
That's 81 worth of good whisky t
enc o. YOU uns is got to pay for" SAID
Mix as he FASTENED out again to rem
DIR first aid.
Being treasured on this point. hi
displayed considerable skill in trf at
Ing Dawes wounds. which were less
serious than might have ben expect
ed. ard by the time joe had recover
ed his breath the victim was ready
with timely suggestion.
You uns had best have drink TO-
gethcr an max" up he said. aiding:
This oneIl he on the hOu7" after
von'yc settled Tr that bottle o ioozf
twas wasted And accordingly. not
one. but several rounds of drinks fot
lowed. after which the two foes de-
parted together. apparently on gcG:
tesms with each other. Gale handing
them their weapons nnhesitatinSiy
when they asked for them.
.'Them two wont do no more fight
in" he said coolly after they had
loft the room and one Of the Other
customers had observed that he rcck-
ored it was some whisky to let en- 20
out heeIed.
"That there want nothin' hut n
little scrimmage atwixt two feiIers as
has beer friends rr years" ne cor
,inued. "Fightin' comes nat'ral to
en- an sort a COOS 'cm off.
SCRAPS like that un don't make no
har; blood. It's the ones shat come
deliberate what's dangerous. LORD
bless We there's Just as mnch human
natnr' in fightin' rs they is IN cat'n
s,rinkin' r maxim love.
Time 70 Nurse His Wrath.
When a man flashes mp like 10"
SAKE. did Just now an strikes out hHc
n Mig bcv with his fist tn amt nothin
more into it Tor when kicks sudden.
helm. GckIed onto mis- hind leg. r VIII n
a mother sIaps her baby. count ~ n
ouexpcc;cd nip But when man
feels like he's been hurried too deep I r
n fist fight 10 do any good it's diffrrnt.
An, n he hrs time for to nuss his
wrath a spell then i;'s case o look
in out
THAT therTi hold good with the
high upps st an the low doTncst KIND
n. pcop.e. Plain. ordinary good Gill
zcns ike Dave an Joe II have II OH
in a scrap. ar It's all over q these
hero p'fcssionaI gamblers what's tn
rorst they is on earth they'll en- about
!, deliberate an then hers MOST
arar= somepin' dfddin. Mci''" things
II rankIe r. tine. hut when they