The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23

this whirl they presently perceived
the figure of Willie Dalzel seated on
the chest of the Hedge boy.
"Got enough?' asked Willie hoarsely.
NO. choked out the Hedge boy.
Then there was another tapping and
foundering and finally another calm.
Got enoughY asked Willie.
NO. said the Hedge boy. A sort of
| war cloud again puzzled the sight of
the observers. Both combatants were
| breathless, bloodless in their faces and
very weak.
"Got enough?" said Willie.
NO. said the Hedge boy. The car
| mage was again renewed. All the spec
tators were silent but Johnnie Hedges
| little brother, who exhorted him to
| continue the struggle, but it was not
plain that the Hedge boy needed any
encouragement, for he was crying bit
| terly, and it has been explained that
when a boy cried it was q bad time to
| hope for peace. He had managed to
wriggle over upon his hands and
| ~ gripping him from the back, and it
seemed that his strength would spend
itself in futility The bear cub seemed
| to have the advantage Of the working
model of the windmill. They heaved.
| uttered strange words. wept and the
sun looked down upon them with
steady, tlwinking eye
No1,- hi ba dnc-
tors coachman, came out OF the stable
and observed this tragedy of the back
garden He stood transixcd for a mo-
ynent and then ran toward it shouting:
| eli, what's all dish yere? Hi! Stopper
| dat, stopper dat, you two! For lam
sake, what's all dish yere" He grab
bed the struggling boys and pulled
| in his Indignation. For Ian sake!
You two kids act like you gwine mad
| dogs. Stopper dat" The wbitened,
fearful, sol ed combatants, their cloth
ing all awrv, glared fiercely at each
other as Peter stood between them lee
turing. They made several futile at
tempts to circumvent him and again
come to battle. AS he Tended them OF
with his open hands he delivered his
reproaches at Jimmie. IFS s'prised at
you. I suhtainly is!'
"Why?'' said Jimmie II amt done
nothin'. What have done?
"Y-y-you done courage desc we're
kids ter scrap" said Peter virtuously.
"MeY' cried Jimmie. II amt had
nothin' to do with it,
81 raikon you amt" retorted Peter,
with heavy sarcasm. 81 raikon you
been er-prayin', amt your Turning
to Willie Dalzel, he said, you jest take
an run erlong outer dish we're or I'll
Jest nachually take an damnearkill
you." Willie Dalzel went. To the new
boy Peter said: "You look like you had
some saince, but l raikon you don't
know no more'n er rabbit. You jest
take an trot erlong Off home, an don
lemme catch you round yere er-fghtin'
or I'll break yer back" The Hedge
boy moved away with dignity, follow
ed by his little brother. The latter,
when he had placed sufficient dis
lance between himself and Peter, play
ed his fingers at his nose and called
| out:
"Nig-ger-r-r! Nig-ger-r-r!'
| Peter Washington's resentment pour
ed out upon Jimmie.
"'Pears like you never would under
| STAN you amt regular common trash.
You take an 'sociate with ANYBODY
| what done come erlong."
| Jaw, go on" retorted Jimmie pro-
fanely. go soak your head, Pete"
The remaining boys retired to the
street, whereupon they perceived Will
| lie Dalzel in the distance. He ran to
| them.
IL licked him. he shouted exultant-
~. Il licked him! Didn't l, now?"
From the Whilomville point Of view
he was entitled to favorable answer
They made it. "Yes," they said, "you
did,"
II run in," cried Willie, "an' grab
bed i'm, an afore he knew what it was
throwed i'm. An then it was easy"
He pulled out his chest and smiled like
an English recruiting sergeant. can
now" said he. suddenly facing Jimmie
Prescott, whose side were you on?''
The question was direct and star
Ting Jimmie gave back two PAGES.
"He licked you once" he explained
haltingly.
HE never saw the day when he
could lick one side Of me. could lick
him with my left hand tied behind me.
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