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 enough?" asked Willie.
NO" said the Hedge boy. A sort Of
war cloud again puzzled the sight OF
the observers. Both combatants were
GREATNESS, 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
encoura cement, for he was crying bit
terly, and it has been explained that
when boy cried it was q bad time to
hope for peace He had managed to
wriggle over upon his hands and
knees, but Willie Dalzel was tenacious
ly 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, 4Winking eye.
Now, Hete. Washington the doc
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and observed this tragedy of the back
garden. He stood transfxcd for mo-
rnent and then ran toward it, shouting:
eli, what's all dish we're? Hi! Stopper
dat, stopper dat, you two! For Ian
sake, what's all Gish yere?" He grab
bed the struggling boys and pulled
them apart. He was stormy and fine
in his Indignation. For Ian sake.
You two kids act like you gwine mad
dogs. Stopper dat" The wbitened
fearful. soied 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
reproaches at Jimmie. IFS s'prised at
you! 1 suhtainly is!'
"Why?" said Jimmie. 81 amt done
nothin'. What have done?"
"Y-y-you done courage desc we're
kids ter scrap" said Peter virtuously.
"Me?' cried Jimmie. II amt had
nothin' to do with it,
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with heavy sarcasm. Il 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-fightin'
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 a sufficient dis
lance between himself and Peter, play
ed his fingers at his nose and called
out:
mig -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 an body
what done come erlong."
"Aw, go on" retorted Jimmie pro-
fanely go soak your head, Pete"
The remaining boys retired to the
street, whereupon they perceived Will
lie Ealzel in the distance. He ran to
them.
Il licked him. he shouted exultant-
ly Il licked him! Didn't l, now?"
From the Whilomville point Of view
he was entitled to a favorable answer.
They made it. YES" they said, "you
did"
81 run in," cried Willie, can 1 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 "An'
now" said he. suddenly facing Jimmie
Trescott, 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. l could lick
him with my left hand tied behind me.
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