The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-10
RICK X RUIN!
That's What BIT Hspburn Done h Hen WsaihsFsby's Sturs While
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There was a turrible calamity tux rlace in Hen Weathersby's store last Satterday cv'g about 8 p. m. The store was well filled with our most promin- ent citizens who had gathered around get warfl. Some was smoking, some was chewing, while others was discus sing current topics of the day, and the remainder of them as was pr :seut. had dropped off to sleep. The atmosphere in the store was peaceful, serene and full of tobacco smoke, as you might say, when suddenly the store door was bust open, and in staggered Bill Hep burn our artistic blacksmith, who had just returned from the County Seat and was intoxicated in the extreme, as ushual
 Whenever Bill gets full he always wants to fte. So as soon as he got inside the door he hauled off his overcoat and his undercoat and vest, spit on his hands, and said he would lick the whole storeful, either individually or collectively. Bill stood there shaking his fist, and desiring to know who would be the first to step up and be licked. Every person Yoke up to a stern realization of theS sit uation which confronted them, but as to accepting the invitas.ion, they seem ed to hang back. As a matter of fackt, nobody present had anything against Bill, drunk or sober, espeshially drunk, being as he is the strongest man in Bingville, and can Lit with his fist as hard as a ho:.. can kick. bln said he wasn't going to stand there ali night waiting for somebody 10 fite him, so he hauled off and hit Lem Brown a crack alongside the ear that sent Lem sprawling with his face in the sawdust box in front of the stove. Lem got up and tried to apologize to Bill for being in his way when he struck, but Bill made another dash for him, but Lem jumped over the counter and hid under it This was a signal for a grand rush from the store. As Deacon Butter worth passed Bill, Bill picked him up and stuck him Lad fi.st into empty cracker bari where he left him, while the DeacoE kicked vishusly ,u.Itil he up- set the bari and exterkated hisself. In the mad rush to leave the store, Hank DewberryF and Lem Brown got wedged fast in the exit, so that they couldn't get back nor forrard. and this blocked up everybody i:side the store. Bill hit Jed Peters wallop that sent him spin ming like a top against a glass show case, which was broke to smithereens. Hen Weathersby, prop. of the store, hollered to Bill to look out what he was doing. Bill he grabbed up 2-lb. scale weight and hollered to Hen to watch out what was coming, then he throwed the scale weight which missed Hens head by frakshion of inch and went through the front glass winder. Hen then run into the celier of the store, locking the door behind him. By this time Hank Dewberry and Lem Brown had managed to get through the front door. and the others follered them out and disburst to their various homes on the run, leaving Bill in charge of the store. After Bill had broke few more things, he went home in disgust and went to bed, after which Hen Wea- thersby emerged from the cellar and locked up the store, which was almost a total reck, and also went home
 Early Monday morning Hen went to Seth Dewberry, our hon-hearted town constable. and told Seth that he wanted Bill Hepburn arrested immejit and put into jail for life if possible. Seth he