The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-28
AT
 HENS STORE
Doc Livermors & Si Sbcomh Give a
 ExihIshion of Fests of Strength and Lose Their Tsmpsrs Life Long Friendship Severed at One Blow, as You Might Say-Rsad Below 1!

Tother night down to Hen Weathers- by's store. where most of our most respeckted sitizens of Bingville was col- Ieckted for social intercourse ana HOW of soul, as you mite say, the converse. t;on got switched onto the subJectKt oi the great feats of strength performed hv them as was present when they was young and soople. ..:.,
 Doc Liyermore, our human spesnlai- ist and horse vetrinary, who always re soonds promptly in imergency whether the case is that of man or beast. saio that when he was young man oi 70 he was as strong as OK. Doc saio nc could nick up a stone waving Lo0 IDS. and raise it l3 times above his he'd with one hand. Doc said that in them days he would a good deal ruther fite then eat. but sinst he had became old ana was subieckt to attackts Of rumatiz ne would rather eat than hte.
 Si Slocomb, who ain't lived in Bing.. vile only F years, being as Si moved to Binqyille from Hardscrabble, where he was horned and raised-Si said he calekIated that when he was young man he was probly twiced as strong as Doc but Doc denied this and they got to talking pretty ecksited about it. Doc said if Si thot he was better man than he was. they could soon find out by ad;urninq to the middle of the street in front of the store and having a rassle. Si said he wouldent rassle Doc because he (Si) couldent reglate his own strength when he got to rassling, and if he went and throwed Doe down and hroke a leg or arm for him, Doc would 20 and have the law on him tor damages.
 It was finally agreed that Doc and Si should test their fzzical strength by milling souare-foot with each other, so Hen. prop. of the store, give them broom stick and they set down flat on the floor in the store with the soles of their feet together, each facing the otber and tuk holt of the broom stick and it was decided that wich ever one pulled tother up onto his feet was the strongest. e
 said he was and then they began tc pull and haul and grunt and wheezt and sprain until Si hollered out. "HolC on a minute-I busted my suspenders
 Then they went at 1t agln' and Jus
 as they got down to business once more l LOG says IO Cl lOu II lioAN " "N4t
 minute; I've got crick in my back y After considerable delay. however, Do'
 succeeded in pulling Si up clean offer
 the floor, but when Si was almost oi
 his feet the broom stick handle brok
 and Si set down agin on the floor SC
 hard that it shook the entire store. afte
 which he rolled over on his back an'
 give his he'd a turrible wallop agins
 the stove fender To make matter worse. Hank Dewberry's hound dog, wh
 was present, got ecksited and jumpe'
 onto Si. grabbing him by the slack o
 the pants Hank he kicked at the dog
 but missed the dog and kicked Si il
 the side, nearly fracturing several rib:
 Soon as Si got on his feet he desire to know who kicked him, but Han maintained a dignihed silence.
 Doc Livermore claimed that he wo the pull, but Si wouldent admit it. $ said if the dog blamed broom stic hadent of broke he would of pulled tn lights and liver outen Doc Si then wer D home in deep disgust, and he has state
 sinst that he win have to be awfl