The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14

ne IlTeu Lou out OH inc SlOOp lHIte VI
four times. Lot didn't hit him be-
cause he was fond of the daughter.
He just quit like lamb; the old man
welting into him with anything that
came handy-sticks and besoms. and
such. Lot endured that, being a
tough man. Every time Lot was fired
out he would wait till the old man
was pretty well pumped out. Then
he used to turn round and say, 'When's
the wedding to be?' Dougherty used
to ramp round Lot while the girl hid
herself till the breeze abated. He had
peculiar aversion to domiciliary
visits from Lot had Dougherty. I've
my own theory on the subject I'll
explain 1t later on. At last Dougherty
got tired of Lot and his peacefuness,
The girl stuck to him for all she was
worth. Lot never budged. If you
want to marry her said the old man,
Just drop your long suffering for half
an hour. Stand up to me. Lot, and
wen run this thing through with our
hands If must, l must said Lot,
and with that they began the argu-
ment up and down the parlor floor.
Lot he was lighting for his wife. He
set considerable value on the girl. The
old man he was fighting for the fun
~ N affair I at u~hinnpn He
handled the old man tenderly out of
regard for his connections. All the
same he fixed him up pretty thor
oughly when he crawled off the old
man he had received his permission to
marry the girl. Old man Dougherty
ran round Frisco advertising Lot for
the ;allest fighter in the town. Lot
was a respectable sort of man and
considerable absorbed in preparing for
his wedding 1t didn't please him any
to receive invitations from the boss
fighting men of Frisco-profeSsional
invitations, you must understand.
guess he cussed the father-in-law to
be-
when he was married he concluded
to locate in Frisco and started business
there. \ married man don't keep his
muscle up any. Old man Dougherty
he must have counted on that. BY the
time Lots first child was born he came
around suffering for a fight. He
painted Lots house crimson. Lot en-
dured that He got a hold of the
baby and began yanking it around by
the legs to see II it could squeal worth
listening to. Lot stretched him. Old
man howled with delight. Lot couldn't
we'll hand his fatherin-law over to the
police, SO they had il, knuckle and
tooth all around the front floor, and
the old man he quit by the window,
considerably smashed up. Lot was
fair spent. not Having kept up his
muscle. Ny notion is that old man
Dougherty being boss fighter couldn't
get his lighting reg uidIiy til Lot mar
ried into the family. Then he reck-
oned on a running discussion to warm
up his bones. Lot was too fond of his
wife 10 disoblige him. Any man in his
senses would have brought the old
man before the courts, or dubbed him,
or laid him out stiff But Lot was all
ways tender hearted.
Soon as old man Dougherty got his
senses together off the pavement he
argued that Lot was considerable less
pf n Gphf.r l,a hn hnI
pleased the old man. He was clustered
and calked up by the doctors, and as
soon as he could move he interviewed
Lot and made remarks. Lot didn't
much care what he said. but when he
came TO casting reflections on the
parentage of the baby, Lot shut the
office door and played round for half
an hour till the walls glttered like
the evening sun. old man Dougherty
crawled out, but he cruwed as he
crawled. Praise the blessed saints
he said, I kin get my fighting along
o my meals. Lot, ye have prolonged
my life a century,
Guess Lot would like to see him
dead now. He is an old man, but most
amazing tough. He has been fighting
Lot FOR matter of three years. II
Lot made lucky bit of trade, the old
man would come along and fight him
for luck. If Lot lost a little, the old
man would fight him to teach him
safe speculation. 1t took all Lots time
to keep even with him. No man in
business can tend his business and
hight in streaks. Lots trade fell off
every time he laid himself out to
stretch the old man. Worst of it was
that when Lot was made a deacon OF
his church the old man fought him
most terrible for the honor of the
Roman Catholic church. Lot whipped,
OF course. He always whipped. Old
man Dougherty went round among the
other deacons and lauded Lot for a
boss pugilist, not meaning 10 hurt
Lots prospects Lot had to explain
the situation to the church in general.
They accepted 1t.
"Old man Dougherty he fought on.
Age had no effect on him. Lot always
whipped, but nothing would satisfy
the old man. Lot shook all his teeth
out till his gums were as bare as a
sandbar. Old man Dougherty came
along llsping his invitation to the
dance. They fought.