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Show A UUl'MMtlfS ST0K1. TWO 0E3IICIV bENTIKMEN I UV TVim VlJufT WITH A WJUp. "Ileforethewar," said a veteran commercial traveler tliu other evening. "1 v as traveling through timssaciib. One day I Mood on lite veranda of a small town iu Onorgia walling for trait; time. Suddenh a man dashed past uie out of the hotel with a cocked revolver iu ono band and a cowhioe wliip in the-other, and rushing up to a gentlemanly-looking gentlemanly-looking fellow slowly coming down' the street, covered him with the pistol, crv ingsavagelj. -Foldjour arms, 1 am going lo thrash you.' Theyouug fellow complied, ami the other began to rain bktwsall over his face, neck and sh&uldeix. The rough edges of thestrii of raw . hide cat and tore the flesh anJburii ed like hot irons, J!ut the vietht brtvel) stood hU ground, showing only hit jailor and involuntary twitchings of the umuUi and tyu the nw fill agony he was suflering. i're-tntlj Iheothtrbegaulotireaiid ceaseil lo strike. 'Have you flubbed now?" calmly calm-ly a-ked theycuug man. "Ves." iulienlv growled the othtr. 'Then it up your gun." u2o sooner was the revolver restored re-stored to its place than, ijulcka flash, the young man whipped from his hip pocket a pistol of large caliber and, with a look of fierce deterxniu-atlon, deterxniu-atlon, criert: "rvow give me that whip and fold your amis." "And what a tbnslrng he give him," exclaimed the drummer. The fellow cried and legged fcr merry aud threw hts arms to protect Ills fov, but all in vain. The avenger cut aud cut until lie was tired out, then with a swift motion ho turned the whip iu his liand ami ttruck a heavy blow on Uie timiie with the beav ily-loadcd butt. 1 he nan fell senseless to the ground. Tbeotlierthrew the wiiipdown on his ) rcstratu Uwy and vralk.1 into the hbtt-1 to wash the blood from lib face aud neck." Oncago Journal. |
