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Show Almost a Fits Ami! Gookins. our sivil war veteran who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg and run at the Battle of Bull's Run, almost got into another fight with Brent Hooker down to th P. O, whit-tlin whit-tlin at his wood leg as usual, being ai Amii alwaya whittles at that when he ain't got nothing else to whittle at, and talking about his war record, when Brent up and say: "O. blast it Amri, I git sick and tired hearin you talk about savin your country I don't believe you ever een Gettysburg, and ennybody who lets their wife boss em around like what you do is a mighty poor soljer in my estimashion." This made Amri so mad that he got as white as chalk and he unstrapped his wood leg and stood up on one foot and belt the leg in his fist and told Brent if be wanted his bead smashed to wade right in and hav it smashed Brent he jest laffed and Anui hauled off and throwd the wood leg and struck Brent in the small of the- back and Brent ain't felt well sinst. Brent would of trimmed Amri likely, hut the crowd belt him back. However, he got bolt of Amii't wood leg and throwd it away over the Cy Hoskin's vacant lot which is growd up to weeds, and Anui never found it til next day, Amri says he'll show Brent Hooker whether be has got enny fight left in him as yet or J not - - :''-. |