THE WRONG MAN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3954, 22 March 1884, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE WRONG MAN.

Some eight or ten years ago a silverytongued chap who claimed to be a fruit tree agent swindled the farmers in a shameful manner, and ono resident of Nankin was so mad about it that he came to Detroit searched the rascal out, and gavo him a pounding on the street. After he got through his work he told tho fellow that ho would lick him twice as bad if he ever put eyes on him again, and it was a threat to bo remembered and nursed. About three weeks ago the Nankin man was travelling in Washtcnaw County, and as ho journeyed along the highway he met a traveller who so closely resembled tho fruit-tree swindler that he halted and called out. 'Hero you aro again, you bold-faced rascal!' 'Yes, I'm hero,' was the calm reply. 'Well, so'm I, and I'm going to lick you until yon can't holler ! Climb down here!' The stranger ' dumb' down without a protest shedding his coat as he struck tho ground, and a fight began. In about two minutes lie had used up the farmer and was coolly replacing his coat. ' See here,' said tho man from Nankin ac he wiped his nose with a burdock, 'you fight better than you did eight years ago.' ' Well, I dunno. This is my first affair with yea. , 'Didn't I wollop you in front of the Detroit Post-ofllce eight years ago? 'No sir ? I was in Australia up to a year ago. , ' And you never saw mo before ? ' Never ? 'And "never in Nankin?' 'Well, I'll be hanged! Come to look at you I can see you aro -not tho man! Why on earth didn't you explain, or ask me to ? You must have thought me mistaken.' ' Oh, yes, I knew you woro mistaken.