November 8th 07, 05:06 PM
down the uncarpeted stairs. He
stopped at the bottom, and looked at me with open hos-
tility. "Think you are going to get paid first, eh?" he snarled.
"You are night man, get out of here!"
"I will go when I am ready, not before," I answered.
"You-!" he said, "I'll teach you to give me none of
yer lip!"
He snatched up a bottle, knocked off the neck against a
wall, and came at me with the raw, jagged edge aimed
straight at my face. I was tired, and quite a little cross. I
had been taught fighting by some of the greatest Masters of
the art in the East. I disarmed the measley little fellow-a
simple task-and put him across my knees, giving him the
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biggest beating he had ever had. Marie, hearing the screams,
dashed out from her bed and now sat on the stairs enjoying
the scene! The fellow was actually weeping, so I shoved his
head in the print-washing tank in order to wash away his
tears and stop the flow of obscene language. As I let him
stand up, I said, "Stand in that corner. If you move until I
say you may, I will start all over again!" He d
stopped at the bottom, and looked at me with open hos-
tility. "Think you are going to get paid first, eh?" he snarled.
"You are night man, get out of here!"
"I will go when I am ready, not before," I answered.
"You-!" he said, "I'll teach you to give me none of
yer lip!"
He snatched up a bottle, knocked off the neck against a
wall, and came at me with the raw, jagged edge aimed
straight at my face. I was tired, and quite a little cross. I
had been taught fighting by some of the greatest Masters of
the art in the East. I disarmed the measley little fellow-a
simple task-and put him across my knees, giving him the
192
biggest beating he had ever had. Marie, hearing the screams,
dashed out from her bed and now sat on the stairs enjoying
the scene! The fellow was actually weeping, so I shoved his
head in the print-washing tank in order to wash away his
tears and stop the flow of obscene language. As I let him
stand up, I said, "Stand in that corner. If you move until I
say you may, I will start all over again!" He d