THE ARIZONA KICKER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2299, 31 December 1891, Page 3

THE ARIZONA KICKER.

The following extracts appeared in the last issue of the Arizona Kicker : PERSONAL. We never speak of ourselves in the columns of our own paper when we can possibly avoid it. It is not in taste for any editor of a great journal to do so. We shouldn't do so on this occasion if not forced to in order to set certain rumors at rest.

About a year ago Major A. Hoyt' Dudley struck this town with his family. He subscribed for the Kicker j and all went well for a time. He was I made assistant county clerk, and it was not until he began to get drunk j and light his cigar with deeds and mortgages, that we had anything to say. He felt revengeful for our re- ' marks and in order to get even with us gave a grand party one night last week and cut us dead. Not only that, but he bragged of it, and so did his wife. The idea was to belittle and degrade us in a social way, but we . don't think anyone will try it on again. I We telegraphed up to Joilet that the | major was here, and the day before yesterday he was taken back to serve out the other two years of his service. We understand that his wife is furious because we also learned that she used to perform in a beer-hall concert in Philadelphia, but we can't help it. | They set out to slay and got slayed, | and must make the best of it. We j never attack anyone, but if stepped on j we always make it hot for the steppist. , A FEW PLAIN WORDS. Being on this subject, and not wishing to refer to it again, we wish to say a few Avords to our home readers. This question is often asked, ' Who is the leader of society in this • town ? We desire to settle that question right here and now. We are. There isn't the slightest doubt that we are the only man in this town using perfumed soap, a toothbrush, and having a white shirt with buttons behind. We are the only one, as far as we can learn, who has regular summer socks, eats %yith a fork, or knows how to use a table napkin. We don't brag of these things. We are gentle and refined. No one ever saw us expectorate on the floor while dancing, and we don't want a bricklayer's trowel to eat icecream with. We trust this will settle the question now and for ever, TIIK OTHER SIDE. We understand than Hank Curtis Is telling everybody in town that we tried to murder him because he refused to renew his subscription to the Kicker. There may be a few people in town who don't know that Hank is the biggest liar in Arizona, for their benefit we will give our sjde of tfye story, We met Hank on the Apache avenue and told him that his subscription had expired. He claimed to be so hard up that he could not renew, We told him to take less whiskey and more Kicker, and he received it in a laughing good-natured way. We have a habit wheu talking to a man i" Ml?

street of putting our hands on his shoulders and pushing him backwards. It simply arises from our earnestness, and is generally understood that way. Hank, however, pretended that we were going to assault him and he reached for his gun. Before he could get it we had him covered, and he gave us a dollar to renew his subscription, and begged our pardon for being so hasty. That's all there was in it and he is very silly to go round lying about the matter.