A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . BEN McGINNIS. 228 A History of Rome and Floyd County. BILL ARP, OF CHULIO, TRIUMPHS OVER BEN MGINNIS. stone, I love you, and I respect you,too; but if Ben McGinnis comes uphere outen his beat, and into my beat,and me not havin done nothin aginhim, and he dares me to hit him, Imgwine to hit him, if it is the lastlick I ever strike. Im no phist puppydog, sir, that he should come outen hisdeestrict to bully me. Ive seen Bill Arp in battle, and hewas
A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . BEN McGINNIS. 228 A History of Rome and Floyd County. BILL ARP, OF CHULIO, TRIUMPHS OVER BEN MGINNIS. stone, I love you, and I respect you,too; but if Ben McGinnis comes uphere outen his beat, and into my beat,and me not havin done nothin aginhim, and he dares me to hit him, Imgwine to hit him, if it is the lastlick I ever strike. Im no phist puppydog, sir, that he should come outen hisdeestrict to bully me. Ive seen Bill Arp in battle, and hewas a hero. Ive seen him when shotand shell rained around him, and hewas cool and calm, and the same oldsmile was on his features. Ive seenhim when his first-born was strickendown at Manassas, and he was nearenough to see him fall headforemostto the foe, but I never have seen himas intensely excited as he was thatmoment when Ben McGinnis approach-ed us, and addressing himself to BillArp, said, I golly, I dare anybody tohit that! As Ben straightened himself let fly with his hard, bony fistright in his left eye, and followed itup with another. I dont know how itwas, and never will know; but I
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