Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-04-17

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4 friend Of Coaly now resolved TO hem
Dick in. so that he should no, get 9
way fro m the heavy fires oil his op
ponents. and closed in for that purpose
Young Dutch Sam, seeing one more
active in this effort than the others
dealt him a smack on the nozzle which
oppcrated as sufficient notice TO quit,
and he took his ticket without delay
Dick then continued his mode of out
fighting, and paid SO many visits TO
Coaly's larboar1 ogle, that il was quite
closed; bull Dick had returns, and both
his glisieners were pulled.
! S. CoaIy. still game, came up with
firmness; Dick again got away; bot
was once more stopped by wagon,
Coaly then caught him by the neck
and hit away at his body with his right
Dick dropped bis elbow, and stopped
the blows; and at length, watching
his opportunity, he slipped up his left
caught Coaly by the thatch on his mob,
and hit him up with his right with
great severely, cutting grizzly cash
on his cheek -Coaly went down.
6. More good lighting on both sides,
bat the science OF Dick enabled him TO
punish his man in fine style, jobbing
and getting away and cutting him on
the brow AID ear The claret now
flowed abundant'y, and Dick had a
most tragic look from the deluge OF
blood which few from his antagonist
While stll at work Coaly's friend,
who had vanished so quickly, returned
ami seeing Sans head turned tow
ards Dick, he administered an unex
pected smack on his mob as return
for his compliment in the 9Th round
Sam, though taken by surprise, turned
to his assalant, and catching him as he
was retreating in hurry, gave him
three OF four up hits, which satisfied
his propensity for milling, and was
seen no more. The ring was again
closing into Dicks disadvantage, when
Bill Savage very opportunity arrived
and once more turned the scale; with
his aid the throng was again forced out
and Dick having thus fair chance
for the exercise of his tactics, soon
convinced Coaly that he had not a
chance; and that he had got the wrong
SOW by the ear.
About five more rounds were fought
with vigour, bot CoaIy being bin
dcd OF one ogle, foggy in the other,
and gradually getting weaker on the
pins while Dick preserved his strength,
it was seen he had not a chance still
he would not say 'enough--and stood
up to be punished til he was complete
~ 'howIed out candidIy confessing,
at hast, that he was ont fought He was
conveyed to a pablc house where ne
was washed, and ultimately sent home
in coach, discovering, for once at
least, that impotence may at length
reap its Just reward.
The fight lasted about twenty min
utes, and was witnessed by an I'M
mense crowd Of all ranks TO any
commoner, and, indeed, to many stars
in the hemisphere, Coaly would have
proved formidable opponent. lie
has received lesson, however, which
may, be useful to him in future, and
perhaps teach him to keep his whip
and tongue under better controul.
Dicks hands were greatly swollen
and bore testimony of The hardness his
antagonists head. His eyes are also
in mourning -
Tie absent Philosopher at Home
The following anecdote is related OF
Leasing, the German author, who, IN
his old age, was subjected to eztraor-
dnary fits of abstraction. On his re-
turn home one evening, after he had
knocked at the door, servant looked
ont of the window, to see who was
there. Not recognising his master, and
mistaking him for a stranger, he called
out, "The Professor is not at home"
20, verv WE'LL" replied Leasing, Il will
call another Time" and, so saying, be
very composedly walked away.
Lord Norbury.-This ever ready
w:tted nobleman was applied to the
other day by collector of one Of the