Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-10-13

honors of victory was open to dispute there
being reason to suspect foul play and bribery
and that it had therefore been decided that
the battle should be fought over again.
All this information led on, of course, to
further conversation; and on my making some
remarks as to Georges" present personal
appearance, he assured me that he was very
decent-looking now, compared with what he
had been two days previously; for then his
head was just double its present size, and
that he had brought it down tc Its present
dimensions by the copious external applica-
tion of castor-oil, and that in a few days
time he would look quite respect dae-
l thought to myself that his. s.idea of respec-
liability must certainly differ very much from
my own; for, as glanced at the ply ysiognomy
in question, l was much incli med to doubt
whether all the castor r-oil in creation, let it
be ever so ''cold drawn ;" could possibly i'm
press the stamp of respectability upon it.
But as | considered that tastes differ, and
that it was not for ne to set up my cwn as a
standard, l did not dispute his statement,
but led him on to further conversation
He informed me that in carly life he had
been a carter or drayman in London, and
that he had never but once come into collis-
ion with the municipal authorities, and that
occurred when he was pursuing the compar-
atively peaceful calling before named. 1t
! appears that he had difficulty. as brother
Jonathan would express it, with a turnpike
man, relative to an alleged act of e1tortion
on the part of the Latter.
lu writing the biogoaphy of all great men
it is customary to relate anecdotes of their
early life, to serve as a foreshadowing of what
! their future developments were expected to
be. So in the case in question. that latent
fire of hat genius which in after years was to
shine fort: SO brilliantly, flashed out glori-
ously on this occasion. In his own express
sive language, she jumped off his cart, squa
red at the man, and gave him one for bis
! knob"
He was about to resume his seat, with the
| pleasing consciousness of having resisted op-
preston, and done his duty like an Englisf
man. when he was suddenly seized by two
myrmidons of the law, was brought up {
charge of assault and battery, for which he
got certain days in durance vile, and returned
to the bosom of that society he was after
wards SO much to adorn---a wiser and saddle
man.
This appears to have been the turnin:
point in his life disgusted with Commercial
way adapted, he entered into his presen
profession, which he appeared to have fol
lowed with that success which invariably at
tends perseverance and assiduity.
Hi. conversation and remarks being Of
somewhat desultory nature, [ found grea
difficulty iE getting at anything like a con
secutive account of his life but from his va
rious remarks, l gathered that he had work
ed very hard at his profession
His first introduction to his companion
George, struck me as having some claims t
the credit Of originality, to say the very least
of it, He said that George was brought t.
his house by a mutual friend, with a rcgues
that he (Jones) would take him in hand -
L rather liked his looks. SO l up with my fs
and hit him a blow on his nose Upon this
George began to show fight in good styl,
So seeing him to be -gamey, | undertook t
train him, and make the best could of him
On my making some remarks about Georg
and what his future prospects were, he re
Piled that he could hardly make up his min
as to how be- would be likely to turn out
Tapping his own forehead, he remarked tn:
George was rather soft there"-''that
had no head" aud that fighting man sho'
hare a good hcad,' SO to know when
take a ..Iberty"-that the success of hgl
often depended as much upon the head Il
fists; aud thTt, though George was the g
meycst' fellow going, he was fearful tb
want of head, and fondEess for drink, wou
prevent his rising to the dazzling height a
tanned by sumo others of MS profession.
For himself, he furnished strong arg'
ment in favor of teetotalism, By saying tn
although he kept 2ublic-houSc in Londo
f he never drank anything when going throue
the fa.iguing operation of traing, and vel
little upon any other occasion, except nc
and then. when ON an out of the present kin
: and ne in.tanced it as a prof OF the gre
goodness eff their Liverpool friends, that
had been kept in state OF partial inebrlatl
a for nearly six days without its costing hlm
e penny.
This was their first visit to Liverpool, a.
he expressed himself much pleased with t
kindness they had received, and likewise vi
: the general urbanity of the police authorit
y in that town, who had Lever once molesi
9 them during the engagement.
: / asked him whether men In their profe
ion ever saved money. He replied that
y was quite impossible When a man had be
). fortunate, he was made good deal of by
:. companions, who kept him IN q constant wi
of drunken excitement until his money v
Y all gone, and then he had to get up anotl
6oht to make more; while if he was beat
e the whole of the expenses fell upon him,
T sides the lost stakes, and then he got i
G debt: and he advised -parentheucally q
N in cou6dance-neyer to make match FOL
:. low a sum as twenty five pounds sterling,
It it could not possibly pay, for the trade exp
1t ses alone amounted to over thirty pounds;
n principal items of which he enumerated
e of them, remember, consisting OF a ''traI
0, at three pounds week and his keep, for Sc
1t weeks at least" Only fancy letting OF
,r self out to be punched and hammered at
= prize-fghter day by day for seven long wee