The Van Buren press., 1860-03-02

Sne pubic tifat OuTiIS MS stay III the COun-
try me- does not mean to make public exhi-
bition Of himself; he had had several Of
fers of places wherein to take benefits, but
he had not come here with that intention,
and had declined them ALI. He would not
spar in public, nor did he intend to appear
publicly at sporting houses until the match
was concluded. lie had come to this coun-
try expressly with the intention of measu-
ring his powers against our champion. and
was influenced by no other feeling, either
could not help it, and if he should be for
tunste enough to win, it would be to him
the source of the greatest pride. Which
ever way it went. however. he hoped he and
his gallant opponent, whom bc had not seen
would always he fast friends. He could
promise this, he said, win or lose, if Tom
Sayers would accompany him back to
America, he would guarantee him hearty
welcome and full purse. He also dcpre-
Gated the notion Of the match being con-
sidered an international affair, saying he
found all his money himself, and had not
received any assistance from his country
1t would, therefore, be hard upon him ii his
country should throw the blame on him in
an adventure which he looked upon as o
personal affair. "The Boy" in conclu-
sion, intimated that hc should proceed at
once to training quarters in the country,
where he would do all in his power to got
himself fit for the task before him. lie had
received anonymous letters cautioning him
against Jack Macdonald, and also against
ourselves, but he treated such communica-
tions with disdain. In return, we told him
that all he had to do was to secure TO him
col ha hos of1s
the day, to listen to no one except his own
friends-comc ready and willing to the
scratch-and we would take due care that
he should have fair play and if defeated.
he might rest satisfied the blame would be
only attributable to his own inferiority to
his antagonist. With this intimation he
expressed himself perfectly satisfied All he
wanted was this assurance of fair play, and
did he not come well and fit and prove the
better man, upon himself be the blame.
We understand that during his stay in
town Heenan has paid several visits incog.
to sporting houses, in none Of which was
he suspected to be himself. The only place
he visited and made himself known was
old Nat. Langham's, but even here his stay
was Of brief duration. He has given us to
understand that in all probability he will
not return to London until the all-cventfnl
period, and we feel assured that he cannot
pursue a more pradcnt course. The temp
tations of the metropolis are great, and the
less they are encountered the better.
AS some description of the Benicia Boy
may not be out OF place, we here, in conclu-
sion. record all we can say at present re-
spccting him. He was born on the I'd Of
May, 1885, within the walls Of the United
States Government Arsenal at West Troy
where his father was for many years cm-
ployed as charger: His father and moth
cr are both of Irish extraction. Hcenan
stands quite 6 feet ] ] inches, and is a we'll
built, upright, broad shouldcred young fel-
low, with a goodtcmpercd, Intelligent cast
of countenancc, which does not give ono
the idea at all of a fighting mug" AS
his fighting weight is under 175 pounds,~
there is, of course, nothing superfiuous
about him but we are given to understand
F, by those who have seen him stripped, that
he has evidently plenty of sinew and whip
cord, and that he has evidently plenty Of
wear and tear in the right place. Take him
for all in all he is a very awkward looking
customer, and we would impress upon Say
ers the expedency of looking well to his
laurels, and not holding his man too cheap.
sour cotemporary is under slight mistake and
Will find that Heenan cannot ght at less than ls'
~0A~-
WoMAN.-Place her among flowers. fos-
ter her as tender plant, and she is u thing
of fancy, waywardncss and sometimes fol-
ly-annoyed by dew-drop, fretted by the
touch of buttcrhy's wing. and ready to
faint at the rustic Of beetle the zcphyrs
lor To-
and she is overpowered by the perfume Of
rosebud. But let real calamity come
rouse her ffections-enkindle the fires of
her heart, and mark her then /; how her
heart strengthens itself-hOw strong is her
purpose. Place her in the heat Of battle
give her child, bird--anything she loves
or pitics. to protcct-and see her in rela-
tive instance, raising her white arms as
shield, as her own blood-crimsons her up
turned forehead, praying for life to protect
the helpless.
Transplant her in the dark places ofearth
awaken her energies to action, and h,r
breath becomes hcaling-hcr presence I"
blessing. She disputes. inch by inch, the
stride Of the stalking pestilcncc, when man
the strong and brave, shrinks away affrigh-
ted. Misfortune haunts her not she wears
away life of silent endurance, and goes
forward with less timidity than to her bri-
dal In prosperity she is bud full of
odors, waiting but for the winds of advcr-
sity to scatter them abroad gold val
liable, but untried in the furnace. In short
woman is miracle--a mystery, the centre
from which radiatcs the great charm OF cx-
istencc.
II DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND" can make a
pie with any cook in the country said Il
joker tn confectioncr, who was sweet on
his own abilities.
"You can't make one with me-" said ths
yman of paste, " for pound"
!. That's bct," replied the other.
The money was staked.
|, Now" said the wit. 81 claim the va
, ger" :.
"How's that, quoth pastry ~ to which
the other responded
al said / could make q pic with any
cook in the country, but l did not say |
could make it without such assistance