The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-07-07

We publish the following articie on MUS
Gle from Chambers Edinbnrg Journal. 1t is
almost as great treat as regular set-to be-
tween two kind and affectonate brothers OF
the Fancy" At any other time but this
when so much interest is felt in 1.-The past"
we should consider it more so;
HOW THE CHAMPION IS TRAINED.
tits very little that know about natural
history the readers of this, my paper, must
not ex pect to encounter quite Buffoon," nor
must they suppose for one moment that l am
ii red with the noble idea of ectipSlng the fame
ofUuvier. 1t is with MIR. Darwin, If with any
one that shall be suspected OF desire to
break lance, for my theme is species bat
disclaim all intention of entering the lists
with hun, and hope know better than to at
tempt the hopeless task OF tearing the we'll
earned laureis from his brow. Nevertheless,
when | consider how mlny there are, partlcu-
larry among the daughters OF our land who
nave never seen, ana perhaps never neara oI. 4
certain cla-s OF their fe1ioW-creatufes, lee!
prompted by a sense OF duty 70 prevent, rs tar
as IN me lies, any con tin uation OF that deplora
able ignorance. The class mention was, un-
til com paratiyeIy recent perlod-when the
breed WAS tried with some success III the hi
ted StateS-conhued, believe, e. tire!y to the
soil OF England. IL consists OF human being,
hearing ex Jernaliy great reaelno lanCe 10 Eng
Hsurnsu, whose habits, N tnuers. and customs
constitute them Il distinct species from their
countrymen. The have language, too, of
their v an, which, though by courtesy termed
Engiish, VIII no. Ue found u5ed-at auy rale in
the senses III winch they use it-ln JOhnsou's
Dictionary or IN the Eiegan. Extracts. They
very literally fight the battle of life In fac,
they belong 60 tue genus homo species pugtt.
Tue infant pugil Is not 10 lie DIS tiuguis ned
from other infants; 1T is only as he grows in
years that those peculiarities develop them
selves which stamp him son of Pollux
Should fortune smile upon his birih, and his
friends have Ia terest enough TO obtain tor hIm
tsy Va Itt tl,l@L Jt - tn n A
veteran pugii, his virtues are soon discovered;
the wiLcAful eye OF his experienced mas ter at
once detects the native boxer and The old war
RI determines to bring QUIZ the young
plraut And now the training OF pugIi c. m
mrnces III earnest--not the tram which is prac-
ticed at normal schools under government
patronage, but qultea different klnd OF tnlng;
he Is taught not 10 spell, but 10 run mile Iii
live minutes; not to write, but to brandIsh
dumb bells not 10 read, but to flourish CLUBS;
not 10 cipner, but To suffer. pair of horse
haired stuffed gloves is bound UPON his hands;
he Is placed in an easy uncOns trained position;
the left leg is advanced rather more than hail
yard, The lett foot firmly but lightly plan ted
on thu grJund, whist he rests upon tie toes
only OF the right; his head is erect; his right
arm is held across the body, a few inches III adj
vance of MS chest; his LETT low down with the
elbow III Il line with the hip, but swinging
loosely from The shoulder having complied
with which condition, he is initiated into all
the mysteries of "hitting' and "counter-h hit
ting" stopping" and "In-fghting," 1.-The suit
In cnancrryr aud the GROSS gu ttuck ~ and on
gala days, when few choice spirits
sembled u. the festive board in his masters
ospIta bic abode, or--to use his own more ex-
pre,sive phraseoiogy-his crib, a "brother-
pug (as his simple and affectionate language
has it, sci before him, and the par n0btte fra
trun nave the privilege and satisfaction of
hammering each others faces and bodies with
1.-The gloves" 10 the mingled admiration and
nsternatloL OF the distinguished spectators.
A change is now observable both i'll his per-
sonai appearance and his vocabulary mis- hair
is cropped closer than OF yore, SO that more
ear is shown than is usual his nose present a
fiaIter aud more polished surface than be-
FORE by reason of the frequ applications of
'':he gioves - the bridge, too is little indent-
ed and a constant grin is to be seen upon his
FACE, though he felt the absolute necessity
of being always in good humor; altogether,
he very much resembles bull'terrier, for the
grin we have alluded to partakes little of
the suriy. Furthermore, he ablures the use of
the "vulgar tongue" and adopts mat OF his
fraternity: he calls a gentleman "Corin
than" and his brethren the Fancy" he
has no longer head, but "nut;'' his
hair is his .swool;'' his forehead is his fronts
piece his nose is his "conk;'' his eyes are
tpeepersn ssogles," or goggles - his mouth is
his "potauoe- trap"-more shortly, "tater-trap,"
or "kisser;' his teeth are ''ivories y his face
as whole. is termed his mug MS hands are
.sdaddIes;'' his fists, "mauleys;" that part of
his body which receives his meat and drink is,
by a singuiarly beautiful figure, denominatea
his spread basket" and his legs he describes
y,
sI,ndings.n That fluid of which Harvey de-
monslrated the circulation in the human body,
he speaks of as 'elaret" or ''carmine' or
"ruby." indifferently, aud the extraction OF
the same from the olfactory any other
organ by violence, he with that love of tropes
which is characteristic OF his species, describes
as turning on the tap" or drawing the
cork" CopIous and expressive, howey r, as
is his vocabulary in respect OF some things, it
is even meagre with regard 10 others this is
most noticeable, perhaps, in the case of persons
connected with Lne administration OF justice;
every one OF whom, from the highest Judge to
the lowest policeman, is, in hts phraseology a
"beak;' the origin OF which term is doubtful,
but the best authorities trace 1t TO the fact
that the law Officers are continually poking
their noses or 'beaks" into pugil's business
which tends, they conceive, 10 breaches OF the
peace and as by no means calculated TO ad-
vance the Interests Of commercial commu-
nifty
Hitherto, l have confined my remark. to
the juvenile pugIl, who has had early adyan-
tages and friends influential enough 10 fur
nish ham with pugiiisEic introducIions but
some OF the most renowned men of the fist
have had to struggle against the disheartenipg
misfortune OF being brought up to some honest
trade. such AS brickiayIng; In this case, oi
course, they must trust 70 chance tor discoy-
ering the natural bent Of their genius Il quar-
rel with d fellow workma an is as good au oppor-
unity as any, ana luckily brings into notice
the man who mas Wnat is technically termed
"a lighting head on his shoulders. Having
achieved victory over his fellow workman.
and thirsing for further glory, our hero
aasuses htnlseJ ia his leisure moments by an
occasional encounter with a friend or neigh
bor, quite in an amieabie way, the victor re-
ceiying as The reward of his proves an enter.
ta'nneut free Of cost This kind Of encoun ter
is IN his parlance described with more terse.
hess than deiicacy, "a turn-ap for a beilyfn
The fame OF these turn ups" as OF all great
deeds. spreads tar and wide, and the name OF
the rising star soon reaches the willing ears
vi one OF these pioneers OF civilization, who
under the guise OF LICENSED yicInaliers, do ali
they can, we are told, "to advance the cause OF
pugiiisa." The ignoDle trowei is now thrown
aside. and our heretofore bricklayer gains a
livelihood Tor the future, not by setting up
houses, but by Knocking down men HE Is
now on par with The lucky pot boy not
outstanding the superior advan tages origi-
naiiy e1Joyea 10y the latter and the career of
each hencetorth depends upon The same
causes aud the same influences, as they punch
Their way 10 that goal OF their ambition-Ihe
possession uf public house.
Alter ne has become recognized as one of the
species, has adop.ed the manners and learned
Tue Language, pugil's first step is 10 abbreyiate
me name win which bis godfather presen ted
nm Ia Ia his baptism, there being theory that
~. ~. nfistiau haaits aid pugllism are iucon-
s's.eht ns ~ therefore no longer called vii.
hatDs OF EcWard, OF isaac--indeed IL IL aimost
eerlAin De would asenge such behavior ~. An
ioso.t-bat bili, or Ned, or Ike Tn. next
step II 70 obtain = sVertquei, sithsr actaailv
sspre-sys or irnnssslty suggestive ef his yYlersi