The Lambertville press., 1861-10-23

DuC he Is Ol eAcSIleuG laLully, ouS
gested Mrs. N, in an undertone.
Good peoigree, hey Fine blood
you say ? Well, L hope you won't
disgrace it. Do you ever put on
gloves p he said turning round to
Whipple.
Gloves +? Oh, yes, sir, 1 wear
gloves, sixes,' was the reply.
Pshaw, boy, | don't mean that !;
do you ever put on boxing gloves
Do you ever spar ?-practice | mean,
in the manly art of self-defepce p
No, sir.
Do you play at cricket p
No, sir
Do you wrestle p
No, sir
Row p
Not much, sir
Ride p
Some
Hunt q
But very little, sir.
Shoot p
A mere trihe.'
Well, my dear boy, look here. you
arc a good hearted fellow enough, |
guess, but your body isn't worth far
thing, your limbs are no longer than
bafstick, and you couldn't stand on
your pins against strong breeze, any
way. Now, my lad, if you have any
idea of my daughter, Ida, I wish you
to understand that the man who mar,
ries her must first be able to throw
any man in the township he
must be the best man with the gloves,
rife and bat in the country in fact
he must beat me in all these then I'll
talk with him about the girl. If you
take the idea of course of training,
you are welcome to my house as long
as you chose to stay but mind you,
don't let me catch you making love
until you are the best man. , s'
But interposed young Whipple--
There are no butts in the matter,
my young man you must either train
or travel. Why Ida would make q
pretty wife for young dandy like
you She can ride and row and
shoot, and will bet dollar that she
can bowl an underhand ball on the
wickets every time.'
AS yeuag Whipple did not know
what bowling an underhand ball
square Oh the wicket meant, he did
not accept the wager, but after giving
Mr.. Newell's proposition a considera-
BILE thought, he decided to remain on
the farm for the ostensible purpose of
training, it could do no harm, and
something might turn up favorable to
his suit So he informed Mr. Newell
Of his a?ecision to remain at the farm
and try little training.
Well I'm glad of it said the best
man in the country, and you may as
well commence first as last, you shall
ride with us to night Ida goes with
us, and yon shall ride black Dick, he
is the fastest runner in the stable.
Away they went four miles out and
return, and Whipple in the saddle of
the hardest horse he had ever mount
ed He was not fond of horse back
riding at be t, and when he threw
himself from the back of Black Dick,
who had neither cantered or trotted
q single step since he left the door,
the young man was almost inclined to
give up training where he was but
as he assisted Ida from her saddle, and
waited on her into the house, he con
cluded to stay few days longer, and
retired to his room, deciding not to
ride Black Dick again in hurry.
The next morning he was awakened
by terrible pounding on his chamber
door, accompanied with explicit COM
mandS to get up and dress, for there
was fox. AS Albert did not under
stand word that was said, but only
had confused idea that he was wan
ted for some purpose, he dressed him
self hurriedly and went below whore
he saw the farmer and his servants
leading out and saddling horses.
Come, lad hurry up said Newell,
he cant have more than two or three
miles the start of us.
Who's got the start p asked AL
bert, in wonderment.'
'The lads and dogs, by this time, I
hope. But get into your saddle, we
are all ready
Hardly knowing what he did, the
young man mounted the horse near
est him, and in a moment after the
party rode briskly of. The horse was
better hunter than the rider, and in
spite of all he could dc, Albert kept
good position in the chase. Two
hours riding brought them in sight Of
the dogs, and "a follow of another hour
drove the fox to his hole. By this
time Albert had become so excited in
the affair that he was the first one to
spring from his horse and begin to dig
out his prey.
From this day he took hold of the
sport, as though he liked it. To be
sure there were times when he felt a
little squeamish in the matter-when
he pat on the gloves with one who
would knock him out of all kind of
time or bring the claret too freely, but
he took hold of the matter IN good
earnest, and in a few weeks was by no
means a poor competitor. All sum-
mer long Albert devoted his time to
training, and in the fall he could show
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