The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-11-21
SERVED HIM RIGHT.

liked to hear Of desperate prize fight, Civ.
ing as his reason for SO singular a taste,
that he was then sure two blackguart,s
had been well thrashed."
Now, without putting in any plea for th e
6arbarous custom of pugilistic encounters
between men trained for the purpose, and
who have no moral sense of the thing as an
institution intended onlv ss a defensive
science, will relate two incidents, one of
which came under my personal observation,
and the other, which was related to me by
friend,
+ Invent one evc ming into a public house
in the vicinity of Viii echspel for the pur-
pose of refreshing myself with a glass Of
bitter beer an alteration. or rather a
species of what is called chaff," was going
on at the bar between two well dressed
men and gigantic rough. l had seldom
seen So big a man. His proportions were
herculean, and his intention in the present
instance was evidently row. moments
inspection. however. Of the parties. satisfied
me he was in the wrong, OF. if you please,
the righ. hands to quarrel with.
do not know single fighting man, nor
did l ever see prize fight, but there was
no mistaking the fully developed, sinewy
form, the broad, deep chest, the long arm,
and that peculiar cast Of physiognomy SO
characteristic of the professional pugilist,
which distinguished the man, who, with bis
elbow resting on the counter and cigar in
hand, regarded with contemptuous indiffcr-
ence the jeering insults OF the Titanic coster-
mopger.
80 YOU won't stand q drop O. gin -
Here" (to the landlord) bring quartern
he'll paw, or III spoil his white coat for
him.
There was quick glance Of intelligence
from he in the white coat the man | have
described) 10 his friend, who stood leaning
negligently against the wall.
' Not a drop T. said the landlord; and
as you've stood there long enough insulting
my customers. I'll thank you to go.'
Not without the gin-and you know
I'll have it ]; SO hand over -
And this was said with an air of coarse
and brutal superiority, as if the inpost had
often been levied with success.
"Now. guv'nor. d'ye hear hand over
the gin. Moses and Son III pay won't
you, Moses o.
And he glanced at the white coat Of the
straoger. ho only shook his head in reply.
Not pay Ha hs! (he laughed
savasely) q wait till l get the gin, and
somebody II have pay for it Here, Ma
ria to a young girl who at that moment
entered the bar--the landlords daughter,
as afterwards ascertained) "gin ! do you
hear? quartern, and quick about it y
and then followed disgusting allusion to
the girl, sufficiently audible for all present
to hear.
"a auartern Of gin and two glasses -
said the man in the white coat
E,ou'i ha'H do if Epo-'1 b>
W ould p said the ruffian. He knows
W hats good and what's bad !"
The spirit was placed upon the counter
before the two friends; he Of the white coat
threw down shilling.
What is good, and what is bad ?" said
the white coated man.
Why, gin is good, and a clip under the
ear is bad. and means 10 have the gin, and
this. too," he added, clutching the change;
" and the clip under the ear is for you, if
you don't like it. Pm Bob Brooks I'm
the bully Of Whitechape', and the best man
any where y
And getting more wra,hful as his excite
meut increased under the influence Of the
spirits he had been drinking, and the defiant
quietness of the two strangers, he seized the
gin, which was still upon the counter, and
q
clutched his arm and brought it back to the
"Put down that glass said the man in
10 his eye which l knew denoted mischief.
g Put down that lass -
l was standing behind the costermonger.
Instiuctively stepped on one side out of
line of the contending parties. 1t was well
I 1 Nv
the weight and the velocity with which that
mass of humanity came to the floor. No
sooner had the ruffian released his hand
from the iron grip of the stranger, than,
seizing large metal Jug, be, with horrid
Imprecatiop, dashed 1t at the head of his
adversary. The practisea eye saw it de-
and swift as lightning the head
was averted. / saw the white sleeved arm
shoot out " staight as a bolt" l heard q
crashing sound-the giant rolled back and
loppled but before he fell. another awful
blow descended, and. fairly lifting him from
his feet, hurled him bruised, bleeding. aud
seuseless mass upon the floor.
The bar was soon filed with the passing
public. Order was. however. restored by
he presence of the police. Explanation
the senseless body of ire ruiian
10 the hospital. where weeks suffering
will perhaps do him good.
"Good night. SIR" said the two friends
o the landlord, after . short conference
with the police.
"Good night. gentlemen but excuse me
,ne word. To whom am / indebted for
'idding nv house OF terror and tie neigh
,orhood of pest r.
"Oh you want TO know who We are
Well. this is friend of mine /; and I'm
Johnny Walker !
The incident following will endeavor to
elase as near IS possible in my friends own
words:
Walking down the New North road one
Ifternoon, my attention was aitacted TO q
.rowd Of persons assembled in the road
Crossing over, found it was . street bght,
", rather, that one man wa. numerically
,eating another, who was evidently 10
match for his more powerful asssisnt---
rhe crowd around symsthiEed with tbc |
,s.,sn man bat mona then sttem pied his