, 1863-12-30

I time forward set In steadily a5ainst Hcena1
Again The men came forth from their corner
md now, with the quiekncss of lightning
King struck blow after blow fair and full Ii
to Heenan's battered face and, seemingly
I without IN effort on the part Of his oppe
!, neut to keep OF punishment the very souu
, Of which made the listeners blood run cold
Suddenly the American drew back, then mad
q rush and threw King under him, but struc
his own head violently against the round.
Both men rose eagerly, though the PAGE wa
Inst and each painted heavily. Still, the
never SPARED for: time, but like two iiesc
aoss iel upon each olAer, King always hit
ting fca1fulIy about the head Of his antagoa
lst, who, strangely, never, SO to say, tEiea II
Tor the throw, md stroye' to win By hu:llns
bis man to the ground as heavily as possible
Both seemed fearlully distressed. It wa
FaintEl TO look ut them King always fa1
Lea15ly, but not until he had made his MARI
upon the splendid form opposed to him
Hetnan was not so much punished as whcr
lie fought with Saycrs, but evidently he VA:
Mele injured; Tor on every part Of his body
where blows could be struck fairly tho livid
l1mrs Lad risen over him and lay in a mass
atont Ills neck and throat. Ills upper lin,
where SayeIs paTc him such dreadful wound,
Aad opened again and seemed to hang in
pieces On Lis tacc; his eyes were fast closing,
a1d Lis features Terc almost blue. Still lie
was always tile first up to time, forcing the
lit,M!ng, when it Was evident King VAS bus.
bG1tling Lis strength, end how much he had
Of 1t lie showed in the twelfth round by CIV
ing tic American = fearful back fall.
The fight had not lasted half an hour, and
it was evident at glance that il was a race
against nature, in which the Ens1ishman, Us
the youngest, ,Yas the more likely to win.
King showed little eigns Of punishment, but
alarming symptoms OF distress; while the
american, though badly injured, was appa1-
From this time out to tic close it was al
most the same in every round, except once,
where the men fought ct close quarters, and,
without an attempt to guard, lit full und
sapare intq each othera taces tll it ,Tas fright
Q fat, dull. smash, like striking upon raw
meat: At last, all Of q sudden, tie American
gaTe King blow which sent him totteriny
back like drunken man, and as Hcenan fol.
lowed up to Win ut once, King threw himself
Gown, Snd 1t was well be did SO. But the
King seemed to sickcn in bis corner. md thc,
CRY went round that he Lad lost, and there
| was great cheering, discontinue and tumult
In the ring, till King, always quiet, ret al-
Ways strong, c-mc forth, and with awful
| sounds Of violence In blows could be heard
1earfully disGgurcd form of Heenan to the
earth. So 1t went On the sixteenth round,
Hccnan now covered with mud and blood.
almost blind and fainting fa5t.-
Up to tlis point the advantages Of the ticlt
Lave been upon tic side Of the American.
although the violence aud speed with which
le las fought, falling 10 less heavily than
his antagonist to the ground at every other
round, having begun to show terrible and
exlau6ting elects upon him. Now. ut the
commencement of the seventeenth round.
there is WaTer Of doubt whether King mayy
not hold himself well enough together to
outlast Heenau; but this idea is abandoned
when, at the close, he falls with such a dread
ful dead weight that cyen while the duh,
AeaVy sound is iu every car, a cry arises that
1.-The fight is over" and skiing can't come
to time" Upon this, the partial rule to
Which the spectators hare bccn subject is
SWEPT away: They break past their bonntla-
Huleter or less actire witnesses, and SWAY
backward aud forward in masses, close upon
lie ropes, hungry for 4 sight Of the defeated
man. NO efforts Of the ring keepers can res
tore the order: Tie ring IS intact, but visible
only 10 these bruisers Who llayc forced their
way 10 The front, and whose closely wcdycd
Dodics shut cut tho view from all others,
but It is presently evident that the herald
nEs o. Kings defeat were premature. for
atoTc the heads Of NIL the bysianlcss tho
!wo gigantic naked forns, urged forward By
nnei, oncIf seconds seconds, arc again seen to approach
aEt cries the contest is renewed with unaba-
leo 1erocity md kCcDness. It is declared
"lth What accuracy it iB Impossible at the
moment to diecoyer-tAat King has with
ul4calty been restored In time for the
e,Ehtecnth round, and that Hecnan, counting
widely incantione; and tho event would !
seen to justify this statement, for with a |
more cruel md rceounding blow than auv
Iet delivered, Kings powerful fist falls full |
IN Inc A1nericnL's face, and, clo5in. with I
him, i!e dnshes him to the earth, almost In
sensible.
From this moment It is known and admit |
ted that Hecnan has lost the fight, and in tho ]
rounds Immediately following tho superior |
endurance and youth Of the Eng1ishman en-
abled him to pursue bis SUCCESS with tremcn-
dous rapidity: uardly could the American
eaid, he presented himself with undying
pluck to the end-bcfo1c llc was prostratcd |!
By Kings furious blows, or crushed down III |
his all-poWcrful gripe. His face soon be-
came 1r1ghtfnl spectacle, although far less
hidcous tlan at the close Of his battle with
6aJers. at last even the dull and Opaque
Eumanitics Of his friends wc7e stirred, aud,
after another Mercilese round, in which tho
falling strength Of the great gladiator was no
longer capable Of afIoTdin5 him shadow of
defence, be was, at the close Of the twenty
fourth round, Withdrawn reluctantly by his
friends, though himself insensiblc, Thus the
cruel contest ended, leaving for the moment
little to choose between the condition either
Of victor OF Of yanquishcd-
Such was the end Of the fight, after nearly
Ing, between two Of tic most powerful men
That laye probably ever entered the ring. It
was fought out fairly and truly to the bitter
ind, neither man taking any advantage Of tho
otlcr. No hand was lasd upon them but that |
of their own seconds from the moment they
IL. I~:.1
:eneelcss, bruised and beaten out Of all sem
Glance Of the ulan who in the pride Of man-
lood and strength lad stood there only half
IN hour before
There were great cheers as King Won. to
which, for lew moments he was very deaf.
IS be was, Tie heuYy fills had shaken bis vi
ality, and the giant Who had strobe into tho |
ing an oycrmatch for all, could scarcely
:losc Lis fingers round the glass Of water
which Was to keep him from failting. Yet
here must be soul OF goodness evcn in
bought that fitted through lis mind was d |
aiEh to make friends With his late antagonist,
md as he said it lie lunscd heavily through /"
he crowd Of his admirers to a little knot Of
'uriouE lockers on, amid whom, what SEEM
d the corpse Of the redpubtablo Hecnan now
~.
saycrs was with him, and kept with him;
mt better ndyice was needed than any pu.I- |
list ought to be called upon to give, for
aecnan, though not nearly SO much punished |
S when lie fought at Marlborough, was CYL
lently much more injured /
He was pulGelcss at the wrists, and even
yer the heart the palpitution was 1uttering,
aint and low. Yet he had not tainted.
1t was the inscDsibility Of exhaustion, the
l,eer want Of vitality, though almost It'll hc
o1lapscd go Suddenly, he was supposed to be {
he winner. One n1an was trying to heaye |
p his immense inanimate form, while un-
tleT stripped the vet drawers, stained deep
nth his oWn blool, from the limbs Of tho
tunned athlete. There was dreadful sig
iticanee in tlc "ay in which he mas hauled I
bout Limb By limb, Us warmer clothes were III
ragged over his unconscious form, like I
rcsslng corpse UT no one seemed to mind | E
7uch, for all were crowling round the victor, +
Tho, With Tcry little signs of punishment
bout Ills face, came gatly up in the train to :
OWN. :
Heenan was left with his seconds on the !.
cid he had fought to win. No ono seemed =
D think much Of hin-Ac was beaten man, [
nd Among pngilists there is no mercy for the :
cfeatel- Fair or foul, there is as yet only =
NC morality with thcsn-success.
S1u there are men alive who think they
eli revive the prize ring. It would be as easy ! .
D restore the sport Of tle arena !
a Heroic Soldier.
The Cniro tM1rs has had related to it some | )
asticu]ars Of IN affair which took place in t
ac south part Of Williamson county, which, I
trtainly borders upon the marvellous, and, If a
1lc, has ftn. parallels in history: The w1fc >.
ON her husbanl package Of money con- 3
lining SEQ, portion Of which belonged to d
ac families Of soldiers living In the vicinity. =
urlY last week Q soldier, lame and sick |