The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-11-07

: csme ever WITH plenty OF cash, Sc
ss soon as Durham arrived old Jone
qiit, and tie new Euglishman beeam
- Sans regular trSiner.
NICE MAN TO TRAIN.
l saw Sam once wLi!e lie was i
training, and he looked well, lh
: kno were on his arms again ard h
great chest rcund and firm. He ha,
been st his dumb bells, sand bsz,s
and gum-balls about six weeks when
one morning he got mad about some
thing, kLCeSef both Durham a1C
Jones down and made hi: =. -,
from his Keepers into the street
Stopping at the saioO;s ami takip,
several drinks, he Gid not forget !
vas hIs hour Tor training, and amuse,
himself by knocking down ever,
stout-loOkiHg fellow he met. Finally
sitter the Sneriff ana half the tow
nad been whipped, Sam was captured
aud put into Jail; but here 6 new dit
IcuiLy presented itself, tor the ii
was not strong Ore, and Sam swOr,
be Nould Instantly tear il down i
t.ey did not let him out. Ga prom
IsIng that he would 90 straigh. to hi
lodgings, the door was opened al,
Sam kept his word, for he went di
rectly home and retired to bed
This outbreak was 80 unlike Sam:
nstural disposition that every one
was at =. loss to account for il; and
soon atterwaId, another ebuilition OF
passion occurring, The Man OF Sieers
trainers abandoned him IN di.gusi,
and took themselves off East, each
carrying with him as q parting gift
from Sam, a pair of black eyes and 9
swollen nose.
Sam, now LETT 10 himself, fell 10
drinking again, went about the sa
looms ss OF old, lifting barrels, pitch
, ing stones, and shoulderiug borses
tor liquor. 1t was soon observed he
was growing weak he lifted the har-
rels wish difficulty, and preferred to
drink from 8 glass instead of bung
hole. He grew thin in flesh, his
muscles Disappeared, snd he became
The shadow OT his former self.
GOING FOR A GRIZZLY BEAR.
At this time 2 number OF shoulder
hitters and desperadOes arrived a;
the mines, and esve Sam some
trouble but be finally conquered
them all, and as the lsst fellow got
licked he exclaimed: "Well, if you
can lick me, you can't lick a grizzly
bear :" Sam swore he could lick j
grizzly bear, and that single-handed,
alone, he would 6ght one. There
was grizzly IL tIe camp that hsd
been caught by the miners when a
cub, and raised by them. The bear
was Dow nearly fall grown, and
though a great, powerful brute, was
quite tame anC harmless. 1t was not
long before some wretches had ar
ranged a fight between the dumb
beast snd Bruiser Sam, and the day
Nas set. The bear was 10 be chain
ed to tree by tie neck, aud Sam
was to fight him fer one hour with
bis naked fists. Sam agsin went TO
training with Jim Peyton Tor his
trainer, and long before the day OF
the fight PeytOn reported that his
pupil was in splendid condition, and
'would as soon fight as go a-fishingh
The day came, and with it q grea
crowd. The bets were three TO ont
ON Sam, and many really believed he
would whip the bear. Poor Bruin-
great, shsggy- coated fellow-was
/ tied &c a stake by chain twelve feet
long, and was as good tempered as
he could be, standing on his hind
legs, and scamperiDg about with de
light at the sight Of so many people.
Perhaps there wss q little of the real
beast in Bruin as there was in many
of the twO-legged animals who came !
to see him fight Tne keepers OF
the bear began teasing and pokine |
him with sharp poles sud irons, and |
although he took it quite cody at
first, he after while growled fieI cely /
snd tugeed st his chain. Sam now
appeared with his keeper, PeytoB,
and was received with loud cheers
by the human animals who wished 1
to see q man and beast fight.
THE FIGHT.
Stepping into the ring Sam pre-
pared Tor battle, stripping off sll lis
clothing except his boots, pants and |
drawers, His broad chest con.rasted |
strangely with the shaggy coat Of the |
beast, as the two com batants stood |
glazing at each other. The intelli |
gent animal seemed to understand !
the situation in a moment, aDd rails
ing on his legs, walked toward SSm, |
who tried TO hit him between the |
eyes, hoping to break his skull but,
failing in this, he stepped to one side,
and gave the bear a powerful blow,
knocked him down. Cheer after
cheer greeted Sam IS lie stepped
from the ring, and the men who had
bet on the bear really began 70 fear
they would lose their money. Five
minutes were allowed between the
rounds, and the bsi'ers poked the
beast vigorously all the the, SO tia;
when Sam came up again lie Wes in
towering passion.
The moment Sam crossed the ring
the bear recognized him, and bound
ed the full length Of the chair. So
great was the rage OF the beast that
the people drew lack ia horror, and
even Sam grew pale. Again Tue bear
leaped forward, snd taking his chain
in his paws attempted to b5eak it.
For a tire it resisted a. his efforts.
but at length snapped in twain, snj
the affrighted people 1eG tenor
stricken from the plain.
THE KIND.
Tie bear dashed upon San, whc
brsvely stood bis grouId, sat ac.u-
ally succeeded IN fe!l,rg the best 10
the earth, hut in doing 20 lost hie
balance, and beiOre he could osaspe
the hear caught him with CEe CAV,
end, hitting hin on the face ~j,n ih, .
other, bIOke the peer fellows jsw
Still Sam fought on with bis law