The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-12-01
MiseeAang.
A sAD.EYED MAN.
How He Squared Zach. Cham
dler's ACcnuni with COnklIng.

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HoS He Squared Zach. Cham
dler's Accnuni with COnkllDg.
Crawford writes from Washington 10 |
tue Pittsburg Leader: tl ,'-'
4 do not care to say that Chandler |
drinks to excess he might arrest me
for criminal libel, but / think I may
venture, with impunity, to the statement
that hesis not strictly temperate man.
and that after dinner he inclines to be
come excessively garrulous. A friend
reports me sample of Chandler's style,
IS. folloWs: Chandler loves to beast of
strength Upon this particular oc
csMbn he'faised his arm over the table
asSeei my MUSCLE" said he ;e''I can
lick any man Of my size anywhere, if l
am an old man that is because I am
scienced in the BUSINESS But won't
ligk man unless he is gentleman
New'look at Don Pott (Piatt); /; he tells
more damIies about me, and l would
lick him. but Don Pott is no gentle
man. George Townsend | was going
to lick once for telling damlie about
me, and hunted him for over a week,
but before I.found him, l learned that
heswas no gentleman, and so his hide
was saved rsa5 ff
Chandler's great hobby is his skill as
spugilist. Roscoe Conkling is also a
great boxer He has private gymna-
sum in his residence at Washington,
where after dinner he invites such of
| his friends as are gymnastically inclined
for friendly little bout with tie gloves
iConkling is very good amateur boxer,
and as he is very large, powerful man,
he generally has it his own way with
the guests who are bold enough to put
the gloves on with him. For some
time It was an open dispute between
Chandler and Conkling which was the
better boxer of the two. Chandler
would, ,after every dinner party of which
lie was a member, calmly assert that he
lconld lick any man Of his weight il the
iUnitea States. One day last winter
tChandler dlned with Conkling, and the
Halter inveigled the great war Senator
Into the private gymnasium. The gloves
l'were donned, and the two doughty
lchampions began to make graceful Sen.
latorial passes toward enc another. ac
Icordine to the most approved rules OF
Itae PR The bout, however, was ol
lvery short duration. Chandler sudden
l.iv received a blow between the eyes
which caused the huge Senatorial form
Ito 90 over Backward; his trusty legs
failed him. and then he sat down sc
hard that tears came out of his eyes,
1t took four men to get the war Senator
upon his legs, bnt he threw up tbt
lspohse at once, without anv further
csaastst to punish zConkling. The only
Iremark he was heard to make was
"Damn strange" and "I'll fix him yet.
Conkling and Chandler were mucf
together in a social way, and it was no
long after the above occurrence wher
Chandler received another invitation tt
come up to his house and spread hi
legs under Conklin9's social board
Chandler sent back word that he re
GREETED very much his inability to b.
present, but he had a guest at his house
a valued constituent from Michig ant
he could not leave him. Conkling sen
back word, ''Bring your friend along.
With this form Of invitation Chandle
consented to come up. He brought hi
friend with him, and introduced him a
Mr.. Howard, of Detroit, Michigan
Howard was sad eyed man of diffiden
manners. who contented himself witt
paying a very close attention TO tn
!. themes of The bill Of fare rather thai
to join in the general conversation o
> the dinner table Conkling was in grea
glee during The dinner. He told owe
and over again the story of Chandler
discontinue as a boxer, and neve
seemed to tire of asking him what h
thought about his ability to lick an.
man in the United. States. Chandle
!, took all these remarks in an absent
. minded way, as if, suddenly, he had be
come lifted above any such petty ambi
!, ton Of considering himself fine atf
= ssIlete, After dinner Conkling led hi
. guests into the gymnasium for gen
eraI smoke and chat. ..,-.........
Il 'sCome," said he, pleasantly, to Chan
= = dler, "don't you want another bout wit
!, the gloves ?" and then Conkling laugh
ed again in HIS most cheerful, turkey
gobbler style, as he put on a pair c
: gloves. '''u ~
'sNo, don't want to box" said Char
:, dler; "but perhaps my friend her
! would consent to amuse you" Turn
NE to Mr. Howard, Chandler remarl
, ed, ''You box, do you not2"
Mr.. Howard still looked sadey
and absent-minded. He did once kno
something aboutiit, but it was such
long time ago.
!, Come, come" said Conkling, "let l
y !, have friendly bout. 1 won't hui
!, you"
Evidently the great New York Sen
Il TOR was pining TO knock some OF
down. The sad-eyed Mr.. Howard, ev
} IDENTIFY flattered at the prospect of bein
e |, knocked down by SO distinguished
man, began slowly to put on PAIR
: gloves. AS he was drawing on Il
gloves Chandler was observed to wa
II down a little to the back ground
! contented look was on his face, al
4, every now and then he wonld raise b
g huge right foot, up under his swayiI
u voluminous coat-tail and give himself
) congratulatory kick, expressive of ra
- ture. H
: The sad-eyed man now came forwar
VI and the round began. Conkling W
o. for proceeding at once to knock his o
ponent down, and he would have do
Al so had he not found great difficulty
getting any-where near the sad -ey
man The affair eliminated by the sa