Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-01-07
A SAD-EYED MAN.
How He Squared Zach. Chandier's account
With COukttng.

To the Pnisbnrg Leader:
| do not care To say that Chandler
drinks To excess; he might arrest me
| for criminal libel, but 1 think / may
venture with impunity the statement
that he is not strictly a temperance
man, and that after dinner he lnclineS
I" become excessively garrulous. A
friend reports To me sample OF
Chambers style, as follows: Chand-
Ter loves to boast of his strength -
Upon this particular occasion he raised
his arm over the table.
See my MUSCLE" said he; 81 can
lick any man of my size anywhere, i
| am an old man; that is because ]
am scienced in the business. But
won't lick any man unless he is a gen
/ tIeman. Now, when man lies about
me, my WY is to go aud lick him, If
he is a gentleman. Now look ut Don
Pott (PIatt); he tells more lies about
me. and | would lick him, buf Don
Pott IS no gentleman. George Town
>end | was going to lick once Tor tell
ing lie about me, and | hunted him
for over week. but before found
him learned that he was no gentle
man and SO his hide was saved"
Chandler's great hobby is his skill
as a puguist. Roscoe Conkling is al
so great boxer. lie has a private
gymnasium in his residence at Wash
Ington, where, after dinner, he invites
such of his friends as are gymnastical-
ly inclined for little friendly bout
with the gloves. Conkling is very
good amateur boxer, and as he is
very powerful man, he generally has
1t his own way with the guests who
are bold enough TO put the gloves on
with him. For some time 1t was an
open dispute between Chandler and
Conkling, which was the better boxer
of the two. Chandler would alter
every dinner party OF which he was a
member, calmly assert that he could
lick any man Of his weight in the
United States One day last winter
Chandler dlned with Conkling, and
the latter inveigIed the great war
Senator into his private gymnasium.
The loves were doomed, aud the Two
doughty champions began 10 make
graceful senatorial passes toward on
another according to the most approx
Ell rules of the p. X The bout, how
ever, was OF short duration Chand-
Ter suddenly received a blow between
the eyes, which caused the huge sen.
tIorial tnrIn to 20 over backward; his
trnsty legs la led him, and then he
at do vn sn hard that tears came into
his eyes. II took fonr men TO get the
var. Senator upon his legs, but he
threw mp the sponge at once, without
any further etf.nt To punish Conk'ng
Ffe only rvur,h hc Was heard to
make was, In Fix him yet
ConkIng and Chandler were much
together III Il social way, AMI IT WAS
at long after the above occurrence
when handler ret lived another invi
tati"n 10 come up to his house and
spread his legs under Cohkhng's So
cial board. Chandler sent back word
that he regretted very much his ina
blIty To be present, that he had a
guest at his house a va liable conStlt.
uent from Michigan, aud he could not
leave INN. Conkin. sent back word,
bring your friend along" With this
form at invitation Chandler consented
TO come He brought his friend with
HIM and introduced him a. Mr.. How
ard Of Detroit, Michigan. Howard
was q sad-eyed man OF dlffiient man
ners, who contented himself " it'll pay
ing very close attention to the themes
OF the bill OF fare, rather than To join
in the conversation of the dinner Ia
ble. Conkling was in great glee dur
mo the dinner. He told over aud ov-
er again the story of Chambers dis
comforture as boxer. and never
seemed to tire of asking him what he
thought Of his ability to lick any man
in the United States. Chandler took
all these remarks in an absent-minded
way, as if, suddenly, he had become
lifted above any such petty ambition
of considering himself fine athelete.
After dinner Conkling led his guests
into the gymnasium for general
smoke and chat.
"Come," said he, presently, to
Chandler, "don't you want another
bout with the gloves?' and then Conk
ling laughed again in his most cheer
full, turkey-gobbler style, as he put on
pair OF gloves.
mo, | don't want to box" said
Chandler; "but perhaps my friend
here would consent 10 amuSe you."-
Turning to Mr. Howard, Chaud er re-
marked, "You box, do you not?
Mr.. Howard still looked sal eyed
and absent minded. He did once
know something about it, but it was
such long time ago"
"Come, come, said Conk ing, "et
us have a little bout. | won / hurt
Won. Evidently the grea, New York
Senator was pininy to knock somebody
down. The sad-eyed Mr.. Howard,
evidently hattered at the prospect OF
being knocked down by so dl>ilngu-
lShed man, began slowly to put ON "A
pair of gloves. A. he was drawing on
the Gloves, Chandler was observed to
walk down little To the background
A contented look was on his face, and
every how and then he won Il raise
his huge right foot up under his sway.
inc and vulnninnuS coat IL !, and gave
himself copgratulatory kick, expires
Sive OF rapture.
The sad eyed man now came for
ward, and the round began. lonkling
Was for proceeding at once TO knock
down has opponent, and he would
have done so, hal lie not found great
difficulty in getting anywhere near the
sad eyed man The affair eliminated
10y the sad eyed mans sudden Y rush
my forward and landing a thunder
bolt OF fist between Conklin9's eyes
The Senator went over like y great
tree, and rolled into the corner OF the
| room where he Law for n moment