The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-17

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mel, ''you do not understand this busi.
ness. 1t requires Il man Of the high
est attainments'
Here the Colonel, closed both ewes.
his smile of self-satisfaction became
SO overpowering. and ssOur DAM
seized tn: opportunity and brought
his right ''mauler" with tremendous
force square on the Coloners .ssnuff-
box. and the ..claret'' flew in all di-
rections.
You will please observe. Mr..
Editor, that 1 use the appropriatf
terms of the ssRing."l
| tremendous uprOar and cheering
followed. "First blood'' was claimed
for the English champion, and admit
ted by the umpire.
| "Hurrah for our Dan!' shouted
the pea-green man and three cheers
were given.
The Irish were mad-mad all over.
The Manitoban picked up the Colonel.
for he had seated himself in a surpris-
ed state OF mind in the middle of the
ring. and, was, like the Danbury
mans tbilly-goat, scratching his
nead and trying to recall how the un-
fortunate affair all happened.
YOU'RE fool!'' said the Manito-
ban, "didn't tell you to mind your
eye, and then you went and shut both
eyes You are a disgrace to old Ire
land p
With that! he poured some whiskey
down the Colonel's throat, wiped his
'.snuff-box'' with the sponge, and
shook him up savagely.
| SECOND ROUND 4 ~
lie Due called .Time.'
Now it is to be observed that it is
the nature of an Irishman to tight.
while dignity is simply an artificial
veneering spread overj the original
character by society. When, there
fore, Dams fist flattened out the Colo
nel's probosis the veneering disappear
ed, and as the Colonel advanced into
the ring his eyes flashed fire and his
"meat-trap" moved ugly.
| ''Look out. Dan," cried John Nor
rish, she means business -
But the warning came too late.
The Colonel, without waiting for any
preliminaries. lowered his head and
went at Dan bull fashion; he struck
him amid.ships and Dan went downas
if he had encountered a cannon ball.
! The uprOar was deafelling.
The "first fall was claimed and al
lowed for O'Leary; but the English
cried "fOnl-fOul," and alleged that
the Colonel had struck Dan below the
charcoal line which lie Due had so
carefully established. 1t looked like
another free fight, but lie Due COM
manded order and called for Doctor
| Finch.
Dan, still insensible, was lifted up
on the counter, and the doctor pro-
ceeded to make an examination to de-
termine whether the Colonel had or
had not struck below the belt. Nor
rish got some whiskey down Dams
throat, whereupon Dams eyes snapped
and he licked his chops and revived.
The convention gathered, full Of
excitement, around the PROSTATE
champion, all except Steb who had
crawled under the counter close to the
beer kegs, and Toddy who was empty
ing the heel-taps in the beer glasses
down his own throat.
The Doctor found the traces Of the
blow inflicted by the Colonel's head,
for the skin was already turning
black, and by careful measurement,
with carpenters rule, he ascertained
that eleven-twentieths Of the blow
had been above the charcoal line and
nine-twentieths below; he therefore
decided that upon an average the
blow had been above the belt.
lie Due announced his decision in
favor Of O'Leary and added:
I'm fact, gentlemen, the Colone1's
head is so big that il will be difficult
for him to strike Dan with it any
where about the body without tres
passing across the line"
The Colonel bowed his acknowledge
ments Of this compliment to his intel
lectual Developments and the crowd
cheered vociferously.
THIRD ROUND.
4 The champions came up at lie
D uc's call Of "Time," smiling pleas
antly. The Colonel's .ssnnff-box'
still showed two small rivulets Of
blood, and Dan bent little and held
one Of his ''maulers" over his .sbread-
basket while he squared off with the
other.
1t was observed by some that Dan
and Norrish had had secret and
mysterious conference before the
round opened. and the Manitoban
had warned O'Leary to look out for
tricks.
Dan danced around the Colonel ,as II
ne was leading polka, and watching
. his opportunity he suddenly lowered
his head and rushed at him with i'm
mense force, in imitation of the Colo
nels strategy in the last round. But
OLeary saw him coming and quickly
stepped aside and Dan passed him by
and his head encountered lie Due in
that same debateable land between
the bellows and the laboratory.
. ''Oh Lord! Oh Ruthy - cried Le
DUO and down he went.