The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-16
INDIVIDUAL PRIZES.

INDIVIDUAL TnlLEo.
From Harper, weekly.
"Sothing succeeds like success means
perhaps, apart from the implied sneer
that acquired impetuss sends us forward t
new achievements. At any rate, l tount
it so when / applied The theoryto Kate.
It Is true that, owing either to some
thing yet uncivilized in their natures, o
else to the law Of contradictions that make
the spark where positive and negative cur
rents meet, women admire brute strength
and make themselves the adoring slaves o
those great creatures who are mere aggiom
erations OF muscle and adiposc, far soone
than of the slender, wiry men of brains
"And very rightcousIy," Kate said, whei
I charged the fact. "we are all animals
and they are the perfect animal. II the!
could have brains too-but that would pu
the earth off her b~Alance-we should hav'
the sous OF God among US again"
"Looking on the daughters OF men, ant
finding that they were fair" said. NJ
\ wonder, il they were all Us fair as Kate
the bonny creature, who knew her power
and knowing, dared maintain.
II seemed to me that l had boon in des
pair regarding the indifference OF this bon
ny creature since time immemorial. II
reality It was only about q year since tht
iact dawned upon me, az she sat in thu
stern OF nv boat, her dark hair darker
and all her soft outlines clearly, cut upon {
tender evening sky, her cheeks bright viii
the breeze, her eyes bright with pleasure
thst she was the most charming obtec'
that eve SKINNED tho river, and abso
lutely Indispensable TO my existence. Blu
L had never once attempted TO let hel
know NJ much without meeting a rebuff
sufficient to make ones blood run cold
and il was ia one such instance that hac
declared no man could hope for favor will
the women OF her set who was not lht
captain OF a nine, the driver OF q fourth
4 hand, or q walker against time.
"Youare quite mistaken. so far as an
c~oncerned," said Kate. "For my part
don't believe in muscle at all. Samson
and Goliath could do nothing worth whit
If thew we're on the earth to-day. dom
believe a boat race, for example, WINS eve
won by brute strength in the world"
"By what, them"
"By scienceand nervous pluck
l had occasion 70 remember katsi
words when q parcel OF our fellows cant
into the Office and began discussing the
challenge lately sent TO our club, the Che
yiots. BY the Gaths. The Cheyiots had
become somewhat demoralizsd BY thcil
victories, aud were, so TO say, lying or
their oars. It had been a hot summer
and the club had really done no work s.
all, o and thGn some members taxing
out a party of ladlea, or . solitary man en-,
loving a stretch, but for the most Tehac
contented ourselves by lounging oyer tiit
penthouse for q bath, and a gossip and {
smoke on the balconiesin the sunset. Oul
best men, those who had won in the pre-
yious contests, we're ono in Europe, one
In Australia, and the rest at the land!
end. with tho exception OF Rogers, who
wasill. Wewere certainly in no condition
TO accept a challenge from the Gaths, yel
still lea could we refuse one. Holding
the champion colors, US We did, We eoulc
hardly lower them TO any, even to tbs
Ga,hs. The Gaths, indeed, were In spien
id;d trim: there was Converse, an English
man. who had been stroke Of a winning
crew at Oxford, . magnificent creature
one hundred and eighty pounds c!eal
muscle, shoulders and chest that voulC
have made Hercules shed tears; thert
was Dunbar, another young giant, wh6
had beaten professionals at single soul
four times; there was Well, there's nc
need 10 20 through with them now. i
made ones flesh creep to do 1t then. W.
hadn't a man left in the. club that they
couldn't act away with. Realizing the sit
lustIon. We looked at each other blankiy
&you1l have to get Int9 the poat your
Lsclf. Ge5ateys," said Harden.
mot unless l want to sink 1t"
"I7don't zee what else We a do"
ave can't do that; we can't afford tc
doit. No, We must look about-not IN
"oih, come, Geofrcys, you've been ig
ing off long onough!' cried Jersey.
"whatLdo they propose 10 row Tor
Hang 'em!'
individual pr1zes.r
"Tndiyidual prizes! We can't afford (
do thnt, either 1t will stick us for q couple
ofhundred extra-anothcr assessment, anC
the boat house Just paid for. 1t can't bt
done. Row as We always have-row To-
We'll, we looked about us, and the enc
of II wa that they came on another day
and took mGby main force, and the cEeH
Was made up-Harden and Rogers, mysel
and little Jersey; l to pull stroke, lttl'
,Terscy 10 steer; and he weighed, maybe
n hundred and sixteen pounds. And tina
was The most We could offer. The Gath
insisted on their individual prizes: tel
you, things looked dark; tho whole thlnL
seemed prepostcrous: and ior gpolt !
week I didn't dare look a soul IN tue iaGe
$50 you arc going to show the Gaial
whatNxe can d0,"-said Kate one day; TO-
the girls whom We were IN the habit Q
taking out on sunset parties and at othe'
times were all ardent GhevtotS. Their va
:. another club in town-the J~asons-hut th'
Virls never seemed TO know II.
"Or what VIC can't" said l..
"Down.hesrtedr Faint heart neve
Won YOU know" she said.
Nor monstrous copceit either: w
can't refuse; VIC must row-thst's all Their
Ia 70 Il. oh, we've no show ut ali"
~ won't listen to such talk q momont,'
crad Kate, STOPPING to gather her train
and bringing tho bright flush to he
neachv cheek. 81 have wagcred all m!
nsxt winters gloves on tho Cheyiots. AM
Won makems lose them Mr.. Ge0treys
II the Cheviots don'twin, ] don't know
that hi ever speak to you againr' Ando
sho swept, thelaugh on heslips, but q goo,
I deal OF sparkle In her eye.
GAnd that too" ! said and plunged m,
hands In my pockets With q groan, for Q
: eourse there was nothing but dead iailur
before the Cheyiots. 1,