The sun., 1878-09-22

and ne had 10 be conveyed from tho ring to the
summit OF the lighthouse which overlook ed a.
whence he could observe the fight with clearer
and less terrified vision. Tins we often see MS
IN thls instance, running beneath the noisy
bubbles OF uproarious fun II sweet still current
OF tender feeling. After the third round-during
the first three Morrssey had stood unblanch-
lngy likO rock to receive his uunshment-the
crowd WAS cleared aside to give him air. Re-
covering ns from daze. he assumed the ofrcn-
sN'. AMI at once changed the color ~ the fight.
Though liecnHn fought through eleven rounds.
he had tainted at the sixth, and nj no time after
the third was the ISSUE dOuhtfuI. He shirkcd
punishment all through. and Morrissey always
maiutniucd. when subsequently they had be-
ctrlcnds.hs matter uf historic truth that he
was dnnghil bird. Before the lght Morrissey
had publicly declared in the Tng that win or
lose. that was his last battle. After it he r1-
turned ~ buffalo, bringing with him, like
Hi,Nonsn"h from B'rl n. pcacc with honor.
he brought To- and maintained In another ring
that 9i ahold hraycgn hon'st Fighter II" was
wholly uu"du'Htnd. But lik" Chnremagn" who.
when asked To- aiilN his signature to the imperial
mnniair. thrust hl7 hand ini2 tho INK ani
bond. nud he never broke %.
Hecnan. ON his return - New York. married
n romantic Young nrtrrss. Miss sara St'N' rs. Of
most respectable lineage the daughter of n
hour merchant once very wealthy in Buffalo.
and who had made her debut tho season belore
Wallack's when that establishment was under
tho management Of Mr. Stuart Though very
says Mary of Scotland did Boutwell,. for his
huge limbs. and a rompanied him 70 England.
whCr" he fought his celebrated and wol known
after battles with Tom Sayrr- ami with King
The retir.meutof Nlurrissey. followed quickly
hy That oi lirguan. placed pugilism here among
the lost arts The period to which MorrissavnnI
Hecnan belonged WAS the Augusttn era Of the
prile ring. preceding its drcl ne and fall II WIS
to this country what IN { " Jackson and Mon
do2a was tp England. AMI ot SIR Daniel Dunnclly
was l" ireland. Ihcr" was induhltab,y IN the
lurst performances of these thrce mon "A iu-
isulv hhl Irrirt mauiy, Tor which W. may
i"ok IN vain, over here. suvc perhaps IN Yankee
sui ivan. Mendoza especially was the Virgil
prrhnps the Aidison-of his time. His hattie
with Humphrcs Is regarded by pugili-iic
writers as equal to anything in the" Fnrd"
II WAS u most clahorat' performance: yri art
was So blended with nature that iis striking
merits were visible tO TIA" eyes even ~ the uu-
scientific. AMI tho name oi Mendoza now
rises up IN tho memory ot the lover Of boxing.
tude and rorrrc, in distance H. WINS The er,nt
founder of the JEWS school nor has either
pulrh sam. Belaseo. or Ky llg ovor there. or
ny Lazarus mere. r'liised the lame OF their
master. Jackson. styled Gentleman Jackson.
was splendid sparrer. and was never beaten.
holding the champion belt until hi- retirement
against all comcrs. Tie WAS all the fashion
in his day. having been the Instructor IN tho
manly art Of George Canning Lord Byron and
the elder Wallnck. 50 much honOrpd here as an
artist and loved as n man. Wtthouts such roman
tic beauty rs was Possessed by his son, Lester
Mallack, before the rude life and rough
brcczes of the sea had stripped II OF It's spirit
ualty. the elder Wallack was " manlicr and
more gallant physique. and mad head splen-
didy set on, IKE Greclan urn on It's pedestal.
He was snecial friend ot Byron :. who was n
director OF Drury Lane. ot which Mr. Wallack
was though then only "a stage manager.
spared with young Wallack for an hour to-day
writes Byron IN his diary while living in tho
Albany.
Sir Daniel Donnelly. the Irish champion Of
this illustrious era. WAS created Tor his prowrss
knight by the Duke OF l,utiand then Lord
beautiful Duchess of whom Donnelly was a
distant but most ecstatc ndorer. 1t il told u
they were al iuuch M ilie castle he seiled ths
finger bowl in which the Duchess had laved her
hands and drained OF the contents. on which
the Duke quietly observed: " Sir Daniel, II you
desire another draught. the Duchess bathes her
ieet every night before going 10 bed" Since tho
az Sir D.niel had appeared. Happy and con-
tented with tho fame he enjoyed under his ma
tive skies ho scorned To fght across tho chan
n"; Accordingly he passed his prime round
Dublin, satisfied ih being h"li the most for.
milnn.e bunrr among poiatg.fed population
ever been in ireland will suppose that Sir Daniel
ionn"ly walked ~, 70 the good cmnenre ~
pockets, am, unfortunately. not In possession
OF the facts Il his carly career; | know not
when he dr, pped the, sprie of shillseh and
must have been deeply interesting to- have
marked the transition. have heard 1t sai,
Sir Daniers style OF boxing showed perhaps
toe strikingy TINT he had eXcelled at the mis-
eellaneous lighting of Donnybrook Fair. He
was not straight nor yet quick hitter. His
education had not been neglected. but It had
been irregular. and there Were many lrishisms
III hlH w. Ntt tll' ulllNN NlEtIF fl ilF llNu
prevailed over the imperfect Institutions u his
country. In his last battle with the renowned
Oliver, the shamrock sprnng up beneath his
feot rejoicing ia the blood thHt dyed its three
foi heauty more proudly than IL over reiniced
when, sprnkled with the dews Of morning, il
waved is verdant locks 10 the bree1es that swept
IN" level cAyan-" - H." bog - Allen or the rug
gcl mngnil '"nce ~ MrGIu'uddy Reeks.
The death Il this illustripus man. for whose
early demise ireland could not 10 cons led and
10 who's" memory her poets. Moore Maturii.
ani Cr1ly eav, the mead - a ni.lodi0us tear
LETT unsolyed great problem. Had England !
or lr"laui tie better mani Could Donneliy hayo !
beaten MandlItf Could Jackson have beaten
Dcruellyf We shall never knov