The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-03-07
A Terrific Set-To In which Many Teeth
Were Lost.


The Virginia (Sey) Enterprise tells
this: Sam Davis. Of the EUening Cir0n-
icie, Is taking boxing lessons and Is get
ting up big muscle and reputation as
a hard hitter. Steve ellis, telegraph
editor Of the Enterprise, though light
weight, Is heavy hitter. Sans ambi-
ton has long been TO 50 train himself
as 70 be able TO get away with Steve. 4
morning or two ago we met Sam, who
was looking very fierce and showing al
the swaggerof an established desperate.
His first words were: II want to see
ellis"
"Any thing PARTICULAR" asked We.
"Well, there's bad news for him,
that's all"
"what! Any Of his folks dead?"
30. no; believe not, but il he's in
any way related TO Bob Slade some Of
ems pretty sick this morning."
"You viii be good enough to ex-
plain"
"Certainly. See this,- and Sam
clenched and held out what he called
his /" right mauley." SNOW, watch this
motion-the upper cut."-and suiting
the action TO the word he spun around
on his heel, At the same time striking
fearful blow, which took passing
Chinaman in the :. bread basket" and
landed him across the upper story Of an
apple-stand.
Paying no attention 70 the gasping
Ch;naman or 70 the swearing Of the
keeper Of the stand, Sam said: . That's
one EN- That's what fefches 'em.
The first time I tried II on Bob, down
at the gymnasium last night, / took him
under he left jaw and spun him round
like 3 top. He spat OFT double tooth.
was sorry. but he picked up the tooth,
put it in his vest pocket and came At
me red-hot. gathered myself and
gave him the upper cut with the left,
taking him litter under the right jaw
that make him groggy. He spat out
two more back teeth. but pocketed
them and came At me like . tiger. !
got back, for didn't want to hurt him
Just because he was fool enough TO get
mad, and l says, said l.: what Is the
matter with your teeth?' Says he: New
er mind my teeth; was badly ssliyated
once-thaf's all With that he let drive
a. me. and had to defend myself. He
made it 50 hot for me that had to re-
sort to the upper cut again ! didn't
mean 70 do il, but took him square un-
der the point Of the china lifter-and
- me il perfect shower of teeth did
mt iiy out Of his moth and hail down on
the floor in all directions. There must
have been two dozen--double teeth, sin
gle teeth, wisdom teeth, teeth with gold
IN 'em. and all manner Of teeth He
went to pickin' 'em up and tried to get
me to stay and give him chance to get
even, but got out Of there | didn't
want to knock the fellow to pieces l
believe anothe- upper cut would have
knocked out his whole jaw-bone."
"The only wonder is that you didn't
kill him. Sam!"
at is = wonder, How he stood Il with
his teeth knocked out 50 is more than
can see-I don't believe he has three
teeth left in his head and away Sam
went to hunt up ellis in order to take
him down to the gymnasium and intro
dnce him to the upper CUT
Half an hour later we met Bob Slade,
who began TO tell about the big fun he
had with Sam Davis the night before.
Said he: ssYou see put up little j &
on Sam. Just TO encourage him little
! in bis new hobby. room next 10 q
dentist shop, so went in there and Dor-
rowed a handful Of artificial teeth
and -"
.You need not proceed" said we,
q Sam mas told what followed"
"Funny, wasn't it?"
"Yes, and Sam is now in search Of
ellis, confident that his upper cut
will whip al the science in the coun-
try"
"No?-