Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-03-01
A Terrific Set-TO In Which Many Teeth
We're Lost.

The Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise tells
this: Sam Davis, of the EUening Chron-
icle, is taking boxing lessons and is get
ting up big muscle and reputation as
hard hitter. Steve Gillis, telegraph
editor of the Enterprise, though light
weight, is heavy hitter. Sans ambi-
ton has long been to so train himself
as to be able to get away with Steve. a
morning or two ago met Sam, who
was looking very fierce and showing all
the swagger of an established desperate.
His first words were, 81 want to see
Gillis."
"Any thing PARTICULAR" asked We.
swell, there's bad news for him,
that's all."
"Whatl Any of his folks deadp'
go, no; 1 believe not, but if he's in
any way related to Bob Slade some OF
'em's pretty sick this morning."
"You will be good enough to ex-
plain.''
Certainly. See thisl" 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 q
fearful blow, which took q passing
Chlnaman In the ct" bread-b basket" and
landed him across the upper story Of an
apple-stand.
Paying no attention to the gasping
Chinaman or to the swearing of the
keeper of the stand, Sam said; +" "That's
one 'em. That's what fetches 'em.
The first time tried it on Bob, down
at the gymnasium last night, took him
under The left jaw and spun him round
like 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. l 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 a tiger. /
got back, for I didn't want to hurt him
Just because he was fool enough to get
mad, and 1 says, said L: what is the
matter with your teethP' Says he: sNev-
er mind my teeth; was badly salivated
once-that's ALL With that he let drive
at me, and 1 had to defend myself. He
made it so hot for me that had to re-
sort to the upper cut again. l didn't
mean to do it, but took him square un-
der the point of the china lifter-and
- me If perfect shower of teeth did
MT fly out of his moth and hail down on
the floor in all directions. There must
have been two dosen--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. I
believe another upper cut would have
knocked out his whole jaw-bone."
"The only wonder is that you didn't
kill him, Sam!"
"It is a wonder! How he stood it with
his teeth knocked out so is more than
can see-I don't believe he has three
teeth left in his head" and away San,
went to hunt up Gillis In order to take
him down to the gymnasium and ihtro-
duce him to the supper 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: " You see I put up o little j)b
on Sam, just to encourage him little
in bis new hobby. / room next to q
dentist shop, so went in there and bor-
rowed handful of artificial teeth
and -"
"You need not proceed" said we,
"Sam has told what followed"
"Fuhny, wasn't itP"
eyes, and Sam is now in search of
Gillis, confident that his upper cut ;
will whip all the science in the coun-
try"
"No"
"Yes!"