Ellsworth American., 1883-07-26
Bill Nye's Recovery.
HE ISDuLGEs IN LITTLE HEALTHpUL
RECREATIoN.
fBill Nye In Detroit Free Press.I

have just returned from little two
handed tournament with gloves. have
filled my nose with cotton waste so that |
shall not soak this sketch in gore AS
write.
| | needed little exercise and was look
ing for something that would be full of
vigorous enthusiasm and at the same time
promote the healthful flow Of blood to the
muscles. This was rather difficult. | tried
most everything, but failed. Being socabe
being Uoke) wanted other people to help me
exercise or 20 along with me when exercised.
Some men can 90 away to desert isle and
have fun with dumb-bells and horizontal
| bar, but to me it would seem dull and COM
momplace after while, and would yearn
for more humanity.
Two Of US finally concluded to play bill
lizards but We were only amateurs and the
owner intimated that he would want the table
for Fourth Of July, so We broke of in the
middle Of the first game and | paid for it.
Then younger brother said he had a set
Of boxing gloves in his room, and although
was the taller and had longer arms he
would hold up as long as he could and
might hammer him until gained strength
and finally got well.
accepted this offer because had often
regretted that had not made myself familiar
with this art and also because | knew it
would create thrill Of interest and fire me
with ambition and that's what hollow-eyed
invalid needs to put him on the road to re-
coyery.
The boxing glove is large fat mitten with
an abnormal thumb and string at the wrist
BY which you tie it on, SO that when you
feed it TO Your adversary he cannot swallow
it and choke himself had never seen any
boxing gloves before, but my brother said
they were soft and wouldn't hurt anybody.
SO we took off some Of our raiment and put
them on. Then We shook hands. can re-
member distinctly yet that We shook hands.
That was to show that We were friendly aud
would not slay each other
NV brother is great deal younger than
am and so warned him not to get excited
and come for me with anything that would
look like wild and ungovernable fury be-
cause might in the heat of debate pile
his jaw upon his forehead and fill his ear full
of sore thumb. He said that was all right
and he would try to be cool and collected.
Then we put our right toes close together
and told him to be on his guard. At that
moment | dealt him a terrific blow aimed at
his nose, but through clerical error of mine
it went over his shoulder and spent itself in
the wall of the room shattering small, holly
wood bracket for which paid him 1915
afterward. did not wish to buy the brack-
ct because had two at home, but he was
arbitrary about it and bought it.
We then took another athletic posture,
and in two seconds the air was full Of
poulticed thumb and buckskin mitten. |
soon detected chance to put one in where
my brother could smell Of it, but never
knew Just where it struck, for at that
moment ran up against something with the
pit Of my stomach.
Ny brother then proposed that we take
of the gloves, but thought had not suffi-
ciently punished him. and that another
round would complete the conquest, which
was almost within my grasp. ! took a
bismuth powder and squared myself, but in
warding of left handler, forgot about my
adversary's right and ran my nose into the
middle Of his boxing gloves. Fearing that
had injured him, Iretreated rapidly on my
elbows and shoulder -bladss 70 the corner Of
the room, thus giving him ample time TO re-
cover. BY this means my younger brothers
features were saved and are to-day . SYM
metrical Is my own.
lean still cough up pieces Of boxiag-
gloves, and when close my eyes can see
sleisn ighta end has Phosphorsaaaak