The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-04-05
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Bill Nye on Boxing.

have lust returned from a little two
handed tournament with the gloves. /
have filled my nose with cotton waste so
that | shall not soak this sketch in gore as
| write.
II needed little healthful exercise, and
was looking 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 sociable being Goke), L
wanted other people to help me exercise,
or 20 along with me when l exercised.
Some men can go away to desert isle and
hayefun with dumbbells and horizontal bar,
but to me it would seem dull and common
place after awhile, and | would yearn for
more humanity.
Two of us finally concluded to play bill
lizards, but we were only amateurs, aud the
owner intimated that he would want the
table for the fourth Of July, 50 We broke of
in the middle of the first game and | paid
for it.
Then Younger brother said he had Il
set of boxing gloves in his room, and al
though | 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 l had often
regretted that l had not made myself ia
miliar with this art, and also because L
knew it would create Il thrill OF interest
and fire me with ambition, and that's what
A hollow-eyed invalid needs to put him on
the road to recovery.
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 can.
not swallow it and choke himself. L had
never seen any boxing gloves before, but
nv brother said they were soft and wouldn't
hurt anybody So We took off some OF oul
raiment and put them on. Then we shook
hands. That was to show that we were
friendly and would not STAY each other.
Ny brother is a great deal younger thar
/ am, and SO warned him not to get ex
cited and come for me with anything that
looked like wild and ungoyernable fury
because | might, in the heat of debate, pile
his jaw up on his forehead and fill his cal
full of sore thumb. He said that was al
right, and he would try to be cool and col
lected.
Then we put our right toes close togeth
er. and told him to be on his guard. A
that moment / dealt him terrific blow
aimed at his nose, but, through clerica
error of mine, it went over his shoulder ant
spent itself on the wall of the room, shat
tering small holly wood bracket, for whicl
1 paid him 1913 afterward. l did no
wish to buy the bracket, because had tw
at home, but he was arbitrary about it, AM
bought it.
We then took another athletic posture
and in two seconds the air was full 0
poulticed thumb and buckskin in mitten
/ soon detected chance to put one ii
where my brother could smell of it, but
never knew just where it struck, for
that moment l ran up against somethin
with the pit of my stomach that made m
throw up the sponge along with some othe
things
Ny brother then proposed that we tax
off the gloves, but 1 thought l had nc
sufficiently punished him, and that anothe
round would complete the conquest, whic
was then almost within my grasp. ! too
bismuth powder, and squared myself, br
in warding off left handler / forgot abor
my adversary's right, and ran my nose int
the middle of his boxing glove. Fearin
that had injured him, | reiterated rapid
on my elbows and shoulder blades to tt
corner of the room, thus giving him amp
/. time to recover. By this means my youi
zer brothers features were saved, and al
.-ay as symmetrical as my own.
PIPE still cough up pieces Of boxir
:. I'm sne I'd when close my eyes | can s.
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