Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-14
sULLIvAN's RELIGION.
The Experience of a Young Girl VIII
Wished His Autograph.

Wished His Autograph.
Johnny Sullivan, the fighter, cleared
about $4,000 by his exhibition of pugilism
with Prof. Latin, writes New York cor
respondent of the Detroit Post. He spent
500 or more in intoxicating himself and
several of his friends, during the hours
between the end of the show and the
break Of daylight, and was then put to
bed in his boots and hat. Reverentlal
hands would fain have disrobbed him for
sleep, but he swOre indignantly that ne
would haul the vitals out of anybody who
presumed to touch him. You VIII there
fore cOncede the reasonableness OF the as
sertiOn that. when he awOke the middle
of the forenoon ensuing, his toilet was
! composed of disarrangement, from the
high silk hat which had been used as a
pillow to the trousers bottoms, which had
slid over the tops of his boots. He had no
more than yawned and stretched himself
before bell-bOy brought card.
''Show the dutfer up" the champion
said, without looking at the card.
faint no duffer, sir. Anyhow, guess
not, cause it's girl"
"What's her sOrtT
EDaisy."
But she said she'd wait in the par
lor if you'd be kind enough to see her
there"
Sullivan loated down to the public par
lOr, no more than half awake from his
tipsy sleep, and doomed upon the startled
vision Of as dainty little lady as ever
surrended her slender figure to the en-
Wrapments of fashion. She rose and ad-
vanced timidly to the giant, whose big,
red, british face relaxed none OF Its CHAR
acteristic scowl. A days growth of black
beard rOughened it, several blows in the
previous nights contest had lett crimson
spots, his eyes were bleary, and his clothes
disheveled.
ssThe Church of the Paulist Fathers is
to bold fair" the girl said, land l am
on a committee to solicit articles to
place on sale. L thought you might be
willing to contribute al few auto
ga few what?"
autographs, you know-your sigma
tures-your name written on slips of pa
per by yourself, if you please. We could
sell them for 81 apiece"
She did not know that the ideal manner
OF the successful slugger is most threat
ening when he is amiable. When Sulli-
van gIowered saVagely down ON her, with
a wicked leer in his eyes and an express
sion of nausea around his mouth and
nose, she wouldn't have been surprised
if humiliation had instantly happened to
her.
"Of course, Mr.. Sullivan, if it would be
distasteful to you, don't do it,'' and she
shyly retreated backward, keeping her
mild eyes fixed on his, because she had
read of that method as the only one for
getting safely out of a wild beasts cage.
ooh, what We givin' me-" he exclaimed.
81 amt no good writin', but I'll have Dave
MalOney make as many autographs as We
want"
The missionary explained why that plan
would not do. Pen, ink and paper were
brought, and with unsteady toll Sullivan
signed his name twenty times over.
Il always like to do all kin fer reli-
gion," said he, as he took one of his visi-
tors hands and most of the forearm into
his capaciOus grip, IAN hope you'll find
chumps to buy these things.' The soft
smallness of her hand seemed to complete
the conquest, and he very savagely added:
''An' if We kin arrange set-tO betwiXt
me IAN one of your fellers I'll put on the
gloves fer the cause, an you shall take
the gate money"
The sweet missionary melted out of the
room satisfied that she had risked martyr
dom for the church.