Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-27

rel, and with muscles like hams. ale may
be all right as far as science goes" said OH
Ger Record, "but let him come out into Market
! square, in rough and tumble fight and | bet
I can lick him"
Many persons refused to believe that Sui
livan" was Sullivan. Tney imagined that be
was some other Sullivan than the champion,
who was being palmed off on them.
! met the pugilist after his per-
formancs and asked him for aD
interview. al cant talk wild you newspaper
men," said the champion, in voice like
cadeuza on bass fiddle. "Certainly, Mr.
Sullivan" said |, "your sentiments do equal
credit to your head and heart. j1st wanted
to ask if your fight with Paddy Ryan is Off
"Yes," growed John L., otis in accordance
with de agreement dat don't fight wild any
body while am wild the minstrel party. I'm
contracted with them tor twenty weeks.
When that is up let 'em come to me and talk
fight. I'll meet any of EN- in de ring or in a
room" "Whst is yoar opinion OF McCf-
frey" "McCaffey is II wind-bag. There's a
dozen men can knock him out" "How do
you like your new occupaton?' "Very
much We Just started out this week, and
like the novelty. My act is only eight or ten
mnu'es long" 1t is said that sullivan gets
$500 per week for this ten miDute act. He
is fast encrOaching on the aurels OF Patti as
fast money -getter. Every time he gets drunk
he torteits 800 to his managers, and is conse-
quently very careful with himself. Nothing
les than small keg of fire-wster has any
effect on his iron nerves.
During his rounds in this city it was anus
ing to watch the Difference which was paid
him by the bar-tender5. They were almost
thrown into state of catalepsy bv the honor
OF waiting on John l.. Sullivan. Every word
he spoke was Listened to as if he wa. the CEN
| trail parsonage OF the universe, and the way
th ice and glasses spun round was a eau.
ton.
A new rule hes Just been adopted in the
high school Of this city, that no grad late
will hs permitted to read an e, 'sy or Grafton
at his graduation, unlsls his average in the
yPlrly exam 'uatloUs, reaches S5 per cent or
above. This rule will prove beneficial in
two ways. la the first place the members of
tee graduating cl ! will be incited to the
| 1t exertons, 10 order u win the privilege
OF reoding an eCJay, and to escape the NOR
t,fiCaion OF sit ,pg the whole evening on the
srsge, without aking any part in the exer-
cis and in the second place the public will
he Jared the infiction OF listening to thirty
or r. rre es-lys, the delivery OF which run the
exercise into the wee small hours of the
mora lg. II Is probable that TO the FIRST
two or three years, this rule will create con-
side ,ble diS'at' SAC ion amouy the par ants OF
such pupils, that are not allowed to read
they ievlng II > be the inalienable right
of ever American citizen > appear in the
csy "'ty OF public speaker for once in his
life at a7t, il only Mt { aduatlon.
The vocal society is putting new plan
in x luton with view of increasing it.
{ cate membership. The society has
Issued a "cdlar announcing that the price OF
An er'cc'a' | membe ship hes been
fixed at five dol'e-s. This memt er-
ship entl~1 the holder to admission, with
'erved scat, ior himself and LADY, to
all the con, .-'' given blythe society during
ne ytlr. There will be four coacerts given
under the auspices OF the voc Il society during
the sesson of 1886, and An associate mem
bership consequently calls for eight admiC-
SONS during the season. The plan is work
ing very satisfactorily, and a large number OF
memt ersbips are being sold to the music low
ers Of this city.
There will be special musical program at
the First Presby yterian Iurch this morning 10
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honor OF Mr. Samuel Burbank the bassO OF
the quartette choir. Mr. Burbank leaves on
the lst to accept position in Atlanta. He
is an accomplished bass singer. He has filed
a very creditsble part in the Penelope Opera
Company, which hes been meeting with such
success during the past two weeks.
Senator Frank Bell, the telegrsphic political
minstrel, succs seded in causing shout such
as has never been heard in Springfield opera
house before, at the performance a night or so
ago. 1t was all on account OF local gag.
"Look hyar' he gssped, "when Richard
the III times was goin round otierin' boss !
a hoss! my kingdom for a hossl want to
know why didu't Mike Welsh give him that
little white hoss of hs'n." The yell that went
up caused The colors of the paint on the seem
| cry to run together.