Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-30
CHAPTER VII
A BOXING MATCH.

IFGQQSERdsL HuO EColAoA hOS ASA
Ee,tlewell, had occasional opportunities OF
meeting the Temples; and it had been the
little mothers expectation that he might
renew his suit, and, perhaps, after time,
draw Sophia's affections to himself de
made no sign, however; and for long
time ii seemed az if our heroine vas 10 have
No further trouble from mankind. But at
las,-st the end efths FIVE years after Per
civsrs departure for Austria
ha-a new lover came upon the scene.
His name YES Done. He was the only
son of one Mr.. John Done, Q retired mer
chant of great wealth, whose sntecedents
we're generally described in this way, that
BIZ had something TO do with leather. The
Bones we're plain people, but not vulgar;
aud having resided in KettleWell for twenty
years, and being charitable and religious,
they had gradually made their way into
town society. In fact, they were now re-
eeived in companies where, at their first
coming, they dared not have set foot Still,
it WAS never forgotten that Mr.. Done was
not altogether one of Us. Whsn any strau-
ger would make inquiry concerning hin,
the reply would generally be in this form ::
Done is a worthy old fellow, and gives
capital dinners. If you want a subscrlp
lion for any good cause, 20 TO Done. He
is modest, unaffected, and not the least
purse proud. In early life he had Ssmer
thing to do pith leather" This last
clause VISA formula repeated as faithfully
as IT it was line Of God save the Queen. y
The vitue Of the bones being NOT Of
Mrs. Barbara Temples kind-Piety sud
ehsirty could not make her regard anybody
with fAvor--snd their origin and manner
being plain, she had never liked them.
Indeed, at home-she would rot Tidicule
people in compsny-she would sometimes
cay to her daughters that nothing could
ever be made of those gloriGed trades PEG,
pie. Then, with q characteristic dread OF
too sweeping assertion she would add:
Except sometimes, desrS-rexcept SOME
times" you know girls" she said one
day, in her gay style, 1T is proyerb that
there ia nothing ike leather; don't think
there is" Which she delivered with one Of
her Frsnchi6ed faces Of dislike, which al
Ways made the girls laugh. The plain
D5ues dreaded the witty, dashing, fashion.
able Mrs. Bsbara Temple; and Mrs. Bar
bara Temple regarded the plain Bones
With repressed, but not invisible, scorn.
There vas John Done the frat, and John
Done the second. As is very often the
case with the sons Of seltmsde men, John
Done, Junior, while lacking his fathers ma
tive sense Of business energy, had inherited
q double portion of hiS LONELINESS, made
quite intoIersbls by brsssy assurance and
disregard Of other peoples feelings, which
indeed amounted to an anxiety to inhIct
wherever he could At school be had been
hated for a tyrsnt and bully, and it was
also known among the boys that ne would
tell leland that not q schoolroom lie
whenever it suited his game. Percivsl
B.eut went to school with him, bsing Just
three years his Junior. Psrcivsl was a
bright merry little boy, very we'll put to
gether, and eyerybody's tavorite, only that
Done, who always disliksd boy in proper.
ton to bis school popularity or his educs-
tionsi promise, never lost an opportunity
to tyrsunize over him. One day, when they
we're al in the play ground, Done, in max
ing high jump, fell very swkEsrdly, and,
amidst the roar CT laughter which followed,
little Brent ran forward ana made q pre-.
teacs OF smoothing the ground over the |
overthrow of the Nsighty Done. Exaspsr- |
atSd by his fall, Done dashed forward and !
gave little Brent such box or the ear as |
sent him spinning round, until he fell hssv.
lily to the ground. Brent sprsng up, all |
knit into eompsctness with rage, and tried
to give Done blow on the face, which he /
scornfully wsrded of, and told the little lad
not to be 90 imprudent sgsin. But Brent,
bristlng and stamping with passion, de-
clsred he would have fight for it; which
Done at first refused, for al the boys cried
out At the idea. Bat as the little fellow
would no. be sppeased, Done, having sat,
is6ed his honor by one refusal and always
liking to inaict pain, accepted the challenge
and the two stripped to their shirts and
vent at it. For several rounds little Brent
vas knocked ell over the place; and they
al felt for the game little lad, but were
sorry to see him so punished, and especi-
silly in hopeless fight. For my lady read.
ers will observe that one of the GROWING
achievements of this noble art is to imprint
your fist on your opponents face. Now if I
your arms are only two feet long, while '
those Of your opponent are three feet, it I
will follow that while be may be merrily J
your countenanee into ruin.
sour return blows may fall only on the uu-
air. This was Just what happen.
ed now and poor little Brent vas having I
\ very 6ispiriting time of it. Some of the I
BOYS noticed that be went down wonder
ully easy; and others, who knew the rec. 6
or groom was one of the best pair of fists
n the country. began to think thastbe little
elbow had picked up some of tie tactics of s
Bobby miller" and was trying waiting /
.ame. Done thought so, too; and being q
,rest mesly boy, with rather uncertain c
'ind he resolved to bring the thing to an e
nd, and gave Brent one savage blow,
which produced very dissgressble results s
N the little mans nose. Brent was not v
Knocked out of it. however, as Done hoped {
ut the very opposite. He was strunge TO- =
ether with fury; but even in his rage he {,
i'd not forget the instructions of his mas
sr Bobby Miller" he rushed at Done: "
nd, while the other IN HE msgui6cence b
'ss guarding himself careless ly, little Brent
60 in" and began to return on Done's il
ace all the blows he had received, princi. a
al and interest. How those little fists 9
sw and hammered How Done retreated d
be ground, wildly trying to get his adver. o
AIRY outside range again, while still little Il
rent dubbed away with astounding rapi- "
ity and vigor! The fact was the little fox n
as quite fresh, while Done was thorough.
! blown. Bobby miller" knew his bust
sss, and would have been proud of his N
Dung master had he been there to see. At
Gst Done, nearly blind with blows and s
age, made one grand effort to destroy his N
Hsmy with al appearance of ease 1t was O,
.tal TO him. Brent was really warm to o,
is work, and not likely 10 m;ss an ooenipp ~