Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-10
PugilistiC Noblemen.

The late Marquis of Waterford. among
numerous accomplishments. excelled as 4
boxer, and OF his aptitude in this art ne was
Justly proud. he never picked his men: he
used to fight coal beavers, dustmen, hodmen
fellowship porters, and others of that ilk and
then gave them Bank OF England plaster
and II he ever was caught mapping and met
superior Drulser. great was his superior's re-
ward. But sometimes an insolent jarvey OBJ
tanned all the thrashing and no reward, as
the following anecdote will snow:
The Marquis on one occasion hailed a cab
rather early in the morning, and directed the
cabman to drive him TO st. James square,
the residence of his uncle, the Archbishop of
Armagh. When he arrived at his destination
he handed the cabman half a sovereign, but
cab1y, in the most insoent manner, de-
manded more. IAN right" said the Mar
quis, and slipping in the house by means of a
latch key, he quickly donned his uncles epis-
copal robes and, returning to the door, quietly
asked what the cabman required. The iaryey
not recognizing the Marquis, and thinking To
Tighten the clerical swell, gave MIN some
choice Billingsgate, whereupOn his lordshin
IN his new character. knocked cabby down
Amused at the idea Of having to fight with a
palHon cabby sprang up and went for his
man in good style; but the sham prelatc foiled
every blow, and returned HIS deliveries with
such ylgor that at last the cabman. thoroughly
beaten and believing that ne had the devil In
lawn sleeves for an opponent, jumped up on
his cab and was n ad to shook it,"
The Prince of Chatelherault is a bruiser of
the Waterford stamp. over and over again
in the old days of Haymarket roystering he
has been known to throw on his coat anu 20
Tor his man In true pugtlisttc fashion, and
many tales are told of his Grace's excellence
in the art.
With the exception. however, OF one or two
members OF the Upper House, we thought
boxing au accomplishment long forgotten By
the peeraRe, but the following anecdote will
show otherwise: A few days ago "A ncble Earl,
an apt pupil Of a West End professor of box
ing, had been dining rather freely at one of
china a ha "a
In evening dress he came into collision with
sweep just merging from Drury court, who,
to steady himself, placed his sooty hands on
his lordshlp's irreproachably white shirt front
To hit out at the sweep was the nobleman's
first impulse, and, landing on chummy's
nasal organ, the carmine and black were soon
mngling.
Nothing daunted, the sweep pulled himself
together,and tried all he knew to get on equal
terms but IN snort time he was 30 battered
and bruised shat his pals from the "Lanen
who had now mustered strongly. came up
aud IL was a case of one down aud the other
come on. Stimulated, no doubt, by the bottle
or two of port he had imbibed. his lordshp
Knocked the pride of Drury lane down one
after the other like ninepins, calmly asking
like Fitzjames of Roderlck Dhu's band. for
one ana all TO come on. We don't know how
IL might have Jared with my lord had not a
policeman arrived on the scene and dispersed
feeling that he had earned drink, sauntered
into tavern close at hand and partook of a
modest quencher.
A GENTLEMAN who imagin ned he recognized
lady friend advanced cordially nd address
ed her. II beg your pardon" he said, "but
isn't that Miss Greenleaff'
mo, sir" replied the lady; "my name is
Redpath."
"Ah, excuse me! I must be color blind."-
Boston 4 dBsrftser.
"DGD you read about that printer who
hanged himself with q towel2" asked the
horse editor.
ut couldn't have been a printer" replied
the snake editor; "or at least IL wasn't the
printing office towel he hanged himself WITH
I'm that case he would have stabbed him
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