The Butler weekly times., 1886-04-07
THE HAPPY PUGILIST.
Bill Nye Remarks Upon the Advantages
OF Muscle Over Brain.

John E. Dempsey, better known as
Jack Dempsey, of New York, brings
to mind four-days' trip taken IN his
company from Portland, Ore. to ST.
faul, over the Northern Pacific.
There were three pugllists in the
party besides myself, VIZ. Dempsey,
Dave Campbell and Tom Cleary.
We made grand, triumphant tour
across the country together, and |
may truthtully state that never telt
so free to say anything wanted to
Ito other passengers-as l did at
that time. | wish | could afford to
take at least one pugilist with me all
the tnrc. In travelling about the
county ircturi:'@ a good puglrst
would be of great assistance. |
would like to set him on the man
who always asks: ''Where do YOU
go to from here, Mr.. Nyes" He
does not ask because he wants to
know, for the next moment he asks
right over again. l do not know why
he asks, but surely It is not for the
purpose of finding out.
Well, throughout our long Journey
across the state of Oregon and the
territories OF Idaho, Montana and
Dakota, and the state of Minnesota :,
1t was one continual ovation. Demp-
sey had worldwide reputation, |
found, co-extensive with the horizon.
as L may say, and bounded only by
the zodiac.
In my great forthcoming work,
entitled "Halt Hours with Great
Men, or Eminent People Which l
Have Saw" l shall give a fuller de .
scription of this Journey. The book
VIII oC great Doom.
MIR. Dempsey is not a man who
would be picked out as a great man.
You might pass by him two or three
times without recognizing his emf
nence, and yet at scrapping matt
nee or swatting recital he seems to
hold his audiences at his own sweet
will-also his antagonist.
Mr.. Dempsey does not crave noto-
rIety. He seems rather to court
seclusion. This is characteristic of
the man. See how he walked around
all over the state of New York las
week-in the night, too-in order to
evade the crowd.
His logic, however, is wonderful.
Though quiet and unassuming in his
manner, his arguments are power
tul, and generally make large pro-
tuberance wherever they alight.
Nothing is more pleasing than the
sight of man who has risen by his
own unaided effort, fought his way
up, as it were, and yet who is not
yam. Mr.. Dempsey conversed with
me frequently during our Journey
and did not seem to feel above me.
l. l opened the conversation by tell
ing HIM that had seen a number OF
his works. Nothing pleases a young
author so much as little friendly
remark in relation to his work.
had seen study of his one day in
New York last spring. 1t was an
italic nose with quotation marks on
each side.
1t was a very happy little bon mo,
on MIR. Dempsey's part, and attract
ed good deal of notice at the time.
Mr.. Dempsey is not a college
graduate, as many suppose. He 1:
a self-made man. This should be 3
great encouragement to our boys
who are now unknown and whose
portraits have not as yet appeared ir
the sporting papers.
But MIR. Dempsey's great force a.
a debater is less, perhaps, in the
matter than IN the manner. Hi.
delivery is good and his gesture.
can not fail to conyince the mos
skeptical. Striking in appearance
aggressive in his nature, and happy
| IN his gestures he &c certain RI ar