Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-22
A Faith Pugilist.

Minneapolis Journal II am pugi-
list" remarked dapper young man as
he entered the store of John Donaldson,
the well-known Minneapolis sporting
man, the other day.
"Ah, a prize fighter. eh?' replied
Donaldson, with suspicious air.
pardon me, no. l said l was
pugilist."
don't want to talk with you. What we
want in this country is fewer pugilists
and more fighters. | don't think that l
have time to talk to you."
81 suppose that | am the greatest
pugilist in the world" announced the
dapper young man easily, as if he were
making the most commonplace state
ments. even men who are much
heavier than am fall victims to me-"
"Ugh!" grunted the sporting man in
a tone of intense disgust.
"YOu notice that | do not talk like
other pugilists? Well, my method of
fighting is Just as different. l have
never lost a battle"
"You don't look much like pugilist.
You amt strong enough to whipa lamp
post, But mebbe you've got some
scienceY'
"You have struck it exactly. I have
more science than any man that was
ever in the ring. am invincible," an
nOunced the dapper man in the same
quiet tone that he had employed in the
former remark.
"Who have you metz" asked the sport
in tone of greater respect.
''That is immaterial. H. told you.
you would not believe me. But when
you have seen me fight you will not
question further"
Lets see you strip" commanded the
sport.
The greatest fighter on earth did as
he was bid, and the sport held up his
hands in wonder.
"You are the greatest fake I've struck
lately" Donaldson announced. "Why,
you have no more muscle than a clam"
But did not tell you that my meth
DDS were not those of the ordinary prize
fighterT :,
science, and a man who had spared at
all would have more muscle than you
have"
But, my dear sir, you do not under
stand. My science is not the vulgar
science of the prize ring. l do not de-
pend upon upper cuts, counters, and
cross-counters to win my battles. Ihave
something higher"
"Eh, what?" ejaculated the sport.
"My friend, am christian scientist
| and have adopted the ring as a profess
sion. Therefore am invincible. Let
me explain. You know that we believe
that there is no such thing as pain or
illness. 1t is all imagination. Now do
you catch the idea? Let me explain
further. When am in the ring and a
man hits me, know that it is all imag
ination if it hurts. 1t is all trick of
fancy. Now by bringing my strong
will power to bear, l can overcome the
feeling, and the blow will not hurt me
in the least. When I am hit
knock-down blow, 1 will refuse
to be knocked down, for know that
it is all imagination that makes me
think that should fall. After l have
been in the ring few times / will not
be conscious of being hit at all. can
turn the feeling aside with mere effort
utterly impossible for any one to knock
me out. Now, do you not see how just
| is my claim"
But the sport was too dazed to make q
But my opponent would not have this
advantage" continued the young man
easily, without waiting for an answer.
"He would not be Christian scientist.
| 1t will be long time before pugilists
adopt it, although they will eventually,
and then prize fighting will come to an
end, for then it will be impossible for
one man to knock another out. But
until they do l shall be the greatest
fighter in the world, for although they
cannot hurt me I can punish them all
that want to, and knock them out when
please. Well, good day, sir; see that
you are busy. I'll drop in tomorrow
and then we can arrange match with
Ike Weir, the Spider" and the young
man passed out whistling merry tune,
| The Man Who Succeeds
is the man who remembers what he
learns. Professor Proctor, Mark Twain,
Henry Guy Carleton, William w. AS
tor, Hon. Judah p. Benjamin and other