Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-07-21
BEAUTY AT HIS FEET.
LOVELY WOMAN WHO WORSHIP THR CHAM
PI0N SLUGGER.
Blind Inatuation for The Man Of Muscle and Drawn
-Intriguss Beyond Number in Which
John L. Sullivan has figured.
Cincinnati Inquire.

among those OF the stronger.
From time immemorial woman have
worshiped and adored mani6cent fspeci-
mems of manhood, whose very strength
and muscular development have COM
manded admiration from the weaker rs
ture.
1t has not mattered that the objects Of
their reckless infatuation were men of the
lowest mental caliber, with no ideas of
pretentions at refinement Roman En-
presses set such an example with their
slaves. The more perfect in physical de-
velopment the man the more his attraction
to this class of women. Who is more per-
feet as a specimen than John L. Sullivan?
Coarse, uneducated as he is known to
be, says the New York Journal, with the
department Of the street laborer's gang, in
which he used pick, still clinging to him,
his rough hands,
HAVE ToYED WITH THE ARCHING NECKs.
And silky hair Of women, who shudder
if priz e-ightipg is mentioned il their pres
ence. His huge ears have listened to love-
songs sung by the ruby lips Of those to
whom it were social death should the OBJ
ject of their admiration betrsy them.
To man Of low order of intelligence
this alteration is perfectly natural, and is
the greatest cause Of the deep seated, self
conceit that follows the sudden elevation
of such species Of animal.
Another, and by far the larger class Of
women carried away by the enthusiasm
of their male friends and the glowing re-
ports sent to the newspapers of Sulliyan's
proves, have gone so far as to lay money
on the champion.
Even Mrs. Harrison, is quoted as having
expressed the hope that Kilrain would win
the fight if he was all that he had been
represented 10 her.
A certain woman Just
OUTSIDE THE PALE OF THE FOUR HUN
DRIED
Wealthy and able TO snap her fingers at
should she lose, wsgered 81, 600 at odas on
Sullivan, and made minute and expensive
arrangements to have detailed accounts Of
the battle cent to her house. No one in
the city was more jubilant than she over
the fact that the Boston man won.
All during Sullivan's reign in Boston he
was actually chased by the women who
lived on the Back Bay.
1t is to the big fellows credit that he
never opened his mouth regarding any OF
these adventures.
1t is related that on one occasion hus-
band thought that he had detected his wife
in a correspondence with the fighter. The
husband was plucky and demanded the
truth from the idol of the populace who
calmly lied about it ard even succeeded IN
convincing the husband that this susplc-
ions were unfouuded.
Another case was that OF the
DAUGHTER OF A WEALTHY MERCHANT.
Residing on Commonwealth avenue, in
Boston, whose infatuation for the slugger
reached such a point that she was sent
abroad under the eye of vigilant chap
erone."
There was yelled woman, also, who,
BIZ following Sullivan when he was tour
ing the country, almost piqued him into
the error of making the first advances to-
ward an acquaintance, but he restrained
his impatience, and she finally made her
self known TO him. She wac wealthy
widow, residing on Sixty.Sixth street, in
this city. whose family thought che was in
California, This fact only leaked out
through New Yorker who sccidently ran
across the pair driving in secluded road
near Cleveland, Ohio.
Annie Livingston is devoted to John l. ,
| s. 20 har oil
nursed him back to convalescence alter his
late sickness, when the physicians had CIV
en- him up. So infatuated were
THE PRETTY CREOLE WOMEN.
OF New Orleans over the gladiator's huge
muscles and brawny shoulders that they
resorted to all kinds of schemes in order to
have personal interviews with Sullivan,
but his guardians would not permit it, and
John himself preferred to postpone love
, making until after the fight.
One young woman sent 9 note 10 Cnar-
lev johnson offering $500 if she could have
an uninterrupted interview OF an honr
, with the fighter, but this was, OF course,
refused.
Muldoon tells a good story about one
woman who almost succeeded In reaching
Sullivan. He had secured an old coiored
"auntyu to cook the chickens &c, for his
charge. but one day he went to give her
some instructions che was gone and a love-
" octoroon girl of - was in her place
Muldoon instantly suspected some trick
and questioned her.
SHE BROKE DOWN AND CONFESSED
That she had bribed the cook to leave and
install her in the place. She offered 10
: cook. wash or do anything, in fact, bat the
trainer was obdurate and sent her away.
These were not all the cases in New Or
, leans, by any means, for there were 100
many to repeat. ~:
THE wife of one of the bosses OF the Ohi-
nose Six Companies in San Francisco be-
came ensmored of John l., and sent him
costly native iewelry, silks and packages OF
the f;nest tea. John has seen her, but has
never spoken to her, for the husband SNIP
ped his Acknowledged wife to Onina, BE-
aeon az he discovered the state CT things:
most beautiful elk umbrella, with
two clssped hands beautifully wrought IN
silver for handle, and undeciphersble
monoprom. is somthing Sullivan Is very
nroud of and admits that ID was gwen
him after mysterious amatory sdventurer
but refuses to cay by whom.
Many more incidents could be related OF
the admiration paid to the champion oy
handsome women, and Sullivan could tell
many tales, if he choose. Bat the charac
Ter of the man is such that ne would not
open his lips under any circumstances, ana
his motto seems to be, SILENCE to the
death"