Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-18
.A0 ern0rInnne a. a northorn corresnondent

the experience of a northern correspondent
with one of the pretty young women
stepographers Of New Orleans. An ap-
pointnent had been made NJ the lady's Oh
nee and. accompanied by two messenger
bows, the newspaper-man sought young
lady post haste Immediately after ms ar
rival in the city. Throwing OH his nat,
coat. and vcst-ihe thermometer stood AT
100 degrees he got ont his notes ana peg!an
10 dictate the story Of the encounter. Inc
demure stenographcr dashed on the
cabalistic characters in silence, out Win
growing nervousness, until the ,Si, III
round was reached. Then she couio re-
strain herself no longer.
why, wasn't that awful Z" she elacu-
lafod. pausing as she recorded the sentence.
THE blood was pouring IRON SULLIVAN
shoe. where he had been thrice soFageiy
spiked 10y his antagonist" NhV' lheFer
"yery dreadful" said the correspond
cnf. "hut YOU VIII oblige me m'sssi oy
hurrying along. Time rs precious, now
then. Sullivan, with that tigcfish glare
TINT is Characteristic Of him when angry,
made one Of his old-time rushesS, and
lct;inQ 20 both hands. smS hcl J@bc
with terrific force in the stomach. hilfain >
condition was piiiable, but -
And did no one help himl" again IN
rupted this guilcless young lady. ~,
mo" mapped the correspondent. MI,
rain's condition was pitiablo IS ne ne toed
the scratch for the next round, and -
"Toed the scratch or scratched the
tooY" queried that innocent creature
"Toed the scratch and sought 70 keep
ont of the way Of that terrible right maud.
Sullivan gave him no time 90 think out
planted n blow with slckcnlne force on
That bl0od-rod spot in kilrmn's stomach
The Baltimore man turned pale -
well. / should think he would inter
iectcd Miss lsrcpresslble. 1t is a scahda-
ious 49,
And making a clever side step led for
Sulliyan's jugular, but fell short. lhero
was no steam in his blows, and '----
no steam. and he threw mp his left arm
in "a uitiful way hat caused the spectators
to boot vocifcrously. XII -
How horrid of them put IN Miss IN
nocencc. DO you think -
i'll you please take down whaI ; 'llc nc
tate ?" thundered the 'pondcnt.
"Rcallv Miss. / cannot lose time this way.
You are delaying me- by these comlheli1s'
Perfect silence on tho part Of the steno-
grGphcr for thirty minutes.
- Eipntcenth R0uud- Sullivan was as
fresh as whom be began. while hl3 anta~O-
mist was decidedly grOgcy. lie" 90.
Did they give the poor man gro4
nurmured The Mortified girl, again forget
ting herself
-" tie smiled in sickly way and then
clinched. Sullivan pushed him OF. and he
f.ll to the ground like limp rag, and was
carried To his corner. When time was
called Kilraiu advanced to the centre Ike
man in q dream. The braln-roastinS
sun n-
what was tho thermometer? persist
ed this fair paticncc-killcr.
"Oh ye gods" gro&ned the reporter.
"Wil you ever keep quiet? 'Pon my
word. miss. you'll drive me crazy If You
don't let mo finish this story. For good
ness SAKE JET me get through,
"Oh. excuse me- Hsped the pretty
thing "a she smiled Nv, " but really
got 50 excited that ! didn't know tnal
spoke. III not say another word now. 90
ON
Alas for woman's promisosl
Ton minutes later she dropped her pencil
and denounced the fight Is themOst brutal
thing she had over heard OF. Human en-
durauce could stand no more. The young
woman was paid for the service she had
rendered, and the half-mcited correspond
ont dashed wildly down the street with the
vain hope that he might ind a stenO-
grapher without tongue. This falling OF
fulfment, he started 10 write himself AID
paid a boy quarter to keep him awake.