Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-05-10
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As = class pr1ie=-.g1z. o3-Ien are
the most anc1-ine critters. in the
sporting line. u : -ls. Of some twenty
five professional 'sez. sides at least
tgenty are characters Ot he latter
number q majority are .Ooke1 upon az
born wits. Jack Larga- the English
s%culler, who beat Peara6 AMI half 8
dozen other cracks O4 lie British Isles
and Who is nov living IN Har-em, IS con
sidered one Of the funniest men in the
business. His Jokes ere known toevery
amateur on the Harlem, and the dry
way with which he makes light OF a
serious question has repeatedly placed
him in hot water.
One Of the best stories about Largan
not generally known was toli to a re-
porter the other oaY. II seems That
Largan saved a number Of persons from
drowning in the Thames at various
times before he Won a Championship at
the SOULS. Some Of his friends en-
couraged him in seeking a medal from
the Humane Society. lie made applica-
IlDD, DlI D'tdi1f Dt IdIhiA ~ hNN''
sary influence his claims were not rec
ognlzed. After that he turned very
sour on the Humane crowd" as he put
It. One Saturday afternoon Largan was
out on the Thames in a boat much like
u American or Whitehall boat. Arrow
boat containing three men which was
near him capsized, and before Largan
reached the scene one Of the men was
drowned. Largan saved the other two
and hauled them into his boat. When
the rescued found courage 70 talk one
Of them said to Largan that he was a
brave Briton and ought to be given a
medal by the Humane Society.
"It's no 60" said Largan. "They
can't try any of their fabbergast on me.
I've been and tried en-"
Nonsense, man," replied one of the
survivors, you'll get q reward sure.
Why, just see what you have done! and
the speaker went into a 9 glowing account
OF the brave rescue, Largan sat silently
throughout, his bubble Of Importance
getting larger each second as the speaker
progressed, until finally no began tc
| think that perhaps he mad won a clear
right to the medal. Tie speaker con
cluded: "Yes, you are bound to get tina
medal. The man who was lost was GU
boatman, this gentleman mere is
bobby and I'm the secretary OF thu
. Humane Society"
. The speaker had hardly finished thai
. Largan dropped the oars with which hi
u was rowing, jumped TO his feet, swor
two or three times, and finally said:
0 $50 I've saved a bobby and one o
4 these Humane people, eh? The Lorv
n forgive me; what have l done-wha
r have | done"
o Another yarn about Largan tells HOY
d he once attended a spread at one Q
q the London club houses. There was
d little old Scotch woman in charge of tn
o viands. She was as selfish as a 81,
Q, months-old infant. There was a fin
n piece of roast beef on the table, and sh
10 started in to carve it for Largan an
80 a few Others. She cut it in I'll
b. sue paper fashion, SO thin tn;
10 one could almost rea0 a newsp;
at per through each slice. Largan kel
o. his eye on her for a time, and after 81
10 had cut three or four tissue pieces /
ct said: "Look out, ma'am, look out, ii
lg window behind you is omen and some
no that beef may blow into my plate"
er The honest Scotch woman failed
rs understand why every body within ca
he shot of Largan's remark laughed. Wht
he saw that his ration was not TO be |
al creased Largan shouted again at the II
no tie woman May something divii
ad give your arm strength, missus, TO cut
in decent piece of beef fof u w%orkingman
Ned Hanlan, too, is q funny man. ~
rm' night of the day thai he Iirst defeat
lid Trickctt in England he was invited to
club dinner. Champagne flowed III
at water, and as the Canadian had pull
an of the good thing he iclt justified in .
ny ing in for a little pleasure. lie becar
rip muddled in due time, aad while In tn
.en state was called on by tne four hundr
lsh or five hundred club men present for
It'll speech. Now, ~Iianlan had never .
dressed an audience before in his II
and he objected, but It was no use the
and half a dozen Of his adm.rors haul
iul him to his feet. lie stood up, dazed q
10Y confused, with tno champagne rushi
to his very brain. glanced At the M
iey army OF faces that met Ma eyes, tried
Try stand erect and finally blurted out
ina his maiden Apeech; "You geutlem
slh. know your Lgsinosb. also know b
assA highs"--M Y. lial spa QRxpsQ