The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-11
roo MUCH fon THE CINE Racket
A Mans knowledge orthe Use of His Fists
serves Him Good Turn.

| Two gentlemen were chatting together
about many things over n small bottle in a
| club; on" was a tall, well-bui man, whose
good form. Tho other was an admiring friend
from the cpuniry who WAS listening to the
former tales Of metropolitan experiences.
" Did You over hear asked the city man,
about tho cane racket No 7 Well, then,
VII teiI you about one Of tho closest calls
ihe morninG. After THO theatre / dropped in
here I'ai a, ne Cup and played q small game OF
good luck, and when loft tie club had only q
Ky rma!I change n ny pocket, besides hav-
Etahh torn from pocket check book.
IL was II mid e.enhE in early autumn and
o,eraoat was thrown open sHoWlng my y' dre e
Gut; ana III, n my EGht hand carried fairly
hh H, W st%h; , qua not keep 10 tho avenues.
DOCK on me cross streets in working my way
east east noticed thai there was "a man follow
Gradually oVettaktnG me- but did not think
sr.gs he he ru A. by turned into
out Of my hand. It fell foot or SO In front.
~, DESPITE his inutered. Excuse me it pass-
S do tnrmuEh my mind in minute that it was
ah9uEht. turned upon him and let him have
iIGit,ha1der right under the, Jaw He was
lor ne ell sprawling into the gutter.
=. Bciore he had time to recover himself
and od Graw along on yo n%n hands aSd
tha can ssf Is fSt 0ppse wAsrS
whiie you keep your left hand on the ground.
reach out with your right pick up that cane
and hand it 70 mo- lie did that, too. Once
htnrGs said. Ct on to }our leet, clasp your
a 6GeIs and h9Ii hem ngt in front q you He
STRAIGHT along. and II you dare change, or mako
y movement to change. from the position which
nave given you / VIII brain You.
tho9 child could not have been more o6edte e
pung win his elias ped hands held In front Of
him; slowly, like n blind man feeling his way
VINE W.iie walked behind him grilplng with both
AlnN !elyluG the IightnIng, roady 70 Jet II de-
Hrend with all my stIenG'h ant rack his skull.
ne showed Tho least dis osition for funny
business We advanced thus way u little moro
{ an II block whom We met a POLICEMAN, To
MN delivered over my caltiYe, ! accom-
panied Thorn TO tho station house,
=, lIrlo, SAID the Sergeant AT the desk, Is
that you Jim What brought you hereF
told the Sergeant my story. and he seemed
very much amused. lie began 10 poke fun at
I'm Tor Icing easily run IN by dude in
ufe-S sun, jim reply was very cOmpIlnent-
airy, We ain tn| damned rhumu'
When tho oluccr, wen through inns
c"tn"- 'y found "A slunGrl't ~ one OF hiS
lnc@ri-, 1r wei rs Il ~ .Ner HAD stopped
70 eiycl = p.4l!H zap on my tcad that would
have icIt mo shopping IN The -id"wak
! ne sergeant Warmly ulETalulntod mo on
my eScal" and on m" rendering valuable SER
wee TO tie l'oire Department, II seems that
jim. Otherwise known rs IMPLY Jim. waB
4 icr"nt graduate OF SING SirG. He celebrated
ms return '" freedom ~ committing a house
.u'EIh s. ma mo pui'e Wcle at that limo
d. ming 2 Liu. In rp,l rom our hiding
,lan' a. ,Hotl"r h" nd lau acres me and
Il uEa' hat h9 might uiIlil" mo. securing my
S,% ttecnntaaai ioaiy mohgg. J 4al the pleasure
what II T. II IL worth any mans while TO know
low % box. especially II he Is q man WhO
Knocks around more or less at night"