The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-08-04
SAW THE SLAVIN FIGHT.
n. Quad Converses With
COuntryman at the Ring.
side for the world"


COuntryman at the Ring.
side for the "WOrld."
New York Void.
When / went over to Hoboken the
other night to see Messrs. Slavin and
KilrAin do their little speciality q
young man Of about %. who said be
was from Hawkins Center, came
sliding along up to me to tell me his
story. He was farmers hired man,
poor, but honest. While confidence
men. burglars and gamblers were
1 raking in the hundreds and thousands
with scarcely an effort, be was plod-
ding after the plow or handling the
hoe sixteen hours a day for such
low salary that dish OF fried clans
seemed as far off to him as the year
5000, He had helrd that there was
to be ruction and he had deter min.
ed to be there, and there he was.
81 had $40 saved up" he continued
and il took me two weeks to make
up my mind. could not buy a pair
OF them yaller shoes, a linen buster
and a straw hat, and have S. left for
the Fourth. or could come here to-
night. What would you have
done ?"
Il hardly know"
"Yaller shoes is awful stylish in the
summer and q Teller in linen duster
allus looks to be big man."
."Yes."
"Td bin the only teller in ont
neighborhood with a Mackinaw har
worth dollar"
| "Yes."
"And l could have come to town
on the Fourth and busted around all
day and had some change left"
Il "Yes.".
"But on the other hand" he went
on, 81 wouldn't have been here to-
night. Mr.. Slavin and Mr.. Kilrain
are real mad amt they"
Il hear 81"
"Bin sassing each other. and nei-
Their one viii take it back? No dan
ger of their making uP, is theres
ono"
"Tney won't hang off and call
: names, and sly they could lick each
other if they hadu't sore finger OF
the toothach.!"
Hardly
"wIll they walk right out and spit
on their hands and swat each other as
hard as they can:
"Yss."
"Won't be any kicking, biting or
: pulling bair? If Mr.. Slavin gets Mr..
Kirsin down. he won't give him two
minutes to take it back in. viii he?
) mo"
Then it's all right. l never had
! but one fight, and then the teller gol
me down and bit me in the knee. dc
t you think yaller shoes any more styl-
: ish thsn black ones"
"That's matter of taste
, "Yes, Ispose so. Sos linen 1us
t tiers. You aim obleegei to wear EN-
t to be stylish. Do you think this vii
be much of Fourth of July?'
5 Il haven't hesrd Of any great pre-
d, paraiions.
q "S'posin' they do have a big time
D S'posin' ! did have SO to spend
s Would take a. much comfort out o.
; it as 1 will in telIin' the boys to.mnr
2 row all about this fight: There'il bt
) a b .rnful of 'em ali day, and III be :
bigger man than our supervisor. In
not goin' to wish | hadn't come no
by jugful Teen you really thinl
Mr.. Slavin will swat Mr.. kilrain RICH
e in the nose, 90 your
q yes"
"And Mr.. Kilrsin, he'll see tina
we are all looking on, and he'll Wan
to do SOM thing, and he'll bat Mr.
Slavin in tie left eye. I'm glad
come"
| saw him once during the contest
He sat with his feet bracei, his hand
grasping the chair, and his face a
pale as paper, and every time a blo'
Vas struck he lodged as if it MAJ
been aimed at him. When ell wa
over ran across him at the door, ant
he said
"Ge whitaker but wssn't it exciI
ing I'd rather see this than to hav
all the yaller shoes, linen buster;
" Mackinaw hats and Fourth of July