The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-21

How Billy Had Fun With Coon.
Had great fun when I was down at Ho,
Springs a short time ago" said Will J. Davis.
at was pretty late in the season. and there
wasn't a whole lot of excitement going. so we
Billy Pinkerton was with me-stirred up the
dormant pugilism that characterizes the town.
There had BEEN quite craze for smuggling a
short time before. and colored waiter at one
of the hotels had become sort of John L. Sui
Ivan. Nobody could stan1 up in front of him,
| and So naturally, the fighting stopped and the
champion staggered around town, with a crowd
Of humid worshipers at his heels, announcing
| that he could lick anything that stood IN shoes
! We did encourage one husky young coon TO en-
ter the lists against the bad man one evening.
| Offering 325 purse; but he was afraid to begin
| with. and got a bad mauling without making
much Of fight After that we ha to content
ourselves with getting up little mills between
! the lesser lights, but this was lame and hardly
| worth the money
lone evening after dinner we were sittin
! around on the piazza trying to arrange a 70
between the Champion and somebody else. bat
| without success, when saw strapping young
\ darby, with a neck like a Oult hanging around
on the outskirts of the crowd. He didn't see NJ
70 be acquainted with the others and thought
/ If he was stranger maybe We might prevail
upon his limo .ence to get him t. stand uu
against the STIR fighter for a minute or two
anyway went over to him and said:
| Stranger hereY
| Yes, sab. he said.
| "'Where are you fromY
Topeka Kan Jest KEN ovah day or two
! ago. I'm wohkin heah'
Ever have on the z owes?
His face opened in a broad grin as he re-
piled:
"'No, eah.'
"'Neyer had 'em on. ehY
"'Well, jest about had EN- on. Once or
twice maybe
| all the talking?'
"'Doa1 know. sab nevah licked nobody
- If You'll il we'll give voiI 2IO aud coz
more if You succeed.
"He looked at the other man quite bit and
| then said
"'Well, I'll tackle him, but dunno nolhin'
| bout ightIn''
THE champion was tickled when told he had
a customer He sized the new man up and felt
| of his muscles and chest and said:
I'm lick i'm in a round. He's big and he's
| strong. but I'll lick i'm quick
Ihey got ready right out on the green, and
when they came forward to shake hands the
| new man looked gawk enough. but as soon as
| they had touched hands he let go with
| quick swipe that caught the champion on the
cheek. 1t was only slap, but it ma lie the bad
man hot and he went in TO do the presumptu.
Gus unknown. The unknown, howev r woulln't
be done. He pranced around in true prize-ring
style and his guard was BEAUTIFUL could ses
| 10 a moment that he was away up in the art,
After bit of sparring he went at the cham
plon and began to maui him. He would hit him
| first with bis left and then with his right and
would always get away before any return could
luz Ouly idSIeu buTeS ROUNDS,
| but Pinkerton, who was holding the watch
managed to make those three rounds last fifteen
minutes At the close the champion was very
| that laid him out.
Presently the Yanquished coon recovered
| enough to leave the field. He made his wa3
70 the victor. who was at once the idol of all
| the erstwhile followers of the other man. and
| said
" See var! Whars yo' fromY
| Use from Topeka, said the unknown. 1
ri ~ nah a.
ovah an see what you was like III buv fo'
de crowd, and, taking the S.. he led the pro
cession to C, n'enient sall on, the ex-cAa n
plon trailing aIong sadly anu alone in the