The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-25
Mrs Corbett wou!dn'o ChanEe rl2ces

With the Presidents Vile.
Mrs. Corbstt flushed with tho triumph Of
her husbands new supremacy, was charm
ingIy acquescent when 1 asked her to tell
me what it mecnt to be the wife Of the
worlds champion heavyweight ~ will
tell you anything you wish, buI it is oil 50
new vet 20 me that ] scarse,y know " hot
to say. Perhaps you think l ought to be
frightfuliy nervous after the tension of the
big fight. but I'm not. OF course I'm aw-
full glad he won, too. I'm not much sur
prised. You SEQ was so conadeat oil s!oug;
and felt i5 in my bonos that scie1ca must
win in the end"
The public was not with you there"
30. | know that Sullivan had been the
champion for so long. l believed in my
husband, though. At first when be decided
TO enter the profession couldn't bear the
thought. It isn't a bit respectable, sup
pose, but today and here Mrs. Corbett
looked ut me with a determined seriousness,
Jim wouldn't change places WITH the
President. That means I wouidn'5 change
places with the Presidents wife" And Mrs
CorbetPs seriousness vanished cs she lifted
her blonde head and opened her blue eyes
With a laughing challenge. Surely,
was receiving proof more coaVluc-
ing than words OF the advantage
that might lie in being the wife OF pugil-
ist, and vet, ia moment Of yielding con-
hdence, Mrs. Coybett gave me another ergu-
ment Here" she said lis a telegram
from my husband. Pge only had forty or
fifty today, but isn't this one Just too
lovelyln This ia what / read upon tbs yell
low sheet: II shall never forget you, d4r-
ling. | love YOU with all my heart, JIM
THAT makes mo want to see him so 1 can
scarcely wait" but aren't you afraid to
be loved aud kissed by such a great, strong
mRap | aske1, lmpertinently, but saii-
ingly Mrs Corbett, il is evident, cannot
see the lud.cross side Of q serious matter,
for she responded without q signal of amuse-
ment: 80, no: am not afraid OF jim, to
is SD good natured. l never met a better
tempered man. Going on the age will he
pleasant, DON'T you think" ''If you like
that best, why don't you make him gave
up -" Here / paused helplessly, for
smuggling was the only word IN the vooab-
ulary OF the gentlemen Of gloves which was
at my command juIs then, and that 1
wouldn't use in conversation with the
triumphant wife beside me. "Give
up engaging in Matches was Mrs
Corhett's euphonious completion of my eus-
pended question, ut would no too cruel
Why, Jim is born boxer, and now that he
lie at the head OF his profession and eau beat
anybody In the world / shan't worry bit
about him And he looks TO handsome. and
no makes such an imposing inquire gs he
walks down tho street, that l dome care
much what he does. Maybe am glad that
he is going to act now, because actors are
received in better society than boxers This
rehectively aud with due consideration.
Mrs. Corbot5, the disadvantages of be-
ing the wife Of man who engages in
matches WON'T form very Satisfactory
article. Can't you mention something dis
tinctive aud concrete that ine public will
remember' "No, can't do it. Jim is as
good as gold, and a wonderful success.
Anything else doesn't matter to me. Have
told you all you want to kuowp