San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-08
After the Battle.

NEW YORK, Sept. S-The World
ssys: ::"You do not happen 10 be
the wife of one of the greatest pugu-
lists the world has ever seen
and so, of course, you cannot
know how it feels to sit in
q room $500 miles away from where
your hus band is ighting q man who
for years has been recognized as q
man who could whip any other
human being on earth. A pretty,
ir.haired ,dark-eyed woman did that
last night. There are some people who
have wondered how q woman feels
when her hus band Is taking part in
q big fight. 1t is frightfui, nervous
strain. as nearly as man can compare,
Mrs. James J. Corbett felt last Dight
during the fight, very much as novel
lists says young women used to feel
when young men went forth to meet
other knights. Mrs. Corbstt dislikes
fighting cordially but she is proud Of
her big, handsome husband, and
surely no one among the thousands
in the civilized world who fought
everything else over the big fight,
was as anxious for Corbett to win
as his tall, graceful wife. 1t
was q few minutes before two
O'Clock when q carriage drove up in
front of the World building, and Mrs.
COrb aud her friends alighted. She
wore blue claret gown, cnarmingly
made, and bouquet. With Mrs.
Corbett was Miss Blanche Howard,
with hair black as night and which
matched her dress. Mrs. Mander-
baum, in soft light summer dress,
was with them. Their interest in the
fight was seemingly as great as
that of Mrs. Corbett. They were
taken to the telegraph rooms and
ushered into the room prepared
for them. Mrs. Corbett sat on one
side OF the table. Miss Howard on the
other, while Mrs. Manderbaum sat
on the end. There was quivering
and biting of lips, trembling OF eye
lids, contraction OF pupils and little
nervous movement of hands. There
was not q particle of fear among them
Underneath their nervousness was
the belief, firm as the hills, that Jim
must win. All of them called him
Jim. They tapped their feet and
trembled as shouts from the
crowds on the streets reached their
ears, but soon the bulletins began to
come In. AS the messenger rushed
in, little bottle of salts was placed
on the table. The ladies followed the
different stages OF the fight with
varying expressions, but when the
messenger, bringing the result of the
last round, entered the room. there
was something in his face that made
them look at him expectantly. The
smile of the messenger boy was get
ting broader and broader, the women
were dancing in their seats
and smiling and looked as if
they wanted to scream just as
loud as they knew how. ut
"He has won" SIS it true ?" asked
Miss Howard. "True! of course it is
true!" exclaimed Mrs. Corbett, and
then they shouted and Rugged and
clasped each others hands. "Oh,
JIM Jim knew you would do It,"
and then they all fell on each others
arms and shouted for pure joy. Then
they cried out and shouted and in
sisted that they were the happiest
people living. They would have
given anything to be able to
fly right off. Just to think, Jim
is champion of the world"
said Miss Howard, in q weired tone.
Eyes, I know, 1 just feel it in my
bones. He would not trade with the
president of the United States. No, 1
do not think he would. l have hated
fighting before, but now l am glad
that Jim is q pugilist," said Mrs. Cor
bett naiyely. Then she remembered
that she must send some kilograms.
The first was to her husband. This it
is: "Bless your heart, we were not
over confident, were we?