The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-11
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the challenge might be construed into q
lack Of personal courage, than which
nothing could more certainly deprive
him Of the respect and confidence OF his
men. Besides 1t is not unlikely that his
own disposition and code Of ethics may
have suggested that there was nothing
unreasonable in the w~agoner's claim of
ga fair chance" He at once acceded to
the proposition, and beth parties began
to prepare for the encounter.
At this instant a tall young man who
had recently joined the company and
was a stranger to most Of them, and who
had been leaning carelessly against a
tree eying the scene with apparent in
difference, stepped forward and drew
Crawford aside.
Captain" said he, ''you must let me
fight that man; he will whip YOU"
Crawford was unwilling to exhibit
the appearance of backing out" but
the youth commended that to have the
captain beaten, which would be the in
evitable result of his persistence, would
tarnish the honor of the company, and,
moreover, expressed the opinion that he
was the only man who could whip the
WAGNER. The confidence of the youth
had something in it calculated to inspire
the confidence of others and enabled him
to carry his point. Crawford having
done all that policy required in accept
ing the challenge p~rudently suffered
himself to be persuaded by his men to
let the stranger take his place.
There was a great disparity in the ap-
pearance of the two men. The WAGNER
was in the full vigor of maturity. His
herculean frame, hardened by exposure
and exercise, to say nothing Of his great
experience in such cdsstests, seemed to
promise every advantage. The form Of
his antagonist beneath the folds of his
hunting shirt appeared slender and
loosely put together, as well as lacking
in the c~apaciousness and power OF
ripened manhood, but when Invested Of
the garment that concealed his proper
tions a more perfect specimen Of physic
al development was never beheld. The
swelling muscles were unencumbered by
an ounce of superfueus flesh. The glossy
skin of his exposed arms exhibited in its
polished smoothness and fneness Of
texture the surest proof, when found in
man or beast, of natures ~aristocracy.
Such q skin as plainly marks the human
thoroughbred as the silken coat of the
r~acehorse, through which can be traced
the most delicate veins and the outlines
of every muscle, distinguishes its lordly
owner from his plebeian brother, doomed
to drag the plow and bear the heat and
burden of the day.
The two ~combatants for a moment
glared at each other with a fierce earnest
ness which betokened a fixed resolu-
ton on the part of each ''neyer to sub
NIT or yield" The wagner threw him
self into an attitude which evinced q
complete mastery Of the most manly OF
arts and brutal of sciences" The po-
sition and bearing Of the young man
may have been, indicative of a want of
that complete educational training SO
perceptible In his adversary, but the flash
of his eye denoted genius, and genius,
you know, can do everything-except
what is useful.
The wagner speedily assumed the Of
fensive, aiming a blow which must have
felled an j. The youth, who never for
a moment lost his antagonists eye,
sprang d~exterously aside, and ere the
other could recover his guard or regain
his balance, which he had partially lost
in missing his aim, with the bound of a
tiger the young soldier threw himself
forward, dealing his huge enemy a blow
between the eyes, to which was added
the momentum of his whole body. Such
q sound as is heard when a butcher
knocks down a bullock accompanied the
blowTand not less PROSTATE and APP
parently hfeless lay the bully.
Although the etiquette Of "the ring"
| as then expounded, would have per-
mitted the victor to follow up his ad-
vantage till his opponent cried enough"
in cases in which the party had evident
ly received enough, but was unable to
say so, as in the case of a prisoner
standing mute by the act of God" it
was usual for the plea to be entered for
him. Such was the pursued in
the present instance; but the plea, which
the young stranger seemed imperfectly
to hear, required to be enforced by the
active interference Of the bystanders.
The condition of the vanquished man
began to excite the most lively appre-
tensions. Some insisted that his skull
was broken, for they had heard it crack,
while others took a more hopeful and
as the event proved correct view of the
symptoms. After a pe~rsevering use of
the approved remedies, including the
dashing of gourdfnl after gourdful OF
cold water in his face, the WAGNER
slowly opened his eyes and began to rub
them. He was 0 able to sit up, and
in atfew minutes more had regained his
legs. He had had "a fair chance" and
was evidently satisfied. Without a word
he proceeded to hitch up his team, after
which he turned to the captain and re-
ported himself ready"
The name of the youth was Daniel
Morgan, whose subsequent exploits in
the American revolution. in which he
rose to the rank of brigadier general,
have been read by every ~schoolboy in
America. His achievements during the
two terms he served in congress are not
30 widely known
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