The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-03-27
THE FORCE OF HABIT.
A SKETCH.
BY Robert =. ATKINSON.

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iioi ti''I d leeble ana SlfehSthless patcn-
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of-',t9 - "l"uSi III III us coh7lltu,I lie
i,,a ~ -l'(''i Ge0Iivea llI9eil ne A'la97
ouirad e,3o'il,l 800; 2. q s us'l'eil 80 -
nroof a@ains+ 10 it3,,
beeu eniovino froa 80 ~ 1900. :, ~, -
in a Sort of r,oral t,+hoI,,o fo,. q ,..@'.1r
but some day mo IvorI,iIy I,,t,l{. ,+ il, nd
the PROMISING str,,(t,1,e i, 1,,ro,.I,1d
Reforn1arioT, mo- I.,+fe. i. no. ~, 1,,,.,.t,,
but it. is sou,etbi,er hnr[t -, - =
formation mar s,a9.Is rho tcs+ ~ NO o
three decades involves considerable natural
strength. 4 decade renresf.r,te i.I,,7,,n@rhI
chances to 90 the >yr,,na thfna,s aoa-,7 Ind
the man who sfavs retort,lad thay inno. ie
some sort of = hero
lin Ruffs reror,nation has aI,,,,,,s 1aen
one Of the anchors 10 INV fafth N human
itv When ! ,a,na,oI,ar 49,, ,.,,,,,r1 .,,,-.. re-
1astinat,ese and tts security, fa.l tb.r TO
woke of habit is NOT sucb . homeless H. ma
. ~ e,a,-,,,, -, ff,,, an r,,,ft - ,t -, SO
10 n,l(Jerstand If tlan e.1,o1,J,a~ 81. ~
otl,o,, 1a,. ~ eatI.
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f,,r,d ma in al 49, 4t,, - to,, 49,
mo nm once ias., o,r, w, ,,ai,,,t w. 49,
- 80 80 W - - -
NV va $780, ,,, I - ,,.,
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~, nc '1CN, Del W -" ~ - ~
uiU ~, N0i. NJ ~ ~ an -
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ss1,,a1 II ,,,as ,,,,+ t,, t9rf Tint t},, ro,,,ls
of - co,,+oi,, ,,,l,,,I,ti,, til.,.,l. ,, i-,,,y,,
NO. -. - | 81 - - - 100
- ,,,,,,,,c,, ea,,ir.~ NJ NV, brI ,y,tha.
G,t - ~, - ~ t;+,., H.. 80
- 80 - - '
Jtih hdu d reputation Iol loofInS lNl Hsl IS
i Z
VINO gained local holoilely as It AGHlFt
RulI maze II point 10 PICK a -IHaItel WIN
hIm at the lIfSt opportunity NUu per
Sohal appearance III tItoSt udE9 "t'7 2eCu-
mar his eyes were % utcp piue @L1 MS
mar OF d SoIu-pIo"h nue. Ioii5' t'I40h anu
curly
KUN was claiIPIoIi Vi ne oIN anu "e@A'
but those VINO knew nm hiilIsd tIidt II WIS
championship involved than from any no.
Eility OF heart. One day on the public
square he met old man BaSSett CRYING.
The old fellow told him that Fred Pike,
a local fighter of considerable note, had
insulted his daughter. l m 100 oiu 10 "tIE
him sala the oid man - N'i ny
Come with me- sald Kun ana ne 1ei
the way 20 one oil the pIncli"i stores
where Pike was surroundea p% an auililt-
ing crowd. ON the way ne pich@Q up d
keen buggy whip and handed IL 10 Old las
sett who Imped, wandering along. huit
astcnished the crowd and Pike, by gath
er1ng tie latter IN 4 firm SLIP anu drasslhs
him into the street lie gave nun a thof-
~ t5 - a., II o,,,,, ra1setr nlia1 the
SetL' Sal"' Lay H. On
WHIP ptJ NE uiLSLS VS. 30 '''
Rufus fist settled nun. W hvn ne pIche4
himself up he was willing enough to sub
milf to Tho warm chastisement that old
Ir,,e..1++ ,ro7,a him
AatI' = 5 I.,,,,.,- Wade was y +fol,+er
IN 'llo7c ".'y li'li 49, 40. ., 1,s5.f5II
OF no mean ~ e tIiillo'i'' g.. 80 - 49,,
man. lie mas grown GU No ~ 60 ~
are Stre1KS Oh gray IN ms "ediu' ~ a.
the fights I've ever mad once heaIu M"
saw the one l had with Jim Ruff was
tho only one that ever excited me- / whip
- ti,,, t,,t il was b,, eeatit inc i'm the first
pc" hnH' o"l II vas ~ -
lick ii was d scared Hch-l Hdu no iuesL =
could hit 50 bard. / must have knocked
him twenty feet The next day lightning
s1rlIcll me as | was walking down the
ef,aet When | came to about han
Of ia L1vs we're standing around
go - -, .},,o u +.,la' -<.1,, linn I,utf
me III me " ~ so 49,, -
"oulG III YOU oIie - si1oi'i ,.,,
Court week was Rufus taVorite season
An fine fighters came TO town and as the
it...',,.., +il,,, of whisky ,,-a4 more than
U'sPGli7'rio'' - - ,l+ 1,-,- + hi.
usually hpcfdI' ne W. 49, - ~ IL
faVOrite amusement. Inc Iocai governments
never took official c0Saizance Of his lights.
77i,,btinsr seemed to be regarded as his
l"ti+ifri,5,,I .f,t7t
-. +l,;,t,- in, raf0rr,o6 Something