Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-11-26
A LESSON IN BOXING.
The Young Man Who Saw Sign, After
ward Saw Stars.

The Young Man Who Saw Sign, After
ward Saw Stars.
A Detroit young man who has been
taking in Chicago tells this story and
tells it well:
II saw a sign of boxing and gymna-
SUM up stairs, and l went up simply to
see what sort of place it was. There
were only few people up there, and one
of them was a young man with black
eye and a detected countenance. AS he
seemed to be unhappy, felt it my duty
to speak to him and sec what I could do
to make his path more pleasant.
"'I'll tell you what's de matter wild
me-, he explained after bit. 4 was
a-boxin here two or tree days ago wild de ST.
Joe Kid, as he calls hisself, and he struck
me foul and BACKED me eye. Pm a-layin
fur him here dis mornin, and if he comes,
say, I'll put him to sleep in dc middle Of
de first round. I'll show you how he hit
me-
HE got up, pulled off his coat and vest
and pulled on a pair of gloves, and about
this time remarked:
"'I'm perfectly willing to take your
word for it. You needn't go to any trou-
BILE to demonstrate
ooh, it's no trouble at all Come into
de ring, and III show you how he did it,
But, you see, r
"'Come into de ring. What's de use
of askin about me eye if you don't want to
know how de kid BACKED it?'
He had gone to considerable trouble
ON my account, and | felt it was only fair
to step into the ring.
"'Now, den, put up your dukes, no
said as he squared off at me.
But, my dear sir, ! never'----
Put up yer dukes. Do You want me
to knock yer jaw off at dc very first clipF
1T looked to me as if be was an only
child and not used to being crossed, and
SO put up my dukes to keep him good
natured
CHOW, prance around, he said as he
began to dance and skip and feint at me.
=" Whats the use?' | protested I can
stand still while you explain matters.
France, l say!' he yelled.
ut seemed policy to humor him in his
absurd theories, and so began prancing.
'''Dat's de idea, he called as he lodged
about. Now, den hold yer right a little
lower. OATS it. Up a little wild yer left.
OATS de way
"'But, l assure you, my dear fellow,
that didn't come here to-
Lead for me wild yer leftp
"'What for?'
"'Lead fur me, say Do you want to
stand there like a chump and let me do
all de work.
~ didn't want to hurt the young man,
but as he was willing to take the risk led
for him. l expected to knock him head
over heels but he was still circling around
me after / got through leading This as
tonishing fact led me to remark:
~ think will go now. I've got to be
down at the Palmer House in just Is min
utes. / can plainly see now how the kid
"'Swing yer right fur me jaw' he yell
ed as his dancing and prancing grew more
vigorous.
"'But don't want to break your jaw
Swing wild yer rightP
He had requested me to kill him, and
swung. I was wondering what the COR
oner's verdict would be when the roof
fell in and everything turned dark. 1t
was eight minutes afterward, as small
boy with very honest face informed me,
when / awoke and found the roof all right.
The boy and / were the only ones in the
place, and he said my jaw wouldn't both
or me over two weeks He was good
boy. He rubbed me with liniment, brought
me glass of brandy and afterward helped
me down stairs and called q carriage and
told the driver what hospital to bring up
at "-Detroit Free Press