Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20
A LESSON IN BOXING.
The Young Man who Saw Sign, Aftcr-
ward Saw stars.

ward Saw Stars.
A Detroit young man who has been
taking In Chicago tells this story and
tells it well:
Il saw sign OF boxing and gymna
sium up stairs, and ! went up simply &c
see what sort Of place 10 was There
were only few people up there, and one
Of them was a young man with black
eye and a detected oountenanoe. As he
seemed TO be unhappy, felt 1t my duty
to speak 10 him and see what / could do
to make his path more pleasant
"'I'll tell you what's de matter wild
me, he explained after n bit. Il was
a-boxin here two or t'roe days agowid de St
Joe Kid, as he calls hisself, and he struck
me foul and blackcd me eye. I'm a-layin
fur him here, dis mornin, and II he comes,
say, I'll put him to sleep in de middle OF
de first round. III show you how he hit
me-
''He got up, pulled off his coat and vest
and pulled on 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 % demonstrate"
"'Oh, it's no trouble at all. Come into
de ring, and I'll showyou how he did it.
"'But, you see =
"'Come into dc ring. What's dc use
of askin about me eye if you don't want to
know how de kid blacked itP
''Hc 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 he
said as he squared off at me.
| INV dno- sir I rnNrnr'-
"'Put up yer dukes. Do you want mo
to knock yer jaw off at do very first clip"
1T looked to mo as if he was an only
child and not used to being crossed, and
SO put up my dukes to keep him good
naturcd.
"'Now, prance around, he said as he
began to danoo and skip and fcint at me-
whats the use?' l protested. 1 can
stand still while you explain matters.
France, sayP he yelled.
"It seemed policy to humor him in his
absurd theories, and SO l began prancing.
''Dat's de idea, he called as he lodged
about. Now, den, hold yer right little
lower. OATS it. Up little wild yer left
OATS dc way
"'But, I assure you, my dear fellow.
that didn't como here to-
"'Lead for me wild yer leftP
"'What for?'
"'Lcad fur nc, say. Do you want to
, stand there like chump and let me do
all de work"
II 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 15 min
utes 1 can plainly sec now how the kid
e" Swing yer right fur me jawp he yell
ed as his dancing and prancing grew more
vigorous.
"'But l don't want to break your jaw.
'''Swing wild yer rightr
"He had requested me to kill him, and
I swung. l was wondering what the cor
oner's verdict would be when the root
fell in and everything turned dark. II
was eight minutes aftorward, as q small
boy with very honest face informed me-
/ when awoko and found the roof all right
g Tho boy and were the only ones in the
place, and he said my jaw wouldn't both
er me over two weeks. He was a goot
? boy. He rubbed me with liniment, brought
me glass of brandy and afterward helped
me down stairs and called carriage anC
told the driver what hospital to bring Vi
at. "-Detroit Free Press
3 Shelley married an innkeeper's daugh
r ter, who proved uncongenial. He left
. her, and she committed suicide.