The evening world., 1894-08-02

marching. by! That's the city for me.
The French like the American people
right straight through and don't believe
the English do like them. l got on with
a t word do" Of their talk tHS or they Of Eng,
fish. I went everywhere in Paris. ~
say that didn't overlook anything and
that covers the case: ! say eyerStnnins s,.
nothing slow about Paris. And the wo-
men are pretty and well dressed. was
going to say they were the prsttt est
world, but l don't think they quite come
up to the best of our New York girls.
Those French girls are full Of ginger.
and mf' YOU don 't have ave to TAX to Ihsm
to understand what they're about. They
do It all with pantomime and y3m know
just what they mean, And they Set
fit them and they know what xin1 Of
things to wear and how to wear them.
But | managed to talk to them. feu
would say 1t in, French 20 whoever !
was talking with. In that wa! l did
l got in with five Americans in Paris
money. They gathered me right N with
them and didn't miss a thing. I was
m o can't in maTs vO he
how to cook. I liked everything they
brought me. They Ak everything up to
can't help but like it. I don't knew low
they do it, but they can cook out OF
sight.
] went to see the tomb of Napoleon.
That was a great sight, 1t was worth
going to see. and liked i better than
any other Of the sights ,'9t every s. ris
Why, its like Long Branch AL the year
, around. And they understand Amerl-
cans and like them. was there week
the 60 day and night. I couldn't get to
bed Somehow or other. didn't want to
overlook anything and didn't.
the real stuff But, as for the claret,
I'll swear it's California claret, only
sboSt that. nG But 80 Know WHAT I'm tSls
ing about I came from California and
l drink claret for breakfast or dinner
l went to the races there. They were
all right. only they don't seem to care
much for speed. But the way that they
bet is rotten. You have to stand in line
you don't exactly know where your
money went or how much YOU stand to
win. The English way OF betting is dill
ten. too, over here we have the book
makers all in line with their black,
boards up. and you can walk along and
see the odds and make your bets, In
England the bookies walk around and
call out and they have no boards. and
you may get the best odds and you may
not. l went down to the race for thu
with Jem Mace. who's retired from the
prize ring and taken to bookmaking.
And 1 won. too. something over f20.
But, to go back to France. they don't
understand boxing over there; l didn't
know, SO the first night when / went out
close to my man We'll, the people liked
it, but the French reporters said to me
they thought l went too quick and did
not give them a chance to see when
scored. They had the idea that 1t was
and make hit and then jump Off. Well:
/ took that cue, and the next night
rushed in and tapped my man-one, two
three, and Jumped or; ,n xSu ought to
After that l got on ali right and had
big applause. ! could have gone all over
Europe from Paris. The King of Bel
come TO Antwerp, as he wanted to see
me box, but l couldn't 20. In Paris the
champion French boxer Charlemont.
gave out that he was going to box with
me. But afterwards he came down and
told me that he had decided not to.
went up to his place and he gave an eN-
hibition, of savatte. That is the French
a pair OF thick ed shoes and Kick at
each other, anywhere, on the shins or
on the legs or body, 1t takes lot OF
skill. But my way is 10 stand solid on
the feet when you're lighting. If you
use your feet. there's no reason why you
couldn't break a mans neck.
l didn't bring back any curiosities with
me. In fact, didn't buy thing in Eng
land. I've got my same clothes I went
away with and my hat Is a sight, it's
even buy necktie. Yes. did buy some-
thing. In Parts ! got two pairs OF gloves.
But that was all. In ireland l bought
bundle of blsckthorn canes as memen-
( tos, and brought them with me.
| I'm mighty glad to get back to this