Democratic messenger., 1894-12-22
RESCUED BY A BOXER.
The Adventure of ars American Girl and
Its Strange Denoucmcnt.

Its Strange Denoucmcnt.
This term respect, often applied TO
professional boxers, will seem very
strange. and yet it is the only one which
defines the prestige with which those
heroes Of puGilism are surrounded i'll
the United States, writes Paul Bourgct
in "Ou;cr Mcr." in the Boston Herald.
One of my lady friends here, to whom
was speaking of this enthusiasm, told
me how She owed her lifo To one of the
most famous boxers of the west and
under circumstances so singular that 1t
is worth while To report them in detail.
She had dined and spent the evening i'll
one of the suburbs of the large town
which was then her home and was re-
turning i'll her carriage when she had
To cross Il street which was full of
threatening people. She had fallen into
the turmoil of u big demonstration after
prolonged and painful strike. Her
horses We're compelled to stop She put
her head through the window out Of Gu
riOSity, and an overwhelming clamor at
once salutCd her appearance. The glcam
of the electricity which lighted the
streets had just struck on some large
diamonds which sparkled III her hair.
This latter sign Of luxury, added to the
aspect of the brougham. the livery of
the coachman and the footman, and the
turnout of the harness. raised the indig-
nation of this famishrd crowd Fists
were extended; faces approached with
insults III t,oir mouths II had taken Il
long gold pin, said the young woman,
land was resolved to strike at the eye
of the first one who came too near.
AT that r.omcnt. and when she be-
icvcd herself To he i'll extreme danger,
having only feeble u weapon, she saw
with terror Il cole ssal form break
through the ranks If the crowd, push
ing people aside with so much authority
that sho took Kim for one Of their chiefs.
Don't be frightened at those wretched
people" said the man when he was
near her. Il will see to it, Only tell
your coachman To advance. " The Young
woman once again leaned ont of the
window, but this time the terrible cry
did not arise and she gave her orders
with fright on their seats The brough-
am started, escorted by the unknown,
who simply rested his hand on the edge
of the window. and the crowd separated
to let the Cquipagc pass. Once beyond
the strikers, the unknown saluted the
lady. The coachman whipped up his
horses and started off at full speed
..ll
over Is they reached the door of the
house. ''You may imagine that was
anxious to know by whom / bad been
saved, she continued, but the two
servants were IriShnen who had just
arrived from Europe and who knew no.
body. The description which gave to
some of my friends who were acquaint-
ed with the personal appearance of the
leaders of the strike did not answer to
any of them. had therefore given up
the hope of knowing the name of that
mysterious protector, whom saw con-
tinually, with his thin face, naughty
and martial, his lomineeriDg look and
the ease, at once brutal and supple, of
his movements.
But fancy, seven or eight weeks lat
er. as we found ourselves, my mother
and !. in shop buying furs, disturb
ance broke out ut the door. saw my
coachman off his seat and one of my
horses on the ground, and man, to-
tally drunk, fighting with the police. /
recognized NY savior and at the same
time found ont his name and the ex-
travagant exploit which he had just ac-
complished. 1t was John NJ V, the
celebrated boxer. who, under the infiu-
ence of alcohol, had bet that he would
fell a horse with his fist Chance had it
that this absurd wager brought him right
in front of this store, and that he had
just happened to strike one of my horses.
/ was able to acquit myself. at all events
to certain extent. of my debt toward
him by preventing them from prosecut-
ing him for his act, although he did not
run tho risk of being condemned to n
severe punishment He was too popu-
lar"