The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-08-31
New Kind of a Prize Fight.

''pve been readin' in th' pa-apers,
Jawn," said Mr.. Dooley, "tbat they've
got up new kind av prize fight"
''What is it like?" asked McKenna,
with quick interest.
oTis CONTROVERSY bechpne two
lads on th' silver question. Wan av
thim's man be th' name av Harvey,
thu same that wrote thu book that Fin
negan was readini to me whin I bruk
his arm. Th other is man be th'
name av Horr that come over here from
th' state av Michigan.
"'Tis th' raysult av hain' a rayformer
th' Whole Thing. Ye see, George B.
stopped gambin' an chicken dghtin'
and prize tghtin', an whin Parson
Davies whit over for a mix av tn manly
art av self-defnce th' Whole Thing he
turns him down. Nav he SEE, SEE TIL
Whole Thing, 'we'l have no price
fightin,' SEE be, for to have two big,
burly min poundin' each other SEE he,
ian Dayther av thin get hurted,' SEE be,
'I'll guy We nav license, SEE he.
$50 Parson Davies he wlntoyer to thu
Illinoy Club; over be Ashland boole.
ward an SEE be, 'Gintlemen,' SEE he,
iswift'll have no fghtin',' SEE he. He's
agin boxin' Matches SEE he. That's
DO lie,' SEE tn parson, 'if yell make up
purse SEE he 'I'll pull of set-to that
YEN like SEE he What is it?' SEE
they. "a silver conthrayarsy,' SEE
th' parson. Wen make it contin-
yous performance, an may tn best
man win.
''Well, they talked it over. Some was
in favor av havin' bullfght am others
thought av maxim it purrin' match
but they come to th' conclusion that thi
parson was right an put up a purse for
silver debate.
'1'd go over if it didn't take so long,
Jawn. I've been watchin' TIL coorse
av it in thu pa-apers an Ills hot dght.n
elbow do they go at it?n Mr.. McKen-
ma asked.
swell, Harvey gets up an he seq
"Whin silver was thrun down in 1872
SEE he, they done it be means av fraud
SEE he. Twas rushed through th'
council without anybody known about
it, SEE he. Yer a liarp SEE Horr.
who's a liar? SEE Harvey. 'Ye are,
SEE Horr. YER another SEE Harvey
Prove it, SEE Horr.
'Thin Harvey sinds out for th' pa
apers for to prove that Horr is a liar an
whin be gets through, near ivry wan
in thu audience is lookin' at Horr an
wondherin' why he takes it or don'tgo
out AM hide his head in shame. Horr,
bedad, We can't shame him. He stands
his ground an laughs an thin he SEE,
Il thought he was goin' to prove that l
was liar 4 done it, SEE Harvey.
'Ye lie! SEE Horr, we did not SEE he.
9Th ell didn't SEE Harvey. What
thin? 'Ye proved ye'erself liar, SEE
Horr. Guy me the pa-aper,' SEE he.
grabbin' it out av Harvey's hand. Well,
sir, Jawn, dye know, he turns right
around an proves that tbs not him but
Harvey that's the liar. He does SO.
Thin Harvey he goes at him raw, an
lie shows that Horr has only read th'
half av thu pa-aper that shows that
Harvey is th' liar. That makes Horr
hot an he goes in to mix it up and
shows where Harvey only read thu half
av th' pa-aper that proves that Horn is
liar.
aThey goes to their corners an their
siconds fans thin with towels an blows
wather in their faces an guys thin
something to drink an they're at it
again. Harvey SEE that this here man,
Hamilton wanted th' silver dough an
Horn he SEE that Harvey is liar am
that Hamilton wanted all th' dough |
made av goold. Harvey sez Horr is a
liar bekase he was wansta congressman.
Horr's frinds interfere AM claim foul.
Th' empire wont allow it, but be warns
Harvey an they go at it again in Horr's I
corner. Be hlyins, they keep it up for
hours at a time. An where are thu
polis2p
elbow is it coming out?" Mr. McKen-
ma asked.
"Well,n said Mr.. Dooley, II dinnaw.
To me it looks like dhraw. Faith,
think they're both liars"
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