Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-10-02

best of friends now, but can do justice
to the big fellows character. About his
courage and determination everybody
knows. Everybody doesn' know, how
ever, that Sullivan, in his rough way,
is and always has been philanthropist,
quite as much SO as George Peabody.
Montefiore and Baron Hirsch. In the
heyday Of his success, when I first
brought him out and afterward when
AL Smith and Pat Sheedy successfully
managed him, John L. used to put aside
a portion Of his earnings for the poor.
In addition to that he staked every
needy man or woman, whoever invoked
his aid. Religion, politics or country
cut no figure with him. have seen him
give generous donations alike to Catho-
lie priests and Protestant ministers. !
have, too, seen him toss out $40 and $40
bills to needy Irishmen, Englishmen,
Jews and darkies as we'll as to his own
countrynen. He played no favorites in
distress He turned no broken man
away.
The ambition of Sullivan's life is to
go to congress. He ever has the exam
pie Of John Morrissey Of America and
John Gully, M. p, Of England before
him. He honestly believes that he has
the making Of as good lawmaker as
either in him, and am certain that he
can make better speech than either Of
them could in life.
Coupled with Sullivan's ambition to
go to congress is the earnest desire to
own stock farm in the vicinity OF Bos-
ton and live the life of country gen.
-tleman. John will never again go into
the liquor business unless necessity
.compels. He doesn't like it and never
did. He would rather be on the outside
of the bar and elbow in" his coin like
q prince. And here let me say that Sui
Ivan in his remarkable career has made
over 81, 900, 900. Outside of the home
stead and substantial sums he gave his
father and mother-$16, 600 in all, I
am told-he spent every dollar Of this
huge amount. Ono half Of it he squan.
.dered the other half he gave in chari-
ties and distributed among friends who
felt the pinch Of poverty.
Sullivan never touched card for
money. never played the races, never
tackled Wall street and, in fact, never
gamblei in any shape. The few vices
he has the public fully knows.
James j. Corbett, the man who
wrested tho championship from John L. ,
is the direct antithesis of Sullivan. He
is as cautious as the "big fellow" is
reckless and as thrifty as John is prodi.
gal. Until he went into theatrical ven-
lures he held on to the first dollar he
ever earned. He still has good, fat
bank account His ambition is to be.
come good actor. Failing in that he
will strive to be successful theatrical
manager.
Charles Mitchell Of England is the
shrewdest and pretty nearly the brain
est OF all the fighters His mental cali.
Der is really not greater than Sullivan's,
but he is far cutter than John. He is by
long odds better judge Of human ma
ture and cannot be imposed upon. He il
q good hearted fellow withal, and many
poor devil he has helped. say this
now. because the general belief is that
every dollar Mitchell gets becomes q
prisoner. This is not so. With friends
he is quite liberal and generous
spender.
Mitchell's ambition, after he has
made all the money he can out Of box
ing and his music hall in London, is tc
settle down in a country estate in Eng
land and live the quiet life Of an Eng.
lish country squire.
i. Peter Jackson, the greatest gladiator
the black race has ever produced, is an
( unhappy, discontented man. He is az
proud as Lucifer and extremely sensi'
tive on the score of his color. A hundred
years ago think he would have been 8
4 splendid African king. Before he got
broken down in health he might have
divided honors with Antonio Maceo in
battlipg for thu liberty of Cuba, for nc