The Atlanta constitution., 1896-07-06

The omlnous figure galloHed up once more
alOnssi1s our curricle. but this time ms
mission was a more amiable one
My jurisdiction ends ut that ditch. sir.
said he II should fancy that you could
hardly wish q better place for mill than
the sIop.ng field beyond ] am quite sure
that no one Will interfere with You tlsFe-
His anxiety that the fight should re
brought on was in such contrast 10 tue
zeal with which he had chased US rom
his county that my uncle could not hsAp
rcrnarking upon II.
1T Is not Tor a magistrate 20 wink NJ
the breaking OF the lav. sir he answered
hut IL nv colicarue OF Hampshire mas no
scruples about its being brought or Nl.nih
lis jurisdiction. I should very much Ike
10 -. tre urrt-' with which lie spurrsl
his horse UP an adjacent knoll from Which
~ thourht that Dr. f2iEkt gain the best
view Of the proceedings
And now / had r view or all those points
Of esfauettc and curious ssirvivais OF custom
which are sd recent that we have not Yet
apnrecfated that they may some day be
aS interesting 20 the social historian IS
they then were IN tire sportsman = dig
ns.v wrs given 10 the contest by riEid
code II ceremony. Just as the c4asn OF
ruafl-eEad knights was nrefaccd anc aHorn-
~ hv tfs r.Usu- ~ the heraids an1 tire
showing 81 the tia=onei shields To many
fr those ancient days the tourney may
have sceulsd "a bl1cty ard brutal ordeal.
Tut We who l1hk at it with arnn,, perSrea-
tive see shat Be was 2 rlsie. but gallant,
rrnr-rassou scr thc conditions Of hie in an
irou axe AnI 81 ass1 when the ring has
bcc0--e as cNtiuc; as the lists Ne may I'M
df-starf sIar q iro.-ier uhilOsoT ~ would
show that an tf.u-s which spring up so
naturally auI s-.c-rlucous have func-
ti1n 20 C-fG.. and it IS 81 less evil that two
men shUr's-. uf thair own free VIII, hsht
trmtr tnsv -nu reh. un more. than that
aarn.f srrn#Fa - H-=rarre "a
s1.u.f rrn tte s-.slsest risk - heirs
p lowered En- q mats su Witch deDends 80
LARGELY uren tte Individual qualities Of her
cif-.s for Per defense To away with
war. if tre accg-saI thing can. ty any Wit
81 r.sr be avoi.i.I. hut until you see your
q way &C. ttat.-have care in ul.sieiiI-g = IN
chose primitive qualities GO which ny
mosrrur sou may have 90 appeal Tor Your
Cvu protection
Tom owen ar1 MS singular assistant,
r, "a. who combined the functions ~ prize
fchtsr sr- % poet. tauugl. fortunately
Fnr himself. he could "a. fists better than
hls reu. srru hgG .ls~ ring arr2uAs.u ac-
-.-cr6 .s.- ~ tle rI'c1 then .n vogue The
white wooden posts. each with thc !. -
f-f 'he uuE----tiC club printed on t. Wrc
@ fixed as Co leave = Square ~ twenty four
90 separating the tuo- The iuu@r Ea.
l .1r -he eo-hatarts ana Tor their seconds.
lille iG the outer there were places Tor
re referee. the tlrleses p-r. the hackers
ltl q trw sr, 10 ana fortunate individuals.
whom. thnuel tr5ue In ugy uucle'S curl-
cry. , w-s one Some twenty vr.l-kuews
-Ee fighters. Including rly tr.tn4 Eu
arr. Bia-k Richmond. 1ilidOX. -he PRIDE
Wsstr-.uster. Tom Eeichcr. Faudinsion
O. rues. Tnu-h Tc-s Blake, Symoni.s the
tl- .flaa. TYNE thc Tailor. and others were
t.laua1 in the outer Eius as becters-olt-
fellows EN wore tLr hfen white
is wales. IS ~ tia- t.uae r4.ach affected
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