The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-06
THE STORY OF a y
\ BOXING MATCH.

about "a UNL NLAAeEsJ al RNgNS NV"-
n,ort points to that fact. TIM Imitation
=, thc action OF lighting IS bound to
r.ve bad results. The excuse thNt 1t Is
cvcellcn, exercise is weak dla puerlle.
and does not answer. Mr.. and AIRS.
Trancis have found out the truth in
mis- connection, ana they dn.not know
what on cnrth they shall do'to square
mat,ers-eSpeclally Mrs. Francis
Let W tell OF the unfor5luHte affair.
AIR. and Mrs. Francis arestwo young
pcoplo who were married IN haste to
r,ncnt In Suburt,-that iS,tt-theY car
nI 10 repent at all. MIR. Francis was
a hardy young EnGlishmah, and his
wife thought that his ways wcre the
pscIRlly blessed also Sha'-not only
chose 10 conform tn them, but also to
emulate them, Thus, when, on their
wedding Journey, Mr.. Francis went on
a hunting trip. Mrs. Francis. with n
srIteflll -looking little squirrel rife,
wont along When, atCafNRrd, at
home. he chose for the good OF his great
sound lungs to 50 swinging along the
crlvely country road. she trudged,
light OF foot, beside him. They rode to-
cether In good cycling weather. and. IN
general. they seemed destined to i've
happily ever after. -
For you notice. the man DID just ms
he pleaSed and the woman pleased 10
help him do II. Nothing could, be more
one day Mr.. Francis came homo
from the city with an idea. He explain
ed IL to his wife, and she quite agreed
with him that X was splendid plan.
Il have always thought that II you
we're to box" she said. at would do
YOU so much good. You don't get
enough exercise in that stutfy old OF
ire in town
The next evening he came Into her
wItey presence with set OF Rbnor-
nsIly developed boxing gloves. They
examined them Elecfully. and, plnytus-
H. Mrs, Francis put one on her rather
small hHnd and aimed q feathery blow
al her husband. It was great fun.
Mr. Francis, armed with his gloves,
boxed at the mirror: no stnote the
chimney nip and thigh; he stuck
newspaper TO tho wall to represent
man and beat It so numerically In
the vicinity OF the want columns that
he broke three OF tho lath behind II.
For two or three days no employed his
spare time at home in getting the
kitchen pumps head into chRncery and
administering severe punishment. But
ali this was exceedingly non combat
i've and unrcspOnSlVe. Complaining OF
which, Mrs Francis begged, 90 be per-
mlttcd 10 assume the par: soe adveT-
sary and make It lively for her hus-
band. =.
=, u 4, NJ V,ntI n NnpNh
her TO fight. for feaT that when the
post honeymoon days came she would
put her practice to use which would
he extremely sad foc him. Whereupon
she, shaking him by the muscular
shoulder. kissed him and promised
that II no would only let her fight
with him she would agree never 10
hurt him and always to leave on when
he should cry Enough"
It wen: against Mr.. Francis inCll-
nations at the fiTSt even to assume 90
fight with hts bride OF Two months, but
in the cxhiiaratiOn OF contest this very
proper shame wore OF and every morn
ing they had their Ten-minutes OF hst-
fcuffE. The only event 70 mar the
pleasure Of them both was when Mrs.
Francis plainly saw that the GLOW she
had landed had been allowed her IN
charity, Then she would declare that
N he didn't stand up and nEht-like a
man. and not cry to win ner Good
wishes by fraudulently letting her
hit him, she would quit the profession
II came TO be the chIefeS: of their
delights--this business of puRlIlstic eN-
crrise One evening they were batter
ing Sayly away and they did not no.
lice that the window curtain was up.
Mrs. SllklnEtOn told OF II arst.
Mrs. SilkingtOG 10 secretary OF the
Old Peoples Society ot-BomethinS ue-
wont. at any rate-and I; appalled, her'
DO you know" she said, e%cttedty
to the wife Of the station agent, VINO
IL soprano in the church choir, that
that new family Is on the verge OF n
Divorce" The station agents vile al
mos: fell II! OF nervous pTost-attoa ana
boEouCht Mrs. SIIkIngton to hasten the
telling, II ALWAYS thought they were
stuck-up pair" she said. conserVa-
lively e.,.
ayes. ycs!" pursued Mrs Silklngton.
IN horror. "Oh the disgrace OF II IN
the suburb! Yes. he is going TO take
the goods and hold an auction; ana she
is going to live with her tolkS cow an W
GaleEburE. The papers have becn nIed
and the whole thing II settled, just
like a church programme OF music ana
What il It about?" Mrs. Agent In
0uired further.
Nrg, SIkIngtou looted all around.
and. leaning over. said in VOICE a.
most hoaTEe with the amount nt me
confidence convrUP1 lie beats nor
Beats her shamCsUlly. Nrs. Terry VINO
lives IN the Hendrix house right across
lbc sireet. saw him striking her right
In the face. she wcpt and prayed lot
M tzn'f Ii ODTTlblpF
II spread over the suburb. Mr..
Francis came home that evening and
m the train he saw Miss Buren,, thc
music teacher, who was returning from
n cltyWard mission. He had frequently
talked In Jolly way to Miss BuTen
on their city-bound JourneylnEs' ana
hc lifted his IA. and took place pc
eide her. They grow people IN ITsen-
land and along the north shore OF liuu-
gor's bny vino arn Just Ike the Miss
Rurer NJ that ride. Ice was torril TO
her Before the train reached the SUB
urh sho begged coldly TO be excused.
nnd tool, herself and her friGldity IN
20 another coach. Miss Buren, DID not
mean 10 ba contaminated by aSsoela-
ton win a wife bcator. Mr. Francis
wondered what was the matter VIVA
the strange and frozen woman anu
leaving the car. he entered the IlIe
suburban posioffice in sort OF maze
of wondering doubt, -I.
by the way, Mrs. Nickcrsoni!l he
checrly remarked to the p1stmisiress,
Mira Frnncin aud I expect to avail
ourselves Of your, tolerance and come
over and spend tile evening Mt your
huuse." Mrs Ntckcrson had been ear
nest In her urging Of the FranciacS to
drop In at her hnnHc almost any even
ing. and indeed she had been the first
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