The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-20
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A LoulsvilIs Lament one Of the Ht,sfW
TelIu TITS TALE or Wee.

A LoalsviIIs Lam6nt-O one Of tlo "t'ett"
TelIu Its Tale or Woe.
Louisville Courier Journal; Well
gents, lt's all over and Carson City isa
long ways from everywhere when the
watkins az bad as II Is this time Q tho
year.
But, say. how'd y hnppen3 Bssz. he
win, mn wa Ri1'tBayin' nothln', hut whnt
sort o. line kin anybody git on anything
huh?
Want II lead cInGh for Jim? Want
the talent all for Jim? Want u such o
dead open.and-Bhut that even the out.
slders know Jim WAS n sure thingH
Want Jim the heaviest and tho clever
est, and want he perfectly htS Say,
how could he lOsG?
Didn't We know Fitz he want In inns
ClRSs2 Say. after that piece Mrs. Jim
wrote for the papers FltS he oughtn't
u-been bctteF'n a ten.to-Ono Rltot, ought
he? When Mrs, Jim come out IN that
piece and told how she kHOwnd Jim
would win, wy Jim was moral, want
he? What did Mrs. Jim say ~ that
piece? Here!
while am not exactly supersti'
tlous, says Mrs. Jim. II have llnger'
that will not yield 10 reason, Wednes-
day, tho day upon which tho fight Is TO
take place. Inns always been my lucky
day, and have a sort OF intuitive feel
ing that the good fortune Of the past VIII
be REPEATED on the 18th OF March. was
born on Wednesday, introduced 10 Mr..
Corbett on Wednesday, married TO HIN
on wednesday, and now this light, IN
which nm interested as much a. he, IL
TO take place on Wednesday. Surely, II
there Is anything In lucky days, should
have no fear of the Idcs Of March"
See?
VINO wouldn't a-gonO broke on Jim
after that come out?
Gents. tn aln't no use wlnd-jRmmin'
about it-th'aint but one way jim could
lose. Says Mrs. Jim In that same piece:
II must confess, however, that my hnEy
belief In omenS caused mo little anXi-
ETY. while ago. It has always been
my custom TO make the belts worn by
my husband when sparring on the road
or in the ring. Soon after my arrival
in this city, spent a day or two Sc
Iectlng red, white and blue satin and
Parncll green ribbon for the belt to he
worn by Jim when he meets FitzSlTn-
mons. employed my leisure time at
work on the belt and had nearly FIN
lshed Il. when one day broke q needle.
Now, II there is anything in the world
that Is unlucky. It Is TO break n needle.
nearly lost my breath. considered It
an unlucky omen, and thought It fore
CRst my husbands defeat at Carson.
thought over the matter n great deal,
and II finally occurred TO me that be-
gan work on the belt on Friday. Hor-
ror OF horrors! / knew no amount Of
skill or strength on inns part could
ever overcome such combination Of
unlucky circumstances, and the belt
went into the fire with little ceremony.
! bought new materials and began the
second belt on Wednesday. my lucky
day. worked on 1t only Wednesday af-
tcrnoOns. and intend to finish It the
Wednesday before the fight. I have
broken no needles since, and so far as
the belt Is concerned Jim will not be
handicapped by bad omens."
Yet Jim he lose-savvy? Say, th'alnt
but one way he could lose: Mrs Jim
must a-hroke one o. them needles un.
beknownst. or she must a-broke one at
ter she printed that piece. And that
amt the only needle in the haystRck
that's broke. see?
Well. gents, Fitz gifts the dough; and
nc gifts our stun next time, bar none.
Say, what'll you lend on the sparkler?