Evening star., 1897-03-08
MRS. F4TzsIMMoNs' VIEWS.
She and the Baby Start for Nevada
She is Happy and Expects Bob to VIII
T,roy, tlr, Sim

She and the Baby Start for Nevada
She is Happy and Expects Bob to Win
From the n Y. Sun.
The room was full of the litter of pack
ing Trunks and bags stood open. One
blonde-haired young woman was folding
up fua-sleeved wrapper, and another was
trying TO get big hat with tall feathers
into the particular cavity prepared for 1t.
On the bed were su!1dry appointments OF
a babys outfit, along with boas and muffs
and umbrellas. Somebody, evidently more
than one somebody, was going away.
you'll excuse the confusion, won't your
said Mrs. Fitzsimmons, coming forward to
greet her visitor. Il got telegram from
Bob just two hours ago, and I'm off for
Nevada I've been i'll? Yes, but I can't
bear not to go when he sends for me- These
folks are helping me pack, and I'll take a
nurse girl along TO help with the baby.
will l go to see the fight? Oh, yes. 1t
will ccme off just week after get there.
1t doesn't make me nervous to see 1t. be-
cause I'm always sure that Bob's going to
win. l suppose If l felt anxious about
that it would make difference: but, with
all the fights he's been in, he hasn't got
mark on him.
DO 1 think his opponents wives could
say as much? l guess not. 1 expect he's
done some of them UP pretty bad. I've
looked On at three fights now. They say
lHey are going 10 let women III generally
this time, and l think they ought. l think
women could look at much worse things
than seeing one strong, smart man match
his strength against another. l always go
with my husband wherever he goes. 1t
was only mothers illness that kept me
here this time. We've never been sepa-
rated so long before. It's three weeks since
] saw him. We were married three years
ago in Newark.
do think that pugilist makes good
husband? think he makes a much better
| husband than "a parson oftentimes. If
mans in training he has to keep in good
condition, and that means being temperate
and sober. Bob keeps good company. He
never is out much at nights and he's just
wrapped up in me and the baby. He's an
awful gcod-teThpered man. I never saw
him put out since l married to him
except about that fight with Sharkey, and
that Was enough to make angel cross.
Even then Bobs friends took 1t harder
than he did. That was a regular consp!r-
acy. They just robbed him of the money
as though they had stolen it out of his
| pockets. He had Sharkey knocked out,
you kEow. He knocked him out and Shar-
key was carried off to his room insen-
| sibie, ard them E1sy said it foul
and gave ~the fight to Sharkey, anyhow.
| | thiEk7 1T was q shame. You know. l be-
| lieve som metinne5Athat the muss comes be-
cause Bob's 'afCornwall man and not an
edge, he's never been beat yet. and he'll
| beat this time just easy. He's built for
There's lots of science in fighting now,
| you k1 ow. hear them talk about 1t
great deal. The ring amt like 1t used to
| be- People used to call all pugilists brutal
and beastly, and thought they were rough,
mean fellows. But Bob's not mean: he
| hasn't got mean feeling or mean bone
in him All my folks like him splendid.
I ard les just tender with that baby!
| He plays with him by the hour. and talks
about what splendid man he's going to
| make of him.
| What is the babys name? Bob. See,
these are mis- little boxing gloves Amt they
! cute? He was measured for them. gen.
| tlenan In San Francisco gave them to
| him. He's too little yet to know how to
put them On, but he likes them to play
| with.
Il know a great many pugilists," added
| Mrs. FitZsmmons. land all but two get
| good family men. There isn't kinder
| father in New York than Mr.. Mike Dono-
van. He has d big family, fifteen chill
| dren. and they are every one, devoted to
| him: just hang round him when he's home
| Corbett had trouble with his wife. He
| got a divorce, or she got a diverse, l don't
know which. Now he's married again. In
| every profession there are some men hard
to think Of it. l believe that fighting men
make good husbands taking it all around.
| Bob would have made good husband.
| though, no matter what his trade was.
you know. l did sketch team with my
| brother in Bob's show that was where he
| met me. l liked the trapeze work. 1 was
| pretty good hand at it, and liked trav-
cling through the country. But 1 think a
| woman is happier married.
| Mrs. Fitzsimmons' appearance confirms
her words. Surely no wife could look more
contented and comfortable than she does.
She Is well-formed. wholesome looking
woman. with pretty features and a frank,
| pleasing expression.