The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-24
HE MET HIS MATCH.
INV o,,,ly sRoNsToN OF WYOMING
WILL NEVER BOX AGAIN.

- champion Pugihse Oh s"o "s
a,ouuds Had Downed Many kinds Of
No, omciais. but Never Before rso-
Ia . Young Consul.
r...o was a hardy fallow named
,inston who lived In q shack on des-
",a;m lust at the edge Of the Wyo-
eis ~ bunting grounds who had repu-
tatiou for being about as handy with
s;s fsts as the next conner. Bronston
h sad an especial dislike for the dude"
pau and it was his boast that in q
~. encounter he could best anything
, , good clothes and carrying 81
Wo ,ds ~ varieRated ammunition. He
,ras kept fairly busy.
The limiting grounds, despite the
presence of Bronston, became moro pop
plar wear after year, until finally he had
ho little more select in his opera
.; ~ as there were altogether too many
letters TO allow him time to do the
,rhole lot Justice. He finally announced
rot in future he was going to whip no.
Nv under the rank Of colonel In mill
.orv life and nobody who in civil life
wasn't at least mayor of big town or
president of railroad. BY following
ms nlan he succeeded in filling his time
comfortably without overworking him.
solf He was uniformly successful until
one day party stopped at his ranch
and introduced themselves as eastern
tourists bent ON doing some elk exter-
mination. They asked if they might
stop overnight with him.
aGentlemen, said Bronston, lido it
bappen that they's giniral among
your"
No, there didn't happen to be.
"a Judge, mebbe, or vice presi-
dent?'
There was not. 1t was an unofficial
marty. The only man with anything APP
proaching an official designation was
Young fellow who was Portuguese con-
sul in q seaport town down east. He
wasn't a native of Portugal himself
inst plain American citizen, who had
been appointed to the place because he
had the time to attend to the few duties.
"Concernin consul" said Bronston
reflectively, 81 don't know. I never
heard of SIGH. Doubtless, mebbe, it's
responsible an honorable job"
He was answered that 1t was.
"Well," he suggested, "mebbe he'll
do. Come out here in the yard, gentle
men, an the exercises will begin.
They had no idea what was coming,
but Bronston explained briefly, and the
young man seemed perfectly willing to
take his part in the melee, though the
Others terrified, tried their best to
argue Bronston out Of it. The desert
claim settler made rush at his victim
and found he wasn't there. He had care
fully stepped aside, and as the mountain
fighter Numbered past him the consul
hit him on the ear. Then the Portuguese
representative followed up his advan-
tage, and leaping upon the PROSTATE
Bronston battered his head against the
ground until he had worn hole in the
hard soil. He picked Bronston up and
threw him out into the road, and then
went out and threw him back again.
The Portuguese consul, 1t may be re-
marked, had spent the better part of his
life learning how to box and wrestle,
and this was his first opportunity to let
himself out
In an hour Bronston came back to life.
He YEARLY looked about him and said,
Gentlemen, did q dozen or two su-
preme court judges sneak up while
want lookin an tackle me?" He was
told that no such thing had happened.
"P'r'aps it was state legislator
No, it was just young man who was
Portuguese consul.
He drew sad sigh. II wouldn't "a
believed it," he said. 81 had more con-
hdence in the institutions Of this land
OF freedom of ourn. To think that man
who has licked governors an state tor
neys an sheriffs an congressman should
be whooped till he's half dead by fur
riner that can't talk the langwidge of
his own furrin country! Gentlemen,
tney amt no use bein patriotic no
more. The republican form of gov 'ment
Is crumblin an she's goin to fall. Dog it
all, beat the daylights out of reg lar
United States senator wunst, an here
am on the broad Of my back with two
ribs broke by emissary of despotism !
Inc games over, an the u. S. of Amer
icky amt got chip to cash in"
The speaker of the house of representa-
ives went up that way to hunt after
ward but when somebody suggested to
the desert claimant that here was an ex-
ceilent chance to give greatness fitting
pugilistic reception he said it was no
use. He would very likely whip the
statesman, but what would be the good?
Since the young men of the country had
got to prostituting their great talents to
the service of foreign dynasties he felt
mat the country had gone to the dogs
ana that there would be no substantial
Joy even in blacking the eye of the presi-
uent himself. Chicago Record.