Evening journal., 1900-03-01
eEoRoIE's PA.
tIe PUTS the Gloves and Is vnfor.
tunate.

Awhile ago the Docktor told paw
he must Take more Exersize than he
could get putting up awnings and
painting Porches or Ennything of
that kind. so paw joined a Jim nazy-
UNI, and is Turning to be a nathleet.
Uncle wesley wanted him to join the
golf club. but paw told him he hadent
emmy youse for that game becoz it
duzzent help a Person to Lurn the
manly art of self Defense We could
see a big chance in paw rite off after
He joined. The first mite he came
home with nawful Looking Eye, and
a Few days after that he neerly Broke
a Laig falling oifn a Horny Zontul
Bar.
but never mind" he told NAV
when she Complained about it. "They
say these thing happen to Everybud
dy when they begin After / get a
little ust to it l can stand a Bio tha
would mock a nox down and asst fer
more and its always a Good thing to
no How to put up Your hands. becoz
you never no what mite Happen
yes" nav says, I've notust that
speshelly when you start ou to Do
ennything."
Besides going to the Jim nazyum
paw fixt up a place to exercise in the
attick, with a Punchen bag and In
jun clubs and Lot more things to
Give you mussul.
The other mite Uncle wesley and
Aunt grace and the Bassets come
over to make It pleasant for us, and
paw Got toi telling them About the
way he had Things rigged Up, and
Mrs. Bassett ser she would give en-
nything In the world to see a Boxing
match, becoz she had Herd so much
about it.
SO paw invited them up to the at.
tick to see him Punch the bag, aud
after he did that for awhile he asked
Uncle wesley If he wouldn't like to
Put on the Gloves for Friendly
round. Uncle wesley is about a Head
taller than paw and weighs 200 pounds
before meels.
He sed he didn't care to make g
munkey of himself before the folks,
but paw says:
"Oh, you needn't be afrade you1l dc
that. I'll do 1t for You"
Paw and Mrs. Bassett we're the
only ones who saw the joke, and it
seemed to tickle them a Good neal.a
CESS Aunt grace didn't like q
way they Laft about il 20 she tnl0
[ Uncle wesley to 90 ahead and p
them on just to Sho that he had a
Friendly Speerut.
"All rite" Uncle wesley says, but
of Corse l don't purtend to be Box
er."
When they Got the Gluvs on, paw
sed:
Now, you see the Differunce be
tween oud Size Yves. you're nearly
twlct as big as / am. and you Have a
narm on you that ot to De Powerful
But its Not only Strength that Counts
in this world Look at David and the
Giunt II 1t wouldn't Of been fCr Da-
vid's skill what Sho would he Ever
stood? Syunce 80 the Thing that
counts in this World Every time. Now
ri Just Sho you psopie the Differuncc
between Syunce and broot strenth.'
They he'd thare Goats on and we al
stood Back TO Give them room, anC
they began to Fiddle 70 + nopenipg
Paw danced around a good deal ant
) put on a lot of extra Flourlshes to sn,
How the thing OF ter be done If Per
son wanted to be artistick. and the'
he hit Uncle wesley a smash on ta'
, Cheak and l gass il made Uncl.
wesley mad or anmthing, for h'
hauled off in his big owkward unsyen
, thick style and let paw have one OF
the end of the Chin.
We could see the diiferunce betwee.
syunce and broot strenth with tn
naked / rite there
After while paw set up and Lookes
around like If he v 0ndered If he has
only Fell offn the Platform OF If thl
/, Whole train hal rolled over on Tol
: of him, and when nc could speek h
, sed il was a Cnancc bio.
! yes" Mrs. Bassett told Him, "w
wouldn't have chaaced TO be thare
wouldn't of tutched You. But what
the Good Of Syunee ii it Can't Keo
T, the Thing you dcu't expect from q
ways Happening
GEORGIE. in { h cago TimesHcralC