The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
THE D1spArcH RICHMOND VA SUNDAY 1904
fnnry, grave ana Characteristic re-


In In 7 j deep, gutteral voice John u. res
pled: "Bob. there's nothing to 1t. iii
be around all rghtiln a llttle while, and
then It's Baden Springs, Hot Springs or
some other suphur bath for me. XII
"1ve been taking two or three kinds
$of medicine Stree cnme home here to
my sisters, but lin goit,' 10 quit taking
the stuff In a day or two. IT'S no good
81 never did believe much In nediclne.
This world is all a con- anyway. Why,
they talk about religion, and heaven
ana hell Whnt do they known about
HEAVIER and hell? They never were
there, and no ono ever came back and
told us what they were like. I'll .4.s9
Disagree on Cremation.
dies and thas s ali te uy sr9 70 si rh "s
bury some Of hem, but they. won't. plant
me- Mh EN-, Eothe big fellow fnltered
nation. that's what they cali It. Moth
In left but yotir ashes. and each Of your
Der you 81. It's the most natural thing in
the world--let them burn you up when
you're, all in. I tell YOU It's the proper
'The logic Of Sullivan did not meet with
the approval of .Fitzsimmons. and quite
a longthy discussion followed on the mer-
Its Of the subject.
81 l7itz was becoming more At, ease and M!
toward Jim Eorbett crept out and the man
who whipped the man who beat sullivan
said he would box Corhett four or SIX SIX
rounds s sa m hsn saryo and no o'o
Sullivan then chinned In that Corbett.
well: Bob Bob he, he : licked me and peat me
Fitz Wants to Help.
then. Why. remember. I sat. at the .1,,
and yo y yoan mearY
don't think viii ever. forget5i t It was
with a right swing. and just missed him
by an eighth of an inch. \. - & !,
ever landed. there would have been no
more of Corbett. It came so close to
landing right here''-and F'itz pointed i, out
my own head back and It struck fellow
sitting in the chair behind me In the face;
But Corbett pulled his head back, too"
said Fltz, almost sorroWfully.
And 50 the talk went on for over an
Fitzsimmons inquired about the pro
posed benefit which Is to be rendered sui
Ivan He PROMISED his 3 friend h,t whe no
could count on him to come over and do
what he could do to help the old fellow
along at his benefit F'itz thought 1t would
four or six rounds, and said: 1T we could
only get Corbett tolcome over and spar
with me, wouldn'ti be CREATE" But John
this city now
Sullivan said In a qulzzlcal sort Of way:
Say. Bob, how, old are you? was IN q
party where al Smith won a basket Of
wine and $50 on your age You're forty
one. amt your
John, people have said was fifty
~ n pnS.f r,Q
ston, Cornwall, Eng. in June. 1862:
And your NOTICES n ller 3. name was Strong lg
20. I saw the birth certificate"
"IIow old are you, John r. asked Fitz.
I'll be forty-six next October.
Taking of the Picture.
Just before the meeting ended the talk
once more drifted back to Sulllvan's
health. John once more treasured the
party that he would be all right before
long. and he said that ne had learned
good lesson during the present illness.
why, we read about this millionaire.
what's his name. Rockefeller?-who is
worth $500, 900. and has no stomach to
eat with Well, that gent and myself
Sc Sc CO. e 49, shs same o0a' on's naV a''s
Sullivan noticed the camera which the
Globe photographer carried 49,, and -, ask f,a
Globe hoped to get a photograph of him
and F'itz as they met. but that as he was
abed, Of course, such thing was i'm
Impossible? No. guess not. my boy.
II there's any people like to oblige, It's
the newspaper fellows-great boys they
are They will do more good for man
than all the preachers In creation. You'll
always find me ready to obllge reporters
any time it's within my powers What
do you say, Bob?"
Bob acqlliesced. and then the great John
Il. lifted himself to a sitting position and
nut his legs outside the bed.
That was the most pathetic incident OF
the visit with fatherly care Bob Fltz-
simmons placed his great right arm be-
hind Sullivan's broad back and held him
comfortably while the latter arranged
himself When everything was apparently
ready Fitz glazed down and noticed that
part Of Sulivans legs were uncovered,
and the pcture-taking operation had to
be postponed until the sympathetic Fftz
had wrapped him carefully In the clothes
1t was touching.
Then they shook hands for the last
time aud as they did so John L., In his
humorous style, remarked: Bob 1t would
he pretty hard for us old guys to get OUT
OF the country We have been pretty wei.
Ia
John IT, by his visit, and John .. never
forrets a frlend.-Boston Globe.
COLUMBIA, VA.