The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-08
ASKING HER FATHER.
A sutton With the New Learning ReVerscs
an Old Tradition

A sutton With the New Learning Reverse,
an Old Tradition
That stock yarn Of the funny men about
the young fellow being booted out OF the
house. down tho steps and halfway across
the street by the irate-he's always iTate
father OF the girl whose hand in marriage
the young man has requested. is still doing
service. but there was mighty diverting
| reversal of the situation at my factory d
little while ago, said New Jersey manu-.
facturer who operates large paint-making
plant.
John, the father Of the pretty seventeen
year-old girl that Jim wanted-Jim Is "a
frst-olass color mixer and gets high
wages-was, in his younger days. one OF
the best catohweight pugilists in New
Jersey. He is still under 90, and is pretty
nearly as handy with his dukes to-day an
no was when he used to participate in regu-
lar fights around Newark and Paterson and
Trenton.
Jim had been the stiddy Of Johns daugh.
ter for more than a year, although from the
beginning, it appears, John had entertained
sort OF Crouch against jim. For one
thing. John thought his daughter too
young TO marry.
But the girl WAS fond Of jim, and her
father completely failed In his attempt 10
shoe Jim from The girls side. When tbs
situation AZ her home became SC strained
that jim had TO remain away from there
for "A while, they met somewhere else. as
lovers do and will. should mention that
jim is powerful young fellow, nearly q
feet high with the arms and torso Of a
blacksmith.
@One morning, about three weeks ago
l noticed that there was pretty hard and
set look about Jim's jaw. and 30, when the
noon whistle blew was not surprised to
observe Jim stride over 10 John, who was
working Just outside the office, with very
determined air.
Pop said jim TO John In tone that
sounded perfectly manly and respectful TO
me. Min an me have been runnin' mates
long 'nough. Now we're ready T. become
side pardners fr keeps How bout it2 Jes'
thought I'd asst you, seer
-'G'wan. you cub, was Johns contempt
uous reply to jim. You'd better waitll
you learn how to strop a razor . shave v self
with before you git t chewin' bout marry
in snip of young 'un that hasn't had
u
six months or so. Anyhow, you won't
do, seeT
IL won't. hey2' inquired jim. his face
becoming pretty ruddy What's the mat
ter with me hey1'
-'You won't do. that's all, was Johns
reply You're one o these felers that they
say about. He's all right. but he won't do,
see?
Say. look a-here,' said Jim then. flaming
into hot wrath, II you wasn't an old stih an
a has-been, I'd hand youse a swift poke in
yr of lamp. dye know thatY
"'You would. would your said John,
then. with derisive laugh, strengthening
himself up as If awaiting an onslaught, as
he had done so many times in the prize
ring. Why. you overgrown lummox, you
wouldn't make a lunch fr me. FIR two
cents I'd take barrel staye an lather you
good. you mullet-head.'
"'You take back them names or III knock
yr block off, said jim, advancing upon
John threateningly- then it happened
THE old man struck his old-fas1ioned
pugilistic attitude and then made swift
dab for Jims jaw with his right
'Jim's jaw wasn't there, however Then
Jim handed the man whose son-ln-law he
wanted to be a left hand uppercut that made
Johns teeth rattle.
THE two men hadn't been fighting very
long before ] saw that, with all of his prize
ring experience, John wasn't any match for
jim Leaving out tne dlHerence between
"a years Of age and, say. 3s. jim had been
fooling with the gloves ever since his kid
hood himself, and he was familiar with all
of the new kinks In the boxing game. where
rs Johns game was the old-fashioned
smuggling style.
Jim knew how 10 send in lightning
jolts and then get away without a come
back whereas when John got in
good clout he stood his ground, old style,
and bad TO endure n swift success
soon put him all to the bad After they
had been at it for about five minutes the
Younger man suddenly sent in a crashing
right handler which landed on Johns jaw
and feled him like an OK.
John lay prone for a good deal longer
than the count and when he came to and
sat up, his face covered with bruises and
hard bumps, jim was standing over him.
Pop, said jim, resuming the respectful
tone with which he had first addressed
him. Min an mes fggerin' on maxim
a double up sketch of it long bout tn middle
of January How bout tY
Ye're all right kid said John heartily,
scramblng to his feet and holding out his
hand 10 Jim-and Jim took the hand and
shook il heartily. Min is yours amy
time v want her Say. where did " pick
up that pivot swing that you landed on
me left eyeT And they fell 10 talking ami
cahly about new kinks in the way of boxing
blows, and kept 1t up until the whistle blew
for the hands 10 resume work.
Jim has already put in his application
for two weeks leave, and he and Min will
make double up sketch Of it this month,
with John at the church TO give his daughter