The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-09
CAME BACK MANY TIMES
TO WHIP HIS TEACHER
A SchooIboy Who Waited Twenty Seven Years
Before He Finally Got His Revenge
Grand Fistic Roundup.

, alone, Drawing their charge OF cow
ardice for the sake OF his principles.
He had taken no part in the demon
stration or the attack on the teacher.
Yet he was whipped. He tried to ex-
plain TO his father, who admitted that
/ it seemed unjust, but proceeded TO keep
his own word and lick Chance again
with the buggy whip in the barn.
The injustice Of it all ranked in the
boy. He vowed that he would lick
Cryder If 1t took the rest of his life,
Cryder completed the spring term and
departed to study law. He came no
more. After graduating he hung out
his shingle in Omaha.
Eight years later-in September, 1885
l-Chauncey Warson, then travelling
salesman for Cincinnati shoe house,
met his old teacher on the street in
Omaha Cryder did not recognize the
7 boy ne had thrashed. Warson knew
him. He advanced. introduced himself,
and Cryder greeted him cordially. War
son was a bit i'll at ease. Finally he
remarked:
Mr.. Crvder. some years ago. when
was boy, you unjustiy punished
me-
I'm sorry for that" said Cryder.
earnestly. 81 remember I whipped
every boy I could lay hands on
st vowed then" said warson, that
would thrash you to even up the
score"
Boys all do that" laughed Cryder.
But I'm going to make good" said
warson. Il made solemn vow, and
I intend to keep it
Cryder tried to PERSUADE him that it
was foolishness. but the Warson pen
chant for keeping their given word was
too strong.
Well said Cryder. finally, 1--WE
can't fight here. Come UP to my house.
and Wen get it over
It was a grand fight. At the end of
about eight minutes Cryder landed a
right on warson's jaw and put him
down and out. a
He helped his old scholar into the
house; they washed up. had supper
together. and Cryder was Warson's
guest at the theater that evening.
They parted the best OF friends, and,
as they separated. Warson remarked:
"Pn come back and whip you when
! think I can
Better come every time You get
in town. Don't wait until you can lick
me-just drop in any time
warson took boxing lessons. pre-
pared himself, and exercised. The foI-
lowing year he made Omaha, but Cry
der was out of town. and it was not
until 1898 that they met again. That
time they met in Chicago during the
Worlds Fair. Both were prospecting
They frankly were glad to see each
other. Il
"stnl want to lick me?" asked cry
der.
yes, replied warzon. Il hate to
90 it. but gave my word that I would
and I must
wen. let's put it off until the end
OF the week. said Cryder. Wen
have a jolly week, and then settle it."
No remarked warson- I'm mar
ried now. and don't want to take any
black eyes home-let's tight wednes-
day. II
50 it was agreed, They ran around
the Fair and the city for three days,
and Wednesday afternoon adjourned
TO a vacant lot near sixty-second street /
and Ellis avenue and fought c'ryder
beat warson up SO badly that he
forced him TO quit. They then went
together to a drugstore and patched
up their wounds and bruises. and
finished the week in perfect friendship /
IN get you the next time" said
i
"An right remarked Cryder. I'm
stn1 in Omaha Telegraph ne when