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I was so much pleased to find the young fellow settled in life, and pushing about one of "them little articles" he seemed to want so much, that I took my "punishment" at the hands of the infant pugilist with great equanimity. And how is the old boarding-house? I asked. A 1, he answered. Painted and papered as good as new. Gabs in all the rooms up to the sky-parlors.
As to the lady's thoughts, she had already put away all idea of the young pugilist as a man, and regarded him now with critical eyes as a machine designed for a definite purpose. "I am glad to meet you, Mr. Mr. Spring," said she, looking him over with as much deliberation as a dealer who is purchasing a horse. "He is hardly as tall as I was given to understand, Mr. Cribb.
The authors know of an instance of a pugilist who had elicited admiration by his ability to stand punishment and his indomitable courage in his combats, but who fainted from the puncture of a small boil on his neck. The relation of pain to shock has been noticed by many writers.
You must try to get the better of it must! And my name too! I'm to be proclaimed, as having in my service an inveterate pugilist who breaks the law from patriotism! Male or female, these very respectable persons the people your show was meant for? 'Male, sir. Females! . . . that is, not the respectable ones. 'Take the opinion of the respectable ones for your standard of behaviour in future.
The M.C. babbled on, now about another present celebrity, a retired pugilist, once a champion. Nadine looked into his face. "I think I understand now. You mentioned that in any society the ... how did you put it? ... the strong, intelligent, aggressive, cunning or ruthless could work their way to the top. You've tried strength, intelligence, and aggressiveness, haven't you, Joe? They didn't work.
It seemed monstrous to him that policemen and judges should esteem his word as nothing in comparison with the bartender's poor Jurgis could not know that the owner of the saloon paid five dollars each week to the policeman alone for Sunday privileges and general favors nor that the pugilist bartender was one of the most trusted henchmen of the Democratic leader of the district, and had helped only a few months before to hustle out a record-breaking vote as a testimonial to the magistrate, who had been made the target of odious kid-gloved reformers.
There is Belcher, the younger, not the mighty one, who is gone to his place, but the Teucer Belcher, the most scientific pugilist that ever entered a ring, only wanting strength to be, I won't say what. He appears to walk before me now, as he did that evening, with his white hat, white greatcoat, thin genteel figure, springy step, and keen, determined eye.
In the midst of his roaring, to save himself from choking, he stripped and cast away his cravat, unbuttoned his waistcoat, and had the air and aspect of a half-naked pugilist. And this man comes from a judicial bench, and passes for an eloquent orator!" On another occasion, the same critic tells us, Douglas "raved an hour about democracy and anglophobia and universal empire."
But it is one thing to assume the proper pugilistic attitude; it is altogether another to act the part of a trained pugilist. "Come on, Country!" called out the exultant Rutherford; "but I hope you've bid your friends farewell." The other boys stood back and watched the singular contest. I carefully approached so as to be ready to protect Ben when it should become necessary.
On the whole, it was impossible to look in his face without being immediately struck with his likeness to a bull-dog. His temperament and his pursuits were also analogous; he was a great pugilist, knew the merits of every man in the ring, and the precise date and circumstances attending every battle which had been fought for the previous thirty years.
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