Ochiltree's Experience With A Prize Fighter
A story is going the rouiuls il the expense of Gongressmau-elect "Tom" Ochiltrco, wliicli, the Boston Travcller says, is vouchetl for as entirely correct by that dislinguished Texas statesniau. Once vvhen he and Mace wcrc both staving at, the St. Charles Hotel, NewOrleans, he remarked to afriend tliat the "alugger" did not look to bo a very quick mak, and linally made a bul of a basket of wine that hc could give him a blow and escape punishment by inBtantly apolózmg, before the lighter had time to ])ut up bis fists. Accordingly. Ochiltree approached the champion of the ring, and without a word struek him on the nose with his open hand. But before he could open his mouth to uUcr tho apology, the bystaodfirs saw a visión of a liory red head and muslache, and a nïcc ncw drcss suit presumed to incloso the figuró of a man, knocked from the end of the bar through the folding doors out on the sidu walk. Ochiltree WM at once pieked up and repaired by hii friends. Then they assisted him into Mace's presenco, and hc explained that hè had tapped that worthy's nose merely to earry out awnger, aad said he was sorry - which was quito evident. '-Then that's hall right," quotfi Maoe, twrhing to the crowd; "and t'm glad Ili didn'1 'it 'iin 'ard.11
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