None Passed Him

Connolly knew all about prize fighting and had been in the ring himself- only once. In the second round he was pounded over the ropes, and at the finish he felt pretty groggy.

"Brace up, Connolly, brace up," whispered his second in his ear. "Brace up, old man, an' stop some of dem blows."

"Sthop 'em?" says Connolly, with a wistful look. "Be gorra, did yez see anny av thim gittin' by?" -- New York Times