Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1914 — COULDN’T STAND FOR DEFEAT [ARTICLE]

COULDN’T STAND FOR DEFEAT

According to London Newspaper, Colored Opponent of Irishman Had Little Chance. f • A brawny son of Erin was acting as time keeper in a rough-and-ready fight between his mate and a negro in South America. In the course of the fight a well-planted blow sent the Irishman earthwards. “One!” crier the time keeper, in a tense voice, watch in hand. “Two!” he murmured hoarsely. “Pat, ye fool, git up! There’s only eight seconds left!” The inert mass never moved. “Three!” shouted the time keeper desperately. “Think of yer old mother, Pat! What’s it she’d be saying to ye, ‘Bate the nigger!”’ Slowly he called up to eight, bucking up his mate with patriotic ejaculations between each long second. WHen eight had been called Pat slowly staggered to his feet, and by a mighty lunge succeeded in knocking down his black opponent. Desperately fearing lest he should revive in time, the time keeper set off at top speed: “One, two, three, four, five, and five’s ten! Ye’re out, ye black villain!” —London Tid-Bits.