Show told of john 1 ua I 1 the sympathy shown that old war bior john I 1 sullivan during hia his ill ness prove proved that he still holds a warm spot in the hearts of f the sporting men of the country the many adventures of 0 john L would fill a large volume of interesting reading rea dlug but probably the funniest affair of his career was his trip to the hot springs some years ago accompanied by billy muldoon the story Is told by the latter 1 I insisted In that nothing would do T ohn but a vapor bath the system ideal for beginning a training course and iid a big negro larger six inches around the chest than sullivan shove him inside and close the door then came a hoarse bound sound aa as the inmate struggled letb the thick vapor vapors that choked the lungs and made breathing difficult in ten ton seconds john was sweating as he had never thought it it lt possible for a human being to spire suddenly the glass transom was smashed and sullivans head and shoulders came through HI there in he yelled to the terror stricken negro tell the cook to come ani turn me over im dono done enough on ono one side somo some additional remarks will ney er be spread on tho the public records but as it was necessary nece aary for him to remain in an excessively hot roam roc i for half an hour after leaving you cau caa imagine tho the humor of the thine thing john 1 L as witty in ia anger he swore that he had and that ho he had sweat out his lifes blood that bo he bad had water on the brain and that his brains had left him in the shape of perspiration that he would now be an idiot and stick to the stage tor for the rest of bla his life then he was led away for a rubdown after the bath continued aul muldoon sullivan and I 1 took a walk over tho the town to ono of tho the open sp springs ings where tho the water flows from the rock hotter than A 1 it possible poa sible to drink john dra drew a cupful and as tho the metal began to beat through the cup be came difficult to hold he lie threw down tho the drinkins drink drIn kIna lne vessel in a minute and started on a run from the spring yelling come away billy h 1 halt a mile from here |