Show PARLOR PUGILISM the aneer croniei ly a san lady S I 1 chronicle an incident occurred in this city a few days ago that proves a woman loves strength and courage in man aa much as in days of old and dikea to see them exercise too airs howard at one time miss lillie hitchcock who was rever encee by all the old fire laddies of davs long ogo when she ran with thema sheen is that lady who determined to see for herself how the males of modern days showed their strength and prowess sirs colt resides in the palace hotel she has an ample income and nothing gives her so much pleasure as to spend her time and money in the entertainment of her young friends of both rexee she is always getting up yachting parties tennis parties theater parties and all sorts of entertain a en ta for the enjoyment of her friends of the fashionable world her invitations have always been received with pleasurable anticipations for she is the most charming of hostesses for the lastiee months holeve the lady noticed that the invitations she sent out to the members of the sterner sex to attend her parties evidently failed to reach them or tho e to whom they were sent did not care to accept the climax was reached when tuesday night last some of the moat popular gentlemen ahe expected at her rosebud party failed to materialize she sent for some of the delinquent members mem beas all members of the union club report bad it that joe austin was first placed on the rack after listening to several excuses airs colt was not long in arriving at the cause of their deserting the fact is eaid one of them your party is set for the same bight as the great middle weight contest at the california athletic club and as members we are forced to attend the lady could not understand why gentlemen should like to attend those horrid prize fights in preference to meeting san francisca Francis cs pretty society ladies you ought to see one was said to her the lady signified her ascent and the gentlemen said they would make arrangements to her curiosity baat night four of the wealthiest young bachelors in san francisco dressed in evening attire were received by the lady in her apartments in the hotel they were accompanied by four mus cular looking men well enough dressed but evidently not quite at home in the apartments of a lady of fashion after a whispered colloquy with the hostess one of the gentlemen introduced trod jimmy and jack two of the most famous rosilde roi ilde weight fighters now in ean fran the lady was assured that nothing would be eaid of the affair and the men proceeded to clear the front room ot its furniture it was thought ad visible to take the carpet up and the contestants conte and their seconds were warned that they must not make any remarks at all during the process of the match swells aid he had been chosen referee another was timekeeper time keeper and the others acted as judges for the contee tanta they took their places around an improvised ring while the lady was accommodated with an armchair on a table from which she could ee every move of the fight the men were at the head of their class and the purse was a big one they were ready to fight for blood and bare knuckles was suggested but this was frowned down as the possible source of danger it ia not necessary to di scribe the fight in detail blood was drawn alter a few short rallies the lovely neither fainted nur screamed after three quarters ol 01 an hours bard fighting and when floth of the pugilists had bleeding when the carpet was stained and both men were tir edher favorite landed a blow on the other ones lace that made him stagger the fellow was game though and came upon time but he was dazed and distressed shall we call it a draw and divide the puree asked the referee the conqueror waited with a confident look on hia face the beitenman beat enman sent an appealing glance toward the arm chair that would have touched the heart of most men unless corn belled jelled to ignore the appeal by the jenee of duty the lady eaid not a word but turned her thumbs down |