Songs of darkness, light, and death . ^ were g-one. 200 SONGS OF DARKNESS, The morning- dawned, we started the winds were shrieking- still, Our weakened limbs were soon revivedBy a warm meal at Ft. LIGHT AND DEATH. 201 THE CORBETT AND MITCHELL CONTEST. GIVING KOUNDS. Come g-ather around me, sportsmen,I would ask you to g-ive ear, My tong-ue has long- been waiting-,Now my story you will hear. Tis the Corbett and Mitchell contest That I will here relate,It happened quite near Jacksonville, In sunny Florida state. Twas the twenty-fifth of JanuaryThey stepped into the ring-. Before
Songs of darkness, light, and death . ^ were g-one. 200 SONGS OF DARKNESS, The morning- dawned, we started the winds were shrieking- still, Our weakened limbs were soon revivedBy a warm meal at Ft. LIGHT AND DEATH. 201 THE CORBETT AND MITCHELL CONTEST. GIVING KOUNDS. Come g-ather around me, sportsmen,I would ask you to g-ive ear, My tong-ue has long- been waiting-,Now my story you will hear. Tis the Corbett and Mitchell contest That I will here relate,It happened quite near Jacksonville, In sunny Florida state. Twas the twenty-fifth of JanuaryThey stepped into the ring-. Before us stood the stars and stripesAnd the lion crouched to spring-. Corbett, the big- American, Whose career is being- told, Knocked the Eng-lish championSenseless, stiff and cold. Now listen with g-reat truth my pen will bring-, Mitchell soon went flying- Both in and out the ring-. 26 202 SONGS OF DARKNESS Both were standing- at their guard, Mitchell full of vim,Swung- his rig-ht with all his might, But stopped far short of Jim. The}^ grasped and hugged each other,But neither was for love; Jim caught Mitchell by the nose With the broad heel of his glove. Charley slowly straightened out,Commenced
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