Pugilism as a Fine Art.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4436, 24 March 1883, Page 4

Pugilism as a Fine Art.

There is * certain " bush-pub.," not a tho^Bana riniles outside the Mercury Bay .ott^^inf" local Tepm^|io^ l as,a A fi^n|Ling^man^r.\''As;' a natural sequence "fistic eDcounterk''are mattera of monotonous frequency, but are ; Mrriedoutxinderahalo of TeMnement unusual to such pastimes. ■'Amongst other attractions of this "hostelry" may be enumerated music—in the ahape of an ancient harmonium of battered appearance anl^fdifoordant' ?osß^|atsohyr.whiehf''js'brought into requisition not only on occa« lions of.the-.'t light j fantastic " business, but; also whenever there is a stand tip fight goinff |On< .- The^ musician, :who rejoices in all thergfo^y of;a countenance :^^^^b^ with a rnbicund. effuljjence foreign to Band of Hope pe^oplejlisjn formed that his artistic aerf ic,e.»;«re;required;.aß there is a diaphragm with a "^gng^eever,,,, and Wheeling, the maohine^irito ja position, affbrding b/Ta; ;sttvßi(a'blB tl ;of : fieldf: 3bl fetilej:ftiefl p'oisesphis"^aWs and oomfeiijiWtf * Tfgb:r6us~lncl ■" spirited " attadk?^ 6n 1; instrument. This is the signaller'^ii&s'tmti^si to commence, and the bellijifirenU^begitfWo' mefrily'pummel eaoli other to the iively measure of the performer, whoj 1 warming with the occasion, essays by some, adroit fingering/ to; bjringTh^ iaausic tfc rapport with the "style 1"-of their fighting. In this he is only successful, though he occasionally covers himself with well, dt»6rTed iipplauge in happily timing some heafy "iw^j" by a deep diapason in-- his, executipp. jiTfiis ist considereel | high/ art, and ..cerbTi^j^jo^ensi'^Vji^Wj^r.and'' intereatiogj fifeldViU; the future", situdyi and cultivationjSf music, besides upsetting an old notion that music hath charms to soothe the savage breast..