Pedestrianism

248^ ON TRAINING. in Aberdeen, he \vas accostedby a woman ap­ parently ingreat distress. Her story affected him, and the emotions of his heart became evident in themuscles of his face. He gave her all the silverhe had in his pocket.— 44 God bless your Honor," she said, ** ye are surely not an ordinary man !" —This circumstance is mentioned with the more pleasure, as it af­ fords one instance at least, ionpposition to the mistaken opinion, thatprofessional pugilists are ferocious, and totally destitute ofthe better propensities of mankind. The illustrious Mr. Windham entertained justersentiments of the pugilistic art, asevinced by the print he pre­ sented toMr. Jacksonas a mark of his esteem. In one compartment, an Italian darting his stiletto at his victim is represented; and in the other, the combat of two Englishmen in a ring. For this celebrated genius wasalways of opinion, that nothing tendedmore to pre­ serve among the English peasantry those sen­ timents of good faith and honour which have ever distinguished them from the natives ol Italy and Spain,than the frequentpractice of fair and open BOXING. CHAL'.