The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-10
THOUGHT He "HAD EN-
THE VISION WHICH TERRIFIED AN
AL NIGHT MAN.
The Stout Man With Fly in His Ego
Tho Slender Man Who Thought Eo
Felt the ''Jim-Jams"-
Explained.
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New York Times.l
At about i:3J a. m. TALL slender rnan came
ont through ths green baizs doors of well.
known place Of resort up Broadway. aui
leaned agains tho side OK the building r,-
hsctively gazing into vacancy. HIS eyes
we'e rather sunkel, and they had that
gloss look which indicates long-continuel
endeavor 70 put down tho liquor interest Dy
means OF monopolizing the consumption OF
intoxicants- His skin had bluish-gray
shade. and It's surface was quite shiny with
the traces OF an all-night sitting. The tall,
s,ender man shifted frequently from one
Foot to the other, and piayei with his watch
chain IN manner that indicated extreruo
nervousness. Presently there came in siCat
on tho block a short, thic!;-set, AMI we'll
dressed gentleman, whose eyes beamei
pleasantly through pair of lary, >p,ct.-
cis'. Hs appeared Ike prosperous COM
meTcial cit:z,n walking down To bu inass.
As he approach the tall. slender man he
fxei his eye upon that person with the gag,
OK recognition. Then n, stoopsI AMI held
out his hand with cheerful "sooI morn
Ing"
COCKTAILS AND CONVERSATION.
The tall slcnler man LOOKED at him
7acuntly for q moment, siooS hands in 6
limp. disinteressei way. AMI tneu began to
call his acquaintance slowly back to mem.
DRY. They had apparently met once or
twice previously, though they were n 1t ex-
actly On intimate term. TIE short man in
good clothes and humor was invited in t.
indulge in "A morIinS cocktail, 4, line I, Wa,
urged. declined again. vas urge once mJrs
AMI accepted. A, III, two a On ain tances
STOOD leaning upol tas bar wait
Ing upoa the movement. of the
airy young gentleman il White VINO
cJndescendei for the moment to
execute their order. it came out taat the
tall, slender man had been Playing ,ker
all night, and felt rather shaxy in con g
quence. 1t would DO i'm possible FIR him y 20
home and secure hours sleep. for tao
reason that he was Obliged To be in his olIies
by 10 o'clock. Consequently hi, system had
10 Dc Dracet up with moruil, appaGizers.
The two gentlemen consumed their cock 7
tails and continual their convsrs alton
Suddenly the tall. slender man. whosc !
fingers had percaptih!y tremoIsi a; 10 /
Lifted his gia,S to MS lips. began t. io3l: /
steadily and with or win. look OF a-i- I
tatet fascination at the left eye of III COM /
panion- lie trie to speak, but tammeraI \
Somewhar painfully, ani then with IL great .
effort he smiled in o rather sckly AMI (
ngonizsd fashion His lips moved, hut no
sound came out OF them as his gazs con
tinuei TO be riveted upon tho single point in
the short. stout mans continuance wnera it
had first been arrested Behind the Iarr,
round spectocies OF the serene little business
man, fat brown fly was crawling I'D in o
ieisurely AMI rumin1tivs fashion ac-o,s tao
eyelid, over the ball of the VIDE Open eye.
anu upward to the forehead. The tail! !
slender man gasped AMI cleared his tGr1lt.
but made no sound. Not . tremor hal
passed over tbs eyeliIs OF the short. ssout /
man. and he wa. apparently entirely I'M
consciou- OF tho fiy's paraio That dsliLer-
ate insect having reacde l a point hale way
up bis brow. calmly turned an stIrteI to
retrace its footsteps On the !aco OF the
-. .
tonishment had charged to s. look of sat-
tied horror. He passed hi, han across his
own eyes a IL to dispsl some awful vi ion,
but he could not keep his -az, away from
the movements of thu fat brown fly.
A CASE OF COMING 'sJII-JAs!sp
The notes OF the airy youlg gentleman
behind the bar hal 10y tdis tim, been ut
tractei to the singular proceedings hero de-
scribed. Following tie look os tao tail,
slender man. lie. TOO. seemed deeply sur
psiSet by what he saw. Tho Snort. tout
gentleman was looking straight abe IL OF .
him az his excited companion, AMI tas cz-
preston o. his face indicated that no was
con-idera5ly colc'rnsI reg lrl;n. Taat an
pearei very like that per~oI's mental m
balancing. Meanwhile rls f.y wa proceed
ing with tn, utmost apparent Indifference
upon tis downward walk. He GRO Sc! the
upper eyeiid. stro.iel seinteIy ont 10 the
center or tho eyeball, and pau5cl The
tall, slender man gave 1tterance to = hoGrss
surgle, and taen turned quickly uy,aa Lis
heel anu haI willy from tho room. Astle
green baIzs door slammed bchiaI his r.
treating form he left the short, stout gentle
man looking after him i'll great asaaz,meas
ami the airy young person bcain tie bar
sia-ing fix,diy into the eye OF his solitary
customer.
what on earth eau DO the matter with
iimT raurInurei the Short stout gentle
man.
~Matter enough, / shouli say responded
The young gentleman thus addressed.
~Can II b. the del-f ccnsiGueI the dues-
TONER, in afrabIs interest
1T is either that or o very gooi limits
ion It il" Then, leaning over the bar. the
iiry young person continued in a confiien-
ial tone. "lf hs hasn't got the jm-jllns,
md II haven't got 'em too. perhap, You
an explain {, me how it is that a IL has
'esa rambling arouni for tns past 1--WE min
ite> on your Ieft eye
Goodness msI' exclaimed the short. stout
,entlemah. tearing or his spsctaclas vita .
GESTURE which caused the sudden departure
{ the insect That is my glass eye, and
Iadn't tn, faintsst no,ion-dear M, dear
me-
Tho airy young person bshini ths bar
eavei a long Sigh of relief and the short,
tout man wsikaI slowly out.
Very BAL Practice.
Peat