Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
WHAT BLUE EYES MEAN.
Sometimes They Signify Danger to an Ad-
versary-Looltout for the Wrong Pair.
sSWHAT REMARKABLY BLUE EYES YOU

versary-Lookout for the Wrong Pair.
ssWHAT REMARKABLY BLUE EYES YOU
w have"
The remark was addressed by Q STAR writer
to an ex-oficer in the regular army, whose life
has contained more than an ordinary share Of
adventures and vicssitudes.
THAT ia what they call in England the
Wimbledon eye was his reply, "because it
is meant to shoot with Scientific rifemen will
tell you that there is no such eve for msrksman-
ship rs the blue one of the color which has ex-
cited your attention. Black eyes and brown
eyes aren't in it with the blue anyway, when it
comes to shooting or fighting. That is why the
northern people have always wiped the south
ern races out when it came to war. You will
see the fact illustrated perhaps when wo come
to blows with Chile.
"Did you ever look into the eyes Of person
who was really enraged? 1 did once, and they
were my own. Their expression was so horri-
Die That have never forgotten it. am very
SLOW TO anger, but on the occasion refer to
mad cause, as think you will admit My ad-
Versary had not only insuited me in the gr ossest
possible manner, but he had fired four shots
at me.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
Il had a gun myself, but I didn't stop to
draw It, The only thing 1 thought of was to
get at the man. jumped upon him like Wild
cat He was quito my equal in strength, but 1
was MAD with fury and could have thrashed
Two OF him at that moment Besides, was
Pracuced boxer. However, my powers with
N! hsts>Were not called into requisition; We
were at too close dIarters for that.
AS sprang up1n him he fell against a mir
r0r which was behind him and l caught a
glimpse over his shoulder of NV own ewes as
we went down together. They actually had a
uiaoohcai expression, and, as l said, the recol-
lecuon has haunted me ever since. They
meant Kill. In an instant had wrenched the
smoking revolver out Of my enemy's hand and
with the first blow of its butt / smashed in the
crown OF his hat. Incidentally his head was
crushed in also. If he had not carried SO very
large pistol the result would not have been so
disastrous for himself, but it was heavy cav
AIRY weapon with brass ring in the end, and
he nearly died in consequence
ANOTHER ROW.
II never got into but one other serious row
In my life. After 1 left the army was en-
Pioyed for some time as a printer in the gov
eminent printing Office. The man who had
the case next to mine was a person who had
achieved the reputation of being dangerous
On one occasion in Baltimore Le had killed
somebody with wagon spoke. was told to
be on my guard against him, but thought
could take care of myself. However, not a
very long time elapsed before there was trouble
Tho dispute concerned piece Of COPY
which he chose to take off nv case against NV
protest. told him very mildly that l would
not permit it, and he INDUCED in various re-
marks OF an uncomplimentary nature. Instead
OF getting ansry l simply laughed at him,
winch naturally made him very much euraged
After continuing his aspersive tnunts for quite
while in the presence Of my felow-workmen
he evidently supposed that would not fight
and made suggestion rejecting upon my
genealogy, implying that it was not according
to Hoyle, as 1t were.
times before he realized that he had been hit
Having driven him against the wall with one
blow Of my left hand gave him sockdologer
with my right fist square in the cheek bone. 1t
would almost have knocked down q mule. As
it was. he fell over radiator and l proceeded
to demollsh him. Before we could be separ-
ated had hit him fifty times, suppose, and he
was SO cut to pieces that really felt sorry for
what had done. His cheek bone was smashed,
his jaw was fractured in two places and he was
fairly covered with blood. A doctor had to be
summoned and he was carried out.
About two weeks later he came back to
the Office, still looking very decidedly damaged.
Evidently he had some liquor in him. At all
events. he approached me and said: III you
will come outside in the street l will repeat
what l said before
I'm response to that, 1 spoke to him slowly
Gnu uoAADeia.oiv, eHahiuS my ioreuuSeE "itulu
about an inch OF his nose. / said:
i have never desired to engage in fight
with you. 1t is not my intention to leave the
office during working hours for your accom-
mediation. You know. however. that at 5
o clock every afternoon l leave this building.
If you arc not anxious to receive an allo-
pathic dose of the medicine which gave you a
homeopathic taste of the other day YOU will
not be at the door when 1 come out tonight
when left the Office that evening he was
not there. In fact, saw nothing more of
him, for he threw up his job and disappeared
Not long ago read in the newspapers that he
had gone on a hunting trip in Alaska and that
his companion. mistaking him for c duck, had
shot the top OF his head off,