The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-09
Always Fought in Glasses.

Il saw funny thing in Cheyenne a few
days ago said DetrOltor to a Free Press
man. Il was wandering around the town to
see the elephan aud chance led me into a big
saloon where all the scrappers made their
headquarters. Back Of the saloon was u
building where a professor of the manly art
gave instructions and where the 'DugS'
thumped each other at exhibitions. They we're
trying out Il new arrival that day and L
should say there we're forty or fifty tough
looking chaps in the place. Soon after /
entered "a young man who had come through
from Denver In my car dropped in. He Couldn t
have been over 81 years Of rye while he was
over feet tall and his weight only about 100
pounds. He was long faced, thin and long
legged and reminded you Of nothing so much
as "a boy on stills. Two men were getting
ready TO go on when long legs peeled of hts
coat, vest, tie and collar, put them in my
charge and climbed upon the platform"
That was def to the browdY'
Exactly, and in about minute they put
man up to punch his head of. They gave
long-legs d second, and the first thing he did
was to take the glasses of the young mans
nose. The latter reached for them and said;
Excuse me, but always fight with my
glasses on
But they'll get knocked OF or jammed
into your face
Don't you believe it, It's never happened
yet and 1 don't think it will now
q" The scTapper over in the other corner
couldn't make 1t out. Here was man so
sure of himself that he was going to put up
his dukes with a pair Of eyeglasses on his
nose. He must, perfOrce, be knocker-out
from Knockersville, ana IL was better to re-
treat than to carry around a broken jaw. He,
therefore, retreated. Several others came
forward, but when they saw long legs seated
cross-legged in his corner with those glasses
poised so jauntily they didn't want anything
of him. Then he got up and said:
Gentlemen, there Is no limit to weight.
! always fight in glasses, as I'm little near
sighted / will, however remove my glass
nv and fol
your best man step up here for couple Of
roundsfn
But no one stepped. He waited minute
or two and then pulled on the gloves with a
look Of disappointment, and got into his
clothes and we went out together. He dtdn
look to me at all like scrapper, and as we
walked down the street | said:
What sort OF deal were you giving that
crowd"
"A gigantic bluff, he answered with a
laugh.
Are YOU fghter?'
4 never struck blow in my life, not even
in fun
But suppose one of those scrappers had
tackled you"
'em all up to drink. But there was do dan
ger. I've tried il half dozen times before,
and the glasses always settles en-
How about the glass eye and the false
teethY
i simply rung EN- in to help on the bluff.
Haven't got false tooth in my head, and
both eyes are perfect It's blum of my own
invention and works like a charm. Please
don give it away
And that afternoon" said the Detroiter
in conclusion. when we took the train east
there were q hundred sports down at the de.
pot to see long legs off, and I'm a duffer IL
they didn I present him with bottle of wine
and give him three cheers and a tiger"
Ben Trite-A penny for your thoughts
dear
May Cutting Where Is the penny?
Thanks. | was thinking 1t was just about
time for you to make that very remark
Puck.