The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-23
DRAWBACKS or A mack EYE.
Il Inspires Humor and Brings Varied Mis-
cry Upon Its Owner.

Unfortunate. indeed, Is the 10: OF the younE
man with a black eye. In addition To the fact
that II is black and will prevent his appearance
In respectable society for a time are the many
explanations which he has 20 invent for the
curious who want 10 know how he got it. Then
he has to stand no end Of bantcring insinuntiug
smiles, hypOcritlcal sympathy, and the stares Of
men, women. and children wherever lac goes.
The young man in this case got his black eye
in the manner In which the general public be-
lieyes 900 out of !. 900 black eyes are received
that Is, from the fist OF another young man de-
livercd straight out from tho shoulder. At the
time he received 1t there was no means of rrliet
after receiving the blow. that began q new
course In astronomy Tor him; 80 u" went nom
cloths Ia I, for the rest Of the niEnt lie lvci
In a boarding house, and when he went drwn to
hreastast y ths morning ne wore a hanaAcr-
conceal the black eye. This did not prevent the
boaTiers from inluiring in unison:
The yCung man flushed crimson, and n he
looked around the grinEing crowd y" saw that
he would have tn tell q pretty straight story.
II don't know whether MS black or rot he
stammcrel, although h " feels as II il was. Nnu
stumbled against the hat rack. didn't like 20
wake. anybody up and Just put some hot water
Why didn't you hit the hat rack fret ?"
asked one ~ the Skeptics.
Il tried 10, hut
III raiAAt'llfA EbL ihF dlbp hn Nbls Ill III
another bOarder..
We'll, he did, but
IL suppose he's got "A pair ~ 'em. eh -
well, there's no use denying Il, %fellows,'
whispered the young man. 81 uHl hay" n run,
In with a gang, but they were five 20 ore. aud
after | had kn~rked three of them down the
other two got a. M" and that ended il. say,
what's good To take II right Rwayf"
Lets see Il - demanded the b0ardrTs. and
the young man was furCed Ia undo tlr band
sRC. Ic disclosed = swollen mass Hr-Mn the
right side of his face wll" ID ri,Hllcl a Thanks
giving football field for %col"ring. pa tncceut-~ q
chc,S was the orange rpTWwrrt-' rs black
emblrmntic Of Princeton, while The blue of Yale
was uSaIDminaUt
a Symposium ~ college colors -" c-ied one of
the t9ardrrs. suggcstions f"r reli"i were then
In order.
Try a piece 81 raw h"ef" was "Hc
or raw uystcs,' WAS aputErT.
"l1t water and extract 81 witch l1,nI"
Epson salts aud hot NHt.r 40 take IT,
bluyd-h"t cut Of the eve
90 nny" IL painted.
~, have : cut "ith ara1"rand '"' it bleed.
The Young gqRu carefully Motel all inr ssr
gesiiOns. aud. a. q di.rus-I.u ans t".r f.r
mot efrnC.uu. rHWrl'. ur,r4rH ZOO -.H ua. be-
eye dnrtgr, Ancr an a." h"' i"is 20 -.r. Gro
bandagcd up h- esq and went NO search %. HH..
NuW 4 you hut "tly r.u.u 40 o." "a. -mum r-
you got n, ! could raEn removed II aI D u"
srd o M sHid e.. hn. co. -g' .'nIt-' "ur
you had come u..niu t"rr'y-fftr iuHr- on
tsr~ard, might la,r asH a hr.trr '. "A u.", % r-
moving h. A. HIs 70 81 l 'aara wrrs
LaiE,d aa,nrIr Of t'.r.- -. t..
otlrr bottoms. af4 4u arI rIrI
Tie sN". Ing H.s f-...'4 -..rH Ht
lLy1 Ia DO ~" t'.g
that eyrflur- rIr,ly, be- fN.rr
brlltNr any s.'Ts i..' Pr %
ks glalnuys gt0fT sbgot L. sne,guIr ~ta ;-s
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