The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-13
CAPTAIN BOYCOTT IN AMERICA
Pen Picture of the Man whose Name Has
Become an English Word.

Pen Picture of the Man whose Name Has
Become an English Word.
From the New York Journal
A grizzled, square set and rather UNDER
sized man mingled with the crowds at
the horse show without attracting much
attention. Yet his name Il known where
ever the English language Is spoken.
More than that, It Is a component part
of English speech. AS noun or verb. II
Is equally virile and significant. 1t Is
Identified with the struggles that have
before now shaken the social structure 10
its center. The strong arm OF the law mas
smitten tt. 1t has provoked the maledic-
tions of the rich The poor have Appeared
to IL for aid against their taskmasters. II
has brought peaceful solution to difficult
ties that otherwise might have called for
an appeal TO arms. 1t has been the
wa,tchword OF the oppressor and the rail-
lying cry of the oppressed. 1t Is one OF
the chief weapons Of the social revolu-
ZIONIST and a pet puzzle of the social
economist. It's latent possibilities Tor
good or evil are unbounded.
Captain Boycoct-fUr the man In ques-
tfon was he and no other-was middle
aged man when he first filed the public
eye in 1S79-s0. But he is hale and whole
| some looking still. Whatever his faults,
| he was not lacking In faithfulness to his
| employer, Lord Erne And the men who
his bulldog pluck. That pluck failed not
during the trying times at Lough Mask.
| when redcoats. peasantry, potheen. buck
shot and landlords were mingled in the
pleasing confusion peculiar to the popular
Irish drama. The captain has not been
to this country before since 1881. He Is
| now visiting friends who are Identified
with horse breeding interests up the state
| and m Canada
The square shoulders, the deeply set,
| shrewd eyes and the long thin lips are
the features of Boycotts physical make
up that impress themselves upon the OBJ
server His beard is short, closely wover
and a reddish brown grizzle. Both 1t and
the mustache grow sparcely around tho
lips, so that the lines and contour of the
mouth are visible Boycott has a knacl
of drawing in those lips of his that makes
him look the very incarnation of will
power. His facial angle Is good, but hi.
nose is blunt and coarse. The head h
small and straight from nape to crown
Tt Is the head of a soldier. The ears ar
fiat, large-lobed and hairy. The jaw, Gu
riously enough, is pointed and retreating
A thin growth of crisp grayish hair GOV
ers the lower half of the skull
Boycott talks but little. Ask him
question and he scans your face for
. moment before replying, as IL seeking
| hidden meaning to your query. Then n
, shifts his shoulders, turns from you tri
ie and replies, his eyes fixed upon som
distant object. He has a low and indee
, pleasant voice His accent is distinctl
r English. AS he speaks he keeps his lef
! hand hidden in his trousers pocket Th
) thumb of the right hand is used to f1ic
' away imaginary specks from his vest an
I coat. This hicking Is manifestly the oul
come of nervousness.
e Attempts to get Boycott to talk of hi
e past are met by monosyllables in repl,
Z He avoids politics and national question
in general. Horse talk he INDUCES in I
:, a limited degree. 1t is a relief to hin
: when he is free to go on his square-ss
s dogged way again.