Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-09
Three Over Tinted Eyes
Start In Life Of Tommy, Who Could
Meet Emergencies.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

III HERE may De hO1 al al Was -
although its exact nature would
seem TO be uncertain. Perhaps that's
the penalty for it's being true
Tommy was a young man in Boston
looking for a start in life. He had a
document in his trunk which certified
that he was an S. B., and that he knew
all sorts of things about electrical en-
cheering. One day he saw an aoVer-
tisement in O New York paper, inwhich
the National Cold Storage company14t
New York expressed desire for the
services of competent young man as
assistant superintendent of its new
plant. Tommy knew about the Ma
tional Cold Storage company and It's
new plant. They were respectively the
largest things Of the kind in the coun-
try, and any connection with them
would be likely to be desirable one.
So Tommy packed a modest bag and
went to New York on the morning
train. He would have liked to wait for
TWO star letters Of recommendation
which he knew he could get. But as the
men who would have written these
two letters happened to be out OF town.
and as the hours specified in the adver-
tisement for making application were
the next day between ten and one, he
went without them.
That night in New York, having moth
ing better to do, he went to theater
with a roof-garden attachment. When
the vaudeville palled bit he started
for a stroll preparatory to going 10
bed. AS he was leaving the theater
man accompanied by three women pre-
coded him out Of the door. They were
nice-looking people-the man big
prosperous-loolIing chap in evening
clothes. and the women in pretty sum-
mer dresses. AS Tommy passed them
at the door they stopped to speak 70
some acouaintances. That is, the man
and one of the women stopped. The
other two women walked slowly on
ahead. At the corner they turned into
the comparatively quiet street thatran
alongside of the theater, evidently IN
der the impression that their escort
was close behind. A few yards down
this street tall man with vandyke
heard stood on the curb. AS the two
Young women approached he turned
toward them, and as they, got opposite
him he took off his hat and stepped IN
their path.
"Good evening, pretty little girls, he
said. (Which way you goingP'
One of the young women looked
hastily around for their escort, but the
other stood glued. The maTstood with
his feet far apart and smiled into her
ewes like a satyr. Then he put out his
hand and attempted to chuck her un-
der the chin.
Thereupon four things happened IN
ouick succession. Tommy, who had
been only a few yards behind the young
women. and who had seen the whole
incident. dashed forward and laid hold
of the vandyke-bearded man. The lat
ter made a terrific squirm and took to
his heels down an alley, leaving part
OF his coat collar in Tommy's grip. The
two Young women fled backward to-
ward the corner; they did not notice
Tommy at all. At the same moment
ibe Young women's escort and the 9TH
er woman appeared around the corner
The two young women began to speak
to the big man with one voice.
"Stand right here moment he said
o,d hurried I'm to Tommy.
''Did you address those two ladies?'
he asked.
mo" answered Tommy, pleasantly
81 happened"
"You lie!" said the big man, and hi
Tommy in the eye.
Tommy was annoyed as he picked
,, himself up from the sidewalk. Also the
big man had hold of his collar. The big
man evidently contemplated nothing
so vulgar as a street fight. He merely
intended to shake most of Tommy
teeth down his throat as a lesson, ant
then to proceed on his way. But Tom
nv had another speciality besides cleo
4 trical engineerlng-football, at tackle
It was related of him that he haC
rubbed a Yale tackles nose so contin
uously in the dust during a match gam,
: that at the close the Yale tackle has
; sst down in his tracks and wept. Alst
: Tommy had been fond of sparring. H'
= hooked his right arm into the big man.
eye and swung his left into his stom
ach, where, from the big mans build
he was sure that it would make an i'm
: preston.
Then for space Of two minute
things happened swiftly The big mai
was as strong as a buffalo, and he un
E doubtedly knew what boxing GLOW
was. But also, undoubtedly, he was
good liver, and Tommy hammered hi
:. waist line faithfully, Tommy had ais
II found the big mans other eye, and nj
n upper lip, which needed stitch, AM
his nose, which called aloud for the al
= tention of surgeon. On the othe
+ hand, Tommy's own eye was sealed Tx
; government envelope.
L A respectable-sized crowd had gath
= cred. who evidently appreciated tn
l, fact that they were getting cholc
: sample of the fstic art at a bargai
price. The three women who had az
= companied the big man stood wher
!. they could view proceedings, wringln
v their hands. Suddenly the one whoI
To- the vandyke-bearded man had accoste
7 uttered little cry of horror. This OH
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