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December 26, 1913
Judith Gap Journal
Judith Gap, Wheatland County, Montana
What is this article about?
At a dinner, William Gladstone's intense, eagle-like gaze silenced Professor Blackie after he challenged Gladstone's idea that Homer was chanted rather than read. The stare is likened to a bird of prey's paralyzing look.
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SILENCED BY A LOOK.
Gladstone's Burning Eyes Rendered Blackie Speechless.
Gladstone had peculiar, eagle-like eyes.
At a dinner at which he and Professor Blackie were present the two men were opposite, and when Gladstone gave in a forcible way his idea that Homer was no longer read, but chanted, the professor cried out, "Mr. Gladstone, I don't believe a word of it!"
Then he rose to argue the matter and said one sentence, but got no further.
He had met Gladstone's gaze and seen his outer eyelids widened to their fullness in a steady glare, and his tongue stumbled, and he sank back into his chair in confusion.
The writer concludes: "Go to the zoo for it.
Take your umbrella.
Make your way to the place where eagles, vultures, falcons and such like creatures blink on their perches.
Select a bird.
Stare at him with insult and you will see the outer lids expand as Mr. Gladstone's did.
Poke at him with your umbrella.
The filmy vertical lids through which he looks at the sun and opens to paralyze his prey will part, and then you will see what Blackie saw and understand his feelings."
Gladstone's Burning Eyes Rendered Blackie Speechless.
Gladstone had peculiar, eagle-like eyes.
At a dinner at which he and Professor Blackie were present the two men were opposite, and when Gladstone gave in a forcible way his idea that Homer was no longer read, but chanted, the professor cried out, "Mr. Gladstone, I don't believe a word of it!"
Then he rose to argue the matter and said one sentence, but got no further.
He had met Gladstone's gaze and seen his outer eyelids widened to their fullness in a steady glare, and his tongue stumbled, and he sank back into his chair in confusion.
The writer concludes: "Go to the zoo for it.
Take your umbrella.
Make your way to the place where eagles, vultures, falcons and such like creatures blink on their perches.
Select a bird.
Stare at him with insult and you will see the outer lids expand as Mr. Gladstone's did.
Poke at him with your umbrella.
The filmy vertical lids through which he looks at the sun and opens to paralyze his prey will part, and then you will see what Blackie saw and understand his feelings."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Gladstone
Blackie
Eagle Eyes
Gaze
Homer
Dinner
Silenced
What entities or persons were involved?
Gladstone
Professor Blackie
Where did it happen?
At A Dinner
Story Details
Key Persons
Gladstone
Professor Blackie
Location
At A Dinner
Story Details
Gladstone's eagle-like gaze silenced Professor Blackie when he attempted to argue against Gladstone's view on Homer at a dinner.