The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-27

Large eyes have always been ad-
mired, especially in women, and may
be considered essential to the highest
order Of beauty, in almost every de-
scription of which, from Helen of Troy,
to any modern heroine, they hold a
prominent place. We read of 'Iarge
spiritual eyes," and "eyes loving
large" and of "little, sparkling lady
eyes," to which the epithets "spiritu-
ar' and Glowing" are never applied,
An Arab expresses his idea of the beau
ty of woman by saying that she has
the eye of gazells. This is the bur-
den of his song. The timidity, gentle
ness and innocent fear in the eye of the
deer tribe are compared with the mod
esty of the young girl: LET her be as
the loving hind and the pleasant roe" "
Persons with large eyes give us the inn
preston of being "wide awake" and
ready for action, while small-eyed peo-
pie have more generally a sleepy
look" and sluggish temperament or
habit of body.
DR.. .Redfield observes that persons with
large eyes have very lively emotions,
think very rapidly, and speak fast, un-
phlegmatic temperament. OF persons
with small eyes the reverse is true.
The former are quick and spontaneous
in their feelings, and in the expression
of them, and are therefore simple, like
the Scotch, Swiss, and all who inhabit
mountain regions. The latter are slow
and calculating, and therefore artful,
inhabit level countries There is a con-
nection between activity and the as
cending and descending declivities, q
fact which we eyince in running up and
down stairs, and which an active horse
exhibits when he comes to a hill; and
hence the Scotch Highlanders as well
as the sheep, goat, chamois, etc., have
very large eyes and great activity.
In the snow storm of last week, two
hundred Methodist preachers, among
others, were snow bound for twenty
six hours on train on the Union Pa
cifc Railroad, six miles east of Wam-
ego, Kansas. A terrible gale was blow
ing most of the time, making it almost
impossible to leave the train for fire.
wood, or even to go from one car to
the other. Among those on board were
Bishop Ames and DIR. Poe, bound, like
many of their companions, to the Kan
sas Conference at Manhatten. The
editor of the st. Louis Adrocate, who
was one of the party, gives a good
humored account OF the adventure. He
says: The storm increased in fury. un-
til all hope of escape, until it ceased,
died away. We were there for the
night, distant from supper, beds and
many other conveniences. Fortunate
ly there were on board a barrel of eggs
and one hog. We ate eggs and pork for
supper. There was no salt, and
fresh. The dishes were barrel
heads and paper, the cooking utensils
shovels, the tops of stoves and empty
oyster cans. Fingers answered for
forks, and we with one accord adapted
ourselves to the circumstances. The
morning brought sunlight, butno other
relief from our steadfast position. AS
to breakfast, we made out excellently,
having first course, eggs; second course,
eggs; third course, bread and butter
and a little steak; fourth course, coffee;
dessert, roast potatoes, for which we
were indebted to Rev. d. P. Mitchell,
who is the prince of commissaries. We
never saw people take things with more
cootness; indeed, it was not difficult to
keep cool. Good humor prevailed.
DR.. Poe's spirits rose with the occasion, J.,
and he kept his part of the crowd in
good humor. Bishop Ames never
seemed to US SO much at home. II he
had been born and brought up in a gale
he could not have borne himself with
greater sang Jroid. He shelled his eggs
and ate them with as much propriety,
as though eggs had been his lifelong
diet"