The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-09-26
walt, Sig, for a few minutes ! Mr. Bs.rnotti is

watt sir, for few minutes Mr.. Bernotti is
/ cnGa gcd- just now :
| However, presently, Mr.. Bernotti appeared.
! A pleasant little man, with twinkling eyes a
lbuoyant disposition and a cork leg, Which al
ways seemed FESTIVE, aud not properly broken
init never went well with the other leg; it
was too fast for it; and it appeared to impress
the natural leg with % hopeless conviction of
inferiority.
after profuse apologies for keeping me wait
ing, and several concitiatory fourishes which
his cork leg seemed to get up Independently of
him, and entirely on it's own account Mr.. Ber-
motif said, This is your size, by my books
No. 1913 Hnzet-taking one from case of
several hundreds-'and a very meat eye it is.
Shall put you up an 'o[f-eye' for spare nses
Thank. you, sir.--Am / doing pretty we'll in
eyes fhnnk you, yes; nothing to complain
or You would hardly have thought it Z No;
probably not--few persons would, in fact, You
see that the triumph of art is SO perfect one
dnes-not really know who has glass eyes and
who hns not. Scores of people in every town
wear them, who arc never suspected of such
thing, the illusion is perfect. Yours am
promo to own, is q very successful case. There
are others no less so. Among the list of per-
sons who have obtained respectable damages
from various railway companies for the loss Of
an eye, and even pensions frain governments,
could point to at least q fen Instances in whch
the eye so damaged has been ono of my make
No one has been the wiser. In fact, only the,
other day, was deceived myself, French
gentleman was introduced to mo By a friend as
requiring an eye. This is his eye sir--No. 81
Gray. Wei, sir, after carefully inatching tho,
artificial eye bS thse-fe;tl one, Il directed his
attention to the extreme lightness of our i1sii-
uiaetufe, and begged him TO hold II mp to the
light and observe its trslhaparency. If yclt
viii believe me, sir, = atsak
eyes N;h 81 I toals fds e,ss y ia IA
With ssselogies, sfr. BsrnoftiFoi
lowed his leg, which foartshed of down stairs
Having wished him good afternoon, set cut
to prosecute my search after my wife.
s II need not detail the particular steps by
which sought to carry out this purpose but
may state that drove to every metropolitan
railway station, and made most careful ingui-
RIGS. Next day, after fruitIess search, deter
mined TO return to the Waterloo terminus, and
endeavor to elicit something which might
gnide mo in fresh Investigations. found
waiting for nae there telegram From Mr.,
Tredgold, Stepminster, to Penuel Crossley,
Esq, London.-Gome down. 1t is all right.
Laura is here
II was so thankful. But what couid size
have meant by having deceived me-, and for
so fonGP | thouGhtyTeterring to her note. And
why should she have written me agoh note
mt all, and aroused snch cruel suspicious
There was good deal to be explained at any
rate.
81 returned to stepminster by next trim,
and hurried off to MIR. Tredgold's. Laura re-
ceived me at the door III an eestacy of delight
and / was about putting twenty different
questions to her at a time, TO know the reason
OF her sfttgufaF cotduGT,-WiieH- ofd Nj. -Tfes=
gold said, Wait n bit. None of that. just
cast your eye this way, Pen, my hoy here's
try OVER with me before l allow word to be
said about this little mystery.--No insist
he said, seeing me about to demonstrate.
Pleasure first, business afterwards
THE cloth laid for supper, and we sat
round the table, plate in front of each of us,
while Dir. Tred9old handed Laura and the the
notes of the round keeping copy for himself.
When had glanced at my copy, | felt ready
to sink through the hoor with -R4aEtileItial-
could not believe my eyes-eye, pieau.
Now then cried Mr.. Tredgold smartly.
az az -
Laura began, flushing, and ina voice very
unlike her natural one, TO sing:
'.oh do you know the Glass. ego Mani
b a k az Ssf az Sn sDp hs s Re@spt
And goes little lame
"This was terrible; but reflection was out of
the question, for Mr. Tredgold, with his stem
toTian bass, immediately began singing to the
same air, by way Of reply:
20 yes. I know tho Glass eye Mani
BernotIi Is his name;
Hekeeps the shop II Regent street,
But the worst was, the terrible proof Mr..
TrcdGola gave that he really did know the
Glass-eye Man, for no had no sooner finished
the Verse; than, with q burst of laughter, lie
took ont his own eye-to my terrible surprise.
glass one-;sid placed it on the plate before
him. ] almost stGRefetl. But in mo.
mcnt the old gentleman recovered himself
from his chucklcs sufficiently to call out eCho-
rus, if you please? In which very iuglori-
ousiy joined.
Iagn there's ono Of MS knows the Glass eye Man
4 htFe 3 one OF US 1Snottfl itla nsi}Eet
" l0 keeps the gA0P-f "a JsGese { sheet,
And goes little lime
Now said my eccentric father iatlaw, It's
my turn Aud nc addressed the inquiry to me
to the same tuue.
: 81 was forced, very reluctantly, to own, in
reply, as he had done, that 1 certainly did
know the individuali referred to.
Every we'll, them, he remarked, when hast
finished, 'out with it, can't your
VERY furtively obeyed, and placed my eye
on the plate before Ny wife gave scream
of laughter, which much Disconnected me.
There We were, two. of us-sir. Tredgold and