The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-08-06
Grlertsa Misfellanp.
PETER CRISP's SPECfACLES.

mon misfortune, nuuuTcus Oh fpeOple, who
do ten good hours work every dsy of
their lives: use glasses and cannot get
along without them. NJ; the chief
trouble In Peters case wss not in wanting
glasses: it was in the p,.rticular sort Of
glasses that he used, He had several
pairs. which he alT.sys kept on hand, no.
body knew exac .iy where: they seemed
10 Dc hioden S,Smewhere about the head
OF MS oed' or he often go. them on before
ne was q in the morning.
one pair was what Ishould call smoked
gia'-s '-ses, such as persons use in looking at
tIe sun they do very well for that pur-
pose, preventing the bright rays from
hurting the eyes. But Peter did not put
them on tofook at the sun with he looked
at everything through them. And this
made everything look dark and ugly, he
was made to feel accordingly.
could iron these collars better my
selfi" he exclaimed one morning as he
was dressing, after getting up with those
Not q pin in the cushion as usual A"
and presently again, "Who has taken my
comb and brush"
Had any of the children CHANGED to
come into the room about that time, IL
When he sat down to breakfast there
was deep wrinkle between his eyes
caused by the weight of the glasses upon
his brow.
"Thst Polly Ann never did make good
cup of coffee in her life," he remarked
My DEAR" turning TO his wife, "I do wish
you would take the trouble to 20 down
once.-.just once, only once-and show her
how"
Mira. Crisp ventured to cay in low
Voice thai she went down every morning.
feter had no reply to make to this, but be
puckered his lips as If he had been taking
quinine, frowned yet more severely and
pushed the cup away from him.
After his cheerful breakfast he put on
his hat to go to the store, but turned back
from the front door and came to the foot
OF the stairs, where he stood calling out in
a loud voice that he really felt ashamed ol
the black sround the door. knob and tell
handle. In the street q few moments
atlerward, a gentleman joined him, tc
whom he was as pleasant as possible Bui
when he got into the couulipg-room, il
was plain he had the smoked glasses or
still. Not one person about the concern
worked as he should do, he said-none o
them were worth q cent. 1t used to St
different when be was a boy. Then hi
went out with look of general disgust
As soon as he was gone the bookkeepel
was cross to the clerk, and the cleri
scolded the boy, and the boy went out and
abused the porter.
A few mornings after that, Peter had or
what might he called his blue glasses. II,
Was in milder frame, but low in spirits
He was sorry to see the chamber carrei
wearing out, for he did not know where
another would come from. At breakfas
he watched all the children taking butter
and took scarcely any himself he
begged Mrs. Crisp to put less sugar in his
coffee The frown was gone from his face
but a most detected look had come in III
place. Spying hole in the toe of hi
boys shoe, be took long bresth, ant
hearing that the dressmsker was engaged
day next week for his daughters, b,
sighed aloud. Walking down the street
be looked as if he had lost near relative
and at the store all day he felt like one OF
the eve of breaking.
He had one more pair of glasses, tn,
color Of which could never be distinct,
made out: they seemed more of mud
color than anything else. He did no
wear them so often as either Of the Others
but when he did they had a very singuls
effect 1t was thought by many that the,
hefogged him, rather than helped him see
for after putting them on of morning h
would get up and dress hardly speaking
word. Atbreakfast he would say nothing
and not seem to want anybody else to
consequently the whole family would 81
and MUNICH in silence; then he would ris
from the table and walk out of the from
door as If he was dumb; and although
was relief when he hsd gone and mad
matters something better, still chillin
influence remained behind him the Who'll
morning.
Peter had been wearing these glasse
good many years, when it occurred t
him one dsy that things never looked YER
cheerful in his eyes, that he was neve
very happy, and that perhaps his specta
Giles had something to do with it.
wish could get another and a bel
ter pair" said ne. Then he remembers
that his neighbor, Samuel Sesbright, ha
peared to sec well and to have q pleasan
face on. Meeting him the next morning
ne said,
"Neighbor, if it is not making too fire,
may | ask where you get your spects
cles?"
Certainly" replied Samuel al al
glad to tell you. They are good ones, an
L wish every man with poor eyes had
pail. like them"
Il would be willing t, pay good pric
for pair" said Peter.
That is not needful," replied Samuel
"they are the cheapest glasses you ca
get"
Pray tell me where can find them,
said Peter.
al got mine," said Samuel, "by tn
help OF certain Physician whose hous
anxious to get them, know he will te
you how you can get psir for the ask
ing"
az don't want them in charity" reptile
Peter.
"Then you cannot have them," sal
Samuel.
"Well," replied Peter. In a humble
voice, "Tll take them for nothing, or r.
pay big price for them, for want ther
above all things"
"Ah," said Samuel, that sounds NOR
like getting them. You go to him an
tell him how you feel, and he will atten
to your case"
uCu L CtcI Nlu dc uC Woo otu- Il
Doctor looked at his eyes, and said tbs
the disease In them was Cne which key
him from seeing the good in things aboJ
him: all he could see wss the evil.
And those glasses you have been wea
ing" he continued, shave only made theI
worse, till there Is danger of your ge
ting beyond cure"
And is there no hope for mes" aske
Peter.
"Oh yes" replied the De- or, eff 20
will follow the directions."
:" will do So" said Peter.
"ln the first place, then" he continued
"you must wear those glasses no NOR,
Throw them away or put them il th
fire, so that you will never see ther
again"
al promise to do so," replied Peter.
ain the next place, when you are give
anew pair" continued the Doctor, ayo
must always walk in the way which the
show you to be right"
81 will try not to depart from it." sal
Peter.
At this there came an invisible han
that took off his old smoked glasses an
put on new ones, made of pure crysts
which let the light through just as it can
down from the sky. But oh what
change they made to Peterl He wei
home, and as soon as he entered the dot
his house seemed like another place
him: It seemed filled with blessings.