The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29
The Power of the Eve.

A we'll known lecturer, d%iscoursing on
eyes, gives many illustrations of their
power:
The power of the eye was well Illus
trated by Robert Burns. He was taken
to Edinburgh very much as Samson wal
taken to the temple-to amuse the Phil
istines. He was brought to the palace
where the great men of Scotland were to
be entertained, and was put in a back
room until the time came when they
were ready for him. When they were,
he was brought in, and having measured
the company with his wonderful eyes,
he recited his immortal poem: SIS There
VIVA for Honest Poverty"
Carlyle SAYS that when he finished the
mobiles and gentlemen covered and
shrunk before his eyes. I think his
words had as much to do with it as his
eyes. Henry Clay's eyes were big gray
ones, that looked black when he was ex-
cited. Webster's eyes were a lustrous
black, and were like Gagged lions. Car
lyle compares them to a great cathedral
all lighted up. Cleopatra had black
eyes. Mary Queen of Scots had liquid
gray eyes,. Dark eyes show power, Light
eyes gentleness, and gray eyes sweet
ness. There is great magnetic power in
the eyes Of several of the lower animals.
The lions, the tigers, and the serpent's
eyes are all magnetic. 1t is well known
that the serpent will charm birds that
are flying above it, until in great circles
they will sweep down to the destruction
which awaits them. A friend of mine,
a doctor, was one day walking in the
field when he saw an adder lying on a
rock. He drew near to examine it, and
presently looked at its eyes. He was
attracted by their great beauty, and in
voluntarily stepped forward two or three
steps. Beautiful light flowed from them
and seemed to battle the very coils of
the serpent. Gradually he drew closer
until Just as he was almost within the
reptiles reach he fell, feeling, as he said
afterward, as though he had been struck
by a storm. When he became con-
scious, his head was in q friends lap.
His first words were: "Who struck meG"
stNo one struck you, doctor. ] saw you
were charmed by the snake, and 1 struck
it with o stone" He had struck the
snake, and the doctor had felt the blow.
If a snake can so charm q man, we had
better all beware of that old serpent, the
devil. What varieties of eyes we meet
on the street. Eyes that are happy, and
sad eyes; noble eyes and mean eyes; glad
eyes, voluptuous eyes. I see spiritual
| eyes, cunning eyes, modest eyes, bold
!, eyes, guilty eyes, furtive eyes. L see 6
man continually in the streets of the
, Eastern District, who is a little, mean
: looking man. He is always driving il
a little buggy, only big enough for one
. person, and a small one at that, who ha!
tuppenny eyes, always looking for a six
| pence, wherever he may be. What DIFF
ferent expressions the same eyes have a
different times. We have all stood b.
the bedsides of our friends and hav
/ watched the last look in those eyes tina
Y are about to close on the world. w
have seen the last wandering look arounI
s the room, that takes in everything anC
: everybody within range, and then W
have seen the slanting-upward gaze tina
Q seems to show a vision of angels cominI
o to usher our dear one In at the beautiful
t gates. God grant that when we com
to die we may see in that last upwar
t gaze the heavenly vision of angels, an
p may float with them to those gates.