The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-07-20
A Man of Massive Brow.


street optic'an received an order from a
Columbus Judge to send him the largest
| pair of spectacles he had on hand. He
picked out pair from an old stock that
looked as though they might have been
made expressly for Joe Goss the day fol-
lowing his fight with Tom Allen, and
sent them by express to the judges adj
dress.
A few days later the package came
back, with an accompanying note saying
the frames were altogether too small
he couldn't get them on, and must have
the largest size manufactured. lie had
head that was head, and wanted a
pair Of glasses that could be used for
both eyes at the same time. Speth puz-
zled over the matter day or two, and
then took out the bow between the
glasses, put in new one of double size,
and sent the spectacles back to Column
bus, confident that he would soon get a
complaint that they were altogether too
large, but he was determined to convince
the Judge he had brought his work to
the right shop, if he didn't make cent
on the job.
But back they came again, with a
tie ty note from the judge that he didn't
want any more chidren's spectacles sent
up that way. He wanted something
that full-grown man could wear, and
that, too, without any more nonsense
he was in hurry for the glasses.
BY this time Mr.. Speth had got his
Dutch up in earnest, and made an en-
phatic declaration that the goods
wouldn't be thrown back on his hands
again for the same cause. He then set
to work and forged pair of frames
specially, big enough to fit mule, and
sent them forward with request to
notify at once by telegraph if they were
too small and he would send on is sign.
A day or two afterward Columbus
man dropped in and inquired of Speth
if he had yet sent the sign.
Good heavens no." said the opti-
clan. "Did he want it?"
Well, no." said the visitor with a
queer smile. "The specs were a leetle
bit tight, but he thought he could manage
to get along with them till he could
come down and leave his measure"
Well I'm stumped." said Speth. 81
got up them frames for a joke. What
sort of head does that old Judge tote
around anyhow?'
Him? Why bless your life, man,
he's got head like -four barrel. and
every body says that's what made him
bowlegged. You just ought to see how
small them specs of yours looks when
he has 'em on. Blamed if they don't
give him a cramped look that makes a
fellow tidgety," said the gentleman
they do, honest It's pity you didn't
spread 'em just a leetle mite more"
Ii the time ever comes when Ohio can
have voice in the affairs of the nation,
we trust the Columbus judge will not
be overlooked when man with plenty
of scope between the eyes is needed.
OF Daniel Webster, when he visited
Wheeling with his wife and daughter,
an old inhabitant writes to the btel6-
gencer of that city: "That massive
man, who seemed to loom up above all
others, who inspired one by the majesty
of his person, with his voice, with the
flash of his deep-set, dark hazeleye, and
with his very movement, was not really
large man-in height he was only
about five feet ten inches His head
looked very large, but there are many as
large. He wore a Il hat. Mr.. Clay's
looked much smaller, but was of the
same size. His shoulders and chest were
very large, that was all. He tapered to
small hips and very suall hands and feet.
He weighed very little, if any, over two
hundred pounds. He remained in
Wheeling over Sunday, and attended
the Rev. DR.. Weeds church on Fourth
street, where he said he heard very
good sermon. 1t was amusing to see
him and his family going to church. He
went ahead with that never-to be- forgot
ten tramp, placing his foot down as
though he intended to stay there.
There was no elasticity in his legs, and
apparently there were no bones, heel or
instep in his feet. His wife, not much
for pretty, came about rod behind,
with much the same tramp. Miss Kate
went about rod behind, with more of
good looks and less of the tramp, but
she was very hard to keep step with, and
if the daisies OF Marshfield would rise
unhurt from under her feet they are
harder than any have seem"