Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-12-15
A Girls Remarkable Exes.

Last winter, as the story goes, = Litch-
field, Ct, girl of sixteen went riding on a
cold day. Returning home, she complain
ed that her eyes panied her. They grew
worse, and she was obliged to stay 10
dark room. Recently she felt something
coming out of her eyes. She helped it out
with her hands. Her eyes felt better at
ouce, and her sight was recovered. Now
Comes the strangest part of the story
SIX months ago the girls ewes were
straight and natural, now the girl is cross
eyed, but she pays no attention to that.
She sees things just the same az she al
ways did, but let her close her right eye
and look out of her left eye, and ste can
See a distance of eight or ten miles, and
distinguish things as well as al ordinary
person cen Only sixty rods away. she IS
able to look clear to the lake, distance
OF three and half miles, and identity
any one, describing their dress even. The
distant hills are brought close to her. and
she can see the farmers getting in their
hay, even counting the number of heaps,
which in an air line are seven miles from
her. To test her Geld glass was used,
and her sight would far Outreach any OBJ
ject that could be seen with the glass. II
she closes her left eye and looks out OF
the right then she cannot see anything
except close to her, bat that eye is per-
feet microscope. She is able to distinguish
thi. IS that the natural eye cannot see.--
The point of needle looks as blunt as
cr0wbar, and 1t is wonderful to hear her
describe the beautiful colors Of flies and
other insects. To her the hairs on Il p r.
sen g head look as large as darning nee
dies, and IN the 6npst piece OF linen she
can count the threads AZ easily as one can
count bean poles. Tho moment she 0pens
both eyes they assume the cross eyed ex-
preston or shape, and then she sees again
as any other person. 1t is the intention
of her father to take her to New York a.
no distant day 10 let some Of The ceifbra-
ted physicians see this W nderfui phenon m
enOn. The girl herself is a very bright.
pretty girl, but very tiaaid.
A ONE-ARMED NEGRO BgFORE COURT
w HO CLAIMED TO HAVE BELONGED TO
GEN LEE--At Wentworth court last
week a gineer-cake, middl aged looking
negro with one arm off sat behind lawyer
Jim Reid, who had vulunteerd as bis
counsel. He had been convicted Of steal
ing -four from Mr. Philip J. Pratt. Judge
Sbipp said he hated to pass sentence on a
man so disabled, he was fit for no service
| to the State, and c,nldn't wD.k on the
| railroads. Lawyer r id said he was just
about putting in a plea for mercv, thai
| the negro gave his name AS Willis Lee and
claimed to have belonged to Gen. Robert
| E. Lee.
Tut, tut" said Judge Ship, General
| Lee never owned such negro as that"
The courthouse smiled.
| Nevertheless. that is his statemer t
| your Honor. and he makes a very clear
one," continued Mr.. Reid. ''he said that
Gen. Lee always hired him to Gen. Wise"
"a Wise disposal of him. put in law
YER John Staples.
| s'And lie says,' resumed Mr.. Reid
| st ha t be lost his arm at Roanoke IsIanl
| by she'll while working on the breast
| works.
| 'Stard upr' sid the Judge to the ne
Roanoke Island?"
II was thar, sir, with Marse O'Jen
nings Wise, he wur killed that day,
think it was in 1862; | was thar. sir, build
| ing hreastworkS. a she'll hit me y
"What Werr Gen. Lees sons named?'
Thar was Jimmie, and Epnrum, anC
| William, and FIiz, sah, he kept me hire(
TO the Wise's.''
Ibid he have a son named Custus?'
asked an ''old soldier" lawyer.
oh, yes, sab. Gustus dab WAS one
named Gustus!" The court smiled again
| "What sort of horse did Gen. Lee ride?'
asked another ''old SOLDIER
HE rid an iron gray, sab"
The Judge told him he could go if HI
would pay the costs, on promise never Il
set foot back iato the state; if he eve
did he d send him to the pen. He was ev
identity an old army negro, he hailed from
| Virginia, and no oDehI ew anything about
him.-Reidsuile IN. C.) Times.