The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-08-16
VICTIMS OF STRABISMUS.
Recollectiohs ola Man Whose Eyes
We're Once at Cross PurDuses.

Recollectiohs ola Man Whose Eyes
We're Once at Cross Purposes.
"Watch that WAITER" said the doctor,
as he indicated by jerk of his thumb q
black-frocked, white-aproned servitor
who was pursuing an unsteady course
through the maze of tables and chairs at
the further end of the restaurant. "No-
tice the way he carries his head. See
how he twists his neck away to avoid
looking anyone in the eye. I suppose
you think I am going to tell you that
the man is reformed cut-throat or a
fugitive New Jersey bank official. But
I am not. He is an innocent, moral
man, for all that know to the contrary,
but he is terribly afflicted. He needs
pity and obscurity. He would be more
at home on Selkirk's Island than on
Broadway: lie is cross:eyed.
settled himself in his chair for talk,
sis two-fold. It is both moral and medi-
cal. The mental, rs we'll as the phvsi-
cal qualities of the victim are influenced
by this serious affection. l know OF no
disease, deformity or nalady which
produces such marked effects on man
as strabismus. 1t is human nature to
cover up ones defects, but nothing can
hide pair of cross-eyes. The eyes
have been called windows Of the 81 ul.
They are the most expressive part of the
face: They denote a mans passion, his
feelin 8, his sentiments, You always
look into q mans eyes when he talks to
you. You may never see how he Is
dressed; but if the expression of his eye
is bad, it is seen III second. And this
is not the worst of it. If a limb is so
crippled that it attracts your attention
the victim may not happen to notice
your scrutiny, but if you look into his
crooked eyes he detects your glance IN.
SANITY. It requires more than natural
politeness to look a cross. eyed person in
d fbs lis BY the ;. noia ghes snd sign
few people have been able to accomplish
the feat. There is fascination about
cross eyes. Your gaze is drawn to them
unconsciously. You can't avoid them.
Your curiosity is excited. You are con-
stantly wondering with which eye he is
ooking at you. The cross-eyed man
cannot e,cape his notoriety. was
cross-eyed myself once, and for years
life was burden to me. On street-cars
ill-mannered men would stare at me,
girls looked at me and giggled, children
would move around directly in front of
me and inquire, so sto be heard all over
the car, Mamma, say, what's the mat
ter with this mans eyes? neglected
society, walked instead of riding in the
cars or stages, and was fast developing
into recluse, when I had my eyes
Strengthened by an operation. I was en-
gagged to be married, when was begin
ming my practice, to a beautiful young
girl, who entered into all my hopes and
ambitions. She was good and generous
and so self-sacri6cing that she was will
ing to link herself to cross-eyed man
for for life; My W. affection ion I broke of
ng company. It was only month be.
fore the day which was appointed for
the wedding. We were sitting in one
corner of the room facing another pair
OF lovers, who were ensconced behind a
screen of flowers in the other corner.
tenlng. J. was thinking about the great
dream was rudely disturbed by young
man opposite. He crossed the room,
came to my side, and whispered loudly
enough to almost drown the band. eff
yon don't stop staring at that young lady
J. will f1atten your watch chain against
yonr-.backbone.' tried to explain. I
told him I didn't intend to stare at her;
thai was looking and thinking only ofthe
fair creature by my own side. But it was
no use. He didn't believe me. and my
intended was so mortified by the dis
turbance and confusion that when I Of
tered to release her from her promise
she gladly accepted the offer. She mar.
ried soon afterward club-footed gro
Ger, and lives around the corner from
me, and ] have now as straight eyes as
she has.D-New York Times.
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