River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-16
VICTIMS OF sTsABIsMUS.
RecoIIeciiohs ola Man Whose Eyes
Were Once at Cross Purposes.

RecoIIectiohs Of 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. | suppose
you think am going to tell you that
the man is a reformed eut-throat or
| fugitive New Jersey bank ofici. But
I am not. He is an innocent moral
man, for all that know 10 the contrary,
but he is terribly afflicted. lie needs
pity and obscurity He would l1 more
at home on Selkirks Island than on
Broadway. lie is cross eyed.
The pathology of this 1isease," said
the physician, as he lighted a cigar and
settled himself in his chair for talk,
sis two-fold. 1t is both moral and medi-
cal. The mental, as we'll as the phvsi-
cal qualities Of The victim are influenced
by this serious a1iliction. | know OF no
disease, defOrmitY or maladv which
produces such marked effects on q 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 s vi.
They are the most expressive part of the
face. They denote a mans passion, his
feelin S, 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 bis eye
is bad, it is seen III second. And this
Is not the worst Of it. If a limb is so
pJled 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
stantly. II requires more than natural
politeness to Look Il cross-eyed person in
the face and not in
dictate by the slightest sign
that his deformity is noticed, and very
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 |
cooking at you. The cross-eyed man
cannot escape his notoriety. | was |
cross-eyed myself once, and for years |
life WIS burden to me- On street-cars |
III tllftlltlCIG WI AllCiA NOutQ SiatC az me-
girls looked at me and giggled, children |
would move around directly in front of |
me and inquire, so as TO 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 a recluse, when had my eyes
Slaughtered by noperation. | 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-sacriicing that she was will
ing to link herself to a cross-eyed man
for life. Ny affection broke off |
the match. We were both at an even
ng company. 1t was only q month be.
lore 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.
The band was PLAYING and we were lis
tening. ] vas thinking about the great
happiness IN store for me when my
dream was Tudelv disturbed by young
man opposite. He crossed the room,
came to my side, and whispered loudly |
enough 60 almost drown the band "If
fon don stop staring at that young lady |
viii hatten your watch chain against
5ouE backbone. I tried to explain. I
MD him I didn't intend to stare at her.
ha. ! WAS looking and thinking only ofthe
air creature 10y my own side. But it was
40 use He didn't believe me, and nv
Intended vas SO mortified by the dis
and confusion that when / Of
ered TO release her rom her promise |
he gladly accepted the offer. She mar
led soon afterwaul Il ciub-footed gro |
or. and lives around tie corner from |
me- and have now as straight eyes as
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