The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-26
EYE PAINTING.



The young man whose statement
that he obtained his black eye by
running against an open door in the
dark was received with some incredulity
was obliged to repeat this story 80 often
that he decided to undergo the opera
ton known as having the eye painted,
In order that he might not periure HIM
self beyond redemption He had a
vague recollection of having seen a
sign, ''Black Eyes Painted Here, while
riding on a Third Avenue street car
through the Bowery, and he ac-
cordingly mounted the front platform
OF one of these cars and rode down to
find the place. He found it without
any difficulty in the vicinity of Chatham
Square, location where the trade in
black eyes ought to flourish, by the
way.
The first sign, "Black Eyes Painted
Here" pointed around corner. Here
another sign on photographers case
pointed to a hallway, and on every
landing and at the foot of every flight
for four flights of stairs was the sign:
photograph Gallery. Black Eyes
Painted, indicating "a surprising versa
tility on the part of the artist. Up these
four flights of stairs the youth with the
black eye toiled perspiringly, and finally
found himself in the photographer re-
ception room, where two or three young
! ,g,g-onlep- and one embarrassed young
man were waiting. 1t was totally I'M
necessary for the young man with the
black eye to announce what he had
come for. The eye saved him the
trouble, and the young woman in charge
Of the gallery said: "Gen'lman to
tend to you be out in a minute" The
other young women giggled, the en-
barrassed young man cheered up a
tribe, and the young man with the
bla,k eye looked as dignitied and I'M
concerned as was possible under the
circumstances.
TWAS very superior person who, at
the expiration of a few minutes, during
which the patient held a newspaper
before his face and affected to be in.
terested in it, came out into the recep.
ton room. He did not need to be in.
formed what the young man had called
for either, but babe him summarily.
Come in herer' and led him into the
photographing room under the sky
light. Take a seat, " he said, pointing
to Il chair before the camera.
II don't want my picture taken, you
know" said the young man with the
black eye, and added feeble joke about
looking better for a photograph when
his eye got well.
The black-eye artist ignored the joke
and said: Il know you don't want nc
picture"
Then he proceeded to mix up a spe
cies of white paint upon a palette, an
occupation that required several min.
utes, during which time the young man
with the black eye engaged in hope
less effort to stare the photographer
assistant-a dirty boy of the Bailey
type-out of countenance. 1t was hope
less, because the boy only stared at tn,
black eye and grinned. Finally the
black-eye artist approached with the
palette, and the young man asked:
What is that stufi?'
That's q secret" responded the
artist
''Well is there any danger of its in
juring my eye?" pursued the youn9
man.
NAV" said the artist, briskly. 1T
both healing and concealing. Look u
at the roof. ="
The young man with the black ey,
gazed heayenward, and the artist APP
piled the brush, whereupon the youn
man involuntarily closed his eye.
"Open that eyeH' said the arts
stenly, pausing with his brush upliftcd
The young man meekly did as he wa
hidden, and the artist painted the fac
carefully close up to the lids and 70
half an inch below. When he 90
through the Young mans face felt rs j
black-eye artist BROUGHT him a mirror