The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-24
AN EYELAsH FIEND.
Concessions OF Man Who Has Chronic Habit OF
Pulling Out His Eyelashes.


ny aREyBEARp
I am intimately acquainted with young man in
one Of the Government Departments Is a
regular promenader on the Avenue every afternoon
and who is probably as well known as any man in
town-whose besetting sin is picking out his eye-
lashes. had often noticed the Unnamed state OF his
eyelids. Sometimes one lid would be quite heavy ana
red, with very few lashes, and again when met
him both eyelids would present this painfully disa-
creeable appearance. Finally, one evening" as they
looked unusually swollen, said TO him:
"Augustus, do tell me what is the matter with
yoSr cyelds, and what on earth has become Of your
eyclashese 2"
He smiled sort Of expressioness smile, and said
"My dear friend, have picked them nearly all
out, and the lids are irritated in consequence"
"Plcked them QUIT" echoed. "why are you
crazy, or do you take me for an idiot?"
"Neither. 1t Is simply lifelong habit Of which
have never been able to break myself--one, too,
that has more or less wrecked my happiness and
blighted my hopes. You look incredulous, as II you
thought were romaucing or telling you ghost
story, but it is true all the same.'
Knowing him to be of Joking disposition, re-
piled. ."ohl stuf and nonsense. AS the boys say
you are giving me funny business Come now,
tell me the truth are your eyes susceptible to cold
or what that they look badly and that the lashes
are nearly all gone? No sane man wonld be so
foolish as to deliberately pick out his eyelashes"
81 can't help 1t whether you believe me or not "he
answered; Z" I am an eyelash kleptomaniac.n
"why, 1never heard OF such thing, ana II you are
really serious, pray tell me all about IT,, rcjoined.
SWELL" he went on, "f you are sincere in wanting
" NV" .oou. IN, na',' wi 'eii you Wneh was
aoou. ven years vi age my oes' features
WIZ my o,es auu ,asaes. irecoiiec. oi'en nearing
.ue en's eAoiai, 'uh wha' oeau'iiuiiong eyeashes
,ha' oos mas. we'll one uay iash got turned un-
uer ,ne i'u anu gave ne cons'ueraoie pam, ana
y ,ooNshiy 'ooh pai Oh scissors ana trimmed my
a'ues W ANU. nan '"e'' usual ieng'n. Ihe result
"ae VIA, sa'''y a,.er uhy knoos iormeu on tne end
" e"o ias anu ,ne'e was an i.cny sensat'on Ia the
u'' ,ehe.e "u'on wuuiu oa'cn noid OF iasn oy
@ ,no h.,'o n,,oo anu pun " OUT. IL was sooth-
us w. 're i,.s' ou, ia'u .ne .ounuauon ior the
.er,,oie nao.. WHICH was formed never 10 oe fully
oaon., inon'hs Fasseo oeiore nao PICKED
uosa aa u ,n' ou' MOI
W anu aoou, .a', ae a'se III onoa.nier-
s.ss ,.,,,, 80 "s .,', s.,n p.eueees-
s.,.,,., - s." 80 So" on'" oeoa'n. a
s..,s ~. ~ ''." ,,,. o"e ~ s.e.'eo IL
.s...,,.. suaeA VIZ "uon my in,nu was
s.u.', =. son..ns .u "Vuu come up IN business
.i ,saunlns .Al' ..oaen'' woulu necnaacaily pun
ou. NY '"sues n. unes ior se'etal iuoh'nS "ouiu
no' pun iasn' anu wouio congratuiate mysef with
, ,ne 'uousn1 'ha' az iast hao conquered myseir.
out suddenly some tronole or some excitement
Wouiu Keep me awake' ano' py george, during the
n'sa' "ouiu pun ou' nearly every iash naa, ana
.ne ino.nns my hus wouia oeh'eraiy oald'headed
auu .ooh hHe p'eoe Vi raw Deer, anu the eyes
Mou,u nase woheu' unnatural expression, as you
see 'ueai hom' anu tnen ro 1eei ike eluooing my
Se.. na'e W 'ea'e my room anu LOOK 1eiiow-
'e,ns III VIC LACE, io iooh 80 mucous.
| Auu sou uoh' heau W .ei i'e you tnihk 'hls
no...oe uaoi' Is 'ioufaoief quer'eo'
| a'n sat.sueu tnere is no permanent cure
'or H' AS salu' nave gone weeks at time With
OUT puliing iasn-tnat Is, until new set would
grow-out JUST as sure as tney grew to nice ma
| ture puiiing length our, tney would come to my
stea' auuoyance' ana hotWtnstandlngtne disgust OF
| my hienus anu myseH AZ the naolt. am probaoly
the only person IN tn,s wide' wide world who has
ever oeen aihlcteu Win sucn apeculiar ana at the
same time awiul haot. look upon 1t as almost as
oao' atnouGn not so iatal' as the gambling or rum
vice. To me 1t has greater fascnationth than either,
Tor have often, as you know, whooped 1t up with
the ruoy and played the infatuaing but very expen-
sive parior game called toying with the tiger and
YET ior year at Time can resist the fascinating
temptations OF ooth' whiie can go but few weeks
without dsipg 'he eyeiash.puiiing act"
but' my dear Iei!ow, there surely must be some
cure LOT IT, ana even II there Is not, still don't see
WY 'ou. ,,e uappiness shouiu oe Dhgated' as you
soy 10, ilenaiAeu.
u was coming to that with story which will at
once explain my oIghted happiness and show that
'ueie eau VIC no cure ior me" Ater moment's
pause, WIN sauuenea zone OF voice. ne resumed
y. 10 .he ia'e oi every man 10 iaii IN love. am no
exception .othe ruie' nave done IL oiten. whether
'ha. 'oVe mas oeeh geherai'y reclprocated or NOT
nia''e's niue inete was one particular dDau de
euu'' however, "n'ch must DC alluded TO here.
Now WINE am no neiress'hunter, 1t was my good,
Ut luck, as the case may be, to fall
desperately ID love win wealthy as well as an
accohphshed anu III every way neautiful and lovely
youns .auy IN tn's cHy. ihis was ABOUT Ten years
ago. singular as may seem 10 you, she
Warmly returned my passion she had every
oonhaehce III me, anu concealed noth'
.nk ii!in her' AN Oh my shortcomings, gam
o'ne' ufinAns' III iacl le'erylning'she knew OF. we
oeoale eneaseu. one would sit oy my sue and tell
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