The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-06-11
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wide and look towards the light" His
eyes we're steady ia their gaze, the pupils
contracted readily, and the lid dropped
spontaneously upon ny approaching my
finger.
"Did you tell your wife what you had
secnW l asked.
"No: / didn't want TO alarm her
She noticed that stared at the thing IN
rather a startled manner, but 1 laughed
IL off,
I was silent for a while, toying with
the mirror, and wondering what the case
might mean.
1Well, what do you make 1t out 70
BET" he inquired,
"Oh," replied, ~ can't say as yet.
haven't sufficient data. The trouble
may be In your optic nerve, It may be IN
your liver, and 1t may be elsewhere still
should have to put you through
lengthy examination And just at this
moment / am too tired and hungry to
begin one. II you will give me time 70
cat some luncheon, III be in better
trim"
"Oh, certainly, certainly. Only can't
you tell me at once whether you think !
am going to lose my reason"
al hardly think you are going 70 lose
your reason" replied "And now, II
YOU will excuse for little, I'll 60 down
stairs and take bite. Perhaps you
would like chop yourself2"
ooh, no, thank you, thank you. !
shan't be able to eat with any apptaite
until this fear Is of my mind" ~
While swallowed my hasty lung ~
thought the matter over. 1t puz1ed
mo a great deal, but suddenly, as kvs
folding up my napkin, an idea straek
me which | hoped might clear the whole
matter up.
Reioining Mr. Carathwaite In my office,
I said to him: ~ have come to tAe con-
clusion that this is case for specialist
II you like will 90 to a specialist with
you"
~ am quite at your orders, he re-
sponded. "Do you think it's the brain
or the eye2"
III hope It is neither; but the special
list will tell u.s.
We entered my carriage and were driven
down town to famous curiosity shop in
Seventeenth street, just west Of Union
Square, the proprietor Of which, Mr..
Maverick, is esteemed, as everybody
knows. one OF the most learned authori-
ties ia antique curios In America.
"uere we are, said I, getting out OF
the carriage. "Will you comes"
"But, what are you going In here forT
questioned Carathwaitc.
"To consult our specialist" said |.
MY patient looked ,mystifed, but he
followed me into shopl
presented my card land asked to see
Mr.. Maverick. In another minute we
were cIoseted with him in his private
office.
"Will YOU md Mr.. Maverick your
mirror2n Slded Of Carathwa.te.
%.l the mirror and looked
a;c ~ he frame through a
This is a bit of
/ Of Etiennc Dee
9g rrsently, ssong
s-N sst ST. dsmiths OF the sixs
| te9nth Centut NIf AIeAlhs D k1sa..s y mere
you got;t 81 Jay tell you it is in
tnitely yalua1N / have never seen q
finer specimen Delaulne's handicraft,
nor one in ter state Of preserva-
ton"
"And Che glassq" | queried. 1--WE are
especially interested in the glass"
1.-THE glass, said Maverick, sis proba-
bly, Venetian. l must examine it lit
tie"
He went to the window and began to
scrutinize the glass, twisting it about
and peeriug at it from various angles.
"Ah, yes; thought So" he exclaimed
all at once. "Come here, gentlemen,
he called to us.
He held the glass Off at a certain
obhque angle and inquired Snow, when
l hold it like that, what do you sect"
Carathwaite simply uttered long, low
"Ah-h-hw
"Why, see human skull, he said,
ga most perfect image of a human skull.
| would swear it was the genuine rehec-
ton of real one. How it gets there /
can't for my life imagine
"Ah, that was the art of the Venetian
glass workers" said Maverick.
He crossed the room and took down
from a bookcase volume entitled;
''NIanual Art of Medieval Italy" He
ran over few pages, found his place,
and read aloud; "Venetian looking
glasses of the sixteenth century were
often ornamented with grotesque designs
-serpents, skeletons, skulls, sometimes
crucifxes-pr produced in the coating Of
quicksilver in such way as to be visible
only at one angle of vision, and then to
give the effect of a reflection Of some ex-
terror object"
sWell, Dootor,n said Carathwaite,
smiling rather sheepishly, when he had
regained the street, you have effected a
speedy cure. What's your feel"
al can hardly ask you fee since your
trouble was all in the mirror" said.
81 will take it ont in telling the story. =
The gratitude of millionaires is very
like that Of kings. have never seen
nor heard from Mr.. Alexander Carath-
mAlle again. When he needs medical
ailen6hnea = adTice he calls upon that
notorisA humbas Blank.-NsO York