The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-30
ARTIFICIAL APPLIANCES.
Stories Of a Glass Eye and a Me-
chanical Hand.

apt 10 ClVlOe tQe DlS SneeIS up ana slt
reading out scraps to each other, while
their coffee grew cold in the cups 1t
was a bad habit. 1t made breakfast
drag on to an interminable length,
causing the maid below stairs to be be-
hind with her work all day and the
maidens above stairs to be late to
church.
Well, the girls were reading out bits
to each other. Name had just con-
tributed thrilling one about the last
footpad. who choked woman and ran
down the alley with her purse and her
rings
II wouldn't mind anyone snatching
my purse" said Imogene. because
carry most OF my money tucked inside
my dress waist, and"
''And make an embarrassing spec
tacle of yourself when you have to get
it out in q hurry" interrupted Name.
very rudely. Name had been shopping
with Imogene for the trousseau She
said she nearly blushed herself to
death. And she said that clerks who
couldn't control their risibles ought not
to be allowed to wait on ladies.
Queer things happen in town." mur-
INJURED Cousin Jane, who was only stay
ing with them over Sunday. Ibid I
ever tell you of my adventure in the
carette9 No? Well, that was the
queerest thing. My husband and his
youngest brother. Fred, and 1 were
going up to Lincoln park in it. They
were talking to each other about stocks,
and futures, and things, and l wasn't
paying much attention to them or any
thing else when suddenly man at the
other end Of the cacette began smiling
and winking at me in disgustingly
elaborate fashion. Girls, l declare I
did not know the man was there. /
may have been staring at him absent
ly, out had done nothing Intentional
ly to attract mis- attention. He was
just the kind of man who might
insult a woman alone. Big fellow
with big braided coat, big red
tie, tremendous black mustache-the
kind of mustache you can see be-
hind mans back-and bold, vacant
looking black eye. But l wasn't alone.
The carette was full of people and
there were those two strapping fellows
of nv own close at hand. Well, Of
course l looked away and made as if l
hadn't noticed anything. By and by I
stole a look at him. declare, he was
doing the same thing! One eye shut,
the other open and fixed on me. his
mouth, under horrid dyed mustache,
parted in silly smile. / turned sharp
ly away and looked out Of the window
for long, long time. A lot Of people
got out at Bellevue place and more at
Division street. 1 thought maybe my
nnweIcome adnirer had gone by this
time and just glanced over at the
corner near the horses long enough to
catch his impudent stare. know
l blushed scarlet i hoped Jim
and Fred wouldn't see, they are both
SO quick tempered. Other people be-
gan to notice. Several of them glanced
from me to the man and smiled and
nudged each other. 1t was odd the
way he persisted and yet didn't do
anything more than stare. l was be-
ginning to wish he would, so 1 could re-
buff him.
SAT Schiller street the only other
person in the carette got out. It was
lady with the biggest pair of sleeves
I've seen yet
schiller street already remarked
my husband. Hello! What's that IN
the corner?'
Tho lady with the sleeves caught
my eye as she passed and began to
laugh most unkindly, thought. Hush,
dear said; 'he has been staring at
me in that ridiculous way ever since he
started
lie has, has he? III punch his
head growled Jim. The man never
moved a muscle. Well, 1 began to
laugh. I think I was getting hyster-
ical. And Jim laughed too, rather un-
willingly. And Fred joined in. You
know Fred will laugh at anything.
The conductor on the doorstep seemed
to think something was awfully funny
and the driver tried to find out the
joke through the window. Would you
believe it, the man never stirred. We
drew up at North avenue with the aw-
ful lurch the carette gives when it
stops All out! Far as we go.' called
the conductor
And then, girls-and then-the man
in the corner woke up and opened both
his eyes, He had just been doing, with
his mouth half open, and he had glass
eye, and when he shut his eyes the lid
caught somehow on the false one and
stayed up My dear, we just roared.
We couldn't help it. The driver and
conductor shouted and yelled And
the poor man was SO shame-faced and
SO angry. l think he would have liked
to punch everyone's head"
Did YOU ever" How perfectly alb
surll" and so on.
Presently from Inogene: What kind
OF sleeves did she have, Jane-velvet?'
NO. corded silk"
II ask because I've iust had new
sleeves put in my black satin dinner
gown-the loveliest things. changeable
velvet apple, green and pink. They
make me look about three feet across
the shoulders, Wix put them in for
me, and, DO you know. those wretched
sleeves cost me twenty-five dollars
Oh, couldn't dispute MS bill Three
and half yards OF velvet at five dol
lars yard, aud making, and lining
and bit Of ermine at the wrists But
I call it siuful-;wenty-t dollars for
a pair Of sleeves.'
About what a whole gown costs
me" said Adele
But you make your own. you cle-er
creature. And SO shall / waeu I am
married" ="
No. while Frank Danton can afford