Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-11-15
NO. As.
MISERY OF EYEGLASSES.


Ota Reliable >p~~tasies-
Most people have n prejudice against
Spsctaclcs. writes one who has suf-
fered with lame eyes They make one
look 80 old. They spoil the expression
Of the eyes. aud leave a mark across
the nose. and are uncomfortable over
the ears - il generally happens that
when ones evesight gives out. and
everything grows wofulIy indistinet.
eyeglasses are resorted to. 80 much
more convenient than spectscles,' said
a friead % rs the other day. Bye
glasses are sort Of compromise be-
tween vouth and age, and as long a. =
person vear> eyeglasses he may be re-
garsie'i a. not ~ very old For when
old age unmistakabiy sets in. then. We
cea-e 10 think 50 much 81 appear
anees. and cry out for comfort. and
there Is more resl comfort To one pair
" spectacles. that will ssay ON your
face. right where you put them. than
there i in a dozeu pairs of eyeglasses
which are always iving of on busi-
ness OF their own. Just when you want
them
Eyeglasses are made on purpose IN
break They are always catching into
something. The springs are frail as
spiders web The bows are as brittle
a. rnoiasses candy in January. The
glasses are always falling out. and II
ycu happen 10 he near-sighted. You
might hunt till the next Fourth OF
July withog, finding them again
When nothing else happens to them,
the spring breaks aud they get under
f'ss,. aud somebody steps on them. and
yon ar~ a couple of dollars out. and as
rs-od a. blind. with no dog TO lead yoc
Ia the paths q safety. In hot weather
. yoa cAat keep the sllpPsfy .hirS~ IN
Faur naSe IN save you
ff Fssc u~Psptre your nose has no at
trsrtivn for sadia rubber or eelluloid.
Just A. you arc looking at something,
and nattcring yourself that you have
got exactly the right focus. down gu
those glasses, and you have to ruby your
nose up and stick them on again and
look quicss for the same thing i going
to he repeated again and again. An
other charaetertstie Of eyeglasses is the
fact that when they are wanted most
thev turn up missing. You NAV look
and hunt. and hunt and looI; and W hen
you don't need them you'll find them
hanging serencly to your buttOnhole
or resting composedly at the table at
your side. As an item of expense they
are formidable Your boots do not eost
you any more per year. The cigars you
smoke are not more expensive by the
month They are always in n crippled
condition They need the doctor con
tinually. and you no sooner get the
spring mended than the bow breaks.
and when the trouble i reuiesiied. yOu
lose one glass, and by the time that !.
Fixed the catch gives out. and 80 On.
\ man Is never safe with less than
three pairs Of eyeglasses at one time
unlesS he wishes to be left without
sight They are the most perplexinx
unreliable OF all friends. and the per
son who II dependent upon them is 10
/ b. pltied Those who wear them for
[ style-and we are sorry 10 saw that
the are some such eonsuuaate fools in
the world-muSt have a relish for self
torment. and owe themselves an awful
grudgs for something And people
who have good eyes. who can laugh at
glasses and the Wearcrs 81 them. ought
To be devoutly thankful. and pray thai
the time may vet ~ afar off when they
shall fall under the curse of eyeglasses
I " q. Ptcayune.