The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15
Claiborne Pain, a Familiar Figure on
the Street Corners, Has His
Sight Restored After All
Hope Had Fled.
ABBO DID The WORK.
The Abbo Method of Removing Cataracts
Brings Joy to the Heart of the
Poor Blind Beggar.

A noticeable figure around the streets
of Savannah for the past three years was
that Of Claiborne Pain a negro man
whose sightless eyes enlisted the passers-
py' VINO contributed their spare nickels
and pennies for the maintenance Of the
blind negro.
The charitable public. who thus assist
ed this beggar were not the victims OF
an imposter. but were bestowing their as
sistance upon one whose eyes had not
been able to distinguish a raw
of even the strongest light for period
of over three years. and who
up to the time of his afi.ction. had borne
the reputation of Woodworking negro.
HAPPY DARBY.
For the past week Pain has been going
around among his numerous white bene-
factors and friends. thanking them for
their assistance in the past and assuring
them that he would soon relieve them of
his solicitations, as his sight had been
restored to him by Abbo, and In a short
While he would again be earning his Iv-
ing by his labor. To prove his assertions
and the wonderful success of Abbo's skill.
Pain would remove the shades which had
been placed over his eyes and point OUT
to his surprised listeners every article
within sight, and finally wind up by read
ing from newspaper. A News reporter
visited Pain at his home. in Ambrose's
place, at the foot Of st. Julian street, and
asked him IL he had been cured of blind
ness by Abbo as was reported. Pain i'm
mediately pulled the shades from over his
eyes and began describing the, clothes the
News man wore and other minute details
OF his features and apparel. Indeed L
have been cured" said he land every-
body ought to know what Abbo has done
for me-"
How long had you been bllnd?"
Three years. sir; il began by a little
specks in the eyes, which kept getting
bigger and bigger and at last | could not
see the light Of lamp right close up to
1t. The doctor said they were cataracts
] went to several doctors, and they didn't
seem to know what to do, so a lady, who
used TO help me along, told me to go to
Abbo, and the Lord knows 1 am glad I
did. / am the happiest darky in the
city, boss, and you can tell everybody that
Claiborne Pain, the old blind beggar,
says so himself"
But wont this knock you out Of beg
ging?"
II don't want to beg, boss; want to
work for my living, and did before I went
blind. The doctor says my eyes will not
be strong enough to do anything for a
week or two, and untM they are my good
white friends will stand by me, then / will
work my way"
TO prove his veracity and the fact that
his sight had been totally deprived him,
Pain referred the reporter to several of
the best known families in the city, for
whom he had worked previous to his mis-
fortune.
REMOVED TWO CATARACTs.
When Pain applied at the Abbo Institute
he was totally blind. In each eye there
had formed large cataracts. which
had resulted In completely shutting out
the strongest light. This had been the
condition for over two years, and it was
n matter OF serious doubt whether the
sight could ever be restored. Pain had
sought that result from various eye spec
iallsts, but In vain, and his JOY may well
be imagined when Abbo told him that he
would restore him his sight In a few
weeks time The necessary operation
was performed, the cataracts removed,
and those to whom Pain had repeated
Abbo's promise were most agreeably sur
prised. The removal Of cataracts, while
"A very delicate operation and requiring
much skill, Is one that, by Abbo's special
method, is rendered almost painless and
the success of which Is 10 a large extent
assured. owing to the great number of
eye specialists who are IN ignorance of
Abbo's method OF operation. there are but
few who care to attempt the removal of
cataracts, and as the success OF the oper-
ations performed are decidedly in the
minimum, those who are afflicted and who
cannot afford a trip to one OF many dis
'tant specialists. who have become known
simply by means of the methods used by
Abbo, remain In state Of blindness IN
the treatment OF all eye diseases Abbo has
been wonderfully successful, and those
who are afflicted should not fail to call
at the Abbo Medical and Surgical Insti-
tute, is Hull, aud consult with Abbo II
no assistance can be given them. their
visit will cost them nothing. but a little
time and should their case be cureable
and they desire treatment. terms win be
made that are within their reach