New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24
WONDERFUL TOICH.
\ EIIND MAN WHO WORKS FOR \ BLINH
Man AND DOES GOOD WORK

Man AND DOES GOOD WORK.
From The Chicago Times Herald
This Is about blind who works for \
man who IL also blind and does work for whick
men who can sre arr we'll paid. The blind man
who does the work does II ~ well ~ 4 man
with eyes. and he meyer makes / mistake. H3
depends entirely ON his sense Of touch. which
IS extraordinarily well Developed.
Away back III var times T. j. Lockwood went
20 the front lie good soldier until he
LOST his sight \ rifle ball put out one ~"
and the shock and conclusion 50 affected The
other that ii Was destroyed. Totally blind Mr..
Lockwood came back to- his old home. and for
4 tim" was discouraged. Then be- decided that
there were things that he could do 10 earn
a livelihood He set up a store ana dealt IN
mems merchandise At I;uda. Ill Fate vas
kind To- him at last and he prospered. Time
went on. and his employees were faithful to the
man mo had lost his most precious sense while
lighting FOR a most righteous cause.
The man who WAS the buyer for Mr. Lock-
wood was and Is j. Occhsey. lie worked for
Mr.. Lockwood for any years. and was one OF
the most important Of his employees But ONE
day misfortune came To him. oidly enough. IL
struck at his eyes. He laid low with 4
nervous afiiiction. and when he was able to b"
told Of II the doctors announced To him that
he waf To go through life in the same condition
as his cmplycr His sight was gone and never
would be restored.
Finally Mr.. Occhsley able to leave his
room. He not rich. and the Illness had
made a deep hole in his store OF savings the
old problem II keeping the wolf from the door
vas to he met once more but this time under
"A terrible handicap In the hour of his most
irving experience. his old employer came to
him and the men went to the old store. Mr..
Oechslcy knew the place by heart He was It
home there even il he could not See ana a.
The DAYS went on he realized thai all was not
{ ne even If his sight was lost. He found that
he could tell AZ Of old the differences that lie
in materials.
His hands seemed to have been given an ex-
ira share OF cunning. and in measure became
his sight He practiscd and grew more expert.
His whole energy was thrown into the work
he had put himself to do and in n short time
il was found that as a buyer Of goods h. was
almost as good a. before the calamity over
took him -
MIR Occhsley was in tn" city yesterday. Tn.
merchants and jobbcrs with whom h. deals
know him. They would not take advantage OF
him even If they could And they all admit
that they could not If they would. The hands
of this man are as good and even better in
their way than the eyes of most men. lie tells
all about "A piece of goods. no matter what it
is by feeling the texture and finish He Is
cnnsid, red To Ice "A iirst-claSs buyer. AMI when
merchants say this OF him they add that they
/ do not take into consideration the fact that
he j. blind IN passing their Judgment Of his
ability.
The other blind mamie employer is thor
/ oughIy satisfied with the work done by the one
who sees with his hands The store Is prosper
ing and the men who play the biggest part
in 1t are happy.