New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01
4 REMARKABLE BLIND NAN.
HIS SENSE OF FEELING IS 50 ACUTE THAT
HE Is AT so DISADVANTAGE IN
SELECTING GOODS OR CHANG
INC MONEY
ING MONEY
Erom - Knn.as ~ 50.

From The Kansas city star.
John II. McMulnn = IL eroceryman near me
d, ndence There IS nothing strange In surh pam
matter OF fact announcement. nut he Is ID o''u
,,ny Kind and vet he watches over his little
-,r. and waits On his trade with even moro dexter
itv and accuracy than many shopk'epers VINO nav
Both tholr eyes 20 help them. II makes no diner-
-uce what one wishes 20 BUY or IN "n@teS'I pat'
of The store Il happens To De- the bNnd store
Keeper is after Il IN an Instant II IS taken tr2n
the shelf and wrapped IN "A neat bundle 50 qulch,y
that ono. although DE knows or the MN a., a.
fiction finds himself dousting ms own hn2"eHT7r
s reporter for THE star visited the MtM.l',t
store last week lie found u Only q snoIl VIE VIE
east ~ the UnOn-ave. station on the independence
electric line just before the lndrpenae.e l'' ,
Of the lne a. reached The store ~ NOT ais. AoOIt
IFS walls are arranged I'm regulation grocery ~ ~
shelves. and upon them ar" ne ustI ~ ne
found in such place ana on the oulslde Oh l,s
counter were melons ana the customary nouI
barrels Besides groceries be carries n small STOCK
I'M The rear OF the store stood McMulIn. His eyes
are clear and apparently as Boou a. ",S ,p'y
fortunate condition. They are brown with a slsnt
aroop TO ihc cyclids lie was not G2"ncas' Ito
Blind he replied with smile:
N ETERNAL NIGHT
Yes. absolutely. Should an arc Hight be flashed
Unknown to me- except by rs warmth. It's night
With me ali the time eternal night"
"Cau YOU really wait on your trade without as
si- .ance?' he was asked ..,, naturally. .lool
around you ana ask me- where 'ertain articles are.
.'N hero is the canned salmon" 40
There" pointing 10 the exact spot Oh 9H''i
wherc the cans were.
90, oH yo ,'' earn" Gently touching the counter to
Guide him ne walked directly to the peaches ana
lifted can down. Turning around S''''''y' just
.Thores the bread box there What DO you
needed no eucoura cement now. lie stroued about
the store picking up soap lnk poI'.o On, i n,
thc showcase telling Che price and name , 9I eac =,
kind His touch was So delicate mat 4s nm" ),
.',h a., o6tecf before he felt for the next
~, Ne Niillin "a Joublv unfortunate in his dark
ness only eight years ago his eyes werr ac.oIG-
irg To- experts as near perfection a. eyes generany
,r,,reis M the optic nerve He was then barrier
~ r. \, Sal East Twefth-st HIS wife ana chlld
Rsa pee" n ~ ,hem through The nisha. and at
tie same time worked for ni7 ana ' vfth her acath
ramc no, the husbands physical collapse D"' n''
HE DID NOT DESPAIR.
Aer hal royere4 from the GoT dr. e rgSi5
Ton .1yi n SIKH do Tor yelihoodr Naturally
ms profession was gone Whatever else =, .iln3
that would be sef-sugPof,tiRs In sptf ro, my
condition made up my "ihd ln"t, ,nD' 90 ,ook
t,r an asylum. have horror OF mem, IN and
the matter ns phnosophicaly as possible "nn
started out on the ro4a Missouri, iowa and
NeGraska went most Of the TIM alone, s. I i,
e,me am as we'll known as any agent '""' NAMES
Tat territory ,.,.., o., loaf q, bread
Mr. McMuIn crossed the store iooH ,ng Kim
fiom IT, box and wrapped Il up she handed H I'm
money drawer and he put on the showcase -
cent? NJ, ' ,n.ns chanee rapidly" was suggested
.6G va ne replied don't gee any one around
here who can maxi change fasier re may u no,
SAW. Intended the "s-e" as Joke. uui fish
smile played about his lips af ,r.y.ue1
For seven years he VIM on ono hua,nnss for
my.ri came DSsE ~ ~ me Reorganlzsd hursh =
~ att