Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-01

Yin kno Paw had bin squinten an n
holdin' tn paper off an near an n
hiken the lamp round clus to him an
he seq "Goldarn it. Maria, kant see
Ter rede no NOR, those dod hinged
papers Is a usin' wus an WIS tipe
every day"
! ses Paw, 1t aln't the papez, its
yur eyz."
SEE Paw. Your rite, Maria, it mus
be my eyz. guess better get me
glasses" So off Paw goes the next
day to one OF them optigons, who ex-
nmins yur eye free an sells yn $500
gold eyeglasses for dollar. You
don't catch yur paw wastin no monee.
Oh! No!
| wal. he Gums hum with a bntyful
pare O. gold nimmed specs, that COS
roun tn err an he jist culdnH waite
fur In lite to be lit to tri EN-, an
when dusk cam he up an lites tn old
lamp, rilts on his butyful gold trimmed
glasses an starts a reden At fnst he
grinned an red away like a steme en-
jim, but about hat orr later cud see
he WIZ beg min tn labur hard an in
three-qnarters of our, he gives it. up,
takes off them gold trimmed glasses
an wipes his stremln eye.
"Wots the matter, Paw?" seq |.
20! nawthin'" seq he. Cess
wnnt rede no NOR"
Next mite the same only he culdn'l
rede but half our Then he guy II
up. Bak he gos to town mex day and
bak he Gums wit hannther pare OF
gold trimmed glasses. This time he
hehn't no trnbbel an he red the hole
mite thru.
Mex mawln' Paw seq to me. MAR a,
dn Ink dod gasted fule?"
Wal, seq ], "a don't kno. Why?"
"Becuz I've hin wurked dry" seq
he, by The optigon tibet sells $500
glasses fur dollar, ur else he goi
mixed an sold me a dollar pare fur
$500. The new optigon went inter.
TO- he kncs his bizness, but the other
Teller knos his 100 only his bizness
Is TO scare yn to deth an then rob
w, befor yu cum tno. went inter
his stor.
Coed mornin', SEE he, luck grand
in his broadeloth suite, an wife tie
an rnbbfn' his hans soft an easy, Woi,
kin du fur you, seq he. ! seq I'm
Eettin woke in my eyz an I CESS /.
want spex" SEE he.
Doctor Toolites,, just examin this
gentlemuns eyz an let me kno how
they is, /" seq he.
Doctor Tooliles he wnz a very
agreabul ynng man, an he talks me
back into "a plals Xix caickin cupe,,
an he asks me TO LUX at letters, then
he puts sum big goggels on my face,
puts big round glasses in an seq,
Now yoi see better?r
"No. ! don't" seq l." can't see any.
; uv'it."
oh, VII must" seq he"
NO, don't" seq I.
Then yure eyesite fur distance Is
badly effected by spinal meningitis"
seq he. "an' its q gud thing yu cum
wen yn did ur yu wud hay gon blind
in a week" But" seq he,'"don't be
no ways alarmed, we kin grind yu sne.
shall dimond CRYSTALS, that will restor
yure Site
Now yu kin see" sez he; TAX n
takin' away the glasses.
"Corse ! Kim" ssz i, gettin' rat.
tied at them foreign names Of dedley
disezez, an thinkin' of yrre sorrow
Maria. at me going blind.
Then he goes for the boss an they
he'd a long talk, after wlch the boss
he Gums 10 me:~an seq: "Ynre condi-
shon is critical, but weel pull yr'
tArn. If yn do what we adviz''
"Alrite." seq !. "anyth.n' tn say my
site" (
So they meshured my nose an'face
an pawd ovur me fur flv mInits, riten
things down an then the boss seq,
These glasses is very expensive.
They will COST on Just" (stoppin' tn
kalknlat on his fIngers) inst ateen
dollarz."
Crate jumpln cnlckets," seq l..
is my eyz as bad as that?"
They ISIS SEE he. can vi wild be
blind in weke NOR
"All rite" sell. make 'em nn:"
1T takes tn wekes," SEE he. Then.
SEE ], I'm goln til see sum other OBJ
tigoh' hefor Leo blind" ssz /. "Hbl,
on" seq he, waite a mlnit,' then he
goes back to the doctor an hey talk