Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-26
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4. \ BLlND MAN VINO SAW =
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B, Ferdinand u. 4, lslchort

Ti.I tnII iN|II|.
lupuusr uuItr pltm to u.. told us
that hrrr wore STRANGERS ON the prrm
Isrs wont olu of tho door ANA fnul
vorI, ,Iupuau who mad come tu rppnIr
tnr .tnug n.rpiun IN front uf thr
church and parsonage. one of the
uuuI,,r. vHs mYIliup rhps uy. cutting
upav. ID root which hod uftcd up the
uyyru.,ut. said to him. 'Aly friend
are ,ou moi lnvId that il viii iuiurr
the u,r tu eat on sn large "a rnnt a"
lie ansvrrrd. $50 t hg. million
roots ana il win moi miss mo one
ann taking away"
Ms son said, "That blind man
Wonder is the contractor ID might hr
% good thing tu sppuk tu him about It."
] went over to him and had not cN-
changed two sentences with him bee
fore / forgot the root and the uep.
SO deeply Interested did become m
the skin and enterprise ol the man
himself
asked him how hr gu, along m
the stouc.payug business disabled as
he was
lie answered. ANY kind uf uu or-
ruputlou To q blind man is au uphill
lu..unss Int H. ,,lI gp up thr hin
IN mo vU climb hard enough The
wa, ret along In my business is tu
usr In, sight of the mon I employ /
hnyr as many ewes as those of the
men mat work for me. It would
hyrdl, Jo TO lrt ihgm know could
not get along without them. for then
the, would nut up the price of wages
ON me and / would have To- go out
Of business and hence usr All kinds
of good .humorrd tugt i'm uyailmg my
.,lf nf the benefit of their sight"
Continuing he said. Il would not
trade shoes with lots or people I
meet on the stree; thcN see some
things do not but snr "a good muny
things thcy dc not
slspr..iiun Nhut ho mcaut +
thni,h, / wnuld draN him out a lit
tlr I psl,ed him what THINKS he saw
thnt cgcaucd the notice of others
lie reuiird. For instance. mental
things Bpiup Blind / am thrown
pack ON my other organs which are
rompelIad la do the work of the miss
inc onc SEQ a rood many things
lbrnuuh my ears. can tell man bv
his ,nlrr can tell "A tam man and
"a shnri man smart man and 10 dull
man and more times than YOU would
think. a good man and "A bad man by
fine tone and uualitv of the voice and
the munuer of a mans character as
those who have their sight could have.
hulso gee through my feet That foot
of mine knows "A good deal. never
think of touching my hand to a stone
to determine the accuracy of It's posi-
tiOn. have trained my feet so well
that not man who works for me
can tcll when the stone is In the cN-
act place So quickly as can, by
standing on it.
"Niy root IL pre.tv nearly as accur-
pt. ns a level in LAYING pavement.
What meant bv saving / would not
trade shoes with many meet rs this
-thut they are mentally asleep. that
tbny viii NOT uso Inc faculties they
have. while with the loss Of one fac
ulty. have To work harder for the
Knowledge have and the additional
exercise Of the. brain strengthens IT,.
There are other people | pass on the
street who do not see morally. they
dn moi Distinguish h.t,yeru their mon
ry and somebody else's or between
their rights and those of others, they
do not see the fired face of A hungry
widow nor The bare feet of an or
nhun hoy. take a great deal of SAT-
'slaction I'm knowing that see these
things. and nv to govern my life
accordingly
.,, T., ,r. nf ,nurse that mann.
,.o.,'i, ,.hn on hv.ma win not run into
a., ,,n, ,,n,n nnst us do sometimes.
I'm, Way win run mn against moral
Inn, nnsts thot sim thcm. and throw
,i,,l, '%' f,.,,ov,iing into the gutter. and
rho strange thing is that they will
on,,ti,,,,n' ~ ,,,n m, aealust those posts
(,'I, jo,, an th.,. .hnvn knookcd ont
hat, hrs{ns and tbeir nfa MANY who
,,,y" mo nm tho stroet dn nor so,
eui,i,Inllv thev do moi see any Being
I Lohtnd H.. mos tho mowers and
stars"
: was sn entertained with his words
that I asked him to sit down on the
church deps and tell me something
iabout himself
! He said. "Nly name Is Frank VOL.
ven: my partner and are in the
stonc-nnyins business
We're YOU always blind2" asked
NO Sir" he replied I'VE lived in
the country. and my father. who was
in a.. slone business. was loading a
bias. which was exploded by accident
| bar pieces of stone struck both ewes.
putting them entirely ont small
piece also went into my forehead.
which YOU can feel now If You viii
pm -our finger on il. was then ~
ycu7s old Being a country boy ! had
ucv"r seen blind person in my life
III, .1I .rI.r'.. tri,,,.r lad