White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-09
The Importance of .eino s;ob.Iaaz

Vi DelnS SightlesS.
Inc outer Office of 1.-The great oc1-
list was a large and pleasant room
rue there was 0 much beauty of
furnishing, but why should there be
since the patients who came could
see but imperfectly. II at all?
90 II the Rogers Group was chin
PED here and there, or if the maya
zines were two or three months he
IN date, 1t mattered not to those
WHO came TO consult the oculist.
In this Office. or parlor. two ma
'iehts sat waiting their turn. One
was a beautiful woman. of a large
classic type. She sat quietly. with a
cain expression on her handsome
race though her eyes We're totally
concealed by a broad. thick bandage
me other was a small boy. His eyes
were not concealed. and though they
were clear and wide open. il was
easily d%iseerned, from their blank
vacant stare, that the boy was stone
mind. A soft, pretty little fellow.
with rosy cheeks and curly hair. he
was restless and impatient, idgeting
In his chair as he waited.
DO You hope for help" he asked
of his companion.
mo, | cannot say that | do. I'm
not blind. YOU know, but | have to
wear this thick bandage because of
various complications that affect my
eyes. ! feel sure those conditions
cannot be corrected, so | shall con-
tinue to keep my eyes protected.
I'm certain no oculist can help me.
but. having heard SO much of this
mans skill, | decided to consult him.
And you-do you expect any real
assistance
No, | don't" said the boy frank
ly, as he shook his curly head. You
see, I've ben blind from birth and my
case Is hopeless. But. as you say. |
thought Id have a chance at il.
However. ! don't are much. If |
wern't blind, I'd get into a jolly lot
of trouble that, as it is. l escape.
And / expect YOU would. too"
Yes" said the woman, and her
beautiful Greek mouth curved up a
little at the corners; Il dare say |
should. ! have to shield my eyes
from distraeting influences, or |
might become as foolish as you are
The boy smiled, to. 4 wish We
were more %congenial." he said.
You don't really wish it," said
the woman. now smiling broadly.
You know We are innately ineom-
patible, and you are glad of it. If
you could see. even a little. you
might appreciate my importance"
Then I'm glad | cant see!" ex-
claimed the boy petulantly. You
are cold and hard and -domineering.
You don't know what love means"
That is true" returned the other.
and ] dare not throw off my band
age and look about me. lest | find
out. | would not want to be like
you, You are impulsiye, irrespon-
sible and unjust"
Yes" said the boy e~omplacently;
u am. And | wish TO remain so. |
think | shall not consult the great
oculist. after all. | fear he might
prove successful"
Picking up some paraphernalia
which he had thrown down when he
entered, he slung it over his shoulder
and skipped gaily away.
He is right" said the oma TO
herself. The oculist might advise
me to discard this bandage, and then
my life-work would be spoiled. |
shall not consult him
A clanking of brass chains sounded
as she picked up her own burden,
and. with her bandage in place across
her ewes and her precious scales held
AT arms length, she walked majesti-
cally away.
For the name Of the beautiful wo-
man was Justice, and the laughing
hoy was Loye.-Carolyn Wells, in
November Lippincott's.