As Good as They are Made.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 299, 15 September 1888, Page 4

As Good as They are Made.

A few days since a traveller lor a Livei - pool optical instrument hou&e visttedSouthport and while exhibiting his samples produced a box of artificial eyes of all colours, and besran to descant upon their superiority. While enlarging pompously upon the beauty of his goods, a little man ■stepped up and said : - ' You may talk about your goods being: the finest in the market, but can you prove your assertion ''. No, sir, you cannot. J ust look at this left eye ot mine if you would &cc perfection.' The optical man examined it closely, and with a hull-sneer in his voice asked : ' Where did you get that eye !' ' (tot it in Liverpool.' . ' Well, sir, I can assure you that you did not get it at our house.' ' jN t o, I got it at another place. ' ' Exactly. Such botch work is never allowed to leave our factory. The least defect of an eye condemns it, and yours is> full of blemishes. In the first place, it is too light a shade to match the other one, and anyone can see it is a size too email for you. Again, it is not natural in its appearance. It will deceive no one. Its artificial points crop out on every side, and it has

nob one single a&peet " of the natural eyeHow long have you worn it ?' • Ever since I can remember. You see I was born in Liverpool, and this eye was born with me. It'a a nalural one, and a mighty good one, too.' The eye man up hi? grip, and quietly faded from view.