LOST HIS EYE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1449, 2 January 1886, Page 1

LOST HIS EYE.

An'amjsing scene occurred at the Wellington railway station a d«y or two ago." h. man had rusher] frantically do>vn to catch ,a train to the Hntt, and was just in tirri«to be too late. J 3« cursed a good Heal to himself, but suffieient'y loud to be.lmkrd not only by the public, but by. a vigilant guard, who gave him a hint to moderate '/ his language. ; The m'tin then strode up and down the pived platform like'«caged tiger, and at each turn stopped, muttered something between Irs set teeth, stamped liis feet, and gesticulated wildly. By tlii« time he had,excited a gooddetdof £enerul interest, and 'the to'ks about'ga'hered io a group to watch His antics. Snddenly a cry of horror escaped them, as the wild ope shook his herid, and one Of his eyet dropped with :fl*thud' on the pavement, A rush was made to the spot, and grout, wad the the spectators when it was seen that the;, eye- was a glass one, which had beeji forked out'of itgpocket. The owner, however, was not relieved, especially when' he saw with hia one eye that his other eye was broken and renuseless; and his rage and disgust were intensified at the laughter of the non-sympathetic neighbors. With an oatti—not -muttered this time—he fled from the ,place>*>f his torment, and w«*s seen no more.—Wellington Post. *