Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1898 — Got In on His Eye. [ARTICLE]

Got In on His Eye.

A few years ago, a well-known physician of New York, while visiting Paris, attended an amateur circus—a fashionable society event—to which there was admission only by Invitation. He presented himself at the door with a ticket made out in the name of his friend, Prince Orloff, of the Russian Embassy. “But this ticket Is not yours; it Is Prince Orloff’s and Is not transferable,” said the doorkeeper. j “Well, am I not Prince Orloff?” asked the doctor. j “No, sir; we know very well that the Prince has only one eye. The other is glass.” “Well, stupid, how about this?” said the doctor, as he took his own glass eye ou? and held It in his hand for inspection. “Oh, I beg your highness’ pardon,” said the doorkeeper, “walk rlpht in.” The doctor had very cleverly hit upon the only respect in which he and the Prince resembled each other.