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Show A VERV 1.AMKNTAIU.K ACCIDENT Briuh.mi Draper of Mnrnoi, about iS years ago had the small Pox which lefi him aim st blind, he could only see a little, and for some time has been to tally blind in one eve. but could see a little wit.i the other suflieieut lo drive his team about. But last Friday nuiming he was in need of a hay rack and was in the act of bending down to lift on the rack when one of the slakes near him leaning over a little and his hat beiiij; oyer his eyes some, the sharp point of the stake came in contact with his eye and with much force pushed the brim of his hat right in; his eyeball burst, wh en he leaned his head down the sight drop ped out on the ground, for he himself says he saw it like a flash of ight leave hit eve and (ill to the ground, had it not been for his hat the stake might hive penetrated hit brain and killed him. He is now totally Wind, Dr. Wood-ring Wood-ring was called in and said he could do nothing for him to save his sight. It is a Lamentable Accident. He is abont ,1,5 veais old. has a wife and there are four small chilbren, they are very poor. After the acciden.he spit out some blood he is doing as well now as can be expected. |