Logan Republican | 1903-04-24 | Page 4 | No More Cross-Eyed than He

NO MORE CROSS-EYED THAN HE. Anecdote Shows How Hard It Is to See Our Own Defects. Miss Clara Barton, president of tho American- Rod Cross society, mot in St. Petersburg, whoro sho attended tho recent International Hod Cros's convention, tho painter, Prlnco Trou-botskoy. Trou-botskoy. Prlncp Troubetskoy told her that In Paris ho had onco dono a portrait ot an Amcrlcnn who was cross-eyed. Tho painter thought a great deal about tho mattor and finally mado his picture pic-ture cross-eyed, too, so that It should bo a faithful likeness. When It was dono the original looked at It and said: "It seems to me It seems why, hang It, this plcturo Is cross-oyed, Isn't it?" "Why, no moro than you aro, air," said Prlnco Troubetskoy. "Well, perhaps you'ro right," murmured mur-mured tho American. "It seems to havo a queer look about tho eyes, though." Pittsburg Gazette.