THE MARKET VALUE OF AN EYE.

Guy, chattel No. 419, "a prime young man," sold for $1,280, being

without blemish; his age was twenty years, and he was altogether a

fine article. His next-door neighbor, Andrew, chattel No. 420, was his

very counterpart in all marketable points, in size, age, skill, and

everything save that he had lost his right eye. Andrew sold for only

$1,040, from which we argue that the market value of the right eye in

the Southern country is $240.

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