V'O JL O HUSBAND
By Author of "Hetty , " Etc ,
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CHAPTER I.
Five o'clock on a July afternoon an
afternoon hot everywhere , hottest of
all hero In London ; a dreary , shade-
less house in a dingy square ; a small
upstairs room half schoolroom , half
sitting-room ; an open window , at
which much dust , much sunshine and
little air came in ; and near the win
dow , sitting rigidly upright In a low
chair meant for lounging my Aunt
Jane , talking reasonably , mapping out
mu future life for mo tranquilly , but
with decision.
I sat and listened In silence ; Meg ,
leaning back against the cushions of
the shabby little sofa , put down her
novel to listen , too. Dora , with her
sowing in her hands , became suddenly
indolent. Aunt Jane talked on and no
ono interrupted.
I fancy I hear her still her calm ,
even , uncmphatlc tones , that expressed
suoh rational sentiments , such unro-
mantlc , excellent common sense. When
I shut my eyes the whole scene conies
hack to me. I am seventeen again , a
schoolgirl still , in a little shabby , out-
al-elbuwH frock , with my hands hot ,
my fingers Ink-stained , and my open
school books spread out before me ; and
once again the fear of Aunt Jane is
falling upon mo llko a weight.
Aunt Jane made cowards of us all ;
we never dared to oppose her plans.
When she spoke decisively we were ac
customed to assent with meekness.
And of all Aunt Jane's household 1
was the meokcst member , not because
I was by nature more meek than
others , but because Fate had unkindly
used mo and had made me a poor rela
tion in Aunt Jane's house. Meg and
Dora dared sometimes to smllo de
risively as they carried out her tyran
nical orders dared to obey her with a
little air of Indifference and grand care
lessness , as though their obedience
was a matter of choice and their
choosing to obey were an accident ;
out then Meg and Dora wore her step
daughters not her nieces ; house room ,
Jane commanded.Ve had quite a
long talk John Mortimer and I. Of
courHo he sympathizes with us ; he
knows that our means arc not unlimit
ed , and that wo have Mag and Dora to
piovldo for ; ho known all that we have
done for you all these years , and of
course , too , he cannot help fooling that
things would have been different If his
father hail acted uprightly. Ho feolfl
most keenly all that you have suffered
through his father ; hut ho cannot do
more than he means to do. He means
to take you off our hands as soon as
possible ; he Is waiting to speak to you
himself. He thlilks ho ought to wait ,
BO ho says , until you are less of a
child. And 1 must say , Kate , that for
a girl of seventeen your manner Is
most foolishly , most absurdly childish ,
and most misleading. "
Another pause followed. Aunt Jane
rose from lior chair and stood at the
window , looking down with a disap
proving nlnnco at the dusty square and
a weary llttlo errand hey who wan
seated on his basket , rcatlng. Present
ly , with a sigh of relief , she turned to
us again.
"Tho more I think of this , the more
satisfactory It seems , " she declared , re
flectively. "I hope you feel , Kate , how
good of him how considerate of him
such an offer Is ! You are such a
child still ; In the ordinary course of
things you could not have expected a
homo of your own for years to come.
You must have gone out as a govern
ess that was inevitable your uncle
and I could not have maintained you
in Idleness. And how many governesses -
esses marry , I wonder ? But you un
derstand , of course , that John Morti
mer was speaking to mo , Kate , In confi
dence ; you are to know nothing of the
matter. Ho wished to say nothing to
you as yet. You are to behave qulto
*
naturally , remember , but to strive to
talk pleasantly and sensibly to him and
to Imprens upon him that you are not a
child. That is why I am tolling you
this. If he means to propose to you ,
"YOU ARE SURPRISED , OF COURSE , " CONTINUED AUNT JANE.
Inr
food , clothing , life's necessities and
modest luxuries were theirs by right. I
had no rights. A long list of benefits ,
grudgingly given , berne clearly in
mind by the giver , oppressed mo con
stantly when Aunt Jane was by.
Aunt Jane had brought us unexpect
ed , astonishing news that afternoon
news that concerned mo chiefly. John
Mortimer , she told us , had been with
her since luncheon ; ho had been talk
ing to her confidentially and most sen
sibly , and had relieved her mind of ono
great worry.
"For of course , Kato , you have been
a worry , " she exclaimed , looking at
mo with unsmiling candor. "Your edu
cation has been an expense , and a
growing girl Is not dressed for nothing
n year ; and , as I have often said , you
really have such a healthy appetite
that I sometimes dread to look at the
weekly bills. Not that I wish to com
plain. Your uncle and I have been
very good to you more than good
done more than our duty. I don't regret -
gret It I don't complain ; still , ono Is
bound to own that you have been an
expense , Kato , and a responsibility ;
and now at last ono begins to see an
end of it. John Mortimer has bcon
talking to me talking most aenslbly.
He hopes by and by to relieve us of
our responsibility. "
"But but I don't understand , " I
said ,
"You are surprised , of course , " con
tinued Aunt Jane in her quiet , even
tones. "I was surprised , too , I own. It
eeems , Kato , that he moans by and by
t6 marry you. "
There was a moment's pause. Meg
and Dora glanced up quickly at me ,
with lookfl half comical , half commis
erating. I had nothing to say , or ,
rather , because I had so much to say ,
I could say nothing.
"My dear child , push your hair out
of your eyea and sit upright 1" Aunt
there Is no reason In the world why ho
should delay doing so. "
"Ho might repent of his Intention , "
said Dora , In a grave voice , hut with a
llttlo smile as she looked across nt me.
"Ho thinks you too young to know
your own mind , " continued Aunt Jane
severely ; "and no wonder ho thinks
you so young , when ho finds you , as ho
did yesterday , with your fingers in
your oars , saying your Euclid aloud !
You have such silly , childish habits.
Kate , and this Is not the first tlmo i
have complained of them. When I
was a girl of seventeen I was as old as
I am today. As for blushing llko n
baby , as you are doing now , that wan a
trick I was cured of before I loft off
bibs and pinafores. "
There was an Impressive silence.
After a minute or so Aunt Jane moved
t go ; but she paused Just opposite mo
and regarded mo with attention , with
an air of dissatisfaction.
"Wo shall give notice for you to
leave school this term , " she observed ,
slowly ; "and you can turn up your
hair at once. Do see , Meg , what you
can do to make her look presentable.
John Mortimer is coming in this even
ing , Kato , to see your uncle. Put on
another dress and come down stairs ;
and pray for once leave your school
girl manners behind you ! "
CHAPTER II.
A minnto more and Aunt Jane was
gone. The door clicked sharply be
hind her , her dress rustled through the
passage , her stops descended the stairs-
then wo breathed more freely , i pu't
my elbows on tlio table and covered my
cheeks with my hands and looked
across at the girls who faced mo , and
the girls , following example , put their
elbows on their knees and their chins
on their upturned palms , and looked
back at mo In silence. Suddenly their
blue eyes twinkled , they glanced at
rach other , decided that the situation
was comic , and laughed merrily.
"He's a paragon ! " mild Meg. "Poor
little Kitty ! Will you llko to marry a
paragon ? "
For a moment I had hesltatcd.scarco-
ly knowing whether to laugh or cry.
The girls' merriment decided mo ; a
lump oppincd to rlae up in my throat ;
the tears filled my eyes , overflowed ,
and fell fast upon my open Euclid. "
"Why , Kitty crying ! You are never
crying ? " laughed Dora , In mock re
proof. "My dear , this Is base Ingrati
tude ! Reflect lot UH reflect on his vir
tues. "
"Turn up your pigtail at once , Kit
ty , " Interrupted Meg , with gravity.
"Tho paragon objects to pigtails to
the Jiivcnllencss of them. Lot down
your frock , my dear ; the paragon will
never think of addressing a young per
son who shows her heels and the holes
In her stockings. Dry your eyes , Kitty ,
my child ; take comport the paragon
means to marry you. "
Their merriment scorned heartless ; I
would not answer. I clasped my hands
tightly above my forehead , and gazed
at the open pnge of my Euclid , which
my tears would not lot me read.
"But what does all this mean ? " said
Dora presently , In a musing tone. "Has
he really spoken to mother and why ?
He can't ho In love with you , Kitty
he's old quite old gray-haired or
nearly , and you're a little chit of a
high school girl not clover , not rich ,
not anything not even pretty. "
"No , I know , " I agreed , with humil
ity.
"Then why doen ho want to marry
you ? " persisted Dora.
"Because ho Is a paragon , dear , said
Meg.
J looked up at her with a swift , tear
ful , Inquiring glance.
"Yes , that's It , " I echoed drearily. " 1
understand I understand it all ; It's
because because ho Is so good. "
"Perfect ! " corrected Meg.
"Yes , so perfect , " I agreed. "He
wants to bo kind and to make things
better for mo ; I always knew that ho
was trying to bo kind. When ho talks
to mo he Is always so gentle so much
more gentle than when he talks to you.
I know why It is I have always
known. He is thinking of that money
of mine. It hurts him to remember
that his father took It away from me
and made mo lose it all. Ho wants to
prevent things from being horrid for
me , and so so he has thought of this. "
My tears were falling fast on the
open pages of my Euclid. There was
a spell of silence In the room ; no one
contradicted my explanation of John
Mortimer's motive. Through my tears
I looked up at Meg and Dora , and read
In their faces that they agreed with
the explanation. How could they but
agree ? His motive was all too clear.
Ills father , old Roger Mortimer , had
been my guardian , had speculated with
my little fortune and had lost It. John
Mortimer was taking up the burden of
his father's sins and follies , and I was
ono of the burdens. Ho meant to mar
ry me It was his plan of compensa
tion. Wo nil understood it clearly ;
Aunt Jane approved , the girls were
merry , and I sat and wept with pas
sionate , helpless Indignation.
( To bo continued. )
NO SKILL.
Itoqulrod to Do Graining with ThU Au-
Hiirliont I'lipor.
Philadelphia Record : A now method
of graining has just been brought from
abroad by which any one without any
skill whatever can do a job of grain
ing much better than nine-tenths of
the painters who pose as first-class
gralners. The marking Is done by
means of absorbent paper. It Is not a
transfer paper , but is of the nature of
a prepared blotting paper , which is al
ways used dry , the wood graining be
ing always painted thereon. The fig
ure shows the mode of application.
After a coat of oil color Is given to
the surface which It Is designed to
grain , It is painted over again with n
sap color or graining stain. The Im
printed portion of the graining paper
absorbs the sap color , while the
printed parts which show the various
wood grains are prevented by a chem
ical used in its preparation from ab
sorbing the color. The natural grain
loft upon the surface can bo softened
if desired. The grain of every variety
of hard wood used in building and
cabinet work can bo easily reproduced
by these simple methods. A largo
number of gralnlngs can bo made with
a single copy of the paper , each hav
ing a different appearance. The paper
Is put up on the usual widths of wall
paper , and in rolls , and there arc six
teen different kinds of graining.
Art ( J n\H In Victoria Museum.
Many pieces of sculpture and carv
ing in the Victoria and Albert Museum
were discovered some tlmo ago to be
spurious. Now bogus paintings have
also been found , among which are two
supposed constables , which have prov
ed to bo imitations. The museum is a
favoilto resort of American tourists ,
and until these discoveries was sup
posed to contain an unblemished col
lection of art curiosities. Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Not lit lilt Mao.
Teacher "If I had four herring and
gave half a herring to each of three
boys , how many herring would I have
left ? " The scholar Is silent. Teacher
"I am surprised that you can't an
swer. I should have two herrings ind
a. half left. " Scholar "I could liavo
told you , teacher , if you had as ed me
about apples. You see , I don't eat hur-
rlng. "
Ho I know you would make a fuss
if I tried to kiss you. She How did
you know ? Ho I had been warned.
Detroit Free Press.
DAIJIY AND POULTEY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
' OUR RURAL READERS.
Ilixv HtifTr"fnl ruriiinr * 1 }
Department of tlio Farm A J"o v
IIInlH at lo the Cure of I.lio Btorlc
ind 1'onltry.
Dulry Note * .
Herewith wo Illustrate a sanitary
milk pall In UHO by the Kansas Agri
cultural College. The Idea Is not now ,
and such palls have been used hero
and there for a long time. Wo do not
know of any firm that lias them for
sale , but presume they can bo easily
manufactured by any tinner. The ad
vantages of this kind of a pall must
ho obvious to any dairyman. It will
certainly prevent from getting into the
SANITARY IIIT.K PAXf.
milk much of the matter that now
gets in. The constant falling of dust
from the cow into the milk is in a
nioaRuw checked. If the cow lifts her
foot she is not likely to get it into the
fluid that is to be used as food for the
family. Of course , this must ho kept
clean , or the strainer on top will become -
come an element of danger rather than
safety.
* * *
The time is at hand and in some
counties is now here when the pas
tures will fall and the cows will either
have to fall oft in milk , receive green
crops that have been planted for them
before this time , or will bo turned into
the meadows. This latter Is not a wise
thing to do in most cases , but is done
to a great extent. The amount of
damage depends a good deal on both
the condition of the sod arid of the
moisture in the soil. If there is a good
sod , if the land has been well treated ,
the grass will bo so thickly matted
that there will bo little damage , unless
the ground Is so soft that the tramp
ing of the cattle will break the sod.
If the sod is thin and the herbage
light the cropping will do much damage -
ago to the crop next year ; but In such
cases it would bo better to turn the
meadow under late in the fall and put
It into a cultivated crop for a few
years. Where fields arc to bo turned
under either this fall or in the early
spring , the cropping now will be so
much gain. Where it is expected to
keep a meadow permanently it is cer
tainly not a good policy to turn the
cattle Into it after a heavy rain , when
the ground Is soft.
Millet us n Food In the Dulry.
Millet , says a bulletin of the agricul
tural department Just published , Is fed
principally as a hay and soiling crop.
The forage ranks well with that of
other grasses in the nutritive content ,
and its palatability is about that of
the average for the coarser sorts. For
digestibility , millet forage compares
favorably with that from other coarse
grasses. Already widely grown as a
hay crop , millets deserve more general
use for Roiling. They are particularly
valuable for feeding to dairy cattle ,
young stock , and sheep. There are
many sections of the country where
this crop can bo made to supplement
the pastures In such a way as to allow
a material increase in the number of
stock that can bo kept on the farm.
On account of the heavy yield of for
age and the good quality of the prod
uct , millets are excellent grasses for
use In the silo. Frequently a good
crop of millet can be raised under con
ditions which would not admit of
growing corn for ensiling , and In such
Instances it becomes of especial value.
Ono of the best methods of preserving
this crop is by the use of the silo.
Those who have tried this method
have obtained excellent results. A
fine quality of ensilage may bo made
by using barnyard millet and a legum
inous crop like soy beans or clover.
The seed of the foxtail millets Is wide
ly used as food for fowls and birds
Init is seldom fed to stock. It has ,
however , been used In feeding young
stock , such as calves , with a fair de
gree of success. The seed Is an ex
cellent food for laying hens.
I.uynrn In the Fall ,
Some hens begin laying late in the
tall , lay through the winter , and dur
ing the summer losing no time until
August or September , when they be
gin to moult , says Mirror and Farm
er. But moulting is considered a fault
with such lions , as they receive no
credit for their good works. If they
sot an example of usefulness they lead
their owners to expect them to so con
tinue , and as soon as they fall to keep
on , their heads fall under the hatchet
for simply resting from their labors ,
while the fat drone hens , that have
been expected to begin , are retained a
second year , in the hope that they
will do hotter. Virtue docs not receive
Its reward , even among lions. Indi
vidual merit Is swallowed up in the
vices of the whole number. Early pul
lets are the most uncertain of all. A
pullet that docs not begin to lay bo-
tore she is ten months old should bo
cent to the market stall. It does not
pay to keep pullets to replace hens
unless the pullets begin to lay in No
vember , and then lay during the win
ter. When tlio pullet is slow in be
ginning to lay , the cost of her main
tenance detracts from the profits great
ly. When early pullets ( those hatched
not later than April ) do not begin in
November it Is seldom they will lay
until the opening of spring. It Is much
cheaper to keep the old hens during
Ih'j three months required for the
moulting process than to sell them off
and replace them with early pullota.
The old hens will cost less and pay
bettor. No early pullet will pay for
herself until she is at least 15 months
old , as she must return the cost from
the tlmo she was hatched until the
time she begins laying , a tribute which
the hen has already paid.
Vaccination for llluclclvc.
The Virginia Experiment Station has
Issued a bulletin for the purpose of
Instructing stock owners how to ob
tain and use blackleg vaccine for the
purpose of preventing the disease
among their cattle. The vaccine is prepared -
pared by drying pieces of muscle
taken from the swelling of an affected
animal. After being finely ground it
Is heated at a temperature of 92 to 93
degrees certlgrado for a period of six
hours , it is then pulverized to a fine
powder and if kept perfectly dry will
keep for a year or more. This dried
muscle contains the spores of the
germ of blackleg , which spores are so
weakened by the heat process that
their Injection into the animal does not
caur.o a virulent form of the disease ,
but at the same time protects the ani
mal from any future attack of It. The
immunity so produced is said to bo
lasting In animals over aljt months of
age. In the Year Book of the United
States department of agriculture for
1S98 the statement is made that from
results gotten from the use of vaccine ,
the loss has been reduced from 10 to
20 per cent to less than 1 per cent.
Up to the present time the Virginia
station has been supplied with u lim
ited amount of vaccine by the Bureau
of Animal Industry , In all , about four
thousand doses , of which about 3,800
doses have been distributed to the
farmers of that state. Although no
call has yet been made for reports of
results the station has heard of but
two deaths occurring after vaccination ,
amounting to a very small fraction of
1 per cent , while several have reported
their loss as high as 25 per cent before
vaccination. Vaccination has now he-
come so general In Virginia that the
station has decided to manufacture Its
own vaccine for free distribution in the
state. The only expense to the stock
owner in vaccinating his herd Is the
vaccinating outfit' , which consists of a
graduated hypodermic syringe , mortar
and pestle , glass funnel , cotton for
filtering and a small measuring glass.
Airing Inctilmtor I'KBS.
J. E. Stevenson , writing In Rural
New Yorker , says : One who advised
that airing was unnecessary probably
makes a machine with a great amount
of ventilation. There are very few
machines now with automatic egg-
turning devices for turning eggs with
out removing from the egg chamber ,
and nearly all authorities prefer tak
ing them out for turning , when they
are sure to get a slight airing twice
each day. If the change from 103 de
grees to GO degrees or less for the few
minutes required for turning is too
great , what about the setting hen that
must come off occasionally for food
and water , even though the tempera
ture is 20 degrees or less ? She will
stay off in zero weather much longer
than the time required to turn the
eggs from an incubator. In my opin
ion the change , if not long enough to
chill the eggs , will give stronger
chicks than the continually closed ma
chine or the hen that sits more close
ly. It Is much easier to get the de
sired air space in the eggs when the
incubator room is at 50 degrees than
when at 80 degrees , and I find It much
easier to get out good hatches of strong
chicks in the early spring than in hot
weather.
The Farm Horse. Strength is not
the sole requisite In a farm horse. The
true farmer's horse Is ono equally ser
viceable In dragging the plow and trot
ting to market with a light wagon ,
says the Rural World. The farm
horse should thus be a cross between
the draft and road horse. Courage ,
determination and quickness In taking
hold of loads are very important qual
ities in this kind of a horse. An ani
mal weighing 1,100 pounds with these
good qualities will often be more ser
viceable than the team that weighs
hundreds of pounds more. A quick ,
steady walker , Is very essential. Did
you over stop to compute how many
days' work you could save in plowing
a field with a quick walking horse ?
The animal that gets over the ground
rapidly saves tlmo and money to the
owner. A slow walker is poorer for
farm work than a slow trotter , and the
time lost thereby is much greater.
Dried Blood. The principal food in
gredient in blood is nitrogen , which is
also the most essential substance In
albumen or the white of egg. Dried
blood contains about 14 per cent of
nitrogen , while gieen bone may con
tain but 1 or 2 per cent , as the bono
Is mostly phosphate of lime. Bono
varies. If It has adhering meat It will
contain more nitrogen than If clean.
Blood cannot entirely take the place
of bono , as the bono contains phos
phates. The dried blood will answer
as a substitute for fresh blood , but no
kind of dry food , whether animal or
vegetable , is equal to that which is
fresh. Ex.
The Profit In Poultry. The profit in
poultry Is Just what wo make it. if
we pay out largo sums of money for
eggs , birds and equipments , wo must
make large sales and lots of them if wo
expect to make a profit , if we neglect
our poultry , no matter how little we
pay out , wo will lose money. Ex.
JUSTICE IN CHINA.
A Story of I'l llmiR OliuiiB and Would-
] ln Prisoner * .
Of LI Hung Chang numberless sto
ries are told In Chinese society. Now
and then one reaches tills country
through our consuls In Chlnn. On ono
occasion when the premier was having
a bitter fight with some of the moro
conservative members of the taung-ll-
yamen he received as a present a mag
nificent cake , which ho had reason to
suspect contained poison. He put the
cake aside and sot all his powerful
machinery to work to find out who
was at the bottom of the plot. The
Investigation was partly successful , the
crime being traced to throe men , of
whom one , at least , was absolutely
guilty. LI had the trio arrested and
brought to his yamcn. When they ar
rived they were ushered into his pres
ence and wore received in his courtli
est manner. The cake was produced ,
with the remark that "politeness for
bade his tasting It until the three
generous donors had had an opportun
ity to enjoy its excellence. " Li cut
the cake and one of his servitors
handed it to the unwilling guests.
Each took a piece and ate , or pre
tended to eat it. One crumbled the
pieces and let them fall upon the floor ,
but the other two ate calmly , without
manifesting any emotion. Ten mlnu-
utes and the two men began to show
symptoms of suffering. LI smiled be-
nlgnantly and said to the man .who
had not eaten : "Your wisdom Is so
great that I am compelled to pre
serve your head us a souvenir to
transcendent genius. " The man was
removed and promptly decapitated. JYo
the other two the premier remarked :
"The cake that you are eating is not
the ono you sent me , but one which
I had my cook imitate. The poison
from which you are suffering exists
only in your imagination. I know of
no way to cure your present pain ex
cept by letting you share the same
fate as your friend who has just left
the room. " As they were led away
the statesman said to his retinue : "It
is a pity that a man who can eat a
deadly corrosive poison with an un
moved countenance should so misapply
the talent wherewith heaven has endowed
dewed him. "
A CHINAMAN'S OATH.
The Celestial \Vat Fartlculnr and Caused
tlio Court Lotu of Trouble ,
The various forms of oath-making ,
oven in this country , are of consider
able interest. It would not , however ,
be easy to find an instance in which
anything like so queer a medium of
attestation was employed as a guil
lotined black cockatoo. But no less an .
extraordinary medium than that wasTV - .
what the police of a country district in
Now South Wales had to provide the
other day for a finical Chinaman , who
declined to swear on anything else.
Headless fowls were brought , but in
vain , and as the matter was impor
tant , even a black swan , a luxury
surely for a Chinese witness , was sug
gested , only to be Immediately refused.
After some time had elapsed , and
when the representatives of the law
seemed quite at their wits' end , a dead
cockatoo of the required hue was
strangely discovered in a hut of one
of the other celestials , who mulcted the
anxious officials in $2.50 for the bird.
Then the solemn and peculiar oath was
duly administered , on which the diffi
cult witness with a bland and childlike
expression , declared he knew nothing
about the case and sat down smiling !
United States' PviiHlon Koll.
On June 30 , 1898 , the pension rolls
of the United States contained 993,714
names. Forty-three thousand were
dropped during the fiscal year 34,345
because of death and 8,841 because or
remarriage. On the other hand , 40,981
new claims were allowed , so that the
number of pensions stood on June 30
last at 991,519. The decrease in ex
penditure during the year was much
more marked , the total falling from
? 144G51,000 in 1897-98 to $138,253,000 in
1898-99 This last is the smallest sum
disbursed since the new conditions
created by the dependent act have had
to he faced , and reasonable assurance
of a further natural shrinkage in the
annual expenditures is to be found in
the fact that $3,000,000 less were paid
out last year than three years ago ,
when the list of pensioners was fully
21,000 shorter than it is today. How
slight an addition to pension burdens
the war with Spain will make may bo
guessed from the statement that , al
though 1G.98G claims have been filed
for disabilities Incurred in that brief
contest , only 295 have so far been
passed on favorably. Altogether , the
outlook for a diminished pension ac
count has greatly improved.
'SpcctHolod1 Animals.
Birds are furnished with a peculiar
membrane , which in a state of repose
lies in the inner angle of the eye , but
is movable by two distinct muscles ,
which draw it over the cornea. It is ,
to a certain extent.transparent , for , ac
cording to Cuvler , birds can look
through it , as the eagle does when
looking at the sun. This membrane
forms a pair of spectacles , or , at least ,
answers the same purpose. This mem
brane is called the third eyelid. One
of the most comical and grotesque tuii
imals is the "spectacled bear" ( Ursus
ornatns ) , which derives Us chief at
traction from the light-colored rings
around Its eyes. These the greater
part of the face being , like the body ,
black have exactly the appearance of
a pair of common "goggles , " through
which the beast seems to look with an
air of mingled wisdom and Imbecility.
The spectacled bear Is only found In
the mountainous regions of Chili ,
South America.