KITTY'S HUSBAND
By Author of "Hetty , " Etc ,
. CIIAUTKtt. V.III.-HOontinuod. )
"WelJJohn-rip.nio ) again/ / May I
rome In ? " asked -a quick , clear , do- '
clslvo voice ; , nu apr.QRs the ronmlc.amo
with a Boff-asBurcfY air a lady who I
'
know at once h'iu'st bo'John's slater.-
She took no notco | of me ; but she put
out her largo , unglovod hand cordially
to "John , ami looked at hlm.Avlth a.
fitralRht , .frank , friendly . Blanco ' thai
somehow made mo Uko her , and jnndp
" '
mo forlVo" her for hq'r fillghtlngi
thoughts of "girls. " " ' > i'
"This Is my wlftf , CuYfld , " said John ,
as I rose With a' scorched fa < * e ffom my
lowly seat. "Kitty , tills1 la my slater. "
She did not klsi inn , But she took
my hand , wlth a firm tf'.sp that was
not .unfriendly , nnd aim l ked straight
and keonly-nt mo , r.-iia an Jnterestcdr
wondering , slightly humorous look.
Her eyes wc'roMlko.John's . , With1 the
same capacity 'for" sternness anil gen
tleness , but Itioy woro'mofu humorous
oyps than Jojin's or pcoplo said so.
She was a flnq woman , tall , massively
made , but. . well proportioned , nnd not
without a certain stately dignity. Ilor
hair , just turning gray , was brushed
back from her face , leaving her wide
brow bare.
She made a few remarks to ino In a
half-kindly , half-porfunotory tone ,
then took pity on my shyness , or1 felt
that she had done her duty , and ad
dressed herself to. John. . But every
now and then , while she talked to him ,
her eyes fell upon mo and I read her
thoughts in them. "What could John
liavo seen In her ? " they bald. "What
coiild Imv6 Induced him to marry
her ? "
"You have never nskcd , mo for Lucia ,
John , " she Said presently In a tone of
accusation.
"I have bqon .going to ask you How
Is she ? "
"I don't Injow liow'jSho is \ don't
' '
know what 'is the niattcr wlti ] , hcr.
She's In'n'tidniltd ntoo'd' . Shb'won't
roueo liereolf. She Is worried. She
music superficial , of literature superfi
cial and school-girlish. I had never In
my llfo felt myself so entirely unin
formed.
But , If my questioner gradually un-
vollcd my Ignorance , It struck me now
and then th in pho looked at mo more
humorously than scornfully the while ,
and with more kindliness.
Slip stayed for an hour ; then nha
rose to go. John wont slowly with her
from the room.
I breathed more freely as the door
closed. Left alone , 1 strolled slowly
across the room to the window , parted
"
the curtains and stood looking out.
The sky , which had been overcast ,
had grown clearer by now ; It was star
lit. I opened the window and knelt
down , my arms on the sill. How quiet
It was ! Now and then a footstep
passed I heard It advance and heard
It slowly dlo away ; now and then the
distant murmur of , the streets seemed
for a moment to grpw more distinct ,
then scorned'far away again.
As 1 knelt there , a door opened slow
ly ; a clear voice struck my car.
"Sho Is such a child , John ! I know
she was young but so young ! I don't
approve of your marriage I toll you
frankly. "
"You told mo that before , In your
loiters. They did not surprise mo. I
know you wojiid not approve. "
"I had hoped no , don't Interrupt
me , lot mo nay It , John I had hoped ,
now that Lucia was free again , that you
and sho'at last might both be happy. "
"That subject Is threadbare , Carrie.
Vhy discuss It any more ? "
"No" with an Impatient little sigh
"It Is usolcpa to discuss it now. But
what Induced ydUi John ? "
"I wrote and told you what induced
mo. "
"But was It a sudden thought ? "
"Not very sudden. The thought first
came to me , I own , n good many years
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AS I KNELT TIJBR13 A DOOR OPENED. . . .
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cays sl\Qmus see , y.oUt You > musJ'
and see her , John. " ' V
"Yes. I want to sdo her1 ' said John
in a thoughtful tone. ' ' " < > i
"Sho sent half n dozen messages tb
you. But you hail better , .come she
can deliver them } n pcrson. > " | i 4 o
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CII'APTEh' ' '
IX.
John was looking before hip , away
from his sister , Into the lire , with a
somewhat abstracted "glance. ,
"How did she bear leaving her old
homo ? " lie'asked presently Ina mus
ing tone.
"Bear it ? There was nothing to
bear. It Was never hotae to her. Brittany - '
tany was always a foreign homo to
L""la she never got ; qver her feeling
of loneliness. There was not a day , I
believe , but that she longed for l b'n-
don ; she used to tell mo that she
dreamed at night of the lights and the
roar of the London streets slip awoke
to the alienee of our country life , and
the stlllncs oppressed her , weighed
upon her .spirits. She was homesick
for ten years If that Is poslble/ '
John was looking before him with a
sorrowful , contemplative glaiwo.
"She regretted.'her marriage ? " ho
cald after a moment.
"Sho could not regret It.It was In
evitable. "
"Sho thought so. "
1 "It was so. "
"There , " said John , quietly , "wo
shall always differ. "
There was a minute's silence : when
conversation began again it drifted to
other topcs. , } John Joined but Jjttlc in
it ; his sister turned her attention pnc.o
more to mo and began to Bound tnb
ahallowB of my knowledge , the depths
of my ignorance. In ten minutes sh $
bad discovered all that I had not rctyl ,
all the fundamental 'subjects on which
I had not.thbiigh i/sho had , f0und , out
that ray .knowledge , of .art was nil , of
" { K Half rtNjo7en , , yjhanhnjpsl | ; began
to' consider whether I might not one
day 'Induce hor' to fbb Irfy wife. ' I did
not often think' of"It buthiow , and
then the Idqa would , rec.ur tojme. "
"But half a dozpn. y.9a.rs ago , 'John ,
, iKjtmvo been in love 'with
A moment's pause. Then in a clear ,
regretful voice
' 'The dld'stor ' again ! Jolra , ' what a
son you htlvo been ! Is there a single
debtof , 9urtathpr's that you have not
loft uncleared ? Your life lids been one
long act of reparation , and' ' this is the
last of'all ! Hu made that "poor " child a
pauppr and , you could not fprget. Yea ,
I knew thatthat , was It ! I said It to
Lucia , but siio k'now It too. Oh , It Is
hard , John1 hard upon you ! "
"But you mistake , " said , Jblin's grave
voice , oven , quiet' , ' deeply serious-Mho
voice that thrilled mo whqro I knelt.
"My ilrst thought-i-long ago , " very long
ago was what you say , a thought of
reparation. But I did what at that
time I did not think of doing. I foil
In love with Kitty fell honestly In
love with her. "
"Because you wished. "
"The wish raayhttvo had something
'
to dowltlv It-rmay pot have had , I
cannot say. "
"Do you thlnk"'such love Is trust
worthy , John ? Will It wear , do you
think , a lifetime ? "
"I hope so. "
' "So" dp 'lfYonmy hearjt. Shall I
give" you my frank opinion ? " ' '
'
" 1)0. " J' " i- ' ,
t.i''r JWflkV.0" OHKht tp .husband.Jlmt ,
jove of yours with all' your energy ,
eventjecn' and' thlrtyrllvu" , . have not
"many common Interests. If you have
any , common ' , Jrjtqrc-jtscherish .thorn ,
John end 'shuf all bther Interests out.
Don't ho vexed With mo. There'Is one
thing-more I want to say. "
"Say It. "
" 1 am not very fond , 03 you know , of
girlish simplicity , but there was some
thing In that little wife ol yours that
touched me. I asked you to come and
ECO Lucia , but I ask you now not to
como. "
"Not como ? Why not ? "
"There are manifold reasons why
not. You know them ns well as I ,
Kitty Is an unformed pretty girl no
more. Lucia Is a woman beautiful ,
cultured , clover , more than clever
and the woman , John , whom you pas
sionately loved ! "
I had knelt as ono spellbound , had
listened lu a breathless , tremulous way ,
with no definite thought that I was lis
tening , with only one eager , overmas
tering wish to hear John convince mo
once again that ho loved mo , that ho
loved mo for love's sake , not for pity's
sake , or Aunt Jane's sake , or anyone's
sake , but Just for his own sake , for
pure , reasonless , passionate need of
loving me. 1 had longed to hear this
Kwpet assurance , and Instead I had
heard what had I heard ?
I rose fiom my knees hurriedly In a
dazed and dizzy way.
"I say , doift come , " continued the
full , ell'ar voice In a warning tone. " 1
say what I think Is kindest , John. Put
the question to yourself can you trust
youisolf to come ? "
1 did not hear John's answer. I
would not hour It , I dared notj I moved
awny from the window , nnd went back
to my old place beside the hearth , and
stood looking down Into the lire.
Presently the house-door shut , nnd
John's stop came back through the
tiny hall. In another mlnuto ho stood
bcsldo me.
"You are looking tired , Kitty , " ho
said In a half-Inquiring tone.
I turned my face toward him nnd
tried to laugh cheerily. The laugh
was a most mirthless one. I was con
scious that his eyes were observing mo
In an anxious , questioning 'way. I
must say something I could ftot think
of a thing do say.
"Do you think the girls will como ? "
I asked him with eagerness. "I wish
the girls would come ; don't you ? "
"You want the girls ? " ho asked.
, My volco.hnd trembled ; I felt that I
must account for the tremor In It , and
for the tears with'which my eye's had
suddenly grown dim , , . r. . , . ,
,1 want them dreadfully , " I pried
"oh , dreadfully ! "
( To be continued. )
THE DOG Ift THE MANGER. Q
Who Currle-j ThU '
I'olloy Into Slnr-
iRe IJuservo * "Worst runisliniont.
Between a falling off In the mar-
rlago rate , an Increase of divorces and
other lamentable circumstances , any
thing affecting the wedded state be
comes not only a matter of curious In
terest , but also of deep solicitude. Thus
a now danger that has como to the
surface In a recent Washington suit
calls for duo consideration. In this in
stance a young \Voman whose hand was
Sought for 'by quite a number of candi
dates , chose whohi'sho thought the
most acceptable , and In duo time the
twain were made one. Alighting at the
station , the husband told his aston
ished brldo that ho did not want a
wife , and had only married her be
cause ho could not endure the Idea of
anybody else possessing her. He then
disappeared. Five weeks have since
passed and 'she has neither heard of
nor aeon him. Consequently .sho wants
u divorce 'on1 tho' ground of desertion.
it la- hard , "of course , to always grade
the pimlshmeht to 'fit the crime , ' but It
would scorn that an1 affair of this' character -
actor calls ' for 'exceptional ' treatment.
A groom \ylio could , thus carry the dog-
in-the-manger principle Into the Insti
tution of marriage Js altogether so In
conceivable a reprobate that no sched
ule of sinners In the criminal codes Is
likely to/Include' him" 'Besides , as to'
an nddnuate nenaltv. it isl
not Vrobablq that ho can be got ? at. ' . In
such , 'a sato'of / affairs , the only tlilng
that - sternsuivlsablo Is to , grant the
Indy'8JapplicatIpn" dlvojcp with a
generous readiness tl\at \ jnay tend o ,
glvo" her' a better opinion of men iif
general 'in * case she 'should think of
venturing on , giving , any pf , ' them 'an '
other chance. Philadelphia "Thuds. '
Hnme'Vjunlilt Rpcoreti.
Some singularly quaint'rdoo'fds haW
Just } bc,9n discovered In tho. paroclijn\ \
registers at Footlleld , near JMarlbor-
ough1 , the name of the parish church of
'which place dates from the eleventh
century. One"of the earliest entries
.decipherable Is as follows : " 1582 , the
2d'ot ' December , burled Robe.it , Water-
'mnn | , kylled with a free. " In KJ09.'a
pore man wjioso name Is , unknown/
'
mentlonodjls havlijg .died In ' n "doggo
kennel ; " while in 1G12 It , Is'statedithat
"on Tuesday. ) thioioneandtwqntleth | of
July , was hero entombed the body of
, 'tho Right Hon.'Edwar'd L&rd Beau-
, , champo , who deceased af wqek. " This
vas , a son of. Lord Bqauchaiup , who sa-
crctly married ' the' La.dy Arabella
Stuart In the 'reign of James I. , and
was imprisoned In the Tower for thus
wedding a lady of royal descent with
out the king's consent. In 1G75 a
"poore travelling man" was burled ;
and In 170S a note Is appended to the
registration of the marriage of John
Perkins and Mary Overs , stating that
'they ' 'mado a rude disturbance and
abused yo people coming' out of the
church ! " , , . ,
Uo of Wn to I'roftuoU.
The ullllzallon fl'ft ' waste products is
sura to Increase ; ove.ry year. Almond
oil Is.to . bte madg frqpi p caeh and aprl-
'
cot pits' . ' Whether this Is , to be uaeJ
for flavoring purposes or in cosmotlct
Js not yet stated ,
, If love vyeren't so catching a disease
'
itt would probahly Iio , a lotless'curable
IffilATTMON
Not Honor , but Eoal Ducats , is "What
Bryan Wants.
nit S1LVLU ORATOR IN BAD LIGHT
Production of n Letter Unit M uko * tlio
I'crctinliit rrrxlilnndul Cainllilnto Con
irnillrt Hlnmilf .J. Starling Merion
I'ruducoit n Dorunumt Unit Look * ISuil
fur tlio Sdf-CoiiHtlttitcd Reformer.
J. Sterling Morton made the assor-
Uou in the Conservative several weelcs
'ago ' , says n Lincoln correspondent of
the Omaha Dec , that W. J. Bryan had
suld ho watltod ofllce for money ana
not for honor. The LJe'e , In Us Issue
of September 27 , contained an Inter
view with Bryan , In which he posi
tively denied that he had ever made
snch an assertion. Undeniable propf
Is now presented that Mr. Bryan diu
Ray that he wanted the money for the
ofllco nnd not for honor.
Because of this unequivocal ana
sweeping denial of Mr. Bryan and be *
cause with the denial he named the
editor of Conservative In nn of
fensive nnd accusing manner , J. Sterl
ing Morton produces for vindication
and verification and as n rebuttal of
the unequivocal denial , a letter written
by Mr. Bryan on January 11 , 1899 , In
which he nays :
"I assure you that It In the money
that Is In the otllco nnd not the uono '
that attracts me. "
The publication of this letter recalls
Mr. Bryan's early political history.
The man who sprang so quickly Into
world-famed reputation located at Lin
coln In 1888 and n short time later
formed a partnership with A. U. Talbot -
bet , under the ilrm name of Talbot &
Bryan. In December , 1889 , or the year
following Mr. Bryan uecame nn appli
cant for the position of secretary of the
State Board of Transportation. Ho
had taken an active part In politics
from the day ho located In the city
and ho naturally had many political
Irlends who were willing to assist Him
In getting the position. He had sup
ported . ) . Sterling Morton for congress
man from the First district during
the campaign of 1888 and Morton re
ciprocated by endorsing him for" the
secretaryship.
The monetary Issue was not an im
portant Issue at that time and Mr.
Morton and Bryan were warm political
friends. Considerable correspondence
passed between the two and the fol
lowing Is a copy of one of the letters
written by Mr. Bryan :
"LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 11 , 1889.
Hon. J. Sterling Morton , Nebraska
City , Neb. : Dear Friend Your kind
letter to Mr. Leabe was received and
delivered. I think it was well re
ceived. The P. S. w.-js judicious , 1
think. I am grateful to yon for your
indorsement. Had hesitated to write
yon because I dislike so'n'ltihg ' aid. i
assure you that it is the money thru ,
is In the office , not the honor that
attracts me. If successful in getting It ,
it will tide , me over my beginning here.
With regards to the Indies , I am. yours
very truly , W. J. BRYAN/ '
Failing to secure the appointment
to the railway commission Mr. Bryan
continued the practice of law. but In
1890 ho announced his candidacy for
congressman , and hi lact , has been a
candidate for olllco ever since. A. J.
Sawyer and a number of other promi
nent First district democrats asked
Mr. Morton to como out as n candidate ,
but ho replied "Not not to go and ask
any one to vote for mo or work for
me. " His refusal to run made the nom
ination of Bryan possible and those In
charge of the democratic machinery
turned to the young orator and he
was nominnteu. John II. Ames of this
city , now a gold standard man , v/as
chairman of the congressional comit-
tee and It was1 he who started the Bry
an boom. Since the memorable state
convention of } S92 the twq men who
work'ed together , in the campaign of
1S88 have been drifting farther and
farther apart. Morton pronounced , for
the gold standard and laid down ms
view's from typewritten manuscript so
that there could be no dispute as to
where ho stood on the situation. Bryan
left the party , Ames resigned from the
chairmanship of the congressional
committee because of the congressional
nominee's views on the money ques
tion and after ho had supported him in
jhls previous campaign. .
Bryan's repeated utterances concernIng -
Ing the heinoUsness of the money
'power and the greed for wealth re
called to J. Sterling Mortpn's mind the
assertion made In 1889 and a search
was Instituted among' the 'iiles ' of pa-
.pers at Arbor Lodge for the letter , it
was found among a number of other
letters written by Mr. Bryan , all some
what similar .and equally interesting.
One of them is a message sent after
Mr. Morton's defeat for congress con
gratulating him for running ahead of
Ills ticket. Only a few months after
this Mr. Bryan told his friends that ho
could get even more votes than Mr.
Morton got or could get.
Wimt A1U tilt ) Let tor.
Lincoln Journal : The popocratlc
organs } arc all declaring as with one
voice that Mr. Brynn'a old letter to
J. Sterling Morton avowing that fie
wanted ofllce for the money that was
In It and not the honor , is perfectly
straightforward , proper and creditable
to the great wearer of the Jefforsonlan
mantle. Then why did Mr. Bryan deny
It and why did the popocratlc organ's
' J unco Mr. Morton fiercely as a
liar and n libeller because he said that
Mr. Bryan had once made a statement
to that purport to a friend ?
Morton doesn't appear to have set
any great store by the letter but mere
ly alluded to It because of Br. Bryan's
violent and theatrical attacks on pco-
plo who , according to his pure mind ,
wore in politics for money and whoso
gtreed for vfoalth was undoing the
country. And Bryan and his friends
evidently saw the point nnd voclfor-
ousl- } denied it and challenged Morton
to his proof. That Is what Is the mat
ter with that letter.
The hungry mendicant prefers the
cnld ham to the'cold s'hbulder. ' '
nil < rrprrnoiitilnn : of Malllov.
York Republican : Do you have con-
fldonco in the statements of men who
wilfully misrepresent things to you ?
Things , too , that como within your
own knowledge , so thai yon personal
ly know that they arc misrepresenta
tions ? Chaplain Mallley is quoted as
saying , "Stand by McKlnley , right or
wrong. " HP never said anything of
the sort. "In times of peace I am for
the administration when it is right ;
In times of war , so long as n rcbellous
gun in aimed at the stars and stripes ,
I am for the administration right or
wrong. This Is not a time for crltj-
clsm ; it is a time for united. " That h
what Chaplain Mallley said at York ,
and It is what ho tin Id at Lincoln. This
is juat what he. aaid. Any paper which
.quotes him na baying otherwise la
guilty of a blameworthy action. What
they make Mallley say sounds nnriow
and partisan. . What he really said is
patriotically American , and right or
wrong , Is concurred In by all patriotic
people. The' republican party agreed
with the contention of the democrats
during the rebellion that the Income
tax levied and cpllectod for war pur
poses wap unconstitutional. It wai
necessary , however , as one of the
means for the preservation of the
country as rt.1 nation , and right or
wrcmg , the people' stood by It and de
fined It until It was no longer a neces
sity , and then It was repealed. The
disloyal citizen was opposed to it , but ,
right or wrong , the men of America
Htood by It , and so In times of war
they stand by arjf administration that
represents their country.
lit tn Uoln Drop * Sllvtir.
A citizen of Hebron writes that oven
the author of "Coin" has stopped tnlk-
' on silver. He says :
"Coin HarVey , on jenulf Of'llie ' fusion
forces , addressed an audience of about
200 at the court house here last nlglit.
The meeting had been largely adver
tised , but no hearers were present
outside of this city. The speaker ,
though advertised as the exponent or
free silver , entirely Ignored that sub
ject , devoting himself to a scnoolmas-
ter's dissertation on the subject ot
trusts , and an attack on the govern
ment and a laudation of the Insurrec
tionists , especially the leaders. The'
administration was branded as oppres
sors ; the government as unjust. An
Invitation was extended for queries
and the speaker had some llred at-
him that arc still unanswered. The
audience was about half republican
and they left the hall with renewed
determination to stay by the adminis
tration , caused by the abuse of the
speaker. If the fuslonlsts have any
more campaigners like1 this ono tr.e
republicans are hopeful that they will
be sent hero , for , with a few more-
speeches like this one , success tor our
candidates Is assured. "
llrjan Ilnro und Itryitn Tlirro.
Lincoln Journal : Colonel Bryan la
hopping around so much on the ex
pansion question and on the issues
of 1900 that It is never safe to guess
what ho will say unless you know in
what part of the country he is doing
his talking. In Iowa he says he does
not want the troops removed from the
Philippines , and lays down a poll'-y
for the future of the archipelago that
almost amounts to an indorsement ot
the administration. He did not talk
that way in Nebraska , and will not
talk In that strain if he happens to
be called to Massachusetts before tlip
close of the campaign. Bryan is the
most ready man in the world on the
stump , and one of his most pro
nounced accomplishments is Ills re
cently acquired ability to shitt his
ground to suit the prejudices of lila
different audipnces.
Mountain Out of n Illolctilll.
Seward Reporter : The Omaha
World-Herald , followed by its feeble
imitators like the Seward Inclcpondent-
Democrat , is making a great ado about
a circular issued by 'the ' president ot
the federation df republican publish
ers. Among other tuings , the sugges
tion Is made that republican publishers1
should not club with populist papers.
This causes the virtuous World-Her
ald and its satolites to go into r.p.ism
of horror , and the way they talk about
the attempt to "suppress fusion lit
erature" Is indeed distressing. One
would think that they were in the
habit of urging their partisans to sub
scribe for and read republican papers.
But tnis Is the last thing they would
do , and they and all their class prac
tice the same thing which they bo
roundly denounce.
I'ops l'ftcr ! il Out.
Topeka Capital : What Is the use of
talking about populism In Kansas any
longer ? Lot the old republicans conn
out of It and back where they belong
and the democrats go over to tholr
own party. There Is only one populist
congressional representative In Kan
sas , und ho Is a good expansionist ,
and the party Is no longer of national
significance. The scheme of fusion ,
where both sides glvo up tholr princi
ples for the ofllqes , \ the most cor
rupt practice in politics. Now Is a
good time for populists to let go.
it ever had any , and the contest Is
It over ha dany , nnd the contest Is
strictly between the old parties. A
populist In Kansas can never be any
thing else again but an aid to tlu
democratic party.
'Twiiu I Ton HtrlJtP.
Genoa Leader : The nomination of
Judge Reese as candidate lor supreme
judge by the republicans was a ten
strike from a republican standpoint.
Judge Recso is 10,000 votes stronger
than any man they could have nomi
nated. If he Is defeated It will not be
the votes of any man honestly Inter
ested In reform. Ills nomination Is
also gratifying to those republicans
who have been fighting the past few
years for clean candidates and honest
politics within their party.
* - m
If.
Silas A. Holcomb addressed the Cus-
ter county populist convention which
Indorsed the following : "We are op
posed to the use of passes by our pub
lic servants and would recommend the
retirement to private life all who ac
cept the same. " If poupllsts vote as
they haVe resolved , Mr. Holqomb w..l
be retired all rlgnt Button'Advertiser.
What man has done woman thinks
she can Improve on.
LITERARY LOVER.
\v\
The maid I love Is Hko a book ,
To outward seeming fair ,
And as through every page I look
1 llnd much treasure there.
There's much In it that's rather light
And much that's beautiful ,
Yrt never1 once n thought that's trlto
Or commonplace or dull.
And though from heaviness exempt
And mediocrity ,
And though there's much In It to
tempt ,
"Tls far too deep for me.
No critic of this book am I
Love has no critic's power
And yet one change , I can't deny ,
I'd make this very hour.
The covers bright I would let be ,
The text remain the same ;
This book is good enough for me
I'd only change the name.
- J. M. In Puck.
POWER OP EYELID.
GIVES ALL THF EXPRESSION
TO THE OPTICS.
The iyo In Itself IIus Little to Do with
tlio Art of ixi > ro slnK Inward Kmo-
tloiis A\l \ Ilono by tlio LUU AVliut
an Oculist buys.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer :
There are no expressive eyes. The
expression of the eye is really In the
lid. The eye itself , independent of its
surroundings , has no more expression
than has a glass marble. A prominent
English oculist makes this daring
statement , and ho defends his position
with emphasis. "Tho eyes have no
expression whatever , " he says. "How
do you explain the fact that the eyes
of one person are more expressive than
those of another" I am asked. They
arc not. The difference consists In cer
tain nervous contractions of the lids
peculiar to the individual. Observe for
yourself and you wfli cco that I am
right. Wo will say that I am greatly
interested in something , and my at
tention is suddenly called from It by
an unexpected Interruption. My upper
eyelid raises itself just a little , but the
eye proper dqqs not change an lota In
appearance. If the interruption is but
momentary the elevation of the lid will
bo but momentary. if the surprise
caused by an Interruption Is continued
the lid may bo raised oven a little
more , and , in fact , the whole of the
forehead. Including the eyebrows , is
raised and wrinkled. But the eye re
mains the samo. When a person is
excited much the same emotions arc
gone through , " continued the doctor.
"His eyes arc open wide , in cases of
Intense excitement , to their greatest
extent , but the forehead Is not wrin
kled , and the ball of the eye Is as
expressive as a bit of glass. No more.
Observe the face of one who laughs.
You will see that the lower eyelid has
no muscle of its own. and It Is only
by the contraction of the adjacent
muscles In smiling or laughing that it
Is made to move. That Is why there
arc many wrinkles about the eyes of
merry persons. The expression of deep
thoughtfulncss Is produced by the
drooping of the upper lid. If the
meditation Is over a subject that
worries the thinker the eyelids con
tract and the eyebrows are lowered
and drawn together. This Is true of n
reflective mood. As to emotional
moods , there Is the expression of an
ger , for Instance. The eyes , Instead of
closing , are open wider than they are
normally , but the brows arc closely
knit. In expressing sadness the en
tire upper eyelid comes about half-way
down and the folds of the skin collect
there , giving the lid a thick , heavy
appearance. "
llnrd to Suit.
Irascible Citizen Phew ! I'm a con-
sarned Idiot ! Hero It Is 5:15 : , and of
course I've missed the 5:10 : train. Ran
all the way , too. Ticket Agent No ,
the 5:10 : train Is ton minutes late.
Irascible Citizen What ; Ten minutes
late ! And I ran all the way ! How
dare they run their trains late ? It's
a scoundrelly Imposition , sir , that's
what It Is and I shall report you , sir ,
I shall report you ! Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Not So nirty.
Wife I'm overjoyed to BCO you ,
James , but how dirty your hands are !
Returned Klondlkcr They can't bo so
terribly dirty , M'llss. I washed 'em
lust before I started for home. The
Chicago Tribune.
Not n Product of tlio Country.
\Vatta "The Frenph did not seem to
take Into consideration the reasonable
doubt of Dreyfus' guilt. " Potts "They
don't have that kind of doubt In
France. " Indianapolis Journal.