Show Mistnkcs of Near SisMcd Men Lawyer Ashley of New York was telling Judge Day a story of Daudet the novelist who is extremely near sighted The story th rnn lr i were kept many animals He sauntered slowly about peering into their cages until he came to a secluded spot where a furry ob ject not in a cage attracted his attention Ah said the distinguished Frenchman this must be a tamo bear And taking some cake from his pocket ho flung ifc wilb a There old fellow straight into the face of a Russian nobleman who enveloped in his sables bad stopped to look at the bears near oy imagine ins anger anu surprise uau det apologize etc etc etc The judge listened intently but after the lawyer had finished he said gravely I can tell you something far ahead of that in the way of mistakes caused by nearsightedness nearsight-edness A friend of mine who lives in the suburbs came from the city one summer evening just at twilight Ho had broken his glasses and was almost feeling his way along when ho became conscious of somebody walking di ft + lTr IM front ff VIIIYI Tf cnftmnf Sn boa short woman in a bright gown wearing a wrap about her shoulders ono end of which trailed down behind her She walked so heavily that my friend began to think that though short she must bo exceedingly stout A few stops more and the wrap touched the ground and dragged in the mud This was more than his gallantry could stand so stoop ing forward he said Allow me madam to replace your mantleat the same time gently raising a rod cows tail and placing it across her back Detroit Free Press |