Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-07
Dear Little Species.

There was something the matter with
Baby Katy's eyes. They were large brown
eyes. There was no blur upon them, moth
ing that looks odd or unpleasant. On the
contrary, everybody who saw them said,
"What beautiful eyes !" But there was
some defect, for they did not see WELL
When the little lady began TO try TO walk,
she seemed to go more by feeling than by
sight. The doctor said she was short
sighted,-very shortsighted indeed By
and by, when she was older, she could have
some glasses that would make it all right
right for her. One day, when she was two
and half years old, her Aunt Grace came
from Pennsylvania to visit us. Aunt Grace
was near-sighted too, and she wore specta-
Giles. Just for the fun of the thing, we one
day put Aunt Graces spectscles on our lit
tie Kate. You ought to have seen how
pleased the dear child was She cried when
they were taken away; and Species,
peaSe Species !" was her plea, morning,
noon and night. "Too bad You ought to
get the child pair" said Aunt Grace.
Spectacles on baby How could we
them or break them fifty times day. And
we couldn't find any small enough" we
urged. "But you see she needs them. She
said Aunt Grace. And every day and hour
the little paintive cry was in our ears
"Spec'les, pease, Auntie Grace Spec les ~
The more Auntie Grace INDUCED her with
them, of course the more she begged for
them. One day Aunt Grace got up early in
| the morning and came down to the first
breakfast,-the workman's breakfast. al
am going into Boston by the early train"
she explained. When she came back at
evening, she displayed the funniest little bit
| of a pair of spectaces you ever saw. For
| Katy I'm determined she shall have them.
| She'll soon learn to be careful of them. The
dear little thing shall not be forced to go
blind any longer, if / can help it. know
too well what it is myself" We laughed
and almost cried. 1t seemed so funny and
so pathetic, to have our baby-our beautiful
little Kate-wearing spectacles But she
wore them, nevertheless and she reioiced
and exulted in them. How glad we were to
see the little feet go tripping confidently
over the floor, instead of creeping carefully
about, with the little head poked forward, Ia
bring the face close to everything that she
might see what she was coming to. "Nline
specle mine dear little species I" she said
over and over, and was scarcely willing to
have them put away when she went to bed
As Aunt Grace had predicted, she soon
learned to take the greatest care of them
In fact, she never broke but single glass
| Over that she mourned most bitterly, till il
was replaced; and then "Mine species
mine dear species |" were more precious
than ever. Of course she soon gained the
name of Little Species" The children
called her so in tender sportiveness, and she
often called herself so. Now, she is seven
years old and just beginning to go to school
| don't know what she could or would do il
it wasn't for her "specles." When people
grow old, they almost always need spectacle:
to help their failing eyes. When Katy
grows old, the doctor says she will be able tc
throw aside hers, for then her eyes will be
gin to grow fatter, and her vision will grow
longer, and she will see as well without
them. What good thing it is that some
body studied out way to make glasses tc
help defective eyes to see well. We are very
tn ankful that our dear "Little Species ;
can have such help.-YoWh's Companion