The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-17
rible old Jew. cruelty wronged, revengeful
to the last, hating, despairing, impotent--
too terrible almost to bear.
TEUILA.
BUTTERFLY THAT HAS A POCKET
One Of the Dusky- Wings, That Feed
ON ViOlets and Rlueberriea.

The dusky-wing Ia one of a family of
small, sober-tinted butterflies, belonging to
the tribe Of shippers, so-called from their
darting fight and their bustling ways
One would imagine the dusky-wings fond
of night, or at least of shadow, for there
is a dreamy dusky-wing, as well as our
sleepy dusky-wing. but they are butter
flies of the day. and like the open road, as
well as moist places in the wood.
Have you not often noticed, in driving,
a small puddle in the road surrounded by
a perfect swarm CT butterflies, and seen
them rise only to return speedily, and
after great deal of lowering and postum
ing. alight in the same place? You see,
they have to arrange 1t SO that each but
terfy may have comfortable room for his
wings beside the puddle. Our special
dusky-wing has very dainty tastes--al-
though she probably also visits puddies-
and feeds chiefly on violets and blueber-
rits In their season. M
There are some interesting facts about
these butterflies in their earliest cater
pillar stage, which will tell you before
describing the wonderful pocket of the
higher winged life. The caterpiilars use
silk for their nest Innings, and for their
fastenings. Juvenal's dnsky-w wing lives on
the oak. and makes a nest from It's leaf,
drawing it's edges together with strands
of golden silk; and often dropping golden
curtains Of thin and delicate silk, like
tissue, before its openings.
When 1t is ready to leave its old house
for new one, which 1t does whenever II
casts of the old skin, 1t never forgets to
bite In two the golden strands, and let the
leaD-flap back Ia its natural position Its
last home, where 1t sleeps as q chrysalis
before emerging as full-grown butter
fly, is fully lined with golden silk, for it
may have to remain there for many cold
days. If any accident happens to this
nest, 1t repairs the damage, but the Sec
ond silk lining is no longer gold, but
white. like the white silk portieres and
Innings OF its cousin, the dreamy dusky-
wing.
The male butterflies have the proud
privilege Of pocket, but the pocket of a
butterfly is wonderfully made. 1t is really
ali extension OF the under wing folded
back on the upper side, but it is exauis-
itely eol0red and marked like the upper
side so that 1t is very hard to detect and
no one has yet discovered just how it is
opened, although undoubtedly the butter
fly can throw 1t open when he II flying.
At first glance there seems to be only
white or amber-colored silk floss within.
but examine this with microscope and
you, will find twisted ribbons, slender rods
shaped like shepherds crook. others
jointed bamboo-like. and flexible rods and
tiy seaies VI various sorts and patterns.
1t is known that insects have a marvel
ousy keen scent. and it is believed that
all these odd little objects are perfume
boxes, and that the fragrance so thrown
abroad IL signal call to the female hut
terfiy, which may be wandering about In
the air. 1t is. to say the least, very in
teresting guess, and there is much evidence
to prove that butterflies and moths are
summoned from great distances by odors
that We hardly notice-Philadelphia
Times.