Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-20
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. Il. A. Walker.
Copyright, 1915 by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate New York City.
PlJSS' SPECTACLES.


PUSS' SPECTACLES.
Puss wondered why her master and
mistress always put on their spectalcs
when they sat down Mt night to real
and one day when she and Rover were
room she asked him, thinking he was
TO see with, of course" said Rover,
in reply to her question. They can
read better with spectacles on. You
can see things quicker than without
them.
Could YOU see mice in the wall II
you wore spcctaclcs?" asked Puss.
."Oh, dear, no. You cannot see through
the wall, Puss,' said Rover. Spec
tacles make things look bigger and
palmer but you cant see things that
are out of sigh, YOU know.
Il cant see that they are much good,
then" said Puss II can SEQ "A mouse
uncll enough but | thought f | could
see them i'll the wall ! would get par
for sometimes | have hard time tell
ing which hole m the pantry to watch.
You could watch 4 hole without sitting
right beside IT,, said Rover, ''h YOU
wore spcctacles. You would not need
to be SO near, and the mice would not
suspect YOU were there.
F,iss began to think about the specta-
cIcs. and one dav she decided she would
borrow her mistress glasses the next
time she left them on the kitchen table.
She did not have long To wait, for
her mistress went To town one day ami
forgot her spectaclcs, and Puss prowl-
ing about came upon them.
"Ah' now is my time To try them on,
She said.
Prss sat up on tho table IN .ront Of
the window and put them on the spec
tacles \ bird hopping around IN the
ward outside suddenly looked so near
that Puss thought if the window had
not been between them she might have
caught it
"i'n Just wear these spectaclcs for
a while and sit in the pantry door
shall be sure to catch more nice that
way. as Rover sud. for things long
way off certainly do lock near
PusS reasoned, rs she thought, IN
vcrv wise WY. but she did no. rcmem-
Der that though the object she saw
might appear TO be near by, I really
would be some distance away from her
Puss calmly sat down on the pantry
floor. with the spectacles on, TO watch
for the mIce.
She did not have 10 wait long, for 4
bold little fellow came out Of hole
and ran across the floor. and % PuSs
TIC seemed 50 near she put out her paw
to tap him and down it went on the
floor and no mouse under II
Just then the little mouse who had
not seen Puss ran around the flour barrel,
and Puss, through the spcctaclcS, was sure
he was nearer han he was. 20 she gave a
spring. but away went the mouse and up
against a pile Of tins fell luSS, and over
came the TINS with such 4 clattcr that Re-
yer came running from the other room
TO see what had happened
PusS was crawling out from under
the tins when Rover came into the
pantry The spcctacleS had bccn knock
ed off and Rover saw them on the floor.
"Oh. | sec You have been trying
the spectaclcs, SAID Rover. did YOU
catch q mouse?
Those spcctaclcS may be all very
fine TO read with, but for hunting mice
thew are no use al all, said PusS his
pantrv would soon hc ovcrrun with mice
il looked through these things Why,
was as sure as could be had that mouse
almost under my paw. but he got away
IL did not think YOU would like them,
but knew YOU would never hc satisfied
until you tired them. said Rove:
II do not see hnw Won can say such
a thing, Rover You know | am not
the least hit lnquiStiye. said Puss,
with an angr, flint ni her tail
NJ. perhaps not mqlnstivc, Puss,
saint Bovcr, .hul you DO like 70 know I'll
aba4. every hug yuu see Nov don
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