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TIIE OCELOT. 
pied with a piece of knitting, which tired 
her fat lingers and tried her patience sadly; 
but her industry was stimulated by the 
hope of being able to present her grand¬ 
father with a pair of socks of her own knit¬ 
ting at Christmas. Kate had brought no 
work, not expecting to stay when she left 
home; hut Miss Louisa supplied her with 
a skein or two of cotton, which she wound 
off Sidney’s hands. 
“The animals which seem to come next 
in order,” the lecturer began, “are the 
smaller spotted cats, such as the margay, 
the ocelot, the chati, and several other 
varieties. Almost all these creatures are 
extremely beautiful, and very strong and 
courageous in proportion to their size. The 
greater number inhabit South America. 
Among these is the ocelot—an elegant little 
animal about three feet in length including 
the tail, which is very long in proportion to 
the body. It is of a reddish-yellow colour, 
with long, black, chain-like markings upon 
its sides, while its face, breast and the 
under parts of its body are pure white. 
Its shape is graceful and all its motions 
active and easy. It inhabits the deep un- 
