The Haitian General's Glass Eye

A Haitian general having lost au eye in battle sent to Paris for an artificial one. The maker sent in return one of bis best. Sbortly ai'ter the general returned it, with the reniark that the eye was too yellow and recalled to his nriiul the Spanish flag, adding at the sanie time that he would wear only an eye having the colors of his own country. The maker thereupon made one with red and green predom inating, these be ing the Haitiau colors. This so pleased ;he general that instead of wearing the eye as originally in tended he added it