CHAPTER IX.--THE SPIDER--INDUSTRY--STANDING STILL.

We come to the consideration of the spider, 211 Whose life is a lottery, and which is branded with ugliness, 212 It is, however, the type of the persevering worker, 213 An anecdote in illustration of its character, 214 Its web, and the mode of its construction, described, 215 Prudence and patience the characteristics of the spider, 216 All animals live by prey, and the spider has its foes, 217 Its existence is confined within a narrow circle, 218 And is easily terminated, 219