Just then the minister says; says he, "And now I've come to the fellers Who've lost this shower by usin' their friends Go home," says he, "and find your own faults, Go home," he says, "and wear the coats My wife she nudged, and Brown he winked, And lots of lookin' into our pew; It sot my blood a-bilin'. Says I to myself, "Our minister Is gittin' a little bitter; I'll tell him when meetin''s out that I CLXXXIII.-TO MAKE MISCHIEF. Take care of them. KEEP your eye on your neighbors. Do not let them stir without watching. thing wrong if you do. To be sure, you never did know them to do any thing very bad, but it may be on your account they have not. Perhaps, if it had not been for your kind care, they might have disgraced themselves a long time ago. Therefore do not relax any effort to keep them where they ought to be. Never mind your own business; that will take care of itself. There is a man passing along, he is looking over the fence, be suspicious of him; perhaps he contemplates stealing, some of these dark nights; there is no knowing what queer fancies he may have got into his head. If you find any symptoms of any one passing out of the path of duty, tell every one else what you see, and be particular to see a great many. It is a good way to circulate such things, though it may not benefit yourself or any one else particularly. Do keep something going; silence is a dreadful thing, though it is said there was silence in heaven for the space of half an hour; but do not let any such thing occur on earth; it would be too much for this mundane sphere. If, after all your watchful care, you can not see any thing out of the way in any one, you may be sure it is not because they have not done any thing bad; perhaps in an unguarded moment you lost sight of them; throw out hints that they are no better than they should be; that you should not wonder if the people found out what they were after awhile; then they may not carry their heads so high. Keep it going, and some one may take the hint and begin to help you along after awhile, then there will be music, and every thing will work to a charm. CLXXXIV.-THE MYSTERIOUS GUEST. 'Twas night; the clock had just struck ten The stage-coach halted at the door An inside passenger got out, His porty figure was enwrapped In overcoat of shag, While oe hand grasped a traveling trunk, The other held a bag; And in the twinkle of his eye You recognized a wag. 'Waiter," he cried, "show me a room; I'm tired and travel-sore." The waiter showed him to a room Upon the second floor. "Just stay a moment," said the man, The waiter closed the door. "You see," observed the traveler, "All right," replied the waiter, ""Tis well," resumed the traveler, I'm like a case of glass," said he, And as he spoke, he ope'd his mouth And thrust his fingers in the hole,- And out there rolled two sets of teeth, "Now, waiter, just unscrew my arm, But don't look so alarmed; I'm helpless as a sailing ship And when my arm you've take off The waiter, in astonishment, Upon the traveler gazed; He thought so strange a stranger But when he saw the arm come off He was still more amazed, Now, bring me here that looking-glass, The waiter's hair now stood on end, But fear held fast the waiter, While the traveler only laughed the more And, putting on a serious look, In solemn accents said, "There's one thing more to do Before I get in bed; Steady yourself against the wall And just unscrew my head." -Fowler Bradnack. CLXXXV.-THE TEST OF PATIENCE. A PARSON in a country town, while preaching, His congregation, and, in short, Discourse so much of Job, and how he bore, Meaning, I think, 't is very plain, That, since we give ourselves unnecessary pain, Would try a different plan? And not, when tortured by the gout, "That 'tis in human nature to endure The extreme of woe Which Job did undergo? 'Tis more than you Or I could do, I'm sure." Quoth he, "My dear, your diffidence |