cutting off six inches, hemmed them
up nicely, and restored them to the
closet Half an hour later, her daugh
ter, taken with compunction for her
untllial conduct, took the trousers,
and, cutting off six snehes, hemmed
and replaced them. Finally, the sister
in-law felt the pangs of conscience,
and she, too, performed an additional
surgical operation on the garment.
When the editor appeared at break
fast on Sundav the family thought a
Highland chief had .arrived.
Why the Cutlery Rusted.
A cutlery manufacturer found at
one time a large portion of his goods
being returned to him as in damaged
condition. Instead of bright, clean
surfaces, he found rustv, deeply oxid
ized blades. After much watching to
determine the cause, whether damp
}taper, the ill-will of some of his
agents or some other cause, it was lo
cated upon the man who sorted and
wrapped the knives in packages.
Eevery thing he touched was found to
rust, from the peculiar acid character
of his skin exhalations. It is well
known that some persons can not car
ry pocket-knives or bright iron articles,
as keys, &e.. about their person with
out the same becoming very rusty.
Captain Webb's death at Niagara
recalls the similar fate of a man in
Sicily, just one hundred vears ago.
