After a reasonable and respectable
> period of mourning, the doctor con
-1 eluded that it was bast lo re-marry
' and in casting around for a wife he
1 re-called the fact that in his Balti
-9 more congregation there were two ex
t collent ladies who were sisters. On*
t of these ladies he determined to pro
-1 pose to, and accordingly opened a
3 correspondence, as he supposed, with
her. His letter was duly answered
aud in a short time he wrote a pro
posal, which in due time, was an
* swered and tbs proposal accept, d.
3 Accompanying the letter of accept
r ance was a picture of the bride elect.
1 This the doctor looked at, turn
' ed it over and looked again. Then
3 pitching it upon the table he exclaim
r ed, “As 1 live I have courted the
1 wrong woman I" It seem* that it
1 was the sister he wanted, but getting
* the Christian names blended he had
' addressed the wrong lady. How he
* will adjust the difficulty is not known,
' but it is said he has as yet failed to
r comply with his engagement, and
' may be waiting for an opportuni'y to
e gel out of hi* scrap* aaJ finally ob
' tain the prize he want*.
3 How to Weitk fob Newspapers.
' —l. Have something to write about,
i 2. Write plain; dot youri's; cross
- your t’s; point sentences; begin with
t capitals. 3. Write short; to the
t point; stop when you have don*. 4.
Write only on one side of the leaf. 5.
