Several years ago a hopeful young
minister left the shores for the Canni
bal Island as a missionary. On arri
ving at the end of his journey tWe
native weighed him and cut .a sliver
off his leg as a sample. He come
home by the next boat, and is now
the traveling agent of a circus.
An amiable citizen of Burlington
called to see another, who was 'Ian
gerously ill. Attracted by a festive
pair of boats in Ate room of the inval
id, the visitor tried them on, when
turning to the sick muan with nmuch
sympathy, he remarked : " Supposing
the worst to happen, I'll take these
boots,"
A yaeula asked permissios of his
mother to go to a ball. She told him
it was a bad place for little boys.
" Why., wother, didn't you and father
go to balls when you were young 4"
Yes, but eve have seen the folly of
it, "sind thesnather. " Well, mother,"
exclaimed the son, " I want to see the
folly of it too."
On the 11th, inst, the Cubans in
New York city celerated the sixth
anniversary of the proclamation of
the Cuban Republic with appropriate
religions services in the church of
Santiago. A collection was taken up
in aid of till s-"'rieg i.t Jannci..
