"Did you say I ought to?"
"-No, sir. I was sneaking of vour
daughter, the young lady away lroni
nome."
"U, yes. I have plenty of room, but I
think she is too old to keep much
longer. To tell you the tmth, I have a
mind to shut her up in the stable aud
feed her on chop stuff a few weeks."
Great heavens !" remarket! the voung
man to himself: "what shall I do? This
deafness will be the death of me! I will
try once more, and if this effort fails, I
win resort to psier and pencil again."
"I should like to say a word or two
to you respecting your daughter."
"I will let the butcher have her bv
and by, if he will give me my price,"
said the old man with emphasis.
As a last resort, the young man used
his pencil and paper, showed his letters
of introduction, handsomely endorsed
oy men wuose opinion was good on the
delicate question on the Lapis. After a
little cross-questioning and a little hesi
tation, the old gentleman gave bis con
sent; and when the parties were mar
ried, he declared it was the best haul
he hail made in his life.
A Father nf thi-M anna a ..a
daughters was asked what family he
had. The answer was: "I have three
sons, and they have each five sisters."
"Mercy!" replied the interrogator;
"what a family I"
Science, with all its accuracy and
precision in many directions, has never
been able to make out to the satisfaction
of thinking minds why a servant girl
always nas more cousins than any other
living creature.
