THE CHOICE.
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"A Qnaker, residing at Paris. was waited on
by four workmen, in order to make their COM
plments, and ask fer their usual new years
gifts.


well, my friends said the Quaker, here
are your gifts; choose fifteen francs or the Bi-
ble.'


Il don't know how to read,' said the FIRST
so take the fifteen francs


Z can read,' said the second, 'but have
pressing wants. The third also made the same
choice. He now came to the fourth, a lad Of
about fovrteen. The Quaker looked at him
with an air Of goodness.


will you, too, take these three pieces which
you may attain at any time by your labor and
industry p


AS yon say the book is good, | will take it
and read it to my mother, replied the boy. He
took the Bible, opened it, and found between
the leaves gold piece of forty francs. "a


The others hung down their heads, and the
Quaker told them he was sorry thsy had not
nsade a better choice.


A POINTED Blow. An invalid sent for ply !
sician, and after OBTAINING him for some time
with description of his pains, aches, &c., he
thus summed up:


NOW doctor, you have humbugged melong
enough with your good for-nothing pills and
worthless syrups, they don't touch the real diff
fculty. wish you to sVike the cause of my
ailment, il it is in your power TO reach it, I'll
shall be done,' said the doctor, at the same time
lifting his cane and demolishing decanter Of
GIN that stood upon the sideboard.


An editor out West having asked the con-
sent of father TO his daughler's hand in mar
rage, the providentold gentlemaninquired how
much money he could bring the bride. The
editor said he hadn't got any money, but he
would give her puff in his paper. The faith
er was satisfied. '94 t


(u- A loye-cracked swain somewhere up in
Ltch6eld county, forbids all men marrying a
certain lady-saying she is engaged to him,
but somewhat disposed 10 fly off the handle
He must be great calf


Defer not thy charities uutil death, for GER
tainly, II man weigh il rightly, he that doth
so is rather liberal Of another mans than his
own.


Many spend so much time in detecting the
path OF error, that they never seek the path Of
truth.


A tomb stone in New Jersey bears the fol-
lowing inscription:


Reader pass on-ne,er waste your time


On bad biography or bitter rhyme;


For what AM-this cumbrous clay insures,


And what wAs-is no affair of yours