1 said the student, affecting to start with
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said the student, affecting to start with admiration.

 sslsn't it now?' said the gawk; ssdid you eyer see the like Q that before hal How yellow it is. Don't you think that's the raal stuf?''

 ssNo doubt of it.

 ssSo told our folks. Says I'll lay my head againsta noggin of cider, that bit of stone is nearly all pure gold.- They laughed at me. Well, says |, you'll tell another guess story; and then them may laugh that wins. So put it in my pocket, and off l comes this mornin, bright and airly, to see the con lessor here, who, they say, knows The name of every rock and stone in Bark shire, to say nothin of those in Hancock, and new Lebanon, and them out-ot-the- way towns. But when shall l sec the confessoF2 i'm ail-firedly iii tic notion of nnalsin my feFtin now and when that's done, you won't catch me makin brooms and baskets as l do now. I'll live like dqyJob then, I'll warrant it. I'll eat as much eod-tish and minee pies as can stuff down."

 ssHaye you discovered any other spe- cimens of this same golden pTee''

 Have ], Faith Mister,l guess have, more than you can shake d stick at. l mean 10 go home and buy the land that bears it if l have to mortgage my coat to pay for if. But where's the confessor, ] want to make sure this is raal goold, before l buy the land." :.

 The student laughed in his sleeve, sili aud directed ttiile tic goldnder to the professor of mineralogy. Hestalk- ed along. into the presence Of the lat ter, and finding him in company with two or three other gentlemen, lie asked, w tiehzon ye is the coniessor of naase- rolqgy.

 ..I'm the professor of mineralogy," said Dr. D.

 .sOh you are, ,hem returned the gawk i; #ssveii, your the very feiieTI want to sec. I've got something for your par ticular ear; and if you'll step aside a moment, l Il show 1t 10 you

 The professor smiled. and compiled with the request; when the long skirt ed native, thrusting his Iand again into his pocket, drew forth the precious spe- cimen on which his golden hopes were built "Thereln said he, ,"what do you say to that p

 "Yes-what.I mean is, hat do you call jt?n

 ssI call it stone,n returned the pro- lessor.

 s.Isn't it q eooM stone?" inquired the stranger, with intense interest, and watching the countenance of the pro- lessor, to see that he was not deceiving him.

 aThere's no gold in taat,'' said the professor, cooly.

 s'No gooldr' exclaimed the stranger, his long chin dropping at once upon his breast, and his snagged teeth appearing more ghastly than eyer--'.no goold l- what is it then that iooks.s So yellow9

 .sNothing but mixture of iron!''

 aDarnation seize the iEonn' exclaim- ed the disappointed speculator; ssif I'd a known that, it might a lain till it rot ted, for all my fetchin it nine miles in my pocket, jest to see if 'twasn't goold, or no.o With that, he threw it from him in disgust, forgot his dreams of liv- ing like a ssday yboh,'' and went home to eat mush and potatoes, instead of re- galing on cod-fish and mince pies.-.A. '. Constellation.