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The Knickerbocker, in notice to correspon
dents, has the following:


Trials of Schoolmaster,' is, in some re-
|spects, very good paper: but its tedious epi-
sode, and extreme length, spoil it for our purpose
The descriptions of the school-house--the first
|punishment-and the evening spelling-schooI
though too minute, show the hand of close OBJ
server, and an accurate limner. We extract tile
following dialogue, which lives, we think, in our
memory. Still, it may have originated with IT.
d. M


Master. tBoys,-Noah had three sons
Shem, Ham, and Japhet. Now who was the
father of Noah's three sons9'
| (The boys of the third class pause-look du-
biously at their teacher-but there is no reply.)
| Master. What cant you tell? Let me il
lustrate. Here is Mr.. Smith, our next door
neighbor; he has three sons, John, James. and
Joseph Smith. Now who is the father of John.
James, and Joseph SMITH


Boys. although in eager, emulous strife,)
MIR. Smith "


Master. Certainly correct. Wen.
now let lis turn to the first question. Noah had
three sons-Shem, Ham, and Japhet Now who
was the father of Noah's three sons9'


Boys. Unanimously, after a little hesitation,)
Mr.. Smithr


A late rublin magazine has story somewhat
akin to this, the teacher and pupil were alike
thick-headed. An Irish tutor is examining a lad
in Scripture History:


Tut. is there any account given in Scripture,
Phelim, Of dumb base speaking?'


Lad. YES


Tut. What dumb baste was il that spakea'


Lad. 1T was a whale!'


TIT. Yes. TO whom did the whale speakr


Lad. TO Moses, in the bull-rushes!'


Tut. True. What did the whale say to
Moses in the bull-rushes?'


Lad. almost thou persuadest me to be a
Christian!'
TIT. Very well. What was Moses reply?'


Lad. Thou art the man.


Could there be anything more broadly bur
lesque than thisz