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Mir. Slick, willing to obligc, yielded L" these entreaties, and soon produced the clock-a gaudv, highly varnishrd, Ir"mpe- 'ry looking affair. He placed ii on the chimney piece, where its beauties were pointed out, and duly appreciated by Mrs. Flint, whose admiration was about ending in proposal, when Mir. Flint returned from giving his directions about ,he carc cf the horses. The dcac"n praised Ihe clock he too thought it a handsome one; but !he deacon was prudent man. lIe had a watctI-he was sorry, but he had a wa ch- he was sorry, but he bad no occasion for a clock.

 | guess you're in the wrong Gurrow, this time, deacon; it aint for sale,' sai.I Mir. Slick; and if it was, I reckon ncichbor Steel's wife would have it, for she gives me no peace about it.

 Mrs. Flint said, that Mir. Steel had C. no"gh to do, poor man, 10 pay his interest, without buying clocks for his wife.

 Its no consarn of mine,' said MT. Slick, as long as he pays mc, what he has l." do 1; but guess don't want to sell it-and be- sides, it comes t" high: that clock can't be made at Rhode Island under forty dollars. Why, it aint possble,' said the clock-' l. ker, in apparent surprise, looking at his watch, 'why, as I'm alive, it is four o. clock, and if haven't been two hours here -how on airth shall reach river Philip to night? I'll tell you what, MT. Flint, I'll leave the clock in your care till re- turn on my way to the States. I'll set it agoing and put it to the right time

 As soon as this operation was performed, he delivered the key to the deacon, with a sort of serio-comico injunction 10 wind up the clock every Saturday night, which Mrs. Flint said she would take care should be done, and promised to remind her hus- band oft, in case he should chance 10 for- get it.

 'That,' said tho clock-makcr. as soon as we were mouMed-' that call human naturr Now that clock is sold for 40 dol- lars it cost me just 6 and 50 cents. Mrs. Flint will never let Mrs. Steal have the re- fnsal-nor will the deHcon learn until cau for the clock, that having once indulged in the use of super0ni.y, how difficult it is to give it mp. We can do without any article of luxury we have never had, hut when once obtained, it is not in Human natur, to surrender it voluntarily. or fifteen thousand sold by myself and partners in this Province, twelve thousand were left in this manner, and only ten clocks were ever re- ,urned-when we called for them they in- variably bought them. We trust to soft snwder' to get them into the house, and to human natur,' that they never come out ofit.'