From " Whimicha~ss." THE FORTUNETELLER,
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think MT. Simon Logical was the most iracable little old man that ever worsted his antagonist in an argument, or failing to convince or confute, knocked him down by way of coming to conclusion. He v'as a short, pursy gentleman of sixty, who had married late in life, to have, as he always said, some one to make gruels and toast cheese for him in his declining years. As specimen of diminutive obesity, MT. Lo- gicaI might claim the first rank among his contemporaries. His figure had striking resemblance to the Dutch nutcrackers, l have seen at the toy-shops; and, perhaps the comparison might be extended with e. qual justice to his countenance. which was blown up in his thunder-gusts, until it as- sumed the redness and rotundi'y which per- tains to the mechanical figures before mem toned.

 The family of this gentleman consisted of his wife, a daughter ofthe delightful age