A PRINTERS ARGUMENT.
A subscriber to one of the eastern papers, a few years ago, being sadly in arrears for the same, promised tic cdi- tor, that if his life was spared to cer- tain day, he would, without fail, dis charge his biii. I'hfe day passed and the bill was not paid. The natural con- clusion therefore was, that the man was dead--absolutely defunct. Proceeding on this conclusion, the editor in his next paper, placed the name of the delinquent under his obituary head, with the ate tending circumstances of the time and place. Pretty soon after the announce ment, the subject of 1t appeared to the editor-not with pale ghastly coante- nance usually ascribed to apparitions-- but with face as red as scarlet. Nci~ ther did it, like other separations, wait to be first spoken to, but broke silence with-ssssyshat the devil, sir, did you mean by publishingmy death Why, sir, the same that mean when l publish the death of any other person, viz: to let the world know that you were dead." ---.' Wei, but I'll bs cdd if l s,rIi dead.n Notdead! thenits yourown fault, for you told me you would positively pay your bIll by such day, ii you lived tiff iii that time. The day is passed, the bill is not paid, and you must positively be dead---for will not believe you would forfeit your word, o no. Isee you have got round me MT. Editor-but say no more about it; here's the money. And, hearkee, you wag, just contradict my death next week, will youp Oh certain ly! just to please you, though upon my word, can't help thinking you died at the time specified, and that you have merely come back to pay this bill, on ac- count of your friendship for me-"

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