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A WITTY PARsos.--A Scotch clergyman, by the name of Wasty Morrison, was r,sn of great laughter and hnmor. On one occa- sion yousg officer scofed at the idea that it required so much time aud study to write a sermon as ministers prcirnded, and offered bet that he would preach half aa hour on any passage in the Old Testament, without any preparation. Mr Marrison took the bet, and gave for him tex.--AAnd the Ass opened his mouth and he spaks." The par- sou won the wager, the officer being rather disincIiued to employ his eioqgsnce upon that text,

 On another occasion, Morrison enlreaied an officer to pardon poor soldier for some offence he had committed. The officer agreed to do so if he would in return grant him the flFsi favor he would ask Mir. Mor- rison agreed in this. In day or two the officer demanded tha, the ceremony of haf- tism should he performed on young puppy. The clergyman agreed ,o f, and a party of gentlemen assembled to vliDess the novel baptism. Mr. Morrison desired the officer te hold up the dag as was customary in the baptism of cblidren, and said. As l am a minister of the chmch ol Scotland, must proceed according to lhe ccremonies of the Church" Certainly" said the officer, sI expect all the ceremonyn aWeli then. ssa- Jor. begin with the usual question. Yoa acknowledge yourself the father of this pup py" \ roar cf laughter burst from the crowd, the officer threw the candidate fos baptism away. Thus the waiy minister turned the laugh against the officer. who ia. tended to deride the sacred ordnance.