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w aiter h asten in g to the table.
"W hat
shall I do w ith it sir?’ ’
“W hat shall yon do w ith it?” was the
loudsonie rejoinder of Sm ith. “ W hy
tak e it out in the back yard and rin g its
bloom ing n eck!”
M A D E ROOM F O R J E R E M IA D
A certain prosy preacher recently gave
an endless discourse on th e prophets.
F irst he dw elt at length on the m inor
prophets.
At last he finished them and
th e congregation gave a sigh of relief.
He took a long breath and continued:
“ Now I shall proceed to the m ajor pro­
p h e ts.”
A fter th e m ajor prophets had received
more than am ple attention the co n g reg a­
tion gave another sigh of relief.
“ Now th at I have finished w ith the
m inor prophets and the m ajor prophets,
w hat about Jerem iah?
W here is Jere­
m ia h ’s place?”
At this point a tall man arose in the
back of th e ch u rch . "Jeremiah can have
my p lace,” he said; “*I’m going h o m e.”
F A R T H E R I'll A N A M E R IC A
Tw o sharp youths from London, w hile
enjoying them selves am ong the heather
in A rgylshire, m et with a decent looking
shepherd upon the top of a hill.
T hey
accosted him by rem arking: “ You have
a fine view here, friend: von will be able