The Little Thing That Amused

A noted man passed up Chestnut treet, aud everybody smiied when they 'lanced at liiui aud made laughing remarks to each other. The reasoii for their rairth lay iu the 'acf, that he carried jn i'ull view of evrybody - stuck iu the front poekec of lis overcoat - a legal document bearing he word "Mortgáge" in large aud conpicuous letters. - Philadelphia Cali. Aceordiug to oriental tradilion the ;omb of "Noah. the )'k builder," is in iie siöall tcwn of Nakhtchevaa, m ar he l'oot of Mouut Ararat. It is said te se a niche iu tbe wall of an abaudoned 'pvt rr -v