'squire M'clellan's Sled

l'rubalily the laiv.-.-t irood sli-d ever liuilt iu eouniy, says an exehango, was oo deviued l.y 'Sqaire Jotra MoCleUao. Por u iiuiiiImt of jretn it w:n om of the lood cariomtiet of tbe towa of Woodttock, Gono., the early bi i of the MoClellan tiiujily. The Baratar 'l l'ather, who A n frequently when u boy, gaya it WW iiigh 32 fee) in pengli by threo in breadth. ' The beania were of suarcd eitrht inch timt.ei . with studs to niaicli, and the " runners, _ were over a foot in width drawing ït there were two "tongues, or pules, in the. forward end. It was naver nsed saté on special oooasions, when the team consisted of l'i yokes of nxen. Tlie story of ts origin is as follows : In tlie parish where '8(iuirc MoClellan renided it was the custoui every winter fur such of the men who had wood lots to give the parson a cord of hiekory wood eaeh, and thus inake up to hini a èlotBr'xappy of fuel. The 'Squire in particular, was always punctual in Deoember with hu oord of nieely-prepared hiekory. In that parish thcre was a man who li.nl tbe reputationof beiag " üimg," niggardly, and tpttothirk hif ducshareof the borden Ofpajrinf the ininiiter. Indeed, hia remisa uess in this matU-r had Ijimmi a standing grievance iu the place lor uiany jrean. oe autuun thcre was a róviral ofraligious interest in the place, and man; memberd of the oburch were timulated to earnest lalor, and to live more strietly. Among these was the perjurio man above alluded to, whom we may convebiently desígnate as Brother Z - . No! a little to the aMoohhaeni at bis neighbora. who liad atniile experienee of liis miserly dealingi", he aróse in prayer meeting une night, uud exhorted to liberal givings, and not only to the paison, but to all benevolent objata, U'axing exceedingly earnest in hia language and tone, he denlared, amoDg other things, that he would that winter give the minister a load of wood. " Vea, brethern," he exclaimed, "the Lord bat opened myheartl 1 will rívehini a load of wood and a big one. I will givc hiui tht; biggest load you can draw frum niy rooda tO his yard ?" Thisunexiicotedoutburstfrom sodrouthy ¦d taant was the pariafa wonder l'or a week. Many thought that HrotherZ must be near his end. "Truly," said 'Squire MeCl.llan at the deacons' meeting, ' the Lord must have opened BfbtberZ 's heart; but," he added with eharaeteristic Scotch shrewdness, "it may soon close and may never open again. It behooves us in the parson's interest, to avail ourselves of it. Lot us build a sfcd that will carry ten oorda- and do it ut nncp ' ' So thought the otherr. Tho monster sled was privatoly butexpeditiously IVarued d a back yard, aud, early one snowy inorning in December, Brother Z was aiuazed to see drive to his door apparently all the ox teams in town, drawing the titan tic led, accompanied by a shoutmg timing of young teatnsters, aud all the small boy iü the parish. The 'S(]uire was riding on the sled. We've come forthe parson's load of wood, Brother Z ," he called out. "You badc us liaul the biggest load we could, and 1 ain filad to beu that you hare latei; bad a fme lot of hickory chopped." Brother Z , however, weinj; tbe magnitude of tho sled, tried to explain and to demur, but in vain. The crowd roared hiiii nto acquieseenee, and with a wry lace he finally led the way acrosa the snowy iields to his freahly curded tien of hickory in the lot. It is 8aid that fully ten cord.s of wood were loaded upon the big sled ander tbe Squire's supervisión, and then to the tune of a most vociferous hehawing the enormous load was successfully sledded to the paison's doorway. The worthy minister, erjtntlly amazed, but more agreeably so, i.ssued forth to learu the cause of the uproar. "Good people, good peojile," he cried, rubbing his hands, " wliut uieaneth this ? Flave the windows of heaven opened ?" "Ny, ii:iy, parson!" exclaimed the Sfuire, " but the Lord has opened Brother Z 's hoart, and that Kt jrreat a gift eould have is.-ued from so small a receptacle is one of the wonders of saviug lyace. Qae.Hion not, but take it and keep ye warm." The minister had roaring fires that winitr, bot it WU long bef'ore Brother ', - reeovered his equaoimity.