The Farmer And The Editor

A Farmer who Feit in his Heart that thia was a cold World, and that no one Cared for him or his, Mechanically slipped a goose Egg into his coat tail pocket and Betook himself to the villag-e aad the office of the Gazette, whero he Produced the Egg and Swore by the Hora Spoon tnat ït was laid by a Pullct. The Astonished and Delightèd Editor sent out for a Bed-cord to Measure the Length and Diameter of the Egg, presented the Farmer with a Year s Subscription, and took Voluminous Notes with a Pencil. The next issue of Gazetle contained a full and Thrilling Description of the Egg and the Pullet, and wound up by saying that Farmer Johnson was Honest, Upright, Enterprising and Progressive, and that he had the Loveliest Family, the best Farm and the Fattest Live Stock of any Agriculturist in the State. All of which so Ticklcd the farmer that he carried a Grin anti] the Weather Wore the Enamel off his front teeth, and he had no Trouble in Marrying off his Daughters, Selling oft his Oíd Hay, aud getting Elected as Supervisor. MORAL. If you can't get hold of a Goose Egg, a Pumpkin, Squash or a Peck of Turnios