Deep Strategy

A litlle boy dropped his drumstick Into the well. Id vain he entreated papa, mainina, the gardner, the footman, the co:icliiimii, tile cook, the hou?emaids, to godown the well to recover the druinstick. In iliis distress a briliiunt expedient occurred to Master Tommy. He secretly carried off all the píate froin the slde board aud threw it down iuto the well. Great was the consternation when the píate was missed, and an active search for the robbers took place. In the midst of the rtl.irni and confusión Master Tommy runs in out of breath wltli Ihe news tliitt he had found the píate. "Where?" was the cry. "Down the well," replied Tommy. "I see it quite pialo, shining at the bottom - spoons, ladles, breadbaskeU", salvers and all." The family liunied to the well, at the bottom of which, aure enough the plate was seen. A ladder was procured, a servant descended, and the plate was brought Op. Just before the last artlcle was linniht up, Master Tommy whisperedto the servant: "John, I will thank you to bring up my drum stick wheu you go dowu for the soupladle."