Bankruptcy Illustrated.--two

merchants were standing ia Wall Hireet discoursing on bankruptoy, when one of them saw a real live Yaukee lumberin down straot with a knile and stick in bis hands. "Now for sorne sport," said one of the merchante. "Wo'llask his opinión on bankruptcy, or rather his ideas." He hailed the Yankee with. ''Hallo, friend, cnn yon teil us the meaning; of bankruptcy?" ''Well, I rockon I kin - and skin mo if I don't." ''Please explüin." ''Well, you fust lond me a five about three minutes." "Here it is - now proc.eed." "Well, now, I owe Zeka Smiih five oen te, Sam Brown, tho tailor five dollars br this 'ere coat, and you five." ''Well," suid the merchant, "now give me my five " "Oh, giteout, I'm a bankrupt, and yon come in for a ghare with the rest," and he left too astohished merahant to vvhietlu for his fivo. "" We lovo to listen to the soft breathings of tha flutc, tho folian melódies of the harp, and the bewildering tones of the violin; but then the kettledrum - ah! there's the rub a-dub. SS" r st!lI1d too muoh in dread of miseonstruction, and speud half our dayg in making apolugies and esplanntions, . stead of quietly takiug aa appos! froa the hoiir to th6 yefir,