The Way To Be Satisfied

Old Joe Hicks' of Saratoga county, N. Y. (poor fellow ! ho's dead nmv !), was au individual who peifisted in satihiying hirnseif on all points, whether of hniall or great consequence. . While passing along tho roadside onu day in company wilh some boys, thu dogs " treed" aground hog - somutimes called h "woodchuck" - in a lióle in n etone wall. The woodchuck had iust enough room to liide himself and turn around. As the dogs cnnld not get him' Joe thought be would put hi hand in the hole, and see how far he had gono. Eedidso;and the woodohuck bit his ihumb through and through. Joe pulled, but the woodcbnck, thinking 'ne had a "sure thing" of it, held on the ighter. Joe tben relaxed a 'Ule, acd he woodchtick let go. Joe pulled out lis hand, his ihumb covered vvilh blood snd exclaimed ; "I'm powdrful glad of that !" "What are you glad al, out?" exclaimed one of the boya, who could'nt see the pint." " Why," pays Joe, "I know jest whar ie is, now !"