An Extemporaneous Prayer

tempore prnying is a queer tliing somelimes. It aliona the supplioant Vf'ry wide Hoenso of speech, whlch ecuaciónilly produces whynOTUttl oonpequenceh. For example, thu Kav. Mr. Shine, Chiipiainof the Houseoi Represértftiïivfce n the Lwa Lcgis]iture, on the opening; oí a ses.-ion prayud thus : ' BIkch Thou the ypong tud grouing Stato of Iowa, her Kon;ttors and KepresL-ntativi-R, the Governor and State ffiuers ! Givo us a pound oorrahcy, puro u-ater, and iuidufiled religión ! - for Chriat's tako 1 Amen I Í3F" One of the Texaos who bnard. ed the Harriet Liine, irutiicdiately on jiinipini; nbourd, grasped a Fedural ofljcer hy ihe collar, exclairninfj; ; ' Surrender, or I will blow your brsins out !"' - The üthrr replied : " You had bottor look at me first !" Keoognition was inftnnfaneoiin ; they were brotherF.