Bad Company Better Than None

A lawyer ruling through the town of Worcester, stoppcd at a cottage to inquire his way. The lady of the house told him he must keep on straight for some timo, theu turn to the rigln; but said that she herself was going to paga the road that he must take, and if he would wuit a few ruoments till she could gst lier horse ready, she would show hira the way. ' Well,1 said he, ' bad corapaoy is better than none - mako haste.' After jogging oc five or six miles, the gentleman asked if he had not come to the road he must take. ' Oh, yes,' said he, ' we have passed it two or three miles back ; but I thought bad company was better than none, so I kopt you along with me.' L3L Mr. S , it you will get my coat done by noxt Saturdsy night, I hall bo forever indubtod to vou," "It won't be done," said tbe taílor, " upon jwiuh tenus." JES" At B Women's Convention, a gentleman rernarked that a wuman was the most wicked thing in ereation. "Sip." replied indignatly ono of tha la dies, " woman was made from man. anc if one rib is so wicked, whut must the whole body be ?" in m in JG3T Tho earxh w exoeediogly dirty, but thu sea ia veiy tidy.