A Second Ulysses

An old man of vory acute physiogno my, ansrcering to the name of Jacob Wilmot, was brought before the pólice eourt. His clothes looked as if they migbt have been bought seoond hauded n his youthful prime, f'or they liad suffred more from the rubs of the world than the proprietor himself. "What business ? 'None; I am a traveler." " A vagabond, perliaps ?" " You are not far from wrnng ; travelers and vagabonds are about the aam thitig. The difTarenee ia that the latter travel without money, the former without braius." "AVhore have you traveled ?" "All over the continent." "For what purpose ?" "ObservatiQD," "What have you observed ?" "A little to eommend, much to ceasure, and verv muoh to laugh at." "Huinph ! what do you eommend V '(A haudsome waman that will stay at home, an eloquent preacher that will preach short sermons, a good writer that will not write too mueh, and a fooi that has sonso cnougli to hold his tougu'e." "What do you censure ?" "A man who marries a girl for her fine clothing, a youtb who studies law or medicine whilo he has got the uso of his hands, and the people who elect a drunfcard to office." "What do you laugh at?" "I laugh at a man who expects his position to command that respect which his personal qualities and qualiftcations do not merit." He was disruised. EpGüil Hamiltott says it is bett&p to f all below a hi;h standard iban to eomo up to a low one - to try grea.t things and lail, than to. try onlv smal! ones and ntieceed. _For ho who attompts grandlv will nchievo much, whilo he Tlo80 very rlesirea nrn small wil! makc bul small acqiiisilinns. Agassiz reniMiks, only mind can commuhicate with mind ; and if animáis had no mind wo could havo no intercourso with them. Animáis can be truined, and this siiows thoexistence of reason a oonnuetion fecen betweea causo an.l efftct,