An Irishman's Answer

-A lawyer built hira ;in office in the form of a hexagOD, or six square. The novelty of the struoture attracted the attention of somo Irishmcn who were passing by. ïhey made a full stop, and viewed the building very critically. Th lawyer, somewliat disgusted at their curiosity, raised tlio wiudow, put his hcd out, aiid addrcsed them : "What do you stand there for, like a p:ick of blockheads, gazing at tny office? !) jou take it for a church ?" "Fix," answered one of tbcra, "I v;is tliinkiiijí s', till I saw the divil poke bis bead nut of the windy." The Michigan Central, Oreat Western, and Michigan Soutbrrn and Lake Sbore roads, have reduced their farc to $20 betweeo Chicago aud New York, and $21.25 to Boston. William VaDderbilt, Vice President, and somc directora of the Central l'ailroad, ran an expresa train, last week, frotn Rochcster to Syracuse, 81 miles, in Cl minutes - the faetost time, it is ] said, ever made ia America,