Johnny Bull Bewildered

Tho aurora borcalis was roccntly visible in England, 8iid exriled great 88tonishment among the moro intelligent claases of the population. A traveler who bappened to be in Leicestershire at the time,, found the inbabitauts of a certain village gazing intently at the phenomenon. One of these observers said, "There is France for you." The travel er was rather teken r.baek, but found, upon inquiry, that the villa-gers all believed the red Hght in tho pky to be the refleotion of Paria on fire. It tl evide-it from this that the news of a, war in France has already reaohed Leicegtershiro, which shows how fast news travelg now-a-days. One of the villagcrs gaid, "Gad, how it burns," and anothor exclaimed, "They're a-gettio' It hunder now." But the superiority of intelligence over ignoranoo was most Btrikingly shown in the oaae of tbe schoolmaBter, who ws looking at the eky through a tolesoope. As the iraveler panged, he mode tbe following remsrkable observation : "It is rum, and very subliniely 80 ; but, the SHses ! I cant make ' m believe it is ouly tho Southern Cross." llero i a man of genius going to waste in the wilds of Leiccaterihire, and uo one tri'.1 even to eend Inca to Parliament. Ye in England they pretend to fnjoy free