A Vigilance Committee

-The citizpns oí a httle Oluo tuwn club bed togethev and bought a sure-nosed bluud-hound to assist in searcbiiis: out the authors of the numerous incendiary fires with which the town was ' trouWed, but the moral effect ot' the investment was so good that they had no opportuuity to use hiiu until oue of the joint proprietors discovered, the other niurning, that fiomë one hi.d cut down and oarried off a beautiful evergreen tree trom lus yaid. The dog was put on the trail and he folio wed i', straight os a line to the house of one c f the wenlthiest citizens, and putting his feet upon the window sill, with bristling fur and iiashing fangs he glower;d in at the citizen, who was just trimming the tree for use at the birthday prty of one of his children. ïhe dog has boen elect ed a vigilance committeo of one.