A Crystal Watch

-Among the nosities of mechanism to ba exhibitod at Vienna will be a wateh inade entirely of rock cryatal. It appears that manyyears sinoe a workman iu a French manufactory decided to inako a iratoh, every part of which, the main spring alono exeepted, should be of rock cryatal ; af ter thirty years of hard labor be aecompliahed tiia task. All the pieces of the -watch are fastened by rock orystal serews, and the escapeinent is most intricate. His widow would never part with it ; but when she died, tho treanure feil into tho bands of a French uratchmaker, who intenás to exhibit it as a apeoimen of Freuch workmanship, pricing it at two thousand dollars. Certainly i'evr artieles oould pos8es8 greater intexeüt on tlie score of ingenuity. An Irishman, a bald man, and a baxber travüliug togother, agrced to watch four hours at night for thejaako of seourity. The barbor's turn oame first, who shaved the Irishman's head when fast asleep, thoii awakenod him when hii turn came. The Irishman, scratching his head and feeling it bald, exclaiined, " Och ! deal barbor, you hare awakenüd the bald man instead of me." A lawyer, having somo legal business to transact with a widow lady, took occasion to inquire her age. The matxon, who had long ginca doffed the "widow's Vfeeds," attenipted to look prim and much youngor than she really was, as ho replied: " Thirty-five, air." Thcn turning to the daughter he said : " Hay I be so bold, miss, as to inquire your age ?" "Certainly; I am a little past thirtytwomost threa years younger thau inother." " Mr. Speaker," exclaimed a member of tha Arkansas Legislature, " my colleague tauntB me with a dotire for famo. I scorn the imputation, Bir. Fame, sir ! What is faine? It is a shavad pig with a greased tail, which slip through the handa of thousands, and then is,ccidentally caught by some fellow that happonn to bold on to it. I let thig grease-tailed quadruped go by me without any effort to clutch it, sir." " Get out of my way - whnt arn you good for P" eaid a cross oíd man to a little bright-eyed urchin who happcned to stand in the way. The little i'ellow, as he stepped one side, replied very gently: " They make mau out of iuoh thinga as we are."