Catachrestic

Un a certam occasion, recently, a celebrated Brooklyn preacher, who discourses in a Tabernacle, imroduced his sermun thus: " My hearors, did you ver see a Cat ? Did you ever see a cat walk ? Did you ever see a cat walk upon the top of a wdl? Did you over see a cat walk upon a wall coveral withbroken glate!, How curefully she lifted each foot ! How slowly and cautiously she set it down aguin ! So would the text from which I am abont to speak havo you act. " Seo tUat you walk cir-cura-spectly." We hardly know in what category to place this style of pulpit oratory. We ruight possibly be aided in determiniug, it' we knew the precise character of the catasiasis, andjust what catastrophe occurred after its delivery. It is plain'y the catechismal style, and we hope it usulted in no caterwauling or catamenia] catastrophe. If it did, we trust some body was present witli a cütachri-tou. Perhaps the audience had to apply a cntaplasm to their lips to preTent a catnclysin oí applauso. We are aware that I the preacher ofteu indulges in the cataI púltic style. But if this is his oidiuary ineíhod of catering, be bas not advancod uiuch bsy.oiui the cateohumeuioal stage. Wc thiuk, ou the whole, the Booner it is sent to the catacoiuba tUo Letter.-.' tuui Presb