Collamer's Little Mistake

OH Mr. Collamer, one of the members of our chuich, is extremeiy deaf. Lagt Sunday the clergyinan, during the sermón, had occasion to introduce a question and as it was quite long he brought the volume with him, and when the tilne carne he picked up the book and bogan to read froin it. We always sing the Öld Hundred doxology after the sermón at our church, and Mr. Collamer, seeing the pastor with the book, thought the time had come, so, while the minister was reading he opened his hymu book at the place. Justan the clergyman laid the volume down, the man sitting nxt to Mr. Collabegan to yawn, and Mr. Collamer thinking he was about to sing, immediately broke out into Old Hundred at the topoi' his voice. As the clergyman was just beginning "secondly," and hs there was of course, perfect silence in the church, the effect of Mr. Collamer's vociferation was verystartling. But the good old inan didn't notice that anything was the matter, so he kept on and sang the entire verse through. When he concluded ho saw that everybody else seemed to be quiet, excepting a few who were laughing, so he leaned over aud said out loud to the man who yawned, " What's the matter with this congregation, anyhow ? Why don't they go home '(" The man turned scarlet, and the perspiration broke out all over him, for he feit that the eyea of the congregation were upon him, and that he would have to yell to niake Mr. Collamer near, So he touehed his lips with hia finger as a sign for the old man to keep quiet. But Mr. Collamer misunderstood the mohon. " Goin' to sing another hymn hey ? AU right." and he begau to fumble his hyoin book again. Then the sexton sailed up the aisle, and explained miittersout loud to Mr. Collamer, and that gentleman Bubsided, while the minister proceeded with his discourse The elders haye written Mr, Collaroer a note requesting hiui in the future not to join in the saered harmouy. The effect ia too ppalhng upon the nbald boys in