Wasted Sympathy

An insane asylum was rocently visited by a legislativa committee ; and this is the way they performed their dnties : One of the fatherly Senators steppod up to one of the young lady attendants, and said, " My poor girl do you know how long you have been here ?" The " poor girl !" smiled, and replied, 11 Nearly a year." " How long do you think you will have to stay ?" continued the Senator in a sympathetic tone. " 'Well.sir, continued the fair lunatio, " I shall probably stay till they stop my wages, or I get married ;" and she walked away laughing. The kind-hearted Senator looked after her with tears in his eyes, and murmured " Poor thing ! poor thing !" while the " poor thing " related the affair to the matron, and laughed till shè cried. The blind preacher Milburn is lecturing and preaching in Virginia.