A Very Exact Denial

The nephew was tbc typical nephew of the comedies and novéis; the unele the typical uncle. The former gothimself into debt; the latter had to help him out of debt. But the most long-suftering of men mitst at last lose patience, and óne fine day the uncle -H-rites to hi rloar neplïew that all is over between thfni. Not another penny. The uepïiew flies down to his unele's i country seat and falls at liis venerable relativo' gonty feet. " Uncle Peter, deur Uncle Peier, just i ! is onoo. Aid me to straighten out fchia snarl in my finances and I will never, never come to SOU again." "Oh, ïtoland, I líiiow you too well. My sistcr's son - my only .sister's son," saya the oíd man, wipingfaway a furtive tetir. "Ah, your heart is tonclied; you will assist me once more? " says the young man. " Listen," said his aged relativo ; " have you a rule? " "A which?" "A rule - a foot-rulc? " " Why should I have one? I ain't a Oíii-penter." "Go and find one immediafely." . Thé young man, pnzzled lut hopeful, goes, and, at the end óf half an hour, returns and says : " Uncle, dear, hero is the foot-rule." " Very well; meaaure this room - length, breadth and height - so as to ascertain lts dimensions." The young man, more puzzlect than ever, sets about bis tank, and at last ni:ikcs his re]ort. " Uncle, tho room contiiins 3,040 culúe feet." " You are sure of that? " ' Absolutely." " "'eiy wêll," say.s tho old gentleman, risiiif to hi.s feet and speaking in a tone of thunder ; " md now, sir, if this room, whii-h contains :!,lil() cubic feot, were fillod witli double-eagles, pnckod so tightly that you couldu't ram, jam or eram a 3-cent mece into it, I wouldn't ííive you a penny. Git!" - Ifew York World. __