Found Cake

Some years ago, at a large barbecue, gotten up in honor of a political triumph, the dining table was adorned with a monster pound cake, eomposed of paw dust, and sufficicnt flour, and pèrhaps ui her things, to give it a proper consistency and color. The company knowiug that it was intended i'or show only, the cake was untouched during the sumpfuous feast. A f ter the crowd had nearly all dispersed, and the table was pretty well eleared of eatables, an old fellow who had been delayed arrived upon the ground late and hungry. Seeing but little else, he pitched boldly and without ceremony into tho big cake. He put a large slice into his bosom, and with another in his hand started f or home. Just as he had taken his first bite, he was met by a friend, who cried out : " Hallo ! Uncle Jimmy, what have yon got there?" " It'is pound cake; but I bélieve, if it wusn't for the 'name of the thiug, I would as soon llfVYp i piece of good oorn bread?"