He Would Not Call

Mr. Clement Cox, of Austin, is the ather of a boy named Augustus, who ïas been going to school for a long time, nd whose head is supposed to be crammed f uil of all kinds of knowledge. "Augustus, my son," said Mr. Cox, esiring to test nis boy's progress; "why o you cali a rat a rodent?" The boy, bending nis massive brow on lis hand, thougkt, and thought. Finally ie said: "I wouldn't cali a rat anything, for it wouldn't come, no matter what 1 oalled ;. If I wanted to cali anything I'd vhistle to a dog, and it would come."