A Great Wonder

Thcie lived near Alexandria, in V irginia, an old colorcd man and woman, whom their acquaintances called Daddy and Mammy Williams. IIo had had cducational advantages, and could read in a fashion peculiarly his own; but his wife, although laoklng as regards erudilion, pos?ossed great force of cliaractiT, whlch she often disphiyed in a mamicr tliat was very irritating to lier luisband. When she became partioularly fractions Daddy would take the Hible and open to tliat chapter in Kevelntion beginins, "And thore appeared a great wonder in heavcn, a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under feet, " etc. VVith impressive solemnity he would read as follows: "An' deje 'jieared a great wonder in heben, a woman!" Slowly closing the book, he would gaze sternly at his now subdued wife, for the passage never failed to produce the slred effect.-