And The Ice Melted

In a Suuday School iu tbe Midlands, one of the teachers, a Hibernian, wis more remarkable for his zeal than his learuu O:i a eertain morning he was in the muidle of :i glowing account of the overthrow of the Egyptians in the Red Sen, Vfhen lie volunteered to explain the subject more clearly. " Ye see, bhoys," he remarked, "wlien the liel Say parted in the middle the two halves became frezen into solid walls on eacli side of the Israelites, mul they pnssed over safely. But when the Egyptians carne rimniii' aftlier 'em the ice uielted and they was all drówned on the shpot." The boys forming the Irishman's class glanced at each other, but few of them were convinced. "Ve don't beüeve Jolmny?" exclaimel the leucher to one who had loudly expressed his doubts. "Indade then, au' phwat part can't ye belave?" "About ihe ice, sir," answered Johnn v. "Well, what about the oice?" "1 don't think the Red Sea ever did freeze, sir. lts too nearthe equator." For :i moment and only a moment, the Jnshniiin was at fault. At length he exelainied triumphantly : "Sure and there was uo equator in thiiu diiys.'j This reply ingeuious as it. was, failed to satisfy tlie boys, who Boon had tl e Irishman cornered again. Belng obliged tu withdraw his fonner statement, he admitted that the equator must have been there. "Didn't I teil yez," he exelainied, "that whin the ICgvptians came the oice melted. Sure they brought the equator aloiig wid eni. -