His Real Worth

The spirit of thrlft whicb. perradas, or used to pervade, New Bnglarid, is amusingly illuitrated in a remaré made once by a Veraoct ffcrjner. He had been seriously 111 In aidsummer, but his strong constitutlon stood him In goed tead and he quiekly rallied. On belug aked in the autuiau how be waa feellng, he said, cheerfully: "Oh, I'm fair to middling now, thank ye; but anyway It don't make o much dlfference, seelng the farm's pritty well alicked up. If I'd died In hayiag or harvesting time, It wcuid have been full fif ty dollars' damage to me." Then, af ter a thoughtfui interval, he added: "Come to thlnk of It, that's too low a flgger-slxty dollars would lO nearer,"