RATIOCINATION.

Rector. "Duggan, attention! As you're an old Balaclava Soldier, I am inclined to make allowances; but this is the Third time I have seen you under the influence of Drink! How is this?"

Sexton. "Well, you see, Sir, when I go down town, one Fellow says, 'Duggan, will you have a Drink?' and another says the same, and I get Drunk without knowing it!"

Rector. "But, Duggan, when I go down town, no one asks me to take a Drink!"

Sexton. "Yes; but you're not nearly such a Popular Man, you see!"


A LESSON FROM THE NEW LIZARD.