[VARIETIES.]
Foretelling the Weather.
One morning a countryman knocked at the door of the celebrated astronomer, Sir Frederick William Herschell, and requested the favour of a few words with him.
When Sir William entered the hall the countryman said—
“I ask pardon, Doctor, for disturbing you, but I am in a quandary, so I have made bold to call and ask your advice. You must know that my meadows are a great deal too long for cutting, but before I begin I should like to hear whether you think the weather will soon break up?”
“First look round,” said the astronomer, “and tell me what you see.”
“See,” said the countryman; “why hay that is not worth saving. What dunderhead owns it that lives so near you and cuts it without asking your advice?”
“I am the dunderhead,” said Sir William, “and had it cut the very day before the rain came on.”
Work for all.—No girl is born into this world whose work is not born with her; there is always work and tools to work withal for those who will.
Returning Good for Evil.