THE SYMPATHETIC CHORD.

There \* a pnwer wliiih thrills the heart And m^ves the inner sou! ; in » joy which clippp* the life When thieatening wave-* do roll : Tbeie i* n tuneful sound of h'isa Which umilea of love aceoid, And in the waiting bosom atiikws A sympathetic choid. There is a touch impart" new ]oyi, To unseen worth new charms ; A light thnt spTrkle^ in (he eye, That feat less rare disarm". There i« n friend whose sweetest smile True love ami pe.iue -.iffovd, . A line that fathom* deepest joys — The sympathetic chord. Tl p'-e i-i a lont which speaks of iov<\ And simple ]oy« incr«a««e, Wliich liftM afar the Kh»ideB of ni«?lit f And brings the morn of peace ; A friendly glance which swer-ten^ life, And loving thought* leconi; A »»olHce free from earthly vares — A.H\mpithft'u choidi. There 5s a s word on humun lips, A word, though ne'er expre^t ; Ti* heard but ns a gentle High, Yc\t only in the breast. !>tit Ji^iMt^are b-mnd by sut-h ble=;t word 1 Ab with a golden l«',ov they have drawn tl»p inmost lif:^— ' Tiie sympathetic chord:

A census taker at Buffalo had ti funny experience. After the u^ual questions hurl b'uen put and answered at a house, he was about to leavp, when the woman, who had seemed in an uncertain stite of mind, made bold to any:— "I think there ma}- be .•mother !>>' thin time ; wait a little while/ He pat for a few minutes. She lelurnod, Pxolainiin* 1 >l Yes, you can add another. It's a girl. 11 Two Ayr weavers who had been on tteh c * Iwoze ' for nearly a week and were ptitt in 'the honors, but li*«I spent their last copper, began to discuss tho propriety of pom% homo Ono of them, knowing lull veil 'what awaited lum in the presence of Jur ?>Mter half, Riid, •Sooner than face the *jrnd LMI drnnn mvpel' in " Boonie I")oon, " jndpotoff for th«t purpose. Hw cronie Accompanied him and watched him take off tea' cloths and make a plunge in the \ca,ier The would-be Bnirj4o*B head, howft^ru^oon flppearod» nnrt his friend on thej iSfft fitted, r «aud 4'^n ycr I*cicl { .hand \ &&ri ynt%T?,-yt^»t«4»d 4?oA'k .- ybuM! fij.vWdionn-tbntway/ « 4 go ioni? flt* Ireland- ivaa silent undar|^»r \vi«>na«, kn«taui was tf^af to h-.-r tri- I^"^ » delicious bit bv a le«idi^.r writer lo^neof the forewi&l i'dtbuaLst news papers,