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of a boy whose duty it was to monotonously pull a valve 

 for the admission of steam, are illustrations. The meas- 

 urement of time, the laws of gravitation, and the useful- 

 ness of that power which has done so much for the wel- 

 fare and civilization of mankind are due to this, and to the 

 observation that saw their enects, and made them avail- 

 able for practical uses. You deserve commendation for 

 seeing the benefit that fortune had put in your way, and 

 though it is laughable to compare this discovery with the 

 grand results above mentioned, still, little things are of 

 importance, and I am much obliged to you for teaching 

 me a way to cure a habit that has often given me much 

 uneasiness. I cannot see why it would not result as favor- 

 ably in other cases as in the one you mention, and I can- 

 not perceive any bad results that would be likely to arise. 

 The horse when standing would be on the level, and it 

 would only prevent him from getting his head in an easy 

 position for repose. I should certainly prefer this evil to 

 a capped and ulcerated elbow, which would effectually 

 hinder him from going fast. Favor me with another cigar, 

 and we will take our seat under that spreading, thick- 

 leaved oak, when you can continue your disquisitions on 

 breeding. There is danger of these cigars tempting me 

 into an immoderate use of them, and although at the time 

 I considered your description of the enjoyments of smok- 

 ing in the woods as a raphsody, it seems now none too 

 highly colored, and I can realize the feelings you por- 

 trayed. 



PUFIL. I might, like the Irishman recommending the 

 mountain dew, urge that there is not a headache in a hogs- 

 head of such tobacco. I can assuredly warrant that there 

 is not a deleterious article in the manufacture. When 



P says cigars are imported,, you can safely wager 



they are from the isle that can alone grow the benign 

 weed in full perfection. If you thought I rhapsodized in 



