Connecticut western news., 1883-08-29
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 And then, as Grandpa Binks looked at the bad boy, he took another look at the razor and remarked that he guessed he'd go out and see if it looked iike rain."
 THE EDITORS TRowsERs.
 An editor in Chicago recently ordered a pair of trowsers from the tailor. On trying them on they proved to be several inches too long. It being late on Satur- day night, the tailor's shop was closed, aud the editor took the trowsers to his wife and asked her to cut them of ana hem them over. The good lady, whose dinner had, perhaps, disagreed with her, brusquely refused. The same result followed an application to the wife's sister and the eldest daughter. But be- fore bedtime the wife, relenting. took the pants and, cutting off six inches from the legs, hemmed them up nicely and restored them the closet. Half an hour later her daughter, taken with compunc- ton for the unflial conduct, took the trowsers and, cutting off six inches, hemmed and replaced them. Finally, the sister-in-law felt the bangs of con- science, and she too performed an ad- ditional surgical operation on the gar ment. When the editor appeared at breakfast on Sunday the family thought a Hiohland chieftan had arrived. d.-Ihe Century.
 HE LOVED MUSIC.
 While listening to a country brass band, marching at the head of a torch light procession, was seized with the ! insuppressible desire to become musi-' elan, and upon broaching the matter to the leader of the band, who was my fathers bitter enemy, he loaned me 2 horn to take home and practice on. l do not remember the name of the horn,
 but it had seen much service and was considerably battered up in places. Its
 keys generally refused to go down at the proper time, and after they were once
 down it was next to impossible to get them up. I proceeded to learn the scale, as the leader had directed, and
 funeral pail seemed to fall over the en- | tire family. The deaf housekeeper, who had been faithful to us for ten years,
 said that duty called her elsewhere, and then she left. Even the dog, tor which had traded the violin, and who
 seemed to cherish sincere affection for
 me, went back to his old home, and no
 means of persuasion, except strong
 piece of clothes line. would induce him to come back. People seemed to shun our house, The tax collector, who had
 been frequent caller during the pre- .ceding few months, broke off the inti-
 macy before existing. One might have
 thought we had case of smallpox in the house. Seven hired girls left us in
 rapid succession-and yet I had not
 learned the scale. But my health seemed to be declining, and was in , danger of losing my eyes, for every time I practiced the scale they stuck
 out so far that could have knocked
 them off with a shingle.
 l At last, through the advice of my father, who came to me one day with
 piece of tough carriage-whip and re
 mained with me for few minutes. l sent
 the horn back to its owner and gave uI
 my musical studies for something milder Though never became musician,
 still love music so well that l canno1
 listen to solo upon a,dinner-gong with
 out being visibly affected.
 tl ONE SUNDAY the Asylum Hill Church , ! in Hartford was short deacon, and thu f late Governor Jewell took one of the contribution plates and passed it around s When the services were over citizef t; said:
 s| Governor, envy you the confidence these people repose in you. Now, long l as I have owned a pew here and been . I member by brevet, don't believe they
 would trust me to take up collection s "Oh, yes, they would, Mark; I am sur - they would-if you had a bell-punch. g HarperS "DraaOer.
 PUSHED RIGHT IN.
 Little Mabel and her mother weft boarding during the summer on farm n About the house were several curran bushes loaded with fruit, of which Ma ! bel was excessively fond, and, despit' her mothers repeated injunctions, sh' would eat the currants until they mad
 her sick. One day her mother caugh'
 her S,a Jsagrante deIict~, and proceeded . to try the effects of moral suasion. "Why do you persist, my child, she asked, ''ir . doing what have so often forbidden r a "Satan tempts me, mamma" replied V her precocious offspring, "and cant D help it." 'sWell," said the mother
 "when he tempts you again you must V say to him, Get thee behind me Satan, @ and then he will leave you alone" The f next day Mabel's mother again discov 5 cred the little girl in the bushes, and y hastening to her, began to rebuke hei l for her repeated disobedience. "Mabel, D said she to the startled child, "didnt l. tell you yesterday to say to Satan, 'Ge1 l thee behind me P" "Yes, mamma, l responded Mabel, "and I did. and a' B soon as said it Satan got behind me l and pushed me right in "