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His hurt got well, and he went to work.
And a busier man than he,
A happiot man or a pleasanter man,
You never would wish to see.

The pigs got out, and he drove them back,
Whistling right merrily ;
He mended the fencc and kept the cows
Just where they ought to be.

Weeding the garden was first-rate fun,
And ditto hoeing the corn.
“ I’m happier far,” said Fanner John,
“ Than IVe been since I was bom."

He learned a lesson that lasts him well—-
’Twill last him his whole life through,
He frets but seldom, and never because
lie has plenty of work to do*
“ I’ll tell you what,” said Farmer John,
“ They arc either knaves or fools
Who long to be idle— for idle hands
Are the devil’s chosen tools.”

THE WITNESS.

T X O you know the prisoner well ? ” asked the attorney.
\ ) u Never knew him sick,” was the reply.
“ No levity," said the lawyer, sternly. "N ow , sir, did you
ever see the prisoner at the bar? ”
" Took many a drink with him at the bar.”
“ Answer my question, sir! " yelled the lawyer. " How long have
you known him? ”
“ From two feet up to five feet ten inches,'*
“ Will the Court make the— "