But our _po_sition,' says I, among the nations of the airth, is it what our everlastin' Union is entitled to ?' "'Because,' sais he, 'some day when I am asked out to dinner, some wag or another of a lord will call me parson, and ask me to crave a blessin', jist to raise the larf agin me for havin' been a preacher.' "'If he does,' sais I,' jist say, my Attache does that, and I'll jist up first and give it to him atween the two eyes; and when that's done, sais you, my Lord, that's _your grace_ afore meat; pr'aps your lordship will _return thanks_ arter dinner.

Let him try it, that's all.

But our great nation,' sais I, 'tell me, hante that noble stand we made on the right of sarch, raised us about the toploftiest ?' "'Oh,' says he 'right of sarch! right of sarch! I've been tryin' to sarch my memory, but can't find it.

I don't recollect that sarmont about Hope pitchin' her tent on the hill.

When was it ?' "'It was afore the juvenile-united-democratic-republican association to Funnel Hall,' sais I.
"'Oh,' says he, 'that was an oration--it was an oration that.' "Oh!" sais I, "we won't say no more about that; I only meant it as a joke, and nothin' more.