I only wish jewellers and piano manufacturers were as free with their manufactures.

I would like a good gold watch, and I shall soon want a piano for my daughter." "You may depend upon it, Ferguson, when such gifts come in, that I shall claim them as editorial perquisites." "We won't quarrel about them till they come, Harry." Our hero here opened a bulky communication.
"What is that ?" asked Ferguson.
"An essay on 'The Immortality of the Soul,'-- covers fifteen pages foolscap.

What shall I do with it ?" "Publish it in a supplement with Dr.Peabody's circular." "I am not sure but the circular would be more interesting reading." "From whom does the essay come ?" "It is signed 'L.

S.'" "Then it is by Lemuel Snodgrass, a retired schoolteacher, who fancies himself a great writer." "He'll be offended if I don't print it, won't he ?" "I'll tell you how to get over that.

Say, in an editorial paragraph, 'We have received a thoughtful essay from 'L.