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well protected underneath his blanket. Wildcat stripped off his deerskin hunt in(, shirt wholly from one arm, and part lylfrom the other, doubling the loose end of the partly filled sleeve to cover the en closed hand, and spreading the body of the shirt over all other parts exposed, ex cept his head, which he closely enveloped in his turban, leaving only a small orifice for breathing. Dr. Gordon, well knowing the reputa tion of the coast for musquitoes, had pro vided himself, before leaving home, with a yard or two of musquito netting, by means of which he was perfectly safe from attack. Poor Thompson and Magruder resorted first to one device then another, and were satisfied the next morning, (at least Thompson said that he was,) that they had received their full share of attention from their nimble little visitors. But when they came to talk the matter over, Magruder, looking at his swollen hands, said— “ You, who were born and raised in a musquito country, may know better than I how to keep from being stung, but— every man to his trade ! I have an ad vantage over you all, as cook, in curing the bites after they have been made,” and with this he took from the cook’s stores a spoonful of soda, which he dissolved in a little water and applied to the swollen places, remarking that wet soda, or even strong salt and water, would relieve the sting of any poisonous creature, whether gnat, wasp, or scorpion. To which Dr. Gordon added : “ That is true, for animal poisons are said to be powerful acids, and the best corrective of these are alkalies, such as hartshorn, soda, potash, or even lye or soap suds.” And Thompson also said: “If we are to take Magruder’s rule, ‘ Every man to his trade,’ I must not slight mine, for I carry with me a cure for every sting I have tried yet. It is the oil to be had from the stem of my pipe. It is awful bad-smelling, but it is as good to cure as it is bad to smell.” By unanimous vote, the island was named Musquito Key. • Always Sunshine Somewhere. —The sun is always shining; the flowers are al ways blooming; the birds are always singing j the grain is always -waving somewhere in this wicked world. Boy, did you let off that gun ?” exclaimed an enraged schoolmaster. “Yes, sir.” “Well, what do you think I ought to do to you ?” “Why, let me off.” BXJRKE’S ‘WEEKLY. Written for Burke’s Weekly. A LITTLE HELP. BY ENA MAY. KIIY, Carrie, what is the matter? You, the sun beam of the school in tears! What is break ing your heart ?” iot do this hard example, i Wilson says she will punish me if I do not finish and 4s) explain it.” Carrie was the smallest and the pet scholar in Miss Wilson’s school, while Julia -was one of the larger girls. “ Come here, Carrie, and let me see if I can help you any. It is a long division sum, I see, and your divisor is twenty seven ; now, what are the two first fig ures of your dividend?” “ Seventeen.” “Very well; now, is twenty-seven con tained in seventeen ?” “No.” “ That’s right; because twenty-seven is a larger number than seventeen. Now annex the next figure of your dividend to the seventeen. The next figure is two ; so that will make one hundred and seven ty-two. Now, how many times will twenty-seven go into one hundred and seventy-two, Carrie?” “ Six times, with ten for a remainder,” said Carrie. “ Yes ; I see you understand it—all you want is a little thought and patience. Now, do you think you can explain it?” “Yes, thank you, dear Miss Julia. I will never forget what you have told me.” “Yery well; mind, I don’t want to see any more tears, and whenever you have a hard example, come to me, and let me help you.” And Julia went away, a much happier girl for having made another happy. When Carrie grew to be a big girl, she always helped the smaller ones, and nev er felt that she had lost time by so doing, for they were all her friends. Liquid Glue. The following is the method of prepar ing liquid glue, by the celebrated French chemist, Dumoulin: “ Pour a small quantity of nitric acid into a solution of common glue, or gela tine, in its own weight of water. This glue, of two sorts, brown and white, is very strong, and is employed in private houses, workshops, and by jewellers, clock-makers, etc.” Caution to the Young. friend, beware of the card-playing circle ! Ettf Beware of the billiard saloon! Beware of the theatre! Yes, young friend, beware of such resorts. You can find sufficient recreation elsewhere. There are amuse ments enough without recourse to any of these. Be on your guard against the seductive influence of all of them. Direct your footsteps into wiser and safer paths. “Avoid them; pass not by them ; turn from them and pass away.” None of these are necessary to your re spectability or happiness, to your health of body or purity of mind, to the educa tion of the intellect or the salvation of the soul, to your prosperity through time or welfare in eternity. They are positively dangerous to your peace of conscience, future, if not present; dangerous to hab its of industry, and dangerous to your morals. They all peril the dearest inter est of your immortal nature. In the hour of sober conviction, on the bed of death and at the judgment of the great day, you will be ready to acknowledge it, if not before. There is no need of thus risking your good name in the estimation of the best part of the community; and, what is worse than all, risking the possession of an unsullied character and virtuous principles in your own and God’s estima tion. Remember, that while “ the way of transgressors is hard,” and while sin at the last “ biteth like a serpent and sting eth like an adder,” it is also true, for our encouragement, that “religion never was designed to make our pleasures less,” and that “ wisdom’s ways are ways of pleas antness, and all her paths are peace.”— Am. Messenger. A Schoolmaster and his Pupil. “John,” inquired a master of a hopeful pupil, “what is a nailer?” “A man who makes nails,” said John. “Yery good. What is a tailor?” “A man who makes tails.” “Oh, you stupid fellow,” said his mas ter, biting his lips; “ a man who makes tails?” “Yes, master,” returned John, “if the tailor did not put tails to the coats he made, they would be all jackets. Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; but he that gathereth by his labor shall increase. 183