inaccurate; yet, notwithstanding this, and some almost rude repulses afterward, he persisted in his application and his hopes. To give evidence of competency, he once told me he was arranging a new spelling-book, the publication of which would make him known as a literary man, and be an unspeakable advantage to "the rising generation." And this naturally brought on the following colloquy about the work:

   "Ah! indeed! Mr. Jimmy?"

   "Yes, indeed, Mr. Carlton."

   "On what new principle do you go, sir?"

   "Why, sir, on the principles of nature and common sense. I allow school-books for schools are all too powerful obstruse and hard-like to be understood without exemplifying illustrations."

   "Yes, but Mr. Jimmy, how is a child's spelling-book to be made any plainer?"

   "Why, sir, by clear explifications of the words in one column, by exemplifying illustrations in the other."

   "I do not understand you, Mr. Jimmy, give me a specimen—"

   "Sir?"

   "An example—"

   "To be sure—here's a spes-a-example; you see, for instance, I put in the spelling-column, C-r-e-a-m,

    cream

   , and here in the explification column, I put the exemplifying illustration—

    Unctious part of milk!

   "

   We had asked, at our first interview, if our candidate was an algebraist, and his reply was

    negative

   ; but, "he allowed he could '

    qualify

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