-brush country a Jackass met a rabbit, who
exclaimed in great astonishment:

"Good heavens! how did you grow so big? You are doubtless the largest
rabbit living."

"No," said the Jackass, "you are the smallest donkey."

After a good deal of fruitless argument the question was referred for
decision to a passing Coyote, who was a bit of a demagogue and desirous
to stand well with both.

"Gentlemen," said he, "you are both right, as was to have been expected
by persons so gifted with appliances for receiving instruction from the
wise. You, sir,"--turning to the superior animal--"are, as he has
accurately observed, a rabbit. And you"--to the other--"are correctly
described as a jackass. In transposing your names man has acted with
incredible folly."

They were so pleased with the decision that they declared the Coyote
their candidate for the Grizzly Bearship; but whether he ever obtained
the office history does not relate.

The Honest Citizen

A Political Preferment, labelled with its price, was canvassing the State
to find a purchaser. One day it offered itself to a Truly Good Man, who,
after examining the label and finding the price was exactly twice as
great as he was willing to pay, spurned the Political Preferment from his
door. Then the People said: "Behold, this is an honest citizen!" And
the Truly Good Man humbly confessed that it was so.

A Creaking Tail

An American Statesman who had twisted the tail of the British Lion until
his arms ached was at last rewarded by a sharp, rasping sound.

"I knew your fortitude would give out after a while," said the American
Statesman, delighted; "your agony attests my political power."

"Agony I know not!" said the British Lion, yawning; "the swivel in my
tail needs a few drops of oil, that is all."

Wasted Sweets

A Candidate canvassing his district met a Nurse wheeling a Baby in a
carriage, and, stooping, imprinted a kiss upon the Baby's clammy muzzle.
Rising, he saw a Man, who laughed.

"Why do you laugh?" asked the Candidate.

"Because," replied the Man, "the Baby belongs to the Orphan Asylum."

"But the Nurse," said the Candidate--"the Nurse will surely relate the
touching incident wherever she goes, and perhaps write to her former
master."

"The Nurse," said the Man who had laughed, "is an inmate of the
Institution for the Illiterate-Deaf-and-Dumb."

Six and One

The Committee on Gerrymander worked late, drawi