Jimmy's Lecture. . Continued from first page, into the trough, and those bad pigs are tipsy! "What shall I do?'; He watched ' them an instant, and then added in a sober tone, as he shook his head sadly: "That's just the way father does; lively firsf then cross, fchen stupid. They don't look funny to me now, and I'm so sorry for 'em. They will be dreadfully ashamed when they gel sober. I'm glad there isn't any wife and little son to be scared and mortified and sorry over 'em. I'll talk to 'em and tell 'em what the man said in the temperance lecture we went fco last night. Maybe it will do 'em good." So Jimmy mounted the chopp-ingblock chopp-ingblock close by, and repeated all ho could remember, making a funny fun-ny jumble, but being very much in earnest, and quite unconscious that he had another hearer beside the pigs: "My friends, rum is an awful thing. People who drink are slaves. They are worse than dumb beasts, who don't drink. (Yes they do; but that was my fault) Half the sin and sorrow in the world come from rum. Men waste their money, neglect their families, break their wives' hearts, and set a bad example to their children. People better die than drink, and make brutes of themselves. Lots of money is wasted. Polks kill other folks when they are drunk, and steal and lie, and do every bad thing. Now, my friends (I mean HHHBH JB , you pigs ), turn from your evil ways, and drink no more. (I'll smash the jug behind the barn next time, where even the hens can't find it. ) ' Rise up in your manhood, and free yourselves from this awful slavery. (They are both fast asleep, but I'll help 'em up when they wake. ) Lead better lives, and don't, let those who love you suffer shame and fear and grief for your weak- Iness. (I do love you, old fellows, ! and I am sorrow to see you make such pigs of yourselves. ) Here is the pledge: come and sign it. Keep it all your lives, and be good men. (I mean pigs.)" Here Jimmy smiled; but he meant what he said; and pulling out of his j)ocket a piece of paper and a pencil, he jumped down to use the block as a desk, saying, as he wrote in big letters: "They shall have a pledge, and they can make a mark as peojjle do who can't write. I'll make it short so they can understand it, for I shall help them." To be Continued.