Show THE RULING PASIO PASsi ox A person having havin occasion to visit an old couple at durham of extremely penurious habits found them holding in 0 counsel together upon a matter which apparently eota arenfly ly weighed heavily on the minds of both and thinking it was respecting the probable dissolution of the wife who was lying dangerously ill proceeded to of offer ter them all ai the consolation ca in his power but was cut short by being informed that this was not exactly the subject they were discussing but the one which afflicted them still more deeply viz the cost of the funeral and to his astonishment they continued their ghastly calculations until every item in the catalogue from coffin to night cap had bad been gone through with much grumbling at the rapacity of the undertakers when a bright thought though t suddenly struck the husband and be e exclaimed well janet lass you may not die af after ter all ye ken deed and I 1 hope not robert replied replied his helpmate in a low feeble voice for I 1 am quite sure that we canna afford it sunder sunderland herald |