stance cing a melancune among tranquil solitudes of Sleepy hollow.

    POStSCRIPt FOUND IN tING OF MR. KNICKERBOCKER.

    tale is given almost in t related at a Corporation meeting of t city of Mantoes, at s sagest and most illustrious burgor , slemanly old fello clotrongly suspected of being poor, s to be entertaining. ory er and approbation, particularly from ty aldermen  of time. tall, dry-looking old gentleman, ling eyebro, nourning a doubt over in  upon good grounds--ored, icking t but exceedingly sage motion of traction of t ory and   to prove.

    tory-teller, ting a glass of o  after oils, paused for a moment, looked at e deference, and, loo table, observed t tory ended most logically to prove--

    quot;t tuation in life but s advantages and pleasures--provided  take a joke as ; quot;t, t runs races roopers is likely to .

    quot;Ergo, for a country scer to be refused tcain step to  in tate.quot;

    tious old gentleman knit enfold closer after tion, being sorely puzzled by tiocination of t t eyed riump leer. At lengt all t still  tory a little on travagant--ts on ws.

    quot;Fait; replied tory-teller, quot;as to t matter, I dont believe one- myself.quot;

    D. K.