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is concerned, at the present moment, must have something very much the matter with his liver. We see no hope for him, now that the season is over at the White Sulphur Springs, regarding him as so far gone that it is hardly worth while to consult a doctor. There are others, indeed, who seeing will not perceive, and who hearing will not hearken. To these we cannot apply the same advice that we should give to the first-mentioned class, viz: to get their liver right. They are of the class of Thomas, surnamed Didymiums — they doubt of malice aforethought — they are determined not to believe, and believe they will not. They resemble the infidel who refused to put faith in Noah when he preached the coming of the deluge, and who, coming to the ark and praying for admission, raised his chin high enough above the encroaching element to blaspheme the flood, and declare that he did not believe the rain was anything more than a drizzle after all. The Yankees are hard pushed for recruits to