He sat down near the blackboard to watch the progress of Joe Bartlett through an example in division.

And behold, he was doing that old never-to-be-forgotten example about the cows and sheep! He picked up an arithmetic eagerly.
"Mr.Burrows, do you remember that example ?' "I remember that it has puzzled some forty or more of my boys in the course of time," said Mr.Burrows, laughing; "but nothing very special about it." "I do; it was the cause of my first promotion." "Was it, indeed! I'm afraid it will never be the cause of poor Joseph's; it seems to be mastering him." Mr.Burrows was engaged with a grammar class, and Edward offered to assist the bewildered Joseph.
"I remember those sheep of old," he said kindly, as he turned to the board.

"Isn't it the 'stood him in' that troubles you ?" "Yes, it is," Joe answered grumbly.

"I don't see no sense to it." "Let me show you.

Suppose"-- And he went through with the well--remembered explanation.