She came upon me with just such another supplication a few mornings since.

As soon as she awoke, she said, "Husband, do please have our parlor window-sashes let down from the top." "For ventilation ?" said I."Yes," said she, "partly;" but I saw that she smiled.

"What has made you think of it so suddenly ?" said I."Do you not want to catch some more canaries ?" said she.

"I suspect," said I, "that you would like to have ours escape." "Perhaps," said she, "that would be a relief to you from your present embarrassment." Then I saw that all this was banter.

She wished to teaze me a little.