LENT CHARM.

To be tried on any Friday in Lent, Good Friday excepted, when it is

improper to try anything of the kind, and the mind ought to be more

seriously disposed. Write twelve letters of the common alphabet on

separate pieces of card, also twelve figures, and the same number of blank

cards; then put them in a bag and shake them well, and let each one

present draw one. A blank shows a single life; a figure, intrigue; and a

letter, a happy marriage.