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The water would run out at the bottom," answered Harry, and would overflow the tub."True," said his father.But now suppose the pipe were filled again with water ; , , , , ,and if the cock at the top were shut, and the cock at the bottom opened, under water, would the water H the tube run up r.No, it would not," said Harry ; the pressure of the atmosphere, at the bottom of the pipe, would prevent it from falling out."" That would be the case," said his father, if the pipe was only thirty three or thirty four feet high ; but this pipe is forty feet high, so that the water in six feet of the top of the tvbe would run out; and if this were let to run out very gently, the water in the remaining thirty three or thirty four feet would continue supported by the pressure of the atmosphere on the water in the tub."

Papa," said Lacy, there is a tub of water in the area under the window in my room ; and this would be a fine way of raising water up into my room, , , ,,without the trouble of carrying it up stairs."My dear that is an ingenious thought," said her father; but you are mistakenI will not attempt at present to tell yon exactly how "Here is the barometer man, papa !" interrupted Lucy 1 saw an odd little man, with a box under his arm, go by the windowHark!There he is, knocking at the door."

The man was shown into a room, which was called the workshop. He was a little, thin man, with a very dark complexion, large black eyes, and, as the children observed, bad something ingenious and good natured in his countenance, though he was ugly. , , , , , Though he could not speak English well he made them understand him, by the assistance of signs. He began to open bis box, and to produce some of bis things ; but Harry's father asked bim to rest himself, after his walk, and ordered, that he should have breakfast brought to him.Harry and Lucy despatched their breakfast with great ex¬pedition ; they thought, that their father and mother were unusually slow in eating theirs, and that their father drank an uncommon number of dishes of tea ; but at last be said"

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