has very fine perfume. The Hercules is also excellent, but you must
manure it well and water it often."

"I didn't ask about _roses_, but _Moses_. You make a mistake," shouted
Peter.

"Oh, of course! by all means. Train them up to a stake if you want to.
The wind don't blow them about so and they send out more shoots."

"You misunderstand me," yelled Mr. Lamb. "I asked about Moses, not
roses. I want to know who was the mother-in-law of Moses."

"Oh yes; certainly. Excuse me; I thought you were inquiring about
roses. The law of Moses was the foundation of the religion of the
Jews. You can find it in full in the Pentateuch. It is admirable--very
admirable--for the purpose for which it was ordained. We, of course,
have outlived that dispensation, but it still contains many things
that are useful to us, as, for instance, the--"

"Was Moses married?" shrieked Mr. Lamb.

"Married? Oh, yes; the name of his father-in-law, you know, was
Jethro, and--"

"Who was his wife?"

"Why, she was the daughter of Jethro, of course. I said Jethro was his
father-in-law."

"No; Jethro's wife, I mean. I want to know to settle a bet."