"This lad has an excellent head. All the organs are well balanced, none being in great excess. His temperament is nervous-sanguine. Hope predominates with him. He will not be easily discouraged, but when he has an object in view he will pursue it perseveringly to the end. He is not quarrelsome, but will not allow himself to be trodden upon. He has plenty of courage. He is not bashful, but respectful to his elders and superiors. He is conscientious, and more likely to do right than wrong. Of course he might yield to temptation, but it would have to be a powerful one. He has a fondness for pets, and will be kind to younger children. He will find no pleasure in ill-treating or tyrannizing over them He has not much invention, and would make a poor machinist, but is likely to succeed in general business. He will probably be steady and reliable, and faithful to the interests of his employer." This was the substance of Prof. Crane's description of our hero. Ben listened with satisfaction, feeling that it was a very good character indeed. He was sorry that some business man could not hear it, as it might lead him to offer him employment. When the examination was over, Ben tendered the professor twenty-five cents in payment. "Now," said the professor, looking around him, "is there any other lady or gentleman whose head I can examine, for the small sum of twenty-five cents? My usual terms are fifty cents, but as I am traveling, and this is out of office hours, I don't mind reducing the price for this occasion." Among those present was a rustic couple, who appeared to be on a wedding trip. The bridegroom was dressed in a full suit of blue cloth, the coat being decorated with brass buttons, while the bride was resplendent in a dress brilliant in color and with large figures. "Sally," said the young husband, "I want you to have your head examined. It only costs a quarter." "Oh, Jonathan, how can I before all them folks?" said Sally bashfully. "Suppose he should say something bad about me." "If he does, I'll bu'st his head," said Jonathan. "He can't say nothin' but what's good about you, Sally. "All right, Jonathan, just as you say." "My wife will have her head examined," said Jonathan, with a proud glance at his radiant bride. "Please sit here, madam," said the professor. "Now I will trouble you to remove your bonnet." "Don't tumble up my hair," said Sally solicitously. "That will not be necessary," said Prof. Crane. "This lady has a very harmonious head." "What's that?" inquired Sally, in a low voice, of Jonathan, who stood at her side. "Something good, I reckon," whispered her husband. "She has those sweet domestic virtues which fit the possessor to adorn the family circle and lend a luster to the home." "How nice he talks!" murmured Sally, in a tone of gratification. "Yes, Sally, he's smart," said Jonathan, "and can read you like a book."