A Chancellor's Lamentation

Il la too late when a man discovers that tlie excenvq ot Ua youth have mortgaged hirt pliysical powcre beyond their abiltty to redeein. Se muy lanieut, but bis lamentaliini H II erve only asa waniing to othen. A WTiter ii tlR'Lc:(Írerlhistratesthatpoint by the following auccdotc : Hanley liad been a Maní drinker n hls youth, anda fast livor inhisearly manhood. He wai ratoed lo the Kupreme bencli- becarne Lord Cliancellor In the time of Qeotwe [II., willi hisseat in the House of Lords. Hobbling ptlnfully aiOBg towards lii sc:it in the ilousu one day, with a crutch and cane tttt rapport while suflVring (xcruciatIngly wii h the gout, lie exclaimed : óh dcai-: lf 1 had known when I was yOUIUCer that these legt ronld one daycuriv the Lord OhaneeUor of Kngland, I'd have taken heller eaie of them ! Look out lor yonrselves, my youthful fiiends. If you teni"it Ihe lates, asi did, and as soine ot yon are doing now, itwillcome! It will como ! Don't forget It !"