Tit For Tat

Whüu General Leo was a prisoner at Albany, lie dined with ao Irishman. ]?efore entering upon the wiue, tho General rcmarked to his Lost that, afteï drinking, lio vnis apt to abuse frishraen, for whicli he hoped tho bost would excuse him in advance. "By 1113' soul, Öeteral, I will do tbat," ssaid his bost, "if you will excuse a trifling fault Vfbiüb I have mysolf. It is tbis - wbenevor I bcar a uiau abuse ould Irelaud, 1 have a Bad fault of cracking bis seouce with ïny shillaly !" The General was civil during the wliole evening. mW-4 4 -- ►■KM'- C" A rather good tliing is tolJ of Lord l'a'merston, in conncctiou Witb tte late American difficulty. His Lordship, on leaving tlio Cabinet council wbich Imd mot to deiibarate on tho nuittoi-, vvascoinplimcnted ou tbo decisive policy wbich the (jovernmoiit li;ij adopted. He replied, " Well, and luid we uot done so, the Canard ste.-.mers would have been eüinpi.llcd to advci'tiso, 'Wind, wealher, und the Anioiicau Goverument, permitting."1 . '