Things Worth Forgetting

-It is almost' frightfu!, aud iltngcther huiijilïatinü', tn tliink how much there is in tho common on-going of domcstie and social life, which deservog nothing but to be instantly and forever forgntten. Yet it is ecjually amazing liow large a class seem tobavono otlier business but to reperat and perpetúate theso vcry things. That is th,e jooation of gos-ips -an order of society that pcrpetnites more mischief thau all the combined plagues of Egypt togetlier. You may have noticcd how many spec-clies tliere are which become misohievous only by being lieard a Becond time; and whirt an army of botli Bexcs are sworn to ses to it. that the fatal repííition shall be had. IJlessed -is that man or woman that eau let drup all the burr.s and thistles, instead of pickins them up, and fastening thiira on the next passenger ! S'ould we only let the vexing and malicious sayings dio, how fast the lacerated and scandal riddon world wonld get healed and tranquilizéd. - l)r. Jluntington. JL"S" An íríshmttn, beinff a little fnddled was aked, what was his religiouH belief. " Is t me beli'fe yo"d be aeking about?" said he, "It's tht 8:une as widdy Brady's. I owo her twelve shillings for whisky, and h!io belaves I'll niverpayher; and, faitb, that ia my belale, loo." fï-E!" Voltaire, spcaking of law, said '■ I neyer was bilt twice in my life completely ou the verge of ruin ; firt, whon I lost a lavysuit, and, eeeondly, wben I gaioed one." J3LT" A müljman was awakeued by 3. wug iu the night with the aniiouiiceiuent that his best oow was choking. He forthwith jumped up to save the life of Brunnie, wben.loi he found a turmp stuck ia the moufh of thp r"irP