A Capital Retort

.Charles XII kÏDg of Sweden, was once liding near Leipsio, when a pensant carne and knelt belore him, to request justica f rom a grenadier who had robbed him of bis diiiner, Tbe king ordered the soldier to appear. 'Is it true,' said he, with a stern voice, 'that you havo rohbed this man?' 'Sir,' eaid tlie soldier, 'I have nut done him eo much iujuslicö as yow .mnjesty has done his master; you have laken from him a kingdom, and I have taken only a lurkey irom this fellow.' The kiag gave the poasant ton ducatü, pardoned the soldier lor the boldness of his witty retort, saying to him, 'Remember if I have dispossessed Au gustos if a kingdom, I have kept nothing for mjeelf.' t3P Whon I was a young man there lived in our neishborhood a farmer who was usually reported to be a very liberal mun, and nnuoinmonry upright in his dealings. When he had anv of the produce of his furrn to dispose of, he made it nn invariable rule to give good tneasure - rathcr more than could ba required of hun. One of his friends, observing him irequently doing bo, questione'l him why he did it - told him he gave too much, and said it would not be to bis advantage. Now ' mark the answer of this excellent mun. 1 'God Almighty has permitted me but one journcy through the World, and when I arn gono I cannot returr. to reetify tnistakes.' 'Think of this. But one journey through the world ! JZZST An educated man ouglit to know three things: First, where he is that is to say. what sort of a worid he has got into ; how large it is; what kind of crea tures live in it, and how; what ij is made of. Secondly, where heis going - lliat is to say, what chan ces or reports there are of aoy other world besides thi; what see.ns to be the nature of that other world. Third ly, what he had best do under these circumstances - Ihat is to say, what kind of fucnlties he possesses ; what are the present state and wants of' mankind ; what is his place in society; and what are the readiest rneans in his power of ottainiug happiness and diffuing it. Tho man who knows these tbings, and who has his will so subdued 'm tho learning of them, that he is ready to do what he knoivs ho ought, an educattd man ; and the man who knows them not, is uncducatcd. though be could talk all the tongues of