Anecdote Of Dr. Hume

Dr. Thomas Humo, in eompany -with a 'riend, walked to the office of ono of the norning newspapers, where the doctor silently placed upon the connter an announcement of the doath of somc friend, ;ogethcr with five shillings, the usual charge fov the insertion of such advcrtisenents. The clerk glanced at the papor, ;ossed it on ono side, and said, gruilly, ' Seven and six." " I havo frequently," roplied Hume, 'had occasion to publish theae simple notioos, and have nevor heforo been charged more than flvo shillings." """Simple '■" vcpoated tho clerk withou oiikinir Dpi " ' w UMBtrmUf beheed ano leeply regretted I Seven and six." Hume ptoduoed the additional hal: crown, and laid it delilierately by the othcrs, observing, as he dd ko, witn tho same solemhity of tono he had iisn throup;houti " Congratúlate yourself, siv th it this is an exp'iise whioh your exec utors will never 1 e put to."