Distichas From Here And There

I. Wine is like rain, whieh, when falliugon mire, make" it the fouler, But when it strikes the good soul, wakes It to beauty and blootn. ii. When you break up house keeplng, you learn extent of you treasures; Till he begins tn reform, no one can number hls sins. in. Maidens! why should you worry in choosing whom you shall marry? Choose whoni you may, you will flud you have got some one else. IV. Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty are surtly suffieipnt : Resting contented with these, never a thorn shall you feel. v. Unto each man comes a day when nis favorite sius all forsake him, And he complacently ihinks he has forsaken hls sins. VI. Who would succeed in the world should be wlse in the use of hls pronouns ; Utter the You twenty times where you once utter the I VII. The best loved man or maid in the town would perish with anguish Could they hear all that their friends say in the courae of the day. VIII. True luck cousists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; Lucklest he who knowsjust when to rise and go home. IX. Make all good men your well wishers; and tnen in the year's steady sifting Some of thera grow lnto friends. Friends are the sunshlae of life x. Try not to beat back the current, yet be not drowned in it waters. Speak with the speech of the world, think with the thougnts of the few. XI. Pleasant enough it is to hear the world speak of your virtues ; But in your secret heart 'tis ol your faulls you are proud. XII. Be not too anxlous to gain your next door neighborV approval ; Live your owu life, and let him strive your approval to gain. -Seribner's Magazine.