le pleasure if he did not sometimes flatter
himself.

1524

The most delicate, the most sensible of all pleasures, consist in
promoting the pleasures of others.

--_La Bruyere._

1525

ONE WAY OF AVOIDING PNEUMONIA.

When the fire in your room goes out, drop your pen, or, if reading, your
book, and go out too; If you remain, and continue your work, you may
regret it. Many a student in the universities, anxious to get on with
his studies, has worked in a cold room and paid the penalty
with--Pneumonia, ending sometimes in death.

--_Observer._

1526

Modern poets mix much water with their ink.

--_Goethe._

1527

Avoid all haste; calmness is an essential ingredient of politeness.

--_Alphonse Karr._

1528

A BUDDING CHESTERFIELD.

A small boy was at a table where his mother was not near to take care of
him, and a lady next to him volunteered her services. "Let me cut your
steak for you," she said; "if I can cut it the way you like it," she
added, with some degree of doubt. "Thank you," the boy responded,
accepting her courtesy; "I shall like it the way you cut it, even if you
do not cut it the way I like it."

1529

TRUE POLITENESS.

The following beautiful incident is related of the late Prince consort.
On one occasion a humble but very worthy man who had befriended the
Prince in early life called to see him, and was invited to come to the
family table. He began to eat with his knife, as he had always been
accustomed to do, and this excited a little quiet merriment among the
young people. Prince Albert looked round upon them, as if to say, "Stop
that!" and at once began himself to eat with his knife, and continued to
do so to the end of the meal. After dinner, one of the children asked
him why he did so. The Prince replied: "It is well enough for us to
observe the etiquette of the day; but it is far more important to avoid
insulting people. I wanted my old friend to enjoy his dinner, which he
could not have done had he seen you laughing at him. He is accustomed to
use his knife, and it would doubtless be quite difficult for him to use
the fork instead."--This was genuine politeness, and the world would be
happier if the same feeling were always shown.

1530

Politeness is as natural to delicate nat