The Parrot. Some students were visiting friends in Oxford one Sunday evening. The subject of Balaam's ass came up. Said the host:"We can scarcely be expected to believe that the animal really spoke human words. It is quite incredible. An animal could not speak." Just then a parrot which was in a cage in the room chimed in, "I say, what are you talking about! Ha! ha! ha! ha! ha!" The host looked dumfounded for a minute, then joined the laugh.

Love Your Enemies. A Christian lady said when urged to forgive an injury:"It is not in human nature to forgive injuries as goading as these." "You are right, my friend," I replied; "it is not in human nature, but it is in the grace of Christ. He has charged us, 'Love your enemies, bless them that curse you; do good to them that hate you; and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you, that ye may be the children of your Father which is in Heaven.'" Through the grace of Christ she overcame.