THE ALTERNATIVES.

A gentleman went to a friend, in great anger at a real injury he had

received, which he intended to resent. After relating the particulars,

he enquired if it would not be _manly_ to resent it? His friend replied,

"Yes; it would doubtless be _manly_ to resent it, but it would be

_godlike_ to forgive it."

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