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Show A Conquering Will. Many are the stories told of tho way in which Pitt, the first earl of Chatham, frightened and silenced those who attempted at-tempted to criticise bis speech or action in any way. On one occasion a niemtiet , of . the house of ooromobtf" made vtiseI-VtKtt phrase "king, lords and commons, or" directing his gaze toward Mr. Pitt "as that right honorable member wonlA call them, 'commons, lords and king.' " Mr. Pitt rose with great deliberation and called to order. ' '1 have frequently heard in this house doctrines which have surprised me," h& said, "but now my blood runs cold. I desire the words of tho honorable mem ber may bo taken down." The clerk of the house wrote tha words. "Bring them to me," commanded Mr. Pitt in a voice of thunder. By this time the offending member was thoroughly thor-oughly frightened. "Sir," ne said, addressing himself to the speaker, "I am sorry to have given offense to therignt nonoraDie gentleman or to tho house. I meant nothing I King, lords and common.!; lords, king and commons; commons, lords and king. Tria juncta in uno. I meant nothing) Indeed I meant nothing 1" Mr. Pitt then rose and said gravely; "I do not wish to push the matter further. fur-ther. The moment a man acknowledge? his error he ceases to be guilty. I havo a great regard for the honorable mem ber, and as an instance of that regard 1 give him this advice that whenever he means nothing he. will say nothing." Youth's Companion. |