of an hereafter, or hugging the horrid hope of an annihilation. What is this wondrous world of his residence?

'A mighty maze, and all without a plan.'

A dark, and desolate, and dreary cavern, without wealth, or ornament, or order; but light up within it the torch of knowledge, and how wonderful the transition! The seasons change-the atmosphere breathes -the landscape lives-earth unrolls its fruits-ocean rolls in its magnificence-the heavens display their constellated canopy-and the grand animated spectacle of nature rises revealed before him, its varieties regulated, and its mysteries resolved. The phenomena which bewilder--the prejudices which debase-the superstitions which enslave, vanish before education."

SLEEP.

The crowd are gone, the revellers at rest;
The courteous host, and all-approving guest,
Again to that accustomed couch must creep,
Where joy subsides, and sorrow sighs to sleep,
And man, o'er-laboured with his being's strife,
Shrinks to that sweet forgetfulness of life:
There lie love's feverish hope, and cunning's guile,
Hate's working brain, and lull'd ambition's wile;
O'er each vain eye oblivion's pinions wave,
And quenched existence crouches in a grave.
What better name may slumber's bed become?
Night's sepulchre, the universal home,

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Where weakness, strength, vice, virtue, sunk supine,
Alike in naked helplessness recline:

Glad for a while to heave unconscious breath,
Yet wake to wrestle with the dread of death,
And shun, though day but dawn on ills increast,
That sleep, the loveliest, since it dreams the least.
Byron.

ANECDOTE.

STERNE, who used his wife very ill, was one day talking to Garrick, in a fine sentimental manner, in praise of conjugal love and fidelity." The husband," said Sterne, "who behaves unkindly to his wife, deserves to have his house burnt over his head.”"If you think so," said Garrick, "I hope your house is insured."

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PREVENT by a just and conciliating policy, one single war, and the money thus saved would provide, perpetually, a competent mental and moral education for individual who needs it in the three kingdoms. Let a man for a moment indulge his reason, in supposing that one of our wars during the last century had been avoided, and that fifty years ago, such an education had been provided-of what comparative importance is the war to us now? In the one case, the money has provided the historian with materials to fill his pages with armaments, and victories, and defeats; it has enabled us

"To point a moral, or adorn a tale ;"

In the other, it would have effected, and would now be effecting, and would be destined for ages to effect a great amount of solid good,-a great increase of the virtue, the order, and the happiness of the people. Dymond's Essays.

THERE are few instances of more touching kindness to parents, than that mentioned by Mr. Bruce, in his Juvenile Anecdotes. An officer having remained some time at Kingston, in Surrey, for the purpose of raising recruits, received orders to join his regiment. On the evening before his departure, a young man of the most engaging aspect made his appearance, and desired to be enlisted into his company. His air at once indicated a well cultivated mind, and commanded respect.

He betrayed however evident marks of perturbation, and was greatly embarrassed; the officer asked the cause of it: "I tremble, said he, lest you should deny my request." Whilst he was speaking, the tears rolled down his cheeks. "No," answered the officer, "I accept your offer most heartily; but why should you imagine a refusal?" "Because the bounty which I expect may perhaps be too high." "How much then do you demand?" said the officer. "It is no unworthy motive, but an urgent claim, that compels me to ask ten guineas; and I shall be the most miserable of mankind if you refuse me." Ten guineas, said the officer, is indeed very high but I am pleased with you; I trust to your honour for the discharge of your duty, and will

strike the bargain at once. Here are ten guineas: tomorrow we depart."

The young man overwhelmed with joy, begged permission to return home, to perform a sacred duty, and promised to be back within an hour. The officer impressed by the honesty of his countenance yielded to his desire; but observing something mysterious in his manner, he was induced by curiosity, to follow him at a distance. He saw him hastening towards the town prison, where he knocked, and was admitted. The officer quickened his pace; and when he came to the door of the prison, he overheard the young man say to the jailor: "Here is the money for which my father is imprisoned; I put it into your hands, and I request you will conduct me to him immediately, that I may release him from his misery." The jailor did as he requested.

The officer delayed a few minutes, that the young man might have an opportunity of being alone with his father: he then followed him. What a scene! he saw the son in the arms of a venerable and aged father, who, without uttering a word, pressed him to his heart, and bedewed him with his tears. A few minutes passed before he observed the officer, who, deeply affected, approached them, and said to the old man, "compose yourself, I will not deprive you of so worthy a son. Permit me to restore him to you, that I may not regret the ten guineas, which he has employed in so virtuous a manner."

The father and son fell upon their knees at his feet. The young man refused, at first, to accept of his profered freedom: but the worthy officer insisted that he should remain with his father. He accompanied them both from the prison, and took his leave, with the pleasing reflection of having contributed to the happiness of a worthy son, and an unfortunate father. What mind is not enamoured,-what heart is not affected, by such touching instances of filial kindness? And what child is not ready to exclaim, "O! my father, my mother, I will share with you my last crust, and feel at once both honoured and happy, to return upon you, in your old age, the kindness you have bestowed upon me in my youth, childhood, and infancy.

Family Monitor.

O! let the Christian bless that glorious day,
When outward forms shall all be done away;
When we in spirit, and in truth alone,

Shall bend, O God! before thy awful throne;

And thou our purer worship shalt approve,
By sweet returns of everlasting love.

mankind, what excellent There would be no more Kingdom would not rise

If the principles of the Christian religion were well rooted in the hearts of all fruit would they produce! wars, nor rumours of wars. against kingdom, nor nation against nation; but all princes would be at peace with their neighbours; and