A false witness shall not be unpunished', and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father', and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

He that hath pity on the poor lendeth to the LORD`, and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Chasten thy son while there is hope', and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

He that wasteth his father', and chaseth away his mother', is a son that causeth shame', and bringeth reproach.

Cease, my son', to hear instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

Wine is a mocker', strong drink is raging'; and whoever is deceived by it is not wise.

The sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold`; therefore shall he beg in harvest', and have nothing.

Who can say, I have made my heart clean', I am pure from my sin'?

Divers weights, and divers measures', both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.

Even a child is known by his doings', whether his work is puré, and whether it is right.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty'; open thine eyes', and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

It is naught, it is naught', saith the buyer', but when he has gone his way' then he boasteth.

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man', but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets'; therefore, meddle not with him who flattereth with his lips.

Whoever curseth his father or his mother', his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

Ân inheritance may be obtained hastily at the beginning',

but the end thereof will not be blessed.

To do justice and judgment' is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

A high look, and a proud heart, and the ploughing of the wicked', is sin.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top', than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor', he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man'; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and angry woman.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles..

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel', against the LORD.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches', and loving-favor rather than silver and gold.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

The slothful man saith', there is a lion without`, I shall be slain in the streets.

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child', but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich', shall surely come to want.

Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man thou shalt not gò, lest thou learn his ways', and get a snare to thy soul.

Withhold not correction from the child', for, if thou beatest him with the rod', he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod', and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

Hearken to thy father who begat theé, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

Buy the truth and sell it not'; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Who hath wó? Who hath sorrow'? Who hath contentions'? Who hath babblings'? Who hath wounds without causé ? Who hath redness of eyes'?-They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed winè. Look not thou on the wine when it is red', when it giveth its color in the cup', when it moveth itself aright'; at the last it biteth like a serpent', and stingeth like an adder.

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth', and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth', lest the LORD see it', and it displease him', and he turn away his wrath from him.

LESSON LXII.

PETER, THE STORE IS TOO LONG.

PETER BRIGHAM paid his last penny to the toll-gatherer at Charles River, as he made his entrance into Boston. He walked about most of the forenoon, and finally asked a gentleman near one of the insurance offices, if he wanted to hire'? Struck with the appearance of the lad, he said yes`, and Peter was provided with a comfortable home, as a sort of "do all," in a gentleman's family. To make a long story short', Peter was no common youth`; and he gradually rose in the employ of Mr. Parker, till for years and years he was his head clerk; and, at the age of twenty-two, he was admitted into the house as a partner, at one third of the profits. The well known house of "Parker & Co." continued for a goodly number of years', and became one of the largest establishments of the day. The senior partner finally retired', leaving the whole concern in the hands of the junior`; and for thirty years the house continued to grow with the growth of the city', under the prudent management of Mr. Brigham. He was esteemed a merchant of the utmost integrity', and maintained a most enviable reputation during his long mercantile career.

One day, the old gentleman said to Peter, Jr'. his oldest son, who had been brought up in the store'—

"Do think you you could manage business alone'? I leave you the store', a large stock of goods', and perhaps the best set of customers of any dealer in Boston'; but remember', Peter', I paid my last penny to the toll-man when I entered Boston."

The elder Brigham retired to Watertown, in a neat country abode. Peter went on in the business. The spirit of improvement went abroad, and Peter thought he must tear down the old store', and erect an elegant one, with a granite front, and of great depth', to accommodate his business. When he got comfortably into it, with elegant fixtures to match, the elder looked in upon Peter, Jr.

"How do you like the store, father'?"

"Peter', the store is too lōng."

Peter, Jr. continued to extend his operations', and finally became the importer of the teas and coffee which he sold at

wholesale. He was considered a desirable match for almost any young lady', and in the following year espoused Julia Wentworth', an heiress of thirty thousand. He purchased an elegant mansion opposite the Hall, and, of course, fitted it up in great splendor', becoming the high circle in which his beautiful bride would move. The father of Peter claimed the privilege of presenting the Mirrors for the dining-hall. They arrived from Liverpool on the day preceding the nuptial dinner party. The old gentleman had personally superintended their adjustment in the hall. All the Wentworths and Brighams were around the festive board, when, speaking of the nuptial presents, the son, in the joyousness of the occasion', exclaimed', "Father', I have not seen the Mirrors which you gave us."

"They are suspended in this hall, my son'."

All eyes were turned upon them-when, on a golden tablet, crowning each reflector, they read', "PETER, THE STORE IS TOO LONG."

Peter recollected the remark of the old gentleman, when he had asked his opinion of the store'; and although he had to laugh with the rest of the company, still he felt there was meaning in it, and he never went into the dining hall' but his eyes would involuntarily revert to the mirrors with'"Peter, the store is too long." However, Peter went ahead in business. He obtained a fortune by his marriage, in addition to the excellent business left him by his father', and Brigham, Jr. was not a very small man on 'Change. He fell into the speculating mania which seemed to possess the people of the age. His notes were as good as bank notes, and his credit was, "A. No. 1." Every body was making fortunes in stocks-and was there any earthly reason why he should not'? He went into the fancy line pretty largely. The cotton speculation, too, was all the rage', and he went into the adventure', as a matter of course.

And why not add a million or so by purchasing lots in the West'? Mr. Colbier had made two millions by the sale of his lots where the city of Orient now rears its aspiring head—and Brigham, Jr. went for $20,000 into the lots of the intended city of Hamiltonia, the most beautiful site', (situated at the confluence of six rivers',) in all the teeming empire of the mighty West. It was whispered on 'Change that he had made more than half a million of dollars in stocks, and his western lots', and that he was to make four

hundred thousand dollars in his "Eastern Townships." He was written down as a man worth a million'; and, at the next election', Peter Brigham, Jr. was made President of the Bank of Exchange.

But there must have been a race of Peter Brigham, Juniors, in the days of Shakspeare

"There is a tide in the affairs of men ;"

and Peter found his' on the ebb in the midst of the money pressure. Stocks down-cotton ditto-western lots', no sale-eastern townships ditto. As a last resort, Peter was obliged to visit the country seat of his father at Watertown, to solicit funds to help him through the pressure', or he must fail. The prudent old merchant sat down and took a cool survey of Peter's affairs. He then called the servant to bring him some bank checks`, one of which he filled out thus:

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Pay to Peter Brigham, Jr. one penny', the amount possessed by his father' when he arrived at Charles River bridge'; and the best inheritance that a father can give his son to begin the world with.

PETER BRIGHAM.

The next day the failure of the house of Peter Brigham, Jr. was announced on 'Change for more than a million of dollars. And when the stock in the new store, with a granite front, was sold beneath the red flag', wild and headstrong speculators had read to them an important lesson of prudence and sagacity, in the little emblem of'

PETER, THE STORE IS TOO LONG."

LESSON LXIII.

CALORIC.

In those ancient days so much boasted by the moderns, when the philosophers were content with believing that the sun was a fiery cloud a foot in diameter', or, at most, no larger than Peloponnesus', one of the most renowned sages, in the midst of the gardens of the Academy', was theorizing with great confidence and power. He was explaining, in brief terms, how all the worlds, which roll in spacé, were created. A young disciple of Plato, accustomed to reason by proposing questions, as is the fashion with some