family THE WATCH AT THE SEPULCHRE. ■ THE < KISTIJEIOSr. • ‘ . • "4 “From east to west I’ve march’d beneath ; the W> ' : eagles; -■ ” . From Pontus unto Gaul, Kept many a watch, on which, by death ,sur . rounded, I’ve seen each comrade fall. Feiar! I conld laugh until these rocks re echoed, i . b <■ To think that I should fear— ' Who have 'met death in every form unshrink -*■ ■ - - - -Uiing“.... ,v ...... , To watch this dead man here. In Dacian forests sitting by our watch-fire I’ve kept the wolves at bay; On Bhetian hips escaped the ice-hillß hurling j Close where Our legion lay. On moonless nights upon the sands of Libya, T I’ve satwith shield firm set -And heard the lion roar; in this forearm The tiger’s teeth have met. I was star-gazing when he stole- upon me, Until I felt his breath, And saw his jewel eyes gleam ; then he seized ’■ . ...me And instant met his death. Myweapop in his thick-vein’d neck I buried, My feet his warm blood dyed; , And then I bound my wound ana till the mofn . ing - ! - -■ \ / Lay coach’d upon his side. ,'Here, though, the stars are veil’d, the peaceful , city '- ,J Lies atour feet asleep. ’ Round us the still -more peaceful dead are lying ‘i, .... In slumber yet more deep. A' low wind moaning glides among the olives Till every hill side sighs.; . But round us' here' the moaning seems-to muster And gather where He lies. ;: And' through' thellbarkneßS faint, pale gleams • . are flying/ ■ . - •• ■ 'j . That'touch the hill alone"; . ‘ " Whence thesb unearthly lights'? and whence .the shadows / TJhat move upon the stone! If the. Olympian Jove awoke in thunder, His great eyes T could meet ; But hisVifonoe again they'look’d upon me/ i -j Would strike me to his feet. ! . He look’d as if my brother hung-there bleeding,; . And.pnt my soul to shame; - As if my mother with his eyes was pleading, ' And pity overcame; ' -.'a ' .' Bat corifii not save: He who in death' was hanging - On the accursed tree, Washethe Son ofGofl? for so in dying'"' 1 :V ' M Heseem’d to die for me. 1 ,, And all my pitiless deeds came tip before me, .Gazed at me from Iris-face : What if he rose again, and I, should meet hjm I How is this place!" ' , ;: —EdinbufghSunday Magazine. TQ WHOM-IT MAY -CONCERN, i Your sympathies aye not. tyith what is termed Christian society.. You! pre fer a greater latitude of thought, . and action than Christian . society: is * supposed .to....tolerate... You love the Christian element in society so far as ; it is required to secure decency and propriety, but no further: and you feel that a manly • carrying out -of your 1 ‘supreme” cld'fihs.of Christianity" wquld lead to a sudS’en oi] gradual severance frorh ; the meii'Whpse society 'you prize the most ‘highly. You cannot bear to incur the 'suspi cion of being '‘‘ eohyerted;” : of being' “thought' •womanish and 'weak, an ob ject for charitable cohfempt. 5 Youde-' light in praise, and* the' good-will of everybody; and j'oii have 1 friends; among all ’sorts' of people.' ‘ 'Thb'gopd'. 'p’eople’praiSe y'oii, and , febl U! t i ßat' : thcy may elaiih’ ,a,maUof yo'ur upright hab-. its and pure life.; THe bad praise yOu, ! fbr yOdi-dife is.nbb&ndem-' ' najAOhr'of their own, ‘ahd u 'ybh : their position the mcfre’ respectable by j yOu practichr'dehiSl 'of‘dh'ey'ciainiis' : cSf : religion: The last, &m'6hg , whoni you •'•ißhd : ydur;mbst ! 'biph|iEmiid 'friends,; are 1 they whoSe bhhtersfhd |i>adihagei'whose. ' <j[uiet smiles and Cohtefh'pthous "cjom-' 'unsefation rise up in ypur ima’gi'nation ";fo shame and scare'you when'you are, ulrdbst compelled fo yield/to ybur bbh : ' ‘victions. : Mas, that'hiimah friendship, so very sweet,' so glbriJ^irig; / tb* life, " should sO often stand ■ih the’way of ' human’weal! A mah’S life flows-ulodg "with ; the 'current of his friendships, and'if he finds that his inostbonigeniali associates'are men wh6 : 'are h’egatiyely;; oir positively, irreligious] he need \ not, test further the"'state of' his 'oivn J heart. If your'most'intimatei t ’ffihn i d'sffips'; aje.. '' aiftopg such, ! and ! if yoii y ’shrink" frpm thoSe ’whom 1 ' you ’know’ ’to you that'religion in' which I 'your par ents liybd holilv and diedtriumph'antly, you 1 may be quite sure that^"ou 3priic tically hold that religion in very light esteem. ' " na : i. 'But ' you are-'held to your present courge by at least another anchpr as, strong as friendship hhd 'cbhgenial.gpr , ciety. ''Busiheri; ‘with all the'bbmplj.- Cated interests it has introduced into ■ybdr life, dissuaded' yotf frpm yielding to your '‘convictions. Here you are' thrown ‘among men as ‘ honorable ' ais yOurself, and upon whom. 1 you are, to a certain extent, dependent,' who' hold 'Christianity,' and those who profess Christianity, ’at the cheapest possible rate. The faith 'Which ‘dwelti in ybur mother is the object of a contempt which you fancy you could hot bear to have associated with yourownself. Your ‘business associates, when they do hot tempt you and accustom' your ear to ebarse profanity, surround you with' the stifling, poisonous atmosphere df sordid, grasping, unmitigated world lihesS, 'and with bhsiness thoughts and schdmes, which break .in upon your dondestic quiet and your Sabbath rest, and your present anomalous position renders you specially vulnerable to such damaging influences, . Your busi ness associates 1 know that you ' have never declared yourself on the side of Christianity, and they are not obliged THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1865. to respect it in your'presence. If eyray word thev speak isnstabko ~your,ear-, liestattdfng; §,u musi;end|ir|it:;i _ Yok ait! 1 ile<3§mzpdVi by them aaj6f ith&r fraternity, and yet, j m\e whi®Pi aie to" make : yourself believe that you are a Chris tian. Yon, a man too honorable to iDetray-anyuther-cause —ndtu .. you yqurself identified,jhow ever low it feirin the world’s esteem ? Heanwliile iEe"greater part of the act ivities of your nature are giv.enyto business responsibilities, which are not i soiiiicoiigeTiiai-to-yoTiTTiaxiire asungfiti be, siigppsed, for-they offer, a Spiel ~;tpj yourambition, as well ■ as the !■ mentis ; of, wealth-,,.Business, blendingj with all' your waking thoughlis,' ob trudMg itself eveiij£tmoiag yburTpbihl enjoyictfents, and in' ypur ‘dreams, has k monopoly pf your taldnts and' vital ity,' and' practically fills your sbul.- You are no longer the- man you were.' The pursuit of.pelf, however the pur suit is disguisedj. ip beginning to pat ,the sunshine and expansiveness, of ypur nature. It is deadening ypur better self,, and is shutting.out from your health, blessed guesvcompelling Him to sit in* the ante-rboih, in the bold society of your slighted convictions” ; 4 ••" •"■' ■'s. ■■~- ; Ci “ ' r And thus your life "is narrowing, 'and your heart is hardening,-:and daily' you axe*:more •impotent, (fora action,* in the-right direction. Your old friend ships jw»d yp,pr., business .asspeiatipns,- ;have. fasteppd to ypp, by : . books ybiien ’you ’are less and less able 'to Tear' away u lbe pu/e’' sunny,"gen erous boy/ with aspirations on which an angel might’ smile, is growinginto a man whb is nol ongershbeke'd by'Un' oath, to 1 whom vulgarity is= r deereas-* •ingly offensive,: whor, can tolerate the ridicule.of purity and goodness*Mho' looks yith s unwbplesome leniency of (indiffergngGjUpon tihe vices of his?fel lpwmen,;aml who. is, learning- to be-, heye'tbat out ofThe dry barren soil jof' worldliness some pleasant fruit mayyet grow ; and all the * while that ypur cohvictipfis'bFdufy are stronger than 'ybu‘ wohld-h r ave themj’your heart and' life 'axe'beeoming more estrangeds&om s yieldifig to them. Habits are strength- f lening as difea-R.dyanoes^busine^i ; Garea? ,inopease l fever. of qompeth" tipn,andinoral conviction is growings Weaker under the, influence of perpetj ual insult’and' 'disregard. All' imngs; are agitinst you. ' The ’world which rushed'past you, but from which ypur bonvictiohs have done their slighted besttb-separate you, is a world .mad ’ iafter baubles, staking life carelessly and gaily* content to eat and drink to day, and die to-mqrrow; and just be cause men are born, and die, and the world is not seriously ,moved by either event, and, because men sleep and eat,' and' ioYe and hate, and indulge their ambitib > n,'a.bd’display , theif wealth aS 'lFGfbd’si' Were fi really only 5 “a sfage, and ' all the men ; and women merelyplayers*” this life is comingtp, be to you merely as a drama,; unreal, brilliant, insignificant. ...And men die,. and there comes back no voice to tell ‘‘whether they sleep with the brutes, or wake with the angels.”, . , ,: most truly object, for pity—you> loved, You. feel your’ 'fetters ; "anffThere ‘kre ; '.times when the loye'-linked slier e<T memories of your youth - have power ' iTo makfe‘you ! web]T ’ You fefel 5 a%lf j the mtiS'heiiS of a : buge net'were closing ■toun d you, as' if obstacles were walling, you; in, and that your own nature is, 'diverging from its early,training, and is. accommodating itself to the life you. lead. Yet yoUjare a. mpn pf honor,, a ; ,man , tp. whopi a yneaii and' unmanly ' spirit “is as repulsive as -'a” ’’mean apd'nnmaiiy L^ed. 1 Hf in! the 1 'late" election" k Tnan ‘ who, for ahyTbasbu whatevbr'gave'Ms* ydtei' at variance with his :, life4ong -political; convictions, you despised himv > If a man on anyngreat public question fails, to plant himself ■ou the,: side,; ofnHjght,, i pr ,to priyate in terest, you thjnk him an . unwprthy’ man. - If a, ( man whom yon know to be the subjejot 1 ©! strong cbnyictions on any 'public subject pronounces’ thcmsp l feebly that bbth paxties clhntohite*,iyqu. think him a mean man!' By'iypur own standard you : must be judged > and condemned. * It is mean andunwbr- /thy in you, with ; your strong ..convlc/ tions on the, ; .most;, important, subjeoti which can occupy .the human so.ul, to: refuse tp, stand, by and act up to these convictions, It is unmanly in ydu'.tb, refuse to identify yourself with the C.hristiah .Church) 'aid',' to 'forward the CausC of the ChHstian'rChgibn.,'while you-' are Content’ to be claimed as.a - Christian by those -whom yoh know and feel ito be in the-right. There ire mains nothing to be done; towards shaping the judgment of your head f and heart,,but .while your better na ture. . dictates, , your worse, nature flinches from obedience, and your manliness succumbs to a-pitiful expe diency and ldve of ease,—something whispering all the' time that there is no room in your present Crowded exists ence fori those experiences and those deeds which would accompany the surrender of your life to your convic tions. • In these remarks there is no.attempt to convince you of anything, or even, to deepen your convictions—these com victions which are still strikingto gain the control of your life. The lapse of every day renders it probahle that you 1 will ultimately yield to them, and helps to debase and deform that fine i- jft nature which God gave you. Rengioujs . may .n|ge c you 4o .the' samf- T by: supßf& ( they think appropriate ; to' yotir case.- . another may urge you to 1 be true to ySnr better nature, to hear the voice Traw^froifl^ 8 to with ■tral ground which is exposed to the full sweep of the Divine contempt and indignation—to be _ a Christian, man, and'to Mhel h;.consisfent, iha.nlyi un t ..which, Apart | from all that -■creeds teacjh iconcerning' i th.e .doctrine', of “ ,total djepravity;” we. ■ j know that it is -not mt<wmZ r ,;for,-us, to lead rehgious iiYes>and.keep .ourselves imspptted from'the,-vvoriil. The fasci nations of thh■ visible are Jelt^ the at- ; tfactioiihbfi thieUnvikiblel are only be-' !; lieved, and it ih with but T lame hands 1 Of faith” thSt the best amtong us prac tically grasp 1 the truth, that'the things whichjare not-seen' are ethrnal. It is hard to be swayed by the,unseen, hard ;to change the motive, aims, .and ; and.the direction of your life, even with .the,, advantage of your strpng cpn-. vicfions.' It is, cowardly and: wrong for a mail of your convections* not to be a s Chri’stian ; hiit' if it.bad been easy to be one/God knows you'would hate been'ohe' long ago-; ‘and bard : as itfis,‘ it is becoming harder every "day;/ It is easy ifor a man to talk off the ease and pleasantness of the path :of life, as ,if the antagonistic- will could; be, readily subdjaed, b,ut of of .God, .sphahsi’-differeritly. „There is no ease .abourthe Christian life, lit is h leif-Senial, Spd’rifiee,';hert | ismj* fighting/ of ignoble defeats and* piftihl yidtoiSSs, of stumbling tfell nigHf uhto; falling^'buvfit is the* only way into , "God.’s: kingdom/fand ft is certain that, Heso aids'-human weakness , witii Di vine strength that none shall-itJterly; fail.,. your cqnyjctione,i£fs un manly, and cowardlk..ta,sbrlniß.from the struggle. _ that .the* fiWy £ ybu /mahe the jmanly. decision aS to whom" * you will serve,:, ’will be L worth all the days that have, gone ' before' it; and ‘ that : the things, whicb in* that* day ydu for Christas sake' bhall count; as loss, shall be exchanged’ for .glory, honor, and immortality, and thgienduring.crown pf righteousnes in great ,^>f v His . appearing.— -Dr. mri&s Magazine. y xiiilE hoi Some, ten. qr more learsago, t I wa§j eni^qTC^jtp ) {pxa t mmeJth.e,title. ? of a par-'' cel of land in ln mak-- ing my investigation, Ifoundthat one of the prior grismfors, 'through whom my -clieiitiderived his title,Chad,possess ed only an estate, for' life, and could, not,,. tnerefOjTe,. legally, convey, any greater estate. .He had supposed, however, that he possessed an estate in ’fee,. which ‘is* iff fawj ? a f larger eltat'e: lie attempt ed to’ convey if -as such to* bis<grafotee, This transaction • occurred '< sw-Heni the value of: the land .'was only. some few hundred:dollkrs. .|.At the, : .timfe of . however,., a =, large to wn had bqen built up,, aroun,d tpej&nd, and had greasy in-, creased its value. i 1 ... ■ disepyenhg defect in? iny ;cheht v s. : tlilbj ! ll becam’e v very' desirfs hbletoknow'in wh'Pm fhW'dpgal title' tofhC land - vested. ' "After many and. carefuh inquiries, I found that a, young man in Peterboro, !NxH., was the legal owner; • <1 also. aseertaiued,: that the. young man did not know that he was, of|the ljand, i , _ s After my client, I \veht fo Beterbdro to ‘do the best for, nim'thlLt ’I I sb‘6h bfeca'me ae- ’Wiffi fhe ;i y’6hng ; man, and afteFCErcfully obslivihgi hiin,' and; re-' fleeting onfall the cirbum'Stances oftlie ! case,- I felt convinced'that I could best' promote the interest? of my client by . unfolding-’ ; the<, whole; ? matter to thm .young man, and leaving it to, him to . aptj.a? he think jl ac-ij ppr,flingiy. statebt tliC.Wh.oiecasp to.bim,, ‘‘'Well, what do you want me to do,?” L replied that Mr. T.» my client,'would him,, . “ Jlave you - such a deed , made oufcfomme to sign he asked, “ Yes,” T : ans'weredyEnd r prdd:u<sCd ; ' i it;' 1 -He rCaid it' carefdlly ‘ through, " let us.gp.ove'r to —', a justice of the jpeacef ’ fW e did so; There he execut-; ; ed ; the deed, acknowledged' ‘it before '’t'he„: justi.Ce, and delivered' to me.; t‘,Hpw ; .’’ ; ,said he,,tell me what the present-value of the. land is; .-? I would nbt make this inquiry before I- sighed th;e depd, lest I should be hindered from doing what) was right; but notr I should like to know the value of the' property I have parted;with.’ ’ I told him; it was* estimated at from fourteen to twenty thousand dollars. He said that he hoped that it would have made, no difference with him in-signing the. deed, whatever the value of the land might'have been, but that be’ didnot wish to inquire till he had placed him self beyond the reach of temptation, fPr he wanted to do whait Was right.— Christian Register. Too Often So-—Let the inmate of a family be too sick to come, *to the table, an anxiety is felt for him; but let him for years not come to the com munion table, and no concern is ex pressed. Let his spirit desert his body, and the family put on mourning; but lCt him be as dead to divine things as if His spirit was deserted by the Holy Spirit, and there is no lamentation. ' ' THE OLD MAN ENTERTAINED. " * 'The day was 'winds rushed furiously, d| the earth was covered-with ice, ana-the sbene was one offtsheerless- jdesoliitioiK In the sweet country, where roses and verdure had filled the air of summer mer away, and with his .chilling breath had frozen every beautiful thing." - The -gusts“of wind causedridie "bKndr tpccreakjand loose hoards ato swing, w ! heh”a ‘lady opened her front ddor to }sBaK?rfcatWw^ mighty, tempest, She looked, out, she hardly knew 'why, but. jthe sight' she saw tran; fixed her gaze. “ There h ! thl§ : strdet before her door stood an fid : man> with his silvery’hair streaming in the wind, his clothes thin and old, khileby the aid of a cane he 4 was struggling to stand on the smooth ice,with [that fearful . wind sweeping against Him., As.jthe lady opened;,her door, hejturned towards her. and en deavored to step that way. She watched’ him a; motnent as he tried to speak to fier and to come towards'her. ‘ '“■He is certainly intoxicated;” the lady thought; and suddenly closing' her door, she wentbackintd her warm sitting-room; When she reached the; window, she saw that he hadstopped,. and;was,lo,oking at the closed door; in .despair. . N f o .anger was,,in. his thin face, but a’, look, of suffering, and of disappointment '■ Putting Jhis/cane upon 'the hard ice ' again, he turned 1 back?tb 3 ttie toad:' ■■ 1 : • •' 1 V ‘ l • \ 55 The lady watched his uncertain; steps,- and soon she;,, pitied him. His frame ■ shook with the cold, and hisbenumbed . hands could scarcely grasp his heavy- , staff. It wits more than a quarter of a : mile to the next house, arid' every step of' the way was “ glare ice.” How • could ,;he/ever get there ? The lady 1 s grew; .ashamed. - "Of what am I .afraid ?”,—she asked -herself—" Of; & poor pld who is .so.feeble. h e nan scarcely.stand?” „,.. 7 ,; . “ But,” something whispered, “tper-, haps he is no't so‘feeble as he pretends. Hemay beintCxicateti; that"'is ivhy ; ‘hb f is on this retired rSad bn adbylike j this. 5 ‘lf you. take him ; in and warm him; he‘ may prove to be-ugly.” The' ;evil counsel prevailed,? and the. lady ; watched him till she saw him nearly fall. Then spoke again, “ Poor old man; he,.can neyer?walk to the > next house; he will surely-perish, and I sHaU be responsible for bis death. < I * must not iekve iifia' ioi die arid go into [’eternity Unprepared.” 1 f-, Again she opCned 'the &obr> and again'the? old’ man tumed tbWardS'ber. He:tried to walk> but the ice; and: the wind.were against\him.‘ The ■fiady’M 1 pity,grew strong, and flying doym^her l path, she offered him her ~ hand,. „ BEe took it, and she. was.shocked at M 3 be T nuinbed situation. ‘ Tendeyly sne ied : him into the house dud placed him in ■ ajpbalr 'before th'e f warib * Then ! khe removed his 1 cap-khd thihbfi.tte‘ns, and Sat 'down beside him, watching; io see whefcherbewas'really-intoxicated, as she had imagined. vb'.-ro % , >. "Ithank you,-lady,” .he said,; ip ‘a Igeptlpybice. i/'l.thpjaghtli'ssas about' ~tp,,perish, but,the^or£ > .has: provided .for me. - The Lord brought me to your door that you might help me.”. V A How the. lady’s heart;■ rebuked ■ her.: Instead of being ’a drunkardj he r was one' 'of " the’ Lor d’e chosen' ones. • * Wibat. if skc‘hadTermitted ! hiM tb ! die? ; SHe‘ -_ n :l^[fei4''c6id-%r , Vbtf ) lto l^, but;tb- 1! ;day,”:jsirb|p.id;.‘' •. V.[ “I .know,j it, madam, [but;,T .have .cpme aTlb i pg @l way.rio’'.see s prd.[%ieiB!k The stsige leftime iat.tbecorner-,baeki , Jiere, andjl have.walked .tjie, rest of -the) way. IjEsupppse Xhayp reached my friend’s "house.*. He .is old,'tike m'e, and'lor’many.years I’liave not; « ! 1 '; " l ‘W'hat’ ; ik s'bur"friShd’s : naine?” I '■ ; I “’Witiiam: Smitti !”• the ladyl jl Wihy<-he lives inoithe rvpiy uext J house? ‘ He is a dear; .good old-man':”-- , yes,”: answered;-thej visitor,, “he: was always . Perhaps you,.have, heard him.speak of me. ily naineids. Jacob Snow!’’ /" ! , The lady held her breath.. “'Jabcib, Show'!” she, repeated, “ Are you the former benefabtor ’of John Towle, iny’ 'husband’s father'?” 5 ■ •. - v EOT. ' “'Yes," the old man replied, “I knew John Towle ; ; but 1 •: could not befriend any one now; for, I have lost my property, and I am too old tp, get more.” f , “ Stay with us. then,” said the lady, overwhelmed at the thought that; she had been tempted to let the good man perish.' " , 5 . ’ ' ' Soon her husband came' inland the next day, when' the : old mail went to visit'his Mend/he 'was carried in a nice sleigh/ and lovingihands adminis tered to his wants. His gratitude, his , fervent piety and deep humility were a rich reward for the lady’s kindness. She loved to listen to his holy conver sation, and felt that she had indeed en tertained “ an angel unawares.” “ Cast thy bread upon the waters/ and thou shalt find it after many days/” 1 said the .old man. “ Little did I think when I saved the farm of John Towle, in the time of his distress, that his chil dren would nourish me in my old age.” “ Never close your doors upon way farers,” the lady often observed to her friends, “ nor judge them too harshly, for by your kindness to them a great blessing jxfsy come td ,J! you, as there' haffb-me.' Theblessihg of the Lord’s poor is better than gold.”— Messenger. GRANDPA’S j .Sk®Jjathfered,aroitods|hej;opd man! a chair, ■“ Charlie andrftobby and Vfcll McNfcr, Annie' and Gracie and bfell i^^utere^ Wifli Jessie, the pet/of the cipa|.hawf Who climbed upon grandpa-s knee. “Tell ns a story, please, grandpa, doy 1 ’" Said Annie, behind his chair ; “ Something 'wonderful; ssmething - hew, And I’ll braid your hairin a Chinese-queue; “ But let the story be All,'all true,'”- —Said. Charlie and Will MpNair. Dear grandpa’s brow had the amber glow ' Of Indian-summer time, Ere life t| in_the glass rnns 10w;... , "Ere-daffineas-comes with the winter snow, ; ? Qr t glad_ ear catehes jhejmurmurTow, That "tells ofa brighterclime.' ■■ her He told the .tale that all Hearts shonld more, Of the-tlor'd bf'life and light-; How he left his shining home" above To save the lost by his, wondrous love ; How’the Spirit came as a holy 36ve, [ v With her wings of spotless white: Of prayersithat hallowed l Mount Olivet; 1; , jHbWithe.storm surge,., , And pldwed.the barquejlwith her torn sails wet,, The‘ , w#athfdl 7 BreaS¥df i ljFeiihisaret;- And sterol hope inthe lleartriiad set, ’While the wild winds shrieked a dirge: .: j l j Of,the Form, that walked jthe waves will, As erst ’heath'the. olive shade; , Till the gentle whisper, “ Peace, be still/” Sends, gudden joy, yet of ’■ And Jesus’ accents the rapt s.onl fill— ; “'lfis' sr<nB/” aJ !?;! J He told how the worn 'fij&t'paused at last ;onOfi Calvhry’s awftl teow;;ii; t ,Ofjaepff and.jeer,,atfthe gjptogjfrCffitHnh)- How heaven and earthlooFed on aghast^ ' How ; tajdess night'o’er the visibh passed * i That gladdens pur spirit now,, f - o’ei; our ; younglhej|rts fell As the death scene rose to new; We lingered’ long ’neath the hallowed spell— “ For Jhe dear luord’s-Fakewho loved - bo well, : Dear children,, trust thfit ; tele I tell Is a truth: He 'died, for ijou. ” YOUR-SISTERS. Boys, whether'large or small, ought to' be very 'lcind'tp their sisters, espec ially if ! the sister is : younger than they 1 are. Girlsare not so “Strong as boys, and theyhave more gentle dispositions; andiso they diould Jbe'tneated tenderly. i IBa boy and; hisj-jlittle sister are .coming into the, ,r L o,om; jogetber, is it right for the ; boy run forward and ; get ,the ; best seat?" No, no. He should goTorward and offer" it to his sister. If picifare-T>obkcomes, into the house/ is it right forthebby to seize it first; because be is the largest and strongest, and in’ake his sistet WSit-un .til he has seen it as much as he wishes itobefore he gives it to her ?' Surely noi If his .sister is out in< the yard play-: ing with him,, and she’s afraid of the dog, t is it nght ' ior him to ’make be lieve set the dog on on purpose to tease/her? No,' no. Such obnduct is Vbrjb thoughtless and cruelr He should take her byßhehand, and^show her how pleased Rover- is to be patted on thebead. biw n "■ ! Boys -should always be very con siderate of, their little-; sisters. . They should wait for, them, and help, them, apd speak kindly to them, and remem-, ‘her that God. has made them stronger ’in [order to betlieir protectors,— Child's p'gpK\"... WE' TENTH bOMIMNiMENT. x • . ' ■' Thou shalt hot covet/” said all the boys'in a breath; and then each repeated-it from beginning to end. ■ - . “-That means .you-musn’t ;wish for things that- don’t belong to; you,” said Frank, ; Ifdon^see hoiy you can help it!” . exclaimed Sam, “ I see heaps of things. everyday* that I yrant.” ' ' . ‘ “Tbere/are - two ways of wishing,” exflaimOd rs the' 'tbacher.'- “W<j may wish for things which we cannot' gOt ! but -in an 'imptbper and , 'dishonest way, ! or wre may wish for'things which l <We •can askfor,i or buy, or team: 1 ’ lOne way •is .wiongpiahduthe* other .right. One .way wilL-.make us industrious . and. careful,..in order to obtain- what ,we ,wanj; ;r otth,er, will lead to dis _ I.will tell ypu'a sfcorjr to. explain tins. ‘ l‘was /tehehihg' scbiool litf one hflerbobtfl piif sdmCThbiey' into irijf desk. 2 There wasa bill; aiid a ‘silver-fi'vh'-eenti pi'eoei '- At recess the jschdlars' vplayedatoijch-ahd-runini the jroomirlwMyt dfesk was a little way open; : .and|thetboys, as. they ran past it, could , see. .that, little,, piece of iQjpney, which was new and bright. One boy, named Waldo, sfppped and looked atit. That made him Want it, I supposej for after' : He' had 1 run* past the desk three 1 of four times, I saw him put in his hand slyly, and take it out, and slip it into his pocket. What, commandments had he. broken, so ..far, boys ?” “He coveted,and broke the tenth; and stole, and broke the eighth,” said Sam. / - j-'i. .. . “I had'seen him'take the money; mit I wanieil him'a chance to he sorry, ; £fnd bdnfess his fault; and so, 'before 1 sehbol w'a's ’ dbne; I tbld the scholars of the'money I had lost, and talked, to them of the great sin of steal ings.. And. ..then I told them that I wpulclwait after school, that the child who had done the. wicked act might come to me and own it, and return the five-centpiece. But Waldo did not come. He made his bow, put on his ’'cap, and walked off just like the l others. ©id he break any commandment then?” -.LX : : “The ninth,” said. Frank; “ But he did not speak a word.” “Never mind; he lied though.” “ I thought I would go then to his mother’s, and tell her abont it; for 1 felt sorry for Waldo, and was wb'uia go on to steal more and'more; T forurd her It -was’ h6Tfr^te , ’&hdSl/4n& i thb 1 child had not got home yet, and, said , shi,^ lt' is'rdf ’rulh fairmm- tbrfemae i straight home from school, and he i knot's it.-V/B.oyFha:d he?b F9^K> an^ I otfieforGod/s commandments? _ A „ I “ Tire fifth,” answered all the boys, j "Yes, he had disobeyed his mother. ! Pretty’ soOn fe came in, his ! face- and 1 hands all' dan&C#itß%6lassescaudy. |' Where / Vbii‘ ; fpJt candy ?’ asked his 1 mother. ' it .tome, :haid Waldd^^^fehot chdd^ ’ I am sure,’ said, I i .believe you..bought,aß . with. the.. iiye er’lhesk this afternoon. “ He broke the ninth commandment OVethgaiit/’isaid ii,. J>• ■ * - “Certainly. Waldo looked at his mother ahdthCnarmeVandburst out i crying. ■ Boot fci&l! how sorry I felt : for him, that he should have been led j into so many sfcsJJ iAnd> dear boys, | remember tbis story. If you break the , i tenth commandment y6u‘will be Sure ■. to break others. JL good* -man., once j said wo must neverwish for-aliything ! which we could not kneel down-and i pray for. If we do thisTit’will bbsiire ito keep us frojn usingjany wicked . means to , obtain it.”— Freeslmdri. ■. *. THE FAIRY PERSIE; There was once a youth who/-Vith several: of Ms . -companions, to ;go on a long and difficult journey, at itjtie- end; jof which they expected high honors as a reward of their toil. . Knowing the dangers and obstacles in ‘ their way, before they: set forth they invoked the aid of the Queen of Fames. She hearing their invocations, appeared and listened to their requests for assistance. Calling, td,her servants to appear she said, “ I will giveqnto .each of you an attendant, who, thppgb invisible, will alwaysbe at hand,, and will render such assistance as may be within her sphere. 'Choose you, therefor^,'’as ! ihay seem to 1 you best.” The youth who was' to be -leader of the band’, chose the lfairy Persie. One of his comrades . chose-.cthe jfairy Gilda, who.was capable of showering gold 8 on.thpse whom,, she-seryed ; another chose . Couragia; mid so .on, ea,ch chposing as pleased him ..best. When ‘ they bad all * .chosen, wishing them good luck; "the. at tendants became once mdfe and the youth and his comrades went on their way pleased their good fortune. They traveled bravely on for a few days. The woods echoed with their;.merry songs,; or rung yith their joyous shouts. But the novelty of the scenery now failed to please them, ana the way became more difficult. Then he who had chosen Gilda received the benefit of his His purse was overfilled with ‘gold, and when weary he hired some peasant to carry them on their way-; if hungry, food was always forthcoming forvthe glittering coin. But at last he became weary of the journey, and, aidedr by Gilda, be built, Mm a splendid pajace by the wayside., . , ..I,‘ . fie who choose Couragia soon be came tired of this monotonous life, and joined a company of soldiers who were going to th’e'seat of war. Thus one by one they gave* r up the journey and at last he who had chosen Persie was left plodding on his way alone. He alone, after conquering the difficul ties and dangers of that longand weary , rway,, arrived safely, at his destination and attained the high honors he strug gled for so jwrseveringly. Now, my young readers, would you like to knoW ? who the fairy wad who helped him ? I should like to tell ’you more of the way she did so, in all* the perils he encountered, so you might guess. That 'fairy was Perseverance, i and her aid: wer must, have in all our undertakings, or fail. By persevering, General. Grant, conquered Bee. “I mil fight jt ojit on this line,” he said, and fight it out he did, till surren dered lus army, which other's less jper 'S&b'eririg had failed to cohqtler. - What ever you' undertake, ‘persevere; and sooner or later success will crown your efforts.— Christian Mirror. ~ THE EARNEST USE OF LIFE.', Let us think how little we use. life thoroughly, how little we really live our life, how seldom rie;&re in the hu mor to carry out life’s great and solemn purposes, how we let ita opportunities fly by us, like thistledown on the wind." Why are we not always denying our selves, taking up the cross and follow ing Christ ? Why. are ,we not always on the watch for every occasion in which a word may be said, or , a deed done, or a thought thought, that shall be a protest for. Christ, in this vain and sinful world?" Why is God’s love but a rare wintry gleam, and never a steady summer in our soul? Think, for instance, of such thing as prayer: _what a wonderful and beautiful thing it is! To kneel, an atom in creation, at the throne of the Almighty; to be able to bare our hearts to Him, and to feel sure that the least throb, as well as the greatest spasm, is perfectly appreci ated, felt, understood, sympathized with by that awful yet loving being. _ And yet how wintry our heaTts are in our prayers! how seldom they burst into cheerful praises! how constantly the sky above us seems: pale and heavy, and dull and impenetrable, and our hearts beneath abiding in their winter slpep! Or ,if a snowdrop here, and there.wanders oat, and now and then a punched primrose, there are not flow ers'enbdgh to fashion unto even the poorest garland, x
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