never-dying and sainted partners, and shall enter into the regions of immortality.

And while the salvation of the gospel implies our deliverance from all these evils, it also implies our admission into the heavenly state. It is in order to bring us there at last, that all the benefits just enuinerated are conferred upon us, and it is there accordingly that they shall be consummated. We are delivered from ignorance; and in heaven no cloud shall obscure our views-no veil of prejudice shall cover our hearts. We are delivered from guilt; and in heaven, at its very threshold, our acquittal and justification shall be proclaimed before an assembled world, and God's reconciled countenance shall shine upon us for ever. We are delivered from the power of sin; and in heaven there shall be found no tempter and no temptation-nothing that defileth and nothing that is defiled. We are delivered from the ills and calamities of life; and in heaven all tears shall be wiped from the eye, and all sorrow banished from the heart-there shall be undecaying health, and there shall be unbroken rest, and there shall be songs of unmingled gladness. We are delivered from the power and the fear of death; and in heaven there shall be no more death-the saints shall dwell in that sinless and unsuffering land as the redeemed of him "who was dead and is alive again, and liveth for evermore. All things are theirs; theirs is the unfading crown, theirs is the incorruptible inheritance, theirs is the kingdom that cannot be moved, theirs are the blessedness and glories of eternity.

Dr. A. Thomson.

22.-The Poor Man's Funeral.

YON motely, sable-suited throng, that wait
Around the poor man's door, announce a tale
Of woe; the husband, parent, is no more!
Contending with disease, he labour'd long,
By penury compell'd. Yielding at last,
He laid him down to die; but lingering on
From day to day, he from his sick-bed saw,
Heart broken quite, his children's looks of want

Veil'd in a clouded smile. Alas! he heard
The elder, lispingly, attempt to stiil

The younger's plaint-languid he raised his head,
And thought he yet could toil-but sunk

Into the arms of death, the poor man's friend.-
The coffin is borne out; the humble pomp
Moves slowly on; the orphan mourner's hand.
Poor helpless child! just reaches to the pall.
And now they pass into the field of graves,
And now around the narrow house they stand,
And view the plain black board sink from the sight.
Hollow the mansion of the dead resounds,
As falls each spadeful of the bone-mixed mould.
The turf is spread; uncovered is each head,-
A last farewell: all turn their several ways.

Woe's me! those tear-dimm'd eyes, that sobbing breast,
Poor child! thou thinkest of the kindly hand
That wont to lead thee home; no more that hand
Shall aid thy feeble gait, or gently stroke
Thy little sun-bleach'd head and downy cheek.
But go; a mother waits thy homeward steps;
In vain her eyes dwell on the sacred page-
Her thoughts are in the grave; 'tis thou alone,
Her first-born child, can'st rouse that statue gaze
Of woe profound. Haste to the widow'd arms;
Look with thy father's look, speak with his voice,
And melt a heart that else will break with grief.
Grahame

In-cli'ning, approaching op-por-tu'ni-ty, fit time re-sist'ance, opposition

clino | Im-me'diate-ly, instantly porto dis-sim-u-la'tion, deceit sisto e-lu'ding, escaping

medius similis

ludo

Im-pen'e-tra-ble, not to be pierced; lam'en-ta-ble, pitiable; treach'er-ous, faithless; un-weet'ing, ignorant; per'il-ous, dangerous; hyp-o-crit'i-cal, insincere; pur-sued', chased.

THE crocodile is a creature that lives both by land and water. It is of a saffron colour, that is, between a yellow and a red, but more inclining to yellow. The belly is somewhat whiter than the other parts. Its body is rough, being covered all over with a certain bark or rind, so thick, firm, aud strong, that it will not yield to a cart wheel, even when the cart is loaded. In all the upper parts, and the tail, it is impenetrable by any dart or spear; but the belly is softer, and there it is more easily wounded. When it opens its mouth, it does not move its under jaw, like other animals; on the contrary, it moves the upper. Its tail is nearly as long as its whole body; and it is also rough, and armed with a hard skin upon the upper part and the sides; but beneath it is smooth and tender. It has fins upon the tail, by means of which it swims, as it also does by the help of its feet, which are like a bear's, except that they are covered with scales instead of hair. As its legs are short, it is very slow in its motions, so that it is no very difficult matter to escape from it, especially if the person it pursues turns and winds out of the direct path; for the crocodile's body is so hard and stiff, that it cannot easily turn and wind after him. is common in the West Indies, and still more upon the banks of the river Nile, in Egypt, where it is said to lie hidden amongst the reeds and rushes, till it finds an opportunity to seize men or other animals, which it drags into the water, always taking this method of drowning them first, that it may afterwards swallow them without resistance. Its gen. eral food, however, is fish. It is a wily, cunning creature; and it is said, that when it sees a single man whom it is desirous of drawing into its clutches, it will weep and make a most lamentable moan, as if it were in the utmost distress, till it has drawn him near enough for its purpose, when,

It

suddenly springing upon him, it beats him down with its tail, and immediately destroys him. This is beautifully described by our old poet, Spencer, in that passage where he compares the dangerous dissimulation and treacherous tears of Duessa (or Falsehood) to the crocodile.

"As when a weary traveller that strays

By muddy shore of broad seven-mantled Nile,
Unweeting of the perilous wand'ring ways,
Doth meet a cruel, crafty crocodile,
Which in false guise hiding his harmful guile,
Doth weep full sore, and sheddeth tender tears;
The foolish man, that pities all the while

His mournful plight, is swallowed up un'wares, Forgetful of his own that minds another's cares.' Hence it is, that hypocritical or affected grief and weeping are, by the common proverb, styled Crocodile's Tears. The only way of eluding the crocodile when pursued by it, is, to turn in a zig-zag direction very frequently, as the animal turns itself with great difficulty. Turner.

24.-Sweetness of Temper necessary to Happiness.
SINCE trifles make the sum of human things,
And half our mis'ry from our foibles springs;
Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease,
And few can save, or serve, but all can please:
Oh! let th' ungentle spirit learn from hence,
A small unkindness is a great offence.
Large bounties to bestow, we wish in vain;
But all may shun the guilt of giving pain.
To bless mankind with tides of flowing wealth,
With power to grace them, or to crown with health,
Our little lot denies; but Heaven decrees

To all, the gift of minist'ring to ease.

The gentle offices of patient love,
Beyond all flatt'ry and all price above;

The mild forbearance of another's fault;

The taunting word suppress'd as soon as thought;
On these Heaven bade the sweets of life depend,
And crush'd ill fortune when it made a friend.
A solitary blessing few can find;

Our joys, with those we love, are intertwin'd,
And he whose wakeful tenderness removes

Th' obstructing thorn that wounds the friend he loves,
Smooths not another's rugged path alone,

But scatters roses to adorn his own.

Small slights, contempt, neglect, unmix'd with hate,
Make up in number what they want in weight;
These, and a thousand griefs, minute as these,
Corrode our comforts and destroy our peace.

Ac-quired', gained

25.-Against Falsehood.

H. More.

quaero | Ar'ti-fice, fraud
habeo des'pi-ca-ble, contemptible)
re-spect'ing, concerning
capio in-con-ve'nience, dis-

hab'it, custom

probo

advantage
de-tect'ed, discovered

ars

specio

venio

tego

Im-port'ance, consequence; ex-pect'ed, looked for; conceal', hide; con'duct, behaviour; con-fes'sion, acknowledgement; en-deavoured, tried; falsehood, lying; un-prin'cipled, not duly instructed; dis-cov'er, find out.

It is of the utmost importance, my young friends, that you should always speak the truth. If you have the happiness to acquire this good habit now while you are young, it will probably continue with you afterwards; but if at present, you do not scruple to tell lies, and to deceive, what can be expected, but that you will become more and more deceitful as you grow older? When you have done any thing wrong, you may perhaps be tempted to conceal it, by telling a lie to your parents or masters. But be on your guard against any such artifice. It would be adding one fault to another, and so your conduct would be worse than before. Besides, if you make an honest confession, it is probable that the less notice will be taken of your fault; whereas, if it be found that you have committed a fault, and have endeavoured to conceal it by falsehood, your punishment ought to be, and probably will be, the severer. If you wish to be free from