THE INFANT'S PRAYER.

Он, THоU! who mak'st the sun to rise,
Beam on my soul, illume mine eyes,
And guide me through this world of care:
The wandering atom thou canst see,
The falling sparrow's mark'd by thee,
Then turning mercy's ear to me,
Listen listen!

Listen to an infant's prayer!

Oh, Thou! whose blood was spilt to save
Man's nature from a second grave;
To share in whose redeeming care,
Want's lowliest child is not too mean,
Guilt's darkest victim too unclean,

Oh! Thou wilt deign from heaven to lean,
And listen! listen!

Listen to an infant's prayer!

Oh, Thou! who wilt from monarchs part
To dwell within the contrite heart,
And build thyself a temple there;
O'er all my dull affections move,
Fill all my soul with heavenly love,
And, kindly stooping from above,
Listen listen!

Listen to an infant's prayer!

THE TWO OLDEST ENGLISHMEN.

We have thought our young readers might be interested with the portraits of two of the oldest men who ever lived in England. HENRY JENKINS, who reached the amazing age of 169 years, and THOMAS PARR, Who reached 152. The oldest woman is supposed to have been the COUNTESS OF DESMOND, who died at the advanced age of 145. Jenkins and Parr were alive together. When both were very aged, there was much talk of Parr's activity and shrewdness: and Jenkins desired to see him. It was not long before he had his wish gratified, for as Parr was passing through Yorkshire, he resolved to visit Ellerton, the home of Jenkins; and having at length reached the house pointed out to him, he walked briskly up to it, and cried out in a loud voice, "Does Harry Jenkins live here? I wish to see him." " Yes!" was the reply; "walk in." He did as was required, and discovered a tottering old man, with a few grey hairs thinly sprinkled round a bald head. After some talk of by-gone days, Jenkins told a tale of his having been sent to Northallerton with a load of arrows,