where commenced (this forms vein of leaf), 1 chain, turn round on the finger, De under the opposite 2 chain of the 52; 5 chain, Dc on every L stitch of vein till the last L at the top, there make 5 chain, De into centre loop of the 7 chain at top, 7 chain, De into same loop, 5 chain, Dc on every L stitch till the end; then make 5 chain, De into the 1 chain, 1 chain, turn round on the finger; De under the 1st 5 chain, 3 L under every 5 chain, but under the 7 chain at the top work 11 L; after the last 3 L at the termination of leaf, De under the 5 chain, and Dc under the 9 chain where commenced, make 1 chain, turn round on the finger, De on the 1st De stitch previous to the L stitches (a); then work 15 more De on 15 of the L stitches, then 15 L on the L. Then work 18 DbL (or Double Long) on the L stitches till the 11 at the point, † then work 2 DbL into every loop of the 11 L, then 18 more DbL, 15 L and 16 De down the side of the leaf, Dc through the 1 chain, and under the 9 chain where commenced with the same stitch; 7 chain, Dc under next 9 chain; now repeat at beginning of 4th round until the letter (a). Then make 9 De instead of 15, unite into 9th loop of outside round of 1st leaf, make 13 chain, De into 12th loop of 1st leaf from where the two leaves were united, turn back, De into each of the 1st 2 loops of the 13 chain, 2 L, 1 DbL, 2 L, 1 Dc successively in the loops; then make 14 chain, De into 6th loop of 1st broad leaf; then in the 14 chain work 2 Dc, 2 L, 2 DbL, 2 L, 1 De successively; now 16 chain, De into next 6th loop of 1st broad leaf; work the same as last, only making 3 DbL instead of 2. Now 18 chain, unite into 6th loop of broad leaf; work the same, only making 4DbL instead of 3; now make 22 chain, unite into 6th loop of broad leaf; work the same, only making 5 DbL instead of 4; 13 chain, unite into 5th loop from point of small leaf last made, Dc, 2 L, 2 DbL, 1 L, 1 De successively in the loops, 10 chain, unite into 9th loop from hook, 1 chain, turn round on the finger, Dc under this circle, and under the same, work 19 L stitches, after which De under the circle, and De into last De stitch of last leaf; make 10 chain, turn back, 2 Dc, 2 L, 2 DbL, 2 Dc, De into loop at termination of last leaf, De down the stem to termination of next leaf on the opposite

side; make 8 chain, unite into point of last leaf, make 5 more chain, turn back, work 2 Dc, 2 L, 5 DbL, 2 L, 1 Dc, De into loop where the 8 chain commenced; Dc down the stem to the termination of next leaf, 12 chain, turn back, 2 Dc, 2 L, 4 DbL, 2 L, 1 Dc, De into loop where commenced, De down the stem to the loop where next leaf was commenced; 10 chain, turn back, 2 Dc, 2 L, 2 DbL, 2 L, 1 Dc, De into loop where 10 chain commenced, Dc down the stem to the loop where next leaf was commenced, 9 chain, turn back, 2 Dc, 2 L, 1 DbL, 2 L, 1 De, De into loop where 9 chain commenced, De down the stem to next leaf, 7 chain, turn back, 2 Dc, 3 L, 1 Dc, De into loop where 7 chain commenced; De down the stem to the part where the two broad leaves were joined; now work 6 De more on 6 of the L stitches of the 2nd broad leaf, then 6 L stitches, and unite into point of 1st small leaf; now 6 more L stitches, and unite into point of 2nd small leaf; now 3 L and 3 DbL, and unite into point of next small leaf; now 6 more DbL, and unite into point of next leaf; 6 more DbL, and unite into point of next leaf (which is the last); now work DbL till the 11 L of last round, then repeat from f.

SKETCH OF A PHILOSOPHER.

A PHILOSOPHER is one who disengages himself from all former prejudices, masters his passions, and learns to think, speak, and act, according to rule and order.

He is ready to teach-but more ready to learn.

He is of all, and yet of no sect.

More desirous of truth than fame, he does not dispute for the sake of triumph, but being overcome he looks upon it as a victory.

If he thinks with few, it is not because they are few, but because there are few that think. To be that in reality which he is in ap pearance, he watches over his actions, and thus he is not at any time what he would not always appear to be.

The opposition which his sentiments encounter, furnishes him with opportu nities of improving his knowledge, which are more frequently a source of instruction than offence.

REGRET.

IN autumn, when lone winds were mournfully sighing,

And sadly responded the woods to the sound; When quick whistling eddies of wither'd leaves flying,

Fell lightly but thickly to moulder around: 'Twas then through the woodland an aged man wander'd,

And mingled his moan with the wild howling blast,

Till tears trickled down from his eyes as he pon→ der'd,

And bitterly sigh'd o'er the years that were past.

"Ah, visions of youth! ye joy of life's morning, That left me so early in sorrow and pain,

Oh could I but witness once more your bright dawning!

Oh, could I but taste all your sweetness again! But no, I am palsied-my vision is clouded

My pulse beats less quickly-my dreaming is o'er;

My head has grown hoary, and soon will be shrouded

Where your sun-bright beauty can enter no more."

BIRDS AT EVENING.

GRANDLY the red clouds stoop low in the west,
As they fade, all around me doth sink into rest;
The trees look austere, and the hedges turn grave,
While insects less gaily their tirèd wings wave;
Plants sleep over newly fill'd flagons of dew,
And shadows are curtaining all from the view!

Hush! blending many a dreamy sound
In the tinted air around:

Eve is here-and every hill,
Vale, and meadow, must be still-
Still as death: in one short hour

Yielded to the midnight's power.

Evening is the bride of peace,

And at her beck, earth's turmoils cease.
A welcome to her! So may be
The coming of life's eve to me!
E'en as meditative, calm,

Bringing death like sleeping balm,
With shade on shade to wrap my head,
Sleeping on my churchyard bed.

I wander in a lane's green depth,
Engirt by oaks of ancient race;
By sycamore and maple's breadth,
And firs that neighbouring firs embrace.
By hedges rich in tribes of plants,

And wild flowers all at fullest prime, With the proud charm that nature grants To their maturity of time.

And as I hear the evening talk

Of social birds before they roost,

I say to one on hawthorn stalk,

"Sweet Warbler, many notes thou strew'st Upon the gathering blue of air,

And wisdom I've no doubt they bear;
I would thou wert interpreter,
To tell me what they mean above."
The little bird came hopping near-
"They talk of nothing else but love."
"Indeed, then would I were a bird!"
The warbler stroked his breast of green,
And flew off to some place unseen,

And pour'd a jet of notes, that all my spirit stirr❜d.

Then came a faint response from o'er my head, Another from a hedge-side flower-bed,

And one dropp'd from a throstle as it stoop'd, And mounted here and there till lost to sight; O'er weedy masses in recesses cooped, And where a screen of curling tendrils loop'd

Unnumber'd voices joined the general delight.

And then my ears awhile their grossness lost, And caught the simple meaning of their song; Ah me! the heart that would retain it long,

Must wear no outward shell, no inward frost. For yea! of love and love alone they sing,

Love-love for all the loving things that be;
The very rustling of each tender wing

Oh, were we like them, innocent and gay-
Bears to the pure a sound of sympathy:
But hark! a second chorus wakes and dies away.
Here a bird visits at some stranger nest,
And with a chirrup, wishes pleasant rest:

There, while the day's last beams prepare to

fleet,

Linnets salute the lilies at my feet;
Till at a tender cry each knows full well,
Of Come, come, love-oh! come, come, love:
They fly with dizzy speed into the grove.
Listen! a three times utter'd spell,

Four clear ascending notes,
That from the ash-top floats:
Day is over-day is over-day is over.
Then replies the loved and lover,
Hurries home each bridegroom rover:
Day is over-day is over-day is over.
"Come, love, come"-"I come, I come,"
All is still'd, while night shades hover,

And that small muezzin's cry, From leafy minaret on high, Is the last sound stirring nigh, Day is over-day is over-day is over! MARY BENNETT.

DOMESTIC MANIPULATION. CUTTING, GRINDING, AND WRITING ON GLASS. Is our last article on Domestic Manipulation, (p.56), we described the most advantageous modes of extracting fixed stoppers from decanters, &c. It is possible that some of our readers may have followed our advice sufficiently well to have succeeded, in cracking the necks of their decanters. In case any should have been so unfortunate, or rather we would say, if we were quite sure we were not addressing ladies-so clumsy, let them not despair; dexterity in manipulation comes by practice; and as no evil is without a remedy, we will next consider what can be done with the broken decanter. Unless it is cracked down to the bottom, it may be cut off and converted into a handsome sugar basin; or if not high enough for that purpose, will serve for a pickledish, or a flower-stand, &c.; and in the same way, a tumbler broken at the upper part will furnish an elegant salt-cellar, or serviceable soap-dish; and even common bottles, if sufficiently stout, may be made into useful jars, instead of being consigned to the dust-heap.

The operation of cutting glass, consists in leading a crack in the required direction; this is readily done by a hot iron rod, a piece of pointed burning charcoal, or, what is still better, a burning pastile-which is somewhat similar in its composition to those used for fumigation; and which latter, although rather expensive, and inconvenient from their shape, may be applied for the purpose. When the operation of cutting up glass vessels into useful forms is much had recourse to, pastiles are prepared for the purpose, being superior to a heated iron rod, as they continue to burn and retain their heat, whilst the latter requires to be re-heated, if the crack has to be led any considerable distance. Pastiles are readily made by rubbing up half an ounce of powdered gum tragacanth with water, so as to form a mucilage about as thick as ordinary starch; this should be allowed to remain a few hours, and then mixed with a quarter of an ounce of benzoin, previously dissolved in the smallest possible quantity of proof spirit; after mixing them together in a mortar, as much powdered charcoal should be added as will form a stiff paste, and the whole well worked together, rolled into sticks the size of a common black lead pencil, and dried. As thus prepared, they should be free from cracks, and solid throughout; and on being ignited at the end, they will burn steadily away to a point. If an iron rod is used, it should be nearly as stout as the little finger, and taper at the end for an inch and a half to a blunt point. Before commencing the line along which it is wished to divide the glass, it should be marked with a pen and ink, and allowed to dry, when the iron, heated to dull redness, on the lighted extremity of the pastile, should be brought to the end of a crack, being held in a slanding direction with regard to the glass, as shown in the cut, and slowly moved in an oblique direction towards the line; the crack will be found to follow the heated point, and may be thus led as required, even passing over parts varying very considerably in thickness, as in the case of the datings on a cut decanter; but it cannot, with certainty, be made to pass suddenly from a very

thin to a very stout part, or the reverse: thus it may be led around the sides of a tumbler, but could hardly be made to pass down one side, across the bottom, and up the other. The rapidity with which the operation is performed, depends upon the heat of the iron or pastile; if the former is very hot, or the latter made to burn more vividly by blowing upon it, the operation is quickened, but it is not performed with so much certainty, as the crack may pass on further than is desirable: care should be taken not to lead the

crack too near the edge of the vessel, or to another crack, as in that case it is apt to leave the proper course, and fly suddenly to the edge, to which an inexperienced operator should not attempt to go nearer than half an inch.

It sometimes occurs that a piece is broken out of a glass, without leaving any crack to commence from; in this case, one must be made, by heating the edge (one formed by the fracture, if possible), with the iron or pastile, and instantly applying the moistened finger. When a crack is formed, which may be used as described above, care must be taken not to cause an extensive fracture, which may run across the intended line of division; this may be avoided by commencing the crack at some distance from the line, and by applying the heated point for a very short time, preferring to make two or three unsuccessful attempts rather than to hasten the operation, and risk the destruction of the glass. When a glass vessel has been thus divided, the edges are sufficiently sharp to cut the fingers in handling, and are usually wavy; it is therefore necessary to make them smooth and even. The most ready way of doing this is, by grinding them down on a flat sandstone, or or dinary paving-stone, with a little sharp sand or emery, and water, taking care to move the glass in a circular direction, and not merely backwards and forwards; the smoothness of the whole will depend entirely on that of the stone, and on the fineness of the sand or emery employed. If, from any irregularity, there is much glass to grinde away, it is preferable to commence with sand, and finish with emery on a smooth stone; if the edges are not thus ground down, they should have the sharp angles, which are really dangerous, removed by a fine file, which should be moistened with oil of turpentine or camphine, as this liquid has an extraordinary effect in increasing the action of the file upon the glass, and at the same time protecting the steel instrument from wear.

Advantageous as cracks are in glass vessels whenever we wish to separate them into two parts, they are by no means desirable under other circumstances; and it is as important to know