The wind sunk away, like a sleeping child's breath, And the sun, like a spirit, triumphant o'er death, On this beautiful world such a change had been wrought On some cold stony heart might be work'd too (methought,) Sunk in guilt but not senseless of shame. If a few virtuous tears by the merciful shed That was sown there and rooted, though long seeming dead, Might shoot up and flourish again. And the smile of the virtuous, like sunshine from heaven, And remorse, when the rock's flinty surface was riven, Oh! to work such a change-by God's grace to recall To this joy that the angels partake, what were all ON EQUALITY. As to Equality, if by it be meant an equality of property or condition, there is no such thing; nor was there ever such a thing in any country since the world began. The Scripture speaks of Pharaoh and his princes in the time of Abraham, when he was forced by a famine to go down to Egypt, about 430 years after the flood. Abraham himself had, at that period, men-servants and maid-servants, and was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. He and Lot had herdsmen and servants of various kinds; and they every where met with kings who had subjects and soldiers. The inequality of property and condition, which some silly or bad people are so fond of declaiming against, existed in the very infancy of the world, and must, from the nature of things, exist to the end of it. Suppose a ship to be wrecked on an uninhabited island, and that all the officers perished, but that the common men and their wives were saved; there, if any where, we may meet with liberty, equality, and the rights of man-what think you would be the consequence? A state of Equality, and with it, of anarchy, might, perhaps, subsist for a day; but wisdom, courage, industry, economy, would presently introduce a superiority of some over others; and in order that each man might preserve for himself the cabin he had built, the ground he had tilled, or the fish he had taken, all would agree in the propriety of appointing some one amongst the number, or more than one, to direct, govern, and protect the whole, by the common strength. Thus the restriction of liberty and the destruction of Equality, and all the circumstances which shallow reasoners represent as grievances in society, and subversive of the rights of man, would of necessity be introduced. No one would be left at liberty to invade his neighbour's property; some would by skill and activity become rich, and they would be allowed to bequeath, at their death, their wealth to their children; others would by idleness and debauchery remain poor, and having nothing to leave to their children, these, when grown up, would be under the necessity of maintaining themselves by working for their neighbours, till, by prudence and thrift, they acquired enough to purchase property of their own, on which they might employ their labour. It is a general law which God has established throughout the world, that riches and respect should attend prudence and diligence; and as all men are not equal in the faculties of either body or mind, by which riches or respect are acquired, a necessity of superiority and subordination springs from the very nature which God has given us. Watson. EARLY FRUGALITY. IN early childhood, you lay the foundation of poverty or riches, in the habits you give your children. Teach them to save every thing-not for their own use, for that would make them selfish-but for some use. Teach them to share every thing with their playmates; but never allow them to destroy any thing. I once visited a family where the most exact economy was observed; yet nothing was mean or uncomfortable. It is the character of true economy to be as comfortable with a little, as others can be with much. In this family, when the father brought home a package, the older children would, of their own accord, put away the paper and twine neatly, instead of throwing them into the fire, or tearing them to pieces. If the little ones wanted a piece of twine to play scratch cradle, or spin a top, there it was in readiness; and when they threw it upon the floor, the older children had no need to be told to put it again in its place. Frugal Housewife. ON DREAMING OF MY MOTHER. And leave my wistful eyes to wake and weep When Will my guide, and Pleasure all my aim, O let me sleep again, and never waken more! EARLY TRAINING OF CHILDREN. FEW persons are aware or consider, how very early in life the tempers of children begin to be formed, and consequently how soon that important part of the business of education which consists in the training the mind to habits of discipline and submission, may be commenced. “I wish,” said a lady, some years since, to the writer of a work on education-"I wish very much to consult you about the education of my little girl, who is now just three years old." "Madam,” replied the author, " you are at least two years too late in applying to me on that subject." The first principle of education to instil into the mind of a child, is that of unhesitating obedience. The time for doing this, is the moment at which it can be perceived that the child distinctly apprehends the nature of any command, no matter what, that is laid upon it. To ascertain this requires a little careful watching; but when it is ascertained, there should be no hesitation as to the course to be pursued. As soon as the infant clearly understands that the word "no!" signifies that it is not to do something which it desires to do, obedience to that command ought at all hazards, and under whatever inconvenience, to be enforced. In doing this, one or two collisions will generally occur between parent and child before the end of the first twelve or fourteen months, in which the patience and perseverance of the parent will be put to the test; these past, the habit of obedience is fixed in the child's mind, for the rest of its life. Seeing that nothing is to be gained by resistance, it sinks down. into submission as a matter of course. While the foundation of parental authority is thus laid, how many other great lessons is the mind of the child imbibing! Every time that it refrains from doing some forbidden thing which it desires, it is practising self-control and self-denial, and is advancing a step towards the mastery of its passions. Some people talk about the management of children as if it were a science. Nothing is, however, in reality, more simple. Kindness, patience, undeviating firmness of purpose, and a strict regard to principle in all our dealings with them, (means that are within the reach of all,) will, under God's blessing, accomplish all that can be done by early education towards regulating the heart and understanding. And thus they will be prepared to receive the seeds of those higher moral and religious principles, by which, as heirs of immortality, they are to be educated for a better and an endless life. The entire submission which we are entitled to require at the hands of our children, is a type of that obedience which we, on our part, owe to the Great Father of the universe. In terms sufficiently plain He has made known to us his will. Does it become us to ask Him why his will is such as we find it to be? why he has not done this thing or that thing differently from the manner in which it is done?-Just as reasonable is it in us to do this as it would be in our infant children to refuse obedience to our commands, until their understandings should be sufficiently matured to enable them to comprehend the reasons for which they were given.-Saturday Magazine. NESTS OF BİRDS. WHO can contemplate, without emotion, that divine benificence, which bestows ingenuity on the weak, and foresight on the careless? No sooner have the trees expanded their first blossoms, than a thousand diminutive artisans begin their labours on every side.-These convey long straws into the hole of an ancient wall, those construct buildings in the windows of a church;-others rob the horse of his hair, or carry off the wool torn by the jagged thorn from the back of the sheep. There, woodcutters cross small twigs in the waving summit of a tree; here, spinsters collect silk upon a thistle. A thousand palaces are reared, and every palace is a nest; each nest witnesses charming metamorphoses ;-first, a brilliant egg, then a young one covered with down. This tender nursling becomes fledged, his mother instructs him by degrees to rise upon his bed. He soon acquires strength to perch upon the edge of his cradle, from which he takes the first survey of nature. With mingled terror and transport, he drops down among his brothers and sisters, who have not yet beheld this magnificent spectacle; but, summoned by the voice of his parents, he rises a second time from his couch; and this youthful monarch of the air, whose head is still encircled by the crown of infancy, already ventures to contemplate the undulating summits of the pines, and the abysses of verdure beneath the paternal oak.-Encouraged by his mother, he trusts himself upon the branch, and, after this first step, all nature is his own. And yet, while the forests rejoice to see their new guest attempt his first flight through the atmosphere, an aged bird, who feels his |