the evil spirits, of which we read, it overcomes him, and leads him whithersoever it will. He feels it beating at his heart, rising to his throat, and demanding disclosure. He thinks the whole world sees it in his face, reads it in his eyes, and almost hears its workings in the very silence of his thoughts. It has become his master. 15. It betrays his discretion, it breaks down his courage, it conquers his prudence. When suspicions from without begin to embarrass him, and the net of circumstance to entangle him, the fatal secret struggles with still greater violence to burst forth. It must be confessed, it will be confessed; there is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession. LESSON CIX Try, Try Again. 'Tis a lesson you should heed, If at first you don't succeed, Then your courage should appear, 2. Once, or twice, though you should fail If you would, at last, prevail, If we strive, 'tis no disgrace, 3. If you find your task is hard, Time will bring you your reward; All that other folks can do, Why, with patience, should not you? TRY, TRY AGAIN. LESSON CX. The Spider and the Fly. 1. "WILL you walk into my parlor?" said a spider to a fly; ""Tis the prettiest little parlor that you ever did espy. The way into my parlor is up a winding stair, And I have many pretty things to show you when you're there." "Oh, no, no!" said the little fly; "to ask me is in vain, For who goes up your winding stair can ne'er come down again. ' 2. “I'm sure you must be weary with soaring up so high : Will you rest upon my little bed?" said the spider to the fly; "There are pretty curtains drawn around; the sheets are fine and thin; And if you like to rest awhile, I'll snugly tuck you in." “Oh, no, no!" said the little fly, "I've often heard it said, They never, never wake again, who sleep upon your bed!" 3. Said the cunning spider to the fly, "Dear friend, what shall I do To prove the warm affection I have always felt for you? I have, within my pantry, good store of all that's nice I'm sure you're very welcome, will you please to take a slice?" "Oh, no, no!" said the little fly, "kind sir, that cannot be; I've heard what's in your pantry, and do not wish to see.' 4. "Sweet creature!" said the spider, "you're witty and you're wise; How handsome are your gauzy wings! how brilliant are your eyes! I have a little looking-glass upon my parlor shelf; If you'll step in one moment, dear, you shall behold yourself." "I thank you, gentle sir," said she, " for what you're pleased to say, And bidding you good morning now, I'll call another day." 5. The spider turned him round about, and went into his den, For well he knew the silly fly would soon come back again; So he wove a subtle web, in a little corner, sly, And set his table ready to dine upon the fly; Then went out to his door again, and merrily did he sing: 6. Alas, alas! how very soon this silly little fly, LESSON CXI The Midnight Mail. 1. 'Tis midnight,-all is peace profound! They come, they pause a moment, when, 2. Hast thou a parent far away, 3. If aught like these, then thou must feel That strings thy heart, till morn appears 4. Perhaps thy treasure's in the deep, Thy parent's hoary head no more His children grouped,- -nor death restore 5. Thy prattler's tongue, perhaps, is stilled, Thy blooming bride perchance has filled Perhaps the home, where all thy sweet Has shown its flaming winding-sheet 6. And while, alternate o'er my soul LESSON CXII. The Bucket. 1. How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood, And e'en the rude bucket which hung in the well! For often, at noon, when retuned from the field, I found it the source of an exquisite pleasure, The purest and sweetest that nature can yield. 3. How sweet from the green mossy brim to receive it, And now, far removed from the loved situation, And sighs for the bucket which hangs in the well; LESSON CXIII. Filial Love; or, James the Errand-Man. 1. In Paris, there is an institution, called the Household Hospital, into which aged widows and widowers are admitted, on payment of about two hundred dollars each, which secures them a room, and meat, drink, clothing, firing, pocket-money to the amount of about one dollar and fifty cents a month, for the remainder of their days, and burial at their close. For a married couple, to obtain a double room, and set up a household apart, a further trifling gratuity is required; or rather, eighty of the best bed-rooms are thus appropriated, and the remaining eighty bestowed gratuitously on couples wholly destitute of resources. 2. Nothing can be neater or cleaner than the chambers allotted to either class, opening from an airy corridor, several hundred feet long, having, opposite to each door, its locker, for wood and charcoal. The service of the whole establishment is conducted by forty nuns, Sisters of Charity; and the exquisite and delicate neatness of their kitchens, laundry, and gallery of linen presses, does honor to their jurisdiction. Abundance of the most wholesome food, such as rice stewed in broth, meat, vegetables, and stewed fruit, are at all hours in preparation, in a kitchen which has the airiness and elegance of a varnished Dutch toy. 3. An English gentleman residing in Paris had frequently noticed the cheerfulness, the affectionate disposition, the untiring industry of James, the errand-man, who was occa sionally employed as drudge of all work at his hotel. Walking one day in the outskirts of the city, he observed James seated, side by side, with the driver of a small cart, loaded with a bed, two chairs, and a chest of drawers, and singing and laughing so heartily with his companion, that he immediately concluded, that these must be the little articles of furniture he had provided for his marriage with |