the violets and crocuses were just peeping above the ground.

Little Herbert, who had been confined to his bed for two or three days with a sprained ancle, was delighted to see them; he showed them a new story book which his father had given him, and they amused themselves with his box of bricks, and his playthings.

It was getting late, and they set out on their walk home, when just as they were turning into the lane, they heard some one crying; and presently Henry came running towards them, "Oh dear!" said he, "my beautiful boat!-it is quite spoilt, oh dear!"

"What a pity," said the two children; "how did you spoil it so?"

"I did not spoil it," said Henry; "it was that good-for-nothing Tom; he wanted to swim my boat, and I would not let him, so he threw stones at it, and broke it ;" and away went Henry, crying and scolding Tom.

"I do not think Henry has enjoyed his half holiday," said Stephen.

The children soon arrived at home. They told their mother how much they had enjoyed themselves, and how pleased their cousin was to have them to play with him. Little Ellen then told her of their meeting with Henry, adding, that she thought it was very unkind of him not to let Tom swim his boat a little while.

"It is very likely, my dear," said her mother, "that if Henry had lent his boat a little while, Tom would not have wished to spoil it; but it is plain that Henry went out intending to enjoy himself, and not caring to please any one else, and that is not the way to be happy. I dare say that you have been much happier amusing your cousin, and endeavouring to give him pleasure, than Henry has been with his new boat."

"I am sure we have, mother, for Henry went home crying, and we have had a very pleasant half-holiday and have come home happy. I am very glad Stephen took your advice."

"You will always find, my dears, that the greatest happiness is derived from endeavouring to please and help others; such employment brings the angels nearer to you and they try to make you feel as happy in doing good as they do themselves; but when you indulge in selfish and unkind feelings, and wish only to please yourselves, the angels leave you, and then you feel unhappy and dissatisfied."

"I will try to remember what you say, mother, when I am inclined to think of my own pleasure before every thing else."

"I hope, my dear children, that the experience you have had this day will teach you an important lesson; and that the effects of selfishness, which you have seen in Henry, will

be remembered by you, and not even forgotten when you grow up, and believe me all through your life you will find it conducive to your happiness to remember Henry's spoiled boat. Endeavour to cherish kind feelings towards others at all times, and you will always find the greatest happiness in giving up your pleasure to increase theirs, for the pursuit of your own, at the expense of others, will ever be attended with such results as you have just seen in Henry May.

S. P.

NOBLE TREATMENT OF ENEMIES. Among the early converts to Christianity in the Cherokee tribe, were a few women, who formed themselves into a society for propagating the. gospel. They felt its expanding power, and, though poor, were anxious to do something for those who were not sharing in the same blessing. The proceeds of their first year's efforts, were about ten dollars (21. 5s. sterling); and while deliberating on the manner of its appropriation, one of the members suggested that it be devoted to the promotion of religion among the Osages, giving as a reason that they were the greatest enemies of the Cherokees, and that the Bible teaches Christians to do good to such.-Deeds of American Women.

CORRESPONDENCE OF WATER.
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You will recollect that when we spoke of the correspondence of Water, in No. 3 of our Magazine, we promised to give you some further information on the subject. This we will now endeavour to do; and if you should find that you cannot fully understand what we say, you must seek the assistance of your parents and teachers, which we are sure will be freely rendered.

Water, we said, on account of its varied uses, corresponds to the truths we learn from the Bible and from our instructors; at the same time we directed your attention to the fact, that the uses of water point to the purposes to which we are to endeavour to apply those truths which our Heavenly Father has mercifully communicated to us. Those truths are designed to teach us how to regulate our lives, so that we may be rendered fit to enter the kingdom of heaven, when our life here shall cease. And as they teach us something so very important, it is very necessary we should be willing to hear what the Lord thus says to us, and that we should be ready to say with Samuel of old, "Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth."

The Lord is the only fountain of truth; and whatsoever is true must come from Him.

This descent is represented in various ways, one of which is a river, which also presents the position of the sincere member of the church. For instance, we read in Ezekiel of a river seen in vision by that prophet having its fountain beneath the altar in the Temple; and in the book of Revelation, of a river of water of life, which flowed from beneath the throne of God and the Lamb. This latter river flowed to the Holy City, which John also saw, representative of the church, and is a beautiful image of that stream of divine truth, which ever flows from our Heavenly Father, to regenerate and to save us. A river, as you know, is a stream of water rising in a mountain, or in some elevated spot, which flows on until it finds a level. In its course, it waters the land through which it flows, and causes it to be fruitful, and bring forth food both for man and beast. In some countries where there is little or no rain, the rivers annually overflow their banks, and cover the entire country for many miles on each side of their course; this not only renders the land soft, from the water lying on the surface, but a considerable quantity of fertile soil is brought down by the stream and deposited upon the parched ground. Just before the waters have subsided, the husbandman throws his seed on their surface, or "casts his bread upon the waters," when it