4. Does not the sight of this hen and her little

brood, bring to your

your

mother, in the days of your then danced on you

tender infancy? She

her knee, folded you in her arms,

pillowed you on her bosom, and fed you

milk of her breast.

with the warm

5. When sick, she wept over you in anguish, when pleased, she smiled at your playful mirth, and when danger came, she bared her own head to the shaft, that she might shield

yours.

6. Your mother has taught your infant tongue to

lisp the names of Pa. and Ma.

And even now, she

of wisdom, truth, and

is daily planting in your soul the love virtue. She is pouring into mind, those precepts and maxims which will enable you

your

your ear,

and engrafting upon

to become useful in life, and happy in another world.

you

7. Your mother's love for you is stronger than death; for your life, she would give her own; to shelter from danger, she would even dare the open jaws of a hungry lion, the devouring flames of a devoted house, the mounting waves

of the

angry deep.

or

8. What a debt of love, of respect, and of willing obedience, do you owe her! You only, my son, can pay this debt; and you can pay it in one Money will not hay it; tears will not; the whols You, and you only,

world cannot.

way

only.

can pay it. 9. By the exercise of affection, pure and constant_ of gratitude, deep and durable—of respect, high and un wavering of esteem, warm from the heart, and that knows no change ___ you may possibly cancel the debt. Love is paid only by love; and in the sweet exchange

lot no base matter mix.

Proverbs for the Young.

1. My son, hear the words of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: for they shall be of beauty to thy head, and a chain of gold

a crown

about thy neok.

for

2. If you seek knowledge, and lift up your voice for understanding; if you search for wisdom as silver, and for hidden treasure

3. My

son, forget

let

your

discretion shall preserve

you from the man of

not the law of the Lord, but

heart keep his commandments; so shall truth

and mercy remain with you, and shall find favor

you

who finds wisdom, and the

man

who

gets

understanding; for the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain of it,

than fine gold.

left

5. Length of days is in her right hand, and in her

are riches and honor.

pleasantness, and all her paths

tree of life to those that take hold on her.

6. I. wisdom, dwell with prudence; pride and arro

gance,

I hate; a froward mouth and lying tongue, J abhor; but truth and an upright heart, are my delight.

and

7. Counsel is mine; understanding is mine : strength is mine. By me, kings reign, and judges decree justice; and my delight is in the sons

me

of

men.

8. I love them that love me; and those that seek

early shall find

me; and I will be better unto them

than gold, yea, than much fine gold.

9. Now, therefore, hearken unto me; blessed is he that keeps my ways, for he shall eat of my bread, and drink of my wine, and his soul shall not famish.

10. I, Wisdom, have hewn out my seven and built

my

pillars,

house. I have mingled my wine,

prepared my feast, and furnished my

table. I now

ory unto him who is simple, to turn in hither and partake of my bounty: and to him that wants understanding, I say, come, eat of my bread, and drink of my wine, and increase in knowledge and virtue, that

your

soul may

live.

Friendship.

1. As the tenderness of a mother in the day of distress, and the love of a father in the hour of trouble, so is the help of a friend in the time of need.