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sseye e lie. rAs ss,oag'At Of being
.sss;,s,f,r ~. &. " "A lttrRly too much tor
gslr--~ IN, esetN1g fsa ne ~t5ser sallow cheek,
md snnken I've alarmed her friends But she
tsca,ne ashn the watching mother, and she
promised TO be again reconcied to life, IT
ner lsS, her only remaining child was spar
ed. Het prayer, tho unminglcd with resig-
nation, was heard; and the boy recovered
almost mracrloaaly.


Years passed on the mother forgot III
time her sorrows Her son grew up with
many PROMISES; and tho too much indulgcd
IN youths lerring propensitics, bid ta'r tor
manhood. But when manhood brought with
it its freedom from restraint-he fell into
dissipation, Sand sacrificed deeply at the
shrine sfYfcfsus pleasures. The eye of pa
rental hope turiMd 20 bim--long and fondly
--as the travelleA~ill ga2es on the last half
overclouded star, ~ the lonley evening sky
AS unwilling to Believe those clouds por-
tend storm. Ii was in vain. In vain the
efforts that were made increasingly to bring
him back to peace aud virtue and usefulness.
The lights Of reason had expired and
virtue took her flight forey ~ from his boz
som.


Vice often prepares its victim by long
discipline tor his destiny II was SO in this
case. The lamp OF hope long burned in that
widowed motaer's bosom with brighter or
feehler fame. But it at last went out. Al
fred was detected in robbery. Was tried
Was found guilty; and sentenced to dun
geong


His broken hearted mother from her cot.
tage window saw them convey him away
but not to the graye--Oh no! To the place
of infamy. And she wrung her hands in q
before unfelt agony, as she exelained-"Oh
Alfred-the last hope of these grey hairs
would to God that you had gone in youth
and innocence to a peaceful resting place be.
side my poor Cornela' She telt her error
but it was revealed to heart utterly bro
ken. She died of gr;ef--and was buried be-
tween her husband and her daaghter.


The heart clings long and loudly TO the oh
;ects Of its earthly love--it is a natura--it i
an innocent affection. But resignation to th'
decisions OF that kind and Ail-wise Provi
dence which presides over life and death, i
ouf wisdom and our duty.


OAkWOOD.