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by thee. Look down upon me blessed spirit, on


me, the desolate."


| With these words he severed another fat NOR
sci, which stopped his voice, but not his grief
When at length the leg, so rich in recollections,
was almost consumed, in the fillness of mean-
choly, Roderick's fancy took higher range
Raising his fearful eyes, and in his left hand the
wel-picked bone towards heaven, or rather to-
wards the ceiling, he sighed, :" All, take me to
thyself above! what shall | do alone here below?
Where is there heart that yet beats for me ?"


The pious Roderick believed that his soliloguy
was unheard by all, except, perhaps, the spirit
of his blessed aunt; he had not observed that he
sat by half open door, where pretty girl
fourteen or fifteen years Of age, stood awhile Gu
riously, in equal admiration Of his tender grief
and powerful appetheyahe eNA# length, unable to
restrain her laughter at the strange spectacle,
hastily disappeared.


''Oh! my good Lord Councillor" cried she
to stout gentleman coming up the steps, !" |
beg you, for Heavens sake, just to 90 into the
big room. There sits an angelic young gentle
man, devouring a leg of mutton, and at the same
time almost crying his eyes out of his head
In my whole life, never did see man out of
pure grief eat such an enormous quantity Of meat
! in SO short time. Go, my dear sir, do go com
fort him. And she pushed him into the room,
while he more than once bade her, g don't be so
naughty, Countess" @@
To be continued. 9#
PUTTING RESOLUTIONS INTO PRACTICE.-
AT missionary meeting held amongst
the negroes in the West Indies, these three
resolutions were agreed upon -


]. We will all give something,


2. We will all give as God has enabled
us. #Hs 4 fa


3. We will all give willingly. m


SO soon as the meeting was over, lea
ding negro took his seat at the table, with
pen and ink, to put down what each came to
give. Many came forward and gave some
more and some less. Amongst those that
came was rich old negro, almost as rich as
as all the others put together, and threw up
on the table small silver coin. ssTake dat
back again." said the negro that received the
money, 6 Dat may be according to de first
resolution, but is not according tode second''
The rich old man accordingly took it up, and
hobbled back again to his seat in rage.
One after another came forward and as al
most all gave more than himself, he was
fairly ashamed of himself, and again threw
down piece Of money on the table, say
ing" Dare, take dat!'' 1t was valuable
piece ofgold, but it was given SO ill-tem-
perdly that the negro answered again, "No!
dat won't do yet Itmay be according to de
first and second resolution, butnot according
to de last,n and he was obliged to take up
his coin again. Still angry at himself and
all the rest, he sat long time, till nearly all
were gone, and then came up at the table,
with smile on his face, and very willingly
gave large sum to the treasury. Very
well,'' said the negro, }" Dat will do. Dat
according to all de resolutions" I