TfTE MENDIC.ANT
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"Is ,hv servant a dog, that lie should do this
|thinp," said iIasael, il the proud confidence
lof his hearts integrity, and yet the very thing he
lid, when his circumstances had undergone Il
hange.-The doctrine Of the deceitiu'ness OF the
|human cart, is not, now, less true than 1t was
l,hen To The Injunction, " man know thyself,"
l..-eming that il contained too much of wisdom to
lie the cmanation of human mlnd--'h's maxim
lcontains lesson of wisdom of minnie extent,
lbui who has be, able thoroughly to learn II A
ltnowledpe of ourselves is hard to gain, and the
lmore confident we are Of possessing it. the more
previously are we deceived at last. Yet some ad-
lvancr s towards this attainment may be made, ana
we should persevere in our lsbors, while We dis.
TRUST our success


That we first deceive ourselves, is true. but
We are not less sure to deceive others. The Mont


criet family affords an instance by which to Illus
ltrate these remarks. Let us go, reader, to knel'
lville, il is pretty rural village, IN which ! nave
lspent many pleasant hours on my prean,bnations
between Philadelphia .,nd Alrsbury There in a
large yellow house on the north side OF the ches'
nut grove surrounded by locusts and seated on a
gentle cminence, commanding a tne view OF the
broad stream that flows away To the great mead
lows. This family lived some five years ago. MIR.
lMontcrief, in the early years of the settlement
Ibid a respectable business in the shop Keeping
lime and was reported the fairest trader IN the
lcountry. His brother WAS city merchant ana
limported considerable quantities of goods, and It
was through his kind offices that the good village
merchant was enabled frequently to throw out
Those en- icing allurements, known among country
customers BY the name of"good bargains"


Mr., llon,cref was then young man, with 2
family OF motherless, but interesting children, all
lof tender age, and to all appearance OF excel
lent promise His house was proverb'ally the
'poor mans home lfthere was poor, helpless
widow in the neighborhood, she found welcome
lrefnge from the frowns of an ungenerous world
and the ills of cherries poverty by the side
Iof that amiable and compassionate family; and
often cold winer's day, little group OF orphan
Ichiitren were to be seen moving with nimble


steps up the steep hill towards the house OF ph'an
Ithropy. have heard the villagers tell what .
beautiful sight it was 10 see, on merry cnr's.
mss evening, the snug little hall of the Montcrle,
lcrowded with the poor Of the surrounding couh-
Try, feasting on apples, cderand nuts by spalA
ling fire, whilst the broad table IN 'he n,,us n,s


groaned with the gathered danties OF the i,o'laaS
lfeast. The world with all its boastea variety
splendid spectacles, presents nnt scene ~ s'sl
living to the heart as that OF fu'i nut open "sna
led charity, ministering to the wants and hea',nf


up the sorrows of the unfortunate and wo'pe


gone, and here was this scene uatoided IN AL Its


attractions,