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 thorns; but don't laugh sinner, ,as they would call you, for these things are all so aye !! and the lynch pin of Pharioh's Chariot, which you may see-and an identical scab from one of Jobs sores. Ifyou doubt all this, go and ask yonder Monk, with long black robe fastened round his waist, by a knotted cord, which he uses to whip him self with: him l mean with the long beard, and the little black skulI-cap on lis head, and with sandals on his naked fect,--ke told me that all these things were so; aud crossed himself most devou;ly as he look cd at each article,-and begged of me (poor herc,c that am) not to neglect my souls salvation, but let him have some mo- ney, which he would faithfully expend in prayers and masses for me-,hongh said he 's do not promise more than to get of a few thousand years from purgatorial roasting" A holy man tllat-for he O. pened his bosom, and showed me hair shirt he was wearing, "and look, said he. pulling up his coarse robe; how my knees are worn by the hard stones on which I kneel to pray day and night, and with this knotted cord which I wear around my waste do flagelate my body every night. :" I Of course l could not doubt the holy fa- ther: but l thought to myself if had the handling of that cord, would make the old fellow dance to different tune. The half dollar that gave him I presume was expended to buy wine-and as soon as l was off, will venture the hair shirt was off too; and the cord again threshed the bed post instead of his back 10 give it the appearance of having been used.

 You know that the relics of the brave and chivalrous Crusaders-,hc knight of St. John, after being driven from Pales- tine to Rhodes, and then to this Island, made their gallant stand against the Inf dels herc-and assure you, started, and thrill of pleasure mixed with sensation of awe came over me, as entered the ar moury of the knights. It is still imperfect order, and on entering the hall, you start to find yourself surrounded by steel clad fguses-with helmet and breast plate, and greaves aud shield and lance and sword There they stand just as they stood when living, with their armour polished bright the vizor down, tho spear projecting, ol | Hc Hdiieu HdHu OH tue )onucfOuS SWoru 1-all leaning forward and seeming read, to start and punish the intruder on thei solitude. Seldom have passed an hou so pleasantly-yet sadly pteasant, as il this armoury. Here is no fiction, for it i the identical armour worn by those gallan spirits, who shone in battle field, or tour ney gay and were ready to risk life itself for lady's smile, or honor's call. I buck led on the pondcrous breastplate of one, put on tho heavy helmet, girt round me the greaves and the steel band, and lifted the long sharp pointed sword, ,-but felt like a pigmy handling the armour of giant ]; and I put them off quickly, ashamed of my own weakness-and with consciousness that was trifing with what should be re- spected,-that had almost been guilty of irreverence."