MISCELLANEOUS.

THE JEWELS.
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The celebrated teacher, RABBI Meir, sat
during the whole Of one Sabbath day in the
public school instructng the people. Dur
ing his absen ce from the house his two sons
died. Both of them of uncommon beauty,
and enlightened In the law. His wife bore
them to her bed hamber, laid them upon
the marriage bed, and spread white COW
ering over their bodies. In the evening
the Rabbi Meir came home.


"Whefe are my two sons" lie asked,
"that may give them my blessing' re-
peatedly looked round the school, did not
see them there.


She reached to him goblet. He pras-
ed the Lord at the going out of the Sab
bath, drank again and asked


"Where are my sons, that they too may
drink of the cup of blessings?


tsThey will not be far off, she said and
placed food before him that he might eat.
He was in gladsome and genial mood
and when he had said grace after the meal,
she thus addressed him.


"Rabbi, with thy permission, l would
fain propose to thee one question.


"Ask it then, my love-" he replied.


GA few days ago, person entrusted
some Jewels to my custody, and now he de-
mands them again: should give them np?'
"This is question:" said Rabbi Meir,
(which my wife should not have thought it
necessary to ask. Why wouldst thou hes
itate or be reluctant to restore to every one
his own!"


"No," she replied. ''bu, yet thought
it best not to restore them without acquaint-
inp thee herewith -


She then led him to the chamber, and
stepping to the bed, took the white cover
ing from the dead bodies.


"Ah! my sons, my sonsn' thus loudly
lamented the father; "my sons! the light oil
mine eyes and the light of my understand
ing!-I was your father, but ye were my
teachers in the law.


The mother turned away and wept bit
terly. At length she took her husband by
the hand and said


"Rabbi, didst thou not teach me that
we must not be reluctant to restore that
which was entrusted to our keeping? See
lhe Lord gave, the Lord has taken away,
and blessed be the name of the Lord"


"Bessed be the name of the Lord" ech-
1oed Rabbi Meir, and blessed be his name
for thy sake too, for well it is written,-
"Wboso hath found virtuous wife, hath
greater treasure than costly pcarls she
openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in
her tongue is the law of kindness"