AN ALLEGORY.
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1t was night, Jerusalem slept quietly a
mid her hills, as child upon the breast OF
its mother. The noiseless sentinel stood
like statute at his post, and the philoso,
piers light burned dimly in the recesses of
his chamber.


But darker night was abroad upon the
earth A moral darkness involved the ma
ton in its Enlightened shadows.-Reason
shed faint gimmerng over the minds of
men, like the cold and inefficient shining Of
a distant star. The Immortality of mans
spiritual nature was unknown, his relations
to Heaven undiscovered, and his future des-
tiny obscured in a cloud of mystery.


1t was a: this period that TWO forms, the
rial mould, hovered above the land of Cod 5
chosen people. They seemed sister angels
sent to heaven on some embassy of love.


The one was of majestic stature, and IN
the well formed limbs which her snowy
drapery scarcely concealed, in her erect
bearing and steady eve, was exhibited the
highest degree Of strength and confidence.
Her right arm was extended 10 an impress.
i've gesture upwards, where night appeared
to have placed ner darkest pavilion, while
on her reclined her delicate companion,
in form ard countenance the contrast fthe
other for she was dropping like the flower
when unmoisened by refreshing dews, and
her bright but troubled eye scanned the air
with ardent but varying glances.


Suddenly light like the sun flashed out
from the heavens, and Faith and Hope hail
ed with exuIting songs the ascending Star oi
Bethlehem.


Years rolled away, and stranger was
/ seen in Jerusalem-r He was a m elk and
unassuming man, whose happiness seemed
to consist 10 acts Of benevolence to the hu
man race. There were deep traces of sor
row in his countenance, though none knew
why he grieved, for he lived IN the practice
of every virtue, and was loved by all the
wise and good


BY and by it was rumored that the stran
ger worked miracles, that the blind saw, thC
dumb spake, and the dead leaped to life a
hil touc b; that when be commanded, th'
ocean moderated its chafng tide, and th
very thunders articulated, "HE is the son o
God"


Envy assaied him with the charge o
sorcery and the voice Of impious Judge
condemned him unto death. Slowly an
thckIv guarded, he ascended the bill c
Calvary A heavy cross bent him dowi
to the earth; but Faith leaned upon his arm
and Hope, dipping her pinIons IN his blooc
mounted to the skies.