storm was making abroad. As we sat silently by the window looking out upon the scene, we thought we heard eries of distress. In a moment we were upon the beach. But it was so dark that we could distinguish objects only a little distance. All was again hushed, except the troubled billows, and howling blast, and we stood listening in breathless silence. Again we heard a cry. It was the last. The old pensioner's heart died within him, for he knew it was the voice of his daughter. The sound seemed to proceed from some one not far from the shore. At this moment the mastiff, which stood beside us, plunged into the waves. He was gone a long time, but at length returned, bearing by his mouth, the drowned girl. We made every effort to resuscitate the lifeless body, but all was unavailing. The soul had left its earthly tenement, and flown to another and heavenly world. We carried the body of poor Jane into the cottage, and laid it on the humble couch it had so often occupied. The poor old man seemed alive to all those heartrending pangs, which his forlorn condition now made him realize. His feelings were the feelings of despair. He sat down by the bedside of her, who lately was so lovelyhid his face in both his hands, and burst into a flood of tears. I would have soothed, but I knew I could not. After the first paroxysms of agony and grief had subsided, by degrees he grew more calm. But I thought his calmness was incapacity to endure so poignant grief, and that he was exhausted by the tempest of his feelings. I could see by his countenance that there was not peace within. The cottage was still as the mansion of death. While the bereaved father sat, intently viewing the inanimate features of his child, the last ray of hope seemed to expire, and there was no longer a tie to bind him to earth. That night was dreadful to us both. The storm was raging fearfully without, while all was hushed like the silence of the tomb within. The old Pensioner was the first to interrupt the stillness. "I did not think, that the flower, which bloomed so sweetly in the morning, would be so withered and dead at night. Oh! Jane, Jane! it is hard to part with thee-forever too-in one short hour torn from my aged arms!" His feelings were too big for utterance, and his voice faltered. But be

Spell distress, cries, window.

Distinguish, see clearly, tell one from another.

Billows, bil'lòs, swollen waves.

Howling blast. What is it made to be?

-.Breathless, undisturbed, unbroken, dead, spent with labor.

Spell died, proceed, plunged.

At length, after a while.

Bearing by his mouth. Is this incredible? Do you remember any other instance of sagacity and affection in a dog, equally remarkable?

.Drowned, suffocated in water, overwhelmed.

.Resuscitate, restore to life, revive.

Unavailing, ineffectual, useless.

Tenement, habitation, dwelling, abode.

.Carried, conveyed, bore.

Couch, resting place, bed.

-Alive, keenly sensible.

-Forlorn, comfortless, disconsolate, destitute.
Realize, know by experiment, convert money into

land.

Spell burst, flood, knew.

Paroxysms, pår-rók-sizmz, fits, violent attacks.

.Subsided, ceased to rage, became calm.

Incapacity, inability, incompetency.

.Poignant, poè'nånt, severe, piercing.

Tempest. Explain this figure.

Mansion, dwelling place, house, habitation.

.Bereaved, destitute, deprived of nearest relations.

Inanimate, lifeless, dead, without animation.

Spell features, tie, bind.

Ray of hope. To what is hope likened ?

Spell viewing, tomb, first.

Interrupt, break in upon, obstruct, check, stop.

Flower, Why was Jane called a flower?

Spell withered, bloomed, dead, night.

Were, wêr.

Utterance, declared, being spoken, power of communicating.

.Resumed, proceeded in his remarks, took up again. .Faltered, hesitated, was broken.

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struggled hard for self-possession, and soon resumed," ?
was always poor-but never so poor as now. Oh! Jane,
how fondly have I nourished thee! Seventeen
years thou
hast been my sole companion! How kind wast thou to
me, my daughter! Thou art gone-Shall I never more
hear from thee the fervent prayer for thy poor father-
never more hear thy kind entreaty to be reconciled to
God? Ah, never! O that I might be what thou wast,
when thou left thy father's dwelling! But there is no
hope for me." Here the old man again burst into tears.
After a short pause-" Yes, I have one resource—I will
arise, I will go to my Father, and will say, Father, I have
sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am not
worthy to be called thine. O Savior of sinners! let me
come to thee-let me call thee my Father. I have no
friend but thee.-I have abused thee-abused thy mercy.
I am the chief of sinners! O gracious Savior! I come to
thee ashamed and guilty. If I perish, I will perish at
thy feet. Here, Lord, I am-do with me as seemeth
good to thee."-The Pensioner ceased-his heart was
melted within him. The thoughts of the dead no longer
occupied his mind. There was a glow of fervor upon
his countenance. His soul seemed to be elevated above
this world, holding communion with his God.-We were
both silent; but I trust we both prayed.—I cannot telk
all that happened on that night. It is sufficient to say,
that we spent the night in prayer by the bedside of Jane.
The murmuring spirit of the father seemed to be hushed
into meek submission. He could kiss the hand by which
he was smitten, and thank his heavenly Father for the
chastisement. There was a pleasing serenity upon his
countenance, even in the chamber of death, which seem-
ed to say,
"all is well."

LESSON XXIV.

The same, concluded.

With the early light of the next morning, I went to visit the neighboring settlement, to invite the attendance of two or three female friends, to do their last offices of

Spell nourished, struggled, companion, self-possession, torn, always.

Fervent, most sincere, warm, impassioned.

Entreaty, petition, request, urgent appeal.

Reconciled to, restored to the favor of, on terms of peace with.

What thou wast.

What did the father wish to be?

-Dwelling, tenement, inhabiting, living.

.Resource, re-sorse', resort, expedient.

I will go to my father. From whom is this language borrowed?

-Let, permit, hinder, obstruct, suffer.

No friend. Why does he say he has no other friend? Abused, from use, slighted, neglected, despised. .Gracious, merciful, compassionate, benignant.

Perish, lose my soul, die, am destroyed.

Seemeth. In what writings is seemeth used instead of seems?

Melted, dissolved, made to feel, full of contrition.
Glow, shining heat, brightness of color.

.Fervor, warmth, heat, animation.

Elevated, raised, lifted, exalted.

Communion, intercourse, fellowship, familiar dis

course.

.Sufficient, from suffice.

Murmuring, complaining, repining, grieving. Submission, from submit, surrender, quiet yielding. -Night. .Ashamed.

Chastisement, tshas'tiz-ment, correction, punishment.` Chamber, tshame'bůr.

All is well. From whom is this expression borrowed?

Spell early, èr lè, neighboring, attendance.

-Settlement, colony, place where people establish themselves, agreement.

Offices, duties, obligations, honors.

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kindness to the deceased, and make the other necessary arrangements for the funeral. As I walked along towards my boat, I observed a little skiff stranded on the beach. It was the same which conveyed Jane so near the paternal dwelling, the preceding evening. This circumstance, and a hat, which lay at a little distance, told me that Jane Mandeville was not the only person, who had been the victim of a watery death. The melancholy tidings of the preceding evening were soon' spread wide, and deep was the feeling, excited in every breast along the shores of Lake George. The next day was the Sabbath; and there was sadness upon the countenances of those who convened at the glen. The mourners were not relatives, for old Mandeville had none remaining. But they had known Jane in her childhood—had known her in her riper years; and many were the tears which were shed that day upon her coffin. The missionary who called at the glen two years before, stood among the mourners. He had heard of Jane's death at the settlement, and hastened to pay his last tribute of respect to the deceased, and to comfort the bereaved father in his affliction. But there was no need; for he felt a consolation in his bosom of more value than worlds ;-a consolation that nothing on earth could have imparted. As the funeral procession moved slowly towards the burial place of the old Pensioner's family, there was a deep and thoughtful silence throughout the little concourse. The bearers placed the coffin beside the grave. The mission ́ary uncovered his head, and addressed a few words to the assembly. They were tender, and appropriate, and flowed from a feeling heart. The coffin was lowered into its narrow cell. I looked upon the old Pensioner. A tear was standing in his eye, but there was peace and tranquillity in his bosom. He advanced to the head of the grave, and, after looking into it, he looked round affectionately upon the assembly, and said, "My friends, there is sorrow in my heart, but it is not a sorrow without hope. I think I can thank the Great Shepherd, that he hath taken this lamb from me; for before, I was a lost and wandering sheep, and would not hear the voice of the Shepherd, calling me to his fold. I was a prodigal, perishing with hunger, and would not return to my