to her parent, who clafped her pretty dear in her arms, and, after tenderly embracing her, How came you, faid fhe, my fweet angel, to wander fron me? I have been fo frightened, as to be hardly able to contain myself."

Annabella threw her arms round the neck of her mamma, and fixing her lips to her cheeks, kept kiffing her, till a torrent of tears gave ease to her heart. As foon as she was able to speak, "My dear mamma, faid fhe, I ftopped to look at a pretty little chaife drawn by fix dogs, and in the mean time I Foft you. I looked for you, and called for you, but I could neither fee nor hear you. I fat down crying by the fide of a bank; fome as they paffed pitied me, and others joked me; but none attempted to take care of me, till this good old woman led me by the hand, and brought me here."

Anabella's mother was very thankful to the good old woman for her tenderness and humanity to her daughter, and not only bought of her what butter and eggs fhe had left, but even made her a small prefent befides, which she a long time declined accepting, faying, fhe had done no more than what every good chriftian ought to do.

Anabella kiffed the good old woman over and ●ver again, and all the way home talked of nothing but her kindness. Nor did fhe afterwards forget it, as fhe would frequently go and pay her a visit, when she always took with her fome tea and fugar, and a loaf of bread. Anabella's mother conftantly bought all the eggs and butter the good old woman had to fpare, and paid her a better price for them than fhe could have gotten at market, faving her, at the fame time, the trouble of going thither.

Thus you fee, my young friends, what are the confequences of good nature and humanity. You must accuftom yourselves early not only to feel for the misfortunes of others, but to do every thing that lies in your power to affift them. Whatever may be your condition in life at prefent, and however improbable it may be that you may ever want, yet there are ftrange viciffitudes in this world, in which nothing can be faid to be really certain and permanent. Should any of my readers, like Anabella, lose themfelves, would they not be happy to meet with fo good an old woman as fhe did? Though your ftations in life may place you above receiving any pecuniary reward for a generous action, yet the pleasing fenfations of a good heart, on relieving a diftreffed fellow creature, are inexpreffible.

WHEN you a wilder'd trav'ller meet, Guide to the road his erring feet; Or to your roof, if late, invite,

And fhield him from the damps of night, To ftill the voice of anguifh, try

To wipe the tears from forrow's eye;' And every good you can, impart With ready hand, and glowing hearts So fhall ye pafs from manhood's stage, Smoothly along the flope of age; Then from the pleafing journey reft, In peaceful fleep belov'd and bleft.

THE prefent moment of enjoyment is all young

people think of. So long as Mafter Tommy partook of the pleasure of fliding on the ice, and making up. fnow in various fhapes, he wifhed it always to be winter, totally regardless of either fpring, fummer, or autumn. His father hearing him one day make that wifh, defired him to write it down in the first leaf

of his pocket-book, which Tommy accordingly did, Though his hand fhivered with cold.

The winter glided away imperceptibly, and the fpring followed in due time. Tommy now walked in the garden with his father, and with admiration beheld the rifing beauty of the various fpring flowers. Their perfume afforded him the highest delight, and their brilliant appearance attracted all his attention. "O, faid Mafter Tommy, that it were always fpring!" His father defired him to write that wish alfo in his pocket-book.

The trees, which lately were only budding, were now grown into full leaf, the fure fign that fpring was departing, and fummer haftening on apace. Tommy, one day, accompanied by his parents and two or three of his felect acquaintance, went on a vifit to a neighbouring village. Their walk was delightful, affording them a profpect fometimes of corn yet green, waving fmoothly like a fea unruffed with the breeze, and fometimes, of meadows enamelled with a profusion of various flowers. The innocent lambs skipped and danced about, and the colts and fillies pranced about their dams. But what was ftill more pleasing, this feafon produced for Tommy and his companions a delicious feast of cherries, ftrawberries, and a variety of other fruits. So pleasant a day afforded them the fummit of