his fifter, fhowed every mark of pleasure on the occafion, and he afterwards reaped a reward of fo generous a conduct; for his natural disposition having been, in fome measure, injured by the too great indulgence of his mother, he gave way in his early days to thofe little indifcretions, which would have loft him the heart of his parent, had not his fifter ftepped in between them. It was to the advice of this amiable girl that Adolphus at last owed his entire reformation of manners. They all three then experienced, that true happiness cannot exist in a family, unless the most perfect union between brothers and fifters, and the most lively and equal affection between parents and children, are conftantly and ftrictly adhered to.

THE fhape alone let others prize,

The features of the fair;

I look for fpirit in her eyes,
And meaning in her air.

A damask cheek, and ivory arm,

Shall ne'er my wifhes win:

Give me an animated form

That fpeaks a mind within.

A face where awful honour fhines,
Where fenfe and fweetness move,

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And angel innocence refines

The tenderness of love.

Thefe are the foul of beauty's frame, Without whofe vital aid

Unfinish'd all her features feem,

And all her rofes dead.

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POOR countryman's little daughter, whofe name was Flora, was one morning fitting by the fide of the road, holding on her lap a pan of milk for her breakfaft, into which fhe was breaking fome bits of coarse black bread.

While Flora was thus bufily employed at her breakfast a farmer was paffing the road with his cart, in which were about twenty lambs, and thefe he was going to carry to the market for fale. Thefe pretty little lambs were tied together like fo

many criminals, and lay with their legs fastened with cords, and their heads hanging down. Their plaintive bleatings pierced the heart of poor Flora, but they had no manner of effect on the hard hearted farmer.

As foon as he came oppofite to the place where little Flora was fitting, he threw down to her a lamb, which he was carrying across his fhoulder, faying, "There, my girl, is a poor forry creature that has juft died, and made me fome fillings poorer than I was. You may take it, if you will, and do what you like with it."

Flora put down her milk and bread, and taking up the lamb, viewed it with looks of tenderness and compaffion. "But why fhould I pity you? faid fhe to the lamb. Either this day or to-morrow they would have run a great knife through your throat, whereas now you have nothing to fear."

Whilft he was thus fpeaking, the warm thofher arms fomewhat revived the lamb, who opening its eyes a little, made a flight motion, and cried baa in a very low tone, as if it were calling for its mother. It would be impoffible to exprefs little Flora's joy on this occafion. She covered the lamb in her apron, and over that put her ftuff petticoat; fhe then bent her breast down towards her lap, in

order to increafe the warmth, and blew into its mouth and noftrils with all the force fhe could. By degrees, the poor animal began to ftir, and every motion it made conveyed joy to her little heart.

This fuccefs encouraged her to proceed: fhe crumbled fome of her bread into her pan, and taking it up in her fingers, fhe with no fmall difficulty forced it between its teeth, which were very firmly clofed together. The lamb whofe only dif order was hunger and fatigue, began to feel the effects of this nourishment. It firft began to ftretch out its limbs, then to shake its head, wag its tail, and at last to prick up its ears. In a little time it was able to stand upon its legs, and then went off itself to Flora's breakfast pan, who was highly delighted to fee it take fuch pleafing liberties; for fhe cared not a farthing about lofing her own breakfast fince it faved the life of the little lamb. In fhort, in a little time it recover. ed its usual strength, and began to skip and play about her kind deliverer.

It may naturally be fuppofed, that Flora was greatly pleafed at this unexpected fuccefs. She took it up in her arm, and ran with it to the cottage to fhew it to her mother. Her baba, for fo Flora called it became the first object of her cares, and it conftantly fhared with her in her little allowance of bread and milk, which fhe received for