vants' minds that one thing well done is worth twelve badly done. To procure truly good, trustworthy servants, they must be treated properly. Mistresses should "forbear threatening," remembering they have a "Master in heaven" whom one day (and how soon we know not) will appear in great glory, and require us each to give an account of our stewardship, and every idle word we have spoken will be brought to judgment. Therefore we should try to be "kind one to another," and do as we would wish to be done by, remembering the words of the wise man:-"That he who delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall have him become his son at the length." EMMA S. P. HINTS FOR EVERY-DAY LIFE: A PLAY UPON PROVERBS. "LOOK always upon life and use it as a thing that is lent you," for "A wrong judgment of things is the most mischievous thing in the world," and "He that acts without consideration will often have cause to repent;" therefore, "Deliberate long on what you can do but once;" but " When you are sure you are right, go on," "For take heed will surely speed." Recollect that "Labour is the mother of health,' and "Industry is a man's right hand and frugality his left," and the combined exertion of these brings "Comfort, plenty, and respect;" in fact, "Time, patience, and industry are the three grand masters of the world." But, after all, we must not depend too much on our own industry and frugality, for "He that would thrive must ask God's assistance;" and, since "The life of man is a winter's journey," we must not expect our path to be always smooth and bright: yet often "The darkest cloud has a silver lining," and what are called misfortunes are Blessings in disguise," "Crosses are ladders that lead up to heaven;" while, on the other hand, "The worst of losses is never to have had any." "A great fortune has often made a young man poor,' for "Prosperity lets go the bridle." Besides, "Riches are but the baggage of virtue;" and "Money, though it is a good servant, is a bad master." Moreover, it is well to recollect that "The indifference to riches makes a man more truly great than the possession of them;" in fact, "He is wealthy who is contented," for "Great men's dainties are not their greatest blessings," and "It is yea, not poverty, but discontent, that is man's worst evil;" and, surely, if men would give "Anything for a quiet life," then "Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and contention therewith." Besides, we know that "The best instructed have the best portion;" and, further, that "A good reputation is half an estate." Then "Do well and have well." But as "The best duty in the world is to live above it," say to pleasure, "Gentle Eve, I will have none of your fruit," for it is certain, "That he who most studies pleasure wants it most;" therefore, reverse the order of procedure, and "Fly pleasure, and she will follow you." Don't be suspicious, for "Suspicion is the virtue of a coward," yet as Ill will never said well," you are by no means sure of her favour; but, remember, that "Some evils are best cured by silent contempt," and, "Living like Christians, is the best way to confound our enemies." Sometimes, however, "The safest remedy against an evil man is to keep at a distance from him;" for in this, as in most other cases, "Of little meddling comes great ease." Be courteous: "Manners make the man," and "Civility costs nothing, but it is worth a great deal,' -"Honey catches more flies than vinegar." Besides, "Soft words compose hard arguments," therefore, "Set good against evil," and "Take care to be what thou wouldest seem to be;" for be assured, that "Craft brings nothing home in the long run," and in this respect, as in every other, "Honesty is the best policy." Owe no man anything: "Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt;" indeed "Out of debt is out of danger." And, further, as "Good counsel breaks no man's head," I would say, "Reprove others, but correct thyself;" for "If every one would mend one all would be mended.” Be just and firm of purpose: "Inconstancy is the attendant of a weak mind,”— "A rolling stone gathers no moss." Remember also that "Great concerns oft turn on a little pin ;" and that "One foolish act may undo a man, but a timely one may make his fortune." Finally, keep in mind the fact that "Though life is short, he lives long enough who has lived well," and "He that lives well looks before him." The advantages of living well are too numerous for reference, but I will mention one, it is that"A good life keeps off wrinkles." LILY H. THE LOVE OF KNOWLEDGE. THE love of knowledge heightens the enjoyment of life. It elevates the soul of man. It gives a charm to society, and renders solitude pleasureable. It is a shield against temptation, and a solace in trouble. If you love knowledge you need never be lonely. It feeds the imagination, refines the taste, and ennobles the character. The love of knowledge embodies the love of all that is good. RUTH. ON A WISE SAW. humiliating confession I have just made? But let it pass. Misfortunes seldom come alone. First of all I forgot my author's name, and now I have forgotten the quotation! It was a wise saw, somewhat to the effect that human nature is so essentially selfish, that we feel gratified rather than displeased when our neighbours come to grief. This, I believe, is a very free translation; but you will catch the idea, although I have handled the words so clumsily. Do you agree with Monsieur the philosopher? I do, to a very great extent. Of course I don't mean to say that you would feel intense gratification when informed that your dearest friend had been found, cold and stiff, hanging to his bedpost. That would be going to the extreme. But suppose a certain lady has her moral robe tarnished, does that cause all her ladyfriends to shed tears of agony and go down with grey hairs to the grave? Not at all. Does the honest merchant gird his loins in sack-cloth and mourn, when a rival firm suspends payment? I am afraid not, unless he himself be a creditor. Let me put the question in another form. Do we members of the Council give ourselves any unnecessary trouble when the critics attack and pull to pieces the works of our fellowcouncillors. I am afraid the old moralizer was not far wrong, and that we do feel a little-only just a little-gratification in the misfortunes of others. THERE was an old Frenchman, whose name I do not recollect, who left a great many wise sayings and maxims behind him. I say I have forgotten the old gentleman's name; and I will further tell you what you know, or ought to know already, i. e., that I am neither a well-read nor a learned Councillor. The fact is-and I blush while I confess it-that I have never "read up" any subject in my life. I glance occasionally over the columns of the daily papers, and now and then lose myself in the adver tising sheets of the monthlies, and this is the extent of my reading! Perhaps I have too much well, I won't mention it, but you may finish the sentence by adding the word that is given us to define this month. It must be so, for I am always ready for an argument, no matter what the subject may be. For instance, I would talk to you as long as you like about Dr. Colenso, and take whichever side of the argument you choose to give me; but for all that, I give you my word that I have never read either the writings of the Bishop or of his reviewers! I have many such arguments, and my opponents sometimes say that I get the best of it; and I think I can explain this paradox. Have you ever heard of madmen who go about in the common walks of life, and pass themselves off for sane men? They themselves know they are mad; but, with wondrous sagacity, they keep their neighbours out of the secret; and sometimes they get a reputation for And now for the moral that I wish you being remarkably clever. So it is with to draw from my lecture. Men are by your ignoramus. He has very few ideas nature selfish. Let us, therefore, try to in his head, but he keeps that secret to avoid falling into the common error, and himself, and is often acknowledged to be an instead of adding thorns (in the shape of intelligent and useful member of society. satire) to our neighbour's load, when he But "revenons à nos moutons"the" comes to grief," let us sympathise with mutton or sheep being, in this case, the old philosopher whose name I forgot. Strange enough, it has just struck me that his name was Rochefoucault. Why did I not think of it before, and thus avoid the VOL. III.-NEW SERIES. You know what the Pharisee said when he saw the sinner grovelling in the dust. Let me ask you a question, reader. Did you ever go into the back streets of a crowded city, into the haunts of the lowest class of society, into the lanes, and courts, and byways, all rife with dissipation, poverty, filth, and crime? If so, did you not hasten out of those wretched hovels, home to your own snug quarters, and, when in the bosom of your family, did you not silently thank God that you were not such as the sinner in the back-streets? That is what the Pharisee did. him, and help him. Let us leave off our pharisaical ways, and hold out a hand to the poor sinner in the mire, and lift him up. To be brief, we have been naughty people— let us henceforth try to be good." MAX. FF INGENUITY OF A SPIDER. It I LATELY saw a wonderful sample of ingenuity displayed by a spider. One of my friends used to shelter a number of garden spiders under a large verandah, and was much interested in watching their habits. One day a violent storm arose, and the wind beat so furiously through the garden that even, though protected by the verandah, the spiders suffered terribly. In one case one or two of the guy ropes were broken, so that the web flapped about like a loose sail in a storm. The spider did not attempt to make new guy ropes, but had recourse to a remarkable expedient. lowered itself to the ground by a thread, crawled along the ground to a spot where were lying some fragments of a wooden fence that had been blown down, the wood being quite decayed. On one of these fragments it attached its line, reascended, and hauled the piece of wood after it to the height of nearly five feet, suspending it by a strong line to its web. The effect was wonderful; for the weight of the wood was sufficient to keep the net tolerably tight, while it was light enough to yield to the wind, and so prevent further breakages. The wooden weight was just two inches and a half in length, and about the diameter of a goose-quill. On the following day a careless servant struck her head against it, and knocked it down; but in a few hours the spider had found and replaced it, thus proving that the occurrence was not accidental. After the stormy weather had ceased, the spider mended the web, cut the rope, and let the wooden weight fall to the ground.-Glimpses into Petland. DEFINITIONS. ASSURANCE. 1. That which is always associated with perseverance and determination. 2. What we too often find misplaced through over-rating the qualities of "our friends." EWOL TENNEB. 1. A happy inborn conviction that all things are "well ordered and sure," both for time and eternity. 2. The antipodes of modesty.-JANE C. The shell in which nature generally encloses a shallow brain.-MAGGIE SYMMINGTON, 1. The base on which rests the temple of belief. 2. Christianity. 3. That the lightning's vivid flash Will bring the thunder's deaf'ning crash, IVANHOE. 1. A bond of faith. 2. Balm to a troubled spirit. 3. Down-right impudence.-CHLOE. 1. One of the credentials of ignorance. 2. An organ largely developed in our North American cousins. 3. A quality displayed in Colenso's Quixotic attack on the Pentateuch.-GILBERT ASHTON. Full many meanings hath this wordSheer impudence may be inferred; Or that which we obtain by payment For life or fire may be what they meant; Or well-based faith, the word may mean, The evidence of things not seen. 1. The full fruition of hope. 2. Unblushing hardihood. GORGONIA. 3. The indescribable air and manner acquired by a season in London." 1. The antagonist of modesty. 2. The noble daring of a mind that knows its own power. 3. An art that often wins dame Fortune's favour. LILY H. 1. The favourite child of conceit. 2. An odorous essence, extracted from the beautiful flower, religion. 3. An ostentations covering with which many endeavour to hide their poverty of intellect. 4. Beau Brummel, when he told the Prince Regent to ring the bell.-REBECCA. 1. The offspring of self-respect. 2. Breaking the lock which diffidence in vain essays to turn.-GIPSY. 1. What too often overbalances a virtuous mind. 2. A wide ocean, which, if cautiously and discreetly made use of, may open to us the paths of knowledge; but if we rashly plunge into its depths, and lay open our hearts to the adulation of the we shall incur the displeasure of those around us, world.-HONORIA. The feeling that may be felt by one who knows he has done everything according to the dictates of his conscience -OLIVE. 1. I know I'm the prettiest girl in the town. 2. Often mistaken for candour. 3. That which springs from an ill-bred person. GAZELLE 1. A mixture of impudence and vanity. 3. How pleasant it is when we have striven C. R. BYE A combination of ignorance and self-conceit. DIE VERNON. 1. "I have not the slightest doubt of it." 2. The Editor's promise to send us his photograph, of which we shall shortly be in possession. 3. A prominent feature in the character of Lady Macbeth. 4. A little child's reliance on the protecting care of its mother.-EMMA BUTTERWORTH. Firmly believing you are right. FAIRWEATHER A quality not wanting in the ticket-of-leave man who was presented to the Prince of Wales. CINDERELLA. To feel as the Great Apostle did, when he was about to lay his hoary head upon the block, and to terminate his long and useful ministry, amid the cruel agonies of martyrdom, and was able to exclaim, I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him against that day."-Ivy. In one sense I'd have it, in another I'd not, Though 'tis what I have in our President got. IAGO. 1. The audacity of ignorance. 2. The brazen front of folly. 3. The invulnerable armour which enables "fools to rush in where angels fear to tread." CARACTACUS. 1. That which characterises many young men of the present day. 2. Forcing your company on those who you know do not wish for it. 3. The dandy trying to rival the true gentle man. 4. That by which many a rogue will get through the world well with, while an honest man without it suffers.-FORGET-ME-NOT. The spirit in which a man speaks when telling the truth.-HORATIO. 1. Self-possession, with a dash of impudence. 2. A provision for relations in spite of death. 3. Without the shadow of a doubt. 4. The passport of the impertinent into society. ZANONI. A quality which makes its possessor ignore diffidence, great modesty, and distrust of oneself. MARGUERITE. A nod significant, a stately gait, A blustering manner, a tone of weight. DORA. 1. That which renders a mind fit for any state. 2. The dying martyr's consolation. 3. What we often think we have when we have not. 4. Bronze without a lustre.-ROBERT JOHNSON. 1. The Christian's trust. 2. The bird in hand.-DOTTA. 1. David, when he encountered the Philistine. The primary requisite for private theatricals. "I say, Bob, don't you think that little play I Wrote at Christmas is nearly as good as some of Shakespeare's?" 1. Perfect confidence and unbroken faith. 2. Believing we shall reap a good harvest without first sowing the seed. 3. Impudence in a lesser degree, combined with want of modesty.-ELIZABETH H. The foster-brother of insolence.-MAX. 1. A young lady not in her teens being asked to plry, sitting down with all the confidence of a grown person. 2. Assurance in some things is required, but not without modesty.-NARCISSA. The feeling that a British soldier experiences in battle.-ST. CLAIR. Taking too much upon ourselves to the annoy ance of others.-STANTONVILLE. 1. A bond without which true friendship cannot subsist. 2. "The earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession."-FAN. If the fulfilment of our desires be to combat the repeated words of those who call good evil, and evil good, we shall succeed, however feeble may be our efforts of description.-MARGUERITE. Writing to a stranger for his carte de visite.SPECTATOR. A truthful confidence given in what you state.SPECTATOR. 1. Confidence in the superlative. 2. The rock on which honesty stands. 3. Heartfelt belief or conviction. 4. The ne plus of certainty. 5. A limitable essential to success. 6. The trunk of the tree self-esteem. LUCINDA B. Accomplishment, from whatever source it derives its origin, is a great advantage and ornament to both sexes, whether young or old; for, by its influence we gain the power of assertion, which enables us to give a just representation as to manners and character.-SPECTATOR. Deeds ever defeat words. The simple, manifest accomplishment of any given plan, far outweighs the most positive assertion, or the most elaborate representation respecting it.-LUCINDA B. Do not, at any time, be tempted to make the assertion that you are master of an accomplishment you do not possess, for such false representation may bring upon you most mortifying results. JOHN. Make not rash assertion of the possession of any accomplishment, lest thou fail in the representation thereof. ADELINE A. If we would gain a recompense for the consciousness of having performed a good action, it should not suffice us that it came in the shape of an assertion from others' lips, but our consciences should acquit us of all mean or selfish intent, which would give us a safer reward than any one's verbal description of our goodness. MIGNONETTE. Never make an assertion, unless you feel you may with safety be responsible for the true accomplishment of your representation. This will necessitate a strict adherence to truth, and thus you will overcome that odious habit of exaggeration into which you have fallen.-CHLOE. 1. Drawing is a worthy accomplishment, notwithstanding the assertion of some, when it can give us the representation of scenes passed through or of friends passed away. 2. The accomplishment of a task is a better proof of industry than any assertion or representation. GORGONIA. We should beware lest we are led away by assurance to make an untruthful assertion, or to give a false representation, in order to secure a more speedy accomplisment of our desires. GILBERT ASHTON. 1. Perfect education may be considered the chief accomplishment, enabling us not only to make a correct theoretical assertion, but a more desirable and practical representation of all the visible and invisible objects of this great universe. 2. The assertion of young ladies now-a-days that the wearing of crinoline forms part of their accomplishment is beyond dispute; but is considered by the "Dames of old" as being quite a misrepresentation that each generation improves with the advance of education.-EWOL TENNEB. 1. If we would achieve a successful termination of our undertakings, we must not give credence to affirmation without positive proof, or allow our judgment of undoubted facts to be biased by prejudiced version or party-coloured views. 2. Perfection in any branch of mental culture may be said to be attained when we can vindicate and maintain every positive affirmation, and distinguish a true statement of facts from the biased version of individual description. By a faithful representation of anything, we can make a confident assertion of its correctness, and thus the accomplishment of the object we had in view is attained.-ELIZABETH H. In a letter you may shew your accomplishment in writing, your ability to frame a correct, grammatical assertion, (and your powers of linguistic representation.-BUSK. The representation of incidents in their true state, is an accomplishment not possessed by all, for the habit of false assertion is the prevailing evil of many.-HORATIO. Before deciding upon the best means for the accomplishment of any desired plan, we should weigh well the truth of many an assertion upon the truth of which may depend our plans-as facts are often entirely different from their representation.-ZANONI. Let us be careful in our assertions not to represent anything too highly, then, surely, there will be little difficulty in the accomplishment. STANTONVILLE. 1. In aiming at the accomplishment of a good definition, we are often compelled to admit the assertion that the representation of the word proposed is not at all satisfactory to our wishes. 2. It is a great assistance towards the accAplishment of an undertaking to have the assertion of our own mind that we are equal to the perform ance, as well as to obtain a fair representation of the difficulties of the task.-EMMA BUTTERWORTH. To assert and represent our own accomplishments is decidedly vulgar, ill-bred, and in bad taste. We should leave the assertion and representation of them to our friends, and remember that modesty always enhances true worth.-GAZELLE. That many persons possess a degree of accom. plishment (I hesitate not to make the assertion) who take part in the representation of the "Family Friend." IVANHOE. The accomplishment of a noble purpose is the best assertion of ability, and affords a representation of that which constitutes greatness of charac ter-namely, decision. LILY H. When the flattered representation of a countenance is sketched for the accomplishment of a purpose it becomes as much a false assertion as a verbal one. REBECCA The representation which your assertion led us to expect has failed in its accomplishment. GIPSET. If to excel in literature be considered an acom plishment, what commendation does that man deserve whose life is spent in opening the paths of knowledge to his fellow-creatures, daily encouraging and leading them forward, giving them assertion that life is a blank to the ignorant, and that an embellished mind is a representation of an honest man? HONORIA. Whenever, in the course of events, we are called upon to act as peacemakers in some misunder standing that has arisen between friends, we should be careful how we make an assertion; for the accomplishment of our desires may mainly depend upon the truthfulness of the representation xe give of the circumstances which caused the unpleasantness. FAX. There is no greater "adornment of the mind" than that strict love of truth that will never permit us to make a "positive affirmation" that is not a correct photograph" of this cardinal virtue itself. MAGGIE SYMINGTON. 66 wishes. It is the assertion of those who are clever at In order that we may acquire every accomplish-representation that a knowledge of drawing is ment it is necessary that our representations and indispensable for the accomplishment of their assertions are correct.-OLIVE. FORGET-ME-NOT. Accomplishment is but a word of the day, Which states that a deed has been done; An assertion, which, ta'en in a jocular sense, Is a representation of fun. The Federals made an assertion that they would subdue the Confederates in ninety days; but notwithstanding their false representation, they have not yet succeeded in the accomplishment of their design.-C. T. RYE. The accomplishment of a great work is not more an indication of mental power than is overweaning assertion in its author a representation of moral weakness.-Caractacus. For taking away a chair from beneath A person about to sit down, |