line, the youngest, was eager to hear it. It is always thus with children. Why do not all parents, and others who are intimately connected with their education, see this and act accordingly?

Then the eldest told the tale of the sufferings of Christhow he was crowned with thorns-how the sharp points of the thorns were thrust into his head, so that the blood flowed down his face, and how he continued to suffer insult and pain, until he was nailed to the cross. After she had finished this tale, and while her sisters were bathed in tears, she told them that Christ suffered and died for us, so that we might believe in him, and have our sins pardoned, and be saved.

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But, my dear," said I, "you have heard all this before; how came you to be so much touched by what your sister said ? "

“Oh,” exclaimed the little girl, "sister Laura told it to us as I never heard it told by any one. Jesus Christ never seemed so dear to me before. He is my Saviour. I never thought of that till to-day."

Thus was the seed sown in these young minds. It sprung up. In after years the plants that grew from it budded and blossomed. Those three sisters are now all rejoicing, with the oldest, in the hope of eternal life.

SABBATH KEEPING AND HONESTY.

THE late President of the United States Bank, once dismissed a private clerk, because the latter refused to work for him on the Sabbath. The young man with a mother dependent upon his exertions, was thus thrown out of employment, by what some would call an over nice scruple of conscience. But a few days after, when the President was requested to nominate a cashier for another bank, he recommended this very individual, mentioning this incident as a sufficient testimony to his trust-worthiness. "You can

trust him," said he, "for he would not work for me on the Sabbath." Awhile since, a young man was dismissed from his place, because he would not become party to a false

hood, by which refusal the firm failed to secure several hundred dollars which did not belong to them, but which they expected to obtain. For the crime of honesty and truth the young man was dismissed from his position. A few days afterwards hearing of a vacant situation, he applied for it. The merchant who wished for an accountant, asked if he could refer him to any individual with whom he was known, and who would recommend him as an upright young man. With conscious innocence, and firm in his uprightness, he replied, "I have just been dismissed from Mr. 's, of whom you may inquire. He has tried me; he has known me." When applied to, his former employer gave a full and free recommendation, and added, "he was too conscientious about little matters." The young man is now partner in a large firm in Boston, and is apparently becoming rich.

A multitude of cases might be added, illustrating the value of honesty, and the great danger and shame of falsehood and fraud. Business men will rehearse them to you by scores, and prove that under any circumstances, "honesty is the best policy." And so you, my young friends, will find it in all your dealings with your fellow-men, and as you grow older in life, the conviction will become stronger and deeper, that a good reputation for honesty and manliness is above all price.

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The purest treasure mortal lives afford,

Is spotless reputation; that away,

Men are but gilded worms of painted clay."

Remember these things as you advance in life, my young brethren, and as you grow older preserve your integrity. Be above the little arts and tricks of small men, and if you grow rich, let it be by honest and patient industry. Build not up a fortune from the labours of others, from the unpaid debts of creditors, from the uncertain games. of chance, but from manly effort, which never goes unrewarded. Never engage in any business unless you can be honest in it; if it will not give a fair living without fraud, leave it, as you would the gate of death. If after all, you are poor, if by exerting yourself nobly and manfully, if by living honestly

and uprightly you cannot secure a competency, then submit to poverty, aye, to hard, grinding poverty. Be willing, if it must be so, to breast the cold tide of want and sorrow, see your flesh waste day by day, and your blood beat more heavily, than make yourself rich at the expense of honesty.D. C. Eddy.

PUT AWAY FEAR.

PUT away fear! why are you sad,
Hope brightens with ev'ry endeavour;
The little birds sing and are glad,
The sun shines as brightly as ever.
The flowers bloom as sweet and as fair,
The meadows look green and as gay;
The "busy bee" hums through the air,
And merrily sings all the day.

Put away fear! cheer up again,

How profuse are the bounties of heaven;
Wide scatter'd o'er hill, dale, and plain,
To man they are graciously given.
Let thankfulness banish thy fear,
And trust with an honest endeavour,
That God whom bright seraphs revere,
Whose goodness endureth for ever.

The birds may sing, the sun may shine,
The flowers may bloom, the earth look gay;
These cannot calm such fears as mine,

Nor wash my guilty stains away.

My fears are the offspring of guilt,
Then look to Jesus, mercy's near;
'Twas for thy sins his blood was spil't,
Behold him, and put away fear.

W. I.

OLD SARUM IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY.

ABOUT fifty-five years before the birth of Jesus Christ, Great Britain was invaded by a Roman army under the command of Cæsar; and the Britons having suffered several defeats sued for peace, and became tributaries to the Romans. Afterwards the Britons rebelled against the Romans, and repeated efforts were made to reduce the Britons to subjection. The Romans ultimately completely subdued the Britons, and for a long time kept them in subjection.

In many parts of England there are yet seen remains of works, which were constructed by the Romans, or under their direction. But the rule of the Romans terminated in Great Britain about four hundred and twenty years after the birth of Jesus Christ. Among other places where there are found remains of works constructed by the Romans is that of Old Sarum.

Before the Romans came to England, it is believed that the Druids had a temple on the hill on which the fortress and city of Sarum afterwards stood. The Druids were the

priests of the ancient Britons, and offered human beings as sacrifices. The name Sarum is said to have been altered from Sar-on, which signified the Hill of the Sun. Before the Roman invasion of Britain, it is said that the Britons had a fortress, a place of defence, at Sarum. In the time of the Emperor Vespasian, about seventy years after the birth of Jesus Christ, Roman soldiers occupied a fortress at Sarum. It was also one of the ten British cities to which the Romans granted special privileges. It is believed that the fortress was occupied by Roman soldiers, as long as any remained in Britain. We are told that the Danes obtained a victory, over King Alfred, within about three miles from Sarum, and that they did considerable damage to the fortress in that place. King Alfred, however, soon after repaired the damage which the Danes had inflicted on Sarum.

About the year nine hundred and sixty, King Edgar held a meeting of Parliament in Sarum, to consider the best means of protecting the country against the attacks of the Danes. Forty-three years after this, the old Castle of Sarum was taken by Sewyn, King of Denmark; and he, a few years afterwards, was, for a few weeks, King of England, when he died. Efforts were then made by Edmund Ironside, a British Prince, to drive the Danes out of England. But Sarum was besieged and taken by Canute, the Danish Prince, who became King of England.

In the year one thousand and sixty-six a dreadful battle was fought at Hastings, between the English, commanded by King Harold, and the Normans, commanded by King William. The Normans obtained a dearly-bought victory, King Harold was slain, and an offer was made of the crown to King William, on condition that he would govern according to the customs of England. To this he consented. In the year 1076 King William made an order that the bishops' residences should not be in obscure places, but in the best cities in each diocese. The bishop who then resided in Sherborne had to remove to Old Sarum, that being then a place of great importance. Bishop Herman commenced the erection of a cathedral, but he did not