though it rained in torrents, did not fail to come and take the last look of their "dear father." His funeral procession was two miles long; and so strongly had his benevolence and kindness penetrated all hearts, that tears flowed from both Catholic and Protestant eyes..

During the last war, a Quaker lived among the inhabitants of a small settlement on our western frontier. When the savages commenced their desolating out-breaks, every inhabitant fled to the interior settlements, with the exception of the Quaker and his family. He determined to remain, and rely wholly upon the simple rule of disarming his enemies with entire confidence and kindness. One morning, he observed through the window a file of savages issuing from the forest in the direction of his house. He immediately went out and met them, and put out his hand to the leader of the party. But neither he or any of the party gave him any notice, they entered his house, and searched for arms, and had they found any, most probably would have murdered every member of the family. There were none, however, and they quietly partook of the provisions set before them, and left him in peace.

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entrance of the forest, he noticed that they stopped, and appeared to be holding a council. Soon one of their number left the rest, and ran towards his dwelling. He reached the door, and fastened a simple white feather above it, and

returned to his band, when they all disappeared Ever after, that white feather saved him from the savages; for whenever a party came by and observed it, it was a sign of peace to them. In this instance, we perceive that the law of kindness disarmed savage foes, whose white feather told their red brethren, that the Quaker was a follower of Penn, and the friend of their race.

Two captains in the American army, during the last war, had each strict discipline in their respective companies-but one produced it by excessive flogging-the other by kindness and firmness. The soldiers of the severe captain hated him, and could they have obtained a favorable opportunity in battle, would have shot him without hesitation. The soldiers of the other captain loved him, and if necessary, would have waded through seas of blood to follow their beloved leader.

EFFECTS OF KINDNESS ON THE INSANE.

There is a Lunatic Asylum for paupers at Hanwell, England. This asylum was formerly conducted on the old principle of violence, confinement, chains, strait jacket, whips and threats, until Dr. Ellis and his wife took charge of the establishment. They went into it with the broade 't benevolence-their only governing power was "good sense and kindness" for these

were the soul of their system. They determined to visit every lunatic with lenity and liberty. Though such an experiment endangered their lives, yet they opened every door of the building, and gave its inmates free access to every part of the asylum, treating them, "as much as possible, as though they were sane." The result is ennobling-after the pursuing of such a course for twenty years, no accident has happened from it. Miss Martineau, after visitthe asylum, says, "I saw the worst patients in the establishment, and conversed with them, and was far more delighted than surprised, to see the effect of companionship on those who might he supposed the most likely to irritate each other. One poor creature, in a paroxysm of misery, could not be passed by; and while I' was speaking to her as she sat, two of the most violent patients in the ward joined me, and the one wiped away the scalding tears of the bound sufferer, while the other told me how gentle an education she had had, and how it grieved them all to see her there. The talk of these paupers often abounds with oaths, when they first enter; but the orderly spirit of the society soon banishes them. I cannot hear those words,' Mrs. Ellis says, I will hear any thing you have to say in a reasonable manner. I am in no hurry; I will sit down now, let me hear?' No oaths can follow an invitation like this; and the habit of using them is soon broken."

The results have been extraordinary, for not only has kindness won the love and gratitude of the insane, but has rendered charms entirely useless, so that, though in 1834, they had 562 patients, there were only ten whose arms it was necessary even gently to confine. Ninety out of every hundred patients have been cured under this kind of treatment. Glorious results of the divine law, "Overcome evil with good."

TESTIMONY OF THE GRAND JURY OF LONDON.

In 1818, the Grand Jury of London visited the female prison, after its three hundred inmates had been a few months under the instruction of Mrs. Fry, whose rule was kindness, and made a "report to the court of the Old Bailey." After enumerating the blessings produced by the actions of Mrs. Fry and her friends, the report says, "If the principles which govern her regulations were adopted towards the males as well as females, it would be the means of converting a prison into a school of reform; and instead of sending criminals back into the world hardened in vice and depravity, they would be repentant, and probably become useful members of society." O how sublime and powerful is kindness!

EFFECT OF KINDNESS ON SLAVES

Says Miss Martineau, "A highly satisfactory experiment upon the will, judgment and talents of a large body of slaves was made, a few years since, by a relative of Chief Justice Marshall. This gentleman and his lady had attached their negroes to them by a long course of judicious kindness. At length an estate at some distance was left to the gentleman, and he saw, with much regret, that it was his duty to leave the plantation on which he was living. He could not bear the idea of turning over his people to the tender mercies or unproved judgment of a strange overseer. He called his negroes together, and told them the case, and asked whether they thought they could manage the estate themselves. If they were willing to undertake the task, they must choose an overseer from among themselves, provide comfortably for their own wants, and remit the surplus to him of the profits. The negroes were full of grief at losing the family, but willing to try what they could do. They had an election for overseer, and choose the man their master would have pointed out, decidedly the strongest head on the estate. All being arranged, the master left them with a parting charge, to keep their festivals, and take their appointed holidays, as if he were present. After some time, he rode over to see how all went on, choosing a