Resemble not the panther's treacherous seeming, See the great Sun! God's best and brightest creature • Look at the Earth, whose large and liberal nature, Then, lady, lay aside that haughty scorning- Bid thy good-will, in bright abundance flowing- A PLEASANT DISPOSITION. Take all the forms of wealth and ease, The varied scenes of life complex- Be then our study and delight, To gain the prize so fair and bright, Our cup will then be filled with joy, SPEAK GENTLY. Speak gently: it is better far To rule by love than fear,- Speak gently love doth whisper low Speak gently to the little child, Speak gently to the young, for they Speak gently to the aged one, Grieve not the care-worn heart, The sands of life are nearly run, Let such in peace depart. Speak gently, kindly, to the poor, Speak gently to the erring-know Speak gently! He who gave his life Speak gently: 'tis a little thing SPEAK NOT TO HIM A BITTER WORD Would'st thou a wanderer reclaim? A wild and restless spirit tame? Check the warm flow of youthful blood, And lead a lost one back to God? Pause, if thy spirit's wrath be stirr'd, If wildly he hath gone astray, Reform must come from kindly care. 44 Forbid thy parting lips to move, The lowering frown he will not bear, Go kindly to him-make him feel, SCOLDING. "A great deal of injury is done to children by their parents scolding. Many children have been nearly or quite ruined by it, and often driven from home, to become vagabonds and wanderers, by scolding. It sours your temper, provided it is sweet, which is a question; if you scold, the more you will have to scold, and becanse you have become crosser, and your chil dren likewise. Scolding alienates the hearts of your children. Depend upon it, they cannot love you as well after you have berated them, as they did before. You may approach them with firmness and decision, you may punish them with severity adequate to the nature of their offences, and they will feel the justice of your conduct, and love you notwithstanding all. But they hate scolding. It stirs up the bad blood, while it discloses your weakness, and lowers you in their estimation. Especially at night, when they are about to retire, their hearts should be melted and moulded with voices of kindness, that they may go to their slumbers with thoughts of love stealing around their souls, and whispering peace."-N.Y. Evangelist. DOING GOOD. A few years since, a wealthy gentleman of Paris, who lived in idleness, at length became weary of life, and left his house one evening, with the intention of drowning himself in the river Seine; it being yet twilight when he arrived at its bank, he concluded to walk about a short time, till it was darker, so that he should not be discovered. While thus engaged, he put his hand in his pocket, and felt a purse, which was filled with gold; he concluded to go and find |