there is no lamp in the house, nor any little star twinkling through the thick clouds,-that eye sees everywhere, in all places, and watches continually over all the families of the earth.

The eye that sleeps not, is God's. His hand is always stretched out over us to keep us from harm. He made sleep to refresh us when we are weary: he made night that we might sleep in quiet.

As the mother moves softly about the house, as with her finger on her lips, and stills every little noise, that her sleeping infant may not be disturbed; as she draws the curtains around its bed, and shuts out the light from its tender eyes; so God draws the curtains of darkness around us; so he causes all things to be hushed and still, that his large family may sleep in peace.

When the darkness is passed away, and the rays of the morning sun strike through your eyelids, begin the day with praising God, and feeling grateful to him who has taken care of you through the night. Flowers, when you open again, spread your leaves and your sweet smell to his praise. Birds, when you awake with the morning light, warble your thanks in the trees and among the green bushes. Let his praise be in our hearts when we lie down at night, let gratitude and love fill our souls when we awake to the light of day.

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EVENING REFLECTIONS.

THE busy day has pass'd along,

And brought me nearer to the close,
My mind. preserved from wilful wrong,
This evening feels a sweet repose.

Repose in that Almighty Power,

Whose mercies great, and tender love
Have follow'd, to the present hour,

And rais'd my mind to things above.

What shall I render to the Lord,
For all his benefits to me?
My heart and mind, with one accord,
Bow down in sweet tranquillity.

With thanks to Him whose love divine
Inclines my soul to secret prayer;
Oh! may my will conform to thine,
That I this peace may always share.

For what is all the golden ore,

To this pure, conscious peace of mind?
This heavenly treasure 's far before
The joys that worldly men can find.

I would not change this happy state,
For all the glories earth can give:
I wish that all, both small and great,

Would taste and feel, obey and live.

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BREAKFAST.

On being called to breakfast, the first meal in the morning, and on taking a seat at the table, a solemn pause of silence ensued. It was in a family where no grace was said, nor a blessing asked by a vocal sound of words. This silent pause, I suppose, did not last more than two minutes, yet there was time enough for many thoughts to occur.

That our health was preserved, so as to furnish an appetite, was a renewed cause of thankfulness to our gracious Benefactor.

I looked over the small table, and saw the food that was set before us, and I felt grateful to Divine Providence for his bounty in thus providing for our sustenance. No costly dainties were spread upon the table, but there was enough of plain, wholesome food, to satisfy an humble appetite.

Bread, made of fine white flour, the product of the wheat that grew in the fields, excited a train of thoughts on the toil of the farmer in cultivating it. I considered the labour of ploughing, sowing, fencing, and reaping; of harvest, of hauling, threshing, and cleaning the precious wheat from the chaff. I reflected on the care, watchfulness, and toil of the farmer during more than half the year, while it was growing. But, with all this, I remembered that it was God who gave the increase; and that it is «He that maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth his rain on the just and on the unjust."

The process of grinding, boulting, or sifting the meal from the bran, and thus obtaining the pure white flour,-the skill

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and labour of the cook, in preparing and baking this into the bread set before me, was contemplated, with thankfulness to that gracious Being who had thus furnished a knowledge of the means by which this staff of life is prepared for wholesome food.

Butter, the product of churning the oily part of milk, called cream, which is obtained from the cows that graze the fields and meadows,-claimed a share of my serious consi deration. The wonderful process, by which grass and fod der are converted into milk, through the wise and benevolent order of the Almighty Creator,—excited fresh gratitude for this luxury of life. The care and labour of the dairy-maid, in the process of making the butter, and the salt which adds so much to its agreeable flavour, as well as how and whence this salt is obtained,-were also subjects of reflection, tending to increase the emotions of thankfulness.

The coffee, with its sugar and cream, came into review, with a train of thoughts on the labour of men, women, and children, in various parts of the world, in the cultivation of the trees that produce the coffee, and the canes from the juice of which the sugar is made;-the toils and dangers of the mariners, in transporting these articles and other groceries across the ocean,-the anxieties of the merchant, the hopes of gain in the dealer and retailer, together with the labour of carrying these products to all parts of the country, for the use, support, and comfort of men, women, and childrenspread a wide field of grateful emotions before me, connected with the care and blessings of Him "who giveth food to all flesh."

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A piece of excellent broiled shad was added, as a relish, to those other good things set on the breakfast table. The periodical migration of these delicious fishes,—their ascending our rivers and streams at a particular season of the year, -the exposure and toil of the fishermen in taking them with drift or shore-nets, and sending them to market, or hauling them to our doors in wagons, together with the labour and skill of preparing them for the table,-all passed in quick succession of thought and reflection, and added to the sensations of gratitude to Him who thus bountifully provideth for the support and comfort of human life.

Nor were the various implements for our use, such as knives, forks, spoons, plates, cups, glasses, and other conveniencies, passed over unheeded or forgotten. The origin, process, and labour of preparing these for our accommodation and use, and bringing them from different parts of the world, are subjects that demand our consideration, and our gratitude for the blessings of civilized life.

It may be thought that these numerous subjects were too copious for a silent pause of only a few minutes: but, it may be added, the whole time of eating breakfast was occupied in such a train of thoughts and reflections; for there was very little conversation with any persons at the table. I rose from it, with delightful and enlarged feelings of love and gratitude to my heavenly Father for his bounty and his care over us, and I trusted in his goodness for a blessing on the food I had eaten for the nourishment and support of my body. At the same time I felt sincere desires that his grace and good Spirit might so attend my mind, that my actions and conduct might be such as would evince my devotion to his will and service.

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