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beer. They were surprised to see, that he was much stronger, and more active, than those who drank porter. The beer-boy had sufficient employment, during the whole day, in serving that house alone. Franklin's fellowpressman drank several pints of beer in the course of the day; and had every saturday night a score of four or five shillings to pay: an expense from which Franklin was wholly free. Thus," ," said he, "do these poor creatures continue all their lives, in a state of wilful wretchedness and poverty." He lived in the utmost harmony with his fellow-labourers; and soon acquired considerable influence among them. His example prevailed with several of them, to give up the practice of having bread and cheese and beer for breakfast; and they procured, like him, from a neighbouring house, a good basin of warm gruel, in which was a slice of butter, with toasted bread and nutmeg. "This," said he, "was a much bet ter breakfast, which did not cost more than a pint of beer; and, at the same time, preserved the head clearer.” He gained the esteem of his master, by his assiduous application to business, never observing "Saint Monday." His extraordinary quickness always procured him such work as was most urgent; and which is commonly best paid. The early hours he kept, and the little trouble he occasioned in the family where he lodged, gave so much satisfaction, that the mistress of the house, rather than part with him, let him have the lodging at a much lower rate than she usually charged. He was so careful of his money, that he bought nothing for himself that was not absolutely necessary, except a few books.

The Progress of Genius

FROM OBSCURE AND LOW SITUATIONS, TO EMINENCE AND CELEBRITY.

"Genius is that gift of God which learning cannot confer, which no disadvantages of birth or education can wholly obscure."

ÆSOP,

THE celebrated Fabulist, was born a slave, and it being his fate to have several masters he came under the philosopher Xanthus, in whose service he first displayed his genius for fabling and moralizing-and in this low state of human degradation, in order to alleviate the hardships of servitude, he composed those entertaining and instructive Fables, which have acquired him so much reputation; and he is generally supposed to have been the inventor of that kind of writing.

JOSEPH AMES,

Secretary to the Society of Antiquarians, was originally a ship chandler at Wapping. Late in life he took to the study of Antiquities, and became a celebrated Typographical Historian.

Maxims for Parents.

I. IT is absolutely necessary for husband and wife to act in perfect concert in the care, reproof, correction, encouragement, and instruction of their children. Little good can be expected if this is not carefully attended

to.

II. Except you teach your children submission to yourselves, you will be able to teach them nothing else. Therefore,

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Therefore, be particularly careful at all times, to maintain your proper authority over them, and make them obedient to your commands.

III. Since example is a lesson they will soon learn to read, and since parents are the original models after which children, for the most part, form their tempers and behaviour, you should make it a point to set them good examples, and do every thing yourselves you wish them to practise.

IV. When they are capable of learning to read, either instruct them yourselves, or send them to a good school, where proper attention is paid to the morals of youth. Encourage them to diligence, and let them want no advantage of increasing in knowledge and wisdom which you can procure, or they can improve; for this, perhaps, will be of more service to them than any thing else you can bestow.

V. Never, by any means, suffer them to be idle. If it is not in your power to give them a good education, nothing but negligence can prevent you from bringing them up in the fear of GOD, and to accustom them to honest labour and industry. This will be a special mean of rendering them blessings both to you and themselves, and useful members of society; for it will qualify them to become good and faithful servants.

To be continued.

Note-It gives us pleasure to observe, that a School of Industry, for the Instruction of the Female Children of the Poor, in the principles of Christianity and in the duties of Servants, has recently been established in HADDINGTON.

As the good effects of such an Institution must soon be sensibly felt among that description of persons it is meant to serve, as well as ultimately by society at large, we conceive, that this is one of the things which come peculiarly under our province to notice; and which we intend more fully to do, under a new head in our next.

RELIGIOUS MODERATION

POWERFULLY RECOMMENDED.

"For with what judgment ye judge ye shall be judged, and with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again." IT is not at all surprising, that the Apostle Paul said, "Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels, and have not CHARITY, I am become as a sounding, brass or a tinkling cymbal," but, it is truly astonishing, that men calling themselves Christians, and professing to be the followers of Christ, can make so light of the words which proceeded from the mouth of JESUS himself, as to indulge themselves in an uncharitable and censorious spirit against their brethren.

What an awful reflection must it be on a death-bed for such to think, that in thus having dealt harshly, uncharitably, and censoriously towards their fellow men, they have been heaping up wrath against the day of wrath to themselves, or, in other words, furnishing by their conduct à standard by which their own sins and infirmities must be judged.

The following is a

PICTURE OF AN UNCHARITABLE MAN,
admirably drawn by Dr WATTS.-

AN uncharitable man wounds the very vitals of that religion by which he hopes for eternal life. And whilst his fury rages against his brother for accidental differences, he shakes the very foundations of his own christianity, and endangers or prevents his own salvation; his boasted. orthodoxy in opinion is made vain, while his practical ungodlinesses are real; and his faith appears to be little better than that of devils, when he mingles so much of their malice with it. In vain does he glory in the brightness,

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of his notions: in vain does he presume darkness is past and the true light now shineth; for he that sayeth he is in the light and hateth his brother, he abideth in darkness even till now.

It is true, indeed, that all graces and virtues are very imperfect in this present state, and there is much of uncharitableness remaining in many a good man; but THAT MAN CAN NEVER BE GOOD THAT HAS NO CHARITY. ZELOTUS has spent his life in declaiming against some little modes and gestures used in worship by his fellow Christians, or in imposing some uninstituted ceremonies on the consciences of his brethren. He hath stirred up the magistrate to persecute some of them to prisons, and almost to death. He flattered his conscience with hopes that his zeal for the church should not only render him acceptable at the last day, but provide him a large reward. He lies now languishing upon a bed of sickness, on the very borders of eternity, and is terribly awakened to behold his own mistake; whilst he stands within the tribunal of CHRIST, and the face of the judge, his former practice appears to his conscience in its true and frightful shape; the fire that hath animated him against his brethren now flashes in his soul, and discovers its infernal source; now he dreads to be made an example of the same vengeance among devils, with which he hath pursued his fellow mortals; he groans out his last breath in bitter agonies, cries to the God of Love for mercy upon his departing spirit, and expires almost without hope. He is gone. But we leave his soul to the compassion of a God who can better pardon his mighty errors, than he would forgive others in their little mistakes!