heaven faying unto me, Seal up those things which the feven thunders uttered, and write them not.

3. And the angel, whom I faw ftand upon the fea and upon the earth, lifted up his hand to heaven, and fware by Him who liveth forever and ever, who created heaven, and the things which therein are, and the earth, and the things which therein are, and the fea, and the things which are therein, that there fhould be time no longer. But in the days of the voice of the feventh angel, when he fhall begin to found, the myftery of God fhould be finished, as he hath declared to his fervants the prophets.

ANECDOTE OF MONTESQUIEU.

A GENTLEMAN, being at Marseilles,

hired a boat, with an intention of failing for pleasure. He entered into converfation with the two young men who owned the veffel, and learned that they were not watermen by trade, but filversmiths; and that when they could be fpared from their ufual bufinefs, they employed themfelves in that way to increase their earnings.

2. On expreffing his furprise at their conduct, and imputing it to an avaricious difpofition; Oh! fir, faid the young men, if you knew our reafons, you would afcribe it to a better motive.

3. Our father, anxious to affift his family, scraped together all he was worth; purchased a vessel for the purpofe of trading to the coaft of Barbary; but was unfortunately taken by a pirate, carried to Tripoli, and fold for a flave.

4. He writes word, that he is luckily fallen into the hands of a mafter who treats him with great humanity; but that the fum which is demanded for his ranfom is fo exorbitant that it will be impoffible for him ever to raise it. He adds that we muft, therefore, relinquifh all hope of ever seeing him again, and be contented that he has as many comforts as his fituation will admit.

5. With the hopes of reftoring to his family a beloved father, we are striving, by every honest mean in our power,

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