pagoda, bidding the idolaters instantly to desist from their persecution. On enquiring whence these warriors came, I found that a street, not far distant from the court of the great pagoda, where the pilgrims were persecuted, was possessed by certain feringhees who professed the Christian faith. The chief person among these, having been told what the idolaters were doing, sent a company of soldiers to compel them to desist from their purpose. And happily they arrived in time to rescue Nazareenee; for at the sight of the Christian horsemen, the people fled, leaving Nazareenee bound upon the scaffold, near the body of his dead companion. So they unbound the living pilgrim, and setting him on a horse, led him away to their own street; carrying off at the same time the body of the martyr, which they caused to be decently buried.

I saw then, in my dream, that the company of horsemen led away Nazareenee to their chief captain, by whom he was kindly received and entertained. Now the street in which these feringhees dwelt, was orderly, quiet, and beautiful, the houses resembling palaces, each standing in a fair garden. And the pilgrim, as I before said, was kindly entertained by the feringhees. Moreover the tale of his and his brother's manful stand, which they had made against the idolaters, was told from one to another, in all their assemblies. Whereupon in every company the people praised the pilgrim, and caressed him, till he began to be pleased with himself, and to love the praise of men more than God: (John xii. 43.) forgetting that he was a stranger and pilgrim on the earth. (Heb. xi. 13.) And behold, being in great earthly prosperity, his care for divine things seemed to pass away from him; neither did he see or hear any thing in the place where he then was which was likely to remind him of his eternal interests: for

although the feringhees, in whose habitations he now dwelt, were called Christians, and had from habit and education gentle and courteous manners, not practising the gross vices and cruelties of the Pagans, yet God was far from their thoughts, and they lived altogether in pleasure and self-indulgence; neither was there any divine worship in their families, nor did they read the book of God. There was indeed a place of public worship in the street; but it was seldom visited by any of them, and by the major part never. Nay, it was deemed a thing unpolite among them to talk of heaven, or hell, or death; and he that spake of the cross was despised in that street. Nevertheless, the pilgrim Nazareence was, as I said before, much caressed and praised among these people, because he had manfully opposed the idolaters; for these fering hees hate idolatry. They therefore lodged him in their houses, they pampered his body, and gave him rich presents. When behold, he that had stood his ground so well in adversity, when tried by prosperity was unable to maintain his standing; but becoming self-satisfied and self-exalted, was inclined to take up his rest among the feringhees.

Now I saw, in my dream, that after the pilgrim had remained awhile with the feringhees, that his leprosy, even the leprosy of his sin and his inbred corruption, broke out upon him worse than before; till at length it became more tormenting to him than ever, in that he was more than formerly sensible of the vileness of its nature. Becoming at last ashamed to be seen in the street (for he fancied there were none of the feringhees about him who were rendered so unsightly by the complaint as himself) he applied to a hukeem, whose name was Politeness, who gave him an ointment to rub upon his face and hands,

which, when he had applied it, drove in the evil humour, cleansing his skin, but making him sick at heart; insomuch that he could enjoy nothing, but became altogether miserable. In this condition he remembered the former days of his pilgrimage, when he had peace with God, through the Lord Jesus Christ. Moreover he called to mind the healing leaves which the shepherd-boy administered to him, whose effects were so different from those of the hukeem's baneful ointment. And on the recollection of these things he exclaimed, "Lord, thou hast hid thy healing art from the wise and prudent, and revealed it to babes." Here he lamented himself bitterly, not knowing what to do; when one came behind him, and, touching him on the shoulder, said, "Arise, and depart; for this is not thy rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy thee, even with a sore destruction." (Micah ii. 10.)

Then the pilgrim arose in haste, and departed; leaving all things behind him but his pilgrim's garment, his book, and his golden lota: and thus with his trusty staff in his hand he directed his steps to that part of the city which led to Mount Zion.

Shewing what happened to the Pilgrim when he left the City of Vanity.

"Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." 2 Cor. vi. 17, 18.

Now I saw, in my dream, that when the pilgrim had left the habitations of the feringhees, and was making his way to that part of the city where was the gate that opened towards Mount Zion, he came to a place where a number of persons were holding a festival to the goddess Luckshmee, who presides over wealth. The night was dark, for it was the last of the decrease of the moon in the month Kartiku; but many lamps were burning before the image of the goddess, who was represented. in yellow garments, and sitting on the lotus. These lamps cast a dismal and lurid glare on the surrounding hults; and the air rang with the filthy songs of the idolaters and the horrid din of Hindoo music.

Now the pilgrim endeavoured to make his way through the crowd; but being perceived by a company of shroffs, worshippers of the idol, who were

sitting in their shop, they requested him to come in; for having seen him in the houses of the feringhees, and among the chief of those persons, they imagined that they might render his credit useful to themselves in their business, if so be that they could win his favour. But the pilgrim excused himself, saying, "My brethren, I was once such as you are. At that time, I was an assiduous observer of all the ceremonies of your religion: my adorations were more especially paid to her whose image I now behold; I celebrated the worship of Luckshmee four several times in the year. Being a rich man, it was said of me by the su perstitious, "Luckshmee is gone to abide in his house." But I have long renounced this and every kind of idolatry, being convinced that these idols whom our fathers worshipped are not the true Gods. Our God is in the heavens, the true and only God; but these idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; they have ears, but they hear not; noses have they, but they smell not; they have hands, but they handle not; feet have they, but they walk not; neither speak they through their throat." (Psalm cxv. 5-7.)

You have been living with the feringhees, my friend," replied one of the shroffs; "and we know that they despise our religion, and teach others to do the same: we will therefore wave this subject, and if you will enter into our house, we will converse on other matters which more immediately concern us."

I saw then, that they pointed to certain heaps. of silver money, which were placed on low tables before them, as they sat upon the ground on the floor of their shops; and they promised the pilgrim, if he would give them his credit with the