quest, do you afford me your assist

ance.

Ex.-No, no; proceed both to the Camera. It is not to excel each other, but to obtain improvement, that you honour my scenes with your attention; have the goodness to express your opinion spontaneously, without waiting for each other.

Mrs. Ponsonby added, but, Henry you have not quite concluded the history of Saul. What happened to him after he left the cave?

Henry. He joined his army, wa wounded, overcome by the Philis tines, and so extremely distressed o account of his situation, that he re quested his armour-bearer to slay hin

s refusing, Saul fell on his own 1 and died. When the Philiscame to strip the slain, they 1 his corpse, cut off his head, ped off his armour, put it into ouse of their idol, and fastened ody to a wall.

-Now, Madam, I think your as completed his account of Saul great accuracy.

rs. P.--I think he has. Will you e me, Sir, with your opinion erning the apparition which Saul in the cave.

-We have no certainty that saw any apparition; some think might be no appearance at all, merely a voice, and the form only

a pretence of the witch. We cannot believe there was any thing here, but Satan in the likeness of Samuel. This likeness, and a pretence to be Samuel, was the reason of his being so called. Samuel had not to ascend out of the earth, as this spectre did, but to come down from heaven. It is absurd to imagine that God would raise one from the dead to answer Saul when he refused to answer him by more common methods; absurd to suppose a glorified saint subject to infernal enchantments; or that God would do any thing tending to honou diabolic arts. Nothing in the history evinces the spectre to be a prophet He pretends, that Samuel, in his glo

state, had been disquieted by He pretends, that Saul, and ons in general, should on the ow be with him; whereas two of ons, Armoni and Mephibosheth, long after, and were hanged by Gibeonites; and Ishbosheth lived al years. Nor can we believe, wicked Saul and godly Jonathan be ever together with this speca future state. Now, Madam, I proceed with trying the recollecof my young visitors concerning circumstances in the life of a different character:180

thought that you should be asked some questions about it, and are prepared accordingly. I hope, Sir, you will not disappoint her..

Ex.-I certainly shall not, Sir; but, from the proof of attention which you have already given, I imagine you can inform me, who was the father of David; where, and by whom, he was anointed king?

Henry. But where is the scene Sir? May I not be favoured with view of that, before I reply to s many questions?

Ex.-Oblige me, Sir, by answerin my inquiries without any of my as sistance.

Henry.-O, Sir, I had no expecta