city? and the scorners deli their scorning, and fools hate ledge? Turn you at my re Well, this is surprising! the could not speak, that is certain is this done, Sir?

My attendant behi

scenes sometimes imitates the

voice, to render the scene mo resting, or to assist in discove allusion.

Mrs. M.-I can witness done that this time, however; the figure now, and the subj It is Wisdom warning people ger, and exhorting them to tu folly.

Mr. M.-And, Mary, you

ve added, encouraging them by recious promises to do so.

Mrs. Maple (looking into the Caera) says, Here is now a very ifferent picture! A youth loitering long the street. He is met by a woman dressed very finely, but she as a most impudent face-what a hussey!

Mrs. M.-Hussey indeed! this piccure is also out of the Proverbs, and that wanton who has been embracing the unwary youth, puts me in mind of what the wise man says, "Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. He that is deceived by her fair speech goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth

to the slaughter, or as a fool to rection of the stocks: till a da through his liver, as a bird to the snare, and knoweth no is for his life." This was case with a young man from o he came up to this city wit property was inveigled by these wantons-committed a to support her in her extrava was taken up, tried, cast, co and was executed in the co his offence; and thus found snare into which he had fa for his life.d

Ex.-You find, Sir, that are not so difficult as you e there is now another, from

book, which I imagine you will readily understand.

Mr. M.—Having told me the book from which it is taken, perhaps I may, looking into the Camera;) I think I know it, for I have often had the Scripture which I suppose it alludes to, brought to my mind as I have passed some land belonging to one of my neighbours, between which and your picture there appears a striking similarity. For here is a large field, an extensive orchard, or something of that kind, covered with thorns, weeds and nettles, and the fences in a ruinous state. This is just the case with some land that joins my farm; for the occupier neither repairs the hedges

nor weeds the land: hence his get into my corn without an culty, and the wind blows the the thistles over abundantly which greatly annoys both and others whose land lies con to his. Thus his negligence to a considerable expense, slothfulness has brought him t poverty.

Ex-I am happy however that your temporal concerns b Scriptures to your recollectio Mr. M.-Not always, Sir. times I am as stupid as an o when in a good frame, the barn, stable, market, all af instruction. The rapid gr