3. The good man bustled through the crowd accordingly; but when he came to the seats to which he was invited, the jest among the young fellows was, to sit close, and expose the confusion and embărrassment of the old man to the gaze of the whole audience. 4. The frolic went round all the benches reserved for the Athenians. But on those occasions there were also particular places set apart for strängers. EI 5. When the good man, covered with confusion, came towards the boxes appointed for the Lacedemonians, these honest, though less instructed people, rose from their seats, and, with the greatest respect, received the old gentleman among them. 6. The Athenians, being suddenly touched with a sense of the Lacedemonians' virtue and their own misconduct, gave a thunder of applause; and the old man cried out, "The Athenians understand what is good, but the Lacedemonians practise it." ADDISON LV. SCRIPTURAL PASSAGES SECOND EXTRACT. 1. WHENCE, then, cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding, seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air? Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. 2. For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seëth under the whole heaven. When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder, then did he see it, and declare it, yea, and searched it out. And unto man he said, Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding. ΕΙ 3. Two things have I required of Thee; deny me them not before I die: Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches: feed me with food con venient for me; lest I be full, and deny Thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. 0 4. Deliver my soul, O Lord! from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue. These six things doth the Lord hate; yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look; a lying tongue; and hands that shed innocent blood; a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that be swift in running to mischief; a false witness that speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren. 5. Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine! They that go to seek mixed wine! 6. My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, "Come with us, cast in thy lot among us, let us all have one purse,' my son, walk not thou in the way with them. Refrain thy foot from their path; for they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 7. Go to the ant, thou sluggard! consider her ways, and be wise; which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep; so shall thy poverty" come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. THE Curling waves, with awful roar, a little bark assailed, Proverbs. And pallid Fear's distracting power o'er all on board prevailed, - "And sport'st thou thus," a seaman cried, "while terrors overwhelm? " 86 Why should I fear?" the boy replied; 66 my father 's at the helm!" So, when our worldly all is reft, our earthly helpers gone, We still have one sure anchor left, God helps, and he alone. He to our prayers will lend his ear, he give our pangs relief; He turn to smiles each trembling tear, to joy each torturing grief. ΕΙ 1. Nor long since, in a menagerie of wild animals, a tigress broke out of her cage during the absence of the keeper at dinner. The ferocious beast sprang at a lama, killed it, and was sucking its blood when the keeper entered. His first movement was to fling a noose9 over the head of the tigress, but before he could do this she turned and prepared to spring. 2. It was a moment of extreme peril. The eyes of the tigress flashed fire, and her opened jaws threatened death. The keeper knew not what to do. He had but a moment in which to decide. In that moment he darted behind an elephant, which stood near by. 3. The sagacious animal appeared to comprehend what was going on. He was calm, but vigilant. The tigress, raising herself on her hind feet, sprang with her utmost force, and was bounding by the elephant in pursuit of the keeper, when the elephant put forth his trunk, seized the furious beast, and pitched her to the further end of the apartment. 4. All the animals were by this time in a state of commotion. The monkeys jumped for their lives, and chattered wildly. The baboons scampered up the rafters and there held on, looking down and winking at the enraged tigress as she rose from her fall. The elephant maintained his composure, and the lion looked on with dignity from his cage. 5. The savage tigress seemed resolved not to give up the combat. She was creeping along, as if to renew the attack, when the keeper thought he would get on the elephant's back, and commanded him to place him there. This the sagacious animal did, with a single toss of his trunk. 6. The tigress was exasperated at seeing the man thus put out of her reach. She drew back and made another spring at him, but the elephant caught her midway and hurled her with great force against the wall. Bruised and humbled, she gave up the fight after this, and slunk back quietly into her cage, without doing any more mischief. LVIII. BETTER THAN THAT. 1. THE Emperor Joseph of Austria was fond of amusing himself among his people with adventures where he was not recognized. One day he drove out into the country about Vienna in a simple carriage, attended only by a servant without livery."1 2. The emperor was clad in a plain riding-coat, which was buttoned up to the chin; and he appeared like some citizen of ordinary rank. As he was driving back to the city, it came on to rain; and just at that moment a footpassenger, who was walking in the same direction, called out to him to stop, which Joseph did at once. 3. "Sir," said the man, who was a sergeant in the army, "would it be too much of a favor for you to give me a place by your side? It would oblige me greatly, and would save my wetting my new uniform, which I put on to-day for the first time." 4. "We will save your uniform from a wetting, then, my brave fellow," said Joseph; "come and take a seat here by my side. Where are you from?"--"Ah!" said the sergeant, taking his place in the carriage, "I have just returned from the house of a game-keeper, one of my friends, where I made a superb breakfast." 5. 'What did you have so good to eat?”. "Guess.". "How do I know? Some soup, perhaps, and a glass of beer."-"Ah, indeed! some soup! Better than that.""Some chopped cabbage?". "Better than that.' "" "A loin of veal?". -"Better than that." said the emperor. 6. "O, come, now! I cannot guess. I give it up," "What think you," said the sergeant, "what think you, my good sir, of a pheasant,1-a pheasant, shot on the emperor's own preserves? ""Shot on the emperor's preserves! It must have been all the better for that."-"To be sure it was.' 7. As they approached the city, and the rain continued to fall, Joseph asked his companion in what street he lodged, and where he wished to be set down. My dear sir, it is asking too much,— I am afraid of abusing your kindness,' said the sergeant. No, no," said Joseph; "the name of your street? 8. The sergeant told him where he lodged, and, at the know the name of him to whom he much kindness. "In your turn, "You look like a military man," are you a lieutenant?" "Better same time, begged to was indebted for so guess," said Joseph. replied the sergeant; "EI than that," said the emperor. 9. "Are you a captain? -"Better than that.". "A colonel, perhaps?"-"Better than that."-"A general?" "Better than that."- "What! you are not a field-marshal?" said the sergeant, in amazement. "Better than that."-"Ah! your majesty's pardon ! You are the emperor?"" The same," said Joseph. - 10. The sergeant was quite confounded, and begged the emperor to stop, and let him get out of the carriage. "No, no!" said Joseph;" after having eaten my pheasant, you shall not get rid of me so easily. I mean that you shall not quit me except at your own door." And there the poor soldier got out. From the French. |