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FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS PAGE.

FEW anecdotes have been more frequently related than the interesting incident in the life of Frederick the Great of Prussia, from which we have taken this illustration. Passing through the ante-chamber, after having in vain rung his bell for his page to wait on him, the king found him asleep, with a letter sticking out of his pocket. The curiosity of the monarch was excited, and, on examining the letter, he was gratified to find it one from the youth's mother, filled with the warmest expressions of gratitude

to her son, for the remittance of a large portion of his salary for her use. The monarch slipped a large sum into the letter, and returned it to the page's pocket, reserving to himself the gratification resulting from the discovery of his well-timed generosity.

CHARLIE'S ANGER.

"MOTHER," said Charlie, as he rushed into the room where his mother was sitting busily engaged in sewing, may I go a-skating on the river?"

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No, my son," answered his mother; "the water is so deep there, that if you were to fall in you would certainly be drowned. But you may skate on the shallow pond, back of the house.'

Charlie, muttering something to himself, left the room very angry, and went down stairs to inform some comrades, who were waiting for him below, of his ill success. All that afternoon Charlie was very sullen. He seldom spoke to anybody, and even then it was to speak crossly. After supper his mother drew him to her, and gently remonstrated with him about his evil temper; but after a little while he ran down stairs and out of the house, feeling more angry than he was at first. He soon became calm, however, and began to reflect upon his bad conduct. He thought how ungrateful it was to entertain such angry feelings against his mother, who was always so kind to him, and how wickedly he had behaved in the sight of God. He also remembered that he would have to give an account of all his evil deeds at the last day, and that unless he found a Saviour in Jesus Christ he would certainly go to perdition. He also reflected how it must grieve his mother to see him behave so badly. Truly repenting of his anger, he knelt down and asked his heavenly Father to pardon him. After rising from his knees he sought his mother, and earnestly asked her forgiveness, which was readily granted.

I am happy to say that Charlie kept a stricter watch on his temper afterwards, and has, by the help of God, very seldom permitted himself to become so angry again.

INDIA.

NAGPORE.

A Hindu Navvy Congregation.

OUR journey lay along a new line of road, on which several thousand coolies are employed. With a small band of these we had a meeting the first evening, as they were returning from their work. When we were finishing, a European overseer came forward and sat down beside us. Pleased with the attention of the audience, he offered to assemble two thousand coolies at the village of Mohogaum on our next morning's march. With thankfulness we entered into his proposal. Next morning we proceeded to the place. The scene which met our eye was a most thrilling and animating one. There, under the shade of a spreading tree, from villages far and near, was gathered the audience promised by our friend. At least the half belonged to the female sex. They arranged themselves on the ground in the form of a crescent, the men in the front rows, and the women behind. Never did we see such a crowd in India assembled to listen to the word of eternal life.-Rev. Mr. Hislop.

Monkeys and Mischief.

NEAR our tent at Chimur there was a flock of monkeys. They are a great annoyance to the people of the town, leaping from the house tops on the heads of the men, and going behind women and pulling them down by the skirt of their dress. To the farmers in the vicinity they are equally troublesome, making a raid on the produce of their fields, and retiring to their shady retreat with their mouth and both hands filled with spoil. A cultivator, who complained of them to us, added that he had over and over again worshipped Hanuman, whose living representatives they are, to get quit of their depredations, but all to no effect. The species of monkey referred to is the one with a black face, which is said to have been singed in the person of Hanuman when he assisted in the capture and burning of the capital of Ceylon. The conduct of Hindus is strangely inconsistent. The bullock is one of their chief deities. To kill one for food is the

most heinous of crimes; and yet every day they will torture the poor creature so as to excite the indignation of a European. And such is their treatment of the monkeygod, which is perhaps the most honoured of all in this province, and to which is ascribed the preservation of every village in the land. A European would be mobbed if he were to shoot one in the very act of plunder; but they themselves have no hesitation in driving a flock off their crops, and consigning them to starvation so far as they are concerned.-Rev. Mr. Hislop.

CAFFRARIA.

Baptisms at Burnshill and Lovedale.

FROM Burnshill, Mr. Laing reports the baptism of twelve adults in one day. Four of them are men, and all the twelve are young. Two of them are parents, having young children, whom they presented for baptism along with themselves. One, a father, brought forward three children; and the other, a mother, also brought forward three children to the sacred ordinance. A Fingo chief, for many years a constant attender on public worship, has declared his intention of joining himself to the Lord's people by seeking baptism, and has been received into the class of catechumens.

Mr. Richard Ross reports a like interesting addition to the Church at Lovedale. The first Sabbath of April was the Communion Sabbath. "On that day," says Mr. Ross, "there were sixteen adults admitted into the Church, by baptism, and one admitted having been baptized in infancy. These seventeen presented twenty two children for baptism, from six years to a week old. What audiences in the forenoon! Both churches were filled to the door; the new church, and the old church, which is now used as the school-house of the station, full to the doors, and a good third audience on the outside. My brother Bryce in the forenoon took the church proper, and I took the old one. Having finished in time, I went and assisted Bryce at the baptisms. It was a sight to see the church full to the door, with the audience in dead silence, seventeen adults standing up before us to be re

ceived into the Christian Church, twenty-two children also, with Lovedale session fronting them as they stood around the pulpit; the minister in pulpit then coming down and baptizing each and all, and receiving them all in the name of Jesus, all of them of the race of Ham, and not a white face in the church except Bryce's and mine, also now a good deal coloured."

THE JEWS.

ANCONA.

An Arrow Sticking Fast.

THE Rev. Theodore Meyer, our devoted missionary to the Jews in Italy, continues his work at Ancona, "in season and out of season" seeking the good of Israel. He is not without encouragement, and lately writes as follows:

"Soon after my arrival here last year, I scattered a large number of a tract- Lettera dei Cristiani della Gran Bretagna a tutti i figli d'Israel.' It was in consequence of this that at first so many Jews came to me. Among them was a most interesting youth, quite in earnest about his faith, for he had written out an answer to that Lettera.' We had a long discussion. I saw that my arguments had made an impression upon him, but that he would not give in. He went away, and notwithstanding repeated invitations, he would never come near me again. Imagine, then, my astonishment when I saw him last week at my Wednesday evening meeting! He remained after the meeting was closed, and then told me that the words I had addressed to him twelve months ago had made a deep impression upon him; that, notwithstanding all his efforts, he could never forget them: and that they had made him miserable, having deprived him of that peace which he formerly enjoyed. To find that peace again, he had reasoned himself into a kind of unbelief; but that would not do either. So, despairing, he came back to me, against his will, as he said, in search of peace. I spoke to him, pointing to Him who is our peace, and who has left us his peace as his last legacy.

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