Saviour; and that the rainbow of his love illumines the darkest cloud. And though weeping may endure for a night, joy cometh in the morning. Many rich blessings are even now clustering around your way, but you cannot see them yet, because your eyes are dimmed with tears.

Do not suppose that it is by clusion from the world" that your

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will regain its peace and tranquillity.

"Sorrow hath paled thy cheek and dimmed thy brow, And bitter memories haunt thy troubled mind: Hope not in 'exile from the world' to find

The peace thy Saviour freely offers now;

Nor think a convent's shade can give thee rest.

Oh! when beside the cross his mother stood,

Did Jesus bid her seek in solitude

The solace which could soothe her anguished breast?

Nay; but he spake of home and tenderest ties,

Although her load of mental agony

Was heavier far than thine can ever be.

Wilt thou this hallowed lesson then despise ?
That the sweet fragrance of domestic love
The gentle charmer of thy griefs shall prove."

Besides, your afflictions were sent to purify your character and expand your affections, for the express purpose that you might be better fitted to sympathize with, and to aid those around you. The flower raises its drooping head when the storm is over, and breathes forth a sweeter fragrance to the passerby. Child of sorrow! live not for yourself only. If you cannot share the pleasures of the world, strive to mitigate its woes. There are many weary and heavy-laden ones within the circle of your influence, into whose wounded spirits you might pour the precious balm of consolation.

Light-hearted reader! the providence of God has perpetually smiled upon you. Goodness and mercy have followed you all the days of your life. Your path is marked by sunshine. Your cup runneth over. "Rejoice," then, "in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth;" "Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart." Yet remember that life has its responsibilities, as well as its pleasures. The beautiful gifts which are so kindly imparted by your heavenly Father, were not intended to be monopolized in selfish enjoyment; but while they contribute to your own happiness, they should also be regarded as the delightful means of increasing that of others.

Be persuaded, young reader, to enjoy the luxury of doing good. The mere act of conferring a benefit upon another is in itself a positive pleasure. Your usefulness and your real happiness are inseparably associated. Nor imagine that you are too lowly and insignificant to influence others:

"The daisy, by the shadow that it casts,

Protects the lingering dew-drop from the sun."

If you can only wipe away a child's tears, and recall the bright smile to its dimpled features, you will have performed one kind action.

Forget not the example of your blessed Saviour, whose life on earth was a beautiful and practical comment on his own words, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

"For ye

know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich."