means to avoid improper associa- values all that he ought to hold tions, none will be found more precious, thus let him express both effectual or simple than a manly his abhorrence and his determinabut modest avowal, in the outset, tion. of determination to religion. “Show Happily through the vast increase your colours,' was the brief advice of religious feeling and knowledge of an experienced friend to one just every where, the choice here enapproaching the scene of conflict. forced and recommended has be

It will be wise to evince early an come much more practicable. As inflexible purpose of maintaining an auxiliary to support, or a counthe character of a Christian student. sellor to advise ; as a sharer of his To observe the regulations pre- converse in his leisure, or of his scribed by those in authority ; to confidence in his retirements; such conciliate their esteem, and win a coadjutor in all his designs to their confidence, by a respectful serve God will at once double the deference and prompt obedience; student's joys and divide his griefs. may be regarded by the heedless Nor even, when some ties which and unthoughtful, as a heavy tax cannot be severed, may happen to upon the freedom, the indepen- connect him with others whose minds dence, and spirit of youth: yet such are not cast into the same mould, is the very course which the highest must be be negligent to watch the wisdom dictates, to which conscience favourable moment of opportunity. bears its strongest testimony, and Religion is in its own nature diffusive which experience always proves to as the light, and the consistent be the safest. None are so harassed uniform walk of the Christian is an in the University as the vacillating engine of immense power, which and unresolved in religion; none seldom fails gradually to produce endure so many taunts; none are some corresponding and assimilaso frequently assailed, nor so much ting result. Religion in its genuine in danger of falling by temptation. features is too lovely, not to engage It is not meant that the firm and the notice, and in some degree faithful profession of religion will command the admiration of all its exempt a student from its peculiar beholders; and if you add to the trials ; but that, in proportion as force of example, the Christian's the separation which it exacts is efforts and prayers, his invincible pamore complete, the severity of these tience and steady perseverance, his trials will either be abated or less discretion and prudence, his brotherly felt. His measure of consolation kindness and charity; what is there will bear a just ratio to the strength which may not be anticipated ? The of his resolution. My son, if sinners sphere of usefulness in the Univerentice thee, consent thou not. If sity must necessarily be contracted; there is ever a period when the but the extent of that usefulness inspired admonition should come must not be measured by the smallwith all its force, like a voice from ness of the sphere. Supposing a heaven, it is when it falls upon the Christian student to bave enjoyed ear of a Christian student, breathing the invaluable blessing of a truly an infectious atmosphere, and within Christian father or preceptor, this the precincts of temptation. I am might be alleged as a good general a companion of all them that fear rule~ Admit not as an intimate God and keep his precepts. If ever one whom you could not introduce there is a time when he will derive to that father or preceptor with benefit from his congeniality with pleasure and propriety as your this sentiment, it is now. Depart friend.' Much might be obviously from me ye evil doers- I will keep the added upon temptations of other commandments of my God. As he kinds, to which in the University, and amidst so large and mixed an leave His servants destitute of such assemblage of the young, the stu- gifts, as will qualify them for the dent must inevitably be exposed. duties assigned to them in His But in what has already been providence, nor yet of grace, to advanced he has the antidote, Of use these gifts to His honour and the grosser sins of infidelity or glory. profaneness, intemperance, or sen- If nothing is binted upon the suality, the writer would say to subject of recreations, it is because those upon whom he has obtruded that subject has nothing in it excluhimself as an adviser-Let not these sively applicable to the Christian things be once named among you. student. Perhaps, however, it may Have no fellowship with the unfruit not be irrelevant to add, that no ful works of darkness, but rather, one should restrict himself in the whenever the just occasion calls for enjoyment of such abstraction from it, reprove them.

graver studies, and such a portion There is, however, yet one cau- of daily exercise, as he will find to tion which may with advantage he be essential to the care and preserpressed upon the Christian student, vation of his health. in entering the University, and this The Christian student's best arrespects—

mour of defence against the paraly3. THE INFLUENCE WHICI A zing effect of occasional failures in CIRCUMSPECT OR CARELESS CON: the object of his literary grasp, will DUCT THERE, WILL NECESSARILY be the religious principles and moHAVE UPON THE WHOLE FUTURE tives upon which he professes to LIFE. Many, alas! who have tri- act. These will bind him to persefied away the season of opportu. verance and stedfastness in the path nity, and forfeited their claim to of duty, whether in it he reaps the respect and notice in the Univer- fruit of success, or is pierced by the sity, afterwards have sunk into thorns of disappointment. These hopeless neglect, and too late be- will be his ballast against the rashwailed and smarted for that error. Dess of prosperity, and a sweet On the contrary, it rarely happens, alleviation to the bitterness in his that those who have conducted cup of adversity. As a Christian themselves conformably to the student he is answerable, not for character of Christian students, success, but for the becoming and have failed to overcome, or outlive, Christian allotment and improve. whatever opposition their fidelity ment of his time and opportunities. at first exposed them to: and to In his care to maintain the habit conciliate the favour and regard of personal religion he will secure of those whose friendship has re- the truest personal enjoyment. In Alected honour upon their after a judicious selection of friends, he life. In fine, they have usually will best promote his social compassed into the world with an fort ; and in contemplating the • imprimatur,' which has given bearing which the present will have credit and currency to their under- upon all the future, he will have, takings; and a bright colouring to perhaps, the strongest merely huall their future prospects.

man motive, to observe such a The question is not one of com course of conduct as will cast upon manding talents or extraordinary that future, brightness and not acquirements, but of the responsible obscurity; and furnish materials cultivation of those talents, and the for pleasing, not painful retrospecconscientious use of those means tion. which the individual may happen to Christian Student! think on possess. It is accepted according these things, and the God of love to what a man has. Nor will God and peace be with thee !

HARVEST.

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness, and thy clouds drop fatness.-Ps. Ixv. 12. While the earth remaineth, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer

and winter, and day and night shall not cease.-Gen. viii. 22.

Sir, I left London about the crownest the year with thy goodmiddle of August, to journey on ness, and thy clouds drop fatness." business to various parts of Eng- When, however, I pass from the land, and before I set out, was general view to particular instances, deeply concerned at the gloomy my mind has been very differently prospect which the daily journals affected. I went into a field in described. I did not indeed fully , and, meeting with a farmer, credit the accounts there given, said, 'You have fine wheat here.' especially the statements supplied · Why, the wheat's not much amiss, by some well-known characters, but I'm afraid the mildew's hurt who generally scize on the darkest it.' • Is there much mildew then shades; for I have long known that in this parish ?' 'No, not much, most men are complainers, alike but it's a sore loss; and then our forgetful of their own sins and of beans are just good for nothing.' God's mercies, unthankful, unholy; . But, my friend,' said I, 'your but I was prepared to witness a very peas are good; those are very fine different scene than I have been cal. tares, and as for turnips, I never led to contemplate. Through the saw better. “Why, to be sure, as whole of my route, not only are to the matter of that, we can't the fields white unto harvest, but complain of turnips; but the barthe wheat crops are, apparently, ley's very thin, and if we get a abundant; the barley and oats little corn, the rates, and nobody will, after all that has been said, knows what, runs away with it turn out an average crop ; peas are all. I tried to touch another plentiful, and the only species string, to introduce God as the which threatens any material de governor of his own world, and ficiency is that of beans; while the man as a sinner, who deserves grass, turnips, and cattle crops, nothing, but whom God is merciof all descriptions, are more abun- fully preventing, apd following dant than I ever remember. The with the blessings of his goodness ; crops of fruits are also very large, but my companion cut short the especially apples and pears, which conversation, and went away murare said to be more abundant than muring that he had no more, while they have been for the last thirty unable to deny that his prospects years. While at the same time, were better than ordinary. the weather has been, for the I met a poor woman, with a most part, favourable for the large bundle of corn on her head, reaping and gathering in of the and two fine ruddy children, with fruits of the earth.* Again and each a lesser bundle, of which they again has my heart been lifted seemed not a little proud. You up with the aspiration, “ Thou have been busy gleaning this

morning, my good woman, and * Since this was written, the patience' got abroad betimes,' said I. 'Yes, of the farmer has been considerably exer- Sir,' she replied, " we are stirring cised by a series of storms and tempestssoon, and at the field by the bell most unusual at this season of the year. There is however reason to hope that much

ring, and now we're going home less injury has been done than might have

with our bundles, to get a bit of been expected

victuals, and go out again. I turned back, for I thought it a were very good; they said it was a shame to stop the poor woman, shame to let the hogs have the good who was desirous of making the corn, but all they could do was to best of her time, and asked what persuade him to keep his hogs out she meant by the bell, she said, another day, and I don't think we • Why, sir, the church-bell rings should have had that, if Farmer -in the morning, and again at night, had not told him that good gleaning and we may go to the field atween, saved the poor rates, and Master and get what we can; but we must - threatened to let the people go not be in the field afore or after.' on his own land while the shocks

And why is this, my good wo- were standing, as they used to.' man?' She coloured, and said, My companions stopped at a neat * It is, sir, I suppose, for fear we little cottage in a garden, which should steal from the shocks.' showed every sign of industry and • But I did not see any shocks good management, and kindly asked where you were coming from.' me in; but I saw there was an • No, sir, but there are some not infant in the care of an elder sister, carried, farther on in the field, and and two other little mortals whose if people went when they liked, eyes beamed gladness, and I felt mayhap some would get out before that I might be in the way. Acit were light, and might carry off a knowledging, therefore, her civility, shock or two.' Why, my good and dropping a few words with woman, you were more honest reference to that future harvest to than that.' "Why they say, sir, which we are bastening, I re-sought that Farmer -- lost two or three · the field by a somewhat different sheaves in that way, some years track. I had not gone far before ago, and he then wanted to stop my cogitations were interrupted by gleaning altogether, but the other a loud and somewhat angry discusfarmers would not agree to that; sion. You don't care,' said a stout and after sore quarrelling, and middle-aged peasant, to a jolly wellgoing to the justice two or three mounted farmer, · You don't care times, it was agreed that the bell what becomes of your neighbours, should ring, and so we go and come if you can save ought. Give me by daylight; though I sometimes the other sixpence, and I'll do it as think it hard, that those who don't well as any of these Irish; you want to wrong any body should know you must keep us in the suffer because of bad neighbours.' winter.' •As to that, Jem,' said • True, my good woman, and yet the farmer, ' you won't cost me a you know this is often the case: penny less in the winter for all that laws must be made to restrain evil. I give you now. You'll only guzzle doers, and these laws often press so much more at the Horse Shoes.' hard on them who do well ; and “How can ye say that, master, you therefore we must not complain.' know I must pay Knight for my “O sir, I don't complain, if only rent, and Jobson for my shoes, and they would give us a few days when I'm straight in the world, I longer : but Farmer ---- swears shan't have a shilling to help myhe'll send his sheep and hogs self. The conversation lowered as into the field on Sunday morn. I approached, and I passed on, ing. “But can he?' They say though I soon heard it resumed, so, sir ; they say we have no and observed its continuance for right to glean, though I think the à considerable time. Bible gives it us ; but Farmer

On turning a corner, I sawan aged does not much care about the peasant with a calm intelligent counBible.' · But what do the rest tenance, resting on a bank, and conof the farmers say.' '0, sir, they templating with apparent satisface

hink it hard, though I sometiom

tion the passing scene. It was indeed he said, on the saine farm, till he a beauteous prospect. An extent of was sixty-fuur. He had then saved field stretching three or four miles, so much as brought him in twelve covered with different species of pounds a year, and his old master grain, but chiefly wheat and barley dying a little before, and leaving presented itself to view. A con- him a shilling a week for life, and siderable part in the distance was his own children being all grown still waving in the wind. In others, up, he gave over regular labour, vast rows of shocks appeared. On though occasionally working for the right, at least fifty or sixty carts about ten years longer. He had were engaged loading or conveying never been seriously ill, nor ever away the precious grain. On the received any relief from the parish, left, the gleaners were busily en- except that when the very sudden gaged, while, very near, a noisy, rise which took place in corn about joyous party, were engaged raking thirty years since, he and all the and carrying barley. I felt exhila- other constant labourers received a rated at the lively scene, yet grieved part of their wages in corn, at as some sounds met my ear, which a reduced price. showed too well that our fields are He did not seem to think the not, invariably, the habitation of in- times so much worse, as many nocence and purity. Alas, thought imagine. "There were always,' he I, that language should here be said, 'two sorts of folk, the idle and used, that modesty should never the industrious. Idleness leads to hear, and still more, that it should drunkenness, licentiousness, discall forth the loud and boisterous grace, and poverty, and then people laugh, instead of the indignant and complain of the times when they well-deserved rebuke.

ought to find fault with themselves. I turned, however, to my old Industrious people could not do man, and sitting down by his side, quite so well now as formerly, beengaged in conversation, to which I cause there were so many more found him nothing loath. He was folk now, and therefore they could fast advancing to fourscore. He not so easily get cottages and little was born in the village, and except bits of lands, and were not so two years, had lived there all his ashamed to go to the parish as they days. He married when he was used to be, for relief.' I asked him twenty-nine, and went to live in a about the common rights being small cottage, which, with a garden taken away. He said that in many of about a rood, he had purchased places they were worn out, and of for twenty-seven pounds. He had no use, they had the name, but not saved sixteen pounds, his wife had the thing. That he had, with his five, and the master with whom he cottage, a common right, and kept had worked six years before his for some years a cow, nay, that he marriage, and with whom, and his was the last cottager who did keep son, he continued to labour thirty- a cow, and he went on with it till five more, lent him ten pounds; so he found he was losing money by that, sir, he said, we had our own it, and then he gave it up. On my home, and a few household goods inquiring farther, he said, “Sir, this to begin with, and by hard work, is all owing to the high price of and God's blessing, soon got out corn in the war. Forty or fifty of debt. I had with him a long years ago, half the field you now and interesting conversation, and see was grass, and then, Sir, in the was much pleased with the good fallow field our cows used to feed sense and piety, together with an on this grass, and we used to hire air of independence which he dis- bits in the other field from the played. He continued to labour, farmers, but when corn came so