ment in bestowing his efforts for the preservation of his property; he is "penny wise" in stopping a small leakage, and "pound foolish" in neglecting the larger one.

The farmer who neglects to keep his fences in good repair, in order to save a little expense, often finds his fields of grain broken into, wasted, or destroyed, by unruly cattle. The mechanic who, in order to save a little expense of time, or money, will not do his work properly, or will not make it of proper materials, will lose his customers. The purchaser who procures his necessary clothing, or househould furniture, &c., because it is cheap, without paying a proper regard to its quality, or durability, will find in the end he has made poor bargains; having been penny wise but pound foolish.

In a political view, that nation or country that neglects the education of the rising generation, on account of its expense, will find in the end that they have lost more than they have gained. Knowledge is power. In the hour of public danger, the State can place far more reliance on enlightened freemen, and will find them far more efficient than a force drawn from an ignorant and brutalized population. As a general thing, we find those communities who are liberal in sustaining the institutions of religion, learning and morality, in a far more prosperous state, as it regards morality, wealth, power, public and private happiness, than those communities, who, from an ill-judged economy, or something worse, neglect the education of the young.

Morally considered, we see the truth of the proverb exhibited all around us. How many there are whose whole being appears to be devoted to the accumulation of wealth, how wise they are in securing every penny that comes within their reach. For this they will rise early and late-for this they will starve and belittle their souls. To gain the pennies, they crush the rising feelings of humanity and generosity. To gain a little money, they turn a deaf ear to the cry of distress, and lose the ennobling pleasure of relieving human suffering, they lose the opportunity of alliance with angelic beings, yea with Deity itself. Though they may be wise in collecting a few paltry shining grains of dust together, yet their everlasting foolishness will be made apparent by their forfeiture of a crown of Eternal Life.

Virtue is the only true nobility.

Virtue itself does not escape calumnious strokes.
Virtue may be clouded for a while, but will shine anon.
Virtues all agree, but vices fight one another.
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms.
Wake not a sleeping lion.-Walls have ears.
Want is the mother of industry.

Want of care admits despair.-War is death's feast.
War makes thieves-peace hangs them.
Waste makes want.-Waste not, want not.
We are apt to believe what we wish for.
We are more mindful of injuries than benefits.
We easily forget our faults when nobody knows them.
We are usually the best men when in the worst health.
We know not the worth of water till the well is dry.
We are bound to be honest, but not to be rich.

Weight and measure take away strife.

We carry our neighbor's failings in sight-we throw our own crimes over our shoulders.

We do nothing but in the presence of two great witnesses-God and our conscience.

We lessen our wants by lessening our desires.
We must not look for a golden life in an iron age.
We seldom find out that we are flattered.
We should play to live, not live to play.

Well begun is half done.-What has been, may be.
What a day may bring, a day may take away.
What can't be cured, must be endured.

What children hear at home, soon flies abroad.
What is done by night, appears by day.

What is one man's meat is another man's poison.
What is every man's business, is no man's business.
What may be done at any time, will be done at no
time.

What is a workman without his tools

What reason will not bring about, time often will.
What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.
What you do when you are drunk, you must pay for
when you are sober.

What your glass tells you, will not be told by counsel.
Whatever is given to the poor is laid up in heaven,
When all men speak, no man hears.

When one grows angry, his reason rides out. When a man's coat is thread-bare, it is an easy thing to pick a hole in it.

When bread is wanting, oaten cakes are excellent. When either side grows warm with argument, the wisest man gives over first.

When every man takes care of himself, care is taken of all.

When God wills, all winds bring rain.

When good cheer is lacking, our friends go a packing. When knaves fall out, honest men come by their own.

A small leak will sink a ship.
Stop the Beginning of Evil.
The dyke keeps out the roaring ocean tide,
A little stream is running through the side,
A little earth the active men into it throw,
And keep the sea from flooding all below.

THE scene depicted is one in Holland. The face of that country lies below the level of the sea, and was formerly one great marsh, until the neighboring inhabitants drained the land by shutting out the ocean and building immense dykes. By this means Holland has become one of the most fertile spots in Europe. Once or twice these dykes have given way, and many thousands of human beings have perished in the waters. the engraving the sea is seen to have arisen to a fearful height, almost to the level of the dyke.

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Indeed, in the instance before us, in one small place it is beginning to trickle over the embankment. It grows deeper and wider, and the danger is growing greater and greater every moment. One shovel full of dirt would, at the beginning, have stopped all danger. The little stream is perhaps discovered by a boy. He gives the alarm. Three or four men hasten to the spot, and by a few minutes work in shoveling dirt save the country around them.

The beginning of evil, like many other things, may appear quite small. Then, if ever, is the time to stop its growth. A neglected cold often terminates in a fatal consumption, whereas had the sufferer used some simple common remedy, health might have been preserved.

So in regard to evil habits. They steal on almost imperceptibly. The drunkard generally begins in a small way. He takes now and then a small glass to keep out the cold or heat, or to be sociable among his friends, and thinks it easy to stop. But soon, before he is aware perhaps, his habits are confirmed-remonstrance is in vain, he will drink, though he knows by it he will die. In the training of children, it is of the highest importance to stop the beginning of evil. Nothing is more true, or logical, than the following lines of Dr. Watts, for children :

"Hard names, at first, which children use,

Are deemed but noisy breath,

May grow to clubs, or naked swords,
To murder, and to death."