fine legible characters. See what I can do now," he added.

Many years afterward that gentleman met Charlie again. He had turned out one of the most celebrated men of his day, and he expressed his firm conviction that he owed his success in life, under God's blessing, to the encouraging speech made by the school-visitant.

OUR ELLEN; OR, THE GATHERED
FLOWER.

I DREAMED I saw a garden
Of sweet and lovely flowers,
And often I observed it

Because I thought 'twas ours.

Once when I went to view it,
I thought I look'd thereon,
And, oh, before I knew it,

The loveliest flower was gone;

And then I thought I fretted,
And wondered who it was
That had so rudely plucked it,
And what could be the cause.

As dreams are not worth heeding,
I did not notice it,

And if the flower were fading,
Not one of us could see it.

But, ah! our little Ellen,

Our very loveliest flower,

Was soon to change her dwelling,
And be with us no more.

Four summers we had nurs'd her,
And loved her very much,
And fancied, when we kiss'd her,
There wasn't another such.

A lovely, bright-eyed baby,
Bright as the month of May,
And fair as any daisy,

We each were apt to say.

One day when she was playing
(She then was very well),
She to herself was saying

A something strange to tell :—

"I cannot live much longer,
Not many months," said she;
And ere she was much older
We all were made to see

That she must be transplanted
To heaven's garden fair;
And this was what she wanted-
"I want to go up there!"

"I want to go up there!"
She very faintly said,

And tried, but had not power

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To raise herself in bed.

"I want to go up

there!"

What could a baby mean?
Ah, surely she was very near
The glory world unseen.

The scene was past our telling,
And in an hour or two

God took our little Ellen

Up where she long❜d to go.

E. G.

A SHORT ACCOUNT OF LOUISA ALICE NICHOLS,

ONE OF THE SCHOLARS OF JIREH SUNDAY-SCHOOL, LEWES, WHO DIED AUGUST 218T, 1863, AGED 12 YEARS.

LOUISA entered the school in August, 1863, and continued to attend until taken ill. When it became known that she had scarlet fever, some of the teachers frequently enquired after her; but, as she was considered in a fair way of recovery, they did not visit her, as it was not considered prudent. Her own teacher, being away from the town for some weeks, had no opportunity of seeing her. Her parents have communicated the following account of the dying child :

She was at times in trouble about her state, but afterwards seemed to have been relieved from darkness of mind. One of the first remarks she made was, 66 Oh, dear mother, what a beautiful sight I have seen! I saw heaven open, and a beautiful chariot let down to fetch me, and holy angels in it, inviting me to come, and singing,— "Around the throne of God in Heaven, Thousands of children stand;

Children whose sins are all forgiven,
A holy, happy band."*

Afterwards she prayed very earnestly for her father, mother, brothers, and all her dear friends, and expressed herself very grateful for all the beautiful hymns and texts she had heard at Sunday-school, and said they gave her great comfort in her illness. She also sang the verse :— "The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day; And there have I, as vile as he, Washed all my sins away."

*This was possibly in a dream, we suppose. Her hope was not built upon a dream or vision, but

upon

Jesus.-ED.

At another time she spoke of her blessed Saviour, who " came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." She said, "I feel myself a sinner, the vilest of the vile;" and then repeated the

verse

"There's not a sin that we commit,
Nor wicked word we say,

But in Thy dreadful book 'tis writ,
Against the judgment day."

She wished very much to see Mr. Welland (her minister), her teacher, and another of the teachers who was constantly enquiring after her; but this desire it was not thought prudent to make known to them. She asked her parents to tell her teacher to let all her class and all the dear children know "what a dear Saviour she had found," and said she had prayed to God to show her herself and her sins, and God had answered her prayer, and showed them all to her ever since she was a little child. Afterwards she spoke about the text, "Ask, and ye shall receive; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you," and said, "Surely I am like the lost sheep;" and, "Look at that tender Shepherd; see what care he takes of the lambs! See how tenderly he leads them along! And, oh, look at that golden staff in His hand.” At another time she sang, "Almighty God, Thy piercing eye," &c., and spoke very much about the two ways; that the broad way was pleasantest, but what a dreadful lake at the end; and that the narrow way was thorny and rugged to walk upon, but oh, how delightful when at the end. Afterwards she said, "O death! where is thy sting? O grave! where is thy victory? The sting is taken away, and here is the victory." She told her mother she had no doubt been a great fatigue to her, and she had but one present to leave her, and

that was the Bible, which she desired her to read
often, as it would give her mother comfort when
she was gone.
At one time her singing was so
loud, it was feared she would rouse the neigh-
bours. When told of it she said she should like
all to hear of her happiness, and what a dear
Saviour she had found. She was very fond of the
hymn commencing, "My God, my Father, while
I stray," and especially the last verse-

"Then when on earth I breathe no more,
The prayer oft mixed with tears before,
I'll sing upon a happier shore,
Thy will be done."

The teachers, having hoped for her recovery, were grieved to hear that her complaint, having taken an unfavourable turn, she had somewhat unexpectedly breathed her last. The parents, and especially her mother, were much comforted in witnessing her peaceful end, and hearing the many things she uttered in reference to spiritual matters, and great hopes are entertained that it has been a blessing to other members of the family.

BIBLE SUBJECTS FOR EACH
SUNDAY IN JULY.

64. July 3. Find texts that speak of Jesus being the Son of Man.

65. July 10. Find texts that speak of Jesus being the Seed of Abraham.

66. July 17. Find texts that speak of Jesus being promised.

67. July 24. Find texts that speak of Jesus being the King of the Jews.

68. July 31. Find texts that speak of the reigning of Jesus over the Jews.