It seems to me that the story of Moses is a little picture of this love. We have seen how God loved Moses-now let us see how Moses learned to love the Lord. His parents were not great and rich; they were slaves, and they had much trouble and sorrow to bear for themselves and their friends, and as Moses grew up he was often stopped in his play by the tears and sufferings of those around him. But there was one thing which gave them great joy and pleasurethey were a family who feared God. It was pleasant in the early morning, and when the sun went down behind the hills, to see the parents and children meet together for prayer and praise. Little Moses liked to hear of the great and good God, who made the glorious sun and many shining stars. He would listen whilst his mother told him of Abraham and his son, and good Joseph, and he wished to grow up like them. At last it was time for Moses to live at the palace. It was a great change for the little boy, for the princess lived in a large and beautiful house. The walls of the rooms were hung with pictures which Moses delighted to look at. Soft, thick carpets covered the floors, and there were many couches to rest on. Servants waited to supply all his wants. Beautiful clothes, richly trimmed with silver and gold, were prepared for him. Food and toys of all kinds were set before him, and the princess engaged masters to teach him all that was good and proper to be learned to make him a wise man. All this

was pleasant indeed to Moses; he loved also to walk in the beautiful gardens at the palace. There grew the sweetest flowers that could scent the air, and delicious fruits hung temptingly from the heavy laden branches. In shady groves cool fountains of water sprung up, golden fishes played in the streams, and birds sung in the trees, whilst beautiful tame animals were sporting about on the mossy banks and over the grassy lawns. What a beautiful home! Do you not think Moses was a happy boy? I fancy I hear you answer, Oh, yes! Then how astonished you will be when I tell you that you are wrong. What could he want? He had everything that was pleasant; but he had no one to speak to him about the good God. He heard no hymns of praise-no voice of prayer. The Egyptians were heathens, and they worshipped idols-the crocodile in the river, calves, and frogs, even onions were their gods, and they wished Moses to do the same; but he could not; his mother's prayers came into his mind, her lessons about the mighty God in heaven filled his heart; he was grown up now, and if he staid at the palace and became an Egyptian he might one day be king. But all the treasures and riches of the palace were nothing compared to the joy of having God for his friend. He would rather go back and live with the poor unhappy Hebrews-he would rather be a slave than worship idols-and he "refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather

to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season."

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Dear children! such was Moses' choice. was a great deal to give up, and a great deal to bear. But he was wise and happy, for he had a treasure in his heart which should never be taken from him. Do you know that you have a choice to make between pleasing yourselves and serving God? Sometimes sinful ways look very pleasant; we think we should like them best, but they will lead to a bad end. Let us then pray that God may help us to be wise, to choose the good part which shall not be taken away from us.

THE TENDER-HEARTED GIRL.

A LITTLE girl, between four and five years old, was one day reading to her mother in the Testament, and when she came to those words, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head," her eyes filled with tears, her tender breast heaved, and at last she sobbed aloud. Her mother inquired what was the matter; but for some time the little girl could not answer her. At length, as well as her sobs would let her, she said, "I am sure, mamma, if I had been there I would have given him my pillow."

By the accession of King James I. to the throne of England, the two kingdoms of England and Scotland were at length united under one sovereign, and have ever since borne the name of Great Britain. This union, which ended all fears of national warfare between England and Scotland, was highly pleasing to the people, who received the new king with every mark of respect; but it was very soon NOVEMBER, 1852. L

discovered that he was a weak-minded man, and extremely vain of his attainments. The English soon began to feel some degree of contempt for their good-natured, but timid sovereign. A great portion of them, too, were dissatisfied with his conduct respecting the Church, for the Catholics had expected that, being the son of Mary Queen of Scots, who was so great a friend to their religion, he would have either restored, or at least tolerated, the Catholic faith; while the Puritans, whose opinions had been very generally adopted in Scotland, thought they should now become the chief party in England; but James did not interfere with any of the arrangements which had been made by Queen Elizabeth respecting the Church.

Now, whether this was the real cause of a conspiracy that was formed to destroy the king and his whole Parliament, we cannot say, but some persons, who were desirous of a change in the government, laid a plan, which, if it had not been discovered, must have produced a total revolution in the country. This was the famous Gunpowder Plot, in which Guy Fawkes made so conspicuous a figure. Most young folks are well acquainted with his name, but as they may not all know exactly how he obtained so much notoriety, we will give an account of the Gunpowder Plot for their information.

It was in the second year of the reign of King James that a nobleman, called Lord Monteagle, received a letter without any name