to make on this incident? Too trifling to have been mentioned, had not a moral been intended. The following: That a single act of kindness, shown to a fellow-creature in distress, reflects more credit on a Christian professor, than an ability to state doctrines with the nicest precision, unaccompanied by suitable actions.

Roger had the satisfaction to find, that the poor woman had sustained no injury; and after assisting her to replace the contents of her basket he hastened back in the hope of finding Mr. Warian on the same spot, and disposed to resume the conversation. He wondered that his humanity had suffered him to depart, without being informed of the event of the accident; and began now to suspect, that the many stories he had heard to this gentleman's disadvantage, were not entirely without foundation. He had not suffered himself to believe them, for he was ever inclined towards that "charity which thinketh no evil." He was much surprised at the observations Mr. Warian had made, of a religious kind; he thought his notions very singular, and to him incomprehensible. A Christian professor dislike to hear of Christian dutiés! This was a new character to Roger Trusty. Would it were so in the religious world; and that the Warian family were only creatures of the imagination!

On Mr. Warian's return home, he found a young man waiting his arrival, who, delivering him a letter, said it would speak the purport of his visit. Mr. W. read as follows:

Dear Sir,

Knowing you are in search of a preacher for your new place of worship, I have taken the liberty of sending the bearer; who, after you have conversed with, I have little doubt but you will approve. I flatter myself you have too good an opinion of me, to suppose I am not well assured his character is good; and should his abilities prove less so, your instructions may supply the deficiency.

With every good wish for the success of the undertaking, I remain, sir,

Your humble servant,

H. GOODWILL.

Mr. Warian knew enough of Mr. Goodwill, though not intimately acquainted, to be well satisfied with his recommendation; he immediately began a conversation with the young man on the subject, and thus addressed him. "I hope, my young friend, you are well grounded in all the doctrines of the Gospel, and particularly that you have clear views of the nature and extent of free-will. I should wish you to know also much of the mystical parts of Scripture. Have you made those parts particularly your study?".

The young man felt much embarrassed, and totally at a loss how to reply to this speech; he was fully prepared to answer questions of an experimental nature, with simplicity and sincerity, and wanted not information on the leading doctrines of that Gospel he was desirous of teaching. After some hesitation he replied, "I confess, sir, that on the points you have mentioned I have not much information: they appear to me to involve questions of considerable intricacy, but”-----------

Well, well," interrupted Mr.Warian, "we will not discuss them at present; you are young and I don't expect you to know much. I will candidly tell you, that I like your appearance and the recommendation of Mr. Goodwill, and am therefore willing to take you upon trial. As you are young, I make no doubt you are docile, and willing to learn from a man of my years and experience."

Mr. Warian spoke this with an air of importance; and then proceeded to state the pecuniary terms on which he would receive the youthful candidate. They were accepted, and the young preacher retired from the presence of Mr. W. under an engagement to enter upon his office as soon as the barn was prepared. He was not much prepossessed in favour of Mr. W.; his conversation appeared to him, from this short specimen, not to partake much of the sensible or the reli

gious: and he would have declined the connection had he not been in a state, similar to that of the apothecary described by the poet. Indeed, on the present occasion, he might very justly have taken up his words, and have said---“ My poverty, and not my will consents."

Mr. Warian's whole attention was now engrossed by one object. That of forming a preacher to his mind. Nay, he carried his hopes still farther, and did not despair of seeing a new sect arise in the religious world. To be the founder of one, appeared in his eyes a great honour. Warians already seemed to sound in his ears. Had his judgment been equal to his vanity, he would have regretted the too great variety of sectarians, which crowd upon the observation, and often throw obstacles and perplexities in the way of weak Christians: and the last desire he could have entertained, would have been that of adding to their number.

Nor was Mrs. Warian's mind less occupied how to bring about great events, than her husband's. To ingratiate herself and daughter into the esteem of Sir Charles, was now her sole object; and as he shewed no disposition for an intimate acquaintance, the task appeared extremely difficult. An object so desirable, to a spirit so persevering, was not hastily to be relinquished. After revolying the expediency of many schemes, she at length

resolved upon forming a musical party, to which she might without impropriety, invite Sir Charles in common with some other of her neighbours, who, like him, had not yet honoured her with their acquaintance. This procedure she thought would not appear in his eyes too forward, and might produce that intimacy which is most frequently found in an union of taste; and she had heard that Sir Charles possessed musical talents. From an ntimacy of acquaintance, she doubted not the desired union would take place; for she imagined it was only necessary to know her daughter to become enamoured.

Never, perhaps, were four persons more thoroughly occupied in mind, and endeavour, than our four principal characters.

mence.

Mr. D--- was at Sir Charles's request preparing a course of moral lectures, to be delivered as soon as the manufacturing concern should comThese he was ambitious should surpass, both in correctness of style, and argumentative skill, any thing of the kind ever before produced, and be the means of handing down his name to the latest posterity.

Thus engaged, we will leave each party for a short time, and desire the reader's attention to our next chapter, not immediately connected with our narrative, but closely so with the improvement we wish them to draw from it. It is