met with, "Yes, I know it; I should indeed be a lonely being on earth, in the midst of all these desolations, were it not that God has blest us with dear children," and she pressed the babe more closely to her bosom. "Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children," again passed before her mind. "Yes, I know God has promised this, and I will rejoice that all my old friends have at length found rest in heaven." Again, (and she unconsciously repeated aloud and alone,) "Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children." The door opened, and a servant presented a letter, in the well known hand of the absent daughter, who thus informed her mother, that she had chosen companions strictly according to her wishes; that she had found among them those who often met to pray for their Christless companions, and that, hoping she had given her heart away to God, since she had been a member of the school, she belonged to this praying circle. The father soon returned to hear the joyful news, and to learn with the happy mother, that the promise of God to Christian parents, should lead them to expect the conversion of their children, when their pious fathers and mothers are removed to the church above.

For the Mother's Magazine.

THE FARMER'S WIFE, No. II.

Good morning, Mrs. L. Have you read the September number of the Mother's Magazine?

Mrs. L. I have; and I presume that you have now called, for the purpose of following out the suggestion of Mrs. H.

You have correctly anticipated the design of my visit. I am desirous of knowing the strength of your plea, "want of time," to instruct and regulate your household.

Mrs. L. I will be as frank as was Mrs. H.; so I begin without preface:-There are seven who claim me as mother; the three eldest are young ladies; the other four are little children two sons and two daughters. The young ladies are sprightly. intelligent, and attractive, but they never loved work, becaus

not procure requisite help? But you must bear in mind, that I am a farmer's wife, and for me to hire a domestic, situated as I am, would disgrace me throughout this farming neighborhood; it would be thought that I myself was deficient in economy and industry, and I should be judged as proud and haughty, and as feeling above my station.

Madam, I did not smile for the reason you suppose; but I was about to give you a little plain advice, which, on the whole, I will defer until I have conversed with three other ladies on the same general topic, and then, if you please, you will each share some honest counsel.

Note in my book.-A host of present perplexities may be traced to a few past neglects. "What a man soweth, that shall he also reap."

J. R. J.

NOTICES OF BOOKS.

"Book for Parents."

We are happy to give our tribute of gratitude for this good book, compiled by Christopher Anderson, with introductory remarks by the lamented Dr. B. B. Wisner, Boston.

We trust many of our readers are well acquainted with this volume, as it has been before the public two years.

The fundamental principles of Christian education are forcibly exhibited, by illustrious examples of parental fidelity, from before the flood, down to the present time, showing "the genius and design of the domestic constitution, with its untransferable obligations, and peculiar advantages.

For the sake of our readers who may have overlooked this volume, we give in substance, and mostly in the author's own language, an account of Abraham, "the father of the faithful," showing the importance of paternal family government, as the basis of covenanted family blessings, gathered from two sections of the work.

The writer says, "Let it not be thought, in selecting Abraham," as an illustration of God's fidelity in imparting covenanted amily blessings, "I point too high." "There is nothing recorded

respecting this eminent man, so far as my reference goes, which was recorded 'for his sake only,' but for us also;' and with regard to his domestic character in particular, there is nothing certainly recorded which is inimitable. Abraham,' said the Lord, I will bless thee, and thou shalt be a blessing! Full of the divine blessing, it should be his felicity to impart blessings to thousands. Accordingly, all the true blessedness which the wide world is enjoying, may now be traced up to Abraham and his posterity. To him and them, under God, we are indebted for the Scriptures-the Savior-the Church; for his posterity are the stock on which the church is grafted! The sources of our largest rivers are eagerly traced. Let the Christian parent observe from whence a mightier current has come, and he will at last arrive at a single tent in the land of Canaan-a single family-a single home. Amongst its inmates he is directed to the father, for of him God has said, I know Abraham that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, that I may bring upon Abraham that which I have spoken of him.

"Abraham's success and obedience.-Several circumstances unite to render the family of Abraham a subject of peculiar interest. At the age of seventy-five, he was called to give his opinion and decided testimony against idolatry, first by leaving his country, and finally his father's house. Abraham soon became very rich in Canaan, and not being permitted either to build or to purchase land, this increase of property greatly increased his responsibility and his care.

"Abraham actually dwelt in sight of Sodom and Gomorrah, those wicked cities of the plain, where his nephew and his family resided. Probably this circumstance greatly added to Abraham's difficulties in managing his family and his servants.

"At the same time, Abraham dwelt not far from Salem, the residence of Melchizedec, with whom he became acquainted.

"Thus was Abraham and his family placed between good and evil, between a blessing and a curse; life and death were set before him.

"Abraham's behavior at home, as a father and a master, is inferred from his known character. The Almighty, in order to

impress our minds more deeply, condescends to adopt the language of men; I know Abraham, that he will do so and so. I know him, said Jehovah, that he will, as a natural and necessary effect, resulting from his fear of me, command his family and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord.

"Abraham's care of his family, and his affection for all under his eye, were to be discovered by his maintaining authority over them. His treatment of his nephew, his tenderness at parting from Ishmael, his yearning fondness for Isaac, are satisfactory testimonies of his affection as a father; but God fixed upon a proof still more unequivocal-he will command his children and his household after him.

"Many persons complain of the cares of a family, and of the difficulties of managing their servants; but let them be candid -let them see what a family is here. At one period of Abraham's residence in Canaan, he could muster not fewer than three hundred and eighteen trained and instructed servants, in the tent and in the field, men servants and maid servants, shepherds and camel drivers.

"Some were from Haran in the land of Mesopotamia, nearly five hundred miles distant; others were from Egypt; and the steward of his house from Damascus in Syria. It is thought that at one time his family increased to the number of fifteen hundred souls.

"In such a numerous and complicated family, it is manifest that he would meet with much to try the strength of his principles, every day he rose. He could not but meet with instances of opposition and reluctance and positive disobedience. But here were the very incidents which would give celebrity to his determined soul. In such a well regulated household, the necessity of direct and absolute authority was only occasional; but the occasion for it once occurring, he would certainly be obeyed."

"The Rich Poor Man, and the Poor Rich Man,"

Is the title of a new small book by Miss Sedgwick, and published by the Harpers. It will be perused with pleasure and