REFLECTION.

Avarice often misses its point, through the means it

AN Eagle, from the top of a high mountain, making a dart at a Lamb, seized it, and bore it away to her young. A Crow, who had built her nest in a cedar near the foot of the rock, observing what passed, was ambitious of performing the same exploit: and darting from her nest, fixed her talons in the fleece of another Lamb. But neither able to move her prey, nor to disentangle her feet, she was taken by the Shepherd, and carried away for his children to play with; who, eagerly enquiring what bird it was :-" An hour ago,' said he, "she fancied herself an Eagle; however, I suppose, she is by this time convinced that she is but a Crow."

REFLECTION.

To mistake our own talents, or over-rate our abilities,

is always ridiculous, and sometimes dangerous.

A CERTAIN man had two children, a son and a daughter the Boy beautiful and handsome; the Girl not quite so well. They were both very young, and happened, one day, to be playing near the lookingglass, which stood on their mother's toilet. The Boy, pleased with the novelty of the thing, viewed himself for some time, and, in a wanton roguish manner, took notice to the Girl, how handsome he was. She resented it, and could not bear the insolent manner in which he did it; for she understood it as intended for a direct affront to her. Therefore she ran immediately to her father, and, with a great deal of aggravation, complained of her brother; particularly, for having acted so effeminate a part, as to look in a glass, and meddle with things which belonged to women only. The father, embracing them both with much tenderness and affection,

told them, that he should like to have them both look in the glass every day; to the intent that you, says he to the Boy, if you think that face of your's handsome, you may not disgrace and spoil it by a bad temper, and a foul behaviour. You, says he, speaking to the Girl, that you may make up for the defects of your person, if there be any, by the sweetness of your manners, and the agreeableness of your conversation.

REFLECTION.

Ill manners may deform the fairest face,
But gentleness gives ugliness a grace;
Sure snarling Veny's beauty less we prize,

Than Pug's black nose with his good natur'd eyes.