The fairy lady seals your doom,

In that blest spot-your own kind home.

Our manly Tom "shall curl his hair
And be the fairest of the fair;

With rosy cheek, and snowy brow”—

There, strutting Tom! what think you now?

Our Anna's pathway lies through flowersA long bright lapse of sunny hours;

And while light Bell in fun and play

Trifles her giddy life away,

Sweet Ellen like the toiling bee,
Shall charm us with her industry:
Fanny in fishing shall excel,
And Peter live to be a belle.

Emma an heiress shall come out,
And shine at ball, and play, and route;
While timid George, who has a dread
To go unguarded up to bed,

Is doomed-a fate for him how sad!
To march afar, a soldier lad:
A band of warriors, brave as he,
Would form a droll light-infant-ry.

But here's Louisa-she must try.
The lady's skill in destiny.
Listen!" A modest, gentle maid,
No foolish airs her mind degrade;
Possess'd of talents, virtue, grace;
Her poorest charm's her pretty face."

I wish the lady would create
For me so beautiful a fate.

But vain the thought; for well I know
That 'tis within the power should glow,
To regulate the mind and heart,—
Unaided by her mystic at

Then, pretty fairy, while you tbus
So calmly stand, and point for us,--
I'll be Fate Lady-while that you—
Shal listen to your fortune too.

An hour, a day, perhaps a week,
Of you our fates we yet may seek;
Then thrown aside, in some lone spot,
Neglected, you shall be forgot;

Or else, still worse,-some petted wight
Shall drag you helpless to the light;

And charmed with your bright painted face,

Shall crush you in his fond embrace,

Thy form no more shall rise elate

Fate Lady! this shall be thy fate.

The following Nursery Rhyme has ong been successful in amusing children :—

SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE.

Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye:
Four-and-twenty blackbirds,
Baked in a pie;

When the pie was opened,
The birds began to sing:
Was not that a dainty dish
To set before the king?
The king was in the parlour,
Counting out his money,
The queen was in the kitchen,
Eating bread and honey.
The maid was in the garden,
Hanging out the clothes,
There came a little blackbird,

And snapp'd of mer nose.

INSTRUCTIVE GAMES

GEOGRAPHICAL GAMES.

THESE are played by means of maps pasted upon wood, and then cut into pieces of all shapes and sizes. In order to unite history with geography, remarkable events are pictured near the place where they occurred. Near Bethlehem, for instance, is a picture of the Wise Men and Infant Saviour; and at San Salvador is a picture of the landing of Columbus. The map is cut into small pieces, and it is the business of the young pupil to put them together correctly.

Sometimes a geographical game is played by means of a board full of holes, to which little pegs are fitted. On these pegs the names of cities, or kingdoms, are written; it is the business of the player to decide where they shall be placed. The board is marked and numbered with latitude and longitude

There are very numerous games of this kind played with tetotums, and few presents for children are more attractive or useful. There is the map of NATURAL HISTORY, on which various animals are pictured and numbered. The game is played with a tetotum and counters, and the counters are moved according to the number turned up. You describe every animal you visit. The Lion is the point of victory; and there are hable rules to prevent your reaching

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The principal other games of this kind, are,

The KINGS OF ENGLAND, where the most remarkable events are pictured and numbered; and you give an account of each one on which you put your counter.

The POLITE TOURIST pictures and describes 11 the most magnificent buildings in Paris.

The PARLOUR TRAVELLER presents all the most remarkable places in the world, and gives an account of them.

The game of NATURAL PHILOSOPHY shows balloons, prisms, steam-boats, &c., numbered and described.

The MIRROR OF TRUTH has pictures of various instances of virtue, accompanied with anecdotes. There are similar games for JEWISH HISTORY ARITHMETIC, CHRONOLOGY, &c. all played with a tetotum and counters.

CHINESE PUZZLES.

THESE Consist of pieces of wood in the form of squares, triangles, &c. The object is to arrange them so as to form various mathematical figures.

The preceding plays are quiet and instructive, as well as amusing. They afford excellent recreation for a winter's evening.

A GIRL OF WORDS.

A girl of words and not of deeds
Is like a garden full of weeds,
And when the weeds begin to grow,
It's like a garden full of snow;
And when the snow begins to fall,
It's like a bird upon the wall;
And when the bird away does fly,
It's like an eagle in the sky:
And when the sky begins to roar,
It's like a lion at the door;
And when the door begins to crack,
It's like a stick upon your back:
And when your back begins to smart,
It's like a pen-knife in your heart,
And when your heart begins to bleed,
You're dead, dead, dead, indeed.