"For age and want save while you may

No morning sun lasts a whole day."

'Gain may be temporary and uncertain, but, ever while you live, expense is constant and certain; and, "It is easier to build two chimneys, than to keep one in fuel," as Poor Richard says; so, "Rather go to bed supperless, than rise in debt."

"Get what you can, and what you get hold,

"Tis the stone that will turn all your lead into gold.

• And, when you have got the philosopher's stone, sure you will no longer complain of bad times or the difficulty of paying taxes.

IV. This doctrine, my friends, is reason and wisdom. But after all, do not depend too much upon your own industry, and frugality, and prudence, though excellent things; for they may be all blasted, without the blessing of Heaven; and, therefore, ask that blessing humbly, and be not uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them. Remember Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous.

And now to conclude, "Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other," as Poor Richard says, and scarcely in that; for, it is true,"We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct:" However, remember this, "They that will not be counselled cannot be helped!" and farther, that, "If you will not hear Reason, she will surely rap your knuckles," as Poor Richard says.'

Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it, and approved the doctrine,and immediately practised the contrary, just as if it had been a common sermon; for the auction

opened, and they began to buy extravagantly.-I found the good man had thoroughly studied my Almanacks, and digested all I had dropped on these topics during the course of twenty-five years. The frequent mention he made of me must have tired any one else; but my vanity was wonderfully delighted with it, though I was conscious, that not a tenth part of the wisdom was my own, which he ascribed to me; but rather the gleanings that I had made of the sense of all ages and nations. However, I resolved to be the better for the echo of it; and, though I had at first determined to buy stuff for a new coat, I went away resolved to wear my old one a little longer. Reader, if thou wilt do the sane, thy profit will be as great as mine.

{ am, as ever,

Thine to serve thee,

RICHARD SAUNDERS.

THE

UNIVERSAL PRAYER.

BY A. POPE, ESQ.

FATHER of all! in ev'ry age,
In ev'ry clime ador'd,
By saint, by savage, and by sage,
Jehovah, Jove, or Lord.

Thou great first cause, least understood,
Who all my sense confin'd

To know but this, that Thou art good
And that myself am blind.

Yet gave me, in this dark estate
To see the good from ill;
And binding nature fast in fate,

Left free the human will.

What conscience dictates to be done,

Or warns me not to do,

This, teach me more than hell to shum,
That, more than heav'n pursue.

What blessings thy free bounty gives,
Let me not cast away;

For God is paid when man receives,
T' enjoy is to obey.

Yet not to earth's contracted span
Thy goodness let me bound,
Or think thee Lord alone of man,
When thousand worlds are round.

Let not this weak unknowing hand,
Presume thy bolts to throw,
Or deal damnation round the land,
On each I judge thy foe.

If I am right, O teach my heart
Still in the right to stay,

If I am wrong, thy grace impart
To find the better way.

Save me alike from foolish pride
Or impious discontent,
At ought thy wisdom has deny'd
Or ought thy goodness lent.

Teach me to feel another's woe,
To hide the faults I see!
The mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.

Mean though I am, not wholly so,
Since quicken'd by thy breath
O lead me wheresoe'r I go,

Through this day's life or death.

This day be bread and peace my lot 3 All else beneath the sun

Thou know'st if best bestow'd or not, And let thy will be done.

To Thee, whose temper is all space,
Whose altar-earth, sea, skies;

One chorus let all beings raise;
All nature's incense rise.

THE END.