not mad, but you and I are going to destruction. I understand the bible will tell us every thing; but we have not a bible, and though we had, we cannot read it. O, said she, we can buy a bible, and our little boy, who is only twelve miles off, can read it to us. Accordingly we sent for our boy, and also bought a bible. When he came home, we desired him to begin at the first page and read forward to the end of the book. We gave him always two suppers to keep him from sleep, for he got drowsy with reading. I used to rise very early in the morning to hear more of the bible; but I would say, it is cruel to awake my boy so early, and would give him another hour of sleep; then he arose and began to read where he had stopped the preceding night, and we both sat listening to our boy reading the book. He read slow, for he had many hard words to spell. At length God opened my poor blind eyes to see that Jesus Christ was the very Saviour I stood in need of. O how happy I was! Our boy read onward, and the Lord was pleased to open the poor blind eyes of my wife, so that she saw in Jesus Christ just what I saw. Now we became one of the

happiest families in all Hull.

I had put myself to school that I might learn to read, and in a few months I was able to read nearly as well as my little boy. I determined that my house should be a house of prayer, and door my open to all who should choose to come. I told my comrades I had now begun to pray to God, and read his word every morning and evening; and I should be glad of their company at these times. Several attended to make sport. When I could not make out a long word, then they all laughed, but I thought now, a few months ago I would have laughed at these things as well as they, but if God opens their eyes as he has mine, they will laugh no more at these thingsso I read on as well as I was able. By and by some of them became very serious, but drink and wicked company did them much injury. One of them however remains very stedfast to this day.

A common hackney-coachman had a most remarkable dream not long since, which is as follows:-He dreamed, one Saturday evening, that he was out with his coach, plying for a fair; and, being engaged, had directions given him where to drive. As he was carrying his passengers, he thought he was called to ascend an exceeding steep hill; and when he reached the summit, he found the declivity of the hill still more troublesome. However, with great difficulty he got down; and, as he proceeded, he arrived at a pair of great iron gates, wide open. When he had passed them, he found himself in an uncommonly dark and gloomy place, in which were vast crowds of people dressed in mourning; all of whom, by their countenances, seemed to be in a very pensive frame of mind. Hereupon he stopped, and asked one of the persons what place that was? He answered, "It was hell." "Hell!"

said the coachman, “I have had more frightful ideas of hell than this appears to be: if this be hell, I shall not be under such fearful apprehensions of hell as formerly." Upon this the person informed him, "that hell was not so much outward, as it was inward ;" and, as a proof of this, he opened his waistcoat, and showed him his heart, which was in a flame of fire. This shocked the coachman to a great degree: but the person proceeded to inform him, "that his case was not singularly shocking, for all whom he then saw were in the same condition ;" and added, "if he would accompany him, he should see worse than that."

This the coachman refused, and, in great confusion and consternation, attempted to return. But, to his surprise, the person, in conjunction with others, caught hold of him, and refused to let him go, except he would promise to come again. After he had used every effort to free himself, to no effect, he at last promised, "If they would let him go, he would certainly come again at twelve o'clock." Upon this condition they let him depart, and he drove off in haste. When he was got out, he awoke in great horrors of mind. He then awoke his wife, and related the whole to her; but she treated it with ridicule, and soon went to sleep again. But the poor man slept no more; and in the morning said, “he

was afraid he should die, and go to hell;" and desired his wife to seek for some man to go out with the coach that day, for he could not; and refused to eat or drink any thing. Hereupon his wife took fire, and used him with rough language; and went among her acquaintance, ridiculing his fancy, and said her husband was going to hell at twelve o'clock. This passed on, and the man got worse in his mind, till the clock struck twelve; when his wife damned him, and said, "It is twelve o'clock, and you are not yet gone to hell." With that he replied, "Hold your tongue, for I am going;" and immediately fell down dead. This the person related to the minister, the Rev. Mr. W, who communicated it to me as certain; and subjoined that the wife was then almost in a state of distraction.

Wisdom's ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are paths of peace. This is only truly known by those who have their minds enlightened by the teaching of the Holy blessed Spirit of the Lord. One instance, among the cloud of witnesses, is that of a young woman, well educated, of sprightly talents, the life of young company, an excellent singer, her company earnestly sought for by the gay and thoughtless; but by attending a religious meeting, she was led to see that her course of life would lead to everlasting sorrow. So powerful was the impression, that she trembled; and from that time she began to seek a refuge for her soul. At another meeting, her mind was much relieved, by these words," they that sow in tears shall reap in joy." Some time after, while alone, meditating upon divine things, her joy was as great as her human frame could support. At this time several of her young friends came to visit her, and seeing her in such a wonderful frame of mind, inquired if she had lost her reason. She meekly replied, that she never possessed it more than at present; but that her mind was turned from vanity to real and substantial happiness: and she said she could declare, that if she could unite all the happiness she ever enjoyed, in all the company she ever attended, one

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hour of her present joy would far surpass them all. And said she, I do not want to part with you, although I cannot join you in our former vain amusements. I do entreat you to join me, in walking the narrow road that leads to happiness. At first they tried to banish every serious thought, and made light of all she could say to them. But her affectionate address was so powerfully impressed upon some of them, that after serious reflection, they united with her and became happy companions. She made rapid advances in divine things, and was fast preparing for higher enjoyments in a better world; and did shortly after meet death with sweet composure, without a sting, and saying, "My heavenly Father, receive thy poor child home. O precious Saviour, into thy hands I commit my spirit!" And thus without the least symptom of uneasiness, she left a world of sorrow, to inherit eternal joy. (MS.)

MR. EASTBURN'S WILL.

[It would be great injustice to the memory of Mr. Eastburn, not to record his pious concern for the spiritual interests of seamen, even after his decease: and it is believed there can be no better memorial of this instance of his Christian charity, than to publish his will; in which it will be perceived, that he devoted the far larger part of his property, to make permanent provision for a preacher to the mariners when he should be no more, after having served them gratuitously while he lived.]

WITH solemn reverence before the Lord, I, Joseph Eastburn, of the city of Philadelphia, preacher of the gospel to the mariners, being of sound mind, memory, and judgment; and wishing while in such a state to declare my last Will and Testament, with respect to that property which a kind Providence has intrusted to my stewardship, do ordain this to be my last Will and Testament, revoking all of a previous date.

First, I commend my soul to the hands of my Redeemer, to be presented by him, clothed with his righteousness, before the throne of God, and my body to be fashioned like his own glorious body in the last great day.

Second, After my executors shall have buried my body in a manner which to them shall seem fit, and which I desire may be done, if I die in Philadelphia, by the side of the grave of my wife in Arch-street burying ground, and shall have discharged the expenses of my funeral, including one hundred dollars which I direct to be paid to the trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church, for the ground, and all my just debts, then I give and bequeath the following legacies, to wit: