fpared? And will it be poffible for us, if we put them to death, to avoid the juft reproach of having violated the law of nations,and difhonored our victory by unheard of cruelty!

9. "What, will you fuffer your glory to be thus fullied in the face of the whole world? and will you hear it faid that a nation, who firft dedicated a temple to clemency, had found none in Syracufe? Surely, victories and triumphs do not give immortal glory to a city; but the exercifing of mercy towards a vanquished enemy, moderation in the greatest profperity, and the fearing to offend the gods by a haughty and infolent pride, are glories far more permanent than the moft fplendid conquefts."

10. "You doubtlefs have not forgotten, that this Nicias, whofe fate you are going to pronounce, was the very man who pleaded your caufe in the affembly of the Athenians, and who employed all his credit, and the whole power of his eloquence, to diffuade his country from embarking in this war.

11. "Should you therefore pronounce fentence of death on this worthy general, would it be a just reward for the zeal he showed for your intereft? With regard to myself, death would be lefs. grievous to me, than the fight of fo horrid an injuftice committed by my countrymen and fellow-citizens."

INTEGRITY.

THE Spanish hiftorians relate a memorable

inftance of honor and regard to truth. A Spanish cavalier in a fudden quarrel flew a Moorish gentleman, and flcd.. His purfuers foon loft fight of him; for he had, unperceive ed, thrown himself over a garden wall.

2. The owner, a Moor, happening to be in his garden,, was addressed by the Spaniard on his knees, who acquainted him with his cafe, and implored concealment. Eat this, faid the Moor, giving him half a peach; you now know that. you may confide in my protection.

3.

He then locked him up in his garden apartments, telling him as foon as it was night, he would provide for his.

efcape.

efcape to a place of greater fafety. The Moor then went into his house; where he had but juft seated himself, when a great crowd, with loud lamentations, came to his gate, bringing the corpfe of his fon, who had juft been killed by a Spaniard.

4. When the fielt fhock of furprife was a little over, he learned from the defcription given, that the fatal deed was done by the very perfon then in his power. He mentioned this to no one; but, as foon as it was dark, retired to his garden, as if to grieve alone, giving orders that none should follow him.

5. Then accofting the Spaniard, he faid, Chriftian, the perfon you have killed is my fon; his body is now in my houfe. You ought to fuffer; but you have eaten with me, and I have given you my faith, which must not be broken.

6. He then led the astonished Spaniard to his ftables, and mounted him on one of his fleeteft horses, and faid, Fly far, while the night can cover you; you will be safe in the morning. You are indeed guilty of my fon's blood ; but God is just and good, and I thank him I am innocent of yours, and that my faith given is preferved.

7. This point of honor is most religiously observed by the Arabs and Saracens, from whom it was adopted by the : Moors of Africa, and by them was brought into Spain; the effects of which remain to this day; fo that when there is any fear of a war's breaking out between England and Spain, an English merchant there, who apprehends the confifcation of his goods as thofe of an enemy, thinks them fafe if he can get a Spaniard to take charge of them.

8. The Spaniard fecures them as his own, and faithfully re-delivers them, or pays the value, whenever the Englithman demands them. One inftance of Spanish honor cannot but still be freth in the memory of many now living; and deferves to be handed down to the lateft pofterity.

9. In the year 1746, when the English were at open war with Spain, the Elizabeth of London, Capt. William Edwards, coming through the gulf from Jamaica, richly laden, met with a moít violent ftorm, in which the hip fprung a leak, that obliged them, for the faving of their lives, to run into the Havarna, a Spanish port.

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10.

The captain went on fhore, and directly waited on the governor, told the occafion of his putting in, and that he furrendered the hip as a prize, and himfelf and his men as prifoners of war, only requesting good quarter.

11. No, Sir, replied the Spanish governor, if we had taken you in fair war at fea, or approaching our coaft with hoftile intentions, your fhip would then have been a prize, and your people prifoners; but, when diftreffed by a tem peft, you come into our parts for the fafety of your lives, we the enemies, being men, are bound as fuch by the laws of humanity to afford relief to diftreffed men who afk it of us.

12. We cannot, even agaiaft our enemies, take advantage of an act of God. You have leave therefore to unload your hip, if that be neceffary to ftop the leak; you may refit her here, and traffic fo far as fhall be neceffary to pay the charges; you may then depart, and I will give you a pafs to be in force till you are beyond Bermuda.

13.

If after that you are taken, you will then be a lawful prize; but now you are only a ftranger, and have a ftranger's right to fafety and protection. The fhip accordingly departed, and arrived fafe in London.

AN ADDRESS TO THE VISITANTS.

[The following Lines were compofed by PHILENIA, with a defign that they fhould be fpoken by a little Girl at one of the public fchools in Boston, on the annual vifitation.]

ON the Spring's breast the rofe's Gem is laid

By fome fond florift, or fome fylvan maid;
Round the green fod the pliant ftems expand,
Propp'd by the skilful cult'rer's foftering hand;
Till, rear'd by care, the blufhing EMBLEM towers,
The grace of gardens, and the queen of flowers;
E'en at the chcerlefs hour of faded prime,
Regales the fenfe, and fcorns the front of time.

2. Thus the young buds, which form this bright parterre, Rais'd by affection, and improv'd by care,

Gave to the view a powerlefs, formlefs band,
Till the wife Artist, with a master's hand,
Drew forh each latent worth, each mental grace,
And pour'd expreffion o'er the vacant face.;
Bade the dark eye with fenfe and foftnefs roll,
And lips of rofes breathe the feeling foul;
The damask cheek with kind affections glow,
And the mind's whitenefs light the skin of fnow.
3. Here the fair form, by nobler views refin'd,
Shines the bright mitror of the faultless mind.
No fullen weed attracts the glance of scorn,
No blooming charm conceals the envious thorn.
With pity's dew the eye of radiance flows,
With LEARNING'S gem the breaft of beauty glows.
4. Happy the child whofe green unpractis'd years.
The guiding hand of parent-fondnefs rears,
To rich inftruction's ample field removes,
Prunes every fault, and every worth improves ;
Till the young mind unfolds each fecret charm,
With genius bright, with cherish'd virtue warm;
Like the Spring's boaft the lovely plant fhall rife
In grateful odors to the nurturing fkies.

5. But the neglected being of a day,
Who careless waftes the morn of life away,
Though deck'd in lavish nature's blooming dyes,
The fcorn of wisdom, and of fools the prize,
Glares in difgrace, in powerlefs beauty mourns,
While from her view the eye

of

JUDGMENT turns.

6. So the light Poppy fills the flow'ry fcene,
Vain of her ftreaked robe, and painted mien ;
In life's fhort fpring each tranfient grace difplays,
And flaunts enamor'd of the coxcomb's gaze.
Yet fhould THE WISE approach her tawdry bower,
And lend his bofom to the phantom flower,
No latent fweets refreshing powers difpenfe,
But drowfy dulnefs veils the fick'ning fenfe :
Till in difguft he fpurns her lifelefs charms,,
And fings them rifled from his loathing arms.

ADVICE

ADVICE TO A YOUNG TRADESMAN.

REMEMBER that time is money.

He who can earn ten fhillings a day by his labor, and goes abroad, or fits idle one half of that day, though he spend but fixpence during his diverfion or idleness, ought not to reckon that the only expenfe; he has really fpent, or rather thrown away, five fhillings befides.

2.

Remember that credit is money. Tr a man lets his money lie in my hands after it is due, he gives me the intereft, or fo much as I can make of it during that time. This amounts to a confiderable fum where a man has good and large credit, and makes good ufe of it.

3. Remember that money is of a prolific, generating nature. Money can beget money, and its offspring can beget more, and fo or. Five fhillings turned is fix; turned again, it is feven and three pence; and fo on till it becomes a hundred pounds. The more there is of it, the more it produces every turning, fo that the profits rife quicker and quicker.

4.

Remember that fix pounds a year is but a groat a day. For this little fum (which may be daily wafted either in time or expenfe, unperceived) a man of credit may, on his own fecurity, have the conftant poffeffion and ufe of a hundred pounds. So much in ftock, brifkly turned by an induftrious man, produces great advantage.

5. Remember this faying, "The good paymafter is lord of another man's purfe." He who is known to pay punctually and exactly at the time he provnifes, may at any time and on any occation, raife all the money his friends can fpare. This is fometimes of great ufc..

6. After induftry and frugality, nothing contributes more to the raising of a young man in the world, than punctuality and juftice in all his dealings; therefore never keep borrowed money an hour beyond the time you promifed, left a difappointment fhut up your friend's purfe forever.

7. The most trifling actions which affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The found of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him cafy fix months longer.

8. But