misery should increase, with their sad, sad consequences, and while such things are, there I will still be discontent. I would desire to be understood, however, that I speak generally, not individually, both as regards persons as

events.

I believe that a well directed education is the greatest blessing that can be vouchsafed to mankind; but it must be an education suitable to the means and position of society, in which man is born, and not that which induces man erroneously to believe he can at once rival his superior; such can only be attained by a steady onwards course, or some superior gift of genius which Providence has granted to the few.

I see no reason why farmers' daughters should not dance, or farmers' sons enjoy the sports of the field. Yet it is inconceivable to what errors, what crimes, what misery, a misdirected course of tuition may lead and truly -is a little learning a dangerous possession.

There are unquestionably many among the multitude whom God has blessed with more than common ability-more than common grace of mind others that are gifted with mechanical powers to excel in some marked pursuit in life, and where such abilities are discovered, or such tastes evince themselves, they never can be too much fostered.

Then with such a field marked out by conduct and perseverance, man may raise himself to the highest position in the land, and then the hand born to guide the plough, throw the shuttle, or sow the seed which yields the bread of life, should be warmly grasped in welcome in that which has never been hardened by labour.

Many a simple cottage girl, like the rose bud grafted on the hedge-row thorn, may bloom into life with all the charms of mind and grace, as pure and beautiful as the white moss bud which has been raised with the most tender care-and as the female mind is ever more

ready, if properly nurtured, to receive the gifts of education than man, and avail itself of the finest tones and feelings of society, when such is the case, how welcome are these children of nature's moulding to every class. Not are they, however, followers or imitators of those with whom, in birth they have no right to class themselves, and cannot justly imitate; but marking out by powers with which nature has adorned them, a distinct line and position of their own, utterly unattainable by assumption or the copyist. With such, the mob, have not one feeling in common, not one taste in unison. But not the finest Cashmere that India can produce, or ever will produce, can make a farmer's daughter aught else but a farmer's daughter, as regards position in society, if her mind be not gifted by nature with far richer grace, than baubles, fine clothes, or ill-judged school instruction can afford it. Nor will all the attempts which man can make to intrude himself where neither

his education or genius has introduced him, make him a greater chieftain than a mob leader.

The aristocracy of wealth is a pleasant position, doubtless, for him who claims it through his banker, but without mind giving him a distinct claim to public favor, he is, after all, only the man made of money. But I must now return to farmer Winter.

CHAPTER IV.

Few were their acres; but with these content,
They were each pay day ready with their rent,
And for their wishes, what their farm denied,
The neighbouring town, at trifling cost supplied.
If at the draper's window Susan cast

A longing look as with her goods she passed,
And with the produce of the wheel and churn,
Bought her a Sunday robe on her return;
True to her maxim, she would take no rest,
Till care repaid that portion to the chest.

SUCH was a farmer's wife, such a farmer's daughter in days now gone for ever; when farmer and farmers' sons were not dissimilar.