in the great hall to whom all men do bow; for he so much resembleth you, that we know not which is the emperor.'

Then said the usurper to the empress, Go, and see if you know this man.'

'Oh, my good lord,' said the empress, when she returned from the hall, whom can I believe? Are there then two Jovinians?'

'I will myself go and determine,' rejoined the usurper, as he took the empress by the hand, and, leading her into the great hall, placed her on the throne beside himself. Kinsfolk and nobles,' said the usurper, by the oaths ye have sworn, determine between me and this man.'

And the empress answered, 'Let me, as in duty bound, speak first. Heaven be my witness, I know not which is my lord and husband.'

And all the nobles said the same.

Thereupon the feigned Jovinian rose and said, Nobles and friends, hearken! That man is your emperor, and your master, hear ye him! Know that he did exalt himself above that which was right, and made himself equal unto God. Verily he hath been rewarded. He hath suffered much indignity and wrong; and, of God's will ye knew him not. He hath repented him of his grievous sin, and the scourge is now removed. Hear ye him, know him, and obey him.'

As the feigned emperor thus addressed the astonished nobles, his features seemed illumed with a fair and spiritual light, his imperial robes fell from off him, and he stood confessed before the assembly, an angel of God, clothed in white raiment. And as he ended his speech, he bowed his head, and vanished from their sight.

Jovinian returned to his throne, and for three years reigned with so much mercy and justice, that

his subjects had no cause to regret the change of their emperor. And it came to pass, after the space of three years, the same angel appeared to him in a dream, and warned him of his death. So Jovinian dictated his troublous life to his secretaries, that it might remain as a warning to all men against worldly pride. And when he had so done, he meekly resigned himself, and fell asleep in death.

This tale is an allegory; Jovinian was but the picture of the proud worldly-minded man, entirely given up to vanity and folly. The first knight whose castle he visited was true wisdom, ever disdainful of the pomps and vanities of the world. The next knight was conscience. The dog that turned against his old master was the lusts of the flesh, our own evil desires which ever, in the end, turn against those who have pampered them. The falcon is God's grace; the empress man's soul; and the clothes, in which the good priest clothed the halffrozen emperor, are those kingly virtues which he had thrown off when he gave loose to the vanities of the world. Evenings with the Old Story Tellers.

REDUCTION.
Reduce

(1) £9768 to farthings. (2) 428s. to pence. (3) £9867 16s. 44d. to farthings. (4) £8654 14s. 6d. to farthings. (5) £1127 18s. 4d. to pence. (6) £97 16s. 11 d. to halfpence. (7) £3676 19s. 13d. to farthings. 8 £209 19s. 4d. to pence. (9) £863 18s. 103d. to halfpence. (10) 386784f. to pence. (11) 985672f. to shillings (12) 897965f. to guineas. (13) 496784 halfpence to £. (14) 967854d. to £. (15) 9675s. to £.

(16) 54 tons to pounds.
(17) 38 tons to pounds.
(18) 46 tons to pounds.
(19) 17 cwt. to pounds.
(20) 43 tons to ounces.
(21) 33 tons to quarters.
(22) 15 cwt. to ounces.
(23) 17 cwt. to lbs.
(24) 11lbs. to ounces.
(25) 3 qrs. to oz.
(26) 7 stones to ounces.
(27) 10 stones to lbs.
(28) 2 stones to drams.
(29) 3 qrs. to drams.
(30) 5 tons to drams.

THE JACKDAW.

fre-quent'-er, one who is in the
habit of going to a place
dor'-mi-tor-y, a sleeping-place
in'-di-cate, to point out; to show
se-cure'-ly, safely

spec-u-la-tive, thoughtful

mot'-ley, of various colours
har'-bin-ger, a forerunner
re-treat' (n.), a place of safety
in-of-fen'-sive, harmless
cu'-ri-ous, prying, inquisitive
sur-pass', to excel

ra'-ree show, a show carried in a un-im-pair'-ed, not injured

box

muse (v.), to think

pe'-ri-od, an end

mel'-o-dy, music

phil-o-soph'-ic, like a philosopher re-pi'-ning, fretting

pate, the head

There is a bird, who by his coat,
And by the hoarseness of his note,
Might be supposed a crow;
A great frequenter of the church,
Where, bishop-like, he finds a perch,
And dormitory too.

Above the steeple shines a plate,
That turns and turns, to indicate

From what point blows the weather;
Look up your brains begin to swim,
"T is in the clouds-that pleases him;
He chooses it the rather.

Fond of the speculative height,
Thither he wings his airy flight,
And thence securely sees
The bustle and the raree-show
That occupy mankind below,
Secure and at his ease.

You think, no doubt, he sits and muses
On future broken bones and bruises,
If he should chance to fall.
No; not a single thought like that
Employs his philosophic pate,
Or troubles it at all.

He sees, that this great roundabout,
The world, with all its motley rout,
Church, army, physic, law,
Its customs, and its businesses,
Is no concern at all of his,

And says what says he? Caw.'

Thrice happy bird! I too have seen
Much of the vanities of men;

And, sick of having seen them,
Would cheerfully these limbs resign
For such a pair of wings as thine,
And such a head between them.

Cowper.

THE CRICKET.

Little inmate, full of mirth,
Chirping on my kitchen hearth,
Wheresoe'er be thine abode,

Always harbinger of good.
Pay me for thy warm retreat
With a song more soft and sweet;
In return thou shalt receive
Such a strain as I can give.

Thus thy praise shall be express'd,
Inoffensive, welcome guest!
While the rat is on the scout,
And the mouse with curious snout!
What with vermin else infest
Every dish, and spoil the best;
Frisking thus before the fire,
Thou hast all thine heart's desire.

Though in voice and shape they be
Form'd as if akin to thee,
Thou surpassest, happier far,
Happiest grasshoppers that are;
Theirs is but a summer's song,
Thine endures the winter long,
Unimpair'd and shrill and clear,
Melody throughout the year.

Neither night nor dawn of day
Puts a period to thy play;
Sing then-and extend thy span
Far beyond the date of man.
Wretched man, whose years are spent
In repining discontent,

Lives not, aged though he be,
Half a span, compar'd with thee.

REDUCTION.

Reduce

(1) 4 t. 2 cwt. 3 qrs. 11 lbs. to oz.
(2) 11cwt. 1qr. 19 lbs. 11dr. to dr.
(3) 1 t. 3 cwt. 1 qr. 14 lbs. to oz.
(4) 3 t. 19 cwt. 1 qr. 27 lbs. to oz.
(5) 19cwt. 2qr. 24lbs. 15oz. to oz.
(6) 3 t. 15 cwt. 3 qrs. 14 oz. to dr.
(7) 14 lbs. troy to dwt.
(8) 15 oz. troy to gr.
(9) 13 lbs. troy to gr.
(10) 6 lbs. 11oz. 19dwt. 23gr. to gr.
(11) 3 lbs. 11 oz. 18 dwt. to dwt.
(12) 4 lbs. 11 oz. to oz.

(13) 4 lbs. apothecaries' to dr.
(14) 17 lbs. apothecaries' to scr.
(15) 18 dr. to gr.

(16) 4 lbs. 6 dr. 2 scr. 15 gr. to gr.

Cowper.

(17) 5 dr. 1 scr. 14 gr. to gr.
(18) 2 dr. 2 scr. to scr.
(19) 14 leagues to in.
(20) 17 miles to ft.
(21) 14 miles to yds.
(22) 39 miles to furlongs.
(23) 14 miles to poles.
(24) 7 furlongs to ft.
(25) 8 fathoms to in.
(26) 19 fathoms to it.
(27) 39 poles to in.
(28) 137 m. 7 fur. 19 poles 3 yds.
to feet.

(29) 19 fm. 1 ft. 9 in. to in.
(30) 4 m. 6 fur. 16 poles to yds.