"Search the Scriptures. From a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth. Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners."

Though she studied her Bible so much, and became so familiar with its contents, she preserved it with such reverent care that it has the appearance of a new, unsullied volume. She was remarkable for care of all her books. Those which she used for years have not the slightest mark of injury or neglect. school-books have neither blot or leaf turned down, or cover broken. She was very different from those children who think it no harm to deface, destroy, or lose them. Her love of knowledge led her to respect the pages where it was inscribed.

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In neatness, and care of her clothes, she was equally exemplary. She repaired and kept her garments in beautiful order, and wore them a long time without injury. In the use of the

needle she was highly accomplished. She did not make her studies an excuse for the neglect of it. It delighted her that she could thus be useful to her dear mother. If there was any work of a peculiarly delicate or difficult nature, she desired that it might be given to her. When there was an occasional recess from school, the record often occurs in her journal, "Spent the day in working." She did not think any thing tedious, or unworthy of her attention, that entered into the duty of a female. She showed as much patience and capability of excelling, in darning a torn garment, as in solving a problem of Euclid. She was pleased that needlework formed a part of the stated employments at the select school of Miss Marston, in Quincy, Massachusetts, of which she was for a time a member. She writes home

earnestly, being then at the age of ten, that her needlebook, which had been accidentally left behind, might be sent her; adding that she is quite out of work, and begging that some might be sent her soon, as urgently as some children request the means of luxury, or the indulgence of amusement. Her proficiency

in study and her consistency of character made her a favorite with her teachers, and gained the love of strangers. Miss Marston thus mentions her in a letter.

"We early discovered that she possessed an

unusual share of intelligence and worth. I well remember the pleasure with which she pursued her studies, and the great facility with which she acquired her lessons. This was particularly the case in history-so much so that I placed her in the class with the eldest young ladies in school, by none of whom was she excelled in her acquirements in this branch. They have often assured me, that while they were obliged to devote every moment of the time allotted them for the purpose, to prepare themselves for recitation, little Margaret would, after a few minutes' attention, be perfectly at leisure; and I do not recollect that she was ever deficient. On one occasion, I remember that when she had recited with even more than her usual success, I discovered that she had read the lesson only once, and that the day before. The manner of her recitations was also particularly pleasing, giving the sub

stance of the whole in her own correct and perspicuous language. Indeed, the propriety of her expressions was observable on all occasions, as well as her distinet utterance and correct pronunciation. These qualifications, together with her quick apprehension of the sense of an author, rendered her also one of the best readers I have ever known of her age. My father, who always took the liveliest interest in the improvement of my pupils, would generally question them as we sat at breakfast on the subject of their morning lessons, and we were ever gratified by the readiness and elegance of Margaret's replies."

What delight the merited commendation of teachers gives to the heart of anxious and affectionate parents, can never be perfectly understood by children until they become parents themselves. In consequence of one of these precious communications, the father thus writes to his daughter.

"Your instructress speaks encouragingly of your progress in your studies. Try to improve all your time usefully. I hope, my dear child, you will feel grateful for the privileges you

enjoy, and that you will be diligent and persevering in all you undertake. Above all, do not neglect your Bible. There you will learn all the graces that adorn the Christian character. I trust, my love, that you will not be unmindful of the religious instructions you have received; and may the blessings of a kind Providence ever rest upon you."

Intellectual attainments without the culture of the moral and religious affections, is at best but an imperfect education. Those young persons who have the blessing of teachers who keep all these objects steadily in view, cannot be too grateful to them. They should prize their favorable testimony, and strive to gain their lasting affection. Especially they should avoid giving them trouble, and listen respectfully to their instructions. They should regard them as benefactors, and remember them with gratitude. Thus they will be beloved as Margaret was, by all who had the superintendence of her studies.

Of her loveliness of character, and the sweet subjugation of her wishes to others, Mrs. Hall, a lady of Springfield, Massachusetts, under