for Elijah, and they searched for him, but they could not find him. At length there was no water in the brook, which was very dry. Elijah was thirsty and hungry, and he told God. "I want some food," and he told him to go to the house of a woman. Elijah went from Jordan to the house, and he saw the woman picking some sticks. While she was picking them, she thought that she would be hungry and she would die. Elijah told the woman that he wanted to have some water. She said, "there is a well in the house. She went to it, and filled a mug with water and gave him it and he drank it. Then he told the woman that he wanted to eat some food. She told him that she had no food, except a little flour and she could not give him it and he told her that God would give her bread, if she would give him it. She believed what he said. She went to a barrel, and took the flour from it and she made bread and gave it to Elijah who ate it. Then he said to her, "do you want some bread," and she said, yes sir. He told her to make bread and she said to him "I have taken all the barrel in which there is no flour. Elijah told the woman to go and see. She went to the barrel and saw flour in it and was surprised at the increasing of the flour. Elijah lived with the woman for several months. The woman's son died, and she was very sorry for it. Elijah came unto her and saw her crying and pitied her, and he said unto her, "why do you cry" and she said that her Son had died. He said unto her "where is your son"! She said, he lay on a bed. He went to it and saw him, and took the boy from the bed to a room, and prayed to God to give him life. Then the boy rose, and he led him to the woman, and she saw her son alive, and she embraced him. Elijah left the house, and he went to Ahab and Ahab knew that he had told the clouds not to come up to rain. He said to him, "why have you told the clouds not to come up" Elijah said "because I thrice reproved you" but you refused to repent Elijah told Ahab that he should go to a mountain with his army, the day afterwards, Ahab said to Elijah "I shall call the false prophets to come to the mountain". He left him, and went to the city and after a day, Ahab went with the false prophets to the mountain and Elijah assembled the false prophets and he built an altar. They killed a sheep or cow or ox, and put it on the altar which was very dry, but they did not make a fire, and They prayed to him to make the fire for several hours, but he could not make the fire. Elijah said, it proved that Baal could not do so. He told the false prophets to kill a cow, or an ox, and put it on the altar which was very wet, and Elijah prayed to God to make a fire. Soon God made a large fire upon the altar which became very dry. The false prophets were very much astonished at the power of God. The believed that God wat almighty. Elijah and his friends slew four hundred and fifty of the false prophets. Then Elijah went away and chose Elisha and conversed with him and instructed him for many days. Then he was taken, and a chariot received him to heaven.

By a lad 15 years of age.

A SKETCH OF THE EFFECTS OF RELIGION.

True religion is the best of all kinds of knowledge. Its object is to save mankind. It was never invented by men. But a great many years ago, God inspired many prophets who wrote the holy word on their parchments. We have many Bibles which are printed. But there are a great number of the heathens in remote parts of the world, who have no bibles. They worship their idols made of wood or stone, or geld or silver; and they think that their idols will be pleased with them, if they throw their children into the rivers, and kill others because they have no knowledge of God. They are greatly ignorant of God. But many good missionaries go from their happy homes to remote parts of the world, where they arrive and they establish churches and schools, and they begin to call the heathens to them, and they preach to the heathens about the Bible, and Jesus who died for all sinners. Soon the heathens repent of their sins and determine to throw away their idols, while they feel anxiety for instruction in writing and reading and to learn to worship God. They become happy and grateful to God for his many blessings. These missionaries are willing to continue to preach while God keeps them from dangers. Thus the heathens are happy with the gospel.

By a lad 141 years of age.

AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE OF ROBERT FULTON.

Mr Fulton was born in 1765 at Little Britain in the state of Pennsylvania. When he was a boy, his parents sent him to school in Lancaster to be educated. When he was at the age of 17 years, he painted portraits and landscapes in the city of Philadelphia. He often went to the shops and he was engaged in thinking how he could invent in the hours of recreation. While he was in Philadelphia, he became intimate with Dr Franklin. When Mr. F. was twentytwo years old, he went to England and met Mr West who was one of the best American painters. Mr West was much pleased to see him, and took him to his home, and lived with him for several years. While Mr Fulton was in England, he was engaged in improving canals. In 1797, he went to France and met Chancellor Livingston, who was an American. Mr. Fulton and Livingston conferred together on the possibility of applying steam to propel boats. Then he made a steam boat and put it on the Seine-River in Paris. Mr Fulton made an attempt to succeed in inventing a steam-boat. In 1806. he left England & came to America, In 1807. while he was in New York, he made a steam boat and put it on the Hudson River. It was going to sail on that river about 5 miles an hour. He went to Albany to confer with the Legislature who permitted him to make a steam boat, and they were willing to let him continue to work at his business himself for twenty years. But soon some others wished to take the invention of Mr. Fulton. He had a law-suit with them for they interfered with his patient right. F died in the month of February 1815.

By a young man 17 years of age.

THE STORY OF A FARMER.

A farmer emigrated from Conn or Mass to N York, and lived there. He had a little money, and a small lot of ground. He attended a young lady every week, and then he asked her if she would marry him. She replied, Yes. When he asked her father if he would let him marry her. But he answered, No, because he was not rich. He wished some rich gentlemen might marry his daughter. The farmer was very sorry, and then whispered to the lady who should go to a place in three days in the evening to which he would come. She was pleased, and when she told her father that she wished to take a walk in the evening, then he let her, when she went to the place, and waited for the farmer's coming to her. He rode in a wagon to her, and took her into it, and fled away into Pennsylvania. He found a beautiful spot, and erected a log-house in the forest about 10 miles from the village; When it was completed, he went to the village, and told his wife that it was very good, and comfortable. He went with her on foot to the log-house. She was much pleased to see it, and remained in it. Her husband went out and bought some furniture for her, and then carried it to her. In a few days he felled the trees, and cultivated the ground which he changed into a garden. He raised different vegetables to support himself & his wife. Several days after he wished to buy different things, and then he went to the village, and got a newspaper. He found in it that the indians swore that they would come and destroy the whole village soon. He was surprised, and feared that they would kill his wife.

In the afternoon he set out for his log house, as he had often done but the storm was coming, and it rained very much. He could not find the path and the trees which were fallen down by the tempest, and the lightning which shot in the dark night rendered his march difficult. His clothes were all wet, and therefore he being wearied of walking about the forest, lay on the rocks till early in the morning. He arose from them. and spent his time in looking for his spot until about 11 o'clock in the morning. He went and found his log house which was consumed, and his wife lay on the ground, and was murdered by the barbarous indians. He was enraged in a furious manner, and swore that he wished very much to kill all the indians because they had killed his wife, and soon he cast her body into the fire and it was all consumed. Then he saw that the garden was destroyed, and found the tracks of the indians. He followed them for a day. At sun set he found the body of indians who were sitting on the ground, and talked with each others in the night, and then slept all. He thought how he could kill them but he was afraid of so many. He waited all night till they waked, and left this spot, and went through the forests while he followed them all day. At sun set the indians again sat and said one to another that they were very glad to have killed a woman, while he listened, and knew about them. He was very angry, and wished to know how he could kill them. But

he was afraid that they would kill him. So he waited for they slept all night, and then he followed the indians who were going thro' the forest to a river in the night, and the indians said one to another that they wished to go across the river while the farmer was very glad to listen. Then they told an indian to go to the falls, and make a fire on the shore above the falls. So he ran to the falls while the farmer followed, and the indian made a fire on the shore above the falls when the farmer came with cautious steps, and approached him, and soon pushed the indian off the precipice, and he fell fast into the water and was drowned. Then the farmer put out the fire; ran down, and deceived the indians by making a fire on the shore below the falls. When the indians came in their large canoes, they saw the fire, and thought that they would be safe in landing on the shore below the falls. But the fire led them to the fate of falling down the falls, and they cried with a loud voice when the same deceitful farmer soon came, and showed himself to them, and was very glad to see them drowning, Then he said that they should die as they had killed his wife. Now we know that this conduct was bad, and we must not entertain revengeful feelings.

By the same.

A DESCRIPTtion of the PROCESS of making bread.

In the country, a farmer cuts the bushes and sets them on fire and they are consumed. Then he begins to plough ground which is improved. When he finishes the ground, he goes home to be rested for the space of two weeks. The sun shines upon the furrowed ground which b comes dry. Then the oxen draw a harrow on the ground, and afterwards the farmers begin to sow wheat on it. Then it is again harrowed, and the wheat is covered with the ground. When the winter comes, the snow falls down on the ground in which the wheat begins to grow short. In spring the wheat begins to rise up, until in summer, the sun shines upon it for a few weeks, and it becomes yellow. The farmer comes to his field of wheat, and sees if it is good and afterwards he calls several men. Before they go to reap the harvest, they carry some bottles of water, and molasses or milk. They rejoice to reap the harvest with their sickles. Then they bind the sheaves, and put them together in heaps on the ground. Then the wagon comes the farmer pitches them into it, and then places them in a barn. He puts them in order in it to remain, till winter: The farmer sends a boy to climb upon a ladder, and throw the sheaves down on the floor and they untie them. They spread them on the floor and they are thrashing the sheaves with their flails for a few minutes. Then they are winning the dust out with a fan or mill. They measure several bushels of wheat, and put into some bags. A boy puts them on a horse or in a wagon to send to a grist-mill. The wheat is ground into it and then he carries it to his house. The farmer's wife is very glad to have flour. She puts it into a large wooden dish, and pours warm water, and puts yeast and salt in it. She kneeds it for a few minutes and then she puts a blanket upon it. [Assem. No. 210.]

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When it rises up for half an hour, she comes and takes dough up and puts it on a table. She makes some loaves. Before she sends a boy to split some pine wood and throw it into an oven, and sets it on fire for a few minutes, and it is hot. When it is consumed he cleans the coal with a shovel out of the oven. Then she puts

loaf on a wooden shovel and puts into the oven. Then she every puts a door at the entrance of the oven, and in an hour she again comes and knocks upon the loaves and they are very good. She takes them out of the oven, and puts them on the table. This is called bread.

By a young lady 18 years of age.

THE ABBE DE L'EPEE.

The Abbe De L'Epee, who was a priest, lived in Paris. One day he called at a house of a stranger on business. But the lady was absent from home. When he knocked at the door, a servant heard it and opened it. She let him in and he was shown into a parlour where two young ladies were sitting down, engaged in sewing. One of them invited him with a motion of her hand to sit down; but she did not speak to him. He wished to converse with the ladies, while he was expecting that the lady would return home. Then he asked questions to the two ladies; but they did not answer him. He was very much surprised that they continued silent. He felt almost offended and imitated their silence. He waited for the mother who soon came home again. She met him and introduced her daughters to the priest and spoke to him with a sad countenance, informing him that they had never spoken since they were born. He pitied them because they did not know of the religion and worship of God who has created all the universe. He was in a great affliction at this intelligence of the deafness of the two ladies. Then he left and went home. He thought what means he could invent to instruct them. For several days he failed in this. He again went to the same house and told the mother that he felt greatly desirous to teach her daughters to understand the signs and therefore they could converse by writing. The mother was very happy to hear this. So every day he taught them and made them improve. In some years they became intelligent and they could express their ideas in writing. They were always very happy. The priest thought that there were several deaf mute persons in Paris and so he found them. They entered his own house to be educated. He always was an instructor till

his death.

By a young man 20 years of age.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE ASYLUM.

This is a very large house denominated the asylum for the education of the Deaf and Dumb; the Legislature of the State of NewYork have granted funds to defray the expense of building it. It is situated on a piece of ground between the third Avenue and the