upon my legs, bending down with weak-
ness, I was struck with the greatest con-
sternation’ at seeing, as I went along, the
ruins of the city, and the conflagration
there was in several parts of it. The
wind being very boisterous, it blew the
burning sparks into our eyes, and created
the most excruciating pain: mine con-
tinued sore for some days, and I could
not, open one of them for twenty-four
hours. Towards one o'clock, I found my-
self so faint that I could scarcely stand.
Soon after this, 1 had an opportunity of
taking boat, and from the place of land-
‘ng, I had two miles to go, which took
me. nearly three hours, and that with
great pain and fatigue. At length I found
one Mr, Atlees, a merchant, and several
other gentlemen of my acquaintance, who
afterwards said I looked like a person who
had been buried three weeks. I had now
all possible care taken of me, I immedi-
ately washed my legs in brandy, which
were black, yery much swelled, and as
hard as astone, I remained there twenty-
four hours only, whence I went on board
the ship of Capt, Allen. All around
seemed one continued scene of distress
and devastation; and it was really shock-
ing to see the poor creatures running about
half-dressed, expecting every moment the
earth to yawn, and open its frightful jaws
to swallow them in its gulf, After much
trouble I obtained a passage to England,
and at last I arrived at London, and thus
came to, a conclusion of my trials and
labors. My. heart, rebounds with joy and.
gratitude for the mercy which has been.
shown to a being so unworthy. May
this be a, warning to all, both old and
young, to prepare for the advent of the
messenger of death.— The Pocket Maga-

 

THE YOUTH’S CABINET:

The Little Hero of Haarlem.

x, an early period in the history of
Holland, a boy, was born in Haar-
\. lem, a town remarkable for its

variety, of fortune in war, but hap-
pily still more so for its manufactures and
inventions in peace. His father was a
sluicer—that. is, one, whose employment
it was to open and shut the sluices, or
large oak gates which, placed at certain
regular distances, close the entrance of the
canals, and secure Holland from the dan-
ger to which it seems exposed, of finding
itself under water, rather than above it,
When water. is wanted, the sluicer raises
the sluices more or less, as, required, as a
cook turns the -cock of; a, fountain, and
closes them, again, carefully at, night;
otherwise the water, would flow into the
canals, then, overflow them, and inundate
the whole, country,; so. that, even the little
children in Holland, are fully, aware, of the
importange of a, punctual discharge of the

sluicer’s duties. The boy was, about eight
years old when, one, day, he, asked per-
mission to take some cakes to a, poor blind
man, who lived at the other side of the

dyke, His father gaye him leave, but
charged, him, not, to stay too, late, The
child promised, and set, off on his. little

journey. The blind man thankfully par-

took, of his, young, friend’s, cakes, and the
boy, mindful of is father’s orders, did
not wait, as usual, to hear one of the old
man’s stories, byt as soon as he had seen
him eat, one muffin, took leave of him to
return home,

As he went, along by the canals, then
quite full, for it was in October, and the
autumn rains had swelled the waters, the
boy now stopped to pull the little blue
flowers which his, mother loyed so well,