prayer—othoudreadpower lyingatareverendfriend'shouseonenight,theauthorleftthefollowingversesintheroomwhereheslept:— othoudreadpower,whoreign'stabove, iknowthouwimehear, whenforthissceneofpeaceandlove, imakethisprayersincere. thehoarysire—themortalstroke, long,longbepleas'dtospare toblessthislittlefilialflock, andshowwhatgoodmenare. she,whoherlovelyoffspringeyes withtenderhopesandfears, oblessherwithamother'sjoys, butspareamother'stears! theirhope,theirstay,theirdarlingyouth. inmanhood'sdawningblush, blesshim,thougodofloveandtruth, uptoaparent'swish. thebeauteous,seraphsister-band— withearnesttearsipray— thouknow'stthesnaresonev'ryhand, guidethoutheirstepsalway. when,soonorlate,theyreachthatcoast, o'erlife'sroughoceandriven, maytheyrejoice,nowand'rerlost, afamilyinheaven!