to wander about in fearch of a refting place in a country that had once owned him for its lawful fovereign, and where he once might have commanded any part of its poffeffions. This fupplicating epiftle was wholly unattended to, and the unfortunate prince was reduced to the utmost extremity of poverty and wretchednefs. In this forlorn fituation he applied to the citizens of Cologne for relief, who, compaffionating his misery, instantly raised a body of troops, in order to enable him to re-inftate himself in his dominions; but the unhappy prince, worn out by the severity of his misfortunes, was unable to avail himself of their friendly intentions towards him. His fpirits forfook him, his health declined, and in the fifty-fixth year of his age he fell a victim to the barbarism of his fon. That inhuman murderer, loft to the fentiments of humanity, and dead to those of nature, not contented with having fhortened the existence of his father, continued his perfecu tions even beyond the grave; for when he was informed that the emperor's body had been interred in an elegant fepulchre, he commanded it to be dragged out, and thrown naked into an open vault, where it remained uncovered five years. When the Roman emperor Valerian, and his amiable wife Mariniana, were made captives by Sapor, king of Perfia, the inhuman cruelty with which they were treated had such an affect upon the health and spirits of the empress, that death foon relieved her from captivity. When the nobility went to pay their vifits of condolence to Gallian, Valerian's fon, who was left guardian of the empire, he received them with the utmost unconcern; and, upon expreffing their regret for the misfortunes that had attended the emperor and emprefs, he replied, with perfect coolness, "they were mortal, and therefore liable to misfortunes as well as others:" and, instead inftead of taking any pains to procure his father's deliverance, he paffed his days in riot, and his nights in debauchery. The emperor Nero had feveral times (but in vain) attempted poisoning his mother Agrippina. At length he refolved to have a veffel made with loose planks, fupported by bolts, that were fo contrived, as to be unfastened at the pleasure of those who would undertake the perpetration of the inhuman plan he fuggested. Vice, fupported by the aid of wealth and power, has little difficulty in finding tools ready to execute its designs; and Nero eafily perfuaded some of his affociates to affift him in the inhuman plot. The emprefs, unfufpicious of her fon's intentions, confented to go on board the vessel; the fatal bolts were foon undrawn, and she was precipitated into the fea. At that moment a fhip appeared, the captain of which perceiving her fituation, sent out his boat, and faved her life. Her Her fon hearing of the failure of his diabolical plan, inftantly became frantic with rage and difappointment, and, unable to disguise his feelings, sent for Amicetus, an officer of the guards, and commanded him immediately to go and put his mother to death. The moment the unhappy emprefs faw him enter the room attended by a party of his foldiers, fhe fufpected his inhuman defign, and pointing to her ftomach, faid, "Strike firft here; for it gave birth to a monster." FRATERNAL AND SISTERLY SENTIMENTS. We are all members of one great body; and tenderness, juftice, and equity, ought to be the foundation that supports it. Human fociety resembles an arch of ftone: all would fall to the ground, if one piece did not fupport the other. Of all the felicities attached to human nature, that of a firm and tender friendship ranks the firft: it fweetens cares, difpels forrows, and is an antidote against the feveret calamities. Seneca. T O ftrengthen the bonds of nature, and ce ment the ties of affection, I confider as one of the strongest duties a parent has to perform. How lovely and interesting a fight is it to |