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WRITTEN ON THE FIRST INTERVIEW OF TAVO INFANTS. 



Sweet lovely innocents, what glad surprise 

 Beat from their hearts and glistened in their eyes ! 

 The mutual smile, with sympathetic touch. 

 Drew forth the joy that could not say too much. 

 Which now in murmurs soft, now loud and wild. 

 Outburst in raptures fond from either child. 

 And, though a sudden fear awhile distressed 

 And led them both to seek their mother's breast. 

 How soon their sinking courage fresh returned. 

 And from each groundless fear a lesson learned. 

 Familiar grown, they now intent explore 

 The wonders which alarmed them just before ; 

 And playful innocence, with fond caress. 

 Unites them in the bond of tenderness. 

 While triumph brightens either mother's ej-e 

 And swells each father's heart with raptures high. 

 Parents alone can know the hallowed bliss 

 Inspired by such a lovely scene as this : 

 For such delight who would not gladly bear 

 A mother's suffering or a father's care ? 



'Tis sweet to watch the infant dawn of mind, 

 The opening bud, by no false art confined. 

 In beauty breaking, blushing into flower. 

 In all the pride of Nature's truth and power. 

 Propitious skies and balmy airs, dispense 

 Your blessings on these buds of innocence ; 

 May they unfold their beauties to the sun 

 Of culture fair, nor ever seek to shun 

 A parent's ready smile to virtue given. 

 Which in the youthful breast can make a heaven. 

 Its frown a hell — the presage of despair ; 

 For, O, a withering curse lies hidden there 1 

 O Filial Love ! be thou their constant guest. 

 Securely dwell within each grateful breast ; 

 And may Religion consecrate the tie. 

 Confirmed by time, to last eternally. 



R. S. 



THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT versus OPIUM. 



In our last number we gave our opinion freely on the pamphlets 

 of Messrs. Matheson and Lindsay relative to our affairs with China. 

 ^Ve then proved, we think, beyond a doubt, that these gentlemen 



