out; And when the silver habit of the clouds There is a beautiful spirit breathing now And silver beech, and maple yellow-leaved, Where autumn, like a faint old man, sits down By the way side a-weary. Through the trees And merrily, with oft-repeated stroke, O what a glory doth this world put on For him the wind, ay, and the yellow leaves Shall have a voice, and give him eloquent teachings. He shall so hear the solemn hymn that Death [For the National Magazine.] THE PURE IN HEART. BY ALICE CARY. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." I long to gather from the word The meaning, full and clear- Against my face the tempests beat, The winds are loud and chill; When shall I hear the voice so sweet, Commanding, Peace-be still? The angels said, God giveth you His love-what more is ours? His grace descends, and as of old And let a lush laburnum oversweep them, And let long grass grow round the roots, to keep them Moist, cool and green; and shade the violets, That they may bind the moss in leafy nets. A filbert-hedge with wild-brier overtwined, Babbling so wildly of its lovely daughters, By infant hands, left on the path to die. Open afresh your round of starry folds, Dry up the moisture from your golden lids, That in these days your praises should be sung Here are sweet peas, on tiptoe for a flight; And watch intently Nature's gentle doings: They will be found softer than ringdoves' cooings. How silent comes the water round that bend! To the overhanging sallows: blades of grass Staying their wavy bodies 'gainst the streams, And cool themselves among the emerald tresses; The while they cool themselves, they freshness give, And moisture, that the bowery green may live: stop; But sip, and twitter, and their feathers sleek; Then off at once, as in a wanton freak: THE New-York Institution for the Blind, of which our engraver has given a faithful picture, is situated on the Ninth Avenue, in the upper part of the city. It was established about twenty years ago, and is one of the most deserving of all our philanthropic institutions. There are at present about one hundred Or perhaps, to show their black and golden and fifty students, most of them from va wings, Pausing upon their yellow flutterings. away, Than the soft rustle of a maiden's gown Playing in all her innocence of thought! Of buds into ripe flowers; or by the flitting Or by the moon lifting her silver rim streams, Closer of lovely eyes to lovely dreams, rious places in the state of New-York. Over one hundred are beneficiaries of the state, thirteen are supported by their friends, and others-as many as the limited funds of the Institution will permitare boarded and taught gratuitously. The list of studies pursued by the inmates includes Reading and Writing, Arithmetic, Grammar, Astronomy, Mental and Moral Science, Music, and, in fact, all the branches usually taught in English academies. For their especial use books in raised print are provided, and from their delicacy of touch they are enabled to read with ease and accuracy. By the aid of movable type, in reticulated frames, they are taught Arithmetic, and the proficiency of many of the totally blind, in long and complicated calculations, is truly wonderful. The greater part of the instruction imparted is, however, necessarily oral, and frequent repetition supplies the place of study. From the last report of the gentlemanly and efficient superintendent, Mr. Cooper, we learn that the household establishment is arranged to give the blind every comfort, and also to teach them to dispense, for the most part, with personal assistance. Thus, the children at table are under the immediate care of their matron; but they soon learn to cut their own food, and otherwise to conduct themselves at meals with as much neatness and propriety as seeing youth. Their dressing-rooms, dormitories and wash-rooms, are planned with the same view; and the domestic attendance is no larger than in ordinary academies of equal size. In the daily routine of duty, the inmates rise at half-past six, hear morning prayers at seven, breakfast, and attend the schools from eight to twelve; then dine; and from one to five are employed in the shops, where they are taught to manufacture baskets, mats, mattresses, carpeting and band-boxes. The females are also taught plain sewing, various kinds of fancy knitting and bead-work. The senior and junior singing classes are engaged, on alternate days, from half-past four to six. At seven the pupils are assembled in the chapel, to listen to a course of reading; and at half-past eight the roll is called for evening prayers. The choir or band then practice till bedtime, ten o'clock. Lessons on the piano and other instruments are given to all in turn during the day and evening. On Sunday there is public worship in the chapel in the morning and afternoon; mid-day a Sabbath school; in the evening a Bible class-and morning and evening prayers. Thus, with mind and body employed and strengthened, with no idle time for repining, the blind child finds restored to him the contentment and even gayety of youth; and were this all, it would be no trifling good effected. But when the pupils are graduated, they have it in their power, under ordinary circumstances, and with the assistance that young persons need from their friends for a start in life, to support themselves by their own labor; and some, as teachers of music, piano-tuners and choristers, have received very constant and profitable employment. The manufactory is an extension of the work department, to meet the wants of those graduates who, friendless as well as sightless, had no home but the benign institution which sheltered them. These found board and lodging in the vicinity, and were maintained by work given them at prices regulated with a view to their support. Their numbers were soon increased by persons who had lost their sight by accidents in mature life, and with health, strength, mechanical skill and habits of industry, asked not for alms, but for the means of earning bread for their families. The expenses of the Institution for the last year were about $65,000; the receipts were not quite equal to the disbursements. "TR "RUTH is stranger than fiction." Scarcely would the boldest novelist venture to place a timid girl in the forefront of his battles, to work deliverance for beleaguered cities, and conduct a king to his throne. Yet such task has fallen to history. Near her father's cottage stood a little chapel called the Hermitage of St. Mary; and here, while her gayer companions were enjoying their merry pastime, she would be found in earnest devotion. Many a sick cottager learned to bless her sweet face which appeared so often at his bedsidethe poor, the aged, the friendless, all shared her gentle kindness. In her father's dwelling, her foot fell lightly and swiftly as she turned the wheel or made ready the simple repast. All loved her; even the sheep of her father's flock gathered close around her, and followed her call with unwonted alacrity. On the banks of the Meuse and near its source, is the little hamlet of Domremy. Not far away rise the softly-rounded, snowcapped summits of the Vosges. Their slopes furnish pasturage for numerous flocks, and here and there may be seen some of those vineyards for which other parts of Champagne are so celebrated. The scenery of this province is in general uninteresting, but here it is picturesque and beautiful; and among these rich wood-trict remarkable for simple devotion, and lands grew up the Maid of Orleans. VOL. VII.-15 She was born of humble parents, who appear to have exceeded the rest of a dis early inculcated into the mind of Joan a |