and peaceable man, he departed; and trusting to his own good fortune, took his way without a guide, through forests and over mountains, and arrived safe at the house of a nobleman named Peterson, with whom he had formerly been acquainted in the army.

11. Peterson received him with marks of respect and esteem, listened with every appearance of lively interest to the recital of his misfortunes, seemed more affected by them than Gustavus himself, exclaimed against the tyranny of the Danes, and entered into his projects with apparent ardor and enthusiasm. This perfidious wretch named the nobles and peasants on whom he could depend; and having become acquainted with the designs of Gustavus, privately went to a Danish officer, and, in the hope of a rich recompense, communicated to him the projects and retreat of his guest. The Dane hastened to Peterson's house, which he surrounded with soldiers; but Providence watched over the preservation of the fugitive patriot. Peterson's wife, moved with compassion, had opportunely apprised him of the perfidy of her husband, and committed him to the care of a faithful servant, who conducted him to the house of a neighboring clergyman.

12. That ecclesiastic was a person who attentively studied mankind, reflected on public affairs, observed the course of events, aspired to no preferment, and was attached to no party. He received Gustavus with respect and tenderness, and assured him of his honor and secrecy. Far from being terrified by the project which the youthful hero entertained of opposing the power of Denmark, he traced out the path which was to lead him to ultimate success. "You must not," said he, endeavor to gain over to your party, the nobles, who are most of them satisfied with the security and independence which they enjoy in the mountains, and who take little concern in the revolutions that happen at court. It will be difficult to prevail on them to arm their vassals, because their wealth entirely depends on the number and industry of that body of men, whose labors will be suspended by a war. But the most certain means of obtaining the end proposed, will be to induce the vassals to take up arms of their own accord."

13. In order to prepare matters for that crisis, the clergy man undertook to propagate a report, that the Danes were preparing to enter the province to establish new taxes by

force of arms. He employed his relatives and friends to disseminate the alarming intelligence; and when he was convinced that the public mind was sufficiently impressed with the idea, he advised Gustavus to repair to Mora, where all the peasants of the surrounding district were wont to assemble annually at a public feast. "Never," said this sensible man, "are the vassals more bold, or more inclined to revolt, than at the times of those meetings, when they estimate their strength by their number." Agreeably to the advice of this honest and sage counsellor, the young hero departed for Mora; and on his arrival, found the peasants prepared for his reception, and impatient to see a nobleman illustrious for his birth, his valor, and his sufferings.

14. He appeared in the assembly with an air of intrepidity and resolution, tempered by a mixture of melancholy which was naturally excited by the death of his father and the other senators. The gazing multitude were instantly touched with compassion. But, when he spoke to them of the horrible massacre at Stockholm, of the tyranny of Christian, of the persecution of the provinces, and of the miseries of the kingdom in general, the assembly was inflamed with indignation, exclaimed against the Danes, and vowed to revenge the death of their countrymen with the last drop of their blood. They immediately resolved to renounce their allegiance to Christian, and to sacrifice, without distinction, all the Danes in the province, as an atonement for the massacre of the Swedes. Gustavus took advantage of their kindled ardor, assembled around him the most determined of his hearers, attacked the castle in which resided the governor, who was unprepared for making resistance, took it by assault, and put to the sword the commandant and all his Danes.

15. In a few days, the whole province declared in favor of Gustavus; the peasants flocked in crowds to his standard; and, from that moment, the life of this young hero was an uninterrupted series of triumphs and success. At the head of the brave Dalecarlians, he undertook the most perilous enterprises of war; and his efforts were invariably crowned with victory. Being engaged in besieging Stockholm, which he closely pressed, and the Danes sailing to the relief of the garrison, a sudden frost bound their vessels in ice at a distance from the port. Gustavus formed the bold resolution of burning the hostile fleet, and marched at the head of his

troops, who grasped their swords in one hand, and torches in the other. They endeavored to scale the vessels; but the Danes commenced a terrible discharge of cannon and musketry. In spite, however, of their brave resistance, several of the ships were set on fire, and abandoned with precipitation by each of the contending parties. The darkness of the night, the groans of the wounded, the shrieks of those who were perishing in the flames, and the crackling of the ice, struck the Danes with terror and consternation. Many of their vessels were destroyed; and, in all probability, they would not have saved a single one, had not an intervening thaw prevented a second attack, which Gustavus intended to have made the following day.

16. This victory, which was gained in the sight of the capital, induced the most lukewarm of his countrymen to join him. A diet having assembled for the purpose of elect ing a sovereign, the speaker, in characterizing a patriotic king, drew the portrait of Gustavus, whose vigilance, valor, activi ty, and prudence, would, he said, be able to oppose and re'sist all the future attempts of Denmark to subjugate and enslave the nation again, under pretence of renewing the union of Calmar. This harangue was received with universal applause; and the people, impelled by their zeal, anticipated the votes of the senators and deputies of the provinces, and proclaimed Gustavus king of Sweden. The air was rent with the acclamations of the multitude, and he was styled the savior and defender of his country. Gustavus modestly endeavored to refuse the crown; but suffered himself to be prevailed on by the prayers and entreaties of the whole assembly, and was accordingly acknowledged king of Sweden and of the two Gothlands, by the united voices of the Senate, deputies, and people, who took an oath of fidelity to the new monarch.

A SUMMER'S MORN.

1. SWEET the beams of rosy morning,
Silent chasing gloom away;

When was Gustavus acknowledged king of Sweden ?

Lovely tints the sky adorning,
Harbingers of opening day!
See the king of day appearing-
Slow his progress and serene;
Soon I feel the influence cheering
Of this grand and lovely scene!

2. Lovely songsters join their voices,
Harmony the grove pervades ;
All in nature now rejoices,-
Light and joy succeed the shades.
Stars withdraw, and man arises,
To his labor cheerful goes;
Day's returning blessings prizes,

And in praise his pleasure shows!

3. May each morn, that in succession
Adds new mercies ever flowing,
Leave a strong and deep impression
Of my debt, for ever growing!
Debt of love, ah! how increasing!
Days and years fresh blessings bring;
But my praise shall flow unceasing,
And my Maker's love I'll sing!

JOAN OF ARC.

1. THE throne of France being vacated by the death of Charles VI., his son Charles VII., and Henry VI., king of England, were competitors for the crown. The cause of the English monarch was bravely supported by the sword; and final success seemed almost ready to decide in his favor. City after city had been successively besieged, and successively fell before the arms of the victorious pretender. The city of Orleans, an important post of communication between the northern and southern parts, was the principal obstacle to his progress. He resolved, therefore, to lay siege to this place. The attack and the defence were carried on with an

Who were competitors for the crown of France, on 'he death of Charles VI.? What city seemed to present the most formidable obstacle to the final success of Henry VI. ?

equal degree of vigor; but, after many signal instances of valor performed by the besiegers and the besieged, Charles was on the point of giving up the city for lost, and thought of retiring to make his last stand at Languedoc.

2. At this critical juncture, that celebrated historical phenomenon, the Maid of Orleans, appeared; and his affairs took a turn which the most sanguine imagination could never have expected. This singular character was a country girl, named Joan d'Arc, who lived at a village of Lorrain, in the humble station of servant at an inn. It is said, that in this situation she had learned to ride and manage a horse, by be ing frequently accustomed to act as hostler. The enthusiastic turn of her imagination, inflamed by daily accounts of the occurrences then taking place, inspired her with a romantic desire of relieving the distresses of her country and of its youthful monarch. Her inexperienced mind continually revolving these important subjects, she mistook the impulses of fancy for celestial inspirations, and imagined herself vested with a divine commission to restore her sovereign to his rights, and her country to its independence.

3. In this persuasion, and animated by an enthusiasm, which, inspiring intrepidity, caused her to overlook all dangers and difficulties, and cast off all reserve, she presented herself before Baudricourt, governor of Vaucouleurs, and informed him of her divine mission. The governor, influenced either by superstition or policy, sent her immediately to Chinon, where the French king then resided. Being introduced to the king, she immediately offered, in the name of the great Creator of heaven and earth, to raise the siege of Orleans, and to reinstate him in his kingdom, by conducting him to Rheims, to be anointed and crowned.

4. The king and court, perceiving that she might be made an useful instrument in this crisis of difficulty and danger, resolved to adopt the illusion; and an excellent plan was contrived to give it weight in the minds of the people. An assembly of divines examined her mission, and pronounced it supernatural; and every story that craft could invent, or ignorance believe, was used to attest the reality of her inspi

What singular character came to the aid of Charles VII. when Or leans was besieged?-What had been her situation, as to rank and employment?-What promise did she make to the French king ?Were her services accepted?