form such habits as may be continued in a more advanced age; and, believe me, the habit of good-humour will conduce most essentially to your happiness. The accident which gave occasion to the account which I now transmit to you, was in no degree remedied by the captious petulance with which you bemoaned it; and the time which you wasted in unprofitable lamentations, would have nearly repaired the damage. Unavoidable disasters are beyond remedy, and are only aggravated by complaints. By submitting with a good grace to the disappointments of life, half its vexations may be escaped. I cannot, I think, better conclude the subject and my epistle, than with a few lines which were written by Miss Placid in answer to Miss Piner, who reproached her with not showing a proper degree of concern, when they were disappointed going with a party upon the water, by a violent shower of rain, which they had, for a long time, been desirous of doing. Say, why should I fretful my fate so lament, Since pleasure still waits on the smile of content? Will the clouds soon disperse, if indignant I frown? And the rain cease in torrents the village to drown? Will the thunder's loud peal be then hush'd into peace? And the storm, at my bidding, its violence cease? Will the sun for my anger discover its ray, And at once all the beauties of nature display? Then Ellen, pray tell me, what joy should I find, In the discord of passion, the storm of the mind? Though the elements will not resign to my sway, My temper, I trust, reason's voice shall obey; Let me make to my fate my desires resign, And the joys of contentment will ever be mine. THE END. Printed by T. C. Hansard, Peterborough-court, Fleet street, London. _The following deservedly-popular BOOKS, for Children and Young Persons, are printed for the Publishers of this Work._ By Mrs. TRIMMER. _New and improved Editions of the following_:-- 1. SCRIPTURE HISTORY, being a Description of a SET of PRINTS, contained in easy Lessons. With the Prints, 2 vols. sewed, Price 2_s._ 2. SCRIPTURE LESSONS, designed to accompany a SERIES of PRINTS from the OLD TESTAMENT. With the Prints, 2 vols. sewed, 4_s._ 3. SCRIPTURE LESSONS, designed to accompany a SERIES of PRINTS from the NEW TESTAMENT. With the Prints, 2 vols. sewed, 4_s._ 4. A Description of a SET of PRINTS of ENGLISH HISTORY, contained in easy Lessons. With the Prints, 3 vols. sewed, 5_s._ 6_d._ 5. The same of ANCIENT HISTORY, 2 vols. sewed, 4_s._ 6. The same of ROMAN HISTORY, 2 vols. sewed, 4_s._ 7. A HISTORY of FRANCE, upon a similar Plan, by a Daughter of Mrs. Trimmer. 2 vols. * * * * * 1. A COURSE of LECTURES for SUNDAY EVENINGS, containing Religious Advice for Young Persons. A new edit. In two neat pocket volumes, price 9_s._