whom five months before he had so cruelly repulsed. Full of astonishment and shame, he could not speak, while with a gentle dignity of manner, and a low, soft voice, the Indian said, "Five moons ago, when I was weary and faint, you called me 'Indian dog,' and drove me from your door. Last night I might have been revenged; but the white dove fed me, and for her sake I spared her mate. Carcoochee bids you go home, and when hereafter you see a red man in need of kindness, do to him as has been done to you. Farewell."

He waved his hand and turned away, but William sprang before him, and so earnestly entreated him to go with him to his house, as a proof that he had indeed forgiven him, that he at last consented, and the two young men entered the cottage together.

Mary's surprise may be imagined, as well as her thankfulness for the wonderful escape of her husband, and her deep gratitude to the noble young Indian, who had thus remembered her act of kindness, and forgotten all the provocation he had received from her husband.

Carcoochee was treated, not only as an honoured guest, but as a brother, and in time he became, indeed, as a brother to them both.

Many were the visits he paid to the cottage, and the lessons William S had learned from the events of that night, were not lost, but became more and more visible in their effects. Both Mary and her husband endeavoured truly to live in the love and service of God, and to do every kindness in their power to others,

for the sake of Him who so loved even His enemies as to die for them. And they were earnest in their endeavours to teach their poor Indian friend to know Him also, and though for some time he did not seem to listen to them, yet at length their prayers for him were heard. He was the first Indian baptized by a Missionary, who came about two years after to a place not far from William's house. Thus Carcoochee became a Christian, and thus his act of kindness was indeed repaid to him a thousand-fold.

He then did all he could to lead his countrymen to the same happiness; and after many years, when an old man, he went to the house of his white friends, and there died in peace. Many years have passed since then, and many changes have taken place, so that there is now no trace of the cottage where these things happened. The bodies of William and Mary, and of Carcoochee, sleep side side by side, in a little churchyard beside the forest.

The descendants of William's family still live near, and still tell to their children the story of "The Indian's Revenge."

JUGGERNAT’H.

THE Hindoos are idolaters, and have innumerable idols. Their Brahmins or priests, and learned men, are in possession of some sacred truths, but this does not deter them from encouraging the people in the lowest superstition, and themselves profiting by their delusion.

One of these idols is Juggernat'h, of whom we hear more perhaps, than of any other. Of this idol, Mr. Acland has given some account in his book on India; and very wonderful it is, that human beings, gifted with reason, and indeed, remarkably clever as the Hindoos are, should believe in so wretched a delusion. We should not read of it without resolving to assist by our prayers, and by every other means in our power, the earnest endeavours of our Church to bring these poor heathens to a knowledge of the Truth, and to lead them out of this miserable bondage to the glorious liberty of Jesus Christ.

"And now I must describe Juggernaťh. To the temple are attached about four thousand priests and servants. Of these, one set are called Pundahs. In the autumn of every year, they start on a journey through India, preaching in every town and village the advantages of a pilgrimage to Juggernat'h; after which they conduct to Pooree large bodies of pilgrims for the Rath-Justia, or Car Festival, which takes place in May or June; the precise time depends on the moon, as does the time of our Easter. This is the principal festival, and the number of devotees varies from about 80,000 to 150,000. About five years ago there were present, on one occasion, not less than 250,000; but that numerous meeting was owing to some peculiar sanctity, which is supposed to be diffused once in two hundred years.

"No European, Mussulman, or low-caste Hindoo is admitted into the temple; we can therefore only speak on hear-say of what goes on inside. The idol itself is renewed every twelve years; it con

sists of a mere block of sacred wood, in the centre of which is said to be concealed a fragment of the original Idol, which was fashioned by Vishno himself. The features and all the external parts are formed of a mixture of mud and cowdung painted. Every morning the idol undergoes his ablutions; but as the cow-dung and paint would not stand the washing, the priests adopt a very ingenious plan. They hold a mirror in front of the image, and wash his reflection. Every evening he is put to bed; but as the idol is very unwieldy, they place the bedstead in front of him, on that they place a small image, lock the door, and leave him to come down himself as he can.

Offerings are made to him, by pilgrims and others, of rice, money, jewels, elephants, &c., the Rajah of Knoudah and the priests being his joint treasurers. About twelve days before the RathJustia, Juggenat'h goes to bathe; whilst doing so, he is supposed to be bitten by a snake, which causes him to be sick till the day of the festival. During his illness the priests take off his paint and cow-dung and give him quite a new coat; so that at the end of the time he appears quite healthy and strong.

"On the grand day of the festival three cars, which, I should say, were fifty or sixty feet in height, are brought to the gate of the temple; the idols are then taken out by the priests-Jugger. nat'h having golden arms and diamond eyes for that one day-and by means of pullies, are handed up and placed in their respective carriages; to these, enormous ropes are attached, and the assem

bled thousands, with loud shouts, proceed to drag the idols to Juggernat'h's country house, a small temple, at about a mile distant. This occupies several days, and the idols having rusticated for some time, are brought back to their regular station. The Hindoos believe that every person who aids in dragging the cars receives pardon for all his past sins; every pilgrim who dies within five miles of Pooree will be greatly blessed in his next life; and every person who swims out to sea, so far as to see the top of the temple from the surface of the water, secures great blessings in another life, for himself, his father, and mother, his grandparents, and the three next generations descended from himself. This last experiment, however, is very rarely tried; there are too many sharks to make it pleasant. One man was drowned last year in attempting it. As to the people throwing themselves under the wheels of the car, that I believe to be altogether a European invention. Some occasionally fall accidentally, and are thus killed; but I imagine that self-immolation in this way, neither is nor ever was at all a common thing.

"I have very little doubt that great wickedness prevails within the temple. In two cases lately, it is known that murder has been committed there, yet we who have held the country so long are not allowed to enter the building. It is said that if we attempted it we should be driven from the district; this I do not believe. Some years ago the priests declared that the god would not leave his country-house until the English were driven from the province. The officer command