6 slave’s friend. [146 ones, she flew about, and with many cries, expressed her concern for them. I stood and threw stones at her, till one striking her, she fell down dead. At first, I was pleased with the exploit; but after a few minutes, I was seized with horror, .at having in a sportive way, killed an innocent creature, while she was careful for her young? 1 beheld her lying dead, and thought these young ones, for which she was so careful, must now perish for want of their dam to nourish them; and after some painful considerations on the subject, I climbed up the tree, took all the young birds and killed them; supposing that better than to leave them to pine away and die miserably ; and I believed, in this case, that scripture.proverb was fulfilled, “ The tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.” I then went on my errand ; but for some hours could think of little else but the cruelties I had committed, and was much troubled. Thus He, whose tender mercies are oyer all his works, hath placed
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