Ans. A good one.] How old was she? [Ans. Eight] What could she do? [Ans. Clean the house.] Would it not be a good thing if all girls of eight years of age were as handy and notable as Ann Stowe? [Ans. Yes.]

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» Don't you think it must be a great credit to a little girl to have a house made neat by her [ns. Yes.] Don't you think Ann Stowe got praised for her tidiness? [Ans. Yes.] Don't you think her mother must have been very proud of such a clever childAns, Yes. Can you sweep a room? Can you wash plates, and clean knives and spoons ?

Could Ann Stowe read? [Ans. No.] How came that about? Ans. She had nobody to put her to school] Did she meet with a friend at last to put her to school? [Ans. Yes.] What did she learn at school? [Ans. To read.] Don't you think it must have been a great comfort to such a tidy, industrious girl as Ann Stowe, to learn so many useful things? [Ans. Yes.]

Instruction. Learn then, from the example of Ann Stowe, to help your poor mother as much as you can. Consider how much your mother has done for you, and don't leave her to do every thing, now you are able to help her. Helping your mother is one way to make God love you.

STORY III.

Becky Bond was not a good girl; she was twelve years old, but she would not make a bed, or sweep a room, or scrub a shelf; though she was so big and strong, that she might have kept a whole house clean with ease.

She met a friend who sent her to school, but she would not try to work; even a child of three years old would work as well as she did. In a short time she quite left school, and would laugh at the girls when she saw them pass by in their way to school. "Come and have a game at ball with me," she would say; let us play while we are young, and work when we are old." Some were such fools as to mind her; but she soon was so cross and rude to them, that they were glad to go back to school to be out of her way.

There was a poor babe at home, but it might lie and cry for an hour, Becky Bond would not take it up and feed it. She held it in her lap now and then; but if it was the least cross, she would give it a great slap, or stuff its mouth with trash to keep it quiet. If she took it out to give it air, she would pop it down upon the cold ground or the damp grass;

at last the poor babe got a sad cold in its limbs, and was lame all the rest of its life. od adres 10 **] Cab 12 bezo To romp with bad boys in the streets was the great joy of Becky Bond's life, so she learnt of them to be bold, to swean, and call names; and at last she learnt to steal,, and came to a bad end, you may be sure. 9

Questions.---Was Becky Bond as notable as Ann Stowe ? [Ans. No.] How old was she? [Ans. Twelve.] Was it not a shame for her not to do as much work asi a girls of nine years old? [Ans. Yes.] Did she go to school? [Ans. A lutte while.] Did she shew good sense in being idle herself and laughing at good girls? [Ans. No.] Was it not foolish in any girls to suffer themselves to be drawn away by her? [A Yes.] Would not they have acted much wiser if they had said, No, Becky, we choose to work while we are young, that we may rest when we are old? [Ams. Yes.] How must they have felt when they went back to school [Ans. Asbamed.] Would it not have been a greater shame to keep on playing in the streets? [Ans: Yes.] Which is best to bear, a little shame a great deal? [Ans. A little.]-Was Becky Bond kind to the babe she nursed? [as. No Could any girl forgive herself who should cause a poor child to suffer pain, or to be lame all its life through her neglect? [Ans. No] Whom did Becky Bond romp with? [Ans. Bad boys.] Where did she sometimes romp? [ns. In the streets] Are bad boys proper companions for girls! [Ans. No.) Is it not shocking to hear men and boys swear and call names? [Ans. Yes.] What is still more shocking? [Ans. To hear girls do so.] What other bad things did Becky Bond learn by keeping bad company? [Ans. To steal.] Did she take the right way to please God? [Ans. No.] What end did she come to? [as. A bad end.7

Instruction-You may learn from this story of Becky Bond, that it is a shame for great girls to be idle, when little ones are notable and industrious that schools will do no good to those that do not give their minds to learning, and try to improve-that idle girls and boys should be shunned by good ones; and that whoever is led away by them, will come to shame one way or other that it is better to take a little shame in the beginning, than to run the hazard of having a great deal in the end that whoever nurse little babes, should be very kind to them that no good ever comes of romping with boys-that girls should be modest in their behaviour that no in words should come out of

their mouths that girls who act as Becky Bond did, usually come to some bad end or other, for they cannot expect the blessing of GOD.

STORY IV.

Charles Frost found a poor young bird on the cold ground, so he took it home to Ann." Here, my dear," said he, take this poor bird and put it in a cage; it will be a nice bird in time, and sing to you all day."

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"But where did you get it, Charles?" said she, if you took the nest I shall not thank you for your pains; for I do not like to rob poor birds of their house and their bed, which they made for their young one to lie warm in." Charles told her he found the bird." Poor thing," said Ann, boy took you out of your nest, I dare say, or, may be, you got upon the edge of it and fell down. Well, must take care of you now. But I do not know how to make a nest, er else I would make you one; but you shall have some nice warm wool; and you shall have food too, when you want it; so do not cry, poor bird; it makes my heart ache to hear you cry. I will be as kind to you as your dam would be." Ann was as kind as she said she would be, and brought up her young bird till he could hop and fly; and he was so tame, he would hop out of his cage, and peck out of her hand if she did but call, Dick, Dick. At last Dick flew out of doors, and all the wild birds got round him; for they do not like tame birds. So Dick got up into a high tree to hide in the thick boughs, but the wild birds soon drove him from thence. Then he found a hole in the wall, where he was in hopes he should lie quite snug; but there a rat had like to have caught him. At last dark night came on and he had no food. So, as soon as the day came, and it was light, he flew back-to Aun, and was glad to live in her cage all the rest of his days.

Questions-Was Ann Frost a good-natured girl? [Ans. Yes.] Did she like to rob poor birds of their nests? [Ans. No.] What did she do with the bird her brother brought her? [Ans. Took care of it.] Did she bring the bird up? [Ans. Yes. Don't you think it must have given Ann Frost and her brother more pleasure to raise the little creature, than they could have had in tormenting it? Ans. Yes.]...

InstructionLearn, then, from the example of this good. little girl and boy, to be very kind and tender, not only to birds, but to any live thing you have in your power, Byn

this means you will grow up tender-hearted and compas sionate, which will please God.

STORY V.

There was a girl whose name was Betsey Clarke, she had a sad trick, she would play with fire. One day, she took up a live coal with the tongs and let it drop on the child as it lay in her lap, and burnt its poor face, and made it quite bad. One day she took a stick which was all in a blaze, and ran round the room, and set the bed on fire; and if it had not been for a man who was in the room at the time, the whole house would have been burnt down, but he put the flames out. At last she set her own frock on fire, and all her clothes caught fire from it, and she was burnt to death.

Questions-What bad trick had Betsey Clarke? [Ans, She played with fire.] Did she burn any body? [Ans. Yes: the babe.] Was it not a sad thing to burn a poor babe ? [Ans. Yes.] What other mischief did she do? [Ans. Set the bed on fire.] Would it not have been a dreadful thing for a whole house to have been burnt, and the lives of a family lost, through the foolish tricks of an idle child? [Ans. Yes.] What became of Betsey Clarke? [Ans. She was burnt to death.] Is fire a good thing when made a good use of? [Ans. Yes.] Is it a proper plaything for children? [Ans No.]

Instruction. The bad fate of Betsey Clarke should teach all boys and girls not to make a plaything of fire. Fire is.of great use to warm us when we are cold, and to dress out food, but it may be made one of the worst of foes, for it will burn down house and home, and take the lives of those that have not the sense to use it right.

Learn then, from the unhappy fate of Betsey Clarke, never to play with fire, as you know not what mischief you may do to yourselves and others.

STORY VI.

Patty Clive was one of those girls who do not care what dirt they live in. If she had new shoes she would run in the wet with them, and soak them through, till they burst in holes at the sides, or the soles came off. If she had a new. cap, she would put it on so that you would take it for an old one. If she had a new gown, in a short time it would

have dirt and grease till it was quite a shame to be seen. And if the sleeves ript, or the s seams rest, she would not take a needle and thread and mend them. A lady once gave her clothes, and made her tight and smart from top to toe. she was as nice as a girl could be; but in a month's time, when her good friend went to the house, she found Patty Clive as bad as if she had had no one thing bought for her. She was quite a fright. Her face was all smut, her hair stood on end for want of a comb, her gown was all grease and rags, her shoes were down at heel, the straps of them hung loose. "Is this the girl that I made so nice ?” said her good friend: "If this is the way you use my gifts, you shall have no more of them;" so the lady left Patty Clive ve to get clothes where she could, who had not the good luck to meet with another such a friend as the one she lost by her bad ways.

When Patty Clive grew up she would not take a broom to sweep the room, but would sit in dirt and rags all round her for hours and hours; nor would she take the pains to make her bed for weeks and weeks; and she would let the sow and all the pigs come in, till the floor was worse than you can think; there was not such a room to be found for dirt in the whole town: yet Patty did not care, she had no shame in her..

At last she was quite sick and bad; for no one would go near her to do the least thing for her, for they knew they would be like to lose their own lives if they went to such a house; it smelt so of dirt they could not bear it. In short, she lost her life through her dirt; for those who live in such Filth as she did, have no chance to get well when they are so bad as she was.

Questions What sort of girl was Patty Clive? [Ans. A dirty girl. Did she take care of her shoes? Ans. No] Should Hot children take care of their shoes? [Ans, Yes.] Why should they do so? [Ans! Because they cost a great deal of money.] Is it right for children to make their poor parents work to keep them in extravagance? [Ans. No] Does a girl look well with her bair uncombed, and her cap put on in an untidy way? [Ans. No] What sort of a trin was Patty's gown in [ns. All grease and rags.] Is it very easy, with care, to keep from grease and dirt? [ns. Yes.] Does it look well to have a sleeve unript, or a seam rent? [Ans. No. What should you do when you see such things hap post? Cus. Mend them" directly.] "Don't you think Patty