standing; and Jerome, carried away by the general enthusiasm of the moment, rose with the rest.

98. The school was dismissed, and the following letter despatched to Mrs. Armstrong by her sons:

99. "Madam,

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"I know of no beggars nor blackguards in my school. There two poor Irish boys, who, I understand, have given you offence. But, as they are among the best-behaved and most gentlemanly boys I have, they are the very last that I would dismiss in disgrace. "I am, madam,

"Yours, respectfully,

"THOMAS PATTERSON."

"To Mrs. Armstrong."

100. The consequence of this letter was, that the Armstrongs were sent to another school.

Repeat the substance of this lesson. What did John say to his mother when he got home from school? Is it right or wrong to tell our difficulties to our parents? Who are our best friends to consult with on all occasions? Is it right or wrong to take revenge when any one injures us? What does Christ direct us to do? Should we feel happiest after revenging ourselves, or after returning good for evil? Which would make us most respected? Which would make us most beloved by God? Is it fine dress or riches that makes the gentleman ? What is it, then? Who should we be most careful not to injure, those who are rich and amongst their friends, or those who are poor and strangers? Is it manly or unmanly to vex the stranger and the friendless? What does the Bible say about this?

"And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself: I am the Lord your God." Lev. xix. 33-34.

LESSON XXV.

Natural Theology.

1. "MOTHER," said Julia Rush, "may sister Charlotte and I go to the orchard, and see if we can find some ripe apples ?"

2. "You may," replied her mother. "Get your little baskets, and I'll go along with you. The weather is so fine, this afternoon, that I think a walk may do all of us good."

3. The little girls accordingly put on their sun bonnets, and, with each her basket upon her arm, the mother and daughters set out for the orchard.

4. Their walk lay along a pleasant lane, shaded by a row of handsome sugar-maple trees. A brook ran through the lane, well stocked with trout, which made it a favorite resort for the fishers of the neighborhood. The brook was crossed by a bridge, on which stood a boy with his rod in his hand. As the girls approached, he pulled a fine trout from under the bridge.

5. "Oh, mother!" cried Charlotte, "see what a large fish Charlie Taft has caught." 6. "Yes, indeed," said her mother, "and

See! he has three

that is not the only one. others on his string."

7. "Would you like to have them ?" said Charlie to Mrs. Rush.

8. "I am fond of fish, but should be sorry to rob you of them," said she.

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9. My mother wants some apples," said Charlie, and I should be glad to swap the fish for some, if you please."

10. That'll be a fair exchange," said Mrs. Rush. "If you will take the fish up to the house, you can borrow a basket there, to gather your apples in, and meet us in the orchard."

11. Charlie accordingly took his trout to Mrs. Rush, and soon after joined the girls in the orchard with a basket. When they had picked what apples they wanted, the girls begged their mother to extend their walk a little farther; a request with which she readily complied, and invited Charlie to accompany them.

12. "But what shall we do with the apples," said the girls.

13. "Oh, you can leave all the baskets at the foot of this tree," said their mother. "See, it is one of the fifth row of trees, and the sixth tree from the lane."

14. They now continued their walk through the orchard, and presently came to a wall which separated it from a large pasture, in which were a number of cows, and a mare with her colt.

15. "Oh! see what a nice new wall has been built here since we were last this way,' "I wonder who it was that

said Julia. made it ?"

16. "It was John Rand, the wall-layer, made it for your father," said Charlie. 17. "You don't pretend to say that John actually made the wall," said Mrs. Rush. 18. "Yes, I do," said Charlie. 'I saw

him and his two hired men at work at it all last week."

19. "Oh! I know they were at work at it," said Mrs. Rush. But all that they did was merely to put the stones in a different place from what they were in before. They found these stones all ready made to their hands, I presume."

20. "Well, that's what people call making a wall," said Charlie.

21. "I know that is the common way of talking," said Mrs. Rush," although it is not a very correct way. But the reason why I objected to it was, that I wished you to observe, that man can really make nothing.'

22. "Make nothing, mamma?" cried Julia.

23. "Yes; nothing, my dear. All that he can do is merely to change the shape of a thing, or put it in a different place. Every thing is made by a Being infinitely superior to man."

24. "But don't men make houses?" said Charlotte.

25. "They collect various things from different places, and after cutting them into a great variety of shapes, fix them together, and call the whole a house. But if you would like to know more about this, we will examine it more particularly."

26. "Oh, do!" cried both the girls.

27. "Well, let us examine a brick house, then, as that will present us with a greatest variety of substances. What does the foun

dation consist of ?"

28. "Stone and lime," said Julia.

29. "Well, you know that the stone is found ready made. It only needs to be cut into the proper shape. The lime is also found in the ground. But there is a kind of air in it, which must be driven out, before it will answer the purpose for which it is wanted. Well, men have found out, that, by putting the limestone in a very hot place, the air will all come out of it. This they call making lime. But you see there is nothing made. It is just like drying some wet earth. Put the wet earth in a hot place, and the water will leave it, and ascend into the air. In the same way, put the limestone in a hot place, and the air will leave it, and you will have lime. By mixing this lime with water and sand, you have mortar, for cementing the stones and bricks together, and for plastering the walls.