them, is nothing less than to offer a direct affront to God himself. One more reason I can think of, my daughter, why your conduct was wrong; perhaps you can imagine it yourself."

11. Emma raised her expressive eyes to her mother's countenance, with a look half subdued, half curious: "No, mamma, you have thought of more reasons now, than I could in a month! I don't think there can be another one."

12. "This little girl, Emma," said her mother, "may be trying to obtain an education, in order to support herself by teachingwhen she grows up: now suppose the unkind, ness she meets with should make her unhappy, and prevent her receiving any benefitwhat would you think then ?"

13. "I should think we were all very wicked indeed! I do hope she did not see me laugh. But I shall never do it again; I will speak to her to-morrow, and ask her if I shall help her with her lesson, or lend her some of my books; and I'll take her for one of my friends-shall I, mother?"

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14. "All but the friendship, my dear," said Mrs. Jones, amused, yet pained, at the ease with which the school girl passed from one extreme to the other "all but the friendship; I would not say much about that to-morrow.'

15. "Well, at any rate, mother, I won't

be rude to her, and, if I see she needs any thing, I'll offer it."

16. An old friend of Mrs. Jones, who had been sitting with her before Emma came in, had listened to this conversation without a remark. She now rose to go, and invited Emma to accompany her to the house of a poor woman, who took in plain work, thinking a sight of her poverty might be beneficial to her.

17. After a short drive, they stopped at a small house occupied by two families, and. while making their way up the winding stairs, a sorrowful voice, interrupted by bitter sobs, reached their ears; it seemed to proceed from the very room they were going to.

18. "Oh, mother, don't say any more about it-it breaks my heart to think of it! This morning I felt so happy and so smart, with my clean frock and my new books; and now it's all over, and I don't believe I can ever feel so again. Do let me stay and sew with you, or even beg for you, rather than go to school. I don't want to learn, mother, indeed I don't.”

19. "But, my dear Ann," answered a sweet voice, "I want you to learn; your trials to-day distress me, quite as much as they do yourself; but now when you have so good a chance for education, are you not willing to accept it? Never mind the ill-treatment of your school-mates; they'll soon be tired of teazing you, and your education may be a

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support to your poor mother, when she is old and sick. To yourself, it will be food and clothes long before that, I hope."

20. There was no answer but a heavy sigh-and a sigh from the breast of a child is very, very sad.

21. Little readers, my tale is told. This was the "new scholar." Emma recognised her voice-she had a benevolent heart, and the tears which dimmed her eyes, seemed a pledge that the "shabby" one's school sorrows were very near their end.

Did Emma behave

Repeat the substance of this lesson. right or wrong to the new scholar? Why did she act so? Should the children of the poor be treated the same as the children of the rich at school? How are they viewed by God? What does the Bible say about this? "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. The rich and poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all."Prov. xxii. 1, 2. What does the Bible say about pride? "Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished."-Prov. xvi. 18, 5.

LESSON XIX.

Envy, Hatred, and Malice.

1. THE following lesson from the Bible shows us the serious evils which arise from allowing ourselves to be envious or jealous of one another.

2. "Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors.

3. "And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

4. "And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

5. "And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

6. "For behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

7. And his brethren said unto him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams and for his words.

8. "And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more: and behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

9. And he told it to his father, and to his brethren and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and

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thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

10. "And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

11. And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

12. "And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem ? Come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

13. "And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

14. "And a certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

15. "And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

16. "And the man said, They are departed hence: for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

17. "And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

18. "And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.”

19. "Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit; and we