His holy will in all things, and to love our Lord Jesus Christ.

LESSON VIII.

THE GREAT GIANT.

W. Was it true, Mamma, that some of the people who lived in Canaan were giants?

Mamma. Yes, my dear, I believe it was. I can tell you a story about one of those giants,

if you please. The children of Israel had a king, whose name was Saul. He became a very wicked king. Some of the people who lived in Canaan, and were called Philistines, came to fight against Saul and his people.

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them was one tall great man, called a giant. He was very He was very tall indeed, much taller than papa; he could not have walked in at the drawing-room door without stooping. He was also very strong, and he

wore armour.

W. What do you mean by armour, Mamma?

Mamma. It used to be the custom in times of war, for the people who went to battle to wear clothes made of brass and iron, that the arrows or spears thrown against them might not hurt them so much, and these clothes were called armour. giant had a cap of brass upon his head, and he wore a coat of mail. His legs had brass upon them. A great sword hung in

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the sheath by his side, and he held a spear in his hand, and a man went before him with a shield.

W. What do you mean by a shield, Mamma ?

Mamma. A shield, my dear, is a large plate of steel or brass, as large as the nursery teatray, which men used to carry before great persons in battle, to keep the arrows from hurting them. This giant thought that no one could kill him. For forty