bread and butter after that. I'm sure it won't hurt me to eat a dinner of it for once."

5. So Julia, instead of obeying her mother, filled her little basket with nothing but cake.

6. When Julia came back into the kitchen, she found her sister Maria coming down stairs with her hat and shawl. If you look in the picture, you will see both the girls preparing for school, and their mother ironing.

7. Mrs. Fay gave Maria the same instructions about her dinner that she had given Julia. But Maria followed them exactly. She did not do as Julia did.

8. When the children came home from school in the evening, Maria was as lively as usual, but poor Julia was dull and heavy. At supper, she complained of a headache, and could not eat a mouthful.

9. Her mother gave her some medicine, and sent her to bed. But she grew worse every hour.

10. Mrs. Fay now became frightened, and sent for a doctor. By the time he arrived, Julia was in a high fever, with flushed cheeks, and throbbing temples.

11. The doctor gave her an emetic. This soon relieved her. And it showed, at the same time, what was the cause of her sickness. For she vomited nothing but cake.

12. Her mother was very much grieved that Julia had been so foolish. And she

determined she would not soon again trust her to supply herself with dinner.

13. Poor Julia paid rather too dear for the pleasure of eating a little cake. How much better it would have been to have done as her mother told her.

14. Next day Julia was better. But it was more than a week before she was able to go to school or play with her sister as usual.

15. I hope all my young friends will take a lesson from Julia's sufferings. They ought to know that their parents are the best judges of what is proper for them to eat and drink. If they follow their advice, they will save themselves a great deal of trouble.

After the class have described the picture minutely, and repeated the substance of the story about Mrs. Fay and her daughters, let them explain the following phrases: in par. 7, the same instructions, followed them exactly, followed what? 10, flushed cheeks, and throbbing temples; 11, an emetic, relieved her; 15, Julia's sufferings. What did Julia take to school for dinner? Was that right? Who commands us to obey our father and mother? Did Julia disobey God, then? Whom else did she disobey? Who knows best what children should eat? Are children good judges themselves? Is it right or wrong to grumble or cry, when they don't give us what we want? How was Julia punished for disobedience? Are people always punished for disobedience? Always in some way. We can never feel so happy when we have done wrong. What does the Bible say about obeying parents? "Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well-pleasing unto the Lord." Col. iii. 20.

3

1. SEE what a beautiful pond there is! There are pleasant woods all around it.

2. This pond is not made by a dam, to raise the water for the use of mills. It is a natural pond, and was here when the country was first settled, and probably hundreds, if not thousands of years before.

3. There was once an Indian settlement near it, and many a fish the Indians have caught out of these waters.

4. Did you ever see any Indians? They have a dark-colored skin. It is not white like yours. They lived in this country long before the white people came here.

5. The pond has a great many very fine fish in it. See! there is a family party come out in a boat to take a sail, and catch some fish.

6. Who are these people, I wonder? They are Mr. and Mrs. Sherman, with their three children, Charles, Eliza, and

Henry, with their dog Carlos.

The two

boys are good children, but Eliza is fret

ful and selfish.

7. Mr. Sherman is a farmer. He lives about six miles from the pond, in a very pleasant situation.

8. They set out from home early in the morning, in a two-horse wagon. When they came to the pond, they left their wagon, and put up their horses at the tavern.

9. The tavern-keeper had a fine large boat, with oars, a sail, and plenty of fishing-tackle. He kept this boat for his own use, to hire out to parties.

10. Mr. Sherman hired the boat, and went down to the shore to show them how to raise the mast and hoist the sail, in case they should have a breeze.

11. Charles and Henry enjoyed the excursion very much. Every thing seemed to please them:-the cool air, the shadows of the trees and hills upon the pond, the fish darting through the clear water, and the pleasant motion of the boat.

12. But nothing of all this could please Eliza. She complained of every thing. The sun was too hot, or the wind was too cold; she hated to be still, yet she screamed with fright when they went fast.

13. People with a fretful disposition, seldom enjoy any thing. I wonder if they ever consider how sinful it is. They cannot be happy themselves, and they spoil the pleasure of every one that is near them.

14. After rowing about till they were tired, the party stopped for a while, to try to catch some fish for dinner.

15. Eliza was pleased for a moment with the change. But her good temper did not last long. She did not catch many fish, and, as soon as one of the others drew one out, she would tease him to change lines. Thus she kept moving about the boat, spoiling the fishing, and keeping them all uneasy.

16. What a pity that the whole party should be disturbed by this naughty girl. She ought to have been left at home.

Let the class describe the picture minutely, naming the different persons in the boat, and then repeat the substance of the story. Explain, in ¶2, the last word, before; before what? 3, Indian settlement; 6, fretful and selfish; 9, oars, a sail, and plenty of fishing-tackle; 10. mast, breeze; 11, excursion. How did Eliza behave? What sort of a disposition has she? Has any person a right to spoil the pleasure of his friends with his bad temper? Who is to blame for Eliza's being unhappy? Would such conduct please or displease God? Do you think he noticed it? Does he see and hear every thing? Do you think Eliza would have acted so, if she had thought of this? How do you think she made her parents feel? Was it right or wrong to make them feel so? What does the Bible say about the way of treating our parents? "Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long_upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee." Exod.

xx. 12.