Repeat the substance of the story. Did you ever see any person in a passion? Do they look pleasant or frightful. Does getting into a passion make a person feel happy or unhappy? Does it do any person good, or not? When a person injures you, will it do you good, or not, to fly into a passion? Did Francis resolve to try never to be angry again? What did he ask William to do if he should forget his resolution and get angry? Was this a good or a bad plan? What did William promise? Would it have been right or wrong for Francis to get angry with William for performing his promise? What does the Bible say about anger? "An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgressions." Prov. xxix. 22. "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice." Eph. iv. 31. "Let not the sun go down upon your wrath." Eph. iv. 26.

LESSON XIII.

Tender-heartedness and Cruelty to Animals.

1. GEORGE FREEMAN was a little boy who lived in the country. He had a brother called Thomas, and a sister called Sarah.

2. One day they were all out in a pasture near the house. Sometimes the boys assisted their sister to gather wild strawberries for supper. Sometimes they amused themselves with driving their hoops.

3. "George! George!" cried Sarah, ast the boys were coming towards her with their hoops in their hands, "come here quick! here is a little bird's nest.'

4. The children were soon collected round

the nest, as you see in the picture. George was for carrying it home to show it to his

mother. But Sarah said it would be cruel to take the nest; it would be better only to take one of the eggs.

5. At last they agreed to take one egg a-piece, leaving three in the nest. When they got home, they began to play with them, by rolling them on the carpet as if they were balls. They were soon all broken, and George and Thomas began to cry, accusing one another of having been too rough.

6. Their mother happened to hear them, and came in to know what was the matter. Both began to tell her at once, and she patiently heard their different stories.

7. "Dear children," said she, "it is a pity you have broken the eggs. But you need not be so sorry about it, as neither of you meant to break them. I must blame

you, however, for taking them from the nest. In a few days they would have become chicks, which you have killed by bringing them away. And, indeed, you have probably destroyed the whole. For, when the mother comes again to her nest, she will see that some of them are gone, and forsake it altogether. She will be afraid that you will come back, when her little ones are hatched, and seize her tender family. If, then, this nest, which you have been robbing, as I must call it, should be entirely forsaken, would you not be sorry for it?"

8. "Yes, indeed, mother," replied George; "and I am sorry that we took away the eggs. But I did'nt know what you have been telling us. I thought there would be no harm in bringing the eggs to show you.'

9. "I can easily believe you," said his mother. "If you were to do a bad action when you knew it was wrong, you would have a very wicked heart, and I should be sorry I had such a son. But I am not afraid of that.

boy."

I believe you are a very good

10. "I should like to have a bird's nest," said Sarah.

11. "Some day or other, I shall get you one," said her mother, "after the young birds have flown. You will be surprised to see what pains the pretty little creatures have taken to make it. The outside is made of coarse articles, but the inside is generally of the softest moss, wool, and feathers.

12. "When the nest is built," continued Mrs. Freeman, "the birds lay their eggs. The mother sits on them, and her mate brings her food, and sits by her, and sings to please her. When the young birds come out of the eggs, the old ones appear to forget they want food themselves, and only think of their little family. They are constantly employed in feeding them. If it rains, or the wind blows, they hurry to their nest, and cover it with their wings, to keep out the wind and water. And all night they cover them with the greatest care. A bird that has not got young ones, flies at the slightest noise, and trembles at the smallest danger. But, when she has a family to care for, a bird does not know what fear is."

13. Poor, dear birds," cried the children, how we will love you! Never again will we be so cruel as to do you harm.' 14. "Yes, my dear children," said their mother. 66 Keep this resolution, and I shall love you for it. Never injure any creature, or cause it the smallest pain, for mere amusement. Nothing so surely makes bad men and women as cruelty in childhood."

Repeat the substance of this story. What did the children do to the bird's nest? Was this right or wrong? How would the mother feel when she came back to the nest? What do you think she would do? Did you ever see a bird's nest? Do you think it costs them much pains and trouble to make them, or not? How would you feel to have any thing of yours destroyed, after you had taken as much pains with it? Do you think the birds would feel

so, or not? Why do they make their nests so soft and warm? Are birds fond of their young ones, or not? Would you like to examine a bird's nest? When can we do this without injuring them? If we are cruel to birds when we are young, how shall we probably act to men and women as we grow older. Who made the birds? Will he be pleased, or displeased, do you think, to see them ill-treated? Does he care about birds, or not? What does the Bible say about this? "Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?" Luke xii. 6. "Behold the fowls of the air for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Matt. vi. 26. "The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh." Prov. xi. 17.

LESSON XIV.

Filial Affection.

1. "Good morning, my dear Fanny, said Mr. Stevens to his little daughter, as he met her coming down stairs. "Come along with me. I am going to show you something you will be very glad to see." 2. "What is it, papa?" cried Fanny. 3. "God has given you a little brother last night," said her father.

4. "A little brother?" said she. “Ah, where is he? Let me see him. Do take

me to him directly.

5. Her father opened the door of the chamber in which her mother lay, with the infant beside her. Fanny went up to the bed, and laid her hand upon its head.