belong are very careful to keep the door of this house locked after the rabbits are put in, in order to keep them from being killed by dogs and cats, or stolen by bad boys.

When they are to be fed, the door is opened, and out run the pretty little rabbits, and feed greed-i-ly upon the green leaves that have been put down for them to eat. By these means, the rabbits have become very tame, and run out and in without any signs of fear.

There are also wild rabbits, that live in the fields and woods. They make holes in the ground, and in these they bring up their young, secure from the fox, the dog, and most other foes. The old rabbits lead out their young before sunrise to the green fields, where they feed until the sun begins. to rise, when they again run back to their holes.

Little boys who keep rabbits should be kind to them, and feed them well. God made them to be happy.

ONE very hot day, a great lion, quite tired with hunting for his prey, went under the shade of a large tree, and lay down to sleep. A little mouse came out of her hole in the tree behind, and ran over his back, waking him just as he was dozing off to sleep.

The great an-i-mal put out one of his paws and caught the mouse, who, nearly dead with fright, begged for mercy; and the noble lion was so kind as to let her run off.

Not long after this the lion was one night hunting for his supper in the woods, when he was caught in a net spread for him by the hunters. Not being able to get out of it, he set up a loud and dreadful roar. The mouse heard the noise, and thinking it might be the voice of her kind friend, she ran to the place, telling him to keep still and she would try to set him free. So the mouse set to work with her

little sharp teeth, and soon gnawed the strings and knots of the net, so that the lion got up, and having shaken himself, walked away, thinking to himself, "If I had not been so kind as to spare the life of that little mouse, I might have lain under the net until my foes came and put an end to my life."

This fable was written to teach us that, however great we may now be, we may one day, perhaps, stand in need of help from the most humble.

Write

Script Exercise.

1st, The names of flowers.

2nd, The names of trees.

3rd, The names of fruits.

4th, The names of veg-e-ta-bles.

HAVE you ever looked at a bird's nest? See how well and neatly it is built. God taught the birds to do this. He taught them to get the moss, the hay, and the wool, with which their pretty little nest is made, and he gave them skill to build it so neatly. Will He then not much more teach little children to love Him, and to be wise and good?

Some boys, instead of learning any good lesson from birds, only treat them cru-el-ly. Do not rob birds of their eggs or their young. If you ever see a pretty nest, do not touch the eggs: they will soon produce little birds, and perhaps you will hear them sing very sweetly in a few months.

Christ tells us to behold the fowls of the air, and by means of them, He teaches us to put our trust in God. He who takes so much care of little birds will not forget good boys and girls.