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only playing with him. Presently, however, she put on a serious face, and said, "Now, my little man, you must go to work in good earnest, to make up for lost time."

9. "Oh, Helen, it wants only twenty minutes of nine: I shall be late to school. Can't you, just this once, make the figures for me'?"

"No," said Helen.

"Oh, do'! just this once."

10. "No, Charley'; there would be no kindness in that. You would never learn arithmetic in that way. If I do it once', you will find it harder to be refused to-morrow. I will do a much kinder thing: I will just show you a little, and you may do all the work yourself."

11. So she passed her arm gently around him; and though Charley pouted at first, and could hardly see through his tears, she questioned him about the rule, and then began to show him the proper way to get his lesson.

When all was finished, Charley was surprised to find that he should still be in season for school.

12. "Now, to-morrow, Charley," said Helen," do not waste a moment, but begin your lesson at once, and you will find it a great saving, not only of time, but of temper. I hope you will not get into a passion again, with this good old slate of mine. It went to school with me when I was a little girl, and I should be sorry if you had broken it for not doing your work."

13. Away ran Charles to school, thinking to himself, "Well, I suppose I was wrong, and Helen is

right. I ought not to have been making pictures: I ought to have been getting my lesson."-Youth's Cabinet.

a O'-RAL, spoken; not written.
b HARM'-LESS, doing no harm.
C CON-VEN'-IENT, suitable; useful.
d PAS'-SION, violent anger.

e RE-FLECT', consider.
GRAVE, serious; sober.
A'-PRON, pronounced a'-purn.
h PROP'-ER, right; correct.

[LESSON XX. shows the folly of putting off any work that ought to be, and must be done. The best way is to set about it at once, with a determination to do it. It is a very true saying, that "Where there's a will, there's a way." See the principle of this lesson enforced in LESSONS XXI., XXXI., and XXXII.]

LESSON XXI.

BUSINESS FIRST, AND THEN PLEASURE.

1. A man who is very rich now, was poor when a boy. When asked how he became so wealthy, he replied, "My father taught me never to play till all my work for the day was done, and never to spend my money till I had earned it-that is, never to get into debt.

2. "If I had but half an hour's work to do in the day, I was told that I must do it the first thing, and in half an hour. After this was done I was allowed to play; and I am sure I could then play with much more pleasure than if I had the thought of an unfinished task before my mind.

3. "I early formed the habit of doing every thing in its time, and it is to this habit that I owe all my good fortune." Let every boy who reads this, form the same habit, and he may have a similar reward.

[LESSON XXI., like the preceding lesson, illustrates the importance of attending to business before pleasure, and of doing every thing in its time.]

LESSON XXII.
FICKLE WEATHER.
1. It shines', it rains',
Then shines again':

What does the weather mean'?
'Tis now in doubt';

Then sun comes out',

With drizzling mists between'.
2. Now dark', now light',
Like day', like night':

'Tis changing, fickle weather'.
It mists at times';

Then rains', then shines';

And sometimes, all together.

[LESSON XXII. is a somewhat fanciful description of fickle, changeable weather. It is suitable for declamation.]

LESSON XXIII.

THE LORD MADE THEM ALL.
1. All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small;
All things wise and wonderful-
The Lord hath made them all.
2. Each little flower that opens,

Each little bird that sings-
He made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings.
3. The distant hazy mountain,
The river, running by,
The morning, and the sunset,
Which both light up the sky;

4. The tall trees in the greenwood,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden-

He made them, every one.

5. He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,

Who doeth all things well.

[LESSON XXIII. sets forth God's creative power, as shown in an enumeration of some of his works. We are given eyes to see God's works, and lips that we may praise him for them.]

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1. Can you tell me what this man is doing?1 Why does he sit in that position, with his forehead resting on his hand`? Is he sick? Is he asleep'?

2. He is not sick', nor is he asleep'; although perhaps he is half dreaming. He is in deep meditation.

3. And what does meditation mean? And why do you say this man is in deep meditation'?"

4. I will explain to you. This man is medita

ting': that is', he is thinking upon some subject'. He is only thinking'; he is not talking. We say this man is in deep meditation', because he seems to be engaged in earnest', quiet', and deep" thought'.

5. We might say', he is absorbed in thought', or absorbed in meditation'; and we should mean', that he is so fully occupied with thinking, or meditating, that he gives no attention to any thing else. If some one should pass through the room, perhaps he would neither see him', nor hear him.

6. Do you never meditate? Do you not sometimes think about what you have seen', or heard', or done? Do you not sometimes think deeplyearnestly? If you have done wrong-if you have been wicked'-do you not sometimes reflect upon your conduct, and resolve to do better?1

7. If you do, as I hope you do', then you meditate. The picture at the head of this lesson will aid you in remembering what meditation means.

a EN-GAG'ED, earnestly employed.

EARN'-EST, deep; serious.

AB-8ORB'ED, fully occupied.

d RE-FLECT', consider attentively.
e RE-SOLVE', determine.

[LESSON XXIV., besides furnishing a variety of useful exercises in emphasis and inflection, explains the subject of Meditation-illustrates it by the aid of the picture--and amply defines the meaning of the word.]

LESSON XXV.

THE ANT AND THE CRICKET.-A Fable, in Prose. 1. On the approach of winter a company of ants were busily employed in collecting a supply of food, which they kept, for a time, at the doors of their country dwelling, and then stored away in chambers below ground.

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