16. Willie was riding the rocking-horse at the top of his speed-going after the rebels, he said. 17. Charlie was swinging his hat and urging him on, for, said he, I am afraid, if he does not ride a little faster, he will not catch them! 18. How easy it is to be happy, and to make others so! THE MONKEY, AND WHAT HE DID. 1. I suppose all my little readers have seen a monkey. Sometimes men put coats and trowsers on them, and then they look much like little boys. 2. A monkey likes to climb, and he can run up quick as a cat can. a tree as They are great imitators, too, and try to do what they see done. 3. It is said they like nothing so much as mischief. I do not know how that is, but I know they very often seem to like it. 4. I once heard of a monkey that took a very little baby out of its cradle, and ran up on top of the house with it. The baby's mother was very much frightened, and tried to get to it, but she could not. 5. Then she tried to call the monkey down, but he only laughed at her. O! what could the poor mother do! 6. She went off for some men to come and get her baby; but when she came back, her baby was all covered nicely, and asleep in the cradle! and the monkey was jumping about the room, as if he thought he had done something smart. 7. Soon after, this monkey saw some boys go into a schoolhouse. I should like to know what is going on there, he said to himself. I think I will just go in and see. And in he went and sat down on a seat as the boys did. 8. When they took up their books, he took up one too, and he turned over the leaves as he saw that they did. 9. Soon the children began to |