none, while yours are all there, looking just as nice as they did when I first had mine.

6. "Thank you, Emma; and now I must be away to my desk, or my time will be gone, and my good name for the day gone with it."

7. Emma then replaced the pen-knife in her box, and, as a few moments still remained before the hour for school would arrive, turned her steps toward a group of youthful playmates, which had gathered near her.

8. "Oh, Emma,” said one of the little girls, with a welcoming tone, "I am so glad you have come to-day; for now, will you please to tell me, how I shall finish the drawing I have begun, as a gift for my mother?

9. "It's a bird's nest, you remember, Emma; but it does not look half so pretty as the one you did, and have given me for a copy. And I tried very hard, to do it as you had done yours; every noon I have worked upon it all the time that I could find; I have drawn it over and over again, but you don't know how it looks!"

10. "Bring it to me, Mary, during the recess," said Emma, "for there is no time now; perhaps, you will not think it so much unlike mine, as you did last night, when, I suppose, you felt weary and discouraged. Good bye, Mary, till then, and we will see what can be done.'

11. Recess came; and Mary, with picture in hand, came very early to Emma's desk, and

took her seat behind her. Emma commended the drawing of the little girl, for it was evidently the result of care and attention; she then re-touched with her pencil the foliage around the nest, making more distinct the light and the shade, suggested to Mary one or two alterations in the form of the nest, and released the little girl again, buoyant and happy, to complete her mother's gift.

12. Just before the close of recess, Mary returned with a light step, and a lighter heart, and placed triumphantly the finished sketch in the hand of Emma. "And now it will do," she said, "to give to mother; and on her birthday too; and all because you were so kind to me, Emma; oh, I wish I was like-I wish every body was like Emma Clifford !”

13. "So do I," said Fanny Grey; "I do not believe I should have ever found Columbus on my map, if it had not been for Emma. I looked all the first hour for it, and every other city in the world could I find but that. Emma said 'look, Fanny, all about Ohio, and see what is there;' and sure enough, all buried up among the towns around it, there stood Columbus."

14. "So do I," said Julia Curtis; "nobody but Emma Clifford would have helped me to take up my box of beads, that fell upon the carpet this morning; nobody else, if I had not asked them to do it." "So do I," said Jane Somers, "for if she had not lent me her

pen-knife this morning, I must have stopped to-day long after you were all gone home."

15. Emma had not heard all the conversation of her mates, for she had left the room a moment, upon the close of her interview with Mary. The consciousness of having been useful to her friends around her, made her spirit peaceful and happy,-a sweeter reward than all the praises of her companions would have been, unattended by this consciousness. Young friends, if you would be beloved and happy, imitate Emma Clifford.

QUESTIONS.-1. How may you always know where to find your things? 2. Are you careful to have "a place for every thing, and every thing in its place?" 3. If we all observe this rule, should we not save ourselves much trouble? 4. Were all of Emma's school mates fond of her company? 5. What effect did the consciousness of doing good to others, have upon her own mind? 6. Can we expect to have friends, if we are not friendly?

LESSON XXV.

Spell and Define-1. DEL' I CATE LY, with nicety; tenderly. 2. IN OF FENS' IVE, not giving offense; innocent. 3. Noc TUR' NAL, done at night; nightly. 4. TOR MENT'ING, inflicting distress; vexing. 5. DEX TER' I TY, activity; skill; expertness. 6. IN TRU' DER, one who enters where he has no right. 7. DIS SECT', (DIS, apart; SECT, to cut.), to cut in pieces. 8. AN NOY' ING, molesting; incommoding. 9. DIS RE GARD', to neglect. 10. UN CIV IL, not polite, rude. 11. GOAT' SUCK ER, a kind of bird.

THE GOAT-SUCKER.

1. "WHEN you can only see," says Waterton, "the latest of the feathered tribe hastening to join its mate, already at its roosting

place, the goat-sucker comes out of the forest, where he had sat all day long in slumbering ease, unmindful of the gay and busy scenes around him.

2. "His eyes are too delicately formed to bear the light, and thus he is forced to shun the shining beams of day, and wait in patience, till night invites him to partake of her pleasures.

3. "The harmless, inoffensive goat-sucker, from the time of Aristotle down to the present day, has been in disgrace with man. Father has handed down to son, and author to author, that this bird subsists by milking flocks. But how sadly has he suffered!

4. "When the moon shines bright, you may see him close by the cows, goats, and sheep, jumping up, every now and then, under them, for the purpose of catching the nocturnal flies that are constantly tormenting the herd.

5. "Approach a little nearer, he is not shy; "He fears no danger, for he knows no sin." With what dexterity he springs up and catches the flies as they alight on the animals! Observe how quiet they stand, and how sensible they seem of his good offices; for they neither strike at him, nor tread on him, nor try to drive him away as an uncivil intruder.

6. "Were you to dissect him, and inspect his stomach, you would find no milk there. It is full of flies which have been annoying the herd."

7. An evil name should never be applied,

until it is deserved. been called cross or ill-tempered, and has for this reason been shunned; when, but for this injustice and disregard for truth, its true character would have been found far otherwise.

A child has sometimes

8. Never reproach another for doing wrong, unless you are quite sure he has done it. Every one should be treated as innocent, until he is proved to be guilty; and even then, he should not be made out worse than he really is.

QUESTIONS.-1. At what time does the goat-sucker seek his food? 2. Why does he choose the night instead of the day? 3. Can you mention other birds that can see better in the night? 4. What crime was the goat-sucker supposed to be guilty of? 5. Has he suffered this reproach unjustly? 6. Why does he then keep among the herd? 7. Do the animals seem to be sensible of his service? 8. How is it known that he does not subsist on milk? 9. Is not a bad name sometimes applied to very good persons? 10. How should all persons, then, be treated?

LESSON XXVI.

Spell and Define-1. CON TRI' VED, invented; planned. 2. DIS TINCT' LY, clearly; plainly; separately. 3. MON'I TOR, one who warns of faults, or informs of duty. 4. AcQUI' RED, gained; obtained. 5. RES O LU' TION, fixed pur. 6. CON' SCIENCE, judgment of right or wrong; moral sense. 7. PAR TIC' U LARS, instances; points.

pose of mind.

THE ALARM-WATCH.

1. A LADY who found it difficult to awake as early as she wished in the morning, purchased an alarm-watch. These watches are so contrived, as to strike, with a loud whirring noise at any hour the owner pleases to set them.

2. The lady placed her watch at the head