I must go and plough, or there will be no wheat, rye, corn or oats to make bread, cakes or pies; see how the horse trots off. Then the small boy thought, what, is there no one out of work, but me? So he made haste, and went to school; and he learns to spell, read and write so well, that he is now a good boy, and he will be a wise and great man; and we all hope he will be a squire, when he is a man. See how good it is for boys to go to school and to learn; see how all the folks will praise him.

I love to hear the birds sing in the spring.
Go and see how the boys fly their kites in the air.
The rose plants and pink smell sweet.

He hurt his foot and toe with a thorn.
Seek for peace with all boys and girls.

The eye of the Lord is on them that fear him, and put their trust in him.

He will bless them that fear him; he will love them, and do them good.

LESSON 11.

Never play ball in the house, or by the side of the house, when the windows are open.

A little boy was once playing with his ball in a room where there was a looking-glass, when his father and mother were gone from home.

Before he began to play, he had turned the back of the glass towards him, for fear he should break it. It would have been better, if he had gone out of doors to play.

As the little boy was busy in playing with his ball about the room, and not thinking of the looking-glass, the ball struck against the wooden back, and broke the glass.

When he saw the damage he had done, he was very sorry; and no doubt wished he had not played ball in the house; as he was afraid his parents would be angry with him.

However, he thought it would be best to confess his fault, and speak the truth about it.

As soon as his father and mother came home, he went to them, and said, "Father, I have been playing with my ball in the house, and have broken the best looking-glass; I am very sorry for it."

His father, seeing how honest he was, to come and confess his fault, looked kindly at him, and said, “I would rather that all the looking-glasses in the house should be broken, than that one of my children should tell an untruth."

As the little boy was very sorry for the mischief he had done, and had behaved so well as to confess his fault, his parents forgave him.

After that time, he saw how good it was to own his faults, and always tell the truth about them. If he met with any accident, he confessed it; and would not, on any account, tell a falsehood, or depart from the truth.

LESSON 12.

Boys looking for Birds' Nests.

What are those boys looking for, in the hedges, and among the bushes?

We are looking for birds' nests. We want some eggs and some young birds.

But why should you take the eggs, and the young birds? They will do you no good; and the old birds who have taken so much pains to build their nests, will be very sorry, indeed, to lose their eggs, and their young ones. You cannot feed the young birds so well as they can; nor take so good care of them; nor keep them warm at nights.

Some little boys, who steal young birds from their soft, warm nests, and from the parent birds, soon grow tired of them, and forget to feed them; then the little birds die. The old birds are never tired of their young ones; and never leave off feeding them, till they can fly, and take care of themselves.

・時・略・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ PART II-SECTION 5.-Hextasyllables.