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smith. of spider that loved gooo COM
pany, / suppose, as he made himself a
habltation in that pleasant mans room
and pleasant and gifted as he was, ne |
seems to have had some delightful /
| moments in observing the spiders way
of going on. Do read it, and read 1t to
Anne, Mrs Rodney. have read some
yery curious particulars of spider, IN |
a delightful book called La Ruche.-
A lady placed spider in glass gob-
let on her mantle piece, that she might
observe its habitudes. This spider, like
all others of its kind, had taste Tor
Emusic. Whenever she played on her
harp, the spider came to the edge OF
! the goblet to listen more at its ease
1t is told of Pilisson, in the Bastlle, that
he had spider which he called to him
by music In this same book La
| Ruche,'-there is pretty oriental le-
oend cited In answer to some one who
4 asks. OF what use is a spiderp King
David often asked of God why he made
spiders. which were, as David said of no
use. God showed him that they might
be useful. One day, while he was en-.
deavoring to escape from his enemy
Saul. he took refuge in cave where
he remained for several hours. During
this time spider wove his web over
the opening of the cave. Some time
after. David heard the King and his sol
Tiers passing. One Of them said to the
King. .1,
mOh.' replied the King, laughing
sdon,, Won see that nabroken webp
David, thus preserved, prayed Goa
to pardon him for having supp6sea lha'
any one of his creatures could be ase.
LESS. This is but fable" added Sara.
" but fables sometimes teach US truths.
| believe that il is told in the true
history of Mahomet, that he was pre-
served from pursuing enemy IN the
very mode here imputed to King Da-
vid.n
By this time Anne's feelings had
considerably changed, and she stood In
chair TO observe more closely the
spiders web.
aWhat in the world" she asked,
does he spin the web of-out OF no.
thingp
sOh. no, dear Anne; from viscous
secretion; threads so fine that they can
only be seen by microscope issue
through multitude of little holes and,
ioined together. form but one thread
II is stated in La Ruche,' that these
: imperceptible threads issue in shower
: of five thousand. A great naturalist
asserts that it would require five mil
: l;o,s If these threads 10 -4seho uaU az
: coarse as single hair Of his beard
: So Won see. dear Anne, that man with
: all his art cannot equal that poor little
4 scared spinner. yet lying there IKE a
: lifeless ball-that odious, detestable
little beast.D
! Both Mrs. Rodney and Anne began
to feel some respect for the spider, but
Anne was not yet ready to abandon the
whole ground.
$ .You must own, Sara" she said.
"that they are dirty creatures
II 6 No. | shall not allow any such
g charge their web is at first white, but
IS il is soon discolored by the dust. This
], aunoys The spider, and he beats 1t of
+ the web with his foot Sometimes, by
" running over the web he sweeps the
u 5nst into little balls and throws il ou'
of his habitation. There IS an anec
a dote Of the maternal love OF the spider
a told by Bonnet, the naturalist; but yot
y will laugh at il, Mrs. Rodney"
~ promise you will not"
q, aHere it is, then. The eggs OF {
p spider are contained in sack OF tht
Ie size of a pea, attached to its body
e Bonnet. DESTROYS to test their materna
-e love. threw spider with its sack int
r the nest of a Iion-ant, cruel lnsec
g which hides Itself in holes IN the sand
i, The poor mather-spider tried to escape
"a hut could moi and save its sack. Sh
AZ tried in gaiu to defend it, The rapa
q cious insect seized it. The mothe
e.. might have escaped, but chose to re
n main and perish with her young"
L "a Dear Sara exclaimed Mrs. Rod
" ney. .ayon have cured me of my ant
pathy. Yoa have taught me that II
le / far better to study Gods creatures iha
ea ignorantly 70 contemn them |. .
&c shutting my eyes and indulgIag sill
Y recoiling. have remained in Ignorance
Sc Won, by keeping yours open. have at
4 tqaifed pleasing knowledge"
VI 8 And as for me, said Anne, Il vi
!. henceforth adept your uncle's mott
y and keep nv eyes and ears open..'
sir We recommend it to all our youn
- Friends likewise to adopt tins WIS
NJ motto. They will perceive in the
= re everyday walks, under therown roof
r. in the meanest insects that creeps ov'
II 1.-The ground, illustrations Of the VOL
III droas skill and infinite love OF the
ler Creator which will expand their mlns
aud also raise their thoughts from II
,n- creature to the Creator, from earth
u heaven. sa
fer Very Curious Adventure,
on- 81 never attended but one tempe
,ut ance lecture said our friend b
ynr ,,;4h !, ,an,,t;or emilia Hand [ dor