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MISCE ELL A N II.

NAhi mAhWui helo IilA uhtfihoht 'thal
We were rich, like the Goldaeres Its ID
disngreeable living IN small house with
enly four rcoms 10 Ii II wo were ealy rich
| ! should be satisfied
Mrs Harrison sweet locking, middle.
aged lady, Mko sat IN one corner Of The room
with her youngest child, rosy.cheeked dur.
ly-headed little fellow Of four years, asleep
on her lap, looked up with meurnful smile
into the beautiful face Of her daughter.
Thousands, my dear child, she said, are
At this moment breathing similar wish. -
Il j. Dota great pity. their wishes cannot be
gratifsd1 What happy world We should
have Don't you think we should 4
There was slight accent Of irony III VI Is.
Harrisons tone, and Ella instantly per.
eeived it.
IL seems TO me, mamma, that every rich
person might be happy if they only would /;
but presume you are about to point me
cut to the Smiths, who are the wealthiestand
still the most miserable Of all our acqqaia.
tances. But really. my dear mother, II We
were rich, don't you think we should be very
happy =
4 am very rich and happy too said Mrs.
Fl. with selfsatisfied air. i know 81 rono
in the world with whom I would exchsngo
places
Ella dropped her cro,chst work intoiher
ttaz md le~L4a .-iAh S.
+ I've rich she exclaimed why, bow de
you make that cut Weuldn't you lex
change places with the Geldacres, Who live
in perfset palace, and who have hosts Of
servants, and who dress in silks ard sasins
every day y
No; i would not exchange places 9th
Mrs Goldaere,' said Mrs H., fer if did |
should have to resign you and Nelly and
your dear father, and my brave little Tom
my, who is sleeping 50 sweetly in my lap.
'0h, did not mean that atall, said Ella,
Il did not mean that ysu individually,
should make the exchange. meant that
the whole family Should share in it. Would
you not Be willing TO have papa take Mr..
Geldasre's property, and have him take surs2
Mrs Harrison shook her head.
why net, mammal It seems to me that
yeu are very reasonable
III we had their riches, my dear child !,
said Mrs. H., we might fall int sin, and sin
brings misery. As / before told you, al
ready consider myself very rich. / am rich
liz my health !; rich in my husband; rich IN
my children !; rich in my cottage home,
which our industry has made tasteful and
comfortable; i an rich in mental wealth,
fer we havs great many valuable books,
and they have been well read BY US all.
am rich ID the white roses that clam Der over
the walls yonder, and peep with breaths Of
| iucense through the windows rich ia The
golden sunshine rich In nature rich III Inc
ealtn thoughts which visit al. whe, with
thankful, Isntsntsd hearts, look upwards
ana Say wi,h the poet.
| t1ifhise 10 our Father ued,
High praise 10 s0smh lay, IL
AllteIsf lsAal AZ laad dalA gire
! ARd eAat 4 iaktf aWag
Hut III We had more, said Ella, 'yeu
would have more 10 be thankful fsi
Il have ell that my Heavenly Father bal
aeen DC u give me, and that u eneuEh.--
sThInk how many have less than We have
| Think 81 the poer IN the back weeds Of Gan
ada, about whom We hAva just been reading
ID Mrs Moodle's valuable WeFk thpap VIII
have little Or nothing with which 10 supply
| the domnids 81 hunger through those intsf
mluable winters thlnk Of the thousands Il
|eltlss We 40 stswed 10 cellars and bael
rsems and gaEfell. and bathAanisd places
| who seldom bFesih, tho fresh alv, Or 700 glas
sunskIne+ think 81 NE poor Irish Nhe
fshort whiIo ago we're starving % death, gasp
/ lna with fholr dying bFealhs Gipe u fhff
r11ias n tornl 01lgfhr>t FraiNs Thinl
4 Il IL miIlisns n Africa and Asla, WhS ~
4 livine "a msni,I and moral degradation, .
H whisk uo can hardly form any conception