Year: 1868

" al sin WAS euIy anu greeuyi herDert was
generous and loving


One day Herbert found a poor dog that
somebody had left for dead, and seeing
that 1t was still alive, brought it home aud
nursed it, spite Of his brother Martin, who
never missed chance to kick and cuff the
poor animal. Herbert took no notice Of
his brother, however, and continued to pet
the dog, until, as they happened one time
to De passing rock, the dog began to leap
and bark, and in every way to try and
draw his masters attention.


Herbert went to the rock, but saw moth
ing. The dog, however, continued to bark,
and finally scratched with his paws in the
sand, showing plainly that Herbert was to
dig also; and Herbert, who had his shevel
over his shoulder, had no sooner dug away
little of the sand than he saw small pot
fall Of gold pieces.


Instead of going to his nets, Herbert ran
back at once and showed Martin his pot
OF gold, telling him how the dog had found
it.


Let me take the dog, them" said Mar
tin, surlily, "and see what can get. There
is no reason why you should have all the
good luck"


Willingly" answered Herbert.


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the dog only trotted quietly by his side.


"Show me the gold," said Martin, beat
ing him. "If there is one pot there should
be two"


At that the dog scratched in the sand as
he had done before, and Martin began to
dig. He dug fast, and he dug all day, but
he foand nothing but stones.


$50 you play tricks, do you ?' exclaimed
Mortin, very angry, and raising the shovel
he killed the poor dog at blow. Then


Where is the dog 2"


GO and see," answered Martin, quite
surlily.


Herbert went out and found the dog
dead on the sand, and being very sorry he
began TO dig him grave. As soon as the
grave was dug there sprang up a tall plant,
and Herbert heard voice say:


"Take me to the King, and l will bios
som in flowers Of gold.'


He went back carrying the plant.


what weed have you there ?" asked
Martin and no sooner had he heard the
story than he, too, determined to have a
plant that would bear flowers of gold but
going to the sand, he could find nothing OF
the grave and came back in rage.


Let us not quarrel about an herb"
said Herbert, always generous and forgiv-
ing and picking off the largest half OF his
plant he gave it to Martin.


"Ay," said Martin, "yeu must let me go
first to the King. Ii he has your flowers
of gold he will not care for mine.n


"With all my heart" answered Herbert
who desired peace more than anything
else.


NTo,.;- .ooi- Lf, I,o.,aL o,,1 ,...;.,z. -
court, presented himself before the King


''Gour Majesty" he said in loud and
confident voice, II have bere plant that
will blossom in flowers Of gold.'


So saying, he shook it about his head
but no flowers Of gold came forth only
as he shook it very hard the leaves tum-
bled off. .r


"Why, be is a madman - said the King;
''put him in the insane asylum" And the
words were not out of his mouth when the
attendants seized on Martin and carried
him off in spite of his screams and strug-
giles.


Meanwhile, Herbert waited at home till
he grew tired, and hearing nothing of his
brother he set out on his travels and came
to court also, and presented himself before
the King.


L Oul Alul6blly uC Htiug l. nave utAG
plant which am told will blossom be.
fore you in flowers of gold,'


Then the King and all the cOurtiers
laughed, thinking that this was another
madman. But as Herbert waved the
branch it blossomed out in thicE clusters
OF large golden flowers; and the longer
he waved the thicker grew the clusters.


The King was delighted and astonished
nit, g.,
vors; he also, at Herbert's request released
his brother, but Martin was so angry and
envious Of Herbert's good fortune that
| think he might as well have stayed i'll
prison.


The GenteeI Dog.


A great house dog lay on the broad door
step of handsome mansion. enjoying the
pleasant sunshine.


Hector is quite fashionable dog"
said a young lady visitor. "When | came
in just now, he got up and very politely
stepped aside to let me pass but when the
washerwoman came up with her basket Of
clothes he never stirred but let her get over
him the best way she could, He is GER
tainly learning the forms of society"


"Hector must be taught better manners
than that" said Aunt Lucy. "Buffon says
that the dog acquires the habits and charac-
teristics of the family he lives WITH. That
if they are proud and naughty he will walk
about with disdainful air; if they are
sour and fretful he will be snappish and
or the reverse If they are
pleasant tempered" | have never OBJ
served much about the habits Of dogs in
this particular, but l hope, children, that
Hector will never learn from you to treat
the poor with less respect than he does the
rich. That is spirit that is despicable as
well as sinful. You know that your
Heavenly Father is no respecter of per-
sons. 1t is the heart he looks at and not
the outward condition.


"He has given to this faithful animal a
sagacity which sometimes almost amounts
to reason. And he seems to understand
when he is the subject of conversation. A
poor old fellow who had received some
very honorable scars, used always to walk
up to visitor and hold up his foot for in
spection whenever his story was told. An
other pet dog GENE home one day with a
poor lame companion he had picked up in
his travels, and begged to have him re
ceived SO pitifully that his mistress could
not deny him. She nursed and fed the
poor dog until he was we'll, when she was
obliged to set him adrift. Now, that dog
had no doubt learned humanity TO the suf-
fering from the example of hk mistress
She must have possessed a gentle, feeling
heart, or she would never have taken in
the strange dog, however hard her fayorite
might have begged. I think there is no
doubt that even animals catch our disposi-
ton in some degree; but only think how
much greater our influence must be on the
living human souls we have intercourse