Year: 1867

LEANED kROh 1T.


Away up among the mountains, a
little stream started out upon its
winding way--upOn its journey to
tue great ocean, whittier journey all
the streams and rivers. Cheerily and
merrily sang the little .pring as it
dubbed out from beneath the rocks
and formed its own little channel to
run in, over the stones and dry leaves
and broken branches. White and
clean were the stones washed by the
pure, clean water. And leaves and
broken branches seemed quite con-
tent to lie there and let the waters
play among them. On, on ran the
stream, singing its pleasant song all
through the woods, to the trees and
birds and squirrels, to lonely travel
lers and to all passers by--never
stopping, always running swifter and
growing broader as it drew nearer to
the river that would lead it to its
journeys end. " What a pretty
brook it is |" thought Hugh as he sat
down beside the swift, clear waters.
" But | wish it would not run away
80 fast. I'll build up great dam to
stop tit shall stay with me while
So Hugh built up wall across the
brook, and filed the cracks with clay
and gravel, and thought it seemed
quite strong and tight. But the wa
tiers were uneasy, they could not stay,
they had no time to waste in just
amusing idle Hugh, they struggled
to get free and go onward on their
course. And soon they found the
way they forced pasSage-way in
spite of stones and clay, and then
they ran SO swiftly on that they wash
ed away the dam and once again
were free. And again they sang
their pleasant song and ran on even
faster than before, to make up for
lost time. Hugh threw great stones
in, but the water only ran over or
around them, making little ripples
and looking all the prettier Tten
he threw in great logs and strong
branches, but he could not stop the
waters nor hinder them one minute
Oh, tiresome little brook p cried
Hugh, "why will you hurry on so
fast? Why, l don't live SO stop
a little while, every now and then, to
rest. | am running on like you
Time carries me on fast, yet / don't
mind a minute, now and then. l
have time enough to wait, or go a
little slowly, or even to be idle why
can't you do the same 2" But the
little stream only answered with it's
song, that seemed to say" Onward,
onward, | have a work to do, can
not stop | take my play-time as |
go. l have a work to do" Hugh
had work to do !; we'll spend day
with him and see just how he works:
we'll see if he is earnest and faithful
like the little stream. Hugh is
a. leep in bed now, we'll be with him
in the morning when he wakes.


" Time to get up, Hugh !" and his
mother tries to rouse her sleepy boy.


" Yes, in a minute, mother. But
the minute was full half an hour, and
even then Hugh rose very slowly,
and stopped a minute half way out
of bed, to try if he could put both
feet into one slipper,--it was big
enough, he thought "And what is
that on the floor I? why it is the bit Of
rubber l had on the end of my pen
Gil, III just fasten it Oh now" And
Hugh hunted up his pencil, but the
rubber did not fit, it would not stay
in its place. So Hugh threw it away
saying, I'll get another by and by.
l must sharpen my pencil, though,
for the point is as dull as dull as the
other end can't tell which is the
end to write with What fine thing
it would be to have both ends sharp
ened." This was done, and then
Hugh must see how they would write;
and then he remembered he must
hunt up piece Of paper to take to