Year: 1872

The next day, after all the lessons
were put in order, Mrs. B called to
the children that she was ready to fin
ish her story. Dropping their toys
they quickly seated themselves, eyes
eager with delight and faces sweet with
good nature. The mother proceeded:


"I will give you, as a beginning, two
lines you had to-day in your new book,
Be you to others kind and true,
As you would have them be to you"


This golden rule Love tried to teach
the little baby. All was joy and peace
happiness clustered over the child, and
its untaught ear first learned the gentle
accents and quiet tone from Love.





Time passed on; the baby is now a
great boy, and l am sorry to tell you
Naughtiness is wide awake, and has
claimed him; such hasty temper,
such tempests of passion, the little soft
eyes big with rage, as he stamps his feet,
and screams to make all obey his wants.
Poor Love has folded her arms across
her breast; her bright glittering wings
are dropping and fading; for she sees
deadly power of this wicked spirit, who
has brought his chosen friends to help
him with the mighty work of ruin /;
Selfishness and Pride, Worldliness and
Ambition, Deceit and Folly. Alas !.
that such host should take possession
of the heart that once belonged to
Lowell"


80 mamma, me be dood, me wont
fight any more" sobbed Willie.


"God grant it, my darling! May he
keep my son pure and unspotted from
the worldr'


"That was the text last Sunday, man.
ma, and the minister told us that to be
pure and unspotted, meant to love God
with all our heart, and to love our neigh
Dor as ourselves. But, oh 1 can't love
that bad Susan Bell. She rubs out my
sums, and eats up my lunch, and tells
the teacher 1 talk in school. What
must do to love herr"


"My poor little Mary! How many
feel just as you do! Even old people
find it very hard to forgive and to love,
and the only way is to love God first.
and the rest will soon follow.


"But now must finish my fairy tale,
and tell how unhappy the father and
mother were to see the sad change upon
their boy. They sought for help, where
help alone can be found. How many
prayers, how many tears! Can l tell
you, or make it plain enough for your
young minds to understand, how great
ly they were rewarded! When man
hood dawned upon him, Glove" was
once more welcomed, and fearing to
lose her treasure, bound around him
bands tighter than, before. She girt
the band OF holiness in his heart, and
the bright band of good temper and
good morals crowned his forehead;
happiness tinted his cheeks with love-
ly rose color, and gladness deepened the
blue in his eyes; calmness and courage
lent their staff of firmness to give pow
er and strength to his footsteps, and
guard him from the pitfalls that Naught-
iness was. placing continually in his
way. He journeyed oil, on, through
life, happy and honored, blessing and
blest. And as old age is claiming him,
his ears are shut to the alluring voices
of life, and he listens for the voices of
the angels, who are waiting with Love
at the gateway of heaven, to bear him
to his reward. My little children must
know what that reward is-"Joy in the
Holy Ghost, and peace everlasting"
May the Saviour gather you in his arms
and bless you! He loves little children;
and if you live to become men and wo-
men, may you be found among the re-
deemed"


Very still and very quiet was little
Mary. The good seed had been drop
ped. May other children who read this
story be benefited. May they try to be
sweet tempered, torgiving, and gentle,
and let Love purify their lives, and
gently lead them in ''green pastures and
beside the still waters" Then 'good-
ness and mercy shall follow them all
the days of their life, and they shall
dwell in the house of the Lord forever"
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