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t'4 I -< |jji~tM2Sotei~I o )it^ A i tf - P^7IOOIIS g^^^ / * ^ ^^^. ^^.s. y ** The Baldwin Library University m of Florida 2 5. A- I _) S- -- * 9., i..' i MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT. fict pork: THOMAS NELSON AND SONS. zonbon: S. W. PARTRIDGE AND CO. '1 U iii k.. J i4,) PHARISEE AND PUBLICAN. THE Pharisee prayed with his lips only, and wanted to be heard of men who would praise his piety; but the publican, the poor man, was sincere, and prayed from his heart to be heard only by God who answers prayer, and helps all who trust in Him. His prayer was, God be merciful to me a sinner." S Bb2 / I '1' 11 r"I , "DON'T LOITER ON THE ROAD." "Go quickly there and back; and don't loiter," said Mrs. Black to her grand- child, who was taking a basketful of dolls to the grand shop in the town, and to which shop little Betty held the post of dolls'-dressmaker; and very proud she was of it too, and tried to do her work well. THE COPY-BOOK. UNCLE Peter promised to give Emma a prize if, when she next paid him a visit, she brought a neatly-written copy- book to show him; so Emma has done her best, and hopes that she has gained it. A book would please her best, for she likes reading; but UnclePeter must give what he chooses. i1' t_, A ' "DON'T CRY, MOTHER." THE doctor has been to see how the little patient is to-day, and says there is slight hope of recovery; and the poor mother, overcome at the thought of her child dying, is weeping bitterly, when Robin consoles her by saying, Trust in God, and ask Him to make Kitty well again." THE LINNET. THE linnet is a gay and active little bird. It is of a very sociable disposition, and likes to live in company with a goodly number of its sprightly and pleasant tribe. It has a wonderful affec- tion for its young. God has given to $ this little feathered warbler remarkable skill in the building of its pretty nest. Dd2 N / ; ,* *.. ] most beautiful specimens of bird-labour S, i and deaths feathered friend can. The birds teach THE GOLDFINCH. THE nest of the goldfinch is one of the most beautiful specimens of bird-labour that can be found in the whole world. No tailor with needle and thread could fasten the twigs, and moss, and feathers together so cleverly as this pretty little feathered friend can. The birds teach us lessons of trust in God. i- [------------i A ROYAL HERALD. ON state occasions heralds precede the royal processions, and blowing their silver trumpets give notice of the Queen's approach; and all the people are glad to see Her Majesty, for Englishmen are loyal and love their sovereign, who will, they hope, reign over them yet for many years. Dewdrof Series, No. 3. C J-1 f. r! ( ," 1 VERY UNSAFE. IF the horse moves a foot, Marie will certainly fall; for standing on his back is not too safe, and she would have been wise to forego the pleasure of picking the tempting fruit; but Marie is wilful, and cousin Max can refuse her nothing she asks him. I fear also that they are stealing. A REST ON THE STILE. THESE two men are not as young as they once were, and a rest is pleasant. Besides this, the view is so beautiful that it is worth looking at, and it fills their hearts with thankfulness to God who has made the world so fair, and given us A REST ON THE STILE. THESE to enjoy it. We notas yould praise they once were, and a res pleasant scenes. C2 Besides this, the view is so beautiful that it is worth looking at, and it fills their hearts with thankfulness to God who has made the world so fair, and given us senses to enjoy it. We should praise God for pleasant scenes. C2 " Now, Joan;" said little Harry, "you know you mustn't tell papa what we are going to do on his birthday, because it is to be a surprise; but I'll whisper in your ear. We are going to have our portraits taken and hung up on the drawing-room wall." And Joan says, " Oh, how delightful !" S I ':-, JI TOM seems kind to his guinea pigs, for they have a box full of straw to sleep in, and are nibbling away at a cabbage- leaf; he hopes you will give him a trifle, as he has no money to buy food; and as he is kind to his pets you should en- courage him by doing so. Those who keep pets should be very kind to them. A CATASTROPHE. WHO would have thought of hives so near a stile ? Certainly John did not, and in jumping over he has upset them, and the enraged bees are coming out so madly, that he will be stung to death if no help comes. Keep your hands down, John, and do not fight them, and you may escape yet. IN MISCHIEF. OH, boys, boys, always in mischief! what torments you are to be sure! Who do you think is going to get your clothes clean after a visit to the inside of a sugar-cask ? and look what a swarm of flies you have disturbed; you had much better leave them in possession, and go about your own business. LIGHTING THE LAMPS. EVERY night, wet or fine, the lamp- lighter must go on his rounds, or we should find our streets in darkness; and every morning early, while you are snug in bed, he must go round and see that all the lights are out ; so he has plenty to do. But he does not mind, for he likes to be employed. I , ', j'. 1 7:- ., "THE GARDENER. EARLY and late the gardener must be at his work, if he wishes the garden to look nice. He must dig and rake, and hoe up weeds, plant seeds, and water the plants; take away the leaves and flowers that are dead, and save up seeds for another year. Gardening is very healthy employment. C3 ILL IN BED. HERBERT has been very ill, but is, we hope, recovering; and meanwhile he is carefully nursed, and has all he wants, and everybody praises him, for he is very patient, and takes whatever the doctor orders him, however nasty it may be, without one murmuring word. He knows it is meant to do him good. _' i I "AND what is Tommy to be ?" asked Uncle Walter, taking his nephew on his to be a clergyman, and spend his life Uncle Walter taking his nephew on his knee. Tommy hasn't quite made up going about preaching the Gospel to the poor people in the land who are still ignorant of it. THE NEW CARRIAGE. JESSIE'S new carriage is only a wheel- barrow, but it gives her more pleasure than if it was gold: She, dolly, and the watering-pot are all tumbled in together, and kind brother Jack is acting horse for the ride, and away they go! How much delight a very simple thing gives contented people! WILL THEY COME? GRACE and Ethel really believe that the birds will come if they call them ; but the only reason these robins don't fly away is that they are hungry, and hope the little girls have some food. Think of this, and throw out your crumbs daily in winter to feed the birds. They will thank you in summer with a song. with her little foal. She is as proud of tempted to injure it, she is well contented ". "' ?- , to have us admire it, and even stroke BRENDA AND HER FOAL. COME and look at pretty white Brenda with her little foal. She is as proud of her baby as she can be, and although she would run after any one who at- tempted to injure it, she is well contented to have us admire it, and even stroke its soft head; but she likes to have the care of it herself. 1,il i l I -J _- ' iS s .. .... i , help their owners. Tray, for instance, can be trusted to carry a basket to the baker's and bring back a loaf as well as a servant would, and quicker, too, for he runs all the way, and does not stop for a gossip on the road. ,, I y J 2_'__ '' \, A FEED OF CORN. "ALL right, sir ; I'll see your horse is "well looked after ;" and with a feed of corn in a sieve, Thomas opens the stable door and goes in to attend to his charge. Thomas is a kind and attentive man, and never neglects his duties, and so is re- spected by his employers, who know the value of a faithful servant. I.I r-l '\ DECORATING THE WALLS. PAPA'S new house is being painted and papered, and though the smell of paint would be unpleasant if we lived in it, we like to go daily and see what is being done. The walls in the drawing- room are now being decorated with flowers, and very pretty it will look when all is finished. DRESSED UP. DORA thinks herself very grand as she glides along dressed up in, a bonnet and shawl belonging to mamma and far too large for her. She has a basket in one hand and holds a large leaf in the other, which serves as a parasol; and in this garb she trots about he house, making every one who se*sVer laugh. "JUST ONCE MORE." NURSE has called out to Edward to be quick, as she is waiting to dress him; but dabbling in the water is so very pleasant, that he says, "Just once more." Little boys should be obedient, and come at once when they are told, and not imi- tate Edward. Disobedient boys usually make bad men. ir I * ,'- 1 THE NOSEGAY. LOTTIE has a little garden of her own, and when she can pick a nosegay of sweet flowers from it, she is delighted, and running off to mamma, presents her gift at once. Then she and mamma talk about the flowers, and how God made them and cares for them, as He does for all the works of His hands. "DINNER IS READY." "VERY glad to hear it, Rachel, for I am as hungry as a hunter," said Hubert; " I went a long walk over Beachy Head, and it has given me such an appetite, I could eat wood." Here is something rather better than wood, Master Hubert," said Rachel smiling, as she gave him a plate of cold beef. "1 | ,-: -- THE BATH. WHAT a delight it is to Edwin to sit in the warm water and splash He would like to stay in the bath a longer time than nurse can spare, for she has the other children to attend to, and it is getting late. Edwin rather objects to being soaped; but nurse is gentle, and so no tears are shed. Iil-' SOMETHING has gone wrong here, for high words are heard, and the farmer is disputing the bill which is shown him. The dealer says he has brought the horse he sold him to the door, and won't go without the money, and the ','1 ', ,I DISPUTING. SOMETHING has gone wrong here, for high words are heard, and the farmer is disputing the bill which is shown him. "The dealer says he has brought the horse he sold him to the door, and won't go without the money, and the farmer says he won't pay, so there is a fine to-do about it. i I" / "_ ,-, I ', MOTHER AND CHILD. AND very like each other, too. The likeness between mother and child is a striking one; but there is, of course, a difference in size. Poor little donkey! you belong to a badly-used race, but I do hope you may fall into good hands, and be treated with more kindness than falls to the lot of most of your friends. I ,- From Photo. b3] [Mr. Mares. THE FIDDLER. IF his tunes are as merry as his face he will get many people stopping to listen to him, and we hope some of them will remember to give him a trifle, for he has a wife and four children at home; and as he always takes them all the money he gets he deserves to be en- couraged for his kindness to them. Dewodrop Series, No. 4. D l -i l : ', J i .- "ORANGES, TO-DAY?" YES, we will buy some of your oranges, my good man, for they are refreshing this hot weather, and you will be glad to have less to carry; so put down'your basket, and we will choose them. Do oranges grow in this country ? I hear you ask. Only-in greenhouses; but abroad they grow in orchards, as apples do here. I i ', , frightened ? Never mind, you're all safe now," said Robert, cuddling up as he spoke a poor little puppy he had rescued from some cruel boys. And the little thing understood him, and licked his face, and seemed ready to go any- where with such a kind master. D 2 I,/Q tt , -, A SELF-WILLED BOY. GEORGE fell down as he was running round the garden, and cut his face with a stone; and now he is crying because he thinks the cold water will hurt him. Is not he a silly boy not to let mamma do what she knows is best for him ? I am afraid he is self-willed and disobe- dient, and will often get into trouble. di ,a < -~. * -OW "0 1 GIVING TRACTS. HERE is an old gentleman who, although he is ill, and unable to walk, still wishes to be useful; so when he goes down the village street in his chair, he stops at the cottages and gives away tracts to the children, and at the same time he tells them to be obedient to their parents and diligent at their lessons. .: I ir 1 y /- ; .- ;. . GLEANERS. MOTHER and children have all been working hard, and' are now at the close of the day returning home with the wheat they have collected; and when the grains are beaten out, and ground up into flour, there will be a nice store of it, which will be a great help to this industrious family. HELP HELP! the river beyond, James ran down the field with such full speed that before he could stop he was in the water. For- tunately, as he cannot swim, his cries for help were heard, and while a boat put off from the lock, the gamekeeper plunged in, and James was quickly rescued. in, and James was quickly rescued. A _ t - II., papa and mamma to -church; and al- though too young to understand all that is said, they know that God has told us to reverence the Sabbath day, and that when we are in church, we must think about Him, and our Lord Jesus Christ, and all He has done for us. - j1 i ;,,- I . "MAY I COME TO SCHOOL?" WHEN a boy is really so anxious to learn that, at the risk of being laughed at, he goes in his shabby clothes, and asks the master to let him come to school, there must be hope of him; and so thinks the master, for he is speaking kindly, and telling him he will try him for a week, and see how he gets on. D3 "BUY a shell, ma'am," said a pleasant voice to Mrs. Merton, who sat with -7 _-" , her children on the beach. Oh, do, mamma!" cried Johnny; and mamma, willing to please him, did so, and after "talking to the boy who sold it, promised to go and see his mother, who was ill; and he went away quite happy. --* I '' 1. BUSY HELPERS. VERY busy indeed are all tbhg children, and they think that but f.:f te help they give it would not be possible for father to get the garden tidily done up; and he encourages them to do their best, and pull up all the weeds, which, by- and by, he will sweep up, and carry away in the basket. THE BUSY GARDENER. FLORENCE had a border given up to her care this last spring; and being resolved that it shall be the best-kept border in the whole garden, she works early and late. In the morning she ties up the flowers, and pulls up the weeds, and in the evening, when the sun sets, she takes her can and waters the plants. POLLY AND THE SUGAR. " MAY I give Polly this lump of sugar, aunt ?" "Yes, dear; but let her take it at once, and do not tease her." "Oh, no, aunt, I would not think of it!" and Jessie went up to Polly, who said, Good morning, my dear," and then took the sugar, which she seemed to enjoy very much. I - '-^ ^ AC A DRINK OF WATER. AFTER a long ride a draught of water is as welcome to Mr. Thornton as to his horse, especially when he gets it without dismounting; but Bessie is always ready to do a kindness, and she held up the jug to him directly the horse stopped. Mr. Thornton offered her something for her trouble, but she politely declined it. Ii -" I A LIFT ON THE ROAD. IT was fortunate for old Joe that kind Mr. Smith came along just as he wvas feeling quite faint, carrying such a heavy load, for directly he saw the old man, he stopped the car, and after helping him to put in the basket, told him to jump up on the seat, and he would drive him to his own house. ^ ^- r -"', ' ------ --- THE WEAVER. SEE how carefully this ma-n moves the bars of his machine; he knows that if his fingers slipped they might get seri- ously hurt. He has to sit at his work many hours a day before he can make the bright carpets for our floors, or the soft velvet which mamma likes to wear in winter. A HOD OF MORTAR. A HOD of mortar does not seem any great thing in itself; but yet no house could be built without it, and the labourer who carries it up the ladder is quite as useful in his way as the bricklayer who uses it. I hope both bricks and mortar are good of their kind, for whatever is worth doing is worth doing well. I '"' .,,- .-, ^ ^ \ i--, ii_ ''''' ---J^-'^ ~f I A GOOD WASH. FRITZ is a little boy who has been taught that a clean face and hands will make even poor clothes look well; and so when he has done his day's work in the fields he never fails to go down to the brook, and have a good wash in the cool running water before he goes back to his well-earned supper. WELCOMING PAPA. s ': ji 'P -,- Ir WELCOMING PAPA. FRANKIE is ready to bound off his sister's knee when he sees papa coming up the garden path, for he loves him so very dearly that he cries after him when in the morning papa has to go away to his office, and is always the first to say, "Good evening, papa," when he returns honie to his family. or" r -- -f THE PICTURE PAPER. How fortunate the little girls and boys of the present day are-so many people write pretty tales for them, and there are so many picture papers, that there is always something new to look at. When papa and mamma were young it was quite different-there were then very few books and fewer pictures. < !ii A" IC THE LIGHT IN THE WINDOW. A POOR old woman, who lived all alone by the sea-shore, used to put a light in her window every dark night, in hopes that some sailor might find it help to guide his boat; and though it seemed a little thing to do, it was often of the ;'-:ti:t use to those at sea, and, perhaps, "1xi: means, many lives were saved. evening at home. Uncle John sits at the harmonium, Albert plays the flute, Eva and Maud sing, and papa, putting on his spectacles, looks over his little daughter's shoulder, and joins in with a bass voice. They are practising carols to sing on Christmas Eve. to sing on Christmas Eve. 7-i Y /- ' THE NEEDLEWORK PRIZE. JANE is one of the best scholars in May- bury School, and all her schoolfellows think she is sure to gain the prize for needlework at the next examination. Here we see her diligently working at a sampler, and as she does so her chief thought is, How pleased grandmother and mother will be if I gain the prize. I.\ I. r' ^ . , ,,I _- S I I THE CLOCK. THIS clock is a great attraction to all little people, because W'he', father winds up a certain part of it the.chimes begin to play; and as this is not done every day, it is considered, a treat to hear them, and is usually the reward on Saturday night for having behaved well all the week. 52L135 I ii r : "-; I" I 5 ;n' i; i It |