house, she said: "Mother, is this doll mine, to do with just as I please?"

6. "To be sure it is, Emily," said her mother. Emily asked no more questions, but put on her bonnet, and went, with her doll still in her arms, to Mr. Wippit's toy-shop.

7. "What a beautiful doll you have there, Emily!" said Mr. Wippit. "It must have cost twenty dollars, at least.""Do you think so, Mr. Wippit?" said Emily. 'How much will you give me for it?" "O! I could not give you half what it is worth," said Mr. Wippit..

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8. "You may have it for five dollars," said Emily; "and I shall be much obliged to you if you will buy it from me at that price. I want the money for something par-tic'u-lar. Now, do buy it, Mr. Wippit! It is mine to do with as I please.'

9. "If I did not know you for a good girl, Emily," said the shop-keeper, "I would not think of doing it; but I will give you five dollars, and take the doll; and, any time within a month, you may buy it back from me at the same price."

10. Emily took the money, and hurried off to Aunt Mary's house. She heard little Josephine's cough, as she approached. Aunt Mary came to the door, and Emily put the five dollars in her hand, and told her that she must take the child to see Dr. Warren the very next day.

11. The tears came into Aunt Mary's eyes. She could hardly speak. She promised Emily she would do as she wished; and she fulfilled her promise.

Little Josephine was skilfully treated by the doctor, and, in a few weeks, was almost well.

12. What a joy it was to Emily, one month after the sacrifice of the doll, to learn that Josephine's cough was quite cured, and that she was a healthy child ! Emily thought that not for fifty dolls would she have lost that joy. Her father and mother approved her conduct.

XCV.

THE PLEASANT HOLIDAY.

1. COME, my children, come away,
For the sun shines bright to-day;
Little children, come with me,

Birds, and brooks, and wild-flowers see;
Get your hats and come away,
For it is a pleasant day.

2. See the lambs! they sport and play
On the meadows fresh and gay;

See the kittens, full of fun,

Children too may run and play,
For it is a pleasant day.

3. Bring the hoop, and bring the ball;

Come with happy faces all;

Let us make a merry ring,

Talk, and laugh, and skip, and sing!
Quickly, quickly come away,
For it is a pleasant day!

"It

1. "I HAVE not seen the moon all this week. Where is it gone?" said Rose to her mother. is gone," replied her mother, "to light the other side

of the earth.

2. "This earth of ours is a large globe, and the sun does not light the whole of it at once, as you may see from this picture. Neither does the moon light all parts of the earth at once. When it is dark here, it is light on the op'po-site side of the earth; and when it is light here, it is dark there.

3. "The earth re-volves, or turns round on its own ax'is, every twenty-four hours. The axis is a line, real or supposed, that may pass through a body, so that the body may revolve on it. Pass a knittingneedle through the centre of an orange, and turn the orange over, and the knitting-needle is its axis.

4. "You will soon see the moon again: you will first see a small part of it in the shape of a bow, without a string. This piece of moon will seem to get

larger and larger, till it is quite round; then it will get smaller and smaller, till we see it no longer.

5. "We have what is called a new moon once a month; that is, once in four weeks: it is not really a new moon, but our dear, bright old friend come to look at us once moreb

6. "The sun lights the part of the world in which we live, while it is day; and when it is night here, it lights the other part, on the other side of the globe.

7. "The bright sun shines on us, as I have told you, every day. We do not see the sun when it is a rainy day, but the sun is in the sky.

8. "If you watch the moon when there are a few light clouds in the sky, you will see them pass before it, and just hide it, like a thin veil; and it is the same with the sun.

9. "When there are but a few light, thin clouds, we can see the sun shine through them; but when the clouds are thick and dark, then we do not see the sun.

10. "How much there is in the sky to look at, and to love! -sun, moon, stars, clouds, and bright, clear, blue sky."

XCVII.

THE BALL AND THE VASE.

KATE was at work; and Ralf ran into the room to her, and said, Look! Kate, what a nice hard ball I have here!

Kate.

Yes, Ralf, it seems to be a good ball.

Does it bound well?

Ralf. I don't know-I will try it. Look! it does bound well.

Kate. Yes; so it does: but you must not play with it in this room, for fear you break the vase or

the glass.

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Ralf. I do not mean to play with it here, but I will just try it once more.

Kate. No, Ralf; now do stop; pray leave off! Ralf. – Just one more bound; just once more. Kate. Pray don't; Ralf, pray-there! O! the vase! the vase! The ball has struck the vase.

Ralf. There can be no harm done to it, I am sure. It is quite whole still.

Kate.There is harm done, for here is a large crack in the vase, and mother likes this vase very much.

Ralf. What shall I do?

Kate.

Ralf.

Go and tell mother what you have done. I don't like to go; it will vex her so. Kate. But it will vex her much more if you don't tell her.

Ralf. Can we not mend the crack?

Kate.No; we can't mend it; and, if we could, we must tell mother just the same.

Ralf. — I know I ought not to have tried the ball here, and I wish I had not; but, I don't know how it is, I feel as if I do not like to own it. Kate, will you go and tell mother?

Kate. No, dear; you must go. You have been in fault; to own a fault does not make it worse, but to hide what you have done will make it worse. Ralf.O! Kate, I don't like to tell mother.

Kate. Now, dear, just hear what I have to say.