not use them all himself; he sells some of them, and gives some away.

6. "I am now spinning some wool for Mrs Trueman, and as soon as I have done it, you shall carry it home, and she will pay me a bushel of apples, and you shall have some of them.

7. "Will not that be better than creeping into the orchard, like a thief, and stealing his apples?" "Yes, indeed, it will," said Harry, jumping up with joy. "I am sure I shall never wish to steal apples again."

51. LESSON FIFTY-FIRST.

The Pheasant.

1. The pheasant is a very beautiful bird; some think it is handsomer than any other bird. The colors of its feathers are very rich and bright, and the tail is very long and pretty.

2. Pheasants do not like to be tamed, and will not be contented, unless they can live in the woods, and ramble about as they please. They are found in England, but not in this country.

3. Their wings are short, and they cannot fly far at a time - the tail is about as long as a man's arm. They are very cunning birds, and will make use of curious arts to get out of the way when people are trying to shoot, or catch them.

1. The swan says, my name is Swan; I am a large bird, larger than a goose. My bill is red, but the sides of it are black, and I have black about my eyes. My legs are dusky, but my feet are red, and I am web-footed.

2. My body is all white - as white as snow, and very beautiful. I have a very long neck - I live in rivers and lakes - I eat plants that grow in the water, and seeds, and little insects and snails.

3. I do not look pretty when I walk upon the ground; but when I am in the water, swimming smoothly along, arching my long neck, and dipping my white breast, I am the most graceful of birds.

4. 1 build my nest on a little island, amongst the reeds and bushes. I make it of sticks and long grass, it is very large and high.

5. Then I lay my eggs, which are white and very large - larger, a great deal, than a goose's egg - and I sit upon them for two months; then they are hatched, and my young ones come out.

6. They are called cygnets. They are not white, at first, but greyish. If any body comes near me when I am sitting on my eggs, or when I have my young ones, I fly at him fiercely, and drive him away. With my strong pinions, I could I live a very great while.

break your arm.

53. LESSON FIFTY-THIRD.

The Orphan.

1. My father and mother are dead,
No friend or relation I have;
And now the cold earth is their bed,
And daisies grow over their grave.

2. I cast my eyes into the tomb,
The sight made me bitterly cry;
I said, and is this the dark room
Where father and mother must lie?

3. I cast my eyes round me again,
In hopes some protector to see;
Alas! but the search was in vain,
For none had compassion on me.

4. I cast my eyes up to the sky,
I groaned, though I said not a word,
Yet God was not deaf to my cry;
The friend of the fatherless heard.

5. Oh, yes-and he graciously smiled-
And bid me on him to depend;
He whispered, fear not, little child,
For I am your Father and Friend.

54. LESSON FIFTY-FOURTH.

On an Infant, prepared for the Grave.
1. Go to thy sleep, my child;
Go to thy dreamless bed,
Gentle, and undefiled,
With blessings on thy head.
Fresh roses in thy hand,
Buds on thy pillow laid;
Haste from this fearful land,
Where flowers so quickly fade.

2. Before thy heart hath learned
In waywardness to stray;
Before thy feet have turned
The dark and downward way.
Ere guilt hath seared thy breast,
Or sorrow wrung the tear,
Rise to thy home of rest,
In yon celestial sphere.

8. Because thy smile was fair,
Thy lip and eye so bright;
Because thy cradle-care
Was such a fond delight :
Shall love, with weak embrace,
Thy heavenward flight detain ?
No, angel, seek thy place
Amid the deathless train.

55. LESSON FIFTY-FIFTH.

Scripture Lessons.

1. The Lord our God is one Lord. In Him we live, and move, and have our being. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

2. God is love; - and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace shall be with you. 3. Great is the Lord, and of great power. There is one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. Fear God, and give glory to Him.

4. Jesus Christ was the son of God. He says of himself, " I am the way, and the truth, and the life. I am the light of the world; he that followeth me, shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."

5. (The light of the mind is knowledge. Christ has given us the best knowledge - the knowledge of God's will - the knowledge of what we should do in this life, and what we may expect in another.)

6. Let all the earth fear the Lord - let the people of the earth stand in awe of Him. Fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth, with all your heart, for consider how great things he has done for you.

7. Honor thy father, and thy mother. Chil dren, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. Hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

8. Let us love one another; for love is of the Lord. Love as brethren; be pitiful; be courte ous. Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you - pray for them that injure you; forgive them that trespass against you.

9. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.