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find it harder to be refused to-mor-
row. You will depend upon me, and

sit playing and drawing pictures, instead ais who get the most of their
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Philosophy Outdone.

of ciphering. I will do a much kinder education by means of books, do
thing ; I will keep you close at it till the | not know everything. It some-
job is over,” times happens, indeed, that a

So she passed her hand gently round | child can instruct them in some matters.
nim; and though Charlie pouted at first, | A very learned: man, noted as one of the
and could hardly see through his tears, | wisest philosophers of his time, was one
she questioned him about his rule, and | day very busy in his study, when a little
then began to show him the proper | girl entered, and asked for some fire.
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way to do his sum, yet letting him work | “ But,” said the doctor, “you have
it out himself, in such a pleasant manner, | brought nothing to put it ia.” “Oh
that he was soon ashamed of being sullen. | yes, I have,” replied the little girl; and
First she held the pencil herself, and put | while the man of learning was hunting
down the figures as he told her to do; up some vessel for her use, she stooped
and then she made him copy the whole, | down at the fire-place, and taking some
nicely, on another part of the slate, and | cold ashes in one hand, she put the live
rub out her figures. embers on them with the other. The
After all this was finished, patiently | doctor was astonished. “Well,” said
and diligently, Charlie was surprised to | he, “with all my learning, I should
find he should still be in good season | never have thought of that.” Common
for school. sense is better than philosophy, some-
“‘ Now, to-morrow, Charlie,” said Hel- | times.
en, “don’t waste a moment, but go to
your lesson at once, wherever it is, and

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you will find it a great saving, not only

of time, but of temper. You won’t get

into a passion with this-clever old slate Dr. Johnson.

of mine then. It went to school with

me when I was a little girl, and I should HE celebrated Dr. Johnson, in
have been sorry if you had smashed it “ making proposals of marriage to
for not doing your work. Half the time, Mrs. Porter, informed her that he
Charlie, when you see a person fidgety was of mean descent; that he

and angry, and complaining of things | had no money ; and that he had had an
and people, you may be sure he has | ynele hung. The lady replied, that these
done something he ought not to do, or | cireumstances need not stand in the way
left undone something he ought to do.” | of their union; for that she had no more

Away ran Charles to school, thinking money than himself, and that, though
to himself, “Well, I suppose I was | she did not recollect that any of her re-
wrong both ways, I ought not to have | Jations had ever been hung, she was sure
been drawing soldicrs, and I ought to! gye had a score or two who deserved
have been ciphering.”-——Child’s Present. hanging.