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heart was bent on going. After his

trunk had been carried down to the
boat, he went to bid his mother farewell,
and saw the tears bursting from her
eyes. However, he said nothing to her ;
but he saw that his mother would be dis-
tressed, if he went, and perhaps never
be happy again. He just turned round
to the servant, and said, “Go and tell
them to fetch my trunk back. I will
not go away to break my mother’s
heart.” His mother was struck with
his decision, and she said to him,
“George, God has promised to bless
the children that honor their parents,
and I believe he will bless you.”

 

 

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“she is out of all danger now. God has
permitted her still to remain with us.”

“Oh, if she had been drowned!” said
Harry, the tears flowing afresh.

“But for Nero, this painful event
might have taken place.”

‘ Suppose he had gone to school with
me?” ‘The boy saddened as he spoke.

“Sad, sad might have been the con-
Sequences of your disobedience, my son.
You now understand what I meant by
our wrong acts affecting others as well as
ourselves. In right doing, Henry, there
is always safety. Never forget this,
May the lesson you have now received,
go with you through the remainder of
your life!’

Just then Phoebe awoke, and rose up
in bed. Harry ran to her, and putting
his arm about her neck, kissed her ten-
derly. Nero came in soon after, and
shared the joy and caresses of his young
friend, with whom, not many hours be-
fore, he had joined in willing disobe-
dience. But Nero was not to blame in
this; for he followed the instinct of his
nature. Henry was alone to blame; for
he had reason and reflection, and knew
that the act he meditated was wrong,
because it was an act of disobedience.—

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Business First, and then Pleasure.

MAN, who is very rich now, was
poor when a boy. When asked
how he got his riches, he replied,
‘‘My father taught me never to

play till all my work for the day was
finished, and never to spend my money
till I had earned it. If I had but half
an hour’s work to do in the day, I must
do that the first thing, and in half an
hour. After this was done, I was allow-
ed to play; and I could then play with
much more pleasure than if I had the
thought of an unfinished task before my
mind. I early formed the habit of doing
everything in its time, and it soon became
perfectly easy to do so. It is to this
habit that I owe my prosperity.” . Let
every boy who reads this, go and do
likewise, and he may meet a similar
reward.— Anecdotes for Boys.

Admirable Example.

EORGE. WAsHIN@ToN, when young,

was about to go to sea as a mid-
shipman ; everything was arran.

ged, the vessel lay opposite his
father’s house, the little boat had come
on shore to take him off, and his whole