THE TINY LIFEBOAT.

ee fisher boys who live by the great sea are merry little

fellows. They love to paddle with bare feet in the water,
and to sail tiny boats, which they make themselves. ‘These
two boys are sailing a boat they made themselves out of an
old piece of wood which they picked up on the shore. The
wind has driven it close up to the old wreck that has stood
_ so long on the sands; and Johnny says that they must now
eall it the “ Lifeboat,” for it has gone off to help the poor
ship that is on shore. _

 

BY THE SIDE OF THE GREAT BOAT.

One morning Mary and Milly ran over the sands till
they came to a large boat—they called it a big ship. And

Milly said that it would be of great use to them. They could
build a sand house against it; one side of which could be

of wood. “The boat will make the wooden side, you see,” she
said. But little Mary was tired; so she sat down on the
sand under the shade of the boat, and said she did not want
to build a house; she liked best to sit still in a cool place.