50 CHILDREN'S BOOK FOR SABBATH HOURS.

the passionate boy, and quickly dashed i in a lady's experience with a dog. In
the stone at the dog. her daily walks, she passed a house where
 The animal, thus enraged, sprang at there was a large, fierce dog. For some
the boy and bit his leg, while the stone reason, that dog seemed to have a strange
bounded against a shop window and dislike to her the first time he saw her;
broke a pane of glass. and this was all the more strange, as
 Out ran the shop-keeper, and seized she was a great lover of dogs and cats,
the boy, and made him pay for the bro- and always had one or more of each as
ken pane. pets.
 He had mended the matter finely in- When this dog saw her coming down
deed the street, he would rush down to the
 Take my word for it," continued the fence in the most ferocious and frightful
old man, "it never did, and it never will manner. If the gate was open, he would
mend the matter to get into a passion spring at her; sometimes seizing her
about it. If the thing be hard to bear dress as though he intended to tear her
when you are calm, it will be harder when in pieces. In her fright, she several
you are in anger. times involuntarily tried to drive him
 If you have met with a loss, you will away with her sun-shade. This only made
only increase it by losing your temper." him more ferocious, till she was filled
 The wise man says, A soft answer with fear every time she had to pass the
turneth away wrath ; but grievous words house.
stir up anger." One day as she was passing, he rushed
 How often have you all seen the truth out toward her as usual, when, with a
of this proverb in your intercourse with smiling look, and a soft, pleasant voice,
your brothers and sisters or schoolmates she said,-
A soft answer, a gentle word, has been Carlo, Carlo!"
like oil on troubled waters. It has been The gentle voice was like magic. The
like those wondrous words of the Saviour hair that was standing erect on his back
to the stormy winds: Peace, be still !" instantly became smooth ; and, wagging
The passions that were just bursting into his tail, he came up to her, and she patted
a furious rage have been instantly hushed him on his head. Her soft answer had
to quietness. On the other hand, when turned away his wrath ; and ever after
one has answered back, and used griev- that they were fast friends. Whenever
ous, threatening words, how it has stirred he saw her coming, he ran down to
up anger how it has fanned the fire into her with every expression of delight to
a flame receive her caressing pat and her words
 This proverb had a striking illustration of kindness.