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so small, and it is getting rather worn, so that I think you need a new one."

“Oh, thank you, mamma,” she said. “ This is a very nice one. I will keep this in my room, and keep the old one in my desk in the schoolroom." She opened the book at the blank leaves and saw that her mamma had written her name and the date, and under it the verse: “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom.” “I wish," said Belle, after a minute's pause, “ that you would each write a verse here, for me to look at when I am away from you all. Write something that you think I need to remember," she added timidly. “ You write first, papa.”

Mr. Harvey took the book, and taking out his pencil, turned to the top of the next blank leaf and wrote, “If any of you lack wisdom, let him

ask of God, who giveth to all men BELLE'S LAST DAY AT HOME.

liberally and upbraideth not.” . FOR the past two weeks most of the con | “There, little daughter," he said, putting I versation in the family had had some his arm around her as she read it, “you reference to Belle's going away.

will often be puzzled to know just what is Her mother had invited a number of right for you to do, and this will remind Belle's young friends to tea. Annie had you where to go for help.” baked the cake, and Sam had made ice- Then Annie wrote: “In the multitude cream and lemonade, and they had a very of words there wanteth not sin: but he that festive time. They played some delightful refraineth his lips is wise," and handed the games, talked over Belle's plans and told book back to Belle, with a little smile ; for their own, and expressed many regrets that Belle was a great chatterbox, and was often Belle was going to leave them. And when too careless about what she said. they went away they all promised to write Belle blushed a little as she read it, but to her.

smiled brightly at Annie, and said, “Thank After the guests were gone, the family you, Annie; I am glad to have you remind all sat down for a quiet chat, to talk every me of my faults." thing over. Presently Mrs. Harvey went “Shall I remind you of one too ?" asked to the desk and came back with a pretty Sam, as he took out his pencil. new Bible.

1 “ Yes, certainly,” she answered; “ if you “Here is yet one present for you, Belle," tell me of my faults, I can better try to she said. “The print of your old Bible is conquer them;" but she trembled a little

inwardly, for Sam was sometimes rather | keep his little daughter while she was away severe in his criticisms. She watched him from home, and that he would help her to as he wrote: “I say to every man not to improve all her opportunities and to do think of himself more highly than he ought everything to the glory of God. Then to think.”

Belle kissed them all good-night, and went “O Sam, do I really need that ?" she to bed to dream of her next day's journey. asked. “It is a good thing for us all to remem

LITTLE WORKERS. ber,” he answered.

Willie wrote the only words he could | TN the crowd of ladies and gentlemen think of just then, and they were excellent 1 who were watching the laying of the ones : “Do unto others as ye would that railroad track over which President Garfield others should do unto you."

was to be borne to his cottage by the sea Dick had been busy consulting a concord- stood a little boy. As he watched the work ance, and all wondered what his verse go on, the desire awoke in his heart to do would be. He wrote in his round, boyish something to help. Suddenly he darted hand, “Rise up early in the morning.” As out toward the men who were driving the Belle was always very fond of her morning spikes through the rails into the sleepers, nap, and noted for being late to breakfast, and said to one of them,he had chosen this verse as one which she “Sir, would you please let me drive one needed to remember, and a smile went spike into that rail ?” round the circle as it was read.

The man looked at him a moment. It “If Mrs. White rings the rising-bell as was a little arm that was stretched out for loudly as she did when I was there, you the heavy hammer, but there was a big can't help but obey that verse, Belle," said purpose moving the arm, and the purpose Annie, laughing.

was born in a big, true heart. All this Then Mrs. Harvey took the book again the labourer was wise enough to see, and and wrote: “In everything, by prayer and he gave him the hammer, saying, supplication, make known your requests “I'm afraid, my boy, it's too heavy a job unto God; and the peace of God, which for you ; but you can try.” passeth all understanding, shall keep your And so he did. He struck with all his minds and hearts in Christ Jesus.” “There, might, and the workman helped him on by little daughter," she said, as she returned striking every other blow, until at last the the book to Belle; “that is a very good spike was driven home, and the little boy list of texts for a little girl leaving home to who had helped ran to his father, sayponder and obey.”

ing,Then Mr. Harvey said that it was time “I've done something for the President, for worship, as Sam and Belle were to start | haven't I, papa ?” early the next morning; so Annie went to Yes ; he had done something for the the organ, and they all sang, “ Guide me, | President, something for himself in the 0 thou great Jehovah ;" and then Mr. | building up of character, and something Harvey read the fourteenth chapter of for the boys and girls of the land in showing John out of Belle's new Bible, and prayed them that the children can help along if earnestly that God would watch over and they only think they can.

God calls the children as well as the | Think how great and rich he is : what does grown people to help in the building of his he need of our poor little help? He great kingdom. Indeed, there is work to makes nations to rise and fall. He speaks, be done which none but they can do. and a world is made. But-how good it When God called Samuel he called all the is of him !-he is so good as to make it children. When Samuel answered, “Here | possible for us to work with him. And am I," and the Spirit caused it to be written now we want to know some of the ways in in God's Book, it was that all the world which we may do this. might see the way in which God wants. The children we were talking of a little his children to answer to his call. Are ago seemed to think it was some hard, you listening, dear child, for his voice ? | outside work, that they were called upon to When you hear it, as you surely will if you do, and they shrank from it, quite naturally. listen, do you reply, “Here am I, Lord”? They did not see that God only wanted If not, there must be some reason for it. them to do the most natural thing in the

Once, in a children's meeting, the boys world, which is just to look up to him as and girls were talking this matter over our great Father, and to let his divine life with their leader. Several of them said flow into them, and then flow out toward that they could not be workers with God, others in all the sweet ways of love and and these are some of the reasons that were helpfulness which in Jesus were so beautigiven :

ful. “I don't know how to work for him," | We are workers together with God when said one.

we let him subdue in us our hot, impatient “Nobody would listen to me," said tempers; when we come to him to be made another.

true, and kind, and patient; when we trust “I have tried and it hasn't done any him to make us unselfish, so that we really good," said a third.

love to have others first, and it is joy to And all those who gave reasons for leading give up our own good things that they may idle lives were called Christian children! be made happy.

Now, listen, little people : There are no But some one may say, We want to really idle Christians, big or little. Every one do something to help along, as Willie did who knows God-really knows him-works in driving the spike. Was it the doing, in with him, and can't help it.

Willie's case, or the heart to do, that was .We hear a great deal said about working worth most? He had the love in his heart for God, and that does certainly look like that made him want to work, and when he hard work; but Paul talks, instead, about saw a chance he sprung to it quickly. our working with him, which must be easy | Just let God see the love in your heart, and delightful, because, though we are so and see what chances he will give you ! little and weak, he is so great and strong, For“ this is the work of God;" to believe and his help is freely given to all who ask him, and love him, and obey him. Ah! if for it.

we do that, we shall be workers indeed; and It is very easy to make mistakes about God will be pleased; and the world will be this matter of work, and just here is the | brighter and better for our having lived in place where we are very likely to fall into it; and our own hearts and lives will be full error—in thinking we are to work for him. I of a deep, sweet joy, that no words can tell.

M ADAME A— lives in France. Her

M house is in the country, and has a gar. den around it.

In the garden is a pigeon-house, divided into . ). many little rooms, each large enough to accom

modate one family of pigeons. The rooms are separated by slips of wood, rather closely

put together. You may be sure the pigeons are very happy and comfortable in this pleasant home. Madame A— is fond of the doves, and feeds them daily.

The little feathered people gather on the window-sill, while she scatters grain and bread-crumbs for them.

One summer morning the window was open, and madame

was sitting near it, when Bijou alighted on the window-sill, nodding his head and cooing in an excited manner.

there."

“Now, Bijou, you can't be hungry, for against the prow of the frail boat, and threatyou have had your breakfast,” said madame. ening the next moment to sweep over all.

Bijou still cried, “ Coo.coo," so his kind One of the boys said earnestly, “What a mistress offered some grain to him. He dreadful storm! You can almost hear the refused to eat it, however; and though he thunder. How glad I am that I was not flew away for a moment to the bird-house, there." he soon returned with the same story,“ Coo Little Ally looked up from the paper and

said, “ I should like to have been in that Then he flew in at the window, and boat.” catching madame's dress in his bill, pulled “ You would like to have been in such an it with all the strength which a pigeon awful tempest?" asked the first speaker in could use.

surprise. “Why?" “I believe this bird wants me to follow Ally replied simply, “ Because Jesus was him !” said the lady. “Well, Bijou, I'll come.”

It was a sweet reply. I have never forSo saying, she stepped out of doors, and gotten it. I hope you will never forget it. Bijou led her to the bird-house.

To love to be near the Saviour, even in a Madame looked in, and what do you think storm! To love to be near him, because she saw? I do not think you could guess. his presence can make us forget the tem.

There was Bijou's little mate with her pest, and trust in him that when he thinks head caught between the slips of the parti | best he will hush the angry winds and tion, so tightly that she could not draw it | waves! One of our charming hymns gays,back; while the pigeons in the next room,

66 With Christ in the vessel, angry at her intrusion, were pecking the

I'll smile at the storm.” poor bird without mercy. It took but a very short time for madame

Those who love the company of Christ he to release the little prisoner, who shook

will take, sooner or later, to be with him her head, winked her black eyes, and in a

for ever. Ally did not have to wait long. moment seemed all right again.

A few days of violent suffering from fever,

| and then he went to be with Jesus. That I have no doubt she was very grateful to her mistress, and to Bijou, too, who certainly

the blessed Saviour was with him in the

heaviest storm that ever broke over this had saved her life.

dear boy, we may learn from his dying

words—“ I love Jesus." CHRIST IN THE BOAT.

My dear child, would you like to have SOME time ago, a little class in a Sabbath

been in the boat with Jesus? Are you in w school, having finished their lesson,

the ark with him now? Do you love to were looking earnestly at a print in a

think that he is near you? If you do, no Children's Paper they had just received. It

storm, nor tempest, nor thunder, nor lightwas that touching scene representing the

| ning can ever really harm you. The harder disciples with Christ on the Sea of Tiberias.

it blows, the sooner it will bring to the shore. The wind had risen since they left the shore, “ There anchored safe, your weary soul and was swaying the sail almost into the

Will find eternal rest;

Nor storms shall beat, nor billows roll water. A very high wave was dashing

Upon your peaceful breast.”