Fåte, får, fåll, fåt-mè, mêt-pine, pin-no, move, nor, not-tube, tůb, büll-oil, pound-thin, Tнis. .Killed, kild, destroyed. •Tough, tåf. -Staggered, ståg'gård, hesitated. -.Brightened, enlightened. •Inexpressible, unutterable. •Bravely, courageously. -Transports, tråns'ports, rapture. Glad, happy. -Paid, påde, compensated. A thousand fold, ten hundred times. Heroism, her'ò-izm, exalted courage. Prepared, pré-pård', made ready. Finely pulverized earth, earth reduced to powder. At full, at length. •Strewing, strò'ing, scattering. •Cabbage, kåb'bidj. .Roller. Purposely, intentionally. -Hung, furnished. Pretty, somewhat. Passed, påst, gone. .Eyes. .Cheeks. Burst. "O Pa! come here! come here!" "What's the matter, my son? *what's the matter?" "O come here! I tell you, Pa: come here! and I'll show you such a *sight as you never saw in all your life time." The old gentleman, suspecting what George would be at, gave him his hand, which he *seized with great *eagerness, and *tugging him along through the garden, led him "point blank to the bed whereon was *inscribed, in large letters, and in all the freshness of newly *sprung plants, the full name of GEORGE WASHINGTON. "There, Pa!" said George, quite in an ecstasy of *astonishment, "did you ever see such a sight in all your life time?" 'Why it seems like a curious *affair, sure enough, George !" 66 But, Pa, who did make it there? who did make it there?" "It grew there *by chance, I suppose, my son." "By chance, Pa? O no! no! it never did grow there by chance, Pa. Indeed, that it never did." "High! why not, my son?" Why, Pa, did you ever see any body's name in a plant bed before?" 66 Well, but, George, such a thing might happen, though you never saw it before." 'Yes, Pa; but I did never see the little plants grow up so as to "make one single letter of my name before. Now, how could they grow up so as to make all the இ Fate, får, fåll, fåt-mè, mêt-pine, pin-nò, move, når, nôt—tůbe, tåb, bûll—ỏil, põůnd—thin, тHis. •Astonishment, ås-tôn'ish-ment, amazement. -Sight. Seems. Affair, matter. Enough, e-nůf. •Suppose, sup-pòze'. By chance, accidentally, -High. •Body's. Plant, plånt. Happen, come to pass. •Though, THO. .Make, compose. letters of my name! and then standing one after another, to spell my name so "exactly!—and all so neat and "even too, at top and bottom!! O Pa, you must not say chance did all this. Indeed, somebody did it; and I dare say now, Pa, you did it just to *scare me,* because I am your little boy." His father smiled, and said, "Well, George, you have *guessed right. I*indeed did it; but not to *scare my son; but to teach you a great thing which I wish you to "understand. I want, my son, to "introduce you to your *true Father." "High, Pa, an't you my true father, that has loved me, and been so "good to me always?" "Yes, George, I am your father, as the world calls it; and I love you very dearly too. But yet, with all my love for you, George, I am but a poor good-for-nothing *sort of a father in "comparison of ONE you have.” "Ay! I know, well enough, whom you *mean, Pa. You mean God Almighty; "don't you?" "Yes, my son, I mean him indeed. He is your true Father, George." "But, Pa, where is God Almighty? I did never see him yet." 'True, my son; but though you never saw him, yet he is always with you. You did not see me, when, ten days ago, I made this little plant bed, where you see your name in such *beautiful green letters; but though you did not see me here, yet you know I was here!" Yes, Pa, that I do. I know you was here." "Well then, and as my son could not believe that *chance had made and *put together so exactly the letters |