"But you can not provide for them all," said the father.

Little Luna replied, "Do not all the children in the world do the same, just as all the rich people take care of the poor ?"

Now as little Luna had a kind heart, and thought to relieve the sufferings of the poor, hungry birds; so you must be kind to the poor and needy, and try to supply their wants, and make them happy.

LESSON XXVI.

thirst y fount ain

re fresh

cre ate

beau ti fy
re fresh ing

EVERY ONE CAN DO SOME GOOD.

What if a little rain should say,

"So small a drop as I,

Can ne'er refresh the thirsty fields,

I'll tarry in the sky?"

What if a shining beam at noon
Should in its fountain stay,

Because its feeble light alone
Can not create a day?

Doth not each rain drop help to form
The cool refreshing shower,
And every ray of light to warm
And beautify the flower?

Take care! my post-boy, not too fast,
For if your steed should fail,

Upon the road you'll find at last,
You needs must leave the mail.

"O no, indeed!" his quick reply,
"Nor need you think it strange,
For though ten miles I swiftly fly,
I then my horse exchange:

"And with another fresh and fleet,
Still hasten on my way,

Nor even stop, my friends to greet,
Lest I the mail delay."

When war is feared, or foes invade,
How swift the news should go!
That with our armies quick arrayed,
We meet the threat'ning foe.

And when from home and nighto death,
We quick would letters send,
That ere we draw our dying breath.
Our friends may us attend.

THE BEE AND THE WASP.-A FABLE.

A wasp met a bee, and said to him, "Can you tell me the reason, why men are so ill natured to me, while they are so fond of you?

"We are both very much alike,

only the broad, golden rings about my body make me much more handsome than you are.

"We both have wings, and both love honey, and both sting people when we are angry; yet men always hate me, and try to kill me, though pay them visits in their houses, while you are very shy and hardly ever come near them.

"Yet they build you curious houses, thatched with straw, and take care of you, and feed you in the winter very often. I wonder what is the reason!"

The bee said, "Because you never do them any good; but, on the contrary, are very troublesome, and mischievous; therefore, they do not like to see you.

"But they know that I am busy all day long, in making them honey You had better pay them fewer vis its, and try to make yourself useful to them."

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ex change com pan ions

THE SPIDER AND THE SILK WORM.-A FABLE.

"Pray how long have you been weaving that web of yours?" said a pert, little spider to a worm that had nearly finished its beautiful, goldcolored cocoon.

"I have been several weeks employed upon it," replied the silk worm, "without leaving my work for an instant: but I have nearly finished it now."

"What a slow creature you are," said the spider. It must be that nature has endowed you with very little genius. For my part, I can begin and finish a beautiful web, between the rising and the setting sun.”