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be honest, my boy; and if you do not become rich, you will be happy in having a clear conscience.'

16. "I cried, but it was for joy. I laughed too, I was so happy for having overcome the temptation, and driven the tempter from me. Of what a load was I relieved! I felt, then, that honesty is the best policy.

17. "As for Baldwin, he declared that I should have half the money for finding it; but I wished to keep clear of the troublesome stuff for a time, and I did. I would not accept the gold; and I never regretted it.

18. "I was the deacon's favorite after this. He was very kind to me, and trusted me in every thing. I was careful not to deceive him. I preserved the strictest candor and truthfulness in all things, and that has made me what I am.

19. "When the deacon died, he willed me five hundred dollars, with which I came here and bought new lands, which are now worth a great many sovereigns. But this has nothing to do with my story. That is told; and all I have to add is, I have never regretted clearing my conscience of poor Job Baldwin's sovereign."

RE-TURNED, went back. b TER -RI-BLY, very much. AC-CUSE', charge with. d REP -BI-MAND, reproof. eSUS-PECT', mistrust. MIS-ER-A-BLE, wretched. OB-TAIN ED, received.

SUP-PORT'-ED, maintained; subsisted.

i EM-PLOY ́ED, hired.

j MIS-FORT -UNE, ill fortune; calamity.

* Sov'-ER-EIGN, an English coin, of the value of $4.84; a pound sterling.

1 OB-SERV ́ED, noticed.

m AL-LU-SION, reference.

n RE-SOLV ́ED, determined.

[LESSONS LXVIII. and LXIX. This story of TEMPTATION is a practical illustration of the importance of adhering to the principle set forth in LESSON LXVII.—that of "keeping to the right" in all matters of moral conduct. Although the lad who found the money tried hard to persuade himself that it was right to keep the secret to himself, and that the coin

was honestly his, yet conscience told him he was doing wrong; and he was in a very unhappy state of mind until he restored the lost treasure to its rightful owner. The happiness he then felt was worth more to him than

any amount of money obtained dishonestly.]

LESSON LXX.

PRAISE THE LORD.

1. O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

2. I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart. I will be glad, and rejoice in thee. I will sing praises to thy name, O thou most High.

3. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. I will sing praises unto his name forevermore.

4. O praise the Lord, all ye nations; praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us; and the truth of the Lord endureth forever. Praise ye the Lord.

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5. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

6. All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.

7. Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises unto our King. For God is the King of all the earth. Sing, ye, praises unto him.

8. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: all the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing to thy name.

9. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

10. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the

Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most
High.

11. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endureth forever.

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12. O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men.

13. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, the Lord's name is to be praised.

14. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord.

CON-TIN'-U-AL-LY, constantly.

b KIND'-NESS, goodness.

CEN-DUR ETH, lasteth; continueth.
d GEN-ER-A-TION, the people of one period.

[LESSON LXX., consisting of verses selected from the Psalms, is both an address to the Lord, and an exhortation to praise him. The character of the piece requires, for its appropriate reading, such solemnity of tone, and reverence of manner, as one should feel in addressing Deity.]

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Caterpillars, Chrysalids, Moths, and Butterflies.

1. "How many caterpillars there are this summer!" said Willie. "What disagreeable," ugly. looking things they are, too! They were not here

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last month; but now they are all over the trees, and on the ground, almost as thick as flies. Where did they all come from', Uncle John'?"

"They came from little eggs that were laid by the butterflies," said Uncle John.

2. "The butterflies'!" Do butterflies lay eggs that hatch out such ugly-looking worms as these caterpillars are'? How very strange that is! But I have not seen any butterflies since last summer," said Willie.

3. "That is very true; but the butterflies laid the eggs last autumn; and now, when the spring comes on, the warm weather makes them hatch out."

"But what becomes of all the caterpillars every year'? Do they lay eggs which hatch out other caterpillars'?"

4. "Not at all. Many are killed in various ways; but great numbers of them change into the beautiful butterflies which you and Mary admire so much."

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5. "That is very curious," said Willie. "It must be very funny for a worm, that has only crept on the ground, to have wings given to it, so that it can fly up into the air. But, Uncle John', did you ever see a caterpillar change into a butterfly'?"

6. "I have often seen it while it was changing," said Uncle John; "but it does not change instantly. The caterpillar, after hiding itself away in some quiet place, first throws off its hairy covering, or skin; then it is called a chrys'-a-lis, or chrys'-alid; and in this condition it remains, with little or

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