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Short StoriesLook Up.A little boy went to sea with his father to learn to be a s... The Two Robins. A few summers ago I was sitting on a garden seat, beneath a... The Child And Flower. The Atheist in his garden stood, At twilight's pen... Pleasant Play. There are many plays in which children may amuse themselves... The Portrait Of Flora Purchased. Anna started for her home, and when she had arrived, she sl... Lizzy And Her Dog. I wish to relate to you a very affecting story about a good... Good Companions. One day, says a Persian poet, I saw a bunch of roses, and i... Flying The Kite. Flying the kite is a pleasant amusement for boys, and when ... A Tale Of Negative Gravity My wife and I were staying at a small town in northern Ital... Comfort And Sobriety. Let me here give you a few maxims to commit to memory:---- ... The Brother And Sister. (In three Stories.) ... Anecdotes. TRUE BENIFICENCE.--Mark Antony, when very much depressed, a... Lettice Taking Home The Work. Early in the morning, before it was light, and while the tw... Early At School. One Sabbath evening a teacher was walking up and down in th... The Dying Boy. A little boy, by the name of Bertie, was taken very ill, an... The Remarkable Wreck Of The Thomas Hyke It was half-past one by the clock in the office of the Regi... The Happy Family. There are a great many novel sights in the streets of Londo... The Saint's Rest. We've no abiding city here: This may distress the wo... Remember The Cake. I will tell you an anecdote about Mrs. Hannah More, when sh... Anna Seeking Employment. It was a wearisome day to poor Anna, as she walked from squ... |
GOOD COMPANIONS.One day, says a Persian poet, I saw a bunch of roses, and in the midst of them grew a tuft of grass. "How," I cried to the grass, "does a poor plant like you dare to be found in the company of roses?" And I ran to tear away the tuft, when the grass replied: "Spare me! It is true, I am not a rose; but you will perceive from my perfume that I have been among the roses." This is a very pretty fable for young people. It makes us recollect one of the proverbs of Solomon: "He that walketh with wise men shall be wise; but a companion of fools shall be destroyed," Young people like to have companions, and it is proper that they should have them. If we had no one to associate with, we should be unhappy. We need friends that we may confide in, and that we may tell them what we feel and what we think. But we must take care as to the choice of friends; for just as the grass in the fable imbibed the scent of the roses, so we become like those with whom we associate. Next: BERTIE'S BOX. Previous: STORY ABOUT A ROBBER.
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