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oraze, after having been fed upon a few
Handfuls of corn brought for the purpose,
and the supper of the travelers consisted
of a few grains from the same bag,
parched and eaten with a little sugar or
sa it. Somassee kept a watchful eye upon
the ponies throughout the first half of
the night, never permitting them to wan
der far, then bringing them to camp and
haltering them, that they might obtain
their needful sleep. This sleep, of about
two hours before day, being more needful
to a horse than that of all the rest of the
night besides, and being all that is abso
lutely needed for his refreshment, they
were careful never to disturb.
The face of the country between Tampa
and the St. John’s river is a perfect level;
the road (or as Somassee called it, the
trail), was generally 7 firm and smooth,
and the travelers made such good use of
their time, that by Saturday night
they succeeded in reaching the north
ern bend of the river, and there stop
ped with a planter in sight of the
then infant town of Jacksonville, ap
pearing miles away upon the other
bank. Here Dr. Gordon resolved to
pause for a day and spend the Sab
bath, being influenced to this not only
by the higher motive of yielding
obedience to a plain teaching of the
Bible, but also from the lower motive
of giving rest to wearied muscles, and
thus being prepared for whatever
labors may yet be necessary. To
his great joy, he learned that by
Monday, mid-day, the Magnolia , a
pleasant little steamboat plying be-
tween the plantations here and the city
of Charleston, might be expected to poass
on her northward trip.
A Word to Little Girls.
Who is lovely? It is the girl who
drops sweet words and gives pleasant
smiles as she passes along; who has some
thing kind to say to every one she meets
in trouble, and a helping hand to every
child she finds in difficulty. She never
scolds, never contends, never teases hei
mother, but always tries to make her
happy. Would it not please you to pick
up strings of pearls, drops of gold, dia
monds and precious stones, as you pass
along the street ? But these are the pre
cious stones that can never be lost. Give
a friendly hand to the friendless; smile
on the sad and dejected; speak kindly to
those who are in trouble; try always to
spread around you joy and sunshine, and
you will drop better than pearls and pre
cious stones wherever you go, and many
shall be glad in finding them.
[ The Children's Hour.
BURKE’S WEEKLY.
THE BARN SWALLOW.
is a picture of the
>arn Swallow! See
what an elegant, grace
ful fellow he is, and
Mm ' how he darts through
the air. He is catching
IhltV es ’ moves a geeat deal
i&li quicker than the flies, and takes
V'* them on the wing. You will see
him, in the cool of the evening, flying
rapidly through the air in broad circles.
He is then taking his evening meal off of
the insects which fill the atmosphere.
The Swallow comes to us in the spring,
and builds his nest of mud and grass,
sticking it against a beam or rafter in the
farmer’s barn. He lines it with soft feath
ers, so that it may be warm and comfort
able for the young swallows when they 7
THE BARN SWALLOW.
are hatched. He does not sing a regular
song, like the Golden Robin, or the Bob
o-link, but has a lively, merry little twit
ter, and when a dozen or two of them
are flying about and twittering together,
it sounds quite cheerful.
The farmers like swallows, because they 7
destroy 7 the insects that are hurtful to
his crops. He never allows them to he
disturbed, or their nests interfered with.
Besides the Barn Swallow, there are
the Chimney Swallow, and the Bank
Swallow. The first build their nests in
the flues of unoccupied chimneys, and the
latter in the sandy banks near water
courses. They are all harmless birds,
and should never be disturbed.
jß@-“0! mamma! mamma!” exclaim
ed a little girl who had been taken to see
an elephant, “I saw the elephant. He
walks backwards, and eats with install. ’
♦♦♦
Advice is like snow: the softer it
falls the longer it dwells, and the deeper
it sinks into the mind.
BOY WORK.
father, as Isaac put by 7
his slate and looked up
—a to his father’s face, ex
pecting some pleasant
v words from him, “you have really
Zs-h done some work this fall, have’nt
f# you?”
“Yes, sir,” said Isaac, “there’s
the hen house I built nearly 7 all myself.
The wood-pile speaks for itself; and then,
you know my crops.”
“ Yes,” said his father, “your corn looks
very well; but the best of it all is, your
own improvement. You are really get
ting over some of the faults of boy-work.”
“What are the faults of boy-work?”
asked Isaac.
“One of the faults is confounding work
with play; or, rather, expecting the
pleasure of play while they 7 are do
ing work. There is great enjoyment
in doing work when it is well and
properly done, but it is very different
from the pleasure of play 7 . While
ymu are doing your work, it requires
exertion and self-denial , and sometimes
the sameness is tiresome.
“ l r ou showed your wish to make
play of your work the day you were
getting in your chips, by 7 wanting to
have just such a basket as you took
a notion to; and then, when you got
tired of that, going for the wheel
barrow ; and then leaving the chips
altogether, and going to pile wood.”
“ But do not men try to make their
work pleasant as they 7 can ?” asked Isaac.
« Yes, but they do not keep changing
from one thing to another in hopes of
making it amusing. They expect it will
be laborious and tiresome, and they go
steadily forward, notwithstanding. This
you are beginning to do. Another fault
boys are apt to fall into is impatience.
This comes from the first fault; because
you expect, when you go to work to have
the kind of pleasure you have in play, and
when you do not find it, or meet with
difficulties, you get impatient and grow
tired of it. From this follows the third
fault — changeableness."
“ Do you think I have overcome any of
these?” asked Isaac.
“ You are beginning to understand
them, Isaac,” said Ins father, “ and, I
think, guarding against them.”
“Only 7 beginning, father ?” said Isaac,
in a disappointed tone.
“ You are only a boy yet,” said his fath
er, smiling ; “ and have a great deal to
learn before you get to be a man.”
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