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Two Dogs iu a Tan-Yard.
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:,Mx Na tan-yard, in a little town in
England, there were"two dogs.
One was a small dog, of the
spaniel kind, whose name w r as Carlo.
The other was a large, strong watch
dog, and his name was Ponto.
Carlo was not a good-tempered dog,
but was cross and ugly, and he seemed
to have taken a particular dislike to
Ponto. He never cared to play with
him, and would snap and snarl when
he came near him, and always showed
an ugly feeling toward him.
Ponto didn’t seem to care much about
it, but he kept out of Carlo’s way, in a
dignified sort of manner, as if he would
say: “ Well, Mr. Carlo, if you can get
along without me, I am sure I can do
very well without you.”
One day, Carlo w r as playing about in
the yard, and somehow or other he
slipped into one of the pits, which was
nearly full of water. Os course he could
swim well, as all dogs can. But the
water was not high enough for him to
reach the top, and as the sides of the
pit were too steep and smooth for lam
to catch hold of anything with his feet,
it was impossible to get out by himself.
So he went swimming round and round
the pit, whining and yelping all the
time for someone to come and help
mum
1 x*ui, it io Happened that none of the
workmen were there to hear him, and
Carlo would certainly have been drown
ed had it not been for Ponto. He heard
the cry of distress from his ill-natured
friend, and went at once to see what he
could do to help him.
As soon as he came to the side of the
pit, and saw how things were, he reach
ed over and caught hold of Carlo by
the neck with his teeth, and dragged
him out.
Carlo shook himself, and then went
frisking and jumping about Ponto, as
if to show his gratitude. He had no
power to speak out his feelings, but he
tried by his actions, as well as he could,
to say:
“I am very much obliged to you for
saving my life. I feel ashamed of my
self for having been so cross and ill
natured to you; but I never mean to
be so any more.”
And Carlo was as good as his word,
if he had been able to saj r all this to
Ponto. He never seemed to forget his
kindness to him, but would wag his
tail, and jump about, and seem very
glad whenever he met Ponto.
So you see that even dogs know how
to return good for evil. Children who
do not do this are therefore worse than
dogs.
The punctual man can perform twice
as much as another man, with twice the
ease and satisfaction to himself, and
with equal satisfaction to others.
BURKE’S WEEKLY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
Little Harry Twiggs.
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\JaLs HIS little boy’s name is Harry
VvY'Jr Twiggs, and he lived in Eng
' land. Harry was hired, at
threepence a day (about six cents), to
make a noise and frighten the birds
from a farmer’s field,.and thus prevent
them from destroying the grain. This
was dull work. He went every morn
ing at five o’clock, and stayed until
eight o’clock at night, and all day long
he saw nobody unless by chance any
body went along the footroad when he
was on it, for otherwise, he was so lit
tle, and the grain was so tall, that he
could not have seen them.
One evening, when Harry had got
home, and told them all how solitary
and forlorn he felt in the “ big field ”
all by himself from morning till night,
some of his friends told him they were
going to pay him a visit the next day,
and stay all day with him. He was de
lighted at the prospect, and next morn
ing, bright and early, he dressed himself
in his best, and set off to do his day’s
work.
He expected his friends early in the
day—by eight or nine o'clock at furth
est, and when it got to be nearly eleven
and they had not come, he began to
fear they would not come at all. It was
a miserable thought, and he threw him
self on the ground, and cried in spite
of himself.
Now, if he had not been crying, and
had not been so miserable, he would
have seen his friends coming. There
they are, coming down the lane, and
very near the big gate, and Harry does
not see them yet, because his eyes are
blinded by tears. But, just before they
got to the gate, lie heard them, and
jumping up all at once, he rushed for
ward and welcomed them. There they
i were, and Harry was so glad.
As I have neither time nor room to
tell you of it, you children must imagine
i what a delightful day Harry spent with
his good friends. It was vastly more
pleasant than being alone all day with
the birds and the tall, ripening grain.
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To rejoice in the happiness of others,
is to make it our (own ; to produce it,
is to make it more than our own.
The Cricket.
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What a terrible pity ! ” cries
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The blustering bullfrog, in shine
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And he sings, “cheer up, cheer up 1 ”
The green little grasshopper scolds o’er his
And the katydids worry and fret; [meal,
The mice in the hayrick will scuffle and
Dame squirrel you’ll find in a pet. [squeal
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They sip from the lily’s fair cup;
But the brown little cricket forever repeats,
“ Cheer up 1 cheer up 1 cheer up! ”
George Cooper.
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