,illu/ration3 ,,daniel',s ,,y\?4    ,t  
,,nelson  ,,&  ,,sons    ,,london       
,,ed9burgh  ,,&  ,,new  ,,york          
,illu/ration3 8,a ,,purpose ,,9 ,,!     
,,he>t40    ,page #e                    
,illu/ration3 ,,bible ,,lessons         
,,daniel',s ,,y\?4    ,,sunday4 ,god is 
! judge3 he putte? d[n "o1 & sette? up  
ano!r4--,,ps4 lxxv4 #g4    ,,monday4 ,! 
k+'s fav\r is t[>d a wise               
s]vant4--,,prov4 xiv4 #ce4    ,,tuesday4
 ,o satisfy u e>ly ) ?y m]cy4--,,ps4 xc4
 #ad4    ,,w$nesday4 ,b ,i keep "u my   
body3 le/ t by any means1 ,i myself     
%\ld be a ca/away4--#a ,,cor4 ix4 #bg4  
,,?ursday4 ,flee also y\?ful lu/s3 b    
foll[ righte\sness1 fai?1  *>ity1 peace 
) !m t call on ! ,"l out ( a pure       
he>t4--#b  ,,tim4 ii4 #bb4    ,,friday4 
,h[ mu* bett] is x to get wisdom ?an    
gold4--,,prov4 xvi4 #af4    ,,saturday4 
,! wisdom t is f above is fir/ pure1 !n 
peaceable1  g5tle1 & easy to be         
intreat$4--,,james iii4 #ag4            
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#a4 ,tell :o ,daniel 01 & h[ he came to 
,babylon4--,,dan4 i4      #a-c1 #f4     
#b4 ,= :at purpose 0 ,daniel *os5 by    
,nebu*adnezz>8--,,dan4      i4 #d1 #e4  
#c4 ,:at did ,daniel ask ! pr9ce ( !    
eunu*s8--,,dan4 i4      #h-aj4          
#d4 ,:at did he !n propose to           
,melz>8--,,dan4 i #aa-ad4        #e4    
,:at 0 ! result ( ! trial8--,,dan4 i4   
#ae1 #af4        #f4 ,h[ did            
,nebu*adnezz> receive !m at ! end ( !   
?ree      ye>s8--,,dan4 i4 #ag-bj4      
#g4 ,9 :at 0 ,daniel an example to ! "y8
        ,9 8 e>ly piety4 ,x grew 9 a    
situation :]e x _h no      advantages1 &
 _m difficulties to ov]come4 ,he %[$ 8  
ob$i5ce to ,god's                       
law--temp]ance--amiability--dilig5ce 9 8
      /udies4      ,,illu/rative ,,/ory4
    8,daniel purpos$ 9 8 he>t t he w\ld 
n defile himself40 ,?is1 my  de> boys1  
expla9s all t ,daniel did1 & all t      
,daniel became2--?is  is ! root ( !     
matt]1 x 0 ?is 8purpose 9 8 he>t10 c>ri$
  out1 t made him good & great3 he      

purpos$ 9 8 he>t t he  %\ld n s94       
,mo/ boys are fond ( lay+ plans--!y h _m
 purposes = !  future4 ,i rememb] (t5 at
 s*ool we us$ to talk ( :at we w\ld  be1
 :at we w\ld d1 :5 we 7 m54 ,"o w\ld be 
a sailor1 ano!r  a goldsmi?1 ano!r a    
pa/ry cook1 & ano!r a soldi]4 ,i d ?9k  
! boy :o purpos$ to be a pa/ry cook lov$
 sug>1 & ! int5d$  goldsmi? 0 fond ( !  
glitt] ( gold4 ,yet1 if ,i recollect    
aright1  n "o ( ^! boys became :at he   
purpos$--!y nev] did :at !y  purpos$4   
,i w m>k d[n ?ree k9ds ( purposes1 &    
tell a little /ory =  ea*4        #a4 ,a
 purpose ( ! head4        #b4 ,a purpose
 ( ! tongue4        #c4 ,a purpose ( !  
he>t4    ,h5ry 0 ! "o ( my companions :o
 _h mo/ purposes 9 8 head4 ,he  0 a     
clev] boy1 ab\t my own age2 b he knew x1
 & nev] w\ld ex]t  himself4 ,he 0       
c>eless ab\t 8 lessons1 & nev] us$ to   
look at  "s ( !m till he 0 9 !          
s*ool-room2 yet he purpos$ to ga9 !     
fir/ prize 9 8 class4 ,he did n say mu* 
ab\t x1 b he evid5tly  took = grant$ t x

 w\ld easily be 84 ,weeks & mon?s pass$ 
away1 & frequ5tly ,h5ry suff]$ = 8      
c>elessness4 ,boys1 :o 7  n 8 equals1   
got & kept ahead ( him by _! sup]ior    
application4  ,! ma/] us$ to tell ,h5ry 
t he w\ld regret 8 neglig5ce2 &  !n1 = a
 few days1 ,h5ry's tal5ts 7 appli$1 & he
 rega9$  8 place2 b x did n la/1 8      
indol5ce prevail$1 & aga9 he  relaps$4  
,! session drew to a close4 ,mo/ ( !    
boys n[ d\bt$  :e!r ,h5ry w\ld come (f  
fir/4 ,! competitions took place1 & ea* 
boy lodg$ 8 pap]s4 ,h5ry did ex]t       
himself !n1 b x 0 too late4  ,be=e !    
assembl$ s*ool ! names ( ! successful   
competitors 7  read4 ,h5ry's "n /ood    
?ird1--8 purpose 0 n ( ! he>t b  j ( !  
head1 & no?+ came ( x4 ,he purpos$1 b he
 did n  d4    ,!re 0 ano!r boy old] ?an 
,h5ry at ! s*ool1 ^: purposes  7 all on 
8 tongue4 ,y nev] c\ld be long beside   
him )\t  he>+ him tell :at 8he c\ld d40 
,x did n matt] :o y 7  speak+ (1 or :at 
!y _h done1 ,ri*>d c\ld d m4 ,little    
boys1  ! fir/ week !y 7 at ! academy1   

look$ up to ,ri*>d ) mu*  rev]5ce1 = !y 
believ$ :at he said ( himself1 b !      
second week  !y knew him bett]2 = ?\gh 8
 tongue spoke ( great ?+s1 he did  v    
little2 & 9 a %ort :ile long]1 !y f\nd  
out t ,ri*>d  0 a boa/]1 a va9-bragg]1  
:o gave 8 tongue all ! "w t 8  head1    
feet1 & h&s %\ld h done2 all 8 purposes 
7 on 8  tongue1 b he nev] p]=m$ !m4     
,james ,f]ri] 0 v unlike ei!r ( ^! boys2
 8 fa!r 0 a poor  man2 & ,james 0       
despis$ by _m ( ! boys1 :5 he came among
 !m1  because 8 jacket 0 co>se1 & 8     
dress clumsily made4 ,b he c>$  n2      
quietly & calmly he took 8 seat 9 !     
class :]e ,h5ry 01  & ?\gh he _h be5 two
 ye>s %ort] "t at ,lat9 ?an ! o!r  boys 
( ! class1 x 0 he ^: "n /ood fir/ on !  
li/1 :5  ,h5ry /ood ?ird4 ,he _h no     
tutor at home to help him2 he _h f> to  
walk to ! class2 & 8 "t = 8 lessons 0   
%ort5$ by duties  he _h to d at home4   
,/ill ,james succe$$1 because he _h a   
purpose 9  8 he>t1--he did n ?9k ab\t   
x1--he did n speak ab\t 8 purpose1  b he

 did x6    ,:i* ( ^! ?ree boys 0 like/  
,daniel8 ,:i* ( ^! boys is  like/ to y8 
,a purpose 9 ! he>t is l a spr+ ( wat]2 
y  may /em x up at "o spot1 b x w bur/  
out at ano!r1--x w be  done6 ,let !     
purpose ( y\r he>t be t y w n s91 & y  w
 be great & good too4    ,illu/ration