,a ,,day ,,in ,,mary ,,carrow',s ,,school4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,first ,day4 ,anne ,lyle standing by her ,papa4 p4 #ag4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,day ,,in ,,mary ,,carrow',s ,,school ,american ,sunday-,school ,union4 ,,philadelphia3 #adf ,,chestnut ,,st4 ,,new ,,york3 #adg ,,nassau ,,st4 ,,boston3 #i ,,cornhill4 ,,louisville3 #ajc ,,fourth ,,st4 -------------------------------- ,entered according to ,act of ,congress1 in the year #ahdh1 by the ,,american ,,sunday-,,school ,,union1 in the ,clerk's ,office of the ,district ,court for the ,eastern ,district of ,pennsylvania4 -------------------------------- ,no books are published by the ,,american ,,sunday-,,school ,,union without the sanction of the ,committee of ,publication1 consisting of fourteen members1 from the following denominations of ,christians1 viz4 ,baptist1 ,methodist1 ,congregationalist1 ,episcopal1 ,presbyterian and ,reformed ,dutch4 ,not more than three of the members can be of the same denomination1 and no book can be published to which any member of the ,committee shall object4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,day ,,in ,,mary ,,carrow',s ,,school4 -------------------------------- ,after the roll had been called1 the little boys and girls were invited to say a lesson first2 because ,mary1 the teacher1 thought the bigger ones could better understand why they were to wait4 ,they took their places in the class1 and she gave out words of two syllables for them to spell2 such as ,cam-el1 ,pea-cock1 ,hen-coop1 ,par-lor1 ,tea-cup4 ,when they had done spelling1 she allowed them to ask questions4 ,one little boy1 whose name was ,harry ,linn1 asked what a camel was8 ,and ,mary took down a large book from the shelf1 and showed him a picture of a camel1 and told him that it was a native both of ,arabia and of ,africa1 and that it could travel eight or nine days without water1 over the sandy deserts of those countries4 ,it is covered with a hairy fur1 which it sheds in the spring1 and this fur is used to make coarse cloth shawls4 ,the camel kneels down to receive burdens1 and when it is loaded it will rise again4 ,harry was very much surprised1 when his teacher told him that the camel could carry men and burdens like a horse or an ass1 and could travel a great distance with a weight of eight hundred or a thousand pounds upon its back2 and that it gave milk for drink1 like a cow4 ,harry asked why we had not camels in ,america1 instead of horses and cows8 ,mary told him that ,god had made this a very large world1 and that it is divided into many countries4 ,in some countries the weather is very hot1 and in some countries it is very cold4 ,the animals and people1 who are born in hot countries1 such as ,arabia and ,africa1 could not endure the cold of ,america4 ,they are happier and more useful in the climate where they are born4 ,and ,mary said1 our heavenly ,father was so good and kind to every thing that he had made1 that he designed all animals1 as well as little boys and girls and men and women too1 to be useful and happy where he placed them4 ,harry asked if a little boy like him could be useful and happy8 for ,harry was only four years old4 ,mary told him1 yes2 and that when she had leisure1 she would read aloud to him and his school-mates the story of a little girl who was only four years old1 who was happy because she was useful4 ,harry loved his teacher1 because she was so kind to him1 and though he wanted very much to know how he could be useful and happy1 he knew she had not time to answer any more questions now2 and he was willing to wait1 for his teacher always did what she said she would do1 and ,harry was sure she would not forget her promise4 ,so he went to his seat as the other little boys and girls did1 and while ,mary heard the larger scholars say their definitions1 ,harry's class made ,o's1 and strokes1 and pothooks on their slates1 as they are called1 in this way4 ,illustration3 handwriting practice ,mary had only eight scholars1 and she had leisure to attend to each one1 and make them understand all their lessons1 that they might have something to think about when they went home from school4 ,on this morning the scholars were exercised in spelling1 reading and arithmetic4 ,the large boys and girls did sums in multiplication and subtraction1 and the smaller ones made figures1 after ,mary had written a line upon their slates for them thus3-- #a #b #c #d #e #f #g #h #i #j4 ,after they had been two hours in school1 ,mary rang a little bell4 ,as soon as they heard it1 they knew it was recess-time1 and they all went out to play for fifteen minutes4 ,the school was in the country1 on the farm where ,harry ,linn's father and mother lived1 and ,mary lived with them4 ,mary had been to the best schools to receive her education2 and she was very fond of two things--learning and children4 ,so1 she agreed to come and live with ,harry ,linn's father and mother1 and teach school3 and she had five of the neighbouring children1 besides ,harry and his brother and sister1 for scholars4 ,illustration3 ,first ,day4 ,the ,school ,house at the edge of the wood4 p4 #ac4 ,the school-room was built at the edge of a piece of 8woods10 not far from the house1 and it was very cool and shady round about1 all summer4 ,in the winter1 when the leaves had fallen off from the trees1 the sun shone in at the school-room windows1 and it was so light and cheerful that the teacher and her scholars liked to be there better than anywhere else4 ,harry ,linn's father used to say that ,mary's face was sunshiny1 because it was so good-humoured4 ,when her little flock went out to play1 at recess-time1 she sometimes went too1 for the sake of the exercise2 and they were always glad when ,mary went with them4 ,she would take turns with them in jumping rope1 and playing 8,let us see who can run fastest20 and she would show the boys how to trundle their hoops2 and she knew how to fix the paper sails to the little boats which the boys made for themselves2 and then she would take them along by the side of the little brook of water that was down in the woods1 and find a place for them where they could stoop down without getting their feet wet1 to sail their boats4 ,one of the home-made boats was such a fast sailer that ,charles ,linn1 who was quite a little carpenter1 asked ,mary to print a name on his boat4 ,she asked1 8,what shall its name be80 ,but they could not agree upon a name1 for one wanted one name1 and another wanted something different4 ,so ,mary cut up a piece of paper which she had in her hand into nine slips2 and then she went round to each scholar1 and told every one to whisper to her the name he or she liked best2 and she wrote down the choice of each one on a separate slip of the paper1 and lastly1 on the ninth slip1 she wrote down the name which she herself preferred4 ,after this was done1 ,mary read the names written down1 aloud4 ,two of the scholars had chosen the name of 8,swan40 ,three had chosen the name of 8,mary10 and four had chosen the name of 8,water-witch40 ,so the little fast-sailing boat was named 8,water-witch40 ,i suppose they had talked about this name before4 8,now10 said ,mary1 8we will all go back to school20 and her happy little scholars were ready to do as she wished4 8,all work and no play makes ,jack a dull boy40 ,mary remembered her promise to ,harry ,linn1 to read him a story which would teach him how a little girl of four years old could be useful and happy4 ,and she said all who wished to hear it might put by their books and slates1 while she read it to them4 ,they all liked to have ,mary read to them1 and all the scholars put up their work to listen to her4 ,story of ,anne ,lyle1 ,a ,,little ,,girl ,,of ,,four ,,years ,,old4 ,a little girl am ,i1 ,with sisters1 two1 three1 four1 ,a father1 and a mother1 ,one brother1 and no more4 ,my name is ,anne ,lyle1 ,i hardly ever cry1 ,and in a little trundle-bed1 ,in mother's room1 ,i lie4 ,i wait on my mamma1 ,and tend our little ,will1 ,i play with him1 and sing to him1 ,and try to keep him still4 ,i play 8,come1 peaches buy0-- 8,buy peaches1 half a peck20 ,then ,willy holds his arms both out1 ,to hug me round the neck4 ,pa rolls him all about1 ,and jumps him up and down2 ,he rides him on his foot1 and says1 8,now here we go to town40 ,as soon as ,willy hears ,the front-door dead-latch key1 ,he knows it's papa coming home1 ,he knows as well as we4 ,and then we're all so glad1 ,and ,willy tries to say ,after mamma--8,pa-pa come home1 ,with ,wil-ly boy to play40 ,he cannot stand alone-- ,he creeps about the floor-- ,when mamma says1 8,come1 precious one60 ,he laughs1 and creeps some more4 ,he's little1 and don't know ,he ought to mind my mother-- ,pa says he'll be a noble man1 ,my little baby brother4 ,i've got a pretty dove1 ,my uncle gave to me1 ,and papa holds it on his hand ,for little ,will to see4 ,he strokes its feathers down1 ,they feel as soft as silk1 ,and then ,i try if it will drink ,out of my bowl of milk4 ,trip wags his tail1 and comes ,to sit by papa's feet2 ,when he is hungry1 he will beg1 ,on his hind legs1 for meat4 ,i have a grandpapa3 ,he's old1 and cannot see-- ,he kisses me1 and strokes my hair1 ,and holds me on his knee4 ,we have a garden green1 ,where pretty flowers grow2 ,when ,i walk there with grandpapa1 ,i lead him very slow4 ,and ,i can bring his chair1 ,and a cricket for his feet1 ,and put away his hat and cane-- ,he calls me1 8,anne1 sweet60 ,he puts his face to mine1 ,he has shiny1 soft1 white hair2 ,and then he hugs me very close1 ,to feel if ,i am there4 ,he tells me about ,god1 ,and teaches me to pray1 8,keep me1 ,o heavenly ,father1 out ,of every naughty way40 ,my heavenly ,father's child1 ,oh1 ,i would like to be6 ,i love ,him1 ,i am very sure1 ,when ,i sit on grandpa's knee4 ,i love my father then1 ,and my little brother ,will1 ,and everybody1 and mamma1 ,and my sisters1 and old ,phil4 ,old ,phil's a beggar-man-- ,he goes from door to door ,with a little basket on his arm1 ,because he's very poor4 ,poor ,phil6 he must be cold-- ,his clothes are full of holes2 ,he has no stockings1 and his shoes ,are ragged in the soles4 ,when ,i'm a bigger girl1 ,i'll make old ,phil some clothes1 ,and ,i'll buy a pair of shoes for him ,that won't let out his toes4 ,mamma has made a place ,for my pennies1 in her drawer1 ,and she shows me how to put by some ,for ,phil1 till ,i get more4 ,our cook is named ,cathleen2 ,nice gingerbread she bakes2 ,and little pies1 with our names on1 ,she very often makes4 ,cathleen gets sick sometimes ,in bed she has to stay2 ,and then ,i take to her up stairs ,some good things every day4 ,i have four sisters3 ,kate1 ,sophy1 and ,jane1 and ,grace2 ,and when they all come home from school1 ,we run a merry race4 ,mamma just looks at us1 ,with ,willy on her lap1 ,and ,willy jumps1 and crows1 and tries ,his little hands to clap4 ,pa thinks it makes us grow1 ,to swing and play and run2 ,and grandpa says he likes young folks ,to have a little fun4 ,my grandpa cannot read ,his ,bible1 now he's blind1 ,but all the pretty stories there1 ,he knows just where to find4 ,and when it gets quite dark1 ,before ,i go to bed1 ,he says1 8,come hither1 ,anne ,lyle1 ,my little curly-head40 ,and when he takes me up1 ,right in his face ,i look2 ,i love to sit and hear him tell ,about the ,holy ,book4 ,the stories there are true1 ,and ,i wish1 on grandpa's knee1 ,some other little boys and girls ,could hear as well as me4 ,when ,i go up to bed1 ,ma stays by me awhile2 ,she says1 8,god keep thee safe and good1 ,my little ,anne ,lyle40 99 99 99 99 99 ,mary's scholars were all very still and attentive while she was reading to them about ,anne ,lyle1 and when she had finished it1 she asked ,harry if he did not think ,anne ,lyle was a useful1 happy1 little girl8 ,she waited on her mother1 and walked in the garden with her blind1 old grandfather1 and put away his hat and cane for him1 and kept her little brother quiet2 and she was a kind little girl too1 for she took something good to the sick cook1 and saved some of her pennies to buy shoes for a poor beggar4 ,harry said1 8,yes3 and if ,i knew how1 ,i would like to be useful too40 ,mary reminded him that one of his school-mates had lost her sponge1 and when she wanted to rub from her slate some crooked strokes that she had made1 she asked ,harry for his sponge1 and he had refused to lend it to her1 because he wanted it himself4 8,you might have been useful1 then1 ,harry10 said ,mary1 8but you did not choose to be so40 ,harry hung his head and looked ashamed2 but presently he ran away to his desk1 and brought out his sponge1 and gave it to ,lily ,forester2 7for that was the little girl's name who had asked him for it47 ,lily said1 8,thank you1 ,harry10 and she cleaned her slate off nicely with it1 and gave it back to him4 ,his teacher stroked ,harry's hair with her hand1 and said1 8,now1 has not my little boy of four years old learned to be useful80 ,harry hid his curly head behind ,mary's apron for a few moments1 and then he peeped up into her kind face1 and she knew he meant ,yes1 though he did not say any thing4 8,oh10 said ,mary1 8my little ,harry has discovered that he can be useful2 and that when he is useful1 he is happy40 ,harry scampered off1 and sat close by ,lily ,forester till school was out4 ,in the afternoon1 ,mary's scholars were all collected around the school-room door before she arrived4 ,as soon as they saw her coming1 they ran to meet her1 and ,susan ,field brought a bunch of beautiful flowers for her4 ,mary was very fond of flowers1 and she thanked ,susan1 and said she would keep them in water for her little scholar's sake4 ,then she took a china vase which she kept for flowers1 and allowed all her scholars to go with her down to the spring for fresh water2 and she filled the vase with water and arranged the flowers1 and then she said1 8,now we will all go to school1 and enjoy them together40 ,three afternoons in the week ,mary taught her scholars to sew1 and knit1 and work samplers on canvas4 ,she thought every little girl should know how to use the needle1 and cut out garments4 ,then1 when she grew up to be a woman1 she could keep her own wardrobe neatly1 and be helpful in her family besides2 and if she had leisure1 after doing her share of the family sewing1 she could teach poor little children1 and make garments for the sick and old1 who were not able to help themselves4 ,this was sewing afternoon4 ,as soon as they were all in their seats1 ,mary took out a large work-basket1 that was filled with little parcels1 nicely wrapped up1 and the owner's name was written on each parcel4 ,lily ,forester and ,harry ,linn stood beside ,mary to pass along the work as she gave it to them4 ,they were the youngest scholars in the school1 and they were always glad when sewing afternoon came1 because they could help ,mary4 ,one girl had a pocket handkerchief to hem for her brother2 one had some patch-work2 one was working a ,bible-cover in cross-stitch2 one was learning to knit a garter2 and little ,lily's work was an apron for her doll1 which ,mary had fitted for her4 ,while the girls were busied at their work1 the boys1 7except ,harry ,linn17 stood up to say a geography lesson4 ,now1 my little readers1 whoever you may be1 can you tell how many boys were in the geography class8 ,you will remember ,mary had eight scholars4 ,read over how many girls were at their sewing1 then add to their number ,harry ,linn1 and say how many boys were in the class4 ,harry and ,lily1 somehow or other1 always had their little heads close together4 ,harry liked to help ,lily1 and ,lily liked to help ,harry4 ,sometimes1 like other little children1 they quarrelled2 but they soon became friends again without any body's help2 and then ,harry would say1 8,come1 ,lily1 let us kiss and make up40 ,this afternoon1 ,harry asked leave to show ,lily a picture-book which his father had given him1 and ,mary told him he might sit by ,lily1 as soon as she had finished a finger's length of hemming4 ,harry waited till the sewing was done1 and then he sat close to ,lily1 and showed her his picture-book4 ,illustration3 ,first ,day4 ,one of ,harry's ,pictures4 p4 #ca4 ,there was a picture of two little humming-birds and a nest2 and one of a horse1 with a boy and a bag of flour on his back2 and ,harry told ,lily1 the little boy was coming home from the mill1 with a bag of flour to make some cakes for supper2 and ,lily said1 8,harry1 ,i would like to have some of the cakes2 wouldn't you80 ,harry's book had more pictures than these two in it4 ,there was one of a little girl feeding chickens1 and one of a shepherd and his sheep1 and one of a boy spinning a famous top4 ,lily liked the picture of the little girl feeding chickens best3 and ,harry liked the picture of the boy and his top best4 ,and ,harry said to ,lily1 8,lily1 if you will look at my picture first1 then ,i will look at your picture20 but ,lily was tired of looking at ,harry's picture2 and she said it was ugly2 and she moved away from ,harry4 ,this offended ,harry1 and he told her he didn't love her any more1 and she should not see his book4 ,and he went away from ,lily and took his book with him4 ,when the boys1 who had been saying a geography lesson1 had taken their seats1 ,mary called ,harry and ,lily to come and repeat the multiplication table4 ,they did not come when they were called1 and ,mary knew from their looks and behaviour1 that they had been naughty4 ,but she only said to them again very mildly1 8,come1 ,harry1 come ,lily1--it is almost recess-time1 and you have not said a lesson40 ,harry came along very slowly1 at first1 and looking sidewise to see if ,lily was coming too4 ,at length she took her place beside him1 but they missed their tables4 ,they knew they had done wrong1 and they felt very unhappy1 and they did not think enough about their tables to answer correctly4 ,when the scholars went out to play at recess-time1 ,harry and ,lily did not swing1 and run1 and play with one another4 ,they walked about apart1 and they hardly knew what to do with themselves4 ,harry's brother ,charles went and got his fast-sailing little boat1 and ran back to the school-house to ,mary1 to ask her to print on it in large letters1 8,the ,water-witch40 ,mary laid down her work and took a pen and did it for him immediately1 and he said1 8,i thank you10 and then he ran away1 and all the scholars1 7boys and girls17 after him1 down to the spring1 to see how the boat looked upon the water4 ,she sailed beautifully1 and there was quite a little fleet of boats behind her1 but the 8,water-witch0 went ahead of them all4 ,while they were watching the boats the bell rang for school4 ,then ,charles took his little boats1 and all the boys and girls took their hoops1 and ropes1 and all their playthings1 and put them into a little tool-house1 which ,charles ,linn's father allowed them to use for that purpose2 and ,mary made a rule1 that every thing must be put into its proper place1 so that even their playthings should not be lost4 ,then they all came back to school4 ,mary was there waiting for them4 ,she had not gone out with them this afternoon1 but had stayed in school to fit the girls' work1 and to set copies1 in books1 for the scholars who used pen and ink1 and on slates1 for the smaller ones4 ,when they returned from play1 she called them up1 one by one1 to read1 and after each scholar had done reading1 he went to his desk and wrote a copy2 and then ,mary said1 8,it is now time to put up work40 ,the girls all rolled up their work1 and pinned their names on it1 and held it in their hands till ,harry and ,lily should come to get the different parcels and put them in the large work-basket2 but as ,harry and ,lily had been naughty1 ,mary did not ask them to do it this time2 so every girl put away her own work4 ,lily had not learned to fold up hers1 and put it away neatly1 and she usually brought it to ,mary1 and said1 8,please1 ,mary1 fold up mine80 and ,mary folded it up for her1 and ,lily always watched how it was done1 so that she might learn4 ,we can learn a great deal by the right use of our eyes4 ,this afternoon ,lily brought her work to ,mary1 and turned away her head1 while ,mary put it away1 but she did not say 8thank you10 as usual4 ,mary now went round to see if all the desks were in order4 ,one little girl1 ,carry ,deacon1 said her desk would not hold all her things1 and she tried her best to get them all in1 but she could not2 so ,mary went to her and had her to take every thing out of the desk first1 and then she showed her how to arrange her reading book and her spelling book1 and her other books1 all on one side of the desk1 and her slate on the other side2 and then there was plenty of room for all4 ,mary looked into every scholar's desk1 to see that it was neatly arranged2 and if she found it out of order1 she would point to some large letters that were printed over the mantel-piece4 8,would my little readers like to know what those large letters were80 ,i will tell them4 ,a ,,place ,,for ,,every ,,thing1 ,,and ,,every ,,thing ,,in ,,its ,,place4 ,if ,mary's scholars wanted her aid about any thing1 she would always help them1 and they knew that she never required any thing of them1 which could not be done4 ,at the close of every afternoon school1 it was ,mary's practice to gather her little flock round her1 and read to them out of the ,bible4 ,sometimes1 when the weather was very warm1 she took them out into the woods1 and sat down with them on the grass under a large oak tree4 ,they liked to go out of doors to read2 for they loved ,mary1 and they could sit very close to her under the oak tree while she read to them4 ,eddy ,forester said he liked to read out of doors1 for it seemed as if ,god was listening1 up in the sky4 ,it was a very warm afternoon1 and ,mary said she would read under the oak tree4 ,eddy ,forester carried the ,bible1 and when they were all seated1 ,mary read to them the history of little ,samuel1 and how his heavenly ,father called him when he lay down to sleep in the temple4 ,after ,mary had done reading1 ,eddy ,forester asked1 why little ,samuel went to ,eli to inquire if he called him1 when it was the ,lord that called him8 ,mary said1 8,samuel was a very little boy1 and he did not know that it was the ,lord who had spoken to him4 ,our heavenly ,father often speaks to little children now by his good ,spirit1 when they are too young to understand who it is that speaks to them4 8,when we do right1 we feel something which seems to say to us1 #8,well done6' and then we are happy2 and when we do wrong1 we feel something which seems to say to us that it is wrong1 and then we are unhappy40 8,is it the ,lord that makes us feel so80 asked ,susan ,field8 8,certainly10 said ,mary1 8and we should be very thankful to him that we are not happy when we have done that which we know to be wrong2 and we should pray that ,god would teach us by his ,holy ,spirit what is right and what is wrong1 and make us understand and love what he has taught us in the ,bible40 8,oh1 yes60 said ,eddy ,forester1 8,i know what you mean1 for my mother told me--the other day1 when ,i snatched an apple from ,george because he would not give me a bite of it--she told me that ,i did not enjoy eating the apple1 and it did not taste good to me1 because ,i had been very naughty to take it away from ,george1 and that our heavenly ,father's good ,spirit was rebuking me and making me feel unhappy all the time ,i was eating ,george's apple40 ,while ,eddy was talking1 little ,lily came and sat by ,mary1 and now she was sobbing and crying out aloud4 ,the scholars all wondered what was the matter with ,lily1 but ,mary said1 8,never mind1 ,lily1 now20 and she only drew ,lily close to her and said1 8,don't cry1 ,lily dear40 ,harry ,linn crept round to ,lily very quietly1 and took out his little picture-book1 and whispered to her1 8,here1 ,lily40 ,but she was too much distressed to notice ,harry1 though he got as near to her as ever he could4 ,mary now asked ,eddy ,forester to go on with what he was saying1 but ,eddy said he had done1 and that he was glad the ,lord spoke to little children now1 even if they did not hear any voice1 as ,samuel did4 ,mary wished her little scholars to understand what she read to them1 and she encouraged them to ask questions1 at suitable times4 ,she now told them if they had no more questions to ask1 they might go home2 all but ,harry and ,lily4 ,so1 they came one by one1 and kissed ,mary and went home4 ,eddy ,forester said he would wait for ,lily2 but ,mary told him she would bring ,lily home1 and he might tell his mother that she kept ,lily and ,harry ,linn to talk to them4 ,after ,eddy was gone1 ,mary took ,lily up in her arms1 and then she called ,harry to her1 and told him to wipe off ,lily's tears2 and ,harry took his handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped ,lily's face1 and he said1 8,lily1 will you love me again8 and then ,i'll love you1 and you may look at the little girl feeding her chickens as long as you like40 ,lily said1 8,i do love you1 ,harry10 and she put her arms round ,harry's neck and they kissed one another4 ,then ,mary tied on ,lily's bonnet for her1 and ,harry put on his hat1 and carried the ,bible back to the school-room for his teacher4 ,mary locked up the school-room door and put the key in her pocket1 and then she took a hand of each of her little scholars1 and said1 8,now1 ,harry1 you and ,i will go home with ,lily1 shall we80 ,you will remember1 my little readers1 that ,mary lived with ,harry ,linn4 ,as they walked along1 ,harry seemed to be thinking about something1 and at last he said1 8,mary1 does our heavenly ,father ever speak to little children like me and ,lily80 ,mary said1 8,yes6 ,harry1 he has been speaking to you both1 since you were naughty4 ,you sinned against his good ,spirit when you quarrelled1 and he made you feel very unhappy because you were so disobliging to one another1 and had forgotten that he had told you to love one another4 ,but ,i hope you will hereafter know and obey his voice40 8,oh60 said ,lily1 8,i love to hear my heavenly ,father's voice40 8,so do ,i10 said ,harry1 8it makes me feel so happy40 8,you feel happy because you obeyed ,his voice10 said ,mary1 8and we are always happy when we are obedient to ,god4 ,he loves us so much1 and is so kind to us1 that he never tells us to do any thing that we cannot do2 and if it seems hard1 and we ask him1 he will help us to do it4 ,he tells little children to do very little things1 because he loves them1 and he knows they are too little to do great things40 8,i hope our heavenly ,father will talk to me and ,lily often10 said ,harry1 8do you think he will1 ,mary80 8,yes1 if you are good children40 8,and will he show us how to be good80 asked ,lily4 8,oh1 yes10 ,mary said1 8for you know he showed little ,samuel what he would have him do40 8,does he love ,lily and me as much as he loved little ,samuel1 ,mary10 said ,harry4 ,mary told him that ,god loved all little children1 and he sent our ,saviour to bless them and to bring them to him4 ,do you remember1 ,harry1 what our ,saviour said about little children8 8,yes10 said ,harry1 8,he said1 #8,suffer little children to come unto me1 and forbid them not6'0 ,now we are at ,lily's home4 ,mary took ,lily in to her mother1 and told her that she kept ,lily to talk to her1 and ,lily's mother said1 8,i am glad to see my little daughter1 for her supper of nice bread and milk is all ready for her40 ,lily's mother asked ,mary and ,harry to stay and eat supper2 but ,mary said they had not leave to stay1 and ,harry's father and mother would not know where they were1 if they stayed4 ,so she thanked ,lily's mother for her invitation1 and then she and ,harry kissed ,lily1 and bade her good-night4 ,and ,mary and ,harry went home4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,end ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,transcriber',s ,,note3 ,italics1 bold letters1 small capitals and black letter font have been converted to ,,all ,,caps and respectively4 ,perceived typos have been silently corrected4 ,inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized4 ,archaic or variant spelling has been retained4