﻿258 PICTORIAL MISCELLANY. 



1 have known people do everything in such a loose and careless 

 manner, that their time was not worth more than half what it other- 

 wise would have been. If a boy was to cut a little fuel for the fire, 

 the axe was to look for. If the garden was to weed, the hoe was 

 first to search for. If he was told to recite a lesson, his book could 

 not be found without a search. If a little girl was directed to knit 

 a little, she had to look about a long time for her yarn and needles. 

 If she was called upon to work a simple sum in addition, her pencil 

 could not be found. And if she laid aside but a cape or a pocket-hand- 

 kerchief, ten to one if she did not have to look into every room in 

 the house before she found it. 



Now, children, let me tell you that this want of neatness, order 

 and despatch, multiplies the troubles of life heaps up difficulties 

 in one's way occasionally separates friends, and induces careless 

 habits, which will ripen into the maturity of stubborn faults, and se- 

 rious blemishes, in the character of the most honest, industrious and 

 intelligent young persons in the land. Now just think; and while 

 you think, endeavor to avoid the evils against which I have cau- 

 tioned you. 



Hear both Sides. 



" MA, can't I have two apples this evening? Charles had four 

 to-day and would not give me one." 



" I did not think Charles could be so selfish. Where did he get 

 them ? " 



" One of the boys at school gave them to him. He tad four; 

 can't I have two ? " 



Presently Charles entered. 



" Charles, how could you be so selfish and ungenerous, as not to 

 give your brother a part of your apples, when you had so many ? " 



" I did offer him as much I had, Ma, and he would not take it." 



" Yes, you offered me the half of one out of four." 



" I should certainly think, Charles, you might have given your 

 brother a whole apple at least. You may go without any this even- 

 ing, and he shall have yours." 



