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delicious fragrance had been poured on her wings by the grateful 

 rose ; and the kind breeze was glad in her heart, and went away 

 singing through the trees. 



Thus true charity, like the breeze which gathers a fragrance from 

 the humble flower it refreshes, unconsciously reaps a reward in the 

 performance of its offices of kindness and love, which steals through 

 the heart like a rich perfume, to bless and to cheer. 



Deceptions. 



HERE opens an extensive field ; but be not alarmed, we will take 

 but a short walk this time. There are many ways of deceiving, and 

 there are many deceivers ; some are almost harmless, and some are 

 awfully injurious. 



On the succeeding page we give a picture of the AUTOMATON 

 CHESS PLAYER, which was, for a while, the puzzle and wonder of 

 many in Europe and America. There was a vast and wonderful 

 machinery which seemed to move the hands of this artificial man. 

 Many people examined the machinery, and, as they could find no 

 man within, or any place for him, they almost believed that, through 

 some mysterious invention, the brains of this wooden man. was made 

 superior to their own, especially in a game of chess. 



He played with thousands in Europe and America, and in the 

 great majority of cases was successful with even the most distin- 

 guished players. There was an amusing incident between him and 

 Napoleon. The Emperor, being a little mischievous as well as 

 playful, made an unlawful move ; the Automaton gravely shook his 

 head and replaced the man. Things went well for a little while 

 till Napoleon made another mis-move, then the Automaton indig- 

 nantly swept the men from the board, and refused to play any more. 



After a while it turned out that there was a very small man con- 

 cealed inside, among the machinery. The man in charge would 

 open one side of the machine, and then the other, and by means of 

 some ingenious arrangement the man would succeed in escaping 

 from one side to the other. When all was ready he would take his 



