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THE GENESEE FARMEPw. 



Douiit) Itojjlt's |a((e. 



OLD PUSSY. 



TEANSLATKD FROM THB QBRMAK, 



Old Piissv. grave Piusy, sat down by the lire, 



Little Kitty, pretty Kitiy, came and sat by her. 



OM I'lissy, grave Pu^sy, lined her p.iw. 



LitUe Kitty, siiucy Kiliy, gave it a claw. 



Old Pussy, grave Pushv, shook her wise head, 



LittJe Kit"ty. naufjhty Kitty, didn't mind a word she said. 



Olil Pussv, grave Pussy, boxed Kitly's ears, 



Little Kitty, sorry Kilty, Hhed many tears. 



Old Pussy, grave Pussy, said, " Will you be a good child ?" 



Little Kitty, gentle Kilty, said, '• Mother I'll be mild." 



Old Pussy, grave Piis»y. purred aloud for joy. 



That Uiiie Kitty, pretty Kitty, was now a good boy. 



HINTS ON SELF-INSTEUCTION. 



NUMBER THREE. 



Although the importance of a habit of observation is 

 great, I shall have to disreiiss it with only a few more re- 

 marks in relation to it. The acquirement of it is barely 

 the first step towards learning to think. That is a fact 

 which must be borne in mind. It will encourage the exer- 

 cise of the habit. A few words now respecting what an 

 observation of anything actually does. 



Everv object suggests three questions in regard to it- 

 self. What is it made of? How is it made ? What is it 

 made for? Careful observation or examination of an ob- 

 ject will generally answer these three questions. Some- 

 times you can only ascertain one or two of these points 

 simply by examination. Then you will be led to com- 

 plete your knowledge of the object examined by asking 

 questions, or reading about it. Here arises one of the 

 greatest benefits of this habit. It stimulates inquiry. To 

 satisfy this you will refer to books which you might oth- 

 erwise never read with interest. 



And here I will mention a book which is invaluable for 

 farmer boys, every one of whom ought to possess a copy 

 of it. The name of it is, the " Manual of Agriculture," and 

 it can be obtained of the editor of the Farjner, by whose 

 libersiitv it has been placed within the reach of every 

 boy wfco cares to obtain it. This book has been prepared 

 especially for the young, and gives in a clear and simple 

 manner all that belongs to the science of agriculture. I 

 •Would advise all boys who wish to become good farmers 

 to procure it at once. 



The right way to use such a book is not to try and read 

 it through by course, or study it through, but when you 

 wish to find out some particular thing, then take the 

 book and read all that it says upon the subject. You 

 will learn all that the book contains much better and 

 quicker in that way than in any other. For instance, if 

 you wish to learn something about wheat turn to the in- 

 dex of your "Manual of Agriculture," and you will have 

 reference to every part of the book which says anything 

 about wheat. In hall an hour you would learn in this way 

 more about wheat than you could by studying the whole 

 book through. The reason is, your mind would be occu- 

 pied by one thing at a time. 



In concluding what I have to say about the habit of ob- 

 •erratioD, I would repeat what I said at the close of my 



last article, select objects which are familiar, and Tfril 

 good a descniytionof th m as you can. Do this caref 

 and you will improve rapidly, both in writing and in 

 habit of observation. A pleasant way in which to do 

 would be to write little letters to your father or mot 

 telling them everything you can about the things 

 examine. Sbebwoo 



Prat tell me why, 

 A hypocrite sly, 

 Can better descry, 

 Than you or I, 

 On how many toes, 

 A pussy cat goes 7 



ANSWER. 



The hypocrite neat, 



Can best count-her-feet, (counterfeit 



And so 1 suppose, 



Can best count-her-toes. 



TALK WITH eHAHLEY. 



" 0, Charlie, why don't you let Willie ride on youri 

 ing horse this afternoon ? You know he has not got 

 and he would enjoy it so much." 



"But I want to ride now, mother." 



"Another day would do just as well for you, when 

 not here. I am sorry ^my little boy is so selfish." 



I turned from him with a sorrowful look. He wa 

 lent a few moments, then ran to me, and putting his . 

 around my neck, said with his own sweet, peculiai 

 pression : 



"Dear mother, am I very bad? What do you mea 

 selfishness?" 



" That you love to please yourself more than yon 

 to please others. You are not willing to give up 

 toys to your little friends when they want them, yet 

 them always to please you. Now, when your fri 

 come to make you a visit, you should do all in your p 

 to make them happy. Try to forget yourself^thiuk 

 how you can entertain them. If you were to visit 

 cousin Willie, you would like him to let you play wit 

 new toys, wouldn't you ?" 



" Yes, mother, he always does let me play with t 

 The last time I was there, he let me use his new wi 

 and be used his old wheelbarrow. 0, we had svc) 

 drawing sand." 



"Now, 8u)ipose Willie had wanted the new wi 

 would you have been as happy with the old whee 

 row ? " 



*' No. mother ; I have played with it so many times 

 then I have one just like it." 



"Then you would have thought it selfish in Will 

 have kept the nice wagon all to himself?" 



He looked at me a moment, as if he were receivi 

 new idea ; tears came into his eyes a.4 he said : 



" I was a bad boy; O, mother, won't you forgive 

 I see now what you mean by selfishness." 



A kiss of forgiveness satisfied him; away he rai 



play. Soon aOer, I went into the play-room, and ft 

 the children very happv. Willie was riding the roc 

 horse at the top of his speed— going a fier the rebels, i 

 siiid ; Charlie was making a whip fcir him ; and, Ihoo 

 watched them during the afternoon, I saw no reiur 

 seltiKhneaa ; and though if cost him many n ctrnggle 

 I trust that by t^ie (/race of the Holy Spirit he wil 

 able to overcome this, bis greatest fault. — £pucopal 

 cordtr. 



