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we learn from all that I have been telling you? 

 Who made these little creatures with such 

 curious skill, and taught them to work so 

 well ? It was the same God who made us ; 

 for such wonderful things never came from 

 what people call chance. Chance, boys, never 

 made any thing : and how very wise he must 

 be to form such nice little workmen ; and how 

 very good thus to teach them how to take care 

 of themselves. The Bible says, truly, that 

 1 his tender mercies are over all his works.' 

 And I think, boys, we may learn another 

 thing : it is, not to be so very proud of what 

 we know ; for I rather suppose that we shall 

 often find that the lower creatures around us 

 understood many of our trades long before we 

 found them out." 



" Yes, Uncle Philip, it is likely that these 

 little fellows you have been telling us of this 

 morning were the first tailors in the world." 



"Very likely, very likely indeed, boys. 

 But now I must bid you good morning ; for 

 here comes our good clergyman, and I am 

 going with him to see a poor sick woman." 



" Good morning, Uncle Philip ; we will 

 come again on Saturday." 



