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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. 1 

 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." 



