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to him for his blessed help ; we ought, Jirof of 



all, to seek the salvation of our souls, through 

 our Lord Jesus Christ. 



" Now, my dear children, to-morrow I must 

 leave home for a few weeks ; but when I come 

 back we will talk together again : and as I 

 am going to see my nephews, I will get a 

 book which they printed about insects ; it is 

 called the History of Insects,* and I will 

 bring it to you ; and some of the largest boys 

 among you may read it aloud, and I will ex- 

 plain to you what you cannot understand. If 

 you are pleased with what I have been telling 

 you, that book will tell you a great deal more." 



" Oh, thank you, Uncle Philip. We shall 

 like it very much." 



" Farewell, boys." 



" Good-by, dear Uncle Philip." 



* Family Library, No. VIII. Publishers. 



THE END. 



