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THK YOUNG KUNAWAY. — Engraved Jor the American AoricuUurist. 
Oho, Master Lillypet ! a fine lime j-ou are having ; while 
mother and sister are running \ip staiis and down, and 
out into tlie gatden, looking beliind tlie currant buslies, 
beside the hay.>tack, among the rubbish in the wagon- 
liouse, wJiere they once found you asleep, searching in 
every nook and corner, even looking fearfully down the 
well, to see what can have become of their dear trouble- 
some little pet— "lillypet," as he names himself, for 
he can not talk plain yet. How they will punish him 
with kisses when they find the '* little mischief" sailing 
his shoe in the brook, thinking of the stories he has 
heard his father tell about sliips on the ocean, and, as 
you can see by his face, half afraid there is something 
wrong in it, but sure he is having "such a nice time.'* 
Every one of our girls and boys will feel like saying, be 
gentle with him. His clear blue eye has no malice in it, 
and what a beautiful picture he makes, looking like a 
charming flower, over wiiich even the stern old trees 
seem to bend lovingly, .Such little ones are favorites not 
only on earth : He who coming from Heaven once lived 
among men, and now has' returned to his home among 
the angels, loved children, and said " their angels do al- 
ways behold the face of my Father," and He and they 
will love such as gently care for the lambs of His flock. 
Happy "ill it be for every child who early learns to 
fully trust One who is always so loving and true. 
Standee! at tUe "Wrong- Place. 
What boys desire to be, and to have, when they become 
men, can not be possessed by wishnis; ; it must be tvorked 
for. A young man, lately from the country, passes our 
office almost every day. He is hoping to become a rich 
merchant. He is now only an entry clerk in a large store. 
If he will work hard enough for it, by taking care of his 
spending money and his spare time, he may do as hun- 
dieds have already done, become a wealthy business man. 
But his spar^ change is divided among tailors, hatters, 
confectioners, theatre-managers, cigar makers, and oth- 
ers who please his fancies and his senses. Many of his 
leisure moments are given to story books and papers, in- 
stead of reading that which would inform him about his 
business. If he keeps on Ibis way he will not be the man 
he expects to become. Ten years hence will find him, 
perhaps a poor dandy, perhaps a ruined sot, or at best 
only a poor clerk. Another lad we know, goes on errands 
as though his boots were filled with lead. He slops to 
look at every showy window, and takes a scolding on his 
return as something which he expected. At such a rate, 
he will always be a poorly paid drudge. ...The captain 
of a ship sailing for England, a few days after starting, 
found two men stowed away among the cargo. They had 
hid there to steal a passage across the Atlantic. The ship 
was too far away from land to send them ashore, and the 
best that could be done with them was to make them 
work their passage. As the vessel happened to be short 
of liands, the captain was not sorry to have this addition 
^ his crew ; but although the men wanted to get over, 
the one to Ireland, where the vessel was to touch, and 
tlie other to England, they refused to work. They were 
punished by being put on short rations, by confinement, 
and various other methods, without avail. Finally, when 
the ship arrived at her destination they were landed 
where Ihey did not want to go ; the Englishman on Ihe 
Irish coast, and the Irishman at Liverpool. This pun- 
ishment was light, compared with that w hich many a 
thoughtless youth will receive, who starts for successful 
manhood, but is not willing to wo r A- his passage. Jails 
and Almshouses are full of those who started fairly on 
their voyage, but have landed at the wrong place. 
A Curious Plaything.— Cut out a circular piece 
of card board, say two inches in diameter. In the mid- 
dle of it insert a quill, or small tube, so that the end shall 
be even with the upper surface of the card. Over this 
lay another circular card of nearly the same size, with a 
pin run through, to drop into the hole. Place the quill up- 
right in the mouth and blow off the top piece —if you can. 
