THE MOTH. 
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And now it is time for me to take leave of my 
little readers; and in doing so, I sincerely hope 
they have read the foregoing pages with interest, 
and gleaned from them a few facts they did not 
know before. 
There is indeed, no end to the wonders of 
Nature, which science alone can enable us to 
trace out, and teach us to observe. But, however 
much science may teach us, she would be un¬ 
worthy of her name, if she failed to discover the 
mighty hand of the Creator; and to bow in humble 
adoration before the power and wisdom, the 
harmony and beauty, which pervade the works of 
Him who is Eternal. 
And there is a pleasant reflection that must 
suggest itself to everybody, while studying the 
wonderful works of God. 
u When we see such paternal care manifested 
for the welfare of beings so frail, that a mere 
touch would dissipate them, we cannot but 
assent to the observation of the Psalmist, that 
6 His tender mercies are over all His works; ? 
the least and most insignificant, as well as the 
largest and most elevated, in the animal king¬ 
dom. And we may feel a comfortable assurance, 
that the eye which regards even these seemingly 
insignificant creatures, will, if we cast not off 
