ee has been blown down. Job says that God is angry with the
wicked, and that they are as stubble before the wind. Do you recollect
that the winds and the sea obeyed Jesus, and were still when he bade
them? He can still our angry passions as easily as he did the winds and
waves.

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_April._--The spring is come; the trees are in blossom; the leaves
begin to appear. The birds sing merrily, and every thing looks cheerful.
Now you may work in your gardens. Do you not like to see a garden neat
and free from weeds? It is very pleasant to see children free from bad
habits and naughty ways.

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich and he addeth no sorrow
with it.

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_May._--This is a very pleasant month: now there are a great many
flowers. Little girls are fond of swinging. I hope they will not disobey
their parents. Little boys and girls often get hurt when they are
disobedient to their parents. They forget that the Bible says, "Children
obey your parents."

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_June_.--Now it is time to cut the grass and make hay. It is very
pleasant to go and help. See how soon the grass withers after it is cut.
"In the morning it flourisheth and groweth up, in the evening it is cut
down and withereth." Little children often seem very well, but on a
sudden they are taken ill, and die;--they are compared to grass and
flowers.

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_July._--It is very hot, and the animals retire to the shade. Now you
must water your garden: if you do not, your plants will die. Are you
fond of strawberries and currants? They are now ripe, but do not eat
them without leave.

Our father ate forbidden fruit,
And from his glory fell;
And we, his children, thus were brought
To death, and near to hell.

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_August._--The grain begins to ripen. Now the farmer sends his men with
their sickles, and they reap it; it is then tied up in sheaves and
carried to the barn. Do you recollect the parable about the wheat and
the tares? Matthew, 13. Christ compares those who love him to wheat:
they will go to heaven. The wicked are compared to tares: they are to be
punished.

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_September._--It is time to gather the apples and pears. You may get a
basket, and pick up those that fall down. Christ said, "By their fruits
ye shall know them;" he then spoke of peoples actions. We know whether
little children are good