h her aunt's consent, she asked the poor woman to
come in and get some luncheon.

The poor woman gladly accepted the invitation; and Ellen soon had her
seated by a nice fire in the kitchen, chatting and laughing with the
maids as merrily as if she had no care in the world.

"Have I made you happy?" asked Ellen. "That you have, you darling," said
the poor woman, with a tear in her eye. "And so you have made _me_
happy," replied Ellen. Yes, she had found that Aunt Alice was in the
right. "The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer another."

EMILY CARTER.

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MR. PRIM sat on the bank from twelve o'clock till four:
He caught one fish--he caught a cold--and then--caught nothing more.

KITTY AND THE BEE.

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THERE were no mice for kitty, and what could she do? She could not sit
still. She saw the little soft white chickens running about in the
grass, and she thought she would try to catch one.

So she crouched down, and, without making a bit of noise, was getting
ready for a spring.

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But the chickens had a dear mother who loved them. When she saw kitty
creeping along, she knew that they were in danger: so she flew at kitty,
and made a dreadful noise that scared her away.

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Then kitty saw a great butterfly flying along in the air. By and by it
flew down upon a flower. Kitty sprang and caught it in her mouth.

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Then she saw a pretty bird on a bush, singing as hard as he could sing.
Kitty crept along under the bush, like a sly little rogue. But the bird
saw her coming, and flew away.

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One day a bee was coming home with honey. Kitty saw the bee, and caught
it in her mouth. I think she will not try to catch any more bees. Can
you guess why?

W. O. C.

MINDING BABY.

NURSE.

ROCK the cradle
Just a minute;
Rock it gently,
Baby's in it.
If he's sleeping,
Do not wake him;
If he rouses,
Nurse will take him.

Sing him now
Some little ditty,
Sweet and bird-like,
Low and pretty.
He will hear it
In his slumbers,
And will feel
Its soothing numbers.

Sound and sounder
He'll be sleeping
In the angels'
Ho