the confidence of his teacher.

When Miss Grant glanced toward Nelly, she was sorry to see that the
little girl looked angry, that her cousin was taking so much pains with
the new girl, and that he seemed so happy in doing it.

Shall I tell you what I think the bad spirit was whispering in her ear?
It was this: "Nelly, your father is rich; you live in a fine house and
wear nice clothes; you are right not to like to sit by Hitty, who is
very poor and ignorant."

Ah, my little girl, do you remember who has given you so many blessings?
It is God; but if you are not grateful to him, and kind to those who are
less favored, he may take away your father and mother, and leave you
without home or friends.

CHAPTER IV.

THE INJURED GIRL.

MISS GRANT was very much pleased with Frankie's kindness to Hitty; and
she hoped Nelly would see how lovely it made him appear, and try to
imitate him.

When the school closed, Hitty felt so grateful to Frankie for showing
her the figures, that she stood by him in the closet, to see whether
she could not do something for him. His cap was on a low hook, where he
could reach it; but the scarf he wore with it, was hung up higher. Hitty
saw him trying to jump and catch the end to pull it down, and she said
quickly, "I can reach it. I will get it for you;" and she gave it to him
with a bright smile.

"Thank you," said Frankie, pleasantly.

When they were out by the gate the scarf blew off, and Hitty ran to pick
it up, when Nelly snatched it from her, and said, "Let alone my cousin's
things, you ugly girl;" at the same time she gave Hitty a rough push to
get her out of the way.

I do not think Nelly was so very wicked as to wish really to hurt the
little girl, but she was angry, because her conscience was telling her
she had done wrong.

She heard Hitty scream, but she ran on, pulling Frankie along, though he
urged her to go back, and see what was the matter with the poor girl.

"No, no!" she cried; "I don't like Hitty, and I don't want to walk with
her." Then she began to talk about Ponto, and said she wished he would
come and carry her basket for her.

Almost always, when Nelly went home from school, she and Frankie ran up
stairs to the chamber where Mrs. Gray sat at work; but now she proposed
that they should play in the garden with the dog.

The lady heard their voices, and wondered they did not come in to see
her before they began to play. In about fifteen minutes she h