he farm-er's gra-ti-tude to Wil-lie for
his promp-ti-tude, en-er-gy, and in-dus-try; and, more than all, for his
risk-ing his life to save that of his dar-ling child.

At last the cot-tage path is reach-ed. His mo-ther is stand-ing at the
gate: Wil-lie shouts; such a heart-y shout! His mo-ther looks up-on him,
but can-not speak: he is soon in her arms.

That night they sat late be-side their blaz-ing hearth: a-midst the
smoke might now be seen a large well-filled pot bub-bling with
some-thing more than wa-ter in it.

How much Wil-lie had to tell his mo-ther of his la-bour, and what he
ow-ed to the won-der-ful gi-ant hands, pre-serv-ing him through all
dan-gers, and e-ver yield-ing him as-sist-ance!

Wil-lie's mo-ther smi-led up-on him, as he con-clu-ded his nar-ra-tive,
with a kiss.

"Dear child," said she, "you have been in-deed for-tu-nate; but you were
de-serv-ing. That which ap-pears to you as a mi-ra-cle is none. Those
gi-ant hands have been known to ma-ny: their pow-er is e-nor-mous; they
al-ways as-sist the will-ing and the good; the re-ward they be-stow is
cer-tain; they are the pow-er-ful _hands of In-dus-try._

THE END.

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LIST OF THE SERIES, viz:--

1. The Old Cornish Woman.
2. Mr. Hare and Miss Fox.
3. Little Polly's Doll's House.
4. Story of Reynard the Fox. (The)
5. Mother Bunch's Evening Party.
6. The Victoria Alphabet.
7. Aunt Mavor's Picture Gallery.
8. Aunt Mavor's Alphabet.
9. Charles Grey's Travels.
10. Uncle Hugh's Country House.
11. Willie's Holiday.
12. The Cat's Tea Party.
13. The Conceited Goldfinch; or, St. Valentine's Day.
14. Nursery Alphabet. (The)
15. History of Tom Thumb. (The)
16. Cinderella; or, the Three Sisters.
17. The Three Bears.
18. Beauty and the Beast.
19. Aladdin; or, the Wonderful Lamp.
20. The Babes in the Wood.
21. Jack the Giant Killer.
22. The Dog's Dinner Party.
23. Puss in Boots.
24. Hop o' my Thumb.
25. The Butterfly's Ball.
26. Little Red Riding Hood.
27. The Little Dog Trusty (By Maria Edgeworth).
28. The Cherry Orchard.
29. Dick Whittington and his Cat.
30. The Histo