support to your poor mother, when she is old and sick. To yourself, it will be food and clothes long before that, I hope." 20. There was no answer but a heavy sigh-and a sigh from the breast of a child is very, very sad. 21. Little readers, my tale is told. This was the "new scholar. Emma recognised her voice-she had a benevolent heart, and the tears which dimmed her eyes, seemed a pledge that the "shabby" one's school sorrows were very near their end. Did Emma behave Repeat the substance of this lesson. right or wrong to the new scholar? Why did she act so? Should the children of the poor be treated the same as the children of the rich at school? How are they viewed by God? What does the Bible say about this? "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. The rich and poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all."Prov. xxii. 1, 2. What does the Bible say about pride? “Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished."-Prov. xvi. 18, 5. LESSON XIX. Envy, Hatred, and Malice. 1. THE following lesson from the Bible shows us the serious evils which arise from allowing ourselves to be envious or jealous of one another. 2. "Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors.. 3. "And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. 4. "And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. 5. "And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed : 6. "For behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 7. "And his brethren said unto him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams and for his words. 8. "And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more: and behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. 9. And he told it to his father, and to his brethren and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? 10. "And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying. 11. "And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. 12. "And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. 13. "And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 14. "And a certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 15. "And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. 16. "And the man said, They are departed hence: for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. 17. "And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 18. "And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh." 19. "Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit; and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him; and we shall see what will become of his dreams. 20. "And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. 21. "And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him ; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. 22. "And it came to pass when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him. 23. "And they took him, and cast him into a pit and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. 24. "And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery, and balm, and myrrh, going to carry it down. to Egypt. 25. "And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? 26. "Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, and our flesh. and his brethren were content. 27. Then there passed by Midianites, merchant-men; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver and they brought Joseph into Egypt. 28. "And Reuben returned unto the pit ; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit and he rent his clothes. 29. "And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not: and I, whither shall I go? 30. "And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood : 31. "And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found; know now whether it be thy son's coat or no. 32. "And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him. Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. 33." And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 34. "And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. 35. "And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.' Repeat the substance of this lesson. Was it right or wrong for Joseph's brothers to hate him? Will such kind of feelings make a person happy or unhappy? Does |