cating liquors were known at all, when people drank nothing but water. Isabella, dear, get your Bible, and read to your brothers the story of the murder of Abel. But first tell them who the murderer was."

15. "Adam and Eve," said Isabella, 66 were the first man and woman. They had neither father nor mother, but were created by God. They are the father and mother of all mankind. The first child that was born in the world was Cain, and the next was Abel, his brother. It is about Cain and Abel that I am going to read to you.

16. Isabella then opened her Bible, and read as follows, from the fourth chapter of Genesis :

17. "And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

18. "And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.

19. "And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel, and to his offering,

20. But unto Cain, and to his offering, he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth,

and his countenance fell.

21. "And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth, and why is thy countenance fallen?

22. "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

23. "And Cain talked with Abel his brother and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

24. "And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not. Am I my brother's keeper?

25. "And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

26. "And now thou art cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.

27. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield to thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth."

28. "Can you tell me now, Isabella," said her father, "why Cain murdered his brother ?"

29. "I suppose it was because he envied him the favor of God," said Isabella.

30. "You are right," said her father. "God would not receive the offering of Cain, because he was not a good man. Now, instead of trying to become better by imitating his brother, as he ought to have done, he made himself worse by hating him—and he

allowed his hate to become so strong, as at last to make him a murderer."

31. "Poor Cain!" said Isabella, "what a most unhappy man he must have been!” 32. "He must, indeed," said her father. "But now let me ask you one question. Do you think it possible that Cain could have been obedient to his parents, and affectionate to his brother, when he was a child?"

33. “I should think not," said Isabella. 34. 66 No," said her father. "No man becomes a murderer all at once. He must have indulged his bad passions when he was a child. Almost all evil begins by lying and disobedience to parents. A child who always speaks the truth, and obeys his father and mother, will rarely, if ever, become a bad man. If he honors and obeys his parents when he is a child, he will honor and obey God more and more as he grows up; and he that never tells a lie will never injure his fellow-men."

35. "And do you think Mr. Renton must have been a bad child, too?" said John.

36. "I have no doubt of it," said his father. "If you wish to be good men, you must begin by being good children."

Repeat the substance of this lesson. Explain, in ¶ 18, process of time; 19, the Lord had respect; 19, wroth, and his countenance fell. What was the cause of Renton's killing his wife? What is the safest way to do about intoxicating liquors? Is it safe, or dangerous, to take a little wine or cider now and then? Does a man ever become a drunkard all at once? How do people become

drunkards, then? Who was the first murderer? Why did he kill his brother? What ought he to have done, when God received his brother's offering, and would not receive his? Do you think Cain must have been good or bad when he was young? If he had been kind and affectionate to his brother when he was a boy, would he have killed him when he became a man? What is the surest way for us to become good men and women? What does the Bible say about intemperance? "Who hath wo? Who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? Who hath babbling? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright: at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder." Prov. xxiii. 29— 32. What does the Bible say about envy? "Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous. But who is able to stand before envy ?"" What is the Bible command about murder? Jesus said, "Thou shalt do no murder."-Matt. xix. 18.

LESSON XVIII.

Pride.

1. "MAMMA," said Emma Jones, as she untied her neat bonnet, "we had a new scholar to day, the most forlorn-looking thing you ever saw. She had on an old calico gown, with the color all faded out, and a washed ribbon on her hat, and heavy shoes, and all her books covered with colored muslin-she'll be well laughed at if she comes to school in that style, I can tell her!"

2. "Never, I hope, by you, Emma!" said her mother. "Poor little girl!—to find

herself ragged and dirty in the midst of strangers! !"

3. "O no, mother, she was n't ragged and dirty, but very clean-and I remember her clothes, such as they were, seemed very neatly put on, not witched on, as we girls

4. "We girls," said her mother kindly, "are not very select in their expressions, I'm afraid. You have quite interested me, however, in behalf of this poor child. What do you suppose is the cause of her being so shabbily dressed?"

5. "O, I dare say it is because she is poor; of course she would not look so forlorn if she could help it."

6.

"Then you do not think her to blame for being poor?"

7. "O, surely not, mother, how could I?" S. "If she is not to blame for being poor,' said her mother, "of course she ought not to be punished for it; and no punishment is more severe to a child, as you well know, than to be mocked or ridiculed."

9. "Oh, indeed, I do know it, mamma! I'm sorry I behaved so badly to-day."

10. "One thing you forgot, my little Emma. Who is it that dispenses wealth to some, and withholds it from others? that orders and arranges every little circumstance of our lives? Always remember, that to reproach or ridicule a person on account of the lot which our Creator has appointed