with her little girl; and Mary went to bed more humble, I am glad to say, than she got up.

Q. What is bound in the heart of a child?

A. Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. Q. Who is good?

A. There is none good but God.

Q. Why must not we boast?

A. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would, I do not but the evil which I would not, that I do.

Q. If we wish to keep God's commandments, whom must we love?

A. Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.

Q. What is the only thing we poor sinners should glory in?

A. God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

STORY VIII.

Continuation upon the Commandments.

It happened the next day, that a lady in the regiment (being taken ill) sent for Mrs. Mills to nurse her; for Mrs. Mills was a nice woman among sick people. And

while her mother was out, Mary was sent to Mrs. Browne, to stay both day and night.

Mary spent her time very pleasantly with Mrs. Browne. In a morning she used to work, and to spell, and to learn her verses; and after dinner she read aloud, while Mrs. Browne sewed: and in the evening they took a walk, and while they were walking, they used to talk, and Mrs. Browne would ask Mary many questions, and teach her many pretty things.

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The first evening that Mary was at Mrs. Browne's, Mrs. Browne took Mary to walk in a very pleasant garden, about half a mile from the barracks. garden belonged to a black man, who was very civil, and would let Mrs. Browne come in at all times, because she never meddled with anything.

It was a garden full of fine flowers, and set with tall shady trees, in which were doves and nightingales. Now I will relate to you what Mrs. Browne and Mary talked of as they walked in this garden.

And first, Mary said,-"Godmother, I have been thinking all day how naughty I was yesterday; and, not only yesterday, but what a poor miserable sinner I have been all my life, and how many, and many, and many times, I have broken God's commandments."

Mrs. Browne.-The reason, my dear, why we break God's commandments so often, is, because we really do not love the Lord Jesus Christ. If the love of Christ was always in our hearts, we should not be so continually sinning as we now are. If you were to read the 14th chapter of St. John, and consider it well, you would find, that those people who love the Lord Jesus Christ, are enabled to keep his commandments; and that those who do not love him, do not keep his commandments.

Mary.-O, godmother, I can say several verses out of that chapter of St. John. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father; and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.' (John xiv. 21.) And then there is another verse, which you taught me yesterday, when I had been riding on a stick in the verandah, which has almost the same meaning.

Mrs. Browne.-Now can you tell me, Mary, why you did not keep God's commandments yesterday?

Mary.-Because I did not love the Lord Jesus Christ. Mrs. Browne.-Suppose you had loved him a little, do you think you should have kept his commandments better yesterday?

Mary.-Yes; I think I should.

Mrs. Browne. And suppose that yesterday you had loved the Lord Jesus Christ with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength; do you think you would have broken any of his commandments at all?

Mary.-No, godmother, not if I had loved him with all my might; for then his Holy Spirit would have been in my heart, and I should have done everything right.

Mrs. Browne.-True, Mary. It is then because we do not love the Lord Jesus Christ, that we fall into sin. If we loved God entirely, we should not require to be held to our duty by strong laws enforced by severe penalties. For,' as St. Paul says, 'rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in

vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.' (Rom. xiii. 3, 4.)

By this time, Mrs. Browne and Mary were come to a bench, under some sweet-smelling trees. Then said Mrs. Browne, "Let us sit down, Mary, on this bench, and I will tell you a story." So they both sat down, and Mrs. Browne told Mary a story.

A great many years ago, there lived, in this garden, a certain gardener, who had the care of three little boys; and these little boys used to work in his garden. These boys' names were Fijou, and Paton, and Juman. Fijou was a good-tempered boy, and loved his master so much, that he would not do him an ill turn for the world; but tried to please him in everything: neither would he hurt a tree, or a flower, or anything belonging to his master, upon any account. Paton liked his master very well, but loved himself better: accordingly, he did not think of serving his master, so much as of pleasing himself. He would be pulling the fruit in the garden, and eating it; running over the flowers, or breaking them; and so doing a great deal of mischief, though he did not intend it. But Juman, the third of these boys, quite hated his master, and sought every way of spiting him, hurting his trees and plants, and killing the birds which his master loved.

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Now Paton and Juman did so much mischief, that the gardener was forced to make laws for them. first law was, that they were not to gather fruit, without asking his leave; the second law was, that they were not to throw stones at the birds; the third law was, that they were not to break the heads of the flowers:but the gardener made no laws for Fijou, because Fijou loved his master, and 'love worketh no ill to his

neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.' (Rom. xiii. 10.)

Now it happened, once upon a time, that the gardener must needs go to a bazar, a great way off, to sell his fruit; and must be out two or three days. So, before he went, he called his boys; and to Fijou he said, "Fijou, love me till I come back." But to Juman and Paton he repeated his laws, to wit: Do not gather any fruit; do not throw stones at the birds; and do not break the heads of the flowers. 66 Moreover," he added, "if you do not remember my laws, and keep them, I will punish you on my return with a very sore punishment." So the gardener went his way. Now when he was gone, Fijou, still remembering his master, and loving him as if he were present, tried all in his power to do him service; he watered his flowers, fed his birds, and guarded his fruit. But the wicked Juman said, "Our master is gone, and will not come back for many days, so I will eat the fruit of the garden, and trample the flowers under my feet, and kill the birds for my sport, for I hate my master." Then Paton, when he saw Juman eating the fruit, thought he should like some too, for he loved himself better than his master: so he gathered and ate, and broke the laws also, as Juman did.

After a few days, the gardener came home: and when he had taken account of the boys, he took the faithful Fijou into his house, and made him as his son; but Juman and Paton he cast out of his garden, and they became coolies in the bazar.

Then said Mrs. Browne, "Which of these boys were you like yesterday?"

Mary.—I think I was like Paton: for though I did