any
more of this crying over spilled milk, as Joe says. If your
castles get knocked down, build them up again."

LESSON VI.

LEND A HAND.

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LESSON VII.

THE TRUANT.
1. James Brown was ten years old when his parents sent
him to school. It was not far from his home, and therefore
they sent him by himself.
2. But, instead of going to school, he was in the habit of
playing truant. He would go into the fields, or spend his time
with idle boys.
3. But this was not all. When he went home, he would
falsely tell his mother that he had been to school, and had
said his lessons very well.
4. One fine morning, his mother told James to make haste
home from school, for she wished, after he had come back,
to take him to his aunt's.
5. But, instead of minding her, he went off to the water,
where there were some boats. There he met plenty of idle
boys.
6. Some of these boys found that James

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had money, which his aunt had given him; and he was led by
them to hire a boat, and to go with them upon the water.
7. Little did James think of the danger into which he was
running. Soon the wind began to blow, and none of them
knew how to manage the boat.

8. For some time, they struggled against the wind and the
tide. At last, they became so tired that they could row no
longer.
9. A large wave upset the boat, and they were all thrown
into the water. Think of James Brown, the truant, at this
time!
10. He was far from home, known by no one. His parents
were ignorant of his danger.

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He was struggling in the water, on the point of being
drowned.
11. Some men, however, saw the boys, and went out to
them in a boat. They reached them just in time to save them
from a watery grave.
12. They were taken into a house, where their clothes
were dried. After a while, they were sent home to their
parents.
13. James was very sorry for his conduct, and he was
never known to be guilty of the same thing again.
14. He became regular at school, learned to attend to his
books, and, above all, to obey his parents perfectly.

LESSON VIII.

THE WHITE KITTEN.

1. My little white kitten's asleep on my knee;
As white as the snow or the lilies is she;
She wakes up with a pur
When I stroke her soft fur:
Was there ever another white kitten like her?

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2. My little white kitten now wants to go o