urely you can.

Only smile on your lesson, 'twill smile upon you;
How glibly the words will then jump into view!
Each word to its place all the others will chase,
Till you'll wonder to find how well you can do.

If you cry, you will make yourself stupid or blind,
And then not an answer will come to your mind;
But cheer up your heart, and you'll soon have your part,
For all things grow easy when hearts are inclined.

C.

EMMA AND HER DOLL.

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EMMA has placed her doll Flora against the pillow. She says, "Now, dear
Flora, I want you to be very good to-morrow, for I am to have company.
It is my birthday."

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Then Emma sat down in a chair, and said to herself, "Why, what an old
person I shall be! I shall be four years old; and I shall have to go to
school soon, and read in my books. I love to look at the pictures now."

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Emma got down from the chair, and placed Flora in it, and said: "I want
you to be very still now, my child, for I am going to say my evening
prayers. You must not cry; you must not stir; for I shall not like it at
all if you make the least noise."

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Then Emma said her prayers, and Flora kept quite still all the while.
"Now I shall take off my shoes, and get into bed," said Emma; and then
she thanked Flora for behaving so well.

A. B. C.

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OUR OLD BILLY.

WE call him _old_ Billy; but he is not really old: he is a young horse,
and as full of capers as any puppy. After he has been standing in the
barn for two or three days, he acts like a wild creature when he is
taken out, and will whisk round corners, and scamper up and down the
hill, as if he really meant to tear every thing to pieces. But just fill
the carriage up with ladies or babies, and he will step along as
carefully as if he thought an extra joggle would break some of them.

He is very fond of my aunt, who usually drives him; and, when she goes
to ride, he always expects her to give him something good,--an apple, or
a crust, or a lump of sugar. If she has nothing for him, he will grab
the corner of her veil, or the ribbons on her hat, and chew them, to
teach her not to forget him next time; and he will lap her face and
hands, like a dog.

If she