man, I saw that my father was right, and later when
at intervals I journeyed back to my boyhood home and visited the
cemetery, I frequently placed one elbow on the tomb-stone of my father
and the other elbow on the tomb-stone of my mother, and with my face
buried in my hands thanked God that He had given me Christian parents
who were wise and judicious enough not to let me have my own way in all
things when I was a boy, but who had restricted me and guided me wisely
and well.

So, boys and girls, it will be with you when you have grown to the
estate of manhood and womanhood. You will be, oh, so thankful again and
again that father and mother have oftentimes denied you things which you
have most desired to have.

Questions.--Which are the prettier, flowers which
are neglected by the roadside, or those which are
cultivated in the garden? Are boys and girls like
flowers? Which boys and girls are the best, those
who are neglected and not taught, or those who are
cared for and carefully trained? Is it more
pleasant for boys and girls to have their own way
in everything, or would they prefer to be taught
and trained by their parents? Which kind of
flowers are the heathen boys and girls like? Can
wild flowers be made more beautiful by care and
cultivation? Can the boys and girls in heathen
lands be made like Christian boys and girls? What
is necessary to effect this change? How can Bibles
and missionaries be sent to them? Did the writer
of this book want to have his own way when he was
a boy? What did he want to be? What kind of a cap
and blouse did he want to wear? When he became a
man, was he thankful to his father for not
allowing him to have his own way at that time?
Will all good boys and girls, when they become men
and women, be thankful to their parents for right
training?

[Illustration: "The Cannon Boys."]

NUTS.

GOD MEANS THAT WE MUST WORK.

SUGGESTION:--The objects used are some nuts of
various kinds.

If the parent has not already familiarized himself
with the different methods of entertainment in
connection with the reading of the object sermon
to the children, he would do well to turn to the
chapte