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master of the shop was not a hard-hearted man, but had some sympathy for the sufferings of others. He inquired of the youth if he could refer to any one for a character. The poor fellow could not do this. He had wandered up to the great metropolis, with but a few shillings in his pocket, hoping to get employment, and he did not know a single person. He was friendless and forlorn. He had, therefore, to leave the shop, with an aching heart, on being told that a character must be given. The sharp pangs of hunger, and the inability to pay for proper lodgings, well nigh drove him to despair. He, however, would not beg.

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before I'll beg," he many times said to himself. All hope was now nearly gone. He, however, resolved to make another trial. He called again upon the shopkeeper. There was something in the anxious inquiry of the youth which, providentially, induced the inaster to give him a trial. Oh! the joy he felt when he was told to be at No. certain time. He conducted himself in his humble post so well that he gained the confidence of his employer. He sought the guidance of God in all that he did, and his way was made prosperous. His diligence, honesty, and respectful behaviour, raised him, step by step, in the house, until at length he became a partner. A few years more saw him the sole proprietor of the concern, and in the year 18- he was made THE SHERIFF OF LONDON.

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THERE was a little lamb,
Which wander'd far away ;
In strange forbidden paths
It ventured day by day.

It tried to find its food

Where nothing wholesome grew, And bleak upon its head

The cold wind fiercely blew.

Ah, foolish little lamb;
The way it loved to go
Has thorns at every step,
And ends in bitter woe.

But there was One who came
With gentle words, and blest;
Who washed its bleeding feet,
And put it in His breast.

He took it far away,

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To pastures fresh and green,

And laid it softly down

Beside a pleasant stream.

Oh, happy is the lamb

Whom thus the Shepherd brings,

To be for ever safe

Beneath His sheltering wings!

J. H.

SUNDAY-SCHOOL HYMN.

FATHER, it is from thy kind hand
That all our blessings flow;
Mercy comes down at thy command
To smile on all below.

Each rolling year reveals thy name,
Thy tender love and care;
With each returning day the same,
And present everywhere.

The flowers that bloom around our homes,

The blue of skies above, Repeat to us in holy tones

Sweet stories of thy love.

Love traced the Bible's sacred page,
God's word to sinners given
The guide alike of youth and age,
The lamp that leads to heaven.

Love brought the Saviour from the sky

To dwell with men below,

And meekly bear on Calvary
The weight of human woe.

Father, through Him thy grace impart,
Our school with favour own;
Make holy every youthful heart
To live to thee alone.

Bless the instruction we receive,

Be with us day by day,

That, taught thy doctrine to believe,

We may through love obey.

J. H.

TEXTS TO FIND AND QUESTIONS TO

1st Week

2nd Week

3rd Week

4th Week

5th Week

ANSWER.

77. "Israel hath cast off the thing that is

good."

78. What did David do in the house of God, in the days of Abiathar?" 79. "The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him."

80. Who forsook the counsel of the old men," and followed that of the young men ?

81.

"The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever."

82. Who killed his sovereign by spreading a thick, wet cloth over his face? 83. Lead me in a plain path."

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84. Who were the sailors who, in a storm at sea, continued fasting for fourteen days?

85.

"Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed."

86. "If any have a quarrel against any, what is he to do, and whom is he to imitate?

ANSWERS TO TEXTS AND QUESTIONS FOR LAST MONTH.

(69.) Jonathan: 1 Sam. xviii. 1, 3. (70.) Matt. vii. 7. (71.) Herodias: Mark vi. 24. (72.) Prov. viii. 17. (73.) Samuel and Jesus: 1 Sam. ii. 26, and Luke ii. 52. (74.) Matt. xvi. 16. (75.) Peter: Acts v. 19. (76.) Ps. lxxxix. 26.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

"J. H."-Many thanks for your communications. May we ask you to write your separate articles on separate pieces of paper?

All Communications and Articles for insertion to be addressed to the Editor, at Messrs. SEELEYS, 54, Fleet-street; or, which is more direct, to the Rev. C. CARUS WILSON, Thanet-house, Ramsgate.

Bound volumes of the CHILDREN'S FRIEND and FRIENDLY VISITOR for last year, suitable for School Prizes and Village Libraries, to be had of the Publishers, through all booksellers, price Is. 6d. each.

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BUSH FIRE IN AUSTRALIA.

AUSTRALIA is a very different country from England. The country here is covered with green fields, interspersed with luxuriant hedges, and beautiful large trees all over. In Australia there are immense tracts of flat plains, covered with high tall grass, few trees, and no hedges. In England scarcely a week

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