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2. This was in Ireland; and the man was a prisoner. A kět'tle of boiling water was on the fire, and he sat watch'ing the steam, as it lift'ed the lid of the kettle and rushed out of the nose, pre-cisely as it does in the pict'ure.

3. He thought of the power of the steam, and wondered what would be the effect if he were to fast'en down the lid and stop up the nose. He con-cluded that the effect would be to burst the kettle. "How much power, then," thought he, "there must be in steam!

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4. As soon as he was let out of prison, he tried an ex-pěr'i-ment. "I have taken," he writes, "a cannon, and filled it three quarters full of water, stopping firm'ly up both the vent of it and the mouth; and, having made a good fire under it, within twenty-four hours it burst, and made a great noise."

5. After this, the marquis con-trived a rude ma-chine, which, by the power of steam, drove up water to the height of for'ty feet.

6. About one hun'dred years after this, a little boy, whose name was James Watt, and who lived in Scotland, sat, one day, look'ing at a kettle of boiling water, and holding a spoon before the steam that rushed out of the nose.

7. His aunt thought he was idle, and said, "Is it not a shame for to waste you your time so ? But James was not idle. He was thinking of the power of the steam in moving the spoon.

8. James grew to be a good and great man, and con-trived those won'der-ful im-prove'ments in the

steam-en'gine which have made it so useful in our day.

9. What will not the steam-engine do? It propels, it rows, it sculls, it screws, it el'e-vates, it low'ers, it lifts, it pumps, it drains, it waters, it draws, it pulls, it drives, it blasts, it digs, it grinds.

10. It stamps, it punch'es, it sifts, it bolts, it presses, it picks, it hews, it cuts, it saws, it planes, it bores, it drills, it blows, it fōrges.

11. It ham'mers, it files, it pol'ishes, it rive'ts, it cards, it spins, it winds, it weaves, it coins, it prints; and it does more things than I can think of. If it could speak, it might say:

"I blow the bellows, I forge the steel,
I manage the mill and the mint;
I hammer the ore, and turn the wheel,

And the news that you read I print."

12. In the year 1807, Robert Fulton, an American, put the first steam'boat on the Hudson river; and in 1829, a lo-co-mo'tive steam-carriage went over a railroad in England.

13. And this is the story of some hot water! From so small a beginning as the steam of a teakettle re-sult'ed the steam-en'gine, the steam'boat, and the lo-co-mo'tive en'gine, by which the cars are moved with such speed on our rail'roads!

14. The picture tells the whole story. Learn what the power of thought will do. How many men had looked at kettles of boiling water; but how few thought of the force of the steam, and the good uses to which it might be turned!

1. It was a beautiful doll: it had rosy cheeks, and hair which parted in the middle, and little feet with shoes on them, and a silk dress, and a bonnet with ribbons, and a ribbon about its waist.

2. I think I never saw a prettier doll. It belonged to my dear friend, Emily Wait, who goes to the same

school that I go to. The story I am to tell you, I did not learn from Emily, for she never spoke to me about it; but I know that it is true.

3. This famous doll was a present from Emily's uncle in France. She had not had it a week, when, as she was standing with the doll in her arms, on the steps at the garden gate, who should come along, and seat herself on the bank in front, but Aunt Mary!

4. Aunt Mary is not Emily's aunt, any more than she is mine. The people in our town all call her Aunt Mary. She is a poor old woman, but one of the best and kindest in the world.

5. Aunt Mary has passed through many trials. Her husband was drowned in a storm at sea, ten years ago. One of her daughters married a man who took to strong drink, and of course turned out badly. He was put in jail; his wife died of a broken heart, and Aunt Mary has to take care of the children.

6. And then Aunt Mary's eldest son was blown up in a steam'boat, and made blind and a cripple for life; and Aunt Mary has to take care of him, though he is a good man, and tries to work, and does not like to be a burden to her, which she tells him he is not.

7. For all this, Aunt Mary is a cheerful old body; she never complains; she never goes round, making much of her troubles; she never begs. She believes that all is for the best; she says she can see that all is for the best; that God is good and just; and that His tender mercies are over all His works.

8. Well; Aunt Mary sat and admired and praised Emily's doll. She thought of the time far back,

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many, many years ago, when she too had a doll, but not a handsome one, like this. Her doll was made of rags, but she used to take great pleasure in it, all the

same.

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THE SACRIFICE OF THE DOLL.

PART II.

1. EMILY is. not one of those children who are thinking all the time about themselves, and their own joys. Emily has much thought for others; and so, while Aunt Mary wished to talk about the doll, Emily wished to talk about Aunt Mary's grand'children.

the one whose

"The child is

2. "How is poor little Josephine, cough was so bad?" asked Emily. still pale and sickly," said Aunt Mary; "she coughs badly in the night. I hope to take her to Boston with me one of these days, to ask the advice of Dr. Warren. Your doll's sleeves are all in the fashion, I see."

3. "I do not wish to talk about my doll's sleeves," said Emily; "I want to know why you do not take Josephine to Dr. Warren now, this very day."

4. Well, my dear," said Aunt Mary, "the truth is, it will cost more money than I have at present. "How much will it cost? "Oh! a great sum; five dollars, at the least. But I have rested myself enough now, Emily dear, and must bid you good-by."

5. So saying, Aunt Mary rose, with her bundle and cane, and walked away. Emily stood lost in thought for a moment; then running to her mother