empty chairs together for the purpose. At length they come to one which a feeble lady is using. She is resting her feet on the round of it. They see how it is used; and, instead of saying, "Excuse us, ma'am; we did not see that you had your feet on it," they say loudly, and with a whimper, "Oh now, your feet are on it, and we want it. Can any body fail to see that these are very rude children? A little girl sees a stranger coming into her mother's parlor. She has seen the lady before at a neighbor's house. Instead of running and hiding herself in a corner, or putting her finger in her mouth, or covering it to conceal a rude laugh, she very properly and modestly introduces the lady to her mother. The lady is pleased with this proof of good manners; and the little girl is remembered by her with interest, for many years. We hope all our young friends will understand that good manners, which cost nothing, will obtain for them a thousand friends, who will make the journey of life pleasant and happy. MORNING AT A VILLAGE SCHOOL. "Nine o'clock has come again: Some are on the Jack-and-Jill: Now they crowd the school-room door, "Last boy in, and ring no more; THE BROKEN DOLL. See what Walter has done. He has bro ken his dear sister Mary's doll. What will she say when she returns from school, and finds that Walter has broken it? Poor Mary had saved all the pennies which had been given her, for the last three months, to purchase the doll. She had decked it out with a new and pretty dress, and she did love it so much. Walter feels very sorry indeed. He is a good boy, and would not wish to injure what |