I ought to love my mother;She loved me long ago: There is on earth no other

That ever loved me so.

When a weak babe, much trial
I caused her, and much care;
For me no self-denial

Nor labor did she spare.

When in my cradle lying,
Or on her loving breast,
She gently hushed my crying,
And rocked her babe to rest.
When any thing has ailed me,
To her I told my grief;
Her fond love never failed me,
In finding some relief.

What sight is that which, near me,
Makes home a happy place,
And has such power to cheer me ?—
It is my mother's face.
What sound is that which ever
Makes my young heart rejoice
With tones that tire me never ?-
It is my mother's voice.

My mother! dearest mother
She loved me long ago:
There is on earth no other
That ever loved me so.
I ought to try to please her,
And all her words to mind,
And never vex or tease her,
Or speak a word unkind.

When she is ill, to tend her
My daily care shall be:
Such help as I can render
Will all be joy to me.
Though I can ne'er repay her
For all her tender care,

I will honor and obey her,

While God our lives shall spare.

THE BOY AND THE ROSE

A little boy was allowed one day to ramble about a garden, in which were many choice flowers, but his mother told him not to touch any of them.

But he soon forgot what was said to him; and seeing a pretty rose, he plucked it. In a few minutes, his finger streamed with blood; for it was badly scratched; and he cried bitterly, and ran to his sister.

She bound up the wound, but reproved him, saying, "Ah, brother, if you had minded what mother said, and not gathered the rose, you would not have been wounded by the thorn."

If children will be satisfied with the privileges granted to them, they will be safe; but when they think they are wiser than their parents, they are sure, afterwards, like this little boy, to have reason to be sorry,

TRUE CHARITY.

Mother," said Charlotte, "I wish you would give me a penny to give to that poor boy in the street. He looks very hungry, and says that he has not had a bit to eat all day. I am so sorry for him. Do let me give him a penny to buy a penny roll."