BUTTER'S GRADATIONS IN READING.

PART II.

God is love. In Him we live, and move, and have our being.

I cannot love God too much, for He made me and all men to be happy for ever.

It is the will of God to lead us to Himself. My body will die; but my soul will live for ever.

The Bible was written by holy men, as they were bidden by God.

We may well be content with what we have, for God will surely give us what is best for us.

The favor of God is of more value to us than ever so much gold and silver; for they will perish, but it will last for ever.

Pray to the Lord when you go to bed, and when you rise; and He will keep you safe, and give you all that is good for you.

Our good Lord is so kind that even a baby is not below His care. As He is so good to us, we will try all that we can to shew our love and duty to Him.

I can read in this nice book, for I find that it is not too hard for me.

We have snow and ice in winter, and hail and rain in summer.

Horses are very fond of clover; they like it much better than hay.

Cows give us nice milk. A cow is very fond of her calf, and does not like it to be taken away from her.

You cannot fly a kite if the wind is not up; and if it is too high you are in danger of losing it.

Never eat in a hurry; for if you do, your food will not do you so much good as if you take time to chew it well.

Pure gold is of a fine yellow color, and is too soft to use for money; so they mix a little copper or silver with it, and then it will wear a long time.

In some places, a canal or a rail-road goes over a valley, and even over a river; and in other places, a tunnel is cut for it to run under a hill, that has a road over it.

Of a grocer you can buy tea, coffee, and sugar, citron and lemon-peel, figs, honey, sugar-candy, and barley-sugar; pepper, mace, nutmeg, ginger, and other spices.

If you want to make a boat, I know who can shew you how to cut one out of a good bit of wood.

My uncle says that he will buy me a cart and horses at the fair, and a doll for my sister, as she has broken her old one.

If you get your feet wet when you go out, it may give you cold, and you may be very ill from it.

We must make the best use of our time, and try to do some good each day, or it will be lost to us.

A farmer must lay a good coat of manure over his land, or it will not bear so good a crop of corn.

Horses and asses can carry us many a mile in a day, or draw a load for us a long way. When they grow old and cannot work, we will be kind to them.

In the middle of an apple or a pear is the core; and in that are the pips. When they are ripe, the pips are of a dark color ; but the pips of a lemon are yellow.

If you act so as to offend a good man, who is sin cere in his love to you, he will be more sorry that you have done amiss, than angry at your con duct to himself.

Pray give me some milk; for I am very dry this hot day.

I dare say you like honey. Is it not a wonder that little bees can make it?

An apple or a pear will rot soon after it is ripe, if you let it fall and lie under the tree. Silk is very nice for a gown to wear in winter; but I like a muslin one better for the

summer.

The dog in yonder kennel is very surly; we will not go too near him, that he may not bite us.

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Ask your Mamma to give me a wafer, that may seal my letter, and send it to the post; for I want it to go to your aunt Susan to-day.

It is much better to hear a bird sing as it sits on the top of a bush in the open air on a fine sunny day, than when it is shut up in ever so nice a cage.

I had a sad cut on my little finger the other day; but my sister tied it up with a bit of linen rag, and it is a good deal better now. I hope it will soon be well.

Ben has broken the wal nuts for Ann. Now dinner is over, she may eat a few of them, but she must not eat many; for it is very bad to eat too many nuts.

The true and only way to lead a good life, is to mind what God says in His Word. Good people can never be alone; for God is always with them.

God will for give us, if we for give them that offend us.

In this happy country, we are free to worship God in the manner we like best. All man kind will be happy in deed, if they are sin cere in loving the Lord, and in doing what is just to each other.

If we are in earnest when we call upon the Lord, He will not with hold His support when we are most in need of it.

The good ness and mercy of our Lord ex tend even to the hea then and gen tile, who do not know His name, but wor ship i dols of wood and stone.

Always keep the Sab bath holy; for that day is due to the wor ship of the Lord. One day out of seven is surely not too much to de vote to His ser vice.

Angels may be said to be the kins folk of good men; for they have one common pa rent, that is, God; and they love all man kind more than any men can love each other.

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