"The first that died was little Jane,
In bed she moaning lay,
Till God relieved her of her pain,
And then she went away.

"So in the churchyard she was laid,
And, all the summer dry,
Together round her grave we played,
My brother John and I.

"And when the ground was white with snow,
And I could run and slide,
My brother John was forced to go,
And he lies by her side."

"How many are you, then," said I,
"If they two are in heaven?"
The little maiden did reply,

"O master! we are seven."

"But they are dead, those two are dead,
Their spirits are in heaven,"
'Twas throwing words away; for still
The little maid would have her will,
And said, "Nay, we are seven."

Now, mamma," said Harry, "shan't we have the great roaring lion this evening?"

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Very well, darling, you shall,' "said his mamma, "but do you know that your great roaring lion is nothing more than a giant cat?"

The children uttered an exclamation of surprise.

"Yes, it is quite true," continued Mrs. Myrtle. "Its teeth, its paws, its eyes, ears, stomach and all, are made quite like those of the cat, and it makes the same use of them; that is, it watches for its prey in the same still, patient manner, and then seizes it with an immense bound. Now, you must try and remember that all animals of the cat kind are said to belong to the feline race.”

Then," said Harry, "I suppose that the lions are the giants, and the real pussies are the dwarfs, among the cats; but the lions look very different in the pictures. They have got great faces, large heavy heads, shaggy manes, and long tails, with a tuft at the

end."

"It is true that they look different," said Mrs. Myrtle. "The animals they prey upon being large and strong, such as deer, oxen, and buffaloes, they are more suited to inspire terror, than if they were in appearance merely great cats over again, ten or twelve feet long. Besides, God delights in making things different, and yet the same."

"Different, and yet the same," repeated the children; "how can that be ?"

"You must think for a little while, both of you," said Mrs. Myrtle, " and then tell me whether or not you have found how that can be.”

"Well," continued she, after a pause, "have you made it out ?"

"The same," cried Harry, eagerly, "if his skin were off! God has given the lion a different skin, and painted it differently."

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"So far correct," said Mrs. Myrtle. "Bessie, what you say ?"

"The same," said Bessie, "in the chief things, such as his paws and teeth, and different in little things that are of no consequence. The china cups that we use every day and the ones we use for company are for the same use, and so they are made the same, and yet not quite the same. The company ones are much finer, and more prettily shaped, and a great deal more prettily painted."

"Very well, my dear," said Mrs. Myrtle; "only we cannot say of the smallest change that God makes that it is of no consequence. When man makes changes in things like cups, he does so only to please his fancy; but when God makes a change, be it ever so small, it not only pleases the fancy, but makes the animal or thing more surely and beautifully fit its own place in creation. Look at the lion's painting for instance, and you will see that it is of much more consequence to him than the colour of a tea-cup or a gown is to us. Although he likes to live and make his bed in the midst of thick bushes and tall underwood, yet, when he is hungry he roams out over the wide sandy plains, where large herds of wild asses called quaggas, and antelopes, go trooping along Now, these creatures are extremely swift, they go much faster than the lion, who hardly ever runs at all. They scent him at a distance, and, feeling the utmost terror, they scour away over the

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