any more. Only remember, 'Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.'
Now, Frances, do not cry any more: come, we will bury these little
dead birds."

Frances wiped her eyes, and Anne giving her a kiss, they went away
to do as she proposed. After they had made a little coffin, they put
the two little dead birds into it Then William got a spade, and dug a
grave just large enough to hold the little coffin: and, as he lowered
it into the grave, Mary wiped away the tears which gathered in her
eyes. When William had filled up the grave, they all returned to
their mamma, who said--

"My dear children, do not let us dismiss this interesting subject
without a closer application. My dear Frances, come near to me, and
hear what I have to say."

Frances drew near with some timidity. Conscious of her faults, and
expecting the word of truth to be directed to her heart, she had at
that moment rather have escaped from it. But her mamma, taking her
hands into hers, and sitting down on a garden stool that was nigh,
she felt that the words would be words of love, aid her heart
beginning to soften, the tears were ready to flow, for she knew that
her mamma would speak to her of Jesus and of his blood, which was
shed for sinners.

"Do you know quite well, my child, that among the fruits of the
Spirit enumerated, Gal. v., there is one called TEMPERANCE?"

"Yes, mamma," she replied.