Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,' Psa. ciii. 2."

Mrs. Railton, anxious that even little Fanny should have the advantage of understanding her father's observations, tried to explain them to her in yet more simple language, by telling her that she would be sure to love God very much if she thought very much of his goodness to her.

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"Well, now," said Mr. Railton, as we seem to have found out that the secret of learning to love God consists in calling to mind his love to us, we must next remember, that if we love him we shall do what he bids When our Saviour asked Peter, 'Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me ? and Peter replied, 'Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee,' the Saviour required a proof of his love, Feed my lambs,' John xxi. 15. Now, the Saviour requires a proof of our love, just as he required it of Peter; for he says, 'A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another,' John xiii. 34, 35. And, in particular, let love be shown among brothers and sisters."

Little Fanny looked up to her mamma inquiringly, as if she wanted it made plainer to her; when Mrs. Railton told her, that if she really loved God, she would then be sure

to love her parents, and her brothers and sisters.

"In learning to love others," said Mr. Railton, "after praying that the Holy Spirit may give you good affections, you must encourage the remembrance of all that is in their favour, and fling from your thoughts as much as possible all that is against them. By degrees, you will find yourselves more and more capable of doing this. Even if a dog had bitten you at one time, and at another had rushed forward in your defence, and preserved you when attacked by robbers; so long as you thought only of his biting you, you would feel angry towards him: but when, on the contrary, you called to remembrance his bravery in defending you from robbers, and, perhaps, saving your life, you would love

the animal, and do all you could to make him happy."

"Yes; that we should," said William : "and I would give him my dinner, rather than he should go without."

"And so would I," cried out the other children; little Fanny last of all, so that her voice was like an echo of the others.

"Surely, then," continued Mr. Railton, "if you would remember the good qualities of a dog rather than his bad ones, you would do as much as this for your relations and friends. If you, George, were to make it a practice to call up in your remembrance every unkind word and deed which had been spoken or done by your brothers and sisters, you would most likely hate them; but if, instead of this, you made a point of thinking over every instance of their good-nature and kindness to you, you would love them more and more." "We will all learn to think and to feel, papa," said George; "for I am sure it will be a capital thing.

"I am glad that you think so, George," replied Mr. Railton. "It will be of but little use to learn to think, unless you learn to feel also; for, though knowledge is good, it is not to be compared with good affections. To sum up all that I have said: if you would learn to love God, you must bear in mind more how he has loved you, and what he has done for you. And if would learn to love your you

parents, and relations, and friends, more than you do, praying for the aid of the Holy Spirit, you must think more of their kindness, and less of those things in them that have displeased you."

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No sooner had Mr. and Mrs. Railton left the young people to themselves, than they began to try which could remember most of the kindness of their parents. friendly contention was kept up for some time with much spirit; after which, they all joined in a general game of play, in which each one tried to show much love and kindness to the others.

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THERE is not a more pleasant sight in the world than that of a happy family; and, perhaps, a more happy household than that of Mr. Railton was not to be found. Railton had his losses and his crosses; Mrs. Railton had her domestic cares and anxieties for her children; and William, Mary, George, Susan, and little Fanny, had all had the measles and the hooping cough; to say nothing of the toothache and other pains, which now and then paid them a visit; yet still a happier family could not be found: for the parents feared God, and trusted in him; the children