"Perhaps we shall make up the five shillings," she said; and the three shillings were put away until the Monday. On the Monday morning, again, at nine o'clock, John Smith was sitting in his room in great fear. Sarah had promised to see him, but she had gone to work early. He listened anxiously, hoping to hear her footsteps, but, to his dismay, his old enemy, Mrs. Crop came in. "Good--" "No; you needn't say good morning," said the landlady; "it is very bad. I see by your very looks that you have not brought me any rent." "But, missus," said the poor carpenter; "if you will only listen to me for a minute." "No; I'll not listen to anything. I only want to know why you are stopping in my room when you don't pay any rent. Do you call that just and honest ?" At these words the poor bonnet-maker came again into the room with her husband. "If you would let me say a word," remarked the bonnetmaker's husband- "You'd better not say anything. I tell you I'll not be spoken to. I have only come to ask one question-Where is my money?" 66 Here," said the bonnetmaker, coming forward, "is 1s. 6d. We have saved this for him. I hope you'll excuse him a little longer." "You needn't hope anything of the sort," was the reply. "Eighteenpence is not five and sixpence. Now, you know what a positive woman I am. You can't move me. When I have said a thing, I have said it. He has no business in my room; and, if he can't pay the rent, he must go to the workhouse." "But see how ill he is, ma'am. Do you notice-" "I don't, and won't notice anything! If you and all the people in this house were to come down-if the whole world were to beg for him-I wouldn't let him off. No! I told you when I am fixed, I am fixed, and that's certain. Nothing can move me! I am as firm as a-" "Oh, I am so sorry I am so late, Mr. Smith!” said Emma, rushing into the room just at this moment; "but John and I have earned a shilling this morning by working overtime, and here it is; and here's three shillings which my good landlady lent me that makes four. Why, here is Mrs. Crop!" said Emma, turning_round. am so glad! This, ma'am, is the poor man I told you of, whose landlady was going to send him to the workhouse." “I "Here, missus," said John Smith, coming towards her; "here are the four shillings." "And here," said the bonnetmaker, "is my eighteenpence; that will make five and sixpence." But, to the surprise of all, Mrs. Crop held down her hands; she even put them behind her back; and she made a noise with her throat, as if she were she began to cry. swallowing something. In short, see John Smith, but not to send him away. She took him away to her own room and nursed him. Yes! the woman who said that the whole world could not persuade her to go without her rent, now refused it. She muttered something about not wanting to be paid with her own money, but she dared not look Emma in the face. She left the room, saying she would call again another day. W. And did she call again? P. Yes; but not for her rent. She talked the matter over with Emma that evening. She heard how long she and her brother had waited on him," not seeking their own," and thus learned her first lesson in charity. The very next day she copied Emma's example. She came again to L. And what became of John Smith at last? P. When he was nearly well Mrs. Crop sent into the country for his wife and little son. He too learned from Emma's charity-became a sober man, and a kind husband and father. Now, shall I tell you what you may learn from Emma? W. Yes, papa; please. P. Learn that by charity you may not only do good, but may teach others. Tell me how many people were made happy besides Emma and her brother, because they did not seek their own? DOING GOOD. "MOTHER, I wish that I knew how For every one should do some good,' "And, mother, I have often tried, And though I try, I never can Do any good at all." "Yes, Henry, you can do much good When you are kind and mild, And love to do what you are told, You are a useful child. "I'll tell you when you did some good; The day that I was ill, You did not play or make a noise, But kept the baby still. "You took your little picture-book; And taught him all you could, And showed him pretty playthings too,— Now that was doing good." ANON. THE JUSSIEUAN SYSTEM. THALAMIFLORALS. Order 15. CAMELLIAS. Camelliacea. black by means of paint-even poisonous paint. But I am not going to talk about these things now. You have already P. HERE is a CAMELLIA from had a full account of the tea the greenhouse. plant, and the preparation of W. What a beautiful red tea, in "Fireside Facts." * colour it has! The calyx of the tea-plant has from five to seven sepals, unequal in size, sometimes overlapping each other. Here is a short account of Ion. And here is a white one. the order. We will take the P. Yes; the Camellias vary flower of the tea-plant for through every shade and mix- description. ture of red and white. They are called by the gardener, Camellia Japonica, because they were brought from Japan. If a gardener were to count up for you all the different sorts that he knows, he would begin, Double white Camellia, Fringed white Camellia, Double striped, Double red, Blush ditto, Buff ditto, Variegated ditto, Red Poony ditto, and so on, until you asked him to leave off. The corolla has from five to nine petals, sometimes imbricated, sometimes joined together at the base. some The stamens are numerousindefinite in numbertimes joined at the base into one or more bundles. The ovary has from three to But perhaps he would not six carpels. Each carpel has a take the trouble to mention the separate style and stigma, and plant which I am most in-contains several ovules. When terested in. It is called by ripe, it forms a "capsule;" but botanists, Thea, from the Chi- this has only three carpels. nese word, Tcha. In England Each of these has only one we leave out the h, and spell it seed; the other carpels and T-e-a. ovules perish without being There are two kinds of Tea-developed. mellias have larger leaves than the Tea-tree. They are famous for their beautiful foliage as well as flowers. Yet the leaves of some species have been used as tea. trees, the Thea viridis and the This description will apply to Thea Bohea. It was once sup-most of the order. The Caposed that the former was the Green-tea, and the latter the Black-tea plant. It has lately been found, however, that either plant will yield both kinds of tea. Moreover, several very naughty-looking facts have been discovered,-how artificial green tea is made from The next order contains a Fireside Facts, pages 52-62. plant which interests children as there are sepals; fleshy and quite as much as the Teaplant. Order 16. THE ORANGES. Aurantiaceae. P. Orange blossoms are beautiful to see. L. Yes, they are so white. P. And they are also beautiful to smell. Indeed, in all the plants of this order the flowers are extremely fragrant. They are tropical plants. Here is a flower to examine:- white, with green dots; imbricated. The stamens-twice the number of petals, or some multiple of that number-either separate or monadelphousplaced outside a fleshy disk. (See No. 1 in cut.) sweet The pistil-one style and stigma-a globular ovary, composed of several carpels, each having numerous ovules. As the ovary ripens, many of these ovules perish, and the carpels become filled with a pulp; the divisions in an orange which we separate upon taking off the peel are the carpels. (See No. 3 in the cut.) The fruit, when ripe, is protected by a thick, spongy rind. This is remarkable for the large number of minute oil-receptacles on the surface. These prevent the evaporation of the watery juice within. Their ucridity also serves as a protection from without, by warding off the attacks of insects. The leaves are very fragrant. They are covered with small yellowish dots, which are receptacles for an essential oil. This oil causes the fragrant smell, though it is very acrid to the taste. The leaves at the junction of the blade and the petiole are jointed. The oranges brought to England are picked when green. They ripen on their voyage. Although preserved by their thick rind, if not kept dry they will decompose. They are therefore packed in dry leaves. It is remarkable that the orange-trees from which Nearly 300,000,000 are imported into England every year, being about a dozen for each individual. the green fruit is gathered 25,000 oranges in a season. bear more plentifully every year, while those from which the ripe fruit is picked afford plentiful crops only in alternate years. The trees of this order require two years to ripen their fruit. Thus a healthy tree shows every stage of production, from the flowerbud to the ripe fruit, at the same time. The best oranges are brought from St. Michael's, where one tree has been known to produce There are other cooling and refreshing fruits in this order; thus: The Lemon, with an acid pulp; the Shaddock, and the Seville orange, with a bitter pulp; the Limes, Citrons, Forbidden Fruit, and others, all of which are most abundant in the burning tropics. A MOTHER'S LOVE. HAST thou sounded the depths of yonder sea, Hast thou measured the heights of the heavens above? Hast thou talked with the blessed of leading on Hast thou gone with the traveller thought afar, There are teachings on earth, and sky, and air, He is heard to speak through a Mother's Love. EMILY TAYLOR. |