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O doubting heart!
The sky is overcast,

Yet stars shall rise at la
Brighter for darkness pas
And angels' silver voices stir

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Write out in brief the lesson taught by these st

XCVI. MOSES AT TH

GOLDSMITH.

1. As we were now to hold up higher in the world, my wife sugge be proper to sell the colt, which w neighboring fair, and buy us a hors single or double upon an occasion, appearance at church or upon a vis opposed stoutly; but it was as stoutl ever, as I weakened, my antagonist g at last it was resolved to part with

2. As the fair happened on the fo intentions of going myself; but my that I had got a cold, and nothing her to permit me from home. "No,

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his purchasing. He always stands out and actually tires them till he gets a bargain." had some opinion of my son's prudence, I ; enough to intrust him with this commisthe next morning I perceived his sisters sy in fitting out Moses for the fair; trimair, brushing his buckles, and cocking his ins. The business of the toilet being over, last the satisfaction of seeing him mounted olt, with a deal box before him to bring home

ad on a coat made of that cloth they call nd lightning," which, though grown too short, too good to be thrown away. His waistcoat ling-green, and his sisters had tied his hair -ad black ribbon. We all followed him sevfrom the door, bawling after him, "Good luck!" till we could see him no longer.

gan to wonder what could keep our son so fair, as it was now almost nightfall. "Never son," cried my wife; "depend upon it, he at he is about. I'll warrant we'll never see is hen on a rainy day. I have seen him buy ins as would amaze one. I'll tell you a good at that, that will make you split your sides But as I live, yonder comes Moses horse, and the box at his back."

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she spoke, Moses came slowly on foot, and under the deal box, which he had strapped shoulders like a peddler. "Welcome, welses! Well, my boy, what have you brought he fair?""I have brought you myself," said

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have known them at all."-"To bring me "returned she; "if I had them, I would in the fire.". "There again you are wrong, aid I; "for though they are copper, we will by us, as copper spectacles, you know, are nothing."

this time the unfortunate Moses was undee now saw that he had been imposed upon ling sharper, who, observing his figure, had m for an easy prey. I therefore asked the ces of his deception. He sold the horse, it I walked the fair in search of another. A oking man brought him to a tent, under preaving one to sell.

ere," continued Moses, "we met another man, dressed, who desired to borrow twenty pounds e, saying that he wanted money, and would them for a third of the value. The first genno pretended to be my friend, whispered me em, and cautioned me not to let so good an

I sent for Mr. Flamborough, and they talked finely as they did me; and so at last we were to buy the two gross between us."

, one who contends with

ts down the price.

, business.

box of pine or fir.

cable on which meat or

other things are dressed or prepared for use.

sha-green', a grained leather.

mur/rain, a fatal disease among cattle; used here like our "plague take," etc.

hold up our heads a little higher (1); carry single or double green (4); sell his hen, etc. (5), (when a hen's feathers are wet seem to be of so much value): dead bargain (8).

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