The small dog was very lively on these occasions, and he and the seals would frolic together as though they belonged to the same family, and shared the fruit and cakes from the little girl’s basket. One day, however, just in the midst of their fun, the dog fell into the pond, and, after struggling for a moment in the water, he sank. The seals uttered a cry of dismay as he disappeared, and then, flopping to the pond, they plunged in. In an instant the larger one had seized the half-drowned dog, and, carrying him very tenderly in his mouth, placed the dripping animal at his mistress’s feet. ------------------------------------ THE LITTLE GIRL WHO WAS LOVING-HEARTED. ------------------ [Illustration] CISSY BELL’S heart was so tender that it made her feel very badly even to hear of anything getting hurt. One day her brother Will and his friend Tom were telling how a big dog chased a cat, and nearly frightened her to death, when Cissy cried out, “O, what a bad, bad dog! what made him want to hurt kitty?” “Why, we told him to; he isn’t a bad dog,” said Will. Then Cissy’s cheeks grew red and her eyes flashed as she said, “You is bad boys; what for you want kitty hurted? God don’t want kitties to be hurted;” and then the little preacher broke down and sobbed out the rest on mamma’s shoulder. Will and Tom both got red in the face and pretty soon walked off; but they did not soon forget the lesson Cissy taught them. ------------------ [Illustration: Search the Scriptures.] ------------------------------------ A SAUCY FELLOW. ------------------ [Illustration] A GROUP of little pansy-folk Came out one summer day, Nodding their pretty heads about In such a charming way. Bonnets of gold and lavender And purple, too, they wore, And such a jolly company Was never seen before. A very saucy bumblebee Came loudly buzzing by, And snubbed the pansy-folk, and whisked Their bonnets all awry. They scolded, frowned, and shook with fright; They bade him come no more. O such a sorry company Was never seen before! ------------------------------------ THE FISHERMAN MARQUIS. ------------------