We have friends who will fasten their faith on the New Testament only, and can see nothing in the Old akin to it in precept or spirit. We commend to them the Book of Ruth. * * * * * Original. THE MISSION MONEY: OR, THE PRIDE OF CHARITY. "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be seen of them."--MATTHEW 6:6. (Concluded from page 211.) In the mean time Charlotte ran home for her pennies, and on her return met an acquaintance who did not belong to the Sunday-school. "Where are you going so fast, Charlotte?" said she; "stop, I want to show you what a lovely blue ribbon I have just bought at Drake's, only four cents a yard, and half a yard makes a neck ribbon; isn't it sweet? just look;" and she displayed a bright blue ribbon to the admiring gaze of Charlotte. "It is very pretty," said Charlotte longingly, "and I wish I could afford to buy one like it, but I've got no money." "What is that in your hand?" asked the other, as she espied the pennies in Charlotte's hand. "That is mission money," she replied; "I am going to give it to the missionary to buy Bibles for the heathen." "Buy fiddlesticks!" said the other, with a loud laugh. "Why, you _are_ a little simpleton to send your money the dear knows where, when you might buy a whole yard of this beautiful ribbon and have a penny left!" Charlotte looked wishfully at the ribbon, and sighed as she answered, "But I earned this money on purpose to give." "More goose you to work for money to give away; but if you are so very generous, buy half a yard, and then you will have three cents left to give, that is enough I am sure; but do as you like, I must go. They have got some splendid pink, that would become you exceedingly. Good bye;" and so saying she left her. Charlotte walked thoughtfully on; her love of dress and finery was a ruling passion, and had been aroused at a most unfortunate moment; she had never possessed a piece of new ribbon, and she longed to see how it would look with her white cape. Thus thinking she arrived at Mr. Drake's store, and the first thing she saw temptingly displayed in a glass case upon the counter was the identical ribbon she coveted. There were customers in the store, and Charlotte had to wait her turn; during those few moments various thoughts passed through her mind. "If I buy the ribbon what will Annie say?" suggested conscience. "Why need you care for Annie?" whispered temptation, "the ribbon will look pretty and becoming; you earned the money, and beside, Annie need not know anything about it; tell her you had not time to change the money, and throw the pennies quickly in the box; there will be more there, and no one will know how much you put in."