. St. Nicholas [serial] . FIG. 16. DONKEY AND CLOWN WITH THE SAME LETTERS AT SIMILAR JOINTS. Study of these things will increase yourwonder at the simplicity of the plan and theperfection of natures animated machines, andincrease your awe for the skill of the infinite mind which con-structs so manystrange and va-ried forms bysimply modify-ing the propor-tions of theoriginal plan. The moreknowingly youwatch the littlesquirrels as theyhold their foodin their tinyhands, and thebirds hoppingaround on theirtoes, with theirknees concealedin the feathersof their bodies,or with out-stretched armssaili
. St. Nicholas [serial] . FIG. 16. DONKEY AND CLOWN WITH THE SAME LETTERS AT SIMILAR JOINTS. Study of these things will increase yourwonder at the simplicity of the plan and theperfection of natures animated machines, andincrease your awe for the skill of the infinite mind which con-structs so manystrange and va-ried forms bysimply modify-ing the propor-tions of theoriginal plan. The moreknowingly youwatch the littlesquirrels as theyhold their foodin their tinyhands, and thebirds hoppingaround on theirtoes, with theirknees concealedin the feathersof their bodies,or with out-stretched armssailing far over-head, the greaterwill be your love for your undeveloped bro-thers of the woods. The more you think of these things the morebrutal will it seem to hunt with bullets andstones our fellow-inhabitants of this big ballwe call the earth, and of which, owing to oursuperior minds, in many respects we are atpresent the lords and DUMPLINGS WONDERFUL VOYAGE. By E. Boyd Smith. Ho! a balloon, cried Dumpling suddenly,as the boys of the little town of Bonheur, inFrance, were getting ready for a game of mar-bles one afternoon. And, true enough, there was a balloon sailingover the wood and coming toward the once all was excitement, for a balloon wasa rare sight to the boys. As it approached, theoccupants of the basket dropped a long rope,shouting to them to catch hold and make it fastto a post. They wished to come down. Theboys ran eagerly for the rope ; but the balloonwas going too fast, and they were unable tohold it. Take a turn around that post,called one of the men from above. But beforethe eager boys, tugging with all their might,could do as they were asked, a sudden gustlifted the balloon, and they, carried off theirfeet, were dragged along, their toes barelytouching the ground. Let go, let go! shouted the men, alarmedlest the boys should be hurt. The boys, nowsomewhat frightened, let the rope slide
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