. Ursula at home . hs of its misery, we see Marys sweetface bending pityingly over it ; she raises it, takes ithome, it revives and loves her ; she loves it in we wonder that it follows in her footsteps wher-ever she goes ? Those two lives tell more than manya volume, but they must be read feelingly. Now fol-lows a tale of wrong doing and punishment. It followed her to school one day,Which was against the Although the Jamb followed its mistress every-where, school is a tabooed place. Yet the little crea-ture can not live without Maiy. Long are the hoursthat must elapse ere Ma
. Ursula at home . hs of its misery, we see Marys sweetface bending pityingly over it ; she raises it, takes ithome, it revives and loves her ; she loves it in we wonder that it follows in her footsteps wher-ever she goes ? Those two lives tell more than manya volume, but they must be read feelingly. Now fol-lows a tale of wrong doing and punishment. It followed her to school one day,Which was against the Although the Jamb followed its mistress every-where, school is a tabooed place. Yet the little crea-ture can not live without Maiy. Long are the hoursthat must elapse ere Marys return, and the lamb tiresof waiting. It followed her to school one dav. How innocent •> an act that seems, how natural; then we read the nextline- Which was against the rule, -and the lambs actionis turned from innocence to guilt ; Marys favorite, thatwe have seen heretofore in only a good light, violatesdeliberately a rule of the school Mary attends. Thelamb leaves its pleasant home to wander schoolward,. MM THE NEW YOKK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTO-TILDE On the River Bank. 47 and we are left to imagine its thoughts on the way. Ascene in the school house bursts upon us and- It makes the children laugh and play,To see a lamb at school. This is another instance in which we are shown thepoets knowledge of human nature. At any thing lessthan the sight of a lamb, the little scholars are too welltrained to laugh. They have been told how to behaveshould a dog enter the room, or should a ludicrous errorin lessons occur ; but when a lamb trots soberly in, notgamboling now, conscience already whispers, remorseeats at the little creatures peace of mind. It is not tobe expected that order can longer be maintained, andthe school, wilh the exception of Mary, runs riot. Maryis perhaps, meanwhile, reproaching her pet with a look, more in sorrow than in anger.: She is too gentle toscold, but that glance completely fills the lambs cup ofsorrow ; it is yet to overrun, and the drop is soon poure
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