The annualette : a Christmas and New Year's gift. . re a monument inmemory of Benjamin Franklin, who was a verywise man, you know, and who had done agreat deal to benefit his native town. In time,the houses on the opposite side were built, andit has always remained a very pleasant street. I dare say, said Agnes, that when it firsthappened the people thought it was a sad thing,and that nothing could ever take the place ofthe fish pond, which would be half so pretty. Very likely, my dear; and perhaps thislittle account of the fish pond and thunderstorm, may make you not only more reconcil-ed to
The annualette : a Christmas and New Year's gift. . re a monument inmemory of Benjamin Franklin, who was a verywise man, you know, and who had done agreat deal to benefit his native town. In time,the houses on the opposite side were built, andit has always remained a very pleasant street. I dare say, said Agnes, that when it firsthappened the people thought it was a sad thing,and that nothing could ever take the place ofthe fish pond, which would be half so pretty. Very likely, my dear; and perhaps thislittle account of the fish pond and thunderstorm, may make you not only more reconcil-ed to a shower which sometimes compels youto shut the window, but may lead you to think,that even the things, which, at the time, seemmost disagreeable and unfortunate, may in theend turn out pleasant and useful. You mustalways bear in mind, that nothing happens bychance, but that the same good God who sup-plies you with everything you enjoy, also or-ders and permits, for some wise purpose, whichyou cannot, to be sure, always see clearly, allyou THE JUVENILE COURT ROOM, After the investigation respecting the break-ing of the receiver of Dr. Johnsons air pump,some account of which was given in the annalsof the Juvenile Court Room contained in theAnnualette for eighteen hundred and forty-three, the school at X, both in the male andfemale department, remained very quiet. MissBridge and Master Pelham, who it will berecollected were convicted, on strong circum-stantial evidence, and finally on their own con-fession of the offence, had fulfilled the sentenceof the court, a new receiver to the air pumphad been procured, the parrot had recoveredher equanimity, and things all went on forsome time in a very satisfactory manner bothto teachers and pupils. It was therefore not without astonishment5 66 THE JUVENILE COURT ROOM. that the boys one day heard Dr. Johnson an-nounce, at the end of the regular school exer-cises, that an occurrence had happened whichwould render it necessary that
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