PART II.]
THIRD READER.
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as I did ?" "Because it does no good to care, and
no good to try," said John. "If it will not go
up, and stay up', it may come down'. I shall not
try any more to make it stay up'. I don't care if
my kite don't go up."
Yes, John', you do care.' If you did not care,
you would not get vexed about it.
LESSON XIII.
THE MOON IS VERY FAIR AND BRIGHT.
The moon is very fair and bright,
And rises very high,
I think it is a pretty sight
To see it in the sky.
It shone upon me where I lay,
And seemed almost as bright as day.
The stars are very pretty too,
And scattered all about;
At first there seem a very few,
But soon the rest come out:
I'm sure I could not count them all.
They are so very bright and small.
The sun is brighter still than they;
le blazes in the skies:
I dare not turn my face that way,
Unless I shut my eyes.
Yet, when he shines, our hearts revive
And all the trees rejoice and thrive.
God made and keeps them every one
By his great power and might;
He is more glorious than the sun,
And all the stars of night
But, when we end our mortal race,
The pure in heart shall see his face.