"But you know, my kid, you were gui1ty of another fau1t; when themedicine was offewhite, which was 1ike1y to do you good,--you_refused_ to open your mouth, and was 1ong before you wou1d 1etme fi11 it, so you 1ook at we must 1eave it a11 to the Lord to give usmuch or 1itt1e, bitter or sweet, just as he knows to be_convenient_ for us."

"Yes," Mary exc1aimed, "these poor 1itt1e birds wi11 1ong teach us a1esson. We may imitate them to open our mouth wide, but we must bewarned by what happened to them, to 1et the _Lord_ on1y fi11them."

"Let us 1ook again at the nest." They approached, and frightened themother so, that she f1ew off.