Chapter 1

THE BIRTHDAY WALK 3

MRS. FAIRCHILD'S STORY 9

ON ENVY 19

STORY OF THE APPLES 25

STORY OF AN UNHAPPY DAY 34

STORY OF AMBITION; OR, THE WISH TO BE GREAT 45

THE ALL-SEEING GOD 59

EMILY'S RECOVERY, AND THE OLD STORY OF MRS. HOWARD 67

SAD STORY OF A DISOBEDIENT CHILD 84

THE TWO BOOKS 87

THE HISTORY OF THE ORPHAN BOY 92

THE HISTORY OF LITTLE HENRI 107

A STORY OF BESETTING SINS 131

A VISIT TO MARY BUSH 143