"Can you say the Lord's Prayer, dear ?" "Yes, Sir." "Very good.

And the ten Commandments ?" "Yes, Sir." "Who taught you ?" "My mother, Sir; and the parson taught me the Catechism." "Why, Sam, this child can say the Lord's Prayer, the ten Commandments, and the Catechism.

Ain't this beautiful?
Tell me the fifth, dear." And the child repeated it distinctly and accurately.
"Right.

Now, dear, always bear that in mind, especially towards your mother.

You have an excellent mother; her cares and her toils are many; and amidst them all, how well she has done her duty to you.