But you know I hear you read it every morning and evening." "Yes; but I have sometimes been grieved to see that you paid very little attention." Max colored at that.

"Papa, I will try to do better," he said.
"I hope you will," said his father.

"You will enjoy the same religious advantages at Ion, and, my boy, try to profit by them, remembering that we shall have to render an account at last of the use or abuse of all our privileges.

I want you to promise me that you will read a few verses of the Bible every day, and commit at least one to memory." "I will, papa.

And what else shall I read?
You will let me have some story-books, won't you ?" Max said, entreatingly.
"Yes," said his father, "I have no objection to stories of the right sort.
There are some very beautiful stories in the Bible; there are entertaining stories in history; and there are fictitious stories that will do you good and not harm.