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THE OAK IN THE CHERRY-TREE.

(With an Engraving.)

THE family of Mr. T. were, one evening, comfortably seated round the tea-table, when Caroline suddenly broke silence, and said to her sister Dorothy, I wish the Editor of the Youth's Instructer would furnish his readers with more original matter; for, though many of the pieces, taken from other works, are very interesting, we have sometimes read them before, and may always meet with them elsewhere.

Dorothy. I see no objection to their insertion on that account; because a great majority of his readers have not seen the original works from which those extracts are taken; and to such readers they are as new and as useful as if they had never been published before.

Caroline.-Yes; but then a few of those who read the Youth's Instructer may, probably, have seen the original works; and, for them, these extracts must have lost their interest, in a great measure; and, you know, too, that I am always fond of what is original.

Dorothy.-Well; as you are so much in earnest about it, I hope you will be consistent, and prove the sincerity of your wishes by furnishing some contributions of your own. I have heard it said that sincere desire always endeavours to satisfy itself; and that what people earnestly wish for, they will make an effort to accomplish.

Caroline. Then, I suppose, sister, you mean to show your consistency by not contributing; as you have no wish

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THE OAK IN THE CHERRY-TREE.

(With an Engraving.)

THE family of Mr. T. were, one evening, comfortably *seated round the tea-table, when Caroline suddenly broke silence, and said to her sister Dorothy, I wish the Editor of the Youth's Instructer would furnish his readers with more original matter; for, though many of the pieces, taken from other works, are very interesting, we have sometimes read them before, and may always meet with them elsewhere.

Dorothy. I see no objection to their insertion on that account; because a great majority of his readers have not seen the original works from which those extracts are taken; and to such readers they are as new and as useful as if they had never been published before.

Caroline.-Yes; but then a few of those who read the Youth's Instructer may, probably, have seen the original works; and, for them, these extracts must have lost their interest, in a great measure; and, you know, too, that I am always fond of what is original.

Dorothy.-Well; as you are so much in earnest about it, I hope you will be consistent, and prove the sincerity of your wishes by furnishing some contributions of your own. I have heard it said that sincere desire always endeavours to satisfy itself; and that what people earnestly wish for, they will make an effort to accomplish.

Caroline.-Then, I suppose, sister, you mean to show your consistency by not contributing; as you have no wish

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