THE GIRL'S CABINET,

LIZZIE AND HER BICYCLE.

Lizzie is taking a ride with her bicycle. She is not afraid of falling, for she can ride very well. Lizzie rides every morning and evening. She is delicate, and so her Pa bought her a fine bicycle. She rides out alone. She is not pretty—but she is happy and good natured. When the other girls see her riding they sneer at her and say, "There goes ugly Liz on the pretty bicycle." The girls are silly and thoughtless. They should reflect that a happy face looks much more agreeable than a handsome one.

As soon as Lizzie has said her prayers in the morning, she goes out on her bicycle. She rides some miles and then returns to breakfast. As she is delicate, she does not go to school, but studies under her mother. She studies hard, and is very obedient. After dinner she goes out again and rides for two or three hours. It is pleasant to see how she loves her bicycle. As soon as she appears at the door—she is impatient of restraint, and wishes to rush to it. When she has been riding, and returned, she will turn frequently to see it as she goes along the piazza.