The Crown of Success

orning, after they had taken their breakf

ou could be so silly as to choose that ugly Plain

e fruit," said

rn the walls; it creeps heavily along the

mean in the season of r

te for breakfast, as usual. Good-morning, my la

wered Lubin,

studying the ladder of Spelling. Just wait till I fetch the can of paste-we'll p

Needful. As Lubin and his sisters went towards the group of cottages, they

and I'll show you some

irst to enter, "you don't mean to say that

but you may see

ul progress y

usoe pattern. "I've done more, too, than you can see," he added, striking his hand on the ladder of Spelling, which he had placed by the wall; "I've

er brother with eyes in which admira

without paste?" exclaimed Nelly; "

esterday evening with my acquaintance, young Pride, and he told me of a first-rate paste called Emulation, showed me where to get it, and helped me to lay in a capi

some of your pa

d there's plenty for all. I don't know what is ma

tating tone, "did not dear mother war

good fellow!

ade us to keep c

rather sharply, "I'm old eno

but an enemy? Oh, dear brother, I should be

not resolved, as I have, to win the crown of Success. You were never made to shine, unless it be like some little taper,

aper in a cottage, that cheers and gives light to some one, than a blazing vo

hardly follow him. Doubtless he meant to show off his talent, but, in his eagerness to be admired, he forgot-who can wonder that

d, but a good deal mortified, especially a

e go up

down, dow

clever D

the silver

s fat sides sha

without, and the shadow of Pride, a beetle-browed, black-h

passion, and, dashing with clenched fist up

m well!" sh

n't!" she cried in distress; "remember our mother, remember the love which we all should bear

er brother; "I'll beat him at climbing this ladder,-one fall shall never daunt me!" and once more he ascended

pered Nelly to Lubin, who was

urned glo

u were a great big baby?" said Pride. "I wonder you don't g

em," muttered Lubin, pushing Nelly aside, and leavi

be of no more use to her brothers, she quietly took her p

g is a slow one, as every one is likely to know who has done enough of the papering work to be able to read this book;-and as for that troublesome ladder, A. L. O. E. will not venture to say

rved, no one could think the cottage of Head well furnished with a paper so poor and thin,-you could almost see the bricks through it. Matty was, however, well pleased; and even, in the blindness of self-love, had some hopes of the sil

on him, but it seemed to his brother and sisters as if his walls would never be papered. Nelly,

nded in one way, and spelt in another. I wish that the fellow w

no other," observed Nelly, "would it

the first step, but it always gave way beneath him; he never coul

ladder in despair, Lubin

o bits and make a bonfire of it!" he c

e upper parts,"

as they are," answered Lubin. "If the bricks and

me in, "you will be quite ashamed of your hous

and I wish that Mr. Learning had been far enough away, rather than co

to co