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THE MOTHER’S PRIMER.
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THE DOG IN THE MANGER.
A surly dog was lying upon a manger full
of bay ; a hungry ox who was passing that
way, came in and was taking a mouthful of
the hay, when the envious ill-natured dog,
getting up and snarling at him, would not
suffer him to touch it. The disappointed ox,
giving him a look of scorn, addressed him
thus: “ A plague light on you, malicious
wretch, who will neither eat hay yourself;
nor suffer others to do so.”
THE APPLICATION.
Envy is the most unnatural and unaccount¬
able of all the passions. Never envy in another,
the possession of that, which would be useless
to yourself.