THE IMPRUDENT BOY.

Peter was always inclined to do what was not prudent, and would not mind what was said to him. At one time he would get upon the window-seat, and be in imminent danger of falling out of the window; at another time he would climb up on the back of a chair, so as to be in danger of falling when the person should rise who was sitting on the chair.

One day Peter wished to have some apples; and, his mamma told him that she would send for some to the orchard as soon as the hired man should come in to his dinner. Peter, who was then but six years old, told his mamma, that he could climb the tree and get some himself. His mamma answered him, that she feared he would fall and hurt him badly. He waited a few moments for the man to come; and, as soon as his mamma was out of sight, ran to the orchard, got into one of the trees, fell, and broke his arm. Poor Peter wept bitterly, when the Doctor came to set the broken bone!

Peter falling from the Apple-tree.

BENJAMIN OLDS, HAS ALSO FOR SALE COBB'S SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS, COMPRISING A SPELLING, READING, AND ARITHMETICAL COURSE.

SPELLING COURSE.

Cobb's First Book, Cobb's Spelling Book, Cobb's Expositor, Cobb's School Dictionary.

READING COURSE.

Cobb's Juvenile Reader, No. 1, Cobb's Juvenile Reader, No. 2, Cobb's Juvenile Reader, No. 3, Cobb's Sequel to the Juvenile Readers, Cobb's North American Reader.

ARITHMETICAL COURSE.

Cobb's Arithmetical Rules and Tables, Cobb's Explanatory Arithmetick, No. 1, Cobb's Explanatory Arithmetick, No. 2, Cobb's Ciphering-Book, No. 1, Cobb's Ciphering-Book, No. 2.