LESSON XVI.
_Fire,[A]--a Conversation between a Mother and her little Daughter._
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_Daughter._ Mother dear, you told me, the other day, that nobody knows
what _light_ is, except the Great Creator. Now, can you tell me _what
fire is_?
_Mother._ I fear, my child, that you have asked another question which I
cannot directly answer. What fire is, is known only by its effects.
_Daughter._ And what are its effects, mother?
_Mother._ Some of its effects are as well known to you, my dear, as they
are to me; and I shall, in the first place, call to your recollection
what you yourself know about _fire_, before I attempt to give you any
further information in relation to it.
_Daughter._ Why, mother, I am sure I do not know what fire is.
_Mother._ No, Caroline, I know that you do not know what fire is;
neither do I, nor does any one, except the Great Creator himself. This
is one of his secrets, which, in his wisdom, he reserves for himself.
But you certainly know some of the effects of fire. For instance, you
know that when you have been out into the cold, you wish, on your
return, to go to the fire.
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