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TORONl'O : PUBLTSHED BY ROBERT McPHAIL, Na 65 KING STREET, EAST. 1 8 4. iw ; t-i** '^3«»«^-^»*t; *«, ■— i^ii^^iMU>o- NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. part world ride drink milk wear LESSON IV cloth ^y ool she n P bread wheat ;iil s sleep wn do fowls stones coals lead In thi •t of th( •Id, Lis part 01 tiie woria, we ricle on the horse; we drink the n^iilk of the cow ; we wear cloth made of the wool of the sheep ; we sleep on the down of fowls ; we eat bread made of corn and wheat; we sail on the sea with ships; and we dig from the earth stones, coals, jmd lead. LESSON Y. storks art bear grow dew safe young spread kind food warm birth When storks grow old, their young .1 s. SECOIVD COOK. id les .3 [ ride on of the e wool own of rn and ships ; , coals, IT e id th young ones bring them food, and try all their art to make them eat. When dew falls, they spread their wings to keep them dry and warm. If a man or a dog comes near, they take them on their backs and boar them to a safe place. Should not hoys and girls do like these good storks, and he kind to those ivho gave them hirth ! LESSON VI. fields song lawn fair praise lambs heat chirp bleat sweet hedge park rose foal clear lark frisks stream Let us go and sec the fields. The day is fair. The sun gives light and heat. The rose has a sweet smell. The trees put forth their buds. The 8 TSAltONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. lark is high in the air, and sings his song of praise. The young birds chirp in the hedge. The foal frisks in the lawn. The lambs bleat in the park See how fast they run to drink of the clear stream. -CrOw-O^- LESSON VII. wild blown think said puss loose trick tree fools horn close boast The wild cat said to the fox, that she had but one trick to get clear of dogs. Poh ! said he, I have ten at hand, and ten times ten in a bag. A horn wa. blown. Puss ran to the top of a tree, i.nd saw the fox's* tail close to a dog's nose. I think, said she, that he should loose his bag now. None hut fools boast ■i 4 1 ■n ;s. SECOND BOOK. igs his Is cliirp in the 3 park. of the LESSON YIII nk se Is ist lat sho f dogs. d, and rn wa. a tree, L dog's should ' boast round shape cold hill lake globe move The earth snow melt fresh plains salt is in the shape of a ball or globe. It moves round and round hi two ways; hence we have day and night, heat and cold. The cold makes snow, which soon melts on the plains, but lies long on the hills. When the snow melts, it run?) down to the lakes or streams. The streams run down to the sea. They are fresh, but the sea is salt. LESSON IX small draws wire straight What a small yet it takes ten points fourth grinds eighth thing a pm white row heap count is and men, if not more, to 10 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. ■'«■ !■ make it. One man draws the wire; the next makes it straight ; the third cuts it ; the fourth points it ; the fifth grinds it for the head; the sixtli makes the hca,d; the next puts it on; the eighth injikes the pins white; and the ninth and tenth stick thcni in rov>s. What a heap of pins they vrill thus make in a day ! More, I am sure, than you or I could count. pond frog LESSON X. harm death pelt laugh poor sport pain T^A'0 or three boys stood one day at *the side of a pond, in whic'h there ^ere some froirs. Now, thouuh the poor frogs did them no harm, yet as .soon as a frog put up its head, these bad boys Vfould pelt at it with stones. My dear boys, says one of the frogs, f I «i1 SKCOND BOOK. 11 Wire; third e fifth mil keg ; the id the rov>s. thus ^, thcin a h [ay at there i the ret as these tones. frogs, i you do not thmk, that though this may be sport to you, it is death to us. We should not hurt those tvho do not hurt us ; 7ior .should loe laugh at what yived them pain. Tray Snap walk hurt LESSON XI- crop snarl bite town grm limb sharo fito Two dogs. Tray and Snap, went 0\\t to walk. Tray was a good dog, and would not hi.irt the least thing in the world ; but tntip w«ns cross, and would snarl and bito at all that came in his w^ay. At last they came to a town. All the dogs came near them. Tray hurt none of them ; but Snap would grin at this, snarl at that, and bite a third, till at last they all fell on him, and tore him limb from limb; and as 12 NATIONAL SEIUBS OF SCHOOL BOOKS. Tray was with him, he met with his death at the same time. We should not go loith had boys or girls^ lest we share their fate. -•iOO*-*- LESSON XII. pray bless truth love heart grace save voice name I ^ When I rise I will pray to God, and will say- to him, Thoii, art my God: may I love thee and serve thee! Thou hast made me. save me from all ill^ that I may bless thee while I live ! When I lie down, I will lift up my heoi't and my voice to the Lord, and say, Lord, help me to call on thee in truth ; for tJiou art good and full of love. Keep me safe through this night. Save my soul from death f and give me grace to live to the praise of thy great name. w I 9. ith his dd not I share SECTIOIT II. h 3, and )d: Thou all ill^ When rt and Lord^ r tliou e safe from to the WORDS OF TWO SYLLABLES* '-OCOo- LESSON f. THE CREATION. dark-ness heav-ens wa-ters po\v-er cat-tie ho-ly mak-er pray-er read-ing 'f God made all things of nothing, in tha space of six days. The earth was al first without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. Then God said, Let there he lights and there Avas light : this was the work of the first day. On the second day, he Tiiade the heavens. On the third day, he made the dry land, oc earth, and the 14 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL POOKS. ii ' A: 4 S seas, which were the \vate:s brought into one place. On that day, also, he nicide the earth to bring forth grass, and seed, and trees of all kinds. On the fourth day, he made tlio Kun, and the moon and the stars, and s(l t!;cm in the sky, to give liglit upon the earth. On the fifth day l^e made all sorts of fishes, that swim in tiic wjitci's, and all sorts of fowls that fly abo\'e tkc cartli. On the sixtli day, Cod made (dl kinds of beasts, and of cattle, vauI of things that creep. On the sixth day he also made man, to whom he gave power over the fish of the sea, arid over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, an.d over all tilings that creep npon the earth. On the seventh day God liad ended his work which he had made ; therefore the Lord blessed the seventh day and sanctified \t. .1 el I KS, SECOND BOOK. 15 brought also, be ass, and On the uid the ncm in ' earth. •^orls of and all 'artli. II Idnda things he also power ^er the Ciittle, ver all 1. On ^d his B-refore J and f LESSON 11. ADAM AND EYE • Ad-am ex-cept hence-forth hap-py know-ledge sub-due Frden e-vil ful-ness gar-den sure-ly be-lieve God made Adam, and then Eve his wife, and put them into a holy and happy place, called Eden, to take care of it, and to till it, and the Lord God bade them eat of all the trees in the garden, except the tree of the know- ledge of good and evil ; /or, said he to Adam, on the day that thou eatest thereof^ thou shall surely die. But the evil one said unto Eve, ye shall not die ; for God doth know, that in the day ye shall eat of that tree, ye shall be as gods, know- ing good and evil. And when Eve saw that the tree was good for food, and m Y' W^ NATIONAL SKRIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. that it was fair to the eye, and a tree to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto Adam, and he did eat. And when the Lord God saw what they had done he sent them out of Eden, and told them, that henceforth they should be able to get food only by hard toil, and that at last they should die, and be turned once more to dust. But, at the same time, God, who is ever good, led them to hope that one of the seed of Eve would come, in due time, to subdue the evil one. Aiid when the fulness of titne was come^ God sent his son Jesus Christ (born of a rvoman^ and thus of the seed of Bve^) to make known his will to men^ and to die on the cross^ that all who believe in him might have life for ever and ever. I ■1 fc '■' • ; ■ . '- ■, - ' ' ' > ' ■ . '■ - _ SECOND BOOK. 17 ■■- LESSON III. " ' * ^ f CAIN AND ABEL. \ Ca-in ha-tred wan-der A-bel e-scape dis-tant ac-c<3pt pun-ish aw-ful first-lings dread-ful warn-ing en-vy kin-dred in-jure Cain and Abel were the sons of Adam and Eve, Cain was a tiller of the ground, and Abel was a keeper of sheep. And because the Lord loved Abel and did accept the firstlings of his flock, Cain was filled with envy and hatred against his brother ; and one day, when they were in the field, he lifted up his hand, and slew him. But Gjd did not s^ifier Cain to escape; for, to punish him for the dreadful crimes of hating and killing his own brother, he drove him forth from his ^.'' r ' il8 NATIONAL ' Aiindred, and SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. caused him to v/a-rider far m away into a distant hind. What an am awful zvarnv? ig is this to all hoys and B 1 girls ^ not to - hate or injure those ivhom 1 !1 ^ . . __._ _ ._. death of Abel, Seth was % OKS. 1v •■< SECOND BOOK. 19 aricler far Wliai an hoys and )se lohom 1-ive p-pear [-tar lank-ful or-ship ir-vice Ldg-men4i cr-cy rom-ise in-bow ith-ful >eth was b 'rn. He was a good inan, and, like Aoel, called upon the name of the Lord. But, after many years, his chil- dren, and children's children, mingling with thoso of Cain, became so very wicked that the angel* of God was ikindled against them, and he said that Iho would destroy them from the face of the earth. Ho therefore told Noah, a just and holy man, to build an ark [or vessel of gopher wood, in which he md his wife, and his sons and thei]f 'ives, might be saved from the deluge Sor flood which he was about to send [Upon the world. -. When the ark was built, God caused ^oah and his wife, and Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives, eight persons in all, to enter into it, and to take with them a male and female of [all living creatures, to preserve their seed alive upon the earth. He also caused them to lay up plenty of food ■ * i 20 NATYOSTAL SERXBS OF SCHOOL BOOKS. '•' -'ll'lt for man and for beast. He then gent a great rain, which, falling during forty days and forty nights, raised the water above the tops of the highest moun- tains, and left nothing alive upon the earth save what was with Noah in the ark. After a hundred and fifty days, the waters began to abate ; and, in the seventh month, the ark rested on the top of a high mountain. In the tenth month, the tops of the hills were seen ; and, after forty days, Noah lifted up the window of the ark, and sent forth a raven, which did not return, but flew to and fro, till the waters were dried up. He also sent forth a dove; but she, finding no rest for the sole of her foot, soon came back. After seveii days more, he again sent forth the dove, which came bpck at night, with | an olive leaf in her mouth ; this showed that the tops of the trees had begun to .' ■ ^ « -SECOND BOOK. 21 appear. At the end of other seven re seen: days, he seiit out the dove a third time ; .but she did not return any more to the iark, for the ground was dry. ' Soon after, Noah, and all that were with him, came out of the ark ; and he built an altar to God, and did offer thankful worship and service to that great Being who had sent his judg- ments on the wicked, but had shewn mercy to himself and his children. jAnd God gave Noah a promise that [he would never again destroy the earth with a flood; and he told him to look to tlie rainbow as a sign that he would be faithful to what he had [said. ■ii> aSa MfATIOXAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BCOKS, • LESSON V. , 1 , THE SHEEP. peace-ful whole-some pro-cess harm-less ob-tain co-lour crea-ture leath-er scrip -ture use-ful parch-ment be-liere hu-man can-dies pas-ture.^^ mut-ton en-trails shep-herd afford pur-pose styl-ed j> What a peaceful, harmlti&s creature is the sheep ! and how useful to tho human race ! Its flesh which Ave eat under the name of mutton, affords us wholesome food. Its milk is some- times made into cheese. From its skin we obtain leather for gloves, for binding books, and for parchment. Its fat is of use in making candles; and even its bones and entrails serve more than one useful purpose. A. great part of our clothes is made from the wool which grows on its back. _ .V •■ • .- - - -^ >OKS. ?>^'^i- fiVeo^Sro BOOK; •T 23 3ro-ces3 f :o-loiir crip-ture 3e-Iiere )as-ture bep-herd tjl-ed ,.. creature il to tho we eat Cfoi'ds us s sorne- rom its ves, for Jnt. Its es; and ^e more eat part le woo] I shall tell you the way in which the [coats that we wear are nade from the wool of the sheep. The first thing done, is to wash the sheep well in a stream or pond. As soon as the wool, which is thus made clean, gets dry, it is shorn off; a fleece from each sheep. After this, they tease and comb the wool, and pick out any bits of stick, or dirt, or other things which would spoil it. They next scour it, to take olf what they call the yolk, which is a kind of soap. Then they card it, and spin it into yarn on a wheel, or in a mill, which is made for the purpose. After the wool is thus made into yarn, they weave it into webs of cloth in a loom ; and then they dye it black, blue, green, red, yellow, or any other color they please. Sometimes they dye it in the state of wool, and some- times in the state of yarn, but for the most part, after it is woven into clothe I •■><• V"« ►*r'- M MATIOWAti BBRIE8 Ot SCHOOL BOOKS. i At last, the cloth is put up in bales, aiidl sent to shops, where it is sold, more or! less of it, as those by whom it is bought may chance to need, or may, choose to have. i The sheep and the lamb are often j spoken of in Scripture. Those who believe in Christ are called the sheep of his pasture ; and he is said to be their Shepherd. He is also styled the "Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." tr iA.,' • LESSON YI. ^ THE HEN. sel-dom off-spring chick-ens mo-ther hatch-es help-less pa-tience du-ty ex-ceed kind-ness sup-plies pleas-ant ten-der up-wards bun-dred The common hen is known to all 8EC0KD B >OK. 25 [ittle boys and girls as one of th iseful birds. During her life si e su^.^ [plies us with eggs; and, after her [death, her flesh is verj pleasant and tender food. If well fed, a hen will ilay upwards of two hundred eggs in a jyear, though she has seldom more than one brood of chickens. She hatches her eggs with great patience ; and [nothing can exceed the care which slie takes of her little offspring. My [dear child, when you look at the hen md her chickens, think of the care jwhicli your own mother took of you, during your helpless years, and of the love and duty which you owe to hei for all her kindness. '1 26 NATIOITAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. LESSON VII. THE CAT. watch-ing teas-it?§ catch-ing clean-ly cru-el ac-tive de-light an-gry play-ful ver-min art-fal pa-tient The cat is very playful when young, but becomes grave as it grows old. It is of great use for killing rats, mice, and other vermin. Cats are very art^ ful and patient in watching for their prey. When they know the holes in which rats and mice are to be found, they will sit near them for many hour? at a time. After catching their prey, they &eem to take a cruel delight in teasing it, before they put it to death. They are very cleanly and active; but they are also fond of their ease. They like to lie in the sun, before tbc^ firo, oy in a warm bed. B J gB umg ' aw w SJBCOND BOOK. - V*' 27 When the cat is pleased it purs, lOves its tail, and rubs against your trms or legs; but when aiigry it sets ip its back, lashes with its tail, hisses, jpit^, and strikes with its paws. The female cat is very fond of her young, .t first she feeds them with milk; md as they grow older, she sometimes wrings in a mouse or a bird alive, which ihe teaches them to catch and kill. '^T- -^ '^*" im-met leu-tral [prop-er ;ea-son fla-bour ant-hill pro-vide sol-id com pact There LESSON Ylil THE ANT. piec-e3 num-bcr u-nite store-house Eu-rope in-sect cli-mate war-like slight-est are three tribes sal-iy a-larms dis-turbg poul-try de-vours wis-dom fore-sight les-son slug-gard of ants or 1c KJ ■U., •,^l'- 1 .. I m 28 KATIOXAL SERIFS OF SCHOOL BOOKS. emmets; the male, the female, and th( working or neutral ants. The maL and female have wings, in the propel season. The neutral ants have m wings; it :s their duty to labour at the! ant-hill, and to provide food for the others. The ant-hill is raised in the] shape of a cone, and is made of leaves, bits of wood, sand, ecirtii, and the gum of trees, all joined in the most compact and solid manner. When the ants go forth to seek their prey, if it is too large for one, two or three will tear it to pieces, and each carry a part ; or a number will unite to force it along, and lodge it in their store-house. In Europe the ant is a very small insect ; but in some warm climates it is above an inch in length, and builds a hill from ten to twelve fet;t high. It is very fierce and warlike, and on the slightest Avarning will sally out against jmy thing which alarms or disturbs it. ■■'*mst SECOND BOOK. 29 It often destroys rats, poultry^ and sheep; and devours them to the very >oneft. In aR parts of the world, the lilt is well known for its wisdom and foresight. The wisest of men has said that it might teach a lesson to the idle- id the sluggard. jon-slsts [uar-ters •idg-es lisl-ands LESSON IX. LAND AND WATER. por-tions o-cean cov-ers three-fourths sur-face in-lets pic-ture sup-pose The earth consists of land and water. [Of the land, there are four quarters ; jthree of Avhich form what is sometimes called the Old World ; the other quar-* :ter gets the name of the New World. The high ridges of land which run far into the sea, are named capes. The 30 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. 1 i islands are those smaller portions of land which lie in the midst of the ocean, or which arc cut oiF from the larger portions by arms of the sea. The Abater covers nearly tliree-fourths of the surface of the earth. It consists of live great oceans, from Avhich branch off a number of smaller portions, named seas. When a body of water is almost cut off from the sea by land, it is called a gulf; the other inlets are bays, friths, and creeks. That picture of the four quarters and five oceans, with their islands, capes, and mountains, seas, lakes, straits, bays, gulfs, friths, creeks, and rivers, is a map of the world ; the top of which we suppose to be the north ; the foot, the south ; the right-hand side, the east; and the left- hand side, the west. .,». I *'■ immk^mrm SECOND BOOK. 31 LESSON X. THE ROBIN REDBREAST. rob-in red-breast fore-head or-ange red-dish in-cliiie dusk-y crev-ice mos-sy cov-erts din-gy streak-ed rare-ly pa-rent val-ue en-joy win-ter song-ster si-lent weath-er se-vere a-fraid a-bodes kit-chen par-lour in-mate chief-ly ac-count plea-sure wel-come The Robin Redbreast is a well- known bird. Its forehead, throat, and breast are of a deep orange or reddish colour ; the head, the hind part of the Heck, the back, and the tail are of an ash colour, tinged with green ; the colour of the wings is somewhat darker, and the edges incline to yellow ; the bill, legs, and feet are of a dusky 32 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. hue. It builds its nest sometiraes in liij the crevice of a mossy bank, and at other times in the thickest coverts. It lays four or five eggs of a dingy white colour, streaked with red. Its young are very tender, and are rarely brought up, except by the pai'ent bird. The song of the Robin is very soft and sweet, and is of the greater value that Ave enjoy it during the whole win- ter, when the other songsters of the grove are either silent or out of tune. The Robin becomes very tame in winter, and when the weather grows severe, is not afraid to enter ti > abodes of man, and hop into a kitchen or parlour, in quest of food, and be- come almost an inmate of the house. It is chiefly on this account that most people, instead of hurting the Robin, or ii riving it away, look on it with pleasure, give it a hearty welcome, and treat it with the greatest kindness. >-4 SECOND BOOK. \ii :arQe m TO A REDBREAST Little bird, with bosom red, Welcome to my humble shed! Daily near my table steal, While I pick my scanty meal. Doabt not, little though there be, Bat I'll cast a crumb to thee: Well repaid, if I but spy Pleasure in thy glancing eye ; See tlico, when thou'st eat thy fill, Piuaie thy breast, and wipe thy bill. Cjme, my feather d friend, again! Well thou know'st the broken pane; Ask of me thy daily store ; Ever welcome to my door. ,. \ 34 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. vi k-bour farm-er ser-vants scat-ters hand-fills har-row scorcli-ing ap-pears har-vest reap-ing LESSON XI B R ]'] A D . cm-ploys wag-gons farm-yard thrash-ed ma-chine hand -flail '\vin-no^v mil-ler ba-ker pleas-ant nour-ish pro-cess re-qnirea tha-nk-ful fruit-ful sea-soQ3 con-sumo ro-joice di-vine bou:i-ly The bread you arc eating is made of wheat, and much labor has been used before the wheat has been brought into that form. I shall tell you what is done. The firmer makes his servants plough a field, and per- haps spread dung and lime over it, and plough it a second time, and even a third time, if the land is stiff. Then -.' II ■I. SECOND BOOK. 35 the wheat is sown. A man scatters it in handfuls over the field: and a harrow is drawn across the ridges, and lalong them, in order to cover the seed, that it may be saved from the birds, and from the scorching heat, and may- be mixed with the soil; and that by the help of the sun, which God maketh to shine, and of the rain which he sends upon tho earth, it may spring up, and kike root, and grow. It first ap- pears as a green blade; after that, the ear shoots out; and by and b.y, through means of the warm weather, it becomes ripe, and ready for being cut down. When that time comes, which is called harvest, the fariiier gets a num- ber of people, who, with reaping hooks, cut down the crop, and put it into sheaves, and set it up in shocks or stooks, to be made quite dry. Then he employs ccirts or waggons, to carry it home from the field where it grew, to ^ I? 'm ..'Mill 36 1KATI0XAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS, the barn or farm-yard ; and as he needs or pleases, he gets it thrashed by a large machine, or by a hand-flail. After it is thrashed, he is at great pains to win- now it well, and to take the cb#ff wholly and cleanly from the grain. Then the wheat is put into a kiln to be dried, that it may be fit for being wrought at the mill, where the miller grinds it, and makes it into flour. The flour is put into baps, and comes into the hands of the baker, who mixes it up with water, yest or barm, and ealt, kneads it into dough, forms it into prop- er shape, and puts it into an oven, where it is so heated as to become bread, pleas- ant to the taste, and well fitted to nourish our bodies. Now since bread comes through all this long proces'3, and requires so much of the labour of man, and of the bless- ings of heaven, you should think it a sin to waste any portion of it; yd SECOND BOOK. 37 'should be thankful for it to that God who causeth corn to grow, and giveth I fruitful seasons; and if you have any of 'it to spare, you should give what you d(^^ not need, or cannot consume, to those who have none, that the poor also may i^3Joice in the divine bounty. -^o-::: LESSON XII. THE SLOTH AND THE SQUIRREL. ua-ture clum-sy heav-y seiz-es islow-ness lev-el po8-i-tion branch-es quick-ness climb-ing squir-rel frisk-ing dis-grace act-ive ful-fil neio'h-bours play-ful The Sloth is a native of South America. It has a clumsy form, heavy eyes, and an ugly face. The strength of its feet is so great that it is very hard to free from its claws any thing H seizes. It lives on leaves and fruit. 88 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. / The Sloth was so called from th< Blowness with which it moves when! placed on level ground, but it is Lot fit- ted for such a position, and can scarcely! drag itself along. When, however, it is put into a tree, it hangs from the! branches Avith its back towards the earth; in this, its natural position, it can get along with some quickness. This fact has not been long found out ; had it been known, the animal would not have been called a Sloth. Some per- son who did not know that the Sloth could move quickly, wrote as follows : '' Whilst a Sloth was one day slowly climbing a tree, he was seen by a play- ful squirrel, which was frisking around the base. Ah ! Mr. Sluggard, are you there ? says the squirrel ; why don't you get up faster? that tree will fall through mere age before you get to the top of it; you are truly a dis- grace to all the creatures that dwell 30KS. SECOND BOOK. 39 from thi /es whed is Lot fit I scarcely >wever, it! from the! ards thel 3sition, it| luickness. und out; al would Some por- he Sloth ►Dows : n the wood: can you not use your [imbs, and jump as I do ? Hold, says |hc Sloth; not so fast; each of us [las his own way. I am not f rmed For active feats, nor are you fit for blow ind sober motion ; but let us both fulfil the end for which we were made, t.nd then we shall never disgrace either our nei < i m 42 KATIOXAL SERIES OF SCHOOt BOOKS. 4' r. worm becomes a fly, like the one that laid the egg; it then makes a hole through the ball, and gets away. The oak is often made mention of in the Bible. Bashan was famous for the number and size of its oaks. It was u'lder this tree, as well as the poplar and elm, that tho Hebrews burnt in- cense, and paid worship to their idols, after they forsook the true God. The oak is also spoken of in Scripture as an emblem of strength, and its leaf as an emblem of the falling nature of man« M: L,r^i m\ ost always in a tree or bush, out of rei ch of danger. Other birds, such ns 1 be common chick and duckling, are < o- vered with down, and able to run or swim as * soon as they come out of the shell. The mother always miikos her nest on the ground / for if she ma Ic it in a tree, the young would run o it of the nest and foil down to tlie ground. Does the old bird kno^v this, do you think ? When young birds are fully fledged^ and fitted for short flights, the old ones, if the weather is fair, lead tliem a few yards from the nest, and then compel them to return. For two or three or more days, they lead them out in thel same manier, but tempting them, from SKCOMTD BOOK. 47 time to time, to a greater distance. And wher. it is seen that the young brood can fly, and shift for themselves, then the parents forsake them for ever, and attend to them no more than they do to othei* birds of the same flock. It is God that teaches the little birds to act thus, in as skilful and tender a manner, when building their nests and caring for their helpless younr, as if they had the reason and the feelings of human beings. Surely his wisdom and goodness are throughout all his ^^orks. iM -.1 " 4 is ,.m\ i i\ : - 7 48 VATXONAL SRRIES OF SCHOOL BOOKflli LESSONXV. THE SEASON& sea-sons sum-mer au'tumn win-ter re-new cheer-ful blos-SDm nat-ure as-sumes aspect sul-try thun-der light-ning a-bound at-tain vi-gour ship- wrecks shep-herds per-ish beau-ty sup-port suc-ceeds tem-pest scat-ters mor-sels pros-trate spring, com-forts in-tense gioom-y dread-fal There are four se^isons in the year; summer, autumn and winter. In spring, the farmer ploughs and sows his fields; the birds build their nests, lay eggs, and hatch them; they had been silent in winter, but now they renew their cheerful songs ; the fruit trees are in blossom ; and all nature assumes a gay aspect. In summer, the weather gets very hot and sultry ; the Jays are long, and for a week or two 8BC0VD BOOK. 48 there is scarcely any darkness ; there |aye thunder and lightning, and heavy (howers; the trees are all over with lleaves, and while some kinds of fruit begin to ripen, other kinds are quite ready for eating ; flowers abound in the gardens and fiel ^ ; the corn of all sort^, that was sown in spring, grows green and strong, and shoots into the air, and appears to turn whitish ; plants attain the full vigour of their growth ; |and the country wears its richest garb. In autumn, all the crops get ripe, land are cut down with scythes and Bickles; apples, filberts, and other fruits of that kind are taken down from the [trees, as fully ready for being pulled ; the flowers fade by degrees, and day after day there are fewer of them in the open air ; the leaves wither and fall off; the days are turning short; and though the weather is, for the most part, dry and steady, the air gets chilly D. J. L. \:U 50 HATIOVAL StRIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. ■jji l\ ■ i-^-- at night, and it is neither so safe nor so pleasant as it was in summer, to be walking out at a late hour. In winter, the chief comforts of life are to bel found within doors; there is now in- tense cold, hoar frost, ice, snow, and sleet ; the days are short and tlie nightaj are not only long, but dark and gloomy except when the moon shines; some- times there are dreadful storms, in which I there are many shipwrecks at sea, and in which many shepherds and other people | perish by land. In all the seasons, we behold a pre^ sent, a perfect, and an ever- working God. We behold him in the beauty and delights of the spring time. We behold him in the light and heat, the richness and the glory of the summer moiiths. We behold him in the stores of food which he provides for us in autumn, that we may have enough tc support us in the cold severe weather -^.:?! SBCOVD M/Cfti* 0} that succeeds. And we behold him in the tempests of winter, when ''he givfci snow like wool, scatters his hoai it^y/i like ashes, and casts forth his i^^tf liL*; morsels," and when nature lies pros strate before him. In all these, we be- hold the most striking procfs of the power, the wisdom, and the goodnea? of him who is God of the seasons. -«<:-Cc;«3- LESSON XYI. cuc-koo mag-pie wa-vy plu-mage in-sects mi-grate Bri-tain Ire-land THE CUCKOO, re-mains suit-ed hab-its spar-row con-trivea fel-low nest-linga fos-ter un-clean de-serts hos-tile pur-sue o- bilge shel-ter Jew-ish for-bado rllr The cuckoo is about fourteen inches «2 HAnOKM' SRRIKS OF SCHOOL DOCKS. * r i < * In lengthy and is shaped somewhat like a magpifi The head, neck, back, and wings ar/j of a dove colour; the throat is pale gniy ; the breast and belly are| white, crossed with wavy lines of black. The tail consists of ten feathers, thel two middle ones being bliick, with white tips, and the others dusky, and marked with spots of wliite on each side of the shaft. The legs are of a yellow colour, and the claws white. The plumage of the young birds is chiefly brown, mixed with an iron and blackish hue. The cuckoo is one of those birds that migrate. It visits Great Britain and Ireland in spring, and quits them early in summer. While it remains with us, it flies about from tree to tree, and from wood to wood, and sends forth that cheerful voice which both old and young hear with delight; and then it sets off for some other part of SECOND BOOK. >>Jf4r* r «'' 58 the world, to enjoy the only season salted to its tastes and habits. The cuckoo neither builds a nest nor hatches its own eggs, nor rears its own young. The female fixes upon the nest of some other bird, very often that of the hedge-sparrow, and in the ab- sence of the owner, lays her egg; for she seldom or never lays more than one egg in the same nest. No sooner have the eggs been hatched than the young cuckoo contrives to turn out its fellow nestlings, and thus become the sole ob- ject of its nurse's care. Nature seems to provide for its doing so, by giving it a broad back, with a hollow in the middle ; which shape it loses when it has no longer any use for it. The young cuckoo remains three weeks in the nest before it flies ; and the foster parent feeds it more than fivo weeks after it has left the nest. But as soon as it can provide for itself, it I I 54 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. deserts its former friends, and follows its own course. All the smaller birds seem to regard the cuckoo as a foe. They often pursue it, and oblige it to take shelter in the thickest branches of the tree, to which it retreats for safety. The Jewish law made the cuckoo an unclean bird, and forbade the people to eat it. LESSON XYIl. MILK, BUTTER, AND CHEESE. ftut-ter stom-ach nour-ish earth-en squeez-ed ex-horts skim-med cheese-press sin-cere ; mar-ket as-sumes • e-steem li-quid Eng-land lang-uage sub-stance Scot-land fig-ure a-cid Ire-land de-note curd-led sa-cred pnr-suit ren-net com-pares mon-ey j- ' Amidst the many kinds of food which m SECOND BOOK. 55 our Maker has been pleased to provide I fur us, the milk of cows is one of the most pleasant and most useful. Almost all young persons like it, and nothing is more wholesome for them, whether they take it by itself, or along with other food. it i's from milk that we get butter and cheese. After it is taken from the cows, it is put into largr flat dishes, made of wood, or of tin, or c T earthen- ware ; and there it standti till the next day, when the cream or oily part of the milk is found to have come to the top. The cream is skimmed off, and poured into a vessel called a churn, in which it is tossed and beaten about till lumps of butter aie formfMT„ These are then taken out, washed well from the milk that may still be mixed with them, and put up in such a way as either to be salted for Avinter stock or carried to market for sale. The liquid sub- it^ i %%. * 56 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. Jih stance that is left behind in the chnrnl is butter-milk, which is also called I churned milk, and sometimes, from its being a little acid, sour milk. Cheese is made either of new milk or of skimmed milk. The milk is made somewhat warm. It is then curdled by some sour substance-; and for this purpose a substance named rennet, which is made of a calf's stom- ach, is chiefly used. The curds are then squeezed, so as to be freed from the thin liquor called whey, and when made as dry as they can be by tho hand, have some salt mixed with them ; and, in this state, they are put into a cheese-press, by means of which they are made firm and solid. After being kept there a certain time, they become cheese; and 1>he cheese assumes tho form or shape of the vessel in which the curds were when put into the cheese-press. The cheese having been SECOND BOOK, 57 placed on a shelf to dry, is then ready for being taken to market, or for be- ing eaten. In England, the butter-milk and the whey are mostly used to feed pigs ; but in Scotland and Ireland, though some- times used in the same way, they are thought of too much value to be merely given to the pigs ; they are used for food by boys and girls, and also by grown-up people; and are found not only pleasant to the taste but also good for the health. A sacred writer compares the word of God to milk, because, as it belongs to milk to nourish the bodies of babes, so it belongs to the word of God to nouriFh tl:e souls of those who have turned to God, and become as little children. He exhorts those to whom he writes, to " desire the sincere milk of the word, that they may grow there- by.'* Among the Jews, milk was held t !";> ..,« *i 58 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. in the greatest esteem. In their lang- uage, it was used as a figure to denote the greatest blessings. The land of promise was said to be '* a land flow- ing with milk and honey/* And when counsel is given to sinners, that they should turn from tlie pursuit of the world, and seek to be happy in the favour of God, they are spoken to in these terms: ''Ho! all ye that thirst, come to the waters, and he that hath no money, come, buy and eat; yea, eome, buy wine and milk, without money and without price." -«;_ _ O LESSON XVIII. NOUN, PRONOUN, VERB. John is the name of a boy ; there> fore the word John is called a noun; because ? noun is the name of a per- son, place, 0^ thing. I can say; John BECOXD BOOK. 59 runs, or I can say, he runs; hence Tie is said to be a pronoun ; because a pro-* noun \ii a word used instead of a noun. When I say, John sits, I express the state ov posture in which John is. When I say, John strikes the table, I express what he does. When I say that John is hurt b}^ a fall, I express what John snffers ; and therefore the words sits^ strikes, and is hurt, are called verhs j because a verb is a word which means to be, to do, or to suffer. Thus, when I say, JaiiR'S reads his book ; James (the name of the boy) is a noun j reads (what James does^ is a verb ; his (the word used instead of James) is a pro- noun * and book (ihe name of what James reads) is a noun. Vk m 60 NATtCHfAL SSRIKS OP SCHOOL BOOXIi LESSON XIX. •r ;■ com-inon her-ring sev-en inch-es point-ed arm-ed TH£ HXRRiires. green-ish shin-ing stretch-ed sink-ing mesh-es shak-en hauled cur-ing lay-ers brush-wood car-riage thou-sand The common herring is from seven to twelve inches in length. The head and month are small, and the tongue ia short, pointed, and armed with teeth. The back is of a greenish colour, and the belly and sides are of a white shin- ing hue. The scales are large for the size of the fish. Those which have the milt are the males ; those which have the roe are the females. Herrings are caught with nets stretched in the water, one side of which is kept from sinking by means SECOND BOOK. 61 of buoys. As the other side sinks by its own weight, the net thus hangs in the sea, like a screen; and the her- rings, when they try to pass through it, are caught in the meshes. There they remain till they are sliaken or picked 0^1 1. The nets are always stretched to catch herrings during the night, for they are then taken in greatest numbers. After the nets are hauled, the her^ rings are thrown on the deck of the vessel, or on the beach ; and the crew employ themselves in curing them. One party opens and guts them, a see- ond salts them, and a third packs them into barrels in layers of salt. The red herrings lie a day and a night in brine ; they are then taken out, strung by the gills on little wooden spits, and hung over a fire of brushwood, which yields much smoke but no flame. ' When smoked and dried, they are put into I.?- t'1 62 KATIONAL SERIKS OF SCHOOL BOOKS. barrels for carriage. When the her- rings are large, seven or eight hundred! will fill a barrel; but when they are small, it sometimes requires more tbanj a thousand. .•|k i' L7SS0N XX. FUEL. fu-el west-ern pre-vent grav-el flu-id mas-sive cen-tral stud-ded pil-lars Dx-ists rush-es col-lects fen-ny pas-ture re-port CK-tends con-sumes oc-cur The most common kinds of fuel used! in the British Islands, are turf or peat, and coal. Turf is found in large beds, called, in England and Scotland, peat mosses, and, in Ireland, bogs. These beds are sometimes found on the sur- face of the ground, and sometimes SECOND BOOK. 63 beneath layers of sand, gravel, or earth. Turf abounds in all the northern, rtud in so:ne of the central countries of Eu- rope. It not only exists in fenny plains, but, in moist tracts of mounlair. land, extends as far up as* the trees, plants, and herbs from which it is thought to have been first formed. In some parts cf the western shores of Gj'cat Britain it runs to an unknown distance into the sea. The depth of bogs or moss^^s vju'ies from a few feet to twelve or fif- tee 1 yards. Sometimes it exists 'in a hah" fluid state, studded with tufis of rushes; but when more solid, heath and coarse grass grow upon it, nnd in the dry season, afford pasture for sheep, and even for cows and horses. In deep bogs, the unper part of the peat, called turf, in Ireland, does not burn so vvell { s that at the bottom. In most places, io is cut with sharp spades into solid masses of the size and form of bricks. li » ito ^ w m 64 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS, It dries slowly by being laid out in the open air, and when hard is used for firing. It kindles very fast, burns with a brifirht flame, and forms a pleasant it consumes quickly, and throw out SO much heat as but not fire ; docs coal. Coal abounds more in England than in any other part of the world. It is sometimes found near the surface of the earth, but it is more often dug from deep pits or mines. It runs along the earth in veins or beds; one of which, in the north of England, has been traced eight hundred feet below the surface of the ground, and so far under the sea that ships of the largest burden cm float over the men's heads while thej^ are at work. To prever.t the earth from falling in, huge mas- sive pillars of coal are left standing here and there. Long ago, the foul air which collects under the ground '..■■' j^v^ SKCOIVD BOOK. 65 used sometimes to be set on fire by the lamps of the miners, and, blowing up with a loud report, to kill many of them on the spot ; but this does not occur so often now, since Sir Humphry Davy found out that a lamp w:ith a piece of wire gauze round about it would not set fire to the foul air. Lamps so secured are called safety lamps. SECTIOIT III. UrORDS OP THREE SYLLABLES* i I n W / LESSON I. • T IT K CALL OP A B R A M. To-rali Si-cliem de-part- ed Na-hor Mp-reli jour-ney-ing de-scent fam-ine Ca-naan-ite Chal-dees so-j jurn ap-pear-ed di-vine E-gypt tra-vel-ling Sa-rai re-ceiv-ed de-cep-tion nepli-ew fam-i-lics eon-sis t-ing Ha-rau hes-i-tate men-ser-vants Abram was the eldest son of Terah, the son of Nahor, who was the sev- enth in descent from Shem, the eldest son of Noah. While he was living in Ur of the Chaldtes, he received this command from God, Get thee lu SECOND DOOK. 67 oit of thy country, and from thy kin Ired, and from thy father's house, ULito a land tliat I will show thee, and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great ; and thou shalt be a blessing ; and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse liim that curs- eth thee ; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. With that faith for which he was ever after so I noted, Abram did not hesitate to obey the divine command, but forthwith departed, taking along with him Terah his father, Sarai his wife, and Lot his nephew. Journeying to the northwest, tliey came to a place CLiUed Haran, where Terah died. After this event, Abram again took Sarai his wife, and Lot, his brother's son, and all their substance, and all the souls that ihey had gotten* in Haran, and went forth to go into the land if m 1 i 68 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. 1' 01 Canaan; and into >lie land of Canaan they came. And Abram passed through the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh; and the Canaanite was then in the land. And the Lord appear- ed unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I giv^e this land : and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him. And he removed thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east ; and there he builded an altar unto the .Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord. And Abram journeyed, going on still towards the south. While he was thus travelling from one part of Canaan to another, there arose a great famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there. On • his way to Egypt, being afraid that the people of that coun- "I SICX}VD BOOS. €9 1 of I try would kill him for the sake of his wife, who was very fair to look upon, he agreed with Sarai that she should pass for his sister. By this act, he brought plagues on the king of Egypt and his household, and had nearly led them to commit a great crime. But the king, finding out that Sarai was the wife of Abram, ordered them to leave the country. So they went back to tie land of Canaan, carrying with them the presents which Abram had received from the king on Sarai's account, consisting of sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid- servants, and she-asses, and camels. '■■it- 'fn NAHONAL SU6RIKS OF SCHOOL BOOKS LESSON 11. THE PARTING OF ABRAM AND LOT. ■f , .^ herds-men Zo-ar wherc-up-ou quar-rc E-gypt de-stroy-ed Jor-daii Mam -re Go-inor-rah Sod-om Ile-bron par-a-disG Now Abram was very ricli in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And Lot also, who Avas with Abram, had flocks, and herds and tent:^. And the • land was not able to bear theiii, that they might dwell together, for their sub- stance was great. . Whereupon there| arose a strife between the herdsmen i of Ab-r^im and Lot. And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no quarrel, I beseech thee, between me and thee,| and between my herdsmen and tliyi herdsmen; for we are brethren. Be- hold, the land is before thee ; depart "^ 8SCOVD BOOK. n from me, I pray thee: if thou wilt go to the left hand, I will take the right; and if thou choose the right hand, then I will go to the left. And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the country about Jordan, and it was well watered throughout, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Go- morrah, even as the paradise of the Lord, and like the land of Egypt us thou comest to Zoar. And Lot diose to himself the country about Jordan, and dwelt in Sodom. Abram also removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord. n NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. LESSON III. CAPTURE AND DELIVERANCE OP LOT. trib-ute cap-tive re-volt-ed al- lies Sa-lein de-feat-ed Sid-diiii lat-chet pur-su-ed vict-uals A-ner pOS-SGSS-OI He-brew Esli-eol en-e-mies While Lot was living in Sodom, the king of that city, and the king of Go- morrah, and three other kings, whc had paid tribute to another great king for twelve years, revolted in the thir- teenth year. So that great king and his allies made war on the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah and their allies, and defeatefl them in the vale of Sid- dim. And iliey took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the victuals, and went their way. They also took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt 8KCOND BOOK. 73 olt-ed Dat-ed su-ed SGSS-OI -mies m, the 3f Go- whc ; king ) thir- y and gs of allies, f Sid- kIs of 3tuals, took dwelt in Sodom, and all his goods. And there came one that escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew ; for he dwelt in Mamre. And when Abram heard that his brothers son was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born ia his house, three hundred and eighteen^ and pursued after them and smote them, and brought back Lot, and all the people, and all the goods. And the king of Sodom went out to meet Abram after hib return. The king of Salem also, being the priest of the most high God, brought forth bread and wine. And he blessed Abram, and said, Blessed be Abram, by the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth, and blessed be the most high God, who hath given thine enemies into thy hands. And Abram gave him tithes, or the tenth part of all. And the king of Sodom said, Giv. toe the persons, and take the goods wO t i' "<:1 f*iiwf I I >f, t .% \ M NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. w -^ p jf'^^r'r*^' *■ thyself. And Abram said to the king of ^odom, I lift up my hand unto the Lorii, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, that, from a thrf;ad. to a shoe-latchet, I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldst say, I have made Abram rich : save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre: let them take their portion. -c»wl:o' LESSON IV. DUTY OF CHILDREN TO THEIR PARENTa Let children who would fear the Lord, Hear what their teachers say; With reverence meet their parents' word. And with delight obey. i 1 .1 iS BECOVD BOOK. 75 n» H*r * *> Have you not heard what dreadful plagu«A Are threaten v^ oy the Lord, To him that breaks liis father's law, Or mocks his mother's word ? But those who worship God, and give Their parents honour due, Here, on this earth, they long shall live, And live hereafter too. 1 I ■i % p-. -»c»- LESSON Y. THE FARMER AND IIIS SONS. de-clin-ing ar-ri-ved per-ceiv-ed dil-i-gence in-janc-tion be-long-ing fam-i-ly con-se-quence dis-cov-er plen-ti-ful con-ceal-ed com-put-ing as-sur-ed in-dus-try A WEALTHY old farmer, who had fot some time been declining in his health, m «' ■• 76 NATIONAL SBRIE8 OF SCHOOL BOOKS. \ perceiving that he had not many days to live, called together his sons to his bedside. My dear children, said the dying man, I leave it with you, as my last injunction, not to part with the farm, which has been in our family these hundred years ; for, to disclose to you a secret, which I had from my father, and which I new think proper to make known to you, there is a treasure hid somewhere in the grounds, though I nevijr could discover the exact spot where it lies concealed. However, as soon as the harvest is got in, spare no pains in the search, and I am well assured you Avill not lose your laborer. The wise old man was no Booner laid in his grave, and the time he mentioned arrived, than his sons went to \rork, and, with great vigour and diligence, turned up again ai:d ag'iin every foot of ground belongicg to their farm; the consequence of SECOND BOOK. 77 s day to his I the IS my I the family )se to n my )roper is a 3unds, r the ealed. is got and 1 youi' [IS r.o time sons ngour ai:d ngiDg of whicli was, that, though they did not find the object of their pursuit, their lands yielded a far more plentiful crop than those of their neighbours. At the end of the year, when they were settling their accounts, and computing their great profits, I will venture a wager, said one of the brothers, more acute than the rest, that this was the concealed wealth my father meant. I am sure, at least, we have found this| that industry is itself a treasure^ — <— c-cc;<»- LESSON vr. LOVE BETWEEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS. Whatever brawls disturb the street, There should be peace at home ; Where sisters dwell, and brothers meet, Quarrels should never come. jft^k%. ■i'-f^i&0^ I-? • f m ■VIP, 1: m 78 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL. BOOKS, Birds in tlicir little nests agree, And 'tis a shameful sight, When children of one family Fall out, and chide, and fight. Pardon, Lord, our childish rage, Our little brawls remove; That, as we grow to riper age, Our hearts may all be love. ■^G w«3*- LESSON VI r. TUB LARK AND HER YOUNG. Bub-sist-ence as-sist-ance -'S at-ten-fion de-fer-red con-cern-ing in-tend-ed oc-ca-sion vis-it-ed in-janc-tion re-solv-ed ac-quaint-ed per-form-ed A LARK having built her nest in a field of corn, it grew ripe before her young were able to fly. Afraid for i N SECOND BOOK. 79 their safety, she enjoined them, while she went out in order to provide for their subsistence, to listen Avith great attention, if they should hear any discourse concerning the reaping of the field. At her return, they told her that the farmer and his son had been there, and had agreed to send to some of their neighbours to assist them in cutting it down next day. And so they . depend, it seems, upon neighbours, said the mother ; very well, then, I think we have no occa- sion to be afraid of to-morrow. The next day she went out, and left with them the same injunction as before. When she returned, they acquainted her that the farmer and his son had hgain been there, but as noflse of their neighbours came ^o their assistance, they had deferred reaping till the next day, and intended to send for help to their friends and relations. Since v» 1 ■ » 80 NATIONAL SEUIKS OF SCHOOL BOOKS. £hey still depend upon others, T think we may yet venture another day, says the mother ; but, however, be careful, as before, to let me know what passes in my absence. They now informed her that the farmer and his son had a third time visited the field; and, finding that neither friend nor relation had regarded their summons, they v/ere resolved to come next morning, and cut it down themselves. Nay, then, replied the lark, it is time to think of removing ; for, as they now depend only on themselves to do their own worlc^ it tviU certainly be performed. i \ BftCOND BOOK. »1 think , sa}'S ireful, pnsses )rmcd 1 had and, ilation v/ere , and then, ik of I only it tviU LESSON YIII. THE YOUNO MOUSE. In a crack near the cupboard, with dainties provided, A. certain younfr mouse with her mother reside . , So securely they lived in that snug quiet spot, Any mouse in the land might have envied their lot. But, one day, the young mouse, who was given to roam, Having made an excursion some way from her home, On a sudden returned with such joy in her eyes. That her grey, sedate parent expressed some surprise. m I J IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) k /, {/ P 4^^ ..■t" ^^ di>_ % J^ /A Photographic Sciences Corporation i\ •1? \\ ^le say^ And when danger is near them keep out of the way. LESSON IX. THE OLD MAN AND HI3 ASS. mar-ket trudg-ing whist-ling re-buke crip-pled hon-est shoul-ders bar-gain dis-mount-ing a-mus-ing com-plai-sance a-sun-der An oW man and his little boy were driving an ass to the market to sell. *'What a fool is this fellow," says a man upon the road, '' to be trudging it ... -• :s. SECOND BOOK. 85 scores; ed, did the old keep out int-ing ng li-sance er y were to sell, says a ging it on foot with his son, that his ass may go light!'' The old man, hearing this, set his boy upon the ass, and went whistling by his side. ''Why, sirrah," cries a second man to the bey, ''is it fit for you to be riding, while your poor aged father is walking on foot!" The father, . upon this rebuke, took down his boy from the ass and mount- ed himself *'Do you see," says a third, "how the lazy old knave rides along upon his beast, while his poor little boy is almost crippled with walking?" The old man no sooner heard this, than he took up his son behind him. " Pray, honest friend,** says a fourth, "is that ass your own?" "Yes," says the man. "One would not have thought so," replies the other, " by your loading him as you do with- out mercy. You and your son are bet- ter able to carry the poor beast than he is to carry you." "Anything to m X *■: \> '11 ' ■1 . v^ V,' ' ■- «' 4 ■i 86 NATIOIVAL S«:RIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. please," says the owner ; and di& mounting with his son, they tied the legs of the ass together, and by the help of a pole tried to carry hiin upon their shoulders Over the bridge that led to the town. This Avas so amusing a sight, that th« people came in crowds to laugh at it: till the ass, not liking the too great complaisance of his master, burst asun- der the cords which tied him, slipped from the pole, and tumbled into the river. The poor old man made the best of his way home, ashamed and .vexed, that by trying to please every body, he had pleased nobody, and lost his ass into the bargain. )OKS, SKCOWD BOOK. 87 and dis- tied the d by the him upon e that led L, that th JT»j every climate of the globe, except lisli within the Arctic circle. Large herds la m of horses are seen wild among the IfinK Tartars; they are of a small breed, lalmc I - vvery swift, and capable of eluding the most vigilant pursuers. They will not admit a strange animal, even of their own kind, into their herd ; but will instantly surround it, and compel it to provide for its safety by flight. In some other })irts of the world, on the con- trary, the wild horses often use all their efforts to induce the domestic ones to join the'vi, and with such effect, that travellers \rc frequently stopped on and their journey. The A7Tibs are very famous for their horses, which they manage by kind- ness alone, seldom or never using either wMp or spur. But for size, strength, swiftness, and beauty, the English horses now excel those of every other part of the world. Eng- Tl (13 1 and subji hum of dain ileal] is S] )rop stron )eoo: ^7]ior md irow inmi Th th ■»«.. •f- SECOND BOOK. 91 lish race horses often run at the rate of a mile in two mixiutes ; and one very fiuious horse has been known to run lilmost a mile in one minute. The ass, though not so handsome tlie horse, is stronger for its size, nd much more hardy. It is also less ubject to disease, and can live on umbler fare. It is only in the article f water that it can be said to be ainty ; of that it will drink only the leanest.. When very young, the ass sprightly ; but it soon loses that roperty, often through ill treatment, nd becomes slow, stupid, and head- trong. If well used, it sometimes ecomes gi'eatly attached to its owner, ivhoni it can scent at a great distance, nd easily distinguish from others in a rowd. The Spanish ass is the finest rnal of the species. The mule, springing froni the union the ass with the mare, inherits the It' V '■ J: 111 ; 1?l 'ii; Mi 92 MATIOHAIi SERIKS OF SCHOOL BOOKS. My Ar « 1 ^ ■■ small legs, long ears, and cross on the back of the former, and the handsome shape which distinguishes the latter. Ifc is more obstinate than the ass ; but is of great value for its sureness of foot, which enables it to pass Avith safety along the most rugged paths, if left to the guidance of its own instinct. The mule lives longer than either the horse or the ass. •occ«- LESSON XII. THE CHANGES OF NATURE. All nature dies, and lives again ; The flower that paifits the field, The trees that crown the mountain'! brow. And boughs and blossoms yield. Resign the honours of their form, At winter's stormy blast, DKS. SECOND BOOK. 93 3 on the landsome le latter. ass ; but s of foot, th safety if left to let. The the horse FRB. lin; Bield, lountaiD^l • 1, A.nd leave the naked, leafless plain A dreary, cheerless waste. Yet soon reviving plants and flowers Anew shall deck the plain ; The woods shall hear the voice of spring, And flourish green again. So man when laid in lonesome grave, Shall sleep in death's dark gloom, Until the eternal morning wake The slumbers of the tomb. may the grave become to me The bed of peacefal rest, Whence I shall gladly rise at length, And mingle with the blest ! ield, )rm, S^^^ il'Vll n 'i i! \ ! Ill :' 1 ''fe#l #. t#4 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. LESSON XIII. FRUIT. goose-ber-ries Syr-i-a per-fec'tion quan-ti-ties de-light-ful oc-cu-py gen-e-ral Lu-cuMus cher-ry-pit con-vert-ed med-i-cine va-ri-ous dis-tin-sruisb Sep'tem-ber The most common kinds of fruit, of which little boys and girls are fond and which grow in this country, arc apples, pears, cherries, currants, and gooseberries. Of these apples remain longest in season, and are used, in the gi'eatest number of ways. It is thought that the apple-tree is a native of the East. It is mentioned by the prophet Joel, as one of the fruit trees of Syria But it appears to be in greater request, SBCOim BOOK. *i f > j »>ir*r * ^ 95 or at least in more common use noTf, than it was long ago; and it has no where been brought to greater per- fection than in England. It abounds most in the counties lying round the Bristol channel, which are sometimes called the cider counties, from the great quantities of cider made there from the apples. It must be delight- ful to visit these counties, either in spring, when the trees are covered with blossoms, or in autumn, when they are laden with fruit. Some of the orchards occupy a space of forty or fifty acres ; and, in a good year, an acre of orchard will produce about six hundred bushels of apples. The cider harvest is in September. The pear is a very wholesome kind of fruit, though perhaps not so whole- some as the apple ; and it is made into a kind of liquor called perry. The wood of the pear-tree is firmer and t'^ "■»i- J ' 96 VATIONAI. REIUBS OT BCHO(»i BOOKS. ■■> ^ ■ jf j»>r* r * more durable than that of the apple tree ; and, in old orchards, we some- times see pear-trees in full vigour long after the apple-trees have begun to decay. This fruit was well known to the ancients, and is supposed to have been brought to England by the Ro- mans. The Chinese are very fond of it, and are said to have brought it to greater perfection than any of the na^ tions of Europe. The cherry-tree is a native of Asia, and was first brought to Europe by a Roman general, named LucuUus. It is now one of the most common fruits; and one species of it, the black cherry, is sometimes found wild among tk bleakest mountains of Scotland. It is a curious thing, that the game at which we play by pitching cherry-stones, is known to be many hundred years old, and was then called cherry-pit. There are three kinds of currants, ti DOKS. BBCOm) BOOK. 97 he applet we some- joTiff long begun to known to . to have 7 the Ro- fond of ght it to )f the na- p of Asia •ope by a us. It is m fruits; Ik: cherry, long the (L It is at which stones, is ears oH currants, red, white, and black, all natives of the British islands. The red kind is chiefly used for making jelly ; and the white is converted into wine, which, when the fruit is good, and the juice not mixed with water or spirits, is almost equal to what is made, from grupes. Black currants are not so pleasant to the taste as red and white ones; but they are said to have qualL ties which make them, sometimes serve as medicine. They answer very well for tarts and puddings, and the jelly made from them is very good for sore throats. The leoves of the black cur- rant have a strong taste ; and if a small portion be mixed with black tea, the flavour will become nearly the same as that of green tea. A number of cur- rant bushes forms a very great orna- ment to a garden ; and when the red and white kinds are trained up against the walls of a cottage, they look almost Q. J. L. ^'M ■!■*• '-l I s^i i, •■■Ml- 98 STATIOKAL 8EIIX»S OF SCHOOL BOOKS, li- as well as the vines of Italy and Spain. Gooseberries are also of various co- lours^ white, yellow, green, and red. The yellow gooseberries have the rich- est flavour ; and they are therefore the best for eating, and for making wine. If the berries are of a good sort, and the wine is properly made, it is not easy to distinguish it from the best French wine. The red gooseberries are next in fineness to the yellow, though they are commonly a little acid. Green and white gooseberries some- times grow very large, but they are neither so pleasant nor so useful as the red and yellow. All the kinds of gooseberries are brought to great per- fection in the west of England, where they have shows of this kind of fruit, and give prizes to those who grow the best. (C (( OKS, SECOND BOOK. 99 id Spain, rioiis CO- and red. the rich- 3fore the Bg wine, sort, and t is not the best ^seberries yellow, ttle acid, s some- they are ul as the inds of reat per- 1, where of fruit, LO grow LESSON XIV. FATHER WILLIAM. "You are old, father William,^' th^ young man cried; *^The few locks that are left you are grey: You are hale, father William, a hearty old man ; Now tell me the reason, I pray." "In the days of my youth," father William replied, "I remembered that youth would fly fast ; And abused not my health and my vigour at first, r That I never might need them at last." " You are old, father William," tho young man cried, " And pleasures with youth pass away ; >&ft*, I- ''■'4 • '. •Mi i . •;^^,[ t( ' y I I 100 NATIONAL SKKIB8 OF SCHOOL BOOXJI. And yet you lament not the days that are gone; Now teli me the. reason, I pray." **In the days of my youth," father William replied, **I remembered that youth could not last; I thought of the future, whatever I did, That I never might grieve for the past." **You are old, father William," the young man cried, *' And life must be hastening away ; You are cheerful, and love to converse upon death; Now tell me the reason, I pray." " I am cheerful, young man," father William replied; "Let the cause thy attention engage; la Ai J I I c I s a is ( Asi ■^^.^..1... .. b . --v OKS, B8COXD BOOK. 101 days thatl In the days of my youth I remember'd my God, ly." ," father could not v^er I did, for the im," the iway ; converse _- » L" father ngage ; And he hath not forgotten my age." -•OC5>«- LESSON XY. MAP OF THE WORLD, di-vi-ded con-ti-nents A-fri-ca At-lan-tic Pa-cif-ic In-di-an com-pre-hends Hem-i-sphere sep-ar-ates ap-proach-es Da-ri-en re-sera-blance cor-re-sponds Mex-i-co New-found-land ter-rai-nates dan-ger-ous en-tire-ly A-mer-i-ca Med-i-ter-ra-ne-an The land on the surface of the earth- is divided into five continents, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, and South I- - 1 » fS X -^ ■?. I r ^ . .'?■■ Viif ■ •J " pi'' 104 NATIONAl. SERIES OK SCHOOL BOOKS. neck of land, called the Isthmus of Darien. The eastern side of North and South America bears a striking resemblance to the western shores of Europe and Africa. Greenland cor- responds to Norway and Sweden ; Hudson's Bay, to the Baltic Sea; Newfoundland, to Great Britain and Ireland; and the Gulf of Mexico, to the Mediterranean Sea. South America first juts out to the East, and then re treats aAvay to the West, ending in Cape Horn ; as Africa does to the West, and then falls back to the East, ending in the Cape of Good Hope. On the Avestern side, America is guarded by a lofty range of mountains, extend- ing from Cape Horn to Behring's Straits; and you will observe that the same chain of mountains again begins on the western side of Behring's Straits, and runs along the East and South of Asia, and the East of Africa, ■'if > imus of ■ North striking ores of id cor- Iweden ; c Sea; lin and ►, to the (America then re fling in to the le East, )e. On guarded extend' hring's at the begins jhring's it and [Africa, SECOWD BOOK. 105 till it terminates in the Cape of Good Hope. Besides these continents, there is a large tract of land called New Holland, which is commonly reckoned,, an island, though it is about three- fcmrths of the size of Europe. Of the Oceans, you will observe that the Pacific is the largest; it occupies almost half the globe. The Northern And Southern Oceans are, during the winter seasons of the year, entirely covered with ice ; and it is sometimes dangerous to sail in them, even in summer, on account of the icebergs. 106 NATIONAL SBRIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. if;) LESSON XVI. EARLY WILL I SEEK THEE. Now that my journey's just begun, My course so little trod, I'll stay before I further run, And give myself to God. And, lest I should be ever led Through sinful paths to stray, I would at once begin to tread In wisdom's pleasant way. If I am poor, He can supply, Who has my table spread ; Who feeds the ravens when they cry, And fills his poor with bread. And, Lord, whate'er of grief or ill For me may be in store. Make me submissive to thy will, And I would ask no more. [LS. SECOND BOOK. 107 HE. Tun, Attend me through my youthful way, Whatever be my lot; And when I'm feeble, old, and grey, Lord, forsake me not. Then still, as seasons hasten by, 1 will for heaven prepare ; That God may take me when I die^ To dwell for ever there. — O coo- ^y cry. • ill I, LESSON XYII. ADJECTIVE, ADVERB. Adjectives and Adverbs are woida used to express quail fcy. Adjectives qualify Nouns, and Adverbs qualify Verbs and Adjectives. Thus hoij is a Noun^ because it is a name applied to a person ; now, when I say good hoy^ I express a quality (that of goodness) which the boy possesses ; good^ there- .n ■( 1 : i 108 NATIO]TAL SXRIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. fore, is called an Adjective, Again, when I say, a good hoy says his lesson well J hoy (the name) is a Notin f good (the quality) is an Adjective j says (which affirms what the boy does) is a Verb ; his (used instead of the boy's name) is a Pronoun y lesson (the name of what the boy says) is a N02171 ^ and well (which expresses the quality 0/ the boy's saying, or the manner in which he says his lesson) is an Adverb. In like manner, John strikes the table smartly * John., a Noun ; strikes^ a verb; table., a Noun ; and smartly., an Adverb, because it qualifies the Verb, or ex- presses the way in which John struck the table. Had it qualified the Noun John., it would have been, smart John struck the table ^ had it qualified table., it would have been, John struck the smart table j in both which cases smart would have been an Adjective. In the same way, when I say, James is a very -»• .▼ Again, 25 le88on n; good e ; says does) is lie boy's he name un^' and ality o/ nner in Adverb. 7/e table a verb; Adverb, or ex- struck e Noun rt John tahle^ ick the smart In the a very SECOND BOOK. 109 good boy / veiy is an Adverb^ because it does not qualify either of the Nouna James or boy^ but the Adjective good. LESSON XVII r. THE VOICE OF SPRINCk I AM coming, little maiden! With the pleasant sunshine laden ; With the honey for the bee; With the blossom for the tree ; With the flower and with the leaf; Till I come the time is brief. I am coming, I am coming ! Hark, the little bee is humming; See, the lark is soaring high, In the bright and sunny sky ; And the gnats are on the wing; Little maiden, now is spring. 110 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. See the yellow catkins cover All the slender willows over; And on mossy banks so green Siarlike primroses are seen ; Every little stream is bright; All the orchard trees are white. ^ fl I'- ■ I I i Hark! the little lambs are bleating; And the cawing rooks are nfeeting In the elms, a noisy crowd; And all the birds are singing loud; And the first white butterfly In the sun goes flitting by. Turn thy eyes to earth and heaven ! God for thee the spring has given, Taught the birds their melodies, Clothed the earth, and cleared the skies, For thy pleasure or thy food, — Pour thy soul in gratitude ! I ^. -■ 4k ,t. "n^;--; ■ V ,7 >0K3. SECOIVD BOOK. Ill LESSON XIX. THE FLOWER GARDEIT. te. 3ating ; 3eting [ loud; eaven ! iven, he skies, coMect-ed in-clus-trj in-flu-ence de-li«:ht-fjl at-ten-tioii in-struc-tion vi-o-let en-dow-ments rii^ht-e-ous car-na-tion sur-pas-scs el-c-gance con-tin-uc ac-quire-ments My dear children, let us behold tbe flower garden, and reflect on the many- beauties collected together in t!:at lit- tle space. It is the art and industry of man, with the blessed influence of hea- voii, which has made it so deliglitfal a scene; for what would it have been without these? A wild desert full of tlilstles and thorns. Such also would youth b'.\ if it were not trained with t'^.e greatest care and attention. But 4 . u :' t 112 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. when young people early receive use- ful instruction, and are wisely directed, tliey are like lovely blossoms, which delight us with their beauty, and will soon produce good and pleasant fruit. Look at the night violet^ which, towards evening, scents the garden with the sweetest perfume. It has no beauty; it is scarcely like a flower: it is little, and of a grey colour, tinged with green, and appears almost like d leaf Is not this modest little flower, which, without show, perfumes the whole gardini, like a person who has much S3P.S », and to whom God has given more solid endowments, instead of beauty? My dear boys and girls, it is. thus that the ris^hteous man often does good in secret, and, almost with- out Icttin^j: his left hand know what his right hand doeth, sheds around him the perfume of good works. In the carnation^ bearuty and fra- ive use- directed, 3, which and will fruit. which, \ garden ^t has no L flower: ir, tinged st like a, e flower, iTie« the who has God has instead nd girls, 3 an often ost with- whcit lis . him the and fra- SKCONO BOOK. 113 grance are united, and it is certainly the most perfect of all flowers. It almost equals the tuhp in its colours, and it surpasses it in the number of its leaves, and in the elegance of its form. It is like a person who has both sense and beauty, and knows how to gain the love and respect of all who know him. Let us now behold the rose: its colour, form, and perfume charm us. But it appears to be frail and fading, and soon loses that rich hue in which it excels all other flowers. This should be a useful lesson to those who seek to shine only in beauty, and it should lead them to make those useful acquire-, ments which, like the rose after it dies^ will still continue to emit the most re* freshing fragrance. ■fV ^J.L. 114 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS, LESSON XX. GOOD RESOLUTIONS. Tnoron I'm now in younger days, Nor can tell what shall befall me, 111 prepare for ev'ry place. Where my growing age shall call me. Si Should I e'er be rich and great, Others shall partake my goodness ; ril supply the poor with meat, Never showing scorn nor rudeness. ■;*!"■ ■i When I see the blind or lame, Deaf or dumb, I'll kindly treat them; 1 deserve to feel the same. If I mock, or hurt, or cheat them. rii I If I meet with railing tongues, Why should I return them railing ? fi. SECOND BOOK. 115 ^ kf>A»>-3'i;<»- LESSON I. THE LITTLE PHIL S PHEH. dis-mount-ing gal-lop-ed ncigh-bour-ing coun-te-iiance clev-er-ly civ-il-ly em-ploy-ment Mich-ael-mas gin-ger-bread spell-ing-book Tes-ta-ment phi-los-o-pher Mr. L. was one morning riding by bimself, when dismounting to gather a phmt in the hedge, his horse got loose and galloped oflf before him. He followed, calling him by his name, which stopped him at first ; but, on his approach, he set off again. At length ii^i 118 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. a little boy in a neighbouring fieU, seeing the affiiir, ran across where the road made a turn, and, getting before the horse, t3ok hin by the bridle, and held him till his owner came up. Mr. L. looked at the boy, and admired his cheerful, ruddy countenance. Thank you, my good lad, said he ; you have caught my horse very cleverly : what shall I give you for your tiouble? {^putting his hand into his jwclet^ I want nothing, replied the boy, civilly. — Mr. L. Don't you ? so much the bet- ter for you : few men would say so much. But pray what were you dc» ing in the field? — Boy. T was rooting up weeds, and tending the sheep that| are feeding on the turnips. — Mr, L And do you like this employment?--'! Bo?/. Yes, very well, this fine weather, — Mr. L, But had you not rather] play? — Bo;/. Thia is not hard work;| it is almost as good as play. — Mr. L M 4 IS. BSCOin) BOOK. 119 ere the before die, and ip. Mr. lired his Thank ou have y : what ti ouble ? H'let^ I civilly. the bet- 1 say so you do- 3 rooting lecp that —Mr. L anient?—' weather, )t rather 'd work; —Mr. L Who set you to work? — Boy. My daddy, sir. — Mr. L. What is his name ? — Boy. Thomas Hurdle. — Mr, L. And what is yours? — Boy. Peter, sir. — Mr. L. How old are you? — Boy. I shall be eight at Michaelmas. — Mr. L. How long have you been out in the fields? — Boy. Since six in the morning. — Mr. L. And are you not hungry ? — Boy. Yes, I shall eat my dinner soon. — Mr. L. If you had six- pence now, what would you do with It ? — Boy. I don't know ; I never had BO much in my life. — Mr. L. Have you no play-things ? — Boy. Play-things ! what are those ? — Mr. L. Such as balls, nine-pins, marbles, and tops. — Boy. No, sir; but our Tom makes foot-balls, to kick in cold weather ; and then I have a jumping pole, and a pair of stilts to walk through the dirt with ; and I had a hoop, but it is broken. — Mr. L. And do you want nothing else ? ■r ■ tuii 1^- 1 Aij'i -.1' i:'' 120 KATIOXAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS, ^^Boy. No, I have hardly time for tJioBc, for I always ride the horse to the fields, and bring up the cows, and run to the town on errands; and that is as good as play, you know. — Mr. JO. Well! but you would buy apples or gingerbread at the town, I suppose, if you had money ? — Boy. 0! I can get apjjles at home ; and, as for ginger- bread, I don't mind it much, for my mammy gives nic a pie now and then, and that is as good.— Jir. L. Would you not like a knife to cut sticks ? — Boy. I have one — here it is —brother Tom gave it me. — 3fr. L. Your shoes are fall of holes; don't you want a better pair? — Boy. I have a better pair for Sundays. — Mr. L. But these let water in. — Boy. ! I don't care for that. — Mr. L. Your hat is torn, too. — Boy. I have a better at home, but I had rather have none at all, for it hurts my head. — Mr. L. What do you do when i ill OK8. SECOND BOOK. 12^ time for horse to :jows, and and that — Mr. L, tpples or suppose, I can get ginger- fdr my tnd then, . Would sticks ? — —brother ►ur shoes want a a better these let care for n, too. — 3ut I had hurts my do when it rains? — Boy, If it rains hard, I get under the hedge till it is over. — Mr. L. What do you do when you are hungry before it is time to go home ? — Boy. I sometimes eat a raw turnip. — Mr. L. But if there are none? — Boy. Then I do as well as I can ; I work on, and never thhik of it. — Mr. L. Are you not dry sometimes in this hot weather? — Boy. Yes, but there is water enough. — Mr. L. Why, my little fellow, you are quite a philosopher. — Boy. Sir? — Mr. L. I say you are a philosopher ; but I am sure you don^t know what that means. — Boy. No, sir ; no harm, I hope } — Mr. L. No, no! (laugJdng,^ Well! my ^^7^ y^^ seem to want nothing at all, so I shall not give you money to make you want any thing. But were you ever at school? — Boy. No, sir; but daddy says I shall go, after harvest. — Mr. L. You will want books then? — Boy. Yes, sir. — Mr. L. Well, then I i^ I 122 KATIOHAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. will give you them — tell your daddy so, and that it is because you are a very good, contented little boy. So yiiow go to your sheep again. — Boy. I will, sir ; thank you. — Mr, Z. Good bye, Peter. — Boy. Good bye, sir. LESSON II. THE CONTENTED BLIND BOY. SAT, what is that thing call'd light, Which I must ne'er enjoy ? What are the blessings of the sight? tell your poor blind boy. You talk of wondrous things you see ; You say the sun shines bright ; 1 feel him warm, but how can he, Or make it day or night ? My day or night myself I make, Whene'er I sleep or play : OKS. SECOND DOCK. 123 r daddy I )u are a| boy. So ~Boy, I L, Good sir. light, ght? And could I always keep awake, With me ^twere always day. Wit'i heavy sighs I often hear You mourn my hapless woe ; But sure with patience I can bear A loss I ne'er can know. Then let not what I cannot have^ My cheer of mind destroy; While thus I sing, I am a king, Although a poor blind boy. )u see ; e. 124 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS, ■('■I 'I :-.|.:|. LESSON III. LESSONS TO BE TAUGHT TO YOUTH. ce-dar re-proacli mod-es-ty grat-i-tude ben-e-fits cliar-i-ty tem-per-anco pru-dence dil-i-gence max-ims sci-ence re-li-gion in-cli-na-tion o-be-di-ence sin-cer-i-ty be-nev-o-lence Prepare thy son with early instr-uc- tim^ and season his mind with the maxims of truth. Watch the bent of his inclination; set him right in his youth ; and let no evil habit gain strength with his years. So shall he rise like a cedar in the mountains; his head shall be seen above the trees of the forest. A wicked son is a reproach to his father; but he that doth right Bh[ u SECOND BOOK. 12& ?n. ion ICO y lence instr-uc- th the Dent of ia his t gain hall he ms; his Tee« of eproach .h right is an honour to his grey hairs. Teach thy son obedience, and he shall bless thee ; teach him modesty, and he shall not be ashamed; teach him gratitude, and he shall receive benefits; teach him charity, and he shall gain love; teach him temperance, and he shall have health ; teach him prudence, and fortune shall attend him ; teach hin^ justice, and he shall be honoured by the world; teach him sincerity, and his own heart shall not reprove him ; teach him diligence, and his wealth shall increase; teach him benevolence, and his mind shall be exalted; teach him science, and his life shall be use- ful; teach him religion, and his death shall be happy. i .mi. I ll 126 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. *.■ ; y. r':l k m- .V'.* •*,-^t il I J il I I i LESSON lY. HEAVENLY WISDOM. HAPPY is the man who hears Instruction's warning voice ; And who celestial wisdom makes His early, only choice. For she hath treasures greater far Than east or west unfold ; And her rewards more precious are Than all their stores of gold. In her right hand she holds to view A length of happy days ; Riches, with spendid honours join'd Are what her left displays. She guides the young with innocence In pleasure's path to tread, A crown of glory she bestows [Jpon the hoary head. 3. SECOND BOOK. 127 AGCording as her labours rise, So her rewards increase ; Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace. .. if.. — K2 wOo- es far s are view oin'd ocence LESSON V. CRUELTY TO INSECTS. tor-tu-ring col-lect-ed com-mit-ted - bar-bar-ous ca-pa-ble ag-o-ny con-tor-tions mi-cros-cope ex-am-ine beau-ti-ful en-cir-cled lux-u-ries im-pa-tient en-ter-tain-ment cel-e-brat-ed dev-as-ta-tion re-mon-strat-ed or-na-ment-ed dec-o-ra-tions mag-ni-fi-er A CERTAIN youth indulged himself ii the cruel entertainment of torturing and killing flies. He tore oS their S«'f i It' F 111 128 NAtlONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. k ■i- ' wings and legs, and then watched with pleasure their feeble efforts to escape from him. Sometimes he collected a number of them together, and crushed them at once to death ; glorying, like many a celebrated hero, in the devasta- tion he had committed. His tutor re- monstrated with him, in vain, on this barbarous conduct. He could not per- suade him to believe that flies are ca- pable of pain, and have a right, no less than ourselves, to life, liberty, and erv joyment. The signs of agony which, when tormented, they express, by the quick and various contortions of their bodies, he. laeither understood nor re- garded. The -ator had a inicroscope, or glass ior looking at small objects ; and he dc' sired his pupil, one day, to examine a most beautiful and surprising animal, *'Mark," said he, ''how it is studded from head to tail with black and silver, 5:s. SECOND BOOK. 129 eel with escape 3cted a crushed ig, like deviistii- utor rc- on this lot per- are ca- , no less and erv ' which, by the of their nor re- or glass i he dc' amine a animal, studded I silver, and its body all over beset with the most curious bristles ! The head con- tains the most lively eyes, encircled with silver hairs ; and the trunk con- sists of two parts, which fold over each other. The whole body is ornamented with plumes, and decorations which surpass all the luxuries of dress, in the courts of the greatest princes." Pleased and astonished with what he saw, the youth was impatient to know the name and properties of this won- derful animal. It was withdrawn from the magnifier ; and when offered to his naked eye, proved to be a poor fly, which had been the victim of his wan- ton cruelty. i'H:^l m m I, I J. I. 130 S[ATIO»AL &KHIBS OF SCHOOL BOOJlS. LESSON VI. THE ANT OR EMMET. These Emmets, how little they are ia our eyes, We tread them to dust, and a troop of them dies Without our regard or concern . Tet, as wise as we are, if we went to their school, There's many a sluggard and many a fool Some lessons of wisdom might learn. % 5 ^ 4, Tbej don't wear their time out in sleeping or play, But gather up corn in a sunshiny day, Aad for winter they lay up their stores:;* * Ants tia these countries do not store up ^'uii,, tho'Ugh ifonnerly tbfi A)elief that they did so was genera*. iS. SECOND BOOK, { .'■ 131 ^ are la Toop of went to many a : learn. out in ny day, p their ail,, thoogh They manage their work in such regu- lar forms, One would think they foresaw all the frost and the storms, And so brought their food within doors. But I have less sense than a poor creep- ing ant, If I take not due care for the things I shall want, Nor provide against danger in time. When death or old age shall stare in , my face, Wh^t a wretch shall I be in the end of my days, If I trifle away all their prime. Now, now, while my strength and my youth are in bloom. Let me think what will serve me when sickness shall come. And pray that my sins be forgiven ; w:\ i' X ' .J t»»f>>r'*'l Let me read in goad books, and believe, and obey, Tbat when death turns me out of this ecttage of clay, I may d^vell in a palace in heaven. -&OCO— of LESSON VII. .jetlii 1. ?5 I ■ BENEVOLENCE. oc-ca-sions op-pres-sion vir-tu-ous re-lieves in-no-cent im-plores as-sist-ance waai-der-er shiv-er-ing kn-guish dun-ge-on des-ti-tute be-nev-o-lent ca-lam-i-ties hab-i-ta-tion un-for-tun-ate pros-per-i-ty su-per-flu-ous Rejoice in the happiness and pros- [/erity of thy neighbour. Open not thy ear to slander; the faults and 3. relieve, of thia en. Q e lent ies ion a-ate i-ty -ous 1 pros- n not s and SECOXD BOOK. 133 failings of men give pain to a benev- olent heart. Desire to do good, and S3arch out occasion for it : in removing the oppression of another, the virtuous mind relieves itself. Shut not thy ears against the cries of the poor; nor harden thy heart against the cahimities of the innocent. When the fatherless call upon thee, when the widow's heart is sunk, and sh3 implores thy assistance with tears of sorrow; pity their affliction, and extend thy hand to those who have none to help them. When thou seest the naked wanderer of the street shiv- ering with cold, and destitute of habi- tation, let bounty open thy heart ; let the wings of charity shelter him from death, that thy own soul may live. Whilst the poor man groans on the bed of sickness; whilst the unfortunate languish in the horrors of a dungeon ; or the hoary head of age lifts up a I i :| I if;;; ,',f I ■j> r Xl34 KATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. feeble eye to thee for pity; how canst thou riot in superfluous enjoyments, regardless of their wants, unfeeling of their woes? ■ ■. . . I . " «»CCO^- LESSON VIII u COMPASSION. Around the fire one wintry night, The farmer's rosy children sat; The fagot lent its blazing light, And jokes went round, and harmless . chat. ■■V When, hark! a gentle hand they hear , Low tapping at the bolted door, And thus to gain their willing ear A feeble voice was heard implore : " Cold blows the blast across the moor, The sleet drives hissing in the wind; >k:s. 8KCORD BOOK. 1351 )w canst oy merits, eling of t, harmless ^ hear ir ' ore: moor, wind; Yon toilsome mountain lies before, A dreary, treeless waste behind. *' My eyes are weak and dim with age, No road, no path can I descry ; And these poor rags ill stand the rage Of such a keen inclement sky. ** So faint I am, these tottering feet No more my palsied frame can bear; My freezing heart forgets to beat. And drifting snows my tomb prepare. " Open your hospitable door. And shield me from the biting blast ; Cold, cold it blows across the moor. The weary moor that I have pa^'d,*' With hasty steps the farmer ran, And close beside the fire they place The poor half-frozen beggar-man. With shaking limbs and pale blue face. 'i ' If 136 NATIONAL SEUIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. , w > ■ jniJMt >* r The little children flocking came, And chafed his frozen handa in theirs, And busily the good old dame A comfortable mess prepares. Their Idndness cheer'd his drooping soul, And slowly down his wrinkled cheek The big round tear was seen to roll, And told the thanks he could not speak. The children then began to sigh. And all their merry chat was o'er ; And yet they felt, they knew not why, More glad than they had done be- fore. :s. nds m rooping rinkled uld not >er; .why, )ne be- SECOND BOOK. LESSON IX, TIIF DUTIFUL SON. 137 ii' Fred-er-ick so-fa pcr-ceiv-cd con-clud-ing be-seecli-ing fil-i-al duc-ats ex-cel-lent grat-i-tude in-firm tes-ti-mo-ny un-for-tu-nate vi-o-lent-ly a-pol-o-gy ein-bar-rixss-ment as-ton-ish-ment re-com-pens-ed cu-ri-os-i-ty Frederick the Great, king of Prus- sia, having rung his bell one day, and nobody answering, opened the door where his servant wa& usually in waiting, and found him asleep on o sofa. lie Avas going to awake him, when he perceived the end of a bil- let or letter hanging out of his pocket. Having the curiosity to know its con m 138 ITATIOXAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. .-*;) Uiil\' tents, he took and read it, and found it was a letter from his mother, thank- ing him for having sent her a part of his wages to assist her in her distress, and concluding with beseeching God to bless him for his filial attention to her wants. The king returned softly to his room, took a roller of ducats, and slid them with the letter into the page's pocket. Returning to his apartment, he rung so violently that the page awoke, opened the door, and entered. ''You have slept well," said the king. The page made an apology, and, in his embarrassment, happened to put his hand in his pocket, and felt with astonishment the roller. He drew it out, turned pale, and, look- ing at the king, burst out into tears, without being able to speak a word. "What is the matter?" asked the king: *'What ails you?" "Ah! sir,^ said the young man, throwing himself »'. 9. I found , thank- part of iistrcss, ig God ition to softly ducats, ?r into to his ly that or, and well," ade an Lssment, pocket, roller, d, look- tears, 1 word, id the i! sir.^ himself &ECOND BOOK* 139 At his feet, ^'somebody has wished to ruin me. I know not how I came by this money in my pocket." ''My friend/' said Frederick, '' God often sends us good in our sleep: send the money to your mother ; salute her in my name ; and assure htr that I shall ,ake care of her and yow." This stcry 'urnishes an excellent instance of the jratitudo and duty which children owe to their aged, infirm, or unfortunate parents. And if the children of such parents will follow the example of Froderick's servant, though they may not meet with the reward that was conferred on him, they shall be amply recompensed by the pleasing testimony of their own minds, and by that God who approves, as he has commanded, every expression of filial love. ii 1 '.i ■Ml5 «lf 140 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. h: » * LESSON X, MY MOTHER. Who fed me from her gentle breast, And hushed me in her arms to rest, And on my cheek sweet kisses prest ? My Mother ; When sleep forsook my open eye, Who was it sung sweet lullaby, And rock'd me that I should not cry? My Mothe^^- Who sat and watch'd my infont head. When sleeping in my cradle bed, And tears of sweet affection shed? My Moth© When pain and sickness made me cry, Who gazed upon my heav)^ eye, And wept for fear that I should die? My Mothe) :s. SECOND BOOK. 141 ist, St, •est? Mother •cry? Mothe?^, lead, I? Mothe 3 cry, lie? Mother Who ran to help me when I fell, And would some pretty story tell, Or kiss the part to make it well ? My Mother, Who taught my infant lips to pray, To love God's holy word and day, And walk in -wisdom's pleasant way ? My Mother. And can I ever cease to be Affectiouato 1 kind to thee, Who wast so very kind to me ? My Mother. no ! the thought I cannot bear : And, if God please my life to spare, 1 hope I shall reward thy care, My Mother. When thou art feeble, old, and gray. My healthy arm shall be thy stay, And I will soothe thy pains away. My Mother. ■ 142 KAtlONAL 8BRIES OF SCHOOL BOOCS. And when I see thee hang thy head, 'Twill be my turn to watch thy bed, And tears of sweet affection shed, My Mother. ■•sc.c;»- LESSON XI. THE DAW WITH BORROWED FEATHERS. i-ma-gme el-e-gant con-ceit suf-fi-cient com-pan-ion at-tempt-ed pre-tend-er de-grad-ed de-ris'ion de-sign-ed a-spire pre-sump-tion prag-mat-ic-al en-deav-our-ed as-so-ci-ate gen-til-i-ty af-fec-ta-tion cir-cum-stan-ces A PBAGMATiCAL jack-daw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the dress to render him as elegant a bird as the peacock. Hi:s. lead, bed, _i Mother. rHERa ■tion ic-al ur-ed r on an-ces as vain wanted ler him seacock. SSCOKD BOOK. 1 1 J M Hrir* \ 143 Puffed up with this wise conceit, he plumed himself with a sufficient quan- tity of their most beautiful feathers, and in this borrowed garb, forsaking his old companions, endeavored to pass for a peacock. But he no sooner attempted to associate with tliose gen- teel creatures, than an affected strut betrayed the vain pretender. The offended peacocks, plucking from him their degraded feathers, soon stripped him of his gentility, reduced him to a mere jack-daw, and drove him back to his brethren, by whom he was now equally despised, and justly punished with general derision and disdain. We should never assume a charac- ter which does not belong to us ; nor aspire to a society or a situation for which we are not truly qualified. Such affectation and presumption will, soonei or later, bring us into contempt. It is wisest and safest to pretend to nothing '¥'11 144 KATIOKAti «innBi^ OF SCHOOL BOCMeOI. that is above our reach and our circum- Btauces, and to aim at acting well in our own proper sphere, rather than have the mere appearance of worth and beauty in the sphere which is designed for others. ►rsoc;*- LESSON XIL THE KrrE; OR, PRIDIi! MUST HAVIi! A FALtk Once on a time, a paper kite Was mounted to a wondrous height, Where, giddy with its elevation, It thus expressed self-admiration : " See how yon crowds of gazing people Admire my flight above the steeple ; How would they wonder if they knew All that a kite like me can do ; Were I but free I'd take to flight, And pierce the clouds beyond their sight ; circum- well in er than orth and lesigned A PALIfc ght, people pie; knew t, id their ■ECOKt) BOOK. ' ' ^ I J|Jftc*l 145 But ah I like a poor pris'ner bound, My string confines me near the ground ; I'd brave the eagle's tow'ring wing, Might I but fly without a string." It tugged and pulled while th^?'' it spoke, To break the string — at last it broke. Deprived at once of all its stay, In vain it tried to soar away ; Unable its own course to guide. The winds soon plunged it in the tide. Ah ! foolish kite, thou hadst no wing, How couldst thou fly without a string ? My heart replied, " Lord, I see How much this kite resembles me. Forgetful that by thee I stand, Impatient of thy ruling hand, How oft I've wished to break the linei Tby wisdom for my lot assigns ! K.J.L. i I i^if ^ : . I I 146 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. How oft indulged a vain desire For soipo thing more, or something higher ; And but for grace and love divine, A fall thus dreadful had been mine!" LESSON XIII. ANECDOTE OP GEOJ^K WASHINGTON. "Wash-ing-ton weap-on fa-vour-ite mis-chief guin-eas of-fend-er sus-pect-ed cul-prit cx-claim-ed her-o-ism un-luck-i-ly . re-cov-er-y im-me-di-ate-ly hes-i-tat-ed When the famous General Wash, ington was a child about six years of age, some one made him a present of a hatchet. Highly pleased with thi weapon, he went about chopping ever^ KS« SECOND book; 147 mething nei V 1-ed m ■i-Iy T-y li-ate-ly :-ed Wash, j^ears of esent of rith thi ig ever;^ thing that came in his way ; and going into the garden, he unluckily tried its edge on an English cherry- tree, stripping it of its bark, and leav- ing little hope of its recovery. The next morning, when the fatl>er saw the tree, which was a great favourite, he enquired who had done the mis- chief, declaring he would not have taken five guineas for it ; but no one could inform him of the offender. At length, however, came George, with the hatchet in his hand, into the place where his father was, who immediate- ly suspected him to be the culprit. *' George," said the old gentleman, '' do you know who killed that beau- tiful little cherry-tree yonder in the garden ?" The child hesitated for a moment, and then nobly replied, '' / cannot tell a lie^ papa — yoii knoio I cannot tell a lie, I did cut it with my hatchet" *' Run to my arras, my boy," •M 1^ vi «■• i ^ .vl n 148 NATIONAL tOSHIlSS OF SCHOOL BOOKS, exclaimed his father, "run to my arms! Glad am I, George, that you have killed my tree — you have paid me for it a thousand fold ! Such an act of heroism in my son is of more worth than a thousand cherry trees, though blossomed with silver and their fruits of gold." i "r. :8. to my at you c paid 5uch an )f more ■f trees, id their SECOND BOOK. 149 LESSON XIV. AGAINST LYING. 'tis a lovely thing for youth To walk betimes in wisdom's way ! To fear a lie, to speak the truth, That we may trust to all they say But liars we can never trust, Though they should speak the thing thn.t*s true; And he that does one fault at first. And lies to hide it, makes it two. Have we not known, nor heard, nr«i read, How God abhors deceit and wrong t How Ananias was struck dead, Caught with a lie upon his tongue ? So did his wife Sapphira die. When she came in, and grew so boi 1 I n i! 150 NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOOL DOO&S. As to confirm that wicked lie, That, just before, her husband told. The Lord delights in them that speak The words of truth ; but every liar Must have his portion in the lake, That burns with brimstone and with fire. Then let me always watch my lips, Lest I be struck to death and hell, Since God a book of reckoning keeps For every lie that children tell. KLS. SBCOIfD BOOK. 1511 told. peak Y liar 'T ttd with )S, lell, K eeos LESSON XY. THK WORKS 0? GOD. ten-drils re-sist-eth pass-en-ger fra-grance dif-fer-ent sep-a-rate trans-pa-rent mar-shall-ed fi-bres mur-mur-ing whis-per-ing en-am-el-leth en-liy-en-eth in-hab-i-tants lau-rus-ti-nus in-nu-me-ra-ble Come, let us walk abroad ; let us talk of the works of God. Take up a handful of the sand ; num- ber the grains of it ; tell them one by one into your lap. Try if you can count the blades of grass in the field, or the le&\es of the trees. You cannot count them ; th^y are ['11 1.52 NATIONfAL SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. tT J »*r* r * m ^- - innumerable ; much more the things which God has made. The fir groweth on the high moun* tains, and the grey willow bends above the stream. The thistle is armed with sharp prickles ; the mallow is soft and woolly. The hop layeth hold with her ten- drils, and claspeth the tall pole; thf oak hath firm root in the ground, and resisteth the winter. The daisy enamelleth the meadows, and groweth beneath the foot of the passenger ; the tulip asketh a rich soil, and the careful hand of the gardener. The iris and the reed spring up in the marsh; the rich grass covereth the meadows; and the purple heath-flower enliveneth the waste ground. J The water lilies grow beneath the stream ; their broad leaves float on the surface of the water ; the wall' V ! SECOND BOOK. 153 u things moun- ; above sharp roolly. er ten- ia; thf id, and jadows, of the a rich of the up in ^th the i-flower ath the oat on 5 wall- flower takes root between stones and spreads its fragrance amongst broken ruins. Every leaf is of a difiFerent colour; every plant hath its separate inhabi- tants. Look at the thorns which are white with blossoms, and the flowers that cover the fields, and the plants that are trodden in the green park. The hand of man hath not planted them ; the Bower hath not scattered the seeds from his hand, nor the gardener digged a place for them with his spade. Some grow on steep rocks, where no man can climb; in shaking bogs, and deep forests, and on desert islands ; they spring up everywhere, and cover the the bosom of the whole earth. Who causeth them to grow every- where, and bloweth the seeds about in the wind, and mixeth them with the 154 NATlONAl^ SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. Iif mould, and watereth them with dews ? Who fanneth them with the pure breath of heaven, and giveth tliem colours, and smells, and spreadeth out their transparent leaves? How doth the rose draw its crimson from the dark brown earth, or the lily its shining white? How can a small seed contain a plant ? How doth every plant know its season to put forth ? They are marshalled in order ; each one knoweth his place, and standeth up in his own rank. The snow-drop and the primrose make haste to lift their heads above the ground. When the spring cometh, they say, Here we are! The carna- tion waiteth for the full strength of the year ; and the hardy lauristinus cheereth the winter months. Every plant produceth its like. An ear of corr^ will not grow from an SECOND BOOK. 15S lews? pure Uiem h out •imson le lily small every forth ? ih. one up in imrose above Dmeth, earna- rth of is tin us I. An m an acorn; nor will a grape-stone produce cherries; but every one springeth from its proper seed. Who preserveth them alive through the cold winter, when the snow is on the ground, and the sharp frost bites on the plain? Who saveth a smali seed, and a little warmth in the bosom of the earth, and causeth them to spring up afresh, and sap to arise through the hard fibres? The trees arc "ulthered, naked, and bare ; they are like dry bones. Who breatheth on them with the breath of spring, and they are covered with ver- dure, and green leaves sprout from the dead wood? Lo, these are a part of His works ; and a little portion of His wonders. There is little need that I should tell you of God, for every thing speaks of him. ,! 1S6 NATIONAL SERIES OF SITHOOL BOOK5. ~ Every field is like an open book; every painted flower hath a lesson written on its leaves. Every murmuring brook hath a tongue ; a voice is in every vrhispering wind. They all speak of Him who made them ; they all tell us he is very good. We cannot see God, for he is invi- -sible; but we can see his works, and worship his footsteps in the green sod. They that know the most will praise God the best; but which of us can ijaiaaber half His works? ifi r I jook; lesson th a |)eriiig who very I invi- and 1 sod. praise s can SECOND BOOK. 151 LESSON XYI. CREATION. The spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heav'ns, a shining frame. Their great Original proclaim. Th' unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power display ; And publishes to ev'ry land The work of an Almighty hand. Soon as the evening shades prevail. The moon takes up i;he wondrous tsl& And, nightly to the list'ning earth. Repeats the story of her birth ; While all the stars that round her burn. And all the planets in their turn. Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. 158 NATIONAL SBRIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. What, though in soremn silence all Move round the dark terrestrial ball ! What, though no real voice, nor sound, Amid their radiant orbs be found ! In Reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing, as they shine, *'The hand that made us is divine.*' f Mi ■M^MiiiMi^!M» SECOND BOOK. 159 LESSON XYII. GOD'S FAMILY. fam-i-ly sov-e-reign u-nit-ed do-min-ion vil-lage coun-te-nance ma-gis-trate o-be-di-ent con-ti-nents in-hab-i-tant co-coa-nut un-der-stand pro-tect-ed cap-tiv-i-ty for-lorn arban-don-ed mon-arch as-su-red-ly See where stands the cottage of the labourer, covered with warm thatch; the mother is spinning at the door ; the young children sport before her on the grass; the elder ones learn to labour, and arc obedient ; the father, worketh to provide them food; either he tilleth the ground, or he gathereth in the corn, or shaketh his ripe apples 160 NATIONAL SBIUES OK SCHOOL BOO'KS. ( ! I !•) Ill il : I ( I 'I ■A '■* from the tree ; his children run to meet him when he cometh home ; and his wife prepareth the wholesome meal. The father, the mother, and the chikkcn make a faiuily; the father is the master thereof If the family be numerous, and the grounds large, there are servants to help to do the work : all these dwell in one house ; thej sleep beneath one roof; they cat tlie same bread ; they kneel down together and praise God, every night and every morning, with one voice ; they are very closely united, and are dearer to each other than any stran- gers. If one is sick, they mourn together; and if any one is happy, they rejoice together. Many houses are built together; many families live near one another; they meet together on the green, and in pleasant walks, and to buy and sell, SECOND BOOK. 161 un to |homo ; lesome the father family large, do the house ; ey cat I down night voice ; i^d are stran- mourn happy, ether ; other; I, and d sell, and in the house of justice; and the sound of the bell calleth them to the house of God, in company. If one is poor, his neighbor helpeth him ; if he is sad, he comforteth him. This is a village ; see where it stands inclosed in a green shade, and the tall spire peeps above the trees. If there be many houses, it is a town — it is go- verned by a magistrate. Many towns, and a large extent of country, make a kingdom ; it is in- closed by mountains; it is divided by rivers; it is washed by seas; the in- habitants thereof are fellow-country- men ; they speak the same language ; they n;iako war and peace together: f\ king is the ruler thereof. Many kingdoms and countries full of people, and islands, and large con- tinents, and different climates, make up this whole world — God governeth it. The people swarm on the face of it, Lj.l. 162 XATIONAL SERIES OF SrCHOOL BOOKS. »■> . m J^ $ J| J»l like ants upon a hillock ; some are black with the hot sun; some cover themselves with furs against the sharp I cold; some drink of the fruit of the vine; some of the pleasant milk of the cocoa-nut ; and others quench their thirst with the running stream. All are God's family ; He knoweth every one of them, as a shepherd knoweth his flock ; they pray to him in different languages, but he undcrstand- eth them all; he heareth them all, he taketh care of all; none are so mean that he will not protect them. Negro woman, who sittest pining in captivity, and weepest over thy sick child; though no one seeth thee, God seeth thee ; though no one pitieth thee, God pitieth thee ; raise thy voice, for- lorn and abandoned one ; call upon Him from amidst thy bonds; for as- suredly He will hear thee. Monarch, who rulest over a hundred tl :f. BECOND BOOK, 163 ne are cover sharp I of the of the their noweth lepherd him in LTstand- all, he 3 mean ning in ly sick je, God th thee, ce, for- 1 upon for as- undred states ; whose power is terrible as death, and whose armies cover the land ; boast not thyself as though there were none above thee : God is above thee : His powerful arm is always over thee ; and if thou doest ill, he will assuredly punish thee. Nations of the earth, fear the Lord; families of men, call upon the name of your God. God is the Sovereign of the king ; His crown is of rays of light, and his throne is in heaven. He is King of kings, and Lord of lords ; if he bid us live, we live ; and if he bid us die, we die. His dominion is over all the worlds, and the light of his counte- nance is upon all his works. God is our Shepherd, therefore we will follow Him: God is our Father, therefore Ave will love Him : God is our King, therefore we will obey Him. , • I 164 KATIONAL B9RIK8 OF SCHOOL BOOKS, LESSON XYIIL •«OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN.* Great God, and wilt thou condescend To be my father and my friend? I a poor child, and thou so high, The Lord of earth, and air, and sky? Art thou my Father ? — ^let me be A meek, obedient child to thee; And try, in word, and deed, and thought. To serve and please thee as I ought. Art thou my Father? — Then at last, When all my days on earth are past, :Send down and take me in thy love, 'To he a better child above. i '•f THE END. U i •^my.^fi'J'" tV and # i.'^ ^7--~- VA-^-*'"- --;•.• • ^- %A ^(^i i«^|^ .i:^ i'*'"** i.'-*i> ■ •' , ^M M \ 'a ill .*'- %^^ r^'^ . , 't ■<.\v«. if-;! ?-^ Jrti» •^^ -^m .-•,*^^." "■•«-' . :»i««Sfc»«i. •«»-.■.« ■ym \ M ■I ■*'v f% *-Mr>* - » « < 11 I ■W1 - -f^- 1 f 11 1 mmm..i*.t ^-*Htefti»ti. i'm m V>w»a.;.'-i-5s*»«»Si- /ft* -M- . 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