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ROYAL CANADIAN SERIES.

SECOND

READING BOOK.

TORONTO :

CANADA PUBLISHING COMPANY,

(limited.)

Ptnn

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"•-'Icr o/Agric«„„„, ^°>>"'»^ (Limited). ;„ ,*, „^„ „^ ,^^

PREFACE.

This is primarily a Reading nook, and the lessons have been selected
and adapted with the object of assisting the children in the second
classes of our Canadian schools to become intelligent and expressive
readers; but, while this purpose has never been lost sight of. the
Editors have endeavored to select lessons that shall also serve the pur-
pose of inculcating love to God and admiration for the works of nature ;
of nurturing filial aflfection and other kindred virtues, and of creating
an interest in the animal world.

It is hoped, therefore, that as the book is read, the pupils may becotne
not only good readers and fond of reading, but that good principles
and pure tastes may be instilled into their minds.

It is intended that the words at the head of the lessons, in the syllabi-
cation and accentuation of which Worcester's Dictionary has been the
authority, should be pronounced in the most distinct manner possible.
first by the teacher, and then by the members of the class, in concert
and individually, before any attempt is made to read the lesson. This
is necessary, in order that the pupil, when attempting to read, may
give his full attention to bringing out the true expression. Too little
consideration is usually given to this, the most important part of the
work of teaching reading. In many of our schools reading classes are
frequently classes in pronunciation only. No effort should be spared
to correct this serious fault. The pupils ought to be thoroughly
familiar with all the words of the lesson before attempting to read it.

Pupils should be taught to read just as they talk. " They should be
trained to express the sentences of the author as if they were sentences
of their own. To read so that others may understand, the pupils must
first comprehend thft !.-inguagc and sentiments themselves." To aid
them in doing this, the more difficult words and phrases have been
explained at the end of each lesson. The meanings given are not mere

iv.

PREFACE.

dictionary definitions, but are such ==

'esson -n the place of .h. '"^^ ^ "'^'^ »" ^he reading

pupils to readme leLo'n ZTT^ '^'"^'- ^^^°^« ^"-'"^ 'he
understood. ,vi„, s^e^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^ - that^t is

also previously give an examnl^ nf l I "-cessary. He should

maslered. I. is better to !,»„„ , J , "^ "^ "" '"' ">oroughly
".an to pern,it then, to ead two «„f "" "'" '""' ""'=-- P-P^'-r

The questions a„d ^^^o^T^Tl ""^"'"'y-
in.ended to be mere,; sTg^^i r'^t '" ""' °' "' '^^™» "»
advantage, be multiplied by tl,e?ea.J T' "^ ""'>■ ■=""• ""«■
is hoped, „i„ p„,/„, ,^^ T,^^, ':t " "" "'" «'™' ■'
in enlarging their vocabularies a"d"„ Iff H "™" "' '"^ ^'="°"'"'
'ico in oral and written competition ' '"'"•°"'''° ^"^ P"'^-

Jr %;:,:ru,: btrztdT "°" '° '■■^ '-^""-'-^

dictions of the tales, „c wThT ^"™ °"' '"' ""'"" ''P""
whether oral or written 11 K ' T "'■"■ ""' i"accnracies,
correction ofevery e:.:!":^^^-''' °"' "^ "■= '— • and the'

*^ I tor tne same purpose.

Toronto, September, i88a.

The Editors.

CONTENTS.

PART I.

I. The Story of the Leaf '*°''

II. Tom's Jaunt

III. Pussy's Class ^

IV. How to Write a Letter . . o

' ' ' • • o

V. Our Trip to the Country

VI. Nell and her Bird^

VII. Mary's Visit •13

VIII. The Disobedient Boy . . . " " " '^

IX. Which Loved Best ? .

X. Spring

20
XI. On Board Ship .

XII. Mosses and Ferns

XIII. My Good-/or-A^othing -

XIV. The Golden Robins

XV. To a Robin • • • 30

XVI. The Rain-drop . . ^^

XVII. A Picture Lesson •••... a

XVIII. A Merry Christmas ....

XIX. Mud Pies . . ■*'

• 46
XX. Henry's letter

XXI. Set the Birds Free . . , . .

"^^11. A Song for Little May ....

XXIII. Do it Well .

XXIV. The Little Bird * ^f

XXV. What makes Time Fly ? , . ' fi«

XXVI. Fresh Air . ^

*"\-

VI.

XXVII.
XXVIII.
XXIX.
XXX.
XXXI.
XXXII.
XXXIII.
XXXIV.
XXXV.
XXXVI.
XXXVII.
XXXVIII.

CONTENTS.

An Evil Habit

* * ' •

//■/ were a Sunbeam .

The Two Negroes

I can Do what I Like with My Own
Somebody's Mother
How to Read
Cleanliness
The Water-Mill
Spiders

Spiders (Concluded) .
The Brown Thrush . . > .
The Crow and the Fox

PAOE,

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68

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73

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78

. 82

85
. 88

. 96

PART II.

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;' I

I
II
III
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
XX.
XXI.

Frogs

Little Things
Charlie and Rob
God Cares for All
Perseverance .

■ • , ^

Make your own Sunshine

To Whom shall we give Thanks ?

I was in Liquor then

Mice

The Wood-Mouse

Good Advice for Children

Speedy and Steady

The Boy who haci Presence of Mind

Grandpapa .

Speak the Truth

Andy Moore

Only Beginning the yourney
Early Days of Ontario
Taming Giants
Wishing

Teaming Giants (Concluded)

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. 106

109
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114

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130

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136

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142

146

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152

154

157

PAOC.

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85
. 88

. 96

CONTENTS.

XXII. Willie Worth
XXIII. The Poor Match-Sellers .
XXIV The Boy Lost in the Bush
XXV. The Root
XXVI. The Leaf .
XXVII. Beautiful Grandmamma
XXVIII. The Flower .
XXIX. The Flower (Concluded)
XXX. Little White Lily
XXXI. The Fruit
XXXII. The Seed .
XXXIII. Seven Times One

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SPXOND READING BOOK.

FART I.

I. THE STORY OF THE LKAh
Pronounce distinctly : —

wrapped
ti' ny
blan' ket

tucked
au' tumn
be' lieve

knot
dropped
pret' ty

r. I am only a leaf.
My home is one of the
great trees that grow near
the school-house. All the
winter I was wrapped up
in a tiny warm blanket,
tucked in a little brown
cradle, and rocked by the
winds as they blew. Do
you not believe it, little
reader ?

2. Next autumn, just
break a branch off a tree,
and see if you cannot
find a leaf-bud. It will
look like a little brown

^— ■'V =».C-

1. VVliat \\(jrd means tlie
opposite of great ?

iiM

IfM

IIM

f (

iJf !

. ^ A'OV.I/, CANADIAN SI'MlliS.

knot. Break it open, and inside you will see

some soft wl^ite down ; that is tlie blanket. Th.
brown shell that you break is the cradle

3- Well I was rocked all the winter in my
e on the branch. When the warm day
came, and the .soft rains fell, then I grew very
fast mdeed. I soon pushed myself out of Z
cradle, dropped my blanket, and showed my pretty
green dre.ss to all who came by. ^

4- Oh, how glad everyone was to .see me!
And h I an, so happy, with n,y little brothers
and Msters about me. Every morning the birds
com and smg to us, the great sun shines upon us,
and the wmd fans us. VVe dance with the winds

aTt 7ll 'f t '"r '"''' ^""' -" -^e a pleat
ant shade for the dear birds. Every day, happy

-aughmg school-children pass under ourtL

Girls'' !!' r ''""'' ^'''' '° ^'^^ y'*"- boys and
g.rls,-glad to see your bright eyes, and to hear

you say, •■ How beautiful the leaves are ! "

^«^*«/ ^?'« /^eA /,-„/t, ^

a. For what does it stand? What is down?

SliCOND HE A 1)1 NC, HOOK.

II.— TOM'S JAUNT.
Pronounce distinctly : —

aunt

jaunt

taunt

gaunt

saun' ter

staunch

laun' dry

au and ea like a in far.

launch
haunt' ingr
flaunt' ingr
laugrh' ter
heart' y
heark' en
hearth

sUght' ly
ail' ing
peb' bles
Do min' ion
de serve'
si' lence

bow (ow as in coiv)

1. My aunt and I took a little saunter in
the park. She had been slightly ailing, but she
is getting quite hearty now.

2. The birds were singing in the branches, the
lambs sporting on the grass, and the bright fish
playing in the brook, which runs with a soft sound
over the pebbles. A large and beautiful Dominion
flag was flaunting from the top of the flag-staff.

3. A poor man with a gaunt face met us. It
went to my heart to see him so feeble and lonely,
haunting the paths to beg for bread. But my
aunt is a staunch helper of ah who deserve aid,
and she told him to call at the laundry, and tell

1. What is meant by saunter, park, and slightly ailing?

2. What is the Dominion? What is meant by flag-staff?

3. Write the paragraph, using instead of gaunt, feeble,
haunting, paths, staunch, aid, maid, and hearken, otiier
words having the s^^me meanings.

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4 ROYAL CANADIAN SHRiIiS.

the maid in her name. ,o give him some food
We should always hearken .o the cry of the poor.'
4. My jaunt here has been very pleasant

bottle of w,ne over the bow. and jrave the shin
-name, h slid off the stocks very si,; '
and ran mto the lake safely. All L laughtl
and joy on board. auj^nter

5. After this long letter you cannot tat,nt me

4. What is ,1,0 e,ul „f „„ ,„|p „„p„„,^ t^bmv^,^"

blame me for not writing.

ns.

SECOND RE A DISC, IHH)K,

im some food.
ry of the poor,
very pleasant.
L Toronto last
i^ood broke a
gave the ship
ery smoothly,
was laughter

mot taunt mv.
< to all round

e bow called ?

2 pushing of a
to the vater.
^th silence ;
not writing.

hes, a brook,
ine.

HI.— PUSSY'S CLASS.
Pronounce distinctly : —

chir dren
said (sed)
at ten' tion
sniffed

per* fume
an' swer
meow'd
e nough'

weap' ons (i^'ipp)
pshaw (s/iiiw)
id' i ots
heard

I. "Now. children," said puss, as she shook her
head,
" It IS time your morning lesson was said."
So her kittens drew near with footsteps slow.
And sat down before her, all in a row.

2. " Attention, class ! " said the cat mamma,
"^"<^ te^^ nie, quick, where your noses are."

2. What is meant by "Attention, class,"?

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At this all the kittens sniffed the air

As though it were lllled with a perfume rare.

3. ■• Now what do you say when you want a

tlrink ?

'I'hc kittens waited a moment to think

And then came the answer dear and loud -

You ought to have heard how these kittens
meow d !

4.^Verywell. 'Tis the same, with a sharper tone.
When you want a fish or a bit of a bone
Now what do you say when children are
good ?

And the kittens purred as soft as they could.
5. "And what do you do when children are bad
When they tease and pull.^" Each kitten
looked sad.

"Pooh ! " said their mother, •• that isn't enoujjh ■ 1
You must use your claws when children are
rough! J

6. "Andjh^re are your claws? No, no. my
As she^took up a paw-'' See! they're hidden

3. What letter has been left out in meow'd ?

4- I' or what words does 'tis stand ?

5- For what word does isn't stand ?

ijl

'lES.

SliCONI) READINC, liOOK.

e air.
!:)crfuiiic rare.

in you want a

think,

and loud, -
^ these kittens

a sharper tone,
a bone,
children are

they could.

Iren are bad.
Each kitten

isn't enough ;
children are

No, no, my
^ey're hidden

Then all the kittens crowded about

To see their sharp little claws brought out.

7. They felt quite sure they never shoukl nctid
To us(; such weapons —oh no. indeed!

Hut their wise mamma gave a pussy's *' pshaw ! "
And boxed their ears with her softest paw.

8. '* Now, sptiss ! as hard as you can ! " she said :
Hut every kitten hung down its head.

" Sptiss ! I say." cried the mother cat ;

Hut they said, " O mamma, we can't do that ! "

9. " Then go and play." said the fond mamma ;
" What sweet little idiots kittens are !

Ah, well, I was once the same, I suppose."
And she looked very wise, and rubbed her nose.

perftime rare ; a very sweet weapons ; things for fighting

or uncommon scent. with.

idiots ; foolish creatures.

All children know what is meant by the words to tell and to
say. Now, to state has the same meaning as to say and to tell.
When you are asked to state something about a cat, you are only
asked to say something about it.

State something about Puss, your morning lesson, foot-
steps, a row, the air, the perftime, flsh, and mamma.

iow'd ?

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f y

Iff-

1^
II

AfOK/fA CAN A PI AS' SliRins,

IV^^HOVV TO WRITE \ LETTER.
Pronount'j distinctly :

Brace' bridge
Col' lingr wood

Clar' a
won' der ful

Hen' ry
e noug-h'

>• Mrs. M,llcr.ofUracc.bnM«c,.satatlKTtaI>lc.
wrmnK a letter ,„ |„,- eldest son. „l,o was a« av-
al school m Collingwood. - Her claujrlu.r. Clar,
a little girl betwee,, five and six years old, was
sutuig by the window, playing with her pet kitten
2. At last, tired of play, she can,e and stood
^ her n,other's side, watching the ,,en go over
the paper, and thinking, "What a wonderful thinir
It IS to write a letter ! "

3. By-and-bye, her mother said to her " Clan
would you not h'ke to send a letter to you; brother
Henry? *

"Yes, mamma. I would, very much."
" Why don't you write, then } "
*' I cannot write, mamma."

4. " I will write for you, if you wish."

" Oh, please do ! that will be very nice ' "

5. " Now remember, this is to be your letter,
httle daughter-not mine. I will lend you the
use of my han. V,., you must tell me what to say.
V\hat shall I nri,, ? "' ■

3- What is meant by by-and-bye ?

Cili

IliS

LETTER.

Hen' ry
J e nougrh'

sat at her tabic
who was away
aughtcr. Clara,
years old, was
her ])ct kitten,
ime and stood
- pen ^ro over
onderful thing

o her, " Clara,
) your brother

ich."

ish."
Y nice ! "
2 your letter,
end you the
what to say.

stxoAn KKAD/.w; /i()(>A: g

6. "I don't know."

" You don't know— though you love your
brodier so well ! Shall I find something for you ?"
"Oh. yes- please !"

7. "Well, then, let me see:"

" Oh, no. mamma, —don't say that ! "

" Why not } "

" Because it is not true."

8. " You know. then, that you must not write
what is not true. I am glad you have learned
so much. Remember that as long as you live.
Never write what is not true. But you must
think of something that is true."

9. " I can't, mamma."

" Well, how would this do .? —

cnl

<rv^;

10. " Oh, don't write that !

/^OVAL CANADIAN SERIES.

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" Why not, claup-hter ? It is tm,. • I l,^
that myself." " '^ true, I have seen

" But it is so silly ! Henry does not want to
know anything about the kitten and its tail "

"■ " Why, my dear, I- see that you know a ?reat
eal about letter-writin,. It is not enough tha t

In^ should be true; it must he worth writil;
about Do tell me, now, something to say "
" I can't tliink of anything."
" Shall I write this .'

12. "Oh, yes, mamma— write that! Henrv
loves George dearly, and will be very glad to
know that he is better. That is just tl/e thing to

•■ Vou see, Clara, that you know what to put
mto a letter, and the reason you cannot write one
.s because you do not know how to make the
words. As soon as you learn how to do that
youwill be able to write letters."

letters '

UJiS.

>e ; I have seen

)e.s not want to

1 its tail."

3u know a great
enough that a
worth writinp-

? to say."

hat! Henry

very glad to

the thing to

what to put

lot write one

:o make the

to do that,

SECOND READING HOOK. I I

V. -OUR TRIP TO THE COUNTRY.

Pronounce distinctly : —

ou, aw, and au, like a in fall.

ought brawl

bought taw* dry

thought sprawl' ing

fought brawn' y

sought haw' thorn

brought awk' ward

saw' yer
laV yer
daugh' ter
fault

sau' gffit ges
pic' nic

1. The hawthorn was in full bloom, and the
sunlight was flashing on the swift waters of the
Grand River, when we went on our jaunt to the
country last week.

2. We brought a basket of food with us, and
having spread a cloth on the grass, we had a
pleasant picnic. The lawyer's daughter was with
us, and brought some sausages she had bought.
She is a thoughtful girl, not tawdry, but neat in
her dress, and with no foolish airs. We ought to
like her.

3. Some brawny wood-choppers were cutting
oak logs for the sawyer, but we did not mind them.
John was very lazy, and lay sprawling on the grass
all the afternoon.

letters ?

1. What is the common Canadian name for the hawthorn ?
Find words having the same meanings as blossom, sparkling, and tfip.

2. What is meant by picnic, sausages, and airs?

3. What word means having his arms and legs spread carelessly out ?

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ought, on the broad meadow. We thought of all
he brawl and bloodshed they had made. Now
no quieter spot could be sou-rht.

5- I had to sing a song, and felt very awk-
ward ; but if I did not sing well it was L
fault, for I did my best "'^

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y^^r/v.^,,,^ ,^ .,,^^^,^ ^ ^^ ^^

?^«' e/icd^/i

tawdry; vulgarly showy hi bra^^TT".
dress. ' ^ ^^a-wl , noisy quarrel.

brawny; stout and strong.

the children on their slates. '''"''''"'"•'' "'"i 'hen cupied by

"'^^wiiiJi^.?^

SECOND READING BOO A'.

VI.— NELL AND HER BIRD.

felt very awk-
it was not my

sy quarrel,
tout and strong.

the sunlight, a

^-illages or cities).

should be written
itl then cojned by

Pronounce distinctly

good-bye'
sing' ing
mer* ry
gar* den

they're
wound' ed
they'U
beau' tiful

re' al ly
wher ev' er
neared
chir' nip ing

1. Good-bye, little birdie!

Fly to the sky.
Singing and singing
A merry good-bye.

2. Tell all the birdies

Flying above,
Nell, in the garden,
Sends them her love.

3. Tell how I found you.

Hurt, in a tree ;
Then, when they're wounded,
They'll come right to me.

4. Fd like to go with you,

If I could fly;

3. What two words have the same mean-
ing in this stanza ? For what does they'll
stand ?

4. Name the words for which I'd stands.

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It must be so beautiful,
Up in the sky.

5- Why, little birdie-
Why don't you go ?
You sit on my finger,

And shake your head, " No ! "

6. He's off! Oh, how quickly
And gladly he rose !
I know he will love me
Wl.erever he goes.

7. I know — for he really
Seemed trying to say,
" My dear little Nelly,
I can't go away."

8. But just then some birdies
Came flying along,
And sang, as they neared us,
A chirruping song ;

9. And he felt just as I do,

When girls come and shout.
Right under the window,
" Come, Nelly— come out ! "

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lo. It's wrong to be sorry ;
I oug/U to be glad ;
But he's the best birdie
That ever I had.

state something about the garden, the sky, your flnffer
the window. '

t^^The statements made by tlic pupils should be written on
the blackboard by the teacher, and then copied by the class.

Write very carefully the name of all the things you see in the
picture.

VI I. -MARY'S VISIT.
Pronounce distinctly : —

great

steak

break

reigns

weight

sleighs

ea, ei, ay, ai, like a in mate,

V®ll bears (fa like a in care)

rein' deer pears (ca like a in care)

staST* ingr heir' ess (d as a in care)

stray Chat' ham (h silent;

sail' or niece (mrce)

straight Dun das'

I. I have been staying at Chatham, twenty-
eight miles from home. The country is very Hat
near the town, and the soil is rich, bearing great
crops.

I. What words have the same meanings as stopping and level?

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2. I bought a veil and some cloth in a shop.
They were sold to me by the shop-keeper, niecl,
who IS an heiress.

snl ^'^^"T"-"^ '" '""'" °^ "'^ g^"^^^"-' h<^^<= are
splendid ; they are of great weight

4. A son of the friend whom I am visiting is
a sailor. He told me he had seen reindeer drtw-
■ng sleighs in Lapland. I would not like to live
m such a land, where frost reigns. There are
great bears there, which often kill the stray rein-
deer. They like a steak for breakfast, X suppo.se.
5- 1 he teds in the country about here are
qmte straight. .Some of those near Dundas
where my aunt lives, are not straight, because the
land IS very hilly.

Words s,o,.niT:Lz:\T';z ;;;f"r '^ '"^r ""■"■■

xgrnip,,/ ,,'ords. " ^ """"■ '"••'y '"= railed

A sMcunt h a g,o„f of „.„,rf, ,„„ slaUs somMmg.

J^T '""'■"^"'^ ^'°'" » *°^- *»« soa, the heire^, the
g woias. eight, „(e; son, s,„, : reigns, r,„„,,.

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irdens here are

VIII.-THE DISOBEDIENT BOY.
Pronounce distinctly :

Eyre (itir)
Guelph
wil'ful
o bey'

tru' ant
val' ley
clay ey
clothes

par' ents (pair)
No' va Sco' ti a
knocked
be come'

I. A boy of the name of Eyre, who lived in
Guelph, was very wilful and would not obey his
father or mother. At school he was just as bad,
and would not obey his master. He would not
heed his lessons, and was always at the foot of
his class. At last the teacher told his father that
he could not let such a lazy, bad boy stay at school
to spoil the rest of the scholars.

2. He would often play truant, and say to his
mother that he had been at school, when he had
been off to the hill beyond the valley to play.
But his mother saw where he had been by the
red clayey mud on his clothes when he came
home, and she wept to think that her son should
have told her a lie.

^ 3- When he be came a man. he had the same

I. Write on your slates the words in the lesson that have the
same meanings as stubborn, give attention to, and rcv,mn
v«niy"*!, *^^ Pf ^^^P^. "Sing for often play truant. ofS,
Tl^e "^^^ ' ^""'^^ ^^"'"^ ^^^ '^"'^ meanings as

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bad and idle habits, and his parens had to sc.l
nim away.

4. A long time after this, when I was livin,, i„

a town ,„ Nov.. Scotia, a n,an knocl<ed at n,y dtor

opened ,t and looked at hi,,,. He was in rags'

Do you know me .' '• he said. I did not. •• I . ,;

R.chard Eyre, who was at school with you "'|

co,„e to beg son,e food ; 1 have had only a crust

o» bread since iiiorni,ig."

5. I took hi,,, in and gave hin, .so,nething to
tat. and then he told ,„e he had never done any
good. .. I d,d not obey my father and mother." he
sa,d; "God left me to my.self. I grew worse and
worse, and now 1 am begging and in rags, with
my good name long since gone."

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4r^'me „J. cetJ^^ ru //i'e /r,J/

What is the lesson taught by this story ?

t-'iits had to sciul

lis clothes, and

SKCOA7) KEADIXG HOOK.

IX.— WHICH LOVED BKST ?
Pronounce distinctly : —

•9

for get' tingr
teased

re joiced'
ti' died

help' fiU
re' al ly

I. " I love you. mother." said little John ;
Then, for^rrtting his work, his cap went on ;
And he was off to the trarden swin<r
And left her wood and water to bring.

2. " I love you, mother," said rosy Nell ;

" I love you better than tongue can tell."
Then she teased and pouted full half the day.
Till her mother rejoiced when she went to play.

3. " I love you, mother," said little Fan ;
" To-day I'll help you all I can ;

How glad I am there's no school to-day,
I'd rather rock baby than go to play."

4. Then, baby asleep, she fetched the broom,
And swept the floor, and tidied the room ;

I. What word means the opposite of rcmcmhcrhig >

Teli^6.9 '' ""^^"^ ^^ ""^^^ ^®"' ^^ ^^^ *^® ^^^' ^"^
J. For what words do I'll, there's, and I'd stand ?
4. What IS meant by fetched, tidied, and helpful? What

words mean the opposite of idle, and sad ?

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Busy and happy all day was she.
Helpful and happy as child could be.

5. ''\ love you. mother," again they said-
Three little children going to bed.
How do you think that mother guessed
Which of them really loved her best }

5. What is .neant by really loved ? Which Z^^^'^^^

X.—SPRING.
Pronounce distinctly :

weath' er
stead' y
mead' ows
in stead'
threat' en

heav'y
treas' ures
dead
earth
read' y

dif fer ence
warmth
cov' ered
blue (long u)
beau' ty

I. Spring is the sweetest time we have The
weather is not so steady as in summer; but the
difference between the cold of winter and the
wanndi^o^^

I. What is meant by sweetest, stead^? '

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ch loved best ?

2. The buds swell on the branches, and soon
the green leaves burst forth. The streams run
bright in the sun. The flowers come back. The
meadows are covered with grass, instead of with
snow, as in winter.

3. If clouds gather and threaten, they pass
(juickly by, and the heavens shine out in the soft-
est blue, before we have time to be sad. The
birds, the cattle, the very flies and bees, seem joy-
ful.

4. We cannot be dull or heavy. Summer is
coming with all her beauty, and autumn with all
her treasures. Winter is dead and gone. Every-
thing on the earth seems ready to sing for joy.

'e c/^ifM j<fin-^^ /^fipe rt iear/i/ Arfjzr/.

2. From w hat do the green leaves burst forth ?
Name two words that have the same meaning as streams.
Write the names of eight colors.

4. Name some of the beaiUies of summer and the treasures of
autumn.

threaten; show the appear- treasures; things very much
ance of some coming storm. valued.

Make statements about April, May, green leaves, flies,
and meadows.

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XL— ON HOARD SHIP.
IVononnce distinctly :—

sigrht

rigrht

frierht

flig-hts

slight

mifirh' ty

*^8rht' ly . . .

bow-.lines fo.- ns in rn,..> ca' bles

ror lows „ , . ,

hoi' low T T^,

ft,_, , Que beo'

'^'^ ~^ bathed

sh.p ? How tall and strai4..1u the n.asts are
^^"^n^re^e rigging, and what is called the

■• What >v„nl» „,oau ll,e same as l„r>:,; .,,^7i^?

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IP.

rig' ging-
•""•; ca' bles
glides
car' ried
Que bee'
bathed

ard a great

masts are.

is called the

crow's nest, and the boats with their oars, and the
sails and yards, and bow-lines and cables, and the
tanned and brawny sailors.

2. I should not like to be out among the great
billows when the winds blow. But sailors know
how to steer the ship, and they are pleased when
the wind fills the hollow sails and follows fast after
the ship, as it glides along, cutting a great furrow
in the blue sea.

3. We once si)ent a part of the summer in
Quebec ; all tlay long fleets of ships, like flights
of white birds, were in sight. We bathed daily
when the weather was fair. (3ne day I got a
fright. There was a slight breeze which I did not
mind. Tom and 1 were playing in the water, when
a wave came with mighty force, and carried me
back with it ; Tom swam out and caught me
tightly, and helped me ashore. How very kind
he was !

nd ///^>'// ?

Of what are masts, rigging, oars, sails, yards, bow-lines,
and cables made ? What is the crow's nest ?

2. Write the paraj^raph, nsinj,' large nwccs, guide, and moves
smoothly mul siciftly, instead of words which have the same
meanings as these.

To what is the ship compared in the last part of the second
sentence ?

3. Read this paragraph, using instead of fleets of ships,
flights, daily, fair, slight breeze, wave, and mighty force,

words having the same meanings.

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''^ ^^'-f^'^- rr yrji

^^^ere.

e^/i-e/a ^j^/rr^.

C^..

S:;.,

r -^/'errc'

'^^^ A^reda-^^/ /^

€?'ef-i.

grlides; moves smoothly
swiftly. ^

^-Jie.

and flights of

'S of white birds-

crowds of white birds %i„,:

fleets of shir»o . r. 1 together. ^

, "' snips; numbers of a«],-o.»,+ v

ships m company. !l • P* °''®®^® '* ^ ^'ttle wind.

Point out • th ^iglity force; great strength.

all the part" oTa ship' ntntio'd inT t'"' "" "' "^ ''' '-^-)
about these. ""^u ni the lesson. Make statements

SAco.y/) /c/wi/)/xc; nook:

feeze ; a little wind,
rce; great strength.

he aid of the teacher)
' Make statements

XII.-MOSSES AND FERNS.
Pronounce distinctly : —

moss' es
brooks
no' tice
threads

trunks
pret' ty
vel' vet
feath' ers

I. "John, do you think
there are any fairies } "

" I am sure I don't
know : I never saw any."

I. Name, and write, the words which have the s
as suppose, certain, step, and beautiful.

same nieamngs

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" Nor I, but I never treirl r^n ^w, \ i
but I think of fairies." "'"'^ "^""'^

•■'fih' Ta\ 'T '"°'' "■' ^"" ^^ ' ''° ferns."
Oil. I do ! Just think what a .soft, green car
.« the fa.ries wouW have to trip on if '^Zx

u>2'^' '"' ''' *■'"■" """''■ "■'''^'^ ^^^ - «'-"y

■ 3- " If the fairies love mosses, they must like to

be near brooks, for , always notice that thlre s
■nore moss near water than there is far away 1:

" Yes, and on the trunks of old trees "

"But John, there is not such pretty ^reen
moss on o d triinL'« .Y ^i. • , ^ ^

OK, trunks If they are m a dry place."

nottarL'y^wir '''- ^^ '^ ^^ ^ ^ ^

think.^''' ' '''"" '"'" ""'"' °" ^-^y "^"^^^ I

..." ^*^"' ^^ '^^^'^ '• Look, John ! this moss, so

ke green velvet, has little stems growing out of

It that seem just like threads," *= "^ oi

2. What word means sle/> lighO^f ' ~—

3. What is meant liv h..nol„ —*;-- 4.
does moss grow ? On wir/.h? r' *"""'"''=' ""what
thickly ? Whyl ■ ^ '"■' °' " "•<"' -"-^ " «.- most

this lovely moss

as I do ferns."
i soft, green ear-
on ff they X\\ri^,\

e them a pretty

^ey must like to
-e that there is
i far away from

trees."

pretty green
:lry place."
s gray \{ it is

ps of red on

?ray moss, I

this moss, so
owing out of

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iks? On what
es it grow must

5. " They do look like threads. I wonder if
[these little things on the top of the stems are the
I flowers .'* "

" I think they must be. They are not so pretty
as the tiny red tips on the gray moss."

" No, they are not. Oh, see ! Kate, here are
little ferns growing out of this green moss."

6. " No, John, these are not ferns. Ferns grow
up quite tall, but these little things are no bigger
than the nail on your thumb."

" They look like ferns, I am sure."
" Yes, they do ; only real ferns have a long,
smooth leaf This feels like moss."

" Perhaps, Kate, it is what mother calls fern-
moss."

" Oh, yes, perhaps it is. We will take some
home and ask mother about it."

" I mean to pick some ferns for her, too.
"Yes, do, John."

7. " See how pretty those ferns look, growing
by the side of the brook. The wind waves them to
and fro, and makes them look like green feathers."

" Yes, they do look like feathers. Let us go
now ; and do you get the moss while I get the
ferns."

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6. What words mean the opposite of lfl7c and not true ?

7. What is meant by to and fro ?

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I tell you, Kate, what we can do \kj
niake a hanging-basket of n. , ^ ^^"^

mother " ''''^' "^"^ ^^^s for

«^ ■«7^^>^t^.'"

c^^^,..^- « -^^ ^«..^., ,/..^

^</" ^

long ago supposed to Hvlon fr '"'f' "''' '^''""^'^^^ ^^

the earth. " *'^^^ «^- P'^nts bent or twined

together.

j;°'"''°""^™"""as and f„ll stops.
b.-oS's'raf.'.r'/eS,;''"'" fi^rie«, moss, ferns, a bower,

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XIII.^MY GOOD-FOR-NOTHING,

Pronounce distinctly :—

an' swer
ques' tion
ringr' lets
bus' y

con triV ing
mis' chief
nod' die
Pon' der

fror ic
lash' es
press' ingr
©m brace'

Answer that question for me, if you can,-
You, w.th your fingers as white as a nun
You, wuh your ringlets as bright as the sun ;

can do. We can
ses and ferns for

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M^^ ^^^^

sheltered or covered
ade with branches of
plants bent or twined

capital. A full stop
ferns, a bower,

>THING

fror ic
lash' es
press' ingr
em brace'

e little man ?
u can, —
a nun,
> the sun ;

All the day long with your busy contriving.
Into all mischief and fun you are driving ;
See if your wise little noddle can tell
What you are good for. Now ponder it well."

2. Oyer the carpet the dear little feet
Came with a patter to climb on my seat ;
Two merry eyes, full of frolic and glee,
Under their lashes looked up unto me ;
Two little hands pressing soft on my face
Drew me down close in a loving embrace ;
Two rosy lips gave the answer so true,
' Good to love you, mamma, good to love you.' "

contriving; planning.
ponder ; think about.

frolic and glee ; play and joy.
embrace; hug.

This pretty lesson was written by a lady whose name is Emily
Huntington Miller. The first letters (or initials) of her name
are E. H. M. What are your Initials ?

When initials are written, capitals are used, and a full stop is
placed after each. Notice also that each word, which is a part of the
name of a person, must begin with a capital.

Write, in full, the names of the people in your house.

Write the initials of each.

Write statements about a question, mischief, a frolic, a
loving embrace.

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XIV^THE GOLDEN-ROBINS,
f^ronounce distinctly :—

rob' ins
mu' sic
elm

prove
Pret' ti er
rea' son

ea' si ly-
re mem' ber
fin' ish

back!""'"'' ■''"'"• "''^ ^°'^- R°b'-- have come
___^es,^jKard them three days ago."

i^RJES.

SECOND READING noOK.

OBIN;

ea' si ly

re mem' ber

fln'ish

IS have come

g:o-

imore Oriole and

" They are going to build a nest close to my
window."

2. "What makes you think s j?"

"This morning when I first got up I heard
very sweet music. I looked out, and there on the
elm tree were two dear little robins, singing away
with all their might."

"Yes, but that does not prove that they will
build a nest there."

3. " Look, John ! There they go now, right to
the old elm tree."

" They are not just alike, are they .^"
" No, the male bird is much prettier than the
female. His breast and wings are of a bright
gold color. The female bird is almost brown."

4. " I wonder why they are not alike."

"I could not think of the reason, so I asked
mother. She said that the female bird has to sit
a long time on her egg:s, and if her color was
very bright she could be easily seen, and perhaps
driven from her nest."

5. " I think they are going to build their nest
there ; they have some bits of string in their bills."

" Yes, that is what made me feel sure they were
going to build their nest. I got a bunch of white

3. Write the names of the diiferent kinds of trees which you
can think of.

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"Did they find it out?"

" Don't you remember ToIi . i,
nest last year on th/s same "e uT^ '"''" ^
high limb like a little pocket!" ' ""^ ''°" "

7- " Ye, ! And father told us that r„u
Kobms awavs have i, • tjolden

vva/s have hanging nests."
1 hat nest blew down in the fall and T = •
The outside was mad^ „f . • ' '''"^ 't-

was soft as down " ''™^'' ''"^ "^^ '"-'^e

8- "I mean to get some wool and i;.,i„ c l
and put them on the bush .1 . "''*''''"•

know they will be Id J K '° "'^ ""■'^"^^- '
'^en, whife th^ylnth'thl t"' "^ ^^ ^'" ^^^

and'^'otw': """■' """= '" f"" "^^ "-e, „r his („.■ her, f.,her

.Sg^gj^j^^i^^.

' the robins could

It to it first; then
J they both went

^ads ? I should

^ow they built a
It hung from a

s that Gold

I and I saw it.
but the inside

h'ttle feathers,
^e threads. I
we will watch

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'^f^t

as companion and
s (or her) father

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XV.— TO A ROBIN.
Pronounce distinctly : —

wel' come
breast
weath' er

or' phans

strewed

wheth'er

speech
use' ful
heav' en

I. Welcome, Htde Robin,
With the scarlet breast,
In this winter weather

Cold must be your nest.
Hopping o'er the carpet,
Picking up the crumbs,
Robin knows the children
Love him when he
comes.

Is the story true. Robin.

That you were so good
To the litde orphans

Sleeping in the wood }
That you saw them lying

Pale, and cold, and still ;
And strewed leaves about rhem,

With your little bill .?

1. The robin spoken of in this lesson is the British robin, which
IS tamer than the Canadian thrush, which we usually call the robin.

2. What story is spoken of in this verse ? Can you tell it ?

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3- Whether true or not, Robin.,
We are glad to see
How you trust the children.

Ho|)|)ing in so free.
Hopping o'er the carpet,

Picking up the crumbs ;
Robin knows the children
Love him when he comes.

4- Though the litde Robin
Has no gifts of speech.
He can useful lessons

To the children teach,—
Still to trust that blessing

Will be richly given,
When they ask their Father
For their bread from
heaven.

3. What is meant by strewed?
givtnT^* ^s meant b, ^ifts of speech, blessing, and richly

■-■- .*-;;^g^j^|^jM*«>-

nuns.

rue or not, Robin, j

?lacl to see

rust the children.

'^n so free.
LT the carpet,
ip the crumbs ;
^s the children

when he comes.

little Robin
fts of speech,
jI iessons
Idren teach,—
that blessing
hly given,
sk their Father
' bread from

3ssing, and richly

n from the robin ?
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XVI.— THE RAIN-DROP.

Pronounce distinctly :

with' er
droop
de pend'
sup port'

cheer
re solved'
stalk
show' er

er' rand
ri' pened
mo' ments
flow' er

1. There was once a farmer who had a large
field of grain. He felt very sad to see it begin to
wither and droo() for want of rain.

2. This field was all iiehadto depend upon for
the support of his family. He used to go out every
day to look at his grain, and to see if there was
any hope of rain.

3 One day as he stood in his field looking up
It the sky, two litde rain-drops up in the clouds
over his head saw him. One of them said to the
other, " Look at that poor farmer ! I feel sorry for
him. He has taken such pains with his field of
wheat, and now it is drying up. I wish I could
do him some good."

4- "Yes," said the other, "but you are only a
litde rain-drop. What can you do.?" "Well,"
said the first, " I cannot do much, it is true ; but.

1. What is meant by to wither and droop? Write the
names of five kinds of grain.

2. What is the meaning of the support of his family ?

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at any rate I can cheer the farmer. I am resolved
odomybest. I will try. I will go down to the

So hrf;:.."'^ "^-''"' ^ • -- "^ - --

on the farmer., nose, and then fell on a stalk of
wheat. " Dear me " ^-.lA j), <•
hand f„ I, . *" '"™*^''' P"«'"g his

hand to h,s nose, •• what is that .>-a rain-drop ?

Where d,d that drop come from ? I do believe L
shall have a shower."

the fi ,^''? '^'^' ^•■''"-^■•°P had no sooner started for
the field than the second one said, "Well, if y„u

go I W.1I go too; so here 1 come," and down In
tnat rain-drop on another stalk.

7. By this time a great many rain-drops had

come together to hear what their friends were talk

■ ng about. When they heard them, and .saw them"

gomg to cheer the farmer, and to water the wheat

one of them said : " ,f you are going on such '

good errand I will go too • "AnHI" -i l
"and r " .. II ° ^"'"' said another;

andl, ..andl,'..and I." and so on till a whole
shower of them came.

^^^^In^lmway the grain was all w.atered, and it

5. Give the meaning uf came pat.
7. What is meant by a good errand ?

r. I am resolved
11 go down to the
can do no more.

'op and came pat

"ell on a stalk of

■mer, putting his

? — a rain-drop?

I do believe we

)oner started for
I **WeIl, if you
" and down fell

rain -drops had
ends were talk-
. and saw them
ater the wheat,
^ing oil such a
" said another ;
on till a whole

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trrew and ripened -all because the first little rain-
drop said it would try to do what it could.

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8. What is meant l)y Little deeds of faith and love ?

to depend upon ; to trust to. to cheer make glad.

What does the whole lesson teach us ?

If you examine the lesson you have just read, you will notice
tliat " / " h always a capital when it i^ used instead of the name of a

person.

Write the names, in full, of five of your grown-up friends.
Write the same names, using initials for their Christian

names.

Using " I " as the first word, tell, in short statements, one thing
that you saw this morning, one thing that you did on Saturday, where
you were yesterday.

Write these statements.

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XVII.-A PICTURE LESSON.

LAND AND WATER.

pic ture nar' row
is' land (cyc-hmd)
rap' id ed^ es
ei' ther Tues' day ,
far' ther flow' ers

I. Teacher. — As many
of you as would like to
tell me what you see in
this picture, may raise

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^ESSON.

ic ture nar' row

l' land (eye-land)

tp' id edg' es
' ther Tues' day
r' ther flow' ers

Jyour hands. That is good. I am glad to know
[that you are all ready. Ann may speak first.

2. Atift. — I see two girls, one sitting on a
[large, flat stone.

Blien. — I see a pretty stream of water.
Kaie. — I see a beautiful tree, and a small house
in the distance.

yane.—l see some flowers, some rocks, and a
great many trees.

3. Teacher. — John may tell what the girls are

doing.

John. — The girl who is standing up is pulling
a little basket away from the one who is sitting ;
and the things in the basket are falling out.

4. Teacher. — George may tell about the stone
on which the girl is sitting.

George.-— \\. is a large, flat stone ; and I think
it is nearly square. It has six faces. I can see
five edges and one corner.

5. Teacher. — What do you wish to say, Mary .?
Mary. — The stone looks like the cube we had

a lesson about on Tuesday ; and it had six faces,
twelve edges, and eight corners.

6. Teacher. — It has the same number of faces,
edges, and corners as the cube had ; but we can
see only three faces, five edges, and one corner in
the picture.

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about it. ■'°''" "'-y tell all he knows

the ^ir""'' '^"■"'" "'^ ™ ''^ ''''' '^-^^'''e of
-kl 'n a, . ::- ,7*""^' down ove.- th.

off, bevond the tree" 1 7 ""''"'^- ^^"''-
- t"^ fee, It IS broader, and very smooth

.toJt """"'""■""'"■■"-■"-ij-
yar/e. — The trep hic ^ i
graceful branches ," p!"^' ''""'■ ^"' '''"*''•
at the foot of the tree. °" "" S'-"""'''

9- Teacher. — We hnv*:. «^ .•

a^out the house, and tlroVeoh^rr^"'^
go to your seats, and write down on T "'"^

nan.es of ai, the things j:r::r;h:'sr

7- What is a atr«nrY> - • ? ,
8. Whatismeantbygraceftil?

RIBS.

r about this pretty
tell all he knows!

e left hand side of |
down over the]
narrow. Farther!
and very smooth.
JJ that part of the
1 over the rocks ?
I little island just

something about

trunk, and long,
on the ground,

le now to talk

'Cts. You may

your slates the

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•apid ?

Write statements about a trunk, a stream, a rapid,
I Tuesday, and a rock.

Write your name, and the name of the place in which you
Hve (using the comma and the full-stop properly), thus :—

Cyf4<i^y -^^Jit'//i, (Z/kfjA

rr^iee.

V^" The teacher is recommended to use other pictures for
lessons similar to the above. Such exercises aid in the develop-
ment of habits of observation, and, in addition, afford practice
in oral and written composition.

XVIII.- A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Pronounce distinct^

San' ta Glaus

shone (« as in on)

Beth' le hem
re peat' ed
car* ol

Sav' iour
chim' ney
an' gel
tid' ings
hun' dreds

Can' a da

bal' sam {a as mfall)

al low' ed
pres' ents
lo CO mo' tive

1. Willie and Elsie Black had no mother.
With papa, baby, and the nurse, they spent
Christmas in Fergus, at Uncle George Lane's.
They went there the day before in the cars.
Uncle George had three children, and they were
all to have fine times.

2. " Do you suppose Santa Claus will find us
here, papa?" asked Willie, as they were going
from the train to Uncle George's house. " I think
he will," said papa, laughing. *' He knows the
way all over the world."

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3- When thov w#:.n^ • ^ 1

'"^y wtnt into the honif. n 1

George, Ma„,n,a Lane, and the little '

^^■•y glad to ,s, . them Bu h "' ^'^'"'^

went to bed early Fk' , ^ *"' '"■'^'' ''"<'
When they w n into th '' ""' '""^'^ ^ane.

ofthewind'ow Th ski: T "^^^ •°°'^<^d o"t
was cold. The new t " '"^ "'^ "^^^er

saw a great IT^X^: f"^' ^"^^^^
brighter than any of the rest ''"■ '^°'"

4- " I wonder if thaf I'c tu c
h--," said Rosa. Elsie !■;, ,'" °' ''«'^'<^-

hacInon,an,n,ato t he T °"''°'-^'^'=
J"- then Mrs. Lane a. i.^ th "'' ''"■"^■^•
Rosaask^hermotheraCtrstt'^^""'"'^"^

Eisi:.."'^:j;" ''"°«' "''r ^'^^'■^'"- "-"«.

know. ''""r "'"'her. Elsie did no;

carol :_ °"' ^ ^'•■''y «'^l Christmas

■' (-"l .est y„„, ,„e,,.y geademen,
1-cl noeliiriK you ,|is
Re,„e„,be,- Christ „,„. ,s„vio,„-
Was born o„ Cl„ist„,us Day •■

adc Jirrn' %h''"f ^ "^ J-- Christ,"
the wise men to he I: '^ " r '""''^'^^"^ '^^

*as born in a stable n 7T" ^''"' "'"^^ H<^

stable, and the shepherds went

he house, Uncle
■ httle ones were
-y were tired and
with Rosa Lane.

they looked out
^ and the weather
fining, and they

One star shone

Star of BethJe-
know, for she
Jt such things,
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room, and

:ar.

'Jstnias means,
Elsie did not

^osa ; and she
^^cl Christmas

esus Christ,"
ethlehem led
us was. He
pherds went

[there to see Him. But go to sleep now, and I will
[tell you all about it to-morrow."

6. They went to sleep thinking of the infant
Jesus, of the star, and of the shepherds. Elsie had
heard how Santa Claus rode over the roofs of the
houses in a sleigh drawn by eight reindeer. She
slept so soundly that she did not hear the tramp
of the deer. She did not know when Santa Claus
came down the chimney.

7. But in the morning the stockings were full,
ctnd Santa Claus mtisl have come. Elsie was the
first to jump out of bed. She heard Willie laugh-
ing in the next room. Santa Claus had found his
stocking.

"Merry Christmas!" shouted the children all
over the house.

" Why do you wish me a Merry Christmas
Willie?" asked Uncle George.

" I don't know — for fun ! " laughed Willie.

8. "I'll tell you," said his uncle, as they sat
down to breakfast. "The birth of Christ was a
happy thing for the world. The angel said to
the shepherds, when Jesus was born : ' I bring
you good tidings of great joy.' For hundreds of
years Christian people have kept the day as a

6. Are reindeer found in cold or warm countries ? Name
one country in which they are very useful.

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happy time. I„ Encl-.„ i ■ I

'hey make me J ,"t" ,' ^^ '" ^-='*'
as of praise to God . r , ^'^"''"S as well

■^nng into the feast a boar^rV''^' "^^' '°
P'atter. Tl^e servant wl,o clrrie. °" ^ ^'"^^'
hy more servants witrother ! K "" '■''"°""'
joyful time, and we st 1 JV ^'^''- " ^^« ^'
Cliristmas. '■ > "'"'' ''"'• '^^''^"ds • A Merry

^'•" ^He^il/rovt"-;'^ ^-d times of old
church. Uncle George ^j''" ''''^y ^" ^^nt to

'he church with cechrtls °'^" ''"' '"^^-d
ve,y pretty., '"''"^' '^''''•-"'. -"ci pine. ,„ooked

At dinner the children ate t„.l.
pudding, and n,ince-pie till M ■'•,*''°°^'^' P'""'"

they would be sick. ™^ ^^"'-' "'°"gh'

'o. None of the IiV^l..

■•-o the back pat';„7:j7:;"-7^ - .o

o clock, the larp-e H..^ ^' ^"^ ^^ ^ve

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' now ,ri Canada,
of feasting as well
md, they used to
lead on a great'
d ft was followed
'shes. It was m
Tiends ' A Merry ,

od times of old
fiey all went to
-rs had dressed
^ine. It looked

■y, goose, pJum-
I Lane thought

: alio ved to go
^y. but at five
^n wide open.
• There was
I the presents

»e tree for a
hings from it
^ViiJie got a
^•^n the train,
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They played as much as they could till seven
o'clock. Then they were tired enough to go to bed.
12. The next day Elsie and Willie went home.
The locomotive made many trips every day after
that. Elsie's doll never said a word, but it always
had a smile on its face.

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O*^ re- ^^e^2f ^{f^r/ -ifytir^

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r(j tJiaji^i {^€17^

t>a^€^^

M ftyi-e tfJ^e/'^JJ Me/^r/

■ffit'fi

't^ 'Z^^-l^ ^tt^A-e^^ ^Of^ -t-e-ifiiAi^ n-j^ff:/

'Z4A/i^t'l€^

ee-e

Santa Claus ; the name given platter ; a large, flat dish, for

to St. Nicholas.
God rest you ; may God give

you rest.
carol ; song of joy.
dismay; frighten,
tidings; news.

holding provisions on the

table,
the train ; a number of cars

joined together.
allowed to go ; let go.

Using "I" instead of your name, write short statements
telling one thing that you did last Christmas, where you were on that
day, and how you enjoyed yourself.

Write statements about Santa Claus, Fergus, the cars,
the locomotive, Bethlehem, and cedar.

house' wives
Hen'ry
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XIX.— MUD Pip:s.

Pronounce distinctly :-_

shin' grie {shh^r ^ri)
squir' rel
bush' y
twirl

'r^'J^I nic. little housewives.

P'aying in the sun,
How many minutes '

Till the cooking's done?

2. Henry builds the oven.
I-ucy rolls the crust, '
Clara buys the flour.
^JJ of golden dust.

->
»•)•

wea' ry
toil' ingr

dim'ple-deepl
doug-h

Pat it here, and pat it there :
What a dainty size!

Bake it on a shingle-
Nice mud p,es!

4. Don't you hear the bluebird
High up in the air.?
" Good morning, litde ones.
Are you busy there.?"

I- Kxplain the meaninij of hona^^w
3-Wluaisn.ea„tbyplt-tr«^^^««-

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;'/)

■e;

wea'ry
toil' ing-

dim' pie-deep I
dougrh

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5. Pretty Mister Scjuirrcl

Bounces clown the rail,
lakes a seat and watches,
Curls his hushy tail.

6. Twirl it so, and mark it so

(Looking very wise);
All the [)lunis are pebbles —
Rich mud pies!

7. Arms that never weary,
Toiling dimple-deep;
Shut the oven door, now,
Soon we'll take a peep.

cS. Wish we had a shower —
Think we need it so

7. What is meant by Toiling
dimple-deep ?

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That would make the roadside '
^uch a heap of dough!

9. Turn them in. and turn them out-
How the morning flies'
I^ing the bdl for dinner -
Hot mud pies!

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dainty; little and neat. f^vi •*

twirl It; turn it round.
Write out the last four verses.

ymr.clf last, thus.- George and iZ^g" ""'" ""' "'«■ «»"""

AV/iS.

^adside

(•m out;

'n it round.

one of the follovv-
y ; here, hear.
c one else, mention

mate, yourself and

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XX. -HENRYS LKTTKR.

Pronounce distinctly : —

Perth
A'pril
Charles

Ma' bel
agrain' {<tf,'in)
af ter wards

Co' bourg
break' fast
guessed

^/^ ^^///, c^^^//j/y, /d'ci'^.

,^Jti r/crel

■ieclfcd .

rf jj^

ff/i .

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O^ dco^-ii. red <zJ^ r/rr
jfti€^^. <ZJ^ 4'e-ci^-t/j ff^^ie/ -iiiif/^^ ri^i€^/ d/ic.Cf.

a^cj^/, c/^^ /c

'^i^f-ci-^if- r-j-i ^^ ^e^/rc

What does Ont. stand ior ? Why is a full-stop placed after it ?
What mark is put at the end (jf every sentence ? How many
sentences are there in Henry's letter ?
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w^^, ^^^'^..^.^^^^^

C^^4. ^.^r.4-4^ Ofe,^.,^

Where did the writer of fh« i ** .T ~

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fff ^i.

'y/rf .

l^Ci

ic^^^cu rrj/r/

ja^«^

o whom was the

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XXI. SET TMK HIRDS I-REK.

IVonou.icc dis-
tinctly : —

Que bee'
pur* chase
con fined'
smir ing
won' dered
con' duct
dun' geon
re mained'

I. One day a
sailor was walk-
ing through the
streets of Que-
bec, On turn-
ing a corner, he
came upon a man
with a cage full
of birds. The

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man had gone into the bush and had caught the
birds, and he was now seHing them to any per-
son who would purchase them.

2. The sailor stood and looked at the poor
little birds hopping about in the cage, and his heart
was filled with pity to see them confined in such
a small space. He thought of the time when thev
were free to fly about as they liked.

3. After looking at them a while, he asked
the man what he would take for the birds. On
hearing the price, the sailor at once paid it.

4- He then, opened the door of the cage and
took out one bird, which he allowed to fly away
into the blue sky. The sailor looked after it with a
happy, smiling face, and then he took out another
and set it free also. He went on in this way until
he had set all free.

5. The man who was selling the birds won-
dered at his conduct, but the sailor said : -Ah ! if
you had been as long in a dungeon as I have been,
you would know how sweet it is to be free, and
would have pity on the birds."

^- ^^^ saJ^«»' had been on board a ship which

1. What word means the opposite of purchasing? ~~

2. What do you understand by space?
4- What is meant by allov/cd?

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had been taken in the wars. He had been thrown
into a dungeon, where he remained for ten years,
until peace came, and he was set free.

fi. What word has the same meaning as stayed? What are
wars? What is the meaning of tlie verse ?

purchase ; buy,
confined ; shut up.

dungeon ; a prison.

his conduct ; what he had done.

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XXII.— A SONG FOR LITTLE MAY.

Pronounce distinctly : —

wir lows
break' ing
woo' ing

breeze
bios' somed
or' chard

drow' sy
mu' sic
lov' eth

'•'f

;.t.

surprised at his

I. Have you heard the waters singing,
Litde May.
Where the willows green are bending
O'er their way .'*

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Do you know how low and sweet
O er the pebbles at their feet,
Are the words the waves repeat
Night and day ?

2. Have you heard the robins singing,
Little one,
•When the rosy dawn is breaking,

When 'tis done ?
Have you heard the wooing breeze
In the blossomed orchard trees,
And the drowsy hum of bees
In the sun ?

3- All the earth is full of music.
Little May,
Bird and bee, and water singing

On its way.
Let their silver voices fall
On thy heart with happy call :
" Praise the Lord, who loveth all
Night and day,
Little May."

i^xpiain with happy call, and Praise the Lord ?

when 'tis done; when the drowHv 1i„tv, • i

breaking,' of the dawn is .^^ ^""^ ' «'eepy noise,

finished. Silver voices; clear, sweet

wooing; courting. voices.

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XXI 1 1.- DO IT WELL.

Pronounce distinctly : —

worth
qui' et
star* tied
hu' mor

shone
pol' ished
prov' erb
gen' tie man

Ham' il ton
pro mo' ted
clerk (dark)
re qiiired'

'P- h

1. "There, that will do," said Harry, throwing
down the shoe-brush. " My boots don't look v^ery
bright. No matter ; who cares ? "

"What is worth doing at all, is worth doing
well," said a quiet but pleasant voice.

2. Harry was startled, and turned round to
see who had spoken. It was his father. Harry
blushed. His father said : " Harry, my boy,
your boots look very dirty. Take the brush and
make them shine. When they are well done
brinf, them to me."

3. "Yes, father," replied Harry. He then
took up the brush in no very good humor, and
brushed the boots until they shone nicely.

4. When the boots were polished he went to
his father, who said : " My son, I want to tell you
a short story. I once knew a poor boy whose

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mother taught hin, the proverb, 'Whatever is
worth doing at all, is worth doing well.'

5- " That boy went to be a servant in a ffen-
tlemans family in the city of Hamilton. He took
pams to do everything well, no matter how small
U seemed His master was pleased, and took him
mto his shop. He did his work well there

\ " When he went to sweep out the shop, he

d.d that wel When he was sent on an eLd
he went qu.ckly, and did what he was sent to
do properly. When he was told to make out a
bill, he did that well,

7- "This .so' pleased his master that he pro-
moted h„„ step by step, until he becan,e the head
clerk. He worked .so well as clerk, that he was
made a partner. He is now a rich man, and wishes
that his son Harry should learn to carry out the
rule which made him prosper, and get on so well
in the world.

8. " Why, father, were you a poor boy once ? "
"Yes, my son, so poor that I had to be a ser
vant ni a family and blacken boots, and do other
things of the same kind for a living. By doin^
these^wd^ ^hich required

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more care and thought. By obeying the proverb.
I became a rich man."

9. Harry never forgot what his father had told
him. Ever afterwards, the remembrance of the
story of his father's hfe drove from his mind any
iinwillingness to do his work well.

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humor ; tempc .
promoted him ; pat him for-
ward.

proverb ; a wise sayinj^f.
a partner ; one who lias a
share in the business.

Write statements about a pleasant voice, a good humor,
an errand, a partner, the rule, care and thought.

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XXIV. -THE LITTLE BIRD.
Pronounce distinctly :

mel' o dy ^^a, ^„x

moa est un no' ticed

I. A little bird, with feathers brown,
Sat singing on a tree;
The song was very soft and low,
But sweet as it could be.

2. And all the people passin-r by
Looked up to see the ; xl,

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Th.ii made the sweetest melody
Thac ever they had heard.

3. But all the bright eyes looked in vain,

For birdie was so small,
And with a modest dark-brown coat
He made no show at all.

4. " Papa, dear," little Gracie said,

" Where can this birdie be ?
If I could sing a song like that
I'd sit where folks could see."

5. " I hope my little girl will learn

A lesson from that bird,
And try to do what good she can —
Not to be seen or heard.

6. " This birdie is content to sit

Unnoticed by the way.
And sweetly sing his Maker's praise
From dawn to close of day.

7. "So live, my child, all through your life

That, be it short or long,
Though others may forget your looks,
They'll not. forget your song."

6. Explain content and unnoticed,
melody ; music. modest ; not bold.

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What ,s the difference between made and maid; see and

^o l.f ''."' each containin,^ at least, one „f these words.
Repeat the lesson taught I)y the bird.

XXV.-WHAT MAKES TIME ELY?

Pronounce distinctly:

exact'ly(r^.) prom'ised B^em(skanc)

sew ing (..) gap' mg (a as in ,ay) en tan' gled

as sure' ex' ponf , f

li«'f^«^^//- . n «* c®pr wound Has in /;««„,/)

lis tened (/m «./) wind (/ as in/;,./) dare' say

I. "Are you very busy, mother?" said Ellen •
" would you be so good as to look at your watch
once more, and tell me what o'clock it is?".

" My dear Ellen, I have looked at my watch
for you four times within this hour. It is now
exacdy twelve o'clock."

" Only twelve, mother ! why, it seems a great
deal more than an hour since you told me it was
exactly eleven o'clock. It has been a very loner
long hour. Don't you think so, Lucy? "

2. '' No, indeed! " said her sister Lucy, looking
up from what she was doing; '' J thought it was a

1. Point out the full stops and commas in the first six s^
tences. What is meant by exactly?

2. Write the para,^a•.aph, using other words having the same
meanu,gs for I was quite surprised, assure, and remeJbeT

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3 first six sen-

ins the same

very short hour. I was quite surprised when
mother said that it was twelve o'clock."

"Ah, that is only because you were so busy
sewing! I assure you, Lucy, that I, who have
listened to the ticking of the clock in the shop all
the time, must know best; it has been the longest
hour I can remember."

'• The hour, in itself, has been the same to you
and to Lucy," said her mother. " How comes it
that one has thought it long, and the other short .'^"

3. "I have been waiting and wishing all the
time that it was one o'clock, that I might go to my
brothers, and see the soap-bubbles they promised
to show me. Father said that they were not to
begin till the clock strikes one. Oh, I have another
long hour to wait," said Ellen, stretching herself
and gaping; "another long hour, mother."

4. "Why should it be a long hour, Ellen.-* It
may be long or short, just as you please."

"Well, mother, what can I do? I cannot make
your watch nor the clock down-stairs go faster,"

"And is there nothing you can do to make
the hour go faster.'*" said her mother. "Why,
you told us just now the reason that Lucy thought
the last hour shorter than yon .lid."

3. What is meant by wind, happened, skein, diflBlcult,
fully employed, and wound ?

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5- "Oh, because she was so :;u,.y, I said "
"Well. Ellen, ami \( yo„ were busyi " "
" liut, mother, how can I be busy about sewhu.
as Lucy ,s? You know I am not old eno»,.'. . ,
I have never learned to sew." "" ' ' '

"And is there nothing that people can be busy
ab^out^except ,sewi.,.> 1 am not sewing. .„. ..^

of blue .s,lk now, which you wished me to wind
before night; perhaps tliat would n,ake ,he hour
shorter.

"You had better try ,t, my dear, and then you
will know," said her mother.

silk^' u'lT" '°°\"'' ■■"'' '"'' '^'^*''^" ^° "'"'I 'he
Mik. It happened to be a skein difficult to wind •

'twas often entangled, and Ellen's attenti ,n was

fully employed in trying to g, it ri^ht. ■ There

mother," said she, laying the reel of silk on the

tab e after she had wound f-e w.'.oi. skein, •• I have

broken ,t only five times; and I have not been
long wmding it, have I, mother.' "

'' Not very long, my dear; only half , . ,„r."
Half an hour! Dear me, it surely ..„not be
Hall an hour .sir.ce I spoke last.'"

rh. l-;.l""- r'^"' '''°^"^ ^""" her watch, and
the little g.rl was surprised to see that it was half-

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past twelve. " This has been a very short half-hour
indeed, mother. You were ri^ht: having some-
thing to do makes the time seem to go fast. Now,
1 don't like winding silk; and I daresay that if 1
had been doing something I liked better, the half-
hour would have seemed shorter siill."

Ji^r

I as are you ; I tell yuii posi-
tively.

employed; sod.

gaping; yawning.

entangled ; twisted so as not
t(j be easily unravelled.

attention ; thought.

reel ; a fiame upon which
thread is wound.

Write statements eaeli contar '. at least, one of the follow-
ing words: — our, hour; great, gu, , v, sew; dear, deer; hole,
whole; wait, Ji'df^ht.

XXVL— FRESH AIR.

Pronounce distinctly

pro vi' ded
wheth' er
bless' ed

gar' ret
breathe
Ire' land

Scot' land
con' stant
re moved'

I. We cannof live without air. We require
food two or three times a day, water every few

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hours, hut air we need every second. For this
reason, we are at all times surrounded by air.

2. Whether we stand or sit; whether we dwell
in a plain or on the hills ; whether we go into
the cellar under our house, or into the garret on
the top of it, air is ever about us. God, who
made it a law that man should breathe to live,
also gave him air that he might obey that law.
All that we have to do is not to shut out the
blessed air which God gives us, but to receive it
freely.

3. When we draw air into our lungs, it becomes
impure, and if we breathe the same air for some
time we feel hot and sick. If we were shut up
in a close room without fresh air, we should soon
die.

4. One stormy night, a ship was crossing from
Ireland to Scotland. There were a great many
people on board, and the captain put them all
down into die hold of the ship, and shut the hatch,
or covering. No fresh air could get in, and when
the hatch was removed in the morning, it was

1. What words have the same meanings as ,tecd and always ?

2. What IS meant by a plain. hiUs, garret, blessed air.
receive it freely?

\»7U„i.

-j. T> iiai IS

n^cant by the hold of the ship, the hatch, and
removed? What words mean the opposite oicalmjew, opened
dead, and tvellf

mil

si'XOM) keadim; hook

found that a great many had died, and those who
were aHve were very ill.

5. So constant is our need of air, that if we
had to raise it to our mouths, as we do water when
we drink, it would be the sole work of our lives —
we could do nothing else. For this n^ason, God
has sent the air to us, and has ncjt forced us to
go to the air. The great mistake which many of
us make is, that we shut out the air which God
gives us, and so bring on ourselves much sickness
from which we might be free.

6. We should try to have always about us, in
our dwellings, in our bed-rooms, and in our school
houses, as much fresh air as we can.

/rj/j/y ,irr^^ra fJ //fc Arj/rr r/rrf>,

impure; not pure, mixed with constant; unchanging:, fixed,
other substances. sole ; only.

Maku statements each containing, at least, one of the follow-
ing words or phrases: a garret, breathe, obey, removed,
impure air, our lungs.
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XXVII.— AN EVIL HABIT.

Pronounce distinctly: —

bran' dy
diz' zy

po lice' man flrrcfj
ed u ca' tion

drunk' ard
liq uor

I. Do you see that poor man trying to make
his way along the street? He cannot walk
straight, but he reels every, now and then as if he
would fall. Now he has fallen, and a crowd of
rude boys st^md around him, and mock and make
fun of him.

What is the matter with him? Is he sick, or
lame, or weak?

2. No, none of these, but he is drunk. He
has been drinking beer and brandy, and every
glass he has taken has made him more dizzy, until
he has become unable to take care of himself
Soon a policeman will come and take him to the
lock-up, where he will have to remain all night
alone.

How sad it is that men will drink what takes
away their reason and strength, and makes them
such objects of scorn and pity.

3- Once that man was a pretty, bright little

I. What is the difference in meaning between reel and tlic
same word ni Lesson XXV. ?

SECOND READING HOOK.

hoy. His mother loved him, and his father was
proud of him. They sent him to school and gave
him a good education.

But when he became a young man he went to
the tavern and learned to drink. He soon lost his
friends, his health, and his hope ; now he is a poor
drunkard, with no home, no friends, and no hopes.

4. How cruel it is to sell liquor which so
injures health and destroys happiness, and how
foolish to buy and drink it.

The best way is for boys and girls to say that
no drop of strong drink shall ever cross their lips.

^■jurM-t'etyii //ir rUrr/^ fi-^ir/ /Ar

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Si' ■

4rt-ife.

reels; staggers.

rude; rough, unmannerly.

reason ; sense.

objects of scorn ; things to be
looked down on and despised.
injures; hurts.

Make statements each containing one or more of the following
words: — would, 'a'ood ; weak, lywk; none, mm: buy, hy.

reel and tin

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XXVIII.-IF I WERE A SUNBEAM.
Pronounce distinctly:

whit' est
lil' ies
wood' lands

grace' ful hov' els {<> ns in shovd)

droop' ing ra' di ance
low' li est di vine'

^:%'

I. If I were a sunbeam,

I know what I would do;
I'd seek the whitest lihes

The rainy woodlands thro' ;
Stealing in among them,

The softest light I'd shed,
Until each graceful lily
Raised its drooping head.

2. If I were a sunbeam,

I know where I would go;
Into the lowliest hovels,
All dark with want and woe ;
Until sad hearts looked upward,
I there would stay and shine;

I. Write the stanza, using for I'd seek, rainy woodlands
stealmgm amongthem, shed, raised, and drolp^nrout:

words which will i.,)t rhan-'e tlie sci s • *^'""lJiug-, oinei

roX^i^fuZT ''''V''^ «^^''ne minings as to .-l.at place, .or-
roii. Ill, in that place, and remain f

SECOND READING BOOK'.

Then they would think of heaven,
Their sweet home and mine.

3. Art thou not a sunbeam,

O child, whose life is glad,
With still an inner radiance

That sunshine never had ?
As the Lord hath blest thee,

Oh, scatter rays divine.
For there can be no sunbeam

But must die or shine.

/Are/ -dc/^

j^r/ r(^lirf/£ea /f/e c/ic r/ /ueJc

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3. What is meant by inner radiance?

shed ; scatter, spread about. woe ; sorrow.
graceful; beautiful. radiance; brightness.

lowliest hovels ; poorest huts, rays divine; heavenly light.

Ask questions about lilies, woodlands, heads, hovels.

r.^^ The teacher should train the pupils to ask these ques-
tions with proper inflection.

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XXIX.-THE TWO NEGROES.
Pronounce distinctly :

schoon' er
tow' ards
cli' ma^/es
voy'ag-e
leaped

low' ered
im pos' si ble
di reef
de cid' ed
ne' groes

per' ish

ad dress' ing

pre' cious {pi-cskus)

at ten' tion

engulf

I. The schooner "Six Sisters" was sailing to-
wards the Isle of France. It was one of those
pleasant nights which are so delightful in warm
countries. The passengers were all counting on
having a good v^oyage.

2. Ail at once a flame leaped up in the darkness
A terrible cry of - Fire, fire," was heard; and in

SECOND REAPING /iOOA'.

ci moment it was clear that the schooner was on
fire, and that the fire was spreading very fast.

3. A boat was lowered. All the crew and pas-
sengers crowded into it, until they were so heaped
together that it was in danger of sinking. Being
so full, it was impossible to direct its course. The
danger increased at every moment. It seemed as
thoucfh the boat must tifo down,

4. At length, it was decided that two persons
should be cast into the sea, in order that the
others might be saved. But upon whom should
the choice fall.^

5. At the bottom of the boat, two negroes were
paying the most careful attention to their mistress,
who was weeping and holding out her arms to
her little child. Every eye was fixed on these
negroes. It was soon settled that they should die.
But they were men of great strength. Before they
could be cast into the sea, they would struggle
fiercely, and the boat would, perhaps, be capsized.
And yet the moments were very precious. Each
wave of the sea seemed as though it would
swallow up the boat.

6. The captain, who must have been a great
coward, said in his despair to the sailors: "Throw
the lady and her baby overboard." One of the
negroes heard this. He whispered a few words

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to h,s co,npanion, and then said to the lady. •■ Ho
and I w,ll take the place of you and your child."

7- ' hen. addressing the captain, he said. "Pro-
ni>se us to save them, and we will at once jum,
into the sea." '

" I promise you." said the capt.iin
8. " Poor little darling, give me one kiss," said
the negro as he placed his dark lips against the-
whue cheeks of the child. •■Good-bye, little
master. Good-bye, mistress."

9. The othernegro havingalso kissed the child
they hfted up their hands to heaven. jun,ped over-
board, and disappeared in the midst of the waves

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schooner; tuo-inasted vessel tn rliVoof ;^

leaped, terrible, momenf. io^tJ'lJ^''^^^^'''''''''y^Se,
direct its course e-rew"/n,i J^ V' ■"■'''^' ^^P^^ysibie, to
the same n.eaninTs'fsthT;e ^ ^°^"' ''''''' ""'-^^ '^-''"^'

SECOND READING BOOK.

What word in the fourtli paragraph has the same meaning as
settled, in the fifth ?

Ask questions about a schooner, fire, the crew, negroes
;md waves. '

ksf" See note to Lesson XXVIII.

XXX.— I CAN DO WHAT I LIKE WITH

MY OWN.

Pronounce distinctly :-

re proved'
Lon' don
plead' ed

sav' age
grieved
cm' el ly

in ter fered'
lis' ten (t silent)
at tached'

I. One day a gentleman saw a boy beating a
dog, and when he reproved him for it the boy said.
" It is my own dog; I can do what I like with my
own." "O no. you cannot." said the gentleman;
"you have no right to use a dog badly. Let me
tell you a story."

2. " A judge was once passing over a common
near London, England, when he saw a man beat-
ing his horse in a very cruel way. He begged the
man not to be so cruel to his beast, but the more
he begged the more savage the man became. ' It
is my own horse,' said he, 'and I shall do what

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2. What is meant by a common, by cruel, and by savage?

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3. "The judge was greatly grieved; because
the horse had been more cruelly beaten than ii
would have been if he had not interfered. He
saw that words were of no use. and that the man
would not listen to reason, so he took his walking-
stick and laid it about the fellow's shoulders.

4. " The man was a great coward, as most cruel
people are, and, instead of returning the blows, he
said to the judge. 'What right have you to hit me
with that stick?' ' I have the same right to hit
you as you have to hit that horse.' said the judge.
'The stick is my own, and if you can w'^n your
horse as you like, because it is your own, I can use
viy stick as I like, because the stick is my own.' "

5. By the time the gentleman had finished
telling this story, the boy felt ashamed of his
cruelty, and he promised him not to beat his dog
again.

6. We have no right to do anything wrong
even with what is our own. We have nothing
but what God has given us. and to every one
of His gifts there is some duty attached. Thus,
if He gives us money, we must use it wisely; if

3 and 4. Write tlie paragraphs, using other words havin- the
same meanings for greatly grieved, interfered, of no use
most, instead of, returning-, and hit.

6. Write the names of twelve dumb animals. Why are the
first letters of His and He capitals? Name some of God's
gifts and the duties attached to them.

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He gives us learning, we must use it for the <a)od
of our fellow-men; if He gives us power over poor
dumb animals, we must use it for their benefit as
well as for our own.

reproved; found fault with.

greatly grieved; much vex-
ed, vory Sony.

there is some duty at-
tached; there is something

ji)ined that we arc hound to

do.
interfered; meddled.
their benefit ; their good.

Write statements, each containing one or more of these
words :— right, England, like, been, beat, judge, and poor
dumb animals.

XXXI. -SOMEBODY'S MOTHER.

Pronounce distinctly : —

re' cent
through
anx' ious

laugh' ter guid' ed

hast' ened [t silent) a' ged

group bowed [ow as in coiv)

1. The woman was old, and ragged, and gray,
And bent with the chill of the winter's day;

The street was wet with a recent snow.
And the woman's feet were aged and slow.

2. She stood at the crossin^r, and waited lonp-.
Alone, uncared for, amid the throng

Of human beings who passed her by,
Nor heeded the glance of her anxious eye.

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3. Hown the street, with laughter and shout,
Glad in the freedom of "school let out,"

Came the boys, like a flock of sheep,
Hailing the snow, piled white and deep.
4- I'ast the woman so old and gray
Hastened the children on their way,

Nor offered a helping hand to her,
So meek, so timid, afraid to stir

5. Lest the carriage wheels or the horses' feet
Should knock her down in the slippery street.
At last came one of the nh .rry troop—
The gayest laddie of all the group;

6. He paused beside her and whispered low,
" I'll help you across if you wish to go." '

Her aged hand on his strong, young arm
She placed, and so, without hurt or harm,

7 He guided the trembling feet along.
Proud that his own were firm and strong.

Th(Mi back to his friends again he went.
^^ young heart happy and well content.

5. What two words here have the same meaning p

6 and 7. What words have the same meanings as stopped near

"Id, old, laid, am] tit t/iis way? J J ^n, near,

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8. " She's somebody's mother, hoys, you know.
For all she's aged, and j)oor. and slow;

"And I hope some fellow will lend a hand
To help my mother, you understand.

9. " If ever she's poor, and old, and gray.
When her own dear boy is far away."

And "somebody's mother" bowed low her head
in her home that night, and the prayer she said

10. Was, "God, be kind to the noble boy,

Who is somebody's son, and j^ride, and joy."

recent; new. throng; crowd. hailing; welcoming.

Name words in the first ci^lit couplets, or four paragraphs,
which have the same meanings as (<»/./, look, hurrkd, aisilv fright-
tiled, and move.

Write the hast fourteen hues, using inst( .id of guided, the
trembling feet, firm, friends, content, away, words ha\iug
the same meanings as these.

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XXXIL— HOW TO READ.
Pronounce distinctly: —

neph' ewp {ncv)
niec' es [nccccs)

prim' er (primm)

ech' oed
heed' ing
Can a' di an

shrill

dis tinct' ly

rap' id ly

1. One clay U-cj 2 Fred, who was sitting in his
arm-chair, called his little nephews and nieces
about him. I think there were five in all. Let
me see —George, James, Jennie, Grace, and Eva !

2. " Well, children," said Uncle Fred, " do you
know how to read.^"

" Why, what a question ! " said George. " Of
course we do. We have all been to school three
years."

3. "Yes," said Grace; "and I have been
through the ' Primer' and the • First Royal Cana-
dian Reader,' and a good part of the 'Second
Reader.'"

" So have I ! " said James. " And I ! and I ! "
echoed the others. "And grandma says I can
read the hard words in her big Bible almost as
well as she can," added Jennie.

4. "Why. what a wonderful set of nephews

I. What are nephews and nieces? Write tl.e names of
Uncle Fred's nieces.
3. What is an echo?

s/:(OM) a'/':/1/)/m; /jook'.

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and nieces I have!" said Uncle Fred. "How wise
all of you must be! Here. James, read this verse
for me as well as you can."

5. "So James took the hook which his Uncle
hVed handed him, and read the verse very ripidly,
without lieeding the stops.

6. "You may read the next verse, Jennie."
Jennie obeyed, and read in a hii^h, shrill tone,

very unlike the charming tone in which she always
talked.

7. "Here, George," said Uncle Fred, "read
the next verse."

George tried to do his best, and shouted so
loud that Uncle Fred pretended to shut out the
noise by putting a finger in each ear.

8. " Now, it is your turn, Grace."

Grace read the next verse in what is called a
sing-song manner :

And then lie ran to her and Inid

His head upon her arm ;
As if lie said, I'm tiol afraid.

You'll keep me from all harm.

9. " )^ou have not read, Eva. You were not
so sure that you knew how to read, but you may
try.

Eva took the book and read her verse in a very

f). What is ui(>ant i)y shrill tone, and charming?

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pleasant tone, as if she were talking or tellintr a
pretty story.

10. "Now, children." said Uncle Fred. "I think
one of you knows how to read. Can you tell me
which it is.>"

"If you mean the one who reads best. I know,"
said Grace. - I think Eva does."

M. " ll7iy does she read best .^"

** Because she didn't read too fast." said James.

"And I think it is because she spoke so
l)lainly," said George.

12. -What do jw/ say, Jennie .?" asked Uncle
rred.

"I think it is because she understood what she
read," said Jennie.

"And / think she enjoyed reading it," added
Grace.

13. "I^ight, children!" said Uncle Fred. -You
have all given me good answers, which shows
that you are learning to think, if you are not
iearnmg to read well. If you will all remember
what each one has just said, you will be good
readers one of these days.

14. " Head s/ou>/y, distinctly, intelligently, and
as if you enjoyed it, and you will all be as good
readers as Eva."

15- "A great deal better, I hope," said Eva.

s/;c(hv/> RicAnixc hook.

" I vviiiit to be as good a reader as my teacher.

The half-hour given to the reach' ng-lesson in
school always i)asses pleasantly. She talks %oUk
Its about the stones, and lohat they mean, before we
read them to her.''

i6. " She must be a goor! teacher," said Uncle
Pred, patting Eva on the head. " Now you may
all go and have a good game at 'hide and seek.' "

{lff/% ee^ Acrel/Al rfJiiiAf/cy

echoed; repeated,
distinctly; plainly.

intelligently ; undcrstandin^iy.
enjoyed it ; was pleased with it.

Write statements, each containing at least one of these words :
verse, heeding, Bible, learning.

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XXXIIi. -CLHANLINKSS.

Pronounce distinctly: —

im por' tant
at tend' ing
hun' dreds
per spire'

mois' ture ne gleet'

dis eas' es tow' el

clean' li ness {clmn) thor' ough lyitlmr)

un whole' some cleanse (clem)

I. I have often seen children whose hands and
faces were so dirty that you would think they had
not been well washed for a week.

I and 2. WeU and can have more than one meaning: Rive
these meanings. What is the difference between week and
walk, no and /utou.^ ?

SliCONI) Ri: A 1)1 SO HOOK.

2. Now, every child ought to Icarii how very
imjKjrtaiit it is to keep not only the face, hut the
whole body clean. No one can long have good
health without attending to this. I will tell you
why.

3. The skin, which covers the body, is full
of very tiny holes— so small, indeed, that many
hundreds of them can be covered with a five-cent
l)iece. Through these holes — or pores, as they are
called — we perspire, that is, our bodies give out a
moisture. We notice this most during hot weather,
but the fact is, we are always perspiring, more or
less, even during the C( eldest day of winter.

4. Now, if this moisture be allowed to remain
on the skin, it becomes mixed with dust, and soon
forms into a crust of dirt which closes up the pores,
and thus causes many diseases.

5. Most diseases of the skin arise from a want of
cleanliness. These diseases will not remain long
among people of cleanly habits.

6. Nearly all fevers first show themselves among
people who live in close, dirty houses, breathe bad
air, use unwholesome food, and wear dirty clothes.

3 and 4. Write the paragraphs, using for the body, very-
tiny, perspire, moisture, notice, fact, perspiring, allowed
to remain, closes up, and diseases, words having the same
meanings as these words and phrases.

6. What meaning has close when it is pronounced Hke cloze/

KOYAL CANADIAN SlUaiiS.

No filth of any kind should be allowed to lie in the
streets. The towns which are the cleanest are
always the most healthy.

7. The very brutes set us an example of cleanli-
ness. Most of them seem uneasy and do not thrive
well if they are not kept clean. A horse which is
kept clean will grow fat on less food than one that
IS not well attended to. You may have seen the
delight with which a little bird in a cage takes its
bath. How it splutters, and shakes its feathers
and then when it has dressed itself, how gaily h
sings.

8. Surely, then, all children should be careful
not to neglect the use of fresh water, soap, and a
rough towel. They should bathe and thoroughly
cleanse their b dies every day.

9. Some boys are such cowards that they are
afraid of a drop of cold water. A brave boy would
no more think of neglecting to wash himself because
the water was cold, than he would think of running
away^r^^ friends when they were in danger,
attending to this; looking "msea^^^'^^^i^^^, '

fact • Truth'* unwholesome ; unhealthy.

tact , ti nth. neglect ; omit.

allowed to remain ; let stay, thoroughly ; fully.

,Jnlyr' words that mean cfu,nb auunals, prosper, cared for Joy,

8. Write the paragrapli, using for surely neglect nn,i
thoroughly cleanse, other words which wilTmake stse

:o lie ill the
t^anest arc

SI- COM) Rr.ADisa HOOK.

XXXIV.— THE WATER-MILL.

Pronounce distinctly : —

mer' ri ly
wagr' gfon

noi' si ly
whir' ring"

pet' ti coats
whirl' ing"

I. "Any grist for the mill?"
How merrily it goes!
Flap, flap, flap, flap,

While the water flows.
Round about and round about,
The heavy mill-stones grind.
And the dust flies all about the mill.
And makes the miller blind.

2. "Any grist for the mill.?"
The jolly farmer packs
His waggon with a heavy load
Of very heavy sacks.

I and 2. What words liavo the sa

f„i fin. ; , same meanings as /m/./,//3.,/,/„v.

fiil, Jills, ba^s, and around? What is meant by grist ?

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Noisily, O noisily,

The mill-stones turn about;
You cannot make the miller hear,

Unless you scream and shout.

3. "Any grist for the mill?"

How quickly it goes round.
Splash, splash, splash, splash,

With a whirring sound.
I^irmers, bring your wheat to-day.

And bakers, bring your flour;
Dusty millers, work away,

While it's in your power.

4. "Any grist for the mill.?"

Alas! it will not go;
The river, too. is standing still ;

The ground is white with snow.
And when the frosty weather comes,

And freezes up the streams,
The miller only hears the mill.

And grinds the grain, in dreams.

5. Living close beside the mill,

The miller's girls and boys
Always play at make-believe,
Because they have no toys.

3. Explain While it's in your power.
^. What is meant by play at make-believe, and the Uttle
petticoats ?

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" Any grist for the mill ?"
The elder brothers shout,

While all th(; litth; petticoats
(jo whirling round about.

6. The miller's little boys and girls

Rejoice to see th(^ snow ;
"(iood father, play with us to-day;

You cannot work, you know.
We will be the mill-ston(?s,

And you shall be the wheel;
We'll pc^lt each other with tht.' snow,

And it shall be the meal."

7. Oh, heartily the miller s wife

Is laughing at the door;
She never saw the mill worked

So merrily before.
" Bravely done, my little lads,

Rouse up the lazy wheel !
For money comes but slowly in

When snow-flakes are the meal."

6. What is meant by rejoice and pelt ? Why cannot the
miller work ? What kinds of meal may be ground at a mill ?

a whirring sound ; a hnmming noise, like that made by part-
ridf^es when flyinj^ from the ground.

Write neatly the full names of the scholars in your class. Write
their initials.

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XXXV.— SIMDI'RS.

Pronounce distinctly :-

spi' der
mi' cro scope
sev' er al
joints
del' i cate

gauz' y
in vades'
un wa' ry (ivay)
seiz' es
Vic' tim

moth (th as in //;///)
moths (/// as ill //,/ii

wind' ing
e las' tic
strugr' glingr

I. Look at this spider's web; it stretches right
across the rose trees! I wonder where Mr.
Spider is. I have been looking for him every-
where; he must have got lost among the bushes.

2. No ! he is hanging here, head downwards,
under the middle of his net, watching for any little
careless fly that may come headlong into his toils

I. What is the meaning of right across?

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What word has the same mcanin- as nets?

s/:( V >.\7> A'/:.i/)/.\i ; lu u >a-.

Sc,

(\[\hv, ready, no doiiht, to carry it to his home, and
cat it for his hn^akfast.

3. If you look at this spider, you will sec that
he has cM^ht lc'(rs. and if you ohservt! one of his
li:<,^s through a microscope, you will notice that
each leg has several joints, and that at the end of
the last joint there are hooks very much like the
claws of a cat.

Most spiders hav(! eight eyes, hut some have
six, and a small number have only two.

4. Hut how do spiders make such delicate;
gauzy wel)s, so fine and yet so strong?

The body of each soiniiinor
spider is provided with a number
of little bags, full of a kind of
gum. Each ba^ is full of little
holes, through * which very fine
threads are drawn; these stick
together, and form a thread strong enough to bear
the weight of the spider.

5. So long as the bags contain gummy matter,
the spider can go on spinning; but when they are
empty, he must wait until more gum is formed.

4- Write this part of the lesson, usin.t,' for is provided with,
kind, form, and bear, other words havin.s,' the same meanin-s
as these words. What httle word can be used for is provided
with?

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6. There are many kinds of spiders. The house
spider and the garden spider are best known.

7- Of these, the first is not often allowed to
spin in peace. The housemaid, with a broom, in-
vades the sly corner where he sets his net to catch
unwary flies and moths.

8. When the spider is left alone, he soon spins
a web, and then goes into a corner to watch for
his victims. If a i>oor fly touches the web, it is
caught. Its feet are not, like the spider's, made to
walk on the web. and Mr. Spider rushes down
from his corner, seizes the fly, and kills it.

9- If a large moth or a bluebottle is caught,
the spider seizes it, and kicks it round and round,
at the same time winding a strong elastic web
about it. When the wings of the insect are fas-
tened down, the spider goes away, and leaves it
to tire itself out by struggling.

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7. What is meant by allowed and sets? Explain sly
corner.

8. Wiiat is meant by seizes the fly?

9. What is meant by struggling ?

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headlong; without thought, provided; furnished.

carelessly
microscope; .1 glass" for look

ing at very small objects.
several ; more than two.
delicate; fine,
gauzy; light.

invades the cci'ner; goes
into the corner as an enemy.

unwary; heedless.

his victims; the creatures he
intends to destroy.

elastic ; springy.

Make sentences, each containing, at least, one of the following
words or phrases: spiders, headlong, a microscope, moths,
the web!

XXXYI.— SPIDKRS.

(/\ir/ Second.)
Pronounce distinctly: —

cun' ning
hast' ens (silent /)
ob serv' ing
plunged
re paired'

pris' on er
loos' ened
prey
var' nish
hq'uid

ex act' ly [rgz)
pal' ace
fa' vor ite (//)
man' sion
hinge

1. But mark the cunning of the spider. If a
wasp or a bee gets caught in his web, he either
hastens to set it free by cutting the web, or, if he
feels himself strong enough, binds his victim with
threads ; always taking care to keep out of the
way of its sting,

2. " I was gardening one morning," writes a

1. What words have the same meanings as notice, slyness, hur-
ries, and tics ? What is the meaning of victim ?

2. For what word may noticing or marking be used ?

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gentleman who was fond of observing insects,

"when a wasp came buzzing near my ears. I

struck it away with my hand, and it fell into a
rose-bush.

3- '' In this bush a garden spider had spun her
web. The wasp fell right into the middle of it.
and every leg was fast except one. With this leo.
the wasp began to kick and struggle. It plunged,
and shook the web till it got a second leg loose;
then, with these, it fought for several minutes till
three legs were free.

4- " I began to think that if it were left alone.

it would fight its way out of the web. But the;

spider came out to see what was the matter. Shc!

ran round and round the wasp, taking care to

keep away from its sting. As fast as the web was

broken, she repaired it.

5. "As long as her prisoner did not seem likely
to get out, she was satisfied with mending the web.
but as soon as three legs had been loosened she
took another way to secure the prey. Fastening
a thread to one side of the web. she threw it over
the wasp, ran round to the other side, and drew

struggle?'^''* ^""'^ "'""^ ^"' ^' "'''' • ^^''* ^' "^" "^"^"^"S of
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the thread tight, just as you have seen ii man
fasten a rope over a load of hay. She then threw
the thread over several times, and drew it tight
each time.

6. " In a few minutes, the wasp was tied up in
the web, and there was no chance of its getting
out. It was then killed by the spider. I watched
her strip it of its wings and fine feathers. She
carried away its legs and its whole body.

7. **She then mended every broken thread,
and left the web as neat as it was before the wasp
fell into it."

8. The litde field-spiders spin their nets over
the ground, and on the bushes, to catch their prey.
In autumn, when the dew is on their webs, the
fields look as if the fairies had had a grand wash,
and had hung out their delicate robes to dry.

9. The water-spider
lives entirely under
water. He certainly
would not be able to
keep a dry roof over his
head if he did not make
for himself a litde house
into which the wet can-
not get.

8. What is meant by delicate robes?

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10. He spins loose threads to the leaves ol-
l)lants under the water, and over these threads
he spreads a kind of varnish like licjuid glass, sn
elastic that he can make his house large or small
as he pleases.

11. He then coats himself with a litde of the
varnish, to make a sort of waterproof cloak, and
conges to the top of the water to get some air.

12. It is not exactly known how this spider
draws a bubble of air under his waterproof; but
he does so, and carries it to his house, and returns
again ten or twelve times for more air-bubbles.
When he has enough air, he takes up his abode in
his palace under the water.

13. There are many kinds of spiders which
do not spin webs, but which get their living in
all sorts of artful ways. A rolled-up leaf is the
favorite hiding-place of one kind, and from this he
darts upon any insect that may chance to pass.
Another chooses the inside of a flower, and
pounces upon the unwary insects that come in

10. How can his house be made large or small as he wishes ?

11. What word means foytTS .?

13. What words in the second and third sentences have the
same meaning?

12 and 13. Write the para.L^raphs, iisin^' for draws, carries,
returns, enough, abode, favorite hiding-place, and un-
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search of honey. Others choose for their hiding-
place a hole in the wall, or in the bark of a tree.

14. The mason -spicier
makes for himself a com-
fortable home in the
ground. He bores in a
bank a hole about as large
as a man's finger, and lines
this hole with silky down
to keep out the damp.
The most wonderful part
of this spider's mansion is
the "trap" door. It is
made of earth and fine silky down, and has a
wonderful hinge, on which it opens and shuts.

14. Tell what ground, bank, and down mean here, and
,i;ive other meanings for the same words.

insects; creatmes, such as liquid glass ; melted glass.

flies, bees, and moths. abode ; dwelling,

secure ; make safe. palace ; grand house,

the prey ; that which is caught artful ; sly.

to be eaten. " mansion ; large house.

VVrite sentences, each containing one of the following words
n. phrases : comfortable home, man's finger, most won-
derful, mansion, and linger.

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XXXVII.— THE BROWN THRUSH.

Pronounce distinctly : —
thrush med' die touch

ju' ni per

1. There's a merry brown thrush sitting up in a

tree;
"He's singing to me ! he's singing to me !"
And what does he say, little girl, litde boy ?
"■ Oh, the world's running over with joy !
Don't you hear } don't you see }
Hush! Look! In my tree,
I'm as happy as happy can be."

2. And the brown thrush keeps singing, "A nest

do you see.
And five eggs, hid by me in the juniper tree?

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Don't meddle ! don't touch ! little girl, little boy,
Or the world will lose some of its joy !
Now I'm glad ! now I'm free !
And I always shall be,
If you never bring sorrow to me."

3. So the merry brown thrush sings away in the
tree,

To you and to me, to you and to me;
And he sings all the day, little girl, little boy: ^
•' Oh, the world's njnning over with joy !
But long it won't be.
Don't you know? don't you see?
Unless we are as good as can be."

2. What word has the same meaning as interfere » (See
Lesson XXX., page 74.)

Write statements, each containing, at least, one of the fol-
lowing words or phrases: a brown thrush, lose, none
jumper tree. '

Write questions about a boy, the world, your home, and your
lessens for to-morrow.

IS* All statements and questions are sentences. After this
when you are asked to write sentences, you may write statements
or questions.

Do not forget that every sentence should begin with a capital;
that every statement should end with a full stop, and that every ques-
tion should end with a question-mark.

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XXXVIIL—THE CROW AND THE FOX.
Pronounce distinctly: —

flew (fn> like it in fig' ure (long n)

^"''^•) si' died

de vour' stu' pid (l-nj; •.;

flown ech' oes

el' e gant chuck' le

I. A crow one clay stoic
a bit of cheese and flew away
with it to the branch of a
tree, where he could devour it
in peace. A fox saw him, and
made up his mind to get the
cheese from him. But he could
not climb the tree, and, even if
he could, the crow would have
flown away long before
the fox could have got
near him.

2. Being unable to get
the cheese by force, he
thought he would try a
trick.

So he stole up quietly

I. What other meaning has
saw? Write a word that is
pronounced like peace.

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to the foot of the tree, sat down there, crossed his
arms, gave his tail an elegant twist, opened his
wicked mouth, and began to talk to the crow.

3. " What a lovely bird you are," he said. " I
never saw such a glossy jet black ; and then your
back and neck have such bright blue tints. Your
wings are beautifully formed, and your whole figure
is grace itself No bird in the sky, no bird on tree
or rock or bush, can be compared with you."

4. The crow, delighted with these words, sidled
about with pleasure, and thought what a nice, good,
clever gentleman the fox was.

5. The fox went on: " You are all I have said,
and more; but, do you know, I never heard you
sing.? If your voice is equal to you- lovely color
and elegant shape, you are matchless— you are the
wonder of the world. Will you not favor me with
a little song ?"

6. The crow at once opened his bill and uttered
a loud caw. Down fell the cheese to the ground;
up jumped the fox, sprang upon the cheese, and
ate it up. And, as the fox disappeared into the
wood, the stupid crow heard the echoes of a chuckle
that told him what a fool he had been.

5. What is meant by Will you not favor me?

6. Write the paragraph, using for uttered, disappeared,
and echoes, words that have the same meanings.

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devour it ; eat it greedily. tints ; colors.

e egant ; beautiful. sidled ; moved sideways.

glossy ; smooth and shining. matchless ; without an equal

18 grace Itself; ,s as beautiful chuckle; short, half-smoth"

""^ '^ ^^" ^e- ared laugh.

compared with you ; said to flattery ; false praise.

be like you.

Write on your slate, and pronounce to your teacher, blue
blew, flew, cure, tune, new, stew, dew, and newspaper.

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PART II.

I— FROGS.

Pronounce distinctly :-

tad' pole
per' feet
beads
dis' tance

grad' u al ly

gills (g as in get)

lungs
ap prove'

al though'
cu' ri ous
tongues
length (not tenth)

I. Have you ever seen a tadpole? If you

have, perhaps you did not
know that the funny-look-
ing thing with a long tail
and without legs would some day become a per-
fect frog.

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2. The fish-likc tadpole goes through many
changes before it becomes a grown-up frog. First
of all, you may see in i ditch or pond patci.-s of
something looking very much like bunches of
beads made of jelly. These are the eggs. They
float on the surface of the water, and, at a distance,
look like froth or air bubbles. After a few days,
from each ng^ there is hatched a tiny tadpole which
has a long, fish-like tail, by means of which it
swims about, but at first it has no legs. Soon the
hind legs begin to grow, and these are followed
by th two fore ones; then the tail gradually
becomes less and less, until it quite disappears.

3. While living under the water, the tadpole
breathed like a fish through gills; but now that
it has become a frog its lungs have grown, and
it breathes the air chiefly through its mouth, but
pardy through its skin.

4. Behold him^ no y a bright-eyed frog hopping
on dry land. HoW he does puff, as if he did not
at all approve of being a frog !

5. Why does he puff and pant in this way ?
He is only breathing, and he cannot help making
all that fuss about it; 'cause, although he has

2. Write the paragraph, usin- ibr >8coaies, pord. surface
at a distance, tiny, by mean ■. or viich, begin and fore^
other words having the same meanings.

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lungs, he lias no ribs, and, for that reason, cannot
breathe easily.

6. Another curious thing about the frog is,
that although he has a row of teeth in his upper
jaw. he never bites, and Indeed never uses his
teeth.

7. Frogs {vvx\ on flies, ants, spiders, worms,
l)eetles. and even snails. By means of their long
tongues they catch their prey very quickly, and,
swallow it whole and alive.

8. Everybody knows that a frog can leap; but
how far, do you think ? About ten or twelve times
its own length at one jump. At the same rate,
how many feet would you be able to leap }

6. What is the meaning of curious? Give two different
meanings for row.

7. What is meant by prey?

perfect; full grown, complete, approve of; like,
gradually; step by step, slowly, behold; look at.
disappears; goes out of sight.

Thr , .ids lunr\ gills and ribs can best be explained
by the teacher.

Write at least ten words in which g is hard, that is, has the
sound it has in frog and goes.

Write sentences, each of which will contain one of these
words: tail, tale, knew, new, through, threw, jeUy, whole,

hole.

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II.— LITTLE THINGS.

Pronounce distinctly : —

calm

un guard' ed

an' gnish
thriU

wound (wooud)

re spect'

I. Little things, ay, little things
Make up the sum of h'fc ;
A word, a look, a single tone,
May help to calm a strife.

2. A word may part the dearest friends-
One little, unkind word,
Which in some light, unguarded hour,
The heart with anger stirred.

3. A look will sometimes send a pang
Of anguish to the heart :
A tone will often cause the tear
In sorrow's eye to start.

4- One litde act of kindness done-
One litde kind word spoken

Hath power to make a thrill of joy,
E'en in a heart that's broken.

2. What is meant by a light, unguarded hour?
3- What IS here meant by A tone and cause?
4. For what does E'en stand ?

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5. Then let US watch these "little things,"
And so respect each other,
That not a word, a look, or tone
Shall wound a friend or brother.

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5. What is the meaning of respect each other, tone
and wound? '

^^' ^^^' pang of anguish; shai, .eel-

to calm a strife ; to quiet a ing of great sorrow.

^"'iirel. sorrow's eye ; the eye of a

unguarded ; careless. sorrowful or sad person.

a thrill; a tingling feeling.

Write sentences, each containing one or more of the following
words or phrases : sum. some, a strife, dearest friends
unkind word.

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III.— CHARLIE AND ROB.
Pronounce distinctly : —

hin' der
kind' ling

pshaw {p silent)

con' quer (congker)
clerk {dark)
ao counts'

own'er
hu' mor

as sist' ing

I. " Don't you hate splitting wood ?" asked
Charlie, as he sat down on a log to hinder Rob
for a while.

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" No, I rather like it. When I get hold of a
tough old log, I say, ' Look here, now, you think
you're stronger than I am, and are going to beat
me; so I'll split you up into kindling wood.' "

2. '• Pshaw !" said Charlie, laughing; "and it's
only a stick of wood."

''Yes; but you see I pretend it's a lesson, or
a tough job of any kind, and I like to get the
better of it."

" I don't warn to conquer such things; I don't
care what becomes of them. I wish I were a rich
man."

3- "Well, Charlie, if you live long enough,
you'll be a man, without wishing for it; and as for
being rich, I mean to be that myself."

"You do.? Ho\y do you expect to get your
money .? By sawing wood .?"

" May be— some of it; that's as good a way as
any, as long as it lasts; I don't care how I get
rich, if it's in an honest and useful way."

4- ''I'd like to sleep for the next ten years,
then wake up to find myself a young man with a
f,^reat deal of learning and plenty of money."

"Well, I'm not sleepy— a night at a time is
enough for me. I hope to work for the next ten

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2. What is meant by pretend, and tough?
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years. You see that these are things which you
have to wor^ out — you can't s/ee/> them out."

5. "I hate to work," said Charlie; ''that is, I
hate such work as sawing and splitting wood, and
doing chores. I'd like to do some great work. I
want to be a clerk in a bank, or something of that
sort."

" Wood has to be sawed and split before it can

be burned," said Rob. " I intend to own a large

farm some time. I am preparing myself for it

now. Besides cutting the wood, I am attending to

the horse and cow, and keeping father's accounts. "

6. How Charlie laughed! "I think doing

these things is a long way from being the owner

of a farm. I suppose your father sells two tables

and six chairs some days, does he not .^"

"Sometimes more than that, and sometimes
not so much," said Rob, in perfect good humor.
*' I didn't say I was a farmer; I said I was work-
ing to be one. Am I not nearer to it when I am
assisting my father than I should be if I was doing
nothing ?"

7. "Not a whit," said Charlie, as he went
away.

5 and 6. Write these parts of the lesson, using for chores,
intend, preparing, attending to, suppose, and perfect
good humor, words or phrases which hav^e the same nicanimrs
What was Rob's father ?

7. What is meant by whit, and tramp?

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Now, which of these boys do you think grew
to be a rich and useful man, and which of them
became a tramp before he was thirty years old ?

conquer; to get the better of.
expect; hope.
preparing; getting ready.
accounts ; statements of mon-

eys received and paid, and
of what he owed and what
was owing to him.
assisting; helping.

Write sentences about splitting wood, conquer, money
learning, a farmer, and a useftil man. '

IV.-GOD CARES FOR ALL.

Pronounce distinctly :

shin' ing (long/) 00' sy

I. Do you know how many stars
There are shining in the sky .?>
Do you know how many clouds

Every day go floating by }
God the Lord has counted all :
He would miss one, should it fall. -

2. Do you know how many flies
Play about in the warm sun .?

heav' en

I. What are the silent letters in you, know, there, day,
andfloatmg? • "'J'.

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How many fishes in the water?-

God has counted every one.
Every one He called by name,
When into the world it came.

3. Do you know how many children
Go to little beds at night —
Sleeping there so warm and cosy

Till they wake with morning light ?
God in heaven each name can tell,
Knows j^(??^ too, and loves you well.

2. Name the marks at the end of the lines in the verse. Why
is He spelled with a capital H ?

Write the following statements, placing in the blanks or
spaces words that will make sense :

The sun in the and

you where the risris ?

it rise in the or in the

the shine by or does it

in the

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Ill

v.— PERSEVERANCE.
Pronounce distinctly :

shov' el
dif fl cult
muf fler

trou' sers
ear' nest ly
loung^ ingr

en cour' ag- ingr
sneer' ing*
shrink' ing*

I. It was a bitter cola day. There had been a
great snow-storm, and the sky had a black and
angry look.

"Dear me," .said Mrs. Wilson, as she looked
out of the window: "see how the snow has
drifted mto the yard. Ann cannot get out to the
wood-house for her kindling wood. The poor
hens, too, have not been fed since yesterday

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morning. What shall we do, witliout anybody to
dig a path ?"

2. " I can shovel a path, grandmother," said
Johnny, a bright boy about eight years old.

" The task will be too difficult for you, I fear,"

said Mrs. Wilson, "and besides, we have nothing

but this fire-shovel to work with."

" No matter," said Johnny, " I can try."

So Johnny put on his hat, tied his muffler

round his neck, turned up his trousers, and went

to work with a will.

3. He was digging away very earnestly, when
a man came lounging along with his hands in his
pockets. Instead of giving Johnny a helping
hand, or saying an encouraging word to him, he
called out in a sneering tone : " Boy, how do you
expect to get through that snow-drift ?"

4. ''By keeping at it — that's how!" answered
Johnny, as he tossed the snow out of his litde
shovel.

Then, without wasting any more time in
talking, he turned to his work again. It was hard
work. He was soon very tired, and his hands

2. What word means the opposite of ca%y ? What is meant
by went to work with a will?

3. What is meant by lounging, helping hand, and expect ?

4. What word already used in the lesson has the same
meaning as hard ?

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were cold, but he kept at it bravely until he had
dug a good path.

5- Now, boys and girls, we shall all have paths
to dig, of one kind or another, as we go through
life. Many snow-drifts will lie in our way, but if
we work with a stout heart we shall be sure to
succeed in the end.

6. Bear this in mind, and when you find your-
selves shrinking from any good and useful task,
and asking, "How shall I ever do this.?" or,
"How am I to do that.?" be ready with Johnny
Wilson's answer: '^ By keeping at //—that's how !"

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5- What is meant here by snow-drifts ?
6. What words or phrases have the same meanings as rcmcm.
ocr, and work?
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bitter; sharp, biting'. shrinking; drawing back

very earnestly; with all his through fear.

'"'^''^*' sighing; sorrowing.

an encouraging word; a waiting the tide; waiting f.r

word that gives hope. a better chance.

sneering; mocking. prevail; win, conquer.

Write sentences about a snow-storm, a sneering tone
his work, and a fire-shovel.

' VI.— MAKE YOUR OWN SUNSHINE.

Pronounce distinctly : —

•^^^''^i® fac'tory amuse' ment

wretch' ed news' pa per (not mos) dreamed

sand' wiches {widj) fam' i ly cheer' ful

I. "Oh, dear, it always does rain when I want
to go anywhere," cried Jennie Moore. " It's too
bad. Now I must stay in-doors, and I know 1
shall have a wretched day."

"Perhaps so," said Uncle Jack; "but you
need not have an unpleasant day unless you
choose."

2. " How can I help it .? I wanted to go to
the park and hear the band, and take Fido and
play on the grass, and pull wild flowers and eat
sandwiches under the trees. But now there isn't

1. What word means miserable?

2. Give another meaning for band.

drawing back

eering tone,

muse' meni

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going to be any sunshine, and I'll have to stand
here and see it rain all day."

3. "Well, let us make a little sunshine," said
Uncle Jack.

"Make sunshine!" said Jennie; - why. how
can we make it?"-and she smiled through her
tc-ars. "You haven't a sunshine factory, have
you ?"

4. "Well. I'm going to start one now, if you'll
l^e my partner." replied Uncle Jack. "First, let
me give you these rules for making sunshine •
Don't think what might have been, if the day had
l)een better ; see how many pleasant things there
are left to enjoy ; do all you can to make other
people happy."

5. "Well. I'll try the last thing first;" and

enme went to work to amuse her little brother

Wilhe who was crying. In a short time she had

him nding upon a chair and laughing, and she

was laughing herself.

"Well," said Uncle Jack, " I see you are a
good sunshine-maker, for you've nearly all you or
Wilhe can need just now. Let us try what we
can do with the second rule."

6. " But I haven't anything to enjoy; my dolls
are all old and my picture-books all toi

and-

3- Tell what a factory is. What oth

ler meaning has tears?

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"Hold!" said Uncle Jack; "here's an old
newspaper. Now, let us get some fun out of it."

" F'un out of a .lewspaper! Why, how can wi:
get fun out of it ?"

7. But Uncle Jack showed her how to make
out of paper, a mask, a whole family of dolls, and
a lot of pretty things for Willie.

In this way Jennie found many a pleasant
amusement, and when bed-time came she kissetl
Uncle Jack and said, "Good-night, dear Uncle
Jack."

8. Jennie dreamed that night that Uncle Jack
had built a great house, and had put a sign-board
over the door which read :

She made Uncle Jack laugh when she told
him her dream; but she never forgot — what you
must remember — that "a cheerful heart makes its
own sunshine."

C^ji/t -t2€^/AM^y dt?- df^-ti^nf red ficel.

7, What is meant by amusement? What two words in
the script lines mean the same thing ?

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partner; sharer in the busi- mask; .i cover for the face a

"^"««- false face,

to enjoy ; to take pleasure in. cheerful; joyful.
amuse; please.

Write questions, each containinf; one or more of these words:
Jennie Moore, sandwiches, sunshine, picture-books.

Write words that are pronounced like rain, hear, see,
through, some, and great.

wo words in

One Step and then another.

And the longest walk is ended ;

One stitch and then another,
And the largest rent is mended.

One brick upon another,

And the highest wall is made ;

One flake upon another,

And the deepest snow is laid.

So the little coral-workers,

By their slow but constant motion.
Have built those pretty islands

In the distant, dark-blue ocean.

And the noblest undertakings
Man's wisdom hath conceived,

By oft-repeated efforts,

Have been patiendy achieved.

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VII.— TO WHOM SHALL WE GIVE

THANKS?

Pronounce distinctly : —

sought

quenched

ac' cents

spark' lingr

ao cept'

ne'er

ea' ger

gen' er ous

o' cean

draught (draft)

bowed (ow as in cow )

sub dued

I. A little boy had sought
the pump

From which the spark-
ling water burst,

And drank with eager
joy the draught

That kindly quenched
his raging thirst ;

Then gracefully he
touched his cap —

*' I thank you, Mr.
Pump," he said,

I. For what words can shining brightly, poured out, fierce, and
brought up be used ?

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"' For this nice drink you've given me !"
(This little boy had been well-bred.)

2. Then said the^pump : " My little man,
You're welcome to what I have done ;
But I am not the one to thank —

I only help the water run."

"Oh, then," the little fellow said

(Polite he always meant to be),

" Cold Water, please accept my thanks,

You have been very kind to me."

3. "Ah," said Cold Water, "don't thank me;
Far up the hill-side lives the Spring

That sends me forth with generous hand
To gladden every living thing."
" I'll thank the Spring, then," said the boy,
And gracefully he bowed his head.
"Oh, don't thank me, my little man,"
The Spring with pleasant accents said.

4. Oh, don't thank me, for what am I
Without the Dew and Summer Rain }
Without their aid I ne'er could quench
Your thirst, my little boy, again."

2. For what word can mannerly be used ?

3. What is meant by gladden and bowed ?

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"Oh, well, then," said the little boy,
"I'll gladly thank the Rain and Dew."
** Pray, don't thank us — without the Sun
We could not fill one cup for you."

5. " Then, Mr. Sun, ten thousand thanks
For all that you have done for me."

" Stop ! " said the Sun, with blushing face ;
*' My little ic-llow, don't thank me ;
'Twas from the Ocean's mighty stores
I drew the draught I gave to thee."
" Oh, Ocean, thanks ! " then said the boy.
It echoed back, " Not unto me —

6. " Not unto me, but unto Him

Who formed the depths in which I lie ;
Go, give thy thanks, my litde boy,
To Him who will thy wants supply."
The boy took off his cap and said.
In tones so gende and subdued,
" Oh, God, I thank Thee for this gift ;
Thou art the Giver of all Good !"

5. What words can be used instead of blushing and
echoed? Explain the steps by which the well gets its water
to the sun.

6. Why are the first letters of Him and Thee capitals ?

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sought; looked after. generous; not stingy, boun-

draught ; dnnk. tiful.

gracefuUy ; in a gentlemanly accents ; words or language.

^^y- Ocean's mighty stores •

quenched his thirst ; satis- great quantities of water th'e

fied his thirst. ocean holds.

accept ; take. supply ; fill, satisfy.

subdued; softened.
Make statements each containing one or more of the following
words or phrases : a draught, gracefuUy. you're, accept,
the daw. the sun, the G-iver of all Good. ^

VIII.— I WAS IN LIQUOR THEN.
Pronounce distinctly : —

due
drowned

al low'
con sent'

in tox' i cat ing-
liq' uor

T. A little mouse was once playing near a vat
full of beer, and not taking due care fell into the
liquor. A cat which chanced to be near by heard
the splash and came and looked over the edge of
the vat.

2. " Will you please help me out of this vat ? "
asked the mouse, «' I am nearly drowned."

"Yes," said the cat; "if you will allow me to
eat you when you get dry, I will help you out."

"Well," replied the mouse, - I will drown if I
stay here and I can but die if I get out. so I will
consent to what you ask."

3. The cat put down her paw and helped the

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mouse out of the vat. The mouse sat very quietly
for a time until it was nearly dry and then quickly
popped into a hole close at hand.

4. After a while the cat arose and began to lick
her jaws and said to the mouse, "Now you are
dry, come out of your hole and let me eat you."

" I will not go out and let you eat me," said
the mouse.

" But," answered the cat, ''when you were in
the vat and about to drown you promised that you
would."

"True," said the mouse, "I did promise, but
/ ivas ill liquor theny

5. Many a rash promise is made when a man
is in liquor which he does not escape from so
easily as did the mouse.

If boys and men never have anything to do
with intoxicating liquors they will never be led
into danger by them.

due ; proper. intoxicating liquors ;

rash promise ; promise made drinks tliat will make oiu'

hastily and without thought. drunk.
consent ; agree.

Make sentences from the following groups of words
We, careful, never, be, promises, should, rash, to.
make.

Many, health, character, in, liquors, and, by, intoxi-
cating, ruined, thousands, are, property.

Write a statement about yourself and your teacher, and
another about yourself and your playmate.

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iquors ;

ill make oiu"

by, intoxi-

teacher, and

IX.— MICE.
Pronounce distinctly : —

tim' id

cup' boards (cuhlnmh)
mows (oiv as in cow)

di rec' tion
yel' low ish
whit' ish

plait' ed
en' trance
wind' ing

I. Boys and girls all know what mice are.
They are timid, but pretty little creatures.

The common mouse— that is, the one that
lives in our houses, and gets into our cupboards
and cellars, and nibbles our bread and cheese and
cakes— is found in all parts of the world.

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2. Besides visiting our houses, these mice
sometimes take up their abode in a barn. Here
they do a great deal of mischief. They live
in the mows, through which they make runs in
every direction, and they multiply so fast that
hundreds of mice have been taken from one log
barn.

3. The Long-tailed Field-mouse — sometimes
called the Wood-mouse — is a pretty little animal,
somewhat larger than the mouse we see in our
houses. It measures about four inches in length
and its tail is about as long as its body. Its color
is yellowish-brown on the back, and whitish be-
neath.

4. One of the smallest of the mouse family,
and at the same time the prettiest, is the
Harvest-mouse found in Britain. The head and
body of this little animal are not more than two
and a half inches long, and its tail is about the
same length.

5. The Harvest-mouse makes its nest of grass

I and 2. Write, in a column, the following words, and opposite
to each of them write one or more other words which can bo
used instead of it : timid, houses, nibbles, abode, amount,
mischief, fast, direcfion.

3. What difference in meaning is there between four and

foref

4. What is Britain ? Of what countries is it composed ?

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and leaves twisted together, and forms it into the
shape of a ball, a little smaller than a cricket-ball.
This nest, so warm and soft, is hung among
the stalks of the grain from twelve to eighteen
inches above the ground.

6. One nest which contained eight little mice
was plaited so closely that it could, without losing
Its shape, be rolled along the table. There was no
opening through which the mother could get to
her young ones, so that she must have closed the
entrance when she left.

7. The mother can climb to the nest with
great ease, and she gets to the ground by winding
her tail around a straw, and sliding down.

6 and 7. What is meant by contained, and plaited?

mows ; heaps of straw or hay multiply ; become plentiful.

rZ.1 A *^® entrance ; the way in.

"'"^ ' ^°^^^- winding ; twisting.

Form a sentence out of each of the following groups of words :
Boys, timid, are, and, sometimes, girls.
The, John, nibble, a, saw, mouse, pie.

Men, the, threshing, rvcre, who, mice, the grain, many, found,
a, great;.

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X.—THE WOOD-MOUSE.
Pronounce distinctly :

chest' nut (t silent)

Ob' e ron

in' no cent
mush' room

for' est
re gard' ed

I. Do you know the little Wood-mouse.
That pretty little thing,
That sits among the forest leaves
Beside the forest spring ?

2. Its fur is red as the chestnut,
And it is small and slim;
It leads a life most innocent
Within the forest dim.

3. I saw a little Wood-mouse once.
Like Oberon in his hall.
With the green moss beneath his feet,
Sit under a mushroom tall.

4. I saw him sit, and his dinner eat,
All under the forest tree —
His dinner of chestnut ripe and red,
And he ate it heartily.

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5. I wish you could have seen him there ;

It did my spirit good
To see the small thing God had made
Thus eating in the wood.

6. I saw that He regarded them —

Those creatures weak and small ;
Their table in the wild is spread
By Him who cares for all.

5. What is meant by It did my spirit good?

6. Explain Their table in the wild is spread.

heartily ; with sharp appetite, regarded ; took notice of.
Oberon ; the king of the fairies.

Write statements telling what you see in the picture.

XI.— GOOD ADVICE FOR
CHILDREN.

Pronounce distinctly : —

re la' ting
ex act' ly (egz)
al' ter

in vent'
jest
pro fane'

ob serve'
fa' ture
pre vent'

I. Never tell an untruth. When you are
relating anything that you have seen or heard,
tell it exacdy as it happened or as it was told to

I. Write the paragraph, using for tell, untruth, relating-,
exactly, think, and have forgotten, other words which wTll
make sense.

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you. Do not alter or invent any part, to make,
as you may think, a prettier story. If you have
forgotten any part, say that you have forgotten it.
Persons who love the truth never tell a lie even
in jest.

2. Consider well before you make a promise.
If you say you will do a thing, and you do not do
it, you tell a lie; and who will then trust or believe
you }

3. Never allow yourself to use bad language.
Avoid listening to profane and filthy words ; or,
if you hear them, try to forget them. And if
you cannot forget them (for they are very hard
to forget), at least never let them cross your lips.

4. When you have done wrong, do not deny
it, even if you are afraid you will be punished for
it. If you are sorry for what you have done, and
try to behave better in future, people will seldom
be angry with you, or punish you. They will love
you for speaking the truth ; they will think that
they may always believe what you say, because
they know that you will not tell a lie, even to
hide a fault, or to prevent yourself from being
punished.

5. Never amuse yourself with giving pain to
anybody or to anything, not even to dumb crea-
tures.

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I f wisdom's ways you wisely seek,
Five things observe with care :

To whom you speak, of whom you speak,
And how, and when, and where.

relating; telling.
alter; change.
invent ; make up.
jest ; joke or fun.

consider; think.
avoid; shun, keep away from.
profane; unholy.
observe; notice.

Write statements about an untruth, a promise, a jest
filthy words, dumb ci:eatures.

Write questions about an untruth, a pretty story, a pro-
mise, dumb creatures.

XII.— SPEEDY AND STEADY.
Pronounce distinctly : —

nap' kin
sigrhed
thread' ed

plod' ding
pict' ure
sew' ing

tor* toise (tiz)

pert

tri' fled

I. "Well, Amy, how are you getting on with
your napkin.^" cried Lizzie, whose swift fingers
seemed to fly over her work.

''Not very fast," replied quiet little Amy.
without raising her eyes; -J have almost fin-
ished one side."

I. Write this part of the story using other words which will
make sense for swift, seemed, replied, and finished.

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2. "One side!" said Lizzie, with a laugh
which was neidier pleasant nor kind; -why, we
both began hemming our napkins at the same
tune, and I'm now at the /our//i side of mine!"

" I know that I am slow," sighed Amy.

''You may well say that!" cried Lizzie.

"But I'll try to be steady and do my best,"
said the little girl, as she threaded her tiny needle,
and went on with her work.

3- "As I sew very fast," cried Lizzie, "I
am sure I shall have finished my napkin long
before the bell rings for dinner. I'll mst urn for
a minute to the garden to see if the roses are
out." So, tossing down her work on a chair,
Lizzie flew off.

4. Amy longed for the fresh air and the
flowers, but her work must be done first. Steadily
she laid down her broad hem, and had completed
the second side of her napkin before her sister
came back.

"Ah! you plodding little thing," cried Lizzie;
"you will never get up to me. I'll have time to
go to my room and put up my new picture on the
wall."

2. What is meant hv +-.r» l-u» affx^A^n p-r . , - ,

-- — "^ ststxviji- r ijcluie each of the

words plea^nt, kmd, and steady, put a syllable to make the

meaning of the word the opposite of what it now is.

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5- Off went gay little Lizzie. Amy went on
with her work. Before her sister again entered the
room, the third side of her napkin was hemmed.

"Had you not better finish your sewing.?"
said Amy. "It must be near dinner-time now."

"Oh! I can get it done in two minutes; only
I want to look at that story, which Tom told us
was so amusing."

"But if you are late.?"

"No fear of that!?' cried Lizzie; "no one is
so likely to be late as a slow little creature like
you!"

6. Poor Amy made no reply; stitch after
stitch, stitch after stitch, quietly she worked on.
Lizzie was soon so much taken up with her story
that she forgot all about her work, till she was
startled by the sound of the bell.

"Can it be dinner-time?" she cried. "Oh
dear, and my napkin is not hemmed! And
yours — "

" It is just finished," said Amy, as she quiedy
folded it up.

7- "'Tis just like 'the Hare and the Tor-
toise,'" thought Lizzie, who, though pert and
vain, had sense enough to take a lesson.

Quickness may 'have the start, but the quiet,
steady worker does most in the end.

went on
itered the
hemmed,
sewing?"
ne now."
:es ; only
1 told us

lo one IS
ture like

ch after
rked on.
ler story
she was

. ''Oh
! And

; quietly

le Tor-
ert and

e quiet,

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^p/^ ^e^4f/^ Jr^-J^/,d /rr/^ .4/^^,,

^v?^^ €^M- 4^<fe.

'■e>^f^i

completed; finished.

reply; answer.

plodding; slowly but steadily pert; saucy.
^°^ ^"^' trifled away; fooled away.

flnil"*^" '''" *^^^^"*^"^es in the lesson in which finish or
finished, or words with the same meaning as these, are Ted.

XIII.— THE BOY WHO HAD PRESENCE

OF MIND.

Pronounce distinctly :-

wick
cur' tain
con tents'
sub dued'

pres' ence
val' u a ble
ex am' pie
cul' ti vate

tri' fles
thith' er
un u' su al
op' po site

I. Willie Hinton carried a lighted candle to
his bedroom one night, and set it upon the table
near his bed. After saying his prayers and un-
dressmg, he blew out the candle, jumped into bed,
and soon went to sleep.

2. In putting out the candle, Willie did not

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notice that he blew a spark from the wick into the
folds of the w'ndow-curtain. The spark, did not
go out, but sinking into the stuff of which the cur-
tain was made slowly set 'it on fire. The smoke
filled the room, and awoke the boy from his first
nap. Starting from his pillow, he saw the flames
creeping up the side of the window.

3. What did he do.? Most boys of his age
would have rushed screaming from the room.
What did Willie Hinton do.?

4. He leaped from his bed, ran to the door,
and shouted, - Father! father!" Then closing the
door, he took the water-jug from his wash-stand,
and, stepping upon the table, poured its contents
steadily upon the flames.

When his father and mother entered the room
a few moments later, the fire was so far subdued
that it was easily put out. Willie had saved the
house from being burnt up. He had presence of
mind ; that is, he thought clearly and acted wisely
in a moment of danger.

5. This quality of mind is very valuable.
Children should cultivate it in little things, by not

2 and 3. Write the paragraphs, using for notice, slowly
Starting, rushed, and screaming, other words which will
make sense.

4. What is DrABennn of T«i«/io wHq* ,.,-, 1 : 1

"^ * ^^ — -.*»nvi : v\ n at wurd in paragraph

1 has the same meaning as leaped?

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allowing themselves to be frightened at trifles
Some little folk, for example, act wilJiy if they see
a cow or a dog near them; if in crossing a street,
a horse is coming towards them, they run wildly
hither and thither; if they hear an unusual sound
in or near the house at night, they become greatly
alarmed. Such conduct shows want of clear
thought and wise action. It is the opposite of
presence of mind. Those . , y-frightened chil-
dren should try very hard t.. u.mk cleariy and act
wisely whenever they see anything that alarms
them.

hitLri'n VfV-^^ ""'^'i ^"^ of aUowing, trifles, little folk,
Hither and thither, alarmed, and conduct?

,wL'^.°'V^''^l . valuable; of great worth.

Its contents ; what it held. cultivate ; help on its growth.

subdued; mastered, brought unusual; strange,

under control. action; doing.

fi^^^^l^^l?"""!;"!. '^'''^'' "'^"'^'"^ ^^*^h «"ent letter: cul-
tivate, frightened, folk, near, towards, and greatly

Make a statement out of the following words: Willie, fire,
had, the, father, subdued, before, his, came, help, to

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XIV.— GRANDPAPA.
Pronounce distinctly: —

errand' pa pa

hon' est (A silent)

hon' or {h silent)

cour' age

I. Grandpapa's hair is very white,
And ifrandpapa walks but slow

wear' ing
fougrht

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He likes to sit still in his easy-chair,

While the children come and go.
"Hush! play quietly," says mamma;
" Let nobody trouble dear grandpapa."

2. Grandpapa's hand is thin and weak,
It has worked hard all his days,—
A strong right hand, and an honest hand,

That has won all good men's praise.
" Kiss it tenderly," says mamma;
" Let every one honor grandpapa."

3- Grandpapa's eyes are growing dim,

They have looked on sorrow and death,
But the love-light never went out of them',

Nor the courage and the faith.
"You, children, all of you," says mamma,
" Have need to look up to dear grandpapa."

4. Grandpapa's years are wearing few,
But he leaves a blessing behind;
A good life lived, and a good fight fought,

True heart, and equal mmd.
- Remember, my children," says mamma,
^^Von^ bear the name of your grandpapa.

^Z7

mark 7,tT^lT^''''' °'^"^^' '"'^^ ^^ "^^ -^ ^'^^^
f ^'^f " '"^"^"^^y *°look up to dear grandpapa?

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honor ; respect highly.
love-light; loving look.
courage; bravery.

faith; trust.

equal mind ; evenness of tem-
per.

4- Why should the children remember that they bear the
name of their grandpapa ?

Before true, equal, likes, honest, and honor, place sylla-
bles which will make these words mean the opposite of wli:,t
they now do.

XV.— SPEAK THE TRUTH.

Pronounce distinctly: —

in duced' (not doost)
urg' ing

mag'ic
Ian' tern

in con sis' tent
ex treme' ly

1. "O mother. I am tired to death! It's so
long a walk from the school-house to our home \

"Tired to death, Jane.5>"

"Yes, mother, I am— almost, I mean."

" No, my daughter, not even almost."

2. "Well, at any rate, mother, I would not
walk from our house to school again for anything
in the world ! "

*'0 yes, you would, my dear!"

" No, mother, I am sure I would not ; I am
sure nothing would tempt me."

3- "But I am nearly certain you could be in-
duced to go without any urging."

2. Name the stops or pauses in this part of the lesson.

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vennessof teni-

they bear the

"Well, mother, try me, and see if anything
could make me willing to go."

" What if I should offer to take you to see the
magic-lantern this evening. I am going to see it."

4- ''Are you, mother.? May I go.? You
promised to take me when you went."

"I did intend to take you; but the place where
it is to be shown is a very long way beyond your
school."

5. " But I am quite rested now, dear mother ;
I would not miss going for all the world ! Why
do you smi'e, mother .? "

" To see what an inconsistent little daucrhter I
have."

'* What do you mean by inconsistent, mother.?"

6. ''Why, when a little girl says one minute
that she would not walk a certain distance 'for any-
thing in the world,' and in the next moment says
she 'would not miss' walking still farther for 'all
the world,' she is not only inconsistent, but foolish.
It is a very bad habit to ta'k in such a way."

7. " But I don't often talk so— do I, mother.? I
do not mean to be foolish."

'•Yesterday, when you came from school, you
said you were almost frightened out of your life.
When I asked the cause of your alarm., you replied

4. Instead of what words can mean and farther than be used ?

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that you had met as many as a thousand cross
dogs on your way home from school."

8. "O mother! did I say a thousand? I'm
sure I saw our dog and two other dogs."

"Now, my daughter, I wish you to Ireak
yourself of this bad habit. When you are tird
or hungry or alarmed, use only the words that
express your meaning. You may be tired or
extremely tired, or you may be frightened or
greatly frightened. Will you try to bear in mind
what I have been saying, and from this time let
your lips speak the simple truth.?"

9. "Yes, mother, I will try. I know my way
of speaking is wrong, and I feel ashamed of it."

"Well, my dear, I am glad you are ashamed
of your fault. I hope my little daughter will be a
truthful child. And now you may get ready to
go with me to see the magic-kntern."

■^nrry,i

8. What is meant by extremely frightened, and simple
truth?

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bear in mind
this time let

it at another time, or who

says one thing and does the

opposite.
express ; tell, explain,
sabre ; kind of sword.
scar; mark left after a wound

is healed.

tempt; induce,
induced; coaxed,
urging; pressing.
magic-lantern ; this can best

be explained by the teacher,
an inconsistent person is

one who says one thing at

one time and the opposite of

«p-Before the pupils attempt the following exercises, the
teacher should write on the blackboard examples of similar
questions and answers.

Write answers, each of which must be a complete sentence
to these questions : — '

Why did Jane find the walk to school so tiresome ?
Why did Jane's mother say she was inconsistent ?
What is a magic-lantern ; a wound ; a scar ?

ad, and simple

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XVI.— ANDY MOORE.
Pronounce distinctly : —

freck' led
par tic' u lar
pro tect' ed
fash' ions

rail' way-
en' gine (jinn)
screech' ing
pass' en gers

col' lege
ex pens' es
ser' vice
grat' i tude

I. Andy Moore was a short, freckled, little
country boy, as tough as a pine knot. Sometimes
he wore a cap, and sometimes he did not — he was
not particular about that; his shaggy hair, he
thought, protected his head well enough. Mis

1. What is meant by was not particular about that ?

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bout that ?

home was in the country-and a very wild, rocky
country it was.

2. He knew much more about rattlesnakes
and birds' nests than he did about the fashions.
He liked to sit rocking on the top of a tall tree, or
to chmb to the summit of a high hill, where the
^md almost took him off his feet. Andy's house
was a rough shanty on the side of a hill. There
was nothing very pleasant there.

3- Near the road was a railway track. Andy
often watched the engine as it ran past, puffing
out clouds of steam and smoke, and screeching
through the valleys and under the hills in a fearful
way. Although it went by his hut every day he
never wished to ride on it. He would rather lie
on the sand-bank and watch it, until it disappeared
in the distance.

4. One day, as Andy was walking across the
track, he saw that there was something wrong
about it. He did not know much about such
things, because he was as yet quite alitde lad; but
the rails seemed to be wrong, in some way;' and
And>Miad heard of cars being thrown off the track

2. What is the meaning of the fashions? What words in
hut,andwished,oti.erwordshavingfhesarf;*g;™^^

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because there was something out ot place about
the rails.

5. Just then he heard a low, distant noise, —
the cars were coming. He was only a little boy.
but perhaps he could stop them in some way ; at
any rate, there was nobody else there to do it.
Andy never thought that he might be killed, so he
stood in the middle of the track, and stretched out
his little arms as far as he could.

6. On, on cam(i the cars, and the noise they
made became louder and louder. The driver saw
the boy on the track, and whistled for him to get
out of the way. Andy took as little notice of the
noise as if he had been made of stone.

7. Then the driver had, of course, to stop the
train, saying something to Andy, in a passion, as
he did so. But when Andy pointed to the track,
and he saw that the brave little fellow had not
only saved his life, but the lives of the passengers,
his angry words changed to blessings.

8. All the passengers rushed out to see what
was the matter. Had the cars not stopped, they
would have been thrown headlong down the steep
bank into the river. Ladies kissed Andy's rough,

6. Explain the driver whistled.

7 and 8. What is meant by the train, passion, passen-
gers, headlong, and steep?

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freckled face, and cried over him; and the men, as
hey looked at their wives and children, said, '<God
bless the boy!"

9. Now, that boy had presence of mind i-o
you wish to know where he is now? H- is u
()llege; and the people whose lives he savtc^ pav
his expenses. They know they can never repay
him for the service he did them, but they wish
to show their gratitude.

protected; covered, guarded,
summit ; highest part.
disappeared; went out of
sight.

took as little notice of;
thought as Httle about, gave
as httle attention to.

presence of mind (see Les-

son XII., Part II.)
Ws expenses ; the cost of his

living and education.
repay; pay back,
service ; good turn.
gratitude ; thankfulness.

Write statements, each containing one or more of f ho«o a

on, passen-

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XVII.— ONLY BEGINNING THE
JOURNEY.

Pronounce distinctly : —

jour' ney
Ian' guage

tot' ter ing"
out' stretched

guide
tread' ing-

I. Only beginning the journey;

Many a mile to go:
, Little feet, how they patter,

Wandering to and fro !

Trying again so bravely ;

Laughing in baby glee;
Hiding its face in mother's lap,

Proud as a babe can be !

3. Talking the oddest language
Ever before was heard !
But mother (you'd hardly think so)
Understands every word.

4. Tottering now and falling;
Eyes are going to cry;
Kisses and plenty of Ic/e- words;
Willing again to try !

I. What is meant by the journey, Many a mile to go,
and to and fro 7'

3. Name the stops or pauses in the stanza.

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5' Standing on feet unsteady;

Working with all his strength!
He reaches the mother's outstretched hands,
And rests in her arms at length.

6. Father of all ! oh, guide them.
The pattering little feet,
While they are treading the uphill road,
Braving the dust and heat! •

7' Aid them ever when weary;

Keep them in pathways blest ;
And when the journey is ended,
Father, oh, give them rest !

andVr^'adirS" ''' """' '' ^^'' ^^**'""^ '""''^ '««*'

patter; make a sound like
that made by pats or light
blows repeated often and
quickly.

tottering; shaking as if about
to fall.

glee ; joy.

braving; meeting boldly.

the dust and heat; the

things in life that vex and

tire us.
the journey ; their life.

Make statements out of the following groups of words •_
Just, journey, the, is, of, life, baby, the, beginning
Kisses, his, mamma, him, love-words, gives, of, plenty, and.
Make, agam, willing, him, these, to try.

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XVIIL— THE EARLY DAYS OF
ONTARIO.

Pronounce distinctly :-

cen' tu ry
On ta' ri o
wil' der ness
fSron' tier

suffl'cient
con struct' ed
hoi' lowed
ma chines' (sheens)

mow' era
sic' kles
thresh' ing
win'nowed

I. At the beginning of this century, what is
now called the Province of Ontario, and what was
then called Upper Canada, was almost a wilderness.

I. Use words that will not change the sense in place of be-
gmnmg, called, almost, few, lived, shores, often, forest,
and taking notice of. What century is this ?

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The settlers were very few, and lived, for the most
part, along the shores of the lakes and rivers on
the frontier. There were few roads, and these
were very bad. Often the only road was a
blazed path through the forest-that is, a path
marked by chopping pieces out of the trunks of
trees, that the traveller, taking notice of these,
might not get lost in the woods.

2. The houses were mostly built of logs.
When the settler wished to build a house, he went
mto the woods, chopped down a sufficient number
of trees, trimmed off their boughs with his axe
and cut the trunks into logs of the proper length.'
These logs were then hauled to the spot chosen
for the site. Next, they were placed one upon
anothf ,, so as to form the four walls of the house •
and, m order to make the walls firm and the
openmgs between the logs narrow, the ends were
overiapped and notched into each other The
wall which formed the back of the shanty was
built a log or two lower than the front wall and
the roof was constructed of basswood troughs
reachmg from the front to the back. A layer
of troughs was first placed side by side on the
house^hjhejiolbw face upwards, and then

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Other troughs were laid on these with the hollow
side downwards in such a way that the hollowed
part fitted over the openings between the troughs
which were first placed on the walls. The chinks
in the walls and roof were then filled with thin
pieces of wood, packed tighdy with moss and clay.

3. The floor, door, benches, tables, and bed-
steads were very often made out of boards hewn
out of logs with a broad-ax^. Locks and bars
were never used. Every one trusted his neighbor.
In some of the new setdements in Ontario, houses
and barns of the kind we have described are still
to be seen.

4. In these days, there were no comfortable
carriages such as we now have, and if there had
been, they would soon have been knocked to
pieces on the rough roads. Our grandfathers
and grandmothers rode to church and market in
strong waggons without springs. Long journeys
were often made by canoes in summer, and on
snow-shoes in winter.

There were very few horses in the country,
and oxen were used in tilling the soil and in draw-
ing heavy loads.

5. Such machines as seed-drills, mowers, and

5. What are seed-drills, mowers, and reapers? What is
a stack?

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reapers were unknown. All the grain was sown
by hand, and was cut with sickles or scythes. For
threshing it a flail was used. This simple instru-
ment was made of two hard-wood sticks fastened
together at one end by a leather thong. Grasping
the longer stick in his hands, the thresher swung
the shorter one over his head and brought it down
again and again with great force upon the loosened
sheaves of grain on the barn floor ; or when there
was no barn, on boards laid on the ground near
the stack. The grain was then winnowed by
being thrown into the air, so that the wind blew
the chaff away.

Flour-mills were at first unknown, so the grain
was generally pounded in a hollow made in the
top of a block of very hard wood.

5. Most of the clothes worn were made by the
farmers' wives and daughters from the wool of
their own sheep. The people had abundance of
good and cheap food. The soil was rich, and
produced splendid crops. The rivers were full of
fish Deer roamed through the forest, and wild-
fowl swarmed in the lakes and marshes. Some-
times a bear would carry a pig from the pen, and
get shot for his boldness. Wolves, too, often
killed sheep ; but as the clearings became larger
and the setders more numerous, wild animals
disappeared.

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TXir"' °'™' •"■"• ^'^■' fT ""^^^ "- --

, ., J "^ was to be built.

Wilderness; wild, unculti- fiiii^o..

vatedcounry. t^Umg; preparing the lanc3
J.I, « ,. •^. for seed.

theft-ontier; thepartsof the instrument; tool

country nearesttotheUnued sheaves; bundles of ,.ain.

sufficient; enough. TT.^' ^^^^^ ''""'^

trimmed off; cut off neatly. roainod;" Pandered.

Explain overlapped, notched, and trorfe>b«

Vf rite six statements about things spokeu .i in ihe lesson.

XIX. -TAMING GIANTS.
Pronounce distinctly :

gi' ants
prop' er ty

pris' on
wa' gres

clothes
noth' ing" (nuth)

1. Jack the Giant-Killer was a strange little
man. He went about seeking great giants, to kill
them But there are some giants that he could
not kill, for they cannot die. I think it is better
to tame such giants, and make them do good in the
world, than to let them live and work mischief.

2. I know a great giant whose hime is in
every part of the world. He takes ud ore room
than all the people, and covers three-fourths of the
earth. We could not live without him as our ser
vant, and we could not live with him as our master

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.J' ^"' "''''.'"■°''" °"' °^ '"■■' P"»°". -"d flew
over mens heads, and under their feet, and round

about them on every side. He filled the valleys
and covered the mountains, and killed all the
peop e m the world except eight men and women
wi,o knew he was coming. It took many months'
to get h.m back again into his prison, and even-
now he runs out sometimes and takes men's lives
arul robs them of their property.

4. But when he stays in his prison and attends
to h,s work, he .s a good servant. He eats noth-
mg, asks for no wages, needs no clothes, and never
sleeps. He works night and day, and never stops
to rest, for you cannot tire him.

5. One man builds a mill to grind his grain.
He brmgs the giant and gets him to turn the great
wheel that drives all the other wheels. When
this work is done, the giant goes on his way

6. Another man has a great load to carry
F.fty horses could not move it. He places it on
the great broad back of the giant, who bears it
awav. This giant will carry the man and many
oth, .^ d^e^topof^e load, and by the help of

What is here meant bv nrison O wiu 4.
ur- M-r.o+ • Ui '*"'■ ijy prison J* What event is referrprl

^ant "::^Xr''''' ^''' '''-' ' "- '^' ^-^^y ^^^e

fi wh ^' "^7 'li* *^^* ^® ^""^ *he giant?
6. What are the big brothers spoken off

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one or two big brothers, will bear them round thi;
world.

7. Sometimes he is angry and has a fight with
one of these giants. But his anger never lasts
long. He seldom remains still, for he loves to
roam about and see the world. He lives in the
sea, in rivers, lakes, and clouds.

Now, what is his name ?

7. What is the giant With whom he has a flght?

Write the names of the stops or pauses in paragraph 7.
Write answers in the form of sentences to the questions
on paragraph 3, asked at the foot of the preceding page.

XX.— WISHING.

Pronounce distinctly : —

prim' rose house (houz) ruf fle

I. I wish I were a primrose,
A bright, yellow primrose, blooming in the

spring

The drooping boughs above me.
The wandering bee to love me.
The fern and moss to creep across,
And the elm-tree for our king !

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2. Nay— stay ! I wish I were an elm-tree—

A great, lofty elm-tree, with green leaves gay
The winds wculd set them dancing,
The sun and moon would glance in,

The birds would house among the boughs,
And sweetly sing.

3. O— no ! I wish I were a robin—

A robin, or a little wren, everywhere to go —

J h rough
And

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rill winter comes with icy tiiiimbs
To ruffle up our wing !

4. But— say ! where should I fly to ?

Where go to sleep in the dark wood 01 dell ?
Before a day was over,
Home comes the rover,
For mothers kiss— sweeter this
Than any other thing.

3- Explain Till winter comes with icy thumbs

house ; get shelter. Tr* r.i,ffl^

dell- c'npll h..f ^ ^^™® "^ ^^^ WlL^; tu

valley ""' "'""" ^'^*"^'^ ^^^ ^-^^hers. ami ,n

rover; traveller this way give the wing a

' ''^'''^^"^^' rough appearance.

ba' con
spir' its
de vour

I. '

where t
bacon, ■
oil and
2 ^
trees ai
nothing
cities, k
they hac
with foo
dislikes 1

3- I '

giant, an
know ho
Sometim

2. What
tile last sen
are names

3. What
paragraph ?

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XXI.— TAMING GIANTS.

CONCLVDED.

Pronounce distinctly :—

ba' con
spir' its
de vours'

con sumed'
wor' t..hipped
met' alb

soft' ens (/ silent)

sau' cers
mould' ed

I. There is another s:iant who will only live
where then- is plenty to eat. He can eat butter
bacon wood, paper, hay, ,d coal. He will drink
oil and spirits, but he does n.t like water.

2. Sometimes he gets o.t of p> 'son and devours
tr.es and forests, ships and ho. .s. and leaves
nothmg behind. He has consumed towns and
Cities killed the people, and robbed them of all
they had. He can travel very fast, if he meets
witii food that he likes; but he is very lazy, \i he
dislikes the food that is given to him.

3- I ong ago, some nations worshipped this
giant, and feared him very much. They did not
know ho to carry him about from place to plare
^^m^^sh^V^ out of the way when he was

pari;™h'p 'l/"; ""'^^^*^"^ ^>' the second sentence in this
Paiayaph? I" wl.at form would he appoar suddenly?

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really needed, and at other times he would appear
suddenly and eat many of the people up.

4. But since men have become better acquainted
with his nature, he has been tamed, and made to
work. He can be a good servant to those who
know how to manage him. He is very greedy,
and cannot live without a constant supply of food.

5. He is a good cook. He can roast beef, fry
ham, bako bread, and boil eggs. But he must be
watched, or he will spoil everything which he is
asked to cook. He is a great friend to those who
work in metals. He can make iron so soft that it
may be bent to any shape. He can melt lead, and
make it run like water. He has the same strange
power over gold and silver.

6. But while he softens metals, he hardens
some other substances. Our cups, saucers, and
plates are made of soft clay, which he has made
firm and strong. If a piece of clay be moulded
into the form of a brick, he can make it almost as
hard as a stone.

7. He is a good servant, but a bad master. If
carefully watched and properly fed, he will serve
you well. But if you give him too much to eat

5. Write the names of seven metals.

6. What is meant by moulded?

7. Write the paragraph, using for watched, serve, allow,
freedom, perhaps, and foe, other words that will make sense.

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and allow him too much freedom, he will rob you
of all that you have, and, perhaps, take away your
life. His greatest foe is water.
Now, what is his name ?

spmts; such liquids as whis- appear; come in sight.

key and brandy. manage; rule.

devours; eats greedily. constant supply; unfailine

consumed; eaten up. store. uniainng

worshipped; honored as God. foe; enemy.

Write sentences containing the following words .--spirits
dislikes, acquainted, manage, power, freedom, foe. '

Combine the words in the following groups into sentences :-
Burnt, struck, the, it, barn, up, and, lightning, the.
earned, place, by means of, can be, from, about, to, place,
nre, matches. ' ' t »

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f.i

XXII.— WILLIE WORTH.

Pronounce distinctly :

in' va lid {Ucd) snAnt«rq ^ / • •

/ sneaicea prec' i pice {prc$s)

I. The landlord was standing behind the bar
of the village tavern as little Willie Worth came
in one winter night to sell his papers.

"Have a glass of beer," said the landlord. "It
will make you warm this cold night."

But Willie went on selling his papers to the
half-tipsy men who nearly filled the room, and only
shook his head in reply.

2. -Why not?" said the landlord more loudly
than before, - Beer won't hurt you. It never hun

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me and j have used it many a year. Come, you
must take a glass." ^

3. Willie grasped his papers firmly in one
hand, and facing the landlord, with a pale face and
flashmg eye, said .—

h,v" ^'7 r"'' ^"" ■"" ■' ^^^''' '^^ reason I

have. Wh ;'° '^'"^ ""°' "^^ ^' °*- boys
have.. Why haven't I a happy home and plenfy

■n a. ke other folks.. Why do I have to sell
papers, and sometimes beg for work .. Why am I
forced to go half dad and without shoes when I
am at work ? -

dr„nt 'T^ ^T^"' ''''^'"' ^^ "i'^^^^rd. and died a
drunkard, and you sold him beer.

" He used to spend his days here, and at night
he would come home and beat mother and me.
Often he turned us out on the street on cold
wmter n.ghts. At last, he was found one morning
frozen to death, after drinking your beer

5. " My mother is sick, and we are very ooor.

old TmT """^ ''^^P^ "^ '"'•°'" hunger" and
old. All these terrible troubles came from your
beer, which you say will not hurt me

vour i' '" f""n"'- ''d°-h-'me. I hate
your beer. I will never touch it."

j. vv
flashing,
tile mean

grasped, flnuly,

will not change

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6. The landlord sneaked off from the curses
and jeers of the half-drunken men, who were not.
however, too tipsy to miss the force of Willie's sad
but truthful reply.

There are many Willie Worths in the world.
He had a sad lot, but a brave heart.

€i>t-fl^C'C€^ .

'^ /z-€4<i€^-^^ e-i^ed- i^-^l (pfH^ifT- -/^w ^.'fj-aJ/i^)

I ■rf.'2^Mrf.--2j, ^ii?-a<i^ ^z^'Ae^e f/^^e^ -tt^e^ie

C^-o-€€C-H- -y^c^f. ^frrd/e ^^^/. ■^€mi€^/e ^t€>/.

6. What is the meaning of curses, jeers, force, sad, and
reply? Write all the words in the paragraph that are nanus
of things.

landlord; tavern-keeper. jeers; mockings.

clad ; clothed. lot ; condition in which to livi;.

sneaked off; stole away slyly, brink; edge.

as if he was ashamed to be vice; an evil. habit.

seen. precipice; steep fall.

Rea'^l carefully the following statements : —

My mother is sick. We are poor. Willie is selling

papers. WiUie and John are selling papers. Toronto is in
Ontario. Toronto and Kingston are in Ontario. Kingston
is in Ontario. The book is in my desk. The books arc in
my desk.

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should be uTed when the sH^' T"' " ""^ '^ "^^^ ' ^"^ «-
person, place orthlg ^''"""' " "^'^ ^^^"^ ^^ ^^-« -^

Fill in the blanks in these sentences with is or ... -
Tl, . ^, , heavy and yellow. Those apples

ifouandl studynig our lessons.

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XXIII.-THE POOR MATCH-SELLERS.

Pronounce distinctly:

kin'dlin^ re'al fare although'

I. Are all your matches sold yet, Tom ?
Are all your matches done ?
Then let us to the open square,

And warm us In the sun ;
To warm us in the sweet, bright sun.

To fed his kindling glow ;
For his kind looks are the only looks
Of friendship that we know.
O Tom, don't you crv

Although the cold winds blow ;
For the sun is shining bright and warn,

In th

e great square down bel

ow.

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2. We'll call the sun our father, Tom,

We'll call the sun our mother ;
We'll call each pleasant little beam

A sister or a brother :
He thinks no shame to kiss us, Tom,

Although we ragged go ;
For his kind looks are the only looks

Of friendship that we know.

3. But oh, there's One above him, Tom,

Who loves us more than he ;
Who made the great bright sun to shine

With beams so warm and free ;
He is our real Father, Tom,

Although, wnile here below.
The sun's kind looks are the only looks

Of friendship that we know.

4. We'll tell Him all our sorrows, Tom,

We'll tell Him all our care ;
We'll tell Him where we sleep at night.

We'll tell Him how we fare :
And then, oh then, to cheer us, Tom,

He'll send His sun to glow ;
For His kind looks are the only looks

Of friendship that we know.

3 and ,4. Why are capitals used as the initial, or tirst letters,
of One, Father, Him, and His ?

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O Tom, don't you cry,

Although the cold winds blow ;
For the sun is shining bright and warm

In the great square down below.

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glow; shinih.' heat.
all our sorrows ; all that
gives us trouble or pain.

fare; are treated or fed, cheer;
gladden.

square; an open space of
ground with houses huilt
around it.

XXIV.— THE BOY LOST IN THE

BUSH.

Pronounce distinctly: —

wan' dered
sur prised'
for' est
in clined'
ex act'
di rec' tion

in creased'
cau' tious ly
dense

nu' mer ous
prog' ress
plod' dod

bruised
en' er gies
in qui' ring
mourned
de ter' mined
ob' sta cles

I. Far away in the backwoods of Ontario, in
an old log-shanty, with his father and mother,
there lived a young lad, named ^VilHe Wilson'
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were very poor, and had
hard work on their rough bush farm to make both
ends meet.

by 'saWnr^hat''h?r:.'\^ log-shant^^^^ What is m'^t
meetr """''^ *'' "^^^^ ^°*^ «^<is

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2. Willie often went into the woods with his
father, and while his father was at work, Willie
would pick berries or go fishing in the stream.
One day, however, Willie had wandered away,
not thinking of what he was doing, until it began
to grow dark, and he thought it was time to go
home. He shouted to his father, but was sur-
prised at not hearing any reply. Louder and
louder he called, until he could cry no more, but
in the deep, thick woods he heard no answering
voice. Poor Willie was lost— lost in the pathless
forest.

3. He was not a big boy, but he had a brave
heart. He was hungry, and tried to eat some of
the berries he had picked, but he could scarcely
swallow them, for he felt as if he had a big lump
in his throat. He felt inclined to cry, but, thought
he, '* it's no use crying ; I must try and find my
way out."

4. Poor fellow ! he wandered on and on, and
still the woods looked the same, and still no one
answered his cries. It now became so dark that
he could see no longer, and as he was quite worn
out he laid himself down under a tree, and cried
himself to sleep.

^. Exolain the meaninp- nfVi/a -fialf. aa if V»£» Viorl q !>;*-» 1i-.«v>>->

in his throat, and inclined to cry.

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nth. his
, Willie
stream.
1 away,
t began
; to go
as sur-
er and
)re, but
jwering
•athless

. brave
ome of
carcely
y lump
bought
nd my

n, and
10 one
■k that
e worn
\ cried

5. Next morning he awoke refreshed, but had
to rub his eyes a long time before he could
remember where he was. He sat up and looked
around, ate a few of his berries, and tried to
think of what his father would do if he were
there. As he sat, he thought he heard the mur-
muring of a stream in the distance. He listened
carefully to know the exact direction of the strean: ;
then looking straight towards it, off he set to try
and reach it.

6. He had seen his father guide himself by
always keeping three trees in the same line, and
Willie did so now, and found, to his great delight,
that the sound of the water increased. Cautiously
looking forward from one tree in front to one still
further on, so as not to go either to the right or
left out of the straight line, he soon reached the
banks of the stream.

7. He knew now that by keeping along the edge
of the stream he would in time come to some clear-
ing. But the wood was dense, the fallen trees
numerous, and the brushwood so thick that he had

6. What IS meant by keeping three trees in the same
hne? Write the paragraph, replacing guide, dehght, in-
creased, and reached, by other words having the same
meanings.

7. Name words in fhe naratrranh whiVh H""o *K^ --^m- ^

— r°—n—i-^i vviiLcn Have iHe aamu rucan-

mgs as plentiful, walked in slowly but steadily, and tired.

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hard work to make any progress. Little by little
the berries went, and still the brave little fellow
plodded on>, until the second night. Weary and
footsore he again lay down to rest, and again cried
himself to sleep, after praying to God to help him
and to bring him to his parents once more.

8. Next morning he was very hungry. No
berries were to be found, but his brave spirit
kept him up, and still he pushed on down the
bank of the stream. At last, when almost worn
out, his clothes all torn, and himself cut and
bruised, he spied a little clearing. Gathering all
his energies together he managed to reach it, and
soon came to a small log-shanty, where he was
taken care of.

9. Upon inquiring, it was found that he was
now twenty miles from his home, but the kind
people who had taken him in sent word to his
father, who joyfully came and took him home.
His mother, when she saw him, cried for joy,
after having wept and mourned for her poor los[
boy, whom she never expected to see again. Nor,
indeed, would Willie have ever reached home if
he had not been brave and determined, in spite of
all obstacles.

S. What is meant by spied, and managed to reach it

was surprised; was astonish-
ed, was struck with wonder.

pathless forest; bush with-
out a path,

refreshed ; with new life.

murmuring; low confused
noise.

cautiously; carefully.

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direction of the stream;

way it was from where he

was.
dense; thick,
progress ; movinfj forward,
energies; strength.
inquiring; asking.
obstacles; hindrances.

Write a sentence about yourself anrl nno ^f /• • ,

TTo« +u r 11 . "'•^'uuibeii ana one of your fnend<?

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XXV.— THE ROOT.

Pronounce distinctly: —

root' lets
hur ri cane

tor na do
ab sorb'

cu n ous
va ri' e ty

1. A plant is not like an animal that can move
about. It grows and stays in one place. What
keeps it in that place .^ Its roots .^ These grow-
down into the ground, and there hold fast, so that
the first wind that comes along may not blow the
plant over.

2. Some plants, such as tit'::
carrot, have just one large root
in the ground. Above ground
the carrot is not high; it has
no stem, and its few leaves grow
out of the top of the root. From
this root, however, many fine
hair-like roots grow out singly
at the lower end. But most large
plants, such as trees, and even
small ones, such as tiny herbs,
have branching roots. That is,
the large root spreads out into rootlets as the stem
spreads out into branches.

2. Write the names of six common plants that, hke the
carrot, have a single root. What is the stem of a plant ?

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3. Look at this picture
of stems and roots. Do they
not all look very much like
the legs and feet of a bird ?
But a bird has only three
or, at most, four toes on each
foot, while the plant has in
its foot so many that they
cannot be counted. With
such a host of toes, and far-
reaching claws, all closely
packed into the ground, the
plant can cling firmly to the earth.

4- If a gale blows, it will not easily tear up the
plant. A hurricane or a tornado will sometimes
tear big trees out of the ground ; but that does not
often happen. One of the uses of the root, then,
is to hold the plant firmly in its place.

5. But that is not all— it has more important
work than that to do. By means of the roots the
plant gets a large part of its food from the ground.
They absorb the water from the soil, and with this
water they get other substances which the plant
needs.

6. There is something very curious about the

6 VV lite the paragraph, replacing curious, act, seem,
needs, kind, absorb, and what, by words or phrases havine
the same meanings as these words.

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way in which the roots act. They seem to knou
what the plant needs. The roots of one kind < I
plant will suck out of the earth just what thai
variety needs, and the roots of another kind ol
plant will absorb just what // needs.

7. The roots of all plants know what to take
out of the ground besides water, of which they all
take a great deal. And if a plant should be
placed in a soil that has not the food it needs,
what can the poor roots do.? They do not find
their proper food, and so the plant grows sickly
and dies.

8. How do roots get so deep into the earth.

and grow all over and around big rocks and little?

It is in this way. When the tips of the rootlets
are sucking up food for the plant, they are also
growing longer. As the young roots are verv'
fine, they can pick their way easily enough, for
they have nothing to do but to lie still and let
more root grow on to their ends; and of course-
these litde ends will go which ever way they like
or can.

huiTioane or tornado ; vio- absorb ; suck up, drawn in.
lent storms of wind. variety ; kind.

Use is or are correctly in sentences containing the followin..
words and phr^. .: a plant. 8om« ani^nal- hurr-'n^r-
tiny herbs, the soil. " ' " *"i^ai„, tumeane^.

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XXVI.— THE LEAF.

Pronounce distinctly: —

seal' loped (skolupt)

o' val

chest' nut (chess)

herbs
as' ters
tu'hp

en a' bled

juice

as par' a gus

I. We think of a leaf as something thin and

broad, of its edges as smoothly rounded, prettily

scalloped, or nicely toothed, and of its color

as of a pleasing green. Many

plants have leaves shaped

somewhat like the apple leaf

—which is nearly oval. On fW^l

some plants these oval leaves (Cvy/^

are smooth on the edge ; on \^ ' ^

others the edges are toothed, ^0

like those of the chestnut-oak

leaf.

2. The leaves of some plants are coarsely
toothed ; on other plants, the teeth are very fine.
Many herbs, such as the asters and golden-rods
of our woods, and the wild sunflowers, have not
only leaves with both coarse and fine teeth, but
have many small leaves with smooth edges', all
on the same plant. A leaf may be very long
and oval, or very short and broad, and some
leaves are almost round.

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3. Then, again, there are heart-shaped leaves.
Some morning-glory plants have such
leaves. Many plants have scalloped
leaves. Nearly all oaks have leaves
of this kind. The live-oak and the
willow-oak, which are not found in
Canada, have smooth oval leaves.

4. Here is a leaf of a very curious shape,

and a pretty leaf it is. It
grows on very large and tall
trees, called hdip trees, so
named because they have
large flowers shaped some-
what like a tulip. These
splendid tr grow in the
forests in some parts of Can-
ada and the United States.

5. These are only a few
of the coundess varieties of leaves to be met with
in the forests of the world. Their shapes are so
many and so different that a large book would not
hold pictures of them all.

6. Leaves are for the most part thin and broad.
Being thin they are ligh,, and a tree with its many

i'*' ^'J: ^"^^ ^^^ paragraphs, using for curious, shape, tall
splendid, forests, countless, different, for the most part
and branches, other words or phrases which will not chan. c"
the meaning. ^

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'75

little branches can hold thousands of them and
not break down. Being broad, they are enabled
to come into contact with a good deal of air;
and that is just what the plant wants them to do
—to take in from the air all the food they can.

7. And how do the leaves do this.^ By a kind
of breathing. A leaf has a skin on each of its
sides, and the skin on the lower side has thousands
of fine holes, through which the air gets inside the
leaf. There a part of the air joins the sap or juice
that has come up from the roots, and the two
together make the food upon which the whole
plant feeds.

8. When the wind blows, the leaves bend and
flutter about, but they hold fast to the branches by
their tough litde stalks; and if a few of the weaker
ones do blow off it does not matter much, for the
plant has plenty more left. The firm, round trunk
hardly moves, and the strong round branches bend
over, but do not break; while the roots in the
ground below hold everything fast.

9. There are plants, however, that have very
slender, needle-like leaves. The different varieties
of pines have such leaves, which generally hang
from the trees in bunches. The asparagus plant,

g. What word in the paragraph has the same meaning as
bunches? ^

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the young shoots of which we eat. has thread-like
leaves that come out on the stems in round clus-
ters. There are many other plants with leaves
not thicker than pins; and some plants have very
short and thick leaves.

scalloped; marked along the enabled; made able.

o^^'^ra' Trf ""'''"" ^°°^« i^*^ contact with-

oval , shaped hke an egg. touch. '

we^k'^Bomf ;'"'' ^!V""°""^^^' ''^^ *ir. ^hole. their,

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XXVII.-BEAUTIFUL GRANDMAMMA.
Pronounce distinctly :

quaint
rip' pie
win' some

a' pron
rib' bona
ha' zel

I. Grandmamma sits in her quaint arm-chair;
Never was lady so sweet and fair;
Her gray locks ripple like silver shells,
And her own brow its story tells
Of a gende life and peaceful even,
^ t^"st in God, and a hope in heaven.

pearis

zest

his'tory

and'pe'llreKt "' """'"' "'"''^'^ "^« ""'«' *«"«■

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2. Little girl May sits rocking away

In her own low seat, like some winsome fay;
Two doll babies her kisses share,
And another one lies by the side of her chair;
May is as fair as the morning dew,
Cheeks of roses, and ribbons of blue.

3. "Say, grandmamma," says the pretty elf,
"Tell me a story about yourself.
When you were little, what did you play.?
Were you good or naughty the whole long day }
Was it hundreds and hundreds of years ago.?
And what makes your soft hair as white as snow }

4. Did you have a mamma to hug and kiss,
And a dolly like this, and this, and this.?
Did you have a pussy like my little Kate.?
Did you go to bed when the clock struck eight .?
Did you have long curls, and beads like mine.?
And a new silk apron with ribbons fine.?"

5. Grandmamma smiled at the little maid.
And laying aside her knitting, she said :
"Go to my desk, and a red box you'll see;
Carefully lift it and bring it to me."

So May put her dollies away, and ran.
Saying, "MI be careful as ever I can."

4 and 5. Write and give the meaning of words pronounced
like eight, maid, and see.

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me fay ;
r chair;

elf,

ly?

ongday?
s ago?
as snow ?

ss,

te?

V eight?

mine?

ee;

onounced

6. The granchnnmma oi)(!necl the box, and lo!

A beautiful child with throat like snow.

Lip just tinted like pink shells rare,

Eyes of hazel, and golden hair,

Hand all dimpled, and teeth like pearls.—

Fairest and sweetest of little girls.
7- "Oh! who is it?" cried winsome May,

"How I wish she were here to-day!

Wouldn't I love her like everything;
Wouldn't I with her frolic and sing!

Say, dear grandmamma, who can she be?"
"Darling," said grandmamma, "I was she."

8. May looked long at the dimpled grace,
And then at the saint-like, fair old face:'

•' How funny!" she cried, with a smile r d a kiss,
"To have such a dear little grandma as chis!
Still," she added, with smiling zest,
"I think, dear grandma, I likejjw/ best."

9. So May climbed on the silken knee,
And grandmamma told her history:
What plays she played, what toys she had.
How at times she was naughty, or good, or sad!
"But the best thing you did," said May, "don't

you see?
Was to grow a beautiful grandma for me."

6. What is meant by pink shells rare?
8. What is meant by dimpled grace?

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quaint; odcMc.okinK. tinted; slightly colored.

npple; wave, arc wavy. hazel; li^ht l,rown.

^nsome: morry. Baint; holy person,

fayo elf;fa,ry. zest; enjoyment,
her history ; story of her life.

^^^Make a sentence out of each of the following groups of

G^rf r' "^f^;?"^' «^^«*' «°' ^' l^<ly. never.
Girl. a. May, httle. winsome, wa«. you. parents, re-
pay, never, your, can, their care, for, of, you ^ ^' "^^

XXVIII.-_'l HE FLOWER.
Pronounce distinctly :

o'dors
ffen' er al ly
pet' als

edgr' es
us' u al ly
yel' low

sta' men
knobs
pis' tils

I. Why do most

people like flowers so

much? It is because

of their pretty shapes

and lovely colors; while

the sweet odors which

many of them give out

make them agreeable
and very pleasant.

2. Flowers have a great many shapes. There
are as many forms to flowers as there are to leaves.

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iSl

I groups of

But you can generally tell a Hower from a leaf by
Its form alone, even if you do not know its color.

/f\ is a picture

"A ofa leaf, and

s;A^/^/ nower.Now,

/■^^ \"^'>^V yo" ^^^ eas-

/ ily tell which

is the leaf

and which is the flower, although you see no
color. How is this.? You see thai the leaf
is made of only one blade, but that the flower
has several blades, all growing from the same
centre.

4. A vast number of plants have flowers like
the lily. Some ha/e only three blades, some have
four, some five, some six, some seven, eight, nine,
ten, or a great many more.

5. These little blades are called
petais. l^owers with five petals, as
in the picture, are very plentiful.
Now, you see, the petals set in a
circle make the flower somewhat

3. What word means the opposite of wiih difficulty f

5. What word means the opposite oi scarce, and what one has
tne same meaumg as arranf^edf

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round In form. Indeecl. there is something round
about ahnost every flower.

6. Sometimes the petals do not stand apart,
but are joined by theii edges, form- r\^'^
ing a little bag or tube somewhat A {K/l
like a quill; or, they may be joined ^<^|fcZ>
so as to make the flower hollow like (r^\^
a cup or a bell, as in the morning- X/v^
glory and the harebell. There are also leaves
that are quite round; but then they are not
hollow or cup-shaped like a flower. They are flat.
7. Look at some flowers and you will see little
thread-like things, usually of a yellow color, and
growmg from the same centre as the petals. On

the end of each is
a little case, or hol-
low body, about as
big as a pin-head,
or larger. These
little sacks are
mostly narrow and
long-that is, oval. This thread with the case is
called a stamen.

8. If you will look into some other flowers
you will not see these stamens, but, instead, you

7. Name a word in paragraph 2 that has the same meaning
as usuaUy in this paragraph ? *'

ng round
id apart,

) leaves
are not
are flat.
5ee little
lor, and
Is. On
each is

or hol-
bout as
n-head,

These
:s are
3w and
case is

flowers
d, you

meaning

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will see. standing in the centre of the flower, one
or more little stalks, with knobs on top of them
very like a small bead in shape fhey often look
somewhat like stamens, but they are generally
much thicker, and not so yellow. These stalks
with the knobs are called />ish'/s. The morning-
glory has only one pistil, but the rose and butter-
cup have a great many. Some pistils have two,
three, four, or five knobs.

odors ; smells or scents.

t::^Thesclessons will he very useful and interesting if the
pupils are taught to distinguish petals, stamens, pistils, etc., on
real flowers.

Was and were, like is and are, are often improperly used hy
hoys and girls. Notice the following statements and questions:

The morning-glory was\ _,

growing '. ^ "^ mornuig-glory and the

The rose* was growing.' '.WW '^*'^*' '''"'' tf^«^wi"«-

The flower u-as plucked ... The flowers were plucked.

Was the lily watered ? . . . . Were the lilies watered ?

From these we learn the following rules:

When we make a statement, or ask a question, about one
person, place, or thing, we should use was, but were should be
used when the statement or question is about more than one
person, place, or thing.

Write statements (using was or were) about a violet, a sun-
flower, daisies, and dandelions.

In each statement draw a line underneath the words which
show what the statement is made about, and two lines under-
neath the words which show what is stated.

Write questions (using ivas or were) about stamens, petals
John and Mary, some flowers, and the picture. '

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XXIX.— THE FLOWER.

CONCLUDED.

Pronounce distinctly:

a dome'
pump' kins

with' ers
pol' len

per' fume
rus' set

I. Now, it is in the bottom of the pistil that
the young seed grows. Already, while the lovely
flower adorns the beautiful day, the young seed
so small that it cannot be seen, is beginning to
grow at the bottom of the pistil. And after the
petals of the flowers drop off or wilt, the seed con-
tinues to grow until it gets ripe, while the bottom
of the flower, usually green and hard, grows
round the seed, and makes the fruit.

2. Look at the
large yellow, bell-
shaped flower of the
squash or pumpkin-
vine. There it is,
at first, with its pis-
tils of three knobs,
gladdening the day-
light with its beau-
tiful color, and ants,

I and 2. Write these paragraphs, using for T^velv ^-Mr,
mng. continues, gets, usuaily. gladdeningrl^J^'Sfr;
other words which will not change the sense. ™ners,

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bees, wasps, and butterflies go in to sucl< the
sweets; while all the time the young fruit is grow-
ing at the bottom. By-and-by the flower withers
and drops off, and where it was, there now grows
and npens the big squash or still bigger pumpkin.
3- But there are other flowers on the pump-
km-vme. They, too, are large, yellow, bell-shaped
and beautiful ; but wh tkey drop off no fruit
takes their place. Then what are they for ? Ah I
that is the question! Look into those flowers
and you will see stamens, but no pistils. Such
flowers cannot bear fruit. No seed grows in a
stamen.

4. Then what are stamens for.? In the hoi
low bodies or cases on the end.s of the stamens
there grows a fine dust. That dust, when it is
npe, works out of the cases, and when wasps
butterflies, or other little creatures go into the
flower, they rub against the cases, and the dust
sticks to them. Presently they go into other
pumpkm-flowers, perhaps into one that has a
pistil. Of course, they are very likely to rub
against that too. Then the fine dust-called
A//^«-which the insect brought from the stamen
m the first flower, rubs off on to one of the cases
of the pistil.

4- Write tlie names of five kinds of

insects.

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5. Then it is, and not till then, that the hidden
seed begins to grow in the bottom of the pistil.
The pollen had to come from the stamen, or no
seed would have grown in the pistil. So you see,
stamens have work to do. From their knobs they
yield the pollen, and that pollen must in some way
get to the pistils, or no fruit will grow.

6. Many plants have both pistils and stamens
in the same flower. In such flowers the pistil is
in the middle, and the stamens usually grow
around it in a circle. Did you ever see an
apple blossom.? That has the pistil with the
stamens set round it. The pollen from the
stamens gets on to the pistil, and only then does
the fruit begin to grow.

7. After sweetening the air with their perfume
for a few days, the little rosy blades or petals of
the flower drop off, the young apple not as big as
a pm-head grows bigger and bigger, and by the
time the autumn comes round there hangs on the
tree a fine russet. Remember, stamens and pistils
made that apple grow.

adorns ; makes beautiful,
wilt ; begin to wither.

gladdening ; making bright.
perfume; scent, sweet smell.

,,J,r %^ ^°"r'"^ ""^'^^ ^"^ ^"""" sentences :-pistil. grow,
until, off. ant, aunt, rub, too, one. won. yield, middle,
no, know, a few days, apple.

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XXX.— LITTLE WHITE LILY.
Pronounce distinctly: —
shone crown' ed veins

I. Little white Lily

Sat by a stone,
Drooping and waiting

Till the sun shone.
Little white Lily

Sunshine has fed;
Little white Lily
. Is lifting her head.

2. Litde white Lily
Said ''It is good;
Litde white Lily's

Clothing and food."
Little white Lily

Dressed like a bride!
Shining with white-
ness,
And crowned beside !

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1. What is meant by droop-
ing?

2. What is the clothing of
the hlyf With what is she
crowned ?

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3. Little white Lily

Droopeth with pain,
Waiting and waiting

For the wet rain.
Little white Lily

Holdeth her cup;
Rain is fast falling

And filling it up.

4. Little white Lily

Said " Good again,
When I am thirsty

To have fresh rain.
Now I am stronger,

Now I am cool;
Heat cannot burn me,

My veins are so full."

5- Little white Lily

Smells very sweet ;
On her head sunshine,

Rain at her feet.
Thanks to the sunshine.

Thanks to the rain ,
Little white Lily

Is happy again!

cup?^^^'''* "^"'"^ ^""^ *" droop with pain? What is ber
4- Of what are her veins ftiU?

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189

XXXI.— THE FRUIT.

Prono'ince distinctly:

tough
wheth' er
tu' bers (long «)
to ma' to
pears
peach' es

or' an ges

lem' ons

mel' ons

cu' cum bers {kcw)

cur' rants

cran' ber ries

huck' le ber ries

war nuts

hick' o ry

husks

a' corn (long a)

purs' lane

I. If you cut open an apple, you will find, in-
side the seeds. These seeds, as we learned in
the lesson on the flower, first began to grow at the
bottom of the pistils of the flower. The litde pink
petals, and the litde threads of stamens, dropped
off; and after that the young seeds still went on to
grow, and around them also grew larger and thicker
the green and harder part of the flower, which was
below and outside of the little colored petals.

2. As the young seeds went on growing, and
the lower part of the flower went on growing too
the big round apple began at last to ripen, and
the seeds inside of it also ripened. Now, of what
use was all that part of the apple around the seed?
You will say: "O, it grew there for us to eat."

3. But it did not grow there merely for us to
eat The apple, when it was getting ripe, was a
kind of house for the seeds. It kept them safe
from the weather, and no doubt kept off many a

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bug and t]y. And when the tender little seeds at
last got ripe, and had a good tough skin around
them, they could begin to take pretty good care of
themselves.

4. This house for the seeds we call the fruit.
Whether it is eaten or not, it is still the fruit of the
plant. There are thousands of plants which bear
fruit which nobody ever eats.

5. We must not make a mistake and call things
fruits that are not fruits. Common potatoes are
not fruits. They are tubers, which are thickened
parts of the underground stems of certain plants.
When you cut open a potato you find no seeds.
But the potato-plant /las seeds. It has flowers,
fruit, and seed, all above ground ; but the plant
is usually cut away before the fruit and seed can
ripen. It is only those large round lumps which
we call potatoes that the gardener cares about,
and they are the only thing about the potato-plant
that is fit for eating.

6. It is different with tomato-plants. They
have no tubers, but they bear those beautiful fruits
which we call tomatoes. When you cut open a
tomato, what do you see.? A large number of
seeds. That shows you it is a fruit. Now, a

4. Name plants whose fruit is not good for food.

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potato-plant and a tomato-plant are very much
a^_.kc. rhey are like sisters in the same family.
«ut of the one plant ^ve eat the fruit, and of the
other we eat-not the root, but a tuber that grows
underground.

7- Remember, then, it is not always the fruit
of a plant which we eat; but the fruit is that which
holds the seed. A bean-pod is the fruit of a
bean-plant; and when the pod gets ripe and dry it
splits open, and there, inside, are the ripe seeds, the
beans, ready to drop out. Just so is it with peas.
1 he peas are the seeds of the pea-plant, and they
grow inside of the pea-pod, which is the fruit.

8. Fruits have many shapes; but almost every
fruit IS somewhat round in form. You can
think of apples, pears, cherries, plums, peaches
oranges, lemons, grapes, watermelons, pumpkins'
cucumbers, currants, gooseberries, cranberries'
huckleberries, walnuts, and hickory, nuts, with their
coatings or coverings.

9- But ther. .here are fruits not

so round as these. Maple trees

have fruits shaped like the one

shown in this picture. They are

called keys. The two seeds inside

are close together, and near the

stalk; and from each thick round part where the

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seed is there grows a thin blade or wing. After
the fruit is ripe, it falls off the trees, and away
goes the key sailing through the air.

10. An acorn is a fruit with a cup. Some
plants have fruit like a little box. The lid opens
when the fruit is ripe, and the
seeds drop out. The common
purslane, in almost every gar-
den, has such a fruit. In this
picture you see the seeds piled
up inside, and the lid about to
fall off. This gives the seeds a chance to reach
the ground, take root there, and in due time bring
forth others of their kind. But this you will hear
of in the next lesson.

Write sentence-answers to the following questions:—

How can the fruit of a plant always be known ?

What is the chief use of the fruits ?

What are tubers ?

What is the fhiit of the maple called ?

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193

XXXIL— THE SEED.

Pronounce distinctly: —

°^°*^® plumes (« as in tunes) sprout

I. A young seed is like a little child, and the
plant on which it grows is its mother.. The plant
takes care of the young seed. 1 1 feeds it, and gives
it a litde house to grow in. That house is the
fruit. The seed and the fruit cannot feed them-
selves. This is done by the mother plant, which,
through its roots, takes food from the ground, and
by its leavrs takes other food from the air.

2. A tiny young plant will grow out of the
seed if the ground into which it drops is good, and
if the weather is favorable. This plant will take
root in the earth, send up stem and branches into
the air, and clothe itself with beautiful leaves.
Thus the little seed, which once clung to its mother,
as it was growing in its little house, becomes in its
turn a pretty plant.

3. It grows larger and stronger, and at last it is
ready to put forth flowers. Then, if all its flowers
have stamens only, and no pistils, it can have no
fruit. But if some or all of its flowers have pistils,
it can have fruit. The ^ds will grew where the
pistils were, and with the seeds will come the fruit.
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4. And so it goes on. One plant will grow up
and have llowers, fruit, and seed. From that seed
a like plant will grow. The seed of an apple will
grow into an apple tree. An orange seed will
grow into an orange tree. The seed of a rose
will grow to be a rose-bush. A grain of wheat will
grow up to be a fine large grass. That grass is
the noble wheat-plant. And so it is with all plants.
Each plant has its own kind of seeds ; and these
seeds will grow to be plants like itself.

5. Seeds, as well as flowers and fruits, are of
many shapes ; but, like flower and fruit, every kind
of seed is round-like in form. Very many seeds
are round, like the pea. A great many grasses
and other plants have very small round seeds,
some not larger than grains of sand.

6. Then there are oval seeds, like beans, and
thin and flat seeds, such as you find in a water-
melon or in a pumpkin. Some seeds have silken
plumes, and when they drop off" the plant, go
sailing far and wide through the air like those of
thisdes and dandelions.

7. No matter how sm.all or how large the seed
is, or what its shape, inside of its snug covering
lies a litde plant, asleep. It may be very small,
still it is there. When it falls into good ground,'
and rain and heat and light come to it, the seed

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will sprout : and this sprout is the little plant that
was asleep inside of it. now growing out into root,
stem, branch, and leaf.

-^irr.^e /f/e.

r/gre/A^ €i>7i^ //fc

required by the sense : —

shales' ^'tL ,^^°"^\^°V^««^ed- Seeds of many

shapes. The wheat-plant, the oat-plant, and the barley-plant
grasses. The seeds of beans oval Roots

stem, leaves, flowers, and seeds parts of a plant.

Use was or were in the following :—

The orange seed dropped on the ground. He and I

sheep """tn^iniltoTnteleep ='°'™; , ^'^'^
theirfold. A floe, of Pigeons '' tet abont th:tr.

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XXXIII.— srVEN TIMES ONE.

Pronounce distinctly: —

dai' sies
pow' dered
marsh ma' ry

yel' low
col' um bine
wrap' per

cuck' 00-pint

toU

lin'net

I. There's no dew left on the
daisies and clover,
There's no rain left in
heaven :
I've said my "Seven Times "
over and o er ;
Seven times one ai e seven.

2. I am old, so old I can write a letter ;
My birthday lessons are done;
' H . lar.-ibs play always, they know no better ;
; lujy are or.ly one times one.

2. What different meanings has letter? Write sentences con-
taining the words write and right.

c' oo-pint
let

on the

left in

imes

seven.

:ter ;

ccscon-

secomj reading book. 19-

3. O Moon! in the ni^^ht f huNfe seen you sailing
And shining so roinul and low;

You were bright! ah. bright! but your light is
failing;

You are nothing now but a bow.

4. You Moon! have you done something wrong

in heaven,
That God has hidden your face }
I hope, if you have, you will be forgiven,
And shine again in your place.

5. O velvet bee, you're a dusty fellow.

You've powdered your legs with gold !
O brave marshmary buds, rich and yellow,
Give me your money to hold !

6. O columbine, open your folded wrapper
Where two twin turde-doves dwell !
O cuckoo-pint, toll me the purple clapper
That hangs in your clear green bell !

fJiZ^'^^l^l '"'"* ^'^'"'' ^" ^&^*' sailing, low briffht

cuckoo'Jnt^^'t'^^'^ •marsh-marigold), columbine, and
cuckoo-pint arc the names of flowering nlanf<= vvh,. i~ h-r

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7. And show me your nest with the young ones
in it ;

I will not steal them awav :
1 am old ! you may trust me, linnet, linnet f
I am seven times one to day.

Has like « and was, may be used to make a statement, or ask
a question, about one person, place, or thing. When we make a
statement, or ask a question, about more than one person, place
or thing, we should use have. ^ '

Use A«s or /.«., to make statements or ask questions about

Tont'"' ^i^.**^V^.^ ^^°'^«' °^y bi^^day lessons, your
money, and two twin turtle-doves.

ing ones

net!

lent, or ask
we make a
son, place,

ons about
3ns, your