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J. aage d Compana in the Ojfflce of the Minister oj /igrictUture. . A u '/ V^: J^t- ift^Ol^i^ PEJ^FACE. ■I ' i / ^ QSiri» Speiler a Necessary School-Book ? — The old- iasliiuiiftfl Speliiiig-Book has beeu discarded by teachers gen- erally./ Many valtd objections were properly urged against ■'-A it«K li/e, and it passed away. ./ 'fi/tin .■^/ itire dep)6nde^iee. upon oral spelli7ig may also be fitly sty/ed a met^od,'6f bygone dajs. Uufartuiiately for the old spelling-book it was associated with all the folly and weak- ness of "^ral spelling," and this ; partly accounts for its :' rejection. ' ' \ I What have the reformers given as a substitute for a Speller ? They took our Vead and have given in return but a stone. 1 /The bread even'tliough a little stale was much more whole- ' ^^ some than the stone. In Canada parts of the lessons to be found iii the R(>ailers are taken as dictation lessons, and the pupils are turned loose on society to shock it by their bad . spelling, and disgrace the schools which they attended, and in which they should have been taught. The Readers do not contain all the words that boys and girls will have to spell in life, and if they did, the lessons are not arranged in proper form for spelling lessons. Only a comparatively small por- tion of the Keadars can be written from dictation in schools. Bad as were the old Spellers, they were infinitely better than i.othing. This fact is now recognized in Great Britain and the United States, in both of which countries many valuable iv PREFACE. spelling-books have recently been issued. That these were nccessarj in England is clearly shown by the fact that at a recent Civil Service Exaniinatiou "no less than 1,8(31 out of 1,972 failures nere caused by spelling." A practical dictation SpoUtr is clearly a necessity, and this work has been prepared to supply an obvious waiit in the programme of Canadian schools. The claim to the name '^Practical" is i)ased on the tact that it is not a mere collec- tion of thousands of " long-tailed words in o«Vy and ationr but contains a graded series of lessons to teach the pupils the proper spelling of the words which all have to use. rroniinent Features. The book is divided into five parts, as follows : — Paut I. contains the words in common use in daily life, together with abbreviations, forms, &c. These are the words thcjt should first be learned. If a boy has to leave school early, he should at least know how to spell the words of everyday occurrence in connection with his business. Part II. gives words liable to be spelled incorrectly be- cause the same sounds are spelled in various ways in them. Part III. contains words pronounced alike, but spelled differently with different meanings. Part IV. contains a large collection of the most difficult words in common use, and is intended to supply material for B. general redciv, or for spelling matches and test. , Part V. is a most important part of the book. The selections in it are iinended to be memorized and reciied, as well as used for dictation l>>Hsons and lessons in morals. mctation Lessons, - - AH the lessons sliould be written as dictation lessons on the slate or in the dictation book. Reviews, -These will bo found ihroughout the book. In addition to those given, the teacher should keep a list of words misspelled by his pupils. PRE7ACB. ▼ In preparing tliis work use was made of tlie latest Englisli and American Spellers. Special mention should be made of Monroe's, Watson's, Swinton's, and Westlake's valuable works. HINTS ON TEACHING SPELLING. IF/ten should Pupils begin to Learn to Spell ? -^ There should be no oral spelling, or wriiten spelling either, from memori/, during the first year and a half or two years of school life; yet pupils should be learning to spell from the start. IIow ? By copijing, copying, COPYING. By copy, ing ill script well-writtcii sentences set by the teacher on the board. Sometimes these sentences may be taken from the primer, but they should generally be the language of the pupils themselves, including certain words given by the teacher. Assigning Spelling Lessons. — The teacher should not merely say, "'Prepare the tenth lesson," or, "Your dictation will be the first twelve lines on page 21." The pupils sljould pronounce after the teacher the words of the lesson, looking at them carefully as they do so. Peculiar or difficult words should bo written on the blackboard, and spelled simultane- ously by the pupils, and liints should be given to aid in tlio preparation of the lesson. rrepuring Spelling Lessons, — "We wish to teach the forms of the word.^, not their sounds. Unfortunately, the f{vfms of words do not always agree witli the sounds in Eng- lisli ; hence the form of a word must be impressed on the mind through the e^c, and not the ear. It is perfectly clear therefore that the art of making good spellers consists in teaching pupils to see words accurately. The London Times once said, " Spelling is learnt by reading, and nothing but If Vl PREFACE. reading can teacli spelling^ It may be accoptrd as a rule tiiai a good reader is always a j^ood speller. These facts all point the thoughtful teaelier to the eouclusioii that we have already stated; — spelling depends on the power of seeing with pre- cision. It follows that the exercise which compels the pupil to look most carefidly ai wordy must he the best method of preparing a spelling lesson. Unquestionably this exercise is transcription. Let t he pupils copy on their slates the lesson to be prepared. The lesson may be copied as a home exer- cise, if due care be taken by the teacher in examining both spelling and writing. This is necessary in order to compel scrutinizing attention to the words to be copied. The whole value of the exercise depends on this boiug done. Re|)eating the letters of a word orally is of little lasting benefit. Make the pupils see the words, and if possible neocr let a pupil see a word wrongly spelled. Testing Spelling Classes. — There are only two metn- ods, oral and written. The oral method ah)ne is of very little practical value. An American writer records the case of a young man " who won three prizes at spelling schools, but made five mistakes in spelling in a uoip. written to a School Board." Oral spelling does not accustom the ei/e to the form of the word in writing. This is a fatal objection to it, and all modern teachers recommend that spelling lessons be conducted chiefly in writing. Correcting Spelling Lessons, —They must be cor- rected thoroughly. If proper preparation has been made as recommended very few errors will be made. In a large class the teacher will not be able to examine personally the book or slate of each pupil, except in the case of review lessons consisting of words previously misspelled in the class. These should always be examined by the teacher. In other lessons one of the following plans may be adopted: — I I PREFACE. Vll 1. Pupils excliaiij^o slaters, and the teacher gives the cor- rect spelling wurd by word, the pupils marking those that v are wrong. 2. Pupils retain their own slates, and different pupils are call(;d on to spell the words. Those agreeing with the spell- ing given indicate i),y raisnig the hand, Ix-fore the teacher decides as to its correctness. Marking as l)el'ore. 3. Slates are exchanged and the corivctions made as in No. 2. 4. While the teacher writes the coiTCct spelling on tho board, each pupil may correct his own work, and slates or books be exchangiul for revision only. The latter method is probably the best with honest pupils. In all cases where slates are exchanged the pupil owning the slate should have the right to appeal against the marking done by his neighbor. Reviews. — Each pupil should write correctly the words which lij misses, about five times, to impress the correct forms on his mind. In addition to thi.s he ought to make a hst at the end of his book of all the errors he makes. From this list the teacher slionld i)rcpare his reviews. Tin; words missed are the only W(n-d.s that need to be tanght. " Leave no enemies in the rear." Review regularlj/. General Suggestions. —I. The teacher should always arficidate clearly and vroiioudce correctly when giving words for spelling. 2. Never overstrain the enunciation of a word in order to indicate its spelling 3. Allow only one trial in spelling' orally or in writing. 4. In spelhng orally, the -' -'sions into syllables should be marked by slirjhl pauses, but in no other way. 5. Do not assign lessons too difjirulf for the pu])ils who have to prepare them. This compels the j)upils to spell badly. ^^ \ VIU PRErACE. 6. It is desirable thuL «;ncning should l)c taught to a con- {•;i(leral)le extent by means of compusitiun, in order to give ihe ])U[)ils pruciice in spelling the w-rc'.M in their own vocabu- laries. 7. In some of the dictation lessons in this book time mny be saved by having only (lie words in itaiics spelled. The teacher slionld read the whole senleuce aud eiuphusize the words to be spelled. \ I FART I. • »> f FAMILIAR "WORDS. The lists in Part T. contain tlie words iu coninion use in everyday life. They are the words wliicli every person wlio writes at all must use, and whieh every eliild bhould there- fore learn to sjjell. They may be used for oral spelling or dietaiiim Ics^ :is for the slate or exercise book. The latter method is much to be prel'erred. The diffieult words are repeated so as to give a review les- son abour. once a week. Dictation lessons in sentence form are given at intervals. They may serve as models for teachers, who may, if tliey wish, include the words of each lesson in sontenccs. It will be a good plan for advaiiceil pupils to write sentences of their own, including the words dictated by the teacher. The words are arniugcd in threo columns, and the simplest are placed in the first column and the most, difficult in the last. Each lesson may thus be assigned to three different clasics. Pupils in the Second Book, for instance, might have to spell only the words of the first colunm, those in the Third Book the words in the first and see(md columns, and those in the Fourth Book the whole lesson. The Thiixl and Fourtii Book classes would in this way be reviewing the work of previous sessions. Many of the lessons iire sm .simple that each lesson may be assigned as a whole to even Second Book scholars^. 10 GAGE'S PHACTICAL SPELLER. 1. ^t Ilome. house par lor gar ret door clos et at tic room pan try eel lar porch kitcli en cliam ber floor win dow bed room hali CUD board li bra ry en try thresh old ve ran da stair case din ing-room bal CO ny ward robe batli-room pi az za 2. I'ii the Parlor, vase lounge chair scj fa grate car pet screen cur tain frame ta.s sel ta ble inir ror pic turo po]^ trait brack et cush ion pi a no ot to man >-- . • • A ' • 3. In the Dining- Boo^n, cup plate cru et spoon sau jcr cast er bowi la die tu reen glass . nap kin. plat ter knife sil ver turn bier fork pitch er side lioard tray ta ble tea-urn •V.-^'-'"' %y FAMILIAR WORDS. 11 4. In the Kitchen. stove range tongs brush broom pail soap ba sin ov en tow el bas ket grat er kin dlings skil let dust-pan ket tie * flat i ron grid die and i ron sauce pan grid i ron m m 5. In the Pantry. pan jar pail tray sieve chest dip per flask strain er fruit skim mei' can is ter pic kles crock er y vict uals tin-ware pre serves 6. Channher and Garret. »« herbs tow el mat tress trunk bol ster wash-stand lamp blan ket ba sin quilt era die cov er let sheets bed stead coun ter pane 12 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLEIl. 7. Beview of Difficult Words. knife vase fruit tas sel cru et sieve la die tu reen sau cer por trait pre serves ba sin can is ter bal CO ny vict nals pi az za li bra ry cup board 8. Kindness, neatness, order, piety, and a cheerful heart make home t he happy place it is so often found to be. There is joy as real by the cottage fireside, as in the most splendid abodes of wealth and luxury. '-'/ 9. In the Shed and Tool-Jioiise. saw- pole yoke j file spade chain sIjov el nail sledge spike wedge trow el hoe rake le vo^' bee tie meas iire crow bar pick cleav er grind ^stone 10. In the Barn arid Yard. pump crib era die troiij^'h hay reap er spoilt rake roll er flail straw liar row sleigh grain cnt ter scythe fod der har ness \ rAMlL[AR WORDS. 16. Animal Food, 15 nam veal pork beef loin fish cliop egg bird fowl meat curd milk lamb game steak tripe flesh cream cheese but ter oys tei" liv er ba con hon ey cut let rash er chick en mut Um sir loin cus tard sau sage • beef steak sar dine sal mon had dock 17, Vegetable Food, (Unprepared,) rice corn peas fruit pear plum maize wheat beans peach squash rye pars nip oats on ion cress pump kin prune mel on grape rad ish tur nip rhu barb eel e ry spin ach bar ley po ta to let tuce to ma to car rot cu cum ber cab bage / as par a gus II i 1 16 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. 18. Vegetable Food. (Frejjared.) bun dough pan cake roll muf fin crack er meal krul ler dough nut flour bis cuit dump ling bread waf tie blanc mange mush catch up pud ding soup but ter sand wich tea gru el CO coa broth pas try cof fee sauce jelly choc late pie por ridge lem on ade stew gra vy vin e gar »* 19. Review of Difficult Words, * steak oys ter rhu barb maize hon ey spin ach rye sir loin bkiic mange flour sal mon sand wich sauce sau sage eel e ry stew sar dine choc late dough on ion as par a gus \ 20. Bread is made of ilie (lour or meal of grain. Pastry is pies, tarts, cake, and tlie like, made in })art of paste, or dougli. Aiiimal food is a pari of our victuals, viands, diet, or fare. Food is flesli, fish, vegetables, and all tilings eaten I'or nutriment, or nonrisliment. Use water, milk, tea, colfee, cocoa, cliocMlale, or lemonade, foi- a bevei'age, or drink. FAMILIAR WORDS. 17 G«me is wild meats for food. I like a mutton-clmp, n leg of larab, a loiu of vcnl, a sirl')iii beefsteak, pork ham, n rasher of bacon, sausage, tri[)e, or liver. We eat curd, cheese, cieam, butter, eta. In our gardeu we have corn, peas, beans, onions, lettuce, carrots, squashes, celery, jiarsley, tomatoos, fruit. In our fields we raise wheat, maize, barley, oais, buck- whwt, potatoes, turnips, carrots, etc. »# 21. Setting the Table. (The teacher may use 'lie names of his own pupils ) Bertha, vou may spread the cloth upon the table; Laura, bring the knives and forks ; CaroUue, the enps and saucers ; Luella, carry the plates ; Helen, the spoons ; Louise, go to the drawer for the clean napkins ; as soon as the water^oi^ji^ the tea-kettle, Dick can pouTiT an tlie tea^iicH^TTfler; Albert, go to the cellar for the cream, — do not spill it on the stc-th-s ; Minnie, bring the sauce-; Harold, go quickly for the cov- ered dishes for the oat-meal and potatoes ; as soon as Chailes has taken the roast-beef from the oven, you can thicken the gravy; WilHain, place the chairs around the table; how nicely you have arranged the red and white celery, Edward ! 1 ' \ 22. Clothing for the Sead and Neck. scarf mask- cha peau hat tip pet hel met cap era vat neck tie ^yig col lar neck lace veil boil net muf iier hood tur ban nee A cloth '11 I hi .1 18 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. 23. Clothing for the Body. 1 skirt robe cor set belt cape a pron cloak gown man tie frock sash sur tout shaAvl shirt spen cer blouse flounce sur pi ice basque tu nic pe lisse kilt gir die che mise vest dust er wrap per coat bod ice waist coat 24. Clothing for the Limbs, gloves tights sleeves smalls boots shoes hose socks clogs muffs gai ters san dais mit tens slip pers leg gins gaunt lets draw ers stock in OS trou sers breech es wrist bands over alls moc ca sons pan ta loons 25. Material for Clothing, thread frill felt lace edg ing lin sey gauze pop lin 1^ can vas FAMILIAK WORDS. 19 plaid wool tick ing print cot ton wors ted plusli mils lin c im brio baize bea ver broad cloth tape dam ask al pac a jeiiu wool len cal i CO vain bat ting sat i net 26. Material for Clothing. J braid crape cloth twill tweed chiiit'^ serge lawn silk flax gimp mo reen hook nan keen fringe bro cade rub ber nio roc CO lin en cash mere sat in ; eath er vel vet kip skin tar tan COW hide tas sel calf skin giiig ham trim ming^ 27. Review of Diffirnit Words. '*l shawl ba3r[iie veil sights plaid baize serge bod ice sur tout pe lisse che mise wrap per cha peau trou sers ging ham can vas cn,]f skinr3 cal i CO al pac a m i roc GO cash mere 20 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. i*r 28. Dress* Dress lias a moral cll'ocfc upon the conduct of mankind. Let iiiiv gcntleiiiiui liiid himsell' witli diiiy boots, old sur- tout, soiled neckolol li, and a general neglig-t^nce of dress, he will, in all probability, (ind a corirspondiiig dispusiLiou by nejjlisence of address, — Sir John Barrlnijton. -■©"o" We sacrifice to Dress, till household joys And comforts cease. Dn'ss drains our cellar dry, And keeps our larder lean ; puts out our (ires, And introduces Hunger, Frost, and Woe, Where Peace and llospilality might roigu. — Cowper, 29. Parts of the Head and Week. lip brow pii pil eye tooth eye lid ear brain eve ball jaw. scalpi eve lash gum beard eye brov/ chin cheek tern pie nose skull nos tril face mouth whis kers hair voice fore head head tongu>8 ^ mus tache neck throat wind pipe 30. Parts of the TranJc and Waist, rib heart bo som. hip chest ten don. ekin breast bow els FAMILIAU WORDS. 21 bone pore back vein loin side flesh waist llanlc leg toe arm list nail foot heel sole calf nerve spine lung>i trunk groin blood bod y liv er sin evrj kid ney nius cle * stom ach en trails slioul der back bone bruast bone ar be ry ab do men 31. I^a^'ts of the Limbs, limb hand palm knee joint pulse thigh wrist thumb el bow an kle in step fin ger arm pit fore arm knuc kle krieo pan knee joint 32. The Fairy \s Gift. A lazy girl, who liked to live in comtorL and do nothing, asked her fairy godmother to give her a good gonius to do everything for her. On the instant the fairy caUod ten dwarfs, who dressed and washed the little girl, and couihed her hair and fed her, and so on. All was done so nicely that she was ha{3i\y except for the thought that they would go away. " To prevent that," said the godmother, " I will place them permanently in your ten pretty little fingers." And they are there yet. t'fi\ 22 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. 33. IVords Itelating to Apxjetite. Imn ger thirst gorge quench (le sire de vour ea ger greed y dain ty health y re gale sat is iy crav ing long ing rav en oiis vo ra cious pam pered glut ton oils 34. Articles of Convenience, cane whip [)urse strap comb brush brooch va Use satch el Ian torn eye glass card-case dust er buc kle par a sol spec ta cles um brel Li '^^er shoes wa ter-proof hand ker chief lead p'^,n cil 35. Vehicles, hack cart cab dray sled sleii,di coach chaise con pe cut ter wag gon car riage ba roucho bar row char i ot pha e ton om ni bus dil i gence horse car FAMILIAR WORDS. 23 36. Review of Difficult Words* skull brooch va Use nerve SLcigh buc kle calf chaise ba rouuhe palm tongue pha e ton thio^h mus taeha par a soi wri3t stem ach spec ta cles thumb knuc kle ver shoes 37. Schools. high pub lie mod el jTrad ed an ion ;aor mal pri vate dig trict in dus tri al col lege di vin i ty gram mar a cud 6 my board ing Bain i na ry pri ma ry com mer cial med i ca'. u i\i ver si ty clas si cal kin der gar ten 38L On the Way to School. dew road gate way dust lane rail ing mua street av e nue hail track pave mcnt snow park guide-post ice * al ley lamp-post frost gut ter side walk smuke cross ing curb stone \M m 11 3i.V. i 24 GAUE'd I'UACTICAL SPELLER. 39. In the School-room. desk boll map chart clock book slate globe chalk pa per fer iile rat tan bloi^k board chil dreu teach er pohit er stii (lent rub ber satch el pen cil cray on mon i tor as sist ant reg is ter ink-bot tie die tion a ry ap pa rd tus 40. What Pupils (Jo. read write parse solve think learn Us ten at tend stud y re cite de claim reck on com pose com pute 41. con strue trans late ex am ine rec ol lect re mem ber cal cu late an a lyze Stan's life involves birtli, ))roath, warmth, care, F^wth, sl.r:"U-Mi, youih love, meicy, aitcution, direction, the iiuite, death' etc. With mind we connect brain, thought, sense, school, study, perception, rellection, appUcation, memory, cousideration. i. v.stigation, wisdom, etc. Schools are known as public, crn,i^' K '^vhJ -.Lhigh, union, select, model, normal, pai-ish, comuuu-ciul, prei-aiatory, primary, relbrmatory, ag-ricul- FAMILIAR W0UD3. 25 tural, scientific, medical, divinity, kindergarten, etc. Do you attond an academy, a semima-y, a college, or a university? Connected with scliools are the trustees, the instructor or teacher, the professor, principal, assistant, monitor, monitress, etc. Schools use text-books, a|)[)arutus, paper, eoh)rs, a h-xi- con or dictionary, a clock, eliart, pencil, crayon, nu.gnet, blackboard, library, gazetteer, cyclopiiedia, pens, etc. At intermission and after dismission there are many games; as, base-ball, leap-frog, quoits, croquet, lacrosse, cricket, etc. ll 42. WJiat a Boy or G^lrl should he. kind good hon est truth ful stu di ous rev er ent ,i m frank brave no ble po lite hap py lov ing ear nest hope ful help ful care ful joy ous thought ful gen er ous en er get ic cour a geom be di ent in dus tri ous af fee tion ate 43. What a Boy or Gii 'I should not he. t_ ■ bad mean pro" id la zy sulk Y sau cy cru el I self ish '^ un kind fret ful . pro fane - ^ im pure vi cious - wick ed heed less im po lito do ceit fu dis hon est cow aid ly quar rel some >■'■■' 'I i k ^^^^^^^^^9 stin gy ■ I^^H 26 GAGE'S PPACTICAL SPELLER i1 t>. i^ 44. dull wise cross rude man ly bus y wit ty jolly 45. shy bold weak silly giddy so ber se date live ly Boys sometimes are — stead fast un ti dy un civ il nois y mer ly stn pid pa tient sin cere faith ful play ful mirth ful re spect ful im per ti nent bois ter ous in ge ni ous in gen u ous Girls sometimes are — kind ly gen tie si lent fee ble clum sv ha ugh ty anx ious aim less tri fling tat tling bash ful sim per hig im pul sive a gree a ble friv Ious nou sen si cal 46. Beview of Difficult Words. higli dew chalk pai£.e solve UP ion gram mar satch el pen cil cray on re ^ te hon est vi cious — ^us y pa tient fcin cere h 'Ugh ty anx ious mon i tor friv Ious in ge ni ous be di ent ap pa ra tus die tion a ry ITAMILIAR WOIiDS. 27 47. Words used iti Tables. inch gill sec ond foot pint min ute yard quart de gree rod peck gal Ion mile grain bush el mill dram scru pie cent ounce far thing ton pound gum ea tun a ere dol lar pence quar ter fur long 48. Seasons, Months, and Days. Spring May Sun day Sum mer J une Sab bath An tumn Ju ly Mon day Win tor Au gust Tues day Jan 11 a ry Sep tem ber Wed nes day Feb ru a ry Oc to ber Thurs day March '.^0 vem ber Fri day' A pril De cem ber Sat ur day 49. The Days i)f the Months* Thirty days luitli September, April, June, and November, February tweiity-ciglit alone; All the rest have thirty-(,iie, Except in leap-year: at this time February's days are twent_y-uine. n\ m \ ''H I i' 'l 'f F ;■■'■■ I 28 GAGE»6 PRACTICAL SPELLER. 60. Weights and Measures* dry troy square cu bic ster ling for eign li quid Eng litili mis eel la ne ou9 apotli e ca ries' av oir du pois long measure 51. Words used lu Arithnietic. sign u nit di git num ber fac tor ci plier fig ure quo tient frac tion ze ro ra tie ey change a mount pro duct de ci mal in ter est quan ti ty niin u end di vi sor div i dend re main der ro ta tion dis count ad di tion di vis ion sub trac tion sub tra hend part ner ship in sur ance per cent age nu mer a tor de nom i r.a tor mul ti pli car.d dash brace CO Ion com ma ca ret 52. Punetuation, ac cent braclv et hy phen pe ri od el lip sis as ter isk sem i CO Ion pa ren the sis ex cla ma tion in ter ro ga tion ^i. FAMILIAR WORDS. 29 53. Things Written or Printed. verse prosp hymiv speech rhyme psalm po em i tem po e try Stan za coup let son net bal lad no tice post er pla card es say re port re view jour nal ad dress ra tion cer tif i cate par a graph Jul. Writlnf/ 3Iaterlals, quire pen quill pen cil wa fer rul er cray on ream blot ter pa per pen knife let ter di a ry tab let . e ras er fools cap mu ci lage rub ber en ve lope ink stand port fo lio m "! ii'j ! t 55. Meview of Difficult Words* inch quart ounce sign verse hymn V psalm soru pie guin ea AU JTUSt Tues day quo tient ci ph'i^r hv nhen coup let jour nal pen knife Wed nes day sub trac tion el lip sis mu ci lage na.r a. {rranh sem i CO Ion hi ;■ 30 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLEU. 56. Domestic Animals. cat calf goat kid calves mas tilt mule ox en stock colt span iel swine don key horse herd hound slieep beast lamb flock cat tie cow heif er ter ri er 67. Wild Anim^als, deer cam el ze bra wolf bea ver mon ke}' bear er mine squir rel lynx mar ten wood chuck mink wea sel rein deer moose rac coon an te lope lion jack al por cu pine ti ger leop arc buf fa lo pan ther hy e na 58. Birds. el e pliant owl spar row con dor crow lin net l)lue jay wren cuck 00 blue bird ffull par rot bob link stork max tin gold finch I t'AMlLIATl WORDS. 31 I hawk thrush ea gle ant wasp gnat motli toad frog nevvt snake worm hot dry cold cool mild moist warm swal low ca na ry ri ole chick a dee wood peck fci whip poor will 59. Don't kill the Birds. Don't kill the birds, the pretty birds, That sing about your door, Soon as the joyous spring has come. And chilling storms are o'er. 60. Beptiles and Insects. midf]je tor toise hor net cock roacn gad-Hy ka ty did bee tie mos qui to spi der but ter liy •X- crick et bum ble bee liz ard grass hop i>cr tad pole cat er pil lar ser pent drag on tiy 61. Climate. sun ny pleas ant fog gy ge ni al mist y trop i cal balm y health ful cloud y de light ful sul try sa lu bri ous storm y tem pest u ous 32 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLEK. 6Z Games and Amusements. sled quoits bil liards kite chess base-ball hoop wick et curl ing ball cro quet ten nis bow crick et foot-ball tag check era fish-hook skates draughts la crosse * ea In a Mechanic's Shop. awl oit bev ei bench vise au ger plane lathe gim let square forge pin cers punch an vil nip pars shears ham mer pul ley wrench mal let com pass gauge chis el whet stone 64. Beview of Difflcult Words. lamb vise chis el calves heifer el e phant lynx liz ard squir rel wren tor toise mos qui to hawk balm y ri ole gnat draughts por cu pine quoits leop ard ca na ry awl rein deer tem nest u ous J. wrench au ger sa lu bri ous FAMILIAR WORDS. 65, In a Country Store, 33 hops salt shoes shot glue tar cloth yam starch tal low can dies wick ing match es black ing pol ish feath ers var nish flax seed cut ler y gro cer ies dry-goods grass-seed clothes-pins va nil la i sin glass gun pow der con fee tiun er y 66. I'arts of a Carriage and Harnesa. hub tire spoke fel loe wheel bolt screw ax le dash er rem strap girth trace Lames bri die hal ter snaf fle buc kle col lar head stall blink ers check-rein crup per breech ing breast plate linch pin sur cin gle 67. rarts of a Watch or Clock. jew el hair spring P''n du lum res u la tor bal ance-wheel case sprmg face le ver hand piv ot wheel riv et cog weight ■! '( ill i 34 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. Lost yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is oH'ered, for they are gone forever. 68. Words Itelating to Travel* rove tour cruis mg roam tramp wan der stroll ram ble trav erse cruise saun ter mi grate jaunt jour ney ex cur sion trudge voy age ex pe di tion train sail ing prom e nade 69. Post- 'Office and Railway Station mail bag gage brake man train lug gage con due tor freight pack age tel e graph tick et ex press tel e gram de pot en gine news pa per let ter pam phlet val en tine par col mag a zine post mas tei bun die doc u ment lo CO mo tive 70. Cofiiinon Trees. oak birch al der fir spruce pop lar ash ce dar lin den elm pine beech larch FAMILIAR WORDS. holly ha zel ma pie chest nut 35 wil low hem lock lo cust hick o ry 71. Beview of Difficult Words. shoes rein fel loe screw weight cruiae tour freight piv ot riv et de pot pam phlet ma pie chest nut feath ers rein deer m jonr ney 1 pop lar en gine 11 sur cin gle mag a zine >. ^ tel e graph prom e nade ■; i sin glass 72. Heview. Pkovistons are eatables, or food, collected and stored. The miller takes toll from the farmer, for grinding the grist. He sells flour, meal, bran, shorts, feed, etc. The baker makes bread, biscuit, tarts, cake, and other pastry; the chandler, candles. A grocer is a trader who deals in tea, coffee, chocolate, and cocoa; sugar, molasses, syrup, and honey; preserved meat and fish, as dried beef, tongue, pork, bacon, ham, shad, codfish, lierring, salmon, mackerel, ancho- vies, and isinglass ; spices, comfits, preserves, pickles, can- dies, nuts, ginger, pepper, nutmeg, cassia, cloves, mustard, allspice, cinnamon, almonds, raisins, gelatine, extracts, ^and marmalade; granular food, as hominy, oat-meal, tapioca, arrow-root, and corn-starch; and illuminators, as matches, candles, lard oil, sperm oil, c<^ u' oil, etc. 36 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. 7a see hear touch smell taste eat sew walk talk feel love pray Tilings we can think yawn play dance sleep work sweep scrub draw swim skate slide 74. Various Classes serf nun monk saint priest guide quack vas sal var let dea con pas tor a gent fac tor stew ard driv er run ner sex ton sa vant gym nast work man Do. smile laugh groan moan cough sneeze breathe waltz gos sip scrib ble, whis per whis tie of People, states man sen a tor cit i zen of fi cer la bor er ap pren tice op er a tor op er a tive fin an cier pol i ti cian tai lor weav er 75. Trades. print er join er gold smith per f um er FAMILIAR WORDS. 87 hat ter ma son mil li ner sad dler black smith dress mak er coop er car pen ter ma cliiu ist turn er bind er plumb er ! i l! 76. Occupations. 3 le P ble. per tie )ple» 5 man L tor zen cer )r er iren tice r a tor T a tive m cier i ti clan i smith f um er nurse clerk farm er sai lor pur ser por ter hos tier mil ler po et ac tor au thor law yer doc tor sur geon judge bai liff jus tice bar ber butch er min er bank er cash ier drug gist mer chant sales man carv er seam stress re port er jan i tor gar den er ca ter er sta tion er pbo tog ra pher 77. Professions, teach er art ist paint er ed i tor sculp tor en grav er or a tor mu si cian en gi neer sur vey or phy si cian his to ri an 78. JPublic Officers. war den turn key con stp. ble au di tor ma gis trate al der man ttfj 38 GAGE'S PRACTir'AL Sr'ilfJ.EIl. slier iff may or as ses sor trus tee po lice man col lee tor com mis SI on er su per in tend cjit in spec tor 79. Review. ExcriANOE is the mode of settling- nrrounts or debts be- tween persons living at <'i distance from each other, by ex- clianging orders or drafts, called bills of exchange. Foreign hills are drawn in one country and ])ayable in another. In- land bills are drawn and made payable in the same country. Trade is the exchange, or buying or selling, of goods. It is known as (Jonifsllc, inland, or home; foreign, wholesale, rot Al, etc. Each man has his business, vocation, office, pur- suit, or calling ; as a banker, president, director, secretary, cashier, teller, book-keeper, treasurer, broker, buyer, factor, agent, dealer, trader, jobber, peddler, huckster, vendor, mer- chant, salesman, shopman, tradesnuui, financier, auctioneer, etc. Finance is the income of a stale or ruler, or the public funds. Specie, hard money, or coin is copper, silver, or gold, stamped at public mints, and used in commerce. It is known as cents, dollars, pence, shillings, pounds, guhieas, guilders, ducats, etc. Bullion is uncoined gold or silver, in burs, ingots, or in the mass. chief king queen duke pi'iiice 80. Hfafe Ojffirers. sul tan bar on prin cess duch ess mon arch au to crat die ta tor gov er nor sov er eign pres i dent FAMILIAR WORDS. 39 pope prel ate bish op pre mier em press em per or gen er al ad mi ral rep re sent a tive 81. touch walk talk monk guide clerk laugh cough waltz Review of JJlfflcult Wotda whis tie bailiff ^ym nast plumb er hos tier pipe drain spouo duct race dike red blue green yel low or auge li lac in M go cash ier aher iff bar on mon arch pre mier cit i zen fin an cier ma chin ist sta tion er phy si cian sur vey or sov er eig^ pho tog ra pher 821 Water Channels. ditch trench moat sluice gut ter sew er 83. Colors, pink drab scar let crim son car mine ver mil ion lav en der ca nal cul vert si phon con duit a que duct wa ter-course brown am ber mad der pur pie ma rone vi let sal mon i ; I !il m Bm w< !i 40 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. 84. The Farm. sod pool swale vale wood lane hill house fence dell ridge wall dale creek path bush hedge road rock copse bam bank yard drain 85. Soil^ I'lnplements^ ^:c. soil a cres mow er clay gar den dai ry loam fer tile ot ;.hard spade ster ilb mead ow sand era die sic kle churn har row wood land ground bar ren plas ter earth up land barn yard chain pas ture ar a ble flail low land al lu vi al fork reap er ag ri cul ture Loe gyp sum cul ti va tor 86. Products of the Farm. rye cow clo ver oats bull fod der hay husks bar ley sow pig hog ham lard pork FAMILIAR WORDS. feed calf peas seed pear milk 41 red top stub ble mel ons ap pies cit rons car rots 1 .; , lit 87. Products of the Farm. chaff straw sheaf stock crops ewe r..in lamb veal beef hides pelt hens eggs curd whey corn beets hops gar lie tur nip rhu barb pump kin spin ach buck wheat po ta to to ma to musk mel on 88. Products of the Farm. hemp jjjrapes pkims fruit OTain peach beans maize wool sheep steer swine cheese cream ba con sau sage poul try but ter tal low bul lock tur keys rad ish ma nure bil ber ry cran ber ry goose ber ry black ber ry i m -^-,*HJi^ 42 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. 89. Products of the FavTYi, wlieat tliyme a pri cot grass fleece cu cum ber goose quince beech nuts geese pars nip but ter nuts herbs pars ley ox en herds let tuce cher lies squash cur rants rasp ber ries ducks clo ver straw ber ries drake eel er y hue kle ber ries chickft tim thy 90. "Rp/iiif as par a gus « Husbandry, or i'iiniiing, is the cultivation, or tillage, of the ground. Horticulture is the art of cultivating gardens Agriculture is the art of cultivating the soil, generally in fields of many acres. It includes chopping, yoking, driving, log- ging, stabling, dealing, fencing, ploughing, sowing, dragging, rolling, marking, planting, hoeing, spading, weeding, digging, picking, mowing, cradling, harvesting, housing, and thresh- ing, — all the work of raising crops. Lands worked by tenants are too often sterile, barren, or worn out. A large farm may have arable or tillable upland, fertile, rocky, sandy, or loamy; pastures and meadows ; hills, caves, dales, dells, ghulo.s, roads, paths, woods, forests, springs, ponds, streams, brooks, creeks, coves, lowlands, chasms, swales, swamps, iiogs, pools, sloughs, etc. The husbandman, or farmer, needs a gof)d farmhouse, barn, stable, shed, and other buildings ; marl, lime, gypsum, guano, compost, barn-yard manuro, muck, piiosp.iiate, bone- dust, and oilii'i' fertihzers; and a plough, colter, harrow FAMli^IAR WORDS. 43 cultivator, axe, hoe, spade, shovel, rake, roUer, sickle, cradle, reaper, mower, pitchfork, etc. Productive iarms yield coru, wheat, i-ye, oats, barley, buckwheat, peas, beans, millet, and other bread-stuffs ; clover, red-top, timothy, blue-grass, and other grasses ; potatoes, onions, beets, carrots, turnips, toma- toes, rhubarb, asparagus, parsnips, parsley, celery, lettuce, tobacco, flax, hemp, cotton, wool, fruits, flowers, berries, melons, meat, poultry, game, etc. ii 91. Books and Papers. book news tales births deaths i tem dai ly week ly for eigii vol ume lo cal jour nal col umn morn ing e ven ing ar ti cle re port er tel e gram re port ing mag a zine com mer ciai sub scrib er jour nal ist ed i tor ad ver tis er con trib u tor mem o ran da ' "Hi note pens ream sheet quire quills cards chess 92. Stationery* pen oil wa f ers blot ter eye lets fold ers bind ers brush es Cray ons rul ers rub ber pen rack port fo lioi e ras er di a ries al uia nac dom i noes h 14 !• nU 44 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. k i^ '*! slates let ter mu ci lage sponge parch ment blank book pa per pam phlet pen knives en ve lopes pen hold er cat a logue 93. Metals and Minerals. tin lead gold brass steel zinc i ron quartz mi ca cop per * sil ver nick el CO bait ag ate gyp sum gran ite mer cu ry plum ba go 94 Diseases* cold croup mumps gout spasms fe ver ca tarrh mea sles head ache chil blains tooth ache hie cough scrof u la pleu ri sy neu ral gi a pneu mo ni a pa ral y sis rheu ma tism a gue col ic bron chi tis nau se a chol er a epi lep sy con sump tion whoop ing cough di ar rhoe a • 95. Nationalities. Dutch I rish Prus sian Pol ish In di an I tal ian A si at ic Amer i can rf? FAMILIAR WORDS. 45 Eiig lish Turk ish Span ish Rus sian Ger man Hin doo Chi nese He brew Af ri can Aus tri an A ra bi an Si am ese Es qui maux Nor we gi an Eu ro pe an 96. Heview. Medicine relates to the prevention or cure of diseases of the body. An ailment is a morbid state of the body, not an acute disease. The patient had an infectious and malignant disease. Did he prefer allopathy, hydropathy, homoeopathy, or botanic practice ? A complaint is a slight disorder. A malady is a chronic or painful disorder. Was the fever scarlet, yellow, typhus, gastric, bilious, or typhoid? The delirious invalid, a glutton and a cri])ple, suffered with the gout. Man suffers from diarrhoea, toothache, rheumatism, cholera, dyspepsia, diphtheria, pneumonia, chilblains, dysen- tery, insanity, epilepsy, erysipelas, neuralgia, constipation, hydrophobia, congestion, inflammation, bronchitis, carbuncles, .. ^nsumption, paralysis, nausea, pleurisy, etc. M M .;■*. 97. Heligions and Sects. Pa gan Mor mon Buddh ist Brah min Chris tian Lu ther an Qua ker Jew ish Bap tist Meth dist Cal vin ist Or tho dox Cath lie Prot es tant U ni ta ri an Spir it u al ist Swe den bor gi an Pres by te ri an E pis CO pa li an Con gre ga tion al Mo ham me dan 4 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER M kf 98. Church Officers, priest pas tor bish op clerk preach er cu rate dean vie ar e van ge list par son rab bi rxKZ sion a ry trus tee el der por teur chap lain dea con oier gy man 99. Barnes of God. 100. Hevietv, Judaism is the religious doctrines and rites of the He- brews, or Jews ; also, conformity to tlu Jewish rites and cer- emonies. The ending ism means doctrine, sect, or party ; as, Romanism, Protestantism, Mohammedanism, paganism, pan- theism, fanaticism, polytheism, monotheism, materialism, for- malism, mysticism, scepticism, etc. Denominations of Chris- tians ar«' isuown as Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, Calvinist, Methodist, Reformed, Moravian, Unitarian, Trinitarian, Pres- byterian, Congregational, Quaker or Friend, Baptist, etc. We should not be low, mean, base, vile, proud, sinful, wicked, God Je siis Me di a tor 1 Son Fa ther A noint ed Lord' Mak er Ore a tor 1 Lamb Sav iour Je ho vah Word Spir it Al might y Judge Ho ly Ghost Ee deem er Christ Pre serv er In ter ces sor FAMILIAR WOUDS. 47 haughty, vicious, profane, sceptical, profligate, irreverent, impious, -a scoffer, scoruer, mocker, bigot, or an unbc lever. We should be meek, humble, reverent, faithful, moral, vir- tuous, pious, pure, devout, righteous, and godly. Strive tor humility, purity, piety, spirituality, sanctity, and holiness. Avoid hypocrisy, profanity, irreverence, idolatry, and un- godliness. 101. Beview. Many devout people sing hymns and psalms, chant, kneel, pray, fast, give alms, praise God, implore, beseech, adore, invoke, worship, etc. Places of worship are named a church, chapel, grove, temple, synagogue, sanctuary, tabernacle, ca- thedral, mosque, etc. Officers and persons connected with sacred service are known as priest, rabbi, scribe, pope, pon- tiir, prelate, cure, parson, pastor, shepherd, rector, preacher chaplain, friar, prior, abbot, vicar, abbess, monk, seer, prophet, cler-y, clerivvman, ecclesiastic, evangelist, apostle, mmister. leader, cardinal, hermit, itinerant, colporteur, _ missionary, di-nitary, disciple, bishop, deacon, presbyter, laity, layman, sisier father, follower, convocation, congregation, _ hearer, auditor, believer, member, w.rden, chorister, orgamst, pre- centor, singer, incumbent, archbishop, older, clerk etc. A theocracy is a state governed by the direction ot God. 102. Farts of a Flower and FlanU ca lyx style se pal bract pe tal pol lei pis til an ther sta men o va ry stiL^ ina CO rol la spa dix um bel cor yrab pan i clo ped i eel pe dun cle Hi :' Hi 'tit lifl |i; ill. U g?y!Aiigag^ ' 48 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. » 1' h 103. Diviaiona of Land. coast era ter a sis shore val ley vol ca no hiU pla teau con ti nent plain isth mus pen in su la cape prai rie prom on tory des ert moun taiii is land 104 Divisions of Water. sea bay gulf cove bight ■firth in let lake loch mere tarn pool pond ford creek brook cean ca nal la goon chan 110^ es tu a ry 105. Words Melating to Music. bar clef time key note rest beat tone tune pitch sound chord scale space voice dr. et bass al to ten or so lo rhythm meas nre sem i tone so pra no n M FAMILIAR WORDS. 106. Musical Instruments, 40 fife drum flute lute vi ol banjo bu gle cor net cym bal trum pet trom bone opb i cleide gui tar pi a no vi o lin clar i on clar i o net tarn bou riue m 107. Precious Stones. gem jew el bril liant ru by pal to paz ag ate nyx ber yl jas per gar net car bun cle sap phire em er aid di a mond cor ne 11 an am e thyst mal a chite lOa Words Used in History. rel ic ep och bar on ty rant des pot an cient mod ern sub jects man ners cus toms count ess mon arch com merce sen ate gen try na tion pres i dent gov er nor po ten tate roy al ty mon u ment ma jes ty au to crat min is try sov er eign f>0 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLEft. 109. Words Used in History. I! i ^ earl an nals dem a gogue czar fac tion par lia ment king vice roy gov em ment queen seep tre dy nas ty count con gress pop u lace duke e vent tyr an ny tribe re volt an ar chy horde mis rule au then tic knight na val re bel lion throne peer age die ta tor Bol dier pa tri ot cit i zins 110. Words Used in Grammar. verb sub ject in ter jec tion noun sen tence con June tion clause pars ing mod i fi er phrase ar ti cle a nal y sis ad verb el e ment com par i son pro noun pred i cate con ju ga tion ad junct / ad jec tive prep si tion 111 Words Used in Natural Philosophy. mass im pact rar i ty force con tact rar e fy space due tile den si tv dense brit tie gray i ty FAMILIAR WORDS. 51 touch weigh tough mo tiori mat ter vi brate ex pand con tract con dense re volve (viau u lar tan gi l)le te nu i ty te na ci ty ve lo ci ty «i- 112. Words Used in Natural jphilosophy. im pmge con verge com preas ap proach CO here di verge de scend fric tion at tract re pel re fleet re tard ab sorb as cend ad here in ten si ty ra di a tion ca lor ic in verse ly in er ti a po ros i ty mag net ic pul ver ize re frac tion ex pan sion mo men turn pen e tra ble e qui lib ri um im pen e tra ble in com pres si ble r f 1 Ml mu sic read ing spell ing writ ing draw ing Greek Ger man 113. Studies, gram mar bot a ny al ge bra e con o my Ian guage French chem is tr}- hy gi ene ge om e try ge og ra phy a rith me tic book-keep ing phys * ol gy Lat in !:■ 52 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLEU. 114. Review* Mathematics treats of quantities or mngnitudes. Its parts are arithmetic ; tjeometry, including trigomituctry and conic sections ; and analysis, including algebra, a na I j/ Ural ge- ometry, and calculus. Some arithnirtical teruis arc, add, sub- tract, more, less, niulti ly, divide, increase, decrease, (Igures, numerption, notation, ivoman, Arabic, sum, amount, product, quotient, remainder, difference, compntc, plus, minus, sub- trahend, minuend, fraction, integer, decimal, aliquot, interest, principal, pajnnent, equality, multiple, reduction, whole, mixed, prime, naught, insurance, proi)ortion, percentage, problem, question, example, answer, numerator, denominator, root, cube, etc. 115. JReview. Geography treats of the world, its races of men, other animals, products, etc. Earth is our planet, globe, world, etc. Parts of land are called continent, ishind, isthmus, pen- insula, cape, promontory, steppe, mountain, volcano, desert, oasis, plain, shore, prairie, etc. The water is divided into oceans, seas, lakes, gulfs or bays, straits, etc. The races of men are the Caucasian, Mongolian, African, and Malayan. Othev words us(^d are, city, country, town, state, province, district, archipelago, abyss, ravine, morass, typhoon, monsoon, Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic, Northern, Southern, lagoon, plateau, estuary, temperate, physical, parterre, avalanche, torrid, frigid, tropic, equator, horizon, boundary, etc. 116. Heview. TTATruAL PiiTLOsopnY trcats of material objects. The centrifugal and centripetal forces are called central forces. FAMILIAH W0KD3. 53 Attraction tends to the cohesion of bodies. It is magnetic, capillary cohesive, etc. Velocity means rate of motiou. Matter may be ductile, frangible, or brittle, dense granular, tangible, elastic, ponderous, penetrable, impermeable, incom- pressible. etc. 117. Beview, HiSTOEY is an orderly record of the chief events which CMicern a people. It is known as ancient, modern, sacred, pi-ofane, general, complete, brief, abridged, etc Histori- Ll stories, essays, anecdotes, annals, ana narratives, should be authenlic. Historic periods are ages, decades, epochs, centuries, etc. History describes leaders, rulers, ministers, nations, governments, states, customs, manners, seditions, rebellions, revolutions, adventures, etc. 118. Names of Men. Aa ron Abel A bi jab Ab ner A bra ham Ad am A dol pbus Al bert Al ex an der Al fred Al ger non A Ion so Al vin Am brose A mos An drew An tbo ny Ar chi bald Ar nold Ar thur A sa Au gus tus Bald win Bas il Ben e diet Ben ia niin Ber nard Ber tram Caleb Calvin Ce cil Ce pbas Charles Chris to pher Clar ence Claude Clem ent Cor ne li ns Cuth bert I i^ 54 GAGE'S PUACTICAL SPELLER. I « I it- b y i lili Cyril Fred er ic Job Cy rus George John Dan i el Gid e on Jo nas Da vid Gilbert. Jon a than Don aid God frey Jo seph Di ny si us Greg ry Josh u a Dun can Gus ta vus Jo si ah Eb en e zer Guy Ju li us Ed gar Har old Jus tin Ed mund Hen ry T.a,m bert Ed ward Her bert Law rence Ed win Her man Lem u el Eg bert Hez e ki ah Leon ard Eli Hi ram Le vi E li as Hor ace Lew is E li jah Ho ra tio Li nel E noch Hu bert Lo ren zo E phra im Hugh Lu cius E ras tus Hum phrey Luke Er nest Hu go Lu ther Eu gene I m Mark Eus tace I saac Mar ma duke E ze ki el Ja bez Mat thew Ezra Ja cob Man rice Felix James Mar tin Fer di naiid Jas per Mi chael Frail cis Je rome Miles Frank lin Jes se I ]\f o7- fjan • FAMILIAR WOllDS. ■1 I ■ f! 55 -l! Mo ses Ptaph a el Sil va nus i" H Na than Ray mond Sil ves ter l|i n Na than i el Re gi nald Sim e on J irt your friends at dinner, you will get no dessert. My dear, did you see the deer in the park? It was a doe. Bakers knead the dough with their hands; we need bread to eat. He had done his work and was ready to die. Dge the cloth a dun color. Oh ! how I dislike to dun people for money they owe me, even after it is due ! Dost thou not see that the dust is wet with dew ? A dire calamity befell the dyer on the sea. Do you see the ewe under the yew-\x^Q ? Take exercise every day, to exorcise the spirit of laziness. The vase is shaped like an urn. I will hire a man who can earn higher wages. Do not faint away ; the attack was only a feint. Home is a sacred fan£, which I would /«m keep pure, '^^s^x feign sickness because you do not know your lesson. Dare to say, iVo. ^11 II I HI 74 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLEfl. Lesson V. T\\e/air lady has paid her fare. We had good fare at the fair. The horse is lame in the ri^ht fore foot. Tlie gymnast performed a wonderful feat. The stick is four feet long The man vrewt forth to kill a fowl. That was foul play. He succeeded the fourth time The barrel ot flour rolled over a flower. Flocks of birds ate the phlox seed. Jane bought ten yards pf blue jean. She walked with an easy gait through the gate, as if unconscious of guilt. The boy threw a stone. The gilder made a gilt frame worth a guilder for the pretty maid. The great mau sat by the open grate^ and sighed that he was not greater. His dog is by his side. Have you a nutmeg grater? I would rather meet a grizzly bear than a ^rw/y ghost. It is meet that we should eat Keat, He will mete out justice. Lesson VI» lit; The bat ^^ ir own emolument. An estuary, or arm of the sea. v7' can extenuate his guiU, ? He is fond of horticulture. He i^llowed no temptations to infatuate him. An ingenuous disposition. Crafty men know how to insinuate wh<»/c they dare not say directly. The mtinumission of a slave. An ex^ hibition of statuary. A tumultuous rabble. Ah Lesson S» A stanchion under the beam of a ship. A truncheon, or staflF. A marchioness is the wife of a marquis. An avalanche of snow. A capuchin, or Eraiiciscaii friar. They felt great chagrin at their failure. A chaise has two wheels. Cham- pagne is a sparkling wine. A champaign, or flat, open coun- try. A chandelier for a parlor. Do you know the meaning of the charade f* He is a base; charlatan. A chevalier, or knight A zigzag ornament in arcliitccture is ealled a chev- ron. He was guilty of chicanery In the days of chivalry, kgaloche, or overshoe. Skilled in machinery. Does he wear a mustache? He showed great nonchalance. A parachute for support in the air. I«? II ! Ill PART V. • ••- Literary Selections. The selections in Part V. arc intciulud to he. mpMonzed aud recited, as well as used as dictation lessons. In making these selections two objects were kept in view: the inculcation oi good moral lessons and literanj merit. Instead of using the recitation hour for the improvement of a few pupils who least require to be trained in the practice of the principles of elocution, thoughtful teachers are uni- formly learning the importance of assigning lessons in recita- tion, as in ail other subjects, to all the members of a class. The advantages of such a course are very manv. Amono- them may be named the following : — 1. Every pupil has his mind stored in early years with a collection of the choicest gems of the literature of his lan- guage. 2. As all the pupils have prepared the same lesson, each one is able intelligently to take part in the study of tlie selec- tions in school with a view to their proper recitation. 3. Pupils can recite siniultaneonslj as well as individually. 4. The memories of all the pupils will be cultivated by the practice. :«'! 1 I 11 I |! tv i;-' r i H( it 1 '>!. l^h 100 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLEU. Studying the lessons for dictation, and wnting them as die- t^tion lessons, will aid in conunitliiig them to memory. ^ The ability to recite a certain number of appropriute selec- tions should be one of the tests for promotion from one class to another. >;•?€ Selections suitable for Pupils in the Second Reader. Our Father who art in lieaven, hallowed be thy name. Thv kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as 'it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread : and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into tempfation, but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. — Ma/L vi. 9-13. I. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. II. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth : thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the imquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me ; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. III. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain ; for tiie Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. LlTEllAUY SELECTIONS. 101 I IV. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. SIxdavs shalt iliou labor, and do all ihv work: but tho seventh dav is the Sa!)bath of the Lord thy God : in it thou ahalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man- servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor iliy cattle, nor thy stranger tliat is within thy gates : for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested t!ie seventli day : wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hal- lowed it. V. Honor thy father and thy mother : that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. VL Thou Shalt not kill. VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery. VIII. Thou shalt not steal. IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. X. Tiiou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's. — J^^tW. xx. 3-17. Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a ques- tion, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law ? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. — Matt. xxii. 35-40. m .K," If If'- i^£ 102 GAGE'S PRACTICAL ISl'ELLER. 4. And seeing the multitudes, he went up i,.to a mountain. and when he was set, liis disciples came uu o him : And he opened liis mouth, and taught tlie^i, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit : for tlieiis is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn : for they shaU be comforted Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after ri-ht- ousness : for they shall be filled. ° Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : for great is your reward m heaven ; for so persecuted they the prophets which were before yovL.—'MaU. v. 1-12. 8. Beautiful faces are they that wear The li >ht of a pleasant spirit there ; It matters little if dark or fair. Beautiful hands are they that do Deeds that are noble, good, and true; Busy with them the long day through. LITERARY SELECTIONS. Beautiful feet arc they that go Swiftly to lighten another's woe, Through summer's heat or winter's snowj Beautiful children, if, rich or poor, Th'.y walk the pathways safe and pure. That lead to the mansion strong and sure. 6. Do your best, your very best, And do it every day ; Little boys and little girls, That is the wisest way. Whatever work comes to your liand. At home, abroad, at school, Do your best with right good willj It is a golden rule. ' 7. If you find your task is hard. Try, try again ; Time will bring you your reward, Try, try again ; All that other folks can do, Why, with patience, should not you P Only keep tuis rule in view; T'JIY, TRY AGAIN. 8. Do all :he good you can. In all the ways you can. To all the people you can, Just as long as you can. 103 I ii lOi V GAGE'S I'KACTICAL SPELLER. 9. A word may purl uiv; dearest i'ricuds, - One little, iiukiud word, "Wliieli in some light, unguarded hour The heart with auger stirred. 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. One little act of kindness done, One little kind word spoken. Hath power to make a thrill of joy E'eiT in a heart that 's broken. 10. Only a drop in the bucket, But every drop will tell ; The bucket soon would be empty. Without a drop in the well. Only a poor little penny, — It was all I had to give ; But as pennies make the dollars. It may help some cause to live. God loveth the cheerful giver, I'hough the gift be poor and small ; What does lie think of his children When they never give at all ? 11. 'T is be/jf//, and doing. And haoing, that make All the pleasures and pains Of which beings partake. i I LITEltARY SELECTIONS. lltft To ha what God })leases, T > do a mail's best, Aiid f,o have a good heart, is the way to be blest. — Peter Parley, 12. " I Can't " ia a 8luf,'gard, too lazy to work ; From duty he shrinks, every task he will shirk ; No bread on his board and no meal in his bag ; His house is a ruin, his coat is a rag. ** I Can" is a worker; he tills the broad fields, And digs from the earth all the wealth that it yields; The hum of his spindle begins with the liglit, And the fires of his forges are blazing all night. 13. Hearts, like doors, can ope with ease To very, very little keys ; And don't forget that they are these : '• I thank you, sir," and, " If you please.** Then let us wateh these little things. And so respeet each other ; That not a word, or look, or tone, May wound a friend or brolhir. 14. Dare to be honest, good, and sincere, Dare to please God, and you never need fear. Dare to be brave in the cause of the right. Dare with the enemy ever to fight. Dare to be loving and patient each day. Dare speak the truth whatever you say. i I 'f flil 106 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. Dare to be gentle and orderly too. Dare sliun the evil, whatever ^ou do. Dare to speak kindly, and ever be true, Dare to do right, pnd you '11 find your \vay tiirough. 15. Count that day lost Whose low descending sun Views from thy hand No worthy action done. 16. Be good, my friend, and let who will be clever ; Ih ncbie things, not dream them all day long, And bo make life, death, and that vasi forever, One grand, sweet song. 17. I live for those wlio Jove me. For those who know me true, For the heaven that smiles above me. And awaits my spirit, too ; For the cause that lacks assistance. For the wrong that needs resistance. For 1 he future in the distance. And the good that I can do. 18. Over and over again. No matter which way I tarn, I always find in the book of lifo Some lesson that I must h^arn; I must take my turn at the n:Il, I niust srrind out the goldfin prrain. I must work at my task with a resolute will, Orer and over again. I LITEIIARY SELECTIONS. 107 19. Dare to do riglit ! dare to be true ! The failings of others can never save you ; Stand by your conscience, your honor, your faith, Stand like a liero, and battle till death. 20. Do what conscience says is right ; Do wLat reason says is best ; Do with all your jiind and might ; Do your duty, and be blest. 21. Bpeak gently, kindly, to the poor; Let no harsh term be heard ; They liave enough they must endure, Without p.n unkind word. — David Bates, 22. I count tliis thing to be grandly true, That a noble deed is a step toward God, Lifting the soul from the common sod To a purer air and a broader view. — /. G. Holland. 23. A little word in kindness spoken, A motion, or a tear, Has often healed the heart that 's broken. And made a friend sincere. A word — a look — has crushed to earth Full many a budding flower, Which, had a smile but owned its birth. Would bless liftj's darkest hour. 108 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. nk II' ,*' ,•" , i<- Then deem it not an idle thing A pleasant word to speak ; The face you wear, the thoughts you bring, A heart may lieal or break. — Coles wo/i Ay. 24. . Within this ample volume lies The mystery of mysteries ; Happiest tiiey of human race To whom their God has given grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray. To lift the latch, to force the way; And better had they ne'er been born, That read to doubt, or read to scorn , JFalter Scott. 25. Thou truest friend man ever knew, Thy constancy 1 've tried ; When all were false, I found thee true. My counsellor and guide. The mines of earth no treasures give That could this volume buy ; In teaching me the way to live, It taught me how to die. — George P. Morris. 26. •* No God ! no God ! " The simplest flower That on the wild is found Shrinks as it drinks its cup of dew. And trembles at the sound. "No God ! " astonished Echo cries From out her caveni hoar ; And every wandering bird tliat flies Reproves the atheist lore. LITERARY SELECTIONS. 1U£ 27. If men were wise in little things, Affecting less in all their dealings, — If hearts had fewer rusted strings To isolate their kindly feelings, — If men, when Wrong beats down the Right, Would strike together and restore it, — If Right mrie Might In every fight, — The world wculd be the better for it. — W. H. Cobb. 28. A mother's love, how sweet the name I What is a mother's love ? h noble, pure, and tender flame. Enkindled from above, To bless a heart of earthly mould, — The warmest love that can grow cold, — Tliis is a mother's love. — Montgomery. 29. He praveth well who lovetli well Both man and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth bt. a All things, both great and small ; For the dear God, who loveth us, He made and loveth all. — Coleridge. 30. Rest not ! Life is sweeping by ; Go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime ! jeave behind to conquer time ; Glorious 't is to live for aye, When these forms have passofl away. — Goethe \% i:o GAGE'S PEACTICAL SPELLER. Ir': 1^' 31. For God has nmrked eMcli sorrowing day. And numbered every secret tear, And heaven's long _ve;irs of bliss shall pay For all his children suffer here. — W. C. Bryant. 32. Beware the bowl ! though rich and bright Its rubies flash upon the sight, An adder coils its depths beneath. Whose lure is woe, whose sting is death. Alfred B. Street. »o> Selections for Classes in the Third Book, If [►' 1 Ilii. Ill W God hath a presence, and that you may see In the fold of the flower, the leaf of the tree ; In the sun of the noonday, the star of the night; In the storm-cloud of darkness, the rainbow of light; In the waves of the ocean, the furrows of land ; In the mountain of granite, the atom of sand ; Turn M'here you may, from the sky to the sod. Where can ye gaze that ye see not a God P — Eliza Cook. 2. The qualify of mercy is not strained, It dmppeth as the gentle rain from heaven / Upon the place beneath : it is twice blest; It l)lesseth him that gives and him that takes: 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown: It is an attribute to God hiinself, Literary selections. 1)1 And earthly power doth then show likest God*s When mercy seasons justice. Consider tliis, That, in the course of justice, none of us Should see salvation : we do pray for mercy ; And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy. — Shakespeare. 3. We live in deeds, not years, —in thoughts, not breaths, - In feelin'gs, not in figures on a dial ; — We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives Who thinks most, — feels the noblest, — acts the best. Bailey. God moves in a mysterious way. His wonders to perform ; He phints his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will. Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; The ch)uds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. — Cowper. Judge not the Lord bv feeble sense. But trust huii for ... i^-race; Behind a frowning Providence He hides a sniilinc: faee. 112 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. Ill His purposes will ripen fast. Unfolding every hour ; The bud mtxy have a bitter 1 aste. But sweet will be the flower. Blind unbelief is sure to err. And scan his work in vain ; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. — Cowjper, 6. Press on ! surmount the rocky steeps ; Climb boldly o'er the torrent's arch ; He fails alone who feebly creeps, He wins who dares the hero's marcli. Be thou a hero ! let thy might Tramp on eternal snows its way ; And through the ebon walls of night Hew down a passage unto day. 7. The heights by great men reached and kep Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toihng upward in the night. — Longfellow. 8. Nothing is greater sacrilege, than to prostitute the great name of God to the petulaucy of an idle tongue. — Jeremy Taylor. The Devil tempts men *ln'ough their ambition, their cu- pidity, or their appetite, ^*-Atil he comes to the profane swearer, whom he catches without any reward. — Ilomce Mann. LITERARY SELI^CTIONS. 113 10. The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low, that every person of s?.nse and character detests and despises it. — George Wash- ington. 11. Who is thy neij^hbor ? He whom thou Hast power to aid or bless ; Whoso aching head or burning brow Thy soothing hand may press. Thy neighbor is i'ne fainting poor. Whose eye with want is dim ; 0, enter then his humble door With aid and peace for him. Thy neighbor ? Pass no mourner by 5 Perhaps thou canst redeem A breaking heart from misery ; — Go, share thy lot with him. 12. A cheerful temper, joined with innocence, will make beauty attractive, knowledge delightful, and wit good-natured. It will lighten sickness, poverty, and affliction, convert igno- rance into an amiable simplicity, and render deformity itself - Addison. agreeable 13. God is glorified, not by our groans, but our thanksgivings ; and all good thought and good action claim a natural alliance with good oheer. — E. P. Whipple. 14. To bs happy, the passions must be cheerful and gay, not gloomy and melancholy. A propensit ;/ to hope and joy is real riches ; one to fear and sorroM^, re;^] pc^^ortv. — HMie m' 114 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLEU. 15. Lying 's a certain mark of cowardice ; And when the tongue forgets its lionesty, The heart and hand may drop their functions, too, And nothing worthy be resolved or done. Thomas Southern. 16. Work 1 and pure slumbers shall wait on thy pillow ; Work ! thou shalt ride over care's coming billow. Lie not down weariod 'neath woe's weeping willow, Work with a stout heart and resolute will ! Work for some good, be it ever so slowly ; Work for some hope, be it ever so lowly ; Work ! for all labor is noble and holy ! — Mrs. Osgood. 17. We count the Scriptures of God to be the most sublnne philosophy I find more marks of authenticity in tlie Bible than in any profane history whatever. — Isaac Newton. 18. The Bible contains m.ore true sublimity, more exquisite tw«uty, more pure molality, more important history, and fficr strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected l.om all otiier books, in whatever age or language they have Wfc«Q written. — Sir William Jones. 19. Life should be full of earnest work. Our hearts undashed by fortune's frown; Let perseverance conquer fate. And merit seize the victor's crown. The battle is not to the strong, The race not always to the fleet ; And he who seeks to pluck the stars Will lose the jewels at his feet. — P. CMry. i * LITERARY SELECTIONS. 115 I. Ic te id 3(1 VG 20. Sweet clime of my kindred, blest la'.d of my birth ! The fairest, the dearest, the brightest on earth ! Where'er I may roam, howe'er blest I may be. My spirit instinctively turns unto thee ! 21. In the world's broad field of battle, lu the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle ! Be a hero in the strife ! Trust no Future, liowe'er pleasant ! Let the dead Past bury its dead ! Act, — act in the living Present ! Heart within, and God o'erhead. Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime. And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time ; — Footprints that i)erhaps another, bailing o'er life's solemn main, A I'lrlorn and shipwrecked brother. Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait. — Longfellow, 22. At evening to myself I say, Where hast thou been and gleaned to-day, — Thy labors how bestowed ? What hast thou rightly said or done ? What grace attained, and knowledge won, In following after God ? — Chades Wedoy. 116 11 1'! '■i H GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLEK. 23. Words of kindness wo have spoken May, wheu we have passed away, Heal, perliaps, a spirit broken, Guide a brother led astray. — /. Ihgen. Speak gently ! 'tis a little thing, Dropped in the iieart's deep well ; The good, the joy, that it may bring, Eternity shall tell. — D.Bates. 24. Though waves and storms go o'er my head, Though strengti), and health, and friends be gone; Though joys be withered all and dead, And every comfort be withdrawn : On this my steadfast soul relies, — Father, thy mercy never dies, — Wesley, 25. Thou art, O God, the life and light Of all this wondrous world we see ; Its glow by day, its smile by night, Are but reflections caught from thee. Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, And all things fair and bright are thine. Thomas Moore, 26. Hours are golden links, God's token. Reaching heaven ; but one by one Take them lest the chain be broken Ere thy pilgrimage be done, Adelaide A. Procter. 27. () God! that men sliould put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains ! — Shakespeare. ■ • LITEllAilY SELlXmoNS. 117 f 28. The habit of using ardent spirits by men in office has occa- siouod more injury to tho public and more trouble to me than all other causes. And were 1 to commence my aduilnistra- tion again, the lirst question I would ask respecting a can- didate tor office would be, " Does he use ardent spirits ? '* Thomas Jefferson. 29. Greatness of any land has no greater foe thaa a habit of drinking. — Walter Scott. 30. These are the great of earth, — Great not by kingly birth, Great in their well-proved worth. Firm hearts and true. — /. Fierponi. 31. Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor shui-pens the appetite, and temperance prevents him from indulging to excess. — Rousseau. 32. Work for the good that is nighest ; Dream not of greatness afar ; That glory is ever the highest Which shines upon men as they are. Work, though the world would defeat you; Heed not its slander and scorn ; Nor weary till angels shall greet you With smiles through the gates of the morn. Jr^. M. Tamhon. . !«■ f r / ' 118 GAGE'S PIIACTICAL SI'ELLEil. 33. True worth is in l)eing, not sceniiiig, — 111 doing eaoh day that goes by Some little good, not in dreaming Of great things to do by and by j For, whatever men say in their blindness, And spite of the fancies of youth. There is nothing so kingly as kindness, And nothing so royal as truth. Mice Cary, :i i 34. Tlie rose, which in the sun's bright rays Might soon have drooped and perished, Witli grateful scent the shower repays By which its life is cherished : And thus have e'en the young in years Found flowers within that flouiish. And yield a fragrance fed by tears. That sunshine could not nourish. Bernard Barton. 35. One by one the sands are flowing. One by one the moments fall ; Some are coming, some are going ; Do not stiive to grasp them alL % One b^ one thy duties wait thee, Let thy whole strength go to each ; Let no futu)'! dreams elate thee, — Learn thou Oist wl)[;t these can teacli. Adtlaide A. Proct LiTEUAUY SELECTIONS. 119 Selections tor Classes in Fourth aud Fifth Books. VVu rise l)y things that are 'neath our feet ; By what we have mastered of good and gain ; By the pride deposed, and the passion slain, Aud tlie vanquished ills that we hourly meet. /. G. ILolland. It may not be our lot to wield The sickle in the ripened field, Nor ours to hear on suuiiner eves Tlie reaper's song among the sheaves ; let wliere our duty's task is wrought In unison with God's great thought, Tne near and future blend in one, And whatsoe'er is willed is done. — Wndlier. 3. There 's a wideness in God's ineroy Like the wideness of the sea ; The.re's a kindness in his justice, Which is more than liberty. For the love of God is broader Than the measure of man's mind ; And the heart of the Eternal Is most wonderfully kind. — F. JF. Faber. 4. Tlie fairest action of our human life Is scorning to revenge an injury; For who forgives, without a further strife. His adversary's heart to him doth tie. And 't is a firmer conquest, truly said, To win the heart, than overthrow the head. Elizabeth Carew. 120 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. The day is drawing to its close, And what go()d deeds, since first it rose, Have I presented, Lord, l,o tliee ? What vvi"«ugs repressed, what )'ights maintained;, What struggles passed, what victot-ies gained, T\4iut good attempted and attained, As offerings of my ministry r — Longfellow, 6. Be wise to-day ; *t is mudness to defer; Next day tlic fatal piocedent will plead ; riius on, till wisdom is puslied out of life. Procrastination is tlie Ihief of time ; I ear after year it steals, till all are fled. And t") the mercies of a moment leaves The vast conoorns of an eternal scene. — Young. 7. Whene'er a noble deed is wrought, Whene'er is spoken a noble thought^ Our hearts in glad surprise To higher levels rise. Tlie t idal wave of deeper souls Into o'lr inmost being rolls. And lifts us unawares Out of all meaner cares. — Longfellow. 8. Truth, cmslied to earth, shall rise agaiD ; The eternal years of God are hers : But Evror, wounded, writhes with pain, And dies among iiis worshippers. — Bryant. m \\ LITERARY SELECTIONS. 121 9. Speak gently to the erring : 0, do not tliou forget, However darkly stained by siii, he is thy brother yet ! Heir of the selfsame heritage, child, of the selfsame God, He hath but stumbled in the path thou hast in weakness trod F. a Lee. 10. Rouse to some work of high and holy love. And. thou an angel's happiness shalt know, — Shalt bless the earth while in the world above : The good begun by thee shall onward flow In many a branching stream, and wider grow ; The seed, that in those few and fleeting hours Thy hands unsparing and unweavied sow, Shall deck thy grave with amaranthine flowers, Ajid yield thee fruits divine in heaven's immortal bowers, a WUcax. u. The lesson which the many-colored skies, The flowers, and leaves, and painted butterflies, The deer's branclicd antlers, ihe gay bird that fling* The tropic sunsLuie from its golden wings, The brightness of the human countenance, Its play of smile, the magic of a glance, For evermore repeat, In varied tones and sweet, That beauty, in and of itself, is good. — WhitHer. 12. I would not waste my spring of youth In idle dalliance ; I would plant rich seeds To blo.'^som in my manhood, and bear fruit When I am ohl /. A. EUlkorm Elf! 122 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. 13. Let us be patient ! These severe afflictions Not from the ground arise, But ortentinics celestial benedictions Assume tliis dark disguise. We see but dimly through the mists and vapors; Amid these earthly damps, What seem to us but sad, funereal tapers May be heaven's distant lamps. — LongfilUm. 14. No man is born into the world whose work Is not born with him ; there is always work, And tools to work withal, for those who will; And blessed are the horny hands of toil. /. R. Loweii. 15. There 's nothing bright, above, below, From flowers that bloom to stars tliat glow, But in its light my soul can see Some feature of thy Deity ! There 's nothing dark, below, above. But in its gloom I trace thy love ; And meekly wait that momerit; when Thy touch shall turn all bright again. Thomas Moore. 16 The Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures : he leade.tb me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the pathp of righteousness for his name's sake ATERARY SELECTIONS. 123 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me ; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies : thou auointest my head with oil ; roy cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life : and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for- ever. — Psalm xxiii. 17. Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them : otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand docth : That thine alms may be in secret : and thy Eather which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you. They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and . when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret ; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. I'.l *!! M \m 124 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER. ■ f Be not ye therefore like unto them : for your Father kuowcth what things ye havj ueed of, before ye ask him. — Mait. vi. 1-8. 18. •Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love ; in liouor preferring- one another ; Not slothful in business ; fervent in spirit ; serving the Lord ; Rejoicing in hope ; patient in tribulation ; continuing instant in prayer ; Distributing to the necessity of saints ; given to hospi- tality. Bless them whicli persecute you : bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. Recompense to no man evil for evil Provide thnigs lion- est in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in yon, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written. Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine envmy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink : for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. — Rom. xii. 10-21. LITERARY SELECIIIONS. 125 19. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as souudhig brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I liave the gift of f^ropheey, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and tliough I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not cha.ity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it proiiteth me nothing. Charity suiTereth long, and is kind ; charity envieth uot ; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, tliinketh no evil ; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth ; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth : but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; •whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. — 1 Co)\ xiii. 1-8. IH ii; 111 W r ./I r. / f ifV'^'i IT ■ i - 52jra[. J. (Sage ^ Co.'g Wcljo lEtiucatiana; TOorlts. The best Elementary Text-book of the Year. GAGE'S PR^xCTICAL SPELLER. A MANUAL OF SPELLING AND DICTATION. ^ Price, 30 cents. -♦o«- Bixty copies ordered. Mount Forest Advocate. 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