,illustration3 ,the naval battle between the ,serapis and the ,poor ,richard4 ,illustration3 ,,graded ,,literature ,,readers ,,edited ,,by ,,harry ,,pratt ,,judson1 ,,ll4,d41 ,,president ,,of ,,the ,,university ,,of ,,chicago ,,and ,,ida ,c4 ,,bender ,,supervisor ,,of ,,primary ,,grades ,,in ,,the ,,public ,,schools ,,of ,,buffalo1 ,,new ,,york ,,fourth ,,book ,,charles ,e4 ,,merrill ,,co41 ,,publishers ,,copyright1 #aijj1 ,,by ,,maynard1 ,,merrill1 ,,co4 #bd ,,preface ,it is believed that the ,graded ,literature ,readers will commend themselves to thoughtful teachers by their careful grading1 their sound methods1 and the variety and literary character of their subject-matter4 ,they have been made not only in recognition of the growing discontent with the selections in the older readers1 but also with an appreciation of the value of the educational features which many of those readers contained4 ,their chief points of divergence from other new books1 therefore1 are their choice of subject-matter and their conservatism in method4 ,a great consideration governing the choice of all the selections has been that they shall interest children4 ,the difficulty of learning to read is minimized when the interest is aroused4 ,school readers1 which supply almost the only reading of many children1 should stimulate a taste for good literature and awaken interest in a wide range of subjects4 ,in the ,graded ,literature ,readers good literature has been presented as early as possible1 and the classic tales and fables1 to which constant allusion is made in literature and daily life1 are largely used4 ,nature study has received due attention4 ,the lessons on scientific subjects1 though necessarily simple at first1 preserve always a strict accuracy4 ,the careful drawings of plants and animals1 and the illustrations in color--many of them photographs from nature--will be attractive to the pupil and helpful in connection with nature study4 ,no expense has been spared to maintain a high standard in the illustrations1 and excellent engravings of masterpieces are given throughout the series with a view to quickening appreciation of the best in art4 ,these books have been prepared with the hearty sympathy and very practical assistance of many distinguished educators in different parts of the country1 including some of the most successful teachers of reading in primary1 intermediate1 and advanced grades4 ,thanks are due to ,messrs4 ,g4 ,p4 ,putnam's ,sons and to ,president ,roosevelt for their courtesy in permitting the use of the selection from ,hunting ,trips of a ,ranchman4 ,,introduction ,in the ,fourth and ,fifth ,readers the selections are longer1 the language more advanced1 and the literature of a more mature and less imaginative character than in the earlier books4 ,the teacher should now place increased emphasis on the literary side of the reading1 pointing out beauties of language and thought1 and endeavoring to create an interest in the books from which the selections are taken4 ,pupils will be glad to know something about the lives of the authors whose works they are reading1 and will welcome the biographical notes given at the head of the selections1 and the longer biographical sketches throughout the book4 ,these can be made the basis of further biographical study at the discretion of the teacher4 ,exercises and word lists at the end of the selections contain all necessary explanations of the text1 and also furnish suggestive material for language work4 ,for convenience1 the more difficult words1 with definitions and complete diacritical markings1 are grouped together in the vocabulary at the end of the book4 ,a basal series of readers can do little more than broadly outline a course in reading1 relying on the teacher to carry it forward4 ,if a public library is within reach1 the children should be encouraged to use it2 if not1 the school should exert every effort to accumulate a library of standard works to which the pupils may have ready access4 ,the primary purpose of a reading book is to give pupils the mastery of the printed page1 but through oral reading it also becomes a source of valuable training of the vocal organs4 ,almost every one finds pleasure in listening to good reading4 ,many feel that the power to give this pleasure comes only as a natural gift1 but an analysis of the art shows that with practice any normal child may acquire it4 ,the qualities which are essential to good oral reading may be considered in three groups3 ,first--,an agreeable voice and clear articulation1 which1 although possessed by many children naturally1 may also be cultivated4 ,second--,correct inflection and emphasis1 with that due regard for rhetorical pauses which will appear whenever a child fully understands what he is reading and is sufficiently interested in it to lose his self-consciousness4 ,third--,proper pronunciation1 which can be acquired only by association or by direct teaching4 ,clear articulation implies accurate utterance of each syllable and a distinct termination of one syllable before another is begun4 ,frequent drill on pronunciation and articulation before or after the reading lesson will be found profitable in teaching the proper pronunciation of new words and in overcoming faulty habits of speech4 ,attention should be called to the omission of unaccented syllables in such words as history 7not histry71 valuable 7not valuble71 and to the substitution of unt for ent1 id for ed1 iss for ess1 unce for ence1 in for ing1 in such words as moment1 delighted1 goodness1 sentence1 walking4 ,pupils should also learn to make such distinctions as appear between u long1 as in duty1 and u after r1 as in rude2 between a as in hat1 a as in far1 and a as in ask4 ,the above hints are suggestive only4 ,the experienced teacher will devise for herself exercises fitting special cases which arise in her own work4 ,it will be found that the best results are secured when the interest of the class is sustained and when the pupil who is reading aloud is made to feel that it is his personal duty and privilege to arouse and hold this interest by conveying to his fellow pupils1 in an acceptable manner1 the thought presented on the printed page4 ,,contents ,,page ,,the ,,straw1 ,,the ,,coal1 ,,and ,,the ,,bean ,the ,brothers ,grimm #i ,,september ,helen ,hunt ,jackson #ab ,,robert ,,louis ,,stevenson #ac ,,travel ,robert ,louis ,stevenson #af ,,travelers' ,,wonders ,dr4 ,john ,aikin #ai ,,ants #bd ,,the ,,four ,,sunbeams #bh ,,sifting ,,boys #cj ,,the ,,fountain ,james ,russell ,lowell #cd ,,lewis ,,carroll #cf ,,what ,,alice ,,said ,,to ,,the ,,kitten ,lewis ,carroll #ch ,,the ,,kitten ,,and ,,the ,,falling ,,leaves ,william ,wordsworth #dc ,,the ,,snow ,,image ,nathaniel ,hawthorne #de ,,little ,,by ,,little #fc ,,the ,,house ,i ,,live ,,in #fc ,,jefferson',s ,,ten ,,rules #gj ,,the ,,pet ,,lamb ,william ,wordsworth #ga ,,the ,,story ,,of ,,florinda ,abby ,morton ,diaz #ge ,,the ,,eagle ,alfred1 ,lord ,tennyson #ij ,,psalm ,,xxiii #ia ,,tilly',s ,,christmas ,louisa ,may ,alcott #ib ,,under ,,the ,,greenwood ,,tree ,william ,shakspere #aja ,,our ,,first ,,naval ,,hero #ajb ,,hiawatha',s ,,sailing ,henry ,wadsworth ,longfellow #ajh ,,shun ,,delay #aad ,,the ,,walrus ,,and ,,the ,,carpenter ,lewis ,carroll #aai ,,prince ,,ahmed ,the ,arabian ,nights #abd ,,the ,,planting ,,of ,,the ,,apple ,,tree ,william ,cullen ,bryant #adi ,,nests ,john ,ruskin #aec ,,sir ,,isaac ,,newton ,nathaniel ,hawthorne #aec ,,lucy ,william ,wordsworth #afe ,,to ,a ,,skylark ,william ,wordsworth #afg ,,tom ,,goes ,,down ,,to ,,the ,,sea ,charles ,kingsley #afg ,,psalm ,,xxiv #aha ,a ,,good ,,samaritan ,george ,macdonald #ahc ,,the ,,spartan ,,three ,,hundred #ahd ,,the ,,fairy ,,life ,william ,shakspere #aia ,,charles ,,dickens #aib ,,little ,,charley ,charles ,dickens #aif ,,tray ,robert ,browning #bjg ,,the ,,golden ,,fleece ,nathaniel ,hawthorne #bji ,,the ,,star-,,spangled ,,banner ,francis ,scott ,key #bcg ,,my ,,native ,,land ,sir ,walter ,scott #bda ,,hunting ,,the ,,grizzly ,theodore ,roosevelt #bdb ,,classified ,,contents ,stories3 ,travelers' ,wonders ,sifting ,boys ,what ,alice ,said to the ,kitten ,the ,story of ,florinda ,tilly's ,christmas ,shun ,delay ,little ,charley ,classic and ,fairy ,tales3 ,the ,straw1 the ,coal1 and the ,bean ,the ,snow ,image ,prince ,ahmed ,tom ,goes down to the ,sea ,the ,golden ,fleece ,literary ,biography3 ,robert ,louis ,stevenson ,lewis ,carroll ,charles ,dickens ,history1 ,biography1 and ,adventure3 ,our ,first ,naval ,hero ,sir ,isaac ,newton ,the ,spartan ,three ,hundred ,hunting the ,grizzly ,nature ,study3 ,ants ,the ,house ,i ,live ,in ,poems3 ,september ,travel ,the ,four ,sunbeams ,the ,fountain ,the ,kitten and the ,falling ,leaves ,little by ,little ,the ,pet ,lamb ,the ,eagle ,under the ,greenwood ,tree ,hiawatha's ,sailing ,the ,walrus and the ,carpenter ,the ,planting of the ,apple ,tree ,lucy ,to a ,skylark ,a ,good ,samaritan ,the ,fairy ,life ,tray ,the ,star-,spangled ,banner ,my ,native ,land ,miscellaneous3 ,jefferson's ,ten ,rules ,psalm xxiii ,psalm xxiv ,,fourth ,,reader ,the ,straw1 the ,coal1 and the ,bean ,,by ,,the ,,brothers ,,grimm ,jakob ,grimm 7#aghe-ahfc7 and ,wilhelm ,grimm 7#aghf-ahei73 ,german authors4 ,the ,brothers ,grimm1 as they are familiarly called1 wrote many learned scientific books1 but they are best known to children by their collection of ,german fairy and folk stories4 #a4 ,in a village lived a poor old woman1 who had gathered some beans and wanted to cook them4 ,so she made a fire on her hearth1 and that it might burn more quickly1 she lighted it with a handful of straw4 #b4 ,when she was emptying the beans into the pan1 one dropped without her observing it and lay on the ground beside a straw4 ,soon afterwards a burning coal from the fire leaped down to the two4 #c4 ,then the straw said3 ,dear friends1 whence do you come here8 ,the coal replied3 ,i fortunately sprang out of the fire4 ,if ,i had not escaped by main force my death would have been certain4 ,i should have been burned to ashes4 #d4 ,the bean said3 ,i1 too1 have escaped with a whole skin4 ,but if the old woman had got me into the pan1 ,i1 like my comrades1 should have been made into broth without any mercy4 ,and would a better fate have fallen to my lot8 said the straw4 ,the old woman has destroyed all my brethren in fire and smoke2 she seized sixty of them at once and took their lives4 ,i luckily slipped through her fingers4 #e4 ,but what are we to do now8 asked the coal4 ,i think1 answered the bean1 that as we have so fortunately escaped death1 we should keep together like good companions4 ,lest a new mischance should overtake us here1 let us go away to a foreign country4 #f4 ,this plan pleased the two others1 and they set out on their way together4 ,soon1 however1 they came to a little brook1 and1 as there was no bridge1 they did not know how they were to get over4 ,at last the straw said3 ,i will lay myself across1 and then you can walk over on me as on a bridge4 #g4 ,the straw1 therefore1 stretched herself from one bank to the other1 and the coal1 who was of an impetuous nature1 tripped forward quite boldly on the newly built bridge4 ,but when she reached the middle and heard the water rushing beneath her1 she was1 after all1 frightened1 and stood still4 #h4 ,the straw then began to burn1 broke in two pieces1 and fell into the stream4 ,the coal slipped after her1 hissed when she sank into the water1 and breathed her last4 ,illustration ,the bean1 who had prudently stayed behind on the shore1 could not help laughing at these events1 and laughed so heartily that she burst4 #i4 ,it would have been all over with her also1 if1 by good fortune1 a tailor who was traveling in search of work had not sat down to rest by the brook4 ,pitying the poor bean1 he pulled out his needle and thread and sewed her together4 ,she thanked him prettily1 but1 as the tailor used black thread1 beans since then have a black seam4 99 99 99 99 99 b srvng3 seeing2 noticing4 ,brthrn3 brothers4 ,ms chne3 misfortune2 ill luck4 m pt os3 hasty4 ,september ,,by ,,helen ,,hunt ,,jackson ,helen ,fiske ,hunt ,jackson 7#ahca-ahhe73 ,an ,american poet and prose author of much merit1 whose writings appeared under the pen name of ,h4 ,h4 ,among her books are ,bits of ,travel1 ,a ,century of ,dishonor1 and ,ramona4 #a4 ,the golden-rod is yellow2 ,the corn is turning brown2 ,the trees in apple orchards ,with fruit are bending down4 #b4 ,the gentian's bluest fringes ,are curling in the sun2 ,in dusky pods the milkweed ,its hidden silk has spun4 #c4 ,the sedges flaunt their harvest ,in every meadow-nook2 ,and asters by the brookside ,make asters in the brook4 #d4 ,from dewy lanes at morning ,the grapes' sweet odors rise2 ,at noon the roads all flutter ,with yellow butterflies4 #e4 ,by all these lovely tokens ,september days are here1 ,with summer's best of weather1 ,and autumn's best of cheer4 ,copyright1 #ahhf1 by ,roberts ,brothers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sds3 coarse grasses which grow in marshy places4 ,flunt3 wave2 spread out4 ,nook3 corner4 ,tkens3 signs4 99 99 99 99 99 ,which of the flowers named in this poem have you seen8 ,at your home do these flowers bloom in ,september1 or earlier1 or later8 ,can you name any other tokens of the coming of ,september8 ,robert ,louis ,stevenson ,illustration3 ,robert ,louis ,stevenson #a4 ,the famous ,scotch author1 ,robert ,louis ,stevenson1 was born in ,edinburgh1 ,november #ac1 #ahej4 ,he was a delicate child with a sweet temper and a happy1 unselfish disposition1 who bore the burden of ill health bravely in childhood as in later life4 ,in ,the ,land of ,counterpane1 a poem which you may remember1 he tells some of the ways in which he amused himself during the idle days in bed4 #b4 ,when he was well enough to be up1 he invented games for himself and took keen delight in the world of outdoor life4 #c4 ,his education was carried on in a somewhat irregular fashion4 ,he attended schools in ,edinburgh1 and studied with private tutors at places to which his parents had gone for the benefit of his health or of their own4 ,he thus became an excellent linguist1 and gained wide knowledge of foreign life and manners4 ,he early showed a taste for literature1 beginning as a boy the careful choice of language which made him a master of ,english prose4 #d4 ,stevenson's father had planned to have him follow the family profession of engineering4 ,with this in view he was sent to ,edinburgh ,university in the autumn of #ahfh4 ,later he gave up engineering and attended law classes2 but law1 like engineering1 was put aside to enable him to fulfil his strong desire for a literary life4 #e4 ,his first stories and essays1 published in various magazines1 met with favorable notice4 ,in #ahgh he published his first book1 ,an ,inland ,voyage1 the account of a canoe trip with a friend4 #f4 ,the mists and east winds of his native ,scotland proved too harsh for his delicate lungs1 and year after year he found it necessary to spend more and more time away from his ,edinburgh home4 ,on one of these journeys in quest of health1 he came to ,america1 and in ,across the ,plains he describes his journey in an emigrant train from ,new ,york to ,san ,francisco4 ,it was on this visit to ,california that he met ,mrs4 ,osbourne1 who became his wife in #ahhj4 #g4 ,treasure ,island1 a stirring tale of adventure1 was published in #ahhc4 ,it was followed by two other boys' stories1 ,the ,black ,arrow and ,kidnapped4 #h4 ,in #ahhg ,stevenson and his wife again visited ,america4 ,they hired a yacht and spent two years sailing among the islands of the ,south ,seas1 finally visiting ,apia in ,samoa4 ,samoa pleased ,stevenson1 and as the climate suited him1 he decided to make his home there4 ,at ,vailima1 his ,samoan home1 he spent four happy years with his wife and his mother4 ,then his health failed1 and he died suddenly1 ,december #c1 #ahid4 ,he was buried1 as he had desired1 on the summit of a mountain near his home4 #i4 ,besides many novels and volumes of essays1 ,stevenson was the author of four volumes of poetry4 ,the best known of these is ,a ,child's ,garden of ,verses1 a book of delightful child poems from which the poem ,travel is taken4 99 99 99 99 99 ,lgust3 a person skilled in languages4 ,fregn3 belonging to other countries4 ,pr fession3 employment2 the business which one follows4 ,c noe3 a small1 light boat4 m grants3 emigrants are people who have left one country to settle in another4 ,qust3 search4 ,ycht3 a light sea-going vessel used for parties of pleasure1 racing1 etc4 p 4 ,s m4 ,va lma4 ,illustration ,travel ,,by ,,robert ,,louis ,,stevenson ,i should like to rise and go ,where the golden apples grow2-- ,where below another sky ,parrot islands anchored lie1 ,and1 watched by cockatoos and goats1 ,lonely ,crusoes building boats2-- ,where in sunshine reaching out ,eastern cities1 miles about1 ,are with mosque and minaret ,among sandy gardens set1 ,and the rich goods from near and far ,hang for sale in the bazaar2-- ,where the ,great ,wall round ,china goes1 ,and on one side the desert blows1 ,and with bell and voice and drum1 ,cities on the other hum2-- ,where are forests hot as fire1 ,wide as ,england1 tall as a spire1 ,full of apes and cocoanuts ,and the negro hunters' huts2-- ,where the knotty crocodile ,lies and blinks in the ,nile1 ,and the red flamingo flies ,hunting fish before his eyes2--- ,where in jungles near and far1 ,man-devouring tigers are1 ,lying close and giving ear ,lest the hunt be drawing near1 ,or a comer-by be seen ,swinging in a palanquin2-- ,where among the desert sands ,some deserted city stands1 ,all its children1 sweep and prince1 ,grown to manhood ages since1 ,not a foot in street or house1 ,not a stir of child or mouse1 ,and when kindly falls the night1 ,in all the town no spark of light4 ,there ,i'll come when ,i'm a man1 ,with a camel caravan2 ,light a fire in the gloom ,of some dusty dining-room2 ,see the pictures on the walls1 ,heroes1 fights1 and festivals2 ,and in a corner find the toys ,of the old ,egyptian boys4 ,illustration 99 99 99 99 99 ,crses3 men like ,robinson ,crusoe1 the hero of the story of that name4 ,he was a shipwrecked sailor who lived many years on an uninhabited island4 ,mosque3 a church in some ,eastern countries4 ,mnrt3 the tall1 slender tower of a mosque4 ,bzar3 in the ,east a shop where goods are kept for sale4 ,the ,great ,wall3 a wall fourteen hundred miles long1 built many hundreds of years ago for the defence of the ,chinese ,empire4 ,jgles3 thickets of trees and vines found in hot countries4 ,giving ear3 listening4 ,pal an quin3 an enclosed carriage1 used in ,china and ,india1 which is borne on the shoulders of men by means of two poles4 ,swep3 a boy who cleans chimneys by sweeping them4 ,cr vn3 a company of travelers through a desert4 ,fst vals3 feasts4 ,illustration3 ,ah1 ah1 papa6 cried ,elizabeth1 ,i have found you out4 ,travelers' ,wonders ,,by ,,dr4 ,,john ,,aikin ,dr4 ,john ,aikin 7#agdg-ahbb73 ,the author of many scientific and literary works4 ,this selection is from ,evenings at ,home1 a volume of stories for children written by ,dr4 ,aikin and his sister1 ,mrs4 ,barbauld4 ,a hundred years ago1 there were few books written especially for young people1 except grammars1 histories1 and other text-books1 and this volume of instructive stories was very popular4 #a4 ,one winter evening ,captain ,compass was sitting by the fireside with his children around him4 ,oh1 papa1 said little ,jack1 do tell a story about what you have seen in your voyages4 ,we have been reading some wonderful tales of adventure4 ,as you have sailed round and round the world1 you must have seen many strange things4 #b4 ,that ,i have1 my son1 said ,captain ,compass1 and1 if it will interest you1 ,i will tell you some of the curious things ,i have seen4 #c4 ,once about this time of the year ,i was in a country where it was very cold4 ,to keep warm1 the people had garments made from an animal's outer covering which they stripped off his back while he was yet alive4 ,they also wore skins of beasts1 these skins being made smooth and soft in some way4 #d4 ,their homes were made of stones1 of earth hardened in the fire1 or of the stalks of a large plant which grew in that country4 ,in the walls were holes to let in the light2 but to keep out the rain and the cold air these holes were covered with a sort of transparent stone1 made of melted sand4 #e4 ,they kept their homes warm by means of a queer kind of rock which they had discovered in the earth4 ,this rock1 when broken1 burned and gave out great heat4 #f4 ,dear me6 said ,jack1 what wonderful rock6 ,i suppose it was somewhat like flints that give out sparks when we knock them together4 ,i don't think the flints would burn1 said the ,captain2 besides1 this was of a darker color4 #g4 ,the food1 too1 of these people was strange4 ,they ate the flesh of certain animals1 roots of plants1 and cakes made of powdered seeds4 ,they often put on these cakes a greasy matter which was the product of a large animal4 ,they ate1 also1 the leaves and other parts of a number of plants1 some quite raw1 others prepared in different ways by the aid of fire4 #h4 ,for drink they liked water in which certain dry leaves had been steeped4 ,i was told that these leaves came from a great distance4 ,what astonished me most was the use of a drink so hot that it seemed like liquid fire4 ,i once got a mouthful of it by mistake1 taking it for water1 and it almost took away my breath4 ,indeed1 people are often killed by it2 yet many of them are so foolish that they will give for it anything they have4 #i4 ,in warmer weather these people wore cloth made from a sort of vegetable wool growing in pods upon bushes4 ,sometimes they covered themselves with a fine glossy stuff1 which ,i was told was made out of the webs of worms4 ,think of the great number of worms required to make so large a quantity of stuff as ,i saw used6 ,the women especially wore very queer things4 ,like most ,indian nations1 they wore feathers in their headdress4 #aj4 ,i was also much surprised to see that they brought up in their houses an animal of the tiger kind1 with sharp teeth and claws4 ,in spite of its natural fierceness this animal was played with and caressed by timid women and children4 #aa4 ,i am sure ,i would not play with it1 said ,jack4 ,why1 you might get an ugly scratch if you did1 said the ,captain4 ,the speech of these people seems very harsh to a stranger1 yet they talk to one another with great ease and quickness4 #ab4 ,one of their oddest customs is the way that the men have of greeting the women4 ,let the weather be what it will1 they uncover their heads4 ,if they wish to seem very respectful1 they stay uncovered for some time4 #ac4 ,why1 that is like pulling off our hats1 said ,jack4 ,ah1 ah1 papa6 cried ,elizabeth1 ,i have found you out4 ,all this while you have been telling us about our own country and what is done at home4 #ad4 ,but1 said ,jack1 we don't burn rock1 nor eat grease and powdered seeds1 nor wear skins and worms' webs1 nor play with tigers4 #ae4 ,what is coal but rock8 asked the ,captain1 and is not butter grease2 and corn1 seeds2 and leather1 skins2 and silk1 the web of a kind of worm8 ,and may we not as well call a cat an animal of the tiger kind1 as a tiger an animal of the cat kind8 #af4 ,if you remember what ,i have said1 you will find with your sister's help that all the other wonderful things ,i have told you about are ones we know quite well4 ,i meant to show you that to a stranger our common things might seem very wonderful4 ,i also wanted to show you that every day we call a great many things by their names without ever thinking about their nature2 so it is really only their names and not the things themselves that we know4 99 99 99 99 99 ,trns prent3 that can be seen through4 ,glssy3 smooth and shining4 ,r qured3 needed4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we wear clothes made from sheep's ----4 ,our shoes are made of the skin of beasts1 made smooth and soft3 this is called ----4 ,some houses are built of ----1 which are made of earth hardened in the fire4 ---- are holes to let in light and air4 ,in these holes is put ----1 which is made of melted sand4 ---- is a rock which burns4 ,we eat ----1 ---- and ----1 which are the flesh of animals4 ,we eat cakes made of the powdered seeds of ---- and ----4 ,we also use for food ----1 ----1 and ----1 which are the roots of plants4 ,the leaves of ---- are cooked and eaten4 ---- grows in pods upon bushes1 and is used for making clothes4 ---- is a glossy fabric made out of the webs of worms4 ,ants #a4 ,how often you have seen ants running about the lawn1 but have you ever stopped to watch them and to study their habits8 ,let me tell you some facts which have been learned about them4 ,i am sure they will give you a new interest in these wise little creatures4 #b4 ,it may seem to you that ants run to and fro in an aimless way2 but this is not the case1 for they have work to do1 and they are doing it with all their might4 ,they cannot see far before them1 and it is by means of their feelers1 or perhaps by scent1 that they find their way4 #c4 ,you must remember that small weeds are to them like huge trees1 so we must look upon them as travelers following a track through great forests4 ,you will see1 too1 that ants stop from time to time to rest and to clean off the particles of earth which cling to them4 #d4 ,ants1 like bees1 do not enjoy living alone4 ,in their homes1 which we call ant-hills1 many thousands of them live together4 ,these homes are like great cities2 indeed1 such places as ,london and ,new ,york are the only human cities which compare with them in size4 ,there is never any disorder in these great homes1 although each ant is free to build1 fight1 hunt1 or go where it pleases4 #e4 ,if the top of an ant-hill be taken off1 there will be found nurseries1 chambers1 halls1 and kitchens--all snug and waterproof4 #f4 ,in some countries ants build their houses above ground and tunnel out great cellars under them4 ,but most of the ants we know make their homes in the earth1 where they can keep warmer than in nests above ground4 #g4 ,some ants tunnel out a home in the ground and make a little hillock of earth around the top4 ,at night they close the entrances with leaves1 bits of straw1 and tiny twigs4 ,if you watch their nests in the morning you see the busy little ants open their doors and hurry out4 ,illustration3 ,an ant and its cow #h4 ,some hunt insects for food2 some gather honey from flowers2 others milk their cows4 ,these cows are plant lice1 which yield a sweet juice of which ants are very fond4 ,so ants keep herds of these little insects4 ,they keep also beetles and other insects as pets1 or for use4 #i4 ,while some of the ants are getting food1 those at home are busy clearing out the galleries and doing other work4 ,the well-fed ants return to the nests and share their food with the workers4 ,one of the ant laws is that each must help others for the good of all4 #aj4 ,deep down in the bottom of the nest lives the queen ant1 the mother of the family1 who is very much larger than the others4 ,she does not take care of her little ones4 ,this is done by ant nurses1 who pick up the tiny eggs and care for them4 ,in the morning the eggs are carried up to the higher chambers1 which are warmed by the sun4 ,in the evening they are taken back to the lower rooms away from the chill air4 ,illustration3 ,an ant's nest #aa4 ,the eggs hatch into grubs1 which look like little grains of rice4 ,these are the ant-babies4 ,the careful nurses feed them1 keep them warm and clean1 and carry them from one room to another1 for babies1 you know1 must be kept comfortable4 ,think how busy the nurses must be with hundreds and thousands of babies to care for6 #ab4 ,some ants keep slaves4 ,regular bands of soldiers go out and bring home the grubs of another kind of ant4 ,when these grow up they help their masters work4 ,sometimes the masters depend so much on their slaves that they will not build nests1 care for their young1 nor even feed themselves4 ,they become so helpless that they die if their slaves are taken from them4 #ac4 ,sometimes two ants will fight together until both are killed4 ,sometimes armies of ants fight together fiercely until one or the other party comes off victor4 #ad4 ,in cold countries ants sleep through the winter deep down in their lower rooms4 ,in warmer countries they lay up stores in summer for the chilly days when it would be hard for them to find food in the meadows and fields4 #ae4 ,in ,texas there are ants which clear spaces ten or twelve feet around their nests1 only leaving the needle grass or ant rice1 which they use for food4 #af4 ,among other interesting species of ants are the leaf-cutting ant1 found in ,central ,america1 and the honey ant of ,mexico4 ,illustration3 ,leaf-cutting ants 99 99 99 99 99 ,hllck3 a small mound4 ,species3 kinds4 99 99 99 99 99 ,write sentences telling five things you have learned about ants from this story4 ,can you tell anything not mentioned above which you have learned in observing ants8 ,illustration ,the ,four ,sunbeams #a4 ,four little sunbeams came earthward one day1 ,all shining and dancing along on their way1 ,resolved that their course should be blest4 ,let us try1 they all whispered1 some kindness to do1 ,not seek our own happiness all the day through1 ,then meet in the eve at the west4 #b4 ,one sunbeam ran in at a low cottage door1 ,and played hide and seek with a child on the floor1 ,till baby laughed loud in his glee1 ,and chased in delight his strange playmate so bright1 ,the little hands grasping in vain for the light ,that ever before them would flee4 #c4 ,one crept to the couch where an invalid lay1 ,and brought him a dream of the sweet summer day1 ,its bird-song and beauty and bloom2 ,till pain was forgotten and weary unrest1 ,and in fancy he roamed through the scenes he loved best1 ,far away from the dim1 darkened room4 #d4 ,one stole to the heart of a flower that was sad ,and loved and caressed her until she was glad1 ,and lifted her white face again2 ,for love brings content to the lowliest lot1 ,and finds something sweet in the dreariest spot1 ,and lightens all labor and pain4 #e4 ,and one1 where a little blind girl sat alone1 ,not sharing the mirth of her playfellows1 shone ,on hands that were folded and pale1 ,and kissed the poor eyes that had never known sight1 ,that never would gaze on the beautiful light1 ,till angels had lifted the veil4 #f4 ,at last1 when the shadows of evening were falling1 ,and the sun1 their great father1 his children was calling1 ,four sunbeams passed into the west4 ,all said3 ,we have found that1 in seeking the pleasure ,of others1 we fill to the full our own measure4 ,then softly they sank to their rest4 99 99 99 99 99 ,gle3 joy2 mirth4 ,fle3 run away4 nv ld3 one who is weak from illness4 ,ramed3 wandered2 went from place to place4 ,drar st3 most comfortless and sorrowful4 99 99 99 99 99 ,kind words cost nothing1 but are worth much4 ,sifting ,boys #a4 ,not long ago ,i was looking over one of the great saw-mills on the ,mississippi ,river1 in company with the manager of the mill4 ,as we came to one room1 he said3 ,i want you to notice the boys in this room1 and ,i will tell you about them afterwards4 #b4 ,there were some half-dozen boys at work on saws1 with different machines--some broadening the points of the teeth1 some sharpening them1 some deepening the notches between them4 ,there was one lad who stood leaning up against a bench1 not trying to do anything4 #c4 ,after we had passed out of the room1 the manager said3 ,that room is my sieve4 ,the fine boys go through that sieve to higher places and higher pay4 ,the coarse boys remain in the sieve and are thrown out as of no use for this mill4 #d4 ,then he explained what he meant4 ,if a boy wants to work in the mill1 ,i give him the job of keeping the men in all parts of the mill supplied with drinking-water4 ,that is the lowest position and draws the lowest pay4 ,i say to that boy3 ',when you have nothing else to do1 go into this room1 and then ,i shall know where to find you when ,i want you4' #e4 ,but there is a much more important reason why ,i send him into this room4 ,in a business like this our men are constantly changing4 ,a good deal of the work1 as you will see by watching the machines and those who manage them1 requires much attention and skill4 ,i must1 therefore1 look out for the best men to put into the highest positions4 #f4 ,now1 ,i put the water-boy into this room1 where there are several kinds of work being done4 ,there are pieces of broken saws lying about1 and some of the tools that are used in sharpening and mending them4 #g4 ,i watch that boy4 ,if he begins handling the broken saws1 looking them over1 trying them1 practicing on them with the tools there1 watching the other boys at their machines1 asking questions about how the work is done1 and always making use of his spare time in one way or another1 why1 that boy is very soon promoted4 ,illustration3 ,boys in the sieve #h4 ,he is first put to work on some of the machines in this room1 and afterwards on those that require greater skill1 and is pushed ahead as rapidly as there are openings for him4 ,he soon goes to a better position and better pay1 and ,i get a new water-boy4 ,he has gone through the sieve4 #i4 ,but there is another kind of boy4 ,when he has time to spare1 he spends it in doing nothing4 ,he leans up against the benches1 crosses one leg over the other1 whistles1 stares out of the window1 no doubt wishing he was outside1 and watches the clock to see how soon he can get away4 ,if he talks with the other boys1 it is not to ask questions about their work1 but to waste their time with some nonsense or other4 #aj4 ,i often do all ,i can to help such a boy4 ,i push the tools under his very nose4 ,i ask him questions about them4 ,i talk with him about his plans for the future4 ,i do all that ,i can to awaken some kind of life in him4 ,if the boy has any energy in him1 well and good2 if he has not1 he is simply useless4 ,i don't want such a boy in this mill even as a water-boy4 99 99 99 99 99 ,pr mtd3 advanced2 raised in rank4 nr y3 force and resolution2 power for work4 99 99 99 99 99 ,there is no one else who has the power to be so much your friend or so much your enemy as yourself4 ,duty ,so nigh is grandeur to our dust1 ,so near is ,god to man1 ,when ,duty whispers low1 ,thou must1 ,the youth replies1 ,i can4 ,,emerson ,the ,fountain ,,by ,,james ,,russell ,,lowell ,illustration3 ,james ,russell ,lowell ,james ,russell ,lowell 7#ahai-ahia73 ,an ,american author4 ,among his best known poems are ,the ,vision of ,sir ,launfal1 ,a ,fable for ,critics1 and ,the ,biglow ,papers4 ,my ,study ,windows and ,among ,my ,books are the best of his prose works4 ,he was ,minister to ,spain and afterwards to ,great ,britain1 and the volume ,democracy contains some of his most brilliant addresses4 #a4 ,into the sunshine1 ,full of the light1 ,leaping and flashing ,from morn till night2 #b4 ,into the moonlight1 ,whiter than snow1 ,waving so flower-like ,when the winds blow2 #c4 ,into the starlight1 ,rushing in spray1 ,happy at midnight1 ,happy by day2 #d4 ,ever in motion1 ,blithesome and cheery1 ,still climbing heavenward1 ,never aweary2 #e4 ,glad of all weathers1 ,still seeming best1 ,upward or downward ,motion thy rest2 #f4 ,full of a nature ,nothing can tame1 ,changed every moment1 ,ever the same2 #g4 ,ceaseless aspiring1 ,ceaseless content1 ,darkness or sunshine ,thy element2 #h4 ,glorious fountain6 ,let my heart be ,fresh1 changeful1 constant1 ,upward1 like thee6 99 99 99 99 99 ,spry3 water falling in very small drops4 ,blthesme3 gay2 cheerful4 wary3 tired4 s prng3 rising upward4 99 99 99 99 99 ,select ten words which tell what the fountain does4 ,lewis ,carroll #a4 ,charles ,lutwidge ,dodgson1 an ,english author1 better known by his pen name1 ,lewis ,carroll1 was born ,january #bg1 #ahcb4 ,his father was a clergyman1 and the home of ,charles's boyhood was in the country1 some distance from the little village of ,daresbury4 ,the neighborhood was so secluded that even the passing of a cart was an interesting event1 but we may fancy that the home itself was not a quiet one1 since there were in it eleven boys and girls4 #b4 ,charles was a bright1 merry boy who invented games for the entertainment of his brothers and sisters1 and made pets of snails1 toads1 and other queer animals4 ,as a boy he seems to have lived in the ,wonderland which later he described for other children4 ,he enjoyed climbing trees1 also1 and other boyish sports4 #c4 ,when ,charles was eleven years old the family moved to a ,yorkshire village1 and a year later he was sent from home to school4 ,fond as he was of play1 he was fond of study1 too1 and his schoolmaster found him a gentle1 intelligent1 well-conducted boy4 ,after three years at ,rugby1 the most famous of the ,english preparatory schools1 ,charles ,dodgson went to ,oxford ,university4 ,at ,christ ,church1 ,oxford1 as student1 tutor1 and lecturer1 the remainder of his life was spent4 ,the routine of his days was very simple and regular4 ,he spent the mornings in his lecture room1 the afternoons in the country or on the river1 and the evenings with his books1 either reading or preparing for the next day's work4 #d4 ,he was very fond of children and was a great favorite with them1 inventing puzzles1 games1 and stories for their amusement4 ,one ,july afternoon in #ahfb1 he took three little girls on a boating excursion1 and on the way he entertained them with a wonderful story about the adventures of a little girl named ,alice4 ,at the entreaty of his child friends1 ,mr4 ,dodgson afterwards wrote out this story4 ,it was published with the title ,alice's ,adventures in ,wonderland1 under the pen name of ,lewis ,carroll4 ,it became at once a child-classic1 being widely read in ,england and ,america1 and translated into ,french1 ,german1 ,italian1 and other languages4 #e4 ,mr4 ,dodgson wrote several other popular books for children1 the best known of which are ,through the ,looking-glass1 a continuation of ,alice's adventures2 ,sylvie and ,bruno2 and ,the ,hunting of the ,snark4 ,besides these stories1 he wrote several learned works on mathematics4 ,it was hard for people to realize that ,charles ,dodgson1 the mathematician1 and ,lewis ,carroll1 the author of the charming fairy tales1 were one and the same person4 #f4 ,after a short illness1 ,mr4 ,dodgson died ,january #ad1 #ahih4 ,the world will think of ,lewis ,carroll as one who opened out a new vein in literature--a new and delightful vein--which added at once mirth and refinement to life4 99 99 99 99 99 ,s cldd3 apart from others2 lonely4 n tr tinment3 amusement4 ,rou tne3 regular course of action4 ,what ,alice ,said to the ,kitten ,,by ,,lewis ,,carroll ,i #a4 ,one thing was certain1 that the white kitten had had nothing to do with it2 it was the black kitten's fault entirely4 ,for the white kitten had been having its face washed by the old cat for the last quarter of an hour1 and bearing it pretty well1 considering2 so you see that it couldn't have had any hand in the mischief4 #b4 ,the way ,dinah washed her children's faces was this3 ,first1 she held the poor thing down by its ear with one paw1 and then with the other paw she rubbed its face all over the wrong way1 beginning at the nose4 ,just now1 as ,i said1 she was hard at work on the white kitten1 which was lying quite still and trying to pur--no doubt feeling that it was all meant for its good4 ,illustration3 ,from the painting by ,angelica ,kaufmann ,friends now1 ,pussy #c4 ,but the black kitten had been finished with earlier in the afternoon1 and so1 while ,alice was sitting curled up in a corner of the great armchair1 half talking to herself and half asleep1 the kitten had been having a grand game of romps with the ball of worsted ,alice had been trying to wind up1 and had been rolling it up and down till it had all come undone again4 ,there it was1 spread over the hearthrug1 all knots and tangles1 with the kitten running after its own tail in the middle4 #d4 ,oh1 you wicked1 wicked little thing6 cried ,alice1 catching up the kitten and giving it a little kiss to make it understand that it was in disgrace4 ,really1 ,dinah ought to have taught you better manners6 ,you ought1 ,dinah2 you know you ought6 she added1 looking reproachfully at the old cat and speaking in as cross a voice as she could manage4 ,then she scrambled back into the armchair1 taking the kitten and the worsted with her1 and began winding up the ball again4 #e4 ,but she didn't get on very fast1 as she was talking all the time1 sometimes to the kitten1 and sometimes to herself4 ,kitty sat very demurely on her knee1 pretending to watch the progress of the winding1 and now and then putting out one paw and gently touching the ball1 as if it would be glad to help if it might4 #f4 ,do you know what to-morrow is1 ,kitty8 ,alice began4 ,you'd have guessed if you'd been up in the window with me--only ,dinah was making you tidy1 so you couldn't4 ,i was watching the boys getting in sticks for the bonfire--and it wants plenty of sticks1 ,kitty6 ,only it got so cold and it snowed so they had to leave off4 ,never mind1 ,kitty2 we'll go and see the bonfire to-morrow4 #g4 ,here ,alice wound two or three turns of the worsted round the kitten's neck1 just to see how it would look4 ,this led to a scramble1 in which the ball rolled down upon the floor and yards and yards of it got unwound again4 ,,ii #h4 ,do you know1 ,i was so angry1 ,kitty1 ,alice went on as soon as they were comfortably settled again1 when ,i saw all the mischief you had been doing1 ,i was very near opening the window and putting you out into the snow6 ,and you'd have deserved it1 you little mischievous darling6 ,what have you got to say for yourself8 #i4 ,now1 don't interrupt me6 she went on1 holding up one finger2 ,i'm going to tell you all your faults4 ,number one3 ,you squeaked twice while ,dinah was washing your face this morning4 ,now1 you can't deny it1 ,kitty2 ,i heard you6 ,what's that you say8--pretending that the kitten was speaking--,her paw went into your eye8 ,well1 that's your fault for keeping your eyes open4 ,if you'd shut them tight up it wouldn't have happened4 #aj4 ,now1 don't make any more excuses1 but listen4 ,number two3 ,you pulled ,snowdrop away by the tail just as ,i had put down the saucer of milk before her6 ,what6 you were thirsty1 were you8 ,how do you know she wasn't thirsty1 too8 ,now for number three3 ,you unwound every bit of the worsted while ,i wasn't looking4 #aa4 ,that's three faults1 ,kitty1 and you've not been punished for any of them yet4 ,you know ,i am saving up all your punishments for ,wednesday week4 ,suppose they had saved up all my punishments1 she went on1 talking more to herself than to the kitten1 what would they do at the end of a year8 ,i should be sent to prison1 ,i suppose1 when the day came4 #ab4 ,or--let me see--suppose each punishment was to be going without a dinner8 ,then1 when the miserable day came1 ,i should have to go without fifty dinners at once4 ,well1 ,i shouldn't mind that much4 ,i'd far rather go without them than eat them4 #ac4 ,do you hear the snow against the window panes1 ,kitty8 ,how nice and soft it sounds6 ,just as if some one was kissing the window all over outside4 ,i wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields that it kisses them so gently8 ,and then it covers them up snug1 you know1 with a white quilt2 and perhaps it says1 ',go to sleep1 darlings1 till the summer comes again4' #ad4 ,and when they wake up in the summer1 ,kitty1 they dress themselves all in green and dance about whenever the wind blows--oh1 that's very pretty6 cried ,alice1 dropping the ball of worsted to clap her hands3 ,and ,i do so wish it were true4 99 99 99 99 99 ,r prachfl ly3 chidingly4 ,d mrely3 soberly4 ,mschi vos3 doing harm in play4 99 99 99 99 99 ,round1 square1 broad1 yellow1 silver1 sweet1 gold1 narrow1 sour1 brown1 crooked1 stony4 ,place together the words which show 7#a7 form2 7#b7 taste2 7#c7 color2 7#d7 material4 ,use each of the words in a sentence telling something which always has the quality named3 as1 a ball is round4 ,the ,kitten and the ,falling ,leaves ,,by ,,william ,,wordsworth ,illustration3 ,william ,wordsworth ,william ,wordsworth 7#aggj-ahej73 ,an ,english poet4 ,he found poetry in the simplest scenes and incidents of everyday life1 and helped others to see the beauty of nature1 to reverence ,god1 and to sympathize with even the lowliest of their fellowmen4 ,intimations of ,immortality1 ,laodamia1 ,the ,excursion1 and ,the ,prelude are among the best of his longer poems4 ,illustration3 ,sporting with the leaves that fall ,that way look1 my infant1 lo6 ,what a pretty baby show6 ,see the kitten on the wall1 ,sporting with the leaves that fall1 ,withered leaves--one1 two1 and three-- ,from the lofty elder tree6 ,through the calm and frosty air ,of this morning bright and fair1 ,eddying round and round they sink ,softly1 slowly3 one might think1 ,from the motions that are made1 ,every little leaf conveyed ,sylph or fairy hither tending1 ,to this lower world descending1 ,each invisible and mute1 ,in his wavering parachute4 ,but the kitten1 how she starts1 ,crouches1 stretches1 paws1 and darts6 ,first at one1 and then its fellow1 ,just as light and just as yellow2 ,there are many now--now one-- ,now they stop and there are none3 ,what intenseness of desire ,in her upward eye of fire6 ,with a tiger-leap1 half-way ,now she meets the coming prey1 ,lets it go as fast1 and then ,has it in her power again3 ,now she works with three or four1 ,like an ,indian conjurer2 ,quick as he in feats of art1 ,far beyond in joy of heart4 99 99 99 99 99 ddy ng3 moving in a circle4 ,cn veyed3 carried4 ,sylph3 a fairy4 ,pr hte3 a sort of umbrella by means of which descent is made from a balloon4 ,cnjr r3 magician4 ,fats3 tricks4 ,the ,snow-,image ,,by ,,nathaniel ,,hawthorne ,nathaniel ,hawthorne 7#ahjd-ahfd73 ,an ,american novelist4 ,his best works are ,the ,scarlet ,letter1 ,the ,house of the ,seven ,gables1 and ,the ,marble ,faun4 ,hawthorne wrote also several delightful books for children2 among these are ,grandfather's ,chair1 a collection of stories from ,new ,england history1 ,biographical ,stories1 ,the ,wonder ,book1 and ,tanglewood ,tales--the two latter being volumes of stories from ,greek mythology4 ,i #a4 ,one afternoon of a cold winter's day1 when the sun shone forth with chilly brightness1 after a long storm1 two children asked leave of their mother to run out and play in the new-fallen snow4 ,illustration3 ,forth sallied the two children4 #b4 ,the elder child was a little girl1 whom1 because she was of a tender and modest disposition1 and was thought to be very beautiful1 her parents and other people1 who were familiar with her1 used to call ,violet4 #c4 ,but her brother was known by the title of ,peony1 on account of the ruddiness of his broad and round little phiz1 which made everybody think of sunshine and great scarlet flowers4 ,yes1 ,violet--yes1 my little ,peony1 said their kind mother2 you may go out and play in the new snow4 #d4 ,forth sallied the two children1 with a hop-skip-and-jump that carried them at once into the very heart of a huge snowdrift1 whence ,violet emerged like a snow bunting1 while little ,peony floundered out with his round face in full bloom4 #e4 ,then what a merry time had they6 ,to look at them frolicking in the wintry garden1 you would have thought that the dark and pitiless storm had been sent for no other purpose but to provide a new plaything for ,violet and ,peony2 and that they themselves had been created1 as the snowbirds were1 to take delight only in the tempest and in the white mantle which it spread over the earth4 #f4 ,at last1 when they had frosted one another all over with handfuls of snow1 ,violet1 after laughing heartily at little ,peony's figure1 was struck with a new idea4 ,you look exactly like a snow-image1 ,peony1 said she1 if your cheeks were not so red4 ,and that puts me in mind6 ,let us make an image out of snow--an image of a little girl--and it shall be our sister and shall run about and play with us all winter long4 ,won't it be nice8 #g4 ,oh1 yes6 cried ,peony1 as plainly as he could speak1 for he was but a little boy4 ,that will be nice6 ,and mamma shall see it6 ,yes1 answered ,violet2 mamma shall see the new little girl4 ,but she must not make her come into the warm parlor1 for1 you know1 our little snow-sister will not love the warmth4 #h4 ,and forthwith the children began this great business of making a snow-image that should run about2 while their mother1 who was sitting at the window and overheard some of their talk1 could not help smiling at the gravity with which they set about it4 ,they really seemed to imagine that there would be no difficulty whatever in creating a live little girl out of the snow4 #i4 ,indeed1 it was an exceedingly pleasant sight--those bright little souls at their tasks6 ,moreover1 it was really wonderful to observe how knowingly and skillfully they managed the matter4 ,violet assumed the chief direction and told ,peony what to do1 while1 with her own delicate fingers1 she shaped out all the nicer parts of the snow-figure4 #aj4 ,it seemed1 in fact1 not so much to be made by the children1 as to grow up under their hands1 while they were playing and prattling about it4 ,their mother was quite surprised at this2 and the longer she looked1 the more and more surprised she grew4 ,,ii #aa4 ,now1 for a few moments1 there was a busy and earnest but indistinct hum of the two children's voices1 as ,violet and ,peony wrought together with one happy consent4 ,violet still seemed to be the guiding spirit2 while ,peony acted rather as a laborer and brought her the snow from far and near4 ,and yet the little urchin evidently had a proper understanding of the matter4 ,illustration3 ,violet and ,peony wrought together4 #ab4 ,peony1 ,peony6 cried ,violet2 for her brother was at the other side of the garden4 ,bring me those light wreaths of snow that have rested on the lower branches of the pear tree4 ,you can clamber on the snowdrift1 ,peony1 and reach them easily4 ,i must have them to make some ringlets for our snow-sister's head6 #ac4 ,here they are1 ,violet6 answered the little boy4 ,take care you do not break them4 ,well done6 ,well done6 ,how pretty6 ,does she not look sweet8 said ,violet1 with a very satisfied tone2 and now we must have some little shining bits of ice to make the brightness of her eyes4 ,she is not finished yet4 ,mamma will see how very beautiful she is2 but papa will say1 ',tush6 nonsense6--come in out of the cold6' #ad4 ,let us call mamma to look out1 said ,peony2 and then he shouted1 ,mamma6 mamma66 mamma666 ,look out and see what a nice 'ittle girl we are making6 #ae4 ,what a nice playmate she will be for us all winter long6 said ,violet4 ,i hope papa will not be afraid of her giving us a cold6 ,shan't you love her dearly1 ,peony8 ,oh1 yes6 cried ,peony4 ,and ,i will hug her and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk4 #af4 ,oh6 no1 ,peony6 answered ,violet1 with grave wisdom4 ,that will not do at all4 ,warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister4 ,little snow-people1 like her1 eat nothing but icicles4 ,no1 no1 ,peony2 we must not give her anything warm to drink6 #ag4 ,there was a minute or two of silence2 for ,peony1 whose short legs were never weary1 had gone again to the other side of the garden4 ,all of a sudden1 ,violet cried out2 loudly and joyfully3 #ah4 ,look here1 ,peony6 ,come quickly6 ,a light has been shining on her cheek out of that rose-colored cloud6 ,and the color does not go away6 ,is not that beautiful8 ,yes1 it is beau-ti-ful1 answered ,peony1 pronouncing the three syllables with deliberate accuracy4 ,o ,violet1 only look at her hair6 ,it is all like gold6 #ai4 ,oh1 certainly1 said ,violet1 as if it were very much a matter of course4 ,that color1 you know1 comes from the golden clouds that we see up there in the sky4 ,she is almost finished now4 ,but her lips must be made very red--redder than her cheeks4 ,perhaps1 ,peony1 it will make them red if we both kiss them6 ,illustration3 ,kiss me6 cried ,peony4 #bj4 ,accordingly1 the mother heard two smart little smacks1 as if both her children were kissing the snow-image on its frozen mouth4 ,but as this did not seem to make the lips quite red enough1 ,violet next proposed that the snow-child should be invited to kiss ,peony's scarlet cheek4 #ba4 ,come1 'ittle snow-sister1 kiss me6 cried ,peony4 ,there6 she has kissed you1 added ,violet1 and now her lips are very red4 ,and she blushed a little1 too6 ,oh1 what a cold kiss6 cried ,peony4 #bb4 ,just then there came a breeze of the pure west wind sweeping through the garden and rattling the parlor windows4 ,it sounded so wintry cold that the mother was about to tap on the window pane with her thimbled finger to summon the two children in1 when they both cried out to her with one voice3 #bc4 ,mamma6 mamma6 ,we have finished our little snow-sister1 and she is running about the garden with us6 #bd4 ,what imaginative little beings my children are6 thought the mother1 putting the last few stitches into ,peony's frock4 ,and it is strange1 too1 that they make me almost as much a child as they themselves are6 ,i can hardly help believing now that the snow-image has really come to life6 ,dear mamma6 cried ,violet1 pray look out and see what a sweet playmate we have6 ,,iii #be4 ,the mother1 being thus entreated1 could no longer delay to look forth from the window4 ,the sun was now gone out of the sky1 leaving1 however1 a rich inheritance of his brightness among those purple and golden clouds which make the sunsets of winter so magnificent4 #bf4 ,but there was not the slightest gleam or dazzle1 either on the window or on the snow2 so that the good lady could look all over the garden and see everything and everybody in it4 ,and what do you think she saw there8 ,violet and ,peony1 of course1 her own two darling children4 #bg4 ,ah1 but whom or what did she see besides8 ,why1 if you will believe me1 there was a small figure of a girl1 dressed all in white1 with rose-tinged cheeks and ringlets of golden hue1 playing about the garden with the two children6 #bh4 ,a stranger though she was1 the child seemed to be on as familiar terms with ,violet and ,peony1 and they with her1 as if all the three had been playmates during the whole of their little lives4 ,the mother thought to herself that it must certainly be the daughter of one of the neighbors1 and that1 seeing ,violet and ,peony in the garden1 the child had run across the street to play with them4 #bi4 ,so this kind lady went to the door1 intending to invite the little runaway into her comfortable parlor2 for1 now that the sunshine was withdrawn1 the atmosphere out of doors was already growing very cold4 #cj4 ,but1 after opening the house door1 she stood an instant on the threshold1 hesitating whether she ought to ask the child to come in1 or whether she should even speak to her4 ,indeed1 she almost doubted whether it were a real child after all1 or only a light wreath of the new-fallen snow1 blown hither and thither about the garden by the intensely cold west wind4 #ca4 ,there was certainly something very singular in the aspect of the little stranger4 ,among all the children of the neighborhood the lady could remember no such face1 with its pure white and delicate rose-color1 and the golden ringlets tossing about the forehead and cheeks4 #cb4 ,and as for her dress1 which was entirely of white1 and fluttering in the breeze1 it was such as no reasonable woman would put upon a little girl when sending her out to play in the depth of winter4 ,it made this kind and careful mother shiver only to look at those small feet1 with nothing in the world on them except a very thin pair of white slippers4 #cc4 ,nevertheless1 airily as she was clad1 the child seemed to feel not the slightest inconvenience from the cold1 but danced so lightly over the snow that the tips of her toes left hardly a print in its surface2 while ,violet could but just keep pace with her1 and ,peony's short legs compelled him to lag behind4 #cd4 ,all this while1 the mother stood on the threshold1 wondering how a little girl could look so much like a flying snowdrift1 or how a snowdrift could look so very like a little girl4 ,she called ,violet and whispered to her4 ,violet1 my darling1 what is this child's name8 asked she4 ,does she live near us8 #ce4 ,why1 dearest mamma1 answered ,violet1 laughing to think that her mother did not comprehend so very plain an affair1 this is our little snow-sister whom we have just been making6 ,yes1 dear mamma1 cried ,peony1 running to his mother and looking up simply into her face4 ,this is our snow-image6 ,is it not a nice 'ittle child8 #cf4 ,violet1 said her mother1 greatly perplexed1 tell me the truth without any jest4 ,who is this little girl8 ,my darling mamma1 answered ,violet1 looking seriously into her mother's face1 surprised that she should need any further explanation1 ,i have told you truly who she is4 ,it is our little snow-image which ,peony and ,i have been making4 ,peony will tell you so1 as well as ,i4 #cg4 ,yes1 mamma1 asseverated ,peony1 with much gravity in his crimson little phiz2 this is 'ittle snow-child4 ,is not she a nice one8 ,but1 mamma1 her hand is1 oh1 so very cold6 ,,iv #ch4 ,while mamma still hesitated what to think and what to do1 the street gate was thrown open and the father of ,violet and ,peony appeared1 wrapped in a pilot-cloth sack1 with a fur cap drawn down over his ears1 and the thickest of gloves upon his hands4 #ci4 ,mr4 ,lindsey was a middle-aged man1 with a weary and yet a happy look in his wind-flushed and frost-pinched face1 as if he had been busy all the day long and was glad to get back to his quiet home4 ,his eyes brightened at the sight of his wife and children1 although he could not help uttering a word or two of surprise at finding the whole family in the open air on so bleak a day1 and after sunset1 too4 #dj4 ,he soon perceived the little white stranger1 sporting to and fro in the garden like a dancing snow-wreath1 and the flock of snowbirds fluttering about her head4 ,pray1 what little girl may that be8 inquired this very sensible man4 ,surely her mother must be crazy to let her go out in such bitter weather as it has been to-day1 with only that flimsy white gown and those thin slippers6 #da4 ,my dear husband1 said his wife1 ,i know no more about the little thing than you do4 ,some neighbor's child1 ,i suppose4 ,our ,violet and ,peony1 she added1 laughing at herself for repeating so absurd a story1 insist that she is nothing but a snow-image which they have been busy about in the garden almost all the afternoon4 #db4 ,as she said this1 the mother glanced her eyes toward the spot where the children's snow-image had been made4 ,what was her surprise on perceiving that there was not the slightest trace of so much labor6--no image at all6--no piled-up heap of snow6--nothing whatever save the prints of little footsteps around a vacant space6 #dc4 ,this is very strange6 said she4 ,what is strange1 dear mother8 asked ,violet4 ,dear father1 do not you see how it is8 ,this is our snow-image1 which ,peony and ,i have made because we wanted another playmate4 ,did not we1 ,peony8 ,yes1 papa1 said crimson ,peony4 ,this be our 'ittle snow-sister4 ,is she not beau-ti-ful8 ,but she gave me such a cold kiss6 #dd4 ,poh1 nonsense1 children6 cried their good1 honest father1 who had an exceedingly common-sensible way of looking at matters4 ,do not tell me of making live figures out of snow4 ,come1 wife2 this little stranger must not stay out in the bleak air a moment longer4 ,we will bring her into the parlor2 and you shall give her a supper of warm bread and milk1 and make her as comfortable as you can4 #de4 ,so saying1 this honest and very kindhearted man was going toward the little white damsel1 with the best intentions in the world4 ,but ,violet and ,peony1 each seizing their father by the hand1 earnestly besought him not to make her come in4 #df4 ,nonsense1 children1 nonsense1 nonsense6 cried the father1 half-vexed1 half-laughing4 ,run into the house1 this moment6 ,it is too late to play any longer now4 ,i must take care of this little girl immediately1 or she will catch her death-a-cold6 ,and so1 with a most benevolent smile1 this very well-meaning gentleman took the snow-child by the hand and led her toward the house4 ,illustration3 ,he took the snow-child by the hand4 #dg4 ,she followed him1 droopingly and reluctant1 for all the glow and sparkle were gone out of her figure2 and whereas just before she had resembled a bright1 frosty1 star-gemmed evening1 with a crimson gleam on the cold horizon1 she now looked as dull and languid as a thaw4 #dh4 ,as kind ,mr4 ,lindsey led her up the steps of the door1 ,violet and ,peony looked into his face1 their eyes full of tears1 which froze before they could run down their cheeks1 and entreated him not to bring their snow-image into the house4 #di4 ,not bring her in6 exclaimed the kindhearted man4 ,why1 you are crazy1 my little ,violet--quite crazy1 my small ,peony6 ,she is so cold already that her hand has almost frozen mine1 in spite of my thick gloves4 ,would you have her freeze to death8 ,v #ej4 ,his wife1 as he came up the steps1 had been taking another long1 earnest gaze at the little white stranger4 ,she hardly knew whether it was a dream or no2 but she could not help fancying that she saw the delicate print of ,violet's fingers on the child's neck4 ,it looked just as if1 while ,violet was shaping out the image1 she had given it a gentle pat with her hand1 and had neglected to smooth the impression quite away4 #ea4 ,after all1 husband1 said the mother1 after all1 she does look strangely like a snow-image6 ,i do believe she is made of snow6 ,a puff of the west wind blew against the snow-child1 and again she sparkled like a star4 #eb4 ,snow6 repeated good ,mr4 ,lindsey1 drawing the reluctant guest over his hospitable threshold4 ,no wonder she looks like snow4 ,she is half frozen1 poor little thing6 ,but a good fire will put everything to rights4 #ec4 ,the common-sensible man placed the snow-child on the hearthrug1 right in front of the hissing and fuming stove4 ,now she will be comfortable6 cried ,mr4 ,lindsey1 rubbing his hands and looking about him1 with the pleasantest smile you ever saw4 ,make yourself at home1 my child4 #ed4 ,sad1 sad and drooping looked the little white maiden as she stood on the hearthrug1 with the hot blast of the stove striking through her like a pestilence4 ,once she threw a glance toward the window1 and caught a glimpse1 through its red curtains1 of the snow-covered roofs and the stars glimmering frostily and all the delicious intensity of the cold night4 ,the bleak wind rattled the window panes as if it were summoning her to come forth4 ,but there stood the snow-child1 drooping1 before the hot stove6 #ee4 ,but the common-sensible man saw nothing amiss4 ,come1 wife1 said he1 let her have a pair of thick stockings and a woolen shawl or blanket directly2 and tell ,dora to give her some warm supper as soon as the milk boils4 ,you1 ,violet and ,peony1 amuse your little friend4 ,she is out of spirits1 you see1 at finding herself in a strange place4 ,for my part1 ,i will go around among the neighbors and find out where she belongs4 #ef4 ,the mother1 meanwhile1 had gone in search of the shawl and stockings4 ,without heeding the remonstrances of his two children1 who still kept murmuring that their little snow-sister did not love the warmth1 good ,mr4 ,lindsey took his departure1 shutting the parlor door carefully behind him4 #eg4 ,turning up the collar of his sack over his ears1 he emerged from the house1 and had barely reached the street-gate when he was recalled by the screams of ,violet and ,peony and the rapping of a thimbled finger against the parlor window4 #eh4 ,husband6 husband6 cried his wife1 showing her horror-stricken face through the window panes4 ,there is no need of going for the child's parents6 ,we told you so1 father6 screamed ,violet and ,peony1 as he rentered the parlor4 ,you would bring her in2 and now our poor--dear--beau-ti-ful little snow-sister is thawed6 #ei4 ,and their own sweet little faces were already dissolved in tears2 so that their father1 seeing what strange things occasionally happen in this everyday world1 felt not a little anxious lest his children might be going to thaw1 too4 ,in the utmost perplexity1 he demanded an explanation of his wife4 #fj4 ,she could only reply that1 being summoned to the parlor by the cries of ,violet and ,peony1 she found no trace of the little white maiden1 unless it were the remains of a heap of snow which1 while she was gazing at it1 melted quite away upon the hearthrug4 ,and there you see all that is left of it6 added she1 pointing to a pool of water in front of the stove4 #fa4 ,yes1 father1 said ,violet1 looking reproachfully at him through her tears1 there is all that is left of our dear little snow-sister6 ,naughty father6 cried ,peony1 stamping his foot1 and--,i shudder to say--shaking his little fist at the common-sensible man4 ,we told you how it would be4 ,what for did you bring her in8 #fb4 ,and the stove1 through the isinglass of its door1 seemed to glare at good ,mr4 ,lindsey1 like a red-eyed demon triumphing in the mischief which it had done6 99 99 99 99 99 ,i4 ,rdd nss3 redness4 ,phiz3 face4 ,slled3 ran out4 mred3 came out4 ,,ii4 ,wrught3 worked4 rchn3 a little boy4 ,d lbr te3 slow and careful4 cc r y3 correctness4 m n tve3 full of fancies4 ,,iii4 n hrt ane3 possession4 ,atmos phere3 air4 ,ththr3 to this place4 spct3 appearance2 look4 ,cm plled3 forced2 obliged4 ,lg3 go slowly4 ,cm pr hnd3 understand4 s svr t d3 said earnestly4 ,,iv4 ,pilot-cloth sack3 a coat made of coarse dark blue cloth1 such as pilots wear4 ,flmsy3 thin4 ,b nv lent3 kind4 ,r lctant3 unwilling4 ,v4 ,pst lene3 the plague2 a deadly disease4 ,r mnstran s3 objections4 ,glre3 stare2 look fiercely4 99 99 99 99 99 ,little1 happy1 rich1 kind1 strange1 diligent1 polite1 strong1 lifeless1 lazy4 ,name words having similar meaning3 as1 little1 small4 ,name words having opposite meaning3 as1 little1 large4 99 99 99 99 99 ,speak clearly if you speak at all2 ,carve every word before you let it fall4 ,,holmes ,little by ,little #a4 ,low on the ground an acorn lies-- ,little by little it mounts to the skies1 ,shadow and shelter for wandering herds1 ,home for a hundred singing birds4 ,little by little the great rocks grew1 ,long1 long ago1 when the world was new2 ,slowly and silently1 stately and free1 ,cities of coral under the sea ,little by little are builded1 while so ,the new years come and the old years go4 #b4 ,little by little all tasks are done2 ,so are the crowns of the faithful won1 ,so is heaven in our hearts begun4 ,with work and with weeping1 with laughter and play1 ,little by little the longest day ,and the longest life are passing away-- ,passing without return1 while so ,the new years come and the old years go4 ,the ,house ,i ,live ,in ,i #a4 ,this wonderful body of mine is the house in which ,i live4 ,this house has five gates1 through which messages from the outside world can get to me4 ,there is ,eye ,gate1 ,ear ,gate1 ,nose ,gate1 ,taste ,gate1 and ,touch ,gate4 ,all my knowledge of the things around me comes in through these five gates4 #b4 ,this house of mine has1 in its lower story1 a kitchen called the stomach4 ,here the food is cooked1 or digested1 as we say1 and prepared for being mixed with the blood4 ,in the story above there is a great pump1 the heart1 which sends the blood through the house to keep it warm and in good repair4 ,then1 in the top story1 or the head1 is the room where the master or mistress of the house lives4 #c4 ,we should learn all we can about this house and what to do to keep it in good order4 ,we should find out what is bad for it and what is good1 that we may avoid the one and seek the other4 ,thus we may hope to grow up strong and healthy men and women4 ,good health will cheer us and make all our work easy and pleasant4 ,illustration3 ,a section of skin #d4 ,the first lesson on health that ,i have to learn is this3 ,i must keep my body clean4 ,much of the dirt that gathers on the body comes1 not from the outside1 but from the inside of the body4 ,the skin is full of little pores4 ,these pores are the mouths of tiny pipes1 or tubes1 millions of which are found in the skin4 #e4 ,you can see them in this picture1 which shows a little bit of the skin1 cut through from the inside to the outside and very much enlarged4 ,it is through these tubes that the body rids itself of many waste substances which would prove very harmful if retained4 ,when their outlets become choked up with dirt1 nothing can pass through them4 ,you see1 therefore1 how necessary it is to keep the skin clean if we wish to have good health4 #f4 ,once upon a time a great man was coming to visit a certain town4 ,the people went out to meet him1 clad in gay and curious dresses so as to do honor to their noble visitor4 ,one little boy was covered all over with thin leaves of gold1 so that he might look like a golden boy4 #g4 ,no doubt he looked very pretty1 but he became ill and died before the gilding could be removed ,all the pores of his skin were closed up by the gold2 and it soon caused his death4 #h4 ,in ,holland there is a village which is said to be the cleanest in the world4 ,the houses1 inside and outside1 the streets1 and everything about the place1 are kept neat as a pin4 ,women wearing clumsy wooden shoes may be seen scrubbing the houses and pavements4 #i4 ,we should be like these ,dutch people and keep our wonderful house1 the body1 clean4 ,it is only by frequently washing the whole body that we can keep in good health4 ,illustration3 ,the cleanest village in the world ,water and soap are all that are needed to keep the skin clean and ready for its work1 and every one can get these4 ,,ii #aj4 ,the second health lesson ,i have to learn is this3 ,i must breathe fresh air4 ,if a man cannot get air to breathe1 he will die4 ,but that is not all3 impure air is bad for him4 #aa4 ,why do we need to breathe at all8 ,because the air contains a gas called oxygen1 and a constant supply of this gas must be taken into the blood1 or else we cannot remain in good health4 ,when we breathe1 the air passes down into the lungs and there meets with the blood4 #ab4 ,and as the oxygen gas passes inwards1 another gas1 which has to be got rid of1 passes outwards and is breathed out into the air4 ,thus the air we breathe out is different from the air we breathe in4 ,it has lost the gas which is necessary for our life and health1 and it contains a gas which is hurtful to us4 #ac4 ,if ,i live in a room that does not get fresh air1 the air in it will soon become close and bad1 because every time ,i breathe ,i take some of the oxygen out of it and put injurious gas in its place4 #ad4 ,if a small animal1 such as a bird or a rabbit1 is put under a glass bell so that no air can get in1 it uses up all the oxygen4 ,in a few minutes it becomes faint2 it is unable to stand up1 and unless it gets fresh air it will soon die4 #ae4 ,you may have heard the story of the ,black ,hole of ,calcutta4 ,one hundred and forty-six ,english prisoners were shut up in a small cell4 ,they could not get enough fresh air to breathe1 and in the morning one hundred and twenty-three of them were found dead4 ,,iii #af4 ,the third health lesson ,i have to learn is this3 ,i must take plenty of exercise4 ,to make the body strong we must use it4 ,the parts that are most used become the strongest1 and those used least will be the weakest4 #ag4 ,the arms of the blacksmith are very strong because he uses them so much4 ,the boy who works and plays in the open air grows strong and healthy1 but the boy who sits indoors and does not take exercise often grows up to be a weak and unhealthy man4 ,it is best to take our exercise in the open air and the sunlight4 ,illustration3 ,the king and the dervish #ah4 ,games like baseball are good for boys4 ,there are also plenty of pleasant outdoor games for girls4 ,when no game can be played1 a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good4 ,brisk walking is one of the easiest and best of exercises for both boys and girls4 #ai4 ,but there are some things we should avoid when taking exercise4 ,we should not work or play too long without resting4 ,we should not try to do things that are beyond our strength4 ,when exercise is too violent1 it does harm rather than good4 #bj4 ,an eastern king1 who had become pale and ill1 asked a wise dervish what medicine he should take4 ,the dervish1 knowing that it was exercise alone which the idle king needed1 said3 ,i will bring you to-morrow a remedy which will cure your disease4 #ba4 ,the next day the dervish appeared before the king4 ,here1 said he1 is a ball which holds the medicine that will cure you4 ,take it into your garden every day and knock it about till you perspire freely4 ,this will make the medicine take effect4 ,the king did as the dervish told him1 and the exercise in the fresh air soon made him well4 99 99 99 99 99 ,ball1 door1 sun1 cold1 church1 odor1 milk1 bitterness1 bell1 town1 nose1 honesty1 rose1 industry1 gold1 red1 heat1 leather1 mud1 joy4 ,tell which of these words name things that you can 7#a7 see1 7#b7 hear1 7#c7 touch1 7#d7 taste1 7#e7 smell4 ,which name things of which you can only think8 99 99 99 99 99 ,ill habits gather by unseen degrees1 ,as brooks make rivers1 rivers run to seas4 ,,dryden ,jefferson's ,ten ,rules ,thomas ,jefferson 7#agdc-ahbf73 ,an ,american statesman4 ,he wrote the ,declaration of ,independence and was one of the able men at the head of the government of the ,united ,states in its early days4 ,jefferson was the originator of what is called the ,democratic idea of government4 ,never put off until to-morrow what you can do to-day4 ,never trouble another for what you can do yourself4 ,never spend your money before you have earned it4 ,never buy what you don't want because it is cheap4 ,pride costs more than hunger1 thirst1 and cold4 ,we seldom repent of having eaten too little4 ,nothing is troublesome that we do willingly4 ,how much pain the evils have cost us that have never happened4 ,take things always by the smooth handle4 ,when angry1 count ten before you speak2 if very angry1 count a hundred4 99 99 99 99 99 ,recollect that trifles make perfection1 and that perfection is no trifle4 ,the ,pet ,lamb ,,by ,,william ,,wordsworth #a4 ,the dew was falling fast1 the stars began to blink2 ,i heard a voice2 it said1 ,drink1 pretty creature1 drink6 ,and looking o'er the hedge1 before me ,i espied ,a snow-white mountain lamb1 with a maiden at its side4 #b4 ,nor sheep nor kine were near2 the lamb was all alone1 ,and by a slender cord was tethered to a stone2 ,with one knee on the grass did the little maiden kneel1 ,while to that mountain lamb she gave its evening meal4 #c4 ,the lamb1 while from her hand he thus his supper took1 ,seemed to feast with head and ears2 and his tail with pleasure shook3 ,drink1 pretty creature1 drink6 she said in such a tone ,that ,i almost received her heart into my own4 #d4 ',twas little ,barbara ,lewthwaite1 a child of beauty rare6 ,i watched them with delight1 they were a lovely pair4 ,now with her empty can the maiden turned away2 ,but ere ten yards were gone1 her footsteps did she stay4 #e4 ,right towards the lamb she looked2 and from that shady place ,i unobserved could see the workings of her face2 ,if nature to her tongue could measured numbers bring1 ,thus1 thought ,i1 to her lamb that little maid might sing3 #f4 ,what ails thee1 young one8 what8 ,why pull so at thy cord8 ,is it not well with thee8 well both for bed and board8 ,thy plot of grass is soft1 and green as grass can be2 ,rest1 little young one1 rest2 what is't that aileth thee8 #g4 ,what is it thou wouldst seek8 ,what is wanting to thy heart8 ,thy limbs are they not strong8 and beautiful thou art6 ,this grass is tender grass2 these flowers they have no peers2 ,and that green corn all day is rustling in thy ears4 #h4 ,if the sun be shining hot1 do but stretch thy woolen chain2 ,this beech is standing by1 its covert thou canst gain2 ,for rain and mountain storms6--the like thou need'st not fear1 ,the rain and storm are things that scarcely can come here4 #i4 ,rest1 little young one1 rest2 thou hast forgot the day ,when my father found thee first in places far away2 ,many flocks were on the hills1 but thou wert owned by none1 ,and thy mother from thy side for evermore was gone4 #aj4 ,he took thee in his arms1 and in pity brought thee home3 ,a blessd day for thee6--then whither wouldst thou roam8 ,a faithful nurse thou hast2 the dam that did thee yean ,upon the mountain-tops1 no kinder could have been4 #aa4 ,thou know'st that twice a day ,i have brought thee in this can ,fresh water from the brook1 as clear as ever ran2 ,and twice in the day1 when the ground is wet with dew1 ,i bring thee draughts of milk1 warm milk it is and new4 #ab4 ,thy limbs will shortly be twice as stout as they are now1 ,then ,i'll yoke thee to my cart like a pony in the plow4 ,my playmate thou shalt be and when the wind is cold ,our hearth shall be thy bed1 our house shall be thy fold4 #ac4 ,it will not1 will not rest6--,poor creature1 can it be ,that 'tis thy mother's heart which is working so in thee8 ,things that ,i know not of belike to thee are dear1 ,and dreams of things which thou canst neither see nor hear4 #ad4 ,alas1 the mountain-tops that look so green and fair6 ,i've heard of fearful winds and darkness that come there2 ,the little brooks that seem all pastime and all play1 ,when they are angry1 roar like lions for their prey4 #ae4 ,here thou need'st not dread the raven in the sky2 ,night and day thou art safe1--our cottage is hard by4 ,why bleat so after me8 ,why pull so at thy chain8 ,sleep--and at break of day ,i will come to thee again6 99 99 99 99 99 s ped3 saw4 ,kne3 cows4 ,tthred3 fastened by a rope for feeding within certain limits4 ,if nature to her tongue could measured numbers bring3 if she could write verse4 ,pers3 equals4 ,cvrt3 shelter4 ,the dam that did thee yean3 ,the mother that reared thee4 ,b lke3 perhaps4 ,the ,story of ,florinda ,,by ,,abby ,,morton ,,diaz ,mrs4 ,abby ,morton ,diaz 7#ahba--73 ,an ,american author who married a ,cuban gentleman4 ,she has written many popular books for the young3 among these are ,the ,william ,henry ,letters1 ,william ,henry and his ,friends1 ,polly ,cologne1 and ,the ,cat's ,arabian ,nights4 ,i #a4 ,nathaniel ,bowen came over from ,england with his family in the bark ,jasper more than two hundred years ago4 ,the country was covered with woods then4 ,indians1 buffaloes1 deer1 wolves1 and foxes had it pretty much to themselves4 #b4 ,mr4 ,bowen built a one-roomed hut in a clearing in the woods4 ,its walls and ceiling were made of logs2 there were square holes for windows1 with wooden shutters inside4 ,one of the windows had four small panes of glass brought from ,england2 the others were covered with oiled paper4 ,at one end of the room was a large stone chimney2 at the other a ladder ran up into the loft above4 ,the hut was furnished with a bed1 a great chest1 a spinning wheel1 a bench or two1 and a few chairs4 #c4 ,there was one house besides ,mr4 ,bowen's in the valley1 and only one1 and that belonged to a man named ,moore4 ,it stood nearly an eighth of a mile off4 ,four miles off1 at the ,point1 there were some dozen or twenty houses1 a store1 and a mill4 ,there was no road to the ,point2 there was only a blind pathway through the woods4 ,those woods reached hundreds and hundreds of miles4 #d4 ,when ,mr4 ,bowen had lived in this country a little more than a year1 his wife died1 leaving three children--,philip1 not quite eleven years old2 ,nathaniel1 six2 and ,polly1 three4 ,to take care of these children and to keep his house1 he hired a young girl named ,florinda ,le ,shore1 who had come over from ,england as a servant in some family4 ,this ,florinda was born in ,france1 but she had spent the greater part of her life in ,england4 ,she was only fifteen years old--rather young to take the care of a family4 #e4 ,florinda went to ,mr4 ,bowen's house some time in ,november4 ,on the #bith of ,december1 as ,mr4 ,bowen and ,mr4 ,moore were saddling their horses to go to the store for provisions1 word came that they must set out immediately for a place about fifteen miles off1 called ,dermott's ,crossing1 to consult with other settlers as to what should be done to defend themselves against the ,indians2 for there were reports that in some neighborhoods the ,indians were doing mischief4 #f4 ,so the two men turned their horses' heads in the direction of ,dermott's ,crossing4 ,it was woods most of the way1 but they knew the general direction of the bridle path and thought they should make good time and be back by noon of the next day4 #g4 ,florinda baked corn meal into thin cakes1 and put the cakes and some slices of bacon into the saddlebags along with corn for the horse4 ,the men were to return by way of the store and bring provisions4 #h4 ,two days and two nights passed1 and they had neither come nor sent any message4 ,by that time there was not much left to eat in either house4 ,florinda and the children slept both nights at ,mrs4 ,moore's4 ,mr4 ,bowen had said it would be better for them to sleep there4 #i4 ,he did not fear any actual danger 7the ,indians in this neighborhood had never been troublesome at all72 still1 in case anything should happen1 ,mrs4 ,moore's house was much the safer of the two4 ,it was built of heavy timbers1 and its doors were of oak1 studded with spikes4 #aj4 ,the ,indians never attacked a strong house like that1 especially if it were guarded by a white man with firearms4 ,mrs4 ,moore's brother was living with her--a young man named ,david ,palmer1 who could not walk then on account of having frozen his feet4 ,,ii #aa4 ,on the second morning ,philip begged ,florinda to let him take his hand sled and go to the store and get some meal and some bacon for themselves and ,mrs4 ,moore4 ,florinda felt loth to let him go4 ,it was a long distance2 there was snow in the woods and no track4 #ab4 ,but ,philip said that he wasn't afraid3 the oldest boy ought to take care of the family4 ,and at last ,florinda said he might go4 ,indeed1 there seemed no other way2 for1 unless he did1 they might all starve1 especially if there should come on a heavy snowstorm4 #ac4 ,mrs4 ,moore had him start from her house1 because she wanted to be sure he was well wrapped up4 ,he left home in good spirits about nine o'clock in the morning on the thirty-first day of ,december1 promising to be back before evening4 #ad4 ,florinda spent the day in spinning and in other work for the family4 ,as soon as it began to grow dark1 she barred the door and shut all the window shutters but one4 ,she left that open so that ,philip might see the firelight shining through4 ,illustration3 ,she set him letters to copy4 ,the children began to cry because ,philip was out all alone in the dark woods1 and ,florinda did everything she could to occupy their minds4 #ae4 ,nathaniel told afterward of her rolling up the cradle quilt into a baby for little ,polly and pinning an apron on it2 and of her setting him letters to copy on the bellows with chalk4 ,he said she tied a strip of cloth round his head to keep the hair out of his eyes when he bent over to make the letters4 ,he remembered her stopping her wheel very often to listen for ,philip4 #af4 ,at last little ,polly fell asleep and was placed on the bed4 ,nathaniel laid his head on ,florinda's lap and dropped asleep there1 and slept till she got up to put more wood on4 ,it was then nearly twelve o'clock4 ,he woke in a fright1 and crying4 ,he had been dreaming about wolves4 #ag4 ,after a while ,nathaniel climbed up and looked through a knot-hole in the door and told ,florinda he saw a fire in the woods4 ,florinda said she thought not1 that maybe it was the moon rising2 and kept on with her spinning4 #ah4 ,by and by he looked again1 and said he did see a fire and some ,indians sitting down by it4 ,florinda left her wheel then and looked through1 and said yes1 it was so4 #ai4 ,she kept watch afterward and saw them put out the fire and go away into the woods toward the ,point4 ,she told ,nathaniel of this1 and then held him in her arms and sang songs1 low1 in a language he could not understand4 ,by this time the night was far spent4 #bj4 ,at the side of the hut1 near the fireplace1 there had been in the summer a hole or tunnel dug through to the outside under the logs4 ,it was begun by a tame rabbit that belonged to ,nathaniel4 ,the rabbit burrowed out and got away4 #ba4 ,the children at play dug the hole deeper and wider1 and it came quite handy in getting in fire-wood4 ,this passage was about four feet deep4 ,they called it the back doorway4 ,when winter came on1 it was filled up with sand and moss4 #bb4 ,florinda thought it well to be prepared for anything which might happen2 and1 therefore1 she spent the latter part of that night in taking the filling from the back doorway4 ,the outer part was frozen hard and had to be thawed with hot water4 ,when this was done1 she took the workbag out of her clothes box and put into it ,mr4 ,bowen's papers and the teaspoons4 #bc4 ,she said a great deal to ,nathaniel about taking care of little ,polly2 told him that if any bad ,indians came to the door1 he must catch hold of her hand and run just as quickly as he could through the back doorway to ,mrs4 ,moore's4 #bd4 ,while she was talking to ,nathaniel in the way ,i have said1 they heard a step outside4 ,it was then a little after daybreak4 ,some one tapped at the door1 and a strange voice said3 ,a friend2 open1 quick6 #be4 ,she opened the door and found a white man standing there4 ,this white man told her that unfriendly ,indians were prowling about to rob1 to kill1 and to burn dwelling houses1 and that several were known to be in that very neighborhood4 ,the man was a messenger sent to warn people4 ,he could not stop a moment4 ,,iii #bf4 ,as soon as the man had gone1 ,florinda double-barred the door1 raked ashes over the fire1 put on her things and the children's things1 and got ready to go with them over to ,mrs4 ,moore's4 ,she made up several bundles1 gave one to each of the children1 and took one herself4 #bg4 ,but1 before starting1 she opened the shutter a crack and looked out2 and there she saw two ,indians coming toward the door4 ,she flung down her bundle1 snatched the children's away from them1 hung the workbag round ,nathaniel's neck1 whispering to him3 ,run1 run6 you'll have time2 ,i'll keep them out till you get away6 all the while pulling at the clothes chest4 #bh4 ,he heard the ,indians yell1 and saw ,florinda brace herself against the door with her feet on the chest4 ,run1 run6 she kept saying4 ,take care of little ,polly6 don't let go of little ,polly6 #bi4 ,nathaniel ran with little ,polly2 and on the way they met the young man1 ,david ,palmer1 creeping along with his gun4 ,he had got the news and had come to tell ,florinda to hurry away4 ,just at that moment he heard the yells of the ,indians and the sound of their clubs beating in the door4 #cj4 ,he threw the gun down and went on just as fast as a man could in such a condition1 and presently saw two ,indians start from the house and run into the woods4 ,he listened a moment and heard dogs barking2 then crept round the corner of the house4 ,the door had been cut away4 #ca4 ,florinda lay across the chest1 dead1 as he thought2 and1 indeed1 she was almost gone4 ,they had beaten her on the head with a hatchet or a club4 ,one blow more and ,florinda would never have breathed again4 ,david ,palmer did everything he could do to make her show some signs of life2 and was so intent upon this that he paid no attention to the barking of the dogs1 and did not notice that it was growing louder and coming nearer every moment4 #cb4 ,happening to glance toward the door1 he saw a man on horseback1 riding very slowly toward the house1 leading another horse with his right hand1 and with his left drawing something heavy on a sled4 ,the man on horseback was ,mr4 ,moore4 ,he was leading ,mr4 ,bowen's horse with his right hand1 and with the other he was dragging ,mr4 ,bowen on ,philip's hand sled4 #cc4 ,coming home from ,dermott's ,crossing1 ,mr4 ,bowen was taken sick and had to travel at a very slow pace4 ,when they had almost reached home1 they found ,philip's sled among the bushes4 #cd4 ,philip himself had left the sled there4 ,the day that he went to the ,point1 he had to wait for corn to be ground1 which made him late in starting home4 ,he heard a good many reports concerning the ,indians1 and thought that1 instead of keeping in his own tracks1 it would be safer to take a roundabout course back4 #ce4 ,by doing this1 he lost his way and wandered in the woods till almost twelve o'clock at night1 when he came out upon a cleared place where there were several log huts4 ,the people in one of these let him come in and sleep on the floor1 and they gave him a good meal of meat and potatoes4 ,he set out again between four and five in the morning1 guided by a row of stars that those people pointed out to him4 #cf4 ,a little after daybreak1 being then about a quarter of a mile from home1 in a hilly place1 he thought he would leave his sled1 as the load was so hard to draw1 and run ahead and tell the folks about the ,indians4 ,so he pushed it under some bushes2 and then1 to mark the spot1 he took one of his shoe strings and tied one of his mittens high up on the limb of a tree4 #cg4 ,just as he came to the brook1 he heard some strange sounds1 and climbed up into a hemlock tree1 which overhung the brook1 to hide and to look about4 ,he lay along a branch listening1 and presently saw ,nathaniel1 with the workbag around his neck1 hurrying toward the brook1 leading little ,polly4 #ch4 ,philip was just going to call out1 when he caught sight of three ,indians standing behind some trees on the other side watching the two children4 ,little ,polly was afraid to step on the ice4 ,philip moved a little to see better1 and by doing this lost sight of them a moment2 and1 when he looked again1 they were both gone4 ,illustration3 ,indians watching the two children4 #ci4 ,he heard a crackling in the bushes and caught sight of little ,polly's blanket flying through the woods1 and knew then that those ,indians had carried off ,nathaniel and little ,polly4 ,without stopping to consider1 he jumped down and followed on1 thinking1 as he afterward said1 to find out where they went and tell his father4 ,,iv #dj4 ,philip1 by one way or another1 kept on the trail of those ,indians the whole day4 ,once it was by finding the stick that little ,polly dropped2 once it was by coming across a butcher knife the ,indians had stolen from some house3 and he had wit enough to break a limb or gash a tree now and then1 so as to find his way back2 also to take the bearings of the hills4 ,when the ,indians halted to rest1 he had a chance to rest1 too4 #da4 ,at last they stopped for the night in a sheltered valley where there were two or three wigwams4 ,he watched them go into one of these1 and then he could not think what to do next4 ,the night was setting in bitter cold4 ,the shoe he took the string from had come off in his running1 and that foot was nearly frozen1 and would have been quite if he had not tied some moss to the bottom of it with his pocket handkerchief4 ,the hand that had no mitten was frozen4 ,he had eaten nothing but a few boxberry plums and boxberry leaves4 #db4 ,it was too late to think of finding his way home that night4 ,he lay down on the snow2 and1 as the ,indians lifted the mats to pass in and out1 he could see fires burning and smell meats cooking4 #dc4 ,then he began to feel sleepy1 and after that knew nothing more till he woke inside a wigwam1 and found two ,indian women rubbing him with snow4 ,they afterward gave him plenty to eat4 ,he did not see ,nathaniel and little ,polly2 they were in another wigwam4 #dd4 ,there were two ,indians squatting on the floor1 one of them quite old4 ,pretty soon another came in2 and ,philip knew he was one of those that carried off the children1 because he had ,florinda's workbag hanging around his neck4 ,he thought1 no doubt1 from seeing it on ,nathaniel's neck1 that there was the place to wear it4 #de4 ,philip suffered dreadful pain in his foot and hand1 but shut his mouth tight for fear he might groan4 ,he said afterward1 when questioned about this part of his story1 that he was not going to let them hear a white boy groan4 #df4 ,now1 the older one of those two squaws in the wigwam felt inclined to save ,philip4 ,so next morning1 before light1 when the ,indians all had gone off hunting1 she sent the other squaw out on some errand1 and then told ,philip1 in broken ,english and by signs1 that he must run away that very morning4 ,she bound up his foot2 she gave him a moccasin to wear on it2 she gave him a bag of pounded corn and a few strips of meat4 ,illustration3 ,she gave him a bag of corn4 #dg4 ,philip had found out that the ,indians supposed him to be a captive escaped from another party2 and he thought it would be better not to mention ,nathaniel and little ,polly1 but to get home as quickly as he could and tell people where they were4 #dh4 ,when the young squaw came in1 the old one set her at work parching corn1 with her back to the door2 then made signs to ,philip1 and he crept out and ran4 ,after running a few rods1 he came unexpectedly upon a wigwam4 ,there was a noise of some one pounding corn inside2 and when that stopped he stopped1 and when that went on he went on1 and so crept by4 #di4 ,as soon as it began to grow light1 he kept along without much trouble1 partly by means of the signs on the trees4 ,as he got farther on1 there being fewer of these signs 7because they had come so swiftly that part of the way71 he took the wrong course--very luckily1 as it proved2 for by doing so he fell in with two men on horseback1 and one of these carried him home4 #ej4 ,philip described the place where the children were1 and that very night a party was sent out which captured the ,indians and brought back ,nathaniel and little ,polly4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,ii4 ,lath3 unwilling4 ,prowlng3 going stealthily or slyly4 ,,iv4 ,wgwms3 ,indian houses made of poles covered with mats or bark4 ,squaws3 ,indian women4 ,mcc sn3 an ,indian shoe made of deerskin1 the sole and the upper part being in one piece4 ,cptve3 a prisoner taken in war4 ,the ,eagle ,,by ,,alfred1 ,,lord ,,tennyson ,alfred1 ,lord ,tennyson 7#ahji-ahib73 ,an ,english poet4 ,the ,brook1 ,locksley ,hall1 and ,the ,charge of the ,light ,brigade are1 perhaps1 the most popular of his short poems1 and ,in ,memoriam1 ,the ,idylls of the ,king1 and ,the ,princess are the best of his long poems4 #a4 ,he clasps the crag with crooked hands2 ,close to the sun in lonely lands1 ,ringed with the azure world1 he stands4 #b4 ,the wrinkled sea beneath him crawls2 ,he watches from his mountain walls2 ,and like a thunderbolt he falls4 ,illustration3 ,like a thunderbolt he falls4 ,psalm ,,xxiii ,the ,lord is my ,shepherd2 ,i shall not want4 ,he maketh me to lie down in green pastures3 ,he leadeth me beside the still waters4 ,he restoreth my soul3 ,he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for ,his name's sake4 ,yea1 though ,i walk through the valley of the shadow of death1 ,i will fear no evil3 for thou art with me2 thy rod and thy staff they comfort me4 ,thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies3 thou anointest my head with oil2 my cup runneth over4 ,surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life3 and ,i will dwell in the house of the ,lord for ever4 ,tilly's ,christmas ,,by ,,louisa ,m4 ,,alcott ,louisa ,may ,alcott 7#ahcb-ahhh73 ,one of the most popular of ,american writers of juvenile literature4 ,she was the author of twenty-eight volumes1 including1 among others1 ,little ,women1 ,little ,men1 ,the ,old-,fashioned ,girl1 and ,aunt ,jo's ,scrap-,bag1 from which the present story is taken4 ,i #a4 ,i'm so glad to-morrow is ,christmas1 because ,i'm going to have lots of presents4 ,so am ,i glad1 though ,i don't expect any presents but a pair of mittens4 ,and so am ,i2 but ,i shan't have any presents at all4 #b4 ,as the three little girls trudged home from school they said these things1 and as ,tilly spoke both the others looked at her with pity and some surprise1 for she spoke cheerfully1 and they wondered how she could be happy when she was so poor4 #c4 ,don't you wish you could find a purse full of money right here in the path8 said ,kate1 the child who was going to have lots of presents4 ,oh1 don't ,i1 if ,i could keep it honestly6 and ,tilly's eyes shone at the very thought4 #d4 ,what would you buy8 asked ,bessy1 rubbing her cold hands1 and longing for her mittens4 ,i'd buy a pair of large1 warm blankets1 a load of wood1 a shawl for mother1 and a pair of shoes for me1 and1 if there were enough left1 ,i'd give ,bessy a new hat1 and then she needn't wear ,ben's old felt one1 answered ,tilly4 #e4 ,the girls laughed at that2 but ,bessy pulled the funny hat over her ears1 and said she was much obliged1 but she'd rather have candy4 #f4 ,let's look1 and maybe we can find a purse4 ,people are always going about with money at ,christmas time1 and some one may lose it here1 said ,kate4 ,so1 as they went along the snowy road1 they looked about them1 half in earnest1 half in fun4 ,suddenly ,tilly sprang forward1 exclaiming-- ,i see it6 ,i've found it6 #g4 ,the others followed1 but all stopped disappointed1 for it wasn't a purse2 it was only a little bird4 ,it lay upon the snow with its wings spread and feebly fluttering1 as if too weak to fly4 ,its little feet were benumbed with cold2 its once bright eyes were dull with pain1 and instead of a blithe song1 it could only utter a faint chirp now and then1 as if crying for help4 #h4 ,nothing but a stupid old robin2 how provoking6 cried ,kate1 sitting down to rest4 ,i shan't touch it4 ,i found one once1 and took care of it1 and the ungrateful thing flew away the minute it was well1 said ,bessy1 creeping under ,kate's shawl and putting her hands under her chin to warm them4 #i4 ,poor little birdie6 ,how pitiful he looks1 and how glad he must be to see some one coming to help him6 ,i'll take him up gently and carry him home to mother4 ,don't be frightened1 dear1 ,i'm your friend2 and ,tilly knelt down in the snow1 stretching her hand to the bird with the tenderest pity in her face4 #aj4 ,kate and ,bessy laughed4 ,don't stop for that thing2 it's getting late and cold2 let's go on and look for the purse1 they said1 moving away4 ,you wouldn't leave it to die1 cried ,tilly4 ,i'd rather have the bird than the money1 so ,i shan't look any more4 ,the purse wouldn't be mine1 and ,i should only be tempted to keep it2 but this poor thing will thank and love me1 and ,i'm so glad ,i came in time4 #aa4 ,gently lifting the bird1 ,tilly felt its tiny1 cold claws cling to her hand1 and saw its dim eyes brighten as it nestled down with a grateful chirp4 ,now ,i have a ,christmas present1 after all1 she said1 smiling1 as they walked on4 ,i always wanted a bird1 and this one will be such a pretty pet for me4 #ab4 ,he'll fly away the first chance he gets1 and die anyhow2 so you'd better not waste your time over him1 said ,bessy4 ,he can't pay you for taking care of him1 and my mother says it isn't worth while to help folks that can't help us1 added ,kate4 #ac4 ,my mother says1 ',do as you'd be done by2' and ,i'm sure ,i'd like any one to help me if ,i was dying of cold and hunger4 ',love your neighbor as yourself1' is another of her sayings4 ,this bird is my little neighbor1 and ,i'll love him and care for him1 as ,i often wish our rich neighbor would love and care for us1 answered ,tilly1 breathing her warm breath over the benumbed bird1 who looked up at her with confiding eyes1 quick to feel and know a friend4 #ad4 ,what a funny girl you are1 said ,kate2 caring for that silly bird1 and talking about loving your neighbor in that sober way4 ,mr4 ,king doesn't care a bit for you1 and never will1 though he knows how poor you are2 so ,i don't think your plan amounts to much4 #ae4 ,i believe it1 though2 and shall do my part1 anyway4 ,good night4 ,i hope you'll have a merry ,christmas1 and lots of pretty things1 answered ,tilly1 as they parted4 ,,ii #af4 ,her eyes were full1 and she felt so poor as she went on alone toward the little1 old house where she lived4 ,it would have been so pleasant to know that she was going to have some of the pretty things all children love to find in their full stockings on ,christmas morning4 ,and pleasanter still to have been able to give her mother something nice4 ,so many comforts were needed1 and there was no hope of getting them2 for they could barely get food and fire4 #ag4 ,never mind1 birdie2 we'll make the best of what we have and be merry in spite of everything4 ,you shall have a happy ,christmas1 anyway2 and ,i know ,god won't forget us1 if every one else does4 ,she stopped a minute to wipe her eyes and lean her cheek against the bird's soft breast1 finding great comfort in the little creature1 though it could only love her1 nothing more4 #ah4 ,see1 mother1 what a nice present ,i've found1 she cried1 going in with a cheery face that was like sunshine in a dark room4 ,i'm glad of that1 dearie2 for ,i haven't been able to get my little girl anything but a rosy apple4 ,poor bird6 ,give it some of your warm bread and milk4 #ai4 ,why1 mother1 what a big bowlful6 ,i'm afraid you gave me all the milk1 said ,tilly1 smiling over the nice1 steaming supper that stood ready for her4 ,i've had plenty1 dear4 ,sit down and dry your wet feet1 and put the bird in my basket on this warm flannel4 #bj4 ,tilly peeped into the closet and saw nothing there but dry bread4 ,mother's given me all the milk1 and is going without her tea 'cause she knows ,i'm hungry4 ,now ,i'll surprise her1 and she shall have a good supper1 too4 ,she is going to split wood1 and ,i'll fix it while she's gone4 #ba4 ,so ,tilly put down the old teapot1 carefully poured out a part of the milk1 and from her pocket produced a great1 plummy bun that one of the school children had given her and she had saved for her mother4 ,a slice of the dry bread was nicely toasted1 and the bit of butter set by for her put on it4 ,when her mother came in1 there was the table drawn up in a warm place1 a hot cup of tea ready1 and ,tilly and birdie waiting for her4 #bb4 ,such a poor little supper1 and yet such a happy one2 for love1 charity1 and contentment were guests there1 and that ,christmas eve was a blither one than that up at the great house1 where lights shone1 fires blazed1 a great tree glittered1 and music sounded1 as the children danced and played4 #bc4 ,we must go to bed early1 for we've only wood enough to last over to-morrow4 ,i shall be paid for my work the day after1 and then we can get some1 said ,tilly's mother1 as they sat by the fire4 #bd4 ,if my bird was only a fairy bird1 and would give us three wishes1 how nice it would be6 ,poor dear1 he can't give me anything2 but it's no matter1 answered ,tilly1 looking at the robin1 which lay in the basket with his head under his wing1 a mere little feathery bunch4 #be4 ,he can give you one thing1 ,tilly--the pleasure of doing good4 ,that is one of the sweetest things in life2 and the poor can enjoy it as well as the rich4 #bf4 ,as her mother spoke1 with her tired hand softly stroking her little daughter's hair1 ,tilly suddenly started and pointed to the window1 saying in a frightened whisper3 ,i saw a face--a man's face1 looking in6 ,it's gone now2 but ,i truly saw it4 #bg4 ,some traveler attracted by the light1 perhaps4 ,i'll go and see4 ,and ,tilly's mother went to the door4 ,no one was there4 ,the wind blew cold1 the stars shone1 the snow lay white on field and wood1 and the ,christmas moon was glittering in the sky4 #bh4 ,what sort of face was it8 asked ,tilly's mother1 coming back4 ,a pleasant sort of face1 ,i think2 but ,i was so startled ,i don't quite know what it was like4 ,i wish we had a curtain there1 said ,tilly4 #bi4 ,i like to have our light shine out in the evening1 for the road is dark and lonely just here1 and the twinkle of our lamp is pleasant to people's eyes as they go by4 ,we can do so little for our neighbors1 ,i am glad to cheer the way for them4 ,now put these poor old shoes to dry1 and go to bed1 dearie2 ,i'll come soon4 #cj4 ,tilly went1 taking her bird with her to sleep in his basket near by1 lest he should be lonely in the night4 ,soon the little house was dark and still1 and no one saw the ,christmas spirits at their work that night4 #ca4 ,when ,tilly opened the door next morning1 she gave a loud cry1 clapped her hands1 and then stood still1 quite speechless with wonder and delight4 ,there1 before the door1 lay a great pile of wood all ready to burn1 a big bundle1 and a basket1 with a lovely nosegay of winter roses1 holly1 and evergreen tied to the handle4 #cb4 ,oh1 mother6 did the fairies do it8 cried ,tilly1 pale with her happiness1 as she seized the basket1 while her mother took in the bundle4 #cc4 ,yes1 dear1 the best and dearest fairy in the world1 called ',charity4' ,she walks abroad at ,christmas time1 does beautiful deeds like this1 and does not stay to be thanked1 answered her mother with full eyes1 as she undid the parcel4 #cd4 ,there they were--the warm1 thick blankets1 the comfortable shawl1 the new shoes1 and1 best of all1 a pretty winter hat for ,bessy4 ,the basket was full of good things to eat1 and on the flowers lay a paper saying3 ,for the little girl who loves her neighbor as herself4 #ce4 ,mother1 ,i really think my bird is a fairy bird1 and all these splendid things come from him1 said ,tilly1 laughing and crying with joy4 #cf4 ,it really did seem so1 for1 as she spoke1 the robin flew to the table1 hopped to the nosegay1 and1 perching among the roses1 began to chirp with all his little might4 ,the sun streamed in on flowers1 bird1 and happy child1 and no one saw a shadow glide away from the window2 no one ever knew that ,mr4 ,king had seen and heard the little girls the night before1 or dreamed that the rich neighbor had learned a lesson from the poor neighbor4 #cg4 ,and ,tilly's bird was a fairy bird2 for by her love and tenderness to the helpless thing she brought good gifts to herself1 happiness to the unknown giver of them1 and a faithful little friend who did not fly away1 but stayed with her till the snow was gone1 making summer for her in the winter time4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i4 ,b nmbed3 deprived of feeling1 as by cold4 ,cn fdng3 trusting4 ,,ii4 ,plmmy3 full of plums4 ,chr ty3 kindness to the poor4 99 99 99 99 99 ,honor and shame from no condition rise4 ,act well your part2 there all the honor lies4 ,,pope ,illustration ,under the ,greenwood ,tree ,,by ,,william ,,shakspere ,william ,shakspere 7#aefd-afaf73 ,an ,english dramatic poet4 ,his name is the greatest in ,english literature1 and one of the greatest in the world's literature4 ,the plays usually considered his best are ,hamlet1 ,king ,lear1 ,othello1 ,macbeth1 ,julius ,csar1 ,the ,merchant of ,venice1 and ,the ,tempest4 ,under the ,greenwood ,tree is the song of the banished lords in ,as ,you ,like ,it4 #a4 ,under the greenwood tree1 ,who loves to lie with me1 ,and turn his merry note ,unto the sweet bird's throat1 ,come hither1 come hither1 come hither6 ,here shall he see ,no enemy ,but winter and rough weather4 #b4 ,who doth ambition shun1 ,and loves to live i' the sun1 ,seeking the food he eats1 ,and pleased with what he gets1 ,come hither1 come hither1 come hither6 ,here shall he see ,no enemy ,but winter and rough weather4 ,our ,first ,naval ,hero #a4 ,much has been said about the gallant deeds of the brave sailors who won the victories of ,manila and ,santiago in the war with ,spain4 ,the great steel war ships of to-day are very different from the small wooden vessels with which the naval battles of the ,revolution were fought4 #b4 ,but we had brave sailors in those early days1 also1 as you can learn from the following stories of our first great naval hero4 ,this hero's name was ,john ,paul ,jones4 #c4 ,at the beginning of the ,revolution1 ,jones offered his services to ,congress1 and was given a position in the navy4 ,he showed such skill and courage that he was soon put in command of a ship4 ,when a ship was being fitted out for him1 he asked for a good one4 ,for1 said he1 ,i intend to go in harm's way4 #d4 ,paul ,jones was the first to raise the stars and stripes on the seas1 and he soon made his flag feared by the enemies of his country4 ,illustration3 ,jones rowed to his own vessel4 #e4 ,not long after he raised his flag1 he went to ,whitehaven1 on the coast of ,england4 ,there hundreds of ,english vessels lay at anchor4 ,at midnight1 ,jones1 with two small boats1 rowed noiselessly into the harbor4 ,leaving the others to set fire to the ,english ships1 he hastened forward1 with only one man1 to take the fort which defended the harbor4 #f4 ,he spiked every gun and then hurried back to his men4 ,what was his rage to find that they had not set fire to the ships as he had ordered4 #g4 ,by this time day was beginning to break1 and the people of the town were gathering at the water-side4 ,but ,paul ,jones was unwilling to see his plan fail entirely4 ,all alone he entered a large ship1 and set fire to it with his own hands4 #h4 ,as the flames rose high1 the people rushed forward to put them out4 ,but ,paul ,jones1 pistol in hand1 threatened to shoot down the first man who should approach4 ,when the ship was fairly on fire1 he rowed to his own vessel and sailed out of the harbor4 #i4 ,through the help of ,franklin1 ,jones obtained command of a vessel which he called the ,poor ,richard4 ,as it and three other small ,american ships were sailing along the ,english coast1 they saw a fleet of merchant vessels accompanied by two large war ships4 #aj4 ,jones at once gave chase4 ,the merchant vessels scattered like wild pigeons1 and ran for shore1 but the two war ships advanced to fight4 ,paul ,jones1 in his old1 half worn-out ship1 fearlessly approached the ,serapis1 a new vessel with an excellent crew4 ,both vessels opened fire1 and two of ,jones's guns burst at once4 #aa4 ,soon the vessels drew close together1 and ,jones gave orders to board the ,serapis4 ,his men were driven back1 and ,captain ,pearson of the ,serapis called to know1 if he had yielded4 ,i have not yet begun to fight1 replied ,jones4 #ab4 ,the ships parted1 and the size and strength of the enemy told against the ,poor ,richard1 so ,jones determined to try again to board the ,serapis4 ,as the two vessels came close to each other1 ,jones ordered them to be fastened together4 #ac4 ,captain ,pearson did not like this close fighting1 for it took away all the advantage his better ship and heavier guns had given him4 ,paul ,jones's guns now touched those of the ,serapis4 ,as the gunners loaded1 they had to thrust their ramrods into the enemy's ports4 ,never before had an ,english commander met such a foe or fought such a battle4 ,illustration3 ,jones himself helped work the guns4 #ad4 ,with his heaviest guns useless1 and part of his deck blown up1 ,jones still kept up the unequal fight4 ,he himself helped work the guns4 ,in this hour of need one of the ,american vessels1 the ,alliance1 commanded by a ,frenchman1 came up1 and instead of attacking the ,serapis1 fired on the ,poor ,richard4 #ae4 ,just then the gunners and carpenter ran up1 saying that the ship was sinking4 ,captain ,pearson called again to know if the ship had yielded4 ,paul ,jones replied that if he could do no better he would go down with his colors flying4 #af4 ,in the confusion the ,english prisoners had been set free4 ,one of them1 who passed through the fire to his own ship1 told ,captain ,pearson that the ,poor ,richard was sinking2 if he could hold out but a few minutes longer she must go down4 #ag4 ,imagine the condition of ,paul ,jones at this moment6 ,every gun was silenced1 except the one at which he himself stood2 his ship was gradually settling beneath him1 a hundred prisoners swarmed on his decks1 and the ,alliance was firing on his ship4 ,still he would not yield4 ,he ordered the prisoners to the pumps1 declaring that if they would not work they should sink with him4 #ah4 ,the condition of the ,serapis was little better than that of the ,poor ,richard4 ,both vessels looked like wrecks1 and both were on fire4 ,the ,serapis was at last forced to surrender4 ,nothing but ,paul ,jones's courage and his resolve never to give up had saved him from defeat4 #ai4 ,the captain of the ,alliance had intended to destroy ,jones's ship1 and then take the ,english vessel and claim the honor of the victory4 ,he was disgraced for his conduct1 and ,jones was honored1 as he deserved to be4 ,illustration3 ,from the painting by ,j4 ,m4 ,w4 ,turner ,the ,fighting ,tmraire ,tugged to her ,last ,berth ,a warship of a hundred years ago #bj4 ,captain ,pearson was made a knight for the courage with which he defended his ship4 ,when ,jones heard this1 he said3 ,well1 he deserved it2 and if ,i have the good fortune to fall in with him again1 ,i will make him a lord4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i4 ,gllant3 brave4 ,spked3 made the guns useless by stopping the vent or touchhole with a nail or spike4 ,,ii4 ,s r ps4 ,bard3 to go on deck of4 ,knght3 a man who receives a rank which entitles him to be called ,sir1 as ,sir ,walter ,scott4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in the lexicon of youth1 which fate reserves ,for a bright manhood1 there's no such word as fail4 ,,bulwer ,hiawatha's ,sailing ,,by ,,henry ,,wadsworth ,,longfellow ,henry ,wadsworth ,longfellow 7#ahjg-ahhb73 ,one of the most popular of ,american poets4 ,evangeline and ,hiawatha are the best known of his longer poems4 ,among his shorter poems are many household favorites1 such as ,the ,village ,blacksmith1 ,excelsior1 and ,the ,psalm of ,life4 ,longfellow was also the author of two prose volumes1 ,outre ,mer and ,hyperion1 descriptive of his ,european travels4 ,illustration ,give me of your bark1 ,o ,birch ,tree6 ,of your yellow bark1 ,o ,birch ,tree6 ,growing by the rushing river1 ,tall and stately in the valley6 ,i a light canoe will build me1 ,build a swift ,cheemaun for sailing1 ,that shall float upon the river1 ,like a yellow leaf in autumn1 ,like a yellow water lily6 ,lay aside your cloak1 ,o ,birch ,tree6 ,lay aside your white skin wrapper1 ,for the summer time is coming1 ,and the sun is warm in heaven1 ,and you need no white skin wrapper6 ,thus aloud cried ,hiawatha ,in the solitary forest1 ,by the rushing ,taquamenaw1 ,when the birds were singing gaily1 ,in the ,moon of ,leaves were singing1 ,and the ,sun1 from sleep awaking1 ,started up and said1 ,behold me6 ,geezis1 the great ,sun1 behold me6 ,and the tree with all its branches ,rustled in the breeze of morning1 ,saying1 with a sigh of patience1 ,take my cloak1 ,o ,hiawatha6 ,with his knife the tree he girdled2 ,just beneath its lowest branches1 ,just above the roots1 he cut it1 ,till the sap came oozing outward2 ,down the trunk1 from top to bottom1 ,sheer he cleft the bark asunder1 ,with a wooden wedge he raised it1 ,stripped it from the trunk unbroken4 ,give me of your boughs1 ,o ,cedar6 ,of your strong and pliant branches1 ,my canoe to make more steady1 ,make more strong and firm beneath me6 ,through the summit of the ,cedar ,went a sound1 a cry of horror1 ,went a murmur of resistance2 ,but it whimpered1 bending downward1 ,take my boughs1 ,o ,hiawatha6 ,down he hewed boughs of cedar1 ,shaped them straightway to a framework1 ,like two bows he formed and shaped them1 ,like two bended bows together4 ,give me of your roots1 ,o ,tamarack6 ,of your fibrous roots1 ,o ,larch ,tree6 ,my canoe to bind together1 ,so to bind the ends together ,that the water may not enter1 ,that the river may not wet me6 ,and the ,larch with all its fibers1 ,shivered in the air of morning1 ,touched his forehead with its tassels1 ,said1 with one long sigh of sorrow1 ,take them all1 ,o ,hiawatha6 ,from the earth he tore the fibers1 ,tore the tough roots of the ,larch ,tree1 ,closely sewed the bark together1 ,bound it closely to the framework4 ,give me of your balm1 ,o ,fir ,tree6 ,of your balsam and your resin1 ,so to close the seams together ,that the water may not enter1 ,that the river may not wet me6 ,and the ,fir ,tree1 tall and somber1 ,sobbed through all its robes of darkness1 ,battled like a shore with pebbles1 ,answered wailing1 answered weeping1 ,take my balm1 ,o ,hiawatha6 ,and he took the tears of balsam1 ,took the resin of the ,fir ,tree1 ,smeared therewith each seam and fissure1 ,made each crevice safe from water4 ,give me of your quills1 ,o ,hedgehog6 ,all your quills1 ,o ,kagh1 the ,hedgehog6 ,i will make a necklace of them1 ,make a girdle for my beauty1 ,and two stars to deck her bosom6 ,from a hollow tree the ,hedgehog ,with his sleepy eyes looked at him1 ,shot his shining quills1 like arrows1 ,saying1 with a drowsy murmur1 ,through the tangle of his whiskers1 ,take my quills1 ,o ,hiawatha6 ,from the ground the quills he gathered1 ,all the little shining arrows1 ,stained them red and blue and yellow1 ,with the juice of roots and berries2 ,into his canoe he wrought them1 ,round its waist a shining girdle1 ,round its bows a gleaming necklace1 ,on its breast two stars resplendent4 ,thus the ,birch ,canoe was builded1 ,in the valley1 by the river1 ,in the bosom of the forest2 ,and the forest's life was in it1 ,all its mystery and its magic1 ,all the lightness of the birch tree1 ,all the toughness of the cedar1 ,all the larch's supple sinews2 ,and it floated on the river ,like a yellow leaf in autumn1 ,like a yellow water lily4 ,paddles none had ,hiawatha1 ,paddles none he had or needed1 ,for his thoughts as paddles served him1 ,and his wishes served to guide him2 ,swift or slow at will he glided1 ,veered to right or left at pleasure4 ,illustration3 ,his thoughts as paddles served him4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chemaun3 a birch canoe4 ,sl t ry3 lonely4 ,t qua mnaw3 a river of northern ,michigan which flows into ,lake ,superior4 ,moon of ,leaves3 ,may4 ,gezs3 the sun4 ,sher3 straight up and down4 sndr3 apart2 in two4 ,plant3 bending easily without breaking4 ,stright wy3 at once4 ,tm rck3 the ,american larch4 ,fbros3 composed of fibers or threads2 tough4 ,blm1 balsam1 rsn3 gummy substances which flow from the fir tree4 ,smbr3 dark2 gloomy4 ,fissure3 a narrow opening4 ,kgh3 the hedgehog4 ,drowsy3 sleepy4 ,r splndent3 very bright2 shining4 ,mystr y3 something kept secret4 ,spple3 easily bent4 ,vered3 turned2 changed direction4 ,shun ,delay ,i #a4 ,one day an old farmer went into the nearest market town with some of the produce of his farm4 ,when he had attended to all his business1 he stabled his horse at the inn and went to see the great lawyer who lived in one of the grandest houses in the town4 ,illustration3 ,what is the matter8 #b4 ,he rang the bell and sent in word that he wished to see the lawyer on important business4 ,on being shown into the room1 he said3 ,now1 sir1 ,i have come to get your advice4 ,yes1 answered the lawyer2 what is the matter8 ,that is for you to find out1 said the old man4 ,i have come to you to get advice1 not to give it4 #c4 ,the lawyer had never before met so queer a client4 ,no one was in the habit of speaking so bluntly to him4 ,he was rather amused than angry1 and made up his mind to find out what the old man really wanted with him4 ,so he asked3 ,have you a complaint to make against any one8 ,no1 said the farmer2 ,i live at peace with all my neighbors4 #d4 ,perhaps you wish to recover a debt8 ,no6 shouted the old man2 ,i owe no man2 and1 if any one owes me anything1 he gets time to pay it4 ,there are honest people in the part ,i come from4 #e4 ,the lawyer asked several other questions1 but without being able to discover why his strange client had called upon him4 ,at length he said that he was unable to give him any advice1 as he did not seem to be in any difficulty or trouble4 #f4 ,difficulty or trouble6 said the old man2 that's exactly what ,i am in4 ,i come to ask you for advice--you1 the greatest lawyer in the country--and you can do nothing to help me4 ,that's difficulty and trouble enough1 ,i think4 #g4 ,many of my friends and neighbors have been to see lawyers from time to time1 and taken their advice about the conduct of their affairs4 ,they say they have done well ever since4 ,so when ,i came to market to-day1 ,i made up my mind to come to you and get advice2 but1 as you have none to give me1 ,i must go to some other man who understands my case4 #h4 ,you need not do that1 said the lawyer4 ,now that you have explained1 ,i understand your case thoroughly4 ,your neighbors have been receiving legal advice1 and you do not wish to be considered less important than they4 #i4 ,that's it1 shouted the man1 delighted that he was understood at last4 ,the lawyer gravely took a sheet of paper and a pen4 ,then he asked the man his name4 #aj4 ,john ,brown1 was the answer4 ,occupation8 ,what's that8 he asked1 in amazement4 ,what do you do for a living8 ,oh6 is that what occupation means8 he said4 ,i'm a farmer4 #aa4 ,the great lawyer wrote it all down1 and added something which the farmer could not make out4 ,then1 folding the paper1 he gave it to the old man1 who paid his fee1 and went out delighted that he was now every bit as clever as his neighbors4 ,,ii #ab4 ,when he arrived home1 he found a number of his work people at his door1 talking to his wife4 ,ah1 here comes ,john1 she cried2 he will tell us what to do4 #ac4 ,then she explained to her husband that the hay was all cut and ready for carrying in1 and the men wanted to know whether they should stop for the night1 or work till the fields were clear4 ,the weather had been fine for many days1 and the sky had a settled appearance1 so that there seemed no need of haste for fear of rain4 ,illustration3 ,he found a number of his work people4 #ad4 ,the farmer thought a moment without coming to any decision4 ,suddenly he remembered the lawyer's advice which he had in his pocket4 ,this will decide it in a minute1 he cried1 as he unfolded the paper4 ,i have here an opinion from one of our famous lawyers1 and we will follow whatever advice he gives4 ,read it1 he said to his wife4 ,you are a better scholar than ,i4 #ae4 ,his wife took the paper and read aloud3 ,john ,brown1 farmer4 ,do not put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day4 ,a famous opinion1 cried the farmer with delight4 ,away to the fields1 lads1 and get the hay in4 ,illustration3 ,his wife read aloud4 #af4 ,the men went back and worked with a will4 ,in the moonlight they kept busy loading the carts1 till1 at length1 all the fields were cleared4 ,as the last load was driven in1 a few drops of rain began to fall1 but there was no sign of a storm4 #ag4 ,during the night1 however1 a tempest of wind and rain burst over the valley1 and when the farmer got up in the morning1 several of his fields were flooded4 ,we can well imagine how thankful he was that he had not put off his work till to-morrow4 ,had he done so1 he would have found1 as so many have found1 that to-morrow is too late4 #ah4 ,a famous piece of advice that was1 he remarked1 as he walked back to the house4 ',do not put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day4' ,if everybody acted on that plan1 what a world of misery and disappointment would be saved4 ,i will always do so for the future4 #ai4 ,the farmer kept his word1 and he found1 as you wall also find if you try it1 that his work was lighter1 and that the world went more smoothly than it had ever done before4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i4 ,prde3 that which is brought forth from the ground4 ,clent3 ,one who asks advice of a lawyer4 ,lgal3 relating to law2 governed by the rules of law4 mzement3 surprise4 ,fe3 charge4 ,,ii4 ,de cision3 fixed purpose4 ,select from this story five words which express action4 ,write all the forms of these words3 as see1 saw1 seen4 99 99 99 99 99 ,one of the illusions is that the present hour is not the decisive hour4 ,write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year4 ,,emerson ,the ,walrus and the ,carpenter ,,by ,,lewis ,,carroll #a4 ,the sun was shining on the sea1 ,shining with all his might2 ,he did his very best to make ,the billows smooth and bright-- ,and this was odd1 because it was ,the middle of the night4 #b4 ,the moon was shining sulkily1 ,because she thought the sun ,had got no business to be there ,after the day was done3 ,it's very rude of him1 she said1 ,to come and spoil the fun6 #c4 ,the sea was wet as wet could be1 ,the sands were dry as dry4 ,you could not see a cloud1 because ,no cloud was in the sky3 ,no birds were flying overhead-- ,there were no birds to fly4 #d4 ,the ,walrus and the ,carpenter ,were walking close at hand2 ,they wept like anything to see ,such quantities of sand3 ,if this were only cleared away1 ,they said1 it would be grand6 #e4 ,if seven maids with seven mops ,swept it for half a year1 ,do you suppose1 the ,walrus said1 ,that they could get it clear8 ,i doubt it1 said the ,carpenter1 ,and shed a bitter tear4 #f4 ,o ,oysters1 come and walk with us6 ,the ,walrus did beseech4 ,a pleasant walk1 a pleasant talk1 ,along the briny beach3 ,we can not do with more than four1 ,to give a hand to each4 #g4 ,the eldest ,oyster looked at him1 ,but never a word he said3 ,the eldest ,oyster winked his eye1 ,and shook his heavy head1-- ,meaning to say he did not choose ,to leave the ,oyster-bed4 #h4 ,but four young ,oysters hurried up1 ,all eager for the treat3 ,their coats were brushed1 their faces washed1 ,their shoes were clean and neat-- ,and this was odd1 because1 you know1 ,they hadn't any feet4 #i4 ,four other ,oysters followed them1 ,and yet another four2 ,and thick and fast they came at last1 ,and more1 and more1 and more1-- ,all hopping through the frothy waves1 ,and scrambling to the shore4 #aj4 ,the ,walrus and the ,carpenter ,walked on a mile or so1 ,and then they rested on a rock ,conveniently low3 ,and all the little ,oysters stood ,and waited in a row4 #aa4 ,the time has come1 the ,walrus said1 ,to talk of many things3 ,of shoes--and ships--and sealing wax-- ,of cabbages--and kings-- ,and why the sea is boiling hot-- ,and whether pigs have wings4 #ab4 ,but wait a bit1 the ,oysters cried1 ,before we have our chat2 ,for some of us are out of breath1 ,and all of us are fat6 ,no hurry6 said the ,carpenter4 ,they thanked him much for that4 #ac4 ,a loaf of bread1 the ,walrus said1 ,is what we chiefly need3 ,pepper and vinegar besides ,are very good indeed3 ,now if you're ready1 ,oysters dear1 ,we can begin to feed4 #ad4 ,but not on us6 the ,oysters cried1 ,turning a little blue4 ,after such kindness that would be ,a dismal thing to do6 ,the night is fine1 the ,walrus said2 ,do you admire the view8 #ae4 ,it was so kind of you to come6 ,and you are very nice6 ,the ,carpenter said nothing but1 ,cut us another slice3 ,i wish you were not quite so deaf-- ,i've had to ask you twice6 #af4 ,it seems a shame1 the ,walrus said1 ,to play them such a trick1 ,after we've brought them out so far1 ,and made them trot so quick6 ,the ,carpenter said nothing but1 ,the butter's spread too thick6 #ag4 ,i weep for you1 the ,walrus said3 ,i deeply sympathize4 ,with sobs and tears he sorted out ,those of the largest size1 ,holding his pocket handkerchief ,before his streaming eyes4 #ah4 ,o ,oysters1 said the ,carpenter1 ,you've had a pleasant run6 ,shall we be trotting home again8 ,but answer came there none-- ,and this was scarcely odd1 because ,they'd eaten every one4 99 99 99 99 99 ,bllws3 great waves of the sea4 ,slk ly3 peevishly2 angrily4 ,b sech3 beg2 ask earnestly4 ,brny3 salty4 ,frthy3 full of bubbles4 ,dsmal3 sad4 ,symp thze3 pity4 ,the ,story of ,prince ,ahmed and the ,fairy ,peribanou ,,from ,,the ,,arabian ,,nights ,the exact origin of these famous ,eastern tales is uncertain4 ,they were first made known to ,english readers about two hundred years ago1 and they have ever since maintained a foremost place in the affections of children4 ,i #a4 ,there was a sultan who had three sons and a niece4 ,the eldest of the princes was called ,houssain2 and the second1 ,ali2 and the youngest1 ,ahmed2 and the princess1 his niece1 ,nouronnihar4 #b4 ,the ,princess ,nouronnihar was the orphan daughter of the sultan's younger brother4 ,the sultan brought his niece up in his palace with the three princes1 proposing to marry her1 when she arrived at a proper age1 to some neighboring prince4 ,but when he perceived that the three princes1 his sons1 all loved her1 he was very much concerned4 ,as he was not able to decide among them1 he sent all three to travel in distant countries1 promising his niece in marriage to the one who should bring him as a gift the greatest curiosity4 #c4 ,the princes accordingly set out disguised as merchants4 ,they went the first day's journey together1 and1 as they parted1 they agreed to travel for a year and to meet again at a certain inn4 ,the first that came should wait for the rest2 so that1 as they had all three taken leave together of the sultan1 they might all return together4 ,by break of day they mounted their horses and set forth4 ,illustration3 ,they mounted their horses and set forth4 #d4 ,prince ,houssain1 the eldest brother1 went to the kingdom of ,bisnagar4 ,here1 by good fortune1 he found a wonderful carpet4 ,it was ordinary in appearance1 but had this singular property3 whoever seated himself on it was at once transported to any place he might wish4 #e4 ,prince ,ali1 the second brother1 joined a caravan and journeyed to the capital of the kingdom of ,persia4 ,there he procured from a merchant an ivory tube which would reveal to any one looking through it whatever he wished to see4 #f4 ,prince ,ahmed took the road to ,samarkand4 ,he also bought what he considered the greatest possible curiosity4 ,this was an artificial apple1 the smell of which would cure a person of the most deadly disease4 #g4 ,at the appointed time the princes met at the inn4 ,they showed one another their treasures1 and immediately saw through the tube that the princess was dying4 ,they then sat down on the carpet1 wished themselves with her1 and were there in a moment4 #h4 ,as soon as ,prince ,ahmed was in ,nouronnihar's chamber1 he rose from the carpet1 and going to the bedside put the apple under her nose4 ,the princess immediately opened her eyes1 and turned her head from one side to another1 looking at the persons who stood about her2 then she rose up in bed and asked to be dressed1 just as if she had waked out of a sound sleep4 #i4 ,the princes then went to throw themselves at the feet of the sultan1 their father1 and to pay their respects to him4 ,but when they came before him1 they found he had been informed of their arrival and by what means the princess had been cured4 ,the sultan received them with the greatest joy4 #aj4 ,after the usual ceremonies and compliments1 the princes presented their curiosities3 ,prince ,houssain his carpet1 ,prince ,ali his ivory tube1 and ,prince ,ahmed his artificial apple2 and after each had commended his present1 they begged the sultan to declare to which of them he would give the ,princess ,nouronnihar for a wife1 according to his promise4 #aa4 ,the sultan1 having heard all that the princes could say about their gifts1 remained some time silent4 ,at last he said3 ,i would declare for one of you1 my children1 with a great deal of pleasure if ,i could do it with justice4 ,but the gift of no one of you alone would have been sufficient to cure the princess2 ,ahmed's apple would have been of no use if ,ali's tube had not first revealed her illness1 and ,houssain's carpet transported you to her side4 ,therefore1 as neither carpet1 tube1 nor apple can be preferred one before the other1 ,i cannot grant the princess to any one of you4 #ab4 ,i must use other means to make my choice4 ,get each of you a bow and arrow1 and go to the great plain where they exercise the horses4 ,i will give the princess to him who shoots the farthest4 #ac4 ,the three princes had nothing to say against the decision of the sultan4 ,each provided himself with a bow and arrow1 and went to the plain1 followed by a great crowd of people4 #ad4 ,prince ,houssain1 as the eldest1 took his bow and arrow1 and shot first2 ,prince ,ali shot next1 and much beyond him2 and ,prince ,ahmed last of all1 but nobody could see where his arrow fell2 and1 in spite of all the care that was used by himself and everybody else in searching1 it was not to be found far or near4 ,illustration3 ,prince ,ahmed shot last of all4 #ae4 ,though it was believed that ,prince ,ahmed shot the farthest1 and that he1 therefore1 deserved the ,princess ,nouronnihar1 it was necessary that his arrow should be found1 to make the matter certain4 ,so the sultan judged in favor of ,prince ,ali1 and the wedding took place soon after4 ,,ii #af4 ,prince ,houssain would not honor the feast with his presence4 ,in short1 such was his grief that he left the court and became a hermit4 #ag4 ,prince ,ahmed1 too1 did not go to the wedding2 but he did not renounce the world1 as ,houssain had done4 ,as he could not imagine what had become of his arrow1 he stole away from his attendants to search for it4 ,he went to the place where the other arrows had been found1 going straight forward from there and looking carefully on both sides of him4 #ah4 ,he went on till he came to some steep1 craggy rocks1 which were situated in a barren country about four leagues distant from where he set out4 ,when ,prince ,ahmed came near these rocks1 he perceived an arrow1 which he picked up1 and was much astonished to find that it was his4 #ai4 ,certainly1 said he to himself1 neither ,i nor any man living could shoot an arrow so far6 and finding it laid flat1 not sticking into the ground1 he judged that it had rebounded against the rock4 #bj4 ,as these rocks were full of caves1 the prince entered one1 and1 looking about1 saw an iron door which seemed to have no lock4 ,thrusting against it1 it opened1 and revealed an easy descent1 down which he walked4 ,at first he thought he was going into a dark1 gloomy place1 but presently light succeeded2 and1 entering into a large1 open place1 he perceived a magnificent palace about fifty or sixty paces distant4 #ba4 ,at the same time a lady of majestic port and air advanced as far as the porch1 attended by a large troop of finely dressed and beautiful ladies4 ,the lady addressed him and said3 ,come nearer1 ,prince ,ahmed2 you are welcome4 #bb4 ,it was no small surprise to the prince to hear himself named in a place of which he had never heard1 though it was so near his father's capital2 and he could not understand how he should be known to a lady who was a stranger to him4 #bc4 ,he returned the lady's compliment by throwing himself at her feet1 saying3 ,madam1 ,i return you a thousand thanks for your welcome4 ,but may ,i dare ask how you know me8 ,and how you1 who live so near me1 should be so great a stranger to me8 ,prince1 said the lady1 let us go into the hall2 there ,i will gratify your request4 #bd4 ,the lady led ,prince ,ahmed into the hall1 and1 when they were seated on a sofa1 she said3 ,you are surprised1 you say1 that ,i should know you and not be known to you2 but you will be no longer surprised when ,i inform you who ,i am4 ,i am the daughter of one of the most powerful genies1 and my name is ,peribanou4 ,i was present when you drew your arrow1 and it was ,i who made it strike against the rocks near which you found it4 ,it lies in your power to make use of the favorable opportunity which presents itself to make you happy4 #be4 ,as the fairy ,peribanou looked tenderly upon ,prince ,ahmed1 with a modest blush on her cheeks1 it was no hard matter for the prince to understand what happiness she meant4 ,he considered that the ,princess ,nouronnihar could never be his1 and that the fairy ,peribanou excelled her infinitely in beauty1 agreeableness1 wit1 and1 as much as he could conjecture by the magnificence of the palace1 in immense riches4 #bf4 ,he blessed the moment that he thought of seeking after his arrow a second time1 and replied3 ,madam1 should ,i all my life have the happiness of being your slave1 ,i should think myself the most fortunate of men4 ,don't refuse to admit into your court a prince who is entirely devoted to you4 #bg4 ,prince1 answered the fairy1 will you not pledge your faith to me1 as ,i give mine to you8 ,yes1 madam1 replied the prince1 in great joy2 ,i give you my heart without the least reserve4 ,then1 answered the fairy1 you are my husband and ,i am your wife4 ,come1 now1 and ,i will show you my palace4 #bh4 ,the fairy ,peribanou then carried him through all the apartments1 where he saw diamonds1 rubies1 emeralds1 and all sorts of fine jewels4 ,the prince owned that he could not have imagined that there was in the world anything that could equal it4 ,the wedding feast was held the next day2 or1 rather1 the days following were a continual feast4 ,,iii #bi4 ,at the end of six months ,prince ,ahmed1 who always loved and honored his father1 the sultan1 longed to know how he was4 ,he told the fairy of this desire1 and asked if it were her pleasure that he should go to see his father4 #cj4 ,prince1 said she1 go when you please4 ,but first let me give you some advice3 ,i think it will be best for you not to tell the sultan1 your father1 about me nor about our marriage4 ,beg him to be satisfied in knowing that you are happy1 and inform him that the only end of your visit is to let him know that you are well and happy4 #ca4 ,she appointed twenty gentlemen1 well mounted and equipped1 to attend him4 ,when all was ready1 ,prince ,ahmed took his leave of the fairy1 embraced her1 and renewed his promise to return soon4 #cb4 ,as it was not a great way to his father's capital1 ,prince ,ahmed soon arrived there4 ,the people1 glad to see him again1 received him with shouts of joy4 ,the prince told the story of his adventures1 but without speaking of the fairy1 and ended3 ,the only favor ,i ask of your majesty is to give me leave to come often and pay you my respects4 #cc4 ,son1 answered the sultan1 ,i cannot refuse your request2 but ,i should much rather you would resolve to stay with me4 ,at least tell me where ,i may send to you if you should fail to come1 or if ,i should think your presence necessary4 ,sir1 replied ,prince ,ahmed1 what your majesty asks of me is part of a mystery4 ,i beg of you to give me leave to remain silent on this subject4 #cd4 ,the sultan pressed ,prince ,ahmed no more1 but said to him3 ,son1 ,i penetrate no farther into your secrets1 but can tell you that whenever you come you will always be welcome4 ,prince ,ahmed stayed but three days at his father's court1 and on the fourth day returned to the fairy ,peribanou1 who did not expect him so soon4 #ce4 ,a month after ,prince ,ahmed's return from paying a visit to his father1 he went again1 with the same attendance as before1 but much finer1 and was received by the sultan with the same joy and satisfaction4 ,for several months he continued his visits1 and each time with a richer and finer attendance than before4 #cf4 ,at last some viziers1 the sultan's favorites1 who judged of ,prince ,ahmed's wealth and power by his magnificent appearance1 said that it was to be feared ,prince ,ahmed might try to win the people's favor and to dethrone his father4 ,the sultan was far from thinking that ,prince ,ahmed could be capable of such a design1 and said3 ,you are mistaken2 my son loves me1 and ,i am certain of his tenderness and fidelity4 #cg4 ,but the favorites went on abusing ,prince ,ahmed1 till the sultan said3 ,i cannot believe my son ,ahmed is so wicked as you would persuade me he is2 however1 ,i am obliged to you for your good advice4 #ch4 ,the talk of his favorites had so alarmed the sultan that he resolved to have ,prince ,ahmed watched1 unknown to his grand vizier4 ,so he sent for a female magician and said3 ,go immediately and follow my son2 watch him so as to find out where he retires1 and bring me word4 #ci4 ,the magician left the sultan1 and1 knowing the place where ,prince ,ahmed found his arrow1 went immediately thither and hid herself near the rocks so that nobody could see her4 ,the next morning ,prince ,ahmed set out by daybreak1 according to his custom4 ,the magician1 seeing him coming1 followed him with her eyes till suddenly she lost sight of him and his attendants4 #dj4 ,as the rocks were very steep and craggy1 the magician judged that the prince had gone either into some cave or into an abode of genies or fairies4 ,thereupon she came out of the place where she was hid and looked carefully about on all sides1 but could perceive no opening4 ,the iron gate which ,prince ,ahmed had discovered was to be seen and opened only by those whom the fairy ,peribanou favored4 ,illustration3 ,prince ,ahmed went out with his attendants4 #da4 ,as ,prince ,ahmed never failed to visit the sultan's court once a month1 the magician1 about the time of his next visit1 went to the foot of the rock where she had lost sight of the prince and his attendants1 and waited there4 ,,iv #db4 ,the next morning ,prince ,ahmed went out1 as usual1 at the iron gate1 with his attendants1 and passed by the magician1 whom he did not know to be such4 ,seeing her lying with her head against the rock and complaining as if she were in great pain1 he pitied her1 and his attendants carried her back through the iron gate into the court of the fairy's palace4 #dc4 ,the fairy ,peribanou came at once to see why the prince had returned so soon4 ,not giving her time to ask him the reason1 the prince said3 ,princess1 ,i desire you to care for this poor woman4 #dd4 ,the fairy ,peribanou ordered two of her attendants to carry the woman into the palace4 ,while they obeyed the fairy's commands1 she went to ,prince ,ahmed and whispered3 ,prince1 this woman is not so sick as she pretends to be2 and ,i am very much mistaken if she is not an impostor1 who will be the cause of great trouble to you4 ,but be persuaded that ,i will deliver you out of all the snares that may be laid for you4 ,go and pursue your journey4 #de4 ,these words of the fairy's did not in the least frighten ,prince ,ahmed4 ,my princess1 said he1 as ,i do not remember ever to have done or intended anybody an injury1 ,i cannot believe anybody can have a thought of doing me one2 but1 if any one has1 ,i shall not for that reason forbear doing good whenever ,i have an opportunity4 ,then he went on to his father's palace4 #df4 ,in the meantime the two women carried the magician into a very fine apartment1 richly furnished4 ,they made a bed for her1 the sheets of which were of the finest linen1 and the coverlet cloth-of-gold4 #dg4 ,when they had put her into bed--for she pretended that her fever was so violent that she could not help herself in the least--one of the women went out and brought a dish full of a certain liquor1 which she presented to the magician4 ,drink this liquor1 said she2 it is the water of the ,fountain of ,lions1 and a sovereign cure for all fevers4 ,you will feel the effect of it in less than an hour's time4 #dh4 ,the two women came in an hour later and found the magician up and dressed4 ,o admirable medicine6 she said4 ,it has cured me even sooner than you told me it would1 and ,i shall be able to continue my journey4 ,according to the fairy's orders1 the two women then conducted the magician through several magnificent apartments into a large hall most richly furnished4 #di4 ,peribanou sat in this hall on a throne of gold enriched with diamonds1 rubies1 and pearls of an extraordinary size1 and attended on each hand by a great number of beautiful fairies1 all richly clothed4 #ej4 ,at the sight of so much splendor1 the magician was so amazed that she could not speak4 ,however1 ,peribanou said to her3 ,good woman1 ,i am glad to see that you are able to pursue your journey4 ,i will not detain you4 #ea4 ,the magician went back and related to the sultan all that had happened1 and how ,prince ,ahmed since his marriage with the fairy was richer than all the kings in the world1 and how there was danger that he would come and take the throne from his father4 #eb4 ,now the favorites advised that the prince should be killed1 but the magician advised differently3 ,make him give you all kinds of wonderful things1 by the fairy's help1 till she tires of him and sends him away4 ,as1 for example1 might you not ask him to procure a tent which can be carried in a man's hand1 and which will be so large as to shelter your whole army against bad weather8 #ec4 ,when the magician had finished her speech1 the sultan asked his favorites if they had anything better to propose2 and finding them all silent1 he determined to follow the magician's advice4 ,v #ed4 ,next day the sultan did as the magician had advised him1 and asked for the great tent4 ,prince ,ahmed replied3 ,though it is with the greatest reluctance1 ,i will not fail to ask of my wife the favor your majesty desires1 but ,i will not promise you to obtain it2 and1 if ,i should not have the honor to come again to pay you my respects1 that will be the sign that ,i have not had success4 ,but1 beforehand1 ,i desire you to forgive me and to consider that you yourself have reduced me to this extremity4 #ee4 ,son1 replied the sultan of the ,indies1 ,i should be very sorry if what ,i ask of you should deprive me of the pleasure of seeing you again4 ,your wife would show that her love for you was very slight if she1 with the power of a fairy1 should refuse so small a request as this4 ,the prince went back1 and was very sad for fear of offending the fairy4 ,she kept pressing him to tell her what was the matter4 #ef4 ,at last he said3 ,madam1 you may have observed that hitherto ,i have been content with your love and have never asked you any other favor4 ,consider1 then1 ,i conjure you1 that it is not ,i1 but the sultan1 my father1 who begs of you a tent which is large enough to shelter him1 his court1 and his army from the violence of the weather1 and which a man may carry in his hand4 ,but remember it is the sultan1 my father1 who asks this favor4 #eg4 ,prince1 replied the fairy1 smiling1 ,i am sorry that so small a matter should disturb you4 ,then the fairy sent for her treasurer1 to whom she said3 ,nourgihan1 bring me the largest tent in my treasury4 #eh4 ,nourgihan returned presently with the tent--which she could not only hold in her hand1 but in the palm of her hand when she shut her fingers--and presented it to her mistress1 who gave it to ,prince ,ahmed4 #ei4 ,when ,prince ,ahmed saw the tent which the fairy called the largest in her treasury1 he thought that she jested with him4 ,peribanou1 perceiving this1 said3 ,nourgihan1 go and set the tent up so that the prince may judge whether it be large enough for the sultan1 his father4 #fj4 ,the treasurer immediately carried it a great way off2 and when she had set it up1 one end reached to the palace1 and the prince found it large enough to shelter two greater armies than that of the sultan4 ,he said to ,peribanou3 ,i ask my princess a thousand pardons for my incredulity4 ,after what ,i have seen1 ,i believe there is nothing impossible to you4 #fa4 ,the treasurer took down the tent and brought it to the prince1 who took it1 and the next day mounted his horse and went with his attendants to his father's court4 ,the sultan1 who was persuaded that there could not be such a tent as he had asked for1 was greatly surprised when he saw it4 #fb4 ,but he was not yet satisfied1 and he requested his son to bring him some water from the ,fountain of ,lions1 which was a sovereign remedy for all sorts of fevers4 ,by the aid of the fairy ,peribanou1 ,prince ,ahmed found this fountain1 passed safely through all the perils of the way1 and returned to the sultan with the water he had required4 #fc4 ,the sultan showed outwardly all the signs of great joy1 but secretly became more jealous1 and by the advice of the magician he said to ,prince ,ahmed3 ,son1 ,i have one thing more to ask of you1 after which ,i shall expect nothing more from your obedience nor from your interest with your wife4 ,this request is to bring me a man not above a foot and a half high1 whose beard is thirty feet long1 who carries upon his shoulders a bar of iron of five hundredweight1 which he uses as a quarterstaff4 #fd4 ,prince ,ahmed1 who did not believe that there was such a man in the world as his father described1 would gladly have excused himself2 but the sultan persisted in his demand1 and told him the fairy could do more incredible things4 ,,vi #fe4 ,the next day the prince returned to his dear ,peribanou1 to whom he told his father's new demand1 which1 he said1 he looked upon to be a thing more impossible than the other two4 ,for1 added he1 ,i cannot imagine there can be such a man in the world4 ,how can my father suppose that ,i should be able to find a man so small and at the same time so well armed8 ,what arms can ,i make use of to reduce him to my will8 #ff4 ,don't be frightened1 prince1 replied the fairy2 you ran a risk in getting the water of the ,fountain of ,lions for your father1 but there is no danger in finding this man1 who is my brother ,schaibar4 ,far from being like me1 he is of so violent a nature that nothing can prevent his resenting a slight offence2 yet1 on the other hand1 he is so good as to oblige any one in whatever is desired4 ,he is exactly as the sultan1 your father1 has described him4 ,illustration3 ,there arose a thick cloud of smoke4 #fg4 ,i'll send for him1 and you shall judge of the truth of what ,i tell you2 but prepare yourself not to be frightened at his extraordinary appearance4 ,what6 my queen1 replied ,prince ,ahmed2 do you say ,schaibar is your brother8 ,let him be never so ugly and deformed1 ,i shall be so far from being frightened at the sight of him that1 as our brother1 ,i shall honor and love him4 #fh4 ,the fairy ordered a gold chafing dish to be set with a fire in it in the porch of her palace1 and taking a perfume1 she threw it into the fire1 out of which there arose a thick cloud of smoke4 #fi4 ,some moments after1 the fairy said to ,prince ,ahmed3 ,see1 here comes my brother4 ,the prince immediately perceived ,schaibar coming gravely1 with his heavy bar on his shoulder2 his long beard1 which he held up before him2 and a pair of thick moustachios1 which he tucked behind his ears and which almost covered his face4 ,his eyes were very small and deep-set in his head1 and he wore a high cap2 besides all this1 he was very much humpbacked4 #gj4 ,schaibar1 as he came forward1 looked at the prince earnestly enough to chill the blood in his veins1 and asked ,peribanou who he was4 ,to which she replied3 ,he is my husband1 brother4 ,his name is ,ahmed2 he is the son of the sultan of the ,indies4 ,the reason why ,i did not invite you to my wedding was that ,i was unwilling to divert you from an expedition in which you were engaged1 and from which ,i heard with pleasure that you returned victorious1 and so ,i took the liberty to call for you4 #ga4 ,at these words1 ,schaibar1 looking on ,prince ,ahmed favorably1 said3 ,is there anything1 sister1 wherein ,i can serve him8 ,that he is your husband is enough to engage me to do for him whatever he desires4 ,the sultan1 his father1 replied ,peribanou1 has a curiosity to see you1 and ,i desire that the prince may be your guide to the sultan's court4 #gb4 ,schaibar and ,prince ,ahmed set out for the sultan's court4 ,when they arrived at the gates of the capital1 the people no sooner saw ,schaibar than they ran and hid themselves2 so that ,schaibar and ,prince ,ahmed1 as they went along1 found the streets all deserted till they came to the palace4 ,there the porters1 instead of keeping the gates1 ran away1 too1 so that the prince and ,schaibar advanced to the council hall1 where the sultan was seated on his throne1 giving audience4 #gc4 ,schaibar went boldly up to the throne1 without waiting to be presented by ,prince ,ahmed1 and addressed the sultan in these words3 ,thou hast asked for me2 see1 here ,i am4 ,what wouldst thou have with me8 #gd4 ,the sultan1 instead of answering him1 clapped his hands before his eyes to avoid the sight of so terrible an object2 at which rude reception ,schaibar was so much provoked1 after he had taken the trouble to come so far1 that he instantly lifted up his iron bar and killed the sultan before ,prince ,ahmed could intercede4 #ge4 ,all that the prince could do was to prevent his killing the grand vizier by saying that this officer had always given the sultan good advice4 ,after this ,schaibar said3 ,this is not yet enough2 ,i will treat all the people in the same way if they do not immediately acknowledge ,prince ,ahmed1 my brother-in-law1 for their sultan and the sultan of the ,indies4 #gf4 ,then all that were there present made the air echo again with the repeated shouts of ,long life to ,sultan ,ahmed6 and immediately he was proclaimed through the whole town4 ,schaibar had him installed on the throne1 and after he had caused all to swear fidelity to ,ahmed1 he brought ,peribanou with all the pomp and grandeur imaginable1 and had her crowned sultaness of the ,indies4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i4 ,sltan3 an ,eastern king4 ,houssin4 hmd4 ,nou rn hr4 ,ds gused3 dressed for the purpose of concealment4 ,bs n gr4 ,trns prtd3 carried4 ,sm ar knd4 r m nes3 forms of politeness4 ,cm mndd3 praised4 ,,ii4 ,hrmt3 a man who lives apart from other people4 ,r noune3 give up4 ,lagues3 a league is a measure of distance of from two to four miles4 ,prt3 manner of carrying oneself4 nes3 spirits2 powerful fairies4 ,p r bnou4 nf nte ly3 beyond measure2 greatly4 ,cn jctre3 guess4 ,,iii4 qupped3 dressed2 fitted out4 ,pn trte3 pierce into4 ,viziers3 in ,eastern countries1 officers of high rank4 ,f dl ty3 faithfulness4 ,,iv4 m pstor3 a cheat2 one who imposes upon others4 ,fr ber3 keep from4 ,svr egn3 effectual4 ,v4 ,cn jre3 beg earnestly4 ,nourg hn4 n cr dl ty3 unbelief4 ,quartr stff3 a long1 stout staff used as a weapon4 ,,vi4 ,mous th s3 mustache4 ,d vrt3 turn aside4 n tr de3 speak in his behalf4 n stalled3 placed in office4 ,illustration3 ,william ,cullen ,bryant ,the ,planting of the ,apple ,tree ,,by ,,william ,,cullen ,,bryant ,william ,cullen ,bryant 7#agid-ahgh73 ,an ,american poet and journalist4 ,his most famous poem is ,thanatopsis1 written when he was only eighteen4 ,among his other poems are ,to a ,waterfowl1 ,the ,death of the ,flowers1 and ,to a ,fringed ,gentian4 #a4 ,come1 let us plant the apple tree4 ,cleave the tough greensward with the spade2 ,wide let its hollow bed be made2 ,there gently lay the roots1 and there ,sift the dark mold with kindly care1 ,and press it o'er them tenderly1 ,as round the sleeping infant's feet ,we softly fold the cradle sheet2 ,so plant we the apple tree4 ,illustration #b4 ,what plant we in this apple tree8 ,buds which the breath of summer days ,shall lengthen into leafy sprays2 ,boughs where the thrush1 with crimson breast1 ,shall haunt and sing1 and hide her nest2 ,we plant1 upon the sunny lea1 ,a shadow for the noontide hour1 ,a shelter from the summer shower1 ,when we plant the apple tree4 #c4 ,what plant we in this apple tree8 ,sweets for a hundred flowery springs ,to load the ,may wind's restless wings1 ,when1 from the orchard row he pours ,its fragrance through our open doors2 ,a world of blossoms for the bee1 ,flowers for the sick girl's silent room1 ,for the glad infant sprigs of bloom ,we plant with the apple tree4 #d4 ,what plant we in this apple tree8 ,fruits that shall swell in sunny ,june1 ,and redden in the ,august noon1 ,and drop1 when gentle airs come by ,that fan the blue ,september sky2 ,while children come1 with cries of glee1 ,and seek them where the fragrant grass ,betrays their bed to those who pass1 ,at the foot of the apple tree4 #e4 ,and when1 above this apple tree1 ,the winter stars are quivering bright1 ,and winds go howling through the night1 ,girls1 whose young eyes o'erflow with mirth1 ,shall peel its fruit by cottage hearth1 ,and guests in prouder homes shall see1 ,heaped with the grape of ,cintra's vine1 ,and golden orange of the line1 ,the fruit of the apple tree4 #f4 ,the fruitage of this apple tree ,winds and our flag of stripe and star ,shall bear to coasts that lie afar1 ,where men shall wonder at the view1 ,and ask in what fair groves they grew2 ,and sojourners beyond the sea ,shall think of childhood's careless day1 ,and long1 long hours of summer play ,in the shade of the apple tree4 #g4 ,each year shall give this apple tree ,a broader flush of roseate bloom1 ,a deeper maze of verdurous gloom1 ,and loosen1 when the frost clouds lower1 ,the crisp brown leaves in thicker shower4 ,the years shall come and pass1 but we ,shall hear no longer1 where we lie1 ,the summer's songs1 the autumn's sigh1 ,in the boughs of the apple tree4 #h4 ,and time shall waste this apple tree4 ,oh1 when its aged branches throw ,thin shadows on the ground below1 ,shall fraud and force and iron will ,oppress the weak and helpless still8 ,what shall the tasks of mercy be1 ,amid the toils1 the strifes1 the tears ,of those who live when length of years ,is wasting this little apple tree8 #i4 ,who planted this old apple tree8 ,the children of that distant day ,thus to some aged man shall say2 ,and1 gazing on its mossy stem1 ,the gray-haired man shall answer them3 ,a poet of the land was he1 ,born in the rude but good old times2 ',tis said he made some quaint old rhymes ,on planting the apple tree4 ,illustration3 ,who planted this old apple tree8 99 99 99 99 99 ,clave3 cut2 part4 ,grensward3 turf green with grass4 ,la3 meadow2 field4 ntr3 a town in ,portugal4 ,the line3 the ,equator4 ,sjorn rs3 those who dwell for a time4 ,rs te3 rosy4 ,mze3 a tangle2 a network4 ,vrdr os3 green4 ,lowr3 seem dark and gloomy4 ,fraud3 deceit2 cheat4 ,quint3 odd2 curious4 ,nests ,make yourselves nests of pleasant thoughts6 ,none of us yet know1 for none of us have been taught in early youth1 what fairy palaces we may build of beautiful thoughts1 proof against all adversity2 bright fancies1 satisfied memories1 noble histories1 faithful sayings1 treasure-houses of precious and restful thoughts1 which care cannot disturb1 nor pain make gloomy1 nor poverty take away from us2 houses built without hands1 for our souls to live in4 ,,ruskin ,sir ,isaac ,newton ,,by ,,nathaniel ,,hawthorne ,i #a4 ,on ,christmas ,day1 in the year #afdb1 ,isaac ,newton was born at the small village of ,woolsthorpe1 in ,england4 ,little did his mother think11 when she beheld her new-born babe1 that he was to explain many matters which had been a mystery ever since the creation of the world4 ,illustration3 ,sir ,isaac ,newton #b4 ,isaac's father being dead1 ,mrs4 ,newton was married again to a clergyman and went to live at ,north ,witham4 ,her son was left to the care of his good old grandmother1 who was very kind to him and sent him to school4 #c4 ,in his early years ,isaac did not appear to be a very bright scholar1 but was chiefly remarkable for his ingenuity4 ,he had a set of little tools and saws of various sizes1 manufactured by himself4 ,with the aid of these ,isaac made many curious articles1 at which he worked with so much skill that he seemed to have been born with a saw or chisel in hand4 #d4 ,the neighbors looked with admiration at the things which ,isaac manufactured4 ,and his old grandmother1 ,i suppose1 was never weary of talking about him4 ,he'll make a capital workman one of these days1 she would probably say4 ,no fear but what ,isaac will do well in the world and be a rich man before he dies4 #e4 ,it is amusing to conjecture what were the expectations of his grandmother and the neighbors about ,isaac's future life4 ,some of them1 perhaps1 fancied that he would make beautiful furniture4 ,others probably thought that little ,isaac would be an architect1 and would build splendid houses1 and churches with the tallest steeples that had ever been seen in ,england4 #f4 ,some of his friends1 no doubt1 advised ,isaac's grandmother to apprentice him to a clock-maker2 for1 besides his mechanical skill1 the boy seemed to have a taste for mathematics1 which would be very useful to him in that profession4 #g4 ,and then1 in due time1 ,isaac would set up for himself1 and would manufacture curious clocks like those that contain sets of dancing figures which come from the dial-plate when the hour is struck2 or like those where a ship sails across the face of the clock and is seen tossing up and down on the waves as often as the pendulum vibrates4 #h4 ,indeed1 there was some ground for supposing that ,isaac would devote himself to the manufacture of clocks1 since he had already made one of a kind which nobody had ever heard of before4 ,it was set a-going1 not by wheels and weights like other clocks1 but by the dropping of water4 #i4 ,this was an object of great wonderment to all the people round about2 and it must be confessed that there are few boys1 or men either1 who could contrive to tell what o'clock it is by means of a bowl of water4 #aj4 ,besides the water clock1 ,isaac made a sundial4 ,thus his grandmother was never at a loss to know the hour2 for the water clock would tell it in the shade and the dial in the sunshine4 ,the sundial is said to be still at ,woolsthorpe1 on the corner of the house where ,isaac dwelt4 #aa4 ,if so1 it must have marked the passage of every sunny hour that has passed since ,isaac ,newton was a boy4 ,it marked all the famous moments of his life2 it marked the hour of his death2 and still the sunshine creeps slowly over it1 as regularly as when ,isaac first set it up4 #ab4 ,yet we must not say that the sundial has lasted longer than its maker2 for ,isaac ,newton will exist long after the dial--yes1 and long after the sun itself--shall have crumbled to decay4 ,,ii #ac4 ,isaac possessed a wonderful power of gaining knowledge by the simplest means4 ,for instance1 what method do you suppose he took to find out the strength of the wind8 ,you will never guess how the boy could compel that unseen1 inconstant1 and ungovernable wonder1 the wind1 to tell him the measure of its strength4 #ad4 ,yet nothing can be more simple4 ,he jumped against the wind2 and by the length of his jump he could calculate the force of a gentle breeze or a tempest4 ,thus1 even in his boyish sports he was continually searching out the secrets of philosophy4 #ae4 ,not far from his grandmother's house there was a windmill which worked on a new plan4 ,isaac was in the habit of going thither frequently1 and would spend whole hours in examining its various parts4 ,while the mill was at rest he pried into its machinery4 ,illustration3 ,the windmill #af4 ,when its broad sails were set in motion by the wind1 he watched the process by which the millstones were made to turn and crush the grain that was put into the hopper4 ,after gaining a thorough knowledge of its construction1 he was observed to be unusually busy with his tools4 #ag4 ,it was not long before his grandmother and all the neighborhood knew what ,isaac had been about4 ,he had constructed a model of the windmill4 ,though not so large1 ,i suppose1 as one of the box traps which boys set to catch squirrels1 yet every part of the mill and its machinery was complete4 #ah4 ,its little sails were neatly made of linen1 and whirled round very swiftly when the mill was placed in a draught of air4 ,even a puff of wind from ,isaac's mouth or from a pair of bellows was sufficient to set the sails in motion4 ,and1 what was most curious1 if a handful of grains of wheat was put into the little hopper1 they would soon be converted into snow-white flour4 #ai4 ,isaac's playmates were enchanted with his new windmill4 ,they thought that nothing so pretty and so wonderful had ever been seen in the whole world4 ,but1 ,isaac1 said one of them1 you have forgotten one thing that belongs to a mill4 #bj4 ,what is that8 asked ,isaac2 for he supposed that1 from the roof of the mill to its foundation1 he had forgotten nothing4 ,why1 where is the miller8 said his friend4 ,that is true2 ,i must look out for one1 said ,isaac2 and he set himself to consider how the deficiency should be supplied4 #ba4 ,he might easily have made a little figure like a man2 but then it would not have been able to move about and perform the duties of a miller4 ,it so happened1 however1 that a mouse had just been caught in the trap2 and1 as no other miller could be found1 ,mr4 ,mouse was appointed to that important office4 #bb4 ,the new miller made a very respectable appearance in his dark gray coat4 ,to be sure1 he had not a very good character for honesty1 and was suspected of sometimes stealing a portion of the grain which was given him to grind4 ,but perhaps some two-legged millers are quite as dishonest as this small quadruped4 #bc4 ,as ,isaac grew older1 it was found that he had far more important matters in his mind than the manufacture of toys like the little windmill4 ,all day long1 if left to himself1 he was either absorbed in thought or engaged in some book of mathematics or natural philosophy4 #bd4 ,at night1 ,i think it probable1 he looked up with reverential curiosity to the stars and wondered whether they were worlds like our own1 and how great was their distance from the earth1 and what was the power that kept them in their courses4 ,perhaps1 even so early in life1 ,isaac ,newton felt that he should be able some day to answer all these questions4 #be4 ,when ,isaac was fourteen years old1 his mother's second husband being now dead1 she wished her son to leave school and assist her in managing the farm at ,woolsthorpe4 ,for a year or two1 therefore1 he tried to turn his attention to farming4 ,but his mind was so bent on becoming a scholar that his mother sent him back to school1 and afterwards to the ,university of ,cambridge4 ,,iii #bf4 ,i have now finished my anecdotes of ,isaac ,newton's boyhood4 ,my story would be far too long were ,i to mention all the splendid discoveries which he made after he came to be a man4 ,he was the first that found out the nature of light2 for1 before his day1 nobody could tell what the sunshine was composed of4 #bg4 ,you remember1 ,i suppose1 the story of an apple's falling on his head and thus leading him to discover the force of gravitation1 which keeps the heavenly bodies in their courses4 ,when he had once got hold of this idea1 he never permitted his mind to rest until he had searched out all the laws by which the planets are guided through the sky4 #bh4 ,this he did as thoroughly as if he had gone up among the stars and tracked them in their orbits4 ,the boy had found out the mechanism of a windmill2 the man explained to his fellow men the mechanism of the universe4 #bi4 ,while making these researches he was accustomed to spend night after night in a lofty tower1 gazing at the heavenly bodies through a telescope4 ,his mind was lifted far above the things of this world4 ,he may be said1 indeed1 to have spent the greater part of his life in worlds that lie thousands and millions of miles away2 for where the thoughts and the heart are1 there is our true life4 ,illustration3 ,there stood little ,diamond1 the author of all the mischief4 #cj4 ,did you never hear the story of ,newton and his little dog1 ,diamond8 ,one day1 when he was fifty years old1 and had been hard at work more than twenty years studying the theory of light1 he went out of his chamber1 leaving his little dog asleep before the fire4 #ca4 ,on the table lay a heap of manuscript papers containing all the discoveries which ,newton had made during those twenty years4 ,when his master was gone1 up rose little ,diamond1 jumped upon the table1 and overthrew the lighted candle4 ,the papers immediately caught fire4 #cb4 ,just as the destruction was completed1 ,newton opened the chamber door and perceived that the labors of twenty years were reduced to a heap of ashes4 ,there stood little ,diamond1 the author of all the mischief4 ,almost any other man would have sentenced the dog to immediate death4 ,but ,newton patted him on the head1 with his usual kindness1 although grief was at his heart4 #cc4 ,o ,diamond1 ,diamond1 exclaimed he1 thou little knowest the mischief thou hast done6 ,this incident affected his health and spirits for some time afterwards2 but1 from his conduct towards the little dog1 you may judge what was the sweetness of his temper4 #cd4 ,newton lived to be a very old man1 and acquired great fame4 ,he was made a member of ,parliament and was knighted by the king4 ,but he cared little for earthly fame and honors1 and felt no pride in the vastness of his knowledge4 ,all that he had learned only made him feel how little he knew in comparison to what remained to be known4 #ce4 ,i seem to myself like a child1 he observed1 playing on the sea-shore and picking up here and there a curious shell or a pretty pebble1 while the boundless ocean of truth lies undiscovered before me4 #cf4 ,at last1 in #agbg1 when he was fourscore and five years old1 ,sir ,isaac ,newton died--or1 rather1 he ceased to live on earth4 ,we may be permitted to believe that he is still searching out the infinite wisdom and goodness of the ,creator as earnestly1 and with even more success1 than while his spirit animated a mortal body4 ,he has left a fame behind him which will be as lasting as if his name were written in letters of light formed by the stars upon the midnight sky4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i4 n n ty3 skill2 inventiveness4 ,mn fctred3 made4 rch tct3 a person skilled in the art of building4 ,m chn cal3 relating to tools and machinery4 ,vbrtes3 moves to and fro4 ,,ii4 ,phi loso phy3 the science or knowledge of things1 their causes and effects4 ,pred3 looked closely4 ,hppr3 a box through which grain passes into a mill4 ,con struction3 manner of building2 arrangement4 ,cn vrtd3 changed4 ,de ficien cy3 want4 ,qudr pd3 an animal having four feet4 ,rev er ential3 respectful2 humble4 ,,iii4 ,grav i tation3 the law of nature by which all bodies are drawn towards one another4 rbts3 paths round the sun4 ,mchan sm3 ,arrangement of the parts of anything4 ,fur scre3 eighty4 99 99 99 99 99 ,who is here8 ,it is ,i4 ,it is he4 ,it is she4 ,it is we4 ,it is they4 ,who was here8 ,it was ,i4 ,it was he4 ,it was she4 ,it was we4 ,it was they4 ,answer the following questions1 using the right words3 ,who is there8 ,who is coming8 ,who is reading the book8 ,who brought the flowers8 99 99 99 99 99 ,it is not what we earn1 but what we save1 that makes us rich4 ,it is not what we eat1 but what we digest1 that makes us strong4 ,it is not what we read1 but what we understand1 that makes us wise4 ,it is not what we intend1 but what we do1 that makes us useful4 ,lucy ,,by ,,william ,,wordsworth #a4 ,she dwelt among the untrodden ways ,beside the springs of ,dove1 ,a maid whom there were none to praise1 ,and very few to love2 #b4 ,a violet by a mossy stone1 ,half hidden from the eye2 ,fair as a star1 when only one ,is shining in the sky6 #c4 ,she lived unknown1 and few could know ,when ,lucy ceased to be2 ,but she is in her grave1 and1 oh1 ,the difference to me6 ,illustration3 ,from the painting by ,jules ,breton ,the ,song of the ,lark ,to a ,skylark ,,by ,,william ,,wordsworth ,ethereal minstrel6 pilgrim of the sky6 ,dost thou despise the earth where cares abound8 ,or1 while the wings aspire1 are heart and eye ,both with thy nest upon the dewy ground8 ,thy nest which thou canst drop into at will1 ,those quivering wings composed1 that music still6 99 99 99 99 99 thral3 heavenly4 ,mnstrl3 poet2 singer4 ,tom ,goes down to the ,sea ,,by ,,charles ,,kingsley ,charles ,kingsley 7#ahai-ahge73 ,an ,english clergyman1 who was the author of several popular novels4 ,he wrote two books for children which have become child classics--,the ,heroes1 a collection of ,greek fairy tales1 and ,the ,water-,babies4 ,this selection is from ,the ,water-,babies1 which is a story about the strange and beautiful changes which go on in the water4 ,tom was a little chimney sweep whom the fairies changed into a water-baby4 ,he had been a poor1 neglected little boy1 who was mischievous and unkind because he knew no better4 ,at first he was a mischievous1 unkind water-baby1 and the water-creatures found no pleasure in playing with him1 so that for a while he was very lonely4 ,but1 as he learned to be more kind and loving1 he won friends4 ,here is the story of his journey in search of other water-babies1 whom at last he found in the great sea4 ,i #a4 ,and then1 on the evening of a very hot day1 ,tom1 the water-baby1 saw a sight4 ,he had been very stupid all day1 and so had the trout1 for they would not move an inch to take a fly1 though there were thousands on the water1 but lay dozing at the bottom1 under the shade of the stones2 and ,tom lay dozing1 too1 and was glad to cuddle their smooth1 cool sides1 for the water was quite warm and unpleasant4 #b4 ,but toward evening it grew suddenly dark1 and ,tom looked up and saw a blanket of black clouds lying right across the valley above his head1 resting on the crags right and left4 ,he felt not quite frightened1 but very still1 for everything was still4 ,there was not a whisper of wind nor a chirp of a bird to be heard2 and next a few great drops of rain fell plop into the water1 and one hit ,tom on the nose and made him pop his head down quickly enough4 #c4 ,and then the thunder roared1 and the lightning flashed1 and leaped across ,vendale and back again1 from cloud to cloud and cliff to cliff1 till the very rocks in the stream seemed to shake2 and ,tom looked up at it through the water and thought it the finest thing he ever saw in his life4 #d4 ,but out of the water he dared not put his head2 for the rain came down by bucketfuls1 and the hail hammered like shot on the stream and churned it into foam2 and soon the stream rose1 and rushed down1 higher and higher1 and fouler and fouler1 full of beetles and sticks and straws and worms and this1 that1 and the other4 ,tom could hardly stand against the stream1 and hid behind a rock4 ,but the trout did not2 for out they rushed from among the stones1 and began gobbling the beetles and leeches in the most greedy and quarrelsome way4 #f4 ,and now1 by the flashes of lightning1 ,tom saw a new sight--all the bottom of the stream alive with great eels1 turning and twisting along1 all down stream and away4 ,they had been hiding for weeks past in the cracks of the rocks and in burrows in the mud1 and ,tom had hardly ever seen them1 except now and then at night2 but now they were all out1 and went hurrying past him so fiercely and wildly that he was quite frightened4 #g4 ,and1 as they hurried past1 he could hear them say to each other3 ,we must run1 we must run4 ,what a jolly thunder storm6 ,down to the sea1 down to the sea6 ,and then the otter came by with all her brood1 saying3 ,come along1 children2 we will breakfast on salmon to-morrow4 ,down to the sea1 down to the sea6 #h4 ,down to the sea8 said ,tom4 ,everything is going to the sea1 and ,i will go1 too4 ,good-bye1 trout4 ,but the trout were so busy gobbling worms that they never turned to answer him2 so that ,tom was spared the pain of bidding them farewell4 #i4 ,and now1 down the rushing stream1 guided by the bright flashes of the storm2 past tall birch-fringed rocks1 which shone out one moment as clear as day1 and the next were dark as night2 past dark hovers under swirling banks2 on through narrow strids and roaring cataracts1 where ,tom was deafened and blinded for a moment by the rushing waters2 along deep reaches1 where the white water lilies tossed and flapped beneath the wind and hail2 past sleeping villages2 under dark bridge arches1 and away and away to the sea4 #aj4 ,and ,tom could not stop and did not care to stop2 he would see the great world below1 and the salmon1 and the breakers1 and the wide1 wide sea4 ,,ii #aa4 ,and when the day came1 ,tom found himself out in the salmon river4 ,and after a while he came to a place where the river spread out into broad1 still1 shallow reaches so wide that little ,tom1 as he put his head out of the water1 could hardly see across4 #ab4 ,and there he stopped4 ,he got a little frightened4 ,this must be the sea1 he thought4 ,what a wide place it is6 ,if ,i go on into it1 ,i shall surely lose my way or some strange thing will bite me4 ,i will stop here and look out for the otter or the eels1 or some one to tell me where ,i shall go4 #ac4 ,so he went back a little way and crept into a crack of the rock1 just where the river opened out into the wide shallows1 and watched for some one to tell him his way2 but the otter and the eels were gone on miles and miles down the stream4 #ad4 ,there he waited1 and slept1 too1 for he was quite tired with his night's journey2 and when he woke1 the stream was clearing to a beautiful amber hue1 though it was still very high4 #ae4 ,tom went on down1 and1 as he went1 all the vale looked sad4 ,the red and yellow leaves showered down into the river2 the flies and beetles were all dead and gone2 the chill autumn fog lay low upon the hills1 and sometimes spread itself so thickly on the river that he could not see his way4 #af4 ,but he felt his way instead1 following the flow of the stream day after day1 past great bridges1 past boats and barges1 past the great town with its wharves and mills and tall smoking chimneys1 and ships which rode at anchor in the stream2 and now and then he ran against their hawsers and wondered what they were1 and peeped out and saw the sailors lounging on board1 and ducked under again1 for he was terribly afraid of being caught by man and turned into a chimney sweep once more4 ,illustration3 ,past the ships which rode at anchor in the stream #ag4 ,poor little fellow6 ,it was a dreary journey for him2 and more than once he longed to be back in ,vendale1 playing with the trout in the bright summer sun4 ,but it could not be4 ,what has been once can never come over again4 ,and people can be little babies1 even water-babies1 only once in their lives4 #ah4 ,besides1 people who make up their minds to go and see the world1 as ,tom did1 must needs find it a weary journey4 ,lucky for them if they do not lose heart and stop half way1 instead of going on bravely to the end1 as ,tom did4 #ai4 ,but ,tom was always a brave1 determined little ,english bulldog1 who never knew when he was beaten2 and on and on he held1 till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog4 ,and then he found1 to his surprise1 the stream turned round and running up inland4 #bj4 ,it was the tide1 of course2 but ,tom knew nothing of the tide4 ,he only knew that in a minute more the water1 which had been fresh1 turned salt all around him4 ,and then there came a change over him4 ,he felt strong and light and fresh1 and gave1 he did not know why1 three skips out of the water1 a yard high1 and head over heels1 just as the salmon do when they first touch the noble1 rich salt water1 which1 as some wise men tell us1 is the mother of all living things4 #ba4 ,he did not care now for the tide being against him4 ,the red buoy was in sight1 dancing in the open sea2 and to the buoy he would go1 and to it he went4 ,he passed great shoals of bass and mullet1 leaping and rushing in after the shrimps1 but he never heeded them nor they him2 and once he passed a great1 black1 shining seal who was coming in after the mullet4 #bb4 ,the seal put his head and shoulders out of water and stared at him4 ,and ,tom1 instead of being frightened1 said3 ,how d'ye do1 sir8 ,what a beautiful place the sea is6 #bc4 ,and the old seal1 instead of trying to bite him1 looked at him with his soft1 sleepy1 winking eyes and said3 ,good tide to you1 my little man2 are you looking for your brothers and sisters8 ,i passed them all at play outside4 #bd4 ,oh1 then1 said ,tom1 ,i shall have playfellows at last6 ,and he swam on to the buoy and got upon it--for he was quite out of breath--and sat there and looked round for water-babies2 but there were none to be seen4 ,,iii #be4 ,the sea breeze came in freshly with the tide and blew the fog away1 and the little waves danced for joy around the buoy1 and the old buoy danced with them4 ,the shadows of the clouds ran races over the bright1 blue bay1 and yet never caught each other up2 and the breakers plunged merrily upon the wide white sands and jumped up over the rocks to see what the green fields inside were like1 and tumbled down and broke themselves all to pieces and never minded it a bit1 but mended themselves and jumped up again4 #bf4 ,and the terns hovered over ,tom like huge1 white dragon-flies with black heads2 and the gulls laughed like girls at play2 and the sea-pies1 with their red bills and legs1 flew to and fro from shore to shore and whistled sweet and wild4 ,and ,tom looked and looked and listened2 and he would have been very happy if he could only have seen the water-babies4 #bg4 ,then1 when the tide turned1 he left the buoy and swam round and round in search of them2 but in vain4 ,sometimes he thought he heard them laughing2 but it was only the laughter of the ripples4 ,and sometimes he thought he saw them at the bottom2 but it was only white and pink shells4 #bh4 ,and once he was sure he had found one1 for he saw two bright eyes peeping out of the sand4 ,so he dived down and began scraping the sand away1 and cried3 ,don't hide2 ,i do want some one to play with so much6 ,and out jumped a great turbot1 with his ugly eyes and mouth all awry1 and flopped away along the bottom1 knocking poor ,tom over4 ,and he sat down at the bottom of the sea and cried salt tears from sheer disappointment4 #bi4 ,to have come all this way and faced so many dangers1 and yet to find no water-babies6 ,how hard6 ,well1 it did seem hard2 but people1 even little babies1 cannot have all they want without waiting for it1 and working for it1 too1 my little man1 as you will find out some day4 ,,iv #cj4 ,and ,tom sat upon the buoy long days1 long weeks1 looking out to the sea and wondering when the water-babies would come back2 and yet they never came4 #ca4 ,then he began to ask all the strange things which came in and out of the sea if they had seen any2 and some said ,yes1 and some said nothing at all4 ,he asked the bass and the pollock2 but they were so greedy after the shrimps that they did not care to answer him a word4 #cb4 ,then there came in a whole fleet of purple sea snails1 floating along1 each on a sponge full of foam1 and ,tom said3 ,where do you come from1 you pretty creatures8 and have you seen the water-babies8 #cc4 ,and the sea snails answered3 ,whence we come1 we know not2 and whither we are going1 who can tell8 ,we float out our life in the mid-ocean1 with the warm sunshine above our heads and the warm ,gulf ,stream below2 and that is enough for us4 ,yes1 perhaps we have seen the water-babies4 ,we have seen many strange things as we sailed along4 ,and they floated away1 the happy1 stupid things1 and all went ashore upon the sands4 #cd4 ,then there came in a great1 lazy sunfish1 as big as a fat pig cut in half2 and he seemed to have been cut in half1 too1 and squeezed in a clothes-press till he was flat2 but to all his big body and big fins he had only a little rabbit's mouth1 no bigger than ,tom's2 and when ,tom questioned him he answered him in a little1 squeaky1 feeble voice3 #ce4 ,i'm sure ,i don't know2 ,i've lost my way4 ,i meant to go to the ,chesapeake1 and ,i'm afraid ,i've got wrong somehow4 ,dear me6 it was all by following that pleasant warm water4 ,i'm sure ,i've lost my way4 ,and when ,tom asked him again1 he could only answer3 ,i've lost my way4 ,don't talk to me2 ,i want to think4 #cf4 ,then there came up a shoal of porpoises1 rolling as they went--papas and mammas and little children--and all quite smooth and shiny1 because the fairies ,french polish them every morning2 and they sighed so softly as they came by that ,tom took courage to speak to them2 but all they answered was1 ,hush1 hush1 hush6 for that was all they had learned to say4 ,illustration3 ,tom and the lobster #cg4 ,and then ,tom left the buoy and used to go along the sands and round the rocks1 and come out in the night and cry and call for the water-babies2 but he never heard a voice call in return4 ,and at last1 with his fretting and crying1 he grew lean and thin4 #ch4 ,but one day among the rocks he found a playfellow4 ,it was not a water-baby1 alas6 but it was a lobster2 and a very distinguished lobster he was1 for he had live barnacles on his claws1 which is a great mark of distinction in lobsterdom4 #ci4 ,tom had never seen a lobster before1 and he was mightily taken with this one1 for he thought him the most curious1 odd1 ridiculous creature he had ever seen2 and there he was not far wrong1 for all the ingenious men and all the scientific men and all the fanciful men in the world could never invent1 if all their wits were boiled into one1 anything so curious and so ridiculous as a lobster4 #dj4 ,he had one claw knobbed and the other jagged2 and ,tom delighted in watching him hold on to the seaweed with his knobbed claw while he cut up salads with his jagged one1 and then put them into his mouth after smelling at them like a monkey4 #da4 ,tom asked him about water-babies4 ,yes1 he said1 he had seen them often4 ,but he did not think much of them4 ,they were meddlesome little creatures that went about helping fish and shells which got into scrapes4 ,well1 for his part1 he would be ashamed to be helped by little1 soft creatures that had not even a shell on their backs4 ,he had lived quite long enough in the world to take care of himself4 #db4 ,he was a conceited fellow1 the old lobster1 and not very civil to ,tom4 ,but he was so funny and ,tom so lonely that he could not quarrel with him2 and they used to sit in holes in the rocks and chat for hours4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i4 ,brrws3 holes in the ground made for homes by certain animals4 ,hvrs3 covers2 shelters4 ,swrlng3 whirling4 ,strds3 passages between steep rocks or banks1 so narrow that they look as if they might be crossed at a stride4 ,ct rcts3 great falls of water over steep places4 ,,ii4 ,brs3 roomy boats to carry goods or passengers1 ,hawsrs3 large ropes4 ,buoy3 a floating object chained in place to mark a channel or to show the position of something under the water1 as a rock4 ,bss1 ,mllt3 kinds of fish4 ,,iii4 ,trns1 ,glls3 long-winged seabirds4 ,sa-pes3 shore birds1 sometimes called oyster catchers4 wr3 twisted toward one side4 ,,iv4 ,pllck3 a sea-fish something like the cod4 ,pleasant warm water3 the ,gulf ,stream4 ,what can you tell about it8 ,shal3 a great number2 a crowd--said especially of fish4 ,prpis s3 sea animals4 ,brn cles3small shell fish which fasten themselves on rocks1 timbers1 other animals1 etc4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we trout lead a happy life4 ,we swim about in the brooks4 ,we shine like silver as we dart to and fro in the clear1 cool water4 ,we play in the shallow water2 we hide in the deep pools4 ,on warm days we lie in the shadow of the rocks4 ,change the sentences so that only one trout shall speak3 as1 ,i lead a happy life4 99 99 99 99 99 ,do not think of your faults1 still less of others' faults2 in every person who comes near you1 look for what is good and strong2 honor that2 rejoice in it2 and1 as you can1 try to imitate it2 and your faults will drop off like dead leaves when their time comes4 ,,ruskin ,psalm ,,xxiv ,the earth is the ,lord's1 and the fullness thereof2 the world1 and they that dwell therein4 ,for ,he hath founded it upon the seas1 and established it upon the floods4 ,who shall ascend into the hill of the ,lord8 or who shall stand in ,his holy place8 ,he that hath clean hands1 and a pure heart2 who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity1 nor sworn deceitfully4 ,he shall receive the blessing from the ,lord1 and righteousness from the ,god of his salvation4 ,this is the generation of them that seek ,him1 that seek ,thy face1 ,o ,jacob4 ,selah4 ,lift up your heads1 ,o ye gates2 and be ye lifted up1 ye everlasting doors2 and the ,king of glory shall come in4 ,who is this ,king of glory8 ,the ,lord strong and mighty1 the ,lord mighty in battle4 ,lift up your heads1 ,o ye gates2 even lift them up1 ye everlasting doors2 and the ,king of glory shall come in4 ,who is this ,king of glory8 ,the ,lord of hosts1 ,he is the ,king of glory4 ,selah4 ,illustration3 ,from the painting by ,rosa ,bonheur ,brittany ,sheep ,a ,good ,samaritan ,,by ,,george ,,macdonald ,george ,macdonald 7#ahbd ----73 ,a ,scottish poet and novelist4 ,among his novels are ,robert ,falconer1 ,malcolm1 ,david ,elginbrod1 and ,annals of a ,quiet ,neighborhood4 ,macdonald wrote several books for children1 of which the best known are ,at the ,back of the ,north ,wind and ,the ,princess and the ,goblin4 #a4 ,the thousand streets of ,london gray ,repel all country sights2 ,but bar not winds upon their way1 ,nor quench the scent of new-mown hay ,in depth of summer nights4 #b4 ,and here and there an open spot1 ,still bare to light and dark1 ,with grass receives the wanderer hot2 ,there trees are growing1 houses not-- ,they call the place a park4 #c4 ,soft creatures with ungentle guides1 ,god's sheep from hill and plain1 ,flow thitherward in fitful tides1 ,there weary lie on woolly sides1 ,or crop the grass amain4 #d4 ,in ,regent's ,park one cloudless day ,an over-driven sheep1 ,arrived from long and dusty way1 ,throbbing with thirst and hotness lay1 ,a panting woolly heap4 #e4 ,but help is nearer than we know ,for ills of every name3 ,ragged enough to scare the crow1 ,but with a heart to pity woe1 ,a quick-eyed urchin came4 #f4 ,little he knew of field or fold1 ,yet knew what ailed2 his cap ,was ready cup for water cold2 ,though rumpled1 stained1 and very old1 ,its rents were small--good-hap6 #g4 ,shaping the rim and crown he went ,till crown from rim was deep4 ,the water gushed from pore and rent2 ,before he came one-half was spent-- ,the other saved the sheep4 99 99 99 99 99 ,r pl3 drive away4 n ntle3 not gentle2 rough4 ,ftfl3 changeable4 min3 busily4 ,the ,spartan ,three ,hundred ,i #a4 ,about five hundred years before the birth of ,christ1 almost all the nations of ,asia were under the rule of ,xerxes1 the king of ,persia1 whom the ,greeks called the ,great ,king4 ,xerxes had conquered tribe after tribe and nation after nation1 until the greater part of the known world acknowledged his rule4 #b4 ,but the little free states along the eastern ,mediterranean still remained unconquered1 and against these states of ,greece ,xerxes was leading all the power of his mighty empire4 ,ten years before1 at the battle of ,marathon1 a small ,greek army had defeated the ,persian hosts1 and ,xerxes was resolved to avenge this humiliation4 #c4 ,at the battle of which ,i am going to tell you1 the overwhelming numbers of the ,persians did indeed win the victory1 but the honor and glory of the day rest with the little band of ,greek heroes who fought to the death for the freedom of their country4 #d4 ,the ,persian army in advancing on ,greece were obliged to march through a narrow pass1 with the sea on one side and a steep precipice on the other4 ,this pass was called ,thermopyl1 and it was here that the ,greeks resolved to make a stand4 ,they did not know till they had marched to ,thermopyl that behind the pass there was a mountain path by which soldiers might climb round and over the mountain and fall upon their rear4 #e4 ,the ,greek army encamped in the pass1 between the narrow1 northern gateway by which the enemy must enter1 and a gateway to the south4 ,they were protected in front by an old wall which they repaired4 ,illustration3 ,this man rode up close to the ,greek camp4 #f4 ,the ,greek general was ,leonidas1 a ,spartan king4 ,he had with him three hundred ,spartans and a few thousand soldiers from other cities of ,greece4 ,the ,persians outnumbered them a hundred to one4 ,this small force was only the advance guard of the ,greek army4 ,but ,leonidas thought that with it he could at least hold the pass till his countrymen could join him4 #g4 ,when ,xerxes came near ,thermopyl1 he sent a horseman forward to spy out the position of the ,greeks who dared oppose him4 ,this man rode up close to the ,greek camp and saw the ,spartans amusing themselves1 running and wrestling1 and combing out their long hair4 #h4 ,they took no notice of him1 and he rode back to tell the king how few they were and how unconcerned4 ,xerxes sent for a ,greek who was in his camp and asked what these things meant4 #i4 ,the ,greek replied3 ,o king1 ,i have told you before of these men1 and you have laughed at me4 ,they have come to fight with you for this pass4 ,it is the ,spartan custom to dress the hair with great care before a battle4 ,be assured that if you conquer the ,spartans no other nation in the world will dare stand against you1 ,o king4 ,for you are now to engage with the noblest city and kingdom of all among the ,greeks1 and the most valiant men4 #aj4 ,xerxes did not believe what the ,greek said4 ,he waited four days to give the little band time to retreat4 ,then1 as it still held its ground1 in a rage he bade his warriors take the ,greeks alive and bring them into his presence4 ,accordingly1 the attack was made1 but the ,persians could not break a way into the ,spartan ranks4 ,fighting in the narrow space at the mouth of the pass1 they were unable to avail themselves of their numbers4 ,illustration3 ,they have come to fight with you for this pass4 #aa4 ,in wave after wave all day long they dashed themselves against the ,greeks1 and left their dead lying at the mouth of the pass4 ,thereby it was made clear to everyone1 and not least to the great king himself1 that men were many1 but heroes few4 ,,ii #ab4 ,the next day the king ordered his own bodyguard1 called the ,ten ,thousand ,immortals1 to attack the holders of the pass4 ,the ,immortals were the picked soldiers of the whole army1 but they fared no better than the others4 ,three times the king sprang from his throne in dismay as he saw his soldiers driven back with great loss4 ,and on the third day the ,persians fought with no better success4 #ac4 ,while the king was in doubt what to do1 a treacherous ,greek came and told him about the path over the mountains4 ,xerxes at once sent soldiers along that path to attack the ,greeks from the rear4 #ad4 ,when the guards who had been stationed on the mountain brought news of the coming of the ,persians1 the ,greeks were not agreed as to what they should do4 ,some wanted to retreat and abandon a position which it was now impossible to hold4 #ae4 ,leonidas bade them depart2 but for him and his countrymen it was not honorable to turn their backs on any foe4 ,for the manner of the ,spartans was this3 to die rather than yield4 ,however sorely beset or overwhelmed by numbers1 they never left the ground alive and unvictorious4 #af4 ,leonidas had two kinsmen in the camp whom he tried to save by giving them messages and letters to ,sparta4 ,but one answered that he had come to fight1 not to carry letters2 and the other said that his deeds would tell all that ,sparta wished to know4 ,another ,spartan1 when told that the enemy's archers were so numerous that their arrows darkened the sun1 replied3 ,so much the better2 we shall fight in the shade4 ,illustration3 ,a ,spartan soldier #ag4 ,some of the ,greeks retired1 but a few resolved to stay with the brave ,spartans4 ,and now the ,greeks under ,leonidas did not wait to be attacked in front and rear1 but marched out into the wide part of the pass and assailed the ,persians4 ,the ,persian officers drove their soldiers forward with whips4 ,the poor wretches were pierced with the ,greek spears1 hurled into the sea1 or trampled under foot4 #ah4 ,the ,spartans1 knowing that death awaited them1 were desperate1 and displayed the utmost possible valor4 ,when their spears were broken1 they assailed the ,persians with their swords4 ,and when the swords gave out1 they fought with their daggers1 and even with their hands and teeth1 till not one living man remained among them4 #ai4 ,when the sun went down1 there was only a mound of slain1 bristling with spears and arrows4 ,the heroic ,spartans were buried on the spot where they fell1 and over them was raised a column with the inscription3 ,strangers1 go tell at ,sparta that we lie here obedient to its laws4 #bj4 ,the column and its inscription have long since perished1 but the glory of the ,three ,hundred will endure forever4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i4 ,xerxes4 ,hu mili ation3 shame2 disgrace4 ,ther mopy l4 ,l n das4 ,as sured3 sure2 certain4 ,valiant3 brave4 ,,ii4 bndn3 give up4 ,bde3 ordered4 ,srely3 greatly4 ,r tred3 went away4 s siled3 attacked4 ,vlor3 courage4 ,in scription3 that which is inscribed or written1 especially on a building or monument4 ,the ,fairy ,life ,,by ,,william ,,shakspere ,come unto these yellow sands1 ,and then take hands3 ,courtesied when you have and kissed ,the wild waves whist1 ,foot it featly here and there2 ,and1 sweet sprites1 the burden bear4 ,hark1 hark6 ,bow-wow1 ,the watch-dog's bark3 ,bow-wow4 ,hark1 hark6 ,i hear ,the strain of strutting chanticleer ,cry1 ,cock-a-diddle-dow6 99 99 99 99 99 ,whst3 still2 quiet4 ,fatly3 nimbly4 ,sprtes3 spirits2 fairies4 ,brden3 the chorus of a song4 ,charles ,dickens #a4 ,charles ,dickens1 one of the most popular of ,english novelists1 was born in #ahab at ,portsmouth1 where his father was a government clerk4 ,when he was two years old1 the family moved to ,london1 and thence to ,chatham dockyard4 #b4 ,charles ,dickens's father was poor2 but1 fortunately for the book-loving boy1 among the few family possessions was a small library of good books1 and he spent many hours poring over ,the ,vicar of ,wakefield1 ,robinson ,crusoe1 and the essays in ,the ,tatler1 ,the ,spectator1 and ,the ,idler4 ,he and a boy cousin amused themselves during their holidays by getting up private theatricals1 for which ,charles wrote a play1 ,the ,sultan of ,india1 which was greatly admired by his boy friends4 #c4 ,these were happy1 care-free days1 but they soon came to an end4 ,the family went back to ,london4 ,the father first lost his government position1 and then was sent to prison for debt1 according to the law at that time4 ,the mother went to live with the father in prison1 and ,charles had to earn his living by pasting labels on blacking-pots4 ,his wages were only six shillings a week1 and with this sum he had to support himself4 ,the home was entirely broken up2 even the precious books were sold2 and these were sad1 lonely days for the ten-year-old boy4 #d4 ,things brightened a little when he took lodgings near the prison1 where he could see his father and mother every day4 ,as it was a family trait to look upon the bright side of things1 even the prison life was not intolerable4 ,by and by better days came1 and ,charles had two years of school life4 #e4 ,then he became office boy in a lawyer's office4 ,in his seventeenth year he became a reporter1 having learned shorthand in the reading-room of the ,british ,museum4 #f4 ,his career as a writer began a few years later1 when he sent some sketches of street life to a magazine4 ,these sketches were signed ,boz4 ,they were so good that a year later he was employed to write similar articles for a newspaper1 and they appeared in book form under the title1 ,sketches by ,boz4 #g4 ,this led to an offer by a publishing firm for a series of articles to appear with a set of comic drawings4 ,dickens wrote for them in #ahcf the famous ,pickwick ,papers4 ,this consisted of sketches relating the adventures of an imaginary club of ,londoners during their visits to the country4 ,it made ,dickens famous at once4 ,the next year he published his first novel1 ,oliver ,twist4 ,this struck a new note in fiction1 and gave pitch to the life work of the author2 for from this time he never wavered in his purpose1 which was the portrayal of the life of the lower classes and the righting of social wrongs4 ,illustration3 ,charles ,dickens #h4 ,one of the most popular of ,dickens's books is ,david ,copperfield1 which is supposed to contain many reminiscences of the author's own early days4 ,in this book occur some of the most famous of ,dickens's characters4 #i4 ,among his other works ,dickens produced a series of tales called ,the ,christmas ,stories4 ,the first of these1 ,a ,christmas ,carol1 appeared in #ahdc1 and for a number of years he published a story of this kind every year4 ,the most celebrated of these stories are ,a ,christmas ,carol1 ,the ,cricket on the ,hearth1 and ,the ,chimes4 ,in these stories ,dickens did more than give to the world pleasant and interesting tales of domestic life2 he portrayed the true spirit of ,christmastide1 with its lessons of peace and good will4 #aj4 ,dickens also wrote ,a ,tale of ,two ,cities1 ,nicholas ,nickleby1 and ,a ,child's ,history of ,england1 which is a great favorite with young people4 ,he died suddenly in #ahgj and was buried in ,westminster ,abbey4 ,this selection is from ,bleak ,house1 one of the best of ,dickens's novels4 99 99 99 99 99 ,shllngs3 the shilling is a silver coin of ,great ,britain1 equal in value to about twenty-four cents of our money4 n tlr ble3 not to be borne4 ,pr tryal3 description4 ,rm nsn s3 recollections4 l br td3 famous2 well known4 ,little ,charley ,,by ,,charles ,,dickens ,i #a4 ,we found the house to which we had been directed by a friend of my guardian1 and we went up to the top room4 ,i tapped at the door1 and a little shrill voice inside said3 ,we are locked in2 ,mrs4 ,blinder's got the key4 ,illustration3 ,the boy walked up and down4 #b4 ,we had been prepared for this by ,mrs4 ,blinder1 the shopkeeper below1 who had given us the key of the room4 #c4 ,i applied the key on hearing this1 and opened the door4 ,in a poor room1 with a sloping ceiling1 and containing very little furniture1 was a mite of a boy1 some five or six years old1 nursing and hushing a heavy child of eighteen months4 ,there was no fire1 though the weather was cold2 both children were wrapped in some poor shawls and tippets as a substitute4 ,their clothing was not so warm1 however1 but that their noses looked red and pinched and their small figures shrunken1 as the boy walked up and down1 nursing and hushing the child1 with its head on his shoulder4 #d4 ,who has locked you up here alone8 we naturally asked4 ,charley1 said the boy1 standing still to gaze at us4 ,is ,charley your brother8 ,no4 ,she's my sister ,charlotte4 ,father called her ,charley4 #e4 ,where is ,charley now8 ,out a-washing1 said the boy1 beginning to walk up and down again1 and taking the baby's nankeen bonnet much too near the bedstead by trying to gaze at us at the same time4 #f4 ,we were looking at one another and at these two children1 when there came into the room a very little girl1 childish in figure1 but shrewd and older looking in the face--pretty faced1 too--wearing a womanly sort of bonnet much too large for her and drying her bare arms on a womanly sort of apron4 ,her fingers were white and wrinkled with washing1 and the soapsuds were yet smoking which she wiped off her arms4 ,but for this she might have been a child playing at washing and imitating a poor workingwoman with a quick observation of the truth4 #g4 ,she had come running from some place in the neighborhood1 and had made all the haste she could4 ,consequently1 though she was very light1 she was out of breath and could not speak at first1 as she stood panting1 and wiping her arms1 and looking quietly at us4 #h4 ,oh1 here's ,charley6 said the boy4 ,the child he was nursing stretched forth its arms and cried out to be taken by ,charley4 ,the little girl took it in a womanly sort of manner belonging to the apron and the bonnet1 and stood looking at us over the burden that clung to her most affectionately4 #i4 ,is it possible1 whispered my guardian1 as we put a chair for the little creature and got her to sit down with her load--the boy keeping close to her1 holding to her apron--that this child works for the rest6 ,look at this6 ,look at this6 #aj4 ,it was a thing to look at4 ,the three children close together1 and two of them relying solely on the third1 and the third so young and yet with an air of age and steadiness that sat so strangely on the childish figure4 ,,ii #aa4 ,charley1 ,charley1 said my guardian1 how old are you8 ,over thirteen1 sir1 replied the child4 #ab4 ,oh1 what a great age6 said my guardian4 ,what a great age1 ,charley6 ,i cannot describe the tenderness with which he spoke to her1 half playfully1 yet all the more compassionately and mournfully4 #ac4 ,and do you live alone here with these babies1 ,charley8 said my guardian4 ,illustration3 ,little ,charley came in4 ,yes1 sir1 returned the child1 looking up into his face with perfect confidence1 since father died4 #ad4 ,and how do you live1 ,charley8 ,o ,charley1 said my guardian1 turning his face away for a moment1 how do you live8 ,since father died1 sir1 ,i've gone out to work4 ,i'm out washing to-day4 #ae4 ,god help you1 ,charley6 said my guardian4 ,you're not tall enough to reach the tub4 ,in pattens1 ,i am1 sir1 she said quickly4 ,i've got a high pair that belonged to mother4 ,and when did mother die8 ,poor mother6 #af4 ,mother died just after ,emma was born1 said the child1 glancing at the face upon her bosom4 ,then father said ,i was to be as good a mother to her as ,i could4 ,and so ,i tried4 ,and so ,i worked at home1 and did cleaning and nursing and washing for a long time before ,i began to go out4 ,and that's how ,i know how2 don't you see1 sir8 #ag4 ,and do you often go out8 ,as often as ,i can1 said ,charley1 opening her eyes and smiling1 because of earning sixpences and shillings4 #ah4 ,and do you always lock the babies up when you go out8 ,to keep 'em safe1 sir1 don't you see8 said ,charley4 ,mrs4 ,blinder comes up now and then1 and ,mr4 ,gridley comes up sometimes1 and perhaps ,i can run in sometimes2 and they can play1 you know1 and ,tom isn't afraid of being locked up4 ,are you1 ,tom8 ,no--o6 said ,tom1 stoutly4 #ai4 ,when it comes on dark1 the lamps are lighted down in the court1 and they show up here quite bright--almost quite bright4 ,don't they1 ,tom8 ,yes1 ,charley1 said ,tom2 almost quite bright4 #bj4 ,then1 he's as good as gold1 said the little creature--oh6 in such a motherly1 womanly way4 ,and when ,emma's tired1 he puts her to bed4 ,and when he's tired1 he goes to bed himself4 ,and when ,i come home and light the candle and have a bit of supper1 he sits up again and has it with me4 ,don't you1 ,tom8 #ba4 ,oh1 yes1 ,charley1 said ,tom4 ,that ,i do6 ,and either in this glimpse of the great pleasure of his life1 or in gratitude and love for ,charley1 who was all in all to him1 he laid his face among the scanty folds of her frock and passed from laughing into crying4 #bb4 ,it was the first time since our entry that a tear had been shed among these children4 ,the little orphan girl had spoken of their father and their mother as if all that sorrow were subdued by the necessity of taking courage1 and by her childish importance in being able to work1 and by her bustling1 busy way4 ,but now1 when ,tom cried--although she sat quite tranquil1 looking quietly at us1 and did not by any movement disturb a hair of the head of either of her little charges--,i saw two silent tears fall down her face4 ,illustration3 ,mrs4 ,blinder #bc4 ,i stood at the window with ,ada1 pretending to look at the housetops1 and the blackened stack of chimneys1 and the poor plants1 and the birds1 in little cages1 belonging to the neighbors1 when ,i found that ,mrs4 ,blinder1 from the shop below1 had come in--perhaps it had taken her all this time to get upstairs--and was talking to my guardian4 ,it's not much to forgive 'em the rent1 sir1 she said4 ,who could take it from them6 #bd4 ,well1 well6 said my guardian to us two4 ,it is enough that the time will come when this good woman will find that it was much1 and that forasmuch as she did it unto the least of these--,this child1 he added1 after a few moments1 could she possibly continue this8 #be4 ,really1 sir1 ,i think she might1 said ,mrs4 ,blinder1 getting her heavy breath by painful degrees4 ,she's as handy as it's possible to be4 ,bless you1 sir1 the way she tended the two children after the mother died was the talk of the yard4 ,and it was a wonder to see her with him after he was ill1 it really was4 ',mrs4 ,blinder1' he said to me1 the very last he spoke--he was lying there--',mrs4 ,blinder1 ,i saw an angel sitting in this room last night along with my child1 and ,i trust her to our ,father4' #bf4 ,we kissed ,charley1 and took her down-stairs with us1 and stopped outside the house to see her run away to her work4 ,i don't know where she was going1 but we saw her run--such a little1 little creature1 in her womanly bonnet and apron--through a covered way at the bottom of the court1 and melt into the city's strife and sound like a dewdrop in an ocean4 ,,iii #bg4 ,one night1 after ,i had gone to my room1 ,i heard a soft tap at my door4 ,so ,i said1 ,come in1 and there came in a pretty little girl1 neatly dressed in mourning1 who dropped a courtesy4 #bh4 ,if you please1 miss1 said the little girl1 in a soft voice1 ,i am ,charley4 ,why1 so you are6 said ,i1 stooping down in astonishment1 and giving her a kiss4 ,how glad ,i am to see you1 ,charley6 #bi4 ,if you please1 miss1 pursued ,charley1 in the same soft voice1 ,i'm your maid4 ,charley8 ,illustration3 ,don't cry1 if you please1 miss4 ,if you please1 miss1 ,i'm a present to you1 with ,mr4 ,jarndyce's love4 #cj4 ,i sat down with my hand on ,charley's neck1 and looked at ,charley4 ,and oh1 miss1 says ,charley1 clapping her hands1 with the tears starting down her dimpled cheeks1 ,tom's at school1 if you please2 and little ,emma1 she's with ,mrs4 ,blinder1 miss4 ,and ,tom1 he would have been at school2 and ,emma1 she would have been left with ,mrs4 ,blinder2 and ,i should have been here1 all a deal sooner1 miss2 only ,mr4 ,jarndyce thought that ,tom and ,emma and ,i had better get a little used to parting first1 we were so small4 ,don't cry1 if you please1 miss4 #ca4 ,i can't help it1 ,charley4 ,no1 miss1 ,i can't help it1 says ,charley4 ,and1 if you please1 miss1 ,mr4 ,jarndyce's love1 and he thinks you'll like to teach me now and then4 ,and1 if you please1 ,tom and ,emma and ,i are to see each other once a month4 ,and ,i'm so happy and so thankful1 miss1 cried ,charley1 with a heaving heart1 and ,i'll try to be such a good maid6 #cb4 ,charley dried her eyes1 and entered on her functions1 going in her matronly little way about and about the room1 and folding up everything she could lay her hands upon4 #cc4 ,presently1 ,charley came creeping back to my side1 and said3 ,oh1 don't cry1 if you please1 miss4 ,and ,i said again3 ,i can't help it1 ,charley4 ,and ,charley said again3 ,no1 miss2 ,i can't help it4 ,and so1 after all1 ,i did cry for joy1 indeed1 and so did she4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i4 ,gurd an3 one to whose care a person or thing is committed4 ,sbst tte3 a person or thing put in place of another4 ,nn ken3 a kind of yellow cotton cloth4 ,cns qunt ly3 accordingly2 as a result4 ,,ii4 ,com passion ate ly3 pityingly4 ,pttns3 wooden soles made to raise the feet above mud4 ,grt tde3 thankfulness4 ,bstlng3 noisy2 active4 ,trqul3 quiet2 calm4 ,,iii4 ,functions3 actions suitable to a business or profession4 ,mtrn ly3 womanly2 motherly4 ,tray ,,by ,,robert ,,browning ,robert ,browning 7#ahab-ahhi73 ,an ,english poet4 ,his poems are frequently difficult and obscure1 but they are full of courage1 manliness1 and hopefulness1 which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones4 ,the ,pied ,piper of ,hamelin1 ,herv ,riel1 and ,how ,they ,carried the ,good ,news from ,ghent to ,aix are among the poems best liked by young people4 #a4 ,a beggar-child 444 ,sat on a quay's edge3 like a bird ,sang to herself at careless play1 ,and fell into the stream4 ,dismay6 ,help1 you standers-by6 ,none stirred4 #b4 ,bystanders reason1 think of wives ,and children ere they risk their lives4 ,over the balustrade has bounced ,a mere instinctive dog1 and pounced ,plumb on the prize4 ,how well he dives6 #c4 ,up he comes with the child1 see1 tight ,in mouth1 alive1 too1 clutched from quite ,a depth of ten feet--twelve1 ,i bet6 ,good dog6 ,what1 off again8 ,there's yet ,another child to save8 ,all right6 #d4 ,how strange we saw no other fall6 ,it's instinct in the animal4 ,good dog6 ,but he's a long while under3 ,if he got drowned ,i should not wonder-- ,strong current1 that against the wall6 #e4 ,here he comes1 holds in mouth this time --,what may the thing be8 ,well1 that's prime6 ,now1 did you ever8 ,reason reigns ,in man alone1 since all ,tray's pains ,have fished--the child's doll from the slime6 99 99 99 99 99 ,bls trde3 a railing along the edge of a bridge or staircase4 n stnctve3 acting according to his nature4 ,the ,golden ,fleece ,,by ,,nathaniel ,,hawthorne ,i #a4 ,when ,jason1 the son of the dethroned king of ,iolchos1 was a little boy1 he was sent away from his parents and placed under the queerest schoolmaster that ever you heard of4 ,this learned person was one of the people or quadrupeds called ,centaurs4 ,he lived in a cavern1 and had the body and legs of a white horse1 with the head and shoulders of a man4 ,his name was ,chiron2 and1 in spite of his odd appearance1 he was a very excellent teacher4 #b4 ,the good ,chiron taught his pupils how to play upon the harp1 and how to cure diseases1 and how to use the sword and shield1 together with various other branches of education in which the lads of those days used to be instructed1 instead of writing and arithmetic4 #c4 ,so ,jason dwelt in the cave1 with his four-footed ,chiron1 from the time that he was an infant only a few months old until he had grown to the full height of a man4 #d4 ,at length1 being now a tall and athletic youth1 ,jason resolved to seek his fortune in the world4 ,he had heard that he himself was a prince royal1 and that his father1 ,king son1 had been deprived of the kingdom of ,iolchos by a certain ,pelias1 who would also have killed ,jason had he not been hidden in the ,centaur's cave4 ,and being come to the strength of a man1 ,jason determined to set all this business to rights1 and to punish the wicked ,pelias for wronging his dear father1 and to cast him down from the throne and seat himself there instead4 #e4 ,with this intention he took a spear in each hand1 and threw a leopard's skin over his shoulders to keep off the rain1 and set forth on his travels1 with his long1 yellow ringlets waving in the wind4 ,the part of his dress on which he most prided himself was a pair of sandals that had been his father's4 ,they were handsomely embroidered1 and were tied upon his feet with strings of gold4 #f4 ,i know not how far ,jason had traveled when he came to a turbulent river1 which rushed right across his pathway1 with specks of white foam among its black eddies1 hurrying onward1 and roaring angrily as it went4 ,he stepped boldly into the raging and foamy current and began to stagger away from the shore4 #g4 ,jason's two spears1 one in each hand1 kept him from stumbling and enabled him to feel his way among the hidden rocks4 ,when he was half way across1 his foot was caught in a crevice between two rocks1 and stuck there so fast that1 in the effort to get free1 he lost one of his golden-stringed sandals4 #h4 ,after traveling a pretty long distance1 he came to a town situated at the foot of a mountain1 and not a great way from the shore of the sea4 ,on the outside of the town there was an immense crowd of people4 ,jason inquired of one of the multitude why so many persons were here assembled4 #i4 ,this is the kingdom of ,iolchos1 answered the man1 and we are the subjects of ,king ,pelias4 ,our monarch has summoned us together that we may see him sacrifice a black bull to ,neptune4 ,yonder is the king1 where you see the smoke going up from the altar4 #aj4 ,while the man spoke1 he eyed ,jason with great curiosity1 for his garb was quite unlike that of the ,iolchians1 and it looked very odd to see a youth with a leopard's skin over his shoulders and each hand grasping a spear4 ,jason perceived1 too1 that the man stared particularly at his feet1 one of which1 you remember1 was bare1 while the other was decorated with his father's golden-stringed sandal4 #aa4 ,look at him6 only look at him6 said the man to his next neighbor4 ,do you see8 ,he wears but one sandal4 ,upon this1 first one person and then another began to stare at ,jason1 and everybody seemed to be greatly struck with something in his aspect2 though they turned their eyes much oftener towards his feet than to any other part of his figure4 ,besides1 he could hear them whispering to one another4 #ab4 ,poor ,jason was greatly abashed1 and made up his mind that the people of ,iolchos were exceedingly ill bred to take such public notice of an accidental deficiency in his dress4 ,meanwhile1 whether it was that they hustled him forward1 or that ,jason of his own accord thrust a passage through the crowd1 it so happened that he soon found himself close to the smoking altar where ,king ,pelias was sacrificing the black bull4 ,,ii #ac4 ,the murmur and hum of the multitude1 in their surprise at the spectacle of ,jason with his one bare foot1 grew so loud that it disturbed the ceremonies2 and the king1 holding the great knife with which he was just going to cut the bull's throat1 turned angrily about and fixed his eyes on ,jason4 ,ha6 muttered he1 here is the one-sandaled fellow1 sure enough4 ,what can ,i do with him8 #ad4 ,and he clutched more closely the great knife in his hand1 as if he were half a mind to slay ,jason instead of the black bull4 ,the people round about caught up the king's words1 indistinctly as they were uttered2 and first there was a murmur among them1 and then a loud shout4 ,the one-sandaled man has come6 ,the prophecy must be fulfilled6 #ae4 ,for you are to know that1 many years before1 ,king ,pelias had been told that a man with one sandal should cast him down from his throne4 ,on this account he had given strict orders that nobody should ever come into his presence unless both sandals were securely tied upon his feet4 #af4 ,in the whole course of the king's reign1 he had never been thrown into such a fright as by the spectacle of poor ,jason's bare foot4 ,but1 as he was naturally a bold and hard-hearted man1 he soon took courage and began to consider in what way he might rid himself of this terrible one-sandaled stranger4 #ag4 ,my good young man1 said ,king ,pelias1 taking the softest tone imaginable in order to throw ,jason off his guard1 you are very welcome to my kingdom4 ,judging by your dress1 you must have traveled a long distance2 for it is not the fashion to wear leopard skins in this part of the world4 ,pray1 what may ,i call your name8 and where did you receive your education8 #ah4 ,my name is ,jason1 answered the young stranger4 ,ever since my infancy ,i have dwelt in the cave of ,chiron the ,centaur4 ,he was my instructor and taught me music and horsemanship1 and how to cure wounds1 and likewise how to inflict wounds with my weapons4 ,illustration3 ,my name is ,jason4 #ai4 ,i have heard of ,chiron the schoolmaster1 replied ,king ,pelias4 ,it gives me great delight to see one of his scholars at my court4 ,but1 to test how much you have profited under so excellent a teacher1 will you allow me to ask you a single question8 ,i do not pretend to be very wise1 said ,jason4 ,but ask me what you please1 and ,i will answer to the best of my ability4 #bj4 ,now ,king ,pelias meant cunningly to entrap the young man and to make him say something that should be the cause of mischief and destruction to himself4 ,so1 with an evil smile upon his face1 he spoke as follows3 ,what would you do1 brave ,jason1 asked he1 if there were a man in the world by whom1 as you had reason to believe1 you were doomed to be ruined and slain--what would you do1 ,i say11 if that man stood before you and in your power8 #ba4 ,when ,jason saw the malice and wickedness which ,king ,pelias could not prevent from gleaming out of his eyes1 he probably guessed that the king had discovered what he came for1 and that he intended to turn his own words against himself4 #bb4 ,still he scorned to tell a falsehood4 ,like an upright and honorable prince1 as he was1 he determined to speak out the real truth4 ,since the king had chosen to ask him the question1 and since ,jason had promised him an answer1 there was no right way save to tell him precisely what would be the most prudent thing to do if he had his worst enemy in his power4 #bc4 ,therefore1 after a moment's consideration1 he spoke up with a firm and manly voice4 ,i would send such a man1 said he1 in quest of the ,golden ,fleece4 #bd4 ,this enterprise1 you will understand1 was of all others the most difficult and dangerous in the world4 ,in the first place1 it would be necessary to make a long voyage through unknown seas4 ,there was hardly a hope or a possibility that any young man who should undertake this voyage would either succeed in obtaining the ,golden ,fleece or would survive to return home and tell of the perils he had run4 ,the eyes of ,king ,pelias sparkled with joy1 therefore1 when he heard ,jason's reply4 #be4 ,well said1 wise man with the one sandal6 cried he4 ,go1 then1 and at the peril of your life bring me back the ,golden ,fleece4 ,i go1 answered ,jason4 ,if ,i fail1 you need not fear that ,i will ever come back to trouble you again4 ,but if ,i return to ,iolchos with the prize1 then1 ,king ,pelias1 you must hasten down from your throne and give me your crown and scepter4 ,that ,i will1 said the king1 with a sneer4 ,meantime1 ,i will keep them very safely for you4 ,,iii #bf4 ,the first thing that ,jason thought of doing after he left the king's presence was to go to ,dodona and inquire of the ,talking ,oak what course it was best to pursue4 ,this wonderful tree stood in the center of an ancient wood4 ,its stately trunk rose up a hundred feet into the air and threw a broad and dense shadow over more than an acre of ground4 #bg4 ,standing beneath it1 ,jason looked up among the knotted branches and green leaves and into the mysterious heart of the old tree1 and spoke aloud1 as if he were addressing some person who was hidden in the depths of the foliage4 ,what shall ,i do1 said he1 in order to win the ,golden ,fleece8 #bh4 ,at first there was a deep silence1 not only within the shadow of the ,talking ,oak1 but all through the solitary wood4 ,in a moment or two1 however1 the leaves of the oak began to stir and rustle as if a gentle breeze were wandering amongst them1 although the other trees of the wood were perfectly still4 ,the sound grew louder and became like the roar of a high wind4 #bi4 ,by and by ,jason imagined that he could distinguish words1 but very confusedly1 because each separate leaf of the tree seemed to be a tongue1 and the whole myriad of tongues were babbling at once4 ,but the noise waxed broader and deeper1 until it resembled a tornado sweeping through the oak and making one great utterance out of the thousand and thousand of little murmurs which each leafy tongue had caused by its rustling4 ,and now1 though it still had the tone of mighty wind roaring among the branches1 it was also like a deep bass voice speakings as distinctly as a tree could be expected to speak1 the following words3 ,go to ,argus the shipbuilder1 and bid him build a galley with fifty oars4 #cj4 ,then the voice melted again into the indistinct murmur of the rustling leaves and died gradually away4 ,on inquiry among the people of ,iolchos1 he found that there was really a man in the city1 by the name of ,argus1 who was a very skillful builder of vessels4 ,at ,jason's request1 ,argus readily consented to build him a galley so big that it should require fifty strong men to row it2 although no vessel of such a size and burden had heretofore been seen in the world4 ,the new ship1 which was called the ,argo1 was soon made quite ready for sea4 ,jason visited the ,talking ,oak again1 and1 standing beside its huge1 rough trunk1 inquired what he should do next4 #ca4 ,this time there was no such quivering of the leaves throughout the whole tree as there had been before4 ,but after a while ,jason observed that the foliage of a great branch which stretched above his head had begun to rustle1 as if the wind were stirring that old bough1 while all the other boughs of the oak were at rest4 ,cut me off1 said the branch1 as soon as it could speak distinctly2 cut me off1 cut me off1 and carve me into a figure-head for your galley4 #cb4 ,accordingly1 ,jason took the branch at its word1 and lopped it off the tree4 ,a carver in the neighborhood engaged to make the figure-head4 ,when the work was finished1 it turned out to be the figure of a beautiful woman with a helmet on her head1 from beneath which the long ringlets fell down upon her shoulders4 ,on the left arm was a shield1 and the right arm was extended as if pointing onward4 #cc4 ,jason was delighted with the oaken image1 and gave the carver no rest until it was completed and set up where a figure-head has always stood from that time to this1 in the vessel's prow4 ,and now1 cried he1 as he stood gazing at the calm1 majestic face of the statue1 ,i must go to the ,talking ,oak and inquire what next to do4 #cd4 ,there is no need of that1 ,jason1 said a voice which1 though it was far lower1 reminded him of the mighty tones of the great oak4 ,when you desire good advice1 you can seek it of me4 ,jason had been looking straight into the face of the image when these words were spoken4 ,but he could hardly believe either his ears or his eyes4 ,the truth was1 however1 that the oaken lips had moved1 and1 to all appearance1 the voice had proceeded from the statue's mouth4 #ce4 ,recovering a little from his surprise1 ,jason bethought himself that the image had been carved out of the wood of the ,talking ,oak1 and that1 therefore1 it was really no great wonder1 but1 on the contrary1 the most natural thing in the world that it should possess the faculty of speech4 #cf4 ,tell me1 wondrous image1 exclaimed ,jason--since you inherit the wisdom of the ,speaking ,oak of ,dodona1 whose daughter you are--tell me where shall ,i find fifty bold youths who will take each of them an oar of my galley8 ,they must have sturdy arms to row1 and brave hearts to encounter perils1 or we shall never win the ,golden ,fleece4 ,go1 replied the oaken image1 go1 summon all the heroes of ,greece4 #cg4 ,and1 in fact1 considering what a great deed was to be done1 could any advice be wiser than this which ,jason received from the figure-head of his vessel8 ,he lost no time in sending messengers to all the cities and making known to the whole people of ,greece that ,prince ,jason1 the son of ,king son1 was going in quest of the ,fleece of ,gold1 and that he desired the help of forty-nine of the bravest and strongest young men alive to row his vessel and share his dangers4 ,and ,jason himself would be the fiftieth4 #ch4 ,at this news the adventurous youths all over the country began to bestir themselves4 ,they came thronging to ,iolchos and clambered on board the new galley4 ,shaking hands with ,jason1 they assured him that they did not care a pin for their lives1 but would help row the vessel to the remotest edge of the world1 and as much farther as they might think it best to go4 ,,iv #ci4 ,if ,i were to tell you all the adventures of the ,argonauts1 it would take me till nightfall1 and perhaps a great deal longer4 ,there was no lack of wonderful events1 any one of which would make a story by itself4 ,after many adventures1 they at last reached ,colchis4 #dj4 ,when the king of the country1 whose name was etes1 heard of their arrival1 he instantly summoned ,jason to court4 ,the king was stern and cruel looking2 and1 though he put on as polite and hospitable an expression as he could1 ,jason did not like his face a whit better than that of the wicked ,king ,pelias1 who dethroned his father4 #da4 ,you are welcome1 brave ,jason1 said ,king etes4 ,pray1 are you on a pleasure voyage8--or do you meditate the discovery of unknown islands8--or what other cause has procured me the happiness of seeing you at my court8 #db4 ,great sir1 replied ,jason1 ,i have come hither with a purpose which ,i now beg your majesty's permission to execute4 ,king ,pelias1 who sits on my father's throne 7to which he has no more right than to the one on which your excellent majesty is now seated71 has engaged to come down from it and to give me his crown and scepter provided ,i bring him the ,golden ,fleece4 ,this1 as your majesty is aware1 is now hanging on a tree here at ,colchis1 and ,i humbly solicit your gracious leave to take it away4 #dc4 ,in spite of himself1 the king's face twisted itself into an angry frown2 for1 above all things else in the world1 he prized the ,golden ,fleece1 and was even suspected of having done a very wicked act in order to get it into his own possession4 ,it put him into the worst possible humor1 therefore1 to hear that the gallant ,prince ,jason and forty-nine of the bravest young warriors of ,greece had come to ,colchis with the sole purpose of taking away his chief treasure4 #dd4 ,do you know1 asked ,king etes1 eying ,jason very sternly1 what are the conditions which you must fulfill before getting possession of the ,golden ,fleece8 ,i have heard1 rejoined the youth1 that a dragon lies beneath the tree on which the prize hangs1 and that whoever approaches him runs the risk of being devoured at a mouthful4 #de4 ,true1 said the king1 with a smile that did not look particularly good-natured4 ,very true1 young man2 but there are other things as hard1 or perhaps a little harder1 to be done before you can even have the privilege of being devoured by the dragon4 ,for example1 you must first tame my two brazen-footed and brazen-lunged bulls which ,vulcan1 the wonderful blacksmith1 made for me4 #df4 ,there is a furnace in each of their stomachs1 and they breathe such hot fire out of their mouths and nostrils that nobody has hitherto gone nigh them without being instantly burned to a small1 black cinder4 ,what do you think of this1 my brave ,jason8 ,i must encounter the peril1 answered ,jason1 since it stands in the way of my purpose4 #dg4 ,after taming the fiery bulls1 continued ,king etes1 who was determined to scare ,jason if possible1 you must yoke them to a plow1 and must plow the sacred earth in the ,grove of ,mars1 and sow some of the dragon's teeth from which ,cadmus raised a crop of armed men4 ,you and your nine and forty ,argonauts1 my bold ,jason1 are hardly strong enough to fight with such a host as will spring up4 #dh4 ,my master1 ,chiron1 replied ,jason1 taught me long ago the story of ,cadmus4 ,perhaps ,i can manage the quarrelsome sons of the dragon's teeth as well as ,cadmus did4 ,i wish the dragon had him1 muttered ,king etes to himself4 ,we'll see what my fire-breathing bulls will do for him4 ,well1 ,prince ,jason1 he continued aloud and as complaisantly as he could1 make yourself comfortable for to-day1 and to-morrow morning1 since you insist upon it1 you shall try your skill at the plow4 #di4 ,while the king talked with ,jason a beautiful young woman was standing behind the throne4 ,she fixed her eyes earnestly upon the youthful stranger1 and listened attentively to every word that was spoken2 and when ,jason withdrew from the king's presence1 this young woman followed him out of the room4 #ej4 ,i am the king's daughter1 she said to him1 and my name is ,medea4 ,i know a great deal of which other young princesses are ignorant1 and can do many things which they would be afraid so much as to dream of4 ,if you will trust to me1 ,i can instruct you how to tame the fiery bulls1 and sow the dragon's teeth1 and get the ,golden ,fleece4 #ea4 ,indeed1 beautiful princess1 answered ,jason1 if you will do me this service1 ,i promise to be grateful to you my whole life long4 ,but how can you help me to do the things of which you speak ,i ,are you an enchantress8 #eb4 ,yes1 ,prince ,jason1 answered ,medea1 with a smile1 you have hit upon the truth4 ,i am an enchantress4 ,circe1 my father's sister1 taught me to be one4 ,it is well for you that ,i am favorably inclined2 for1 otherwise1 you would hardly escape being snapped up by the dragon4 ,i should not so much care for the dragon1 replied ,jason1 if ,i only knew how to manage the brazen-footed and fiery-lunged bulls4 #ec4 ,if you are as brave as ,i think you1 and as you have need to be1 said ,medea1 your own bold heart will teach you that there is but one way of dealing with a mad bull4 ,what it is ,i leave you to find out in the moment of peril4 ,as for the fiery breath of these animals1 ,i have a charmed ointment here which will prevent you from being burned up1 and cure you if you chance to be a little scorched4 #ed4 ,so she put a golden box into his hand and directed him how to apply the ointment which it contained1 and where to meet her at midnight4 ,only be brave1 added she1 and before daybreak the brazen bulls shall be tamed4 #ee4 ,the young man assured her that his heart would not fail him4 ,he then rejoined his comrades1 and told them what had passed between the princess and himself1 and warned them to be in readiness in case there might be need of their help4 ,v #ef4 ,at the appointed hour he met the beautiful ,medea on the marble steps of the king's palace4 ,she gave him a basket in which were the dragon's teeth1 just as they had been pulled out of the monster's jaws by ,cadmus long ago4 ,medea then led ,jason down the palace steps1 and through the silent streets of the city1 and into the royal pasture ground1 where the two brazen-footed bulls were kept4 ,it was a starry night1 with a bright gleam along the eastern edge of the sky1 where the moon was soon going to show herself4 #eg4 ,at some distance before him he perceived four streams of fiery vapor1 regularly appearing and again vanishing1 after dimly lighting up the surrounding obscurity4 ,these1 you will understand1 were caused by the breath of the brazen bulls1 which was quietly stealing out of their four nostrils as they lay chewing their cuds4 #eh4 ,at the first two or three steps which ,jason made1 the four fiery streams appeared to gush out somewhat more plentifully2 for the two brazen bulls had heard his foot tramp and were lifting up their hot noses to snuff the air4 ,he went a little farther1 and by the way in which the red vapor now spouted forth he judged that the creatures had got upon their feet4 ,now he could see glowing sparks and vivid jets of flame4 #ei4 ,suddenly as a streak of lightning1 on came the fiery animals1 roaring like thunder and sending out sheets of white flame4 ,most distinctly ,jason saw the two horrible creatures galloping right down upon him1 their brazen hoofs rattling and ringing over the ground1 and their tails sticking up stiffly into the air1 as has always been the fashion with angry bulls4 #fj4 ,their breath scorched the herbage before them4 ,but as for ,jason himself1 thanks to ,medea's enchanted ointment1 the white flame curled around his body without injuring him a jot4 #fa4 ,greatly encouraged at finding himself not yet turned into a cinder1 the young man awaited the attack of the bulls4 ,just as the brazen brutes fancied themselves sure of tossing him into the air1 he caught one of them by the horn and the other by his screwed-up tail1 and held them in a grip like that of an iron vise1 one with his right hand1 and the other with his left4 ,well1 he must have been wonderfully strong in his arms1 to be sure4 ,illustration3 ,from the painting by ,george ,varian ,engraved by ,e4 ,heinemann ,jason and the ,brazen ,bulls #fb4 ,but the secret of the matter was that the brazen bulls were enchanted creatures1 and that ,jason had broken the spell of their fiery fierceness by his bold way of handling them4 #fc4 ,it was now easy to yoke the bulls and to harness them to the plow1 and by the time that the moon was a quarter of her journey up the sky the plowed field lay before him1 a large tract of black earth1 ready to be sown with the dragon's teeth4 ,so ,jason scattered them broadcast4 ,the moon was now high aloft in the heavens and threw its bright beams over the plowed field1 where as yet there was nothing to be seen4 #fd4 ,but by and by all over the field there was something that glistened in the moonbeams like sparkling drops of dew4 ,these bright objects sprouted higher1 and proved to be the steel heads of spears4 ,then there was a dazzling gleam from a vast number of polished brass helmets1 beneath which1 as they grew farther out of the soil1 appeared the dark and bearded visages of warriors struggling to free themselves from the imprisoning earth4 #fe4 ,the first look that they gave at the upper world was a glare of wrath and defiance4 ,next were seen their bright breastplates2 in every right hand there was a sword or a spear1 and on each left arm a shield2 and when this strange crop of warriors had but half grown out of the earth1 they struggled--such was their impatience of restraint--and1 as it were1 tore themselves up by the roots4 #ff4 ,wherever a dragon's tooth had fallen1 there stood a man armed for battle4 ,they made a clangor with their swords against their shields1 and eyed one another fiercely2 for they had come into this beautiful world1 and into the peaceful moonlight1 full of rage and stormy passions1 and ready to take the life of every human brother1 in recompense of the boon of their own existence4 #fg4 ,for a while the warriors stood flourishing their weapons1 clashing their swords against their shields1 and boiling over with the red-hot thirst for battle4 ,at last the front rank caught sight of ,jason1 who1 beholding the flash of so many weapons in the moonlight1 had thought it best to draw his sword4 #fh4 ,in a moment all the sons of the dragon's teeth appeared to take ,jason for an enemy2 and crying with one voice1 ,guard the ,golden ,fleece6 they ran at him with uplifted swords and protruded spears4 ,jason knew that it would be impossible to withstand this bloodthirsty battalion with his single arm1 but determined1 since there was nothing better to be done1 to die as valiantly as if he himself had sprung from a dragon's tooth4 #fi4 ,medea1 however1 bade him snatch up a stone from the ground4 ,throw it among them quickly6 cried she4 ,it is the only way to save yourself4 ,the armed men were now so nigh that ,jason could discern the fire flashing out of their enraged eyes1 when he let fly the stone1 and saw it strike the helmet of a tall warrior who was rushing upon him with his blade aloft4 #gj4 ,the stone glanced from this man's helmet to the shield of his nearest comrade1 and thence flew right into the angry face of another1 hitting him smartly between the eyes4 ,each of the three who had been struck by the stone took it for granted that his next neighbor had given him a blow2 and instead of running any farther towards ,jason1 they began a fight among themselves4 #ga4 ,the confusion spread through the host1 so that it seemed scarcely a moment before they were all hacking1 hewing1 and stabbing at one another4 ,in an incredibly short space of time--almost as short1 indeed1 as it had taken them to grow up--all of the heroes of the dragon's teeth were stretched lifeless on the field4 ,and there was the end of the army that had sprouted from the dragon's teeth4 ,that fierce and feverish fight was the only enjoyment which they had tasted on this beautiful earth4 ,,vi #gb4 ,agreeably to ,medea's advice1 ,jason went in the morning to the palace of ,king etes4 ,entering the presence chamber1 he stood at the foot of the throne and made a low obeisance4 ,your eyes look heavy1 ,prince ,jason1 observed the king2 you appear to have spent a sleepless night4 ,i hope you have been considering the matter a little more wisely1 and have concluded not to get yourself scorched to a cinder in attempting to tame my brazen-lunged bulls4 #gc4 ,that is already accomplished1 may it please your majesty1 replied ,jason4 ,the bulls have been tamed and yoked2 the field has been plowed2 the dragon's teeth have been sown broadcast and harrowed into the soil2 the crop of armed warriors have sprung up1 and they have slain one another to the last man4 ,and now ,i solicit your majesty's permission to encounter the dragon1 that ,i may take down the ,golden ,fleece from the tree and depart with my nine and forty comrades4 #gd4 ,king etes scowled and looked very angry and greatly disturbed2 for he knew that1 in accordance with his kingly promise1 he ought now to permit ,jason to win the ,fleece if his courage and skill should enable him to do so4 #ge4 ,you never would have succeeded in this business1 young man1 said he1 if my undutiful daughter ,medea had not helped you with her enchantments4 ,had you acted fairly1 you would have been at this instant a black cinder or a handful of white ashes4 ,i forbid you1 on pain of death1 to make any more attempts to get the ,golden ,fleece4 ,to speak my mind plainly1 you shall never set eyes on so much as one of its glistening locks4 #gf4 ,jason left the king's presence in great sorrow and anger4 ,but1 as he was hastening down the palace steps1 the ,princess ,medea called after him and beckoned him to return4 ,what says ,king etes1 my royal and upright father8 inquired ,medea1 slightly smiling4 ,will he give you the ,golden ,fleece without any further risk or trouble8 #gg4 ,on the contrary1 answered ,jason1 he is very angry with me for taming the brazen bulls and sowing the dragon's teeth4 ,and he forbids me to make any more attempts1 and positively refuses to give up the ,golden ,fleece whether ,i slay the dragon or no4 #gh4 ,yes1 ,jason1 said the princess1 and ,i can tell you more4 ,unless you set sail from ,colchis before to-morrow's sunrise1 the king means to burn your fifty-oared galley and put yourself and your forty-nine brave comrades to the sword4 ,but be of good courage4 ,the ,golden ,fleece you shall have1 if it lies within the power of my enchantments to get it for you4 ,wait for me here an hour before midnight4 #gi4 ,at the appointed hour you might again have seen ,prince ,jason and the ,princess ,medea1 side by side1 stealing through the streets of ,colchis1 on their way to the sacred grove1 in the center of which the ,golden ,fleece was suspended to a tree4 #hj4 ,jason followed ,medea's guidance into the ,grove of ,mars1 where the great oak trees that had been growing for centuries threw so thick a shade that the moonbeams struggled vainly to find their way through it4 ,only here and there a glimmer fell upon the leaf-strewn earth1 or now and then a breeze stirred the boughs aside and gave ,jason a glimpse of the sky1 lest1 in that deep obscurity1 he might forget that there was one overhead4 #ha4 ,at length1 when they had gone farther and farther into the heart of the duskiness1 ,medea squeezed ,jason's hand4 ,look yonder1 she whispered4 ,do you see it8 ,gleaming among the venerable oaks there was a radiance1 not like the moonbeams1 but rather resembling the golden glory of the setting sun4 ,it proceeded from an object which appeared to be suspended at about a man's height from the ground1 a little farther within the wood4 #hb4 ,what is it8 asked ,jason4 ,have you come so far to seek it1 exclaimed ,medea1 and do you not recognize the meed of all your toils and perils when it glitters before your eyes8 ,it is the ,golden ,fleece4 #hc4 ,jason went onward a few steps farther1 and then stopped to gaze4 ,oh1 how beautiful it looked1 shining with a marvelous light of its own1 that prize which so many heroes had longed to behold1 but had perished in the quest of it either by the perils of their voyage or by the fiery breath of the brazen-lunged bulls6 #hd4 ,how gloriously it shines6 cried ,jason1 in a rapture4 ,it has surely been dipped in the richest gold of sunset4 ,let me hasten onward and take it to my bosom4 ,stay1 said ,medea1 holding him back4 ,have you forgotten what guards it8 #he4 ,to say the truth1 in the joy of beholding the object of his desires1 the terrible dragon had quite slipped out of ,jason's memory4 ,soon1 however1 something came to pass that reminded him what perils were still to be encountered4 #hf4 ,an antelope1 that probably mistook the yellow radiance for sunrise1 came bounding fleetly through the grove4 ,he was rushing straight towards the ,golden ,fleece1 when suddenly there was a frightful hiss1 and the immense head and half the scaly body of the dragon were thrust forth--for he was twisted round the trunk of the tree on which the ,fleece hung--and seizing the poor antelope1 swallowed him with one snap of his jaws4 #hg4 ,the dragon had probably heard the voices2 for1 swift as lightning1 his black head and forked tongue came hissing among the trees again1 darting full forty feet at a stretch4 ,as it approached1 ,medea tossed a magic potion right down the monster's wide-open throat4 ,immediately1 with an outrageous hiss and a tremendous wriggle1 flinging his tail up to the tiptop of the tallest tree and shattering all its branches as it crashed heavily down again1 the dragon fell at full length upon the ground and lay quite motionless4 #hh4 ,it is only a sleeping potion1 said the enchantress to ,prince ,jason4 ,quick6 ,snatch the prize and let us begone4 ,you have won the ,golden ,fleece4 ,jason caught the ,fleece from the tree and hurried through the grove1 the deep shadows of which were illuminated1 as he passed1 by the golden glory of the precious object that he bore along4 #hi4 ,jason found the heroes seated on the benches of the galley1 with their oars held perpendicularly1 ready to let fall into the water4 ,as he drew near1 he heard the ,talking ,image calling to him with more than ordinary eagerness in its grave1 sweet voice3 ,make haste1 ,prince ,jason6 ,for your life1 make haste6 ,illustration3 ,the galley flew over the water4 #ij4 ,with one bound1 he leaped aboard4 ,at sight of the glorious radiance of the ,golden ,fleece1 the nine and forty heroes gave a mighty shout1 and ,orpheus1 striking his harp1 sang a song of triumph1 to the cadence of which the galley flew over the water1 homeward bound1 as if careering along with wings4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i4 ,jsn4 lchs4 ntaurs4 ,chrn4 sn4 ,pl s4 ,sndals3 shoes consisting of soles strapped to the feet4 ,trb lent3 disturbed2 roused to great commotion4 ,nptne4 ,grb3 dress4 ,,ii4 ,mle3 ill will4 ,qust3 search4 ,scptr3 a staff carried by a king as a sign of his authority4 ,,iii4 ,d dn4 rgus4 ,glley3 a vessel with oars1 used by ancient people4 ,prow3 the forepart of a vessel4 ,strdy3 strong4 n countr3 meet4 ,,iv4 ,clchs4 ts4 ,md tte3 intend2 think seriously4 ,s lt3 ask earnestly4 ,vlcan4 ,cdmus4 rg nauts4 ,cmpli snt ly3 politely4 ,m d4 ,v4 b scr ty3 darkness4 ,clgor3 a sharp1 harsh1 ringing sound4 ,pr trdd3 thrust out4 ,bat talion3 body of troops4 ,,vi4 bisane3 bow4 ,ss pndd3 hung4 ,med3 reward4 ,potion3 drink2 dose2 usually of liquid medicine4 l lm nt d3 lighted up2 brightened4 ,orpheus4 ,cdene3 the close or fall of a strain of music4 ,illustration3 ,key composing ,the ,star-,spangled ,banner ,the ,star-,spangled ,banner ,,by ,,francis ,,scott ,,key ,francis ,scott ,key 7#aghj-ahdc73 ,an ,american lawyer1 who will be remembered as the author of ,the ,star-,spangled ,banner4 ,during the second war with ,england1 in #ahad1 the ,british made an attack upon the city of ,baltimore4 ,the ,british war ships moved up near ,fort ,mc,henry and opened a heavy fire of cannon balls1 bomb shells1 and rockets4 ,these latter were made like our well-known sky rockets1 and could be thrown at the enemy4 ,during the battle some ,americans1 one of whom was ,francis ,scott ,key1 carried a flag of truce out to the ,british fleet to secure the release of an ,american citizen who had been taken prisoner4 ,the ,americans were detained over night on a ship far to the rear of the attack4 ,during the night they listened anxiously to the sound of the guns1 and watched the red rockets and the bursting bombs1 being sure that1 as long as the firing continued1 the fort still held out2 but late in the night the guns became silent4 ,did it mean that the attack had been repulsed8 ,or had the fort surrendered8 ,only daylight would tell4 ,before dawn the anxious ,americans were watching4 ,the first faint light of day showed them the stars and stripes still floating over the fort2 then they knew that the attack had failed and that the ,americans were victorious4 ,while on the deck of the ,british war ship1 ,mr4 ,key composed the poem which has become our national anthem4 #a4 ,oh1 say6 can you see1 by the dawn's early light1 ,what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming-- ,whose broad stripes and bright stars1 through the clouds of the fight1 ,o'er the ramparts we watched1 were so gallantly streaming8 ,and the rockets' red glare1 the bombs bursting in air1 ,gave proof through the night that our flag was still there4 ,oh1 say6 does that star-spangled banner yet wave ,o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave8 #b4 ,on that shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep1 ,where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes1 ,what is that which the breeze o'er the towering steep1 ,as it fitfully blows1 now conceals1 now discloses8 ,now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam2 ,in full glory reflected now shines on the stream2 ',tis the star-spangled banner2 oh6 long may it wave ,o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave6 #c4 ,and where is that band who so vauntingly swore ,that the havoc of war and the battle's confusion ,a home and a country should leave us no more8 ,their blood has washed out their foul foot-steps' pollution2 ,no refuge could save the hireling and slave ,from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave2 ,and the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave ,o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave4 #d4 ,oh6 thus be it ever when freemen shall stand ,between their loved homes and war's desolation6 ,blessed with victory and peace1 may the heaven-rescued land ,praise the ,power that hath made and preserved us a nation6 ,then conquer we must1 when our cause it is just1 ,and this be our motto1 ,in ,god is our trust2 ,and the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave ,o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave4 99 99 99 99 99 ,rmprts3 walls surrounding a place for its defence4 ,towr ng3 very high4 ,vuntng ly3 boastingly2 braggingly4 ,hvc3 destruction2 ruin4 ,pol lution3 uncleanness4 ,hrelng3 one who serves for gain only4 99 99 99 99 99 ,young men1 you are the architects of your own fortunes4 ,rely on your own strength of body and soul4 ,take for your star self-reliance4 ,energy1 invincible determination1 with a right motive1 are the levers that move the world4 ,love your ,god and your fellowmen4 ,love truth and virtue4 ,love your country and obey its laws4 ,,porter ,my ,native ,land ,,by ,,sir ,,walter ,,scott ,sir ,walter ,scott 7#agga-ahcb73 ,a ,scotch poet and novelist4 ,marmion1 ,the ,lady of the ,lake1 and ,the ,lay of the ,last ,minstrel are considered the best of his poems2 and of his many novels probably ,ivanhoe and ,kenilworth are most read4 ,children enjoy ,the ,tales of a ,grandfather1 stories from ,scottish history written for his own little grandson4 ,this selection is from ,the ,lay of the ,last ,minstrel4 #a4 ,breathes there the man with soul so dead1 ,who never to himself hath said1 ,this is my own1 my native land6 ,whose heart hath ne'er within him burned1 ,as home his footsteps he hath turned ,from wandering on a foreign strand8 #b4 ,if such there breathe1 go1 mark him well6 ,for him no minstrel raptures swell4 ,high though his titles1 proud his name1 ,boundless his wealth as wish can claim-- ,despite those titles1 power1 and pelf1 ,the wretch1 concentered all in self1 ,living shall forfeit fair renown1 ,and1 doubly dying1 shall go down ,to the vile dust from whence he sprung1 ,unwept1 unhonored1 and unsung4 99 99 99 99 99 ,strnd3 shore4 ,plf3 money2 riches4 ,cn ntred3 concentrated2 fixed4 ,hunting the ,grizzly#a ,,by ,,theodore ,,roosevelt ,theodore ,roosevelt 7#aheh ----73 ,the twenty-sixth ,president of the ,united ,states4 ,he was made ,assistant ,secretary of the ,navy in #ahig1 and the next year resigned to organize with ,dr4 ,leonard ,wood the ,first ,u4 ,s4 ,cavalry ,volunteers1 popularly called ,roosevelt's ,rough ,riders4 ,the regiment distinguished itself in action in ,cuba1 and ,roosevelt was made colonel for gallantry in the battle of ,la ,quasina4 ,in #ahih he was elected ,governor of ,new ,york1 and in #aijj ,vice-,president4 ,on the death of ,president ,mc,kinley1 ,september #ad1 #aija1 he became ,president4 ,he has done much big game shooting in the ,west1 and is the author of a number of books1 among which are ,the ,winning of the ,west and ,the ,life of ,gouverneur ,morris4 #a ,from ,hunting ,trips of a ,ranchman1 published by ,messrs4 ,g4 ,p4 ,putnam's ,sons4 ,i #a4 ,that evening we almost had a visit from one of the animals we were after4 ,several times we had heard at night the musical calling of the bull elk--a sound to which no writer has as yet done justice4 ,illustration3 ,a grizzly bear #b4 ,this particular night1 when we were in bed and the fire was smoldering1 we were roused by a ruder noise--a kind of grunting or roaring whine1 answered by the frightened snorts of the ponies4 ,it was a bear which had evidently not seen the fire1 as it came from behind the bank1 and had probably been attracted by the smell of the horses4 #c4 ,after it made out what we were1 it stayed round a short while1 again uttered its peculiar roaring grunt and went off4 ,we had seized our rifles and had run out into the woods1 but in the darkness could see nothing2 indeed1 it was rather lucky we did not stumble across the bear1 as he could have made short work of us when we were at such a disadvantage4 #d4 ,next day we went off on a long tramp through the woods and along the sides of the canyons4 ,there were plenty of berry bushes growing in clusters1 and all around these there were fresh tracks of bear4 ,but the grizzly is also a flesh-eater1 and has a great liking for carrion4 #e4 ,on visiting the place where ,merrifield had killed the black bear1 we found that the grizzlies had been there before us1 and had utterly devoured the carcass1 with cannibal relish4 ,hardly a scrap was left1 and we turned our steps toward where lay the bull elk ,i had killed4 #f4 ,it was quite late in the afternoon when we reached the place4 ,a grizzly had evidently been at the carcass during the preceding night1 for his great footprints were in the ground all around it1 and the carcass itself was gnawed and torn and partially covered with earth and leaves2 for the grizzly has a curious habit of burying all of his prey that he does not at the moment need4 ,illustration3 ,we sat still to wait4 #g4 ,a great many ravens had been feeding on the body1 and they wheeled about over the tree tops above us1 uttering their barking croaks4 #h4 ,the forest was composed mainly of what are called ridge-pole pines1 which grow close together1 and do not branch out until the stems are thirty or forty feet from the ground4 ,beneath these trees we walked over a carpet of pine needles1 upon which our moccasined feet made no sound4 ,the woods seemed vast and lonely1 and their silence was broken now and then by the strange noises always to be heard in the great forests1 and which seem to mark the sad and everlasting unrest of the wilderness4 #i4 ,we climbed up along the trunk of a dead tree which had toppled over until its upper branches stuck in the limb crotch of another1 that thus supported it at an angle half-way in its fall4 ,when above the ground far enough to prevent the bear's smelling us1 we sat still to wait for his approach until1 in the gathering gloom1 we could no longer see the sights of our rifles1 and could but dimly make out the carcass of the great elk4 #aj4 ,it was useless to wait longer1 and we clambered down1 and stole out to the edge of the woods4 ,the forest here covered one side of a steep1 almost canyon-like ravine1 whose other side was bare1 except of rock and sage brush4 ,once out from under the trees there was still plenty of light1 although the sun had set1 and we crossed over some fifty yards to the opposite hillside and crouched down under a bush to see if perchance some animal might not also leave the cover4 #aa4 ,to our right the ravine sloped downward toward the valley of the ,bighorn ,river1 and far on its other side we could catch a glimpse of the great main chain of the ,rockies1 their snow peaks glinting crimson in the light of the set sun4 #ab4 ,again we waited quietly in the growing dusk1 until the pine trees in our front blended into one dark1 frowning mass4 ,we saw nothing2 but the wild creatures of the forest had begun to stir abroad4 ,the owls hooted dismally from the tops of the tall trees1 and two or three times a harsh1 wailing cry1 probably the voice of some lynx or wolverine1 arose from the depths of the woods4 #ac4 ,at last1 as we were rising to leave1 we heard the sound of the breaking of a dead stick from the spot where we knew the carcass lay4 ,it was a sharp1 sudden noise1 perfectly distinct from the natural creaking and snapping of the branches2 just such a sound as would be made by the tread of some heavy creature4 ,old ,ephraim had come back to the carcass4 #ad4 ,a minute afterward1 listening with strained ears1 we heard him brush by some dry twigs4 ,it was entirely too dark to go in after him2 but we made up our minds that on the morrow he should be ours4 ,,ii #ae4 ,early the next morning we were over at the elk carcass1 and1 as we expected1 found that the bear had eaten his fill at it during the night4 ,his tracks showed him to be an immense fellow1 and were so fresh that we doubted if he had left long before we arrived2 and we made up our minds to follow him up and try to find his lair4 #af4 ,my companion was a skillful tracker1 and we took up the trail at once4 ,for some distance it led over the soft1 yielding carpet of moss and pine needles1 and the footprints were quite easily made out1 although we could follow them but slowly2 for we had1 of course1 to keep a sharp lookout ahead and around us as we walked noiselessly on in the somber half light always prevailing under the great pine trees4 #ag4 ,we made no sound ourselves1 and every little sudden noise sent a thrill through me as ,i peered about1 with each sense on the alert4 ,two or three of the ravens that we had scared from the carcass flew overhead1 croaking hoarsely2 and the pine tops moaned and sighed in the slight breeze--for pine trees seem to be ever in motion1 no matter how light the wind4 #ah4 ,after going a few hundred yards the tracks turned off on a well-beaten path made by the elk2 the woods were in many places cut up by these game trails1 which had often become as distinct as ordinary footpaths4 ,the beast's footprints were perfectly plain in the dust1 and he had lumbered along up the path until near the middle of the hillside1 where the ground broke away and there were hollows and bowlders4 #ai4 ,here there had been a windfall1 and the dead trees lay among the living1 piled across one another in all directions2 while between and around them sprouted up a thick growth of young spruces and other evergreens4 ,the trail turned off into the tangled thicket1 within which it was almost certain we would find our quarry4 #bj4 ,we could still follow the tracks1 by the slight scrapes of the claws on the bark1 or by the bent and broken twigs2 and we advanced with noiseless caution1 slowly climbing over the dead tree trunks and upturned stumps1 and not letting a branch rustle or catch on our clothes4 ,when in the middle of the thicket1 we crossed what was almost a breastwork of fallen logs1 and ,merrifield1 who was leading1 passed by the upright stem of a great pine4 #ba4 ,as soon as he was by it he sank suddenly on one knee1 turning half round1 his face fairly aflame with excitement2 and as ,i strode past him1 with my rifle at the ready1 there1 not ten steps off1 was the great bear1 slowly rising from his bed among the young spruces4 ,he had heard us1 but apparently hardly knew exactly where or what we were1 for he reared up on his haunches1 sideways to us4 #bb4 ,then he saw us and dropped down again on all fours1 the shaggy hair on his neck and shoulders seeming to bristle as he turned toward us4 ,as he sank down on his fore feet ,i had raised the rifle2 his head was bent slightly down1 and when ,i saw the top of the white bead fairly between his small1 glittering1 evil eyes1 ,i pulled the trigger4 #bc4 ,half rising up1 the huge beast fell over on his side in the death throes1 the ball having gone into his brain1 striking as fairly between the eyes as if the distance had been measured by a carpenter's rule4 ,illustration3 ,he reared up on his haunches4 #bd4 ,the whole thing was over in twenty seconds from the time ,i caught sight of the game2 indeed1 it was over so quickly that the grizzly did not have time to show fight at all1 or come a step toward us4 ,it was the first ,i had ever seen1 and ,i felt not a little proud as ,i stood over the great brindled bulk which lay stretched out at length in the cool shade of the evergreens4 #be4 ,he was a monstrous fellow1 much larger than any ,i have seen since1 whether alive or brought in dead by the hunters4 ,as near as we could estimate--for of course we had nothing with which to weigh more than very small portions--he must have weighed about twelve hundred pounds2 and though this is not so large as some of his kind are said to grow in ,california1 it is yet a very unusual size for a bear4 ,he was a good deal heavier than any of our horses2 and it was with the greatest difficulty that we were able to skin him4 #bf4 ,he must have been very old1 his teeth and claws being all worn down and blunted2 but nevertheless he had been living in plenty1 for he was as fat as a prize hog1 the layers of his back being a finger's length in thickness4 #bg4 ,he was still in the summer coat1 his hair being short1 and in color a curious brindled brown1 somewhat like that of certain bulldogs2 while all the bears we shot afterward had the long1 thick winter fur1 cinnamon or yellowish brown4 #bh4 ,by the way1 the name of this bear has reference to its character and not to its color1 and should1 ,i suppose1 be properly spelled grisly--in the sense of horrible1 exactly as we speak of a grisly specter--and not grizzly2 but perhaps the latter way of spelling it is too well established to be now changed4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i4 ,smldr ng3 burning and smoking without flame4 ,cnyns3 deep gorges or hollows between steep banks1 worn by water courses4 ,crr n3 dead bodies of animals1 unfit for food4 ,cnn bal3 an animal that devours its own kind4 ,se brsh3 a low shrub which grows in great quantities on the plains of the ,western ,united ,states4 ,old ,ephraim3 a hunter's name for the grizzly bear4 ,,ii4 ,lir3 the bed of a wild beast4 ,on the alert3 on the lookout against danger4 ,bwldrs3 large stones worn smooth by the action of water2 rocks1 rounded or not1 carried by natural agencies far from their native bed4 ,wndfall3 portion of a forest blown down in a wind storm4 ,qurry3 the animal hunted for4 ,spctr3 ghost4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the spring is pleasant4 ,the air is warm4 ,flowers are in blossom4 ,the days and nights are equal4 ,summer also will be pleasant4 ,the air will be hot4 ,many flowers will be in blossom4 ,the days will be long4 ,winter was not so pleasant4 ,the air was cold4 ,the flowers were not in blossom4 ,the days were short4 99 99 99 99 99 ,which sentences tell 7#a7 how things are now2 7#b7 how they were2 7#c7 how they will be8 ,write these sentences as if 7#a7 winter were here2 7#b7 as if it were still to come4 ,words in ,fourth ,reader bndn3 give up4 cc r y3 correctness4 sn4 ts4 hmd4 min3 busily4 mzement3 surprise4 p 4 rchi tct3 a person skilled in 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bed4 brthrn3 brothers4 brny3 salty4 buoy 7bwoi73 a floating object chained in place to mark a channel or to show the position of something under the water1 as a rock4 brden3 the chorus of a song4 brrws3 holes in the ground1 made for homes by certain animals4 bs'tlng3 noisy2 active4 cdene3 the close or fall of a strain of music4 ,cdmus4 cnn bal3 an animal that devours its own kind4 c noe3 a small1 light boat4 cnyns3 deep gorges or hollows between steep banks1 worn by water courses4 cptve3 a prisoner taken in war4 cr vn3 a company of travelers through a desert4 crr n3 dead bodies of animals1 unfit for food4 ct rcts3 great falls of water over steep places4 l br td3 famous1 well known4 ntaurs4 r m nes3 forms of politeness4 chr ty3 kindness to the poor4 ,che maun3 a birch canoe4 ,chrn4 ntr3 a town in ,portugal4 clgor3 a sharp1 harsh1 ringing sound4 clave3 cut2 part4 clent3 one who asks advice of a lawyer4 ,clchs4 cm mndd3 praised4 cm passin te ly3 7psh7 pityingly4 cm plled3 forced1 obliged4 cmpli snt ly3 politely4 cm pr hnd3 understand4 cn ntred3 concentrated2 fixed4 cn fdng3 trusting4 cn jctre3 guess4 cn jre3 beg earnestly4 cn jr r3 a magician4 cn s qunt ly3 accordingly2 as a result4 cn strction 7shn73 manner of building2 arrangement4 cn vrtd3 changed4 cn veyed3 carried4 cvrt3 shelter4 ,crses3 men like ,robinson ,crusoe1 the hero of the story of that name4 ,he was a shipwrecked sailor who lived many years on an uninhabited island4 d cisin3 fixed purpose4 7szh7 deficiency 7d fshen y73 want4 d lbr te3 slow and careful4 d mrely3 soberly4 ds gused3 dressed for the purpose of concealment4 dsmal3 sad4 d vrt3 turn aside4 ,d dn4 drar st3 most comfortless and sorrowful4 drowsy3 sleepy4 ddy ng3 moving in a circle4 mred3 came out4 m grants3 emigrants are people who have left one country to settle in another4 n countr3 meet4 nr y3 force and resolution2 power for work4 n tr tinment3 amusement4 qupped3 dressed2 fitted out4 s ped3 saw4 thr al3 heavenly4 fatly3 nimbly4 fats3 tricks4 fe3 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ropes4 hrmt3 a man who lives apart from other people4 hllck3 a small mound4 hrelng3 one who serves for gain only4 hppr3 a box through which grain passes into a mill4 ,houssin4 hvrs3 covers2 shelters4 h ml tion 7shn73 shame2 disgrace4 l lm nt d3 lighted up2 brightened4 m n tve3 full of fancies4 m pt os3 hasty4 m pstor3 a cheat2 one who imposes upon others4 n cr dl ty3 unbelief4 nf nte ly3 beyond measure2 greatly4 n n ty3 skill2 inventiveness4 n hrt ane3 possession4 n scrption 7shn73 that which is inscribed or written1 especially on a building or monument4 n stalled3 placed in office4 n stnctve3 acting according to one's nature4 n tr de3 speak in one's behalf4 n tlr ble3 not to be borne4 nv ld3 one who is weak from illness4 lchs4 ,jsn4 jgles3 thickets of trees and vines4 ,kgh3 the hedgehog4 kne3 cows4 knght3 a man who receives a rank which entitles him to be called ,sir2 as1 ,sir ,walter ,scott4 lg3 go slowly4 lir3 the bed of a wild beast4 la3 meadow2 field4 lagues3 a league is a measure 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out4 prow3 the forepart of a vessel4 prowlng3 going stealthily or slyly4 qudr pd3 an animal having four feet4 quint3 odd2 curious4 qurry3 the animal hunted4 quartr stff3 a long1 stout staff used as a weapon4 qust3 search4 rmprts3 walls surrounding a place for its defense4 r lctant3 unwilling4 rm nsn s recollections4 r mnstran s3 objections4 r noune3 give up4 r pl3 drive away4 r prachfl ly3 chidingly4 r qured3 needed4 rsn3 a gummy substance which flows from the fir tree4 r splndent3 very bright2 shining4 r tred3 went away4 rv r ntial 7shal73 respectful2 humble4 ramed3 wandered2 went from place to place4 rs te3 rosy4 rou tne3 regular course of action4 rdd nss3 redness4 slled3 ran out4 ,sm ar knd4 ,s m4 sndals3 shoes consisting of soles strapped to the feet4 scptr3 a staff carried by a king as a sign of his authority4 sa-pes3 shore birds1 sometimes called oyster catchers4 s cldd3 apart from others2 lonely4 sds3 coarse grasses which grow in marshy places4 ,s rps4 sher3 straight up and down4 shllngs3 the shilling is a silver coin of ,great ,britain equal in value to about twenty-four cents of our money4 shal3 a great number1 a crowd--said especially of fish4 smldr ng3 burning and smoking without flame4 sjorn rs3 those who dwell for a time4 s lt3 ask earnestly4 sl t ry3 lonely4 smbr3 dark2 gloomy4 srely3 greatly4 svr egn3 effectual4 species 7spshz73 kinds4 spked3 made the guns useless by stopping the vent or touchhole with a nail or spike4 spry3 water falling in very small drops4 sprtes3 spirits2 fairies4 squaws3 ,indian women4 strightwy3 at once4 strnd3 shore4 strds3 passages between steep rocks or banks so narrow that they look as if they might be crossed at a stride4 strdy3 strong4 sbst tte3 a person or thing put in place of another4 slk ly3 peevishly2 angrily4 sltan3 an ,eastern king4 spple3 easily bent4 ss pndd3 hung4 swep3 a boy who cleans chimneys by sweeping them4 swrlng3 whirling4 sylph 7slf73 a fairy4 symp thze3 pity4 ,tm rck3 the ,american larch4 ,t qu mnaw3 a river of northern ,michigan1 which flows into ,lake ,superior4 trns3 long-winged seabirds4 tthred3 fastened by a rope1 for feeding within certain limits4 ,thr mpy 77 la4 ththr3 to this place4 tkens3 signs4 tow'r ng3 very high4 trqul3 quiet1 calm4 trns prent3 that can be seen through4 trns prtd3 carried4 trb lent3 disturbed2 roused to great commotion4 n ntle3 not gentle2 rough4 rchn3 a little boy4 ,va lma4 vliant 7yant73 brave4 vlor3 courage4 vuntng ly3 boastingly2 braggingly4 vered3 turned2 changed direction4 vrdr os3 green4 vbrtes3 moves to and fro4 vziers 7yrs73 in ,eastern countries1 officers of high rank4 ,vlcan4 whst3 still2 quiet4 wg'wms3 ,indian houses made of poles covered with mats or bark4 wndfall3 portion of a forest blown down in a wind storm4 wrught3 worked4 ,xerxes 7,zrxs74 ycht3 a light sea-going vessel used for parties of pleasure1 racing1 etc4 ,phonic ,chart ,vowels as in hte as in sente as in ht as in fr a as in all as in sk as in cre as in m as in blieve as 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