,,sanders' ,,union ,,fourth ,,reader3 ,,embracing ,a ,,full ,,exposition ,,of ,,the ,,principles ,,of ,,rhetorical ,,reading2 ,,with ,,numerous ,,exercises ,,for ,,practice1 ,,both ,,in ,,prose ,,and ,,poetry1 ,,various ,,in ,,style1 ,,and ,,carefully ,,adapted ,,to ,,the ,,purposes ,,of ,,teaching ,,in ,,schools ,,of ,,every ,,grade4 ,,by ,,charles ,w4 ,,sanders1 ,a4,m4 ,,preface4 ,,this ,,fourth ,,reader is designed to pass the pupil from the comparatively easy ground occupied by the ,,third to the more difficult course embraced in ,,the ,,union ,,fifth ,,reader1 which is next higher in the series4 ,it is1 therefore1 carefully graded to this intermediate position4 ,in one sense1 however1 it is the most important in the set2 since the great mass of pupils1 in our common schools1 are drawn away from scholastic pursuits long before the proper time for entering upon any course of reading more advanced than that which is here presented4 ,this consideration has had its full weight in the preparation of the following pages4 ,every exercise will be found to bear the impress of that special adaptation to the purposes of teaching1 without which no book of this kind can fully perform the office which it assumes4 ,the labor expended in this direction1 though all unseen by the casual observer1 has been neither light nor brief4 ,it can be duly appreciated by none but the experienced teacher4 ,all words in the exercises1 requiring explanation1 have been arranged1 as regular lessons in spelling and definition4 ,in these definitions1 however1 it must be kept in mind1 that no attempt has been made to give all the meanings of which a word is susceptible1 but that only which it bears in the particular place in the exercise where it is found4 ,there is a special educational advantage in thus leading the mind of the pupil definitely to fix upon the precise import of a word1 in some particular use or application of it4 ,all proper names occurring in the text1 and at all likely to embarrass the learner1 have been explained in brief1 comprehensive notes4 ,these notes involve many matters1 ,geographical1 ,biographical1 and ,historical1 which are not a little interesting in themselves1 aside from the special purpose subserved by them in the present connection4 ,all this has been done1 and more1 in order to secure that kind of interest in the exercises which comes of reading what is clearly understood2 and because no perfect reading is possible1 where the reader himself fails to perceive the meaning of what he reads4 ,in the selection and adaptation of the pieces1 the highest aim has been to make and to leave the best moral impression2 and this1 not by dull and formal teachings1 but by the pleasanter1 and1 therefore1 more powerful1 means of incidental and unexpected suggestion4 ,admonition is then most likely to be heeded1 when it comes through the channel of events and circumstances4 ,the direct and ostensible aim of the book1 however1 has been kept steadily in view2 which is to furnish the best possible exercises for practice in ,rhetorical reading4 ,to this end1 the greatest variety of style and sentiment has been sought4 ,there is scarcely a tone or modulation1 of which the human voice is capable1 that finds not here some piece adapted precisely to its best expression4 ,there is not an inflection1 however delicate1 not an emphasis1 however slight1 however strong1 that does not here meet with something fitted well for its amplest illustration4 ,no tenderness of pathos1 no earnestness of thought1 no play of wit1 no burst of passion1 is there1 perhaps1 of which the accomplished teacher of ,elocution may not find the proper style of expression in these pages1 and1 consequently1 the best examples for the illustration of his art4 ,the book1 thus briefly described1 is1 therefore1 given to the public with the same confidence that has hitherto inspired the author in similar efforts1 and with the hope that it may reach even a higher measure of usefulness than that attained by any of its predecessors1 in the long line of works which he has prepared for the use of schools4 ,,new ,,york1 ,april1 #ahfc4 ,,contents4 ,,part ,,first4 ,,elocution4 ,,section ,i4--,,articulation ,,elementary ,,sounds ,,of ,,the ,,letters ,,substitutes ,,for ,,the ,,vowel ,,elements ,,substitutes ,,for ,,the ,,consonant ,,elements ,,errors ,,in ,,articulation ,,combinations ,,of ,,consonants ,,examples ,,to ,,illustrate ,,indistinct ,,articulation ,,miscellaneous ,,examples ,,section ,,ii--,,accent ,,and ,,emphasis ,,examples ,,of ,,primary ,,and ,,secondary ,,accent ,,examples ,,of ,,intensive ,,emphasis ,,examples ,,of ,,absolute ,,emphasis ,,examples ,,of ,,antithetic ,,emphasis ,,section ,,iii4--,,inflections ,,monotone ,,rising ,,and ,,falling ,,inflections ,,rules ,,for ,,the ,,use ,,of ,,inflections ,,the ,,circumflex ,,section ,,iv4--,,modulation ,,pitch ,,of ,,voice ,,quantity ,,rules ,,for ,,quantity ,,quality ,,rules ,,for ,,quality ,,notation ,,in ,,modulation ,,examples ,,for ,,exercise ,,in ,,modulation ,,section ,v4--,,the ,,rhetorical ,,pause ,,part ,,second4 #a4 ,,true ,,heroism1 ,adapted4 ,osborne #b4 ,,you ,,and ,i1 ,charles ,mackay #c4 ,,life',s ,,work #d4 ,,the ,,young ,,captives #e4 ,,my ,,mother',s ,,last ,,kiss1 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,oakes ,smith #f4 ,,the ,,dead ,,child',s ,,ford1 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,oakes ,smith #g4 ,,lame ,,and ,,lazy--,a ,fable #h4 ,,faithfulness ,,in ,,little ,,things1 ,adapted1 ,eliza ,a4 ,chase #i4 ,,the ,,american ,,boy #aj4 ,,the ,,sailor ,,boy',s ,,song #aa4 ,,chase ,,of ,,the ,,pet ,,fawn1 ,adapted4 ,miss ,cooper #ab4 ,,kindness #ac4 ,,careless ,,words #ad4 ,,webster ,,and ,,the ,,woodchuck1 ,adapted4 ,boston ,traveler #ae4 ,,do ,,it ,,yourself #af4 ,,better ,,late ,,than ,,never #ag4 ,,the ,,adopted ,,child1 ,mrs4 ,hemans #ah4 ,,the ,,old ,,eagle ,,tree1 ,rev4 ,john ,todd #ai4 ,,the ,,light ,,of ,,knowledge1 ,elihu ,burritt #bj4 ,,night',s ,,lessons1 ,l4,h4 ,sigourney #ba4 ,,nature',s ,,teachings1 ,chambers' ,journal #bb4 ,,sowing ,,and ,,harvesting1 ,anon4 #bc4 ,a ,,thrilling ,,incident1 ,adapted4 ,anon4 #bd4 ,,the ,,truthful ,,king #be4 ,,when ,,shall ,i ,,answer1 ,,no1 ,j4,n4 ,mc,elligott #bf4 ,,to ,,master ,,robert ,,and ,,john1 ,davis #bg4 ,,whang1 ,,the ,,miller1 ,goldsmith #bh4 ,,chimney-,,swallows1 ,henry ,ward ,beecher #bi4 ,,the ,,doubting ,,heart1 ,adelaide ,procter #cj4 ,,the ,,coming ,,of ,,winter1 ,t4,b4 ,read #ca4 ,,child ,,tired ,,of ,,play1 ,n4,p4 ,willis #cb4 ,,the ,,rescue1 ,by a ,sea ,captain #cc4 ,,robert ,,bruce ,,and ,,the ,,scotch ,,woman #cd4 ,,robert ,,bruce ,,and ,,the ,,spider1 ,bernard ,barton #ce4 ,,wealth ,,and ,,fashion #cf4 ,,my ,,first ,,jack-,,knife #cg4 ,,the ,,pine-,,tree ,,shillings1 ,nathaniel ,hawthorne #ch4 ,,hiawatha',s ,,hunting1 ,longfellow #ci4 ,,desperate ,,encounter ,,with ,a ,,panther1 ,bk4 of ,adventures #dj4 ,,the ,,power ,,of ,,habit1 ,john ,b4 ,gough #da4 ,,the ,,drunkard',s ,,daughter #db4 ,,the ,,two ,,young ,,travelers1 ,adapted4 ,merry's ,museum #dc4 ,,higher6 #dd4 ,,labor1 ,caroline ,f4 ,orne #de4 ,,the ,,ambitious ,,apprentice #df4 ,,so ,,was ,,franklin1 ,anon4 #dg4 ,,now ,,and ,,then1 ,jane ,taylor #dh4 ,,an ,,ingenious ,,stratagem1 ,days of ,washington #di4 ,,frances ,,slocum1 ,,the ,,young ,,captive1 ,b4,j4 ,lossing #ej4 ,,the ,,rain-,,drops1 ,delia ,louise ,colton #ea4 ,,small ,,things1 ,f4 ,bennoch #eb4 ,,murderer',s ,,creek1 ,james ,k4 ,paulding #ec4 ,,napoleon',s ,,army ,,crossing ,,the ,,alps1 ,adapted4 ,anon4 #ed4 ,,where ,,there',s ,a ,,will ,,there',s ,a ,,way1 ,eliza ,cook #ee4 ,i ,,can #ef4 ,,now1 ,,to-,,day1 ,adelaide ,a4 ,procter #eg4 ,,capture ,,of ,,major ,,andre #eh4 ,,benedict ,,arnold #ei4 ,,behind ,,time1 ,freeman ,hunt #fj4 ,,how ,,happy ,i',,ll ,,be #fa4 ,,the ,,sword ,,of ,,bunker ,,hill1 ,william ,r4 ,wallace #fb4 ,,bible ,,legend ,,of ,,the ,,wissahikon1 ,lippard #fc4 ,,advice ,,to ,,the ,,young1 ,e4,h4 ,chapin #fd4 ,,the ,,intrepid ,,youth #fe4 ,,the ,,four ,,misfortunes1 ,john ,g4 ,saxe #ff4 ,,mrs4 ,,credulous ,,and ,,the ,,fortune-,,teller #fg4 ,,faith1 ,,hope1 ,,and ,,charity--,an ,allegory #fh4 ,,not ,,to ,,myself ,,alone1 ,s4,w4 ,partridge #fi4 ,,the ,,world ,,would ,,be ,,the ,,better ,,for ,,it1 ,w4,h4 ,cobb #gj4 ,,select ,,proverbs ,,of ,,solomon1 ,bible #ga4 ,,winter ,,beauty1 ,henry ,ward ,beecher #gb4 ,,frosted ,,trees #gc4 ,,the ,,mountains ,,of ,,life1 ,james ,g4 ,clark #gd4 ,,imaginary ,,evils1 ,chas4 ,swain #ge4 ,,sir ,,walter ,,and ,,the ,,lion1 ,a4 ,walchner #gf4 ,,choice ,,extracts ,i4 ,,what ,,really ,,benefits ,,us4 ,,ii4 ,,god',s ,,love4 ,,iii4 ,,life-,,work4 ,,iv4 ,,humility4 ,v4 ,,benefits ,,of ,,adversity4 ,,vi4 ,,our ,,mountain ,,homes4 ,,vii4 ,,make ,a ,,beginning4 ,,viii4 ,,influence4 ,,ix4 ,,pleasure ,,in ,,acquiring ,,knowledge4 ,x4 ,,what ,,is ,,fame8 ,,xi4 ,,cultivated ,,intellect4 ,,xii4 ,,god',s ,,works ,,attest ,,his ,,greatness4 #gg4 ,,capture ,,of ,,the ,,whale #gh4 ,,leaves ,,from ,,an ,,aeronaut1 ,willis ,gaylord ,clark #gi4 ,,the ,,dapple ,,mare1 ,john ,g4 ,saxe #hj4 ,a ,,leap ,,for ,,life1 ,george ,p4 ,morris #ha4 ,,the ,,indian ,,bride',s ,,revenge1 ,adapted4 ,l4,m4 ,stowell #hb4 ,a ,,mother',s ,,love1 ,albert ,barnes #hc4 ,,the ,,life-,,book1 ,home ,journal #hd4 ,,ode ,,on ,,solitude1 ,pope #he4 ,,getting ,,the ,,right ,,start1 ,j4,g4 ,holland #hf4 ,,the ,,presumption ,,of ,,youth1 ,rollin #hg4 ,,song ,,of ,,the ,,american ,,eagle #hh ,,the ,,army ,,of ,,reform1 ,sarah ,jane ,lippincott #hi4 ,,last ,,cruise ,,of ,,the ,,monitor1 ,adapted4 ,grenville ,m4 ,weeks #ij4 ,,duties ,,and ,,responsibilities ,,of ,,women1 ,gail ,hamilton #ia4 ,,scene ,,from ,,william ,,tell1 ,j4 ,sheridan ,knowles #ib4 ,,the ,,rich ,,man ,,and ,,the ,,poor ,,man1 ,khemnitzer #ic4 ,,grandeur ,,of ,,the ,,ocean1 ,walter ,colton #id4 ,a ,,burial ,,at ,,sea1 ,walter ,colton #ie4 ,,the ,,treasures ,,of ,,the ,,deep1 ,mrs4 ,hemans #if4 ,,the ,,bridge ,,of ,,sighs1 ,thomas ,hood #ig4 ,a ,,requiem #ih4 ,,visit ,,to ,,mount ,,vernon1 ,a4,c4 ,ritchie #ii4 ,,la ,,fayette1 ,charles ,sprague #ajj4 ,,the ,,mystic ,,weaver1 ,rev4 ,dr4 ,harbaugh #aja4 ,,work ,,away1 ,harpers' ,magazine #ajb4 ,,queen ,,isabella',s ,,resolve1 ,vinet #ajc4 ,,discovery ,,of ,,the ,,new ,,world1 ,lamartine #ajd4 ,,the ,,return ,,of ,,columbus1 ,vinet #aje4 ,,two ,,hundred ,,years ,,ago1 ,grenville ,mellen #ajf4 ,,press ,,on1 ,park ,benjamin #ajg4 ,,the ,,three ,,forms ,,of ,,nature1 ,from the ,french of ,michelet #ajh4 ,,the ,,whale ,,and ,,the ,,whaler1 ,from the ,french of ,michelet #aji4 ,,rienzi',s ,,address ,,to ,,the ,,romans1 ,miss ,mitford #aaj4 ,,song ,,of ,,the ,,forge #aaa4 ,,choice ,,extracts ,i4 ,,swiftness ,,of ,,time4 ,,ii4 ,,the ,,ship ,,of ,,state4 ,,iii4 ,,the ,,true ,,hero4 ,,iv4 ,,heart ,,essential ,,to ,,genius4 ,v4 ,,education4 ,,vi4 ,,vanity ,,of ,,wealth4 ,,vii4 ,,consolation ,,of ,,the ,,gospel4 ,,viii4 ,,the ,,light ,,of ,,hope4 ,,ix4 ,,pampering ,,the ,,body ,,and ,,starving ,,the ,,soul4 #aab4 ,,we ,,all ,,do ,,fade ,,as ,a ,,leaf1 ,gail ,hamilton #aac4 ,,teachings ,,of ,,nature1 ,pollok #aad4 ,,passing ,,under ,,the ,,rod1 ,mary ,s4,b4 ,dana #aae4 ,,the ,,petulant ,,man1 ,osborne #aaf4 ,,the ,,brahmin ,,and ,,the ,,rogues1 ,versified by ,j4,n4 ,mc,elligott #aag4 ,,living ,,within ,,our ,,means1 ,s4,w4 ,partridge #aah4 ,,grandeur ,,of ,,the ,,universe1 ,o4,m4 ,mitchel #aai4 ,,whom ,,have ,i ,,in ,,heaven ,,but ,,thee81 ,pamelia ,s4 ,vining #abj4 ,,the ,,memory ,,of ,,washington1 ,kossuth #aba4 ,,the ,,lost ,,one',s ,,lament ,,explanation ,,of ,,the ,,pauses4 4 ,the ,period is the longest pause--a full stop4 ,it marks the end of a sentence1 and shows the sense complete2 as1 ,the sky is blue4 ,pause the time of counting six1 and let the voice fall4 8 ,the ,interrogation is used at the end of a question2 as1 ,is the sky blue'8 ,if the question can be answered by yes or no1 the voice rises2 if not1 it falls2 as1 ,where is your map28 ,pause the time of counting six4 6 ,the ,exclamation denotes wonder1 surprise1 pain1 or joy2 as1 ,o'6 what a sweet rose6 ,pause the time of counting one1 after a single word1 and let the voice rise2 but after a complete sentence1 pause the time of counting six1 and let the voice fall4 3 ,the ,colon is a pause shorter than the ,period2 as1 ,the sky is clear3 the sun shines4 ,pause the time of counting four1 and let the voice fall4 2 ,the ,semicolon is a pause shorter than the ,colon2 as1 ,the rose is fair2 but it soon fades4 ,pause the time of counting two1 and let the voice fall4 ,sometimes the voice should rise1 as the sense may require4 1 ,the ,comma is the shortest pause2 as1 ,jane goes to school'1 and learns to read4 ,pause the time of counting one1 and keep the voice up4 -- ,the ,dash denotes a sudden pause or change of subject2 as1 ,i saw him--but what a sight6 ,when the dash is used after any other pause1 the time of that pause is doubled4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,explanation ,,of ,,other ,,marks4 ' ,the ,apostrophe has the form of the comma4 ,it denotes the possessive case2 as1 ,john's book2 also1 that one or more letters have been left out of a word2 as1 lov'd for loved4 ,the ,quotation includes a passage that is taken from some other author or speaker2 as1 ,john said3 ,see my kite4 7 7 ,the ,parenthesis includes words not properly a part of the main sentence2 as1 ,i like these people 7who would not87 very much4 ,the words within the parenthesis should be read in a lower tone of voice4 ,the ,brackets inclose words that serve to explain the preceding word or sentence2 as1 ,james the truthful boy went home4 ,the ,caret shows where words are to be put in that have been omitted by mistake2 as1 ,live in peace4 7447 ,the ,diresis is placed over the latter of two vowels1 to show that they belong to two distinct syllables2 as1 arial4 - ,the ,hyphen is used to connect compound words2 as1 ,well-doing2 or the parts of a word separated at the end of a line4 ,index ,the ,index points to something special or remarkable2 as1 ,important ,news6 999999 4444 or ---- ,the ,ellipsis shows that certain words or letters have been purposely omitted2 as1 ,k9999g1 k44g1 or k--g1 for king4 ,paragraph ,the ,paragraph denotes the beginning of a new subject4 ,it is chiefly used in the ,bible2 as1 ,paragraph ,the same day came to him1 etc4 ,section ,the ,section is used to divide a book or chapter into parts2 as1 ,section#de4 99 ,obelisk ,double ,dagger ,the ,asterisk1 the ,obelisk1 the ,double ,dagger1 and sometimes other marks1 ,footnote3 ,for instance3 the ,section mark1 ,section1 and the ,parallel1 4 refer to notes in the margin4 ,,applications ,,of ,,the ,,marks ,,used ,,in ,,writing4 ,,line #a ,my ,young ,friends'1 never tell a falsehood2 but always #b speak the truth2 this is pleasing to your ,maker4 #c ,do you read ,his holy word--the ,bible'8 ,o6 remem- #d ber1 that ,he has there said3 ,he that speaketh lies1 shall #e not escape3 he shall perish499 ,remember1 too1 that the #f ,all-seeing ,god knows all that we say or do4 #g ,paragraph ,tho' wisdom's voice is seldom heard in k--g's #h palaces1--there have been wise kings1 7e4g4 ,solomon17 who #i were lov'd and obey'd by their subjects4,obelisk #aj ,here1 i4e4 in the ,u4,s41 we can not boast of our kings1 #aa princes1 lords1 c42 yet we have had a ,,president1 who1 #ab in true greatness1 surpass'ed them all2 viz41 the great #ac ,,washington4---- ,index ,washington feared and hon- #ad ored ,god4 #ae ,s ,section1 _/ ,double ,dagger1 and ,parallel1 are also used #af for reference to the margin4 99 99 99 99 99 99 ,proverbs xix4 #e and #i4 ,obelisk #a ,kings4 ,,part ,,first4 ,,elocution4 ,elocution is the art of delivering written or extemporaneous composition with force1 propriety1 and ease4 ,it deals1 therefore1 with words1 not only as individuals1 but as members of a sentence1 and parts of a connected discourse3 including every thing necessary to the just expression of the sense4 ,accordingly1 it demands1 in a special manner1 attention to the following particulars2 viz41 ,,articulation1 ,,accent1 ,,emphasis1 ,,inflection1 ,,modulation1 and ,,pauses4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,section ,i4 ,,articulation4 ,articulation is the art of uttering distinctly and justly the letters and syllables constituting a word4 ,it deals1 therefore1 with the elements of words1 just as elocution deals with the elements of sentences3 the one securing the true enunciation of each letter1 or combination of letters1 the other giving to each word1 or combination of words1 such a delivery as best expresses the meaning of the author4 ,it is the basis of all good reading1 and should be carefully practiced by the learner4 ,,elementary ,,sounds ,,of ,,the ,,letters4 ,,vowel ,,sounds4 ,,tonics4 ,element4 ,power4 #a4--a ,a as in ,ape4 #b4--b ,a ,arm4 #c4--c ,a ,all4 #d4--d ,a ,at4 #e4--e ,a ,care4 #f4--f ,a ,ask4 #g4--a ,e ,eve4 #h4--b ,e ,end4 #i4--a ,i ,ice4 #aj4--b ,i ,it4 #aa4--a ,o ,old4 #ab4--b ,o ,do4 #ac4--c ,o ,ox4 #ad4--a ,u ,use4 #ae4--b ,u ,up4 #af4--c ,u ,pull4 #ag4--,,oi ,oil4 #ah4--,,ou ,out4 ,,consonant ,,sounds4 ,,sub-,,tonics4 #ai4--;,b as in ,bat4 #bj4--;,d ,dun4 #ba4--;,g ,gun4 #bb4--;,j ,jet4 #bc4--,l ,let4 #bd4--,m ,man4 #be4--,n ,not4 #bf4--,r ,run4 #bg4--,v ,vent4 #bh4--,w ,went4 #bi4--,y ,yes4 #cj4--a ,z ,zeal4 #ca4--b ,z ,azure4 #cb4--,,ng ,sing4 #cc4--,,th ,thy4 ,a-,,tonics4 #cd4--;,f as in ,fit4 #ce4--;,h ,hat4 #cf4--,k ,kid4 #cf4--,p ,pit4 #ch4--,s ,sin4 #ci4--,t ,top4 #dj4--;,,ch ,chat4 #da4--,,sh ,shun4 #db4--,,th ,thin4 #dc4--,,wh ,when4 #ba3 ,soft ,g is equivalent to ,j2 soft ,c to ,s1 and hard ,c and ,q to ,k4 ,x is equivalent to ,k and ,s1 as in box1 or to ,g and ,z as in exalt4 #db3 ,,wh is pronounced as if the ,h preceded ,w1 otherwise it would be pronounced ,w hen4 ,r should be slightly trilled before a vowel4 ,for further instructions1 see ,sanders and ,merrill's ,elementary and ,elocutionary ,chart4 ,,substitutes ,,for ,,the ,,vowel ,,elements4 ,for ,long ,a4 ai as in sail4 au gauge4 ay lay4 ea great4 ei deign4 ey they4 ,for ,flat ,a4 au as in daunt4 ea heart4 ua guard4 ,for ,broad ,a4 au as in pause4 aw law4 eo ,george4 oa groat4 o horn4 ou sought4 ,for ,short ,a4 ai as in plaid4 ua guaranty4 ,for ,intermediate ,a4 ai as in hair4 ea bear4 e where4 ei their4 ,for ,long ,e4 ea as in weak4 ei seize4 eo people4 ey key4 ie brief4 i pique4 ,for ,short ,e4 a as in any4 ai said4 ay says4 ea dead4 ei heifer4 eo leopard4 ie friend4 ue guess4 u bury4 ,for ,long ,i4 ai as in aisle4 ei sleight4 ey eye4 ie die4 oi choir4 ui guide4 uy buy4 y try4 ,for ,short ,i4 e as in ,english4 ee been4 ie sieve4 o women4 u busy4 ui build4 y symbol4 ,for ,long ,o4 au as in hautboy4 eau beau4 eo yeoman4 ew sew4 oa boat4 oe hoe4 ou soul4 ow flow4 ,for ,long ,slender ,o4 oe as in shoe4 ou soup4 ,for ,short ,o4 a as in was4 ou hough4 ow knowledge4 ,for ,long ,u4 eau as in beauty4 eu feud4 ew dew4 ieu adieu4 ou your4 ue cue4 ui suit4 ,for ,short ,u4 e as in her4 i sir4 oe does4 o love4 ou young4 ,for ,short ,slender ,u4 o as in wolf4 ou would4 ,for the ,diphthong ,,oi4 oy as in joy4 ,for the ,diphthong ,,ou4 ow as in now4 ,there is no pure ,triphthongal sound in the language4 ,buoy is equivalent to bwoy4 ,u being a consonant4 ,,substitutes ,,for ,,the ,,consonant ,,elements4 ,f4 gh as in laugh4 ph sphere4 ,j4 g gem4 ,k4 c can4 ch chord4 gh hough4 q quit4 ,s4 c cent4 ,t4 d faced4 phth phthisic4 ,v4 f of4 ph ,stephen4 ,y4 i valiant4 #a ,z4 c suffice4 s was4 x ,xerxes4 #b ,z4 s treasure4 z azure4 si fusion4 zi glazier4 ,,ng4 n conch4 ,,sh4 ce ocean4 ci social4 ch chaise4 si pension4 s sure4 ss issue4 ti notion4 ,,ch4 ti fustian4 ,b1 ,d1 ,g1 ,h1 ,l1 ,m1 ,n1 ,p1 and ,r1 have no substitutes4 ,the most common faults in ,,articulation are ,i4 ,the suppression of a syllable2 as1 cab'n for cab-in4 cap'n cap-tain4 barr'l bar-rel4 ev'ry ev-e-ry4 hist'ry his-to-ry reg'lar reg-u-lar4 sev'ral sev-er-al4 rhet'ric rhet-o-ric4 mem'ry mem-o-ry4 jub'lee ju-bi-lee4 trav'ler trav-el-er4 fam'ly fam-i-ly4 vent'late ven-ti-late4 des'late des-o-late4 prob'ble prob-a-ble4 par-tic'lar par-tic-u-lar4 ,,ii4 ,the omission of any sound properly belonging to a word2 as1 read-in for read-ing4 swif-ly swift-ly4 com-mans com-mands4 wam-er warm-er4 um-ble hum-ble4 ap-py hap-py4 con-sis con-sists4 fa-t'l fa-tal4 pr'-tect pro-tect4 b'low be-low4 p'r-vade per-vade4 srink-in shrink-ing4 th'if-ty thrif-ty4 as-ter-is as-ter-isk4 gov-er-ment gov-ern-ment4 ,feb-u-ary ,feb-ru-a-ry4 ,,iii4 ,the substitution of one sound for another2 as1 uf-ford for af-ford4 wil-ler wil-low4 sock-it sock-et4 fear-luss fear-less4 cul-ter cult-ure4 prod-ux prod-ucts4 judg-munt judg-ment4 chil-drin chil-dren4 mod-ist mod-est4 up-prove ap-prove4 win-e-gar vin-e-gar4 sep-e-rate sep-a-rate4 temp-er-it tem-per-ate4 croc-er-dile croc-o-dile4 tub-ac-cur to-bac-co4 com-prum-ise com-pro-mise4 ,,iv4 ,produce the sounds denoted by the following combinations of consonants3-- ,let the pupil first produce the sound of the letters1 and then the word or words in which they occur4 ,be careful to give a clear and distinct enunciation to every letter4 #a4 ,bd1 as in rob'd2 bdst1 prob'dst2 bl1 bl and1 able2 bld1 hum-bl'd2 bldst1 troubl'dst2 blst1 troubl'st2 blz1 crumbles2 br1 brand2 bz1 ribs4 #b4 ,ch1 as in church2 cht1 fetch'd4 #c4 ,dj1 as in edge2 djd1 hedg'd2 dl1 bridle2 dld1 riddl'd2 dlst1 handl'st2 dlz1 bundles2 dn1 hard'n2 dr1 drove2 dth1 width2 dths1 breadths2 dz1 odds4 #d4 ,fl1 as in flame2 fld1 rifl'd2 flst1 stifl'st2 flx1 rifles2 fr1 from2 fs1 quaffs1 laughs2 fst1 laugh'st1 quaff'st2 ft1 raft2 fts1 wafts2 ftst1 grft'st4 #e4 ,gd1 as in begg'd2 gdst1 bragg'dst2 gl1 glide2 gld1 struggl'd2 gldst1 haggl'dst2 gist1 strangl'st2 glz1 mingles2 gr1 grove2 gst1 begg'st2 gz1 figs4 #f4 ,kl1 as in uncle1 ankle2 kld1 trickl'd2 kldst1 truckl'dst2 klst1 chuckl'st2 klz1 wrinkles2 kn1 black'n2 knd1 reck'n'd2 kndst1 reck'n'dst2 knst1 black'n'st2 knz1 reck'ns2 kr1 crank2 ks1 checks2 kt1 act4 #g4 ,lb1 as in bulb2 lbd1 bulb'd2 lbs1 bulbs2 lch1 filch2 lcht1 belch'd2 ld1 hold2 ldst1 fold'st2 ldz1 holds2 lf1 self2 lfs1 gulfs2 lj1 bulge2 lk1 elk2 lks1 silks2 lkt1 milk'd2 lkts1 mulcts2 lm1 elm2 lmd1 whelm'd2 lmz1 films2 ln1 fall'n2 lp1 help2 lps1 scalps2 lpst1 help'st2 ls1 false2 lst1 call'st2 lt1 melt2 lth1 health2 lths1 stealths2 lts1 colts2 lv1 delve2 lvd1 shelv'd2 lvz1 elves2 lz1 halls4 #h4 ,md1 as in doom'd2 mf1 triumph2 mp1 hemp2 mpt1 tempt2 mpts1 attempts2 mst1 entomb'st2 mz1 tombs4 #i4 ,nch1 as in bench2 ncht1 pinch'd2 nd1 and2 ndst1 end'st2 ndz1 ends2 ng1 sung2 ngd1 banged2 ngth1 length2 ngz1 songs2 nj1 range2 njd1 rang'd2 nk1 ink2 nks1 ranks2 nkst1 thank'st2 nst1 wine'd2 nt1 sent2 nts1 rents2 ntst1 went'st2 nz1 runs4 #aj4 ,pl1 as in plume2 pld1 rippl'd2 plst1 rippl'st2 plz1 apples2 pr1 prince2 ps1 sips2 pst1 rapp'st2 pt1 ripp'd4 #aa4 ,rb1 as in herb2 rch1 search2 rcht1 church'd2 rbd1 orbd2 rbdst1 barb'dst2 rbst1 disturb'st2 rbz1 orbs2 rd1 hard2 rdst1 heard'st2 rdz1 words2 rf1 turf2 rft1 scarfd2 rg1 burg2 rgz1 burgs2 rj1 dirge2 rjd1 urg'd2 rk1 ark2 rks1 arks2 rkst1 work'st2 rkt1 dirk'd2 rktst1 embark'dst2 rl1 girl2 rld1 world2 rldst1 hurld'st2 rlst1 whirl'st2 rlz1 hurls2 rm1 arm2 rmd1 arm'd2 rmdst1 harm'dst2 rmst1 arm'st2 rmz1 charms2 rn1 turn2 rnd1 turn'd2 rndst1 earn'dst2 rnst1 learn'st2 rnz1 urns2 rp1 carp2 rps1 harps2 rpt1 warp'd2 rs1 verse2 rsh1 harsh2 rst1 first2 rsts1 bursts2 rt1 dart2 rth1 earth2 rths1 births2 rts1 marts2 rtst1 dart'st2 rv1 curve2 rvd1 nerv'd2 rvdst1 curv'dst2 rvst1 swerv'st2 rvz1 nerves2 rz1 errs4 #ab4 ,sh1 as in ship2 sht1 hush'd2 sk1 scan1 skip2 sks1 tusks2 skst1 frisk'st2 skt1 risk'd2 sl1 slow2 sld1 nestl'd2 slz1 westles2 sm1 smile2 sn1 snag2 sp1 sport2 sps1 lisps2 spt1 clasp'd2 st1 stag2 str1 strike2 sts1 rests2 sw1 swing4 #ac4 ,th1 as in thine1 thin2 thd1 breath'd2 thr1 three2 thst1 breath'st2 thw1 thwack2 thz1 writhes2 tl1 title2 tld1 settl'd2 tldst1 settl'dst2 tlst1settl'st2 tlz1 nettles2 tr1 truuk2 ts1 fits2 tw1 twirl4 #ad4 ,vd1 as in curv'd2 vdst1 liv'dst2 vl1 driv'l2 vld1 grov'l'd2 vldst1 grov'l'dst2 vlst1 driv'l'st2 un1 driv'n2 vst1 liv'st2 vz1 lives4 #ae4 ,wh1 as in when1 where4 #af4 ,zd1 as in mus'd2 zl1 dazzle2 zld1 muzzl'd2 zldst1 dazzl'dst2 zlst1 dazzl'st2 zlz1 muzzles2 zm1 spasm2 zmz1 chasms2 zn1 ris'n2 znd1 reas'n'd2 znz1 pris'nz2 zndst1 impris'n'dst4 ,v4 ,avoid blending the termination of one word with the beginning of another1 or suppressing the final letter or letters of one word1 when the next word commences with a similar sound4 ,,examples4 ,his small eyes instead of ,his small lies4 ,she keeps pies ,she keeps spies4 ,his hour is up ,his sour is sup4 ,dry the widow's tears ,dry the widow steers4 ,your eyes and ears ,your rise sand dears4 ,he had two small eggs ,he had two small legs4 ,bring some ice cream ,bring some mice scream4 ,let all men praise ,him ,let tall men pray sim4 ,he was killed in war ,he was skilled in war4 ,water1 air1 and earth ,water rare rand dearth4 ,come and see me once more ,come mand see me one smore4 ,,note4--,by an indistinct ,articulation the sense of a passage is often liable to be perverted4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,will he attempt to conceal his acts8 ,will he attempt to conceal his sacks8 #b4 ,the man had oars to row her over4 ,the man had doors to row her rover4 #c4 ,can there be an aim more lofty8 ,can there be a name more lofty8 #d4 ,the judges ought to arrest the culprits4 ,the judges sought to arrest the culprits4 #e4 ,his ire burned when she told him her age4 ,his sire burned when she told him her rage4 #f4 ,he was awed at the works of labor and art4 ,he was sawed at the works of labor an dart4 #g4 ,he was trained in the religion of his fathers4 ,he was strained in the religion of his fathers4 ,,miscellaneous ,,examples4 #a4 ,bravely o'er the boisterous billows1 ,his gallant bark was borne4 #b4 ,can craven cowards expect to conquer the country8 #c4 ,click1 click1 goes the clock2 clack1 clack1 goes the mill4 #d4 ,did you desire to hear his dark and doleful dreams8 #e4 ,firm-paced and slow1 a horrid front they form1 ,still as the breeze2 but dreadful as the storm4 #f4 ,the flaming fire flashed fearfully in his face4 #g4 ,the glassy glaciers gleamed in glowing light4 #h4 ,how high his honors heaved his haughty head6 #i4 ,he drew long1 legible lines along the lovely landscape4 #aj4 ,masses of immense magnitude move majestically through the vast empire of the solar system4 #aa4 ,round the rough and rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran4 #ab4 ,the stripling stranger strayed straight toward the struggling stream4 #ac4 ,she uttered a sharp1 shrill shriek1 and then shrunk from the shriveled form that slumbered in the shroud4 #ad4 ,for fear of offending the frightful fugitive1 the vile vagabond ventured to vilify the venerable veteran4 #ae4 ,amidst the mists1 with angry boasts1 ,he thrusts his fists against the posts1 ,and still insists he sees the ghosts4 #af4 ,peter ,prangle1 the prickly prangly pear picker1 picked three pecks of prickly prangly pears1 from the prangly pear trees1 on the pleasant prairies4 #ag4 ,theophilus ,thistle1 the successful thistle sifter1 in sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles1 thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb2 now1 if ,theophilus ,thistle1 the successful thistle sifter1 in sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles1 thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb1 see that thou1 in sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles1 thrust not three thousand thistles through the thick of thy thumb4 ,success to the successful thistle sifter4 #ah4 ,we travel sea and soil2 we pry1 we prowl2 ,we progress1 and we prog from pole to pole4 ,,section ,,ii4 ,,accent ,,and ,,emphasis4 ,,accent and ,,emphasis both indicate some special stress of voice4 ,accent is that stress of voice by which one syllable of a word is made more prominent than others2 ,,emphasis is that stress of voice by which one or more words of a sentence are distinguished above the rest4 ,,accent4 ,the accented syllable is sometimes designated thus3 7'72 as1 com-mand'-ment4 ,,note ,i4--,words of more than two syllables generally have two or more of them accented4 ,the more forcible stress of voice1 is called the ,primary ,accent2 and the less forcible1 the ,secondary ,accent4 ,,examples ,,of ,,primary ,,and ,,secondary ,,accent4 ,in the following examples the ,primary ,accent is designated by double accentual marks1 thus3 ,ed''-u-cate'1 ed'-u-ca''-tion1 mul''-ti-ply'1 mul'-ti-pli-ca''-tion1 sat''-is-fy'1 sat'-is-fac''-tion1 com'-pre-hend''1 com'-pre-hen''-sion1 rec'-om-mend''1 rec'-om-mend-a''-tion1 mo''-ment-a'-ry1 com-mun''-ni-cate'1 com'-pli-ment''-al1 in-dem'-ni-fi-ca''-tion1 ex'-tem-po-ra''-ne-ous1 coun'-ter-rev'-o-lu''-tion-a-ry4 ,,note ,,ii4--,the change of accent on the same word often changes its meaning4 ,,examples4 col'-league1 a partner4 col-league'1 to unite with4 con'-duct1 behavior4 con-duct'1 to lead4 des'-cant1 a song or tune4 des-cant'1 to comment4 ob'-ject1 ultimate purpose4 ob-ject'1 to oppose4 in'-ter-dict1 a prohibition4 in-ter-dict'1 to forbid4 o'ver-throw1 ruin2 defeat4 o-ver-throw'1 to throw down4 ,,note ,,iii4--,emphatic words are often printed in ,italics4 ,when1 however1 different degrees of emphasis are to be denoted1 the higher degrees are designated by the use of ,capitals1 ,,larger or ,,smaller1 according to the degree of intensity4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,our motto shall be1 our country1 ,,our ,,whole ,,country1 and ,,nothing ,,but ,,our ,,country4 #b4 ,thou ,child of ,joy6 ,,shout round me3 let me ,,hear thy shouts1 thou happy ,shepherd ,boy6 #c4 ,freedom calls you6 quick1 be ready1 ,think of what your sires have done2 ,onward1 ,,onward6 strong and steady1 ,drive the tyrant to his den2 ,,on1 and let the watchword be1 ,country1 ,,home1 and ,,liberty4 ,,note ,,iv4--,emphasis1 as before intimated1 varies in degrees of intensity4 ,,examples ,,of ,,intensive ,,emphasis4 #a4 ,he shook the fragment of his blade1 ,and shouted3 ,,victory6 ,charge1 ,chester1 ,,charge6 ,on1 ,stanley1 ,,on6 #b4 ,a month6 ,o1 for a single ,,week6 ,i as not for years'1 though an ,,age were too little for the much ,i have to do4 #c4 ,now for the ,,fight6 now for the ,,cannon ,,peal6 ,,onward6 through blood1 and toil1 and cloud1 and fire6 ,glorious--the ,,shout1 the ,,shock1 the ,,crash of ,,steel1 ,the ,,volley',s ,,roll1 the ,,rocket',s ,,blazing ,,spire6 #d4 ,hear1 ,o ,,heavens6 and give ear1 ,o ,,earth6 ,,note ,v4--,emphasis sometimes changes the seat of accent from its ordinary position4 ,,examples4 ,there is a difference between pos'sibility and prob'ability4 ,and behold1 the angels of ,god as'cending and de'scending on it4 ,for this corruptible must put on in'corruption1 and this mortal must put on im'mortality4 ,does his conduct deserve ap'probation or rep'robation8 ,,note ,,vi4--,there are two kinds of ,emphasis3--,absolute and ,antithetic4 ,,absolute ,,emphasis is used to designate the important words of a sentence1 without any direct reference to other words4 ,,examples ,,of ,,absolute ,,emphasis4 #a4 ,oh1 speak to passion's raging tide1 ,speak and say3 ,,peace1 ,,be ,,still6 #b4 ,the ,,union1 it ,,must and ,,shall ,,be ,,preserved6 #c4 ,,hush6 breathe it not aloud1 ,the wild winds must not hear it6 ,yet1 again1 ,i tell thee--,,we ,,are ,,free6 ,,knowles4 #d4 ,when my country shall take her place among the nations of the earth1 ,,then and not ,,till then1 let my epitaph be written4 ,,emmett4 #e4 ,if you are ,,men1 follow ,,me6 ,,strike ,,down yon guard1 and gain the mountain passes4 #f4 ,,oh6 shame on us1 countrymen1 ,,shame on us ,,all1 ,if we ,,cringe to so dastard a race4 #g4 ,this doctrine never was received2 it ,,never ,,can1 by any ,,possibility1 ,,be ,,received2 and1 if admitted at ,,all1 it must be by ,,the ,,total ,,subversion ,,of ,,liberty6 #h4 ,are you ,christians1 and1 by upholding duelists1 will you deluge the land with blood1 and fill it with widows and orphans4 ,,beecher4 #i4 ,,liberty and ,,union1 ,,now and ,,forever1 ,,one and ,,inseparable4 ,,webster4 #aj4 ,treason6 cried the speaker2 treason1 ,,treason1 ,,treason1 reechoed from every part of the house4 #aa4 ,the war is inevitable1--and ,,let ,,it ,,come6 ,i repeat it1 ,sir1--,,let ,,it ,,come6 ,,patrick ,,henry4 #ab4 ,be we men1 ,and suffer such dishonor8 ,,men1 and wash not ,the stain away in ,,blood8 ,,miss ,,mitford4 #ac4 ,o ,,sacred ,,forms6 how proud you look6 ,how high you lift your heads into the sky6 ,how huge you are6 how mighty and how free6 ,,knowles4 #ad4 ,i shall know but one country4 ,the ends ,i aim at1 shall be ,my ,,country',s1 my ,,god',s1 and ,,truth',s4 ,,webster4 ,,note ,,vii4--,,antithetic ,,emphasis is that which is founded on the contrast of one word or clause with another4 ,,examples ,,of ,,antithetic ,,emphasis4 #a4 ,the faults of others should always remind us of our own4 #b4 ,he desired to protect his friend1 not to injure him4 #c4 ,but yesterday1 the word of ,caesar might ,have stood against the world2 now lies he there1 ,and none so poor to do him reverence4 ,,shakespeare4 #d4 ,a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches4 ,,bible4 #e4 ,we can do nothing against the truth2 but for the truth4 ,,bible4 #f4 ,he that is slow to anger1 is better than the mighty2 and he that ruleth his spirit1 than he that taketh a city4 ,,bible4 ,,note ,,viii4--,the following examples contain two or more sets of ,antitheses4 #a4 ,just men are only free1 the rest are slaves4 #b4 ,beauty is like the flower of spring2 virtue is like the stars of heaven4 #c4 ,truth crushed to earth shall rise again1 ,the eternal years of ,god are hers2 ,but error1 wounded1 writhes in pain1 ,and dies amid her worshipers4 ,,bryant4 #d4 ,a false balance is abomination to the ,lord2 but a just weight is his delight4 ,,bible4 #e4 ,a friend can not be known in prosperity2 and an enemy can not be hidden in adversity4 #f4 ,it is my living sentiment1 and1 by the blessing of ,god1 it shall be my dying sentiment3 ,,independence ,,now1 and ,,independence ,,forever4 ,,webster4 #g4 ,we live in deeds1 not years1--in thoughts1 not breaths1--in feelings1 not in figures on a dial4 ,we should count time by heart throbs4 ,he most lives1 who ,,thinks ,,the ,,most1--,,feels ,,the ,,noblest1--,,acts ,,the ,,best4 #h4 ,you have done the mischief1 and ,i bear the blame4 #i4 ,the wise man is happy when he gains his own approbation2 the fool when he gains that of others4 #aj4 ,we must hold them as we hold the rest of mankind--enemies in war1--in peace1 friends4 ,,jefferson4 ,,note ,,ix4--,the sense of a passage is varied by changing the place of the emphasis4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,has ,james seen his brother to-day8 ,no2 but ,charles has4 #b4 ,has ,james seen his brother to-day8 ,no2 but he has heard from him4 #c4 ,has ,james seen his brother to-day8 ,no2 but he saw yours4 #d4 ,has ,james seen his brother to-day8 ,no2 but he has seen his sister4 #e4 ,has ,james seen his brother to-day8 ,no2 but he saw him yesterday4 ,,remark4--,to determine the emphatic words of a sentence1 as well as the degree and kind of emphasis to be employed1 the reader must be governed wholly by the sentiment to be expressed4 ,the idea is sometimes entertained that emphasis consists merely in loudness of tone4 ,but it should be borne in mind that the most intense emphasis may often be effectively expressed1 even by a whisper4 ,,section ,,iii4 ,,inflections4 ,,inflections are turns or slides of the voice1 made in reading or speaking2 as2 ,will you go to ,new ,transcriber's ,note3 ,two missing lines in printing1 page #be in original4 or to ,transcriber's ,note3 ,remainder of paragraph is missing4 ,all the various sounds of the human voice may be comprehended under the general appellation of tones4 ,the principal modifications of these tones are the ,,monotone1 the ,,rising ,,inflection1 the ,,falling ,,inflection1 and the ,,circumflex4 ,the ,horizontal ,line 7--7 denotes the ,monotone4 ,the ,rising ,slide 7_/7 denotes the ,rising ,inflection4 ,the ,falling ,slide 77 denotes the ,falling ,inflection4 ,the ,curve 7_/7 denotes the ,circumflex4 ,the ,,monotone is that sameness of sound1 which arises from repeating the several words or syllables of a passage in one and the same general tone4 ,,remark4--,the ,monotone is employed with admirable effect in the delivery of a passage that is solemn or sublime4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,o thou that rollest above1 round as the shield of my fathers3 whence are thy beams1 ,o sun1 thy everlasting light8 ,,ossian4 #b4 ',tis midnight's holy hour1 and silence now ,is brooding1 like a gentle spirit1 o'er ,the still and pulseless world4 ,hark6 on the winds ,the bells' deep tones are swelling2 'tis the knell ,of the departed year4 ,,prentice4 #c4 ,god came from ,teman1 and the ,holy ,one from ,mount ,paran4 ,selah4 ,his glory covered the heavens1 and the earth was full of ,his praise4 #d4 ,before ,him went the pestilence1 and burning coals went forth at ,his feet4 ,he stood and measured the earth3 ,he beheld1 and drove asunder the nations2 and the everlasting mountains were scattered1 the perpetual hills did bow3 ,his ways are everlasting4 ,,bible4 #e4 ,the heavens declare the glory of ,god1 and the firmament showeth ,his handy work4 ,day unto day uttereth speech1 and night unto night showeth knowledge4 ,there is no speech nor language1 where their voice is not heard4 ,,id4 #f4 ,how brief is life6 how passing brief6 ,how brief its joys and cares6 ,it seems to be in league with time1 ,and leaves us unawares4 #g4 ,the thunder rolls3 be hushed the prostrate world1 ,while cloud to cloud returns the solemn hymn4 ,,thomson4 ,,remark4--,the inappropriate use of the monotone1--a fault into which young people naturally fall1--is a very grave and obstinate error4 ,it is always tedious1 and often even ridiculous4 ,it should be studiously avoided4 ,the ,,rising ,,inflection is an upward turn1 or slide of the voice1 used in reading or speaking2 as1 s8 n_/ o_/ s_/ s_/ _/ ,are you prepared to recite your l_/ ,the ,,falling ,,inflection is a downward turn1 or slide of the voice1 used in reading or speaking2 as1 d i n ,what are you g8 ,in the falling inflection1 the voice should not sink below the general pitch2 but in the rising inflection1 it is raised above it4 ,the two inflections may be illustrated by the following diagrams3 #a4 m y1 p p l_/ r r t_/ u n_/ d d e_/ e e d_/ n n _/ t t r_/ l l ,did he act p_/ or y8 ,he acted y4 #b4 n y1 w w l_/ i i g_/ l l n_/ l l i_/ i l_/ n n l_/ g g _/ l l ,did they go w_/ or y8 ,they went y4 #c4 r1 e_/ h_/ g_/ _/ ,if the flight of ,dryden is h_/ ,pope continues longer on the r1 e_/ t_/ h_/ w g_/ _/ n r_/ g4 ,if the blaze of ,dryden's fire is b_/ the heat of ,pope's is c n s t a n more regular and t4 #d4 ,is honor's lofty soul forever fled'8 ,is virtue lost'8 ,is martial ardor dead'8 ,is there no heart where worth and valor dwell'8 ,no patriot ,,wallace'8 ,no undaunted ,,tell'8 ,yes1 ,freedom1 yes6 thy sons1 a noble band1 ,around thy banner1 firm1 exulting stand4 ,,remark4--,the same degree of inflection is not1 at all times1 used1 or indicated by the notation4 ,the due degree to be employed1 depends on the nature of what is to be expressed4 ,for example2 if a person1 under great excitement1 asks another3 t8 s e n r a ,are you in e the degree of inflection would be much greater1 t8 s e n r a than if he playfully asks3 ,are you in e ,the former inflection may be called intensive1 the latter1 common4 ,,rules ,,for ,,the ,,use ,,of ,,inflections4 ,,rule ,i4 ,direct questions1 or those which may be answered by yes or no1 usually take the rising inflection2 but their answers1 generally1 the falling4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,will you meet me at the depot'8 ,yes2 or1 ,i will4 #b4 ,did you intend to visit ,boston'8 ,no2 or1 ,i did not4 #c4 ,can you explain this difficult sentence'8 ,yes2 ,i can4 #d4 ,are they willing to remain at home'8 ,they are4 #e4 ,is this a time for imbecility and inaction'8 ,by no means4 #f4 ,king ,agrippa1 believest thou the prophets'8 ,i know that thou believest4 #g4 ,were the tribes of this country1 when first discovered1 making any progress in arts and civilization'8 ,by no means4 #h4 ,to purchase heaven has gold the power'8 ,can gold remove the mortal hour'8 ,in life1 can love be bought with gold'8 ,are friendship's pleasures to be sold'8 ,no2 all that's worth a wish1 a thought1 ,fair virtue gives unbribed1 unbought4 #i4 ,what would content you8 ,talents'8 ,no4 ,enterprise'8 ,no4 ,courage'8 ,no4 ,reputation'8 ,no4 ,virtue'8 ,no4 ,the man whom you would select1 should possess not one1 but all of these4 ,,note ,i4--,when the direct question becomes an appeal1 and the reply to it is anticipated1 it takes the intense falling inflection4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,is he not a bold and eloquent speaker8 #b4 ,can such inconsistent measures be adopted8 #c4 ,did you ever hear of such cruel barbarities8 #d4 ,is this reason8 ,is it law8 ,is it humanity8 #e4 ,was not the gentleman's argument conclusive8 ,,rule ,,ii4 ,indirect questions1 or those which can not be answered by yes or no1 usually take the falling inflection1 and their answers the same4 #a4 ,how far did you travel yesterday8 ,forty miles4 #b4 ,which of you brought this beautiful bouquet8 ,julia4 #c4 ,where do you intend to spend the summer8 ,at ,saratoga4 #d4 ,when will ,charles graduate at college8 ,next year4 #e4 ,what is one of the most delightful emotions of the heart8 ,gratitude4 ,,note ,i4--,when the indirect question is one asking a repetition of what was not1 at first1 understood1 it takes the rising inflection4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,when do you expect to return8 ,next week4 ,when did you say'8 ,next week4 #b4 ,where did you say ,william had gone'8 ,to ,new ,york4 ,,note ,,ii4--,answers to questions1 whether direct or indirect1 when expressive of indifference1 take the rising inflection1 or the circumflex4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,did you admire his discourse8 ,not much'4 #b4 ,which way shall we walk8 ,i am not particular'4 #c4 ,can ,henry go with us8 ,if he chooses'4 #d4 ,what color do you prefer8 ,i have no particular choice'4 ,,note ,,iii4--,in some instances1 direct questions become indirect by a change of the inflection from the rising to the falling4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,will you come to-morrow' or next day'8 ,yes4 #b4 ,will you come to-morrow1' or next day8 ,i will come to-morrow4 ,,remark4--,the first question asks if the person addressed will come within the two days1 and may be answered by yes or no2 but the second asks on which of the two days he will come1 and it can not be thus answered4 ,,rule ,,iii4 ,when questions are connected by the conjunction or1 the first requires the rising1 and the second1 the falling inflection4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,does he study for amusement'1 or improvement8 #b4 ,was he esteemed for his wealth'1 or for his wisdom8 #c4 ,sink' or swim1 live' or die1 survive' or perish1 ,i give my hand and heart to this vote4 ,,webster4 #d4 ,is it lawful to do good on the ,sabbath-days'1 or to do evil8 to save life'1 or to kill8 #e4 ,was it an act of moral courage'1 or cowardice1 for ,cato to fall on his sword8 ,,rule ,,iv4 ,antithetic terms or clauses usually take opposite inflections2 generally1 the former has the rising1 and the latter the falling inflection4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,if you seek to make one rich1 study not to increase his stores' but to diminish his desires4 #b4 ,they have mouths'1--but they speak not3 ,eyes have they'1--but they see not3 ,they have ears'1--but they hear not3 ,noses have they'1--but they smell not3 ,they have hands'1--but they handle not3 ,feet have they'1--but they walk not4 ,,bible4 ,,note ,i4--,when one of the antithetic clauses is a negative1 and the other an affirmative1 generally the negative has the rising1 and the affirmative the falling inflection4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,i said an elder soldier not a better'4 #b4 ,his acts deserve punishment rather than commiseration'4 #c4 ,this is no time for a tribunal of justice'1 but for showing mercy2 not for accusation'1 but for philanthropy2 not for trial'1 but for pardon2 not for sentence and execution'1 but for compassion and kindness4 ,,rule ,v4 ,the ,pause of ,suspension1 denoting that the sense is incomplete1 usually has the rising inflection4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,although the fig tree shall not blossom'1 neither shall fruit be in the vine'2 the labor of the olive shall fail'1 and the fields shall yield no meat'2 the flocks shall be cut off from the fold'1 and there shall be no herd in the stalls'2 yet will ,i rejoice in the ,lord1 ,i will joy in the ,god of my salvation4 ,,bible4 ,,note ,i4--,the ordinary direct address1 not accompanied with strong emphasis1 takes the rising inflection1 on the principle of the pause of suspension4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,men'1 brethren'1 and fathers'1 hear ye my defense which ,i make now unto you4 ,,bible4 #b4 ,ye living flowers'1 that skirt the eternal frost'6 ,ye wild goats'1 sporting round the eagle's nest'6 ,ye eagles'1 playmates of the mountain storm'6 ,ye lightnings'1 the dread arrows of the clouds'6 ,ye signs' and wonders' of the elements'6 ,utter forth ,,god1 and fill the hills with praise6 ,,coleridge4 ,,note ,,ii4--,in some instances of a pause of suspension1 the sense requires an intense falling inflection4 ,,example4 #a4 ,the prodigal1 if he does not become a pauper1 will1 at least1 have but little to bestow on others4 ,,remark4--,if the rising inflection is given on pauper1 the sense would be perverted1 and the passage made to mean1 that1 in order to be able to bestow on others1 it is necessary that he should become a pauper4 ,,rule ,,vi4 ,expressions of tenderness1 as of grief1 or kindness1 commonly incline the voice to the rising inflection4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,mother'1--,i leave thy dwelling'2 ,oh6 shall it be forever'8 ,with grief my heart is swelling'1 ,from thee'1--from thee'1--to sever'4 #b4 ,o my son ,absalom'6 my son'1 my son ,absalom'6 ,would ,god ,i had died for thee'1 ,absalom'1 my son'1 my son'6 ,,bible4 ,,rule ,,vii4 ,the ,penultimate ,pause1 or the last but one1 of a passage1 is usually preceded by the rising inflection4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,diligence1 industry1 and proper improvement of time'1 are material duties of the young4 #b4 ,these through faith subdued kingdoms1 wrought righteous-ness1 obtained promises1 stopped the mouths of lions1 quenched the violence of fire1 escaped the edge of the sword1 out of weakness were made strong1 waxed valiant in fight'1 turned to flight the armies of the aliens4 ,,remark4--,the rising inflection is employed at the penultimate pause in order to promote variety1 since the voice generally falls at the end of a sentence4 ,,rule ,,viii4 ,expressions of strong emotion1 as of anger or surprise1 and also the language of authority and reproach1 are expressed with the falling inflection4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,on ,,you1 and on your ,,children1 be the peril of the innocent blood which shall be shed this day4 #b4 ,what a piece of workmanship is ,,man6 ,how noble in ,,reason6 ,how infinite in ,,faculties6 #c4 ,o ,,fools6 and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have written concerning me6 ,,bible4 #d4 ,,hence1 ,,home1 you idle creatures1 ,,get ,,you ,,home1 ,,you ,,blocks1 ,,you ,,stones1 ,,you ,,worse ,,than ,,useless ,,things6 #e4 ,avaunt6 and quit my sight6 let the earth hide thee6 ,thy bones are marrowless2 thou hast no speculation in thine eyes which thou dost glare with4 ,,shakspeare4 #f4 ,slave1 do thy office6 ,strike1 as ,i struck the foe6 ,strike1 as ,i would have struck the tyrants6 ,strike deep as my curse6 ,strike1 and but once6 ,,id4 ,,rule ,,ix4 ,an emphatic succession of particulars1 and emphatic repetition1 require the falling inflection4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,beware what earth calls happiness2 ,,beware ,all joys but joys that never can expire4 #b4 ,a great mind1 a great heart1 a great orator1 a great career1 have been consigned to history4 ,,butler4 ,,remark4--,the stress of voice on each successive particular1 or repetition1 should gradually be increased as the subject advances4 ,the ,,circumflex is a union of the two inflections on the same word1 beginning either with the falling and ending with the rising1 or with the rising and ending with the falling2 as1 ,if he goes to ,i shall go to 4 ,the circumflex is mainly employed in the language of irony1 and in expressing ideas implying some condition1 either expressed or understood4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,you1 a beardless youth1 pretend to teach a ,british general4 #b4 ,what6 shear a wolf8 a prowling wolf8 #c4 ,my father's trade8 ah1 really1 that's too bad6 ,my father's trade8 ,why1 blockhead1 are you mad8 ,my father1 sir1 did never stoop so low1-- ,he was a gentleman1 ,i'd have you know4 #d4 ,what6 confer a crown on the author of the public calamities8 #e4 ,but you are very wise men1 and deeply learned in the truth2 we are weak1 contemptible1 mean persons4 #f4 ,they pretend they come to improve our state1 enlarge our thoughts1 and free us from error4 #g4 ,but youth1 it seems1 is not my only crime2 ,i have been accused of acting a theatrical part4 #h4 ,and this man has become a god and ,cassius a wretched creature4 ,,section ,,iv4 ,,modulation4 ,,modulation implies those variations of the voice1 heard in reading or speaking1 which are prompted by the feelings and emotions that the subject inspires4 ,,examples4 ,,expressive ,,of ,,courage ,,and ,,chivalrous ,,excitement4 ,,full 4- ,once more unto the breach1 dear friends1 once more1 ,,tone '- ,or close the wall up with our ,english dead6 ,,middle 4- ,in peace1 there's nothing so becomes a man1 ,,tone '- ,as modest stillness and humility2 4- ,but when the blast of war blows in our ears1 ,,short ,then imitate the action of the tiger2 ,,and ,stiffen the sinews1 summon up the blood1 ,,quick '- ,disguise fair nature with hard-favored rage4 4- ,on1 ,,on1 you noblest ,english1 ,,high ,whose blood is fetched from fathers of war-proof6 ,,and ,fathers1 that1 like so many ,alexanders1 ,,loud ,have1 in these parts1 from morn till even fought1 '- ,and sheathed their swords for lack of argument4 ,,quick 4- ,i see you stand like greyhounds in the slips1 ,,and ,straining upon the start4 ,the game's afoot2 ,,very ,follow your spirits1 and1 upon this charge1 ,,loud '- ,,cry--,,heaven ,,for ,,harry6 ,,england6 ,,and ,,st4 ,,george6 ,,shakspeare4 ,,remark4--,to read the foregoing example in one dull1 monotonous tone of voice1 without regard to the sentiment expressed1 would render the passage extremely insipid and lifeless4 ,but by a proper modulation of the voice1 it infuses into the mind of the reader or hearer the most animating and exciting emotions4 ,the voice is modulated in three different ways4 ,first1 it is varied in ,,pitch2 that is1 from high to low tones1 and the reverse4 ,secondly1 it is varied in ,,quantity1 or in loudness or volume of sound4 ,thirdly1 it is varied in ,,quality1 or in the kind of sound expressed4 ,,pitch ,,of ,,voice4 ,pitch of voice has reference to its degree of elevation4 ,every person1 in reading or speaking1 assumes a certain pitch1 which may be either high or low1 according to circumstances1 and which has a governing influence on the variations of the voice1 above and below it4 ,this degree of elevation is usually called the ,,key ,,note4 ,as an exercise in varying the voice in pitch1 the practice of uttering a sentence on the several degrees of elevation1 as represented in the following scale1 will be found beneficial4 ,first1 utter the musical syllables1 then the vowel sound1 and lastly1 the proposed sentence1--ascending and descending4 ---------#h4--;do----e-in-me4---,virtue alone survives4---- #g4 si i in die4 ,virtue alone survives4 -------#f4--la----o-in-do4---,virtue alone survives4------ #e4 sol o in no4 ,virtue alone survives4 -----#d4--;fa----a-in-at4---,virtue alone survives4-------- #c4 mi a-in ate4 ,virtue alone survives4 ---#b4--re----a-in-far4--,virtue alone survives4---------- #a4 do a in all4 ,virtue alone survives ,although the voice is capable of as many variations in speaking1 as are marked on the musical scale1 yet for all the purposes of ordinary elocution1 it will be sufficiently exact if we make but three degrees of variation1 viz41 the ,low1 the ,middle1 and the ,high4 #a4 ,,the ,,low ,,pitch is that which falls below the usual speaking key1 and is employed in expressing emotions of sublimity1 awe1 and reverence4 ,,example4 ,silence1 how dead6 darkness1 how profound6 ,nor eye1 nor list'ning ear1 an object finds2 ,creation sleeps4 ',tis as the general pulse ,of life stood still1 and ,nature made a pause4-- ,an awful pause6 prophetic of her end4 ,,young4 #b4 ,,the ,,middle ,,pitch is that usually employed in common conversation1 and in expressing unimpassioned thought and moderate emotion4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,it was early in a summer morning1 when the air was cool1 the earth moist1 the whole face of the creation fresh and gay1 that ,i lately walked in a beautiful flower garden1 and1 at once1 regaled the senses and indulged the fancy4 ,,hervey4 #b4 ,i love to live1 said a prattling boy1 ,as he gayly played with his new-bought toy1 ,and a merry laugh went echoing forth1 ,from a bosom filled with joyous mirth4 #c4 ,,the ,,high ,,pitch is that which rises above the usual speaking key1 and is used in expressing joyous and elevated feelings4 ,,example4 ,higher1 higher1 ,,ever ,,higher1-- ,let the watchword be ,,aspire6 ,noble ,christian youth2 ,whatsoe'er be ,god's behest1 ,try to do that duty best1 ,in the strength of ,truth4 ,m4,f4 ,,tupper4 ,,quantity4 ,,quantity is two-fold2--consisting in ,,fullness or ,,volume of sound1 as soft or loud2 and in ,,time1 as slow or quick4 ,the former has reference to ,,stress2 the latter1 to ,,movement4 ,the degrees of variation in quantity are numerous1 varying from a slight1 soft whisper to a vehement shout4 ,but for all practical purposes1 they may be considered as three1 the same as in pitch2--the soft1 the middle1 and the loud4 ,for exercise in quantity1 let the pupil read any sentence1 as1 ,beauty is a fading flower1 first in a slight1 soft tone1 and then repeat it1 gradually increasing in quantity to the full extent of the voice4 ,also1 let him read it first very slowly1 and then repeat it1 gradually increasing the movement4 ,in doing this1 he should be careful not to vary the pitch4 ,in like manner1 let him repeat any vowel sound1 or all of them1 and also inversely4 ,thus3 ,illustration ,transcriber's ,note3 ,the illustration is a row of the letter ,o1 increasing in size across the page1 followed by a row of the letter ,o decreasing in size4 ,the presumed intent is to convey loudness4 ,,remark4--,quantity is often mistaken for ,pitch4 ,but it should be borne in mind that quantity has reference to loudness or volume of sound1 and pitch to the elevation or depression of a tone4 ,the difference may be distinguished by the slight and heavy strokes on a bell2--both of which produce sounds alike in pitch2 but they differ in quantity or loudness1 in proportion as the strokes are light or heavy4 ,,rules ,,for ,,quantity4 #a4 ,,soft1 ,,or ,,subdued ,,tones1 are those which range from a whisper to a complete vocality1 and are used to express fear1 caution1 secrecy1 solemnity1 and all tender emotions4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,we watched her breathing through the night1 ,her breathing soft and low1 ,as in her breast the wave of life ,kept heaving to and fro4 ,,hood4 #b4 ,softly1 peacefully1 ,lay her to rest2 ,place the turf lightly1 ,on her young breast4 ,d4,e4 ,,goodman4 #c4 ,the loud wind dwindled to a whisper low1 ,and sighed for pity as it answered1--,no4 #b4 ,a ,,middle ,,tone1 or medium loudness of voice1 is employed in reading narrative1 descriptive1 or didactic sentences4 ,,example4 ,i love my country's pine-clad hills1 ,her thousand bright and gushing rills1 ,her sunshine and her storms2 ,her rough and rugged rocks that rear ,their hoary heads high in the air1 ,in wild fantastic forms4 #c4 ,a ,,loud ,,tone1 or fullness and stress of voice1 is used in expressing violent passions and vehement emotions4 ,,examples4 #a4 ,,stand6 the ground's your own1 my braves1-- ,will ye give it up to slaves8 ,will ye look for greener graves8 ,hope ye mercy still8 ,what's the mercy despots feel8 ,hear it in that battle-peal1-- ,read it on yon bristling steel1 ,ask it--ye who will6 ,,pierpont4 #b4 ,,hold6 ,tyranny cries2 but their resolute breath ,sends back the reply3 ,,independence or ,,death6 ,,quality4 ,,quality has reference to the kind of sound uttered4 ,two sounds may be alike in quantity and pitch1 yet differ in quality4 ,the sounds produced on the clarinet and flute may agree in pitch and quantity1 yet be unlike in quality4 ,the same is true in regard to the tones of the voice of two individuals4 ,this difference is occasioned mainly by the different positions of the vocal organs4 ,the qualities of voice mostly used in reading or speaking1 and which should receive the highest degree of culture1 are the ,pure ,tone1 the ,orotund1 the ,aspirated1 and the ,guttural4 ,,rules ,,for ,,quality4 #a4 ,,the ,,pure ,,tone is a clear1 smooth1 sonorous flow of sound1 usually accompanied with the middle pitch of voice1 and is adapted to express emotions of joy1 cheerfulness1 love1 and tranquillity4 ,,example4 ,hail6 beauteous stranger of the wood1 ,attendant on the spring1 ,now heaven repairs thy vernal seat1 ,and woods thy welcome sing4 #b4 ,,the ,,orotund is a full1 deep1 round1 and pure tone of voice1 peculiarly adapted in expressing sublime and pathetic emotions4 ,,example4 ,it thunders6 ,sons of dust1 in reverence bow6 ,ancient of ,days6 ,thou speakest from above3 ,almighty6 trembling1 like a timid child1 ,i hear thy awful voice4 ,alarmed--afraid-- ,i see the flashes of thy lightning wild1 ,and in the very grave would hide my head4 #c4 ,,the ,,aspirated ,,tone of voice is not a pure1 vocal sound1 but rather a forcible breathing utterance1 and is used to express amazement1 fear1 terror1 anger1 revenge1 remorse1 and fervent emotions4 ,,example4 ,oh1 coward conscience1 how dost thou affright me6 ,the lights burn blue4 ,it is now dead midnight2 ,cold1 fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh4 #d4 ,,the ,,guttural ,,quality is a deep1 aspirated tone of voice1 used to express aversion1 hatred1 loathing1 and contempt4 ,,example4 ,tell me ,i hate the bowl8 ,,hate is a feeble word3 ,i loathe1 ,,abhor1 my very soul ,with strong disgust is stirred1 ,whene'er ,i see1 or hear1 or tell1 ,of the dark beverage of hell4 ,,notation ,,in ,,modulation4 7o7 high4 7oo7 high and loud4 7o7 low4 7oo7 low and loud4 77 quick4 7''7 short and quick4 7sl47 slow4 7p47 soft4 7pp47 very soft4 7f47 loud4 7ff47 very loud4 7pl47 plaintive4 77 increase4 77 decrease4 ,,examples ,,for ,,exercise ,,in ,,modulation4 7p47 ,soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows1 ,and the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows2 7f47 ,but when loud surges lash the sounding shore1 ,the hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar4 7sl47 ,when ,ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw1 ,the line1 too1 labors1 and the words move slow3 77 ,not so1 when swift ,camilla scours the plain1 ,flies o'er the unbending corn1 and skims along the main4 ,,pope4 7o7 ,go ring the bells and fire the guns1 ,and fling the starry banner out2 7ff47 ,shout ,,freedom till your lisping ones ,give back the cradle shout4 ,,whittier4 7pl47 ,and now1 farewell6 ',tis hard to give thee up1 ,with death so like a gentle slumber on thee6-- ,and thy dark sin6--oh6 ,i could drink the cup ,if from this woe its bitterness had won thee4 ,may ,god have called thee1 like a wanderer1 home1 ,my lost boy1 ,absalom6 ,,willis4 7sl47 ,the sun hath set in folded clouds1-- ,its twilight rays are gone1 7o7 ,and1 gathered in the shades of night1 ,the storm is rolling on4 7pl47 ,alas6 how ill that bursting storm 77 ,the fainting spirit braves1 7p47 ,when they1--the lovely and the lost1-- 7pl47 ,are gone to early graves6 7o7 ,on6 onward still6 o'er the land he sweeps1 77 ,with wreck1 and ruin1 and rush1 and roar1 ,nor stops to look back ,on his dreary track 7''7 ,but speeds to the spoils before4 ,,miss ,j4,h4 ,,lewis4 ,from every battle-field of the revolution--from ,lexington and ,bunker ,hill--from ,saratoga and ,yorktown--from the fields of ,entaw--from the cane-brakes that sheltered the men of ,marion--the repeated1 long-prolonged echoes came up--7f47 ,,the ,,union3 ,,it ,,must ,,be ,,preserved 77 ,from every valley in our land--from every cabin on the pleasant mountain sides--from the ships at our wharves--from the tents of the hunter in our westernmost prairies--from the living minds of the living millions of ,american freemen--from the thickly coming glories of futurity--the shout went up1 like the sound of many waters1 7ff47 ,,the ,,union3 ,,it ,,must ,,be ,,preserved4 ,,bancroft4 7p47 ,hark6 7sl47 ,along the vales and mountains of the earth 7o7 ,there is a deep1 portentous murmuring1 77 ,like the swift rush of subterranean streams1 ,or like the mingled sounds of earth and air1 ,when the fierce tempest1 with sonorous wing1 ,heaves his deep folds upon the rushing winds1 77 ,and hurries onward1 with his night of clouds1 ,against the eternal mountains4 ',tis the voice ,of infant ,,freedom1--and her stirring call ,is heard and answered in a thousand tones 77 ,from every hill-top of her western home2 ,and lo6 it breaks across old ,ocean's flood1-- 7oo7 ,and ,,freedom6 ,,freedom6 is the answering shout ,of nations1 starting from the spell of years4 ,g4,d4 ,,prentice4 77 ,the thunders hushed1-- ,the trembling lightning fled away in fear1-- 7p47 ,the foam-capt surges sunk to quiet rest1-- ,the raging winds grew still1-- 7pp47 ,there was a calm4 7o1o17 ,quick6 ,man the boat6 77 ,away they spring ,the stranger ship to aid1 7f47 ,and loud their hailing voices ring1 ,as rapid speed they made4 7p7 ,hush6 lightly tread6 still tranquilly she sleeps2 ,i've watched1 suspending e'en my breath1 in fear ,to break the heavenly spell4 7pp47 ,move silently4 ,can it be8 ,matter immortal8 and shall spirit die8 ,above the nobler1 shall less nobler rise8 77 ,shall man alone1 for whom all else revives1 ,no resurrection know8 7o7 ,shall man alone1 ,imperial man6 be sown in barren ground1 ,less privileged than grain1 on which he feeds8 ,,young4 77 ,away6 away to the mountain's brow1 ,where the trees are gently waving2 7''7 ,away6 away to the vale below1 ,where the streams are gently laving4 ,an hour passed on2--the ,turk awoke2-- ,that bright dream was his last2-- ,he woke--to hear his sentry's shriek1 7oo7 ,to ,,arms6 they come6 7ff47 ,,the ,,greek6 ,,the ,,greek6 7pl47 ,he woke to die1 midst flame and smoke1 ,and shout1 and groan1 and sabre stroke1 ,and death shots falling thick and fast ,as lightnings from the mountain cloud2 ,and heard1 with voice as trumpet loud1 ,bozzaris cheer his band2-- 7oo7 ,strike--till the last armed foe expires6 ,strike--for your altars and your fires6 ,strike--for the green graves of your sires6 ,god1 and your native land6 ,,halleck4 ,he said1 and on the rampart hights arrayed ,his trusty warriors1 few1 but undismayed2 7sl7 ,firm paced and slow1 a horrid front they form1 7pp7 ,still as the breeze1 7oo7 but dreadful as the storm6 7p47 ,low1 murmuring sounds along their banners fly1 7ff47 ,,revenge1 or ,,death6--the watchword and reply2 7oo7 ,then pealed the notes1 omnipotent to charm1 7f47 ,and the loud tocsin tolled their last alarm6 ,,campbell4 7o'7 ,his speech was at first low toned and slow4 ,sometimes his voice would deepen1 7oo7 like the sound of distant thunder2 and anon1 7''7 his flashes of wit and enthusiasm would light up the anxious faces of his hearers1 77 like the far-off lightning of a coming storm4 77 ,receding now1 the dying numbers ring 7p47 ,fainter and fainter1 down the rugged dell3 7pp47 ,and now 'tis silent all--enchantress1 fare thee well4 77 ,oh1 joy to the world6 the hour is come1 ,when the nations to freedom awake1 ,when the royalists stand agape and dumb1 ,and monarchs with terror shake6 ,over the walls of majesty1 ,upharsin is writ in words of fire1 ,and the eyes of the bondmen1 wherever they be1 ,are lit with their wild desire4 77 ,soon1 soon shall the thrones that blot the world1 ,like the ,orleans1 into the dust be hurl'd1 ,and the world roll on1 like a hurricane's breath1 ,till the farthest nation hears what it saith4-- 7ff47 ,,arise6 ,,arise6 ,,be ,,free6 ,t4,b4 ,,read4 7p4o7 ,tread softly--bow the head1-- ,in reverent silence bow1-- ,no passing bell doth toll1-- 7pl47 ,yet an immortal soul ,is passing now4 ,,mrs4 ,,southey4 7of47 ,,speak ,,out1 my friends2 would you exchange it for the ,,demon',s ,,drink1 7ff47 ,,alcohol8 ,a shout1 like the roar of a tempest1 answered1 7oo7 ,,no6 7oo7 ,the combat deepens6 7ff47 ,,on6 ,,ye ,,brave6 77 ,who rush to ,,glory1 7p47 or the ,,grave6 7ff47 ,,wave1 ,munich1 all thy banners ,,wave6 ,and ,,charge with all thy ,,chivalry6 7pl47 ,ah6 few shall part where many meet6 ,the snow shall be their winding sheet1 ,and every turf beneath their feet 7sl4o7 ,shall be a soldier's sepulcher6 ,,campbell4 7sl47 ,at length1 o'er ,columbus slow consciousness breaks1 7oo7 ,,land6 ,,land6 cry the sailors2 7ff47 ,,land6 ,,land6--he awakes1-- 7''7 ,he runs1--yes6 behold it6 it blesseth his sight6 ,,the ,,land6 ,o1 dear spectacle6 transport6 delight6 ,,section ,v4 ,,the ,,rhetorical ,,pause4 ,,rhetorical ,,pauses are those which are frequently required by the voice in reading and speaking1 although the construction of the passage admits of no grammatical point4 ,these pauses should be as manifest to the ear1 as those which are indicated by the comma1 semicolon1 or other grammatical points1 though not commonly denoted by any visible sign4 ,in the following examples they are denoted thus1 774 ,,examples4 #a4 ,in slumbers of midnight the sailor-boy lay1 ,his hammock swung loose at the sport of the wind2 ,but watch-worn and weary1 his cares flew away1 ,and visions of happiness danced o'er his mind4 ,,dimond4 #b4 ,there is a land1 of every land the pride1 ,beloved of heaven o'er all the world beside2 ,where brighter suns dispense serener light1 ,and milder moons imparadise the night4 ,o1 thou shalt find1 howe'er thy footsteps roam1 ,that land thy country1 and that spot thy home6 ,this pause is generally made before or after the utterance of some important word or clause on which it is especially desired to fix the attention4 ,in such cases it is usually denoted by the use of the dash 7--74 ,,examples4 #a4 ,god said--,let there be light6 #b4 ,all dead and silent was the earth1 ,in deepest night it lay2 ,the ,eternal spoke creation's word1 ,and called to being--,day6 ,no definite rule can be given with reference to the length of the rhetorical1 or grammatical pause4 ,the correct taste of the reader or speaker must determine it4 ,for the voice should sometimes be suspended much longer at the same pause in one situation than in another2 as in the two following ,,examples4 ,,long ,,pause4 ,pause a moment4 ,i heard a footstep4 ,listen now4 ,i heard it again2 but it is going from us4 ,it sounds fainter1--still fainter4 ,it is gone4 ,,short ,,pause4 ,john1 be quick4 ,get some water4 ,throw the powder overboard4 ,it can not be reached4 ,jump into the boat1 then4 ,shove off4 ,there goes the powder4 ,thank ,heaven4 ,we are safe4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,remarks ,,to ,,teachers4 ,it is of the utmost importance1 in order to secure an easy and elegant style in reading1 to refer the pupil often to the more important principles involved in a just elocution4 ,to this end1 it will be found very advantageous1 occasionally to review the rules and directions given in the preceding pages1 and thus early accustom him to apply them in the subsequent reading lessons4 ,for a wider range of examples and illustrations1 it is only necessary to refer to the numerous and various exercises which form the body of this book4 ,they have been selected1 in many cases1 with a special view to this object4 ,,part ,,second4 ,,lesson ,i4 ,,her' ,o ,,ism1 bravery2 courage4 ,,ma ,,li'' ,,cious1 ill disposed2 resentful4 ,,am ,,bi'' ,,tion1 eager desire4 ,,sar ,,cas' ,,tic1 severe2 cutting4 ,,de ,,ris' ,,ion1 ridicule4 ,,con ,,fer' ,,red1 bestowed4 ,,res' ,,cu ,,ed1 saved2 preserved4 ,,dis ,,as' ,,ter1 calamity4 ,,in ,,clin' ,,ed1 disposed4 ,,sym' ,,pa ,,thy1 fellow-feeling4 ,,ten' ,,der ,,ed1 offered4 ,a ,,pol' ,o ,,gy1 excuse4 ,,true ,,heroism4 ,,osborne4 #a4 ,i shall never forget a lesson which ,i received when quite a young lad1 while attending an ,academy4 ,among my schoolmates were ,hartly and ,vincent4 ,they were both older than myself1 and ,vincent was looked up to1 as a sort of leader in matters of opinion1 and in directing our sports4 #b4 ,he was not1 at heart1 a malicious boy2 but he had a foolish ambition of being thought witty and sarcastic2 and he made himself feared by a habit of turning things into ridicule4 ,he seemed to be constantly looking out for something to occur1 which he could turn into derision4 #c4 ,hartly was a new scholar1 and little was known of him among the boys4 ,one morning as we were on our way to school1 he was seen driving a cow along the road toward the pasture4 ,a group of boys1 among whom was ,vincent1 met him as he was passing4 #d4 ,now1 said ,vincent1 let us have a little sport with our country rustic4 ,so saying1 he exclaimed3 ,halloo1 ,jonathan6 ,footnote3 ,a title frequently applied to the ,yankees by the ,english4 what is the price of milk8 ,what do you feed her on8 ,what will you take for all the gold on her horns8 ,boys1 if you want to see the latest ,paris style1 look at those boots6 #e4 ,hartly waved his hand at us with a pleasant smile1 and1 driving the cow to the field1 took down the bars of a rail-fence1 saw her safely in the pasture1 and then1 putting up the bars1 came and entered the school with the rest of us4 ,after school1 in the afternoon1 he let out the cow1 and drove her away1 none of us knew where4 ,every day1 for two or three weeks1 he went through the same task4 #f4 ,the boys who attended the ,academy1 were nearly all the sons of wealthy parents1 and some of them were foolish enough to look down1 with a sort of disdain1 upon a scholar who had to drive a cow to pasture2 and the sneers and jeers of ,vincent were often repeated4 #g4 ,one day1 he refused to sit next to ,hartly in school1 on a pretense that he did not like the odor of the barn4 ,sometimes he would inquire of ,hartly after the cow's health1 pronouncing the word ke-ow1 after the manner of some people4 #h4 ,hartly bore all these silly attempts to wound his feelings and annoy him1 with the utmost good nature4 ,he never once returned an angry look or word4 ,one time1 ,vincent said3 ,hartly1 ,i suppose your father intends to make a milkman of you4 #i4 ,why not8 said ,hartly4 ,oh1 nothing1 said ,vincent2 only do not leave much water in the cans after rinsing them--that's all6 ,the boys laughed1 and ,hartly1 not in the least mortified1 replied3 ,never fear2 if ,i ever rise to be a milkman1 ,i will give good measure and good milk too4 #aj4 ,a few days after this conversation1 there was a public exhibition1 at which a number of ladies and gentlemen from the city1 was present4 ,prizes were awarded by the ,principal of the ,academy1 and ,hartly and ,vincent each received one2 for1 in respect to scholarship1 they were about equal4 #aa4 ,after the prizes were distributed1 the ,principal remarked that there was one prize1 consisting of a medal1 which was rarely awarded1 not so much on account of its great value1 as because the instances are rare that merit it4 ,it is ,,the ,,prize ,,for ,,heroism4 ,the last boy on whom it was conferred1 was ,master ,manners1 who1 three years ago1 rescued the blind girl from drowning4 #ab4 ,the ,principal then said1 ,with the permission of the company1 ,i will relate a short story4 ,not long since1 some boys were flying a kite in the street1 just as a poor boy on horseback rode by1 on his way to mill4 ,the horse took fright1 and threw the boy1 injuring him so badly that he was carried home1 and confined for some weeks to his bed4 #ac4 ,none of the boys who had caused the disaster1 followed to learn the fate of the wounded boy4 ,there was one1 however1 who witnessed the accident from a distance1 and went to render what service he could4 ,he soon learned that the wounded boy was the grandson of a poor widow1 whose only support consisted in selling the milk of a fine cow1 of which she was the owner4 #ad4 ,alas6 what could she now do8 ,she was old and lame1 and her grandson1 on whom she depended to drive the cow to pasture1 was now sick and helpless4 ',never mind1 good woman1' said the boy1 ',i can drive your cow4' ,with thanks1 the poor widow accepted his offer4 #ae4 ,but the boy's kindness did not stop here4 ,money was wanted to purchase medicine4 ',i have money that my mother sent me to buy a pair of boots1' said the boy2 'but ,i can do without them for the present4' #af4 ',oh1 no6' said the old lady1 ',i can not consent to that2 but here is a pair of cowhide boots that ,i bought for ,henry1 who can not wear them4 ,if you will buy them1 giving me what they cost1 ,i can get along very well4' ,the boy bought the boots1 clumsy as they were1 and has worn them up to this time4 #ag4 ,when the other boys of the ,academy saw this scholar driving a cow to the pasture1 he was assailed with laughter and ridicule4 ,his thick cowhide boots1 in particular1 were made matters of mirth4 ,but he kept on cheerfully and bravely1 day after day1 driving the widow's cow to the pasture1 and wearing his thick boots1 contented in the thought that he was doing right1 not caring for all the jeers and sneers that could be uttered4 #ah4 ,he never undertook to explain why he drove the cow2 for he was not inclined to display his charitable motives1 and besides1 in heart1 he had no sympathy with the false pride that looks with ridicule on any useful employment4 ,it was by mere accident that his course of conduct and self-denial1 was yesterday discovered by his teacher4 #ai4 ,and now1 ladies and gentlemen1 ,i appeal to you4 ,was there not true heroism in this boy's conduct8 ,nay1 ,master ,hartly1 do not steal out of sight behind the blackboard6 ,you were not ashamed of ridicule--you must not shun praise4 ,come forth1 come forth1 ,master ,edward ,james ,hartly1 and let us see your honest face6 #bj4 ,as ,hartly1 with blushing cheeks1 made his appearance1 the whole company greeted him with a round of applause for his heroic conduct4 ,the ladies stood upon benches1 and waved their handkerchiefs4 ,the old men clapped their hands1 and wiped the moisture from the corners of their eyes4 ,those clumsy boots on ,hartly's feet seemed prouder ornaments1 than a crown would have been on his head4 ,the medal was bestowed on him1 amid the applause of the whole company4 #ba4 ,vincent was heartily ashamed of his ill-natured sneers1 and1 after the school was dismissed1 he went1 with tears in his eyes1 and tendered his hand to ,hartly1 making a handsome apology for his past ill manners4 ,think no more about it1 said ,hartly2 let us all go and have a ramble in the woods1 before we break up for vacation4 ,the boys1 one and all1 followed ,vincent's example1 and then1 with shouts and huzzas1 they all set forth into the woods--a happy1 cheerful group4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,in what way did ,vincent try to make derision of ,hartly8 #b4 ,how did ,hartly receive it8 #c4 ,for what did ,hartly receive a prize from his teacher8 #d4 ,how did the spectators manifest their approbation of ,hartly's conduct8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,ii4 ,a ,,vert' ,,ed1 turned aside4 ,,re ,,pent' ,,ant1 contrite2 sorrowful4 ,,sin ,,cere'1 honest2 true-hearted4 ,,se ,,vere'1 harsh2 rigid ,,taunts1 scoffs2 insults4 ,,plate1 dishes of gold or silverware4 ,,de ,,sert'1 forsake2 abandon4 ,,fail' ,,ure1 want of success4 ,,sid' ,,ing1 taking part4 ,,tyr' ,,an ,,ny1 oppression2 cruelty4 ,,you ,,and ,i4 ,,charles ,,mackay4 #a4 ,who would scorn his humble fellow ,for the coat he wears8 ,for the poverty he suffers8 ,for his daily cares8 ,who would pass him in the foot-way ,with averted eye8 ,would you1 brother'8 ,no1--you would not4 ,if you would1--not ,i4 #b4 ,who1 when vice or crime repentant1 ,with a grief sincere1 ,asked for pardon1 would refuse it1 ,more than heaven severe8 ,who1 to erring woman's sorrow1 ,would with taunts reply8 ,would you1 brother'6 ,no1--you would not4 ,if you would1--not ,i4 #c4 ,would you say that ,vice is ,virtue ,in a hall of state'8 ,or1 that rogues are not dishonest ,if they dine off plate'8 ,who would say ,success and ,merit ,ne'er part company8 ,would you1 brother'8 ,no1--you would not4 ,if you would1--not ,i4 #d4 ,who would give a cause his efforts ,when the cause is strong2 ,but desert it on its failure1 ,whether right or wrong8 ,ever siding with the upmost1 ,letting downmost lie8 ,would you1 brother'8 ,no1--you would not4 ,if you would1--not ,i4 #e4 ,who would lend his arm to strengthen ,warfare with the right8 ,who would give his pen to blacken ,freedom's page of light8 ,who would lend his tongue to utter ,praise of tyranny8 ,would you1 brother'8 ,no1--you would not4 ,if you would1--not ,i4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what rule for the rising and falling inflections1 first verse8 ,see page #bh4 #b4 ,repeat the rule4 #c4 ,what rule for the falling inflections1 fifth verse8 ,see page #bi4 #d4 ,repeat the rule4 ,what is the meaning of the suffix en1 in the words strengthen1 blacken8 ,see ,,sanders and ,mc,e,l,l,i,g,o,t,t',s ,,analysis ,,of ,,english ,,words1 p4 #acb1 ,ex4 #agd4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,iii4 ,,war' ,,fare1 conflict2 struggle4 ,,clutch ,,es1 paws2 firm grasp4 ,,do ,,min' ,,ion1 rule2 sway4 ,,pin' ,,ion1 wing2 as of a bird4 ,,pre' ,,cious1 costly2 valuable4 ,,scoff' ,,er1 scorner4 ,,va' ,,ri ,,ed1 changing2 different4 ,,waves1 moves to and fro4 ,,pro ,,phet' ,,ic1 7ph like f47 foretelling4 ,,de ,,spise'1 scorn2 disdain4 ,,goal1 the mark that bounds a race4 ,,beck' ,,on1 motion2 invite with the hand4 ,,life',s ,,work4 #a4 ,life is onward3 use it ,with a forward aim2 ,toil is heavenly3 choose it1 ,and its warfare claim4 ,look not to another ,to perform your will2 ,let not your own brother ,keep your warm hand still4 #b4 ,life is onward3 never ,look upon the past2 ,it would hold you ever ,in its clutches fast4 ,now is your dominion2 ,weave it as you please2 ,bid not the soul's pinion ,to a bed of ease4 #c4 ,life is onward3 try it1 ,ere the day is lost2 ,it hath virtue3 buy it1 ,at whatever cost4 ,if the ,world should offer ,every precious gem1 ,look not at the scoffer1 ,change it not for them4 #d4 ,life is onward3 heed it1 ,in each varied dress2 ,your own act can speed it ,on to happiness4 ,his bright pinion o'er you ,time waves not in vain1 ,if ,hope chant before you ,her prophetic strain4 #e4 ,life is onward3 prize it1 ,in sunshine and in storm2 ,oh6 do not despise it ,in its humblest form4 ,hope and ,joy together1 ,standing at the goal1 ,through life's darkest weather ,beckon on the soul4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what do it and them refer to1 third verse1 last line8 #b4 ,repeat the word sunshine several times in quick succession4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,iv4 ,,ac ,,cus' ,,tom ,,ed1 used2 habituated4 ,,plan ,,ta' ,,tions1 settlements4 ,,pro ,,tec' ,,tion1 safety2 defense4 ,,re ,,proach' ,,ful1 reproving4 ,,cap' ,,tur ,,ed1 taken prisoners4 ,,de ,,cid' ,,ed1 concluded4 ,,cor ,o ,,net1 little crown4 ,,sa ,,lut' ,,ed1 greeted4 ,,mon' ,,arch1 sovereign2 ruler4 ,,con ,,ceal' ,,ed1 hid2 secreted4 ,,re ,,stor' ,,ed1 brought back4 ,,vi' ,o ,,lence1 outrage2 wrong4 ,,re ,,buk' ,,ed1 reproved4 ,,league1 compact2 alliance4 ,,ter' ,,ri ,,ble1 fearful2 dreadful4 ,,at ,,tend' ,,ant1 waiter2 servant4 ,,the ,,young ,,captives4 #a4 ,many years ago1 dining the early settlements in ,new ,england1 the children were accustomed to gather large quantities of nuts1 which grew in great abundance in the forests that surrounded their little plantations4 #b4 ,in one of these nut-gatherings1 a little boy and girl1 the one eight and the other four years of age1 whose mother was dead1 became separated from their companions4 ,on their way home1 they came across some wild grapes1 and were busily engaged in gathering them1 till the last rays of the setting sun were fading away4 #c4 ,suddenly they were seized by two ,indians4 ,the boy struggled violently1 and his little sister cried to him for protection2 but in vain4 ,the ,indians soon bore them far beyond the bounds of the settlement4 ,night was far advanced before they halted4 ,then they kindled a fire1 and offered the children some food4 #d4 ,the heart of the boy swelled high with grief and anger1 and he refused to eat4 ,but the poor little girl took some parched corn from the hand of the ,indian who held her on his knee4 ,he smiled as he saw her eat the kernels1 and look up in his face with a wondering1 yet reproachful eye4 ,then they lay down to sleep in the dark forest1 each with an arm over his little captive4 #e4 ,great was the alarm in the colony when these children did not return4 ,every spot was searched1 where it was thought possible they might have lost their way4 ,but when1 at length1 their little basket was found1 overturned in a tangled thicket1 they came to the conclusion that they must have been captured by the ,indians4 #f4 ,it was decided that before any warlike measures were adopted1 the father should go peacefully to the ,indian king1 and demand his children4 ,at the earliest dawn of morning he departed with his companions4 ,they met a friendly ,indian pursuing the chase1 who consented to be their guide4 #g4 ,they traveled through rude paths1 until the day drew near a close4 ,then1 approaching a circle of native dwellings1 in the midst of which was a tent1 they saw a man of lofty form1 with a coronet of feathers upon his brow1 and surrounded by warriors4 ,the guide saluted him as his monarch1 and the bereaved father1 bowing down1 thus addressed him3 #h4 ,king of the red men1 thou seest a father in pursuit of his lost children4 ,he has heard that your people will not harm the stranger in distress4 ,so he trusts himself fearlessly among you4 ,the king of our own native land1 who should have protected us1 became our foe4 ,we fled from our dear homes--from the graves of our fathers4 #i4 ,the ocean wave brought us to this ,new ,world4 ,we are a peaceful race1 pure from the blood of all men4 ,we seek to take the hand of our red brethren4 ,of my own kindred1 none inhabit this wilderness1 save two little buds1 from a broken1 buried stem4 #aj4 ,last night1 sorrow entered into my soul1 because ,i found them not4 ,knowest thou1 ,o king1 if thy people have taken my children'8 ,knowest thou where they have concealed them'8 ,cause them1 ,i pray thee1 to be restored to my arms4 ,so shall the ,great ,spirit bless thy own tender plants1 and lift up thy heart when it weigheth heavily on they bosom4 #aa4 ,the ,indian monarch1 fixing on him a piercing glance1 said3 ,knowest thou me'8 ,look in my eyes6 ,look6 ,answer me6 ,are they the eyes of a stranger6 ,the bereaved father replied that he had no recollection of having ever before seen his countenance4 #ab4 ,thus it is with the white man4 ,he is dim-eyed4 ,he looketh on the garments more than on the soul4 ,where your plows turn up the earth1 oft have ,i stood watching your toil4 ,there was no coronet on my brow4 ,but ,i was king4 ,and you knew it not4 #ac4 ,i looked upon your people4 ,i saw neither pride nor violence4 ,i went an enemy1 but returned a friend4 ,i said to my warriors1 ',do these men no harm4 ,they do not hate ,indians4' ,then our white-haired prophet of the ,great ,spirit rebuked me4 ,he bade me make no league with the pale faces1 lest angry words should be spoken of me1 among the shades of our buried kings4 #ad4 ,yet1 again1 ,i went where thy brethren have reared their dwellings4 ,yes2 ,i entered thy house4 ,and thou knowest not this brow'8 ,i could tell thine at midnight1 if but a single star trembled through the clouds4 ,my ear would know thy voice1 though the storm was abroad with all its thunders4 #ae4 ,i have said that ,i was king4 ,yet ,i came to thee hungry1 and thou gavest me bread4 ,my head was wet with the tempest4 ,thou badest me lie down on thy couch1 and thy son1 for whom thou mournest1 covered me4 #af4 ,i was sad in spirit1 and thy little daughter1 whom thou seekest with tears1 sat on my knee4 ,she smiled when ,i told her how the beaver buildeth his house in the forest4 ,my heart was comforted1 for ,i saw that she did not hate ,indians4 #ag4 ,turn not on me such a terrible eye4 ,i am no stealer of babes4 ,i have reproved the people who took thy children4 ,i have sheltered them for thee4 ,not a hair of their head is hurt4 ,thinkest thou that the red man can forget kindness'8 ,they are sleeping in my tent4 ,had ,i but a single blanket1 it should have been their bed4 ,take them1 and return unto thy people4 #ah4 ,he waved his hand to an attendant1 and1 in a moment1 the two children were in the arms of their father4 ,the white men were kindly sheltered for that night1 and1 the next day1 they bore the children to their home1 and the people rejoiced at their safe return4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,by whom wore those children taken captive8 #b4 ,who went in search of them8 #c4 ,what did he say to the king of the tribe8 #d4 ,what reply did the ,indian monarch make8 #e4 ,were the children restored to their father8 #f4 ,what is meant by the ,new ,world1 #ith paragraph8 #g4 ,what by two little buds1 from a broken1 buried stem1 same paragraph8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,v4 ,,im' ,,age4 form2 likeness4 ,,elaps' ,,ed1 glided away4 ,,way' ,,ward ,,ness1 perverseness4 ,,shud' ,,der ,,ing1 chilling tremor4 ,,pas' ,,sion ,,ate1 easily excited to anger4 ,,mas' ,,ter ,y1 rule2 sway4 ,,head' ,,strong1 stubborn2 obstinate4 ,,un ,,der ,,went'1 experienced4 ,,af ,,fec' ,,tion1 love2 attachment4 ,,thresh' ,,old1 entrance4 ,,anx ,i' ,e ,,ty1 care2 solicitude4 ,,per ,,pet' ,u ,,al1 continual4 ,,my ,,mother',s ,,last ,,kiss4 ,,mrs4 ,e4 ,,oakes ,,smith4 #a4 ,i was but five years old when my mother died2 but her image is as fresh in my mind1 now that twenty years have elapsed1 as it was at the time of her death4 ,i remember her1 as a pale1 gentle being1 with a sweet smile1 and a voice soft and cheerful when she praised me2 and when ,i had erred1 7for ,i was a wild1 thoughtless child17 there was a mild and tender earnestness in her reproofs1 that always went to my little heart4 #b4 ,methinks ,i can now see her large1 blue eyes moist with sorrow1 because of my childish waywardness1 and hear her repeat3 ,my child1 how can you grieve me so8 ,she had1 for a long time1 been pale and feeble1 and sometimes there would come a bright spot on her cheek1 which made her look so lovely1 ,i thought she must be well4 ,but then she spoke of dying1 and pressed me to her bosom1 and told me to be good when she was gone1 and to love my father1 and be kind to him2 for he would have no one else to love4 #c4 ,i recollect she was ill all day1 and my little hobbyhorse and whip were laid aside1 and ,i tried to be very quiet4 ,i did not see her for the whole day1 and it seemed very long4 ,at night1 they told me my mother was too sick to kiss me1 as she always had done before ,i went to bed1 and ,i must go without it4 ,but ,i could not4 ,i stole into the room1 and placing my lips close to hers1 whispered3 ,mother1 dear mother1 won't you kiss me8 #d4 ,her lips were very cold1 and when she put her hand upon my cheek1 and laid my head on her bosom1 ,i felt a cold shuddering pass all through me4 ,my father carried me from the room2 but he could not speak4 ,after they put me in bed1 ,i lay a long while thinking2 ,i feared my mother would1 indeed1 die2 for her cheek felt cold1 as my little sister's did when she died1 and they carried her little body away where ,i never saw it again4 ,but ,i soon fell asleep4 #e4 ,in the morning ,i rushed to my mother's room1 with a strange dread of evil to come upon me4 ,it was just as ,i feared4 ,a white linen covered her straight1 cold form4 ,i removed it from her face3 her eyes were closed1 and her cheeks were hard and cold4 ,but my mother's dear1 dear smile was there1 or my heart would have broken4 #f4 ,in an instant1 all the little faults1 for which she had so often reproved me1 rushed upon my mind4 ,i longed to tell her how good ,i would always be1 if she would but stay with me4 ,i longed to tell her how1 in all time to come1 her words would be a law to me4 ,i would be all that she had wished me to be4 #g4 ,i was a passionate1 headstrong boy2 and never did this frame of temper come upon me1 but ,i seemed to see her mild1 tearful eyes full upon me1 just as she used to look in life2 and when ,i strove for the mastery over my passions1 her smile seemed to cheer my heart1 and ,i was happy4 #h4 ,my whole character underwent a change1 even from the moment of her death4 ,her spirit seemed to be always with me1 to aid the good and root out the evil that was in me4 ,i felt it would grieve her gentle spirit to see me err1 and ,i could not1 would not1 do so4 #i4 ,i was the child of her affection4 ,i knew she had prayed and wept over me2 and that even on the threshold of the grave1 her anxiety for my welfare had caused her spirit to linger1 that she might pray once more for me4 ,i never forgot my mother's last kiss4 ,it was with me in sorrow2 it was with me in joy2 it was with me in moments of evil1 like a perpetual good4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what was the age of the person represented in this piece8 #b4 ,what1 when his mother died8 #c4 ,what did he say of himself when a child8 #d4 ,had he ever grieved his mother8 #e4 ,what did he say of his faults1 after his mother's death8 #f4 ,what did he desire to tell her8 #g4 ,how ought you to treat your mother1 in order to avoid the reproaches of your own conscience8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,vi4 ,,sur ,,prise'1 amazement4 ,,per' ,,ish ,,ed1 died4 ,,stint' ,,ed1 small of size4 ,,stern1 severe2 harsh2 rigid4 ,,loi' ,,ter1 linger2 tarry4 ,,stag' ,,ger ,,ed1 reeled to and fro4 ,,ford' ,,ed1 waded4 ,,es ,,cap ,,ed1 fled from4 ,,the ,,dead ,,child',s ,,ford4 ,,mrs4 ,e4 ,,oakes ,,smith4 #a4 ,dear mother1 here's the very place ,where little ,john was found1 ,the water covering up his face1 ,his feet upon the ground4 ,now won't you tell me all about ,the death of little ,john'8 ,and how the woman sent him out ,long after sun was down'8 ,and tell me all about the wrong1 ,and that will make the story long4 #b4 ,i took the child upon my knee ,beside the lake so clear2 ,for there the tale of misery ,young ,edward begged to hear ,he looked into my very eyes1 ,with sad and earnest face1 ,and caught his breath with wild surprise1 ,and turned to mark the place ,where perished1 years agone1 the child ,alone1 beneath the waters wild4 #c4 ,a weakly orphan boy was ,john1 ,a barefoot1 stinted child1 ,whose work-day task was never done1 ,who wept when others smiled4 ,around his home the trees were high1 ,down to the water's brink1 ,and almost hid the pleasant sky1 ,where wild deer came to drink4 7''7 ,and did they come1 the pretty deer'8 ,and did they drink the water here'8 #d4 ,cried ,edward1 with a wondering eye3 ,now1 mother1 tell to me1 ,was ,john about as large as ,i'8 ,pray tell1 how big was he'8 ,he was an older boy than you1 ,and stouter every way2 ,for1 water from the well he drew1 ,and hard he worked all day4 ,but then poor ,john was sharp and thin1 ,with sun-burnt hair and sun-burnt skin4 #e4 ,his mother used to spin and weave2 ,from farm to farm she went2 ,and1 though it made her much to grieve1 ,she ,john to service sent4 ,he lived with one1 a woman stern1 ,of hard and cruel ways2 ,and he must bring her wood to burn1 ,from forest and highways2 ,and then1 at night1 on cold1 hard bed1 ,he laid his little1 aching head4 #f4 ,the weary boy had toiled all day ,with heavy spade and hoe2 ,his mistress met him on the way1 ,and bade him quickly go ,and bring her home some sticks of wood1 ,for she would bake and brew2 ,when he returned1 she'd give him food2 ,for she had much to do4 ,and then she charged him not to stay1 ,nor loiter long upon the way4 #g4 ,he went2 but scarce his toil-worn feet ,could crawl along the wood1 ,he was so spent with work and heat1 ,and faint for lack of food4 ,he bent his aching1 little back ,to bear the weight along1 ,and staggered then upon the track2 ,for ,john was never strong2 ,his eyesight1 too1 began to fail1 ,and he grew giddy1 faint1 and pale4 #h4 ,the load was small1 quite small1 'tis true1 ,but ,john could bring no more2 ,the woman in a rage it threw1-- ,she stamped upon the floor4 7f47 ',no supper you shall have to-night2 ,so go along to bed1 ,you good-for-nothing1 ugly fright1 ,you little stupid-head6' ,said ,edward3 ,i would never go2 ,she wouldn't dare to serve me so6 #i4 ,the moon-beams fell upon the child ,as1 weeping1 there he lay2 ,and gusty winds were sweeping wild ,along the forest way1 ,when up rose ,john1 at dead of night2 ,for he would see his mother2 ,she loved her child1 although he might ,be nothing to another4 ,that narrow creek he forded o'er1-- ',tis nearer than around the shore4 #aj4 ,but here the shore is rough1 you see2 ,the bank is high and steep2 ,and ,john1 who climbed on hands and knee1 ,his footing could not keep4 ,he backward fell1 all1 all alone2 ,too weak was he to rise2 7pl47 ,and no one heard his dying moan1 ,or closed his dying eyes4 ,how still he slept6 ,and grief and pain ,could never come to him again4 #aa4 ,a stranger1 passing on his way1 ,found him1 as you have said2 ,his feet were out upon the clay1 ,the water o'er his head4 ,and then his foot-prints showed the path ,he took1 adown the creek1 ,when he escaped the woman's wrath1 ,so hungry1 faint1 and weak4 ,and people now1 as you have heard1 ,do call the place1 ,,the ,,dead ,,child',s ,,ford4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,was ,john an orphan1 or half orphan8 #b4 ,was he drowned at night1 or in the daytime8 #h4 ,by whom was he found8 #d4 ,what is the place called where he was drowned8 #e4 ,give the rule for the rising inflections1 as marked in the #ast1 #b;d1 and #dth verses4 #f4 ,why are there no quotation marks at the beginning of the #b;d verse8 #g4 ,why are half quotations used in the #c;d and #hth verses8 #h4 ,how should a part of the #hth and #ajth verses be read1 according to the notation marks8 ,see page #da4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,vii4 ,,ex ,,claim' ,,ed1 cried out4 ,,de ,,mand' ,,ing1 asking2 requiring4 ,a ,,miss'1 wrong2 improperly4 ,,ac ,,cus' ,,ed1 charged with4 ,,breach1 violation4 ,,vis' ,,ion1 sight2 view4 ,,de ,,scrip' ,,tion1 account4 ,,slug' ,,gard1 lazy person4 ,,lame ,,and ,,lazy1--,a ,,fable4 ,footnote3 ,for an explanation of the term fable1 see page #bcf4 #a4 ,two beggars1 ,,lame and ,,lazy1 were in want of bread4 ,one leaned on his crutch1 the other reclined on his couch4 ,lame called on ,charity1 and humbly asked for a cracker4 ,instead of a cracker1 he received a loaf4 #b4 ,lazy1 seeing the gift of ,charity1 exclaimed3 ,what6 ask a cracker and receive a loaf'8 ,well1 ,i will ask a loaf4 ,lazy now applied to ,charity1 and called for a loaf of bread4 ,your demanding a loaf1 said ,charity1 proves you a loaf-er4 ,you are of that class and character who ask and receive not2 because you ask amiss4 #c4 ,lazy1 who always found fault1 and had rather whine than work1 complained of ill-treatment1 and even accused ,charity of a breach of an exceeding great and precious promise3 ,ask1 and ye shall receive4 #d4 ,charity pointed him to a painting in her room1 which presented to his vision three personages1 ,faith1 ,hope and ,charity4 ,charity appeared larger and fairer than her sisters4 ,he noticed that her right hand held a pot of honey1 which fed a bee disabled1 having lost its wings4 ,her left hand was armed with a whip to keep off the drones4 #e4 ,i do not understand it1 said ,lazy4 ,charity replied3 ,it means that ,charity feeds the lame1 and flogs the lazy4 ,lazy turned to go4 ,stop1 said ,charity1 instead of coin1 ,i will give you counsel4 ,do not go and live on your poor mother2 ,i will send you to a rich ant4 #f4 ,rich aunt'8 echoed ,lazy4 ,where shall ,i find her'8 ,you will find a description of her1 replied ,charity1 in ,proverbs1 sixth chapter1 sixth1 seventh1 and eighth verses1 which read as follows3 ',go to the ant1 thou sluggard2 consider her ways1 and be wise2 which1 having no guide1 overseer1 or ruler1 provided her meat in summer1 and gathereth her food in the harvest4' #g4 ,,moral4 ,instead of waiting and wishing for a rich ,,uncle to die1 go and see how a rich ,,ant lives4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,where is the quotation in the #c;d paragraph to be found8 ,answer4 ,john1 #afth chapter1 #bdth verse4 #b4 ,where1 the quotation in the sixth paragraph8 #c4 ,why does it commence with a half quotation8 ,answer4 ,because it denotes a quotation within a quotation4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,viii4 ,,haugh',,ty1 proud2 disdainful4 ,,par ,,tic' ,u ,,lar ,,ly1 especially4 ,,trans ,,act'1 do2 perform4 ,a ,,bash' ,,ed1 confused4 ,,dis ,,cov' ,,er1 find out4 ,,ex ,,am' ,,ine 7egz am' in71 look over2 inspect4 ,,rec' ,,ti ,,fy1 correct2 make right4 ,,rec' ,,om ,,pense1 reward4 ,,de ,,serves'1 merits4 ,,de ,,clin' ,,ing1 failing4 ,,pre ,,vent' ,,ed1 hindered4 ,,ap ,,pro ,,ba' ,,tion1 approval4 ,,pre',,cepts1 instructions2 counsels4 ,,ben ,e ,,fac' ,,tor1 friend2 one that benefits4 ,a ,,mass' ,,ed1 gathered4 ,a ,,dapt' ,,ed1 suited4 ,,con ,,fi ,,den' ,,tial1 trusty2 trusted4 ,,in ,,teg' ,,ri ,,ty1 honesty4 ,,faithfulness ,,in ,,little ,,things4 ,,eliza ,a4 ,,chase4 #a4 ,is ,mr4 ,harris in'8 inquired a plainly1 but neatly dressed boy1 twelve or thirteen years of age1 of a clerk1 as he stood by the counter of a large bookstore4 ,the clerk regarded the boy with a haughty look1 and answered3 ,mr4 ,harris is in2 but he is engaged4 #b4 ,the boy looked at the clerk hesitatingly1 and then said3 ,if he is not particularly engaged1 ,i would like to see him4 ,if you have any business to transact1 ,i can attend to it1 replied the clerk4 ,mr4 ,harris can not be troubled with boys like you4 #c4 ,what is this1 ,mr4 ,morley8 said a pleasant-looking man1 stepping up to the clerk2 what does the boy want8 ,he insisted on seeing you1 though ,i told him you were engaged1 returned the clerk1 a little abashed by the manner of his employer4 #d4 ,and what do you wish to see me about1 my lad8 inquired ,mr4 ,harris1 kindly4 ,the boy raised his eyes1 and1 meeting the scornful glance of the clerk1 said timidly3 ,i wish you to look at the bill of some books which ,i bought here1 about three months since4 ,there is a mistake in it1 which ,i wish to correct4 #e4 ,ah1 my boy1 ,i see1 replied ,mr4 ,harris2 you have overpaid us1 ,i suppose6 ,no1 sir1 answered the boy4 ,on the contrary1 ,i purchased some books which are not charged in the bill1 and ,i have called to pay for them4 #f4 ,mr4 ,harris looked at the boy earnestly for a moment1 and then asked3 ,when did you discover this mistake8 ,not until ,i reached home1 replied the lad4 ,when ,i paid for the books ,i was in a great hurry1 fearing the boat would leave before ,i could reach it1 and ,i did not examine the bill4 #g4 ,why did you not return before1 and rectify the mistake8 asked the gentleman1 in a tone slightly altered4 ,because1 sir1 ,i live some distance from the city1 and have not been able to return till now4 #h4 ,my dear boy1 said ,mr4 ,harris1 you have given me great pleasure4 ,in a long life of mercantile business1 ,i have never met with an instance of this kind before4 ,you have acted nobly and deserve a recompense4 ,i ask no recompense1 returned the boy4 ,i have done nothing but my duty--a simple act of justice1 and that deserves no reward1 but itself4 #i4 ,may ,i ask who taught you such noble principles'8 inquired ,mr4 ,harris4 ,my mother'1 answered the boy1 bursting into tears4 #aj4 ,blessed is the child who has such a mother1 said ,mr4 ,harris1 and blessed is the mother of such a child4 ,be faithful to her teachings1 my dear boy1 and you will be the staff of her declining years4 ,alas1 sir1 said the boy1 my mother is dead6 ,it was her sickness and death which prevented me from coming here before4 #aa4 ,what is your name8 inquired ,mr4 ,harris4 ,edward ,delong4 ,have you a father living'8 ,no1 sir4 ,my father died when ,i was an infant4 #ab4 ,where do you reside8 ,in the town of ,linwood1 about fifty miles from this city4 ,well1 my boy1 what are the books which were forgotten8 ,tacitus and a ,latin ,dictionary4 #ac4 ,let me see the bill4 ,ha6 signed by ,a4 ,c4 ,morley4 ,i will see to that4 ,here1 ,mr4 ,morley6 called ,mr4 ,harris2 but the clerk was busily engaged in waiting on a customer at the opposite side of the store1 bowing and smiling in the most attentive manner4 #ad4 ,edward1 continued ,mr4 ,harris1 ,i am not going to reward you for what you have done2 but ,i wish to manifest my approbation of your conduct in such a manner1 as to make you remember the wise and excellent precepts of your departed mother4 ,select from my store any ten books you choose1 which1 in addition to the two you had before1 shall be a present to you2 and henceforth1 as now1 my boy1 remember and not 'despise the day of small things4' ,if ever you need a friend1 call on me1 and ,i will assist you4 #ae4 ,the grateful boy thanked his kind benefactor1 and1 with tears in his eyes1 bowed and left the store4 ,edward ,delong wished for knowledge1 and1 though the scanty means left him by his mother1 could hardly satisfy his desire1 by diligence and economy he had advanced far beyond most boys of his age4 ,by working nights and mornings for a neighbor1 he had amassed1 what seemed to him1 a large sum of money1 and this was expended in books4 #af4 ,edward's home was now with a man who regarded money as the chief end and aim of life1 and severe and constant physical labor as the only means of obtaining that end4 ,for two years ,edward struggled with his hopeless condition1 toiling early and late to obtain a livelihood4 #ag4 ,edward now resolved to go to the city1 to seek some employment1 better adapted to promote his education4 ,he entered the same store where he purchased the books1 and inquired for ,mr4 ,harris4 ,he is engaged1 replied the polite clerk4 ,if you will wait a moment1 he will be at liberty4 #ah4 ,did you wish to see me8 asked ,mr4 ,harris of the boy1 whose thoughts were so intense that he had not noticed the approach of his friend4 ,mr4 ,harris6 exclaimed ,edward1 and it was all he could say4 ,for the remembrance of past favors bestowed on him by his kind benefactor1 so filled his heart with gratitude1 that further utterance was denied4 ,my noble ,edward6 said the old gentleman4 ,and so you needed a friend4 ,well1 you shall have one4 #ai4 ,five years from that time1 ,edward ,delong was the confidential clerk of ,mr4 ,harris1 and1 in three more1 a partner in the firm4 ,the integrity of purpose1 which first won the regard of his benefactor1 was his guide in after life4 ,prosperity crowned his efforts1 and happiness blessed his heart1--the never-failing result of faithfulness in little things4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,why did ,edward ,delong wish to see ,mr4 ,harris8 #b4 ,had he overpaid for the books he purchased8 #c4 ,what did he say when ,mr4 ,harris told him he deserved a recompense8 #d4 ,what books were not charged in the bill8 #e4 ,in what way did ,mr4 ,harris manifest his approval of ,edward's conduct8 #f4 ,how long after this1 before he again called on ,mr4 ,harris8 #g4 ,why could he not1 at first1 talk with ,mr4 ,harris8 #h4 ,what did ,edward finally become8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,ix4 ,,grace' ,,ful ,,ly1 beautifully4 ,,proud' ,,ly1 splendidly4 ,,for' ,,eign 7for' en71 distant4 ,,climes1 countries2 regions4 ,,sym' ,,bol1 sign2 emblem4 ,,fear' ,,ful1 dreadful2 terrible4 ,,can' ,,non ,,ry1 discharge of cannon4 ,,ju' ,,bi ,,lee1 season of public joy4 ,,wit' ,,ness ,,ed1 seen2 beheld4 ,,na' ,,tive1 birth-giving4 ,,boon1 gift2 blessing4 ,,par' ,a ,,dise1 blissful abode4 ,,the ,,american ,,boy4 ,,son4 ,father1 look up1 and see that flag6 ,how gracefully it flies6 ,those pretty stripes1 they seem to be ,a rainbow in the skies4 ,,father4 ,it is your country's flag1 my boy1 ,and proudly drinks the light1 ,o'er ocean's wave1 in foreign climes1 ,a symbol of our might4 ,,son4 ,father1 what fearful noise is that1 ,now thundering in the clouds8 ,why do they1 cheering1 wave their hat1 ,and rush along in crowds8 ,,father4 ,it is the voice of cannonry1 ,the glad shouts of the free2 ,this is a day of memory1 ',tis ,,freedom',s ,,jubilee6 ,,son4 ,i wish that ,i was now a man1 ,i'd free my country too1 ,and cheer as loudly as the rest2 ,but1 father1 why don't you8 ,,father4 ,i'm getting old and weak2 but still ,my heart is big with joy2 ,i've witnessed many a day like this1 ,shout you aloud1 my boy6 ,,son4 7oo7 ,,hurrah1 ,,for ,,freedom',s ,,jubilee1 ,god bless our native land6 ,and may ,i live to hold the boon ,of freedom in my hand4 ,,father4 ,well done1 my boy1 grow up1 and love ,the land that gave you birth1-- ,a land where ,freedom loves to dwell1-- ,a paradise on earth4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,of what is our flag a symbol8 #b4 ,what is meant by ,freedom's jubilee8 #c4 ,what is the use of the apostrophes in the words ,i'd1 ,i'm1 ,i've1 c4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,x4 ,,bil' ,,lows1 waves2 surges4 ,,de ,,light'1 joy2 pleasure4 ,,doom1 fate2 end4 ,,twink' ,,les1 sparkles4 ,,glare1 bright1 dazzling light4 ,,ex ,,panse'1 surface2 extent4 ,,sweep1 pass or drive over4 ,,rife1 filled2 abounding4 ,,voy' ,,age1 passage2 journey4 ,,an' ,,chor ,,ed1 moored2 fixed4 ,,ha' ,,ven1 harbor4 ,,peace' ,,ful ,,ly1 quietly2 calmly4 ,,the ,,sailor ,,boy',s ,,song4 ,,written ,,by ,a ,,girl ,,thirteen ,,years ,,of ,,age4 #a4 7''7 ,oh6 the sea1 the sea ,is the place for me1 ,with its billows blue and bright2 ,i love its roar1 ,as it breaks on the shore1 ,and its danger to me is delight4 #b4 ,oh6 ,i love the wave1 ,and the sailor brave1 ,who often meets his doom ,on the ocean vast1 ,and sleeps his last ,in a shell and coral tomb4 #c4 ,and1 in the night1 ,the moon's soft light ,smiles sweetly on the foamy billow3 ,and many a star1 ,as it twinkles afar1 ,seems to rise from a watery pillow4 #d4 ,in the noontide glare1 ,oh6 bright and fair ,is the wide expanse of ocean2 ,in the morn's first light ',tis a glorious sight1 ,so full of life and motion4 #e4 ,when the tempests sweep ,the rolling deep1 ,and the angry billows swell1 ,i mind not the strife1 ,which to me is rife ,with thoughts that ,i can not tell4 #f4 ,when life's voyage is o'er1 ,and ,i sail no more ,on the ocean's troubled breast1 ,safe anchored above1 ,in the haven of love1 ,may the sailor boy peacefully rest4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what is meant by coral tomb1 #b;d verse8 #b4 ,what1 by watery pillow1 third verse4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xi4 ,,foun ,,da' ,,tion1 commencement4 ,,do ,,mes' ,,ti ,,ca ,,ted1 tamed4 ,,fa' ,,vor ,,ite1 one specially favored4 ,,ca ,,ress' ,,ed1 fondled2 petted4 ,,gam' ,,bol ,,ing1 skipping2 frolicking4 ,,im' ,,pulse1 feeling of excitement4 ,,di ,,lat' ,,ed1 distended4 ,,spec ,,ta' ,,tors1 observers2 lookers on4 ,,en ,,deav' ,,or ,,ed1 tried2 attempted4 ,,anx' ,,ious1 very desirous4 ,,in ,,ter ,,cept'1 7,,inter1 between2 ,,cept1 to take or seize27 to stop on the way4 ,,be ,,tray' ,,ed1 showed2 disclosed4 ,,re ,,strain' ,,ed1 held back2 checked4 ,,cow' ,,ed1 depressed with fear4 ,,en ,,grav' ,,ed1 cut2 inscribed4 ,in this lesson every pause is marked with its appropriate inflection4 ,,chase ,,of ,,the ,,pet ,,fawn4 ,,miss ,,cooper4 #a4 ,within twenty years from the foundation of our village'1 ,footnote3 ,cooperstown1 ,new ,york4 the deer had already become scarce'1 and'1 in a brief period later'1 they had almost entirely fled from the country4 ,one of the last of these beautiful creatures1 a pretty little fawn1 had been brought in from the woods1 when it was very young1 and had been nursed and petted by a young lady in the village1 until it became completely domesticated4 #b4 ,it was graceful1 as those little creatures always are1 and so gentle and playful that it became a great favorite4 ,following the different members of the family about1 it was caressed and welcomed everywhere4 ,one morning1 after gamboling about as usual1 until weary1 it threw itself down in the sunshine1 at the feet of one of its friends1 upon the door-step of a store4 #c4 ,there came along a countryman1 who1 for several years1 had been a hunter by pursuit1 and who still kept several hounds1 one of which came to the village with him1 on this occasion4 ,the dog1 as it approached the place where the fawn lay1 suddenly stopped2 the little animal saw him1 and darted to its feet4 #d4 ,it had lived more than half its life among the villagers1 and had apparently lost all fear of them2 but it now seemed to know instinctively that an enemy was at hand4 ,in an instant1 its whole character and appearance seemed changed2 all its past habits were forgotten2 every wild impulse was awake2 its head erect1 its nostrils dilated1 its eyes flashing4 #e4 ,in another instant1 before the spectators had thought of the danger1 and before its friends could secure it1 the fawn was leaping wildly through the street1 and the hound in full chase4 ,the by-standers were eager to save it2 several persons instantly followed its track2 the friends who had long fed and fondled it1 were calling the name it had hitherto known2 but1 in vain4 #f4 ,the hunter endeavored to call back his dog2 but1 with no better success4 ,in half a minute1 the fawn had turned the first corner1 dashed onward toward the lake1 and thrown itself into the water4 ,but1 if1 for a moment1 the startled creature believed itself safe in the lake1 it was soon undeceived2 for the hound followed in hot and eager chase1 while a dozen village dogs joined in the pursuit4 #g4 ,a large crowd collected on the bank--men1 women1 and children1--anxious for the fate of the little animal4 ,some threw themselves into boats1 hoping to intercept the hound before he reached his prey4 ,but the splashing of the oars1 the voices of men and boys1 and the barking of the dogs1 must have filled the beating heart of the poor fawn with terror and anguish2 as if every creature on the spot where it had once been caressed and fondled1 had suddenly turned into a deadly foe4 #h4 ,it was soon seen that the fawn was directing its course across a bay1 toward the nearest borders of the forest4 ,immediately the owner of the hound crossed the bridge1 ran at full speed in the same direction1 hoping to stop his dog as he landed4 ,on swam the fawn1 as it had never swam before2 its delicate head scarcely seen above the water1 but leaving a disturbed track which betrayed its course alike to anxious friends and fierce enemies4 #i4 ,as it approached the land1 the interest became intense4 ,the hunter was already on the same side of the lake1 calling loudly and angrily to his dog2 but the animal seemed to have quite forgotten his master's voice in the pitiless pursuit4 ,the fawn touched the land2 in one leap1 it had crossed the narrow piece of beach1 and1 in another instant1 it would reach the cover of the woods4 #aj4 ,the hound followed true to the scent1 aiming at the same spot on the shore4 ,his master1 anxious to meet him1 had run at full speed1 and was now coming up at the same critical moment4 ,would the dog listen to his voice8 ,could the hunter reach him in time to seize and control him8 ,a shout from the spectators proclaimed that the fawn had passed out of sight into the forest4 ,at the same instant1 the hound1 as he touched the land1 felt the hunter's strong arm clutching his neck4 #aa4 ,the worst was believed to be over2 the fawn was leaping up the mountain-side1 and its enemy restrained4 ,the other dogs1 seeing their leader cowed1 were easily managed4 ,a number of men and boys dispersed themselves through the wood in search of the little creature2 but1 without success4 ,they all returned to the village1 reporting that the animal had not been seen by them4 ,some persons thought that1 after its fright had passed over1 it would return of its own accord4 #ab4 ,it wore a pretty collar with its owner's name engraved upon it1 so that it could be easily known from any other fawn1 that might be straying about the woods4 ,before many hours had passed1 a hunter presented himself before the lady1 whose pet the little creature had been1 and showed a collar with her name upon it4 ,he said that he was out hunting in the morning1 and saw a fawn in the distance4 ,the little creature1 instead of bounding away as he expected1 moved toward him4 ,he took aim1 fired1 and shot it to the heart4 #ac4 ,when he found the collar about its neck1 he was very sorry he had killed it4 ,one would have thought that that terrible chase would have made it afraid of man2 but no2 it forgot the evil1 and remembered the kindness only2 and came to meet1 as a friend1 the hunter who shot it4 ,it was long mourned by its best friend4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,where did the lady reside who kept this pet fawn8 #b4 ,is there a lake near that village8 #c4 ,what river rises in that lake8 #d4 ,describe the chase of the pet fawn4 #e4 ,how came it to be shot8 #f4 ,what did it forget1 and what remember8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xii4 ,,in' ,,flu ,,ence1 moral power4 ,,droop' ,,ed4 bent over2 languished4 ,,ting' ,,ed1 stained2 colored4 ,,del' ,i ,,cate1 soft2 tender4 ,,trib' ,,ute1 pay2 requital4 ,,case' ,,ment1 window4 ,,perch' ,,ed1 alighted4 ,,plaint' ,,ive1 sorrowful4 ,,af ,,fright' ,,ed1 alarmed4 ,,tim' ,,id1 fearful2 timorous4 ,,re ,,strain' ,,ed1 held back4 ,,at ,,test'1 bear witness4 ,,sua' ,,sion1 act of persuading4 ,,com ,,pli' ,,ance1 submission4 ,,pal' ,,ed1 inclosed4 ,,de ,,bas' ,,ed1 degraded4 ,,de' ,,vi ,,ate1 wander2 stray4 ,,le' ,,ni ,,ent1 mild2 merciful4 ,,kindness4 ,,kate ,,clarence4 #a4 ,not man alone1 but every thing in nature1 owns its influence4 ,i knew a little flower that sprang up amidst the weeds and brambles of a long-neglected garden2 but soon drooped its slender stem1 and its leaves grew tinged from the waste around4 #b4 ,i took it to my home1 supported its drooping stem1 and placed it where the warm sunshine and refreshing showers cheered its little life4 ,again it raised its beautiful head1 and its delicate buds burst forth in gladness2 and when the winds of autumn came1 the dying flower gave up to me its golden seeds--a thankful tribute for my love4 ',twas a little thing1 but kindness did the deed4 #c4 ,there came to my casement1 one winter's morning1 a shivering1 starving bird1 and perched itself there1 striving to tell its tale of suffering2 but feeble were its plaintive notes1 and its glossy breast was ruffled in the blast4 ,i raised the window4 ,affrighted1 the little wanderer spread its wings1 as if to soar away2 but1 weak and faint1 it sank fluttering in my outstretched hands4 ,i drew it in4 ,alarmed1 it darted round and round the room1 and beat against the frosted pane4 ,o ,cruelty6 thou hast taught even the little birds to doubt6 #d4 ,when the little stranger grew less timid1 ,i gave it clear water1 and tempting food1 and so1 for many weeks1 we dwelt together2 but when came the first warm1 sunny day1 ,i opened my doors1 and it flew away1--away up1 up into the dark-blue heavens1 till it was lost to my eager gaze4 #e4 ,but not an hour had passed1 ere ,i heard the flutter of its tiny wings1 and saw1 without1 its little breast glittering in the golden sunbeams4 ,it had a joyous life4 ,no wired cage restrained its restless wing2 but1 free as the summer cloud1 would it come each day1 and gladly would my delighted soul drink in the silvery notes of its gladdening melody4 #f4 ,and it is not birds and flowers alone1 that1 treated with kindness flourish so brightly 'neath its heaven-born rays4 ,individuals1 families1 nations1 attest its truth4 ,legal suasion may frighten to compliance1 but moral suasion rules the will4 #g4 ,to the erring wanderer1 in the by and forbidden paths of sin1 with a heart paled in darkness1 and lost to every better feeling of his nature1 one little word1 one little act of kindness1 however slight1 will find a sunny resting-place in that sinful shade1 and prove a light to guide the wayward one to holier and better deeds4 ,the lion licked the hand that drew the thorn from his wounded foot2 and ,powhatan stayed the descending club1 when the burning lips of the ,indian girl pressed the prisoner's ,footnote3 ,captain ,smith pallid brow4 #h4 ,and it is ever thus4 ,there beats not a heart1 however debased by sin1 or darkened by sorrow1 that has not its noblest impulses aroused1 in view of a generous and kindly action4 ,the ,holy ,father implanted ,his own pure principles in the breast of every one1 and widely do we deviate from their just dictates1 when an unkind word1 or an unkind act1 wounds a broken heart1 or crushes a loving1 gentle nature4 #i4 ,speak not harshly1--much of care ,every human heart must bear2 ,enough of shadows rudely play ,around the very sunniest way2 ,enough of sorrows darkly lie ,vailed within the merriest eye4 ,by thy childhood's gushing tears1 ,by thy grief in after years1 ,by the anguish thou dost know1 ,add not to another's woe4 #aj4 ,speak not harshly1--much of sin ,dwelleth every heart within2 ,in its closely caverned cells1 ,many a wayward passion dwells4 ,by the many hours misspent1 ,by the gifts to error lent1 ,by the wrongs thou didst not shun1 ,by the good thou hast not done1 ,with a lenient spirit scan ,the weakness of thy brother man4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,on what has kindness an influence8 #b4 ,what influence had it upon the little flower8 #c4 ,what1 upon the little bird8 #d4 ,what is said of cruelty8 #e4 ,what is said of legal and moral suasion8 #f4 ,what is said of the lion8 #g4 ,of ,powhatan8 #h4 ,why ought we not to speak harshly8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xiii4 ,,shaft1 arrow2 here1 careless word4 ,,mes' ,,sen ,,gers1 message-bearers4 ,,pang1 distress2 anguish4 ,,spells1 charms2 enchantments4 ,,seal' ,,ed1 closed up2 under seal4 ,,sep' ,,ul ,,cher1 7ch like k71 grave2 tomb4 ,,sum' ,,mon ,,ed1 called4 ,,ag' ,o ,,ny1 extreme suffering4 ,,wring1 writhe4 ,,un ,a ,,wares1 unconsciously4 ,,min' ,,gles1 unites2 mixes4 ,,en ,,dear' ,,ing1 kind2 affectionate4 ,e ,,clipse'1 darkness2 obscuration4 ,,cher' ,,ish ,,ed1 fostered4 ,,en ,,shrin' ,,ed1 sacredly preserved4 ,,ut' ,,ter ,,ed1 expressed4 ,,careless ,,words4 #a4 ,oh1 never say a careless ,word ,hath not the power to pain2 ,the shaft may ope some hidden wound1 ,that closes not again6 ,weigh well those light-winged messengers2 ,god marked your heedless ,word1 ,and with it1 too1 the falling tear1 ,the heart-pang that it stirred4 #b4 ,words6 what are ,words8 ,a simple ,word ,hath spells to call the tears1 ,that long have lain a sealed fount1 ,unclosed through mournful years4 ,back from the unseen sepulcher1 ,a ,word hath summoned forth ,a form that hath its place no more ,among the things of ,earth1 #c4 ,words6 heed them well2 some whispered one ,hath yet a power to fling ,a shadow on the brow1 the soul ,in agony to wring2 ,a name1 forbidden1 or forgot1 ,that sometimes1 unawares1 ,murmurs upon our wak'ning lips1 ,and mingles in our prayers4 #d4 ,oh1 ,words6 sweet ,words6 ,a blessing comes ,softly from kindly lips2 ,tender1 endearing tones1 that break ,the ,spirit's drear eclipse4 ,oh6 are there not some cherished tones ,in the deep heart enshrined8 ,uttered but once--they passed--and left ,a track of light behind4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what is said of careless words8 #b4 ,what1 of sweet words8 #c4 ,what is the use of the apostrophe in wak'ning1 third verse8 #d4 ,what is the meaning of the suffix less1 in the words careless1 heedless8 ,see ,,sanders' ,,new ,,speller1 ,,definer1 ,,and ,,analyzer1 page #adc1 ,ex4 #cfi4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xiv4 ,,veg' ,e ,,ta ,,bles1 plants4 ,,dep ,,re ,,da' ,,tion1 robbery2 plunder4 ,,cap ,,tur' ,,ing1 catching4 ,,tres' ,,pass ,,er1 transgressor4 ,,ap ,,peal' ,,ed1 referred4 ,,coun' ,,sel1 lawyer2 advocate4 ,,ar' ,,gu ,,ment1 plea2 reason4 ,,urg' ,,ing1 enforcing2 advocating4 ,,mis' ,,chiev ,,ous1 hurtful2 injurious4 ,,prac' ,,ti ,,cal1 pertaining to practice4 ,,dis ,,tin' ,,guish ,,ed1 celebrated4 ,,ju' ,,rist1 one versed in law4 ,,af ,,fect' ,,ed1 moved2 impressed4 ,,fur' ,,nish ,,ed1 supplied4 ,,vi' ,o ,,la ,,ted1 broken2 transgressed4 ,,de ,,prive'1 rob2 hinder4 ,,al ,,lud' ,,ed1 referred2 adverted4 ,,re ,,store'1 give back4 ,,webster ,,and ,,the ,,woodchuck4 ,,boston ,,traveler4 #a4 ,ebenezer ,webster1 the father of ,daniel1 was a farmer4 ,the vegetables in his garden had suffered considerably from the depredations of a woodchuck1 which had his hole or habitation near the premises4 ,daniel1 some ten or twelve years old1 and his older brother ,ezekiel1 had set a trap1 and finally succeeded in capturing the trespasser4 #b4 ,ezekiel proposed to kill the animal1 and end1 at once1 all further trouble from him2 but ,daniel looked with compassion upon his meek1 dumb captive1 and offered to let him again go free4 ,the boys could not agree1 and they appealed to their father to decide the case4 #c4 ,well1 my boys1 said the old gentleman1 ,i will be the judge4 ,there is the prisoner1 7pointing to the wood-chuck17 and you shall be the counsel1 and plead the case for and against his life and liberty4 #d4 ,ezekiel opened the case with a strong argument1 urging the mischievous nature of the criminal1 the great harm he had already done2 said that much time and labor had been spent in his capture1 and now1 if he were suffered to live and go again at large1 he would renew his depredations1 and be cunning enough not to suffer himself to be caught again4 #e4 ,he urged1 further1 that his skin was of some value1 and that1 to make the most of him they could1 it would not repay half the damage he had already done4 ,his argument was ready1 practical1 to the point1 and of much greater length than our limits will allow us to occupy in relating the story4 #f4 ,the father looked with pride upon his son1 who became a distinguished jurist in his manhood4 ,now1 ,daniel1 it is your turn3 ,i'll hear what you have to say4 #g4 ,it was his first case4 ,daniel saw that the plea of his brother had sensibly affected his father1 the judge2 and as his large1 brilliant1 black eyes looked upon the soft1 timid1 expression of the animal1 and he saw it tremble with fear in its narrow prison-house1 his heart swelled with pity1 and he urged1 with eloquent words1 that the captive might again go free4 #h4 ,god1 he said1 had made the woodchuck2 he made him to live1 to enjoy the bright sunlight1 the pure air1 the free fields and woods4 ,god had not made him1 or any thing1 in vain2 the woodchuck had as much right to life as any other living thing4 #i4 ,he was not a destructive animal1 as the wolf and the fox were2 he simply ate a few common vegetables1 of which they had plenty1 and could well spare a part2 he destroyed nothing except the little food he needed to sustain his humble life2 and that little food was as sweet to him1 and as necessary to his existence1 as was to them the food upon their mother's table4 #aj4 ,god furnished to them food2 he gave them all they possessed2 and would they not spare a little for the dumb creature1 that really had as much right to his small share of ,god's bounty1 as they themselves had to their portion8 #aa4 ,yea1 more1 the animal had never violated the laws of his nature or the laws of ,god1 as man often did2 but strictly followed the simple1 harmless instincts he had received from the hand of the ,creator of all things4 ,created by ,god's hand1 he had a right--a right from ,god--to life1 to food1 to liberty2 and they had no right to deprive him of either4 #ab4 ,he alluded to the mute1 but earnest pleadings of the animal for that life1 as sweet1 as dear to him1 as their own was to them1 and the just judgment they might expect1 if1 in selfish cruelty and cold heartlessness1 they took the life they could not restore--the life that ,god alone had given4 #ac4 ,during this appeal1 the tears had started to the old man's eyes1 and were fast running down his sun-burnt cheeks2 every feeling of a father's heart was stirred within him2 he saw the future greatness of his son before his eyes1 he felt that ,god had blessed him in his children1 beyond the lot of most men4 #ad4 ,his pity and sympathy were awakened by the eloquent words of compassion1 and the strong appeal for mercy2 and1 forgetting the judge in the man and father1 he sprang from his chair1 7while ,daniel was in the midst of his argument1 without thinking he had already won his case17 and1 turning to his older son1 dashing the tears from his eyes1 exclaimed1 ,ezekiel1 ,ezekiel1 you let that woodchuck go6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what did ,ezekiel propose to do with the woodchuck after he was caught8 #b4 ,what argument did he offer for so doing8 #c4 ,what did ,daniel wish to do with him8 #d4 ,what argument did he offer8 #d4 ,what was their father's decision8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xv4 ,,solve1 explain2 work out4 ,,prob' ,,lem1 question for solution4 ,,com ,,pell' ,,ed1 obliged4 ,,in' ,,do ,,lent1 idle2 lazy4 ,,dint1 force2 means4 ,,con' ,,scious1 self-perceived2 felt4 ,,dem ,,on ,,stra' ,,tion1 formal proof4 ,,re ,,clin' ,,ing1 leaning back4 ,,pon' ,,ders1 weighs2 examines4 ,,proc' ,,ess1 operation4 ,,do ,,it ,,yourself4 #a4 ,do not ask the teacher or some classmate to solve that hard problem4 ,,do ,,it ,,yourself4 ,you might as well let him eat your dinner as do your sums for you4 ,it is in studying as in eating2 he who does it1 gets the benefit1 and not he who sees it done4 ,in almost any school1 the teacher learns more than the best scholars1 simply because he is compelled to solve all the difficult problems1 and answer all the questions of the indolent pupils4 #b4 ,do not ask your teacher to parse that difficult word1 or assist you in the performance of any of your studies4 ,,do ,,it ,,yourself4 ,never mind1 though they do look dark4 ,do not ask even a hint from any one4 ,,try ,,again4 ,every trial increases your ability1 and you will finally succeed by dint of the very wisdom and strength gained in the effort1 even though1 at first1 the problem was beyond your skill4 ,it is the study1 and not the answer1 that really rewards your labor4 #c4 ,look at that boy1 who has just succeeded after six hours of hard study4 ,how his large eye is lit up with a proud joy1 as he marches to his class6 ,he treads like a conqueror6 ,and well he may4 ,last night his lamp burned1 and this morning he waked at dawn4 ,once or twice he nearly gave it up4 ,he had tried his last thought2 but a new thought strikes him1 and he ponders the last process4 ,he tries once more1 and succeeds2 and now mark the air of conscious strength with which he pronounces his demonstration4 #d4 ,his poor1 weak schoolmate1 who gave up that same problem1 after his first trial1 now looks up to him with something of a wonder1 as a superior being4 ,and he is his superior4 ,that problem lies there1 a great gulf between those boys who stood side by side yesterday4 #e4 ,the boy who did it for himself1 has taken a stride upward1 and what is better still1 has gained strength to take other and better ones4 ,the boy who waited to see others do it1 has lost both strength and courage1 and is already looking for some good excuse to give up school and study forever4 #f4 ,,do ,,it ,,yourself4 ,remember the counsel given to the artist1 who lay reclining upon his couch1 and wondering what the fates would work out for him4 ,directing his attention to a block of unhewn marble1 with a chisel lying by its side1 the sculptor in the vision is represented as thus addressing him3 ,sir1 ,there's the marble1 there's the chisel1 ,take it1 work it to thy will2 ,thou alone must shape thy future1 ,heaven send thee strength and skill6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,who is benefited in studying8 #b4 ,what really rewards the labor of study8 #c4 ,what is said of the boy who succeeded after six hours of hard study8 #d4 ,what1 of the boy who gave up1 after the first trial8 #e4 ,what counsel was given to the artist who wondered what the fates would work out for him8 ,how are the words to be read1 which are printed in ,italics and in capitals8 ,see page #bb1 ,note ,,iii4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xvi4 ,,slack' ,,en1 relax2 lessen4 ,,en ,,deav' ,,or1 effort2 exertion4 ,,whole' ,,some1 useful2 salutary4 ,,ex ,,cel'1 surpass2 outdo4 ,,out ,,strip' ,,ped1 outrun2 excelled4 ,,sur ,,pass' ,,ed1 excelled4 ,,vic' ,,to ,,ry1 conquest2 triumph4 ,,ut' ,,ter ,,most1 very best4 ,,dar' ,,ing1 courage2 bravery4 ,,de ,,fect'1 fault2 deficiency4 ,,repin',,ing1 fretting2 complaining4 ,,un ,a ,,vail' ,,ing1 vain2 useless4 ,,cor ,,rect'1 amend2 make right4 ,,max' ,,im1 proverb2 saying4 ,,better ,,late ,,than ,,never4 #a4 ,life is a race1 where some succeed1 ,while others are beginning2 ',tis luck1 at times1 at others1 speed1 ,that gives an early winning4 ,but1 if you chance to fall behind1 ,ne'er slacken your endeavor2 ,just keep this wholesome truth in mind3 ',tis better late than never6 #b4 ,if you can keep ahead1 'tis well2 ,but never trip your neighbor2 ',tis noble when you can excel ,by honest1 patient labor4 ,but1 if you are outstripped1 at last1 ,press on1 as bold as ever2 ,remember1 though you are surpassed1 ',tis better late than never6 #c4 ,ne'er labor for an idle boast ,of victory o'er another2 ,but1 while you strive your uttermost1 ,deal fairly with a brother4 ,whate'er your station1 do your best1 ,and1 hold your purpose ever2 ,and1 if you fail to beat the rest1 ',tis better late than never6 #d4 ,choose well the path in which you run1-- ,succeed by noble daring2 ,then1 though the last1 when once 'tis won1 ,your crown is worth the wearing4 ,then never fret1 if left behind1 ,nor slacken your endeavor2 ,but ever keep this truth in mind3 ',tis better late than never6 #e4 ,yet1 would you cure this sad defect1 ,repining's unavailing2 ,begin1 at once1 and now correct ,this very common failing4 ,this day resolve1--this very hour1 ,nor e'en a moment wait2 ,go1 make this better maxim yours1-- ',tis better never late6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,to what is life compared1 first verse8 #b4 ,what advice is given if you chance to fall behind8 #c4 ,how ought you to treat your competitors8 #d4 ,what is a very common failing8 #e4 ,how may it be corrected8 #f4 ,what is the use of the apostrophe in the word repining's1 fifth verse8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xvii4 ,a ,,dopt' ,,ed1 taken as one's own4 ,,pil' ,,lar ,,ed1 supported by pillars4 ,,twi' ,,light1 faint light after sunset and before sunrise4 ,,thyme1 7time17 fragrant plant4 ,,vine' ,,yard1 plantation of grapevines4 ,,dye1 hue2 color4 ,,spark' ,,ling1 emitting bubbles4 ,,the ,,adopted ,,child4 ,,miss4 ,,hemans4 ,,lady4 ,why wouldst thou leave me1 ,o gentle child8 ,thy home on the mountains is bleak and wild1 ,a straw-roofed cabin with lowly wall2 ,mine is a fair and a pillared hall1 ,where many an image of marble gleams1 ,and the sunshine of picture forever streams4 ,,boy4 ,oh1 green is the turf where my brothers play1 ,through the long1 bright hours of the summer-day2 ,they find the red cup-moss where they climb1 ,and they chase the bee o'er the scented thyme2 ,and the rocks where the heath-flower blooms they know1 ,lady1 kind lady6 oh1 let me go6 ,,lady4 ,content thee1 boy1 in my bower to dwell2 ,here are sweet sounds which thou lovest well1-- ,flutes on the air in the stilly noon1 ,harps which the wandering breezes tune1 ,and the silvery wood-note of many a bird ,whose voice was ne'er in thy mountains heard4 ,,boy4 ,my mother sings1 at the twilight's fall1 ,a song of the hills1 far more sweet than all2 ,she sings it under our own green tree1 ,to the babe half-slumbering on her knee2 ,i dreamed1 last night1 of that music low1-- ,lady1 kind lady6 oh1 let me go6 ,,lady4 7pl47 ,thy mother hath gone from her cares to rest2 ,she hath taken the babe on her quiet breast2 ,thou wouldst meet her footstep1 my boy1 no more1 ,nor hear her song at the cabin-door3 ,come thou with me to the vineyards nigh1 ,and we'll pluck the grapes of the richest dye4 ,,boy4 ,is my mother gone from her home away8-- ,but ,i know that my brothers are there at play1 ,i know they are gathering the fox-glove's bell1 ,or the long fern leaves by the sparkling well2 ,or they launch their boats where the bright streams flow1 ,lady1 kind lady6 oh1 let me go6 ,,lady4 ,fair child1 thy brothers are wanderers now1 ,they sport no more on the mountain's brow2 ,they have left the fern by the spring's green side1 ,and the streams where the fairy barks were tried3 ,be thou at peace in thy brighter lot1 ,for thy cabin-home is a lonely spot4 ,,boy4 ,are they gone1 all gone from the sunny hill8 ,but the bird and the blue-fly rove o'er it still1 ,and the red deer bound in their gladness free1 ,and the heath is bent by the singing bee1 ,and the waters leap1 and the fresh winds blow1-- ,lady1 kind lady6 oh1 let me go6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what kind of words are straw-roofed1 heath-flower1 wood-note1 c48 #b4 ,what is the use of the apostrophes in the words o'er1 ne'er1 twilight's1 c48 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xviii4 ,,ap ,,par' ,,ent ,,ly1 evidently4 ,,cen' ,,tu ,,ry1 hundred years4 ,,gi ,,gan' ,,tic1 very large4 ,,spe' ,,cies1 sort2 kind4 ,,di ,,men' ,,sion1 size2 bulk4 ,,sub ,,lime'1 grand2 magnificent4 ,,un ,,mo ,,lest' ,,ed1 free from disturbance4 ,,dis ,,pers' ,,ed1 separated2 scattered4 ,,clam' ,,or ,,ous1 noisy2 importunate4 ,,in ,,de ,,cis' ,,ion1 doubt2 irresolution4 ,,pois' ,,ed1 balanced4 ,,at' ,,mos ,,phere1 surrounding air4 ,,tal' ,,ons1 claws4 ,,dis ,,tri ,,bu' ,,tion1 division4 ,,ec' ,,sta ,,sy1 excessive joy2 transport4 ,,per' ,,se ,,cut ,,ed1 harassed2 injured4 ,,the ,,old ,,eagle ,,tree4 ,,rev4 ,,john ,,todd4 #a4 ,in a remote field stood a large tulip tree1 apparently of a century's growth1 and one of the most gigantic of that splendid species4 ,it looked like the father of the surrounding forest4 ,a single tree1 of huge dimensions1 standing all alone1 is a sublime object4 #b4 ,on the top of this tree1 an old eagle1 commonly called the ,fishing ,eagle1 had built her nest every year1 for many years1 and1 unmolested1 raised her young4 ,what is remarkable1 as she procured her food from the ocean1 this tree stood full ten miles from the sea-shore4 ,it had long been known as the ,old ,eagle tree4 #c4 ,on a warm1 sunny day1 the workmen were hoeing corn in an adjoining field4 ,at a certain hour of the day1 the old eagle was known to set off for the sea-side1 to gather food for her young4 ,as she this day returned with a large fish in her claws1 the workmen surrounded the tree1 and1 by yelling1 and hooting1 and throwing stones1 so scared the poor bird that she dropped her fish1 and they carried it off in triumph4 #d4 ,the men soon dispersed2 but ,joseph sat down under a bush near by1 to watch1 and to bestow unavailing pity4 ,the bird soon returned to her nest without food4 ,the eaglets at once set up a cry for food1 so shrill1 so clear1 and so clamorous1 that the boy was greatly moved4 #e4 ,the parent bird seemed to try to soothe them2 but their appetites were too keen1 and it was all in vain4 ,she then perched herself on a limb near them1 and looked down into the nest with a look that seemed to say1 ,i know not what to do next4 #f4 ,her indecision was but momentary2 again she poised herself1 uttered one or two sharp notes1 as if telling them to lie still1 balanced her body1 spread her wings1 and was away again for the sea6 #g4 ,joseph was determined to see the result4 ,his eyes followed her till she grew small1 smaller1--a mere speck in the sky1--and then disappeared4 ,what boy has not often watched the flight of the bird of his country in this way8 #h4 ,she was gone nearly two hours1 about double her usual time for a voyage1 when she again returned1 on a slow1 weary wing1 flying uncommonly low1 in order to have a heavier atmosphere to sustain her1 with another fish in her talons4 #i4 ,on nearing the field1 she made a circuit around it1 to see if her enemies were again there4 ,finding the coast clear1 she once more reached her tree1 drooping1 faint1 and weary1 and evidently nearly exhausted4 ,again the eaglets set up their cry1 which was soon hushed by the distribution of a dinner1 such as--save the cooking--a king might admire4 #aj4 ,,glorious ,,bird6 cried the boy in ecstacy1 and aloud2 what a spirit6 ,other birds can fly swifter1 others can sing more sweetly1 others can scream more loudly2 but what other bird1 when persecuted and robbed--when weary--when discouraged--when so far from sea1--would have done this6 #aa4 ,,glorious ,,bird6 ,i will learn a lesson from thee to-day4 ,i will never forget hereafter1 that when the spirit is determined1 it can do almost anything4 ,others would have drooped and hung the head1 and mourned over the cruelty of man1 and sighed over the wants of the nestlings2 but thou1 by at once recovering the loss1 hast forgotten all4 #ab4 ,i will learn of thee1 noble bird6 ,i will remember this4 ,i will set my mark high4 ,i will try to do something1 and to be something in the world2 ,i will never yield to discouragements4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,how far was this ,old ,eagle tree from the seashore8 #b4 ,in what way did the workmen obtain the fish she brought for her young8 #c4 ,what is said of the eaglets and the parent bird1 when she returned to the nest8 #d4 ,what did she then do8 #e4 ,what did ,joseph say when she returned with another fish8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xix4 ,,auc' ,,tion1 vendue2 public sale4 ,,home' ,,less1 7,,less1 without or destitute of17 without home4 ,,pen' ,,ni ,,less1 destitute of pennies4 ,,waste' ,,less1 without waste4 ,,un ,,light' ,,ed1 7,,un1 not17 not lighted4 ,,self' ,,ish ,,ness1 devoted to one's self4 ,,re ,,verse' 7,,re1 back or again2 ,,verse1 turn71 turn back1 or exchange places4 ,,ac ,,quire'1 gain2 obtain4 ,,il ,,lus ,,tra' ,,tion1 explanation4 ,,sol' ,i ,,ta ,,ry1 single4 ,,dis ,,pel'1 drive away2 disperse4 ,,be ,,night' ,,ed1 unenlightened4 ,,the ,,light ,,of ,,knowledge4 ,,elihu ,,burritt4 #a4 ,knowledge can not be stolen from you4 ,it can not be bought or sold4 ,you may be poor1 and the sheriff come into your house1 and sell your furniture at auction1 or drive away your cow1 or take your lamb1 and leave you homeless and penniless2 but he can not lay the law's hand upon the jewelry of your mind4 ,this can not be taken for debt2 neither can you give it away1 though you give enough of it to fill a million minds4 #b4 ,i will tell you what such giving is like4 ,suppose1 now1 that there were no sun nor stars in the heavens1 nor any thing that shone in the black brow of night2 and suppose that a lighted lamp were put into your hand1 which should burn wasteless and clear amid all the tempests that should brood upon this lower world4 #c4 ,suppose next1 that there were a thousand millions of human beings on the earth with you1 each holding in his hand an unlighted lamp1 filled with the same oil as yours1 and capable of giving as much light4 ,suppose these millions should come1 one by one1 to you1 and light each his lamp by yours1 would they rob you of any light8 ,would less of it shine on your own path8 ,would your lamp burn more dimly for lighting a thousand millions8 #d4 ,thus it is1 young friends4 ,in getting rich in the things which perish with the using1 men have often obeyed to the letter that first commandment of selfishness3 ,keep what you can get1 and get what you can4 ,in filling your minds with the wealth of knowledge1 you must reverse this rule1 and obey this law3 ,keep what you give1 and give what you can4 #e4 ,the fountain of knowledge is filled by its outlets1 not by its inlets4 ,you can learn nothing which you do not teach2 you can acquire nothing of intellectual wealth1 except by giving4 ,in the illustration of the lamps1 which ,i have given you1 was not the light of the thousands of millions which were lighted at yours1 as much your light1 as if it all came from your solitary lamp8 ,did you not dispel darkness by giving away light8 #f4 ,remember this parable1 and1 whenever you fall in with an unlighted mind in your walk of life1 drop a kind and glowing thought upon it from yours1 and set it a-burning in the world with a light that shall shine in some dark place to beam on the benighted4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what is said of knowledge8 #b4 ,what is the giving of knowledge like8 #c4 ,in getting rich1 what precept have men obeyed8 #d4 ,what precept must be obeyed in getting knowledge8 #e4 ,how is knowledge best acquired8 #f4 ,what is meant by the jewelry of the mind1 first paragraph8 #g4 ,what1 by intellectual wealth1 fifth paragraph8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xx4 ,,ex ,,tin' ,,guish ,,ed1 put out4 ,,sol' ,,emn1 grave2 serious4 ,,gar' ,,ri ,,son1 fortress furnished with soldiers1 for defense4 ,,sen' ,,ti ,,nel1 soldier on guard4 ,,car ,a ,,van1 company of traveling traders or pilgrims4 ,,con ,,stel ,,la' ,,tions1 clusters of fixed stars4 ,,brill' ,,iant1 shining2 sparkling4 ,,host1 great multitude4 ,,ex' ,,tra1 additional4 ,,cres' ,,cent1 form of the new moon4 ,,hail' ,,ed1 saluted4 ,,ef ,,ful' ,,gence1 splendor4 ,,re' ,,gen ,,cy1 rule2 government4 ,,wan' ,,ing1 decreasing4 ,,sup ,,pli ,,ca ,,tion1 prayer2 petition4 ,,rapt' ,,ure1 great joy2 transport4 ,headnote #a3 ,,pal' ,,es ,,tine includes that part of ,turkey in ,asia1 lying on the eastern borders of the ,mediterranean ,sea4 ,,night',s ,,lessons4 ,l4,h4 ,,sigourney4 #a4 ,the lessons of our school are over4 ,the lights in the distant windows are extinguished1 one after the other4 ,the village will soon be lost in slumber4 ,when all the men and the women are asleep1 must we keep awake to learn lessons8 #b4 ,in large cities1 there may be heard1 now and then1 the rushing wheel of the traveler4 ,the watchmen pace their round1 and cry1 ,all is well4 ,in the long1 cold nights of ,norway1 the watchmen who guard the capitol1 pronounce1 in a solemn tone1 ,god bless our good city of ,bergen6 #c4 ,in the garrison1 or the endangered fortress1 the armed sentinel keeps watch1 lest they should be surprised by the foe4 ,but in this peaceful village there is no need of either sentinel or watchman4 ,why may we not go to sleep1 instead of learning ,night's lessons8 #d4 ,my son1 one of these you may learn in a moment4 ,did you say that all will soon be sleeping8 ,no6 there is one ,eye that never slumbers4 ,he who made all the people1 keepeth watch above the everlasting hills4 ,commit yourself to ,his care4 #e4 ,now1 will you learn with me the second lesson of the night8 ,lift your eyes to yon glorious canopy4 ,seest thou not there a sentinel1 set by the ,eternal1 at the northern gate of heaven1--the pole-star8 #f4 ,the pole-star6 ,blessings are breathed upon it1 by the weary caravan1 fearing the poisonous wind of the desert1--by the red forest-children1 seeking their home beyond the far ,western prairies1--and by the lonely mariner1 upon the pathless ocean4 #g4 ,the stars6 ,see them6 ,the oil in their lamps never burns out4 ,these glorious constellations wheel their mighty course unchanged1 while man dieth and wasteth away1 yea1 man giveth up the ghost1 and where is he8 ,footnote3 ,job1 #adth chap41 #ajth verse4 #h4 ,yon brilliant orbs maintain their places1 while countless generations pass away1 and nations disappear and are forgotten4 ,let us bow in humility before ,him who bringeth out their host by number1 who calleth them all by names1 by the greatness of ,his might1 for that ,he is strong in power2 not one faileth4 ,footnote3 ,isaiah4 #djth chap41 #bfth verse4 #i4 ,thirteen times in the year1 ,night1 the teacher1 gives extra lessons4 ,will you be there to learn them8 ,first1 she hangs up a pale crescent in the west4 ,the ancient ,jews hailed its infant beam1 and answering fires of joy were kindled on the hills of ,palestine4,headnote #a #aj4 ,next1 she summons forth a rounded orb1 clad in full effulgence1 and commits to it the regency when the sun retires4 ,lastly1 a slender1 waning crescent appears nightly1 like an aged man1 ready to descend into the night of the tomb4 #aa4 ,soon as the evening shades prevail1 ,the moon takes up the wondrous tale1 ,and nightly to the listening earth1 ,repeats the story of her birth2 ,while all the stars that round her burn1 ,and all the planets in their turn1 ,confirm the tidings as they roll1 ,and spread the truth from pole to pole4 #ab4 ,these are some of ,night's lessons4 ,are you tired of them8 ,or1 will you learn one more8 ,lift up your heart to ,him who has given you the past day1 with thanks for its blessings1--with penitence for its faults1--with supplication for strength and wisdom for the time that is to come4 #ac4 ,day unto day uttereth speech1 and night unto night showeth knowledge ,footnote3 ,psalm #aith1 #bnd verse4 of ,god4 ,thus1 meekly and faithfully studying ,night's lessons1 may we find ,even sorrow1 touched by ,heaven1 grows bright ,with more than rapture's ray1 ,as darkness shows us worlds of light1 ,we never saw by day4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,who watches over us when asleep8 #b4 ,in what way is the pole-star useful to man8 #c4 ,what is said of the stars8 #d4 ,what extra lessons is it that night gives thirteen times a year8 #e4 ,describe the first appearance of the moon4 #f4 ,how does it next appear8 #g4 ,where is ,palestine8 #h4 ,where are the passages to be found1 quoted in the #gth1 #hth1 and #acth paragraphs8 #i4 ,do you know who is the author of the #aath verse8 ,ans4 ,addison4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxi4 ,,hid' ,,den1 secret2 concealed4 ,,quail1 sink2 droop4 ,,scorn' ,,ing1 disdaining4 ,,greet' ,,ing1 salutation4 ,,view' ,,less1 not to be seen4 ,,yearn' ,,eth1 longeth4 ,,chant1 sing2 carol4 ,,port' ,,al1 entrance2 gate-way4 ,,cheer' ,y1 gay2 lively4 ,e ,,ter' ,,ni ,,ty1 endless duration4 ,,nature',s ,,teachings4 ,,chambers' ,,journal4 ,,first ,,voice4 #a4 ,sunlight6 tell the hidden meaning ,of the rays thou lettest fall2 ,are they lessons writ in burning1 ,like ,god's warning on the wall8 ,,second ,,voice4 ,strive1 ,o man1 to let a loving ,spirit cheer the sad and poor2 ,so shall many a fair hope blossom1 ,where none grew before6 ,,first ,,voice4 #b4 ,stars6 what is it ye would whisper1 ,with your pure and holy light8 ,looking down so calm and tender ,from the watch-tower of the night4 ,,second ,,voice4 ,when thy soul would quail from scorning1 ,keep a brave heart and a bold2 ,as we always shine the brightest ,when the nights are cold4 ,,first ,,voice4 #c4 ,hast thou not a greeting for me1 ,heaven's own happy minstrel-bird'8 ,thou whose voice1 like some sweet angel's1 ,viewless1 in the cloud is heard'8 ,,second ,,voice4 ,though thy spirit yearneth sky-ward1 ,oh1 forget not human worth6 ,i1 who chant at heaven's portal1 ,build my nest on earth4 ,,first ,,voice4 #d4 ,river6 river'6 singing gayly ,from the hill-side all day long1 ,teach my heart the merry music ,of thy cheery1 rippling song4 ,,second ,,voice4 ,many winding ways ,i follow2 ,yet1 at length1 ,i reach the sea4 ,man1 remember that thy ocean ,is ,,eternity6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what is meant by ,god's warning on the wall8 ,see the #eth chap4 of ,daniel4 #b4 ,what is meant by minstrel-bird8 ,ans4 ,the lark4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxii4 ,,glare1 dazzling light4 ,,blithe' ,,ly1 gayly2 joyfully4 ,,wrought1 worked2 labored4 ,,re ,,morse'1 painful regret4 ,,wane1 decrease2 grow less4 ,,fan' ,,cies1 whims2 notions4 ,a ,,non4' is an abbreviation of anonymous1 which means without name2 nameless4 ,see ,,sanders' ,,analysis1 page #hh1 ,exercise #ajh4 ,,sowing ,,and ,,harvesting4 ,,anon4 #a4 ,they are sowing their seed in the daylight fair1 ,they are sowing their seed in the noonday's glare1 ,they are sowing their seed in the soft twilight1 ,they are sowing their seed in the solemn night2 ,what shall their harvest be8 #b4 ,they are sowing their seed of pleasant thought1 ,in the spring's green light they have blithely wrought2 ,they have brought their fancies from wood and dell1 ,where the mosses creep1 and the flower-buds swell2 ,rare shall the harvest be6 #c4 ,they are sowing the seeds of word and deed1 ,which the cold know not1 nor the careless heed1-- ,of the gentle word and the kindest deed1 ,that have blessed the heart in its sorest need2 ,sweet shall the harvest be6 #d4 ,and some are sowing the seeds of pain1 ,of late remorse1 and in maddened brain2 ,and the stars shall fall1 and the sun shall wane1 ,ere they root the weeds from the soil again2 ,dark will the harvest be6 #e4 ,and some are standing with idle hand1 ,yet they scatter seeds on their native land2 ,and some are sowing the seeds of care1 ,which their soil has borne1 and still must bear2 ,sad will the harvest be6 #f4 ,they are sowing the seed of noble deed1 ,with a sleepless watch and an earnest heed2 ,with a ceaseless hand o'er the earth they sow1 ,and the fields are whitening where'er they go2 ,rich will the harvest be6 #g4 ,sown in darkness1 or sown in light1 ,sown in weakness1 or sown in might1 ,sown in meekness1 or sown in wrath1 ,in the broad work-field1 or the shadowy path1 ,,sure will the harvest be6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,who are meant by they in this lesson8 #b4 ,what is said of those who are sowing the seeds of word and deed8 #c4 ,what1 of those who are sowing the seeds of care8 #d4 ,repeat the last verse4 #e4 ,what passage of ,scripture teaches the same idea8 ,ans4 ,whatsoever a man soweth1 that shall he also reap4--,gal41 #fth chap41 #gth verse4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxiii4 ,,for' ,,ti ,,fi ,,ed1 strengthened by works of art for defense4 ,,sul' ,,try1 close2 oppressively hot4 ,,boat' ,,swain1 one who has charge of a ship's boats1 rigging1 c4 ,,tars1 sailors4 ,,moor' ,,ed1 anchored4 ,,buoys1 floats4 ,,an' ,,chor1 iron instrument for holding ships4 ,,star' ,,board1 right side of a ship4 ,,fore' ,,cas ,,tle1 short deck in the fore part of a ship4 ,,wake1 track4 ,,be ,,reft'1 deprived4 ,,im' ,,mi ,,nent1 impending4 ,,pierc' ,,ed1 went through4 ,,fore ,,and ,,aft1 before and behind4 ,,sway' ,,ed1 swung2 moved4 ,,car' ,,cass1 dead body4 ,,ex ,,cite' ,,ment1 agitation4 ,,pha' ,,ses1 forms2 appearances4 ,headnote #a3 ,,sa ,,ha' ,,ra1 is a ,great ,desert in ,africa1 lying south of the ,barbary ,states1 and extending from the ,atlantic on the west to ,egypt and ,nubia on the east4 ,the winds that come from this desert1 are hot and suffocating4 ,a ,,thrilling ,,incident4 ,,anon4 #a4 ,our noble ship lay at anchor in the ,bay of ,tangier1 a fortified town in the extreme northwest of ,africa4 ,the day had been extremely mild1 with a gentle breeze sweeping to the northward and westward2 but1 toward the close of the afternoon1 the sea-breeze died away1 and one of those sultry1 oven-like breathings came from the great1 sun-burnt ,sahara ,headnote #a4 #b4 ,half an hour before sundown1 the captain gave the cheering order for the boatswain to call the hands to go in swimming2 and1 in less than five minutes1 the forms of our tars were seen leaping from the arms of the lower yards1 into the water4 ,one of the studding sails1 with its corners suspended from the main yard-arm and the swinging boom1 had been lowered into the water1 and into this most of the swimmers made their way4 #c4 ,among those who seemed to be enjoying the sport most heartily1 were two of the boys1 ,timothy ,wallace and ,frederic ,fairbanks1 the latter of whom was the son of our old gunner2 and1 in a laughing mood1 they started out from the studding sail on a race4 ,there was a loud ringing shout of joy on their lips as they put off1 and they darted through the water like fishes4 ,the surface of the sea was smooth as glass1 though its bosom rose in long1 heavy swells that set in from the ,atlantic4 #d4 ,the vessel was moored with a long sweep from both cables1 and one of the buoys of the anchor was far away on the starboard quarter1 where it rose and fell with the lazy swells of the waves4 ,toward this buoy the two lads made their way1 young ,fairbanks taking the lead2 but1 when they were within about twenty or thirty fathoms of the buoy1 ,wallace shot ahead and promised to win the race4 #e4 ,the old gunner had watched the progress of his little son with a great degree of pride2 and when he saw him drop behind1 he leaped upon the quarter-deck1 and was just upon the point of urging him on by a shout1 when a cry was heard that struck him with instant horror4 #f4 ,a shark6 a shark6 was sounded from the captain of the forecastle2 and1 at the sound of these terrible words1 the men who were in the water1 leaped and plunged toward the ship4 ,right abeam1 at the distance of three or four cables' lengths1 was seen the wake of a shark in the water1 where the back of the monster was visible4 ,his course was for the boys4 #g4 ,for a moment1 the gunner stood like one bereft of reason2 but1 on the next1 he shouted at the top of his voice1 for the boys to turn2 but they heard him not4 ,stoutly the two swimmers strove for the goal1 all unconscious of their imminent danger4 ,their merry laugh still rang over the waters1 and1 at length1 they both touched the buoy together4 #h4 ,oh1 what agony filled the heart of the gunner6 ,a boat had put off1 but he knew that it could not reach the boys in season1 and every moment he expected to see the monster sink from sight1--then he knew that all hope would be gone4 ,at this moment1 a cry reached the ship1 that pierced every heart1--the boys had discovered their enemy4 #i4 ,the cry started the old gunner to his senses1 and quicker than thought1 he sprang from the quarter-deck4 ,the guns were all loaded and shotted1 fore and aft1 and none knew their temper better than he4 ,with steady hand1 made strong by sudden hope1 the old gunner seized a priming-wire and picked the cartridge of one of the quarter guns2 then he took from his pocket a percussion cap1 fixed it in its place1 and set back the hammer of the patent lock4 #aj4 ,with a giant strength the old man swayed the breech of the heavy gun to its bearing1 and then seizing the string of the lock1 he stood back and watched for the next swell that would bring the shark in range4 ,he had aimed the piece some distance ahead of his mark2 but yet a little moment would settle his hopes and fears4 #aa4 ,every breath was hushed1 and every heart in that old ship beat painfully4 ,the boat was yet some distance from the boys1 while the horrid sea-monster was fearfully near4 ,suddenly the air was rent by the roar of the heavy gun2 and1 as the old man knew his shot was gone1 he sank back upon the hatch1 and covered his face with his hands1 as if afraid to see the result of his own efforts2 for1 if he had failed1 he knew that his boy was lost4 #ab4 ,for a moment after the report of the gun had died away upon the air1 there was an unbroken silence2 but1 as the dense smoke arose from the surface of the water1 there was1 at first1 a low murmur breaking from the lips of the men1--that murmur grew louder and stronger1 till it swelled to a joyous1 deafening shout4 ,the old gunner sprang to his feet1 and gazed off on the water1 and the first thing that met his view1 was the huge carcass of the shark1 floating on his back--a mangled1 lifeless mass4 #ac4 ,in a few moments1 the boats reached the daring swimmers1 and1 greatly frightened1 they were brought on board4 ,the old man clasped his boy in his arms1 and then1 overcome by the powerful excitement1 he leaned upon a gun for support4 ,i have seen men in all the phases of excitement and suspense1 but never have ,i seen three human beings more overcome by thrilling emotions1 than on that startling moment when they first knew the effect of our gunner's shot4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,where is the town of ,tangier8 #b4 ,what order had been given by the captain of the vessel8 #c4 ,who seemed most to enjoy the sport8 #d4 ,what is said of the old gunner8 #e4 ,what did he do8 #f4 ,what effect did his shot produce8 #g4 ,describe the closing scene4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxiv4 ,,dis ,,guise'1 concealment4 ,,way' ,,laid1 beset by the way4 ,,threat' ,,en ,,ed1 declared the intention4 ,,in ,,cline1 dispose4 ,,ruf' ,,fians1 robbers2 murderers4 ,,dis ,,trib',,ute1 divide2 apportion4 ,,treas' ,,ur ,y1 place for keeping money4 ,,alms1 gifts2 donations4 ,,mi' ,,ser ,,ly1 covetous2 niggardly4 ,,sal' ,a ,,ry1 wages2 allowance for services4 ,,in ,,volv' ,,ing1 entangling4 ,,be ,,wil' ,,der ,,ed1 puzzled2 perplexed4 ,,log' ,,ic1 reasoning4 ,,sage1 wise man4 ,,ful ,,fill' ,,ing1 performing4 ,e ,,va' ,,sion1 departure from truth4 ,,de ,,ceit'1 deception2 fraud4 ,,the ,,truthful ,,king4 #a4 ,a certain ,persian king1 while traveling in disguise1 with but few attendants1 was waylaid by robbers1 who threatened to take not only his goods1 but his life4 #b4 ,feeling himself beyond the reach of human aid1 he inwardly made a vow1 that if ,god would incline the hearts of these ruffians to mercy1 and restore him in safety to his family and people1 he would distribute all the money then in his treasury1 in alms to the needy of his realm4 #c4 ,the robbers1 from some unknown cause1 liberated him1 and he soon reached home in safety1 having sustained no injury1 save the loss of the small purse of gold that he had carried in his girdle4 #d4 ,desirous of keeping the vow he had made1 he summoned his officers1 and commanded them to make immediate distribution to the poor1 of all that the treasury contained1 at the time of his return4 #e4 ,but his officers1 more miserly than himself1 and1 fearful that they might fall short in their salaries and pensions1 began to urge upon the monarch the folly of keeping this rash vow1 and the danger of thus involving himself and his kingdom in difficulties4 #f4 ,finding he still remained firm1 they took other grounds1 and plausibly argued that the troops and other officials needed aid as well as the poor2 and1 as by the words of his vow1 he had bound himself to distribute the contents of the treasury to those who had claim to relief1 the public servants certainly came within the required limits4 #g4 ,bewildered by their false logic1 and sincerely desirous of doing right1 he appealed to a certain sage who dwelt near the royal palace1 and determined to abide by his decision4 #h4 ,the sage1 after hearing the case1 only asked the following simple question3 ,of whom were you thinking when you made the vow1--the poor1 or the public servants8 ,the monarch replied1 ,of the poor4 ,then1 answered the sage1 it is to the poor you are bound to distribute these funds2 for you are not really fulfilling your vow1 unless you do that which you intended to do when it was made4 ,the king was satisfied that this was the right decision1 and did as the sage advised4 #i4 ,let the young bear in mind that ,god is a being of truth1 requiring truth in the inward heart2 and1 if they would have ,his approval1 and that of their own consciences1 they must avoid not only the outward appearance of falsehood1 but the slightest evasion or deceit2 and when promises have been made1 fulfill not only the letter1 but the spirit of that which they agreed to perform4 #aj4 ,beware of the first and slightest departure from truth1 of the least endeavor to deceive1 and even of the desire to have others believe what is not so4 ,let your motto be1 ,the truth1 the whole truth1 and nothing but the truth4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what happened to a certain ,persian king8 #b4 ,what vow did he then make8 #c4 ,what objection did his officers make to this8 #d4 ,what did the king then do8 #e4 ,what was the sage's decision8 #f4 ,what motto ought you to adopt8 #g4 ,what rule for spelling the word traveling with one l8 ,see ,,sanders ,mc,e,l,l,i,g,o,t,t',s ,,analysis1 page #ac1 ,rule #aj4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxv4 ,,en ,,tic' ,,es1 allures2 leads astray4 ,,pre ,,text1 pretense2 false reason4 ,,pro ,,fane1 pollute2 defile1 ,,temp ,,ta' ,,tion1 allurement4 ,,in' ,,ly1 within2 in the heart4 ,,de ,,clares1 says2 asserts4 ,,chafe1 vex2 provoke4 ,,mal' ,,ice1 hatred2 malevolence4 ,,av' ,a ,,rice1 excessive love of money4 ,,fore ,,go'1 give up2 renounce4 ,,mam' ,,mon1 god of wealth2 riches4 ,,in ,,dig' ,,nant1 with anger2 disdainfully4 ,,lu' ,,cre1 gain2 profit4 ,,em ,,prise'1 enterprise2 undertaking4 ,,sure' ,,ty1 security4 ,o ,,ver ,,throw'1 subvert2 destroy4 ,,con ,,tempt'1 scorn2 disdain4 ,,sor' ,,cer ,,ess1 enchantress4 ,,ex ,,pel'1 7,,ex1 out2 ,,pel1 to drive7 drive out2 banish4 ,,re ,,sist'1 7,,re1 again2 ,,sist1 to stand17 stand again2 hence1 to withstand4 ,see ,,sanders and ,mc,e,l,l,i,g,o,t,t',s ,,analysis1 page #ij1 ,ex4 #aac2 also1 page #aaj1 ,ex4 #adb4 ,,when ,,shall ,i ,,answer ,,no8 ,j4,n4 ,mc,e,l,l,i,g,o,t,t4 #a4 ,when ,,falsehood fair entices thee ,against the truth to go1 ,no matter what the pretext be1 ,be thy firm answer1--,no6 #b4 ,when ,,rashness would thy tongue profane ,with language vile and low1 ,o1 make the gross temptation vain1 ,by answering inly1--,no6 #c4 ,when ,,pride the silly wish declares1 ,that thou should'st fashion know1 ,and lifts thy head with empty airs1 ,be wise1 and answer1--,no6 #d4 ,when ,,envy would thy spirit chafe1 ,that others prosper so1 ,on calm contentment resting safe1 ,expel her with a--,no6 #e4 ,when ,,malice foul1 or deadly ,,hate1 ,would turn thee on a foe1 ,and dark1 revengeful thirst create1 ,in horror answer1--,no6 #f4 ,when sluggish ,,sleep1 with folded arms1 ,would make thee health forego1 7''7,rise up at once1 resist her charms2 ,act out the answer1--,no6 #g4 ,when ,,avarice would1 with heartless speed1 ,shout out the sight of woe1 ,and whisper joy from ,mammon's greed1 ,indignant answer1--,no6 #h4 ,when filthy ,,lucre lifts her hand1 ,ungodly gains to show1 ,though she should promise all the land1 ,be thy prompt answer1--,no6 #i4 ,when greedy ,,gain1 or rash ,,emprise1 ,would have thee surety go1 ,keep ,wisdom's words ,footnote #a before thine eyes1 ,and firmly answer1--,no6 #aj4 ,when mad ,,ambition would seduce1 ,the right to overthrow1 ,and turn the selfish passions loose1 ,in mercy answer1--,no6 #aa4 ,when foul ,,contempt of ,holy ,writ ,would in thy bosom sow ,the wish to be where scorners sit1,footnote #b ,let ,conscience answer1--,no6 #ab4 ,when ,,sin1 indeed1 whate'er her style1 ,would have thee with her go2 ,stay not to hear the ,sorceress vile1 ,but leave her with a--,no6 ,footnote #a3 ,prov41 #aath ,chap41 #aeth verse4 ,footnote #b3 #ast ,psalm1 #ast verse4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxvi4 ,,pe ,,ruse'1 read2 study4 ,,al ,,lot' ,,ted1 assigned4 ,,me ,,rid' ,i ,,an1 noon2 mid-day4 ,,gen' ,u ,,ine1 true2 real4 ,,art' ,,ful1 cunning2 crafty4 ,,mim' ,,ick ,,ed1 pretended2 counterfeited4 ,,pre ,,side'1 have sway or rule4 ,,de ,,mer' ,,it1 ill-desert2 defect4 ,,ru' ,,by1 precious stone4 ,,pup' ,,pet1 little image4 ,,de ,,ter' ,,mine1 decide2 find out4 ,,er' ,,mine1 fine fur--7of the ermine47 ,,cap' ,,tor1 one who takes a prize4 ,,scep' ,,ters1 emblems of authority4 ,,cha' ,,ry1 careful2 wary4 ,,mys' ,,tic1 secret2 mysterious4 ,we have seldom seen any thing so full of wit1 truth1 and practical wisdom1 as this poem inscribed4 ,,to ,,masters ,,robert ,,and ,,john4 #a4 ,take this book1 my boys1 ,earnestly peruse it2 ,much of after lies ,in the way ye use it3 ,keep it neat and clean2 ,for1 remember1 in it1 ,every stain that's seen1 ,marks a thoughtless minute4 #b4 ,life is like a book1 ,time is like a printer1 ,darting now his look ,where has gloomed no winter4 ,thus he'll look1 and on1 ,till each page allotted1 ,robert1 thee and ,john1 ,printed be or blotted4 #c4 ,youth's a sunny beam1 ,dancing o'er a river1 ,with a flashing gleam1 ,then away forever4 ,use it while ye may1 ,not in childish mourning1-- ,not in childish play1 ,but in useful learning4 #d4 ,as your years attain ,life's meridian brightness1 ,hourly seek and gain ,genuine politeness3 ,this lives not in forms1 ,as too many teach us1-- ,not in open arms1 ,not in silken speeches1 #e4 ,not in haughty eye1 ,not in artful dealing1 ,not within the sigh ,of a mimicked feeling3 ,but its lights preside ,rich in nature's splendor1 ,over honest pride1 ,gentleness and candor4 #f4 ,slight ye not the soul ,for the frame's demerit2 ,oft a shattered bowl ,holds a mighty spirit3 ,never search a breast ,by thy ruby's glances2 ,pomp's a puppet guest1 ,danced by circumstances4 #g4 ,what is good and great1 ,sense can soon determine2 ,prize it though ye meet1 ,or in rags or ermine4 ,fortune's truly blind2 ,fools may be her captors2 ,but the wealth of mind ,stands above their scepters4 #h4 ,value not the lips ,swiftest kept in motion1 ,fleetly-sailing ships ,draw no depth of ocean3 ,snatch the chary gleam1 ,from the cautious knowing ,for the deepest stream ,scarcely lisps 'tis flowing4 #i4 ,cull from bad and good ,every seeming flower1 ,store it up as food ,for some hungry hour3 ,press its every leaf1 ,and remember1 ,johnny1 ,even weeds the chief ,may have drops of honey4 #aj4 ,pomp and power alone ,never make a blessing2 ,seek not e'en a throne ,by one wretch distressing4 ,better toil a slave ,for the blood-earned penny1 ,than be rich1 and have ,a curse on every guinea4 #aa4 ,think1 my gentle boys1 ,every man a brother6 ,that's where honor lies1 ,nay1 but greatness rather3 ,one's the mystic whole1 ,lordly flesh won't know it2 ,but the kingly soul1 ,sees but vice below it4 #ab4 ,robert1 thoughts like these1 ,store you more than money2 ,read them not to please1 ,but to practice1 ,johnny4 ,artless though their dress1 ,as an infant's dimple1 ,truth is none the less ,for being truly simple4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what did the writer tell ,robert and ,john to do with the book1 given them8 #b4 ,what use did he tell them to make of ,youth8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxvii4 ,,av ,a ,,ri'' ,,cious1 greedy after gain4 ,,in' ,,ti ,,mate1 close in friendship4 ,,ea' ,,ger ,,ness1 ardent desire4 ,,fru ,,gal' ,i ,,ty1 wise economy4 ,,ac ,,qui ,,si'' ,,tions1 gains4 ,,af' ,,flu ,,ence1 great wealth4 ,,suc' ,,ces ,,sion1 regular order4 ,,moil' ,,ing1 drudging2 laboring4 ,,dis ,,con ,,tin' ,u ,,ed1 ceased4 ,,as ,,si ,,du' ,i ,,ty1 untiring diligence4 ,,dis ,,gust' ,,ed1 greatly dissatisfied4 ,,in ,,dulg' ,,ed1 gratified4 ,,mon' ,,strous1 very large4 ,,suc ,,ceed' ,,ing1 following4 ,,mat' ,,tock1 pick-ax4 ,,un ,,der ,,mine'1 dig under4 ,o' ,,men1 sign2 token4 ,,im ,,ag' ,,in ,,ed1 conceived4 ,,whang1 ,,the ,,miller4 ,,goldsmith4 #a4 ,whang1 the miller1 was naturally avaricious2 nobody loved money better than he1 or more respected those that had it4 ,when people would talk of a rich man in company1 ,whang would say1 ,i know him very well1 he and ,i have been very long acquainted2 he and ,i are intimate4 #b4 ,but1 if a poor man was mentioned1 he had not the least knowledge of the man2 he might be very well1 for aught he knew2 but he was not fond of making many acquaintances1 and loved to choose his company4 #c4 ,whang1 however1 with all his eagerness for riches1 was poor4 ,he had nothing but the profits of his mill to support him2 but1 though these were small1 they were certain3 while it stood and went1 he was sure of eating2 and his frugality was such1 that he1 every day1 laid some money by2 which he would1 at intervals1 count and contemplate with much satisfaction4 #d4 ,yet still his acquisitions were not equal to his desires2 he only found himself above want2 whereas he desired to be possessed of affluence4 ,one day1 as he was indulging these wishes1 he was informed that a neighbor of his had found a pan of money under ground1 having dreamed of it three nights in succession4 #e4 ,these tidings were daggers to the heart of poor ,whang4 ,here am ,i1 said he1 toiling and moiling from morning till night for a few paltry farthings1 while neighbor ,thanks only goes quietly to bed1 and dreams himself into thousands before morning4 ,oh1 that ,i could dream like him6 ,with what pleasure would ,i dig round the pan6 ,how slyly would ,i carry it home6 ,not even my wife should see me6 ,and then1 oh the pleasure of thrusting one's hands into a heap of gold up to the elbows6 #f4 ,such reflections only served to make the miller unhappy4 ,he discontinued his former assiduity2 he was quite disgusted with small gains2 and his customers began to forsake him4 ,every day he repeated the wish1 and every night laid himself down in order to dream4 ,fortune1 that was for a long time unkind1 at last1 however1 seemed to smile upon his distress1 and indulged him with the wished-for vision4 #g4 ,he dreamed that under a certain part of the foundation of his mill1 there was concealed a monstrous pan of gold and diamonds1 buried deep in the ground1 and covered with a large flat stone4 ,he concealed his good luck from every person1 as is usual in money-dreams1 in order to have the vision repeated the two succeeding nights1 by which he should be certain of its truth4 ,his wishes in this1 also1 were answered2 he still dreamed of the same pan of money1 in the very same place4 #h4 ,now1 therefore1 it was past a doubt2 so1 getting up early the third morning1 he repaired1 alone1 with a mattock in his hand1 to the mill1 and began to undermine that part of the wall to which the vision directed4 ,the first omen of success that he met with1 was a broken ring2 digging still deeper1 he turned up a house-tile1 quite new and entire4 #i4 ,at last1 after much digging1 he came to a broad flat stone2 but then it was so large1 that it was beyond his strength to remove it4 ,there1 cried he in raptures to himself1 there it is6 under this stone1 there is room for a very large pan of diamonds indeed4 ,i must e'en go home to my wife1 and tell her the whole affair1 and get her to assist me in turning it up4 ,away1 therefore1 he goes1 and acquaints his wife with every circumstance of their good fortune4 #aj4 ,her raptures1 on this occasion1 may easily be imagined2 she flew round his neck1 and embraced him in an agony of joy4 ,but these transports1 however1 did not allay their eagerness to know the exact sum2 returning1 together1 to the place where ,whang had been digging1 there they found--not1 indeed1 the expected treasure--but the mill1 their only support1 undermined and fallen6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,upon what was ,whang1 the miller1 dependent for support8 #b4 ,why was he not satisfied8 #c4 ,what did he say to himself1 after the information he had received from a neighbor8 #d4 ,what effect had such reflections upon him8 #e4 ,what did he dream three nights successively8 #f4 ,what did he do8 #g4 ,what was the result8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxviii4 ,,po ,,lite' ,,ness1 good manners4 ,,fi ,,del' ,i ,,ty1 faithfulness4 ,,in ,,cu ,,ba' ,,tion1 act of hatching eggs4 ,,rec ,,re ,a' ,,tion1 pastime2 amusement4 ,,de ,,mure' ,,ly1 gravely2 with affected modesty4 ,,ap ,,pre ,,ci ,a' ,,tion1 estimate4 ,,lithe1 nimble2 flexible4 ,,ex' ,,it1 departure2 going out4 ,,arch' ,i ,,tects1 7ch1 like k17 builders4 ,,sa ,,li' ,,va1 spittle4 ,,se ,,crete'1 to deposit2 produce4 ,,con'' ,,gre ,,gate1 collect together4 ,,fledg' ,,ed1 furnished with feathers4 ,,do ,,main'1 realm2 kingdom4 ,,ac ,,com ,,mo ,,da' ,,tions1 conveniences4 ,,mi' ,,grate1 remove2 travel4 ,,sphere1 7ph like f17 circuit of action4 ,,chimney-,,swallows4 ,,henry ,,ward ,,beecher4 #a4 ,every one knows1 who lives in the country1 what a chimney-swallow is4 ,they are among the birds that seem to love the neighborhood of man4 ,many birds there are1 that nestle confidingly in the protection of their superiors1 and are seldom found nesting or breeding far from human habitations4 #b4 ,the wren builds close to your door4 ,sparrows and robins1 if well treated1 will make their nests right under your window1 in some favorite tree1 and will teach you1 if you choose to go into the business1 how to build birds' nests4 #c4 ,a great deal of politeness and fidelity may be learned4 ,the female bird is waited upon1 fed1 cheered with singing1 during her incubation1 in a manner that might give lessons to the household4 ,nay1 when she needs exercise and recreation1 her husband very demurely takes her place1 and keeps the eggs warm in the most gentlemanly way4 #d4 ,barn-swallows have a very sensible appreciation of the pleasures of an ample barn4 ,a barn might not be found quite the thing to live in1 7although we have seen many a place where we would take the barn sooner than the house17 but it is one of the most charming places in a summer-day to lounge1 read1 or nap in4 #e4 ,and1 as you lie on your back upon the sweet-scented hay-mow1 or upon clean straw thrown down on the great floor1 reading books of natural history1 it is very pleasant to see the flitting swallows glance in and out1 or course about under the roof1 with motion so lithe and rapid as to seem more like the glancing of shadows than the winging of birds4 ,their mud-nests are clean1 if they are made of dirt2 and you would never dream1 from their feathers1 what sort of a house they lived in4 #f4 ,but1 it was of chimney-swallows that we began to write2 and they are just now roaring in the little1 stubbed chimney behind us1 to remind us of our duty4 ,every evening we hear them2 for a nest of young ones brings the parents in with food1 early and late1 and every entrance or exit is like a distant roll of thunder1 or like those old-fashioned rumblings of high winds in the chimney1 which made us children think that all out-of-doors was coming down the chimney in stormy nights4 #g4 ,these little architects build their simple nests upon the sides of the chimney with sticks1 which they are said to break off from dead branches of trees1 though they might more easily pick them up already prepared4 ,but they1 doubtless1 have their own reasons for cutting their own timber4 ,then these are glued to the wall by a saliva which they secrete1 so that they carry their mortar in their mouths1 and use their bills for trowels4 #h4 ,when the young are ready to leave1 they climb up the chimney to the top1 by means of their sharp claws1 aided by their tail-feathers1 which are short1 stiff1 and at the end armed with sharp spines4 ,two broods are reared in a season4 ,from the few which congregate in any one neighborhood1 one would not suspect the great numbers which assemble at the end of the season4 ,audubon estimated that nine thousand entered a large sycamore-tree1 every night1 to roost1 near ,louisville1 ,kentucky4 #i4 ,sometimes the little nest has been slighted in building1 or the weight proves too great1 and down it comes into the fire-place1 to the great amusement of the children1 who are all a-fever to hold in their hands these clean1 bright-eyed little fellows4 ,who would suspect that they had ever been bred in such a flue8 #aj4 ,and it was just this thought that set us to writing4 ,because a bird lives in a chimney1 he need not be smutty4 ,there is many a fine feather that lives in a chimney-corner4 ,nor are birds the only instances4 ,many men are born in a garret1 or in a cellar1 who fly out of it1 as soon as fledged1 as fine as any body4 ,a lowly home has reared many high natures4 #aa4 ,on these bare sticks1 right against the bricks1 in this smoky flue1 the eggs are laid1 the brooding goes on1 the young are hatched1 fed1 grown4 ,but then comes the day when they spread the wing1 and the whole heaven is theirs6 ,from morning to night1 they can not touch the bounds of their liberty6 #ab4 ,and1 in like manner1 it is with the human soul that has learned to know its liberty4 ,born in a body1 pent up1 and cramped1 it seems imprisoned in a mere smoky flue for passions4 ,but1 when once faith has taught the soul that it has wings1 then it begins to fly2 and flying1 finds that all ,god's domain is its liberty4 #ac4 ,and1 as the swallow that comes back to roost in its hard hole at night1 is quite content1 so that the morning gives it again all the bright heavens for its soaring-ground1 so may men1 close quartered and cramped in bodily accommodations1 be quite patient of their narrow bounds1 for their thoughts may fly out every day gloriously4 #ad4 ,and as1 in autumn1 these children of the chimney gather in flocks1 and fly away to heavens without a winter1 so men shall find a day when they1 too1 shall migrate2 and1 rising into a higher sphere1 without storm or winter1 shall remember the troubles of this mortal life1 as birds in ,florida may be supposed to remember the northern chills1 which drove them forth to a fairer clime4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what birds seem to love the neighborhood of man8 #b4 ,in what respects may men be like birds8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxix4 ,the first part of each verse1 or that portion read by the ,first ,voice1 should be expressed in a slow and despondent tone of voice3 the second part1 or that read by the ,second ,voice1 should be expressed in a more sprightly and cheerful manner4 ,,the ,,doubting ,,heart4 ,,adelaide ,a4 ,,procter4 ,,first ,,voice4 #a4 ,where are the swallows fled8 ,frozen and dead1 ,perchance1 upon some bleak and stormy shore4 ,,second ,,voice4 ,o doubting heart6 ,far over purple seas1 ,they wait1 in sunny ease1 ,the balmy southern breeze1 ,to bring them to their northern homes once more4 ,,first ,,voice4 #b4 ,why must the flowers die8 ,poisoned they lie ,in the cold tomb1 heedless of tears or rain4 ,,second ,,voice4 ,o doubting heart6 ,they only sleep below ,the soft1 white ermine snow1 ,while winter winds shall blow1 ,to breathe and smile upon you soon again4 ,,first ,,voice4 #c4 ,the sun has hid its rays ,these many days2 ,will dreary hours never leave the earth8 ,,second ,,voice4 ,o doubting heart6 ,the stormy clouds on high ,vail the same sunny sky1 ,that soon1 7for ,spring is nigh17 ,shall wake the ,summer into golden mirth4 ,,first ,,voice4 #d4 ,fair ,hope is dead1 and light ,is quenched in night4 ,what sound can break the silence of despair8 ,,second ,,voice4 ,o doubting heart6 ,the sky is overcast1 ,yet stars shall rise at last1 ,brighter for darkness past1 ,and angels' silver voices stir the air4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxx4 ,,deck',,ed1 dressed2 arrayed4 ,,trail',,ing1 hanging down2 following one after another4 ,,un ,,fail',,ing1 constant2 continually4 ,,un ,,pli',,ant1 stiff2 unbending4 ,,de ,,fi',,ant1 daring2 bidding defiance4 ,,ves',,per1 evening4 ,,crisp',,er1 more brittle4 ,,treas',,ures1 wealth2 riches4 ,,mer',,it1 desert2 goodness4 ,,in ,,her',,it1 occupy2 possess4 ,,mor',,sel1 bit2 small piece4 ,,wail',,ing1 loudly lamenting4 ,,rail',,ing1 clamoring4 ,,the ,,coming ,,of ,,winter4 ,t4,b4 ,,read4 #a4 ,autumn's sighing1 ,moaning1 dying1 ,clouds are flying ,on like steeds2 ,while their shadows ,o'er the meadows4 ,walk like widows ,decked in weeds4 #b4 ,red leaves trailing1 ,fall unfailing1 ,dropping1 sailing1 ,from the wood1 ,that1 unpliant1 ,stands defiant1 ,like a giant ,dropping blood4 #c4 ,winds are swelling ,round our dwelling1 ,all day telling ,us their woe2 ,and1 at vesper1 ,frosts grow crisper1 ,as they whisper ,of the snow4 #d4 ,from th' unseen land1 ,frozen inland1 ,down from ,greenland1 ,winter glides1 ,shedding lightness ,like the brightness ,when moon-whiteness ,fills the tides4 #e4 ,now bright ,pleasure's ,sparkling measures ,with rare treasures ,overflow6 ,with this gladness ,comes what sadness6 ,oh1 what madness1 ,oh1 what woe6 #f4 ,even merit ,may inherit ,some bare garret1 ,or the ground2 ,or1 a worse ill1 ,beg a morsel ,at some door-sill1 ,like a hound4 #g4 ,storms are trailing1 ,winds are wailing1 ,howling1 railing1 ,at each door4 ',midst this trailing ,howling1 railing1 ,list the wailing ,of the poor6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what is the first sign of the coming of winter8 #b4 ,what1 the second8 #c4 ,what1 the third8 #d4 ,what are some of the pleasures of winter8 #e4 ,what is said of the poor in winter8 #f4 ,what is the use of the apostrophes in the words autumn's1 o'er1 pleasure's1 'midst1 c48 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxxi4 ,,live' ,,long1 whole2 entire4 ,,eaves1 edges of a roof4 ,e' ,,ven ,,tide1 evening4 ,,striv' ,,en1 struggled2 contended4 ,,re ,,liev' ,,ed1 mitigated2 alleviated4 ,,wretch' ,,ed ,,ness1 distress2 destitution4 ,,of ,,fense'1 fault2 crime4 ,,pen' ,i ,,tence1 repentance2 contrition4 ,,el' ,o ,,quent ,,ly1 forcibly2 persuasively4 ,,child ,,tired ,,of ,,play4 ,n4,p4 ,,willis4 #a4 ,tired of play6 tired of play6 ,what hast thou done this livelong day8 ,the birds are silent'1 and so is the bee2 ,the sun is creeping up steeple and tree2 ,the doves have flown to the sheltering eaves'1 ,and the nests are dark with the drooping leaves'2 ,twilight gathers'1 and day is done1-- ,how hast them spent it1--restless one'8 #b4 ,playing8 ,but what hast thou done beside1 ,to tell thy mother at eventide8 ,what promise of morn is left unbroken8 ,what kind word to thy playmates spoken8 ,whom hast thou pitied1 and whom forgiven8 ,how with thy faults has duty striven8 ,what hast thou learned by field and hill1 ,by greenwood path1 and by singing rill8 #c4 ,there will come an eve to a longer day'1 ,that will find thee tired1--but not of play'6 ,and thou wilt lean1 as thou leanest now1 ,with drooping limbs1 and aching brow1 ,and wish the shadows would faster creep1 ,and long to go to thy quiet sleep4 ,well were it then1 if thine aching brow ,were as free from sin and shame as now6 ,well for thee1 if thy lip could tell ,a tale like this1 of a day spent well4 #d4 ,if thine open hand hath relieved distress'1-- ,if thy pity hath sprung to wretchedness'1-- ,if thou hast forgiven the sore offense'1 ,and humbled thy heart with penitence'1-- ,if ,nature's voices have spoken to thee ,with her holy meanings eloquently'1-- ,if every creature hath won thy love'1 ,from the creeping worm to the brooding dove'1-- ,if never a sad1 low-spoken word ,hath pled with thy human heart unheard'1-- ,then1 when the night steals on1 as now1 ,it will bring relief to thine aching brow1 ,and1 with joy and peace at the thought of rest1 ,thou wilt sink to sleep on thy mother's breast4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what had the child been doing8 #b4 ,what questions did the mother ask8 #c4 ,what did she tell the child would come8 #d4 ,what is meant by eve to a longer day1 third verse8 #e4 ,what1 by quiet sleep1 same verse8 #f4 ,what ought we to do in life1 in order to have a joyful and peaceful death8 #g4 ,what rule for the rising inflection on restless one1 first verse8 ,see page #cb1 ,note ,i4 #h4 ,what rule for the falling inflection on playing1 second verse8 ,see page #bi1 ,rule ,,ii4 #i4 ,what rule for the rising inflections in the fourth verse8 ,rule ,v41 page #ca4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxxii4 ,,north-,,east' ,,ers1 north-east winds4 ,,ex ,,haust' ,,ed1 7x like gz17 tired out4 ,,vig' ,i ,,lant1 watchful4 ,,de ,,tect' ,,ed1 discovered4 ,,lee' ,,ward1 pertaining to the part toward which the wind blows4 ,,re ,,ced' ,,ing1 retiring2 passing away4 ,,brill' ,,ian ,,cy1 brightness2 luster4 ,,till' ,,er1 bar used to turn the rudder4 ,,tort' ,,ure1 anguish of spirit4 ,,de ,,sert' ,,ed1 relinquished2 abandoned4 ,,ra ,,pid' ,i ,,ty1 speed2 swiftness4 ,,en ,,vel' ,,op ,,ed1 inclosed2 covered4 ,,gen' ,,er ,a ,,ted1 produced4 ,,leth' ,,ar ,,gy1 drowsiness2 dullness4 ,,res' ,,cue1 deliverance4 ,,in ,,ev' ,i ,,ta ,,bly1 surely2 certainly4 ,,es ,,py' ,,ing1 seeing2 discovering4 ,,con' ,,tact1 7,,con1 together2 ,,tac1 touch17 a touching together2 close union4 ,,the ,,rescue4 ,,by ,a ,,sea ,,captain4 #a4 ,on a bright moonlight night1 in the month of ,february1 #ahca1 when it was intensely cold1 the little brig which ,i commanded1 lay quietly at her anchors1 inside of ,sandy ,hook4 ,we had had a hard time1 beating about for eleven days off this coast1 with cutting north-easters blowing1 and snow and sleet falling for the most part of that time4 #b4 ,forward1 the vessel was thickly coated with ice1 and it was hard work to handle her2 as the rigging and sails were stiff1 and yielded only when the strength of the men was exerted to the utmost4 ,when we1 at length1 made the port1 all hands were worn down and exhausted4 #c4 ,a bitter cold night1 ,mr4 ,larkin1 ,i said to my mate1 as ,i tarried for a short time upon deck4 ,the worthy down-easter buttoned his coat more tightly around him1 and1 looking up to the moon1 replied1 ,it's a whistler1 captain2 and nothing can live comfortably out of blankets to-night4 #d4 ,the tide is running out swift and strong1 and it will be well to keep a sharp look-out for this floating ice1 ,mr4 ,larkin1 said ,i1 as ,i turned to go below4 ,ay1 ay1 sir1 responded the faithful mate4 #e4 ,about two hours afterward1 ,i was aroused from a sound sleep by the vigilant officer4 ,excuse me for disturbing you1 captain1 said he1 as he detected an expression of vexation in my face1 but ,i wish you would turn out1 and come on deck as soon as possible4 #f4 ,what's the matter1 ,mr4 ,larkin1 said ,i4 ,why1 sir1 ,i have been watching a large cake of ice1 which swept by at a distance1 a moment ago2 and ,i saw something black upon it1 something that ,i thought moved4 ,the moon is under a cloud1 and ,i could not see distinctly2 but ,i believe there is a child floating out to the sea1 this freezing night1 on that cake of ice4 #g4 ,we were on deck before either spoke another word4 ,the mate pointed out1 with no little difficulty1 the cake of ice floating off to the leeward1 with its white1 glittering surface broken by a black spot4 ,get the glass1 ,mr4 ,larkin1 said ,i2 the moon will be out of that cloud in a moment1 and then we can see distinctly4 #h4 ,i kept my eye upon the receding mass of ice1 while the moon was slowly working her way through a heavy bank of clouds4 ,the mate stood by me with the glass2 and when the full light fell upon the water with a brilliancy only known in our northern latitudes1 ,i put the glass to my eye4 ,one glance was enough4 #i4 7''7,forward1 there6 ,i hailed at the top of my voice2 and1 with one bound1 ,i reached the main hatch1 and began to clear away the little cutter1 which was stowed in the ship's yawl4 ,mr4 ,larkin had taken the glass to look for himself1 ,there are two children on that cake of ice6 he exclaimed1 as he hastened to assist me in getting out the boat4 #aj4 ,the men answered my hail1 and walked quickly aft4 ,in a short space of time1 we launched the cutter1 into which ,mr4 ,larkin and myself jumped1 followed by the two men1 who took the oars4 ,i rigged the tiller1 and the mate sat beside me in the stern sheets4 #aa4 ,do you see that cake of ice with something black upon it1 my lads8 ,put me alongside of that1 and ,i'll give you a month's extra wages when you are paid off1 said ,i to the men4 #ab4 ,they bent to their oars1 but their strokes were uneven and feeble2 for they were worn out by the hard duty of the preceding fortnight2 and1 though they did their best1 the boat made little more headway than the tide4 ,it was a losing chase1 and ,mr4 ,larkin1 who was suffering torture as he saw how little we gained1 cried out1 ,pull1 lads6 ,i'll double the captain's prize3 two months' extra pay3 pull1 lads6 pull for life6 #ac4 ,a convulsive effort at the oars told how willing the men were to obey2 but the strength of the strong man was gone4 ,one of the poor fellows washed us twice in recovering his oar1 and then gave out2 and the other was nearly as far gone4 ,mr4 ,larkin sprang forward and seized the deserted oar4 ,lie down in the bottom of the boat1 said he to the man2 and1 captain1 take the other oar2 we must row for ourselves4 #ad4 ,i took the second man's place4 ,larkin had stripped off his coat1 and1 as he pulled the bow1 ,i waited for the signal stroke4 ,it came gently1 but firm2 and the next moment we were pulling a long1 steady stroke2 gradually increasing in rapidity1 until the wood seemed to smoke in the row-locks4 ,we kept time1 each by the long1 deep breathing of the other4 #ae4 ,such a pull6 ,we bent forward until our faces almost touched our knees2 and then throwing all our strength into the backward movement1 drew on the oar until every inch covered by the sweep was gained4 ,thus we worked at the oars for fifteen minutes2 and it seemed to me as many hours4 ,the sweat rolled off in great drops1 and ,i was enveloped in a steam generated from my own body4 #af4 ,are we almost up to it1 ,mr4 ,larkin8 ,i gasped out4 ,almost1 captain1 said he3 and don't give up6 for the love of our dear little ones at home3 don't give up1 captain6 ,the oars flashed as their blades turned up to the moonlight1 for the men who plied them were fathers1 and had fathers' hearts4 #ag4 ,suddenly ,mr4 ,larkin ceased pulling2 and my heart1 for a moment1 almost stopped its beating2 for the terrible thought that he had given out1 crossed my mind4 ,but ,i was re-assured by his voice1 7p7 ,gently1 captain1 gently3 a stroke or two more3 there1 that will do2 and the next moment ,mr4 ,larkin sprang upon the ice4 ,i started up1 and1 calling to the men to make fast the boat to the ice1 followed him4 #ah4 ,we ran to the dark spot in the center of the mass1 and found two little boys4 ,the head of the smaller was resting in the bosom of the larger2 and both were fast asleep4 ,the lethargy1 which would have been fatal but for the timely rescue1 had overcome them4 #ai4 ,mr4 ,larkin grasped one of the lads1 cut off his shoes1 tore off his jacket1 and then1 loosening his own garments to the skin1 placed the cold child in contact with his own warm body1 carefully wrapping his overcoat around him4 ,i did the same with the other child1 and we then returned to the boat4 #bj4 ,the children1 as we learned when we had the delight of restoring them to their parents1 were playing on the cake of ice1 which had jammed into a bend of the river1 about ten miles above ,new ,york4 ,a movement of the tide set the ice in motion1 and the little fellows were borne away1 that cold night1 and would have inevitably perished1 but for ,mr4 ,larkin's espying them as they were sweeping out to sea4 #ba4 ,how do you feel1 ,mr4 ,larkin8 ,i said to the mate1 the morning after this adventure4 ,a little stiff in the arms1 captain1 the noble fellow replied1 while the big tears of grateful happiness gathered in his eyes1--a little stiff in the arms1 captain1 but very easy here1 laying his hand on the rough chest in which beat a true and manly heart4 ,my quaint down-easter1 ,he who lashes the seas into fury1 and lets loose the tempest1 will care for thee6 ,the storms may rage without1 but in thy bosom peace and sunshine abide always4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,describe the condition of the vessel as she lay at anchor inside ,sandy ,hook4 #b4 ,what did the captain say to ,mr4 ,larkin1 as he retired to rest8 #c4 ,why did ,mr4 ,larkin wake up the captain8 #d4 ,what did they discover on a cake of ice1 floating out to sea8 #e4 ,who went to their rescue8 #f4 ,what did the captain say to the rowers of the boat8 #g4 ,what did ,mr4 ,larkin say to them8 #h4 ,did they finally succeed in rescuing the children8 #i4 ,how came the two boys to be on that cake of ice8 #aj4 ,what did ,mr4 ,larkin say1 when the captain asked him how he felt8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxxiii4 ,a ,,dorn' ,,ed1 decorated2 embellished4 ,,spoils1 booty2 prey4 ,,ant' ,,lers1 branching horns4 ,,sus ,,pend' ,,ed1 hung2 atatched4 ,,dis ,,tract' ,,ed1 disturbed2 disordered4 ,,fu' ,,gi ,,tive1 runaway2 wanderer4 ,,be ,,set'1 hemmed in2 surrounded4 ,,trai' ,,tors1 betrayers4 ,,heath1 place overgrown with shrubs4 ,,liege1 lord2 sovereign4 ,,loy' ,,al1 true2 faithful4 ,,fe' ,,al ,,ty1 loyalty2 fidelity4 ,,ma' ,,tron1 married woman4 ,,rec ,,og ,,niz' ,,ed1 knew2 recollected4 ,,in ,,vad' ,,ers1 persons invading4 ,,robert ,,bruce ,,and ,,the ,,scotch ,,woman4 ,,anon4 #a4 ,many years ago1 an old ,scotch woman sat alone1 spinning by the kitchen fire1 in her little cottage4 ,the room was adorned with the spoils of the chase1 and many implements of war and hunting4 ,there were spears1 bows and arrows1 swords1 and shields2 and1 against the side of the room1 hung a pair of huge antlers1 once reared on the lordly brow of a stag of ten1 ,footnote3 ,that is1 a stag ten years old4 ,the age of the animal is known by the number of prongs or tines1 each year one new prong being added4 on which were suspended skins1 plaids1 bonnets1 and one or two ponderous battle-axes4 #b4 ,the table1 in the middle of the floor1 was spread for supper1 and some oatmeal cakes were baking before the fire4 ,but the dame was not thinking of any of these things1 nor of her two manly sons1 who1 in an adjoining room1 were busily preparing for the next day's sport4 #c4 ,she was thinking of the distracted state of her native land1 and of the good king1 ,robert ,bruce1 a fugitive in his own kingdom1 beset1 on every hand1 by open enemies and secret traitors4 ,alas6 thought she1 to-night ,i dwell here in peace1 while to-morrow may see me driven out into the heath2 and even now our king is a wanderer1 with no shelter for his weary limbs4 #d4 ,a loud knock at the door broke in upon her musings4 ,she rose1 trembling with fear1 to unbar the entrance1 and beheld a man closely muffled in a cloak4 ,my good woman1 said he1 will you grant a poor traveler the shelter of your roof to-night'8 #e4 ,right willingly will ,i1 said she2 for the love of one1 for whose sake all travelers are welcome here4 #f4 ,for whose sake is it that you make all wanderers welcome8 asked the stranger4 #g4 ,for the sake of our good king1 ,robert ,bruce1 who1 though he is now hunted like a wild beast1 with horn and hound1 ,i trust yet to see on the throne of ,scotland6 #h4 ,nay1 then1 my good woman1 replied the man1 since you love him so well1 know that you see him now ,i am ,robert ,bruce4 #i4 ,you'6--are you our king'8 she inquired1 sinking on her knees1 and reverently kissing his hand2 where1 then1 are your followers1 and why are you thus alone8 #aj4 ,i have no followers now1 replied ,bruce1 and am1 therefore1 compelled to travel alone4 #aa4 ,nay1 my liege1 exclaimed the loyal dame1 that you shall do no longer2 for here are my two sons1 whom ,i give to you1 and may they long live to serve and defend your majesty6 #ab4 ,the ,scottish youths bent their knees1 and took the oath of fealty2 and then1 sitting beside the fire1 the king entered into conversation with his new retainers1 while their mother was busied in preparing the evening meal4 #ac4 ,suddenly1 they were startled by the tramp of horses' hoofs1 and the voices of men4 ',tis the ,english6 shouted the matron1 fight to the last1 my sons1 and defend your king6 ,but1 at this moment1 the king recognized the voices of ,lord ,james1 of ,douglas1 and of ,edward ,bruce1 and bade them have no fear4 #ad4 ,bruce was overjoyed at meeting with his brother1 and his faithful friend ,douglas1 who had with them a band of one hundred and fifty men4 ,he bade farewell to the brave and loyal woman1 and1 taking with him her two sons1 left the place4 #ae4 ,the two young ,scots served ,bruce well and faithfully1 and were high officers in his service when1 at the head of a conquering army1 he drove the ,english invaders from the soil of ,scotland1 and rendered her again a free and independent kingdom4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,describe the room in which the ,scotch woman resided4 #b1 ,what is meant by a stag of ten8 #c4 ,who did the stranger prove to be8 #d4 ,who joined ,bruce8 #e4 ,what did ,bruce and his men then do8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxxiv4 ,,pros ,,per' ,,ity1 success2 good fortune4 ,,dig' ,,ni ,,fies1 elevates2 ennobles4 ,,sus ,,tain' ,,ed1 endured2 suffered4 ,,ad ,,vers' ,i ,,ty1 calamity2 misfortune4 ,,un ,,err' ,,ing1 sure2 certain4 ,,for ,,lorn'1 forsaken2 wretched4 ,,can' ,o ,,py1 covering overhead4 ,,ei ,,der ,,down1 fine1 soft feathers from the eider-duck4 ,,de ,,void'1 destitute4 ,,im ,,mers' ,,ed1 inwrapped2 sunk4 ,,gos' ,,sa ,,mer ,y1 like gossamer2 filmy4 ,,re ,,coil' ,,ed1 started back4 ,,foil' ,,ed1 frustrated2 defeated4 ,,ro ,,mance'1 fiction4 ,,triv' ,i ,,al1 small2 trifling4 ,,con ,,fide'1 trust2 believe4 ,,ad' ,,verse1 contrary2 opposite4 ,,palm1 token of victory4 ,,robert ,,bruce ,,and ,,the ,,spider4 ,,bernard ,,barton4 #a4 ,not in prosperity's broad light1 ,can reason justly scan ,the sterling worth which1 viewed aright1 ,most dignifies the man4 ,favored at once by wind and tide1 ,the skillful pilot well may guide ,the bark in safety on2 ,yet1 when his harbor he has gained1 ,he who no conflict hath sustained1 ,no meed has fairly won4 #b4 ,but in adversity's dark hour ,of peril and of fear1 ,when clouds above the vessel lower1 ,with scarce one star to cheer2 ,when winds are loud1 and waves are high1 ,and ocean1 to a timid eye1 ,appears the seaman's grave2 ,amid the conflict1 calm1 unmoved1 ,by truth's unerring test is proved ,the skillful and the brave4 #c4 ,for ,scotland and her freedom's right ,the ,bruce his part had played2 ,in five successive fields of fight ,been conquered and dismayed4 ,once more1 against the ,english host ,his band he led1 and once more lost ,the meed for which he fought2 ,and now1 from battle faint and worn1 ,the homeless fugitive forlorn ,a hut's lone shelter sought4 #d4 ,and cheerless was that resting-place ,for him who claimed a throne2 ,his canopy1 devoid of grace1-- ,the rude1 rough beams alone2 ,the heather couch his only bed1 ,yet well ,i know had slumber fled ,from couch of eider down2 ,through darksome night to dawn of day1 ,immersed in wakeful thought he lay1 ,of ,scotland and her crown4 #e4 ,the sun rose brightly1 and its gleam ,fell on that hapless bed1 ,and tinged with light each shapeless beam ,which roofed the lowly shed2 ,when1 looking up with wistful eye1 ,the ,bruce beheld a spider try ,his filmy thread to fling ,from beam to beam of that rude cot2 ,and well the insect's toilsome lot ,taught ,scotland's future king4 #f4 ,six times his gossamery thread ,the wary spider threw3 ,in vain the filmy line was sped2 ,for1 powerless or untrue1 ,each aim appeared and back recoiled ,the patient insect1 six times foiled1 ,and yet unconquered still2 ,and soon the ,bruce1 with eager eye1 ,saw him prepare once more to try ,his courage1 strength1 and skill4 #g4 ,one effort more1 the seventh and last1-- ,the hero hailed the sign6 ,and on the wished-for beam hung fast ,the slender1 silken line4 ,slight as it was1 his spirit caught ,the more than omen2 for his thought ,the lesson well could trace1 ,which even he who runs may read1 ,that perseverance gains its meed1 ,and patience wins the race4 #h4 ,is it a tale of mere romance'8 ,its moral is the same1-- ,a light and trivial circumstance'8 ,some thought1 it still may claim4 ,art thou a father'8 teach thy son ,never to deem that all is done1 ,while aught remains untried2 ,to hope1 though every hope seems crossed1 ,and when his bark is tempest-tossed ,still calmly to confide4 #i4 ,hast thou been long and often foiled 77 ,by adverse wind and seas'8 ,and vainly struggled1 vainly toiled1 ,for what some win with ease'8 ,yet bear up heart1 and hope1 and will1 ,nobly resolved to struggle still1 ,with patience persevere2 ,knowing1 when darkest seems the night1 ,the dawn of morning's glorious light ,is swiftly drawing near4 #aj4 ,art thou a ,christian8 shall the frown ,of fortune cause dismay'8 ,the ,bruce but won an earthly crown1 ,which long hath passed away2 ,for thee a heavenly crown awaits2 ,for thee are oped the pearly gates1-- ,prepared the deathless palm3 ,but bear in mind that only those ,who persevere unto the close1 ,can join in ,victory's psalm4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,will smooth seas and favoring gales make a skillful mariner8 #b4 ,what will make skillful and brave men8 #c4 ,in what respect is adversity better than prosperity8 #d4 ,what story illustrates this fact8 #e4 ,how many times did the spider try1 before it succeeded8 #f4 ,in how many battles had ,bruce been defeated8 #g4 ,what important lesson is taught youth8 #h4 ,what encouragement is given to the ,christian8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxxv4 ,,pa' ,,tri ,,ot' ,,ic1 having love of country4 ,,ob ,,ser ,,va' ,,tion1 remark1 expression4 ,,pop' ,u ,,lar1 well received2 prevailing4 ,e ,,qual' ,i ,,ty1 sameness of social position4 ,,aud' ,i ,,ble1 that may be heard4 ,,de ,,ter' ,,min ,,ed1 fully resolved4 ,,hes' ,i ,,tate1 scruple4 ,,bra' ,,vo1 well done4 ,,broils1 wrangles2 quarrels4 ,,renown' ,,ed1 famed2 celebrated4 ,o' ,,di ,,ous1 hateful2 offensive4 ,,count' ,,ess1 wife of a count or earl4 ,,fag-,,end'1 the meaner part4 ,,no ,,bil' ,i ,,ty1 noble rank4 ,,bur ,,lesque'1 7burlesk'17 ridicule4 ,,he ,,red' ,i ,,ta ,,ry1 coming by descent4 ,,con' ,,sti ,,tutes1 forms2 composes4 ,,aph' ,o ,,risms1 precepts2 maxims4 ,,tem' ,,po ,,ra ,,ry1 continuing for a time4 ,,beck1 sign with the hand2 nod4 ,headnote #a3 ,,la ,,va' ,,ter1 7,john ,gaspar17 a celebrated physiognomist1 that is1 one skilled in the art of determining character by the external features1 born in ,zurich1 in #agda4 ,that part of this dialogue uttered by ,caroline1 should be read in a very earnest and spirited style1--that uttered by ,horace in a more grave1 deliberate1 and candid manner4 ,,wealth ,,and ,,fashion4 ,caroline4 ,what a pity it is that we are born under a ,republican government6 ,horace4 ,upon my word1 ,caroline1 that is a patriotic observation for an ,american4 ,caroline4 ,oh1 ,i know that it is not a popular one6 ,we must all join in the cry of liberty and equality1 and bless our stars that we have neither kings nor emperors to rule over us1 and that our very first audible squeak was republicanism4 ,if we don't join in the shout1 and hang our caps on liberty-poles1 we are considered monsters4 ,for my part1 ,i am tired of it1 and am determined to say what ,i think4 ,i hate republicanism2 ,i hate liberty and equality2 and ,i don't hesitate to declare that ,i am for monarchy4 ,you may laugh1 but ,i would say it at the stake4 ,horace4 ,bravo1 ,caroline6 ,you have almost run yourself out of breath4 ,you deserve to be prime minister to the king4 ,caroline4 ,you mistake2 ,i have no wish to mingle in political broils1 not even if ,i could be as renowned as ,pitt or ,fox2 but ,i must say1 ,i think our equality is odious4 ,what do you think6 ,to-day1 the new chamber-maid put her head into the door1 and said1 ,caroline1 your marm wants you6 ,horace4 ,excellent6 ,i suppose if ours were a monarchical government1 she would have bent to the ground1 or saluted your little foot1 before she spoke4 ,caroline4 ,no1 ,horace2 you know there are no such forms in this country4 ,horace4 ,may ,i ask your highness what you would like to be8 ,caroline4 ,i should like to be a countess4 ,horace4 ,oh1 you are moderate in your ambition6 ,a countess1 now-a-days1 is the fag-end of nobility4 ,caroline4 ,oh6 but it sounds so delightfully1--,the young ,countess ,caroline6 ,horace4 ,if sound is all1 you shall have that pleasure2 we will call you the young countess4 ,caroline4 ,that would be mere burlesque1 ,horace1 and would make one ridiculous4 ,horace4 ,nothing can be more inconsistent in us1 than aiming at titles4 ,caroline4 ,for us1 ,i grant you2 but1 if they were hereditary1 if we had been born to them1 if they came to us through belted knights and high-born dames1 then we might be proud to wear them4 ,i never shall cease to regret that ,i was not born under a monarchy4 ,horace4 ,you seem to forget that all are not lords and ladies in royal dominions4 ,suppose you should have drawn your first breath among the lower classes1--suppose it should have been your lot to crouch and bend1 or be trodden under foot by some titled personage1 whom in your heart you despised2 what then8 ,caroline4 ,you may easily suppose that ,i did not mean to take those chances4 ,no2 ,i meant to be born among the higher ranks4 ,horace4 ,your own reason must tell you1 that all can not be born among the higher ranks2 for then the lower ones would be wanting1 which constitute the comparison4 ,now1 ,caroline1 is it not better to be born under a government where there are no such ranks1 and where the only nobility is talent and virtue'8 ,caroline4 ,talent and virtue6 ,i think wealth constitutes our nobility1 and the right of abusing each other1 our liberty4 ,horace4 ,you are as fond of aphorisms as ,lavater,headnote #a was4 ,caroline4 ,let me ask you if our rich men1 who ride in their own carriages1 who have fine houses1 and who count by millions1 are not our great men8 ,horace4 ,they have all the greatness that money can buy2 but this is very limited4 ,caroline4 ,well1 in my opinion1 money is power4 ,horace4 ,you mistake4 ,money may be temporary power1 but talent is power itself2 and1 when united with virtue1 is godlike power1 before which the mere man of millions quails4 ,caroline4 ,well1 ,horace1 ,i really wish you the possession of talent1 and principle1 and wealth into the bargain4 ,the latter1 you think1 will follow the two former1 simply at your beck2--you smile2 but ,i feel as determined in my way of thinking1 as you do in yours4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what is the subject of this dialogue8 #b4 ,what did ,caroline regret8 #c4 ,what reply did ,horace make8 #d4 ,what did ,caroline wish to be8 #e4 ,what did ,horace say constituted true nobility8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxxvi4 ,,re ,,serv',,ing1 keeping2 retaining4 ,,ac ,,cu' ,,mu ,,la ,,ted1 collected4 ,,in ,,dig ,,na' ,,tion1 angry feeling4 ,,re ,,sourc' ,,es1 means2 funds4 ,,dis ,,ser ,,ta' ,,tion1 discourse2 essay4 ,,ex ,,pan' ,,sion1 enlargement4 ,,de ,,pos' ,,it ,,ed1 put2 laid4 ,,ex ,,er' ,,tion 7egs er shun17 effort4 ,,ju ,,di' ,,cious1 wise1 prudent4 ,,vo ,,ca' ,,tion1 business2 employment4 ,,eu ,,phon' ,,ic1 agreeable2 well-sounding4 ,,co ,,tem' ,,po ,,ra ,,ries1 those living at the same time4 ,,di ,,gres' ,,sion1 departure from the subject4 ,,pre ,,dic' ,,tions1 prophecies4 ,,im ,,pell' ,,ed1 driven forward4 ,,ar ,,is ,,toc' ,,ra ,,cy1 7,,aristo1 the best2 ,,cracy1 government17 government by the best1 or nobles4 ,see ,,sanders' ,,analysis1 page #bjj1 ,ex4 #bhc4 ,headnote #a3 ,,soc' ,,ra ,,tes1 the most celebrated philosopher of antiquity1 was born at ,athens1 #dgj years before ,christ4 ,the purity of his doctrines1 and his independence of character1 rendered him popular with the most enlightened ,athenians1 though they created him many enemies4 ,he was falsely accused1 arraigned1 and condemned to drink hemlock1 the juice of a poisonous plant4 ,when the hour to take the poison had come1 the executioner handed him the cup1 with tears in his eyes4 ,socrates received it with composure1 drank it with unaltered countenance1 and1 in a few moments1 expired4 ,headnote #b3 ,,de ,,mos' ,,the ,,nes1 a great ,grecian orator1 who1 rather than fall into the hands of his enemies1 destroyed himself by taking poison4 ,it is said that1 when a youth1 he frequently declaimed on the sea-shore1 while the waves were roaring around him1 in order to secure a large compass of voice1 and to accustom himself to the tumult of a popular assembly4 ,headnote #c3 ,,king ,,da' ,,vid1 the sweet singer and poet of ,israel4 ,for the interesting account of his triumph over ,goliath1 the great champion of the ,philistines1 see ,i ,sam41 chap4 #ag4 ,,my ,,first ,,jack-,,knife4 #a4 ,i remember it well6 ,its horn handle1 so smooth and clear1 glowing with the unmeaning1 but magic word1 ,bunkum2 and the blade significantly inviting you to the test1 by the two monosyllables1 ,try me4 #b4 ,i know not how it is1 but ,i never could take half the comfort in any thing which ,i have since possessed1 that ,i took in this jack-knife4 ,i earned it myself2 and1 therefore1 ,i had a feeling of independence2 it was bought with my own money1--not teazed out of my uncle1 or still kinder father1--money that ,i had silently earned on the afternoons of those days set apart for boys to amuse themselves4 #c4 ,yes6 with a spirit of persevering industry and self-denial1 at which ,i now wonder1 ,i went1 every afternoon1 during berry-time1 and picked the ripened fruit with eagerness2 for my heart was in the task4 ,i sold my berries1 and1 carefully reserving the proceeds1 shortly accumulated enough to purchase the treasure1 for which ,i so eagerly longed4 #d4 ,i went to one of the village-stores1 and requested the clerk to show me his jack-knives2 but he1 seeing that ,i was only a boy1 and thinking that ,i merely meant to amuse myself in looking at the nicest1 and wishing it was mine1 told me not to plague him1 as he was otherwise engaged4 #e4 ,i turned with indignation2 but ,i felt the inward comfort of a man who has confidence in his own resources1 and knows he has the power in his own hands4 ,i quietly jingled the money in my pockets1 and went to the opposite store4 ,i asked for jack-knives1 and was shown a lot fresh from the city1 which were temptingly laid down before me1 and left for me to select one1 while the trader went to another part of his store to wait upon an older customer4 ,i looked over them1 opened them1 breathed upon the blades1 and shut them again4 #f4 ,one was too hard to open1 another had no spring2 finally1 after examining them with all the judgment which1 in my opinion1 the extent of the investment required1 ,i selected one with a hole through the handle2 and1 after a dissertation with the owner upon jack-knives in general1 and this one in particular1--upon hawk-bill1 and dagger-blades1--and handles1 iron1 bone1 and buck-horn1--,i succeeded in closing a bargain4 #g4 ,i took the instrument ,i had purchased1 and felt a sudden expansion of my boyish frame6 ,it was my world6 ,i deposited it in my pocket among other valuables1--twine1 marbles1 slate-pencils1 c4 ,i went home to my father2 ,i told him how long ,i had toiled for it1 and how eagerly ,i had spent time1 which others had allotted to play1 to possess myself of my treasure4 #h4 ,my father gently chided me for not telling him of my wants2 but ,i observed his glistening eye turn affectionately to my mother and then to me1 and ,i thought that his manly form seemed to straighten up and to look prouder than ,i had ever before seen him4 ,at any rate1 he came to me1 and1 patting my curly head1 told me there was no object in life1 which was reasonably to be desired1 that honesty1 self-denial1 well-directed industry1 and perseverance would not place within my reach2 and if1 through life1 ,i carried the spirit of independent exertion into practice1 which ,i had displayed in the purchase of the jack-knife1 ,i should become a great man4 #i4 ,from that moment1 ,i was a new being4 ,i had discovered that ,i could rely upon myself4 ,i took my jack-knife1 and many a time1 while cutting the walnut-saplings for my bow1 or the straight pine for my arrow1 or carving my mimic ship1 did ,i muse upon these words of my father1--so deeply are the kind expressions of a judicious parent engraven on the heart and memory of boyhood4 #aj4 ,my knife was my constant companion4 ,it was my carpenter1 my ship-builder1 and my toy-manufacturer4 ,it was out upon all occasions1 never amiss1 and always handy2 and1 as ,i valued it1 ,i never let it part from me4 ,i own my selfishness2 ,i would divide my apples among my playmates1 my whole store of marbles was at their service1--they might knock my bats1 kick my foot-ball as they chose2 but ,i had no partnership of enjoyments in my jack-knife4 ,its possession was connected in my mind with something so exclusive1 that ,i could not permit another to take it for a moment4 ,oh6 there is a wild and delicious luxury in one's boyish anticipations and youthful day-dreams6 #aa4 ,if1 however1 the use of my jack-knife afforded me pleasure1 the idea of its possession was no less a source of enjoyment4 ,i was1 for the time being1 a little prince among my fellows1--a perfect monarch4 ,let no one exclaim against aristocracy2 were we all perfectly equal to-day1 there would be an aristocracy to-morrow4 ,talent1 judgment1 skill1 tact1 industry1 perseverance1 will place some on the top1 while the contrary attributes will place others at the bottom of fortune's ever-revolving wheel6 #ab4 ,the plowman is an aristocrat1 if he excels in his vocation3 he is an aristocrat1 if he turns a better or a straighter furrow than his neighbor4 ,the poorest poet is an aristocrat1 if he writes more feelingly1 in a purer language1 or with more euphonic jingle than his cotemporaries4 ,the fisherman is an aristocrat1 if he wields his harpoon with more skill1 and hurls it with a deadlier energy than his messmates1 or has even learned to fix his bait more alluringly on his barbed hook4 #ac4 ,all have had1 and still have their foibles2 all have some possession1 upon which they pride themselves1 and ,i was proud of my jack-knife6 ,spirit of ,socrates1 ,headnote #a forgive me6 was there no pride in dying like a philosopher'8 ,spirit of ,demosthenes1 ,headnote #b forgive me6 was there no pride in your addresses to the boundless and roaring ocean'8 ,spirit of ,david6 ,headnote #c was there no pride in the deadly hurling of the smooth pebble1 which sank deep into the forehead of your enemy'8 #ad4 ,but ,i must take my jack-knife and cut short this digression4 ,let no man say this or that occurrence will make no difference fifty years hence1--a common1 but dangerous phrase4 ,i am now a man of three-score years4 ,i can point my finger here to my ships1 there to my warehouse4 ,my name is well known in two hemispheres4 ,i have drank deeply of intellectual pleasures1 have served my country in many important stations1 have had my gains and my losses4 #ae4 ,i have seen many1 who started with fairer prospects1 but with no compass1 wrecked before me2 but ,i have been impelled in my operations1 no matter how extensive1 by the same spirit which conceived and executed the purchase of the jack-knife4 ,and ,i have found my reward in it2 and1 perhaps1 in after years1 there will be those who will say that the predictions of my father were fulfilled in their case2 and that1 from small beginnings1 by honesty1 self-denial1 well-directed industry1 and perseverance1 they also1 ,,became ,,truly ,,great ,,men4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,how did this boy obtain his first jack-knife8 #b4 ,what did his father say to him1 when he told how he had earned it8 #c4 ,what use did he make of his knife8 #d4 ,what is said about aristocracy8 #e4 ,what is said of this boy when he came to be three-score years old8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxxvii4 ,,coin' ,,ed1 stamped4 ,,bar' ,,ter1 trade2 exchange4 ,,com ,,mod' ,i ,,ties1 goods2 wares4 ,,bull',,ion1 uncoined silver or gold4 ,,buc' ,,ca ,,neers1 pirates2 freebooters4 ,,im ,,mense'1 very great2 enormous4 ,,dain' ,,ties1 delicacies4 ,,small-,,clothes1 breeches4 ,,at ,,tir' ,,ed1 dressed2 arrayed4 ,,pe' ,,ony1 plant and beautiful flower4 ,,per' ,,son ,a ,,ble1 handsome2 graceful4 ,,es ,,pe' ,,cial ,,ly1 mainly2 chiefly4 ,,re ,,cep' ,,ta ,,cle1 that which receives or holds4 ,,pon' ,,der ,,ous1 heavy2 bulky4 ,,re ,,sum' ,,ing1 taking again4 ,,the ,,pine-,,tree ,,shillings4 #a4 ,captain ,john ,hull was the mint-master of ,massachusetts1 and coined all the money that was made there4 ,this was a new line of business2 for1 in the earlier days of the colony1 the current coinage consisted of gold and silver money of ,england1 ,portugal1 and ,spain4 #b4 ,these coins being scarce1 the people were often forced to barter their commodities1 instead of selling them4 ,for instance1 if a man wanted to buy a coat1 he1 perhaps1 exchanged a bear-skin for it4 ,if he wished for a barrel of molasses1 he might purchase it with a pile of pine-boards4 ,musket-bullets were used instead of farthings4 #c4 ,the ,indians had a sort of money1 called wampum1 which was made of clam-shells2 and this strange sort of specie was1 likewise1 taken in payment of debts1 by the ,english settlers4 ,bank-bills had never been heard of4 ,there was not money enough of any kind1 in many parts of the country1 to pay the salaries of the ministers2 so that they sometimes had to take quintals of fish1 bushels of corn1 or cords of wood1 instead of silver or gold4 #d4 ,as the people grew more numerous1 and their trade one with another increased1 the want of current money was still more sensibly felt4 ,to supply the demand1 the general court passed a law for establishing a coinage of shillings1 sixpences1 and threepences4 ,captain ,john ,hull was appointed to manufacture this money1 and was to have one shilling1 out of every twenty1 to pay him for the trouble of making them4 #e4 ,hereupon1 all the old silver in the colony was handed over to ,captain ,john ,hull4 ,the battered silver cans1 and tankards1 and silver-buckles1 and broken spoons1 and silver-buttons of worn-out coats1 and silver hilts of swords that had figured at courts1--all such curious old articles were1 doubtless1 thrown into the melting-pot together4 ,but by far the greater part of the silver consisted of bullion from the mines of ,south ,america1 which the ,english buccaneers1 7who were little better than pirates17 had taken from the ,spaniards1 and brought to ,massachusetts4 #f4 ,all this old and new silver being melted down and coined1 the result was an immense amount of splendid shillings1 sixpences1 and threepences4 ,each had the date1 #afeb1 on the one side1 and the figure of a pine-tree on the other4 ,hence1 they were called pine-tree shillings4 ,and1 for every twenty shillings that he coined1 you will remember1 ,captain ,john ,hull was entitled to put one shilling into his own pocket4 #g4 ,the magistrates soon began to suspect that the mint-master would have the best of the bargain4 ,they offered him a large sum of money1 if he would but give up that twentieth shilling1 which he was continually dropping into his own pocket4 ,but ,captain ,hull declared himself perfectly satisfied with the shilling4 ,and well he might be2 for1 so diligently did he labor1 that1 in a few years1 his pockets1 his money-bags1 and his strong box1 were overflowing with pine-tree shillings4 ,this was probably the case when he came into possession of ,grandfather's chair2 and1 as he had worked so hard at the mint1 it was certainly proper that he should have a comfortable chair to rest himself in4 #h4 ,when the mint-master had grown very rich1 a young man1 ,samuel ,sewell by name1 fell in love with his only daughter4 ,his daughter1 whom we will call ,betsey1 was a fine1 hearty damsel1 by no means so slender as some young ladies of our own days4 ,as ,samuel was a young man of good character1 industrious in his business1 and a member of the church1 the mint-master very readily gave his consent4 #i4 ,yes2 you may take her1 said he1 in his rough way2 and you'll find her a heavy burden enough6 ,on the wedding-day1 we may suppose that honest ,john ,hull dressed himself in a plum-colored coat1 all the buttons of which were made of pine-tree shillings4 ,the buttons of his waistcoat were sixpences2 and the knees of his small-clothes were buttoned with silver threepences4 #aj4 ,thus attired1 he sat with great dignity in ,grandfather's chair2 and1 being a portly old gentleman1 he completely filled it from elbow to elbow4 ,on the opposite side of the room1 between her bridemaids1 sat ,miss ,betsey1 blushing like a full-blown peony4 #aa4 ,there1 too1 was the bridegroom1 dressed in a fine purple coat1 and gold-lace waistcoat1 with as much other finery as the ,puritan laws and customs would allow him to put on4 ,his hair was cropped close to his head1 because ,governor ,endicott had forbidden any man to wear it below the ears4 ,but he was a very personable young man2 and so thought the bridemaids and ,miss ,betsey herself4 #ab4 ,the mint-master1 also1 was pleased with his new son-in-law2 especially as he had courted ,miss ,betsey out of pure love1 and had said nothing at all about her portion4 ,so1 when the marriage ceremony was over1 ,captain ,hull whispered a word to two of his men-servants1 who immediately went out1 and soon returned1 lugging in a large pair of scales4 ,they were such a pair as wholesale merchants use for weighing bulky commodities2 and quite a bulky commodity was now to be weighed in them4 #ac4 ,daughter ,betsey1 said the mint-master1 get into one side of these scales4 ,miss ,betsey1 or ,mrs4 ,sewell1 as we must now call her1 did as she was bid1 like a dutiful child1 without any question of the why and wherefore4 ,but what her father could mean1 unless to make her husband pay for her by the pound1 7in which case she would have been a dear bargain17 she had not the least idea4 #ad4 ,and now1 said honest ,john ,hull to the servants1 bring that box hither4 ,the box1 to which the mint-master pointed1 was a huge1 square1 iron-bound1 oaken chest4 ,the servants tugged with might and main2 but could not lift this enormous receptacle1 and were finally obliged to drag it across the floor4 #ae4 ,captain ,hull then took a key from his girdle1 unlocked the chest1 and lifted its ponderous lid4 ,behold6 it was full to the brim of bright pine-tree shillings1 fresh from the mint2 and ,samuel ,sewell began to think that his father-in-law had got possession of all the money in the ,massachusetts' treasury4 ,but it was only the mint-master's honest share of the coinage4 #af4 ,then the servants1 at ,captain ,hull's command1 heaped double handfuls of shillings into one side of the scales1 while ,betsey remained in the other4 ,jingle1 jingle1 went the shillings1 as handful after handful was thrown in1 till1 plump and ponderous as she was1 they fairly weighed the young lady from the floor4 #ag4 ,there1 son ,samuel1 said the honest mint-master1 resuming his seat in ,grandfather's chair1 take these shillings for my daughter's portion4 ,use her kindly1 and thank ,heaven for her4 ,it is not every wife that's worth her weight in silver6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what was ,captain ,john ,hull's business8 #b4 ,what portion of the money coined1 was he to receive8 #c4 ,how did he get silver to coin8 #d4 ,describe the shillings he coined4 #e4 ,how did he become wealthy8 #f4 ,describe his dress on his daughter's wedding-day4 #g4 ,what did he say to his son-in-law1 after weighing her with shillings8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxxviii4 ,,lodg' ,,es1 dens2 caves4 ,,mar' ,,vel ,,ous1 wonderful4 ,,tip' ,,ped1 pointed4 ,,herd1 gather in herds4 ,,fa' ,,mous1 noted2 remarkable4 ,,roe' ,,buck1 small species of deer4 ,,straight' ,,way1 immediately4 ,e ,,rect'1 upright4 ,,frol' ,,ic1 fun2 play4 ,,ford1 place where water can be waded4 ,,fleck' ,,ed1 spotted2 striped4 ,,flut' ,,ter ,,ed1 quivered4 ,,pal' ,,pi ,,ta ,,ted1 beat2 throbbed4 ,,wa' ,,ry1 watchful2 cautious4 ,,fa' ,,tal1 deadly2 mortal4 ,,ex ,,ult' ,,ed1 7x like gz17 greatly rejoiced4 ,,hiawatha',s ,,hunting4 ,,longfellow4 ,this lesson is taken from ,the ,song of ,hiawatha1 a poem1 founded upon traditions current among some tribes of ,north ,american ,indians1 respecting an imaginary being of more than mortal powers and gifts1 named ,hiawatha4 ,the scene of the poem is laid among the ,ojibways1 or ,chippewas1 a tribe of ,indians1 occupants1 from the period of our earliest history1 of the basin of ,lake ,superior4 #a4 ,then the little ,hiawatha ,learned of every bird its language1 ,learned their names and all their secrets1 ,how they built their nests in summer1 ,where they hid themselves in winter1 ,talked with them where'er he met them1 ,called them ,hiawatha's chickens4 #b4 ,of all beasts he learned the language1 ,learned their names and all their secrets1 ,how the beavers built their lodges1 ,where the squirrels hid their acorns1 ,how the reindeer ran so swiftly1 ,why the rabbit was so timid1 ,talked with them whene'er he met them1 ,called them ,hiawatha's brothers4 #c4 ,then ,ia'goo1 the great boaster1 ,he1 the marvelous story-teller1 ,he1 the traveler and the talker1 ,made a bow for ,hiawatha2 ,from a branch of ash he made it1 ,from an oak-bough made the arrows1 ,tipped with flint1 and winged with feathers1 ,and the cord he made of deer-skin4 #d4 ,then he said to ,hiawatha1 ,go1 my son1 into the forest1 ,where the red deer herd together1 ,kill for us a famous roebuck1 ,kill for us a deer with antlers4 ,forth into the forest straightway ,all alone walked ,hiawatha ,proudly with his bow and arrows4 #e4 ,and the birds sang round him1 o'er him ,do not shoot us1 ,hiawatha4 ,sang the robin1 sang the bluebird1 ,do not shoot us1 ,hiawatha4 ,up the oak-tree1 close beside him1 ,sprang the squirrel1 lightly leaping ,in and out among the branches2 ,coughed and chattered from the oak-tree1 ,laughed1 and said between his laughing1 ,do not shoot me1 ,hiawatha4 #f4 ,and the rabbit from his pathway ,leaped aside1 and1 at a distance1 ,sat erect upon his haunches1 ,half in fear1 and half in frolic1 ,saying to the little hunter1 ,do not shoot me1 ,hiawatha4 #g4 ,but he heeded not nor heard them1 ,for his thoughts were with the red deer2 ,on their tracks his eyes were fastened1 ,leading downward to the river1 ,to the ford across the river1 ,and as one in slumber walked he4 #h4 ,hidden in the alder bushes1 ,there he waited till the deer came1 ,till he saw too antlers lifted1 ,saw two eyes look from the thicket1 ,saw two nostrils point to windward1 ,and the deer came down the pathway1 ,flecked with leafy light and shadow4 ,and his heart within him fluttered1 ,trembled like the leaves above him1 ,like the birch leaf palpitated1 ,as the deer came down the pathway4 #i4 ,then1 upon one knee uprising1 ,hiawatha aimed an arrow2 ,scarce a twig moved with his motion1 ,scarce a leaf was stirred or rustled1 ,but the wary roebuck started1 ,stamped with all his hoofs together1 ,listened with one foot uplifted1 ,leaped as if to meet the arrow2 ,ah1 the singing1 fatal arrow1 ,like a wasp it buzzed and stung him4 #aj4 ,dead he lay there in the forest1 ,by the ford across the river2 ,beat his timid heart no longer2 ,but the heart of ,hiawatha ,throbbed1 and shouted1 and exulted1 ,as he bore the red deer homeward4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xxxix4 ,,trail1 track2 footprints4 ,,in' ,,dicated1 pointed out2 shown4 ,,murk' ,y1 dark2 gloomy4 ,,flam' ,,beau1 7flam' bo17 lighted torch4 ,,re ,,flect' ,,ing1 throwing back4 ,,lu' ,,rid ,,ly1 gloomily2 dismally4 ,,sus ,,pect' ,,ing1 mistrusting4 ,,as ,,sail' ,,ants1 assaulters4 ,,ech' ,o1 7ek' o17 sound reverberated4 ,,re ,,laps' ,,ed1 fell back2 returned4 ,,en ,,vel' ,,oped1 inwrapped4 ,,suf ,,fo ,,cated1 smothered4 ,,brand' ,,ishing1 flourishing2 waving4 ,,rig' ,,id1 stiff4 ,,biv' ,,ouac1 7biv' wak17 pass the night without tents4 ,,peer' ,,ed1 came in sight2 appeared4 ,,de ,,cliv' ,i ,,ty1 gradual descent4 ,,pro ,,long' ,,ed1 lengthened2 continued4 ,,com' ,,rade1 companion2 associate4 ,a ,,desperate ,,encounter ,,with ,a ,,panther4 ,,boy',s ,,book ,,of ,,adventures4 #a4 ,i had left the hunting party more than an hour1 when ,i came upon the track of my old friend ,konwell1 who was1 with his dogs1 on the bloody trail of a panther4 ,the animal must have had one of his legs broken2 this was indicated by the marks on the soft ground2 and it was plain that the tracks were made by three feet instead of four1 and accompanied by blood at every leap4 #b4 ,i determined to follow2 and1 after a tramp of nearly an hour1 ,i overtook my friend at the entrance of a cavern1 where he stood waiting for me4 ,the wounded animal had taken refuge in this cave1 leaving us to do whatever we thought best4 ,the poor beast doubtless supposed that within this murky recess he was safe from pursuit2 but he was mistaken4 ,konwell informed me that he had hidden a bundle of pine splinters in a gulley1 about half a mile distant1 and that if ,i would keep guard over the mouth of the cave1 he would go and bring it4 #c4 ,i agreed to this measure2 and1 with ready gun and drawn knife1 prepared for any attack that might be made4 ,i lay down at the entrance of the panther's cave4 ,my friend soon returned1 bringing the pine1 as he had promised4 ,his next movement was to kindle a large fire at the mouth of the cave1 at which we lighted our torches2 and1 having taken the flambeaus in our left hand1 while we carried our guns in the right1 we cautiously entered the cave4 ,i crept on before2 but the space within soon became so high and roomy1 that we could stand upright1 and keep close to each other4 #d4 ,bending toward the left1 the cavity extended a considerable distance within the hill4 ,after we had advanced about two hundred steps1 we saw the glaring eyes of the wounded beast1 which gleamed forth like two fiery balls1 reflecting most luridly the light of our torches4 ,konwell now took my flambeau and stepped behind me4 ,i leveled my gun in the direction of those flaming eyes1 and fired4 ,after the report1 we heard a bustle2 but could not exactly make out what it meant4 #e4 ,i reloaded my gun1 resumed my torch1 and ,konwell now took his place in front4 ,but1 as those flaming eyes were no longer to be seen1 we felt obliged to go farther4 ,our guns ready loaded1 we believed ourselves to be prepared for anything4 ,we proceeded carefully1 as men are likely to do when suspecting danger1 when1 instantly1 the panther started up from a hollow1 in which he was lying1 quite close to our feet4 #f4 ,it was a fearful sight to look upon him as he stood with ears laid back1 his white teeth set together1 as if in intense anger1 and those wide open eyes glowing and sparkling as they rested upon us1 his assailants4 ,i can never forget his appearance4 ,in a moment our guns were discharged1 and the cave returned the thundering echo4 ,we had both fired so precisely at the same moment1 that neither of us could believe the other had discharged his gun4 #g4 ,we were certain that our enemy had been struck1 but we knew not whether killed or only disabled4 ,quick as thought1 we dropped our guns and drew our knives from the sheath4 ,and haste was necessary2 for the echo had not relapsed into silence1 before we felt the weight of the panther against us2 and we began cutting at him with our knives1 and1 at the same moment1 in consequence of our hurried movements1 our torches died out1 and we were left in utter darkness4 #h4 ,deafened by the noise and utterly bewildered1 ,i turned to fly from the now raging enemy1 and only became perfectly aware of what ,i was doing1 when ,i found myself standing beside ,konwell outside the cave in the open air4 ,i only know now1 that1 enveloped in thick darkness1 and almost suffocated with the smoke of gunpowder1 ,i groped about1 not knowing what ,i wished or intended2 and that ,konwell1 at last1 drew me forcibly to the mouth of the cave4 #i4 ,there we stood1 each one brandishing his hunting-knife in his right hand1 and holding the extinguished torch in the left2 as we looked on each other1 we scarcely knew whether to laugh or to be frightened at the strange figures we made4 ,we were black with powder-smoke1 covered with sweat and blood1 and our clothing torn to rags4 #aj4 ,konwell complained of a pain in his breast4 ,i opened the bosom of his shirt1 and found two deep gashes made by the panther's claws1 extending from the left shoulder to the pit of the stomach4 ,i also received a few scratches1 but our stout hunting-shirts were torn to shreds4 #aa4 ,until this moment1 neither of us had felt that he was wounded2 and even now1 before we began to think of dressing those wounds1 we made a large fire at the mouth of the cavern1 in order to prevent the panther from coming forth4 ,this done1 we sat down beside the genial blaze to wash and bind up our scratches1 and consult on what plan it was now best to proceed4 #ab4 ,that the panther was still in the cave we were certain2 but1 whether living or dead1 we did not know2 at all events1 he was wounded2 for our hunting-knives were covered with blood quite up to the hilt4 ,but we had no choice left2 we must return2 for our guns and ,konwell's powder-flask1 which the animal dragged off with him1 still lay within the cavern4 ,we therefore plucked up new courage2 and1 having relighted our torches1 we brandished our knives1 and prepared1 though not without some heart throbbings1 once more to enter the panther's den4 #ac4 ,with light and cautious steps1 lest we might be as unpleasantly surprised as we had been when we made our hasty retreat1 we advanced1 holding our torches before us1 to the spot where we had dropped our guns1 and without meeting with any hinderance from our enemy4 ,once more in possession of our trusty weapons1 we reloaded them1 and stepped forward with lighter hearts1 yet still with great caution1 when ,konwell exclaimed1 as he raised the flaming pine high above his head1 and pointed with it in a certain direction1 ,see6 there he is6 #ad4 ,this was the first word that had been spoken since we reentered the cavern4 ,i looked in the indicated direction1 and there1 indeed1 lay the panther1 stretched out at full length1 but no longer dangerous4 ,his eyes were set1 his limbs were rigid1--the last agony was over4 ,we skinned and cut him up as he lay4 ,all three bullets had struck him1 and both knives penetrated his body2 and it must have been in the death-struggle that he leaped upon us4 #ae4 ,when our work was ended1 and we again came to the open air1 the sun was low in the horizon1 and all haste was necessary that we should set out on our forest-path without further delay4 ,our wounds smarted not a little1 and1 although we took time once more to wash them1 they became so stiff that our progress was both toilsome and tedious4 ,we soon became convinced that we should not succeed in reaching our companions while daylight remained1 and we determined to bivouac for the night1 at the foot of a rocky declivity1 which promised a good shelter from the cutting wind4 #af4 ,to add to our discomfort1 hunger began to make itself painfully felt2 but this was soon overpowered by weariness1 and1 having gathered up the dry pine branches1 we kindled up a good fire1 and1 without troubling ourselves to prepare any thing for supper1 we stretched ourselves on the grass before it1 and found the warmth most grateful4 #ag4 ,worn out by the toils of the day1 in a few minutes ,konwell was fast asleep2 but1 although much inclined to follow his example1 ,i was prevented by the restlessness of my dog1 which seemed to wish to warn me of the presence of danger4 ,the faithful animal1 cringing closely to me1 laid his nose on my shoulder1 raising his head from time to time1 and whined1 as though he wished to communicate something1 and then1 for a few moments1 would remain quiet4 ,then1 suddenly1 he would rise up as in the attitude of listening1 occasionally uttering a low growl4 #ah4 ,completely awakened by this strange behavior on the part of my faithful dog1 it seemed to me as if ,i heard a slight rustling among the dry bushes2 and1 rising up to a half-sitting posture1 ,i looked toward the rock behind me1 and1 to my great astonishment1 became aware of a pair of glaring eyes fastened upon me4 ,as my head was between the fire and those fearful eyes1 ,i could plainly distinguish the fiery balls as1 reflected on by the red light1 they peered above the naked rocks4 #ai4 ,it was a panther1 and evidently1 from the position in which ,i saw it1 was ready for a spring4 ,happily on this1 as on every other night1 my trusty gun lay close beside me4 ,i seized it1 and1 half-rising1 so that the fire behind me afforded light for a steady aim1 ,i leveled it exactly between the eyes4 ,i fired1 the bullet sped on its deadly errand1 and the crack of the noble rifle1 thundering against the steep rocks1 returned with loud and prolonged echo4 #bj4 ,konwell1 to whom the report of a gun was ever the sweetest music1 now started up1 as if roused by an electric shock1 and grasped his gun4 ,the dog continued his barking1 smelling all around1 and looking in my face as if to inquire in what direction he should go4 ,there was no rustling movement on the rock1 and the bullet must have taken effect4 #ba4 ,konwell shook his head as he inquired1 ,why ,i had shot8 ,without answering1 ,i began to reload my gun3 this finished1 ,i took up a blazing pine brand from the fire1 and proceeded to climb the steep wall of rock1 that raised itself like a barrier1 about twenty steps distant from the spot upon which we rested4 ,here ,i found an old panther1 the largest ,i had ever seen1 lying dead--my well-directed bullet had finished him4 ,i flung the body over the rock1 and my old comrade dragged him to the fire4 #bb4 ,the ball had struck him directly in the right eye1 passing through the brain4 ,he was a fearful-looking animal1 with terrible teeth and claws1 and the more to be dreaded1 as1 when we cut him up1 his stomach was found entirely empty4 ,i believed that hunger had driven him so close to the fire2 but ,konwell thought he had scented the fresh venison we had with us4 ,be that as it may1 there was little doubt but that he would have made a leap1 as soon as the intervening fire had burned down2 to its friendly presence1 therefore1 on this occasion1 as a means of ,providence1 we owed our lives4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what had ,konwell driven into a den8 #b4 ,what preparation did he make1 before entering into the cavern8 #c4 ,how far had the men proceeded before they saw the panther8 #d4 ,describe the appearance of the panther1 as they came near him after the first shot8 #e4 ,what did the panther do after the men both fired at him8 #f4 ,did they finally succeed in killing the panther8 #g4 ,describe the manner in which they killed another panther4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xl4 ,,rap' ,i,ds1 part of a river where the current is swift4 ,,tur' ,,bu ,,lence1 violent agitation4 ,,helm1 instrument for steering a vessel4 ,,ex ,,cur' ,,sion1 tour2 ramble4 ,a ,,hoy'1 sea term used in hailing a vessel4 ,,quaff1 drink largely4 ,,hoist1 raise2 lift up4 ,,blas ,,phem' ,,ing1 uttering impious language4 ,,shriek' ,,ing1 screaming2 crying out4 ,,the ,,power ,,of ,,habit4 ,,john ,b4 ,,gough4 #a4 ,i remember once riding from ,buffalo to the ,niagara ,palls4 ,i said to a gentleman1 ,what river is that1 sir8 ,that1 said he1 is ,niagara river4 #b4 ,well1 it is a beautiful stream1 said ,i2 bright1 and fair1 and glassy4 ,how far off are the rapids8 ,only a mile or two1 was the reply4 #c4 ,is it possible that only a mile from us1 we shall find the water in the turbulence which it must show near the ,falls'8 ,you will find it so1 sir4 ,and so ,i found it2 and the first sight of ,niagara ,i shall never forget4 #d4 ,now1 launch your bark on that ,niagara river2 it is bright1 smooth1 beautiful1 and glassy4 ,there is a ripple at the bow2 the silver wake you leave behind1 adds to your enjoyment4 ,down the stream you glide1 oars1 sails1 and helm in proper trim1 and you set out on your pleasure excursion4 #e4 ,suddenly1 some one cries out from the bank1 ,young men1 ahoy6 ,what is it8 ,the rapids are below you6 #f4 ,ha6 ha6 we have heard of the rapids2 but we are not such fools as to get there4 ,if we go too fast1 then we shall up with the helm1 and steer to the shore2 we will set the mast in the socket1 hoist the sail1 and speed to the land4 ,then on1 boys2 don't be alarmed1--there is no danger4 #g4 ,young men1 ahoy there6 ,what is it8 ,the rapids are below you6 #h4 ,ha6 ha6 we will laugh and quaff2 all things delight us4 ,what care we for the future6 ,no man ever saw it4 ,sufficient for the day is the evil thereof4 ,we will enjoy life while we may1--will catch pleasure as it flies4 ,this is enjoyment2 time enough to steer out of danger when we are sailing swiftly with the current4 #i 7ff47 ,,young ,,men1 ,,ahoy6 ,what is it8 ,,beware6 ,,beware6 ,,the ,,rapids ,,are ,,below ,,you6 #aj4 ,now you see the water foaming all around4 ,see how fast you pass that point6 ,up with the helm6 ,now turn6 ,pull hard6 77 ,quick6 quick6 quick6 pull for your lives6 pull till the blood starts from your nostrils1 and the veins stand like whip-cords upon your brow6 ,set the mast in the socket6 hoist the sail6 7sl47 ,ah6 ah6 it is too late6 ,shrieking1 howling1 blaspheming2 over they go4 #aa4 ,thousands go over the rapids of intemperance every year1 through the power of habit1 crying all the while1 ,when ,i find out that it ,footnote3 ,temperate drinking4 is injuring me1 ,i will give it up6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,where are the ,niagara ,falls8 #b4 ,how does the water appear just above the ,falls8 #c4 ,how does it appear farther up8 #d4 ,what reply are the young men represented as making1 when first told the rapids were below them8 #e4 ,what1 when told the second time8 #f4 ,what must they do1 to escape destruction8 #g4 ,what is said of the power of habit8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xli4 ,,be ,,sot' ,,ted1 stupefied4 ,,bur ,,lesqu' ,,ed1 mocked2 derided4 ,,de ,,fi' ,,ed1 set at defiance4 ,,cher' ,,ish ,,ed1 fostered2 encouraged4 ,,strew' ,,ed1 scattered2 spread4 ,,liv' ,,id1 discolored2 black and blue4 ,,mir' ,,ror ,,ed1 reflected1 as in a glass4 ,,re ,,veal' ,,ings1 disclosures4 ,,plight' ,,ed1 pledged4 ,,for ,,sworn'1 perjured4 ,,stamp' ,,ed1 impressed2 fixed deeply4 ,,blight1 blasting disease4 ,a ,,tone'1 make reparation4 ,,pro ,,claim' ,,ed1 openly declared4 ,,loathe1 detest2 abhor4 ,,bev' ,,er ,,age1 drink4 ,these verses should be read in a firm1 half-indignant1 yet imploring tone of voice1--except the last verse1 which should be expressed in a very decided and impassioned manner4 ,,the ,,drunkard',s ,,daughter4 ,footnote3 ,these beautiful and touching verses were written by a young lady1 in reply to a friend who had called her a monomaniac on the subject of temperance4 #a4 ,go1 feel what ,i have felt1 ,go1 bear what ,i have borne2 ,sink 'neath a blow a father dealt1 ,and the cold1 proud world's scorn2 ,thus struggle on from year to year1 ,thy sole relief1--the scalding tear4 #b4 ,go1 weep as ,i have wept1 ,o'er a loved father's fall1 ,see every cherished promise swept1-- ,youth's sweetness turned to gall2 ,hope's faded flowers strewed all the way ,that led me up to woman's day4 #c4 ,go1 kneel as ,i have knelt2 ,implore1 beseech1 and pray1 ,strive the besotted heart to melt1 ,the downward course to stay2 ,be cast with bitter curse aside1-- ,thy prayers burlesqued1 thy tears defied4 #d4 ,go1 stand where ,i have stood1 ,and see the strong man bow2 ,with gnashing teeth1 lips bathed in blood1 ,and cold and livid brow2 ,go1 catch his wandering glance1 and see ,there mirrored1 his soul's misery4 #e4 ,go1 hear what ,i have heard1-- ,the sobs of sad despair1 ,as memory's feeling fount hath stirred1 ,and its revealings there ,have told him what he might have been1 ,had he the drunkard's fate foreseen4 #f4 ,go to my mother's side1 ,and her crushed spirit cheer2 ,thine own deep anguish hide1 ,wipe from her cheek the tear2 ,mark her dimmed eye1--her furrowed brow1 ,the gray that streaks her dark hair now2 ,her toil-worn frame1 her trembling limb1 ,and trace the ruin back to him ,whose plighted faith1 in early youth1 ,promised eternal love and truth2 ,but who1 forsworn1 hath yielded up ,that promise to the deadly cup1 ,and led her down from love and light1 ,from all that made her pathway bright1 ,and chained her there 'mid want and strife1 ,that lowly thing1--a drunkard's wife6 ,and stamped on childhood's brow so mild1 ,that withering blight1 a drunkard's child6 #g4 ,go1 hear1 and see1 and feel1 and know1 ,all that my soul hath felt and known1 ,then look upon the wine-cup's glow2 ,see if its brightness can atone2 ,think if its flavor you will try1 ,if all proclaimed1 ',tis drink and die6 #h4 ,tell me ,i hate the bowl2 ,hate is a feeble word3 7f47 ,i loathe1 ,,abhor1--my very soul ,with strong disgust is stirred1 ,whene'er ,i see1 or hear1 or tell1 ,of the ,,dark ,,beverage ,,of ,,hell66 ,,questions4--#a4 ,by whom was this poetry written8 #b4 ,what circumstance induced her to write it8 #c4 ,what is the meaning of monomaniac8 ,ans4 ,one who is deranged in a single faculty of the mind1 or with regard to a particular subject1 the other faculties being in regular exercise4 #d4 ,what reasons does she assign for her hatred of alcoholic drink8 #e4 ,what does she say of her mother8 #f4 ,with what tone of voice should the last verse be read8 ,see page #dj1 ,rule #d4 #g4 ,why are some words and sentences printed in ,italics and ,capitals8 ,see page #bb1 ,note ,,iii4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xlii4 ,,rec' ,,ords1 accounts2 minutes4 ,,ad ,,vent' ,,ures1 doings2 strange occurences4 ,,en ,,cum' ,,ber1 load2 clog4 ,,grat ,i ,,fi ,,ca' ,,tion1 indulgence4 ,,scheme1 plan2 progress4 ,,de ,,lib ,,er ,a' ,,tion1 thought2 consideration4 ,,lux ,u ,,ri ,,ous1 pleasure-loving4 ,,ex ,,pe ,,di' ,,tion1 tour2 enterprise4 ,,mo ,,rose'1 sour2 ill-humored4 ,,re ,,volt' ,,ing1 disgusting2 abhorrent4 ,,con ,,tem' ,,plate1 consider2 think upon4 ,,rel' ,,ic1 remains4 ,,in ,,ves' ,,ti ,,gate1 examine2 look into4 ,,ac ,,com' ,,plish ,,ed1 effected4 ,,pic ,,tur ,,esque'1 7pikt yur esk'7grand2 beautiful2 picture-like4 ,,the ,,two ,,young ,,travelers4 ,,merry',s ,,museum4 #a4 ,horace and ,herman1 two young men who were friends1 set out to travel in distant countries4 ,before they departed1 each had formed a plan of proceeding4 ,horace determined to give himself up entirely to pleasure1--to go wherever his humor might dictate1--and to keep no records of his adventures4 ,in short1 he resolved to enjoy himself as much as possible1 and1 by no means1 to encumber his mind with cares1 duties1 or troubles of any kind4 #b4 ,herman was as fond of amusement as ,horace2 but the mode he adopted for the gratification of his wishes1 was quite different4 ,in the first place1 he made out a scheme of his travels3 he procured maps1 read books1 and1 after mature deliberation1 adopted a certain route1 as most likely to afford him pleasure as well as instruction4 #c4 ,in the formation of this plan1 he spent several weeks2 and1 in this occupation1 he found quite as much satisfaction as he afterwards did in traveling4 ,thus he obtained one great advantage over his idle and luxurious friend1 who foolishly thought that the essence of enjoyment lay in freedom from thought1 restraint1 and toil4 ,even before they set out on their journey1 ,herman had actually found nearly as much pleasure as ,horace received in the whole course of his expedition4 #d4 ,the two young men started together2 and1 as there were then no canals or railroads1 they both set out on foot4 ,they had not proceeded far before they separated1--,horace taking one road and ,herman another4 #e4 ,after the lapse of three years1 they both returned2 but what a difference between them6 ,horace was morose and dissatisfied2 he had seen a good deal of the world1 but1 as he had traveled with no other design than to gratify himself from hour to hour1 he had soon exhausted the cup of pleasure1 and found nothing at the bottom but the bitter dregs of discontent4 #f4 ,he pursued pleasure1 till1 at last1 he found the pursuit to be distasteful and revolting4 ,he grew tired even of amusement4 ,he indulged his tastes1 humors1 and passions1 until indulgence itself was disgusting4 ,when he returned to his friends1 he had laid up nothing in his memory1 by the relation of which he could amuse them2 he had kept no record of things he had seen2 he brought back no store of pleasing and useful recollections for himself1 or others4 ,such was the result of three years' travel for pleasure4 #g4 ,it was quite otherwise with ,herman4 ,adhering to his plans1 he visited a great many places1 and1 each day1 he recorded in his journal what he had seen4 ,whenever he met with an interesting object1 he stopped to contemplate it4 ,if it was some aged relic1 famous in history1 he took pains to investigate its story1 and to write it down4 ,if it was an object of interest to the eye1 he made a sketch of it in a book which he kept for that purpose4 #h4 ,in this way1 ,herman accomplished three good objects4 ,in the first place1 by taking pleasure in a moderate way1 and mixing with it a little toil and industry1 he prevented that cloying surfeit which1 at last1 sickened and disgusted ,horace4 #i4 ,in the second place1 he greatly increased his enjoyments by the plan he adopted4 ,merely executing a plan is agreeable1 and a source of great pleasure4 ,it is natural to derive happiness from following out a design1--from seeing1 hour by hour1 day by day1 how results come about1 in conformity to our intentions4 #aj4 ,but this was not the only advantage which ,herman received from his system4 ,the very toil he bestowed2 the investigations he made2 the pleasant thoughts and curious knowledge that were unfolded to his mind2 the excitement he found in his exertions2 the pleasure he took in drawing picturesque scenes2 all constituted a rich harvest of pleasure1 which was wholly denied to ,horace4 #aa4 ,thus it was that labor and industry1 exerted in carrying out a plan1 afforded the young traveler a vast deal of gratification4 ,the very things that ,horace looked upon as hateful1 were1 in fact1 the sources of his friend's most permanent enjoyment4 #ab4 ,in the third place1 ,herman had come back laden with rich stores of knowledge1 observation1 and experience4 ,not only was his journal rich in tales1 legends1 scenes1 incidents1 and historical records1 but in putting these things down on paper1 his memory had been improved1 and he had acquired the habit of observing and remembering4 ,his mind was full of pleasant things1 and nothing could be more interesting than to hear him tell of his travels1 and of what he had seen4 #ac4 ,while ,horace was dull1 silent1 and sour1 ,herman was full of conversation1 life1 and interest4 ,the one was happy'1 the other unhappy2 one was agreeable'1 the other disagreeable2 one had exhausted the cup of pleasure'1 the other seemed always to have the cup full and sparkling before him4 ,it was agreed on all hands that ,horace was a disagreeable person1 and everybody shunned him2 while ,herman was considered by all a most agreeable companion1 and everybody sought his society4 #ad4 ,so much for the two travelers2 one1 a luxurious lover of pleasure1 who thought only of the passing moment1 and1 in his folly1 abused and threw away his powers of enjoyment2 the other1 a lover of pleasure also2 but who pursued it moderately1 with a wise regard to the future1 and careful attention1 every day1 to the rules of duty2 and who thus secured his true happiness4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what plan had ,horace determined to pursue while traveling8 #b4 ,what was ,herman's plan8 #c4 ,what is said of ,horace1 after his return8 #d4 ,how was it with ,herman8 #e4 ,what is said of the two in contrast8 #f4 ,what effect has the emphasis on the place of the accent in the words unhappy and disagreeable1 #acth paragraph8 ,see page #bb1 note ,v4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xliii4 ,,im' ,,port1 meaning4 ,,grov' ,,el ,,ing1 mean2 creeping4 ,a ,,chieve' ,,ment1 performance4 ,,as ,,pi ,,ra' ,,tion1 wish2 ardent desire4 ,,san' ,,guine1 ardent2 hopeful4 ,,re' ,,al ,,iz ,,ed1 attained4 ,,in ,,spi ,,ra' ,,tion1 natural impulse4 ,,state' ,,li ,,ness1 dignity3 majesty4 ,,ad ,,vent' ,,tur ,,ous1 daring2 enterprising4 ,,ex ,,ul ,,ta' ,,tion1 7x like gz17 triumph4 ,,ri' ,,vals1 competitors4 ,,dig' ,,ni ,,ty1 elevation2 majesty4 ,,or' ,a ,,cles1 wise words or sentences4 ,a' ,,pex1 hight2 summit4 ,,ten' ,e ,,ment1 dwelling2 here means1 the body4 ,,ad ,,mon' ,,ish4 warn4 ,,rapt' ,,ur ,,ous1 joyous2 ecstatic4 ,,an ,,tic ,i ,,pa' ,,tion1 foretaste4 ,,phi ,,los' ,o ,,phy1 7,,philo1 love2 ,,sophy1 wisdom17 love of wisdom2 reason of things4 ,see ,,sanders ,mc,e,l,l,i,g,o,t,t',s ,,analysis1 page #bcf1 ,ex4 #ccd ,,higher6 #a4 ,,higher6 ,it is a word of noble import4 ,it lifts the soul of man from low and groveling pursuits1 to the achievement of great and noble deeds1 and ever keeps the object of his aspiration in view1 till his most sanguine expectations are fully realized4 #b4 ,,higher6 lisps the infant that clasps its parent's knee1 and makes its feeble effort to rise from the floor4 ,it is the first inspiration of childhood to burst the narrow confines of the cradle1 and to exercise those feeble1 tottering limbs1 which are to walk forth in the stateliness of manhood4 #c4 ,,higher6 echoes the proud school-boy in his swing2 or1 as he climbs the tallest tree of the forest1 that he may look down upon his less adventurous comrades with a flush of exultation1--and abroad over the fields1 the meadows1 and his native village4 #d4 ,,higher6 earnestly breathes the student of philosophy and nature4 ,he has a host of rivals2 but he must excel them all4 ,the midnight oil burns dim2 but he finds light and knowledge in the lamps of heaven1 and his soul is never weary1 when the last of them is hid by the splendors of the morning4 #e4 ,and ,,higher6 his voice thunders forth1 when the dignity of manhood has mantled his form1 and the multitude is listening with delight to his oracles1 burning with eloquence1 and ringing like true steel in the cause of ,freedom and ,right4 ,and when time has changed his locks to silver1--when the young and the old unite to do him honor1 he still breathes forth from his generous heart fond wishes for their welfare4 #f4 ,,higher ,,yet6 ,he has reached the apex of earthly honor2 yet his spirit burns as warm as in youth1 though with a steadier and purer light4 ,and even now1 while his frail tenement begins to admonish him1 that the time of his departure is at hand1 he looks forward1 with rapturous anticipation1 to the never-fading glory1 attainable only in the presence of the ,most ,high4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what is said of the word ,higher1 first paragraph8 #b4 ,when does the school-boy say ,higher8 #c4 ,what is said of the student8 #d4 ,what1 when he arrives at manhood8 #e4 ,what1 when he becomes old8 #f4 ,where is the passage within the quotation to be found8 ,ans4 #b ,timothy1 #dth chapter1 #fth verse4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xliv4 ,,in ,,tens' ,,er1 more fervent4 ,,stub' ,,born1 unyielding2 rugged4 ,,deem1 think2 imagine4 ,,old' ,,en1 old2 ancient4 ,,clings1 sticks2 adheres closely4 ,,gal' ,,lant1 fine2 noble4 ,,yawn' ,,ing1 wide-opening4 ,,fu' ,,ry1 rage2 madness4 ,,rave1 rage2 become furious4 ,,hec' ,,tic1 habitual2 continuous4 ,,men' ,,tal1 intellectual4 ,,wield1 sway2 exert4 ,,priv' ,i ,,lege1 right2 opportunity4 ,,dow' ,,er1 gift2 portion4 ,,labor4 ,footnote3 ,these lines were suggested by the simple incident of an industrious wood-sawyer's reply to a man who told him that his was a hard work4 ,yes1 it is hard1 to be sure2 but it is harder to do nothing1 was his answer4 ,,caroline ,f4 ,,orne4 #a4 ,ho1 ye who at the anvil toil1 ,and strike the sounding blow1 ,where1 from the burning iron's breast1 ,the sparks fly to and fro1 ,while answering to the hammer's ring1 ,and fire's intenser glow6--,oh1 while ye feel 'tis hard to toil ,and sweat the long day through1 ,remember1 it is harder still ,to have no work to do6 #b4 ,ho1 ye who till the stubborn soil1 ,whose hard hands guide the plow1 ,who bend beneath the summer sun1 ,with burning cheek and brow6--,ye deem the curse still clings to earth ,from olden time till now2 ,but1 while ye feel 'tis hard to toil ,and labor all day through1 ,remember1 it is harder still ,to have no work to do6 #c4 ,ho1 ye who plow the sea's blue field1 ,who ride the restless wave1 ,beneath whose gallant vessel's keel ,there lies a yawning grave1 ,around whose bark the wint'ry winds ,like fiends of fury rave6--,oh1 while ye feel 'tis hard to toil ,and labor long hours through1 ,remember1 it is harder still ,to have no work to do6 #d ,ho1 ye upon whose fevered cheeks ,the hectic glow is bright1 ,whose mental toil wears out the day1 ,and half the weary night1 ,who labor for the souls of men1 ,champions of truth and right6--,although ye feel your toil is hard1 ,even with this glorious view1 ,remember1 it is harder still ,to have no work to do6 #e4 ,ho1 all who labor1--all who strive ,ye wield a lofty power2 ,do with your might1 do with your strength1 ,fill every golden hour6 ,the glorious privilege to do ,is man's most noble dower4 ,oh1 to your birthright and yourselves ,to your own souls be true6 ,a weary1 wretched life is theirs1 ,who have no work to do6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what incident suggested these thoughts to the writer8 #b4 ,who toil at the anvil8 #c4 ,who till the stubborn soil8 #d4 ,who plow the sea's blue wave8 #e4 ,who toil mentally8 #f4 ,who labor for the souls of men8 #g4 ,what is man's most noble dower8 #h4 ,what is said to all these different laborers8 #i4 ,what is the meaning of the suffix less in the word restless8 ,see ,,sanders ,mc,e,l,l,i,g,o,t,t',s ,,analysis1 page #adj1 ,ex4 #ahg4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xlv4 ,e ,,lic' ,,it1 draw forth4 ,,in ,,tel' ,,li ,,gent1 knowing2 well-informed4 ,,re ,,frain1 hold in1 or keep back4 ,,ig ,,no ,,ra' ,,mus1 ignorant person4 ,,re ,,tort'1 reply2 answer back4 ,,in ,,del' ,i ,,bly1 in a way not to be effaced4 ,,mys' ,,te ,,ries1 profound secrets4 ,,ab ,,sorb' ,,ed1 engrossed2 occupied4 ,,mor ,,ti ,,fi ,,ca' ,,tion1 deep disappointment4 ,,ob ,,sta ,,cle1 hinderance2 impediment4 ,,re ,,volt ,,ed1 shrank back4 ,,por' ,,ing1 earnestly perusing4 ,,em ,i ,,nence1 distinction4 ,,in ,,for ,,ma' ,,tion1 knowledge4 ,,il ,,lit' ,,er ,,ate1 ignorant2 unlearned4 ,,pro ,,fes' ,,sion1 business2 employment4 ,,dis' ,,ci ,,plin ,,ed trained2 instructed4 ,,con ,,tempt' ,u ,,ous1 scornful2 hateful4 ,,an ,,tag' ,o ,,nist1 opponent2 adversary4 ,,the ,,ambitious ,,apprentice4 #a4 ,how far is it from here to the sun8 asked ,harmon ,lee of his father's apprentice1 ,james ,wallace1 intending by the question to elicit some reply that would exhibit the boy's ignorance4 #b4 ,james ,wallace1 a boy of fourteen1 turned his bright1 intelligent eyes upon the son of his employer1 and replied1 ,i don't know1 ,harmon4 ,how far is it8 #c4 ,there was something so honest and earnest in the tone of the boy1 that1 much as ,harmon had felt disposed1 at first1 to sport with his ignorance1 he could not refrain from giving him a true answer4 ,still1 his contempt for the ignorant apprentice was not to be concealed1 and he replied1 ,ninety-five millions of miles1 you ignoramus6 ,james did not retort2 but1 repeating over in his mind the distance named1 fixed it indelibly upon his memory4 #d4 ,on the same evening1 after he had finished his day's work1 he obtained a small text-book on astronomy1 which belonged to ,harmon ,lee1 and went up into his garret with a candle1 and there1 alone1 attempted to dive into the mysteries of that sublime science4 ,as he read1 the earnestness of his attention fixed nearly every fact upon his mind4 ,so intent was he1 that he perceived not the flight of time1 until the town-clock struck ten4 #e4 ,he lay down upon his hard bed1 and gave full scope to his thoughts4 ,hour after hour passed away1 but he could not sleep1 so absorbed was he in reviewing the new and wonderful things he had read4 ,at last1 wearied nature gave way1 and he fell into a slumber1 filled with dreams of planets1 moons1 comets1 and fixed stars4 #f4 ,the next morning the apprentice boy resumed his place at the work-bench with a new feeling2 and1 with this feeling1 was mingled one of regret1 that he could not go to school as well as ,harmon4 ,but ,i can study at night1 while he is asleep1 he said to himself4 #g4 ,just then ,harmon ,lee came into the shop1 and1 approaching ,james1 said1 for the purpose of teasing him1 ,how big round is the earth1 ,james8 ,twenty-five thousand miles1 was the quick reply4 #h4 ,harmon looked surprised1 for a moment1 and then responded1 with a sneer1--for he was not a kind-hearted boy1 but1 on the contrary1 very selfish1 and disposed to injure rather than do good to others1--,oh6 how wonderfully wise you are all at once6 ,and no doubt you can tell how many moons ,jupiter has8 ,come1 let us hear4 #i4 ,jupiter has four moons1 ,james answered1 with something of exultation in his tone4 ,and1 no doubt1 you can tell how many rings it has8 ,jupiter has no rings4 ,saturn has rings1 and ,jupiter belts1 ,james replied1 in a decisive tone4 #aj4 ,for a moment or two ,harmon was silent with surprise and mortification1 to think that his father's apprentice1 whom he esteemed so far below him1 should be possessed of knowledge equal to his1 and on the points in reference to which he had chosen to question him1--and that he should be able to convict him of an error1 into which he had purposely fallen4 #aa4 ,i should like to know how long it is since you became so wonderfully wise1 said ,harmon1 with a sneer4 ,not very long1 ,james replied calmly4 ,i have been reading one of your books on astronomy4 #ab4 ,i should like to know what business you have to touch one of my books6 ,you had better be minding your work4 ,i did not neglect it1 ,harmon2 ,i read at night1 after ,i was done with my work2 and ,i did not hurt your book4 ,i don't care if you didn't hurt it4 ,you are not going to have my books1 ,i can tell you4 ,so1 you just let them alone4 #ac4 ,poor ,james's heart sank within him at this unexpected obstacle1 so suddenly thrown in his way4 ,he had no money of his own to buy1 and knew of no one from whom he could borrow the book1 that had become so necessary to his happiness4 ,do1 ,harmon1 he said1 lend me the book2 ,i will take good care of it4 ,no2 ,i will not4 ,and don't you dare to touch it1 was the angry reply4 #ad4 ,james ,wallace knew well enough the selfish disposition of ,harmon1 to be convinced that there was now but little hope of his having the use of his books1 except by stealth2 and from that his naturally open and honest principles revolted4 ,all day he thought earnestly of the means whereby he should be able to obtain a book on astronomy1 to quench the ardent thirst he had created in his own mind4 #ae4 ,he was learning the trade of a blind-maker4 ,having been already an apprentice for two years1 and being industrious and intelligent1 he had acquired a readiness with tools1 and much skill in some parts of his trade4 ,while sitting alone1 after he had finished his work for the day1 it occurred to him that he might1 by working in the evening1 earn some money1 and with it buy such books as he wanted4 #af4 ,by consent of his employer1 he succeeded in getting a small job1 from one of his neighbors2 and1 in a short time1 by working evenings1 he obtained sufficient money to purchase a book of his own1 and had a half dollar left1 with which he bought a second-hand dictionary4 ,every night found him poring over his books2 and1 as soon as it was light enough in the morning to see1 he was up and reading4 ,during the day1 his mind was pondering over the things he had read1 while his hands were diligently employed in the labor assigned him4 #ag4 ,it occurred1 just at this time1 that a number of benevolent individuals established1 in the town where ,james lived1 one of those excellent institutions1 an ,apprentices' ,library4 ,to this he applied1 and obtained the books he needed4 ,and thus1 did this poor apprentice boy lay the foundation of future eminence and usefulness4 ,at the age of twenty-one1 he was master of his trade2 and1 what was more1 had laid up a vast amount of general and scientific information4 #ah4 ,let us now turn to mark the progress of the young student1 ,harmon ,lee1 in one of the best seminaries in his native city1 and afterwards at college4 ,the idea that he was to be a lawyer1 soon took possession of his mind1 and this caused him to feel contempt for other boys1 who were merely designed for trades or store-keeping4 #ai4 ,like too many others1 he had no love for learning4 ,to be a lawyer he thought would be much more honorable than to be a mere mechanic2 and1 for this reason alone1 he desired to be one4 ,as for ,james ,wallace1 the poor illiterate apprentice1 he was most heartily despised1 and never treated by ,harmon with the least degree of kind consideration4 #bj4 ,at the age of eighteen1 ,harmon was sent away to one of the eastern universities1 and there remained until he was twenty years of age1 when he graduated1 and came home with the honorary title of ,bachelor of ,arts4 ,on the very day that ,james completed his term of apprenticeship1 ,harmon was admitted to the bar4 #ba4 ,from some cause1 ,james determined he would make law his profession4 ,to the acquirement of a knowledge of legal matters1 therefore1 he bent all the energies of a well disciplined mind4 ,two years passed away in an untiring devotion to the studies he had assigned himself1 and he then made application for admission to the bar4 #bb4 ,young ,wallace passed his examinations with some applause1 and the first case on which he was employed1 chanced to be one of great difficulty1 which required all his skill2 the lawyer on the opposite side was ,harmon ,lee1 who entertained for his father's apprentice the utmost contempt4 #bc4 ,the cause came on4 ,there was a profound silence and a marked attention and interest1 when the young stranger arose in the court-room to open the case4 ,a smile of contempt curled the lip of ,harmon ,lee1 but ,wallace saw it not4 ,the prominent points of the case were presented in plain1 but concise language to the court2 and a few remarks bearing upon its merits being made1 the young lawyer took his seat1 and gave room for the defense4 #bd4 ,instantly ,harmon ,lee was on his feet1 and began referring to the points presented by his very learned brother1 in a very flippant manner4 ,there were those present who marked the light that kindled in the eye of ,wallace1 and the flash that passed over his countenance at the first contemptuous word and tone that were uttered by his antagonist at the bar4 ,these soon gave place to attention1 and an air of conscious power4 ,nearly an hour had passed when ,harmon resumed his seat with a look of exultation1 which was followed by a pitying and contemptuous smile1 as ,wallace again slowly rose4 #be4 ,ten minutes1 however1 had not passed when that smile had changed to a look of surprise1 mortification1 and alarm4 ,the young lawyer's first speech showed him to be a man of calm1 deep1 systematic thought1--well skilled in points of law and in authorities1--and1 more than all1 a lawyer of practical and comprehensive views4 ,when he sat down1 no important point in the case had been left untouched1 and none that had been touched1 required further elucidation4 #bj4 ,lee followed briefly1 in a vain attempt to torture his language and break down his positions4 ,but he felt that he was contending with weapons whose edges were turned at every blow4 ,when he took his seat again1 ,wallace merely remarked that he was prepared1 without further argument1 to submit the case to the court4 #bg4 ,the case was accordingly submitted1 and a decision unhesitatingly made in favor of the plaintiff1 or ,wallace's client4 ,from that hour ,james ,wallace took his true position4 ,the despised apprentice became the able and profound lawyer1 and was esteemed for real talent and real moral worth1 which1 when combined1 ever place their possessor in his true position4 ,ten years from that day1 ,wallace was elevated to the bench1 while ,lee1 a second-rate lawyer1 never rose above that position4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what profession did ,james study1 after he had learned his trade8 #b4 ,who was his opponent in the first cause he tried8 #c4 ,which won the case8 #d4 ,what did ,james finally become8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xlvi4 ,,taunt' ,,ing ,,ly1 insultingly4 ,,dig' ,,ni ,,fi ,,ed1 noble4 ,,dis ,,pu' ,,tants1 persons disputing4 ,,res ,o ,,lu' ,,tion1 decision4 ,,im ,,ag' ,,in ,,ed1 fancied4 ,,re ,,flec' ,,tion1 thought2 consideration4 ,,su ,,pe ,,ri ,,or' ,i ,,ty1 preeminence4 ,,sub ,,or ,,di ,,nate1 one inferior in position4 ,,buf' ,,fet ,,ed1 struggled against4 ,,thralls1 bondage4 ,,des ,,pot' ,,ic1 tyrannical4 ,,op ,,pres' ,,sion1 tyranny4 ,,pen' ,u ,,ry1 poverty2 destitution4 ,,pred ,e ,,ces' ,,sors1 those who have gone before4 ,,dis ,,pen ,,sa' ,,tions1 dealings4 ,,cri ,,te' ,,ri ,,on1 standard2 measure4 ,,so ,,was ,,franklin4 ,,anon4 #a4 ,oh1 you're a 'prentice6 said a little boy1 the other day1 tauntingly1 to his companion4 ,the boy addressed turned proudly round1 and1 while the fire of injured pride1 and the look of pity were strangely blended in his countenance1 coolly answered1 ,so was ,franklin6 #b4 ,this dignified reply struck me forcibly1 and ,i turned to mark the disputants more closely4 ,the former1 ,i perceived by his dress1 was of a higher class in society than his humble1 yet more dignified companion4 ,the latter was a sprightly1 active lad1 scarce twelve years old1 and coarsely1 but neatly attired4 ,but1 young as he was1 there was visible in his countenance much of genius1 manly dignity1 and determinate resolution2 while that of the former showed only fostered pride1 and the imagined superiority of riches4 #c4 ,that little fellow1 thought we1 gazing at our young hero1 displays already much of the man1 though his calling be a humble one2 and1 though poverty extends to him her dreary1 cheerless reality1 still he looks on the brightest side of the scene1 and already rises in anticipation from poverty and wretchedness6 ,once1 so was ,franklin and the world may one day witness in our little 'prentice as great a philosopher as they have already seen in his noble pattern6 ,and we passed on1 buried in meditation4 #d4 ,the motto of our infantile philosopher contains much1--too much to be forgotten1 and should be engraven on the minds of all4 ,what can better cheer man in a humble calling1 than the reflection that the greatest and the best of earth--the greatest statesmen1 the brightest philosophers1 and the proudest warriors--have once graced the same profession8 #e4 ,look at ,franklin6 ,he who ,with the thunder talked1 as friend to friend1 ,and wove his garland of the lightning's wing1 ,in sportive twist4 ,what was he8 ,a printer6 once a subordinate in a printing office6 ,poverty stared him in the face2 but her blank1 hollow look1 could nothing daunt him4 ,he struggled against a harder current than most are called to encounter2 but he did not yield4 ,he pressed manfully onward2 bravely buffeted misfortune's billows1 and gained the desired haven6 #f4 ,look at ,cincinnatus6 ,at the call of his country he laid aside the plow and seized the sword4 ,but having wielded it with success1 when his country was no longer endangered1 and public affairs needed not his longer stay1 he beat his sword ,into a ploughshare1 and returned with honest delight to his little farm4 #g4 ,look at ,washington6 ,what was his course of life8 ,he was first a farmer2 next a ,commander in ,chief of the hosts of freedom1 fighting for the liberation of his country from the thralls of despotic oppression2 next1 called to the highest seat of government by his ransomed brethren1 a ,president of the largest ,republic on earth1 and lastly1 a farmer again4 #h4 ,what was the famous ,ben ,jonson8 ,he was first a brick-layer1 or mason6 ,what was he in after years8 ',tis needless to answer4 ,what was ,burns8 ,an ,ayrshire plowman6 ,what was he in after life1 in the estimation of his countrymen1 and the world8 ,your library gives the answer6 #i4 ,but shall we go on1 and call up1 in proud array1 all the mighty host of worthies that have lived and died1 who were cradled in the lap of penury1 and received their first lessons in the school of affliction'8 ,nay'2 we have cited instances enough already1--yea1 more than enough to prove the point in question--namely1 that there is no profession1 however low in the opinion of the world1 but has been honored with earth's greatest and worthiest4 #aj4 ,young man6 ,does the iron hand of misfortune press hard upon you1 and disappointments well-nigh sink your despairing soul'8 ,have courage6 ,mighty ones have been your predecessors1 and have withstood the current of opposition that threatened to overwhelm their fragile bark4 #aa4 ,do you despise your humble station1 and repine that ,providence has not placed you in some nobler sphere'8 ,murmur not against the dispensations of an ,all-wise ,creator6 ,remember that wealth is no criterion of moral rectitude or intellectual worth1--that riches dishonestly gained1 are a lasting curse1--that virtue and uprightness work out a rich reward1--and that ,an honest man's the noblest work of ,god4 #ab4 ,and when dark ,disappointment comes1 do not wither at her stare2 but press forward1 and the prize is yours6 ,it was thus with ,franklin1--it can be thus with you4 ,he strove for the prize1 and he won it6 ,so may you6 ',tis well worth contending for2 and may success attend you1 and the stars grow brighter1 as the stripes wear deeper6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what did the rich boy say of the poor boy8 #b4 ,what reply did the poor boy make8 #c4 ,what other examples are cited of eminent men who were once poor8 #d4 ,what is said of ,cincinnatus8 #e4 ,of ,washington8 #f4 ,of ,ben ,jonson8 #g4 ,of ,burns8 #h4 ,what do all these examples prove8 #i4 ,what encouragement is given to young men8 #aj4 ,what are the full forms of the words you're1 'prentice8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xlvii4 ,,mag',,ic1 power of enchantment4 ,,conten',,tion1 strife2 controversy4 ,,tra ,,di',,tion1 facts or events handed down from age to age4 ,,sub ,,tile1 thin2 slight2 slender4 ,,in ,,vest',,ed1 clothed4 ,,crest',,ed1 adorned with a plume or crest4 ,,az',,ure1 light-blue2 sky-colored4 ,,per ,,spect' ,,ive1 7,,per1 through2 ,,spect1 to see2 ,,ive1 having the power17 having the power to see through2 a view through4 ,,un ,,di ,,vert' ,,ed1 7,,un1 not2 ,,di1 aside2 ,,verted1 turned17 not turned aside2 unheeded4 ,,vest',,ure1 garment4 ,,se ,,date'1 calm2 quiet4 ,,fan ,,tas',,tic1 fanciful2 visionary4 ,,ra ,,di ,,ance1 brightness2 luster4 ,,in ,,vec',,tive1 railing speech4 ,i ,,de',,al1 imaginary4 ,,fa ,,tigu ,,ing1 wearisome1 toilsome4 ,,as ,,pir',,ing1 aiming2 seeking to rise4 ,,now ,,and ,,then4 ,,jane ,,taylor4 #a4 ,in distant days1--of wild romance1 ,of magic1 mist1 and fable1-- ,when stones could argue1 trees advance1,footnote #a ,and brutes to talk were able1-- ,when shrubs and flowers were said to preach1 ,and manage all the parts of speech1-- #b4 ',twas then1 no doubt1 if 'twas at all1 7,but doubts we need not mention17 ,that ,then and ,now1 two adverbs small1 ,engaged in sharp contention2 ,but how they made each other hear1 ,tradition doth not make appear4 #c4 ,then was a sprite of subtile frame1 ,with rainbow tints invested4-- ,on clouds of dazzling light she came1 ,and stars her forehead crested2 ,her sparkling eyes of azure hue1 ,seemed borrowed from the distant blue4 #d4 ,now rested on the solid earth1 ,and sober was her vesture2 ,she seldom either grief or mirth ,expressed1 by word or gesture2 ,composed1 sedate1 and firm she stood1 ,and looked industrious1 calm1 and good4 #e4 ,then sang a wild1 fantastic song1 ,light as the gale she flies on1 ,still stretching1 as she sailed along1 ,toward the far horizon1 ,where clouds of radiance1 fringed with gold1 ,o'er hills of emerald beauty rolled4 #f4 ,now rarely raised her sober eye ,to view that golden distance2 ,nor let one idle minute fly ,in hope of ,then's assistance2 ,but still with busy hands she stood1 ,intent on doing present good4 #g4 ,she ate the sweet1 but homely fare1 ,that passing moments brought her2 ,while ,then1 expecting dainties rare1 ,despised such bread and water2 ,and waited for the fruits and flowers ,of future1 still receding hours4 #h4 ,now1 venturing once to ask her why1 ,she answered with invective2 ,and pointed1 as she made reply1 ,toward that long perspective ,of years to come1--in distant blue1 ,wherein she meant to live and do1 #i4 ,alas6 says she1 how hard you toil6 ,with undiverted sadness2 ,behold yon land of wine and oil6 ,those sunny hills of gladness6 ,those joys ,i wait1 with eager brow1 ,and so you always will6 said ,now4 #aj4 ,that fairy land that looks so real1 ,recedes as you pursue it2 ,thus1 while you wait for time's ideal1 ,i take my work and do it2 ,intent to form1 when time is gone1 ,a pleasant past to look upon4 #aa4 ,ah1 well1 said ,then1 ,i envy not ,your dull1 fatiguing labors1-- ,aspiring to a brighter lot1 ,with thousands of my neighbors2 ,soon as ,i reach that golden hill1-- ,but that1 says ,now1 you never will6 #ab4 ,and e'en suppose you should1 said she1 7,though mortal ne'er attained it17 ,your nature you must change with me1 ,the moment you have gained it2 ,since hope fulfilled1 7you must allow17 ,turns ,,now to ,then1 and ,,then to ,now4 ,footnote #a3 ,the reference is to ,orpheus1 7or' fuse17 an ancient poet and musician of ,greece4 ,the skill of ,orpheus on the lyre1 was fabled to have been such as to move the very trees and rocks1 and to assemble the beasts around him as he touched its chords4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what two words are represented as holding a controversy8 #b4 ,describe the appearance of each4 #c4 ,when did ,then propose to do something8 #d4 ,how did ,now act8 #e4 ,what answer did ,then make1 when ,now asked her why she waited8 #f4 ,what was ,now's reply8 #g4 ,what did ,now finally say to ,then8 #h4 ,how should passages1 within a parenthesis1 be read8 ,see ,,sanders' ,,union ,,reader1 ,,number ,,three1 page #bj4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xlviii4 ,,in ,,gen' ,,ious1 artful2 skillful4 ,,strat' ,a ,,gem1 trick2 artifice4 ,,ex ,,ceed' ,,ed1 surpassed4 ,,sig' ,,nals1 signs4 ,,am' ,i ,,ca ,,ble1 friendly2 peaceable4 ,,re ,,pel'1 7,,re1 back2 ,,pel1 to drive17drive back4 ,,mu' ,,tu ,,al1 reciprocal4 ,,ex ,,traor' ,,di ,,na ,,ry1 uncommon4 ,,in ,,vet' ,,er ,,ate1 obstinate2 violent4 ,,harangue'1 declamatory speech4 ,,en ,,ter ,,tain' ,,ed1 held2 had4 ,,sus ,,pi' ,,cion1 mistrust4 ,,en ,,coun' ,,ter ,,ed1 met face to face4 ,,ex' ,e ,,cu ,,ted1 carried out4 ,,for' ,,mi ,,da ,,ble1 fearful2 dreadful4 ,,per ,,fid' ,i ,,ous1 treacherous4 ,,pre ,,cip' ,,itately1 headlong4 ,,in ,,an' ,i ,,mate1 dead2 lifeless4 ,,an ,,ingenious ,,stratagem4 ,,days ,,of ,,washington4 #a4 ,in the early part of the war1 a sergeant and twelve armed men undertook a journey through the wilderness1 in the ,state of ,new ,hampshire4 ,their route was remote from any settlement1 and they were under the necessity of encamping over night in the woods4 ,nothing material happened the first day of their excursion2 but1 early in the afternoon of the second1 they1 from an eminence1 discovered a body of armed ,indians advancing toward them1 whose number rather exceeded their own4 #b4 ,as soon as the whites were perceived by their red brethren1 the latter made signals1 and the two parties approached each other in an amicable manner4 ,the ,indians appeared to be much gratified with meeting the sergeant and his men1 whom1 they observed1 they considered as their protectors4 ,they said they belonged to a tribe which had raised the hatchet with zeal in the cause of liberty1 and were determined to do all in their power to repel the common enemy4 #c4 ,they shook hands in friendship4 ,when they had conversed with each other for some time1 and exchanged mutual good wishes1 they1 at length1 separated1 and each party traveled in a different direction4 ,after proceeding to the distance of a mile or more1 the sergeant1 who was acquainted with all the different tribes1 and knew on which side of the contest they were respectively ranked1 halted his men1 and addressed them in the following words3 #d4 ,my brave companions1 we must use the utmost caution1 or this night may be our last4 ,should we not make some extraordinary exertions to defend ourselves1 to-morrow's sun may find us sleeping1 never to wake4 ,you are surprised1 comrades1 at my words1 and your anxiety will not be lessened1 when ,i inform you that we have just passed our most inveterate foe1 who1 under the mask of pretended friendship1 which you have witnessed1 would lull us to security1 and1 by such means1 in the unguarded moments of our midnight slumber1 without resistance1 seal our fate4 #e4 ,the men with astonishment listened to this short harangue2 and their surprise was greater1 as not one of them had entertained the suspicion but that they had just encountered friends4 ,they all immediately resolved to enter into some scheme for their mutual preservation1 and the destruction of their enemies4 ,by the proposal of their leader1 the following plan was adopted and executed4 #f4 ,the spot selected for their night's encampment1 was near a stream of water1 which served to cover their rear4 ,they felled a large tree1 before which1 on the approach of night1 a brilliant fire was lighted4 ,each individual cut a log of wood1 about the size of his body1 rolled it nicely in his blanket1 placed his hat upon one end1 and laid it before the fire1 that the enemy might be deceived1 and mistake it for a man4 #g4 ,after they had thus fitted out logs1 equal in number to the sergeant's party1 and had so artfully arranged them1 that they might be easily mistaken for so many soldiers1 the men with loaded muskets placed themselves behind the fallen tree1 by which time the shades of evening began to close around4 ,the fire was kept burning brilliantly until late in the evening1 when it was suffered to decline4 #h4 ,the critical time was now approaching1 when an attack might be expected from the ,indians2 but the sergeant's men rested in their place of concealment with great anxiety1 till near midnight1 without perceiving any movement of the enemy4 ,at length1 a tall ,indian was discovered1 through the glimmering of the fire1 cautiously moving toward them1 making no noise1 and apparently using every means in his power to conceal himself from any one about the camp4 #i4 ,for a time1 his actions showed him to be suspicious that a guard might be stationed to watch any unusual appearance1 who would give the alarm in case of danger2 but1 all appearing quiet1 he ventured forward more boldly1 rested upon his toes1 and was distinctly seen to move his finger as he numbered each log of wood1 or what he supposed to be a human being quietly enjoying repose4 #aj4 ,to satisfy himself more fully1 as to the number1 he counted them over a second time1 and cautiously retired4 ,he was succeeded by another ,indian1 who went through the same movements1 and retired in the same manner4 ,soon after1 the whole party1 sixteen in number1 were discovered approaching1 and greedily eyeing their supposed victims4 #aa4 ,the feelings of the sergeant's men can be better imagined than described1 when they saw the base and cruel purpose of their enemies1 who were now so near that they could scarcely be restrained from firing upon them4 ,the plan1 however1 of the sergeant1 was to have his men remain silent in their places of concealment1 till the muskets of the savages were discharged1 that their own fire might be effectual1 and opposition less formidable4 #ab4 ,their suspense was not of long duration4 ,the ,indians1 in a body1 cautiously approached till within a short distance3 they then halted1 took deliberate aim1 discharged their pieces upon inanimate logs1 gave a dreadful war-whoop1 and instantly rushed forward1 with tomahawk and scalping knife in hand1 to dispatch the living1 and obtain the scalps of the dead4 #ac4 ,as soon as they had collected in close order1 more effectually to execute their horrid intentions1 the sergeant's party discharged their pieces1 not on logs of wood1 but perfidious savages1--many of whom fell under the hot fire of the little band1 and the rest precipitately fled4 ,but for this ingenious scheme1 it is probable that not one of these twelve men would have escaped the tomahawk of the savages4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what did the sergeant say to his men1 after parting with the ,indians8 #b4 ,what plan did the sergeant propose for their preservation8 #c4 ,did the plan succeed8 #d4 ,describe the closing scene4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xlix4 ,,ven' ,,er ,a ,,ble1 worthy of reverence4 ,,in ,,va' ,,sion1 irruption2 inroad4 ,,ex ,,cit' ,,ed1 roused2 stirred up4 ,,ire1 wrath2 indignation4 ,,venge' ,,ance1 retaliation4 ,,re ,,leas' ,,ed1 set free2 liberated4 ,,tro ,,phies1 memorials of victory4 ,,be ,,reft'1 deprived4 ,,vult' ,,ure1 rapacious bird4 ,,trav' ,,ers ,,ed1 crossed over4 ,,de ,,scrip' ,,tion1 representation4 ,,ma ,,ter' ,,nal1 motherly4 ,,fil' ,,ial1 becoming a child4 ,,con ,,san ,,guin' ,i ,,ty1 blood relationship4 ,,in ,,tel' ,,li ,,gence1 news2 information4 ,i ,,den' ,,ti ,,ty1 sameness4 ,,sur ,,viv' ,,ed1 remained alive4 ,,as ,,cer ,,tain' ,,ed1 found out4 ,,in ,,ter' ,,pret ,,er1 explainer4 ,,lin' ,e ,a ,,ments1 features4 ,,frances ,,slocum1 ,,the ,,young ,,captive4 ,footnote3 ,the great massacre at ,wyoming was1 perhaps1 the most bloody and terrible chapter of the ,revolution4 ,a combined ,indian and ,tory force had flung itself upon the peaceful valley1 and murdered or made captive nearly all its unoffending inhabitants2 its old and its young1--men1 women1 and children alike1--were either indiscriminately butchered or made prisoners4 ,among the prisoners taken on that occasion1 was an infant child by the name of ,frances ,slocum4 ,the story is a very strange one2 we copy it from ,lossing's very excellent work1 ,the ,field ,book of the ,revolution4 ,b4,j4 ,,lossing4 #a4 ,i passed the evening with the venerable ,joseph ,slocum1 whose family was among the sufferers1 in ,wyoming ,valley4 ,he related to me all the particulars of the capture and final discovery of his sister ,frances1 and other incidents connected with the sufferings of his family4 #b4 ,his father was a ,quaker1 and was distinguished for his kindness to the ,indians4 ,he remained unharmed at the time of the invasion1 and1 while the torch was applied to the dwellings of others1 his was left untouched4 ,but his son ,giles was in the battle4 ,this1 doubtless1 excited the ire of the ,indians1 and they resolved on vengeance4 #c4 ,late in the autumn1 they were seen prowling about the house1 which was situated about one hundred rods from the ,wilkesbarre ,fort4 ,a neighbor1 named ,kingsley1 had been made prisoner1 and his wife and two sons had a welcome home in ,mr4 ,slocum's family4 ,one morning1 the boys were grinding a knife near the house1 when a rifle-shot and a shriek brought ,mrs4 ,slocum to the door4 ,an ,indian was scalping the eldest boy1 a lad of fifteen1 with the knife he had been grinding4 #d4 ,the savage then went into the house1 and caught up a little son of ,mrs4 ,slocum4 ,see6 exclaimed the frightened mother1 he can do thee no good2 he is lame4 ,the ,indian released the boy1 took up her little daughter ,frances1 aged five years1 gently in his arms1 and1 seizing the younger ,kingsley1 hastened to the mountains4 #e4 ,two ,indians who were with him1 carried off a black girl1 about seventeen years of age4 ,mr4 ,slocum's daughter caught up her brother ,joseph1 7my informant17 two and a half years old1 and fled in safety to the fort1 where an alarm was given2 but the savages were beyond successful pursuit4 #f4 ,about six weeks afterward1 ,mr4 ,slocum and his father-in-law ,ira ,tripp1 were shot and scalped by some ,indians while foddering cattle near the house4 ,again the savages escaped with their horrid trophies4 ,mrs4 ,slocum1 bereft of father1 husband1 and child1 and stripped of all possessions but the house that sheltered her1 could not leave the valley1 for nine helpless children were yet in her household4 #g4 ,she trusted in the ,god of ,elijah2 and1 if she was not fed by the ravens1 she was spared by the vultures4 ,she mourned not for the dead2 for they were at rest3 but little ,frances1 her lost darling1 where was she8 ,the lamp of hope kept on burning2 but years rolled by1 and no tidings of the little one came4 #h4 ,when peace returned1 and friendly intercourse with ,canada was established1 two of the little captive's brothers started in search of her4 ,they traversed the wilderness to ,niagara1 offering rewards for her recovery2 but all in vain4 ,they returned to ,wyoming1 convinced that the child was dead4 ,but the mother's heart was still the shrine of hope1 and she felt assured that ,frances was not in the grave4 #i4 ,her soul appeared to commune with that of her child1 and she often said1 ,i know ,frances is still living4 ,at length1 the mother's heart was cheered3 a woman 7for many years had now passed1 and ,frances1 if living1 must have arrived to womanhood7 was found among the ,indians1 answering the description of the lost one4 ,she only remembered being carried away from the ,susquehanna4 #aj4 ,mrs4 ,slocum took her home1 and cherished her with a mother's tenderness4 ,yet the mysterious link of sympathy which binds the maternal spirit to its offspring1 was unfelt1 and the bereaved mother was bereaved still4 ,it may be ,frances1 but it does not seem so2 yet the woman shall ever be welcome1 said ,mrs4 ,slocum4 ,the foundling1 also1 felt no filial yearnings2 and1 both becoming convinced that no consanguinity existed1 the orphan returned to her ,indian friends4 #aa4 ,from time to time1 the hope of the mother would be revived1 and journeys were made to distant ,indian settlements in search of the lost sister2 but in vain4 ,the mother went down into the grave1 mourning1 and little ,frances was almost forgotten4 ,her brothers had become aged men1 and their grandchildren were playing upon the very spot1 whence she had been taken4 #ab4 ,in the summer of #ahcg1 fifty-nine years after her capture1 intelligence of ,frances was received4 ,colonel ,ewing1 an ,indian agent and trader1 in a letter from ,logansport1 ,indiana1 to the editor of the ,lancaster ,intelligencer1 gave such information1 that all doubts respecting her identity were removed2 and ,joseph ,slocum1 with the sister who carried him to the fort1 and yet survived1 immediately journeyed to ,ohio1 where they were joined by their younger brother ,isaac4 #ac4 ,they proceeded to ,logansport1 where they found ,mr4 ,ewing1 and ascertained that the woman spoken of by him1 lived about twelve miles from the village4 ,she was immediately sent for2 and1 toward evening the next day1 she came into the town1 riding a spirited young horse1 accompanied by her two daughters1 and the husband of one of them1--all dressed in full ,indian costume4 #ad4 ,an interpreter was procured1 7for she could not speak or understand ,english17 and she listened seriously to what her brothers had to say4 ,she answered but little1 and1 at sunset1 departed for her home1 promising to return the next morning4 ,the brother and sister were quite sure that it was indeed ,frances1 though in her face nothing but ,indian lineaments were seen1 her color alone revealing her origin4 #ae4 ,true to her appointment1 she appeared the following morning1 accompanied as before4 ,mr4 ,joseph ,slocum then mentioned a mark of recognition1 which1 his mother had said1 was a sure test4 ,while playing1 one day1 with a hammer in a blacksmith's shop1 ,joseph1 then a child two and a half years old1 gave ,frances a blow upon the middle finger of the left hand1 which crushed the bone1 and deprived the finger of its nail4 #af4 ,this test ,mr4 ,slocum had withheld until others should fail4 ,when he mentioned it1 the aged woman was greatly agitated2 and1 while tears filled the furrows of her face1 she held out the wounded finger4 ,there was no longer a doubt1 and a scene of great interest ensued4 ,her affections for her kindred1 that had slumbered half a century1 were aroused1 and she made earnest inquiries after her father1 mother1 brothers1 and sisters4 ,her full heart--full with the cherished secrets of her history--was opened1 and the story of her life freely given4 #ag4 ,she said the savages1 who were ,delawares1 after taking her to a rocky cave in the mountains1 departed to the ,indian country4 ,the first night was the unhappiest of her life4 ,she was kindly treated1--being carried tenderly in their arms when she was weary4 ,she was adopted in an ,indian family1 and brought up as their daughter4 ,for years she lived a roving life1 and loved it4 ,she was taught the use of the bow and arrow1 and became expert in all the employments of savage existence4 #ah4 ,when she was grown to womanhood1 both her ,indian parents died1 and she soon afterward married a young chief of the nation1 and removed to the ,ohio country4 ,she was treated with more respect than the ,indian women generally2 and so happy was she in her domestic relations1 that the chance of being discovered1 and compelled to return among the whites1 was the greatest evil that she feared2 for she had been taught that they were the implacable enemies of the ,indians1 whom she loved4 #ai4 ,her husband died2 and1 her people having joined the ,miamies1 she went with them1 and married one of that tribe4 ,the last husband was also dead1 and she had been a widow many years4 ,children and grandchildren were around her1 and her life was passing pleasantly away4 ,when she concluded the narrative1 she lifted her right hand in a solemn manner1 and said1 ,all this is as true as that there is a ,great ,spirit in the heavens6 she had entirely forgotten her native language1 and was a pagan4 #bj4 ,on the day after the second interview1 the brothers and sisters1 with the interpreter1 rode out to her dwelling4 ,it was a well-built log-house1 in the midst of cultivation4 ,a large herd of cattle and sixty horses were grazing in the pasture4 ,everything betokened plenty and comfort2 for she was wealthy1 when her wants and her means were compared4 ,her annuity from government1 which she received as one of the ,miami tribe1 had been saved1 and she had about one thousand dollars in specie4 #ba4 ,her white friends passed several days very agreeably with her2 and subsequently her brother ,joseph1 with his daughter1 the wife of the ,hon4 ,mr4 ,bennet1 of ,wyoming1 made her another visit1 and bade her a last farewell4 ,she died a few years ago1 and was buried with considerable pomp2 for she was regarded as a queen among her tribe4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,where is the ,wyoming ,valley8 #b4 ,relate the incidents connected with the capture of little ,frances4 #c4 ,what efforts were made to find her8 #d4 ,how many years after her capture before she was found8 #e4 ,where did they find her8 #f4 ,by what test did ,mr4 ,slocum prove that she was his sister8 #g4 ,what history did she relate of herself8 #h4 ,describe her home4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,l4 ,,fring' ,,ing1 bordering2 edging4 ,,ledge1 layer2 ridge4 ,,dai ,,sy1 7literally day's eye17 a little wild flower very common in summer4 ,,ri' ,,ot ,,ous1 noisy2 reveling4 ,,bois' ,,ter ,,ous1 tumultuous2 violent4 ,,cull' ,,ing1 selecting2 picking4 ,,bou ,,quets'1 7boo kas17 bunches of flowers4 ,,sulk' ,y1 morose4 ,,both' ,,er ,,ing1 perplexing4 ,,un ,,wont' ,,ed1 rare3 uncommon4 ,,te' ,,di ,,ous1 tiresome2 wearisome4 ,,the ,,rain-,,drops4 ,,delia ,,louise ,,colton4 #a4 ,the silver rain1 the golden rain1 ,the tripping1 dancing1 laughing rain6 ,stringing its pearls on the green leaf's edge1 ,fringing with gems the brown rock's ledge1 ,spinning a vail for the water-fall1 ,and building an amber-colored wall ,across the ,west where the sun-beams fall3 ,the gentle rain1 in the shady lane1 ,the pattering1 peering1 winning rain6 #b4 ,the noisy rain1 the marching rain1 ,the rushing tread of the heavy rain6 ,pouring its rivers from out the blue1 ,down on the grass where the daisies grew1 ,darting in clouds of angry drops ,across the hills and the green tree-tops1 ,and kissing1 at last1 in its giant glee1 ,the foaming lips of the great green sea3 ,the fierce1 wild rain1 the riotous rain1 ,the boisterous1 dashing1 shouting rain6 #c4 ,the still night rain1 the solemn rain6 ,the soldier-step of the midnight rain6 ,with its measured beat on the roof o'erhead1 ,with its tidings sweet of the faithful dead1 ,whispers from loves who are laid asleep ,under the sod where the myrtles creep1 ,culling bouquets from the sun-lit past1 ,of flowers too sweet1 too fair to last3 ,the faithful rain1 the untiring rain1 ,the cooing1 sobbing1 weeping rain6 #d4 ,the sulky rain1 the spiteful rain1 ,the bothering1 pilfering1 thieving rain6 ,creeping so lazily over the sky1 ,a leaden mask o'er a bright blue eye1 ,and shutting in1 with its damp1 strong hands1 ,the rosy faces in curls1 and bands ,of girls who think1 with unwonted frown ,of the charming laces and things down-town1 ,that might as well for this tiresome rain1 ,be in the rose land of ,almahain3 ,the horrid rain1 the tedious rain1 ,the never-ending1 dingy rain6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what is the meaning of the suffix ing1 in such words as tripping1 dancing1 laughing1 c48 ,see ,,sanders ,mc,e,l,l,i,g,o,t,t',s ,,analysis1 page #aec1 ,ex4 #bjf4 #b4 ,what is the use of the hyphen in such words as water-fall1 amber-colored1 c48 ,see ,,sanders' ,,new ,,speller1 page l#fe4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,li4 ,,lav' ,,ish1 liberal2 profuse4 ,,per' ,,fumes1 pleasant odors4 ,,har ,,mo' ,,ni ,,ous1 concordant4 ,,rapt' ,,ure1 extreme joyousness4 ,,germs1 seed-buds2 beginnings4 ,,par',,ticles1 minute parts2 atoms4 ,,motes1 very small particles4 ,,vent' ,,ure1 dare2 have courage4 ,,col' ,,umns1 pillars4 ,,dome1 arched roof2 cupola4 ,,ti' ,,ny1 very small4 ,,es' ,,sence1 perfume4 ,,small ,,things4 ,f4 ,,bennoch4 #a4 ,who dares to scorn the meanest thing1 ,the humblest weed that grows1 ,while pleasure spreads its joyous wing ,on every breeze that blows8 ,the simplest flower that1 hidden1 blooms ,the lowest on the ground1 ,is lavish of its rare perfumes1 ,and scatters sweetness round4 #b4 ,the poorest friend upholds a part ,of life's harmonious plan2 ,the weakest hand may have the art ,to serve the strongest man4 ,the bird that highest1 clearest sings1 ,to greet the morning's birth1 ,falls down to drink1 with folded wings1 ,love's rapture on the earth4 #c4 ,from germs too small for mortal sight ,grow all things that are seen1 ,their floating particles of light ,weave ,nature's robe of green4 ,the motes that fill the sunny rays ,build ocean1 earth1 and sky1-- ,the wondrous orbs that round us blaze ,are motes to ,deity6 #d4 ,life1 love1 devotion1 closely twine1 ,like tree1 and flower1 and fruit2 ,they ripen by a power divine1 ,though fed by leaf and root4 ,and he who would be truly great1 ,must venture to be small2 ,on airy columns rests the dome ,that1 shining1 circles all4 #e4 ,small duties grow to mighty deeds2 ,small words to thoughts of power2 ,great forests spring from tiny seeds1 ,as moments make the hour4 ,and life1 howe'er it lowly grows1 ,the essence to it given1 ,like odor from the breathing rose1 ,floats evermore to ,heaven4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lii4 ,,ex ,,tinct'1 extinguished4 ,,in ,,cor' ,,po ,,ra ,,ted1 united4 ,,tac' ,,it1 silent2 implied4 ,,sub ,,sist' ,,ed1 existed4 ,,hos ,,pi ,,tal' ,i ,,ty1 kind treatment4 ,,in ,,por' ,,tu ,,nate1 urgent2 pressing4 ,,en ,,croach' ,,ment1 intrusion4 ,,ir' ,,ri ,,ta ,,ted1 provoked2 exasperated4 ,,mas' ,,sa ,,cre1 7mas' sa ker17 slaughter4 ,,grav' ,i ,,ty1 seriousness4 ,,de ,,lib' ,,er ,,ate1 take council4 ,,trea' ,,son1 treachery2 disloyalty4 ,,ap ,,pris' ,,ing1 informing4 ,,be ,,tray'1 expose4 ,,in ,,vin ,,ci ,,ble1 unconquerable4 ,,wax' ,,ed1 became1 grew4 ,,be ,,sought'1 entreated2 implored4 ,,suf ,,fice1 7c like z17 prove sufficient4 ,,murderer',s ,,creek4 ,footnote3 ,in ,orange ,county1 ,new ,york4 ,,james ,k4 ,,paulding4 #a4 ,little more than a century ago1 the beautiful region watered by this stream1 was possessed by a small tribe of ,indians1 which has long since become extinct1 or incorporated with some other savage nation of the ,west4 ,three or four hundred yards from where the stream discharges itself into the ,hudson1 a white family1 of the name of ,stacy1 had established itself in a log-house1 by tacit permission of the tribe1 to whom ,stacy had made himself useful by his skill in a variety of little arts1 highly estimated by the savages4 #b4 ,in particular1 a friendship subsisted between him and an old ,indian1 called ,naman1 who often came to his house1 and partook of his hospitality4 ,the ,indians never forgive injuries1 nor forget benefits4 ,the family consisted of ,stacy1 his wife1 and two children1 a boy and a girl1 the former five1 the latter three years old4 #c4 ,one day1 ,naman came to ,stacy's log-hut1 in his absence1 lighted his pipe1 and sat down4 ,he looked very serious1 sometimes sighed deeply1 but said not a word4 ,stacy's wife asked him what was the matter1--if he was sick4 ,he shook his head1 sighed1 but said nothing1 and soon went away4 ,the next day1 he came again and behaved in the same manner4 ,stacy's wife began to think strange of this1 and related it to her husband1 who advised her to urge the old man to an explanation the next time he came4 #d4 ,accordingly1 when he repeated his visit the day after1 she was more importunate than usual4 ,at last1 the old ,indian said4 ,i am a red man1 and the pale faces are our enemies3 why should ,i speak8--,but my husband and ,i are your friends3 you have eaten salt with us a thousand times1 and my children have sat on your knees as often4 ,if you have anything on your mind1 tell it me4--,it will cost me my life if it is known1 and the white-faced women are not good at keeping secrets1 replied ,naman4 #e4 ,try me1 and see4--,will you swear by your ,great ,spirit that you will tell none but your husband8--,i have none else to tell4--,but will you swear8--,i do swear by our ,great ,spirit1 ,i will tell none but my husband4--,not if my tribe should kill you for not telling8--,not if your tribe should kill me for not telling4 #f4 ,naman then proceeded to tell her that1 owing to some encroachments of the white people below the mountains1 his tribe had become irritated1 and were resolved that night to massacre all the white settlers within their reach2 that she must send for her husband1 inform him of the danger1 and1 as secretly and speedily as possible1 take their canoe and paddle1 with all haste1 over the river to ,fishkill for safety4 ,be quick1 and do nothing that may excite suspicion1 said ,naman1 as he departed4 #g4 ,the good wife sought her husband1 who was down on the river fishing1 told him the story1 and1 as no time was to be lost1 they proceeded to their boat1 which was unluckily filled with water4 ,it took some time to clear it out1 and1 meanwhile1 ,stacy recollected his gun1 which had been left behind4 ,he proceeded to the house1 and returned with it4 ,all this took up considerable time1 and precious time it proved to this poor family4 #h4 ,the daily visits of old ,naman1 and his more than ordinary gravity1 had excited suspicion in some of the tribe1 who had1 accordingly1 paid particular attention to the movements of ,stacy4 ,one of the young ,indians1 who had been kept on the watch1 seeing the whole family about to take to the boat1 ran to the little ,indian village1 about a mile off1 and gave the alarm4 ,five ,indians collected1 ran down to the river1 where their canoes were moored1 jumped in1 and paddled after ,stacy1 who1 by this time1 had got some distance out into the stream4 #i4 ,they gained on him so fast1 that twice he dropped his paddle1 and took up his gun4 ,but his wife prevented his shooting by telling him that1 if he fired1 and they were afterwards overtaken1 they would meet with no mercy from the ,indians4 ,he accordingly refrained1 and plied his paddle till the sweat rolled in big drops down his forehead4 ,all would not do2 they were overtaken within a hundred yards from the shore1 and carried back with shouts of yelling triumph4 #aj4 ,when they got ashore1 the ,indians set fire to ,stacy's house1 and dragged himself1 his wife1 and children1 to their village4 ,here the principal old men1 and ,naoman among them1 assembled to deliberate on the affair4 ,the chief men of the council stated that some of the tribe had1 undoubtedly1 been guilty of treason1 in apprising ,stacy1 the white man1 of the designs of the tribe1 whereby they took the alarm1 and well-nigh escaped4 #aa4 ,he proposed to examine the prisoners1 to learn who gave the information4 ,the old men assented to this1 and ,naman among the rest4 ,stacy was first interrogated by one of the old men1 who spoke ,english and interpreted to the others4 ,stacy refused to betray his informant4 ,his wife was then questioned2 while1 at the same moment1 two ,indians stood threatening the two children1 with tomahawks1 in case she did not confess4 #ab4 ,she attempted to evade the truth1 by declaring she had a dream the night before1 which alarmed her1 and that she had persuaded her husband to fly4 ,the ,great ,spirit never deigns to talk in dreams to a white face1 said the old ,indian4 ,woman1 thou hast two tongues1 and two faces4 ,speak the truth1 or thy children shall surely die4 ,the little boy and girl were then brought close to her1 and the two savages stood over them1 ready to execute their bloody orders4 #ac4 ,wilt thou name1 said the old ,indian1 the red man who betrayed his tribe8 ,i will ask thee three times4 ,the mother answered not4 ,wilt thou name the traitor8 ,this is the second time4 ,the poor mother looked at her husband1 and then at her children1 and stole a glance at ,naoman1 who sat smoking his pipe with invincible gravity4 #ad4 ,she wrung her hands1 and wept2 but remained silent4 ,wilt thou name the traitor8 ',tis the third and last time4 ,the agony of the mother waxed more bitter2 again she sought the eye of ,naoman2 but it was cold and motionless4 ,a pause of a moment awaited her reply1 and the tomahawks were raised over the heads of the children1 who besought their mother not to let them be murdered4 #ae4 ,stop6 cried ,naman4 ,all eyes were turned upon him4 ,stop6 repeated he1 in a tone of authority4 ,white woman1 thou hast kept thy word with me to the last moment4 ,i am the traitor4 ,i have eaten of the salt1 warmed myself at the fire1 shared the kindness1 of these ,christian white people1 and it was ,i that told them of their danger4 ,i am a withered1 leafless1 branchless trunk4 ,cut me down1 if you will3 ,i am ready4 #af4 ,a yell of indignation sounded on all sides4 ,naman descended from the little bank where he sat1 shrouded his face with his mantle of skins1 and submitted to his fate4 ,he fell dead at the feet of the white woman by a blow of the tomahawk4 #ag4 ,but the sacrifice of ,naman1 and the firmness of the ,christian white woman1 did not suffice to save the lives of the other victims4 ,they perished1--how1 it is needless to say2 and the memory of their fate has been preserved in the name of the pleasant stream1 on whose banks they lived and died1 which1 to this day1 is called ,,murderer',s ,,creek4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,where is ,murderer's ,creek8 #b4 ,what is said of ,naman and ,stacy's family8 #c4 ,why did ,naman1 at first1 refuse to tell ,mrs4 ,stacy of her danger8 #d4 ,did ,stacy's family make their escape8 #e4 ,where were they taken8 #f4 ,did ,mrs4 ,stacy tell who had informed her8 #g4 ,what measures did the ,indians adopt1 to make her tell8 ,what did ,naoman say8 #i4 ,what did the ,indians do with ,naoman and ,stacy's family8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,liii4 ,,per' ,,il ,,ous1 hazardous2 dangerous4 ,,de ,,files'1 narrow passages4 ,,prec' ,i ,,pic ,,es1 steep descents4 ,,sol',i ,,tude1 lonely places4 ,,am ,,mu ,,ni' ,,tion1 military stores1 as powder1 balls1 c4 ,,dra ,,goons1 mounted soldiers4 ,,sum' ,,mit1 top2 highest point4 ,,av ,a ,,lanche'1 snow-slip4 ,,crouch' ,,ed1 cringed4 ,,ad ,,vance'1 forward2 proceed4 ,,be ,,numb' ,,ed1 deprived of feeling4 ,,ex ,,ploits'1 heroic deeds4 ,,il ,,lus' ,,trates1 explains2 makes clear4 ,,he ,,ro',,ic1 brave2 fearless4 ,,un ,,flinch',,ing1 determined2 resolute4 ,,bay' ,o ,,net1 a short1 pointed instrument of iron1 or broad dagger1 fitted to the barrel of a gun4 ,it is so called1 because the first bayonets were made at ,bayonne1 in ,france4 ,,napoleon',s ,,army ,,crossing ,,the ,,alps4 #a4 ,when ,napoleon was carrying war into ,italy1 he ordered one of his officers1 ,marshal ,macdonald1 to cross the ,splugen with fifteen thousand soldiers1 and join him on the plains below4 ,the ,splugen is one of the four great roads which cross the ,alps from ,switzerland to ,italy4 #b4 ,when ,macdonald received the order1 it was about the last of ,november1 and the winter storms were raging among the mountain passes4 ,it was a perilous undertaking1 yet he must obey2 and the men began their terrible march through narrow defiles and overhanging precipices1 six thousand feet up1 up among the gloomy solitudes of the ,alps4 #c4 ,the cannon were placed on sleds drawn by oxen1 and the ammunition was packed on mules4 ,first came the guides1 sticking their long poles in the snow1 in order to find the path2 then came workmen to clear away the drifts2 then the dragoons1 mounted on their most powerful horses1 to beat down the track2 after which followed the main body of the army4 #d4 ,they encountered severe storms and piercing cold4 ,when half-way up the summit1 a rumbling noise was heard among the cliffs4 ,the guides looked at each other in alarm2 for they knew well what it meant4 ,it grew louder and louder4 ,an avalanche6 an avalanche6 they shrieked1 and the next moment a field of ice and snow came leaping down the mountain1 striking the line of march1 and sweeping thirty dragoons in a wild plunge below4 ,the black forms of the horses and their riders were seen for an instant struggling for life1 and then they disappeared forever4 #e4 ,the sight struck the soldiers with horror2 they crouched and shivered in the blast4 ,their enemy was not now flesh and blood1 but wild winter storms2 swords and bayonets could not defend them from the desolating avalanche4 ,flight or retreat was hopeless2 for all around lay the drifted snow1 like a vast winding-sheet4 ,on they must go1 or death was certain1 and the brave men struggled forward4 #f4 ,soldiers6 exclaimed their commander1 you are called to ,italy2 your general needs you4 ,advance and conquer1 first the mountain and the snow1 then the plains and the enemy6 ,blinded by the winds1 benumbed with the cold1 and far beyond the reach of aid1 ,macdonald and his men pressed on4 ,sometimes a whole company of soldiers were suddenly swept away by an avalanche4 #g4 ,on one occasion1 a poor drummer1 crawling out from the mass of snow1 which had torn him from his comrades1 began to beat his drum for relief4 ,the muffled sound came up from his gloomy resting-place1 and was heard by his brother soldiers2 but none could go to his rescue4 ,for an hour1 he beat rapidly1 then the strokes grew fainter1 until they were heard no more1 and the poor drummer laid himself down to die4 ,two weeks were occupied in this perilous march1 and two hundred men perished in the undertaking4 #h4 ,this passage of the ,splugen is one of the bravest exploits in the history of ,napoleon's generals1 and illustrates the truth of the proverb1 ,where there is a will there is a way4 ,no one can read the heroic deeds of brave men grappling with danger and death1 without a feeling of respect and admiration2 but heroic deeds are always the fruit of toil and self-sacrifice4 ,no one can accomplish great things1 unless he aims at great things1 and pursues that aim with unflinching courage and perseverance4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what orders had ,napoleon given to ,marshal ,macdonald8 #b4 ,what time of year was it8 #c4 ,describe the march of the army over the ,alps4 #d4 ,what disaster occurred to them8 #e4 ,how did their commander address the army8 #f ,describe the drummer boy's fate4 #g4 ,how many men perished8 #h4 ,what does this exploit of the army illustrate8 #i4 ,what is said of heroic deeds8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,liv4 ,,prov' ,,erbs1 sayings2 maxims4 ,,trac' ,,ed1 shown2 marked out4 ,,woo ,,ers1 suitors2 lovers4 ,,dense1 close2 thick4 ,,striv' ,,ing1 making efforts4 ,,con ,,trol'1 restraint2 government4 ,,cope1 strive2 contend4 ,,de ,,fy' ,,ing1 daring2 outbraving4 ,,ghost1 specter2 apparition4 ,,re ,,ly' ,,ing1 trusting2 depending4 ,,win' ,,ning1 getting2 gaining4 ,,bram' ,,bles1 prickly shrubs4 ,,where ,,there',s ,a ,,will ,,there',s ,a ,,way4 ,,eliza ,,cook4 #a4 ,we have faith in old proverbs full surely1 ,for wisdom has traced what they tell1 ,and truth may be drawn up as purely ,from them1 as it may from a well4 ,let us question the thinkers and doers1 ,and hear what they honestly say1 ,and you'll find they believe1 like bold wooers1 ,in ,where there's a ,,will there's a ,,way4 #b4 ,the hills have been high for man's mounting1 ,the woods have been dense for his ax1 ,the stars have been thick for his counting1 ,the sands have been wide for his tracks4 ,the sea has been deep for his diving1 ,the poles have been broad for his sway1 ,but bravely he's proved by his striving1 ,that ,where there's a ,,will there's a ,,way4 #c4 ,have ye vices that ask a destroyer1 ,or passions that need your control8 ,let ,reason become your employer1 ,and your body be ruled by your soul4 ,fight on1 though ye bleed at the trial1 ,resist with all strength that ye may1 ,ye may conquer ,sin's host by denial1 ,for1 ,where there's a ,,will there's a ,,way4 #d4 ,have ye poverty's pinching to cope with'8 ,does suffering weigh down your might'8 ,only call up a spirit to hope with1 ,and dawn may come out of the night4 ,oh6 much may be done by defying ,the ghost of ,despair and ,dismay1 ,and much may be gained by relying ,on ,where there's a ,,will there's a ,,way4 #e4 ,should ye see afar off that worth winning1 ,set out on a journey with trust1 ,and ne'er heed though your path at beginning ,should be among brambles and dust4 ,though it is by footsteps ye do it1 ,and hardships may hinder and stay1 ,keep a heart and be sure ye go through it1 ,for1 ,where there's a ,,will there's a ,,way4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what is the meaning of this proverb1 ,where there's a ,,will there's a ,,way8 #b4 ,what instances can you mention in which its truth has been realized8 #c4 ,do you apply this proverb in getting your lessons8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lv4 ,,tal' ,,is ,,man1 charm2 amulet4 ,,van1 front or head of an army4 ,,fi' ,,er ,y1 ardent2 passionate4 ,,plumes1 supplies with feathers4 ,,tense' ,,ly1 tightly4 ,,swerves1 deviates4 ,,daunt1 frighten2 terrify4 ,,ban' ,,ish1 expel2 drive away4 ,,tel ,,egraph17,,tele1far off2 ,,graph1 writing or marking17 a machine to convey news far off4 ,see ,,sanders' ,,new ,,speller1 p4 #afa1 ,ex4 #dai4 ,i ,,can6 #a4 ,i ,,can6 oh yes1--we know you can6 ,we read it in your eye2 ,there is a mystic talisman ,flashing all gloriously6 ,speak it out boldly1 let it ring1 ,there is a volume there1 ,there's meaning in the eagle's wing ,then soar1 and do1 and dare6 #b4 ,i ,,can6 climbs to the mountain top1 ,and plows the billowy main2 ,he lifts the hammer in the shop1 ,and drives the saw and plane2 ,he's fearless in the battle shock1 ,and always leads the van ,of young ,america's brave sons1-- ,they never quailed nor ran4 #c4 ,i ,,can6 ,he is a fiery youth1 ,and ,,will a brother twin1 ,and1 arm in arm1 in love and truth4 ,they'll either die or win4 ,shoulder to shoulder1 ever ready1 ,all firm and fearless still ,these brothers labor1--true and steady1-- ,i ,,can1 and brave ,i ,,will4 #d4 ,i ,,can1 e'en on his pleasure trips1 ,travels by telegraph2 ,he plumes the snowy wing of ships1 ,and never works by half2 ,his music is the humming loom1 ,and shuttles are his dancers41 ,then clear the way1 and quick give room ,for the noble-souled ,i ,,can1 sirs6 #e4 ,i ,,can6 ,indeed1 we know you can6 ',tis lithe in every limb1 ,to your blood 'tis a busy fan1 ,how can the flame burn dim8 ,it tensely draws your sturdy nerves1-- ,no bow's without a string1 ,and when nor bow nor bow-string swerves1 ,an arrow's on the wing4 #f4 ,there is a magic in the power ,of an unbending will1 ,that makes us stronger every hour1 ,for greater efforts still4 ,then banish from you every ,,can',t1 ,and show yourself a ,,man1 ,and nothing will your purpose daunt1 ,led by the brave ,i ,,can6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what does ,i can do8 #b4 ,who is called his twin brother8 #c4 ,what is said of an unbending will8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lvi4 ,,cas' ,,ed1 invested4 ,,arm' ,,or1 defensive arms4 ,,storm' ,,ing1 taking by assault4 ,,air' ,y1 fanciful2 visionary4 ,,for' ,,tress1 fort2 strong-hold4 ,,de ,,tain'1 hinder2 keep back4 ,,weap' ,,ons1 instruments for defense1 or offense4 ,,un ,,wor' ,,thy1 undeserving4 ,,re ,,gret'1 sorrow for the past4 ,,phan' ,,tom1 specter2 ghost-like4 ,,scarce' ,,ly1 hardly4 ,,now1 ,,to-,,day4 ,,adelaide ,a4 ,,procter4 #a4 ,,arise6 for the day is passing1 ,and you lie dreaming on2 ,your brothers are cased in armor1 ,and forth to the fight are gone6 ,a place in the ranks awaits you2 ,each man has some part to play2 ,the ,past and the ,future are nothing ,in the face of stern ,,to-,,day4 #b4 ,,arise from your dreams of the ,future1-- ,of gaining some hard-fought field1 ,of storming some airy fortress1 ,or bidding some giant yield2 ,your ,future has deeds of glory1 ,of honor1 7,god grant it may67 ,but your arm will never be stronger1 ,or needed as now1--,,to-,,day4 #c4 ,,arise6 if the ,past detain you1 ,her sunshine and storms forget2 ,no chains so unworthy to hold you ,as those of a vain regret2 ,sad or bright1 she is lifeless ever2 ,cast her phantom arms away1 ,nor look back1 save to learn the lesson ,of a nobler strife ,,to-,,day4 #d4 ,,arise6 for the day is passing2 ,the sound that you scarcely hear1 ,is the enemy marching to battle6 7f47 ,rise6 ,,rise6 for the foe is near6 ,stay not to sharpen your weapons1 ,or the hour will strike at last1 ,when1 from dreams of a coming battle1 ,you may wake to find it past6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what reasons are assigned why we should arouse to effort now1 to-day8 #b4 ,what rule for the falling inflection on arise8 ,see ,rule ,,viii41 page #cc4 #c4 ,how1 according to the notation mark1 should the last verse be read8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lvii4 ,,rev ,o ,,lu' ,,tion1 change of government4 ,,fan' ,,ci ,,ed1 thought2 imagined1 ,,un ,,gen' ,,er ,,ous1 mean2 ignoble4 ,,ac ,,knowl' ,,edg ,,ed1 owned4 ,,plot' ,,ting1 planning2 contriving4 ,,de ,,sign'1 purpose2 intention4 ,,cor ,,re ,,spond' ,,ence1 intercourse by letters4 ,,con' ,,quest1 victory4 ,,in' ,,ter ,,view1 meeting2 conference4 ,,sol' ,i ,,ta ,,ry1 lonely2 retired4 ,,con ,,grat' ,u ,,la ,,ting1 rejoicing with4 ,,is' ,,su ,,ed1 started up2 come forth4 ,,sus ,,pect' ,,ing1 mistrusting4 ,,de ,,tect' ,,ed1 exposed2 found out4 ,a' ,,mi ,a ,,ble1 lovely2 agreeable4 ,,fel' ,,on1 criminal4 ,,con' ,,se ,,quence1 7,,con1 with2 ,,sequence1 a following17 a following with1 as an effect1 or result4 ,,im ,,press' ,,ive1 7,,im1 in2 ,,press1 to bear upon2 ,,ive1 tending to17 tending to press in1 or upon2 producing an effect4 ,,in ,,volv' ,,ed1 7,,in1 in2 ,,volved1 rolled17 rolled in2 enveloped4 ,,the ,,capture ,,of ,,major ,,andre4 #a4 ,one of the saddest events in the history of the ,american ,revolution is the treason of ,arnold1 and1 in consequence of it1 the death of ,major ,andre4 ,arnold was an officer in the ,american army1 who1 though brave1 had a proud and impatient spirit4 #b4 ,he fancied he had not all the honor and the pay due for his services1 and1 having plunged himself into debt by his expensive style of living1 these things soured his heart2 and1 as is the case with ungenerous minds1 he never acknowledged a fault1 or forgave an injury4 ,more than this1 he sought revenge against his countrymen by plotting treason against his country4 #c4 ,soon after forming this bad design1 he opened a secret correspondence with the ,english ,general1 ,henry ,clinton1 and1 at the same time1 asked ,general ,washington to give him the command of ,west ,point1 an important post on the ,hudson river4 ,washington let him have it1 and this he determined to betray into the hands of the enemy1 provided he could make out of it a good bargain for himself4 #d4 ,he wrote to ,general ,clinton what he would do1 and asked to have a secret interview with some ,english officer1 in order to agree upon the terms4 ,general ,clinton was delighted2 for he thought an army divided against itself1 must prove an easy conquest2 and he asked ,major ,andre1 a gallant young officer1 to meet ,arnold1 and settle the price of his treason4 #e4 ,andre did not wish to engage in such business2 but he obeyed1 and went up the ,hudson in an ,english sloop-of-war for this purpose4 ,arnold agreed to meet him at a certain spot1 and when night came on1 sent a little boat to bring him ashore4 ,he landed at the foot of a mountain called the ,long ,clove1 on the western side of the river1 a few miles from ,haverstraw1 where he found the traitor hid in a clump of bushes4 #f4 ,little did poor ,andre foresee the fatal consequences of this step4 ,all that still star-light night they sat and talked2 daylight came1 and the business was not concluded4 ,arnold dismissed the boatmen1 and led his companion to a solitary farm-house on the river's bank1 where the papers were finally drawn up1 and hid in one of ,andre's stockings4 ,andre felt how exposed he was to danger in the enemy's country1 and heartily wished himself back to the sloop4 #g4 ,forced now1 however1 to go by land1 ,arnold gave him a pass to go through the ,american lines2 and1 at sunset1 he set off1 on horseback1 with a guide4 ,they crossed the river1 and1 getting along on their dangerous journey with but few alarms1 the guide left the next morning1 and ,andre rode briskly on1 congratulating himself upon leaving all dangers behind1 for he was rapidly nearing the ,english lines1 when there was a loud shout1 ,stand6 ,,halt6 and three men ,footnote3 ,paulding1 ,williams1 and ,van ,wart4 issued from the woods1 one seizing the bridle1 and the others presenting their guns4 #h4 ,andre told them he had a pass to ,white ,plains1 on urgent business from ,general ,arnold1 and begged them not to detain him2 but the men1 suspecting that all was not right1 began to search him2 and1 hauling off his boots1 they discovered his papers in his stockings4 #i4 ,finding himself detected1 he offered them any sum of money1 if they would let him go4 ,no2 answered the sturdy men1 not if you would give us ten thousand guineas2 for1 though poor1 they were above selling their country at any price4 ,andre was sent a prisoner to ,general ,washington's camp4 ,arnold1 on learning the news of his capture1 immediately fled from ,west ,point1 and made his escape to the ,english sloop4 #aj4 ,according to the rules of war1 poor ,andre was sentenced to the death of a spy4 ,great efforts were made to save him4 ,general ,clinton offered a large sum to redeem him4 ,so young1 so amiable1 so gallant1 and to meet a felon's doom6 but1 in ten days he was hung4 #aa4 ,arnold lived2 but1 with the thirty thousand dollars--the price of his treachery--he lived a miserable man1 despised even by those who bought him4 ,and one impressive lesson which the story teaches1 is1 that the consequences of guilt do not fall alone on the guilty man2 others are often involved in distress1 disgrace1 and ruin4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what is one of the saddest events in the history of the ,american ,revolution8 #b4 ,who was ,arnold8 #c4 ,what reason is assigned why he plotted treason against his country8 #d4 ,what measures did he adopt to do this8 #e4 ,with whom1 and where did he make the agreement8 #f4 ,by whom was ,andre detected8 #g4 ,what became of ,andre and ,arnold8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lviii4 ,,se ,,cur' ,,ed1 obtained4 ,,hes' ,i ,,ta ,,ted1 paused4 ,,mis' ,,er ,a ,,ble1 wretched4 ,,sup' ,,pli ,,ant1 petitioner2 beggar4 ,,pecul' ,,iar1 singular2 remarkable4 ,,in ,,dic' ,a ,,tive1 showing2 intimating4 ,,so ,,lic' ,,it ,,ed1 asked2 requested4 ,,cos ,,tume'1 mode of dress4 ,,vig' ,,or ,,ous1 stout2 strong4 ,,syn' ,o ,,nym1 a word meaning the same as some other word4 ,,in' ,,fa ,,my1 utter disgrace4 ,headnote #a3 ,,tal' ,,ley ,,rand1 a distinguished ,french statesman1 was born ,feb4 #acth1 #aged4 ,he died ,may #bjth1 #ahch4 ,,benedict ,,arnold4 #a4 ,there was a day when ,talleyrand ,headnote #a arrived in ,havre1 direct from ,paris4 ,it was the darkest hour of the ,french ,revolution4 ,pursued by the blood-hounds of the ,reign of ,terror1 stripped of every wreck of property or power1 ,talleyrand secured a passage to ,america1 in a ship about to sail4 ,he was a beggar and a wanderer in a strange land1 to earn his bread by daily labor4 #b4 ,is there an ,american staying at your house8 he asked the landlord of the hotel4 ,i am bound to cross the water1 and should like a letter to a person of influence in the ,new ,world4 ,the landlord hesitated a moment1 then replied3 ,there is a gentleman up-stairs1 either from ,america or ,britain2 but whether an ,american or an ,englishman1 ,i can not tell4 #c4 ,he pointed the way1 and ,talleyrand1 who1 in his life1 was ,bishop1 ,prince1 and ,prime ,minister1 ascended the stairs4 ,a miserable suppliant1 he stood before the stranger's door1 knocked1 and entered4 ,in the far corner of the dimly-lighted room1 sat a man of some fifty years1 his arms folded1 and his head bowed on his breast4 ,from a window directly opposite1 a faint light rested on his forehead4 #d4 ,his eyes looked from beneath the downcast brows1 and gazed on ,talleyrand's face with a peculiar and searching expression4 ,his face was striking in outline1--the mouth and chin indicative of an iron will4 ,his form1 vigorous1 even with the snows of fifty winters1 was clad in a dark1 but rich and distinguished costume4 #e4 ,talleyrand advanced1 stated that he was a fugitive2 and1 under the impression that the gentleman before him was an ,american1 he solicited his kind and generous offices4 ,he related his history in eloquent ,french and broken ,english4 #f4 ,i am a wanderer1 and an exile4 ,i am forced to flee to the ,new ,world1 without a friend or home4 ,you are an ,american6 ,give me1 then1 ,i beseech you1 a letter of yours1 so that ,i may be able to earn my bread4 ,i am willing to toil in any manner2 the scenes of ,paris have seized me with such horror1 that a life of labor would be a paradise to a career of luxury in ,france4 ,you will give me a letter to one of your friends8 ,a gentleman like yourself has1 doubtless1 many friends4 #g4 ,the strange gentleman rose4 ,with a look that ,talleyrand never forgot1 he retreated to the door of the next chamber1--his eyes looking still from beneath his darkened brow4 ,he spoke as he retreated backward1--his voice was full of meaning4 ,i am the only man born in the ,new ,world1 who can raise his hand to ,god and say1 ,i have not a friend1 not one1 in all ,america6 ,talleyrand never forgot the overwhelming sadness of that look which accompanied these words4 #h4 ,who are you8 he cried1 as the strange man retreated to the next room3 your name8 ,my name1 he replied1 with a smile that had more of mockery than joy in its convulsive expression1--my name is ,benedict ,arnold6 ,he was gone3 ,talleyrand sank into his chair1 gasping the words1 ,,arnold1 ,,the ,,traitor6 #i4 ,thus1 you see1 he wandered over the earth another ,cain1 with the wanderer's mark upon his brow4 ,even in that secluded room1 in that inn at ,havre1 his crimes found him out1 and forced him to tell his name3 that name the synonym of infamy4 ,the last twenty years of his life are covered with a cloud1 from whose darkness but a few gleams of light flash out upon the page of history4 #aj4 ,the manner of his death is not exactly known2 but we can not doubt that he died utterly friendless1--that remorse pursued him to the grave1 whispering ,john ,andre in his ear1--and that the memory of his course of infamy gnawed like a canker at his heart1 murmuring forever1 ,true to your country1 what might you have been1 ,o ,,arnold1 ,,the ,,traitor6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,who was ,talleyrand8 #b4 ,why was he obliged to flee from ,paris8 #c4 ,whom did he seek at ,havre8 #d4 ,why did he wish to see the stranger8 #e4 ,describe the appearance of this stranger4 #f4 ,what did he say to ,talleyrand8 #g4 ,who did the stranger prove to be8 #h4 ,what is said of ,arnold8 #i4 ,where is ,havre8 #aj4 ,where is ,paris8 #aa4 ,what is meant by ,new ,world8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lix4 ,,lo ,,co ,,mo' ,,tive1 steam-engine to propel rail-cars4 ,,col ,,lis' ,,ion1 7s like zh17 shock2 violent contact4 ,,en ,,gin ,,eer'1 one who manages an engine4 ,,pre ,,cip' ,i ,,ta ,,ted1 thrown headlong4 ,,re-,,en ,,force' ,,ments1 additional forces4 ,,ob' ,,sti ,,nate1 unyielding4 ,,corps1 7kore17 body of troops4 ,,bank' ,,rupt ,,cy1 insolvency4 ,e ,,nor' ,,mous1 immense2 very large4 ,,as' ,,sets1 amounts due4 ,,re ,,mit' ,,tance1 money remitted4 ,,pre ,,serv' ,,ed1 secured2 saved4 ,,ma ,,tu' ,,ri ,,ty1 time of payment4 ,,re ,,prieve'1 respite4 ,,in ,,solv' ,,ent1 one unable to pay his debts4 ,,prov ,o ,,ca' ,,tion1 incitement to anger4 ,,ig ,,no ,,min' ,i ,,ous1 disgraceful4 ,,sac ,,ri ,,fic' ,,ed1 7c like z17 thrown away4 ,,behind ,,time4 ,,freeman ,,hunt4 #a4 ,a railroad train was rushing along at almost lightning speed4 ,a curve was just ahead1 beyond which was a station1 at which the cars usually passed each other4 ,the conductor was late1--so late that the period during which the down train was to wait1 had nearly elapsed3 but he hoped yet to pass the curve safely4 ,suddenly1 a locomotive dashed into sight right ahead4 ,in an instant1 there was a collision4 ,a shriek1 a shock1 and fifty souls were in eternity2 and all because an engineer had been behind time4 #b4 ,a great battle was going on4 ,column after column had been precipitated for eight mortal hours on the enemy posted along the ridge of a hill4 ,the summer sun was sinking to the west2 re-enforcements for the obstinate defenders were already in sight2 it was necessary to carry the position with one final charge1 or every thing would be lost4 ,a powerful corps had been summoned from across the country1 and1 if it came up in season1 all would yet be right4 ,the great conqueror1 confident in its arrival1 formed his reserve into an attacking column1 and led them down the hill4 ,the whole world knows the result4 ,grouchy ,footnote3 ,pronounced ,groo' shee4 failed to appear2 the imperial guard was beaten back2 ,waterloo was lost4 ,napoleon died a prisoner at ,st4 ,helena1 because one of his marshals was behind time4 #c4 ,a leading firm1 in commercial circles had long struggled against bankruptcy4 ,as it had enormous assets in ,california1 it expected remittances by a certain day2 and if the sums promised arrived1 its credit1 its honor1 and its future prosperity would be preserved4 ,but week after week elapsed without bringing the gold4 ,at last1 came the fatal day on which the firm had bills maturing to enormous amounts4 ,the steamer was telegraphed at daybreak2 but it was found on inquiry that she brought no funds2 and the house failed4 ,the next arrival brought nearly half a million to the insolvents1 but it was too late2 they were ruined1 because their agent1 in remitting1 had been behind time4 #d4 ,a condemned man was led out for execution1 he had taken human life1 but under circumstances of the greatest provocation1 and public sympathy was active in his behalf4 ,thousands had signed petitions for a reprieve1 a favorable answer had been expected the night before1 and1 though it had not come1 even the sheriff felt confident that it would yet arrive in season4 ,thus the morning passed without the appearance of the messenger4 ,the last moment was up4 ,the prisoner took his place on the drop1 the cap was drawn over his eyes1 the bolt was drawn1 and a lifeless body hung suspended in the air4 ,just at that moment a horseman came into sight1 galloping down the hill1 his steed covered with foam4 ,he carried a packet in his right hand1 which he waved to the crowd4 ,he was the express rider with the reprieve4 ,but he had come too late4 ,a comparatively innocent man had died an ignominious death1 because a watch had been five minutes too slow1 making its bearer arrive behind time4 #e4 ,it is continually so in life4 ,the best laid plans1 the most important affairs1 the fortunes of individuals1 the wealth of nations1 honor1 happiness1 life itself1 are daily sacrificed because somebody is behind time4 ,there are men who always fail in whatever they undertake1 simply because they are behind time4 ,five minutes in a crisis are worth years4 ,it is but a little period1 yet it has often saved a fortune1 or redeemed a people4 ,if there is one virtue that should be cultivated more than another by him who would succeed in life1 it is punctuality2 if there is one error that should be avoided1 it is being behind time4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what sad results are mentioned1 in consequence of being behind time8 #b4 ,what virtue should be cultivated1 and what error avoided8 #c4 ,what is the use of the hyphen in the word re-enforcements8 ,see ,,sanders' ,,new ,,speller1 page #afe4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lx4 ,,twin' ,,ed1 interwoven4 ,,gar' ,,land1 wreath of flowers4 ,,mus' ,,ed1 thought2 meditated4 ,,an ,,tique'1 7an teek'17 ancient4 ,,mold1 shape2 form4 ,,rare1 scarce2 seldom seen4 ,,sooth ,,ed1 calmed2 quieted4 ,,throb' ,,bed1 beat2 palpitated4 ,,co' ,,zy1 snug2 comfortable4 ,,ebb' ,,ed1 flowed back4 ,,jour' ,,ney1 travel4 ,,long' ,,ing1 earnestly desiring4 ,,tie1 bond of affection4 ,,riv' ,,en1 torn asunder4 ,,how ,,happy ,i',,ll ,,be4 #a4 ,a little girl sat amid the flowers1 ,in the blush and bloom of childhood's hours2 ,she twined the buds in a garland fair1 ,and bound them up in her shining hair3 ,ah1 me6 said she1 how happy ,i'll be1 ,when ten years more have gone over me1 ,and ,i am a maiden with youth's bright glow ,flushing my cheek1 and lighting my brow6 #b4 ,a maiden mused in a pleasant room1 ,where the air was filled with a soft perfume2 ,vases were near of antique mold1 ,and beautiful pictures1 rare and old2 ,and she1 amid all the beauty there1 ,was by far the loveliest and most fair4 ,ah1 me6 said she1 how happy ,i'll be1 ,when my heart's own choice comes back to me1 ,when ,i proudly stand by my dear one's side1 ,with the thrilling joy of a youthful bride6 #c4 ,a mother bent o'er the cradle nest ,where she soothed her babe to his smiling rest2 ,she watched the sleep of her cherub-boy1 ,and her spirit throbbed with exulting joy4 ,ah1 me6 said she1 how happy ,i'll be1 ,when he reaches manhood1 proud and free1 ,and the world bows down1 in its rapture wild1 ,it the earnest words of my darling child6 #d4 ,an aged one sat by the cozy hearth1 ,counting life's sands as they ebbed from earth2 ,feeble and frail2 the race she run ,had borne her along to the setting sun4 ,ah1 me6 said she1 how happy ,i'll be1 ,when from time's long fever my soul is free1 ,when the world fades out with its weary strife1 ,and ,i soar away to a better life6 #e4 ',tis thus we journey from youth to age1 ,longing to turn to another page1 ,striving to hasten the years away1 ,lighting our hearts with the future's ray1 ,hoping on earth till its visions fade1 ,wishing and waiting1 through sun and shade1 ,but turning1 when earth's last tie is riven1 ,to the beautiful rest of a fadeless ,heaven4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,when did the little girl think she would be happy8 #b4 ,what did she say when she became old8 #c4 ,what are we constantly expecting from youth to age8 #d4 ,what is the meaning of the suffix ing1 in such words as longing1 striving1 lighting1 c48 ,see ,,sanders ,mc,e,l,l,i,g,o,t,t',s ,,analysis1 page #acd1 ,ex4 #agf4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxi4 ,,vet' ,,er ,,an1 old soldier4 ,,grasp' ,,ed1 seized hold of4 ,,an' ,,cient1 old4 ,,mur' ,,mur1 ,,ed1 uttered in a low voice4 ,,im ,,mor' ,,tal1 imperishable4 ,,rag' ,,ed1 was furious4 ,,re ,,main'1 still exists4 ,,sire1 father4 ,,light' ,,en ,,ed1 7,,en1 make2 ,,ed1 did17 did make light4 ,,the ,,sword ,,of ,,bunker ,,hill4 ,,william ,r4 ,,wallace4 #a4 ,he lay upon his dying bed1 7pl47 ,his eye was growing dim1 ,when1 with a feeble voice1 he called ,his weeping son to him3 ,weep not1 my boy1 the veteran said1 ,i bow to ,heaven's high will2 ,but quickly from yon antlers bring1 ,the sword of ,bunker ,hill4 #b4 ,the sword was brought2 the soldier's eye ,lit with a sudden flame2 ,and1 as he grasped the ancient blade1 ,he murmured ,warren's#a name2 ,then said1 ,my boy1 ,i leave you gold1 ,but what is richer still1 ,i leave you1 mark me1 mark me1 now1 ,the sword of ,bunker ,hill4 #c4 ',twas on that dread1 immortal day1 ,i dared the ,briton's band1 ,a captain raised his blade on me1 ,i tore it from his hand2 ,and while the glorious battle raged1 ,it lightened ,freedom's will2 ,for1 boy1 the ,god of ,freedom blessed ,the sword of ,bunker ,hill4 #d4 ,oh6 keep this sword1 his accents broke1-- ,a smile--and he was dead2 ,but his wrinkled hand still grasped the blade1 ,upon that dying bed4 ,the son remains1 the sword remains1 ,its glory growing still1 ,and twenty millions bless the sire ,and sword of ,bunker ,hill4 ,footnote #a3 ,general ,warren1 a brave and valuable officer1 fell by a musket-ball1 while fighting the ,british at ,bunker's ,hill1 ,june #agth1 #agge4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what request did the old veteran make of his son8 #b4 ,what bequest did he make to him8 #c4 ,how did he obtain that sword8 #d4 ,what did he say to his son8 #e4 ,who was ,warren8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxii4 ,,le' ,,gend1 fictitious narrative4 ,,mor' ,,tal1 deadly4 ,,com' ,,bat1 battle2 conflict4 ,,pri ,,me' ,,val1 first2 primitive4 ,,mus' ,,cu ,,lar1 strong2 vigorous4 ,,ca ,,dav' ,,er ,,ous1 pale2 sickly4 ,,ref ,u ,,gee'1 runaway2 fugitive4 ,,quar' ,,ter1 mercy2 indulgence4 ,,pin' ,,ion ,,ed1 confined2 shackled4 ,a ,,byss'1 yawning gulf4 ,,pro ,,pos' ,,al1 offer2 proposition4 ,,di ,,shev' ,,el ,,ed1 disordered4 ,,im ,,bo' ,,som ,,ed1 surrounded2 inclosed4 ,,con ,,fess' ,,ed1 owned2 acknowledged4 ,,re ,,lent' ,,ing1 pitying2 compassionate4 ,,ran' ,,dom1 venture4 ,,su ,,per ,,sti' ,,tion1 false religious belief4 ,a ,,venge'1 take satisfaction for4 ,,un ,,con' ,,scious1 unaware4 ,,sub ,,lim' ,i ,,ty1 grandeur4 ,,the ,,bible ,,legend ,,of ,,the ,,wis ,,sa ,,hi' ,,kon4 ,,lippard4 #a4 ,it was here in the wilds of the ,wis sa hi' kon1 on the day of battle1 as the noonday sun came shining through the thickly clustered leaves1 that two men met in mortal combat4 ,they grappled in deadly conflict near a rock that rose1 like the huge wreck of some primeval world1 at least one hundred feet above the dark waters of the ,wis sa hi'kon4 #b4 ,that man with the dark brow and the darker gray eye1--with the muscular form1 clad in the blue hunting-frock of the ,revolution1--is a ,continental1 named ,warner4 ,his brother was murdered at the massacre of ,pao'li4 ,that other man1 with long black hair drooping along his cadaverous face1 is clad in the half-military costume of a ,tory refugee4 ,that is the murderer of ,pao'li1 named ,dabney4 #c4 ,they had met there in the woods by accident2 and now they fought1 not with sword or rifle1 but with long and deadly hunting-knives1 that flash in the light as they go turning1 and twining1 and twisting over the green-sward4 ,at last1 the ,tory is down6--down on the green-sward1 with the knee of the ,continental upon his breast1--that up-raised knife quivering in the light1--that dark-gray eye flashing death into his face6 #d4 ,quarter6 ,i yield6 gasped the ,tory1 as the knee was pressed upon his breast4 ,spare me6--,i yield6 #e4 ,my brother1 said the patriot soldier1 in a low tone of deadly hate1--,my brother cried for quarter on the night of ,pa o' li1 and1 even as he clung to your knees1 you struck that knife into his heart4 ,oh1 ,i will give you the quarter of ,pa o' li6 ,and his hand was raised for the blow1 and his teeth were clinched in deadly hate4 ,he paused for a moment1 and then pinioned the ,tory's arms1 and1 with one rapid stride1 dragged him to the verge of the rock1 and held him quivering over the abyss4 #f4 ,mercy6 gasped the ,tory1 turning black and ashy by turns1 as that awful gulf yawned below4 ,mercy6 ,i have a wife6 a child6 spare me6 #g4 ,then the ,continental1 with his muscular strength gathered for the effort1 shook the murderer once more over the abyss1 and then hissed this bitter sneer between his teeth1--,my brother had a wife and two children4 ,the morning after the night of ,pa o' li1 that wife was a widow1--those children were orphans6 ,would not you like to go and beg your life of that widow and her children8 #h4 ,the proposal1 made by the ,continental in the mere mockery of hate1 was taken in serious earnest by the horror-stricken ,tory4 ,he begged to be taken to the widow and her children1 to have the pitiful privilege of begging his life4 ,after a moment's serious thought1 the patriot soldier consented4 ,he bound the ,tory's arms yet tighter1 placed him on the rock again1 and then led him up the woods4 ,a quiet cottage1 imbosomed among the trees1 broke on their eyes4 #i4 ,they entered that cottage4 ,there1 beside the desolate hearth-stone1 sat the widow and her children4 ,she was a matronly woman of about thirty years1 with a face faded by care1 a deep1 dark eye1 and long1 disheveled hair about her shoulder4 ,on one side was a dark-haired boy1 of some six years2 on the other1 a little girl1 one year younger1 with light hair and blue eyes4 ,the ,bible1 an old1 venerable volume1 lay open on that mother's lap4 #aj4 ,and then that pale-faced ,tory flung himself on his knees1 confessed that he had butchered her husband on the night of ,pa o'li1 but begged his life at her hands6 ,spare me1 for the sake of my wife--my child6 ,he had expected that his pitiful moan would touch the widow's heart2 but not one relenting gleam softened her pale face4 #aa4 ,the ,lord shall judge between us6 she said in a cold1 icy tone1 that froze the murderer's heart4 ,look6 ,the ,bible lies open before me4 ,i will close that volume1 and then this boy shall open it1 and place his finger at random upon a line1 and by that line you shall live or die6 ,this was a strange proposal1 made in full faith of a wild and dark superstition of the olden time4 ,for a moment1 the ,tory1 kneeling there1 livid as ashes1 was wrapt in thought4 ,then1 in a faltering voice1 he signified his consent4 #ab4 ,raising her dark eyes to heaven1 the mother prayed the ,great ,father to direct the finger of her son4 ,she closed the book1 and handed it to that boy1 whose young cheek reddened with loathing as he gazed upon his father's murderer4 ,he took the ,bible1 opened its holy pages at random1 and placed his fingers upon a verse4 #ac4 ,then there was a silence4 ,that ,continental soldier1 who had sworn to avenge his brother's death1 stood there with dilating eyes and parted lips4 ,then the culprit1 kneeling on the floor1 with a face like discolored clay1 felt his heart leap to his throat4 ,then1 in a clear1 bold voice1 the widow read this line from the ,old ,testament4 ,it was short1 yet terrible3 ,that man shall die6 #ad4 ,look6 ,the brother springs forward to plunge a knife into the murderer's heart2 but the ,tory1 pinioned as he is1 begs that one more trial may be made by the little girl1--that child of five years1 with golden hair and laughing eyes4 ,the widow consents4 ,there is an awful pause4 ,with a smile in her eye1 without knowing what she does1 the little girl opens the ,bible1--she turns her laughing face away1--she places her fingers upon the page4 #ae4 ,that awful silence grows deeper4 ,the deep-drawn breath of the brother1 and the broken gasps of the murderer1 alone disturb the stillness4 ,the widow and dark-eyed boy are breathless4 ,that little girl1 unconscious as she was1 caught a feeling of awe from the countenances around her1 and stood breathless1 her face turned aside1 and her tiny fingers resting on that line of life or death4 ,at last1 gathering courage1 the widow bent her eyes on the page1 and read4 ,it was a line from the ,new ,testament3 ,,love ,,your ,,enemies4 ,ah6 that moment was sublime6 #af4 ,oh1 awful ,book of ,god6 in whose dread pages we see ,job talking face to face with ,jehovah1 or ,jesus waiting by ,samaria's well1 or wandering by the waves of dark ,galilee6 ,oh1 awful ,book6 shining to-night1 as ,i speak1 the light of that widow's home1--the glory of the mechanic's shop1--shining where the world comes not1 to look on the last night of the convict in his cell1 lightening the way to ,god1 even over that dread gibbet6 #ag4 ,oh1 ,book of terrible majesty and child-like love1--for sublimity that crushes the soul into awe1--of beauty that melts the heart with rapture6 you never shone more strangely beautiful than there in the lonely cot of the ,wissa hi'kon1 where you saved the murderer's life4 ,for1--need ,i tell you8--that murderer's life was saved4 ,that widow recognized the finger of ,god1 and even the stern brother was awed into silence4 ,the murderer went his way4 #ah4 ,now look ye1 how wonderful are the ways of ,heaven6 ,that very night1 as the widow sat by her lonely hearth1 her orphans by her side1--sat there with a crushed heart and hot eye-balls1 thinking of her husband1 who1 she supposed1 now lay moldering on the blood-drenched soil of ,pa o' li1--there was a tap at the door4 ,she opened it1 and that husband1 living1 though covered with wounds1 was in her arms6 ,he had fallen at ,pa o' li1 but not in death4 ,he was alive1--his wife lay panting on his breast4 ,that night there was a prayer in that wood-embowered cot of the ,wis sa hi' kon4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what two men are said to have engaged in deadly combat8 #b4 ,which gained the mastery8 #c4 ,what did the patriot soldier say to the ,tory1 when he cried1 ,quarter8 #d4 ,what1 when the ,tory told him he had a wife and child8 #e4 ,what proposal was made to him8 #f4 ,how was his fate to be decided8 #g4 ,was his life spared8 #h4 ,what proved the justice of the decision8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxiii4 ,,ves' ,,ti ,,bule1 porch1 entrance4 ,,vi' ,,brate1 move to and fro4 ,,im ,,mor' ,,tals1 undying creatures4 ,,mon' ,u ,,ments1 memorials4 ,a ,,chieve'1 accomplish4 ,,mu ,,ta ,,ble1 changeable4 ,,im ,,mor ,,tal' ,i ,,ty1 deathless existence4 ,,il ,,lu' ,,min ,,ate1 enlighten4 ,,un ,,der ,,stand' ,,ing1 intellect4 ,,re ,,al' ,i ,,ties1 truths2 facts4 ,,as ,,saults'1 violent attacks4 ,,de ,,ser' ,,tion1 abandonment4 ,,in ,,ex ,,haust' ,i ,,ble1 never-failing4 ,,char' ,,ter1 title2 deed4 ,,advice ,,to ,,the ,,young4 ,e4,h4 ,,chapin4 #a4 ,young friends'1 in whatever pursuits you may engage1 you must not forget that the lawful objects of human efforts1 are but means to higher results and nobler ends4 ,start not forward in life with the idea of becoming mere seekers of pleasure1--sportive butterflies searching for gaudy flowers4 ,consider and act with reference to the true ends of existence4 #b4 ,this world is but the vestibule of an immortal life4 ,every action of your life touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity4 ,these thoughts and motives within you1 stir the pulses of a deathless spirit4 ,act not1 then1 as mere creatures of this life1 who1 for a little while1 are to walk the valleys and the hills1 to enjoy the sunshine and to breathe the air1 and then pass away and be no more2 but act as immortals1 with an aim and a purpose worthy of your high nature4 #c4 ,set before you1 as the chief object to be obtained1 an end that is superior to any on earth1--a desirable end1 ,a ,,perfect ,,end4 ,labor to accomplish a work which shall survive unchanged and beautiful1 when time shall have withered the garland of youth1 when thrones of power and monuments of art shall have crumbled into ashes2 and1 finally1 aim to achieve something1 which1 when these our mutable and perishing voices are hushed forever1 shall live amid the songs and triumphs of ,,immortality4 #d4 ,well will it be for you1 if you have a guide within1 which will aid you in every issue which will arm you in every temptation1 and comfort you in every sorrow4 ,consult1 then1 that ,volume whose precepts will never fail you4 ,consult it with a deep aspiration after the true and good1 and it shall illuminate your understanding with divine realities4 #e4 ,open your soul1 and it shall breathe into it a holy influence1 and fill all its wants4 ,bind it close to your heart2 it will be a shield against all the assaults of evil4 ,read it in the lonely hour of desertion2 it will be the best of companions4 ,open it when the voyage of life is troubled'2 it is a sure chart4 ,study it in poverty'2 it will unhoard to you inexhaustible riches4 ,commune with it in sickness'2 it contains the medicine of the soul4 ,clasp it when dying'2 ,,it ,,is ,,the ,,charter ,,of ,,immortality4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what ought we not to forget8 #b4 ,how ought the world to be regarded8 #c4 ,how ought we to act and labor8 #d4 ,what ought we to consult8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxiv4 ,,in ,,trep' ,,id1 brave2 heroic4 ,,be ,,to' ,,ken ,,ed1 showed2 indicated4 ,e ,,las' ,,tic1 springy2 agile4 ,,at' ,,ti ,,tude1 posture2 position4 ,,un' ,,der ,,growth1 shrubbery4 ,,con ,,front'1 stand before4 ,,ca ,,tas' ,,tro ,,phe1 disaster2 calamity4 ,,de ,,ter' ,,red1 hindered2 prevented4 ,,hur' ,,ri ,,cane1 violent tempest4 ,,buf' ,,fet ,,ing1 beating with the hands4 ,,ath ,,let' ,,ic1 strong2 powerful4 ,,mi ,,rac' ,u ,,lous1 wonderful4 ,,tre ,,men ,,dous1 terrible2 frightful4 ,,des' ,,pe ,,rate1 rash2 furious4 ,,in ,,vol' ,,un ,,ta ,,ry1 spontaneous4 ,,cat' ,a ,,ract1 waterfall4 ,,re ,,sus' ,,ci ,,tate1 revive2 bring to life4 ,,ch ,,ar' ,,ac ,,ter ,,iz ,,ed1 distinguished4 ,,the ,,intrepid ,,youth4 #a4 ,it was a calm1 sunny day in the year #agej2 the scene1 a piece of forest land in the north of ,virginia1 near a noble stream of water4 ,implements of surveying were lying about1 and several men reclining under the trees1 betokened1 by their dress and appearance1 that they composed a party engaged in laying out the wild lands of the country4 #b4 ,these persons had apparently just finished their dinner4 ,apart from the group1 walked a young man of a tall and compact frame1 and moved with the elastic tread of one accustomed to constant exercise in the open air4 ,his countenance wore a look of decision and manliness not usually found in one so young1 for he was apparently little over eighteen years of age4 ,his hat had been cast off1 as if for comfort1 and he had paused1 with one foot advanced1 in a graceful and natural attitude4 #c4 ,suddenly there was a shriek1 then another1 and several in rapid succession4 ,the voice was that of a woman1 and seemed to proceed from the other side of a dense thicket4 ,at the first scream1 the youth turned his head in the direction of the sound2 but when it was repeated1 he pushed aside the undergrowth which separated him from it1 and1 quickening his footsteps1 as the cries succeeded each other in alarming rapidity1 he soon dashed into an open space on the banks of the stream1 where stood a rude log-cabin4 #d4 ,as the young man broke from the undergrowth1 he saw his companions crowded together on the banks of the river1 while in the midst stood the woman1 from whom proceeded the shrieks1 held back by two of the men1 but struggling vigorously for freedom4 ,it was but the work of a moment for the young man to make his way through the crowd and confront the female4 ,the instant her eye fell on him1 she exclaimed1 ,oh6 sir1 you will do something for me4 ,make them release me1--for the love of ,god6 ,my boy1--my poor boy is drowning1 and they will not let me go6 ,it would be madness2 she will jump into the river1 said one1 and the rapids would dash her to pieces in a moment6 #e4 ,the youth had scarcely waited for these words1 for he recollected the child1 a bold little boy of four years old1 whose beautiful blue eyes and flaxen ringlets made him a favorite with all who knew him4 ,he had been accustomed to play in the little inclosure before the cabin1 but the gate having been left open1 he had stolen incautiously out1 reached the edge of the bank1 and was in the act of looking over1 when his mother saw him4 #f4 ,the shriek she uttered only hastened the catastrophe she feared2 for the child1 frightened at the cry of its mother1 lost its balance1 and fell into the stream1 which here went foaming and roaring along amid innumerable rocks1 constituting the most dangerous rapids known in that section of the country4 ,scream now followed scream in rapid succession1 as the agonized mother rushed to the bank4 #g4 ,the party we left reclining in the shade within a few steps of the accident1 were immediately on the spot4 ,fortunate it was that they were so near1 else the mother would have jumped in after her child1 and both been lost4 ,several of the men approached the brink1 and were on the point of springing in after the child1 when the sight of the sharp rocks crowding the channel1 the rush and whirl of the waters1 and the want of any knowledge where to look for the boy1 deterred them1 and they gave up the enterprise4 #h4 ,not so with the noble youth4 ,his first work was to throw off his coat2 next to spring to the edge of the bank4 ,here he stood for a moment1 running his eyes rapidly over the scene below1 taking with a glance the different currents and the most dangerous of the rocks1 in order to shape his course when in the stream4 ,he had scarcely formed his conclusion1 when he saw in the water a white object1 which he knew to be the boy's dress1 and he plunged into the wild and roaring rapids4 #i4 ,thank ,god1 he will save my child1 cried the mother2 there he is6--oh6 my boy1 my darling boy1 how could ,i leave you6 ,every one had rushed to the brink of the precipice1 and was now following with eager eyes the progress of the youth1 as the current bore him onward1 like a feather in the embrace of the hurricane4 ,now it seemed as if he would be dashed against a jutting rock1 over which the water flew in foam1 and a whirlpool would drag him in1 from whose grasp escape would appear impossible4 #aj4 ,at times1 the current bore him under1 and he would be lost to sight2 then1 just as the spectators gave him up1 he would appear1 though far from where he vanished1 still buffeting amid the vortex4 ,oh1 how that mother's straining eyes followed him in his perilous career6 how her heart sunk when he went under1--and with what a gush of joy when she saw him emerge again from the waters1 and1 flinging the waves aside with his athletic arms1 struggle on in pursuit of her boy6 #aa4 ,but it seemed as if his generous efforts were not to avail2 for1 though the current was bearing off the boy before his eyes1 scarcely ten feet distant1 he could not1 despite his gigantic efforts1 overtake the drowning child4 ,on flew the youth and child2 and it was miraculous how each escaped being dashed in pieces against the rocks4 ,twice the boy went out of sight1 and a suppressed shriek escaped the mother's lips2 but twice he reappeared1 and then1 with hands wrung wildly together1 and breathless anxiety1 she followed his progress1 as his unresisting form was hurried with the onward current4 #ab4 ,the youth now appeared to redouble his exertions1 for they were approaching the most dangerous part of the river1 where the rapids1 contracting between the narrow shores1 shot almost perpendicularly down a declivity of fifteen feet4 ,the rush of the waters at this spot was tremendous1 and no one ventured to approach its vicinity1 even in a canoe1 lest he should be dashed in pieces4 ,what1 then1 would be the youth's fate1 unless he soon overtook the child8 ,he seemed fully sensible of the increasing peril1 and now urged his way through the foaming current with a desperate strength4 #ac4 ,three times he was on the point of grasping the child1 when the waters whirled the prize from him4 ,the third effort was made just as they were entering within the influence of the current above the fall2 and when it failed1 the mother's heart sunk within her1 and she groaned1 fully expecting the youth to give up his task4 ,but no2 he only pressed forward the more eagerly2 and1 as they breathlessly watched amid the boiling waters1 they saw the form of the brave youth following close after that of the boy4 #ad4 ,and now1 like an arrow from the bow1 pursuer and pursued shot to the brink of the precipice4 ,an instant they hung there1 distinctly visible amid the foaming waters4 ,every brain grew dizzy at the sight4 ,but a shout of involuntary exultation burst from the spectators1 when they saw the boy held aloft by the right arm of the youth1--a shout that was suddenly checked with horror1 when they both vanished into the abyss below6 #ae4 ,a moment elapsed before a word was spoken1 or a breath drawn4 ,the mother ran forward1 and then stood gazing with fixed eyes at the foot of the cataract1 as if her all depended upon what the next moment should reveal4 ,suddenly she gave the glad cry1 7f47 ,there they are6 ,see6 they are safe6--,great ,god1 ,i thank thee6 ,and1 sure enough1 there was the youth still unharmed1 and still buffeting the waters4 ,he had just emerged from the boiling vortex below the cataract4 ,with one hand he held aloft the child1 and with the other he was making for the shore4 #af4 ,they ran1 they shouted1 they scarcely knew what they did1 until they reached his side1 just as he was struggling to the bank4 ,they drew him out almost exhausted4 ,the boy was senseless2 but his mother declared that he still lived1 as she pressed him frantically to her bosom4 ,the youth could scarcely stand1 so faint was he from his exertions4 #ag4 ,who can describe the scene that followed1--the mother's calmness while she strove to resuscitate her boy1 and her wild gratitude to his preserver1 when the child was out of danger1 and sweetly sleeping in her arms8 ,our pen shrinks at the task4 ,but her words1 pronounced then1 were remembered afterwards by more than one who heard them4 #ah4 ,god will reward you1 said she1 as ,i can not4 ,he will do great things for you in return for this day's work1 and the blessings of thousands besides mine will attend you4 ,and so it was2 for1 to the hero of that hour1 were subsequently confided the destinies of a mighty nation4 ,but1 throughout his long career1 what tended to make him more honored and respected beyond all men1 was the self-sacrificing spirit1 which1 in the rescue of that mother's child1 as in the more august events of his life1 characterized ,,our ,,beloved ,,washington4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,describe the scene where this accident took place4 #b4 ,what did the woman say to the young man8 #c4 ,why would not the men release the woman8 #d4 ,what did the young man do8 #e4 ,did he finally succeed in saving the child8 #f4 ,what did the mother say to him8 #g4 ,who did this youth prove to be8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxv4 ,,rab' ,,bi1 teacher or doctor4 ,,hea' ,,then1 pagan2 gentile4 ,,bound' ,a ,,ries1 limits4 ,,wan' ,,der ,,ed1 strayed4 ,,sub ,,mis' ,,sive1 resigned2 humble4 ,,pil' ,,grim1 wanderer4 ,,re ,,pel' ,,led1 drove off4 ,,in ,,hos' ,,pi ,,ta ,,ble1 unkind to strangers4 ,,man' ,,tle1 garment1 cloak4 ,,con ,,sol' ,,ing1 comforting4 ,,re ,,pos' ,,ing1 lying down2 resting4 ,,ca ,,lam' ,i ,,ty1 misfortune4 ,,poun' ,,ced1 fell or jumped suddenly4 ,,im ,,plor' ,,ing1 begging2 entreating4 ,,de ,,spoil' ,,ed1 robbed4 ,,churl' ,,ish1 surly2 rude4 ,,the ,,four ,,misfortunes4 ,,john ,g4 ,,sane4 #a4 ,a pious ,rabbi1 forced by heathen hate1 ,to quit the boundaries of his native land1 ,wandered abroad1 submissive to his fate1 ,through pathless woods and wastes of burning sand4 #b4 ,a patient ass1 to bear him in his flight1 ,a dog1 to guard him from the robber's stealth1 ,a lamp1 by which to read the law at night1-- ,was all the pilgrim's store of worldly wealth4 #c4 ,at set of sun he reached a little town1 ,and asked for shelter and a crumb of food2 ,but every face repelled him with a frown1 ,and so he sought a lodging in the wood4 #d4 ',tis very hard1 the weary traveler said1 ,and most inhospitable1 ,i protest1 ,to send me fasting to this forest bed2 ,but ,god is good1 and means it for the best6 #e4 ,he lit his lamp to read the sacred law1 ,before he spread his mantle for the night2 ,but the wind rising with a sudden flaw1 ,he read no more1--the gust put out the light4 #f4 ',tis strange1 he said1 'tis very strange1 indeed1 ,that ere ,i lay me down to take my rest1 ,a chapter of the law ,i may not read1-- ,but ,god is good1 and all is for the best6 #g4 ,with these consoling words the ,rabbi tries ,to sleep1--his head reposing on a log1-- ,but1 ere he fairly shut his drowsy eyes1 ,a wolf came up and killed his faithful dog4 #h4 ,what new calamity is this8 he cried2 ,my honest dog--a friend who stood the test ,when others failed--lies murdered at my side6 ,well1--,god is good1 and means it for the best4 #i4 ,scarce had the ,rabbi spoken1 when1 alas6-- ,as if1 at once1 to crown his wretched lot1 ,a hungry lion pounced upon the ass1 ,and killed the faithful donkey on the spot4 #aj4 ,alas6--alas6 the weeping ,rabbi said1 ,misfortune haunts me like a hateful guest2 ,my dog is gone1 and now my ass is dead1-- ,well1 ,god is good1 and all is for the best6 #aa4 ,at dawn of day1 imploring heavenly grace1 ,once more he sought the town1 but all in vain2 ,a band of robbers had despoiled the place1 ,and all the churlish citizens were slain4 #ab4 ,now ,god be praised6 the grateful ,rabbi cried1 ,if ,i had tarried in the town to rest1 ,i too1 with these poor villagers had died1-- ,sure1 ,god is good1 and all is for the best6 #ac4 ,had not the saucy wind put out my lamp1 ,by which the sacred law ,i would have read1 ,the light had shown the robbers to my camp1 ,and here the villains would have left me dead4 #ad4 ,had not my faithful animals been slain1 ,their noise1 no doubt1 had drawn the robbers near1 ,and so their master1 it is very plain1 ,instead of them1 had fallen murdered here4 #ae4 ,full well ,i see that this hath happened so ,to put my faith and patience to the test2 ,thanks to ,his name6 for now ,i surely know ,that ,god is good1 and all is for the best6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxvi4 ,,fu ,,tu' ,,ri ,,ty1 events to come4 ,,con ,,sult'1 counsel with4 ,,pre ,,ten' ,,sions1 claims2 assumptions4 ,,for' ,,ti ,,tude1 patience2 endurance4 ,,mod' ,,el1 pattern2 example4 ,,res ,,ig ,,na' ,,tion1 submissiveness4 ,o ,,ver ,,whelms'1 overcomes4 ,,in ,,grat' ,i ,,tude1 unthankfulness4 ,,vag' ,a ,,bond1 vagrant2 worthless4 ,,im' ,,pu ,,dence1 sauciness4 ,,des' ,,ti ,,ny1 fate2 final lot4 ,,de ,,ceas' ,,ed1 dead4 ,,de ,,priv' ,,ed1 robbed4 ,,in ,,cur' ,,red1 brought on2 caused4 ,,con ,,sul ,,ta' ,,tions1 couselings4 ,,cal ,,cu ,,la' ,,tions1 reckonings4 ,,pre ,,ter ,,nat' ,u ,,ral1 7,,preter1 beyond27 beyond what is natural2 miraculous4 ,,in ,,volv' ,,ed1 7,,in1 in2 ,,volved1 rolled27 rolled in2 enveloped4 ,,in ,,ter ,,rupt'1 7,,inter1 in1 between2 ,,rupt1 to break27 break in between2 stop2 hinder4 ,headnote #a3 ,,job1 a patriarch1 celebrated for his patience1 constancy1 and piety4 ,for note on ,,david1 see page #ach4 ,,note4--,the dash at the end of a remark denotes that the speaker is interrupted by the one with whom he is conversing4 ,,mrs4 ,,credulous ,,and ,,the ,,fortune-,,teller4 ,mrs4 ,credulous4 ,are you the fortune-teller1 sir1 that knows every thing8 ,fortune-,teller4 ,i sometimes consult futurity1 madam2 but ,i make no pretensions to any supernatural knowledge4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,ay1 so you say2 but every body else says you know every thing2 and ,i have come all the way from ,boston to consult you2 for you must know ,i have met with a dreadful loss4 ,f4 ,t4 ,we are liable to losses in this world1 madam4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,yes2 and ,i have had my share of them1 though ,i shall be only fifty1 come ,thanksgiving4 ,f4 ,t4 ,you must have learned to bear misfortunes with fortitude1 by this time4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,i don't know how that is1 though my dear husband1 rest his soul1 used to say1 ,molly1 you are as patient as ,job1,headnote #a though you never had any children to lose1 as he had4 ,f4 ,t4 ,job was a model of patience1 madam1 and few could lose their all with so much resignation4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,ah1 sir'1 that is too true'2 for even the small loss ,i have suffered1 overwhelms me6 ,f4 ,t4 ,the loss of property1 madam1 comes home to the bosom of the best of us4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,yes1 sir2 and when the thing lost can not be replaced1 it is doubly distressing4 ,when my poor1 good man1 on our wedding day1 gave me the ring1 ,keep it1 ,molly1 said he1 till you die1 for my sake4 ,and now1 that ,i should have lost it1 after keeping it thirty years1 and locking it up so carefully all the time1 as ,i did-- ,f4 ,t4 ,we can not be too careful in this world1 madam2 our best friends often deceive us4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,true1 sir1 true1--but who would have thought that the child ,i took1 as it were1 out of the street1 and brought up as my own1 could have been guilty of such ingratitude8 ,she never would have touched what was not her own1 if her vagabond lover had not put her up to it4 ,f4 ,t4 ,ah1 madam1 ingratitude is the basest of all crimes6 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,yes2 but to think that the impudent creature should deny she took it1 when ,i saw it in the possession of that wretch myself4 ,f4 ,t4 ,impudence1 madam1 usually accompanies crime4 ,but my time is precious1 and the star that rules your destiny will set1 and your fate be involved in darkness1 unless ,i proceed to business immediately4 ,the star informs me1 madam1 that you are a widow4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,la6 sir1 were you acquainted with my deceased husband8 ,f4 ,t4 ,no1 madam2 we do not receive our knowledge by such means4 ,thy name is ,mary1 and thy dwelling-place is ,boston4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,some spirit must have told you this1 for certain4 ,f4 ,t4 ,this is not all1 madam4 ,you were married at the age of twenty years1 and were the sole heir of your deceased husband4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,i perceive1 sir1 you know every thing4 ,f4 ,t4 ,madam1 ,i can not help knowing what ,i do know2 ,i must therefore inform you that your adopted daughter1 in the dead of night-- ,mrs4 ,c4 ,no1 sir2 it was in the day-time4 ,f4 ,t4 ,do not interrupt me1 madam4 ,in the dead of night1 your adopted daughter planned the robbery which deprived you of your wedding-ring4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,no earthly being could have told you this1 for ,i never let my right hand know that ,i possessed it1 lest some evil should happen to it4 ,f4 ,t4 ,hear me1 madam2 you have come all this distance to consult the fates1 and find your ring4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,you have guessed my intention exactly1 sir4 ,f4 ,t4 ,guessed'6 madam'4 ,i know this is your object2 and ,i know1 moreover1 that your ungrateful daughter has incurred your displeasure1 by receiving the addresses of a worthless man4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,every word is gospel truth4 ,f4 ,t4 ,this man has persuaded your daughter-- ,mrs4 ,c4 ,i knew he did1 ,i told her so4 ,but good sir1 can you tell me who has the ring8 ,f4 ,t4 ,this young man has it4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,but he denies it4 ,f4 ,t4 ,no matter1 madam1 he has it4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,but how shall ,i obtain it again8 ,f4 ,t4 ,the law points out the way1 madam1--it is my business to point out the rogue1--you must catch him4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,you are right1 sir1--and if there is law to be had1 ,i will spend every cent ,i own1 but ,i will have it4 ,i knew he was the robber1 and ,i thank you for the information4 ,going4 ,f4 ,t4 ,but thanks1 madam1 will not pay for all my nightly vigils1 consultations1 and calculations4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,oh1 right1 sir6 ,i forgot to pay you4 ,what am ,i indebted to you8 ,f4 ,t4 ,only five dollars1 madam4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,handing him the money4 ,there it is1 sir4 ,i would have paid twenty rather than not have found the ring4 ,f4 ,t4 ,i never take but five1 madam4 ,farewell1 madam1 your friend is at the door with your chaise4 ,he leaves the room4 ,enter1 ,friend4 ,friend4 ,well1 ,mary1 what does the fortune-teller say8 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,oh1 he told me ,i was a widow1 and lived in ,boston1 and had an adopted daughter1--and---- ,friend4 ,but you knew all this before1 did you not8 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,yes2 but how should he know it8 ,he told me1 too1 that ,i had lost a ring1-- ,friend4 ,did he tell you where to find it8 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,oh yes6 he says that fellow has it1 and ,i must go to law and get it1 if he will not give it up4 ,what do you think of that8 ,friend4 ,it is precisely what any fool could have told you4 ,but how much did you pay for this precious information8 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,only five dollars4 ,friend4 ,how much was the ring worth8 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,why1 two dollars1 at least4 ,friend4 ,then you have paid ten dollars for a chaise to bring you here1 five dollars for the information that you had already1 and all this to gain possession of a ring not worth one quarter of the expense6 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,oh1 the rascal6 how he has cheated me6 ,i will go to the world's end but ,i will be revenged4 ,friend4 ,you had better go home1 and say nothing about it2 for every effort to recover your money1 will only expose your folly4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what had ,mrs4 ,credulous said1 by which the fortune-teller knew all the circumstances relative to the loss of her ring8 #b4 ,how was she told she must get her ring8 #c4 ,what did she pay the fortune-teller8 #d4 ,how much for the chaise8 #e4 ,what was her ring worth8 #f4 ,was she a bright dame8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxvii4 ,,un ,,fal' ,,ter ,,ing1 steady4 ,,con ,,fid' ,,ing ,,ly1 trustingly4 ,,sooth' ,,ing ,,ly1 tenderly1 calmly4 ,,al ,,lur',,ing1 seductive2 flattering4 ,,ap ,,pro' ,,pri ,,ate1 proper2 peculiar4 ,,sub ,,mis' ,,sion1 resignation4 ,,in' ,,va ,,lid1 sick or infirm person4 ,,con ,,tent' ,,ment1 satifaction4 ,,mea' ,,ger1 scanty4 ,,con' ,,fi ,,dence1 faith2 reliance4 ,,as ,,suag' ,,ed1 relieved2 mitigated4 ,,fer' ,,ven ,,cy1 heat2 ardent feeling4 ,,ra ,,di ,a ,,tion luster4 ,,fru ,i' ,,tion1 realization2 enjoyment4 ,,faith1 ,,hope1 ,,and ,,charity4--,,an ,,allegory4 ,footnote3 ,,al' ,,le ,,go ,,ry is a word of ,greek origin4 ,it is made up of two parts2 ,,all1 other2 and ,,egory1 discourse2 the literal meaning of the compound being1 discourse about other things2 that is1 things other than those expressed by the words1 literally interpreted4 ,allegory is1 therefore1 the general name for that class of compositions1 as ,fables1 ,apologues1 ,parables1 and ,myth1 in which there is a double signification1 one literal and the other figurative2 the literal being designed merely to give a more clear and impressive view of that which is figurative4 #a4 ,many years ago1 three beautiful sisters came into our world to lighten the burdens of earth's toiling pilgrims1 and aid them in preparation for a higher state of existence4 ,alike commissioned by the ,great ,father1 they were sent on errands of mercy1 and were not to turn away from scenes of darkness1 sorrow1 and suffering4 #b4 ,,faith had a firm1 unfaltering step2 ,,hope1 a beaming eye1 ever turned to the future2 and ,,love1 a pitying glance1 and a helping hand4 ,they journeyed confidingly together2 and when they found a stricken being in danger of perishing by the wayside1 ,,faith soothingly whispered1 ,my ,father doeth all things well2 ,,hope pointed to the cooling shade just in advance2 and ,,love assisted him to rise1 and aided his feeble steps4 #c4 ,groups of fair children played near the path in which they were traveling4 ,some of these did not understand the tones of ,,faith2 but they all listened eagerly to the alluring strains of ,,hope1 who painted brighter scenes than those they were enjoying1 and flowers more fragrant than any they yet had gathered4 ,,love delighted to linger with the youthful band1 lessening their trials1 and increasing their pleasures4 #d4 ,her gentle touch arrested the little hand that was lifted against a playmate1 and her soothing voice calmed the angry passions which were swelling in the bosom4 ,when a child stumbled in the way1 she tenderly raised it up again1 or when a thorn pierced the unwary finger1 she kindly removed it1 and bound up the bleeding wound4 #e4 ,while the sisters were busy in their appropriate mission1 a pale-cheeked lad mingled with the group of merry children1 though too weak to share their sports4 ,,faith stole to his side1 and whispered of the great ,parent above1 who afflicts in wisdom1 and chastens in love4 ,his eye brightened while she spoke1 and he looked upward with that trust and submission which he had never before experienced4 #f4 ,then ,,hope came1 with visions of returning health1 when his frame would be strong and his heart buoyant4 ,but when ,,hope and ,,faith were gone1 again his head drooped1 and the tear started4 ,then ,,love sat down by the invalid1 twining a garland of summer blossoms for his pale brow1 and singing sweet melodies which charmed his listening ear4 ,the pain was all gone now2 smiles wreathed his pallid lips1 and the sick boy laughed as merrily as his more robust companions4 #g4 ,the sisters1 in their journeyings1 entered the abode of poverty4 ,it was a humble dwelling1 and yet it looked cheerful1 yea1 even inviting1 when the three graced it with their presence4 ,,faith shed a spirit of calm contentment and heavenly trust in those lowly walls2 ,,hope whispered of the better mansions prepared for the followers of the ,lamb2 and ,,love1 not less exalted than her sisters1 threw a charm over the meager fare and scanty attire of the inmates4 ,,faith taught them to offer the daily prayer in trusting confidence2 ,,hope pointed beyond this world to joys which eye hath not seen1 nor ear heard2 while ,,love lessened each burden1 and increased each simple pleasure4 ,,faith1 ,,hope1 and ,,charity6 ye1 indeed1 can make a paradise of the humblest home6 #h4 ,there was a darkened chamber1 with a wan form tossing restlessly upon the couch4 ,wealth was there2 but it could not allay pain1 or prolong life4 ,,faith1 noiseless as a spirit form1 glided to the sick one's side4 ,though ,he slay me1 yet will ,i trust in ,him1 was her language1 as she pointed upward4 ,,hope fain would have whispered of length of days1 but she knew this could not be2 so she spoke of life eternal1 where there is no more pain4 ,then ,,love smoothed the pillow1 and bathed the fevered brow1 pausing not in her tender ministries through the night-watches4 ,when morning dawned1 the spirit of the sick man passed away1 though not until ,,faith1 and ,,hope1 and ,,love had assuaged the anguish of the parting pang4 #i4 ,weeping mourners gathered around the dead4 ,there were tears1--for tears well befit earth's partings2 there was sorrow1--for what bitterness is like unto that of the bereaved1 when the grave opens to infold the heart's best treasure8 ,yet ,,faith1 and ,,hope1 and ,,love were there1 assuaging those tears1 and mitigating that sorrow4 ,,faith1 even while her cheeks were wet1 exclaimed1 ,the ,lord gave1 and the ,lord hath taken away2 blessed be the name of the ,lord4 #aj4 ,,hope',s language was1 ,not lost1 but gone before2 and her eye1 having lost none of its brightness1 saw with prophetic vision a reunion yet to come4 ,,love tenderly wiped away each gathering tear1 and gave deeper fervency to the trusting confidence of ,,faith1 and the inspiring strains of ,,hope4 ,and when the sleeper was committed to the dust1 these gentle sisters lingered in the lonely house1 and by the darkened hearth4 #aa4 ,such are ,,faith1 ,,hope1 and ,,charity1--given by ,god to lighten human sorrow1 and bless the creatures ,he has made4 ,they have each a mission to fulfill1--different1 it is true1 and yet they move in harmony4 ,,faith enables us to submit trustingly to daily trials1 viewing a kind ,father's hand in each passing event4 ,,hope1 when the sky is dark1 and the path thorny1 points not only to fairer scenes below1 but to that brighter world where there is no night and no sorrow4 #ab4 ,,love lightens every burden1 and reflects upon earth a faint radiation of heavenly blessedness1--for the ,scriptures assure us that ,god is love3 and every one that loveth is born of ,god4 ,the time will come when1 the purposes of the wise ,creator being accomplished1 ,faith and ,hope will cease4 ,faith will be lost in sight1 ,hope in fruition2 but ,love will remain1 binding the spirits of the redeemed in blissful communion1 and uniting them to ,god the ,father and ,christ the ,elder ,brother4 #ac4 ,faith1 ,hope1 and ,charity6 blessed spirits6 ,may they be inmates of every heart6 ,may they assist each of us in the peculiar trials which none can know but ourselves6 ,they will come to us if we seek their presence2 but they must be carefully nurtured4 ,let us cherish them in our bosoms1 and they will bless us constantly in our pilgrimage below1 and conduct us to the presence of our ,god4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxviii4 ,,transport' ,,ed1 highly delighted4 ,,threat' ,,en ,,ing1 impending4 ,,cor' ,o ,,nal1 crown2 chaplet4 ,,myr' ,i ,,ad1 innumerable4 ,,lus' ,,cious1 delicious4 ,,lus ,,ty1 strong2 vigorous4 ,,war' ,,bling1 singing2 caroling4 ,,churl1 sour1 surly man4 ,,re ,,fresh'1 cool2 make fresh4 ,,lan' ,,guid1 dull2 sluggish4 ,,drouth' ,y1 dry2 arid4 ,,sus ,,tain'1 uphold2 support4 ,,un ,,grudg',,ing1 free-hearted2 liberal4 ,,nig ,,gard1 miser2 stingy person4 ,,not ,,to ,,myself ,,alone4 ,s4,w4 ,,partridge4 #a4 ,not to myself alone1 ,the little opening flower transported cries4 ,not to myself alone ,i bud and bloom2 ,with fragrant breath the breezes ,i perfume1 ,and gladden all things with my rainbow dyes4 ,the bee comes sipping1 every eventide1 ,his dainty fill2 ,the butterfly within my cup doth hide ,from threatening ill4 #b4 ,not to myself alone1 ,the circling star with honest pride doth boast1 ,not to myself alone ,i rise and set2 ,i write upon night's coronal of jet ,his power and skill who formed our myriad host2 ,a friendly beacon at heaven's open gate1 ,i gem the sky4 ,that man might ne'er forget1 in every fate1 ,his home on high4 #c4 ,not to myself alone1 ,the heavy-laden bee doth murmuring hum1 ,not to myself alone1 from flower to flower1 ,i rove the wood1 the garden1 and the bower1 ,and to the hive at evening weary come2 ,for man1 for man1 the luscious food ,i pile ,with busy care1 ,content if he repay my ceaseless toil ,with scanty share4 #d4 ,not to myself alone1 ,the soaring bird with lusty pinion sings1 ,not to myself alone ,i raise my song2 ,i cheer the drooping with my warbling tongue1 ,and bear the mourner on my viewless wings2 ,i bid the hymnless churl my anthem learn1 ,and ,god adore2 ,i call the worldling from his dross to turn1 ,and sing and scar4 #e4 ,not to myself alone1 ,the streamlet whispers on its pebbly way1 ,not to myself alone ,i sparkling glide2 ,i scatter health and life on every side1 ,and strew the fields with herb and floweret gay4 ,i sing unto the common1 bleak and bare1 ,my gladsome tune2 ,i sweeten and refresh the languid air ,in droughty ,june4 #f4 ,not to myself alone3-- ,o man1 forget not thou1--earth's honored priest1 ,its tongue1 its soul1 its life1 its pulse1 its heart1-- ,in earth's great chorus to sustain thy part6 ,chiefest of guests at ,love's ungrudging feast1 ,play not the niggard2 spurn thy native clod1 ,and self disown2 ,live to thy neighbor2 live unto thy ,god2 ,not to thyself alone6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what things are mentioned1 that contribute to our comfort and happiness8 #b4 ,how does the suffix less1 affect the meaning of the words cease1 view1 hymn1 c48 #c4 ,what is the meaning of the suffixes let and et1 in the words streamlet and floweret8 ,see ,,sanders ,mc,e,l,l,i,g,o,t,t',s ,,analysis1 page #adj1 ,ex4 #ahe and #ahg4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxix4 ,,nurs',,ing1 nourishing2 cherishing4 ,,ab ,,hor'1 detest2 loathe4 ,,re ,,li' ,,ed1 depended4 ,,fra ,,ter' ,,nal1 brotherly4 ,,su ,,per' ,,nal1 heavenly4 ,,com ,,bine'1 unite2 join together4 ,,re ,,hears' ,,al1 recital2 repetition4 ,,big' ,,ot ,,ry1 blind zeal2 prejudice4 ,,sheathe1 put in a sheath4 ,u ,,ni ,,vers ,,al1 general4 ,,cus ,,tom1 practice2 usage4 ,,tal' ,,ent1 natural ability4 ,,af ,,fect',,ing1 making false show4 ,,is' ,o ,,late1 separate2 detach4 ,,the ,,world ,,would ,,be ,,the ,,better ,,for ,,it4 ,w4,h4 ,,cobb4 #a4 ,if men cared less for wealth and fame1 ,and less for battle-fields and glory1-- ,if writ in human hearts a name ,seemed better than in song and story1-- ,if men instead of nursing pride1 ,would learn to hate it and abhor it1-- ,if more relied ,on love to guide1-- ,the world would be the better for it4 #b4 ,if men dealt less in stocks and lands1 ,and more in bonds and deeds fraternal1-- ,if ,love's work had more willing hands ,to link this world to the supernal1-- ,if men stored up ,love's oil and wine1 ,and on bruised human hearts would pour it1-- ,if yours and mine ,would once combine1-- ,the world would be the letter for it4 #c4 ,if more would act the play of ,life1 ,and fewer spoil it in rehearsal1-- ,if ,bigotry would sheathe his knife ,till ,good became more universal1-- ,if ,custom1 gray with ages grown1 ,had fewer blind men to adore it1-- ,if talent shone ,in ,truth alone1-- ,the world would be the better for it4 #d4 ,if men were wise in little things1 ,affecting less in all their dealings1-- ,if hearts had fewer rusted strings ,to isolate their kindly feelings1-- ,if men1 when ,wrong beats down the ,right1 ,would strike together and restore it1-- ,if ,right made ,might ,in every fight1-- ,the world would be the letter for it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxx4 ,in reading these antithetic sentences1 an excellent effect may be produced by dividing the class equally into two parts1 and letting one part read1 in concert1 the line marked #ast ,voice1 and the other part1 the line marked #b;d ,voice2 or1 one pupil may read one line1 and the next pupil the other1 alternately4 ,,select ,,proverbs ,,of ,,solomon4 #ast ,voice4 ,a wise son maketh a glad father2 #b;d ,voice1 but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother4 #a ,v4 ,treasures of wickedness profit nothing2 #b ,v4 but righteousness delivereth from death4 #a ,v4 ,he becometh poor1 that dealeth with a slack hand2 #b ,v4 but the hand of the diligent maketh rich4 #a ,v4 ,blessings are upon the head of the just2 #b ,v4 but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked4 #a ,v4 ,the memory of the just is blessed2 #b ,v4 but the name of the wicked shall rot4 #a ,v4 ,the wise in heart will receive commandment2 #b ,v4 but a prating fool shall fall4 #a ,v4 ,he that walketh uprightly1 walketh surely2 #b ,v4 but he that perverteth his ways1 shall be known4 #a ,v4 ,wise men lay up knowledge2 #b ,v4 but the mouth of the wicked is near destruction4 #a ,v4 ,he is in the way of life1 that keepeth instruction2 #b ,v4 but he that refuseth reproof1 erreth4 #a ,v4 ,it is as sport to a fool to do mischief2 #b ,v4 but a man of understanding hath wisdom4 #a ,v4 ,the fear of the ,lord prolongeth days2 #b ,v4 but the years of the wicked shall be shortened4 #a ,v4 ,the hope of the righteous shall be gladness2 #b ,v4 but the expectation of the wicked shall perish4 #a ,v4 ,the righteous shall never be removed2 #b ,v4 but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth4 #a ,v4 ,the mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom2 #b ,v4 but the froward tongue shall be cut out4 #a ,v4 ,a false balance is an abomination to the ,lord2 #b ,v4 but a just weight is his delight4 #a ,v4 ,riches profit not in the day of wrath2 #b ,v4 but righteousness delivereth from death4 #a ,v4 ,the righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way2 #b ,v4 but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness4 #a ,v4 ,by the blessing of the upright the city is exalted2 #b ,v4 but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked4 #a ,v4 ,where no counsel is1 the people fall1 #b ,v4 but in the multitude of counselors there is safety4 #a ,v4 ,he that diligently seeketh good1 procureth favor2 #b ,v4 but he that seeketh mischief1 it shall come unto him4 #a ,v4 ,the righteous man regardeth the life of his beast2 #b ,v4 but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel4 #a ,v4 ,the lip of truth shall be established forever2 #b ,v4 but a lying tongue is but for a moment4 #a ,v4 ,lying lips are abomination to the ,lord2 #b ,v4 but they that deal truly are ,his delight4 #a ,v4 ,the hand of the diligent shall bear rule2 #b ,v4 but the slothful shall be under tribute4 #a ,v4 ,a wise son heareth his father's instruction2 #b ,v4 but a scorner heareth not rebuke4 #a ,v4 ,he that keepeth his mouth1 keepeth his life2 #b ,v4 but he that openeth wide his lips1 shall have destruction4 #a ,v4 ,a scorner seeketh wisdom1 and findeth it not2 #b ,v4 but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth4 #a ,v4 ,there is a way which seemeth right unto a man2 #b ,v4 but the end thereof are the ways of death4 #a ,v4 ,a wise man feareth1 and departeth from evil2 #b ,v4 but the fool rageth1 and is confident4 #a ,v4 ,the poor is hated even of his neighbor2 #b ,v4 but the rich hath many friends4 #a ,v4 ,he that oppresseth the poor1 reproacheth his ,maker2 #b ,v4 but he that honoreth ,him1 hath mercy on the poor4 #a ,v4 ,he that is slow to wrath1 is of great understanding2 #b ,v4 but he that is hasty in spirit1 exalteth folly4 #a ,v4 ,a soft answer turneth away wrath2 #b ,v4 but grievous words stir up anger4 #a ,v4 ,he that walketh with wise men1 shall be wise2 #b ,v4 but a companion of fools shall be destroyed4 #a ,v4 ,counsel in the heart of man is like deep water2 #b ,v4 but a man of understanding will draw it out4 #a ,v4 ,the wicked is driven away in his wickedness2 #b ,v4 but the righteous hath hope in his death4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxi4 ,,im ,,pres' ,,sion1 idea2 notion4 ,,at ,,trac' ,,tions1 allurements4 ,,sa ,,ti' ,e ,,ty1 excessive fullness4 ,,sat' ,,ed1 glutted2 satiated4 ,,pam' ,,per ,,ed1 over-fed4 ,,suc' ,,cu ,,lent1 full of sap2 juicy4 ,,um ,,bra' ,,geous1 shady4 ,,gor' ,,geous1 showy2 brilliant4 ,,drear' ,i ,,ness1 gloominess4 ,,reg' ,,is ,,ter1 record2 note down4 ,,sug ,,gest' ,,ive1 giving signs4 ,,dec ,,la ,,ra' ,,tion1 announcement4 ,,ex ,,trem' ,i ,,ties1 ends4 ,,dra' ,,per ,y1 hangings2 decorations4 ,,en ,,chant' ,,ment1 charms2 fascination4 ,,fret' ,,ted1 furnished with frets1 of ornamental raised work4 ,,dec ,o ,,ra' ,,tions1 adornments4 ,headnote #a3 ,,ar' ,a ,,besques1 is a word1 denoting ornaments after the ,arabian manner1 often intricate and fantastic1 from the intermingling of foliage1 fruits1 c41 with other objects real or imaginary4 ,,winter ,,beauty4 ,,henry ,,ward ,,beecher4 #a4 ,it is the impression of many1 that only in summer1 including spring and autumn1 of course1 is the country desirable as a residence4 ,the country in summer1 and the city for the winter4 ,it is true1 that the winter gives attractions to the city1 in endless meetings1 lectures1 concerts1 and indoor amusements2 but it is not true that the country loses all interest when the leaves are shed and the grass is gone4 ,on the contrary1 to one who has learned how to use his senses and his sensibilities1 there are attractions in the winter of a peculiar kind1 and pleasures which can be reaped only then4 #b4 ,it appears to me1 that winter comes in to relieve the year of satiety4 ,the mind grows sated with greenness4 ,after eight or nine months of luxuriant growths1 the eye grows accustomed to vegetation4 ,to be sure1 we never are less pleased with the wide prospect2 with forms of noble trees1 with towns and meadows1 and with the whole aspect of nature4 ,but it is the pleasure of one pampered4 ,we lose the keen edge of hunger4 ,the eye enjoys1 without the relish of newness4 ,we expect to enjoy4 ,every thing loses surprise4 #c4 ,of course1 the sky is blue1 the grass succulent1 the fields green1 the trees umbrageous1 the clouds silent and mysterious4 ,they were so yesterday1 they are so to-day1 they will be so to-morrow1 next week1 next month4 ,in short1 the mind does not cease to feel the charm of endless growths2 but needs variety1 change of diet1 less of perpetual feasting1 and something of the blessings of a fast4 ,this winter gives4 ,it says to us3 ,you have had too much4 ,you are luxurious and dainty4 ,you need relief and change of diet4 #d4 ,the cold blue of the sky1 the cold gray of rocks1 the sober warmth of browns and russets1 take the place of more gorgeous colors4 ,if1 now1 one will accept this change in the tone of nature1 after a time a new and relishful pleasure arises4 ,the month formed by the last fortnight of ,november and the first two weeks of ,december1 is1 to me1 the saddest of the year4 ,it most nearly produces the sense of desolateness and dreariness of any portion of the year4 #e4 ,from the hour that the summer begins to shorten its days1 and register the increasing change along the horizon1 over which the sun sets1 farther and farther toward the south1 we have a genial and gentle sadness4 ,but sadness belongs to all very deep joys4 ,it is almost as needful to the perfectness of joy1 as shadows in landscapes are to the charm of the picture4 ,then1 too1 comes the fading out of flowers1--each variety in its turn1 saying1 ,farewell till next summer4 #f4 ,scarcely less suggestive of departing summer are the new-comers1 the late summer golden-rod1 the asters1 and all autumnal flowers4 ,long experience teaches us that these are the latest blossoms that fall from the sun's lap1 and next to them is snow4 ,by association we already see white in the yellow and blue4 ,then1 too1 birds are thinking of other things4 ,no more nests1 no more young1 no more songs1--except signal-notes and rallying-calls2 for they are evidently warned1 and go about their little remaining daily business1 as persons who expect every hour to depart to a distant land4 #g4 ,it is scarcely ever that we see the birds go4 ,they are here to-day1 and gone to-morrow4 ,they disappear without observation4 ,the fields are empty and silent4 ,it seems as if the winds had blown them away with the leaves4 ,the first sight of northern waterfowl1 far up in the air1 retreating from ,labrador and the short1 ,arctic summer1 is always to us like the declaration3 ,summer is gone2 winter is behind us2 it will soon be upon you4 ,at last come the late days of ,november4 ,all is gone1--frosts reap and glean more sharply every night4 #h4 ,a few weeks bring earnest winter4 ,then begin to dawn other delights4 ,the bracing air1 the clean snow-paths1 the sled and sleigh1 the revelation of forms that all summer were grass-hidden2 the sharp-outlined hills lying clear upon the sky2 the exquisite tracery of trees1--especially of all such trees as that dendral child of ,god1 the elm1 whose branches are carried out into an endless complexity of fine lines of spray1 and which stands up in winter1 showing in its whole anatomy1 that all its summer shade was founded upon the most substantial reality4 #i4 ,in winter1 too1 particularly in the latter periods of it1 the extremities of shrubs and branches begin to take on ruddy hues1 or purplish browns1 and the eye knows that these are the first faint blushes of coming summer4 ,now1 too1 we find how beautiful are the mosses in the woods2 and under them we find solitary green leaves1 that have laughed all winter because they had outwitted the frost4 #aj4 ,wherever flowing springs gush from sheltered spots looking south1 one will find many green edges1 young grass1 and some few tougher leaves4 ,now1 too1 in still days1 the crow swings heavily through the air1 cawing with a pleasing harshness4 ,for dieting has performed its work4 ,your appetite is eager4 ,a little now pleases you more than abundance did in ,august4 ,every tiny leaf is to you like a cedar of ,lebanon4 #aa4 ,all these things are unknown to dwellers in cities4 ,it is nothing to them that a robin appeared for the first time yesterday morning1 or that a blue-bird sang over against the house4 ,some new prima-donna ,footnote3 ,the first female singer in an opera4 exhausts their admiration4 ,they are yet studying laces1 and do not care for the fringe of swamps1 for the first catkins of the willow4 ,they are still coveting the stores of precious stones at the jewelers1 and do not care for my ruby buds1 and red dogwood1 and scarlet winter berries1 and ground pine1 and partridge-berry leaves4 #ab4 ,there is one sight of the country1 at about this time of the year--the first of ,march--that few have seen1 or else they have passed it by as if it were not worthy of record4 ,i mean the drapery of rocks in gorges1 or along precipitous sides of hills or mountains4 ,the seams of rocks are the outlets of springs4 ,the water1 trickling through1 is seized by the frost1 and held fast in white enchantment4 ,every day adds to the length of the ice drapery2 and1 as the surface is overlaid by new issuings1 it is furred and fretted with silver-white chasings1 the most exquisite4 #ac4 ,thus1 one may find a succession1 in a single gorge1 of extraordinary ice-curtains1 and pendent draperies1 of varying lengths1 of every fantastic form1 of colors varying by thickness1 or by the tinge of earth or rock shining through them4 ,in my boyhood1 ,i used to wander along these fairy halls1 imagining them to be now altars in long1 white draperies2 now1 grand cathedral pillars of white marble2 then1 long tapestries chased in white1 with arabesques ,headnote #a and crinkled vines and leaves4 #ad4 ,sometimes they seemed like gigantic bridal decorations1 or like the robes of beings vast and high1 hung in their wardrobes while they slept4 ,but1 whatever fancy interpreted them1 or whether they were looked upon with two good1 sober1 literal eyes1 they were1 and still are1 among the most delightful of winter exhibitions1 to those who are wise enough to search out the hidden beauty of winter in the country4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what are some of the attractions of winter in the city8 #b4 ,what are some of the delights of winter in the country8 #c4 ,what is said of the drapery of rocks8 #d4 ,what did the writer imagine them to be1 in boyhood8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxii4 ,,un ,,sul' ,,lied1 pure2 clear4 ,,phe ,,nom' ,e ,,non1 appearance4 ,,trans ,,par' ,,en ,,cy1 clearness4 ,,as ,,ton' ,,ish ,,ing1 amazing4 ,,ram ,i ,,fi ,,ca' ,,tion1 branch1 or branching out4 ,,in ,,de ,,scrib' ,a ,,bly1 beyond description4 ,,ma ,,jes' ,,tic1 grand4 ,,oc ,,ca' ,,sion ,,al1 occurring at times4 ,,im ,,press',,ive1 powerful2 effective4 ,,in ,,ter ,,sect' ,,ing1 meeting and crossing4 ,,pen' ,e ,,tra ,,ting1 piercing4 ,e' ,,ther1 thin or refined air4 ,,con ,,geal' ,,ed1 frozen4 ,,bur' ,,nish ,,ing1 brightening4 ,,en ,,gen' ,,der ,,ed1 produced4 ,,em' ,,blem1 symbol4 ,,con ,,tem ,,pla' ,,tion1 meditation4 ,,el ,e ,,va' ,,tion1 loftiness4 ,,frosted ,,trees4 #a4 ,ere yet the clouds let fall the treasured snow1 ,or winds begun their hazy skies to blow1 ,at evening1 a keen eastern breeze arose1 ,and the descending rain unsullied froze4 ,soon as the silent shades of night withdrew1 ,the ruddy morn disclosed at once to view ,the face of ,nature in a rich disguise1 ,and brightened every object to my eyes4 ,for every shrub1 and every blade of grass1 ,and every pointed thorn1 seemed wrought in glass4 #b4 ,since ,sunday1 ,feb4 #ast1 #aheb1 we have had presented to our view1 the beautiful phenomenon of ,,frosted ,,trees1 the most astonishing and brilliant that ,i ever remember to have noticed4 ,the previous storm and mist had thickly covered every exposed object1--the loftiest trees1 the minutest blade1 hill and dale1 with the icy garment4 ,this transparency was most perfect1 defining every form and ramification into exact models of the entire body1 branch1 or limb4 #c4 ,dwellings and barns were incrusted by the chilling vapor4 ,it hung upon the manes of the cattle1 and decorated1 wherever seen1 the humble grass1 which appeared bending1 like threads of crystal4 ,the small bushes were indescribably beautiful1 and seemed as if chiseled out of the whitest marble4 ,as far as the eye could extend1 over brooks1 fields1 and woods1 the same striking and singular sight was universal4 #d4 ,i could not remain contented in the house1 and toward sunset1 hastened away1 where the view might be free and uninterrupted4 ,here1 the scene1 if possible1 was more impressive and interesting4 ,there was scarcely a breath of air1 and the general silence was only interrupted by the occasional flight of some winter bird1 which1 alighting on a limb1 would shake down a thousand feathery showers1 until he seemed frightened at the unusual sound4 ,the forest trees made a truly majestic appearance1 with their naked1 giant arms and mossy branches intersecting each other1 and fast bound by the frozen barriers4 #e4 ,i shall not attempt to describe the brilliancy of the undergrowth and dwarf trees1 upon whose limbs hung a delicate frosting1 like unwrought silver1 nor the crimson glow of the holly-berries through their transparent and icy covering1--all1 all was a dazzling and splendid winter array1 ,that buries wide the works of man4 ,it brought to my mind some of the ,eastern fairy tales1 and their gardens ornamented with shrubs and plants of sparkling crystals4 #f4 ,the exposed sides of the rocks and fences were completely iced over1 not the smallest particle escaping the penetrating and congealed ether4 ,it was truly astonishing to examine its thickness4 ,on some twigs1 not larger than a wheat straw1 the ice measured half an inch through4 ,one would scarcely imagine what an immense weight of the frozen mass a tree will sustain1 before it breaks under the unusual load4 ,many branches were bent so low that ,i could reach them with my hands2 and1 shaking off their frosted barks1 they would instantly spring far above my reach4 ,every few minutes1 ,i was startled by the rattling noise of these falling icicles from some neighboring tree or grove4 #g4 ,just when the sun went down1 there was not a single cloud to be seen in the horizon1 and his cold1 bright1 setting rays brought out1 on every hand1 frozen gems1 diamonds1 rubies1 and sapphires1 in every possible prismatic beauty1 wherever his departing beams fell4 ,presently the moon bathed the whitened earth1 and every congealed drop1 in her soft light1 burnishing1 with dazzling icy brilliancy1 trees1 dwellings1 and streams4 ,i am an ardent lover of ,nature and her scenery1 and have often1 delighted1 gazed upon the ,queen of ,night2 but never did ,i behold such a brilliant moonlight night as this4 #h4 ,who could help bringing to mind the sublimities of ,job and of ,david1--,the hoary frost of heaven1 who hath engendered it8 ,the waters are hid1 as with a stone1 and the face of the deep is frozen4--,by the breath of the ,mighty ,god1 ice is produced1 and the waters which were spread on all sides1 are held in chains4 ,the ,psalmist says1 ,he giveth the snow like wool1 ,he scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes4 ,wash me1 and ,i shall be whiter than snow4--,well may poets look to the falling snow-flake for their images of purity and innocence1 ere it receives the stain of earth4 ,i know of no litter emblem4 #i4 ,such a winter's night6 and the skies6 the skies6 ,so resplendent in brightness are the hosts of heaven at this moment1 that they should be contemplated by every lover and student of the works of ,god4 ,their numbers who can count1--their twinkling beauty who can describe1 as onward they roll in the deep blue of midnight8 ,in their contemplation are inspired thoughts that wander through eternity1 with an elevation of feeling1 as if we were separated from the toils and tumults of earth1 and exalted into a higher state of being than that in which we toiled through the day6 ,these heavens tell us of a ,,wisdom and ,,power we can not search or estimate4 ,there we seem to stand more immediately in the vailed presence of the ,infinite ,majesty1 who laid the foundations of the earth1 when the morning stars sang together1 and all the sons of ,god shouted for joy4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,describe the appearance of frosted trees4 #b4 ,what is said of the appearance of shrubs1 bushes1 c48 #c4 ,what1 of the weight sustained by a single tree8 #d4 ,what was the appearance at sunset8 #e4 ,what passages of ,scripture did the scene bring to mind8 #f4 ,of what is the snowflake an emblem8 #g4 ,what is said of the skies8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxiii4 ,,splen' ,,dor1 brightness2 glory4 ,e ,,ter' ,,nal ,,ly1 everlastingly4 ,,way'-,,wea ,,ry1 tired2 fatigued4 ,,gaze1 eager look4 ,,ev' ,,er ,,green1 always green4 ,,long' ,,ed1 earnestly desired4 ,,re ,,pose1 rest2 quietude4 ,,ran' ,,som ,,ed1 redeemed4 ,,pal' ,,ace1 mansion2 abode4 ,,un ,,ceas' ,,ing ,,ly1 constantly4 ,,the ,,mountains ,,of ,,life4 ,,james ,g4 ,,clark4 #a4 ,there's a land far away1 'mid the stars1 we are told1 ,where they know not the sorrows of time1-- ,where the pure waters wander through valleys of gold1 ,and life is a treasure sublime2 ',tis the land of our ,god1 'tis the home of the soul1 ,where the ages of splendor eternally roll1-- ,where the way-weary traveler reaches his goal1 ,on the evergreen ,mountains of ,life4 #b4 ,our gaze can not soar to that beautiful land1 ,but our visions have told of its bliss2 ,and our souls by the gale from its gardens are fanned1 ,when we faint in the desert of this2 ,and we sometimes have longed for its holy repose1 ,when our spirits were torn with temptations and woes1 ,and we've drank from the tide of the river that flows ,from the evergreen ,mountains of ,life4 #c4 ,oh6 the stars never tread the blue heavens at night1 ,but we think where the ransomed have trod2 ,and the day never smiles from his palace of light1 ,but we feel the bright smile of our ,god4 ,we are traveling homeward1 through changes and gloom1 ,to a kingdom where pleasures unceasingly bloom1 ,and our guide is the glory that shines through the tomb1 ,from the evergreen ,mountains of ,life4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what is said of that land far away8 #b4 ,how do we know there is such a land8 #c4 ,of what do the stars remind us8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxiv4 ,,im ,,ag' ,,in ,a ,,ry1 not real4 ,,an ,,tic' ,i ,,pate1 take beforehand4 ,,pre ,,fer' ,,red1 chosen4 ,,oc ,,cur' ,,red1 happened4 ,,sus ,,tain'1 support2 uphold4 ,,per ,,mit'1 allow4 ,,in ,,vis' ,i ,,ble1 unseen4 ,,en ,,chain'1 bind2 fasten4 ,,fore ,,bod' ,,ing1 dread of evil4 ,,in ,,ven' ,,tion1 contrivance4 ,,con ,,fer' ,,red1 bestowed4 ,,ap ,,pre ,,hen' ,,sion1 dread2 fear4 ,,imaginary ,,evils4 ,,charles ,,swain4 #a4 ,let to-morrow take care of to-morrow2 ,leave things of the future to fate2 ,what's the use to anticipate sorrow8 ,life's troubles come never too late4 ,if to hope overmuch be an error1 ',tis one that the wise have preferred2 ,and how often have hearts been in terror ,of evils that never occurred4 #b4 ,have faith1 and thy faith shall sustain thee2 ,permit not suspicion and care ,with invisible bonds to enchain thee1 ,but bear what ,god gives thee to bear4 ,by ,his ,spirit supported and gladdened1 ,be ne'er by forebodings deterred2 ,but think how oft hearts have been saddened ,by fears of what never occurred6 #c4 ,let to-morrow take care of to-morrow2 ,short and dark as our life may appear1 ,we may make it still darker by sorrow1 ,still shorter by folly and fear2 ,half our troubles are half our invention1 ,and often from blessings conferred1 ,have we shrunk in the wild apprehension ,of evils that never occurred6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what is said of imaginary evils8 #b4 ,how may we be supported under trials8 #c4 ,what tends to shorten life8 #d4 ,whence proceed half our troubles8 #e4 ,what rule for doubling the r and d in such words as occurred1 saddened1 c48 ,see ,,sanders' ,,new ,,speller1 page #afh1 ,rule ,,ii4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxv4 ,,waste1 desolate region4 ,,pro ,,ceed'1 come forth4 ,,chasm1 gap2 opening4 ,,coils1 folds2 convolutions4 ,,man ,i ,,fest1 plain2 evident4 ,,pre ,,serv' ,,er1 protector4 ,,al ,,le' ,,gi ,,ance1 duty2 loyalty4 ,,ray1 make bright2 adorn4 ,,ex ,,pand1 swell2 dilate4 ,,fa' ,,ther ,,land1 native land4 ,,guer ,,don1 reward2 recompense4 ,,prof' ,,fer1 offer2 tender4 ,,pit' ,e ,,ous1 mournful2 sorrowful4 ,,im ,,pet' ,u ,,ous ,,ly1 furiously4 ,,at ,,tract'1 7,,at1 to2 ,,tract1 draw27 draw to2 allure4 ,,in ,,vest'1 7,,in1 to2 ,,vest1 clothe27 clothe in or with2 inclose2 surround4 ,,pro ,,test1 7,,pro1 before2 ,,test1 witness27 witness before2 openly declare4 ,headnote #a3 ,,py ,,thon is the name of a large serpent1 fabled to have been slain by the god ,apollo4 ,,sir ,,walter ,,and ,,the ,,lion4 ,a4 ,,walchner4 #a4 ,sir ,walter of ,thurn1 over the ,syrian waste1 ,rides away with a flowing rein2 ,but he hears a groan that checks his haste1 ,as if death were in the strain4 ,he spurs his steed ,whence the sounds proceed2 ,and there1 from a rocky chasm1 arise ,fierce cries of pain1 that assail the skies2 ,and his horse uprears ,in excess of fears1 ,as the glance of a lion attracts his eyes4 #b4 ,fierce struggling there in the monster folds ,of a serpent that round him twines2 ,sir ,walter a moment the scene beholds1 ,then to save the beast inclines4 ,his good sword stout ,from its sheath leaps out1 ,when down it falls on the ,python's ,headnote #a crest1 ,and cleaves the coils that the lion invest2 ,and the noble beast1 ,from its thrall released1 ,shows grateful joy most manifest4 #c4 ,he shakes his mane1 and bends his form1 ,and licks his preserver's hand1 ,as if he yields allegiance warm ,to his supreme command4 ,like the faithful hound ,to be constant found1 ,and follow his steps for evermore2 ,and thus he follows1 on sea and shore1 ,in the battle's tide1 ,he stands by his side1 ,or with him rests when the strife is o'er4 #d4 ,in ,palestine ,sir ,walter is known1-- ,long years attest his fame2 ,and many brave deeds he there hath done1 ,that ray with glory his name2 ,but his heart doth expand ,for the fatherland1 ,and he fain its pleasant scenes would see1 ,with his friendly lion for company2 ,but with fearful breast1 ,the sailors protest1 ,as they glanced at the beast and his majesty4 #e4 ,rich guerdon he proffers1 and golden store2 ,but though the prize were great1 ,the sailors hurry away from the shore ,as if from the doom of fate4 ,the poor beast moans ,in piteous tones1 ,then darts impetuously o'er the sands1-- ,then looks to the ship1 and mournfully stands2 ,then plunges into the gloomy wave1 ,the perils of the depths to brave4 ,already he nears the flying bark1 ,already his roar of grief they hark2 ,but his strength is spent1 and the sea is strong1 ,and he may not the fearful struggle prolong4 ,his dying glances are fondly cast ,along the track where the loved one passed2 ,then sinks to his grave ,beneath the wave1 ,and the night and the ocean behold him the last4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what did ,sir ,walter discover as he was riding over the ,syrian waste8 #b4 ,what did he do8 #c4 ,what did the lion do1 after being released8 #d4 ,did the sailors allow the lion to go on board the ship8 #e4 ,what did the lion then do8 #f4 ,what became of him8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxvi4 ,,val' ,,iant1 strong2 courageous1 ,,inc ,,li ,,na' ,,tion1 desire2 tendency4 ,,re ,,plen' ,,ish ,,ed1 filled up4 ,,dis ,,sev' ,,er1 part2 sunder4 ,,shiv' ,,er1 dash to pieces4 ,,ec ,,stat' ,,ic1 rapturous4 ,,con ,,clu' ,,sion1 result4 ,,con ,,cep' ,,tion1 thought2 idea4 ,,def' ,,er ,,ence1 respect4 ,,phys ,i ,,cal1 material4 ,,ar' ,,rant1 mere2 vile4 ,,time'-,,ban ,,di ,,ed1 time-lost4 ,,de ,,vel' ,,op ,,ed1 brought out4 ,,con ,,stel ,,la' ,,tions1 clusters of stars4 ,,de ,,sign ,,ed1 planned4 ,,com ,,bin' ,,ed1 united4 ,,uninterrupted1 7,,un1 not2 ,,inter1 in between2 ,,rupted1 broken27 not broken in between2 unbroken4 ,it is sometimes desirable to have each member of the class read a piece complete in itself4 ,to answer this end1 the following collection of brief1 though beautiful productions1 have been brought together all under one head4 ,,choice ,,extracts4 ,i4 ,,what ,,really ,,benefits ,,us4 ,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 remember1 that makes us learned4 ,it is not what we intend1 but what we do1 that makes us useful4 ,it is not a few faint wishes1 but a life-long struggle1 that makes us valiant4 ,,ii4 ,,god',s ,,love4 ,there's not a flower that decks the vale1 ,there's not a beam that lights the mountain1 ,there's not a shrub that scents the gale1 ,there's not a wind that stirs the fountain1 ,there's not a hue that paints the rose1 ,there's not a leaf around us lying1 ,but in its use or beauty shows ,god's love to us1 and love undying6 ,,iii4 ,,life-,,work4 ,to acquire a thorough knowledge of our own hearts and characters1 to restrain every irregular inclination1 to subdue every rebellious passion1 to purify the motives of our conduct1 to form ourselves to that temperance which no pleasure can seduce1 to that meekness which no provocation can ruffle1 to that patience which no affliction can overwhelm1 and that integrity which no interest can shake2 this is the task which is assigned to us1--a task which can not be performed without the utmost diligence and care4 ,,iv4 ,,humility4 ,the brightest stars are burning suns2 ,the deepest water stillest runs2 ,the laden bee the lowest flies2 ,the richest mine the deepest lies2 ,the stalk that's most replenished1 ,doth bow the most its modest head4 ,thus1 deep ,humility we find ,the mark of every master-mind2 ,the highest-gifted lowliest bends1 ,and merit meekest condescends1 ,and shuns the fame that fools adore1-- ,that puff that bids a feather soar4 ,v4 ,,benefits ,,of ,,adversity4 ,a smooth sea never made a skillful mariner4 ,neither do uninterrupted prosperity and success qualify man for usefulness or happiness4 ,the storms of adversity1 like the storms of the ocean1 rouse the faculties and excite the invention1 prudence1 skill1 and fortitude of the voyager4 ,,vi4 ,,our ,,mountain ,,homes4 ,,mrs4 ,s4,r4,a4 ,,barnes4 ,why turn we to our mountain homes ,with more than filial feeling8 ',tis here that ,freedom's altars rise1 ,and ,freedom's sons are kneeling6 ,why sigh we not for softer climes8 ,why cling to that which bore us8 ',tis here we tread on ,freedom's soil1 ,with ,freedom's sunshine o'er us6 ,,vii4 ,,make ,a ,,beginning4 ,if you do not begin1 you will never come to the end4 ,the first weed pulled up in the garden1 the first seed set in the ground1 the first dollar put in the savings-bank1 and the first mile traveled on a journey1 are all important things2 they make a beginning1 and thereby give a hope1 a promise1 a pledge1 an assurance that you are in earnest in what you have undertaken4 ,how many a poor1 idle1 erring1 hesitating outcast is now creeping his way through the world1 who might have held up his head and prospered1 if1 instead of putting off his resolutions of amendment and industry1 he had only made a beginning6 ,,viii4 ,,influence4 ,,george ,w4 ,,bungay4 #a4 ,drop follows drop1 and swells ,with rain the sweeping river2 ,word follows word1 and tells ,a truth that lives forever4 #b4 ,flake follows flake1 like sprites ,whose wings the winds dissever2 ,thought follows thought1 and lights ,the realm of mind forever4 #c4 ,beam follows beam to cheer1 ,the cloud a bolt might shiver2 ,throb follows throb1 and fear ,gives place to joy forever4 #d4 ,the drop1 the flake1 the beam1 ,teach us a lesson ever2 ,the word1 the thought1 the dream ,impress the soul forever4 ,,ix4 ,,pleasure ,,in ,,acquiring ,,knowledge4 ,,caroline ,f4 ,,orne4 #a4 ,note the ecstatic joy of the student1 who has labored long over a problem or proposition1 but finally comes to a logical conclusion2 who has struggled with the misty darkness of his own mind1 for a clear view of some difficult subject1 until the clouds1 one after another1 have dispersed1 and he beholds1 with his mental vision1 in bright and glorious light1 the conception for which he labored4 ,think you he would exchange his joys for the pleasures of sense'8 ,it is of a higher and more ennobling character1 and not to be bartered for paltry wealth4 #b4 ,what dignity and self-respect invest the man of thought6 ,his very looks bespeak of mind4 ,he is approached with deference1 as a being of higher order in the scale of intelligence1--as one who has a right to command and be obeyed4 ,for what moves mind1 but mind8 ,a strong intellect1 coming in contact with one of less energy1 will as naturally move it1 as superior physical strength will overcome the weaker4 ,x4 ,,what ,,is ,,fame8 ,,motherwell4 ,what is glory8 ,what is fame8 ,the echo of a long-lost name2 ,a breath1 an idle hour's brief talk2 ,the shadow of an arrant naught2 ,a flower that blossoms for a day1 ,dying next morrow'2 ,a stream that hurries on its way1 ,singing of sorrow'2 ,a fortune that to lose were gain2 ,a word of praise1 perchance of blame2 ,the wreck of a time-bandied name-- ,ay this is glory6 this is fame6 ,,xi4 ,,cultivated ,,intellect4 ,ah6 well do we all know the worth of intelligence1 the power of knowledge1 and the beauty and glory of wisdom4 ,it is educated manhood that wakes up the sleeping soil1 covers the earth with good1 that gathers in the golden harvest1 that clothes the naked1 that feeds the hungry4 ,it is the cultivated mind that applies the strength of the ox and the fleetness of the horse2 that bridges the river1 that turns to use the flying winds1 that makes the lightning its swift messenger1 that makes beautiful palaces of dull clay1 that rouses the dead ore to active life1 that covers the sea with ships1 and the land with mighty engines of wealth4 ,it is the developed intellect that flies through the upper air1 that mingles with the stars1 that follows the moon in her course1 that overtakes the constellations in their orbits1 that weighs the sun1 that measures the distance to the polar star4 ,it is the enlightened soul that worships ,god4 ,,xii4 ,,god',s ,,works ,,attest ,,his ,,greatness4 ,,mrs4 ,,opie4 #a4 ,there's not a leaf within the bower2 ,there's not a bird upon the tree2 ,there's not a dew-drop on the flower1 ,but bears the impress1 ,lord1 of ,thee4 #b4 ,thy hand the varied leaf designed1 ,and gave the bird its thrilling tone2 ,thy power the dewdrop's tints combined1 ,till like the diamond's blaze they shone4 #c4 ,yes1 dewdrops1 leaves1 and buds1 and all ,the smallest1 like the greatest things1-- ,the sea's vast space1 the earth's wide ball1 ,alike proclaim ,thee ,king of kings4 #d4 ,but man alone to bounteous ,heaven1 ,thanksgiving's conscious strains can raise2 ,to favored man alone 'tis given ,to join the angelic choir in praise6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxvii4 ,,mo ,,not' ,o ,,nous1 dull2 uniform4 ,,har ,,poon'1 barbed spear4 ,,ag' ,i ,,ta ,,ted1 disturbed4 ,,re ,,ver' ,,ber ,,ates1 rebounds2 re-echoes4 ,,writhes1 twists1 or turns in agony4 ,,con ,,tor' ,,tions1 twistings2 writhings4 ,,ve ,,loc' ,i ,,ty1 swiftness4 ,,ig ,,nites'1 takes fire4 ,,fric' ,,tion1 rubbing together4 ,,coils1 winds into a ring4 ,,pro ,,ject' ,,ed1 thrown out or forward4 ,,vo ,,cif' ,,er ,a ,,ted1 shouted4 ,,in ,,fu' ,,ri ,a ,,ted1 enraged4 ,,un ,,re ,,lent' ,,ing1 unfeeling4 ,,con ,,vul' ,,sions1 violent spasms4 ,,ren ,,coun' ,,ter1 fight2 conflict4 ,,capture ,,of ,,the ,,whale4 #a4 ,let the reader suppose himself on the deck of a ,south-seaman1 cruising in the ,north ,pacific ocean4 ,he may be musing over some past event1 the ship may be sailing gently along over the smooth ocean1 every thing around solemnly still1 with the sun pouring its intense rays with dazzling brightness4 ,suddenly the monotonous quietude is broken by an animated voice from the masthead1 exclaiming1 ,there he spouts6 #b4 ,the captain starts on deck in an instant1 and inquires ,where away8 but1 perhaps1 the next moment every one aloft and on deck1 can perceive an enormous whale lying about a quarter of a mile from the ship1 on the surface of the sea1 having just come up to breathe1--his large hump projecting three feet out of the water4 ,at the end of every ten seconds1 the spout is seen rushing from the fore part of his enormous head1 followed by the cry of every one on board1 who join in the chorus of ,there again6 keeping time with the duration of the spout4 #c4 ,but1 while they have been looking1 a few seconds have expired4 ,they rush into the boats1 which are directly lowered to receive them2 and in two minutes from the time of first observing the whale1 three or four boats are down1 and are darting through the water with their utmost speed toward their intended victim1 perhaps accompanied with a song from the headsman1 who urges the quick and powerful plying of the oar1 with the common whaling chant of ,away1 my boys1 away1 my boys1 'tis time for us to go4 #d4 ,but1 while they are rushing along1 the whale is breathing2 they have yet1 perhaps1 some distance to pull before they can get a chance of striking him with the harpoon4 ,his spoutings are nearly out1 he is about to descend1 or he hears the boats approaching4 ,the few sailors left on board1 and who are anxiously watching the whale and the gradual approach of the boats1 exclaim1 ,ah1 he is going down6 ,yet he spouts again1 but slowly1 the water is seen agitated around him2 the spectators on board with breathless anxiety think they perceive him rising in preparation for his descent4 ,he will be lost6 they exclaim2 for the boats are not yet near enough to strike him1 and the men are still bending their oars in each boat with all their strength1 to claim the honor of the first blow with the harpoon4 #e4 ,the bow-boat has the advantage of being the nearest to the whale2 the others1 for fear of disturbing the unconscious monster1 are now ordered to drop astern4 ,one more spout is seen slowly curling forth1--it is his last2 but the boat shoots rapidly alongside of the gigantic creature4 ,peak your oars6 exclaims the mate1 and directly they flourish in the air2 the glistening harpoon is seen above the head of the harpooner4 ,in an instant it is darted with unerring force and aim1 and is buried deeply in the side of the huge animal4 ,it is socket up2 that is1 it is buried in his flesh up to the socket which admits the handle or pole of the harpoon4 #f4 ,a cheer from those in the boats1 and from the seamen on board1 reverberates along the still deep at the same moment4 ,the sea1 which a moment before was unruffled1 now becomes lashed into foam by the immense strength of the wounded whale1 which1 with its vast tail1 strikes in all directions at his enemies4 ,now his enormous head rises high into the air1 then his flukes are seen lashing everywhere1 his huge body writhes in violent contortions from the agony the harpoon has inflicted4 ,the water all around him is a mass of foam1 and the sounds of the blows from his tail on the surface of the sea1 can be heard for miles6 #g4 ,stern all6 cries the headsman2 but the whale suddenly disappears2 he has sounded2 the line is running through the groove at the head of the boat1 with lightning-like velocity2 it smokes2 it ignites from the heat produced by the friction2 but the headsman1 cool and collected1 pours water upon it as it passes4 ,but an oar is now held up in their boat2 it signifies that their line is rapidly running out2 two hundred fathoms are nearly exhausted2 up flies one of the other boats1 and bends on another line1 just in time to save that which was nearly lost4 #h4 ,but still the monster descends2 he is seeking to rid himself of his enemies by descending deeply into the dark and unknown depths of the vast ocean4 ,two more lines are exhausted1--he is six hundred fathoms deep6 ,stand ready to bend on6 cries the mate to the fourth boat2 7for sometimes they take the whole four lines away with them1--eight hundred fathoms667 but1 it is not required1 he is rising4 ,haul in the slack6 observes the headsman1 while the boat-steerer coils it again carefully into the tubs as it is drawn up4 #i4 ,the whale is now seen approaching the surface2 the gurgling and bubbling water which rises1 proclaims that he is near2 his nose starts from the sea2 the rushing spout is projected high and suddenly1 from his agitation4 ,the slack of the line is now coiled in the tubs1 and those in the fast boat1 haul themselves gently toward the whale4 ,the boat-steerer places the headsman close to the fin of the trembling animal1 who immediately buries his long lance in the vitals of the leviathan1 while1 at the same moment1 those in one of the other boats1 dart another harpoon into his opposite side4 ,then1 ,stern all6 is again vociferated1 and the boats shoot rapidly away from the danger4 #aj4 ,mad with the agony which he endures from these fresh attacks1 the infuriated sea monster rolls over and over1 and coils an amazing length of line around him4 ,he rears his enormous head1 and1 with wide-expanded jaws1 snaps at every thing around him4 ,he rushes at the boats with his head1--they are propelled before him with vast swiftness1 and sometimes utterly destroyed4 #aa4 ,he is lanced again1--and his pain appears more than he can bear4 ,he throws himself1 in his agony1 completely out of his element2 the boats are violently jerked1 by which one of the lines is snapped asunder2 at the same time the other boat is upset1 and its crew are swimming for their lives4 ,the whale is now free6 he passes along the surface with remarkable swiftness1 going head out2 but the two boats that have not yet fastened1 and are fresh and free1 now give chase4 #ab4 ,the whale becomes exhausted from the blood which flows from his deep and dangerous wounds1 and the two hundred fathoms of line belonging to the overturned boat1 which he is dragging after him through the water1 checks him in his course2 his pursuers again overtake him1 and another harpoon is darted and buried deeply in his flesh4 #ac4 ,the fatal lance is1 at length1 given2 the blood gushes from the nostrils of the unfortunate animal in a thick1 black stream1 which stains the clear blue water of the ocean to a considerable distance around the scene of the affray4 ,the immense creature may now again endeavor to sound1 to escape from his unrelenting pursuers2 but he is powerless4 ,he soon rises to the surface1 and passes slowly along until the death-pang seizes him1 when his appearance is awful in the extreme4 #ad4 ,suffering from suffocation1 or from the stoppage of some important organ1 the whole strength of his enormous frame is set in motion1 for a few seconds1 when his convulsions throw him into a hundred different contortions of the most violent description1 by which the sea is beaten into foam1 and boats are sometimes crushed to atoms1 with their crews4 #ae4 ,but this violent action being soon over1 the now unconscious animal passes rapidly along1 describing in his rapid course the segment of a circle2 this is his flurry1 which ends in his sudden dissolution4 ,the mighty rencounter is finished4 ,the gigantic animal rolls over on his side1 and floats an inanimate mass on the surface of the crystal deep1--a victim to the tyranny and selfishness1 as well as a wonderful proof of the great power of the mind of man4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,how are whales generally discovered8 #b4 ,why do they come to the surface of the water8 #c4 ,how far do they sometimes descend in the ocean8 #d4 ,describe the manner in which they are captured4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxviii4 ,a',,er ,o ,,naut1 one who sails in the air4 ,,re ,,doub ,,led1 repeated4 ,,mag ,,nif ,i ,,cent1 grand2 splendid4 ,,el' ,e ,,va ,,ted1 raised2 excited4 ,,gon' ,,do ,,la1 small boat4 ,,be ,,girt'1 surrounded4 ,,ro ,,ta ,,ry1 turning2 revolving4 ,,in ,,ten' ,,si ,,ty1 extreme degree4 ,a' ,,er ,,os ,,tat1 air-balloon4 ,,in ,,ter ,,mi ,,na ,,ble1 boundless4 ,,va' ,,ri ,e ,,ga ,,ted1 diversified2 varied4 ,,verg' ,,ing1 tending2 inclining4 ,,ob ,,lique' ,,ly1 slantingly4 ,,res ,,pi ,,ra' ,,tion1 act of breathing4 ,,ze' ,,nith1 point in the heavens directly over head4 ,,man' ,,di ,,bles1 jaws4 ,,eu ,,roc' ,,ly ,,don1 tempestuous wind4 ,,leaves ,,from ,,an ,,aeronaut4 ,,willis ,,gaylord ,,clark4 #a4 ,my hour had now come1 and ,i entered the car4 ,with a singular taste1 the band struck up1 at this moment1 the melting air of ,sweet ,home4 ,it almost overcame me4 ,a thousand associations of youth1 friends1 of all that ,i must leave1 rushed upon my mind4 ,but ,i had no leisure for sentiment4 ,a buzz ran through the assemblage2 unnumbered hands were clapping1 unnumbered hearts beating high2 and ,i was the cause4 ,every eye was upon me4 ,there was pride in the thought4 #b4 ,let go6 was the word4 ,the cheers redoubled2 handkerchiefs waved from many a fair hand2 bright faces beamed from every window1 and on every side4 ,one dash with my knife1 and ,i rose aloft1 a habitant of air4 ,how magnificent was the sight which now burst upon me6 ,how sublime were my sensations6 ,i waved the flag of my country2 the cheers of the multitude from a thousand housetops1 reached me on the breeze2 and a taste of the rarer atmosphere elevated my spirits into ecstasy4 #c4 ,the city1 with a brilliant sunshine striking the spires and domes1 now unfolded to view a sight incomparably beautiful4 ,my gondola went easily upward1 cleaving the depths of heaven like a vital thing4 ,a diagram placed before you1 on the table1 could not permit you to trace more definitely than ,i now could1 the streets1 the highways1 basins1 wharves1 and squares of the town4 ,the hum of the city arose to my ear1 as from a vast bee-hive2 and ,i seemed the monarch-bee1 directing the swarm4 #d4 ,i heard the rattling of carriages1 the hearty yo-heavo-s6 of sailors from the docks that1 begirt with spars1 hemmed the city round4 ,i was a spectator of all1 yet aloof1 and alone4 ,increasing stillness attended my way2 and1 at last1 the murmurs of earth came to my ear like the vast vibrations of a bell4 ,my car tilted and trembled1 as ,i rose4 ,a swift wind sometimes gave the balloon a rotary motion1 which made me deathly sick for a moment2 but strong emotion conquered all my physical ailings4 #e4 ,my brain ached with the intensity of my rapture4 ,human sounds had fainted from my ear4 ,i was in the abyss of heaven1 and alone with my ,god4 ,i could tell my direction by the sun on my left2 and1 as his rays played on the aerostat1 it seemed only a bright bubble1 wavering in the sky1 and ,i1 a suspended mote1 hung by chance to its train4 ,looking below me1 the distant ,sound and ,long ,island appeared to the east2 the bay lay to the south1 sprinkled with shipping2 under me1 the city1 girded with bright rivers and sparry forests4 #f4 ,the free wind was on my cheek1 and in my locks2 afar1 the ocean rolled its long1 blue waves1 checkered with masses of shadow1 and gushes of ruby sunlight2 to the north and west1 the interminable land1 variegated like a map1 dotted with purple1 and green1 and silver1 faded to the eye4 ,the atmosphere which ,i now breathed1 seemed to dilate my heart at every breath4 ,i uttered some audible expressions4 ,my voice was weaker than the faintest sound of a reed4 ,there was no object near to make it reverb or echo4 #g4 ,my barometer now denoted an immense hight2 and1 as ,i looked upward and around1 the concave above seemed like a mighty waste of purple air1 verging to blackness4 ,below1 it was lighter2 but a long1 lurid bar of cloud stretched along the west1 temporarily excluding the sun4 ,the shadows rushed afar into the void1 and a solemn1 ,sabbath twilight reigned around4 ,i was now startled by a fluttering in my gondola4 ,it was my carrier-pigeon4 ,i had forgotten him entirely4 ,i attached a string to his neck1 with a label1 announcing my hight1 then nearly four miles1 and the state of the barometer4 #h4 ,as he sat on the side of the car1 and turned his tender eyes upon me in mute supplication1 every feather shivering with apprehension1 ,i felt that it was a guilty act to push him into the waste beneath4 ,but it was done2 he attempted to rise1 but ,i out-sped him2 he then fell obliquely1 fluttering and moaning1 till ,i lost him in the haze4 ,my greatest altitude had not yet been reached4 ,i was now five miles from terra firma4 ,footnote3 ,solid earth4 ,i began to breathe with difficulty4 ,the atmosphere was too rare for safe respiration4 #i4 ,i pulled my valve-cord to descend4 ,it refused to obey my hand4 ,for a moment ,i was horror-struck4 ,what was to be done8 ,if ,i ascended much higher1 the balloon would explode4 ,i threw over some tissue paper to test my progress4 ,it is well known that this will rise very swiftly4 ,it fell1 as if blown downward by a wind from the zenith4 ,i was going upward like an arrow4 ,i attempted to pray1 but my parched lips could not move4 ,i seized the cord again1 with desperate energy4 ,blessed ,heaven6 it moved4 #aj4 ,i threw out more tissue4 ,it rose to me like a wing of joy4 ,i was descending4 ,though far from sunset1 it was now dark about me1 except a track of blood-red haze in the direction of the sun4 ,i encountered a strong current of wind2 mist was about me2 it lay like dew upon my coat4 ,at last1 a thick bar of vapor being past1 what a scene was disclosed6 ,a storm was sweeping through the sky1 nearly a mile beneath2 and ,i looked down upon an ocean of rainbows1 rolling in indescribable grandeur1 to the music of the thunder-peal1 as it moaned afar and near1 on the coming and dying wind4 #aa4 ,a frightened eagle had ascended through the tempest1 and sailed for minutes by my side1 looking at me with panting weariness1 and quivering mandibles1 but with a dilated eye1 whose keen iris flashed unsubdued4 ,proud emblem of my country6 ,as he fanned me with his heavy wing1 and looked with a human intelligence at the car1 my pulse bounded with exulting rapture4 ,like the genius of my native land1 he had risen above every storm1 unfettered and ,,free4 #ab4 ,but my transports were soon at an end4 ,he attempted to light on the balloon1 and my heart sunk2 ,i feared his huge claws would tear the silk4 ,i pulled my cord2 he rose1 as ,i sank1 and the blast swept him from my view in a moment4 ,a flock of wild-fowl1 beat by the storm1 were coursing below1 on bewildered pinions2 and1 as ,i was nearing them1 ,i knew ,i was descending4 ,a breaking rift now admitted the sun4 ,the rainbows tossed and gleamed2 chains of fleecy rack1 shining in prismatic rays of gold1 and purple1 and emerald1 beautiful exceedingly1 spread on every hand4 #ac4 ,vast curtains of clouds pavilioned the immensity1 brighter than celestial roses2 masses of mist were lifted on high1 like strips of living fire1 more radiant than the sun himself1 when his glorious noontide culminates from the equator4 ,a kind of arial ,euroclydon now smote my car1 and three of the cords parted1 which tilted my gondola to the side1 filling me with terror4 ,i caught the broken cords in my hand1 but could not tie them4 #ad4 ,the storm below was now rapidly passing away1 and beneath its waving outline1 to the south-east1 ,i saw the ocean4 ,ships were speeding on their course1 and their bright sails melting into distance2 a rainbow hung afar2 and the rolling anthems of the ,atlantic came like celestial hymnings to my ear4 ,presently all was clear below me4 ,the fresh air played around4 ,i had taken a noble circuit2 and my last view was better than the first1 ,i was far over the bay1 afloating sweetly to the west4 ,the city1 colored by the last blaze of day1 brightened remotely to the view4 #ae4 ,below1 ships were hastening to and fro through the ,narrows1 and the far country lay smiling like an ,eden4 ,bright rivers ran like ribbons of gold and silver1 till they were lost in the vast inland1 stretching beyond the view2 the gilded mountains were flinging their purple shadows over many a vale2 bays were blushing to the farewell day-beams2 and now ,i was passing over a green island4 ,i sailed to the mainland2 saw the tall1 old trees waving to the evening breeze2 heard the rural lowing of herds1 and the welcome sound of human voices2 and1 finally1 sweeping over forest-tops and embowered villages1 at last1 descended with the sun1 among a kind-hearted1 surprised1 and hospitable community1 in as pretty a town as one could desire to see1 safe and well4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what demonstrations were made by the people as the aeronaut began to ascend8 #b4 ,how did the city and other objects appear to him8 #c4 ,what could he hear8 #d4 ,describe the appearance of the ocean4 #e4 ,what did he do with his carrier-pigeon8 #f4 ,how high did he ascend8 #g4 ,describe his descent4 #h4 ,what is said about the eagle that came near him8 #i4 ,describe the appearance of the clouds beneath him4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxix4 ,,boun' ,,ty1 charity2 favor4 ,,fru' ,,gal1 prudent2 economical4 ,,flour' ,,ish ,,ed1 thrived2 prospered4 ,,dis ,,charg' ,,ed1 performed4 ,,breed' ,,ing1 education4 ,,em ,,brac' ,,ed1 accepted4 ,,main ,,tain' ,,ed1 supported4 ,,trudg' ,,ed1 traveled4 ,,be ,,guil' ,,ed1 amused4 ,,le' ,,gal1 lawful4 ,,twain1 two4 ,,be ,,witch' ,,ing1 charming4 ,,younk' ,,er1 lad2 youngster4 ,,med' ,i ,,ta ,,tive1 thoughtful4 ,,pro ,,vok' ,,ed1 7,,pro1 forward1 forth2 ,,voked1 called27 called forth2 excited4 ,,in ,,clude'1 7,,in1 in2 ,,clude1 shut27 shut in2 inclose4 ,,in ,,sert'1 7,,in1 in2 ,,sert1 join1 set27 join1 or set in2 put in4 ,,the ,,dapple ,,mare4 ,,john ,g4 ,,saxe4 #a4 ,once on a time1 as ancient tales declare1 ,there lived a farmer in a quiet dell ,in ,massachusetts1 but exactly where1 ,or when1 is really more than ,i can tell1-- ,except that quite above the public bounty1 ,he lived within his means and ,bristol county4 #b4 ,by patient labor and unceasing care1 ,he earned1 and so enjoyed1 his daily bread2 ,contented always with his frugal fare1 ,ambition to be rich ne'er vexed his head2 ,and thus unknown to envy1 want1 or wealth1 ,he flourished long in comfort1 peace1 and health4 #c4 ,the gentle partner of his humble lot1 ,the joy and jewel of his wedded life1 ,discharged the duties of his peaceful cot1 ,like a true woman and a faithful wife2 ,her mind improved by thought and useful reading1 ,kind words and gentle manners showed her breeding4 #d4 ,grown old1 at last1 the farmer called his son1 ,the youngest1 7and the favorite ,i suppose17 ,and said1-- ,i long have thought1 my darling ,john1 ',tis time to bring my labors to a close2 ,so now to toil ,i mean to bid adieu1 ,and deed1 my son1 the homestead-farm to you4 #e4 ,the boy embraced the boon with vast delight1 ,and promised1 while their precious lives remained1 ,he'd till and tend the farm from morn till night1 ,and see his parents handsomely maintained2 ,god help him1 he would never fail to love1 nor ,do aught to grieve his gen'rous old gov'nor4 #f4 ,the farmer said1--,well1 let us now proceed1 7,you know there's always danger in delay17 ,and get ',squire ,robinson to write the deed2 ,come1--where's my staff8--we'll soon be on the way4 ,but ,john replied1 with tender1 filial care1 ,you're old and weak--,i'll catch the ,dapple ,mare4 #g4 ,the mare was saddled1 and the old man got on1 ,the boy on foot trudged cheerfully along1 ,the while1 to cheer his sire1 the duteous son ,beguiled the weary way with talk and song4 ,arrived1 at length1 they found the ',squire at home1 ,and quickly told him wherefore they had come4 #h4 ,the deed was writ in proper form of law1 ,with many a foresaid1 therefore1 and the same1 ,and made throughout without mistake or flaw1 ,to show that ,john had now a legal claim ,to all his father's land--conveyed1 given1 sold1 ,quit-claimed1 et cetera1,footnote #a--to have and hold4 #i4 ,their business done1 they left the lawyer's door1 ,happier1 perhaps1 than when they entered there2 ,and started off as they had done before1-- ,the son on foot1 the father on the mare4 ,but ere the twain a single mile had gone1 ,a brilliant thought occurred to ,master ,john4 #aj4 ,alas for truth6--alas for filial duty6-- ,alas that ,satan in the shape of pride1 7,his most bewitching form save that of beauty17 ,whispered the lad--,my boy1 you ought to ride6 ,get off6 exclaimed the younker--'t isn't fair ,that you should always ride the ,dapple ,mare6 #aa4 ,the son was lusty1 and the sire was old1 ,and so1 with many an oath and many a frown1 ,the hapless father did as he was told2 ,the man got off the steed1 the boy got on1 ,and rode away as fast as she could trot1 ,and left his sire to trudge it home on foot6 #ab4 ,that night1 while seated round the kitchen fire ,the household sat1 cheerful as if no word ,or deed1 provoked the injured father's ire1 ,or aught to make him sad had e'er occurred1-- ,thus spoke he to his son3 ,we quite forgot1 ,i think1 t'include that little turnip lot6 #ac4 ,i'm very sure1 my son1 it wouldn't hurt it1 ,calmly observed the meditative sire1 ,to take the deed1 my lad1 and just insert it2 ,here the old man inserts it--in the fire6 ,then cries aloud with most triumphant air1 ,who now1 my son1 shall ride the ,dapple ,mare8 ,footnote #a3 ,and so forth4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what proposition did the father make to his son8 #b4 ,what did the son promise to do8 #c4 ,how did the son treat his father after he got the deed8 #d4 ,what did the old gentleman do8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxx4 ,,hard' ,i ,,hood1 bravery4 ,,main ,,truck1 small cap at the top of a flagstaff or masthead4 ,a ,,ghast'1 horrified4 ,,groups1 clusters2 crowds4 ,,pal' ,,lid1 pale4 ,,lu' ,,rid1 dismal2 gloomy4 ,,hue1 color4 ,,riv' ,,et ,,ted1 firmly fixed4 ,,fold' ,,ed1 embraced2 clasped4 ,a ,,leap ,,for ,,life4 ,,george ,p4 ,,morris4 #a4 ,old ,ironsides at anchor lay1 7sl47 ,in the harbor of ,mahon ,footnote #a2 ,a dead calm rested on the bay1-- ,the waves to sleep had gone1-- ,when little ,jack1,footnote #b the captain's son1 ,with gallant hardihood1 ,climbed shroud and spar1--and then upon ,the main-truck rose and stood6 #b4 ,a shudder ran through every vein1-- ,all eyes were turned on high6 ,there stood the boy1 with dizzy brain1 ,between the sea and sky6 ,no hold had he above1--below1 ,alone he stood in air6 ,at that far hight none dared to go1-- ,no aid could reach him there4 #c4 ,we gazed1--but not a man could speak2 ,with horror all aghast1 ,in groups1 with pallid brow and cheek1 ,we watched the quivering mast6 ,the atmosphere grew thick and hot1 ,and of a lurid hue1 ,as1 riveted unto the spot1 ,stood officers and crew4 #d4 ,the father came on deck4 ,he gasped1 ,o ,god1 ,thy will be done6 ,then suddenly a rifle grasped1 ,and aimed it at his son6 ,jump far out1 boy1 into the wave6 ,jump1 or ,i fire6 he said4 ,that only chance your life can save3 7''7 ,jump6 jump1 boy6 ,he obeyed4 #e4 ,he sank1--he rose1--he lived1--he moved1-- ,he for the ship struck out6 ,on board we hailed the lad beloved ,with many a manly shout4 ,his father drew1 in silent joy1 ,those wet arms round his neck1 ,then folded to his heart the boy1 ,and fainted on the deck6 ,footnote #a3 ,,ma ,,hon'1 7,ma hone17 a sea-port town on the island of ,minorca1 in the ,mediterranean ,sea4 ,footnote #b3 ,a name commonly applied to a young sailor4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what did the captain's son do1 on board the ,ironsides8 #b4 ,describe his situation4 #c4 ,what is said of the officers and crew8 #d4 ,what did the father say and do8 #e4 ,what did the boy do8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxxi4 ,,com ,,min' ,,gle1 mix or unite4 ,,pe ,,des' ,,tri ,,an1 traveler on foot4 ,,prom' ,i ,,nent1 important4 ,,trag' l,c1 fatal2 mournful4 ,,nar ,,rate'1 tell2 relate4 ,,yore1 olden time4 ,,wi' ,,ly1 craft2 cunning4 ,,re ,,lent' ,,less1 hard-hearted2 cruel4 ,,wig' ,,wam1 ,indian hut or cabin4 ,,em ,,bark' ,,ed1 went aboard4 ,,twang1 quick1 sharp sound4 ,,spa' ,,cious1 large2 capacious4 ,,wa' ,,ri ,,ly1 cautiously4 ,,mys ,,te' ,,ri ,,ous ,,ly1 strangely4 ,,om' ,,in ,,ous1 foreboding ill4 ,,im ,,pla' ,,ca ,,ble1 relentless4 ,,un ,,trace' ,a ,,ble1 7,,un1 not2 ,,trace1 mark2 ,,able1 that can be27 that can not be marked1 or traced2 not found out4 ,,the ,,indian ,,bride',s ,,revenge4 ,l4,m4 ,,stowell4 #a4 ,in the ,state of ,new ,york1 where the dark1 foaming waters of the ,black ,river1 after roaring and surging through many pleasant fields1 beautiful groves1 and dense woodlands1 commingle with the clear1 cold waters of ,lake ,ontario1 the wandering pedestrian or the lone fisherman may see1 resting upon a gravelly flat1 the remains of an old ,indian canoe1 whose once beautiful proportions1 now untraceable in its rottenness1 bore a prominent part in the tragic event ,i am about to narrate4 #b4 ,through these pleasant valleys1 among the broken hills1 and in the majestic forests1 of yore1 the wily ,indian and his dusky mate1 held undisputed possession2 and many are the incidents1 yet unwritten1 of tragic and thrilling interest1 that transpired around the red men's camp-fire1 ere the white man disturbed their forest homes4 #c4 ,si us' ka1 or the ,wild ,flower1 was the daughter of a powerful chief of the ,onondagas1 and the only being ever known to turn the relentless old chief from a savage purpose4 ,something of this influence was owing to her great beauty2 but more to the gentleness of which that beauty was the emblem4 ,her downcast eye1 her trembling lip1 her quiet1 submissive motion1 all bespoke its language2 and many were the young chieftains that sought to win her affections4 #d4 ,among her admirers were two young chiefs of the ,oneidas1 with whom the ,onondagas were on the most friendly terms4 ,si us' ka's father1 in order to cherish the friendly feeling of the two tribes1 and1 at the same time1 strengthen his power1 besought her to accept the more powerful chief1 ,eagle ,eye4 ,he did not plead in vain2 for she had long loved the young ,oneida4 #e4 ,one bright sunny morning1 in early spring1 as the old chief was out hunting1 the young ,oneida crossed his path1 upon which the old man advanced1 and1 laying his hand upon his shoulder1 pointed to the dwelling of ,si us' ka4 ,not a word was spoken4 ,the proud old man and the strong1 young chief proceeded toward her wigwam1 and entered together4 #f4 ,si us' ka was seated in one corner1 engaged upon some fancy basket-work1 and did not notice their approach until they had entered4 ,the old chief looked upon her with an expression of love1 which his stern countenance never wore except in her presence4 ,sius'ka1 he said in a subdued tone1 ,go to the wigwam of the ,oneida1 that your father's tribe may be strengthened1 and many moons may shine upon their peace and prosperity4 #g4 ,there was mingled joy and modesty in the upward glance of the ,wild ,flower of the ,onondagas1 and1 when the young chief saw the light of her mild eye suddenly and timidly vailed by its deeply-fringed lid1 he knew that her love had lost none of its power4 ,the marriage song was soon sung in the royal wigwam1 in which the sweet voice of ,sius'ka was happily heard to mingle4 #h4 ,when the rejected chief of the ,oneidas heard that the ,wild ,flower had mated with the ,eagle ,eye1 his wrath knew no bounds1 and he secretly resolved upon revenge4 ,two years passed away1 and1 as yet1 no good opportunity had arrived2 for he dared not attack ,eagle ,eye in open conflict1 for fear of his superior powers2 and1 assassin-like1 he sought to give the blow unperceived4 #i4 ,at length1 the spring came1 and a number of the tribe prepared to visit ,lake ,ontario1 on a fishing and hunting excursion4 ,among the number who went1 were the ,eagle ,eye1 ,sius'ka1 and their little boy4 ,they were obliged to carry their light1 birchen canoes from home1 and these were packed with the necessary tackle1 skins for beds1 c4 ,the strong men of the party carried the canoes on their shoulders1 and the women the smaller articles of furniture4 #aj4 ,they had advanced across the country1 until they reached the ,black ,river1 and1 by carrying their canoes around falls and rapids1 gently floated down the stream till they reached the great falls1 about six miles from the ,lake4 ,here they halted for the night1 and encamped about half a mile above the falls4 #aa4 ,the morning came2 and1 as the first beam of the rising sun pierced the forest shade1 the party again embarked in their canoes for the mouth of the river1 the gaudy canoe of ,si us' ka1 which her father had given her1 taking the lead4 ,they had scarcely started from the shore1 ere the sharp twang of a bow-string was heard from the shore1 and an unerring arrow pierced the heart of ,eagle ,eye4 ,he fell over the side of the canoe1 and was swept by the current over the great falls4 #ab4 ,the party immediately started in pursuit of the coward murderer2 but they sought in vain4 ,his hiding-place was too sure1--he had taken refuge in a cave1 the entrance of which was hid from observation by a thick clump of cedars4 ,here he remained till he was certain the company had departed4 ,this cave is still there1 and ,i have often been in its many chambers1--some of which are very spacious4 #ac4 ,the fatal shaft was winged from the bow of the revenged ,oneida chief4 ,having been apprised of the expedition1 he had warily dogged the steps of the party1 until a favorable opportunity presented itself1 and then satisfied his secret longing for revenge upon the enemy1 whom he did not dare to attack even-handed4 ,the party sought him far and near2 but1 as no trace of any one could be found1 they imagined1 with superstitious fear1 that the ,great ,spirit had thus summoned ,eagle ,eye to the ,spirit's ,hunting ,ground4 #ad4 ,when they returned to their canoes1 no traces of ,si us' ka and her child were to be found4 ,they1 too1 had mysteriously disappeared1 and the whole party1 with ominous silence1 hastened around the falls1 and away from the fearful place4 ,when ,si ous' ka saw the fatal shaft pierce her companion1 with1 a fearful shriek she fell into the bottom of the canoe1 hid herself in the furs1 and immediately her reason forsook her4 #ae4 ,when she recovered1 she found that her canoe1 urged on by the current1 had floated into a large cave1 and was firmly wedged in between two rocks2 and her little boy1 with his bow and arrow in his hand1 was quietly sleeping by her side4 ,dislodging the canoe1 she plied the oars1 and was soon outside the cave4 #af4 ,on finding her people had left her1 she sought the shore1 and1 fastening the canoe1 proceeded below the falls1 where she found the body of the ill-fated ,eagle ,eye1 where it had washed ashore4 ,with superhuman strength1 she bore the mangled body to a thick grove of cedars1 and1 with her own hands1 dug a rude grave1 and covered his remains with dried leaves and earth4 ,that night she kept her lonely watch beside the grave of all that she held dear on earth1 save her boy1 intending to follow the party on the morrow4 #ag4 ,the morning came1 and the mid-day sun began to descend toward the western hills1 ere she left the grave of the murdered chief4 ,but1 at length1 she sorrowfully departed2 and1 on arriving where she moored the canoe the day before1 what was her surprise to see the murderer of her husband1 quietly sleeping upon the skins where last ,eagle ,eye had reposed1 in the bow of the canoe4 #ah4 ,from that moment ,si us' ka was changed4 ,her quiet1 submissive air immediately gave place to fierce sternness1 and the eye that had always beamed with the smile of love1 shot forth flashes of bitter hate and passion1 implacable as the most bloodthirsty of her tribe4 ,noiselessly throwing the oars from the boat1 with a wild shriek1 she quickly swung it around into the rapidly rolling current1 and it was hurried toward the brink of that awful cataract1 over which no living being had ever passed alive4 #ai4 ,the young chief1 awakened by that fearful1 exulting cry of revenge1 and seeing the peril of his situation1 leaped from the bark that was hurrying him to sure destruction1 and vainly sought to gain the shore4 ,after struggling with the swift tide for a moment1 in which he was carried nearer and nearer the awful brink1 he turned1 and1 with a wild1 unearthly yell1 plunged over1 and the boiling waters only responded to his death-wail1 as he sunk to rise no more1 and his spirit joined that of his victim in the ,spirit ,land4 #bj4 ,after the gentle ,wild ,flower had avenged the death of the ,eagle ,eye1 she returned to her father's wigwam1 and spent the remainder of her life to the memory of her heart's first devotion4 ,the canoe1 all battered and broken1 floated to the mouth of the river1 bottom side up1 where it was seen by one of the party while fishing1 drawn to the shore1 and left to decay4 ,the party supposed that ,eagle ,eye1 ,sius'ka1 and her child1 had all perished in some mysterious manner4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,who was ,sius'ka8 #b4 ,who became her husband8 #c4 ,what effect had her marriage upon the rejected ,oneida chief8 #d4 ,in what way did he seek revenge8 #e4 ,how did ,sius'ka avenge the death of her husband8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxxii4 ,,en ,,ter ,,tain' ,,ed1 had2 harbored4 ,,pe ,,cul ,,iar' ,i ,,ty1 something special4 ,,cha ,,grin',,ed1 7sha grin'ed17 vexed4 ,,mor' ,,ti ,,fi ,,ed1 hurt in feeling4 ,,out ,,strip'1 go beyond2 excel4 ,,ri' ,,val ,,ry1 emulation4 ,,re ,,vers' ,,es1 troubles2 difficulties4 ,,in ,,vig' ,,or ,a ,,ted1 made strong4 ,,des ,o ,,la' ,,tion1 waste2 ruin4 ,,ref' ,,uge1 shelter2 protection4 ,,sym' ,,pa ,,thiz ,,ed1 7,,sym1 with2 ,,path1 feeling2 ,,ize1 make1 have2 ,,ed1 did27 did have feeling with4 ,see ,note on the suffix ,,ize1 p4 #acb of the ,,analysis4 ,headnote #a3 ,,sis' ,,er ,a1 captain of the army of the ,canaanitish king1 ,jabin4 ,he was utterly defeated by ,barak4 ,fleeing on foot1 he took refuge in the tent of ,jael1 wife of ,heber4 ,there1 while asleep1 ,jael drove a nail through his temples1 and so he died4 ,his mother1 finding he did not return from the battle1 looked out at a window1 and cried through the lattice1 ,why is his chariot so long in coming8 ,read #dth and #eth chapters of ,judges4 ,a ,,mother',s ,,love4 ,,albert ,,barnes4 #a4 ,many of us who are advanced beyond the period of childhood1 went out from home to embark on the stormy sea of life4 ,of the feelings of a father1 and of his interest in our welfare1 we have never entertained a doubt1 and our home was dear because he was there2 but there was a peculiarity in the feeling that it was the home of our mother4 ,where she lived1 there was a place that we felt was home4 ,there was one place where we would always be welcome1 one place where we would be met with a smile1 one place where we would be sure of a friend4 #b4 ,the world might be indifferent to us4 ,we might be unsuccessful in our studies or our business4 ,the new friends which we supposed we had made1 might prove to be false4 ,the honor which we thought we deserved1 might be withheld from us4 ,we might be chagrined and mortified by seeing a rival outstrip us1 and bear away the prize which we sought4 ,but there was a place where no feelings of rivalry were found1 and where those whom the world overlooked1 would be sure of a friendly greeting4 ,whether pale and wan by study1 care1 or sickness1 or flushed with health and flattering success1 we were sure that we should be welcome there4 #c4 ,though the world was cold toward us1 yet there was one who always rejoiced in our success1 and always was affected in our reverses2 and there was a place to which we might go back from the storm which began to pelt us1 where we might rest1 and become encouraged and invigorated for a new conflict4 ,so have ,i seen a bird1 in its first efforts to fly1 leave its nest1 and stretch its wings1 and go forth to the wide world4 ,but the wind blew it back1 and the rain began to fall1 and the darkness of night began to draw on1 and there was no shelter abroad1 and it sought its way back to its nest1 to take shelter beneath its mother's wings1 and to be refreshed for the struggles of a new day2 but then it flew away to think of its nest and its mother no more4 #d4 ,but not thus did we leave our home when we bade adieu to it to go forth alone to the manly duties of life4 ,even amidst the storms that then beat upon us1 and the disappointments that we met with1 and the coldness of the world1 we felt still that there was one who sympathized in our troubles1 as well as rejoiced in our success1 and that1 whatever might be abroad1 when we entered the door of her dwelling1 we should be met with a smile4 ,we expected that a mother1 like the mother of ,sisera ,headnote #a1 as she looked out at her window1 waiting for the coming of her son laden with the spoils of victory1 would look out for our coming1 and that our return would renew her joy and ours in our earlier days4 #e4 ,it makes a sad desolation when1 from such a place1 a mother is taken away1 and when1 whatever may be the sorrows or the successes in life1 she is to greet the returning son or daughter no more4 ,the home of our childhood may be still lovely4 ,the old family mansion--the green fields--the running stream--the moss-covered well--the trees--the lawn--the rose--the sweet-brier--may be there4 ,perchance1 too1 there may be an aged father1 with venerable locks1 sitting in his loneliness1 with every thing to command respect and love2 but she is not there4 ,her familiar voice is not heard4 ,the mother has been borne forth to sleep by the side of her children who went before her1 and the place is not what it was4 #f4 ,there may be those there whom we much love2 but she is not there4 ,we may have formed new relations in life1 tender and strong as they can be2 we may have another home1 dear to us as was the home of our childhood1 where there is all in affection1 kindness1 and religion1 to make us happy2 but that home is not what it was1 and it will never be what it was again4 ,it is a loosening of one of the cords which bound us to earth1 designed to prepare us for our eternal flight from every thing dear here below1 and to teach us that there is no place here1 that is to be our permanent home4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what renders home doubly endearing8 #b4 ,where are we always welcome8 #c4 ,who always rejoices in our successes1 and is affected in our reverses8 #d4 ,who was ,sisera1 and what account is given of him8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxxiii4 ,,un ,,spot' ,,ted1 pure2 unstained4 ,,fal' ,,ter1 fail4 ,,tra' ,,cer ,y1 traces2 impressions4 ,,im' ,,press1 mark3 stamp4 ,,do ,,min' ,,ion1 authority2 predominance4 ,,shrink1 withdraw4 ,,pur ,,su' ,,ing1 following4 ,,stern ,,er1 harsher2 more rigid4 ,,de ,,fy'1 dare2 challenge4 ,,who' ,,so1 any person whatever4 ,,to' ,,ken1 sign2 indication4 ,,broth' ,,er ,,hood1 fraternity4 ,,the ,,life-,,book4 ,,home ,,journal4 #a4 ,write1 mother1 write6 ,a new1 unspotted book of life before thee1 ,thine is the hand to trace upon its pages ,the first few characters1 to live in glory1 ,or live in shame1 through long1 unending ages6 ,write1 mother1 write6 ,thy hand1 though woman's1 must not faint nor falter3 ,the lot is on thee1--nerve thee then with care1-- ,a mother's tracery time may never alter2 ,be its first impress1 then1 the breath of prayer6 ,write1 mother1 write6 #b4 ,write1 father1 write6 ,take thee a pen plucked from an eagle's pinion1 ,and write immortal actions for thy son2 ,teach him that man forgets man's high dominion1 ,creeping on earth1 leaving great deeds undone6 ,write1 father1 write6 ,leave on his life-book a fond father's blessing1 ,to shield him 'mid temptation1 toil1 and sin4 ,and he shall go to glory's field1 possessing ,strength to contend1 and confidence to win4 ,write1 father1 write6 #c4 ,write1 sister1 write6 ,nay1 shrink not1 for a sister's love is holy6 ,write words the angels whisper in thine ears1-- ,no bud of sweet affection1 howe'er lowly1 ,but planted here1 will bloom in after years4 ,write1 sister1 write6 ,something to cheer him1 his rough way pursuing1 ,for manhood's lot is sterner far than ours2 ,he may not pause1--he must be up and doing1 ,whilst thou sitt'st idly1 dreaming among flowers4 ,write1 sister1 write6 #d4 ,write1 brother1 write6 ,strike a bold blow upon those kindred pages1-- ,write2 shoulder to shoulder1 brother1 we will go2 ,heart linked to heart1 though wild the conflict rages1 ,we will defy the battle and the foe4 ,write1 brother1 write6 ,we who have trodden boyhood's path together1 ,beneath the summer's sun and winter's sky1 ,what matter if life brings us some foul weather1 ,we may be stronger than adversity6 ,write1 brother1 write6 #e4 ,fellow immortal1 write6 ,one ,,god reigns in the ,heavens1--there is no other1-- ,and all mankind are brethren--thus 'tis spoken1-- ,and whoso aids a sorrowing1 struggling brother1 ,by kindly word1 or deed1 or friendly token1 ,shall win the favor of our heavenly ,father1 ,who judges evil1 and rewards the good1 ,and who hath linked the race of man together1 ,in one vast1 universal brotherhood6 ,fellow immortal1 write6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what may the mother write in the ,life-,book8 #b4 ,what1 the father8 #c4 ,what1 the sister8 #d4 ,what1 the brother8 #e4 ,what may all write8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxxiv4 ,,ode1 short poem4 ,,pa ,,ter' ,,nal1 coming by inheritance4 ,,at ,,tire'1 clothing2 raiment4 ,,un ,,con ,,cern' ,,ed ,,ly1 without care4 ,,rec ,,re ,a' ,,tion1 amusement4 ,,in' ,,no ,,cence1 freedom from guilt4 ,,med ,i ,,ta' ,,tion1 contemplation4 ,,un ,,la ,,ment' ,,ed1 unmourned4 ,,ode ,,on ,,solitude4 ,,pope4 ,written when the author was twelve years of age4 #a4 ,happy the man whose wish and care ,a few paternal acres bound1 ,content to breathe his native air ,in his own ground4 #b4 ,whose herds with milk1 whose fields with bread1 ,whose flocks supply him with attire2 ,whose trees in summer yield him shade1 ,in winter fire4 #c4 ,blest who can unconcern'dly find ,hours1 days1 and years glide soft away1 ,in health of body1 peace of mind1 ,quiet by day4 #d4 ,sound sleep by night2 study and ease1 ,together mixed2 sweet recreation2 ,and innocence1 which most doth please ,with meditation4 #e4 ,thus let me live1 unseen1 unknown2 ,thus unlamented let me die2 ,steal from the world1 and not a stone ,tell where ,i lie4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,who1 did the writer think1 were happy8 #b4 ,how did he wish to live and die8 #c4 ,analyse the word recreation1 7,,re back2 ,,creation1 act of bringing into life27 act of bringing back to life2 a reviving4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxxv4 ,,ad ,,mi ,,ra' ,,tion1 esteem4 ,,fra ,,ter' ,,nal1 brotherly4 ,,in ,,sig ,,nif' ,i ,,cance1 worthlessness4 ,,crit' ,,ic ,,al1 perilous4 ,,thor' ,,ough ,,ly1 completely2 fully4 ,,com ,,pre ,,hend'1 understand4 ,,con ,,vic' ,,tion1 strong belief4 ,,com ,,pe ,,ti' ,,tion1 strife2 rivalry4 ,,em ,u ,,la' ,,tion1 competition4 ,,in ,,trin' ,,sic ,,al ,,ly1 really2 truly4 ,,ap ,,pre' ,,ci ,,ate1 value2 esteem4 ,,brawn1 physical strength4 ,,pin' ,,na ,,cle1 summit2 highest point4 ,,sin' ,u ,,ous1 winding2 bending4 ,,le ,,git' ,i ,,mate1 lawful4 ,,req' ,,ui ,,site1 necessary4 ,,con ,,ser ,,va' ,,tion1 act of keeping4 ,,de ,,vel' ,,op ,,ment1 training4 ,,getting ,,the ,,right ,,start4 ,j4,g4 ,,holland4 #a4 ,the first great lesson a young man should learn1 is1 that he knows nothing2 and that the earlier and more thoroughly this lesson is learned1 the better it will be for his peace of mind1 and his success in life4 ,a young man bred at home1 and growing up in the light of parental admiration and fraternal pride1 can not readily understand how it is1 that every one else can be his equal in talent and acquisition4 ,if bred in the country1 he seeks the life of the town1 he will very early obtain an idea of his insignificance4 #b4 ,this is a critical period in his history4 ,the result of his reasoning will decide his fate4 ,if1 at this time1 he thoroughly comprehend1 and in his soul admit and accept the fact1 that he knows nothing and is nothing2 if he bow to the conviction that his mind and his person are but ciphers1 and that whatever he is to be1 and is to win1 must be achieved by hard work1 there is abundant hope of him4 #c4 ,if1 on the contrary1 a huge self-conceit still hold possession of him1 and he straightens stiffly up to the assertion of his old and valueless self1--or1 if he sink discouraged upon the threshold of a life of fierce competitions1 and more manly emulations1 he might as well be a dead man4 ,the world has no use for such a man1 and he has only to retire or be trodden upon4 #d4 ,when a young man has thoroughly comprehended the fact that he knows nothing1 and that1 intrinsically1 he is of but little value1 the next thing for him to learn is that the world cares nothing for him1--that he is the subject of no man's overwhelming admiration and esteem1--that he must take care of himself4 #e4 ,if he be a stranger1 he will find every man busy with his own affairs1 and none to look after him4 ,he will not be noticed until he becomes noticeable1 and he will not become noticeable1 until he does something to prove that he has an absolute value in society4 ,no letter of recommendation will give him this1 or ought to give him this4 ,no family connection will give him this1 except among those few who think more of blood than brains4 #f4 ,society demands that a young man shall be somebody1 not only1 but that he shall prove his right to the title2 and it has a right to demand this4 ,society will not take this matter upon trust1--at least1 not for a long time2 for it has been cheated too frequently4 ,society is not very particular what a man does1 so that it prove him to be a man3 then it will bow to him1 and make room for him4 #g4 ,there is no surer sign of an unmanly and cowardly spirit1 than a vague desire for help1--a wish to depend1 to lean upon somebody1 and enjoy the fruits of the industry of others4 ,there are multitudes of young men who indulge in dreams of help from some quarter1 coming in at a convenient moment1 to enable them to secure the success in life which they covet4 ,the vision haunts them of some benevolent old gentleman1 with a pocket full of money1 a trunk full of mortgages and stocks1 and a mind remarkably appreciative of merit and genius1 who will1 perhaps1 give or lend them from ten to twenty thousand dollars1 with which they will commence and go on swimmingly4 #h4 ,to me1 one of the most disgusting sights in the world1 is that of a young man with healthy blood1 broad shoulders1 and a hundred and fifty pounds1 more or less1 of good bone and muscle1 standing with his hands in his pockets1 longing for help4 ,i admit that there are positions in which the most independent spirit may accept of assistance1--may1 in fact1 as a choice of evils1 desire it2 but for a man who is able to help himself1 to desire the help of others in the accomplishment of his plans of life1 is positive proof that he has received a most unfortunate training1 or that there is a leaven of meanness in his composition1 that should make him shudder4 #i4 ,when1 therefore1 a young man has ascertained and fully received the fact that he does not know any thing1 that the world does not care any thing about him1 that what he wins must be won by his own brain and brawn1 and that while he holds in his own hands the means of gaining his own livelihood and the objects of his life1 he can not receive assistance without compromising his self-respect and selling his freedom1 he is in a fair position for beginning life4 ,when a young man becomes aware that only by his own efforts can he rise into companionship and competition with the sharp1 strong1 and well-drilled minds around him1 he of ready for work1 and not before4 #aj4 ,the next lesson is1 that of patience1 thoroughness in preparation1 and contentment with the regular channels of business effort and enterprise4 ,this is1 perhaps1 one of the most difficult to learn1 of all the lessons of life4 ,it is natural for the mind to reach out eagerly for immediate results4 #aa4 ,as manhood dawns1 and the young man catches in its first light the pinnacles of realized dreams1 the golden domes of high possibilities1 and the purpling hills of great delights1 and then looks down upon the narrow1 sinuous1 long1 and dusty path by which others have reached them1 he is apt to be disgusted with the passage1 and to seek for success through broader channels1 by quicker means4 ,beginning at the very foot of the hill1 and working slowly to the top1 seems a very discouraging process2 and precisely at this point1 have thousands of young men made shipwreck of their lives4 #ab4 ,let this be understood1 then1 at starting2 that the patient conquest of difficulties1 which rise in the regular and legitimate channels of business and enterprise1 is not only essential in securing the successes which you seek1 but it is essential to that preparation of your mind1 requisite for the enjoyment of your successes1 and for retaining them when gained4 ,it is the general rule of ,providence1 the world over1 and in all time1 that unearned success is a curse4 ,it is the rule of ,providence1 that the process of earning success1 shall be the preparation for its conservation and enjoyment4 #ac4 ,so1 day by day1 and week by week2 so1 month after month1 and year after year1 work on1 and in that process gain strength and symmetry1 and nerve and knowledge1 that when success1 patiently and bravely worked for1 shall come1 it may find you prepared to receive it and keep it4 ,the development which you will get in this brave and patient labor1 will prove itself1 in the end1 the most valuable of your successes4 ,it will help to make a man of you4 ,it will give you power and self-reliance4 ,it will give you not only self-respect1 but the respect of your fellows and the public4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what is the first lesson a young man should learn8 #b4 ,what is the next lesson he should learn8 #c4 ,what does society demand of a young man8 #d4 ,what is a sure sign of an unmanly and cowardly spirit8 #e4 ,when is a young man in a fair position for beginning life8 #f4 ,what is a general rule of ,providence8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxxvi4 ,,pre ,,sump' ,,tion1 arrogance4 ,,soph' ,,ists1 professed teachers of wisdom4 ,,ac ,,cost' ,,ed1 addressed4 ,,gen' ,,ius1 natural aptitude4 ,,in ,,duc' ,,ed1 prevailed upon4 ,,phi ,,los' ,o ,,pher1 lover of wisdom4 ,,bar' ,,ba ,,rous1 foreign2 uncivilized4 ,,dis ,,suade'1 turn away from4 ,,ex ,,cess' ,,ive4 overmuch4 ,,es ,,teem' ,,ed1 highly regarded4 ,,re ,,trench1 lessen2 curtail4 ,,su ,,per' ,,flu ,,ous1 extravagant2 needless4 ,,un ,,der ,,tak' ,,ing1 engaging in4 ,,in ,,ca ,,pac' ,i ,,ty1 inability4 ,headnote #a3 ,,the ,,mis' ,,to ,,cles1 a celebrated ,athenian statesman and military leader1 was born about #ead before ,christ4 ,headnote #b3 ,,ci' ,,mon1 an illustrious ,athenian general and statesman1 born about the year #eaj1 before ,christ4 ,he belonged to the aristocratic party of his time1 and contributed to the banishment of ,themistocles1 the leader of the opposite party4 ,he was also the political opponent of ,pericles4 ,headnote #c3 ,,per' ,i ,,cles1 an ,athenian statesman1 born about #die before ,christ4 ,he labored to make ,athens the capital of all ,greece1 and the seat of art and refinement4 ,headnote #d3 ,,pla' ,,to1 a celebrated ,greek philosopher1 born in ,athens about the year #dbi before ,christ4 ,he was a pupil of ,socrates4 ,,the ,,presumption ,,of ,,youth4 ,,rollin4 #a4 ,the young people of ,athens1 amazed at the glory of ,themistocles1,headnote #a of ,cimon1,headnote #b of ,pericles1,headnote #c and full of a foolish ambition1 after having received some lessons from the sophists1 who promised to render them very great politicians1 believed themselves capable of every thing1 and aspired to fill the highest places4 ,one of them1 named ,glaucon1 took it so strongly in his head that he had a peculiar genius for public affairs1 although he was not yet twenty years of age1 that no person in his family1 nor among his friends1 had the power to divert him from a notion so little befitting his age and capacity4 #b4 ,socrates1 who liked him on account of ,plato ,headnote #d his brother1 was the only one who succeeded in making him change his resolution4 ,meeting him one day1 he accosted him with so dexterous a discourse1 that he induced him to listen4 ,he had already gained much influence over him4 ,you have a desire to govern the republic8 said ,socrates4 ,true1 replied ,glaucon4 ,you can not have a finer design1 said the philosopher1 since1 if you succeed in it1 you will be in a state to serve your friends1 to enlarge your house1 and to extend the limits of your native country4 #c4 ,you will become known not only in ,athens1 but through all ,greece2 and it may be that your renown will reach even to the barbarous nations1 like that of ,themistocles4 ,at last1 you will gain the respect and admiration of everybody4 ,a beginning so flattering pleased the young man exceedingly1 and he very willingly continued the conversation4 ,since you desire to make yourself esteemed and respected1 it is clear that you think to render yourself useful to the public4 ,assuredly4 ,tell me1 then1 ,i beseech you1 what is the first service that you intend to render the state8 #d4 ,as ,glaucon appeared to be perplexed1 and considered what he ought to answer1--,probably1 replied ,socrates1 it will be to enrich the republic1 that is to say1 to increase its revenues4 ,exactly so4 ,and1 undoubtedly1 you know in what the revenues of the state consist1 and the extent to which they may be increased4 ,you will not have failed to make it a private study1 to the end that if one source should suddenly fail1 you may be able to supply its place immediately with another4 ,i assure you1 answered ,glaucon1 that this is what ,i have never thought of4 #e4 ,tell me1 at least1 then1 the necessary expenses of maintaining the republic4 ,you can not fail to know of what importance it is to retrench those which are superfluous4 ,i confess to you that ,i am not more instructed with regard to this article than the other4 ,then it is necessary to defer till another time the design that you have of enriching the republic2 for it is impossible for you to benefit the state while you are ignorant of its revenues and expenses4 #f4 ,but1 said ,glaucon1 there is still another means that you pass over in silence1--one can enrich a state by the ruin of its enemies4 ,you are right4 replied ,socrates1 but1 in order to do that1 you must be the more powerful2 otherwise you run the risk of losing that which you possess4 ,so1 he who speaks of undertaking a war1 ought to know the power of both parties1 to the end that if he finds his party the stronger1 he may boldly risk the adventure2 but1 if he find it the weaker1 he should dissuade the people from undertaking it4 #g4 ,but1 do you know what are the forces of our republic1 by sea and by land1 and what are those of our enemies'8 have you a statement of them in writing'8 ,you will do me the pleasure to allow me a perusal of it4 ,i have none yet1 replied ,glaucon4 ,i see1 then1 said ,socrates1 that we shall not make war so soon1 if they intrust you with the government2 for there remain many things for you to know1 and many cares to take4 #h4 ,the sage mentioned many other articles1 not less important1 in which he found ,glaucon equally inexperienced1 and he pointed out how ridiculous they render themselves1 who have the rashness to intermeddle with government1 without bringing any other preparation to the task than a great degree of self-esteem and excessive ambition4 ,fear1 my dear ,glaucon1 said ,socrates1 fear1 lest a too ardent desire for honors should blind you2 and cause you to take a part that would cover you with shame1 in bringing to light your incapacity1 and want of talent4 #i4 ,the youth was wise enough to profit by the good advice of his instructor1 and took some time to gain private information1 before he ventured to appear in public4 ,this lesson is for all ages4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,to what did the young people of ,athens aspire8 #b4 ,what did ,glaucon believe he possessed8 #c4 ,who succeeded in making him change his resolution8 #d4 ,how did ,socrates do this8 #e4 ,what did ,socrates finally say to him8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxxvii4 ,,crest1 topmost height4 ,,tor' ,,rents1 rushing streams4 ,,type1 symbol2 token4 ,,ae' ,,rie1 7' ry17 eagle's nest4 ,,vault' ,,ed1 arched4 ,,liq' ,,uid1 7lik' wid17 clear2 flowing4 ,,bask1 lie exposed to warmth4 ,,can' ,o ,,py1 covering4 ,,rev' ,,el ,,ry1 noisy merriment4 ,,bide1 stay2 continue4 ,,vo ,,lup' ,,tu ,,ous1 devoted to pleasure4 ,,haunts1 places of resort4 ,,ex ,,pires'1 dies2 becomes extinct4 ,,smol' ,,der ,,ing1 burning and smoking without vent4 ,,her' ,,it ,,age1 inheritance4 ,,quench' ,,ed1 extinguished4 ,,pen' ,,non1 flag2 banner4 ,,wrench1 wrest2 twist off4 ,,cra' ,,ven1 base2 cowardly4 ,,song ,,of ,,the ,,american ,,eagle4 #a4 ,i build my nest on the mountain's crest1 ,where the wild winds rock my eaglets to rest1-- ,where the lightnings flash1 and the thunders crash1 ,and the roaring torrents foam and dash2 ,for my spirit free henceforth shall be ,a type of the sons of ,liberty4 #b4 ,aloft ,i fly from my arie high1 ,through the vaulted dome of the azure sky2 ,on a sunbeam bright take my airy flight1 ,and float in a flood of liquid light2 ,for ,i love to play in the noontide ray1 ,and bask in a blaze from the throne of day4 #c4 ,away ,i spring with a tireless wing1 ,on a feathery cloud ,i poise and swing2 ,i dart down the steep where the lightnings leap1 ,and the clear blue canopy swiftly sweep2 ,for1 dear to me is the revelry ,of a free and fearless ,liberty4 #d4 ,i love the land where the mountains stand1 ,like the watch-towers high of a ,patriot band2 ,for ,i may not bide in my glory and pride1 ,though the land be never so fair and wide1 ,where ,luxury reigns o'er voluptuous plains1 ,and fetters the free-born soul in chains4 #e4 ,then give to me in my flights to see ,the land of the pilgrims ever free6 ,and ,i never will rove from the haunts ,i love ,but watch1 from my sentinel-track above1 ,your banner free1 o'er land and sea1 ,and exult in your glorious ,liberty4 #f4 ,o1 guard ye well the land where ,i dwell1 ,lest to future times the tale ,i tell1 ,when slow expires in smoldering fires ,the goodly heritage of your sires1-- ,how ,freedom's light rose clear and bright ,o'er fair ,columbia's beacon-hight1 ,till ye quenched the flame in a starless night4 #g4 ,then will ,i tear from your pennon fair ,the stars ye have set in triumph there2 ,my olive-branch on the blast ,i'll launch1 ,the fluttering stripes from the flagstaff wrench1 ,and away ,i'll flee2 for ,i scorn to see ,a craven race in the land of the free6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,where does the eagle build its nest8 #b4 ,describe its flights4 #c4 ,where does it love to dwell8 #d4 ,of what is the eagle a type8 #e4 ,what warning does it give to the people of this country8 #f4 ,what is there peculiar in the construction of the first1 third1 and fifth lines of each verse8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxxviii4 ,,an' ,,them1 ode2 song4 ,,daunt' ,,less1 bold2 fearless4 ,,wag' ,,ed1 carried on4 ,,un ,,aw' ,,ed1 undismayed4 ,,scroll1 roll of paper2 document4 ,,count' ,,less1 unnumbered4 ,,roy' ,,al1 regal2 noble4 ,u' ,,ni ,,verse1 whole creation4 ,,baf' ,,fled1 frustrated4 ,,ty ,,ran' ,,nic1 oppressive2 despotic4 ,,curb1 check2 restrain4 ,,suc ,,ceed' ,,ing1 following4 ,,hurl' ,,ed1 thrown4 ,,peal' ,,ed1 resounded4 ,headnote #a3 ,,hel' ,,les ,,pont1 now the ,dardanelles1 a narrow strait between ,asia and ,europe4 ,headnote #b3 ,,xer' ,,xes1 7zerks' ees17 the celebrated king of ,persia1 during his famous expedition into ,greece1 caused a bridge of boats to be built over the ,hellespont2 but the work having been destroyed by a storm1 he was greatly enraged against the sea1 and ordered it to be lashed1 and fetters to be cast into it to restrain its violence4 ,,the ,,army ,,of ,,reform4 ,,sarah ,,jane ,,lippincott4 #a4 ,yes1 ye are few1--and they were few1 ,who1 daring storm and sea1 ,once raised upon old ,plymouth rock ,the anthem of the free4 #b4 ,and they were few at ,lexington1 ,to battle1 or to die1-- ,that lightning-flash1 that thunder-peal1 ,told that the storm was nigh4 #c4 ,and they were few1 who dauntless stood1 ,upon old ,bunkers hight1 ,and waged with ,britain's strength and pride ,the fierce1 unequal fight4 #d4 ,and they were few1 who1 all unawed ,by kingly rights divine1 ,the ,declaration1 rebel scroll1,footnote #a ,untrembling dared to sign4 #e4 ,yes1 ye are few2 for one proud glance ,can take in all your band1 ,as now against a countless host1 ,firm1 true1 and calm1 ye stand4 #f4 ,unmoved by ,folly's idiot laugh1 ,hate's curse1 or ,envy's frown1-- ,wearing your rights as royal robes1 ,your manhood as a crown1-- #g4 ,with eyes whose gaze1 unvailed by mists1 ,still rises1 clearer1 higher1-- ,with stainless hands1 and lips that ,truth ,hath touched with living fire1-- #h4 ,with one high hope1 that ever shines ,before you as a star1-- ,one prayer of faith1 one fount of strength1 ,a glorious few ye are6 #i4 ,ye dare not fear1 ye can not fail1 ,your destiny ye bind ,to that sublime1 eternal law ,that rules the march of mind4 #aj4 ,see yon bold eagle toward the sun ,now rising free and strong1 ,and see yon mighty river roll ,its sounding tide along6 #aa4 ,ah6 yet near earth the eagle tires1 ,lost in the sea1 the river2 ,but naught can stay the human mind1-- ',tis upward1 onward1 ever6 #ab4 ,it yet shall tread the starlit paths1 ,by highest angels trod1 ,and pause but at the farthest world ,in the universe of ,god4 #ac4 ',tis said that ,persia's baffled king1 ,in mad1 tyrannic pride1 ,cast fetters on the ,hellespont1,headnote #a ,to curb its swelling tide3 #ad4 ,but freedom's own true spirit heaves ,the bosom of the main2 ,it tossed those fetters to the skies1 ,and bounded on again6 #ae4 ,the scorn of each succeeding age ,on ,xerxes',headnote #b head was hurled1 ,and o'er that foolish deed has pealed ,the long laugh of a world4 #af4 ,thus1 thus1 defeat1 and scorn1 and shame1 ,is his1 who strives to bind ,the restless1 leaping waves of thought1 ,the free tide of the mind4 ,footnote #a3 ,the reference is to the ,declaration of ,independence1 made ,july #dth1 #aggf4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,who raised the anthem of the free on ,plymouth ,rock8 #b4 ,what is said of the few on ,bunker's ,hight8 #c4 ,how many signed the ,declaration of ,independence8 ,ans4 #ef4 #d4 ,what is said of the eagle8 #e4 ,of the human mind8 #f4 ,of ,freedom8 #g4 ,where is the ,hellespont8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,lxxxix4 ,,fresh' ,,en ,,ed1 grew brisk or strong4 ,,fit ,,ful ,,ly1 at intervals4 ,,in ,,di ,,ca' ,,tion1 sign2 token4 ,,en ,,thu' ,,si ,,asm1 strong feeling4 ,,ap ,,pre ,,hend' ,,ing1 fearing4 ,a ,,ban' ,,don1 give up2 forsake4 ,,haw' ,,sers1 cables2 large ropes4 ,,vol ,,un ,,teer' ,,ed1 offered willingly4 ,,in' ,,ter ,,val1 intervening time4 ,,de ,,vot' ,,ed1 doomed2 ill-fated4 ,,thwarts1 seats placed across a boat4 ,,guar' ,,an ,,ty1 warrant4 ,,in ,,ev' ,i ,,ta ,,bly1 certainly2 surely4 ,,ac ,,cu' ,,mu ,,la ,,ted1 collected2 heaped4 ,,stan' ,,chion1 7stan' shun17 small post4 ,,vi' ,,ed1 strove2 contended4 ,,dis' ,,lo ,,ca ,,ted1 out of joint2 disjointed4 ,,am' ,,pu ,,ta ,,ted1 cut off4 ,,the ,,last ,,cruise ,,of ,,the ,,monitor4 ,,greenville ,m4 ,,weeks4 #a4 ,on the afternoon of ,december #bith1 #ahfb1 she put on steam1 and1 in tow of the ,rhode ,island1 passed ,fortress ,monroe1 and out to sea4 ,as we gradually passed out1 the wind freshened somewhat2 but the sun went down in glorious clouds of purple and crimson1 and the night was fair and calm above us1 though1 in the interior of our little vessel1 the air had already begun to lose its freshness4 ,we suffered more or less from its closeness through the night1 and woke in the morning to find it heavy with impurity1 from the breaths of some sixty persons1 composing the officers and crew4 #b4 ,sunshine found us on deck1 enjoying pure air1 and watching the east4 ,during the night we had passed ,cape ,henry1 and now1 at dawn1 found ourselves on the ocean1--the land only a blue line in the distance4 ,a few more hours1 and that had vanished4 ,no sails were visible2 and the ,passaic1 which we had noticed the evening before1 was now out of sight4 ,the morning and afternoon passed quietly2 we spent most of our time on deck1 on account of the confined air below1 and1 being on a level with the sea1 with the spray dashing over us occasionally1 amused ourselves with noting its shifting hues and forms1 from the deep green of the first long roll1 to the foam-crest and prismatic tints of the falling wave4 #c4 ,as the afternoon advanced1 the freshening wind1 the thickening clouds1 and the increasing roll of the sea1 gave those most accustomed to ordinary ship-life1 some new experiences4 ,the little vessel plunged through the rising waves1 instead of riding them1 and1 as they increased in violence1 lay1 as it were1 under their crests1 which washed over her continually2 so that1 even when we considered ourselves safe1 the appearance was that of a vessel sinking4 #d4 ,i'd rather go to sea in a diving-bell6 said one1 as the waves dashed over the pilot-house1 and the little craft seemed buried in water4 ,give me an oyster-scow6 cried another1--any thing6 only let it be wood1 and something that will float over1 instead of under the water6 ,still she plunged on2 and about #f3cj ,p4,m41 we made ,cape ,hatteras2 in half an hour we had rounded the point4 ,a general hurrah went up1--,hurrah for the first iron-clad that ever rounded ,cape ,hatteras6 ,hurrah for the little boat that is first in every thing6 #e4 ,at half-past seven1 a heavy shower fell1 lasting about twenty minutes4 ,at this time the gale increased2 black1 heavy clouds covered the sky1 through which the moon glittered fitfully1 allowing us to see in the distance a long line of white1 plunging foam rushing toward us1--sure indication1 to a sailor's eye1 of a stormy time4 ,a gloom overhung every thing2 the banks of cloud seemed to settle around us2 the moan of the ocean grew louder and more fearful4 ,still our little boat pushed doggedly on3 victorious through all1 we thought that here1 too1 she would conquer1 though the beating waves sent shudders through her whole frame4 #f4 ,an hour passed2 the air below1 which had all day been increasing in closeness1 was now almost stifling2 but our men lost no courage4 ,some sang as they worked2 and the cadence of their voices1 mingling with the roar of waters1 sounded like a defiance to ,ocean4 ,some stationed themselves on top of the turret1 and a general enthusiasm filled all breasts1 as huge waves1 twenty feet high1 rose up on all sides1 hung suspended for a moment like jaws open to devour1 and then1 breaking1 gnashed over in foam from side to side4 #g4 ,those of us new to the sea1 and not apprehending our peril1 hurrahed for the largest wave2 but the captain and one or two others1 old sailors1 knowing its power1 grew momentarily more and more--anxious1 feeling1 with a dread instinctive to the sailor1 that1 in case of extremity1 no wreck yet known to ocean1 could be so hopeless as this4 ,solid iron from keelson to turret-top1 clinging to any thing for safety1 if the ,monitor should go down1 would only insure a share in her fate4 ,no mast41 no spar1 no floating thing1 to meet the outstretched hand in the last moment4 #h4 ,the sea gathered force from each attack4 ,thick and fast came the blows on the iron mail of the ,monitor1 and still the brave little vessel held her own1 until1 at half-past eight1 the engineer1 faithful to the end1 reported a leak4 ,the pumps were instantly set in motion1 and we watched their progress with an intense interest4 ,she had seemed to us like an old-time knight1 in armor1 battling against fearful odds1 but still holding his ground4 ,we who watched1 when the blow came which made the strong man reel and the life-blood spout1 felt our hearts faint within us2 then1 again1 ground was gained1 and the fight went on1 the water lowering somewhat under the laboring pumps4 #i4 ,from nine to ten it kept pace with them4 ,from ten to eleven the sea increased in violence1 the waves now dashing entirely over the turret1 blinding the eyes1 and causing quick catchings of the breath1 as they swept against us4 ,at ten the engineer had reported the leak as gaining on us2 at half-past ten1 with several pumps in constant motion1 one of which threw out three thousand gallons a minute1 the water was rising rapidly1 and nearing the fires4 ,when these were reached1 the vessel's doom was sealed2 for1 with their extinction1 the pumps must cease1 and all hope of keeping the ,monitor above water more than an hour or two1 expired4 #aj4 ,our knight had received his death-blow1 and lay struggling and helpless under the power of a stronger than he4 ,a consultation was held1 and1 not without a conflict of fueling1 it was decided that signals of distress should be made4 ,ocean claimed our little vessel1 and her trembling frame and failing fire proved she would soon answer his call2 yet a pang went through us1 as we thought of the first iron-clad lying alone at the bottom of this stormy sea1 her guns silenced1 herself a useless mass of metal4 ,each quiver of her strong frame seemed to plead with us not to abandon her4 #aa4 ,the work she had done1 the work she was to do1 rose before us3 might there not be a possibility of saving her yet8 ,her time could not have come so soon4 ,but we who descended for a moment to the cabin1 knew1 by the rising-water through which we waded1 that the end was near4 ,small time was there for regrets4 ,rockets were thrown up1 and answered by the ,rhode ,island1 whose brave men prepared at once to lower boats1 though1 in that wild sea1 it was almost madness4 #ab4 ,the ,monitor had been attached to the ,rhode ,island by two hawsers1 one of which had parted at about seven ,p4,m4 ,the other remained firm2 but now it was necessary it should be cut4 ,how was that possible1 when every wave washed clean over the deck8 ,what man could reach it alive8 ,who'll cut the hawser8 shouted ,captain ,bankhead4 ,acting master ,stodder volunteered1 and was followed by another4 ,holding by one hand to the ropes at her side1 they cut through1 by many blows of the hatchet1 the immense rope which united the vessels4 ,stodder returned in safety1 but his brave companion was washed over1 and went down4 #ac4 ,meanwhile the boat launched from the ,rhode ,island1 had started1 manned by a crew of picked men4 ,a mere heroic impulse could not have accomplished this most noble deed4 ,for hours they had watched the raging sea4 ,their captain and they knew the danger2 every man who entered that boat1 did it at the peril of his life2 and yet all were ready4 ,are not such acts as these convincing proofs of the divinity of human nature'8 ,we watched her with straining eyes2 for few thought she could live to reach us4 ,she neared2 we were sure of her1 thank ,heaven6 #ad4 ,in this interval1 the cut hawser had become entangled in the paddle-wheel of the ,rhode ,island1 and she drifted down upon us2 we1 not knowing this fact1 supposed her coming to our assistance2 but a moment undeceived us4 ,the launch sent to our relief was now between us and her1--too near for safety4 ,the steamer bore swiftly down1 stern first1 upon our starboard quarter4 ,keep off6 keep off6 we cried1 and then first saw she was helpless4 #ae4 ,even as we looked1 the devoted boat was caught between the steamer and the iron-clad1--a sharp sound of crushing wood was heard1--thwarts1 oars1 and splinters flew in air1--the boat's crew leaped to the ,monitor's deck1 ,death stared us in the face2 our iron prow must go through the ,rhode ,island's side1--and then an end to all4 ,one awful moment we held our breath1--then the hawser was cleared1--the steamer moved off1 as it were1 step by step1 first one1 then another1 till a ship's length lay between us1 and then we breathed freely4 #af4 ,but the boat6--had she gone to the bottom1 carrying brave souls with her8 ,no2 there she lay1 beating against our iron sides2 but still1 though bruised and broken1 a lifeboat to us4 ,there was no hasty scramble for life when it was found she floated1--all held back4 ,the men kept steady on at their work of bailing1--only those leaving1 and in the order named1 whom the captain bade save themselves4 ,they descended from the turret to the deck with mingled fear and hope1 for the waves tore from side to side1 and the coolest head and bravest heart could not guaranty safety4 ,some were washed over as they left the turret1 and1 with a vain clutch at the iron deck1 a wild throwing up of the arms1 went down1 their death-cry ringing in the ears of their companions4 #ag4 ,the boat sometimes held her place by the ,monitor's side1 then was dashed hopelessly out of reach1 rising and falling on the waves4 ,a sailor would spring from the deck to reach her1 to be seen for a moment in mid-air1 and then1 as she rose1 fall into her4 ,so she gradually filled up2 but some poor souls who sought to reach her1 failed1 even as they touched her receding sides1 and went down4 ,we had a little messenger-boy1 the special charge of one of our sailors1 and the pet of all2 he must inevitably have been lost1 but for the care of his adopted father1 who1 holding him firmly in his arms1 escaped1 as by a miracle1 being washed overboard1 but finally succeeded in placing him safely in the boat4 #ah4 ,the last but one to make the desperate venture1 was the surgeon2 he leaped from the deck1 at the very instant when the boat was being swept away by the merciless sea4 ,making one final effort1 he threw his body forward as he fell1 striking across the boat's side so violently1 it was thought some of his ribs must be broken4 ,haul the ,doctor in6 shouted ,lieutenant ,greene1 perhaps remembering how1 a little time back1 he himself1 almost gone down in the unknown sea1 had been hauled in by a quinine rope flung him by the ,doctor4 ,stout sailor-arms pulled him in2 one more sprang to a place in her1 and the boat1 now full1 pushed off1--in a sinking condition1 it is true1 but still bearing hope with her1 for she was wood4 #ai4 ,over the waves we made little progress1 though pulling for life4 ,the men stuffed their pea-jackets into the leaks1 and bailed incessantly4 ,we neared the ,rhode ,island2 but now a new peril appeared4 ,eight down upon our center1 borne by the might of the rushing water1 came the whale-boat sent to rescue others from the iron-clad4 ,we barely floated2 if she struck us with her bows full on us1 we must go to the bottom4 ,one sprang1 and1 as she neared1 with outstretched arms1 met and turned her course4 ,she passed against us1 and his hand1 caught between the two boats1 was crushed1 and the arm1 wrenched from its socket1 fell a helpless weight against his side2 but life remained4 ,we were saved1 and an arm was a small price to pay for life4 #bj4 ,we reached the ,rhode ,island2 ropes were flung over her side1 and caught with a death-grip4 ,some lost their hold1 were washed away1 and again dragged in by the boat's crew4 ,what chance had one whose right arm hung a dead weight1 when strong men with their two hands1 went down before him8 ,he caught at a rope1 found it impossible to save himself alone1 and then for the first time said1--,i am injured2 can any one help me8 ,ensign ,taylor1 at the risk of his own life1 brought the rope around his shoulder in such a way that it could not slip1 and he was drawn up in safety4 #ba4 ,in the mean time1 the whale-boat1 which had nearly caused our destruction1 had reached the side of the ,monitor2 and now the captain said1 ,it is madness to remain here longer3 let each man save himself4 ,for a moment1 he descended to the cabin for a coat1 and his faithful servant followed to secure a jewel-box1 containing the accumulated treasure of years4 ,a sad1 sorry sight it was6 ,in the heavy air the lamps burned dimly1 and the water1 waist-deep1 splashed sullenly against the sides of the wardroom4 ,one lingering look1 and he left the ,monitor's cabin forever6 #bb4 ,time was precious2 he hastened to the deck1 where1 in the midst of a terrible sea1 ,lieutenant ,greene nobly held his post4 ,he seized the rope from the whale-boat1 wound it about an iron stanchion1 then around his wrists1 and1 by this means1 was drawn aboard the boat4 ,thus1 one by one1 watching their time between the waves1 the men filled in1 and1 at last1 after making all effort for others1 and none for themselves1 ,captain ,bankhead and ,lieutenant ,greene took their places in the boat ,the gallant ,brown pushed off1 and soon laid his boat-load safe upon the ,rhode ,island's deck4 #bc4 ,here the heartiest and most tender reception met us4 ,our drenched clothing was replaced by warm and dry garments1 and all on board vied with each other in acts of kindness4 ,the only one who had received any injury1 ,surgeon ,weeks1 ,footnote3 ,the writer of this account4 was carefully attended to1 the dislocated arm set1 and the crushed fingers amputated1 by the gentlest and most considerate of surgeons1 ,dr4 ,webber1 of the ,rhode ,island4 #bd4 ,for an hour or more we watched1 from the deck of the steamer1 the lonely light upon the ,monitor's turrets2 a hundred times we thought it gone forever1--a hundred times it reappeared1 till1 at last1 about two o'clock1 ,wednesday morning1 ,december #cast1 it sank1 and we saw it no more4 ,an actor in the scenes of that wild night1 when the ,monitor went down1 relates the story of her last cruise4 ,her work is now over4 ,she lies a hundred fathoms deep under the stormy-waters off ,cape ,hatteras2 but she has made herself a name1 which will not soon be forgotten by the ,american people4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,when and where was the ,monitor lost8 #b4 ,what signal service had she rendered8 #c4 ,who was the writer of this account8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xc4 ,,re ,,spon ,,si ,,bil' ,i ,,ties1 obligations4 ,,la' ,,tent1 secret2 hidden4 ,,in ,,iq' ,,ui ,,ty1 wickedness4 ,,ef ,,fect' ,,ive1 powerful2 efficient4 ,,rec' ,,ti ,,tude1 right4 ,,pen' ,e ,,tra ,,tive1 entering2 piercing4 ,,mal' ,,ice1 ill-will2 hatred4 ,,chiv' ,,al ,,ry1 heroism2 valor4 ,,wan' ,,ton ,,ly1 wastefully4 ,,sheen1 brightness4 ,,shim' ,,mer1 glitter2 gleam4 ,,re ,,ver' ,,sion1 future possession4 ,,in ,,sid' ,i ,,ous1 crafty2 deceitful4 ,a ,,thwart'1 across4 ,,sus' ,,te ,,nance1 food2 support4 ,,im ,,pos' ,,ed1 laid on2 assigned4 ,,duties ,,and ,,responsibilities ,,of ,,woman4 ,,gail ,,hamilton4 #a4 ,oh1 if this latent power could be aroused6 ,if woman would shake off this slumber1 and put on her strength1 her beautiful garments1 how would she go forth conquering and to conquer6 ,how would the mountains break forth into singing1 and the trees of the field clap their hands6 ,how would our sin-stained earth arise and shine1 her light being come1 and the glory of the ,lord being risen upon her6 #b4 ,one can not do the world's work2 but one can do one's work4 ,you may not be able to turn the world from iniquity2 but you can1 at least1 keep the dust and rust from gathering on your own soul4 ,if you can not be directly and actively engaged in fighting the battle1 you can1 at least1 polish your armor and sharpen your weapons1 to strike an effective blow when the hour comes4 ,you can stanch the blood of him who has been wounded in the fray1--bear a cup of cold water to the thirsty and fainting1--give help to the conquered1 and smiles to the victor4 #c4 ,you can gather from the past and the present stores of wisdom1 so that1 when the future demands it1 you may bring forth from your treasures things new and old4 ,whatever of bliss the ,divinity that shapes our ends may see fit to withhold from you1 you are but very little lower than the angels1 so long as you have the ,godlike power to do1--the godlike aim to know4 #d4 ,you can be forming habits of self-reliance1 sound judgment1 perseverance1 and endurance1 which may1 one day1 stand you in good stead4 ,you can so train yourself to right thinking and right acting1 that uprightness shall be your nature1 truth your impulse4 ,his head is seldom far wrong1 whose heart is always right4 ,we bow down to mental greatness1 intellectual strength1 and they are divine gifts2 but moral rectitude is stronger than they4 ,it is irresistible1--always in the end triumphant4 #e4 ,there is in goodness a penetrative power that nothing can withstand4 ,cunning and malice melt away before its mild1 open1 steady glance4 ,not alone on the fields where chivalry charges for laurels1 with helmet and breastplate and lance in rest1 can the true knight exultingly exclaim1 ,my strength is as the strength of ten1 ,because my heart is pure2 but wherever man meets man1 wherever there is a prize to be won1 a goal to be reached4 ,wealth1 and rank1 and beauty1 may form a brilliant setting to the diamond2 but they only expose more nakedly the false glare of the paste4 ,only when the king's daughter is all glorious within1 is it fitting and proper that her clothing should be of wrought gold4 #f4 ,from the great and good of all ages rings out the same monotone4 ,the high-priest of ,nature1 the calm-eyed poet who laid his heart so close to hers1 that they seemed to throb in one pulsation1 yet whose ear was always open to the still sad music of humanity1 has given us the promise of his life-long wisdom in these grand words3-- ,true dignity abides with him alone ,who1 in the silent hour of inward thought1 ,can still suspect and still revere himself4 #g4 ,through the din of twenty rolling centuries1 pierces the sharp1 stern voice of the brave old ,greek3 ,let every man1 when he is about to do a wicked action1 above all things in the world1 stand in awe of himself1 and dread the witness within him4 ,all greatness1 and all glory1 all that earth has to give1 all that ,heaven can proffer1 lies within the reach of the lowliest as well as the highest2 for ,he who spake as never man spake1 has said that the very kingdom of ,god is within you4 #h4 ,born to such an inheritance1 will you wantonly cast it away8 ,with such a goal in prospect1 will you suffer yourself to be turned aside by the sheen and shimmer of tinsel fruit8 ,with earth in possession1 and ,heaven in reversion1 will you go sorrowing and downcast1 because here and there a pearl or ruby fails you8 ,nay1 rather forgetting those things which are behind1 and reaching forth unto those which are before1 press forward6 #i4 ,discontent and murmuring are insidious foes2 trample them under your feet4 ,utter no complaint1 whatever betide2 for complaining is a sign of weakness4 ,if your trouble can be helped1 help it2 if not1 bear it4 ,you can be whatever you will to be4 ,therefore1 form and accomplish worthy purposes4 #aj4 ,if you walk alone1 let it be with no faltering tread4 ,show to an incredulous world ,how grand may be ,life's might1 ,without ,love's circling crown4 ,or1 if the golden thread of love shine athwart the dusky warp of duty1 if other hearts depend on yours for sustenance and strength1 give to them from your fullness no stinted measure4 ,let the dew of your kindness fall on the evil and the good1 on the just and on the unjust4 #aa4 ,compass happiness1 since happiness alone is victory4 ,on the fragments of your shattered plans1 and hopes1 and love1--on the heaped-up ruins of your past1 rear a stately palace1 whose top shall reach unto heaven1 whose beauty shall gladden the eyes of all beholders1 whose doors shall stand wide open to receive the way-worn and weary4 ,life is a burden1 but it is imposed by ,god4 ,what you make of it1 it will be to you1 whether a millstone about your neck1 or a diadem upon your brow4 ,take it up bravely1 bear it on joyfully1 lay it down triumphantly4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what are some of the duties of women8 #b4 ,what is said of goodness8 #c4 ,what was the adage of the old ,greek8 #d4 ,what is said of discontent and murmuring8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xci4 ,,id' ,i ,,ot1 one devoid of reason4 ,,hor' ,,ri ,,ble1 awful2 dreadful4 ,,woe' ,,ful1 afflicted4 ,,har' ,,row1 disturb2 harass4 ,,pre ,,serve'1 safely keep4 ,,sooth1 fact2 truth4 ,,spoil' ,,ed1 stripped2 plundered4 ,,yearn' ,,ing1 longing4 ,,in ,,suf' ,,fer ,a ,,ble1 intolerable4 ,,can' ,,ton1 district2 region4 ,,pas ,,time1 amusement2 diversion4 ,,es ,,pi' ,,ed1 saw2 discovered4 ,,mount ,,ain ,,eer'1 dweller on a mountain4 ,,brawn' ,y1 strong2 firm4 ,,fag ,,ots1 bundles of sticks4 ,,aug ,,ment'1 increase2 make larger4 ,,bea' ,,con1 signal-fire4 ,,be ,,tide'1 happen2 befall4 ,,scene ,,from ,,william ,,tell4 ,j4 ,,sheridan ,,knowles4 ,emma4 ,i never knew a weary night before6 ,i have seen the sun a dozen times go down1 ,and still no ,william1--and the storm was on1 ,yet have ,i laid me down in peace to sleep1 ,the mountain with the lightning all a-blaze1 ,and shaking with the thunder1--but to-night ,mine eyes refuse to close1 7sl47 ,the old man rests3 ,pain hath outworn itself1 and turned to ease4 ,how deadly calm's the night6 7''7 ,what's that8 ,i'm grown ,an idiot with my fears4 ,i do not know1-- ,the avalanche6 ,great ,power that hurls it down1 ,watch o'er my boy1 and guide his little steps6 ,what keeps him8 'tis but four hours' journey hence3 ,he'd rest2 then four hours back again4 ,what keeps him8 ,erni would sure be found by him1--he knows ,the track1 well as he knows the road to ,altorf6 ,melchtal4 ,help6 7in his sleep47 ,emma4 ,what's the matter8 ,only the old man dreaming4 ,he thinks again they're pulling out his eyes4 ,i'm sick with terror6 ,merciful powers6 what's this ,that fills my heart with horrible alarm8 ,and yet it can not see4 ,melch4 7waking7 ,where am ,i8 ,emma4 ,father6 ,melch4 ,my daughter1 is it thou'6 ,thank ,heaven1 ,i'm here6 ,is't day yet'8 ,emma4 ,no'4 ,melch4 ,is't far on the night'8 ,emma4 ,methinks1 about the turn on't4 ,melch4 ,is the boy ,come back'8 ,emma4 ,no'1 father'4 ,melch4 ,nor thy husband'8 ,emma4 ,no'4 ,melch4 ,a woeful wife and mother have ,i made thee6 ,would thou hadst never seen me4 ,emma4 ,father'6 ,melch4 ,child'6 ,emma4 ,methinks ,i hear a step 6--,i do6 7knocking47 ,a knock6 ,melch4 ',tis ,william6 ,emma4 ,no2 it is not ,william's knock4 7,opens the door47 ,i told you so4 ,your will8 ,enter ,,stranger4 ,stran4 ,seeing a light1 ,i e'en made bold to knock1 to ask for shelter2 ,for ,i have missed my way4 ,emma4 ,whence come you friend'8 ,stran4 ,from ,altorf4 ,emma4 ,altorf'6 ,any news from thence'8 ,stran4 ,ay6 ,news to harrow parents' hearts1 and make ,the barren bless themselves that they are childless6 ,emma4 ,may ,heaven preserve my boy6 ,melch4 ,what say'st thy news8 ,stran4 ,art thou not ,melchtal--he whose eyes1 'tis said1 ,the tyrant has torn out'8 ,melch4 ,yes1 friend'1 the same4 ,stran4 ,is this thy cottage'8 ,melch4 ,no2 'tis ,william ,tell's4 ,stran4 ',tis ,william ,tell's--and that's his wife--,goodnight4 ,emma4 7,rushing between him and the door47 ,thou stirr'st not hence until thy news be told6 ,stran4 ,my news6 ,in sooth 'tis nothing thou would'st heed4 ,emma4 ',tis something none should heed so well as ,i6 ,stran4 ,i must be gone1 ,emma4 ,thou seest a tigress1 friend1 ,spoiled of her mate and young1 and yearning for them4 ,don't thwart her6 ,come1 thy news6 ,what fear'st thou1 man8 ,what more hath she to dread1 who reads thy looks1 ,and knows the most has come8 ,thy news6 ,is't bondage'8 ,stran4 ,it is4 ,emma4 ,thank ,heaven1 it is not death6 ,of one--,or two8 ,stran4 ,of two4 ,emma4 ,a father and a son1 ,is't not8 ,stran4 ,it is4 ,emma4 ,my husband and my son ,are in the tyrant's power6 ,there's worse than that6 ,what's that is news to harrow parents' breasts4 ,the which the thought to only tell1 'twould seem1 ,drives back the blood to thine8--,thy news1 ,i say6 ,wouldst thou be merciful1 this is not mercy6 ,wast thou the mark1 friend1 of the bowman's aim4 ,wouldst thou not hare the fatal arrow speed1 ,rather than watch it hanging in the string8 ,thou'lt drive me mad6 ,let fly at once6 ,melch4 ,thy news from ,altorf1 friend1 whatever it is6 ,stran4 ,to save himself and child from certain death1 ,tell is to hit an apple1 to be placed ,upon the stripling's head4 ,melch4 ,my child6 my child6 ,speak to me6 ,stranger1 hast thou killed her8 ,emma4 ,no6 ,no1 father'4 ,i'm the wife of ,william ,tell2 ,oh1 but to be a man6--to have an arm ,to fit a heart swelling with the sense of wrong6 ,unnatural--insufferable wrong6 ,when makes the tyrant trial of his skill8 ,stran4 ,to-morrow4 ,emma4 ,spirit of the lake and hill1 ,inspire thy daughter6 ,on the head of him ,who makes his pastime of a mother's pangs1 ,launch down thy vengeance by a mother's hand4 ,know'st the signal when the hills shall rise'8 7,to ,melchtal47 ,melch4 ,are they to rise'8 ,emma4 ,i see thou knowest naught4 ,stran4 ,something's on foot6 ',twas only yesterday1 ,that1 traveling from our canton1 ,i espied ,slow toiling up a steep1 a mountaineer ,of brawny limb1 upon his back a load ,of fagots bound4 ,curious to see what end ,was worthy of such labor1 after him ,i took the cliff2 and saw its lofty top ,receive his load1 which went but to augment ,a pile of many another4 ,emma4 ',tis by fire6 ,fire is the signal for the hills to rise6 7,rushes out47 ,melch4 ,went she not forth6 ,stran4 ,she did1--she's here again1 ,and brings with her a lighted brand4 ,melch4 ,my child1 ,what dost thou with a lighted brand8 7,re-enter ,,emma with a brand47 ,emma4 ,prepare ,to give the signal for the hills to rise6 ,melch4 ,where are the fagots1 child1 for such a blaze8 ,emma4 ,i'll find the fagots1 father4 7,exit47 ,melch4 ,she's gone ,again6 ,stran4 ,she is1--,i think into her chamber4 ,emma4 7,rushing in47--,father1 the pile is fired6 ,melch4 ,what pile1 my child6 ,emma4 ,the joists and rafters of our cottage1 father6 ,melch4 ,thou hast not fired thy cottage8--but thou hast2 ,alas1 ,i hear the crackling of the flames6 ,emma4 ,say'st thou1 alas6 when ,i do say1 thank ,heaven4 ,father1 this blaze will set the land a-blaze ,with fire that shall preserve1 and not destroy it4 7f47 ,blaze on6 ,,blaze ,,on6 ,oh1 may'st thou be a beacon ,to light its sons enslaved to liberty6 ,how fast it spreads6 ,a spirit's in the fire3 ,it knows the work it does4--7,goes to the door1 and opens it47 ,the land is free6 ,yonder's another blaze6 ,beyond that1 shoots ,another up6--,anon will every hill ,redden with vengeance6 ,father1 come6 ,whate'er ,betides us1 worse we're certain can't befall1 ,and better may6 ,oh1 be it liberty1 ,safe hearts and homes1 husbands and children6 ,come1-- ,it spreads apace4 7ff47 ,blaze on--blaze on--,,blaze ,,on6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what rule for the rising inflection on father8 ,see ,note ,i41 page #cb4 #b4 ,what rule for the falling inflection on no8 ,see ,rule ,i41 page #bh4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xcii4 ,,hon' ,,or ,a ,,ble1 noble2 illustrious4 ,,in' ,,tel ,,lect1 mind2 understanding4 ,,score1 account2 motive4 ,,clev' ,,er1 skillful2 expert4 ,,so' ,,cial1 familiar4 ,,con ,,fu' ,,sion1 fuss2 tumult4 ,,con ,,de ,,scen' ,,sion1 loveliness2 deference4 ,,com ,,pre ,,hen' ,,sion1 understanding4 ,headnote #a3 ,,croe ,,sus1 a very wealthy king of ancient ,lydia1 in ,asia ,minor1 was born about #eia before ,christ4 ,,the ,,rich ,,man ,,and ,,the ,,poor ,,man4 ,,khemnitzer4 #a4 ,so goes the world2--if wealthy1 you may call ,this--friend1 that--brother2--friends and brothers all ,though you are worthless1 witless1--never mind it2 ,you may have been a stable-boy1--what then8 ',tis wealth1 my friends1 makes honorable men4 ,you seek respect1 no doubt1 and you will find it4 #b4 ,but1 if you are poor'1 heaven help you6 though your sire ,had royal blood in him1 and though you ,possess the intellect of angels too4 ',tis all in vain2--the world will ne'er inquire ,on such a score3--why should it take the pains8 ',tis easier to weigh purses1 sure1 than brains'4 #c4 ,i once saw a poor fellow1 keen and clever4 ,witty and wise2 he paid a man a visit1 ,and no one noticed him'1 and no one ever ,gave him a welcome4 ,strange1 cried ,i'1 whence is it8 ,he walked on this side'1 then on that1 ,he tried to introduce a social chat2 ,now here'1 now there1 in vain he tried2 ,some formally and freezingly replied1 ,and some said by their silence1--,better stay at home4 #d4 ,a rich man burst the door1 ,as ,croesus ,headnote #a rich2--,i'm sure ,he could not pride himself upon his wit2 ,and1 as for wisdom1 he had none of it2 ,he had what's better1--he had wealth4 ,what a confusion6--all stand up erect1-- ,these crowd around to ask him of his health2 ,these bow in honest duty and respect2 ,and these arrange a sofa or a chair1 ,and these conduct him there4 ,allow me1 sir1 the honor2--,then a bow ,down to the earth4--,is't possible to show ,meet gratitude for such kind condescension6 #e4 ,the poor man hung his head1 ,and to himself he said1 ,this is indeed beyond my comprehension3 ,then looking round1 one friendly face he found1 ,and said1--,pray tell me why is wealth preferred ,to wisdom8--,that's a silly question1 friend6 ,replied the other1--have you never heard4 ,a man may lend his store ,of gold or silver ore1 ,but wisdom none can borrow1 none can lend8 ,,questions4--#a4 ,how do you account for the different inflections in the last line of the second verse8 ,see page #ca1 ,note ,i4 #b4 ,what rule for the falling inflection on condescension8 ,see page #bi1 ,note ,i4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xciii4 ,,ex ,,hi ,,bi' ,,tions1 displays4 ,,cir ,,cum ,,scrib' ,,ed1 encompassed4 ,,na' ,,vies1 ships of war4 ,,arm' ,a ,,ments1 forces equipped for war4 ,,im ,,ped' ,,ed1 hindered1 obstructed4 ,,le ,,vi' ,a ,,than1 huge sea-monster4 ,,mag ,,nif' ,i ,,cence1 grandeur4 ,,un ,a ,,bat' ,,ed1 undiminished4 ,,re ,,serv' ,,ed1 kept4 ,,en ,,tranc' ,,ed1 enraptured4 ,,prom' ,,on ,,to ,,ry1 headland4 ,,re ,,veal',,ed1 laid open4 ,,sym' ,,bol1 token2 sign4 ,,ad ,a ,,man ,,tine1 exceedingly hard4 ,,ap ,,per ,,tain' ,,ing1 belonging4 ,,trans ,,form' ,,ing1 changing4 ,headnote #a3 ,,ac' ,,ti ,,um is the ancient name of a promontory of ,albania1 in ,turkey in ,europe1 near which was fought 7,b4,c4 #bi7 the celebrated naval battle that made ,augustus ,caesar master of the ,roman world4 ,headnote #b3 ,,sal' ,a ,,mis1 an island opposite ,attica1 in ,greece1 near which 7,b4,c4 #dhj7 occurred the famous naval engagement which resulted in the defeat of the ,persians4 ,headnote #c3 ,,nav ,a ,,ri' ,,no is a seaport town on the southwestern coast of ,greece4 ,it was the scene of the memorable victory of the combined ,english1 ,french1 and ,russian fleets over those of the ,turks and ,egyptians1 gained on the #bjth of ,october1 #ahbg4 ,headnote #d3 ,,tra ,,fal ,,gar'1 a cape on the southwestern coast of ,spain4 ,it is famous for the great naval battle1 fought in its vicinity1 ,oct4 #bast1 #ahje1 between the fleets of the ,french and ,spanish on the one side1 and the ,english1 under ,lord ,nelson1 on the other4 ,the ,english were victorious1 though ,nelson was mortally wounded4 ,,grandeur ,,of ,,the ,,ocean4 ,,walter ,,colton4 #a4 ,the most fearful and impressive exhibitions of power known to our globe1 belong to the ocean4 ,the volcano1 with its ascending flame and falling torrents of fire1 and the earthquake1 whose footstep is on the ruin of cities1 are circumscribed in the desolating range of their visitations4 ,but the ocean1 when it once rouses itself in its chainless strength1 shakes a thousand shores with its storm and thunder4 ,navies of oak and iron are tossed in mockery from its crest1 and armaments1 manned by the strength and courage of millions1 perish among its bubbles4 #b4 ,the avalanche1 shaken from its glittering steep1 if it rolls to the bosom of the earth1 melts away1 and is lost in vapor2 but if it plunge into the embrace of the ocean1 this mountain mass of ice and hail is borne about for ages in tumult and terror2 it is the drifting monument of the ocean's dead4 ,the tempest on land is impeded by forests1 and broken by mountains2 but on the plain of the deep it rushes unresisted2 and when its strength is at last spent1 ten thousand giant waves still roll its terrors onward4 #c4 ,the mountain lake and the meadow stream are inhabited only by the timid prey of the angler2 but the ocean is the home of the leviathan1--his ways are in the mighty deep4 ,the glittering pebble and the rainbow-tinted shell1 which the returning tide has left on the shore1 and the watery gem which the pearl-diver reaches at the peril of his life1 are all that man can filch from the treasures of the sea4 ,the groves of coral which wave over its pavements1 and the halls of amber which glow in its depths1 are beyond his approaches1 save when he goes down there to seek1 amid their silent magnificence1 his burial monument4 #d4 ,the islands1 the continents1 the shores of civilized and savage realms1 the capitals of kings1 are worn by time1 washed away by the wave1 consumed by the flame1 or sunk by the earthquake2 but the ocean still remains1 and still rolls on in the greatness of its unabated strength4 ,over the majesty of its form and the marvel of its might1 time and disaster have no power4 ,such as creation's dawn beheld1 it rolleth now4 #e4 ,the vast clouds of vapor which roll up from its bosom1 float away to encircle the globe3 on distant mountains and deserts they pour out their watery treasures1 which gather themselves again in streams and torrents1 to return1 with exulting bounds1 to their parent ocean4 ,these are the messengers which proclaim in every land the exhaustless resources of the sea2 but it is reserved for those who go down in ships1 and who do business in the great waters1 to see the works of the ,lord and ,his wonders in the deep4 #f4 ,let one go upon deck in the middle watch of a still night1 with naught above him but the silent and solemn skies1 and naught around and beneath him but an interminable waste of waters1 and with the conviction that there is but a plank between him and eternity1 a feeling of loneliness1 solitude1 and desertion1 mingled with a sentiment of reverence for the vast1 mysterious and unknown1 will come upon him with a power1 all unknown before1 and he might stand for hours entranced in reverence and tears4 #g4 ,man1 also1 has made the ocean the theater of his power4 ,the ship in which he rides that element1 is one of the highest triumphs of his skill4 ,at first1 this floating fabric was only a frail bark1 slowly urged by the laboring oar4 ,the sail1 at length1 arose and spread its wings to the wind4 ,still he had no power to direct his course when the lofty promontory sunk from sight1 or the orbs above him were lost in clouds4 ,but the secret of the magnet is1 at length1 revealed to him1 and his needle now settles1 with a fixedness which love has stolen as the symbol of its constancy1 to the polar star4 #h4 ,now1 however1 he can dispense even with sail1 and wind1 and flowing wave4 ,he constructs and propels his vast engines of flame and vapor1 and1 through the solitude of the sea1 as over the solid land1 goes thundering on his track4 ,on the ocean1 too1 thrones have been lost and won4 ,on the fate of ,actium ,headnote #a was suspended the empire of the world4 ,in the gulf of ,salamis1,headnote #b the pride of ,persia found a grave2 and the crescent set forever in the waters of ,navarino2,headnote #c while1 at ,trafalgar ,headnote #d and the ,nile1 nations held their breath1 ,as each gun1 ,from its adamantine lips1 ,spread a death-shade round the ships ,like the hurricane's eclipse ,of the sun4 #i4 ,but1 of all the wonders appertaining to the ocean1 the greatest1 perhaps1 is its transforming power on man4 ,it unravels and weaves anew the web of his moral and social being4 ,it invests him with feelings1 associations1 and habits1 to which he has been an entire stranger4 ,it breaks up the sealed fountain of his nature1 and lifts his soul into features prominent as the cliffs which beetle over its surge4 #aj4 ,once the adopted child of the ocean1 he can never bring back his entire sympathies to land4 ,he will still move in his dreams over that vast waste of waters1 still bound in exultation and triumph through its foaming billows4 ,all the other realities of life will be comparatively tame1 and he will sigh for his tossing element1 as the caged eagle for the roar and arrowy light of his mountain cataract4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what is said of the volcano and earthquake8 #b4 ,of the avalanche and tempest8 #c4 ,of the ocean8 #d4 ,of ships8 #e4 ,where have naval battles been fought8 #f4 ,what influence has the ocean on man8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xciv4 ,,re ,,lax' ,,ed1 loosened4 ,,as ,,si ,,du' ,i ,,ties1 kind1 constant attentions4 ,,con ,,sign' ,,ed1 committed2 given over4 ,,ex ,,te' ,,ri ,,or1 outer appearance4 ,,un ,,af ,,fect' ,,ed1 sincere4 ,,un ,,pre ,,tend' ,,ing1 unostentatious4 ,,ha ,,bil' ,i ,,ments1 vestments4 ,,su ,,per ,,sti' ,,tious1 full of scruples4 ,,rec' ,,on ,,cile1 make willing4 ,,pen' ,e ,,trates1 sees through4 ,,per ,,vade'1 7,,per1 through2 ,,vade1 go1 or pass27 pass through2 appear throughout4 ,a ,,burial ,,at ,,sea4 ,,walter ,,colton4 #a4 ,death is a fearful thing1 come in what form it may1--fearful1 when the vital chords are so gradually relaxed1 that life passes away sweetly as music from the slumbering harp-string1--fearful1 when in his own quiet chamber1 the departing one is summoned by those who sweetly follow him with their prayers1 when the assiduities of friendship and affection can go no farther1 and who discourse of heaven and future blessedness1 till the closing ear can no longer catch the tones of the long-familiar voice1 and who1 lingering near1 still feel for the hushed pulse1 and then trace in the placid slumber1 which pervades each feature1 a quiet emblem of the spirit's serene repose4 #b4 ,what1 then1 must this dread event be to one1 who meets it comparatively alone1 far away from the hearth of his home1 upon a troubled sea1 between the narrow decks of a restless ship1 and at that dread hour of night1 when even the sympathies of the world seem suspended6 ,such has been the end of many who traverse the ocean2 and such was the hurried end of him1 whose remains we have just consigned to a watery grave4 #c4 ,he was a sailor2 but1 beneath his rude exterior1 he carried a heart touched with refinement1 pride1 and greatness4 ,there was something about him1 which spoke of better days and a higher destiny4 ,by what errors or misfortunes he was reduced to his humble condition1 was a secret which he would reveal to none4 ,silent1 reserved1 and thoughtful1 he stood a stranger among his free companions1 and never was his voice heard in the laughter or the jest4 ,he has undoubtedly left behind many who will long look for his return1 and bitterly weep when they are told they shall see his face no more4 #d4 ,as the remains of the poor sailor were brought up on deck1 wound in that hammock which1 through many a stormy night1 had swung to the wind1 one could not but observe the big tear that stole unconsciously down the rough cheeks of his hardy companions4 ,when the funeral service was read to that most affecting passage1 we commit this body to the deep1 and the plank was raised which precipitated to the momentary eddy of the wave the quickly disappearing form1 a heavy sigh from those around1 told that the strong heart of the sailor can be touched with grief1 and that a truly unaffected sorrow may accompany virtue1 in its most unpretending form1 to its ocean grave4 ,yet how soon is such a scene forgotten6 ,as from the wing the sky no scar retains1 ,the parted wave no furrow from the keel1 ,so dies in human hearts the thought of death4 #e4 ,there is something peculiarly melancholy and impressive in a burial at sea3 there is here no coffin or hearse1 procession or tolling bell1--nothing that gradually prepares us for the final separation4 ,the body is wound in the drapery of its couch1 much as if the deceased were only in a quiet and temporary sleep4 ,in these habiliments of seeming slumber1 it is dropped into the wave1 the waters close over it1 the vessel passes quickly on1 and not a solitary trace is left to tell where sunk from light and life1 one that loved to look at the sky and breathe this vital air4 #f4 ,there is nothing that1 for one moment1 can point to the deep1 unvisited resting-place of the departed1--it is a grave in the midst of the ocean1--in the midst of a vast1 untrodden solitude4 ,affection can not approach it1 with its tears2 the dews of heaven can not reach it2 and there is around it no violet1 or shrub1 or murmuring stream4 #g4 ,it may be superstitious2 but no advantages of wealth1 or honor1 or power1 through life1 would reconcile me at its close to such a burial4 ,i would rather share the coarse and scanty provisions of the simplest cabin1 and drop away unknown and unhonored by the world1 so that my final resting-place be beneath some green tree1 by the side of some living stream1 or in some familiar spot1 where the few that loved me in life1 might visit me in death4 #h4 ,but1 whether our grave be in the fragrant shade1 or in the fathomless ocean1 among our kindred1 or in the midst of strangers1 the day is coming when we shall all appear at one universal bar1 and receive from a righteous ,judge the award of our deeds4 ,he that is wisest1 penetrates the future the deepest4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what is said of death8 #b4 ,what1 of death at sea8 #c4 ,what renders a burial at sea peculiarly melancholy and impressive8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xcv4 ,,mys ,,te' ,,ri ,,ous1 secret2 mystical4 ,,un ,,reck' ,,ed1 unheeded4 ,,ar' ,,go ,,sies1 ships of great burden4 ,,wr ,,ath' ,,ful1 furious2 raging4 ,,pal' ,a ,,ces1 splendid mansions4 ,,scorn' ,,ful1 disdainful4 ,,de ,,cay'1 ruin2 destruction4 ,,boom' ,,ing1 roaring4 ,,fes' ,,tal1 joyous2 merry4 ,,re ,,claim'1 claim again2 recover4 ,,the ,,treasures ,,of ,,the ,,deep4 ,,mrs4 ,,hermans4 #a4 ,what hid'st thou in thy treasure-caves and cells8 ,thou hollow-sounding and mysterious main6 ,pale1 glistening pearls1 and rainbow-colored shells1 ,bright things which gleam unrecked of1 and in vain6 ,keep1 keep thy riches1 melancholy sea6 ,we ask not such from thee4 #b4 ,yet more1 the depths have more6 what wealth untold1 ,far down1 and shining through their stillness lies6 ,thou hast the starry gems1 the burning gold1 ,won from ten thousand royal argosies6 ,sweep o'er thy spoils1 thou wild and wrathful main6 ,earth claims not these again4 #c4 ,yet more1 the depths have more6 thy waves have rolled ,above the cities of a world gone by6 ,sand hath filled up the palaces of old1 ,sea-weed o'ergrown the halls of revelry4 ,dash o'er them1 ,ocean6 in thy scornful play6 ,man yields them to decay4 #d4 ,yet more1 the billows and the depths have more6 ,high hearts and brave are gathered to thy breast6 ,they hear not now the booming waters roar2 ,the battle-thunders will not break their rest4 ,keep thy red gold and gems1 thou stormy grave6 ,give back the true and brave6 #e4 ,give back the lost and lovely1--those for whom ,the place was kept at board and hearth so long1 ,the prayer went up through midnight's breathless gloom1 ,and the vain yearning woke 'midst festal song6 ,hold fast thy buried isles1 thy towers o'erthrown2 ,but all is not thine own4 #f4 ,to thee the love of woman hath gone down2 ,dark flow thy tides o'er manhood's noble head1 ,o'er youth's bright locks1 and beauty's flowery crown1 ,yet must thou hear a voice1--,restore the dead6 ,earth shall reclaim her precious things from thee6 ,restore the dead1 thou ,sea6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what are some of the treasures of the deep8 #b4 ,what treasures has the sea won from trading vessels8 #c4 ,over what does the sea roll8 #d4 ,what does the writer call on the sea to restore8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xcvi4 ,,un ,,for' ,,tu ,,nate1 wretched person4 ,,cer ,e ,,ments1 grave-clothes4 ,,scru' ,,ti ,,ny1 inquiry4 ,,mu' ,,ti ,,ny1 resistance to rightful rule4 ,,won' ,,der ,,ment1 curiosity4 ,,prov' ,i ,,dence1 care2 protection4 ,a ,,maze' ,,ment1 astonishment4 ,,dis' ,,so ,,lute1 abandoned2 licentious4 ,,spur' ,,red1 pushed on2 impelled4 ,,con' ,,tu ,,me ,,ly1 scorn2 insult4 ,,in ,,hu ,,man' ,i ,,ty1 cruel treatment4 ,,in ,,san' ,i ,,ty1 madness4 ,,the ,,bridge ,,of ,,sighs4 ,,thomas ,,hood4 #a4 ,one more ,unfortunate1 ,weary of breath1 ,rashly importunate1 ,gone to her death6 #b4 ,take her up tenderly1 ,lift her with care1 ,fashioned so slenderly1 ,young1 and so fair6 #c4 ,look at her garments ,clinging like cerements2 ,while the wave constantly ,drips from her clothing2 ,take her up instantly1 ,loving1 not loathing4 #d4 ,touch her not scornfully2 ,think of her mournfully1 ,gently and humanly2 ,not of the stains of her2 ,all that remains of her ,now1 is pure womanly4 #e4 ,make no deep scrutiny ,into her mutiny1 ,rash and undutiful2 ,past all dishonor1 ,death has left on her ,only the beautiful4 #f4 ,loop up her tresses ,escaped from the comb1-- ,her fair auburn tresses2 ,while wonderment guesses ,where was her home8 #g4 ,who was her father8 ,who was her mother8 ,had she a sister'8 ,had she a brother'8 ,or1 was there a dearer one ,still1 and a nearer one ,yet1 than all other'8 #h4 ,alas6 for the rarity ,of ,christian charity ,under the sun6 ,oh6 it was pitiful6 ,near a whole city full1 ,home she had none4 #i4 ,sisterly1 brotherly1 ,fatherly1 motherly1 ,feelings had changed3 ,love1 by harsh evidence1 ,thrown from its eminence2 ,even ,god's providence ,seeming estranged4 #aj4 ,where the lamps quiver ,so far in the river1 ,with many a light ,from window and casement1 ,from garret to basement1 ,she stood with amazement1 ,houseless by night4 #aa4 ,the bleak winds of ,march ,made her tremble and shiver ,but not the dark arch1 ,or the black flowing river1 ,mad from life's history1 ,glad to death's mystery1 ,swift to be hurled-- ,anywhere1 anywhere1 ,out of the world6 #ab4 ,in she plunged boldly1 ,no matter how coldly ,the rough river ran-- ,picture it--think of it1 ,dissolute ,man6 #ac4 ,take her up tenderly1 ,lift her with care1 ,fashioned so slenderly1 ,young1 and so fair6 #ad4 ,perishing gloomily1 ,spurred by contumely1 ,cold inhumanity1 ,burning insanity1 ,into her rest1 ,cross her hands humbly1 ,as if praying dumbly1 ,over her breast6 #ae4 ,owning her weakness1 ,her evil behavior1 ,and leaving1 with meekness1 ,her sins to her ,savior6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xcvii4 ,,re' ,,qui ,,em1 hymn in honor of the dead4 ,,wed1 joined2 united4 ,,hence' ,,forth1 hereafter4 ,,droop1 languish2 fail4 ,,af ,,fec ,,tion1 love4 ,,dim' ,,med1 dull2 obscured4 ,a ,,requiem4 #a4 ,breathe low1 thou gentle wind1 7pl7 ,breathe soft and low2 ,the beautiful lies dead6 ,the joy of life is fled6 ,and my lone heart is wed ,henceforth to woe6 #b4 ,that thou should'st droop and die ,at early morn6 ,while yet thy graceful dew ,a joyous fragrance drew ,from every flower that grew ,life's path along6 #c4 ,the green earth mourns for thee1 ,thou dearest one2 ,a plaintive tone is heard1 ,and flower and leaflet stirred1 ,and every fav'rite bird ,sings sad and lone4 #d4 ,pale is thy brow1 and dimmed ,thy sparkling eye6 ,affection's sweetest token ,is lost fore'er and broken6 ,the last kind word is spoken1-- ,why did'st thou die8 #e4 ,breathe low1 thou gentle wind1 ,breathe soft and low2 ,the beautiful lies dead6 ,the joy of life is fled6 ,and my lone heart is wed ,henceforth to woe6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what rule for changing y into i in the word beautiful8 ,see ,,analysis1 page #ac1 ,rule ,,xi4 #b4 ,why are r and m doubled in the words stirred1 dimmed8 ,see ,rule ,,ix4 #c4 ,what is the meaning of the suffix let1 in the word leaflet8 ,see page #bdj1 ,ex4 #ahe4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xcviii4 ,,lux ,u' ,,ri ,,ant1 rich2 plentiful4 ,,un ,,os ,,ten ,,ta' ,,tious1 plain2 not showy4 ,,re ,,ver ,,en' ,,tial1 deeply respectful4 ,,re ,,cep' ,,ta ,,cle1 place of reception4 ,,sem' ,i ,,cir ,,cle1 half-circle4 ,,rec ,,og ,,ni' ,,tion1 act of knowing4 ,,ag ,,ri ,,cul' ,,tur ,,al1 relating to farming4 ,,ben ,e ,,dic' ,,tion1 blessing4 ,,di' ,a ,,ry1 note-book2 journal4 ,,so ,,journ' ,,ed1 resided for a while4 ,,ac ,,cla ,,ma' ,,tions1 shouts4 ,,tri ,,umph' ,,al1 relating to victory4 ,,grat ,u ,,la' ,,tion1 rejoicing4 ,,in ,,aug ,u ,,ra' ,,tion1 act of investing with office4 ,,en ,,fran' ,,chis ,,ed1 freed2 liberated4 ,headnote #a3 ,,sar ,,coph' ,a ,,gus1 7,,sarco1 flesh2 and ,,phagus1 that which eats or devours17 is made up of two ,greek words1 signifying together flesh-eating1 and was applied by the ancients to a species of stone1 used for making coffins4 ,hence1 sarcophagus came to signify a stone-coffin4 ,the form of the plural in ,latin1 is sarcophagi4 ,headnote #b3 ,,bas' ,,tile1 7bas' teel17 an old state prison in ,paris1 built in #acfi1 and destroyed by a mob in #aghi4 ,,visit ,,to ,,mount ,,vernon4 ,a4,c4 ,,ritchie4 #a4 ,at this moment1 we drew near the rude wharf at ,mount ,vernon2 the boat stopped1 and the crowd of passengers landed4 ,by a narrow pathway we ascended a majestic hill thickly draped with trees4 ,the sun scarcely found its way through the luxuriant foliage4 ,we mounted slowly1 but had only spent a few minutes in ascending1 when we came suddenly upon a picturesque nook1 where a cluster of unostentatious1 white marble shafts1 shot from the greenly sodded earth1 inclosed by iron railings4 ,those unpretending monuments mark the localities where repose the mortal remains of ,washington's kindred4 #b4 ,just beyond stands a square brick building4 ,in the center you see an iron gate4 ,here the crowd pauses in reverential silence4 ,men lift their hats and women bow their heads4 ,you behold within1 two sarcophagi4 ,headnote #a ,in those moldering tombs lie the ashes of the great ,washington and his wife4 ,not a word is uttered as the crowd stand gazing on this lowly receptacle of the dust of ,america's mighty dead4 #c4 ,are there any in that group who can say1 this was our country's father'8 ,if there be1 can they stand pilgrims at that grave without ,washington's examples1 his counsels1 his words1 heretofore1 it may be1 half-forgotten1 stealing back into their minds1 until the sense of reverence and gratitude is deepened almost to awe8 ,do they not feel that ,washington's spirit is abroad in the world1 filling the souls of a heaven-favored people with the love of freedom and of country1 though his ashes are gathered here'8 #d4 ,some one moves to pass on2 and1 with that first step1 the spell is broken2 others follow4 ,herman and ,jessie linger last4 ,after a period of mute and moving reflection1 they turn away and slowly approach the mansion that1 in simple1 rural stateliness1 stands upon a noble promontory1 belted with woods1 and half-girdled by the sparkling waters of the ,potomac1 which flow in a semicircle around a portion of the mount4 #e4 ,the water and woodland view from the portico is highly imposing4 ,but it was not the mere recognition of the picturesque and beautiful in nature1 that moved ,herman and ,jessie4 ,they would have felt that they were on holy ground1 had the landscape been devoid of natural charm4 ,here the feet of the first of heroes had trod1 and here1 in boyhood1 he had sported with his beloved brother ,lawrence4 #f4 ,in those forests1 those deep-wooded glens1 he had hunted1 when a stripling1 by the side of old ,lord ,fairfax2 here he took his first lessons in the art of war2 to this home he brought his bride2 by this old-fashioned1 hospitable-looking fireside1 he sat with that dear and faithful wife2 beneath yonder alley of lofty trees he has often wandered by her side2 here he indulged the agricultural tastes in which he delighted2 here resigned his ,cincinnatus vocation1 and bade adieu to his cherished home at the summons of his country4 #g4 ,here his wife received the letter which told her that he had been appointed ,commander-in-chief of the army2 here1 when the glorious struggle closed at the trumpet notes of victory--when the ,british had retired--when1 with tears coursing down his benignant1 manly countenance1 he had uttered a touching farewell--bestowed a paternal benediction on the ,american army1 and resigned all public service-- here he returned1 thinking to resume the rural pursuits that charmed him1 and to end his days in peace6 #h4 ,here are the trees1 the shrubbery he planted with his own hands1 and noted in his diary2 here are the columns of the portico round which he twined the coral honeysuckle2 the ivy he transplanted still clings to yonder garden wall2 these vistas he opened through yon pine groves to command far-off views6 ,here the valiant ,lafayette sojourned with him2 there hangs the key of the ,bastile ,headnote #b which he presented4 #i4 ,here flocked the illustrious men of all climes1 and were received with warm1 unpretending1 almost rustic hospitality4 ,here the ,french ,houdon modeled his statue1 and the ,english ,pine painted his portrait1 and caused that jocose remark1 ,i am so hackneyed to the touches of the painters' pencil1 that ,i am altogether at their beck1 and sit like ',patience on a monument6' #aj4 ,then came another summons from the land he had saved1 and he was chosen by unanimous voice its chief ruler4 ,thousands of men1 women1 and children1 sent up acclamations1 and called down blessings on his head1 as he made his triumphal progress from ,mount ,vernon to ,new ,york1 to take the presidential oath4 ,the roar of cannon rent the air4 ,the streets through which he passed1 were illuminated and decked with flags and wreaths4 ,bonfires blazed on the hills4 ,from ships and boats floated festive decorations4 ,at ,gray's ,ferry1 he passed under triumphal arches4 #aa4 ,on the bridge across the ,assumpink1 at ,trenton1 7the very bridge over which he had retreated in such blank despair1 before the army of ,cornwallis1 on the eve of the battle of ,princeton17 thirteen pillars1 twined with laurel and evergreens1 were reared by woman's hands4 ,the foremost of the arches those columns supported1 bore the inscription1 ,the ,defender of the ,mothers will he the ,protector of the ,daughters4 ,mothers1 with their white-robed daughters1 were assembled beneath the vernal arcade4 ,thirteen maidens scattered flowers beneath his feet1 as they sang an ode of gratulation4 ,the people's hero ever after spoke of this tribute1 as the one that touched him most deeply4 #ac4 ,when his first presidential term expired1 and his heart yearned for the peace of his domestic hearth1 the entreaties of ,jefferson1 ,randolph1 and ,hamilton1 forced him to forget that home for the one he held in the hearts of patriots1 and to allow his name to be used a second time4 ,a second time he was unanimously elected to preside over his country's welfare4 ,but1 the period happily expired1 he thankfully laid aside the mantle of state1 the scepter of power1 and1 five days after the inauguration of ,adams1 returned here to his ,mount ,vernon home4 ,and here the good servant1 whom his ,lord1 when ,he came1 found watching and ready1 calmly yielded up his breath1 exclaiming1 ,it is well6 and his spirit was wafted to ,heaven by the blessings of his enfranchised countrymen4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,where is ,mount ,vernon8 #b4 ,what is said of ,washington's tomb8 #c4 ,mention some of the things which he did here8 #d4 ,what demonstrations were made by the people1 as he went to ,new ,york to take the oath of office8 #e4 ,did he serve more than one term as ,president8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,xcix4 ,,chiv' ,,al ,,rous1 gallant2 heroic4 ,,hal' ,,low1 consecrate2 keep sacred4 ,,mer' ,,ce ,,na ,,ry1 mean2 venal4 ,,ad ,,ven' ,,tur ,,er1 fortune-seeker4 ,,van' ,,quish ,,ed1 conquered4 ,,out' ,,cast1 exile2 castaway4 ,,trap' ,,pings1 ornaments2 equipments4 ,,cru ,,sade'1 battle zealously4 ,,ca ,,reer' ,,ed1 moved rapidly4 ,,phal' ,,anx1 compact body of men4 ,,trans ,,port' ,,ing1 exulting4 ,,tro ,,phies1 memorials of victory4 ,,pa' ,,geant1 pompous2 showy4 ,,min' ,,ion1 favorite4 ,,la ,,fayette4 ,,charles ,,sprague4 #a4 ,while we bring our offerings for the mighty of our own land1 shall we not remember the chivalrous spirits of other shores1 who shared with them the hour of weakness and woe'8 ,pile to the clouds the majestic column of glory2 let the lips of those who can speak well1 hallow each spot where the bones of your bold repose2 but forget not those who1 with your bold1 went out to battle4 #b4 ,among those men of noble daring1 there was one1 a young and gallant stranger1 who left the blushing vine-hills of his delightful ,france4 ,the people whom he came to succor1 were not his people2 he knew them only in the melancholy story of their wrongs4 ,he was no mercenary adventurer1 striving for the spoil of the vanquished2 the palace acknowledged him for its lord1 and the valley yielded him its increase4 ,he was no nameless man1 staking life for reputation2 he ranked among nobles1 and looked unawed upon kings4 #c4 ,he was no friendless outcast1 seeking for a grave to hide a broken heart2 he was girdled by the companions of his childhood2 his kinsmen were about him2 his wife was before him4 ,yet from all these loved ones he turned away4 ,like a lofty tree that shakes down its green glories1 to battle with the winter storm1 he flung aside the trappings of place and pride1 to crusade for ,freedom1 in ,freedom's holy land4 ,he came2 but not in the day of successful rebellion'1 not when the new-risen sun of ,independence had burst the cloud of time1 and careered to its place in the heavens'4 #d4 ,he came when darkness curtained the hills1 and the tempest was abroad in its anger2 when the plow stood still in the field of promise1 and briers cumbered the garden of beauty2 when fathers were dying1 and mothers were weeping over them2 when the wife was binding up the gashed bosom of her husband1 and the maiden was wiping the death-damp from the brow of her lover4 ,he came when the brave began to fear the power of man1 and the pious to doubt the favor of ,god4 ,it was then that this one joined the ranks of a revolted people4 #e4 ,freedom's little phalanx bade him a grateful welcome4 ,with them he courted the battle's rage2 with theirs1 his arm was lifted2 with theirs1 his blood was shed4 ,long and doubtful was the conflict4 ,at length1 kind ,heaven smiled on the good cause1 and the beaten invaders fled4 ,the profane were driven from the temple of ,liberty1 and1 at her pure shrine1 the pilgrim-warrior1 with his adored commander1 knelt and worshiped4 ,leaving there his offering1 the incense of an uncorrupted spirit1 he at length rose1 and1 crowned with benedictions1 turned his happy feet toward his long-deserted home4 #f4 ,after nearly fifty years1 that one has come again4 ,can mortal tongue tell8 can mortal heart feel1 the sublimity of that coming8 ,exulting millions rejoice in it2 and their loud1 long1 transporting shout1 like the mingling of many winds1 rolls on1 undying1 to ,freedom's farthest mountains4 ,a congregated nation comes around him4 ,old men bless him1 and children reverence him4 ,the lovely come out to look upon him2 the learned deck their halls to greet him2 the rulers of the land rise up to do him homage4 #g4 ,how his full heart labors6 ,he views the rusting trophies of departed days2 he treads the high places where his brethren molder2 he bends before the tomb of his father2 ,footnote3 ,washington his words are tears1--the speech of sad remembrance4 ,but he looks round upon a ransomed land and a joyous race2 he beholds the blessings these trophies secured1 for which these brethren died1 for which that father lived2 and again his words are tears1--the eloquence of gratitude and joy4 #h4 ,spread forth creation like a map2 bid earth's dead multitudes revive2 and of all the pageant splendors that ever glittered to the sun1 when looked his burning eye on a sight like this8 ,of all the myriads that have come and gone1 what cherished minion ever ruled an hour like this8 ,many have struck the redeeming blow for their own freedom2 but who1 like this man1 has bared his bosom in the cause of strangers8 #i4 ,others have lived in the love of their own people2 but who1 like this man1 has drank his sweetest cup of welcome with another8 ,matchless chief6 of glory's immortal tablets there is one for him1 for him alone6 ,oblivion shall never shroud its splendor2 the everlasting flame of ,liberty shall guard it1 that the generations of men may repeat the name recorded there1 the beloved name of ,,la ,,fayette4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,of what country was ,la ,fayette a native8 #b4 ,what was his position at home8 #c4 ,in what condition was this country when he came to join our army8 #d4 ,how many years after1 before he revisited this country8 #e4 ,what demonstrations were manifested by the people8 #f4 ,what is said of his fame8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,c4 ,,pro ,,fu' ,,sion1 abundance2 variety4 ,,con ,,fu' ,,sion1 intricacy2 indistinct movement4 ,,com ,,mo ,,tion1 agitation2 shaking4 ,,re ,,sult'1 effect4 ,,di ,,min' ,,ish1 lessen4 ,,mys' ,,ter ,y1 maze2 secrecy4 ,,his' ,,to ,,ry1 plain matter of fact4 ,,pa' ,,ges1 boy-servants2 attendants4 ,,spar' ,,ring1 boxing2 disputing4 ,,pup' ,,pets1 dolls2 small figures of persons4 ,,fin ,,ish1 completion4 ,,glo' ,,ri ,,ous1 grand2 splendid4 ,,re ,,ject1 refuse2 deny4 ,,re ,,flect' ,,ed1 turned back2 borrowed4 ,,the ,,mystic ,,weaver4 ,,rev4 ,,dr4 ,,harbaugh4 #a4 ,weaver at his loom is sitting1 ,throws his shuttle to and fro2 ,foot and treadle1 ,hand and pedal1 ,upward1 downward1 ,hither1 thither1 ,how the weaver makes them go6 ,as the weaver wills they go4 ,up and down the web is plying1 ,and across the woof is flying2 ,what a rattling6 ,what a battling6 ,what a shuffling6 ,what a scuffling6 ,as the weaver makes his shuttle1 ,hither1 thither1 scud and scuttle4 #b4 ,threads in single1 ,threads in double2 ,how they mingle6 ,what a trouble1 ,every color6 ,what profusion6 ,every motion-- ,what confusion6 ,while the web and woof are mingling1 ,signal bells above are jingling1 ,telling how each figure ranges1 ,telling when the color changes1 ,as the weaver makes his shuttle1 ,hither1 thither1 scud and scuttle4 #c4 ,weaver at his loom is sitting1 ,throws his shuttle to and fro2 ',mid the noise and wild confusion1 ,well the weaver seems to know1 ,as he makes his shuttle go1 ,what each motion1 ,and commotion1 ,what each fusion1 ,and confusion1 ,in the grand result will show3 ,weaving daily1 ,singing gayly1 ,as he makes his busy shuttle1 ,hither1 thither1 scud and scuttle4 #d4 ,weaver at his loom is sitting1 ,throws his shuttle to and fro2 ,see you not how shape and order ,from the wild confusion grow1 ,as he makes his shuttle go'8 ,as the web and woof diminish1 ,grows beyond the beauteous finish3 ,tufted plaidings1 ,shapes and shadings1 ,all the mystery ,now is history3 ,and we see the reason subtle1 ,why the weaver makes his shuttle1 ,hither1 thither1 scud and scuttle4 #e4 ,see the ,mystic ,weaver sitting1 ,high in ,heaven--,his loom below4 ,up and down the treadles go3 ,takes for web the world's long ages1 ,takes for woof its kings and sages1 ,takes the nobles and their pages1 ,takes all stations and all stages4 ,thrones are bobbins in ,his shuttle2 ,armies make them scud and scuttle4 #f4 ,web into the woof must flow1 ,up and down the nations go1 ,as the ,weaver wills they go4 ,men are sparring1 ,powers are jarring1 ,upward1 downward1 ,hither1 thither1 ,see how strange the nations go1 ,just like puppets in a show4 ,up and down the web is plying ,and across the woof is flying4 ,what a rattling6 ,what a battling6 ,what a shuffling6 ,what a scuffling6 ,as the ,weaver makes ,his shuttle ,hither1 thither1 scud and scuttle4 #g4 ,calmly see the ,mystic ,weaver1 ,throw ,his shuttle to and fro2 ',mid the noise and wild confusion1 ,well the ,weaver seems to know ,what each motion ,and commotion1 ,what each fusion ,and confusion1 ,in the grand result will show1 ,as the nations1 ,kings and stations1 ,upward1 downward1 ,hither1 thither1 ,as in mystic dances1 go4 #h4 ,in the ,present all is mystery1 ,in the ,past 'tis beauteous ,history4 ,o'er the mixing and the mingling1 ,how the signal bells are jingling6 ,see you not the ,weaver leaving ,finished work behind in weaving'8 ,see you not the reason subtle1 ,as the web and woof diminish1 ,changing into beauteous finish1 ,why the ,weaver makes ,his shuttle1 ,hither1 thither1 scud and scuttle'8 #i4 ,glorious wonder6 ,what a weaving6 ,to the dull beyond believing6 ,such no fabled ages know4 ,only ,faith can see the mystery ,how1 along the aisle of ,history ,where the feet of sages go1 ,loveliest to the purest eyes1 ,grand the mystic tapet lies6 ,soft and smooth and even-spreading ,as if made for angels' treading2 ,tufted circles touching ever1 ,inwrought figures fading never2 ,every figure has its plaidings1 ,brighter form and softer shadings2 ,each illuminated1--what a riddle6-- ,from a ,cross that gems the middle4 #aj4 ',tis a saying--some reject it1-- ,that its light is all reflected3 ,that the tapet's hues are given ,by a ,sun that shines in ,heaven6 ',tis believed1 by all believing ,that great ,god ,himself is weaving6 ,bringing out the world's dark mystery ,in the light of ,faith and ,history2 ,and1 as web and woof diminish1 ,comes the grand and glorious finish3 ,when begin the golden ages1 ,long foretold by seers and sages4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,describe the process of weaving4 #b4 ,who are weaving the web of history8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,ci4 ,,con ,,found'1 perplex2 confuse4 ,,woof1 cloth2 texture4 ,,rar' ,,er1 scarcer2 more excellent4 ,,prai' ,,ries1 large tracts of land1 with few trees1 and covered with grass4 ,,sav' ,,age1 wild2 uncultivated4 ,,savan',,na1 open meadow or plain4 ,,pi ,o ,,neers'1 persons that go before to prepare the way for others4 ,,scouts1 spies4 ,,heart' ,,en1 encourage4 ,,scan' ,,ned1 closely examined4 ,,cleav' ,,ing1 parting2 separating4 ,,hol' ,i ,,day1 day of rest or joy4 ,,work ,,away4 ,,harpers' ,,magazine4 #a4 ,work away6 ,for the ,master's eye is on us1 ,never off us1 still upon us1 ,night and day6 ,work away6 ,keep the busy fingers plying1 ,keep the ceaseless shuttles flying1 ,see that never thread lie wrong2 ,let not clash or clatter round us1 ,sound of whirring wheels1 confound us2 ,steady hand6 let woof be strong ,and firm1 that has to last so long8 ,work away6 #b4 ,keep upon the anvil ringing ,stroke of hammer2 on the gloom ,set 'twixt cradle and the tomb1 ,showers of fiery sparkles flinging2 ,keep the mighty furnace glowing2 ,keep the red ore hissing1 flowing ,swift within the ready mold2 ,see that each one than the old ,still be fitter1 still be fairer ,for the servant's use1 and rarer ,for the ,master to behold3 ,work away6 #c4 ,work away6 ,for the ,leader's eye is on us1 ,never off us1 still upon us1 ,night and day6 ,wide the trackless prairies round us1 ,dark and unsunned woods surround us1 ,steep and savage mountains bound us2 ,far away ,smile the soft savannas green1 ,rivers sweep and roll between3 ,work away6 #d4 ,bring your axes1 woodmen true2 ,smite the forest till the blue ,of heaven's sunny eye looks through ,every wild and tangled glade2 ,jungled swamp and thicket shade ,give to day6 #e4 ,o'er the torrents fling your bridges1 ,pioneers6 ,upon the ridges ,widen1 smooth the rocky stair1-- ,they that follow far behind ,coming after us1 will find ,surer1 easier footing there2 ,heart to heart1 and hand with hand1 ,from the dawn to dusk of day1 ,work away6 ,scouts upon the mountain's peak1-- ,ye that see the ,promised ,land1 ,hearten us6 for ye can speak ,of the ,country ye have scanned1 ,far away6 #f4 ,work away6 ,for the ,father's eye is on us1 ,never off us1 still upon us1 ,night and day6 ,,work ,,and ,,pray6 ,pray6 and ,work will be completer2 ,work6 and ,prayer will be the sweeter2 ,love6 and ,prayer and ,work the fleeter ,will ascend upon their way6 #g4 ,fear not lest the busy finger ,weave a net the soul to stay2 ,give her wings1--she will not linger1 ,soaring to the source of day2 ,clearing clouds that still divide us ,from the azure depths of rest1 ,she will come again6 beside us1 ,with the sunshine on her breast1 ,sit1 and sing to us1 while quickest ,on their task the fingers move1 ,while the outward din wars thickest1 ,songs that she hath learned above4 #h4 ,live in ,future as in ,present2 ,work for both while yet the day ,is our own6 for lord and peasant1 ,long and bright as summer's day1 ,cometh1 yet more sure1 more pleasant1 ,cometh soon our ,holiday2 ,work away6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cii4 ,,prop ,o ,,si' ,,tion1 proposal4 ,,ad ,,he' ,,sion1 attraction4 ,,ab ,,surd ,i ,,ty1 folly2 nonsense4 ,,vis' ,,ion ,,ary1 fanciful2 imaginary4 ,,dis ,,cus' ,,sion1 debate2 controversy4 ,,the' ,o ,,ry1 idea2 scheme of doctrine4 ,,am ,,bas' ,,sa ,,dor1 messenger2 deputy4 ,,nav' ,i ,,ga ,,tors1 voyagers2 seamen4 ,,spec ,u ,,la' ,,tion1 theory2 mental view4 ,,en' ,,ter ,,prise1 attempt2 undertaking4 ,,fri ,,vol' ,i ,,ty1 levity2 triflingness4 ,,pre ,,sent' ,i ,,ment1 previous notice4 ,,an ,,tip' ,o ,,des1 7,,anti1 opposite2 ,,podes1 the feet27 having their feet opposite to ours2 that is1 living on the other side of the earth4 ,headnote #a3 ,,gen ,o ,,ese'1 a native of ,genoa1--a famous fortified seaport city in ,northern ,italy4 ,headnote #b3 ,,lac ,,tan' ,,tius1 one of the fathers of the ,latin church1 born about the year ,a4,d4 #bej4 ,he was celebrated as a teacher of eloquence1 and before his conversion to ,christianity1 had so successfully studied the great ,roman orator that he afterwards received the appellation of the ,christian ,cicero4 ,,queen ,,isabella',s ,,resolve4 ,,from ,,vinet4 ,,queen ,,isabella ,,of ,,spain1 ,,don ,,gomez1 ,,and ,,columbus4 ,isabella4 ,and so1 ,don ,gomez1 it is your conclusion that we ought to dismiss the proposition of this worthy ,genoese4,headnote #a ,don ,gomez4 ,his scheme1 your majesty1 seems to me fanciful in the extreme2 but ,i am a plain matter-of-fact man1 and do not see visions and dreams1 like some4 ,isa4 ,and yet ,columbus has given us cogent reasons for believing that it is practicable to reach the eastern coast of ,india by sailing in a westerly direction4 ,don ,g4 ,admitting that his theory is correct1 namely1 that the earth is a sphere1 how would it be possible for him to return1 if he once descended that sphere in the direction he proposes8 ,would not the coming back be all up-hill'8 ,could a ship accomplish it with even the most favorable wind'8 ,columbus4 ,will your majesty allow me to suggest that1 if the earth is a sphere1 the same laws of adhesion and motion must operate at every point on its surface2 and the objection of ,don ,gomez would be quite as valid against our being able to return from crossing the ,strait of ,gibraltar4 ,don ,g4 ,this gentleman1 then1 would have us believe the monstrous absurdity1 that there are people on the earth who are our antipodes1--who walk with their heads down1 like flies on the ceiling4 ,col4 ,but1 your majesty1 if there is a law of attraction which makes matter gravitate to the earth1 and prevents its flying off into space1 may not this law operate at every point on the round earth's surface'8 ,isa4 ,truly1 it so seems to me2 and ,i perceive nothing absurd in the notion that this earth is a globe floating or revolving in space4 ,don ,g4 ,may it please your majesty1 the ladies are privileged to give credence to many wild tales which we plain matter-of-fact men can not admit4 ,every step ,i take1 confutes this visionary idea of the earth's rotundity4 ,would not the blood run into my head1 if ,i were standing upside down6 ,were ,i not fearful of offending your majesty1 ,i would quote what the great ,lactantius ,headnote #b says4 ,isa4 ,we are not vain of our science1 ,don ,gomez2 so let us have the quotation4 ,don ,g4 ,is there any one so foolish1 he asks1 as to believe that there are antipodes with their feet opposite to ours1--that there is a part of the world in which all things are topsy-turvy1 where the trees grow with their branches downward1 and where it rains1 hails1 and snows1 upward'8 ,col4 ,i have already answered this objection4 ,if there are people on the earth who are our antipodes1 it should be remembered that we are theirs also4 ,don ,g4 ,really1 that is the very point wherein we matter-of-fact men abide by the assurance of our own senses4 ,we know that we are not walking with our heads downward4 ,isa4 ,to cut short the discussion1 you think that the enterprise which the ,genoese proposes1 is one unworthy of our serious consideration2 and that his theory of an unknown shore to the westward of us is a fallacy4 ,don ,g4 ,as a plain matter-of-fact man1 ,i must confess that ,i so regard it4 ,has your majesty ever seen an ambassador from this unknown coast8 ,isa4 ,don ,gomez1 do you believe in the existence of a world of spirits8 ,have you ever seen an ambassador from that unknown world8 ,don ,g4 ,certainly not4 ,by faith we look forward to it4 ,isa4 ,even so by faith does the ,genoese look forward1 far over misty ocean1 to an undiscovered shore4 ,col4 ,your majesty is right2 but let it be added that ,i have reasons1 oh6 most potent and resistless reasons1 for the faith that is in me3 the testimony of many navigators who have picked up articles that must have drifted from this distant coast3 the nature of things1 admitting that the earth is round3 the reports current among the people of one of the northern nations1 that many years ago their mariners had sailed many leagues westward till they reached a shore where the grape grew abundantly2 these and other considerations have made it the fixed persuasion of my mind1 that there is a great discovery reserved for the man who will sail patiently westward1 trusting in ,god's good providence1 and turning not back till he has achieved his purpose4 ,don ,g4 ,then truly we should never hear of him again4 ,speculation6 mere speculation1 your majesty6 ,when this gentleman can bring forward some solid facts that will induce us plain matter-of-fact men to risk money in forwarding his enterprise1 it will then be time enough for royalty to give it heed4 ,why1 your majesty1 the very boys in the streets point at their foreheads as he passes along4 ,isa4 ,and so you bring forward the frivolity of boys jeering at what they do not comprehend1 as an argument why ,isabella should not give heed to this great and glorious scheme8 ,ay1 sir1 though it should fail1 still1 it has been urged in language so intelligent and convincing1 by this grave and earnest man1 whom you think to undervalue by calling him an adventurer1 that ,i am resolved to test the absurdity1 as you style it1 and that forthwith4 ,don ,g4 ,your majesty will excuse me if ,i remark1 that ,i have from your royal consort himself the assurance that the finances are so exhausted by the late wars1 that he can not consent to advance the necessary funds for fitting out an expedition of the kind proposed4 ,isa4 ,be mine1 then1 the privilege6 ,i have jewels1 by the pledging of which ,i can raise the amount required2 and ,i have resolved that they shall be pledged to this enterprise1 without any more delay4 ,col4 ,your majesty shall not repent your heroic resolve4 ,i will return1 your majesty2 be sure ,i will return1 and lay at your feet such a jewel as never queen wore yet1 an imperishable fame1--a fame that shall couple with your memory the benedictions of millions yet unborn1 in climes yet unknown to civilized man4 ,there is an uplifting presentiment in my mind1 a conviction that your majesty will live to bless the hour you came to this decision4 ,don ,g4 ,a presentiment8 ,a plain matter-of-fact man1 like myself1 must take leave of your majesty1 if his practical common-sense is to be met and superseded by presentiments6 ,an ounce of fact1 your majesty1 is worth a ton of presentiment4 ,isa4 ,that depends altogether upon the source of the presentiment1 ,don ,gomez4 ,if it come from the ,fountain of all truth1 shall it not be good8 ,don ,g4 ,i humbly take my leave of your majesty4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what reasons did ,don ,gomez advance in proof that the earth is not a sphere8 #b4 ,what argument did ,columbus present in proof that it was8 #c4 ,what did ,queen ,isabella resolve to do8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,ciii4 ,,con ,,firm' ,,ing1 corroborating4 ,,as ,,sur ,,an ,,ces1 assertions4 ,,mu ,,ti ,,neer'1 one who resists orders4 ,,in ,,fer' ,,red1 concluded4 ,,crav' ,,ed1 begged4 ,,as ,,so' ,,cia ,,ting1 joining2 connecting4 ,,ex ,,pec ,,ta' ,,tion1 hope2 a looking for4 ,,ver' ,i ,,fied1 made true2 realized4 ,,phos ,,pho ,,res' ,,cence1 faint light4 ,,hes ,i ,,ta' ,,tion1 doubt4 ,,en ,,join' ,,ing1 commanding2 ordering4 ,,am ,,phi ,,the' ,a ,,ter1 circular theater4 ,,con ,,tr ,,ast' ,,ed1 set in opposition4 ,,de ,,mean' ,,or1 behavior4 ,,de ,,fault'1 defect2 absence4 ,,in ,,sig' ,,nia1 marks2 signs4 ,,in ,i' ,,tials1 first letters4 ,,dev ,,as ,,ta ,,tion1 a laying waste4 ,,discovery ,,of ,,the ,,new ,,world4 ,,lamartine4 #a4 ,at sunrise1 on the second day1 some rashes recently torn up1 were seen near the vessels4 ,a plank1 evidently hewn by an ax1 a stick skillfully carved by some cutting instrument1 a bough of hawthorn in blossom1--and lastly1 a bird's nest built on a branch which the wind had broken1 and full of eggs1 on which the parent bird was sitting amid the gently-rolling waves1--were seen floating past on the waters4 ,the sailors brought on board these living and inanimate witnesses of their approach to land4 ,they were a voice from the shore1 confirming the assurances of ,columbus4 ,before the land actually appeared in sight1 its neighborhood was inferred from these marks of life4 #b4 ,the mutineers fell on their knees before the ,admiral1 whom they had insulted but the day before1 craved pardon for their mistrust1 and struck up a hymn of thanksgiving to ,god for associating them with this triumph4 ,night fell on these songs welcoming a new world4 ,the ,admiral gave orders that the sails should be close-reefed1 and the lead kept going2 and that they should sail slowly1 being afraid of breakers and shoals1 and feeling certain that the first gleam of daybreak would discover land under their bows4 #c4 ,on the last anxious night none slept4 ,impatient expectation had removed all heaviness from their eyes2 the pilots and the seamen1 clinging about the masts1 yards1 and shrouds1 each tried to keep the best place and the closest watch to get the earliest sight of the new hemisphere4 ,the ,admiral had offered a reward to the first who should cry ,land1 provided his announcement was verified by its actual discovery4 #d4 ,providence1 however1 reserved to ,columbus himself this first glimpse1 which he had purchased at the expense of twenty years of his life1 and of untiring perseverance4 ,while walking the quarter-deck alone1 at midnight1 and sweeping the dark horizon with his keen eye1 a gleam of fire passed and disappeared1 and again showed itself on the level of the waves4 ,fearful of being deceived by the phosphorescence of the sea1 he quietly called a ,spanish gentleman of ,isabella's court1 in whom he had more confidence than in the pilots1 pointed out the direction in which he had seen the light1 and asked him whether he could discern any thing there4 #e4 ,he replied that he did1 indeed1 see a flickering light in that quarter4 ,to make the fact still more sure1 ,columbus called another in whom he had confidence to look in the same direction4 ,he said he had no hesitation in pronouncing that there was a light on the horizon4 ,but the blaze was hardly seen before it again disappeared in the ocean1 to show itself anew the next moment4 ,whether it was the light of a fire on a low shore1 alternately appearing and disappearing beyond the broken horizon1 or whether it was the floating beacon of a fisherman's boat now rising on the waves1 and now sinking in the trough of the sea1 they could not determine4 #f4 ,thus both land and safety appeared together in the shape of fire to ,columbus and his two friends1 on the night between the #aath and #abth of ,october1 #adib4 ,the ,admiral1 enjoining silence1 kept his observation to himself1 for fear of again raising false hopes1 and giving a bitter disappointment to his ships' companies4 ,he lost sight of the light1 and remained on deck until two in the morning1--praying1 hoping1 and despairing alone1 awaiting the triumph or the return on which the morrow was to decide4 #g4 ,he was seized with that anguish which precedes the great discoveries of truth1 when1 suddenly1 a cannon-shot1 sounding over the sea1 a few hundred yards in advance of him1 burst upon his ear the announcement of a new-born world1 which made him tremble1 and fall upon his knees4 ,it was the signal of land in sight6 made by firing a shot1 as had been arranged with the ,pinta1 which was sailing in advance of the squadron1 to guide their course and take soundings4 #h4 ,at this signal a general shout of ,land ho6 arose from all the yards and riggings of the ships4 ,the sails were furled1 and daybreak was anxiously awaited4 ,the mystery of the ocean had breathed its first whisper in the bosom of night4 ,daybreak would clear it up openly to every eye4 ,delicious and unknown perfumes reached the vessels from the outline of the shore1 with the roar of the waves upon the reefs and the soft land breeze4 #i4 ,the fire seen by ,columbus indicated the presence of man1 and of the first element of civilization4 ,never did the night appear so long in clearing away from the horizon2 for this horizon was to ,columbus and his companions a second creation of ,god4 ,the dawn1 as it spread over the sky1 gradually raised the shores of an island from the waves4 ,its distant extremities were lost in the morning mist4 ,it ascended gradually1 like an amphitheater1 from the low beach to the summit of the hills1 whose dark-green covering contrasted strongly with the blue heavens4 #aj4 ,within a few paces from where the foam of the waves breaks on the yellow sand1 forests of tall and unknown trees stretched away1 one above another1 over the successive terraces of the island4 ,green valleys and bright clefts in the hollows1 afforded a half glimpse into these mysterious wilds4 ,here and there could be discovered a few scattered huts1 which1 with their outlines and roofs of dry leaves1 looked like bee-hives1 and thin columns of blue smoke rose above the tops of the trees4 ,half-naked groups of men1 women1 and children1 more astonished than frightened1 appeared among the thickets near the shore1 advancing timidly1 and then drawing back1 exhibiting1 by their gestures and demeanor1 as much fear as curiosity and wonder1 at the sight of these strange vessels1 which the previous night had brought to their shores4 #aa4 ,columbus1 after gazing in silence on this foremost shore of the land so often determined by his calculations1 and so magnificently colored by his imagination1 found it to exceed even his own expectations4 ,he burned with impatience to be the first ,european to set foot on the sand1 and to plant the flag of ,spain1--the standard of the conquest of ,god and of his sovereigns1 effected by his genius4 ,but he restrained the eagerness of himself and of his crew to land1 being desirous of giving to the act of taking possession of a new world1 a solemnity worthy of the greatest deed1 perhaps1 ever accomplished by a seaman2 and1 in default of men1 to call ,god and ,his angels1 sea1 earth1 and sky1 as witnesses of his conquest of an unknown hemisphere4 #ab4 ,he put on all the insignia of his dignities as ,admiral of the ,ocean1 and the ,viceroy of these future realms2 he wrapped himself in his purple cloak1 and taking in his hand an embroidered flag1 in which the initials of ,ferdinand and ,isabella were interlaced1 like their two kingdoms1 and1 surmounted by a crown1 he entered his boat1 and pulled toward the shore1 followed by the boats of his two lieutenants4 #ac4 ,on landing1 he fell on his knees1 to acknowledge1 by this act of humility and worship1 the goodness and greatness of ,god in this new sphere of ,his works4 ,he kissed the ground1 and1 with his face on the earth1 he wept tears of double import1 as they fell on the dust of this hemisphere1 now1 for the first time1 visited by ,europeans1--tears of joy for the overflowing of a proud spirit1 grateful and pious1--tears of sadness for this virgin soil1 seeming to foreshadow the calamities1 and devastation1 with fire and sword1 and blood and destruction1 which the strangers were to bring with their pride1 their knowledge1 and their power4 #ad4 ,it was the man that shed these tears2 but it was the earth that was destined to weep4 ,as ,columbus raised his forehead from the dust1 with a ,latin prayer1 which his companions have handed down to us1 he thus addressed the ,sovereign ,ruler of the world3 7sl47 ,almighty and eternal ,god1 who1 by the energy of thy creative word1 hast made the firmament1 the earth1 and sea1 blessed and glorified be ,thy name in all places6 ,may ,thy majesty and dominion be exalted forever and ever1 as ,thou hast permitted ,thy holy name to be made known and spread by the most humble of ,thy servants1 in this hitherto unknown portion of ,thy empire4 #ae4 ,he then gave to this land the name of ,san ,salvador4 ,his lieutenants1 his pilots1 and his seamen1 full of gladness1 and impressed with a superstitious respect for him whose glance had pierced beyond the visible horizon1 and whom they had offended by their unbelief1--overcome by the evidence of their eyes1 and by that mental superiority which overawes the minds of men1--fell at the feet of the ,admiral1 kissed his hands and his clothes1 and recognized1 for a moment1 the power and the almost divine nature of genius2 yesterday the victims of his obstinacy1--now the companions of his success1 and sharers in the glory which they had mocked4 ,such is humanity1--persecuting discoverers1 yet reaping the fruits of their inventions4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what evidences had ,columbus that land was near8 #b4 ,what did the mutineers do8 #c4 ,in what month and year was the new world discovered8 #d4 ,what is said of the natives8 #e4 ,what did ,columbus do on landing8 #f4 ,what was the conduct of the officers and seamen8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,civ4 ,,fer' ,,ment1 heat2 glow4 ,,en ,,thu' ,,si ,,asm1 excitement4 ,,pro ,,dig' ,,ious1 very great4 ,,spec ,i ,,mens1 samples4 ,,leagu' ,,ed1 joined2 banded4 ,,per ,,suad' ,,ed1 convinced4 ,,pre ,,pos' ,,terous1 absurd2 ridiculous4 ,,vaunt' ,,ed1 boasted4 ,,de ,,lu' ,,sion1 deception4 ,,cred' ,u ,,lous1 apt to believe4 ,,un ,,re ,,li' ,a ,,ble1 untrustworthy4 ,,sus ,,pi'' ,,cion1 doubt2 mistrust4 ,,the ,,return ,,of ,,columbus4 ,,vinet4 ,,don ,,gomez ,,and ,,his ,,secretary4 ,don ,gomez4 ,,what6 what is this you tell me8 ,columbus returned8 ,a new world discovered8 ,impossible6 ,secretary4 ,it is even so1 sir4 ,a courier arrived at the palace but an hour since with the intelligence4 ,columbus was driven by stress of weather to anchor in the ,tagus4 ,all ,portugal is in a ferment of enthusiasm1 and all ,spain will be equally excited soon4 ,the sensation is prodigious6 ,don ,g4 ,oh1 it is a trick6 ,it must be a trick6 ,sec4 ,but he has brought home the proofs of his visit1--gold and precious stones1 strange plants and animals2 and1 above all1 specimens of a new race of men1 copper-colored1 with straight hair4 ,don ,g4 ,still ,i say1 a trick6 ,he has been coasting along the ,african shore1 and there collected a few curiosities1 which he is passing off for proofs of his pretended discovery4 ,sec4 ,it is a little singular that all his men should be leagued with him in keeping up so unprofitable a falsehood4 ,don ,g4 ,but 'tis against reason1 against common sense1 that such a discovery should be made4 ,sec4 ,king ,john of ,portugal has received him with royal magnificence1 has listened to his accounts1 and is persuaded that they are true4 ,don ,g4 ,we shall see1 we shall see4 ,look you1 sir1 a plain matter-of-fact man1 such as ,i1 is not to be taken in by any such preposterous story6 ,this vaunted discovery will turn out no discovery at all4 ,sec4 ,the king and queen have given orders for preparations on the most magnificent scale for the reception of ,columbus4 ,don ,g4 ,what delusion6 ,her majesty is so credulous4 ,a practical1 common-sense man1 like myself1 can find no points of sympathy in her nature4 ,sec4 ,the ,indians on board the returned vessels1 are said to be unlike any known race of men4 ,don ,g4 ,very unreliable all that6 ,i take the common-sense view of the thing4 ,i am a matter-of-fact man2 and do you remember what ,i say1 it will all turn out a trick6 ,the crews may have been deceived4 ,columbus may have steered a southerly course1 instead of a westerly4 ,any thing is probable1 rather than that a coast to the westward of us has been discovered4 ,sec4 ,i saw the courier1 who told me he had conversed with all the sailors2 and they laughed at the suspicion that there could be any mistake about the discovery1 or that any other than a westerly course had been steered4 ,don ,g4 ,still ,i say1 a trick6 ,an unknown coast reached by steering west8 ,impossible6 ,the earth a globe1 and men standing with their heads down in space8 ,folly6 ,an ignorant sailor from ,genoa in the right1 and all our learned doctors and philosophers in the wrong8 ,nonsense6 ,i'm a matter-of-fact man1 sir4 ,i will believe what ,i can see1 and handle1 and understand4 ,but as for believing in the antipodes1 or that the earth is round1 or that ,columbus has discovered land to the west1--,ring the bell1 sir2 call my carriage2 ,i will go to the palace and undeceive the king4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cv4 ,,har' ,,bin ,,ger1 forerunner2 precursor4 ,,un ,,pil' ,,lar ,,ed1 unsupported by pillars4 ,,un ,,yielding1 stubborn4 ,,de ,,crees'1 edicts2 laws4 ,,hal' ,,low ,,ed1 sacred2 consecrated4 ,,mold' ,,er ,,ing1 decaying4 ,,two ,,hundred ,,years ,,ago1 ,,grenville ,,mullen4 #a4 ,wake your harp's music6--louder1--higher1 ,and pour your strains along2 ,and smite again each quivering wire1 ,in all the pride of song6 7f47,shout like those godlike men of old1 ,who1 daring storm and foe1 ,on this blessed soil their anthem rolled1 ,,two ,,hundred ,,years ,,ago6 #b4 ,from native shores by tempests driven1 ,they sought a purer sky2 ,and found1 beneath a milder heaven1 ,the home of ,liberty6 ,an altar rose1--and prayers1--a ray ,broke on their night of woe1-- ,the harbinger of ,freedom's day1 ,,two ,,hundred ,,years ,,ago6 #c4 ,they clung around that symbol too1 ,their refuge and their all2 ,and swore1 while skies and waves were blue1 ,that altar should not fall6 ,they stood upon the red man's sod1 ',neath heaven's unpillared bow1 ,with home1--a country1 and a ,god1-- ,,two ,,hundred ,,years ,,ago6 #d4 ,oh6 'twas a hard1 unyielding fate ,that drove them to the seas2 ,and ,persecution strove with ,hate1 ,to darken her decrees3 ,but safe1 above each coral grave1 ,each booming ship did go1-- ,a ,god was on the western wave1-- ,,two ,,hundred ,,years ,,ago6 #e4 ,they knelt them on the desert sand1 ,by waters cold and rude1 ,alone upon the dreary strand ,of oceaned solitude6 ,they looked upon the high1 blue air1 ,and felt their spirits glow1 ,resolved to live or perish there1-- ,,two ,,hundred ,,years ,,ago6 #f4 ,the warrior's red right arm was bared1 ,his eyes flashed deep and wild3 ,was there a foreign footstep dared ,to seek his home and child'8 ,the dark chiefs yelled alarm1 and swore ,the white man's blood should flow1 ,and his hewn bones should bleach their shore1 ,,two ,,hundred ,,years ,,ago6 #g4 ,but lo6 the warrior's eye grew dim1-- ,his arm was left alone2 ,the still1 black wilds which sheltered him1 ,no longer were his own6 ,time fled1--and on the hallowed ground ,his highest pine lies low1-- ,and cities swell where forests frowned1 ,,two ,,hundred ,,years ,,ago6 #h4 ,oh6 stay not to recount the tale1-- ',twas bloody1 and 'tis past2 ,the firmest cheek might well grow pale1 ,to hear it to the last4 ,the ,god of ,heaven who prospers us1 ,could bid a nation grow1 ,and shield us from the red man's curse1-- ,,two ,,hundred ,,years ,,ago6 #i4 ,come1 then1--great shades of glorious men1 ,from your still glorious grave6 ,look on your own proud land again1 ,o bravest of the brave6 ,we call you from each mouldering tomb1 ,and each blue wave below1 ,to bless the world ye snatched from doom1 ,,two ,,hundred ,,years ,,ago6 #aj4 ,then to your harps6--yet louder1--higher ,and pour your strains along2 ,and smite again each quivering wire1 ,in all the pride of song6 7f47,shout for those godlike men of old1 ,who1 daring storm and foe1 ,on this blessed soil their anthem rolled1 ,,two ,,hundred ,,years ,,ago6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,who are meant by godlike men of old8 #b4 ,why did they flee to this country8 #c4 ,who warred against them8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cvi4 ,,se ,,rene' ,,ly1 calmly2 quietly4 ,,sur ,,mount'1 rise above2 overcome4 ,,tramp1 tread1 or travel4 ,,eb' ,,on1 black1 as ebony4 ,,guard' ,i ,,an1 defender2 protector4 ,,chiv' ,,al ,,ric1 brave2 heroic4 ,,mail1 defensive armor4 ,,ex ,,alt'1 lift up4 ,,frail' ,,ty1 weakness4 ,,blight' ,,ed1 blasted4 ,,re ,,nown'1 fame2 celebrity4 ,,stead' ,,fast1 firm2 resolute4 ,,in ,,ter ,,vene'1 7,,inter1 between2 ,,vene1 to come27 come between2 interpose4 ,,suc ,,ceed'1 7,,suc1 after2 ,,ceed1 to come27 come after2 follow4 ,,press ,,on4 ,,park ,,benjamin4 #a4 ,press on6 there's no such word as fail6 ,press nobly on6 the goal is near1-- ,ascend the mountain6 breast the gale6 ,look upward1 onward1--never fear6 ,why shouldst thou faint8 ,heaven smiles above1 ,though storms and vapor intervene2 ,that ,sun shines on1 whose name is ,love1 ,serenely o'er ,life's shadowed scene4 #b4 ,press on6 surmount the rocky steeps1 ,climb boldly o'er the torrent's arch3 ,he fails alone who feebly creeps2 ,he wins1 who dares the hero's march4 ,be thou a hero6 let thy might ,tramp on eternal snows its way1 ,and1 through the ebon walls of night1 ,hew down a passage unto day4 #c4 ,press on6 if once and twice thy feet ,slip back and stumble1 harder try2 ,from him who never dreads to meet ,danger and death1 they're sure to fly4 ,to coward ranks the bullet speeds2 ,while on their breasts who never quail1 ,gleams1 guardian of chivalric deeds1 ,bright courage1 like a coat of mail4 #d4 ,press on6 if ,fortune play thee false ,to-day1 to-morrow she'll be true2 ,whom now she sinks she now exalts1 ,taking old gifts and granting new4 ,the wisdom of the present hour ,makes up her follies past and gone3 ,to weakness strength succeeds1 and power ,from frailty springs2--press on6 ,,press ,,on6 #e4 ,press on6 what though upon the ground ,thy love has been poured out like rain8 ,that happiness is always found ,the sweetest1 which is born of pain4 ,oft 'mid the forest's deepest glooms1 ,a bird sings from some blighted tree1 ,and1 in the dreariest desert1 blooms ,a never-dying rose for thee4 #f4 ,therefore1 press on6 and reach the goal1 ,and gain the prize1 and wear the crown3 ,faint not6 for1 to the steadfast soul1 ,come wealth1 and honor1 and renown4 ,to thine own self be true1 and keep ,thy mind from sloth1 thy heart from soil2 ,press on6 and thou shalt surely reap ,a heavenly harvest for thy toil6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what encouragement is given to those who press on8 #b4 ,who fails1 and who wins8 #c4 ,what is said of those who never dread to meet danger and death8 #d4 ,how are they rewarded1 who press on8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cvii4 ,,ex ,,pand1 develop2 enlarge4 ,,el ,e ,,vate1 raise2 dignify4 ,,var ,,ri ,a ,,ble1 changeable4 ,,phan ,,tas ,,ma ,,go' ,,ria1 magic lantern2 illusive representations4 ,,un' ,,du ,,la ,,ting1 waving2 irregular4 ,,mo ,,bil',i ,,ty1 movableness2 readiness to move4 ,,do' ,,cile1 teachable2 obedient4 ,,ce ,,les' ,,tial1 heavenly4 ,,dis' ,,si ,,pates1 scatters1 or confuses4 ,,in ,,fin' ,i ,,ty1 boundlessness4 ,,gym ,,nas' ,,tic1 athletic exercise4 ,o ,,pac' ,i ,,ty1 state of being opaque or dark4 ,,pa ,,thet' ,,ic1 feeling2 tender4 ,,in ,,dom' ,i ,,ta ,,ble1 unconquerable4 ,,co-,,op' ,,er ,,ate1 work with2 join with4 ,,mount ,,per' ,,du1 one of the high summits of the ,pyrenees mountains1 in ,spain4 ,the name signifies ,lost ,mountain2 in allusion1 probably1 to its peak being lost in the clouds4 ,,the ,,three ,,forms ,,of ,,nature4 ,,from ,,the ,,french ,,of ,,michelet4 #a4 ,there are three forms of ,nature1 which especially command and elevate our souls1 release her from her heavy clay and earthly limits1 and send her1 exulting1 to sail amidst the wonders and mysteries of the ,infinite4 ,first1 there is the unstable ,ocean of ,air with its glorious banquet of light1 its vapors1 its twilight1 and its shifting phantasmagoria of capricious creatures1 coming into existence only to depart the next instant4 #b4 ,second1 there is the fixed ,ocean of the ,earth1 its undulating and vast waves1 as we see them from the tops of the earth o'er gazing mountains1 the elevations which testify to antique mobility1 and the sublimity of its mightier mountain-tops1 clad in eternal snows4 ,third1 there is the ,ocean of ,waters1 less mobile than air1 less fixed than earth1 but liable1 in its movements1 to the celestial bodies4 #c4 ,these three things form the gamut by which the ,infinite speaks to our souls4 ,nevertheless1 let us point out some very notable differences4 ,the ,air-ocean is so mobile that we can scarcely examine it4 ,it deceives2 it decoys2 it diverts2 it dissipates1 and breaks up our chain of thought4 #d4 ,for an instant1 it is an immense hope1 the day of all infinity2 anon1 it is not so2 all flies from before us1 and our hearts are grieved1 agitated1 and filled with doubt4 ,why have ,i been permitted to see for a moment that immense flood of light8 ,the memory of that brief gleaming must ever abide with me1 and that memory makes all things here on earth look dark4 #e4 ,the fixed ,ocean of the mountains is not thus transient or fugitive2 on the contrary1 it stops us at every step1 and imposes upon us the necessity of a very hard1 though wholesome gymnastic4 ,contemplation here has to be bought at the price of the most violent action4 ,nevertheless1 the opacity of the earth1 like the transparency of the air1 frequently deceives and bewilders us4 ,who can forget that for ten years1 ,ramon1 in vain1 sought to reach ,mount ,perdu though often within sight of it8 #f4 ,great1 very great1 is the difference between the elements2 the earth is mute and the ocean speaks4 ,the ocean is a voice4 ,it speaks to the distant stars2 it answers to their movements in its deep and solemn language4 ,it speaks to the earth on the shores1 replying to the echoes that reply again2 by turns wailing1 soothing1 threatening--its deepest roar is presently succeeded by a sad1 pathetic silence4 #g4 ,and it especially addresses itself to man4 ,it is creation's living eloquence4 ,it is ,life speaking to ,life4 ,the millions1 the countless myriads of beings to which it gives birth1 are its words4 ,all these1 mingled together make the unity1 the great and solemn voice of the ocean4 ,and what are those wild waves saying8 ,they are talking of ,life1--of ,immortality4 #h4 ,an indomitable strength is at the bottom of ,nature--how much more so at ,nature's summit1 the ,soul6 ,and it speaks of partnership1 of union4 ,let us accept the swift exchange which1 in the individual1 exists between the diverse elements2 let us accept the superior ,law which unites the living members of the same body--,humanity2 and1 still more1 let us accept and respect the supreme ,law which makes us co-operate with the great ,soul1 associated as we are--in proportion with our powers--with the loving harmony of the world--copartners in the life of ,god4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what are three great forms of ,nature8 #b4 ,what is said of the ,air-ocean8 #c4 ,how does the ,ocean address itself to man8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cviii4 ,,mo ,,nop' ,o ,,lized1 engrossed4 ,,cel' ,e ,,bra ,,ted1 praised2 talked of4 ,,po' ,,tent ,,ly1 powerfully4 ,,mar' ,i ,,time1 pertaining to sea4 ,,sa ,,gac' ,i ,,ty1 acuteness4 ,,in ,,tre ,,pid' ,i ,,ty1 daring valor4 ,,san' ,,guine1 bloody2 cruel4 ,,ec ,,cen ,,tric' ,i ,,ty1 peculiarity1 oddity4 ,,wa' ,,ri ,,ness1 cautiousness4 ,,ed' ,i ,,ble1 eatable4 ,e ,,man' ,,ci ,,pa ,,ted1 freed2 liberated4 ,,in ,,ter ,,me' ,,di ,,ate1 lying between4 ,,dev ,,as ,,ta ,,ting1 laying waste4 ,,doub' ,,le1 sail around4 ,headnote #a3 ,,basques1 7basks71 an ancient and peculiar people1 living on the slopes of the ,pyrenees ,mountains4 ,headnote #b3 ,,bre' ,,ton1 a native of ,brittany1 an ancient province in ,france4 ,headnote #c3 ,,nor' ,,man1 that is1 ,northman1 a name given to the ancient inhabitants of ,norway1 ,denmark1 and ,sweden1 and afterward to their descendants who settled in the north of ,france4 ,,the ,,whale ,,and ,,the ,,whaler4 ,,from ,,the ,,french ,,of ,,michelet4 #a4 ,who opened up to men the great distant navigation8 ,who revealed the ocean1 and marked out its zones and its liquid highways8 ,who discovered the secrets of the globe8 ,the ,whale and the ,whaler6 ,and all this before ,columbus and the famous gold-seekers1 who have monopolized all the glory1 found again1 with much outcry about their discovery1 what had so long before been discovered by the whalers4 #b4 ,that crossing of the ocean1 which was so boastfully celebrated in the fifteenth century1 had often been made1 not only by the narrow passage between ,iceland and ,greenland1 but1 also1 by the open sea2 for the ,basques ,headnote #a went to ,newfoundland4 ,the smallest danger was the mere voyage2 for these men1 who went to the very end of the then known world1 to challenge the whale to single combat1 to steer right away into the ,northern sea1 to attack the mighty monster1 amid darkness and storms1 with the dense fog all around1 and the foaming waves below1--those who could do this1 were not the men to shrink from the ordinary dangers of the voyage4 #c4 ,noble warfare6 ,great school of courage6 ,that fishery was not then1 as it is now1 an easy war to wage1 made from a distance1 and with a potently murderous machine4 ,no2 the fisher then struck with his own strong hand1 impelled and guided by his own fearless heart1 and he risked life to take life4 ,the men of that day killed but few whales2 but they gained infinitely in maritime ability1 in patience1 in sagacity1 and in intrepidity4 ,they brought back less of oil2 but more1 far more of glory4 #d4 ,every nation has its own peculiar genius4 ,we recognize each by its own style of procedure4 ,there are a hundred forms of courage1 and these graduated varieties formed1 as it were1 another heroic game4 ,at the ,north1 the ,scandinavian1 the rude race from ,norway to ,flanders1 had their sanguine fury4 ,at the ,south1 the wild burst1 the gay daring1 the clear-headed excitement1 that impelled1 at once1 and guided them over the world4 ,in the center1 the silent and patient firmness of the ,breton ,headnote #b1 who yet1 in the hour of danger1 could display a quite sublime eccentricity4 ,and1 lastly1 the ,norman ,headnote #c wariness1 considerately courageous2 daring all1 but daring all for success4 ,such was the beauty of man1 in that sovereign manifestation of human courage4 #e4 ,we owe a vast deal to the whale4 ,but for it1 the fishers would still have hugged the shore2 for1 almost every edible fish seeks the shore and the river4 ,it was the whale that emancipated them1 and led them afar4 ,it led them onward1 and onward still1 until they found it1 after having almost unconsciously passed from one world to the other4 ,greenland did not seduce them2 it was not the land that they sought2 but the sea1 and the tracks of the whale4 #f4 ,the ocean at large is its home1 and especially the broad and open sea4 ,each species has its especial preference for this or that latitude1--for a certain zone of water1 more or less cold4 ,and it was that preference which traced out the great divisions of the ,atlantic4 ,the tribe of inferior whales1 that have a dorsal fin1 are to be found in the warmest and in the coldest seas1--under the line and in the polar seas4 #g4 ,in the great intermediate region1 the fierce ,cachalot inclines toward the south1 devastating the warm waters4 ,on the contrary1 the ,free ,whale fears the warm waters1--we should rather say1 that they did1 formerly1 fear them1--they have become so scarce4 ,they are never found in the warm southern current2 it is that fact that led to the current being noticed1 and thence to the discovery of the true course from ,america to ,europe4 ,from ,europe to ,america1 the trade winds will serve us4 #h4 ,if the ,free ,whale has a perfect horror of the warm waters1 and can not pass the equator1 it is clear that he can not double the southern end of ,america4 ,how happens it1 then1 that when he is wounded on one side of ,america1 in the ,atlantic1 he is sometimes found on the other side of ,america1 and in the ,pacific8 ,it proves that there is a north-western passage4 ,another discovery which we owe to the whale1 and one which throws a broad light alike on the form of the globe1 and the geography of the seas6 #i4 ,by degrees1 the whale has led us everywhere4 ,rare as he is at present1 he has led us to both poles1 from the uttermost recesses of the ,pacific to ,behring's ,strait1 and the infinite wastes of the ,antarctic waters4 ,there is even an enormous region that no vessel1 whether war-ship or merchantman1 ever traverses1 at a few degrees beyond the southern points of ,america and ,africa4 ,no one visits that region but the whaler4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what has been done by the whaler8 #b4 ,by whom had ,newfoundland been discovered8 #c4 ,what is said of the courage of the whaler8 #d4 ,what proof is given that there is a north-western passage1 by water1 from the ,atlantic to the ,pacific8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cix4 ,,thrall' ,,dom1 bondage2 slavery4 ,,ig ,,no' ,,ble1 mean2 degraded4 ,,horde1 clan2 tribe4 ,,feud' ,,al1 pertaining to military tenure4 ,,des' ,,pots1 tyrants4 ,,pal' ,,try1 mean2 contemptible4 ,,rap' ,,ine17rapin27 plunder2 violence4 ,,for ,,sooth'1 in truth2 in fact4 ,,ruf' ,,fian1 robber2 cut-throat4 ,,serv' ,,ile1 slavish2 cringing4 ,,lim' ,,ners1 painters4 ,,dis ,,ci' ,,ple1 learner2 follower4 ,,corse1 corpse2 dead body4 ,,brawl1 wrangle2 contention4 ,,dis ,,tain' ,,ed1 sullied2 stained4 ,,ech' ,o ,,ed1 resounded4 ,,rienzi',s ,,address ,,to ,,the ,,romans4 ,footnote3 ,,ri ,,en' ,,zi1 the last of the ,roman ,tribunes1 was born in ,rome about the year #acaj4 ,he was assassinated ,oct4 #hth1 #aced ,he was a person of extraordinary eloquence4 ,in his day1 ,rome was a prey to contending factions of nobles4 ,this kept the city in constant turmoil1 and subjected the people to continual abuse and tyranny4 ,it was the endeavor of ,rienzi to arouse them to a resolution to be free4 ,,miss ,,mitford4 #a4 ,friends6 ,i come not here to talk4 ,you know too well ,the story of our thralldom4 ,we are slaves6 ,the bright sun rises to his course1 and lights ,a race of slaves6 ,he sets1 and his last beam ,falls on a slave3 not such as1 swept along ,by the full tide of power1 the conqueror leads ,to crimson glory and undying fame2 ,but base1 ignoble slaves6 slaves to a horde ,of petty tyrants1 feudal despots1 lords1 ,rich in some dozen paltry villages2 ,strong in some hundred spearmen2 only great ,in that strange spell1--a name4 #b4 ,each hour1 dark fraud1 ,or open rapine1 or protected murder1 ,cries out against them4 ,but this very day1 ,an honest man1 my neighbor1--there he stands1 ,was struck1 struck like a dog1 by one who wore ,the badge of ,ursini2 because1 forsooth1 ,he tossed not high his ready cap in air1 ,nor lifted up his voice in servile shouts1 ,at sight of that great ruffian6 #c4 7f47 ,be we men1 ,and suffer such dishonor'8 ,,men1 and wash not ,the stain away in blood'8 ,such shames are common6 ,i have known deeper wrongs4 ,i1 that speak to ye1 ,i had a brother once1 a gracious boy1 ,full of gentleness1 of calmest hope1 ,of sweet and quiet joy2 there was the look ,of heaven upon his face1 which limners give ,to the beloved disciple6 #d4 ,how ,i loved ,that gracious boy6 ,younger by fifteen years1 ,brother at once1 and son6 ,he left my side1 ,a summer bloom on his fair cheek1--a smile ,parting his innocent lips4 ,in one short hour1 ,that pretty1 harmless boy was slain6 7p47 ,i saw ,the corse1 the mangled corse1 and then ,i cried ,for vengeance6 7ff47 ,rouse ye1 ,romans6--,,rouse ,,ye1 ,,slaves6 ,have ye brave sons8 ,look in the next fierce brawl ,to see them die6 ,have ye fair daughters8 ,look ,to see them live1 torn from your arms1 distained1 ,dishonored2 and if ye dare call for justice1 ,be answered by the lash6 #e4 ,yet this is ,rome1 ,that sat on her seven hills1 and1 from her throne ,of beauty1 ruled the world6 ,yet we are ,romans6 ,why1 in that elder day1 to be a ,roman1 ,was greater than a king6 ,and once again1-- ,hear me1 ye walls1 that echoed to the tread ,of either ,brutus6 ,once again ,i swear1 ,the eternal city shall be free6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,in what condition did the writer say the ,roman people were8 #b4 ,what wrongs are complained of8 #c4 ,what special cases are mentioned8 #d4 ,what are the people exhorted to do8 #e4 ,what is the meaning of the suffix dom1 in the word thralldom8 ,see ,,analysis1 page #adb1 ,ex4 #ahi4 #f4 ,what is the meaning of the suffix less1 in the word harmless8 ,see page #adj1 ,ex4 #ahg4 #g4 ,how1 according to the notation mark1 should the first part of the third verse be read8 #h4 ,what rule for the rising inflections1 third verse8 ,see page #bh1 ,rule ,i4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cx4 ,,mul' ,,ti ,,ply1 increase2 continue4 ,,col',,ter1 part of the plow that cuts the sod4 ,,ge' ,,ni ,,al1 productive4 ,,be ,,nig' ,,nant1 kind2 bounteous4 ,,saun' ,,ter ,,ing1 loitering4 ,,wood' ,,bine1 honeysuckle4 ,,re ,,splen ,,dent1 splendid1 beautiful4 ,,po' ,,tent1 powerful4 ,,road' ,,stead1 place where ships may anchor4 ,,re ,,li' ,,ant1 trusting2 depending4 ,,pes ,,ti ,,len' ,,tial1 infectious2 noxious4 ,,per ,,pet' ,u ,,al1 continual4 ,,ster' ,,ile1 barren4 ,headnote #a3 ,,le ,,on' ,i ,,das1 the celebrated ,spartan leader who1 with three hundred men1 perished in the effort to resist the ,persian hosts1 at the mountain pass of ,thermopylae1 7,b4,c41 #dhj47 ,headnote #b3 ,,mars' ,,ton1 that is1 ,marston ,moor1 a place in ,yorkshire1 ,england1 memorable for the defeat of ,charles ,i41 7in #afdd17 by the forces of ,cromwell and others4 ,headnote #c3 ,,ban' ,,nock ,,burn1 a village in ,stirlingshire1 ,scotland1 famous for the battle between the patriots1 under ,robert ,bruce1 and the ,english invading army1 under ,edward ,,ii41 fought1 ,june #be1 #acad4 ,headnote #d3 ,,ar ,,ma' ,,da1 a great naval armament sent by ,philip ,,ii4 of ,spain1 in #aehh1 for the conquest of ,england4 ,it failed utterly1 however1 of its object1 having been scattered and disabled by violent storms4 ,,song ,,of ,,the ,,forge4 #a4 ,clang6 clang6 the massive anvils ring1-- ,clang6 clang6 a hundred hammers swing1 ,like the thunder-rattle of a tropic sky1 ,the mighty blows still multiply3 ,clang6 clang6 ,say1 brothers of the dusky brow1 ,what are your strong arms forging now8 #b4 ,clang6 clang6--we forge the colter now-- ,the colter of the kindly plow2 ,benignant ,father1 bless our toil2 ,may its broad furrow still unbind ,to genial rains1 to sun and wind1 ,the most productive soil6 #c4 ,clang6 clang6--our colter's course shall be ,on many a sweet and sunny lea1 ,by many a streamlet's silver tide1 ,amidst the song of morning birds1 ,amidst the low of sauntering herds1 ,amidst soft breezes which do stray ,through woodbine-hedges and sweet ,may1 ,along the green hill's side4 #d4 ,when regal ,autumn's bounteous hand1 ,with wide-spread glory clothes the land1-- ,when1 to the valleys1 from the brow ,of each resplendent slope1 is rolled ,a ruddy sea of living gold1 ,we bless1--we bless the ,,plow4 #e4 ,clang6 clang6--again1 my mates1 what glows ,beneath the hammer's potent blows8 ,clink6 clank6--we forge the giant chain1 ,which bears the gallant vessel's strain1 ',midst stormy winds and adverse tides2 ,secured by this1 the good ship braves ,the rocky roadstead and the waves ,which thunder on her sides4 #f4 ,anxious no more1 the merchant sees ,the mist drive dark before the breeze4 ,the storm-cloud on the hill2 ,calmly he rests1 though1 far away ,in boisterous climes1 his vessel lay ,reliant on our skill4 #g4 ,say1 on what sands these links shall sleep1 ,fathoms beneath the solemn deep8 ,by ,afric's pestilential shore'1-- ,by many an iceberg1 lone and hoar'1-- ,by many a palmy western isle1 ,basking in spring's perpetual smile'1-- ,by stormy ,labrador'8 #h4 ,say1 shall they feel the vessel reel1 ,when1 to the battery's deadly peal1 ,the crashing broadside makes reply'8 ,or else1 as at the glorious ,nile1 ,hold grappling ships1 that strive the while1 ,for death or victory'8 #i4 ,hurrah6--cling6 clang6--once more1 what glows1 ,dark brothers of the forge1 beneath ,the iron tempest of your blows ,the furnace's fiery breath8 #aj4 ,clang6 clang6--a burning torrent1 clear ,and brilliant1 of bright sparks is poured ,around and up in the dusky air1 ,as our hammers forge the ,,sword4 #aa4 ,the sword6 a name of dread2 yet when ,upon the freeman's thigh 'tis bound1 ,while for his altar and his hearth1-- ,while for the land that gave him birth1 ,the war-drums roll1 the trumpets sound1 ,how sacred is it then6 #ab4 ,whenever for the truth and right ,it flashes in the van of fight1 ,whether in some wild mountain pass ,as that where fell ,leonidas ,headnote #a2 ,or on some sterile plain and stern1 ,a ,marston ,headnote #b or a ,bannockburn ,headnote #c2 ,or1 mid fierce crags and bursting rills1 ,the ,switzer's ,alps1 gray ,tyrol's hills1-- ,or1 as when sunk the ,armada's ,headnote #d pride1 ,it gleams above the stormy tide1-- ,still1 still1 whene'er the battle word ,is ,,liberty1 when men do stand ,for justice and their native land1 ,then ,heaven bless ,,the ,,sword6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what things are mentioned as being forged8 #b4 ,what is said of the colter8 #c4 ,what1 of the iron cable8 #d4 ,what1 of the sword8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cxi4 ,,ben ,e ,,fac' ,,tion1 gift2 favor4 ,e ,,late'1 flushed with success4 ,,in ,,her' ,,ent1 natural4 ,,per ,,fec' ,,tion1 excellence4 ,,vig' ,,ils1 watchfulness4 ,,un ,,brib' ,,ed1 not influenced by gifts4 ,,con ,,so ,,la' ,,tion1 comfort4 ,,av' ,e ,,nue1 way2 entrance4 ,a ,,troc' ,i ,,ties1 enormities4 ,,mock' ,,er ,y1 derision2 ridicule4 ,,fac' ,,ul ,,ties1 powers of the mind4 ,,ca ,,pac' ,i ,,ties1 abilities4 ,,choice ,,extracts4 ,i4 ,,swiftness ,,of ,,time4 ,,idler4 ,let him that desires to see others happy1 make haste to give while his gift can be enjoyed1 and remember that every moment of delay takes away something from the value of his benefaction4 ,and let him who proposes his own happiness1 reflect1 that while he forms his purpose1 the days roll on1 and the night cometh when no man can work4 ,,ii4 ,,the ,,ship ,,of ,,state4 ,,longfellow4 ,thou1 too1 sail on1 ,o ,ship of ,state6 ,sail on1 ,o ,union1 strong and great6 ,humanity1 with all its fears1 ,with all the hopes of future years1 ,is hanging breathless on thy fate6 ,we know what ,master laid thy keel1 ,what workmen wrought thy ribs of steel1 ,who made each mast1 and sail1 and rope1 ,what anvils rang1 what hammers beat1 ,in what a forge1 and what a heat1 ,were shaped the anchors of thy hope4 ,,iii4 ,,the ,,true ,,hero4 ,,horace ,,bushnell4 ,the true hero is the great1 wise man of duty1--he whose soul is armed by truth and supported by the smile of ,god1--he who meets life's perils with a cautious but tranquil spirit1 gathers strength by facing its storms1 and dies1 if he is called to die1 as a ,christian victor at the post of duty4 ,and1 if we must have heroes1 and wars wherein to make them1 there is none so brilliant as a war with wrong1--no hero so fit to be sung as he who hath gained the bloodless victory of truth and mercy4 ,,iv4 ,,heart ,,essential ,,to ,,genius4 ,w4,g4 ,,simms4 ,we are not always equal to our fate1 ,nor true to our conditions4 ,doubt and fear ,beset the bravest1 in their high career1 ,at moments when the soul1 no more elate ,with expectation1 sinks beneath the time4 ,the masters have their weakness4 ,i would climb1 ,said ,raleigh1 gazing on the highest hill1-- ,but that ,i tremble with the fear to fall4 ,apt was the answer of the high-souled queen3 ,if thy heart fail thee1 never climb at all6 ,the heart6 if that be sound1 confirms the rest1 ,crowns genius with his lion will and mien1 ,and1 from the conscious virtue in the breast1 ,to trembling nature gives both strength and will4 ,v4 ,,education4 ,,addison4 ,i consider a human soul without education1 like marble in the quarry1 which shows none of its inherent beauties until the skill of the polisher fetches out the colors1 makes the surface shine1 and discovers every ornamental cloud1 spot1 and vein that runs through the body of it4 ,education1 after the same manner1 when it works upon a noble mind1 draws out every latent virtue and perfection1 which1 without such helps1 are never able to make their appearance4 ,,vi4 ,,the ,,vanity ,,of ,,wealth4 ,,dr4 ,,johnson4 ,no more thus brooding o'er yon heap1 ,with av'rice painful vigils keep2 ,still unenjoyed the present store1 ,still endless sighs are breathed for more4 ,oh6 quit the shadow1 catch the prize1 ,which not all ,india's treasure buys6 ,to purchase ,heaven has gold the power'8 ,can gold remove the mortal hour8 ,in life1 can love be bought with gold8 ,are friendship's pleasures to be sold8 ,no2 all that's worth a wish--a thought1 ,fair ,virtue gives unbribed1 unbought4 ,cease then on trash thy hopes to bind2 ,let nobler views engage thy mind4 ,,vii4 ,,consolation ,,of ,,the ,,gospel4 ,a4 ,,alexander4 ,oh1 precious gospel6 ,will any merciless hand endeavor to tear away from our hearts1 this last1 this sweetest consolation8 ,would you darken the only avenue through which one ray of hope can enter8 ,would you tear from the aged and infirm poor the only prop on which their souls can repose in peace8 ,would you deprive the dying of their only source of consolation8 ,would you rob the world of its richest treasure8 ,would you let loose the flood-gates of every vice1 and bring back upon the earth the horrors of superstition1 or the atrocities of atheism8 ,then endeavor to subvert the gospel2 throw around you the firebrands of infidelity2 laugh at religion1 and make a mockery of futurity2 but be assured that for all these things1 ,god will bring you into judgment4 ,,viii4 ,,the ,,light ,,of ,,hope4 ,o4,w4,b4 ,,peabody4 #a4 ,oh1 who that has gazed1 in the stillness of even1 ,on the fast-fading hues of the west1 ,has seen not afar1 in the bosom of heaven1 ,some bright little mansion of rest1 ,and mourned that the path to a region so fair ,should be shrouded with sadness and fears2-- ,that the night-winds of sorrow1 misfortune1 and care1 ,should sweep from the deep-rolling waves of despair1 ,to darken this cold world of tears8 #b4 ,and who that has gazed1 has not longed for an hour1 ,when misfortune forever shall cease2 ,and ,hope1 like the rainbow1 unfold1 through the shower1 ,her bright-written promise of peace8 ,and1 oh6 if that rainbow of promise may shine ,on the last scene of life's wint'ry gloom1 ,may its light in the moment of parting be mine2 ,i ask but one ray from a source so divine1 ,to brighten the vale of the tomb4 ,,ix4 ,,pampering ,,the ,,body ,,and ,,starving ,,the ,,soul4 ,,edward ,,everett4 #a4 ,what6 feed a child's body1 and let his soul hunger'8 pamper his limbs1 and starve his faculties'8 ,plant the earth1 cover a thousand hills with your droves of cattle1 pursue the fish to their hiding-places in the sea1 and spread out your wheat-fields across the plain1 in order to supply the wants of that body which will soon be as cold and as senseless as the poorest clod1 and let the pure spiritual essence within you1 with all its glorious capacities for improvement1 languish and pine'8 #b4 ,what6 build factories1 turn in rivers upon the water-wheels1 unchain the imprisoned spirits of steam1 to weave a garment for the body1 and let the soul remain unadorned and naked'8 ,what6 send out your vessels to the furthest ocean1 and make battle with the monsters of the deep1 in order to obtain the means of lighting up your dwellings and workshops1 and prolonging the hours of labor for the meat that perisheth1 and permit that vital spark1 which ,god has kindled1 which ,he has intrusted to our care1 to be fanned into a bright and heavenly flame1--permit it1 ,i say1 to languish and go out'8 #c4 ,what considerate man can enter a school1 and not reflect1 with awe1 that it is a seminary where immortal minds are training for eternity'8 ,what parent but is1 at times1 weighed down with the thought1 that there must be laid the foundations of a building which will stand1 when not merely temple and palace1 but the perpetual hills and adamantine rocks on which they rest1 have melted away6--that a light may there be kindled which will shine1 not merely when every artificial beam is extinguished1 but when the affrighted sun has fled away from the heavens8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cxii4 ,,fruit' ,,age1 collection of fruits4 ,,wax' ,,es1 grows2 increases4 ,,ju' ,,bi ,,lant1 joyous4 ,,tinge1 imbue4 ,,glo' ,,ri ,,fi ,,ed1 exalted to glory4 ,,un ,,wa' ,,ry1 incautious4 ,,fam' ,,ish ,,ed1 afflicted with hunger4 ,,ban' ,,ish ,,ed1 driven out2 expelled4 ,,re ,,new' ,,ed1 made new again4 ,,ma ,,tur' ,,ing1 ripening4 ,,vint' ,,age1 produce of the vine4 ,,dis ,,loy' ,,al ,,ty1 unfaithfulness4 ,,be ,,queath' ,,ed1 left by inheritance4 ,,con ,,sid' ,,er ,,ate1 thoughtful4 ,,re ,,viv' ,i ,,fy1 7,,re1 again2 ,,viv1 live2 ,,ify1 to make27 to make alive again1 to bring to life2 renew4 ,,we ,,all ,,do ,,fade ,,as ,a ,,leaf4 ,,gail ,,hamilton4 #a4 ,we all do fade as a leaf4 ,change is the essence of life4 ,passing away1 is written on all things2 and passing away is passing on from strength to strength1 from glory to glory4 ,spring has its growth1 summer its fruitage1 and autumn its festive in-gathering4 ,the spring of eager preparation waxes into the summer of noble work2 mellowing in its turn into the serene autumn1 the golden-brown haze of ,october1 when the soul may robe itself in jubilant drapery1 awaiting the welcome command1 ,come up higher1 where mortality shall be swallowed up in life4 #b4 ,why1 then1 should autumn tinge our thoughts with sadness4 ,we fade as the leaf1 and the leaf fades only to revivify4 ,though it fall1 it shall rise again4 ,does the bud fear to become a blossom1 or the blossom shudder as it swells into fruit2 and shall the redeemed weep that they must become glorified'8 ,strange inconsistency6 ,we faint with the burden and the heat of the day4 ,we bow down under the crosses that are laid upon our shoulders4 ,we are bruised and torn by the snares and pitfalls which beset our way1 and into which our unwary feet often fall4 #c4 ,we are famished1 and foot-sore1 and travel-stained1 from our long journey1 and yet we are saddened by tokens that we shall pass away from all these1--away from sin and sorrow1 from temptation and fall1 from disappointment1 and weary waiting1 and a fearful looking-for of evil1 to purity and holiness1 and the full fruition of every hope1--bliss which eye hath not seen1 nor ear heard1 nor heart conceived1--to a world whence all that made this dreary is forever banished1 and where all that made this delightful is forever renewed and increased1--a world where the activities and energies of the soul shall have full scope1 and love and recognition wait upon its steps forever4 #d4 ,let him alone fear1 who does not fade as the leaf1--him whose sources are not in ,god1 and who does not draw his life thence1--him whose spring is gathering no strength1 whose summer is maturing no fruit1 and whose autumn shall have no vintage4 ,is not this the real sorrow of us all8 not a dread of change1 but a secret consciousness of wasted power1--of disloyalty to ,god1 as the supreme object of our love and service4 #e4 ,yet even here the fading leaf brings hope4 ,our future is always before us4 ,the past is fixed4 ,no tears can wash away its facts4 ,let us waste no vain regrets upon it2 but1 from the wisdom which its very mistakes and sins have bequeathed us1 start afresh on the race4 ,though yesterday we were weak1 and selfish1 and indolent1 let us to-day--at this moment--begin to be strong1 and brave1 and helpful1 and just1 and generous1 and considerate1 and tender1 and truthful1 and pure1 and patient1 and forgiving4 ,now is a glorious word4 ,,henceforth is always within our grasp4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,to what are we compared8 #b4 ,what is said of change8 #c4 ,what change takes place in the leaf8 #d4 ,what1 in man8 #e4 ,who have reason to fear8 #f4 ,what is said of the past and the future8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cxiii4 ,,un ,,heed' ,,ed1 not regarded4 ,,ex ,,pos' ,,ed1 unprotected4 ,,ex ,,hort' ,,ed1 urged2 persuaded4 ,,at ,,tun' ,,ed1 put in tune4 ,,es ,,sen' ,,tial1 real2 true4 ,,an ,,nounc' ,,ed1 proclaimed4 ,,teachings ,,of ,,nature4 ,,pollock4 #a4 ,the seasons came and went1 and went and came1 ,to teach men gratitude2 and1 as they passed1 ,gave warning of the lapse of time1 that else ,had stolen unheeded by3 the gentle flowers ,retired1 and1 stooping o'er the wilderness1 ,talked of humility1 and peace1 and love4 ,the dews came down unseen at evening tide4 ,and silently their bounties shed1 to teach ,mankind unostentatious charity4 #b4 ,with arm in arm the forest rose on high1 ,and lesson gave of brotherly regard2 ,and1 on the rugged mountain brow exposed1 ,bearing the blast alone1 the ancient oak ,stood1 lifting high his mighty arm1 and still ,to courage in distress exhorted loud4 ,the flocks1 the herds1 the birds1 the streams1 the breeze1 ,attuned the heart to melody and love4 #c4 ,mercy stood in the cloud1 with eye that wept ,essential love2 and1 from her glorious brow1 ,bending to kiss the earth in token of peace1 ,with her own lips1 her gracious lips1 which ,god ,of sweetest accent made1 she whispered still1 ,she whispered to ,revenge1 ,forgive6 forgive6 #d4 ,the ,sun1 rejoicing round the earth1 announced ,daily the wisdom1 power1 and love of ,god4 ,the ,moon awoke1 and1 from her maiden face ,shedding her cloudy locks1 looked meekly forth1 ,and1 with her virgin stars1 walked in the heavens1-- ,walked nightly there1 conversing as she walked ,of purity1 and holiness1 and ,god4 #e4 ,in dreams and visions1 sleep instructed much4 ,day uttered speech to day1 and night to night ,taught knowledge3 silence had a tongue3 the grave1 ,the darkness1 and the lonely waste1 had each ,a tongue1 that ever said1 ,man6 think of ,god6 ,think of thyself6 think of eternity6 #f4 ,fear ,god1 the thunders said2 ,fear ,god1 the waves2 ,fear ,god1 the lightning of the storm replied2 ,fear ,god1 deep loudly answered back to deep4 ,and1 in the temples of the ,holy ,one1 ,messiah's messengers1 the faithful few1 ,faithful 'mong many false1 the ,bible opened1 ,and cried3 ,repent6 repent1 ye ,sons of ,men6 ,believe1 be saved4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what do the seasons teach8 #b4 ,what1 the trees8 #c4 ,what1 the sun and moon8 #d4 ,what1 ,messiah's messengers8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cxiv4 ,,be ,,deck' ,,ed1 adorned4 ,,ar ,,ray'1 dress2 attire4 ,,man' ,,tled1 spread2 rushed4 ,,de ,,vo' ,,tion1 attachment4 ,i ,,dol ,a ,,trous1 excessive4 ,,sev' ,,er ,,ed1 rent2 sundered4 ,,en ,,cir' ,,cled1 inclosed2 surrounded4 ,,sa' ,,bles1 mourning clothes4 ,,gift' ,,ed1 talented4 ,,found ,,ed1 established4 ,,al ,,lure'1 7,,al1 to2 ,,lure1 draw27 draw to2 entice4 ,,passing ,,under ,,the ,,rod4 ,footnote3 ,these lines are founded on the following passage of ,jewish history3--,it was the custom of the ,jews to select the tenth of their sheep after this manner3 ,the lambs were separated from their dams1 and inclosed in a sheep-cot1 with only one narrow way out2 the lambs hastened to join the dams1 and a man1 placed at the entrance1 with a rod dipped in ocher1 touched every tenth lamb1 and so marked it with his rod1 saying1 ',,let ,,this ,,be ,,holy4' ,hence1 ,god says by his prophet1 ',i will cause you to pass under the rod4' ,,mary ,s4,b4 ,,dana4 #a4 ,i saw the young bride1 in her beauty and pride1 ,bedecked in her snowy array2 ,and the bright flush of joy mantled high on her cheek1 ,and the future looked blooming and gay3 ,and with a woman's devotion she laid her fond heart ,at the shrine of idolatrous love2 ,and she anchored her hopes to this perishing earth1 ,by the chain which her tenderness wove4 ,but ,i saw1 when those heartstrings were bleeding and torn1 ,and the chain had been severed in two1 ,she had changed her white robes for the sables of grief1 ,and her bloom for the paleness of woe6 ,but the ,healer was there1 pouring balm on her heart1 ,and wiping the tears from her eyes2 ,and ,he strengthened the chain ,he had broken in twain1 ,and fastened it firm to the skies6 ,there had whispered a voice1--'twas the voice of her ,god3 ,i love thee--,i love thee--pass under the rod6 #b4 ,i saw the young mother in tenderness bend ,o'er the couch of her slumbering boy2 ,and she kissed the soft lips as they murmured her name1 ,while the dreamer lay smiling in joy4 ,oh1 sweet as the rose-bud encircled with dew1 ,when its fragrance is flung on the air1 ,so fresh and so bright to that mother he seemed1 ,as he lay in his innocence there4 ,but ,i saw when she gazed on the same lovely form1 ,pale as marble1 and silent1 and cold1 ,but paler and colder her beautiful boy1 ,and the tale of her sorrow was told6 ,but the ,healer was there1 who had stricken her heart1 ,and taken her treasure away2 ,to allure her to heaven1 ,he has placed it on high1 ,and the mourner will sweetly obey4 ,there had whispered a voice1--'twas the voice of her ,god3 ,i love thee--,i love thee--pass under the rod6 #c4 ,i saw1 too1 a father and mother who leaned ,on the arms of a dear gifted son2 ,and the star in the future grew bright to their gaze1 ,as they saw the proud place he had won2 ,and the fast coming evening of life promised fair1 ,and its pathway grew smooth to their feet1 ,and the starlight of love glimmered bright at the end1 ,and the whispers of fancy were sweet4 ,and ,i saw them again1 bending low o'er the grave1 ,where their hearts' dearest hope had been laid2 ,and the star had gone down in the darkness of night1 ,and the joy from their bosoms had fled4 ,but the ,healer was there1 and ,his arms were around1 ,and ,he led them with tenderest care2 ,and ,he showed them a star in the bright upper world1 ',twas their star shining brilliantly there6 ,they had each heard a voice1--'twas the voice of their ,god3 ,i love thee--,i love thee--pass under the rod6 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what custom is alluded to1 in the passage ,i will cause you to pass under the rod8 ,see note4 #b4 ,where is that passage found in the ,scriptures8 ,ans4 ,ezekiel1 #bjth chap41 #cgth verse4 #c4 ,what instances are mentioned of individuals passing under the rod8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cxv4 ,,pet' ,u ,,lant1 cross2 fretful4 ,,ca ,,lam' ,i ,,ty1 misfortune4 ,,sa ,,tir' ,,ic ,,al1 keenly severe2 cutting4 ,,nui' ,,sance1 annoyance4 ,,just' ,i ,,fy1 give a right to4 ,,stu ,,pid' ,i ,,ty1 extreme dullness4 ,,cul' ,,pable1 blamable2 censurable4 ,,ir ,,ri ,,ta ,,bil' ,i ,,ty1 excitableness4 ,,ap ,,pel ,,la' ,,tion1 name2 title4 ,,ve' ,,he ,,ment1 violent2 furious4 ,,vo ,,cif ,,er ,a' ,,tions1 loud outcries4 ,,men' ,a ,,ces1 threats4 ,,cen' ,,sur ,,ed1 blamed4 ,,vin ,,di ,,ca' ,,tion1 justification4 ,,lon ,,gev' ,i ,,ty1 length of life4 ,,con ,,tempt' ,i ,,ble1 despicable4 ,,the ,,petulant ,,man4 ,,osborne4 ,,mr4 ,,grim--,,michael--,,cousin ,,mary4 ,cousin ,mary4 ,more breezes8 ,what terrible thing has happened now1 ,cousin ,grim8 ,what's the matter8 ,grim4 ,matter enough1 ,i should think6 ,i sent this stupid fellow to bring me a pair of boots from the closet2 and he has brought me two rights1 instead of a right and left4 ,cousin4 ,what a serious calamity6 ,but1 perhaps1 he thought it was but right to leave the left4 ,grim4 ,none of your jokes1 if you please4 ,this is nothing to laugh at4 ,cousin4 ,so it would seem1 from the expression on your face1--rather something to storm at1 roar at1 and fall into a frenzy about4 ,michael4 ,that's right1 ,miss2 give him a piece of your mind6 ,he's the crossest little man ,i have met with in the new country4 ,you might scrape old ,ireland with a fine-tooth comb1 and not find such another4 ,grim4 ,how dare you talk to me in that style8 ,i'll discharge you this very day6 ,michael4 ,i'm thinking of discharging you1 if you don't take better care of that sweet temper of yours4 ,grim4 ,leave the room1 sir6 ,michael4 ,that ,i will1 in search of better company1 saving the lady's presence4 ,exit4 ,grim4 ,there1 cousin6 there is a specimen of my provocations6 ,can you wonder at my losing my temper8 ,cousin4 ,cousin ,grim1 that would be the most fortunate thing that could befall you4 ,grim4 ,what do you mean8 ,cousin4 ,i mean1 if you could only lose that temper of yours1 it would be a blessed thing for you2 though ,i should pity the poor fellow who found it4 ,grim4 ,you are growing satirical in your old age1 ,cousin ,mary4 ,cousin4 ,cousin ,grim1 hear the plain truth2 your ill temper makes you a nuisance to yourself and every body about you4 ,grim4 ,really1 ,miss ,mary ,somerville1 you are getting to be complimentary6 ,cousin4 ,no2 ,i am getting to be candid4 ,i have passed a week in your house1 on your invitation4 ,i leave you this afternoon2 but1 before ,i go1 ,i mean to speak my mind4 ,grim4 ,it seems to me that you have spoken it rather freely already4 ,cousin4 ,what was there1 in the circumstance of poor ,michael's bringing you the wrong boots1 to justify your flying into a rage1 and bellowing as if your life had been threatened8 ,grim4 ,that fellow is perpetually making just such provoking blunders6 ,cousin4 ,and do you never make provoking blunders'8 ,didn't you send me five pounds of ,hyson tea1 when ,i wrote for ,souchong'8 ,didn't you send a carriage for me to the cars1 half an hour too late1 so that ,i had to hire one myself1 after great trouble'8 ,and did ,i roar at you1 when we met1 because you had done these things'8 ,grim4 ,on the contrary1 this is the first time you have alluded to them4 ,i am sorry they should have happened4 ,but surely you should make a distinction between any such little oversight of mine1 and the stupidity of a servant1 hired to attend to your orders4 ,cousin4 ,i do not admit that there should be a distinction4 ,you are both human2 only1 as you have had the better education1 and the greater advantages1 stupidity or neglect on your part1 is much the more culpable4 ,grim4 ,thank you6 ,go on4 ,cousin4 ,i mean to2 so don't be impatient4 ,if an uncooked potato1 or a burnt mutton-chop1 happens to fall to your lot at the dinner-table1 what a tempest follows6 ,one would think you had been wronged1 insulted1 trampled on1 driven to despair4 ,your face is like a thunder-cloud1 all the rest of the meal4 ,your poor wife endeavors to hide her tears4 ,your children feel timid and miserable4 ,your guest feels as if she would like to see you held under the nose of the pump1 and thoroughly ducked4 ,grim4 ,the carriage is waiting for you1 ,miss ,somerville1 and the driver has put on your baggage4 ,cousin4 ,i have hired that carriage by the hour1 and so am in no hurry4 ,your excuse for your irritability will be1 ,i suppose1 that it is constitutional1 and not to be controlled4 ,a selfish1 paltry1 miserable excuse6 ,i have turned down a leaf in ,dr4 ,johnson's works1 and will read what he says in regard to tempers like yours4 ,grim4 ,you are always quoting ,dr4 ,johnson6 ,cousin1 ,i can not endure it6 ,dr4 ,johnson is a bore6 ,cousin4 ,oh1 yes6 to evil-doers1--but to none else4 ,hear him3 ,there is in the world a class of mortals known1 and contentedly known1 by the appellation of passionate men1 who imagine themselves entitled1 by this distinction1 to be provoked on every slight occasion1 and to vent their rage in vehement and fierce vociferations1 in furious menaces1 and licentious reproaches4 ,grim4 ,that will do4 ,cousin4 ,men of this kind1 he tells us1 are often pitied rather than censured1 and are not treated with the severity which their neglect of the ease of all about them1 might justly provoke4 ,but he adds3 ,it is surely not to be observed without indignation1 that men may be found of minds mean enough to be satisfied with this treatment2 wretches who are proud to obtain the privilege of madmen1 and---- ,grim4 ,i will hear no more6 ,have done6 ,cousin4 ,so the shaft went home6 ,i am not sorry4 ,grim4 ,no one but a meddlesome old maid would think of insulting a man in his own house4 ,cousin4 ,so1 when1 at a loss for a vindication1 you reproach me with being an old maid6 ,cousin1 it does not distress me1 either to be an old maid1 or to be called one4 ,i must1 however1 remark1 that the manhood that can charge against a woman her single state1 either as a matter of ridicule or reproach1 is not quite up to my standard4 ,grim4 ,cousin ,mary1 ,i ask your pardon6 ,but am ,i1 indeed1 the petulant1 disagreeable fellow1 you would make me out8 ,cousin4 ,my dear ,caspar1 you are generous enough in large things2 but1 oh6 consider that trifles make up a good portion of the sum of life2 and so a small unkindness is a great offense4 ,why not be cheerful1 sunny1 genial1 in little things8 ,why not look on the bright side8 ,why not present an unruffled front to petty annoyances8 ,why not labor1--ay1 labor1--to have those around you happy and contented1 by reflecting from yourself such a frame of mind upon them8 ,life is short1 at the best2 why not make it cheerful8 ,do you know that longevity is promoted by a tranquil1 happy habit of thought and temper'8 ,do you know that cheerfulness1 like mercy1 is twice blessed2 blessing him that gives1 and him that takes'8 ,do you know that good manners1 as well as good sense1 demand that we should look at objects on their bright side'8 ,do you know that it is contemptible selfishness in you to shed gloom and sorrow over a whole family by your moroseness and ill-humor'8 ,grim4 ,cousin ,mary1 the patience with which ,i have listened to your cutting remarks1 will prove to you1 ,i hope1 that1 notwithstanding my angry retorts1 ,i am convinced there is much truth in what you have said of me4 ,i have a favor to ask4 ,send away your carriage2 stay a week longer1--a month1--a year1 if you will4 ,hold the lash over this ugly temper of mine1--and ,i give you my word that ,i will set about the cure of it in earnest4 ,cousin4 ,you should have begun earlier1--in youth1 when the temper is pliable1 and strong impressions can work great changes4 ,but we will not despair4 ,i will tarry with you a while1 just to see if you are serious in your wish for a reformation1 and to help you bring it about4 ,grim4 ,thank you4 ,we hear of reformed drunkards1 and reformed thieves2 and why may not a petulant temper be reformed1 but a system of total abstinence from all harsh1 unkind moods and expressions8 ,come1 we will try4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,at what was ,mr4 ,grim offended8 #b4 ,what did ,cousin ,mary say would be fortunate for him8 #c4 ,what blunder had ,mr4 ,grim made8 #d4 ,how did he often behave at the table8 #e4 ,what does ,dr4 ,johnson say of such men8 #f4 ,what did ,cousin ,mary finally say to him8 #g4 ,of what was he convinced8 #h4 ,what did he resolve to do8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cxvi4 ,,sac' ,,ri ,,fice1 religious offering4 ,,straight1 immediately4 ,,scur' ,,vy1 low2 mean4 ,,scru' ,,ple1 hesitate4 ,,en ,,dure'1 suffer'2 tolerate4 ,,im ,,pure1 filthy2 unclean4 ,,ut ,,ter ,,ly1 entirely2 completely4 ,,blem' ,,ish1 defect2 deformity4 ,,wa' ,,ver ,,ed1 hesitated4 ,,im ,,par' ,,tial1 just2 free from bias4 ,,re ,,fer'1 leave to another4 ,,par' ,,don1 forgive4 ,,ghee1 kind of butter used in ,india4 ,,dis ,,trust' ,,ing1 suspecting4 ,,pal ,,pa ,,ble1 obvious2 evident4 ,,laud' ,,ing1 praising4 ,,the ,,brahmin ,,and ,,the ,,rogues4 ,footnote3 ,the fable1 here thrown into verse1 is related in ,english prose by ,macaulay1 who says3--,thus1 or nearly thus1 if we remember rightly1 runs the story of the ,sanscrit ,aesop4 ,,an ,,eastern ,,fable4 ,,versified ,,by ,j4,n4 ,mc,e,l,l,i,g,o,t,t4 #a4 ,a ,brahmin went out1 the legends say1 ,to buy him a sheep a certain day2 ,for he had solemnly vowed to slay1 ,in sacrifice1 a sheep that day1 ,and wanted a sheep his vow to pay4 ,three neighboring rogues 7,the cunning dogs67 ,finding this out1 ,went straight about 7,moved1 ,i ween1 by the very ,old ,nick17 ,to play the ,brahmin a scurvy trick4 #b4 ,so one of them met him with the cry3-- ,o ,brahmin6 ,o ,brahmin6 won't you buy ,a beautiful sheep8 for here have ,i ,a beautiful sheep for sacrifice1 ,as ever was seen by mortal eyes4 #c4 ,where is your sheep8 replied the ,brahmin2 ,bring him out here1 and let me examine4 ,with that the wag ,opened a bag1 ,and out he drew ,to public view ,an ugly1 dirty1 horrible dog6 ,blind as a bat1 and lame as a frog2 ,with a broken leg1 climbing a log4 ,or limping slowly over a bog4 #d4 ,wretch6 said the ,brahmin indignant1 who ,shamelessly utterest things untrue1 ,and dost without a scruple endure ,to handle creatures the most impure1 ,how darest thou call that cur a sheep8 ,do you think1 foul knave1 that ,i'm asleep8 #e4 ,cur'6 said the fellow with steady tone2 ,a sheep it is1 and a sheep alone2 ,a sheep 7see here1 what a splendid fleece67 ,with flesh the sweetest1 and fat as grease2 ,and such a prize ,for sacrifice1 ,as neither gods nor men can despise1 ,unless they both have dust in their eyes6 ,sir1 said the ,brahmin1 surprised to find ,a person so utterly out of his mind1 ',tis certain that you or ,i am blind4 #f4 ,then stepping up1 ,patting the pup1 ,rogue the second1 as if amazed1 ,while on the dog he steadily gazed1 ,exclaims aloud3--,the gods be praised6 ,since ,i've no need to market to go ,to buy me a sheep2 for here's one so ,from spot and blemish perfectly free1 ,that better could not possibly be4 ,isn't it nice8 ,what's your price8 #g4 ,the ,brahmin1 seeing this singular thing1 ,wavered in mind1 like one in a swing2 ,yet answered the stranger1 firmly1--,sir1 ,this isn't a sheep1 but only a cur4 ,cur8 with disdain1 the new-comer said2 ,why1 man1 you're surely out of your head6 #h4 ,as this occurred1 ,came rogue the third1 ,to whom1 as being a witness new1 ,and likely to take impartial view1 ,brahmin proposed at once to refer1 ,whether the creature was sheep or cur4 ,all being agreed1 the eager priest ,said3--,stranger1 what do you call this beast8 ,a sheep1 to be sure6 the knave replied2 ,as fine a sheep as ever you spied4 #i4 ,well1 said the ,brahmin1 the gods this day ,have surely taken my senses away6 ,then begging the rogue ,that carried the dog1 ,to pardon him for doubting his word1 ,he1 with a readiness most absurd1 ,purchased the creature with rice and ghee1 ,which went1 of course1 to the worthless three1 ,and which they shared with wonderful glee4 #aj4 ,thus taken in1 ,the poor ,brahmin ,offered it up1 ,the filthy pup1 ,which so offended the gods1 that they ,sent sore disease his folly to pay3 ,thinking it right the man to chastise ,for so distrusting his natural eyes1 ,and being led by palpable lies ,to offer a dog as a sacrifice4 ,,moral4 ,look out for the arts of the puffing tribe1-- ,people that praise for the sake of a bribe2 ,lavishly lauding a book or a pill1 ,or any thing else the pocket to fill2 ,singing ,simplicity fast asleep1 ,and making her dream a dog's a sheep4 ,,questions4--#a4 ,what trick did the three rogues play off on the ,brahmin8 #b4 ,in what way did they do this8 #c4 ,what moral is taught in this fable8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cxvii4 ,e ,,las ,,tic' ,i ,,ty1 returning vigor4 ,,min' ,i ,,fies1 lessens2 makes small4 ,,deg ,,ra ,,da' ,,tion1 abasement4 ,,es ,,tranged1 alienates4 ,,un ,,alms' ,,ed1 not having received alms4 ,,ha ,,bit' ,u ,,al1 accustomed4 ,,ex ,,trav' ,a ,,gance1 superfluous expense4 ,,im ,,per' ,,ti ,,nence1 that which is not pertinent4 ,,sus ,,pi' ,,cious1 distrustful4 ,e ,,con' ,o ,,my1 frugality4 ,,tran' ,,quil1 calm2 undisturbed4 ,,be ,,numb' ,,ing1 dull2 stupefying4 ,,im ,,prov' ,i ,,dence1 wastefulness4 ,,living ,,within ,,our ,,means4 ,s4,w4 ,,partridge4 #a4 ,oh1 beware of debt6 ,it crushes out the manhood of a man1 ,robs his bright eye of boldness1 cheats his limbs ,of elasticity1 unnerves his hand1 ,beclouds his judgment1 dulls his intellect1 ,perils his uprightness1 and stains his name1 ,and minifies him to his fellow-men2 ,yea1 far worse degradation1 to himself4 #b4 ,who hath the hurried step1 the anxious eye1 ,avoids the public haunt and open street1 ,and anxious waits for evening8 ,restlessly ,tosses upon his bed1 and dreads the approach ,of the tell-tale morning sunlight8 ,who1 unmanned1 ,starts at the sudden knock1 and shrinks with dread ,e'en at his own shadow2 shuns with care ,the stranger's look1 skulks from his fellow's glance1 ,and sees in every man a creditor8 #c4 ,the debtor2--he is only half a man2 ,he saddens and estranges his chief friends1 ,burdens his dearest relatives2 he hears ,in vain the stranger's tale1 the widow's prayer1 ,and sends away the orphan all unalmsed4 ,none dare to place him in a post of trust1 ,and business men regard him with a shrug4 #d4 ,owe no man aught4 ,stand in the world erect1 ,and lean alone upon thyself and ,god4 ,the habitual borrower will be ever found ,wicked1 or weak1 or both4 ,sweat1 study1 stint1 ,yea1 rather any thing than meanly owe4 ,let thine own honest hands feed thee and thine1 ,and1 if not thy friend's purse1 at least1 respect ,thine own sweet independence4 #e4 ,have fewest wants3 the book1 however good1 ,thou shouldst not purchase1 let it go unbought2 ,and fashion's vests by thee be all unworn4 ,soon luxuries become necessities1 ,but self-denying thrift more joy affords ,than all the pleasures of extravagance4 ,a cottage1 free from clamorous creditors1 ,is better than a mansion dunned2 a coat1 ,however darned1 if paid for1 hath an ease1 ,and a respectability beside3 ,gay1 ill-afforded vests can never boast4 #f4 ,however cheap1 ,whatever thou want'st not1 buy not4 ,that is dear1 ,a mere extravagant impertinence1 ,for which thou hast no need4 ,feel first the want ,ere it be satisfied2 bargains full oft ,are money-wasting things1 that prudent men ,will keep afar from with suspicious eye2 ,perchance to any but of little use1 ,and to themselves1 most likely1 none at all4 #g4 ,the habit of economy once formed1 ',tis easy to attain to prosperous things4 ,thou then shalt lend1 not borrow3 shalt not want ,a helping trifle when thy friend hath need1 ,or means to seize an opportunity1-- ,seed-coin1 to ensure a harvest4 ,thou shalt then ,want not an alms for pinching poverty2 ,and1 though a sudden sickness dam the stream1 ,and cut off thy supplies1 thou shalt lie down ,and view thy morrows with a tranquil eye2 ,even benumbing age shall scare thee not1 ,but find thee unindebted1 and secure ,from all the penury and wretchedness ,that dog the footsteps of improvidence4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cxviii4 ,,om ,,nip' ,o ,,tent1 all-powerful4 ,,in ,,ter' ,,mi ,,na ,,ble1 endless4 ,,milk ,y-,,way1 galaxy2 luminous circle in the heavens4 ,,as' ,,tral1 starry4 ,,in ,,fin' ,i ,,tude1 unlimited extent4 ,,im ,,pet' ,u ,,ous1 rushing4 ,,as ,,tron ,o ,,mer1 one skilled in the science of the stars4 ,,ap ,,prox' ,i ,,mate ,,ly1 nearly4 ,,om ,,nis' ,,cience1 knowledge of all things4 ,,per ,,tur ,,ba' ,,tions1 irregularities of motion4 ,,ab' ,,so ,,lute1 entire4 ,,pre ,,cis' ,,ion1 exactness4 ,,ad ,,just' ,,ments1 arrangements4 ,,ret' ,i ,,nue1 company4 ,,sat' ,,el ,,lites1 small planets revolving round others4 ,,grandeur ,,of ,,the ,,universe4 ,o4,m4 ,,mitchel4 #a4 ,if you would know the glory of the ,omnipotent ,ruler of the universe1 examine the interminable range of suns and systems which crowd the ,milky-,way4 ,multiply the hundred millions of stars which belong to our own island universe by the thousands of these astral systems that exist in space1 within the range of human vision1 and then you may form some idea of the infinitude of ,his kingdom2 for lo6 these are but a part of ,his ways4 #b4 ,examine the scale on which the universe is built4 ,comprehend1 if you can1 the vast dimensions of our sun4 ,stretch outward through his system1 from planet to planet1 and circumscribe the whole within the immense circumference of ,neptune's orbit4 ,this is but a single unit out of the myriads of similar systems4 #c4 ,take the wings of light1 and flash with impetuous speed1 day and night1 and month1 and year1 till youth shall wear away1 and middle age is gone1 and the extremest limit of human life has been attained2--count every pulse1 and1 at each1 speed on your way a hundred thousand miles2 and when a hundred years have rolled by1 look out1 and behold6 the thronging millions of blazing suns are still around you1 each separated from the other by such a distance1 that1 in this journey of a century1 you have only left half a score behind you4 #d4 ,would you gather some idea of the eternity past of ,god's existence1--go to the astronomer1 and bid him lead you in one of his walks through space2 and1 as he sweeps outward from object to object1 from universe to universe1 remember that the light from those filmy stains on the deep pure blue of heaven1 now falling on your eye1 has been traversing space for a million of years4 #e4 ,would you gather some knowledge of the omnipotence of ,god1--weigh the earth on which we dwell1 then count the millions of its inhabitants that have come and gone for the last six thousand years4 ,unite their strength into one arm1 and test its power in an effort to move this earth4 ,it could not stir it a single foot in a thousand years2 and yet under the omnipotent hand of ,god1 not a minute passes that it does not fly more than a thousand miles4 #f4 ,but this is a mere atom1--the most insignificant point among his innumerable worlds4 ,at his bidding1 every planet1 and satellite1 and comet1 and the sun himself1 fly onward in their appointed courses4 ,his single arm guides the millions of sweeping suns1 and around ,his throne circles the great constellation of unnumbered universes4 #g4 ,would you comprehend the idea of the omniscience of ,god1--remember that the highest pinnacle of knowledge reached by the whole human race1 by the combined efforts of its brightest intellects1 has enabled the astronomer to compute approximately the perturbations of the planetary worlds4 ,he has predicted roughly the return of half a score of comets4 ,but ,god has computed the mutual perturbations of millions of suns1 and planets1 and comets1 and worlds1 without number1 through the ages that are passed1 and throughout the ages which are yet to come1 not approximately1 but with perfect and absolute precision4 #h4 ,the universe is in motion1--system rising above system1 cluster above cluster1 nebula above nebula1--all majestically sweeping around under the providence of ,god1 who alone knows the end from the beginning1 and before whose glory and power all intelligent beings1 whether in heaven or on earth1 should bow with humility and awe4 #i4 ,would you gain some idea of the wisdom of ,god1--look to the admirable adjustments of the magnificent retinue of planets and satellites which sweep around the sun4 ,every globe has been weighed and poised1 every orbit has been measured and bent to its beautiful form4 #aj4 ,all is changing2 but the laws fixed by the wisdom of ,god1 though they permit the rocking to and fro of the system1 never introduce disorder1 or lead to destruction4 ,all is perfect and harmonious1 and the music of the spheres that burn and roll around our sun1 is echoed by that of ten millions of moving worlds1 that sing and shine around the bright suns that reign above4 #aa4 ,if1 overwhelmed with the grandeur and majesty of the universe of ,god1 we are led to exclaim with the ,hebrew poet-king1--,when ,i consider ,thy heavens1 the work of ,thy fingers1 the moon and the stars1 which ,thou hast ordained1 what is man1 that ,thou art mindful of him8 and the son of man1 that ,thou visitest him8--,if fearful that the eye of ,god may overlook us in the immensity of ,his kingdom1 we have only to call to mind that other passage1 ,yet ,thou hast made him but a little lower than the angels1 and hast crowned him with glory and honor4 ,thou madest him to have dominion over all the works of ,thy hand2 ,thou hast put all things under his feet4 ,such are the teachings of the word1 and such are the lessons of the works of ,god4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cxix4 ,,whom ,,have ,i ,,in ,,heaven ,,but ,,thee8 ,,miss ,,pamelia ,s4 ,,vining4 #a4 ',twere naught to me1 yon glorious arch of night1 ,decked with the gorgeous blazonry of heaven1 ,if1 to my faith1 amid its splendors bright1 ,no vision of the ,eternal ,one were given2 ,i could but view a dreary1 soulless waste1-- ,a vast expanse of solitude unknown1 ,more cheerless for the splendors o'er it cast1-- ,for all its grandeur more intensely lone4 #b4 ',twere naught to me1 this ever-changeful scene ,of earthly beauty1 sunshine1 and delight1-- ,the wood's deep shadows and the valley's green1-- ,morn's tender glow1 and sunset's splendors bright2 ,naught1 if my ,father spoke not from the sky1 ,the cloud1 the flower1 the landscape1 and the leaf2 ,my soul would pine 'mid earth's vain pageantry1 ,and droop in hopeless orphanage and grief4 #c4 ',twere naught to me1 the ocean's vast expanse1 ,if ,his perfections were not mirrored there2 ,hopeless across the unmeasured waste ,i'd glance1 ,and clasp my hands in anguish1 not in prayer4 ,naught ,nature's anthem1 ever swelling up ,from ,nature's myriad voices2 for the hymn ,breathes not of love1 or gratitude1 or hope1 ,robbed of the tones that tell my soul of ,him4 #d4 ,this wondrous universe how less than naught ,without my ,god6 how desolate and drear6 ,a mock'ry1 earth with her vain splendors fraught6 ,a gilded pageant1 every rolling sphere6 ,the noonday sun with all his glories crowned1 ,a sickly meteor glimmers faint and pale6 ,and all earth's melodies1 their sweetness drowned1 ,are but the utterance of a funeral wail4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cxx4 ,,the ,,memory ,,of ,,washington4 ,,kossuth4 #a4 ,mr4 ,president3 ,i consider it a particular favor of ,providence that ,i am permitted to partake1 on the present solemn occasion1 in paying the tribute of honor and gratitude to the memory of your immortal ,washington4 #b4 ,an architect having raised a proud and noble building to the service of the ,almighty1 his admirers desired to erect a monument to his memory4 ,how was it done8 ,his name was inscribed upon the wall1 with these additional words3 ,you seek his monument--look around4 #c4 ,let him who looks for a monument of ,washington look around the ,united ,states4 ,the whole country is a monument to him4 ,your freedom1 your independence1 your national power1 your prosperity1 and your prodigious growth1 is a monument to ,washington4 #d4 ,there is no room left for panegyric1 none especially to a stranger whom you had full reason to charge with arrogance1 were he able to believe that his feeble voice could claim to be noticed in the mighty harmony of a nation's praise4 ,let me1 therefore1 instead of such an arrogant attempt1 pray that that ,god1 to whose providential intentions ,washington was a glorious instrument1 may impart to the people of the ,united ,states the same wisdom for the conservation of the present prosperity of the land and for its future security1 which he gave to ,washington for the foundation of it4 #e4 ,i yield to nobody in the world in reverence and respect to the immortal memory of ,washington4 ,his life and his principles were the guiding star of my life2 to that star ,i looked up for inspiration and advice1 during the vicissitudes of my stormy life4 ,hence ,i drew that devotion to my country and to the cause of national freedom1 which you1 gentlemen1 and millions of your fellow-citizens1 and your national government1 are so kind as to honor by unexampled distinction4 #f4 ,sir1 ,i have studied the history of your immortal ,washington1 and have1 from my early youth1 considered his principles as a living source of instruction to statesmen and to patriots4 ,when1 in that very year in which ,washington issued his ,farewell ,address1 ,m4 ,adet1 the ,french ,minister1 presented to him the flag of the ,french ,republic1 ,washington1 as ,president of the ,united ,states1 answered officially1 with these memorable words3 ,born in a land of liberty1 having early learned its value1 having engaged in a perilous conflict to defend it1 having devoted the best years of my life to secure its permanent establishment in my country1 my anxious recollections1 my sympathetic feelings1 and my best wishes1 are irresistibly attracted1 whensoever in any country ,i see an oppressed nation unfurl the banner of freedom4 #g4 ,thus spoke ,washington4 ,have ,i not then full reason to say1 that if he were alive his generous sympathy would be with me2 and the sympathy of a ,washington never was1 and never would be1 a barren word4 ,washington1 who raised the word honesty as a rule of policy1 never would have professed a sentiment which his wisdom as a statesman would not have approved4 #h4 ,sir6 here let me end4 ,i consider it already as an immense benefit that your generous attention connected the cause of ,hungary with the celebration of the memory of ,washington4 #i4 ,spirit of the departed6 smile down from heaven upon this appreciation of my country's cause2 watch over those principles which thou hast taken for the guiding star of thy noble life1 and the time will yet come when not only thine own country1 but liberated ,europe1 also1 will be a living monument to thy immortal name4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lesson ,,cxxi4 ,,the ,,lost ,,one',s ,,lament4 #a4 ,oh6 the snow1 the beautiful snow1 ,filling the sky and earth below2 ,over the housetops1 over the street1 ,over the heads of the people you meet1 ,dancing1 ,flirting1 ,skimming along6 ,beautiful snow6 it can do no wrong4 ,flying to kiss a fair lady's cheek1 ,clinging to lips in a frolicsome freak1 ,beautiful snow from the ,heaven above1 ,pure as an angel1 gentle as love6 #b4 ,oh6 the snow1 the beautiful snow1 ,how the flakes gather and laugh as they go8 ,whirling about in its maddening fun1 ,it plays in its glee with every one2 ,chasing1 ,laughing1 ,hurrying by1 ,it lights on the face and it sparkles the eye6 ,and even the dogs1 with a bark and a bound1 ,snap at the crystals that eddy around4 ,the town is alive1 and its heart in a glow ,to welcome the coming of beautiful snow4 #c4 ,how wild the crowd goes swaying along1 ,hailing each other with humor and song6 ,how the gay sledges1 like meteors1 flash by1 ,bright for the moment1 then lost to the eye6 ,ringing1 ,swinging1 ,dashing they go ,over the crust of the beautiful snow2 ,snow so pure when it falls from the sky1 ,to be trampled in mud by the crowd rushing by1 ,to be trampled and tracked by thousands of feet1 ,till it blends with the filth in the horrible street #d4 ,how strange it should be that this beautiful snow1 ,should fall on a sinner with nowhere to go6 ,how strange it should be1 when the night comes again ,if the snow and the ice struck my desperate brain6 ,fainting1 ,freezing1 ,dying alone1 ,too wicked for prayer1 too weak for a moan ,to be heard in the crazy town1 ,gone mad in the joy of the snow coming down2 ,to lie and so die1 in my terrible woe1 ,with a bed and a shroud of the beautiful snow6