XXXVII.-WRITE IN ORDER AND ADD

1. Eighteen, nine, sixteen, and eight. 2. Seventeen, twenty-two, seven, and thirty-one.

3. Twenty-five, ninety-three, six, and forty-one.

4. Eleven,fifty-seven, forty-five, eighteen, and five.

5. Eighty-nine, seventy, four, twelve, and seven.

6. Fifty-five, ten, three, one hundred, and seven.

7. One hundred and one, nineteen, forty, eight, and eleven.

8. One hundred and fifteen, eighty-eight, twelve, twenty-one, and one hundred and eleven.

9. One hundred and twenty, seventyone, five, one hundred and eighteen, and sixty.

AN Owl sat upon the ruin of an old gate

way watch-ing for any little mouse that might come out of its hole.

that way,

A little boy, who had to pass saw the owl, and thought it was a cat. He took up a stone to throw at it, but just at that mo-ment, the owl looking down said, "Hoot, hoot, hoot."

The boy was just on the point of runn-ing off with fright, when the owl again said, "Hoot, hoot, hoot, stop, little boy, you must not throw stones at me; I am not a cat, as you thought, but I am a poor owl, that has got no supper, and I am sitting here until I see a fat mouse peep from its hole, when I hope to make it my prey."

"Why," said the boy, "did you not pro-vide your supper in the day-light, when you could have seen much better to catch the mice and the little birds than in the dark?"

"Oh," said the owl, "I cannot see in the glare of day. My eye is made to see in the dark, and were I to go out in the broad light of the sun, my eye would be daz-zled, my head become dizzy, and all the birds of the grove would then in-sult and

abuse me.

"I make my nest in this old tower here, or in a hole in the wall of a barn, where I am sure to get plenty of mice; hence I am

called the barn or white owl. I lay from three to five eggs of a blu-ish white colour; but I will not tell you where my present nest is, as I know that little boys are fond to have my eggs, and they often take away my young ones and kill them.

"I sit in my dark hole all day, but when the dusk of the eve-ning comes on, I fly out in search of food, and go off to hunt for mice, and even little birds, if they happen to be out so late. Here I sit ready to pounce on my prey; but you must run away, little boy, for no fat mouse will dare to peep out of its hole so long as you stand there."

XL.-SUNRISE.

It is a fine sight

to see

the sun rise.