45 One Thursday in September, the farmer put a load of celery and lettuce in his wagon, and went to the village. When he sold both these vegetables, he bought some fresh meat and a few yards of cloth. cel'er y let'tuce wag'on vil'lage cloth 46 As Miss Roberts left the classroom to meet Mrs. King, who called to see about her son Albert, she said, "I do not wish to leave a monitor. I am quite sure you will all behave well while I am absent." class'room Al'bert mon'i tor be have' ab'sent 47 Oysters are protected from high waves by living at the bottom of small bays. From the first of May to the last of August, they produce their eggs. During that time, clams take the place of oysters in our daily food. oys'ters pro tect'ed bot'tom pro duce' clams 48 This life is too short and precious to waste it in bearing that heaviest of all burdens, a grudge. Forgive and forget if you can; but forgive anyway. pre'cious waste heav'y heav'i est bur'dens - HENRY VAN DYKE. grudge for give' Last Wednesday when Jane came home from the South and called, "Prince, come here!" the dog tried to give her both paws at once, and showed by his joyful actions that he was glad to see her. Jane prince try tried 51 The wheels of a farmer's wagon caught in the mud, and in his trouble he called upon Hercules, who said, "Pray put your shoulder to the wheel, and then I may aid you. Heaven helps those who help themselves." -Esop's Fables. wheels troub'le aid them selves' 52 In October and November, before our furnace is lighted, we have a grate fire in our sitting-room. Here we gather every evening for a pleasant hour, and each one describes the pictures he sees in the fire. fur'nace grate sit'ting-room de scribes' pic'tures There once lived in Rome a lady named Cornelia. She was a woman of great intelligence, and spent all her time in educating her two sons, who grew up wise and strong. Rome fla'dy Cor ne'li a 55 One day a lady who cared only for fine clothes, called upon Cornelia. This lady asked to see her jewels. Cornelia, instead of showing rubies or diamonds, sent for her two sons, and when they approached, said, "These are my jewels." jew'els ru'by di'a monds ap proached' Mention the names of any jewels you know besides rubies and diamonds. Be sure to spell the words correctly. Rewrite the following sentences so they will tell about more than one: The lady lived in Rome. I saw a woman and a child. Ruth had a beautiful ruby. 56 Last Friday Uncle Henry left Chicago at 2:30 P.M. and reached New York at 9:30 A.M. on Saturday. As he had most important business to attend to, he was very glad to pay an extra price to travel on this fast train. im por tant at tend' Everybody who lives in the woods from the first of January to the thirty-first of December, tells us that each season has its own beauty. Would you believe that the dull winter colors are as lovely as those of the spring and summer? eve'ry bod y sea'son (beau'ty beau'ties dull col'ors NOTE TO TEACHER. Many exercises similar to the following will be found valuable for reviews. Compare with Lesson 60 and note that one step is taken at a time. Write the following words in a column and beside each one the word we use when we speak of one: beauties, victories, enemies, fairies. |