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16. Edward's home was now with a man who regarded money as the chief end and aim of life, and severe and constant physical labor as the only means of obtaining that end. For two years Edward struggled with his hopeless condition, toiling early and late to obtain a livelihood.

17. Edward now resolved to go to the city, to seek some employment, better adapted to promote his education. He entered the same store where he purchased the books, and inquired for Mr. Harris.

"He is engaged.” replied the polite clerk. wait a moment, he will be at liberty."

"If you will

18. "Did you wish to see me?" asked Mr. Harris of the boy, whose thoughts were so intense that he had not noticed the approach of his friend.

"Mr. Harris!" exclaimed Edward, and it was all he could say. For the remembrance of past favors bestowed on him by his kind benefactor, so filled his heart with gratitude, that further utterance was denied.

"My noble Edward!" said the old gentleman. you needed a friend. Well, you shall have one."

"And so

19. Five years from that time, Edward Delong was the confidential clerk of Mr. Harris, and, in three more, a partner in the firm. The integrity of purpose, which first won the regard of his benefactor, was his guide in after life. Prosperity crowned his efforts, and happiness blessed his heart, the never-failing result of faithfulness in little things.

QUESTIONS.-1. Why did Edward Delong wish to see Mr. Harris? 2. Had he overpaid for the books he purchased? 3. What did he say when Mr. Harris told him he deserved a recompense? 4. What books were not charged in the bill? 5. In what way did Mr. Harris manifest his approval of Edward's conduct? 6. How long after this, before he again called on Mr. Harris? 7. Why could he not, at first, talk with Mr. Harris? 8. What did Edward finally become?

LESSON IX.

GRACE' FUL LY, beautifully.
PROUDLY, splendidly.
FOR EIGN (for en), distant.
CLIMES, countries; regions.
SYM' BOL, sign; emblem.
FEAR FUL, dreadful; terrible.

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CAN' NON RY, discharge of cannon.
JU' BI LEE, season of public joy.
WIT NESS ED, seen; beheld.
NA' TIVE, birth-giving.
BOON, gift; blessing.

PAR' A DISE, blissful abode.

THE AMERICAN BOY.

SON.

FATHER, look up, and see that flag!
How gracefully it flies!

Those pretty stripes, they seem to be
A rainbow in the skies.

FATHER.

It is your country's flag, my boy,
And proudly drinks the light,
O'er ocean's wave, in foreign climes,
A symbol of our might.

SON.

Father, what fearful noise is that,

Now thundering in the clouds?
Why do they, cheering, wave their ha
And rush along in crowds?

FATHER.

It is the voice of cannonry,

The glad shouts of the free;

This is a day of memory,

"Tis FREEDOM'S JUBILEE!

SON.

I wish that I was now a man,
I'd free my country too,

And cheer as loudly as the rest;
But, father, why don't you?

FATHER.

I'm getting old and weak; but still
My heart is big with joy;

I've witnessed many a day like this,
Shout you aloud, my boy!

SON.

(°°) HURRAH, FOR FREEDOM'S JUBILEE,
God bless our native land!
And may I live to hold the boon
Of freedom in my hand.

FATHER.

Well done, my boy, grow up, and love
The land that gave you birth,-

A land where Freedom loves to dwell,-
A paradise on earth.

QUESTIONS.-1. Of what is our flag a symbol?

2. What is meant by

Freedom's jubilee? 3. What is the use of the apostrophes in the words I'd,

I'm, I've, &c.

BIL' LOW$, waves; surges.
DE LIGHT', joy; pleasure.
DOOM, fate; end.

LESSON X.

TWINK' LES, sparkles.
GLARE, bright, dazzling light.
EX PANSE', surface, extent.

SWEEP, pass or drive over.
RIFE, filled; abounding.
VOY AGE, passage: journey.
AN' CHOR ED, Moored; fixed.
HA' VEN, harbor.

PEACE' FUL LY, quietly; calmly.

THE SAILOR BOY'S SONG.

WRITTEN BY A GIRL THIRTEEN YEARS OF AGE.

1. (") Oh! the sea, the sea Is the place for me,

With its billows blue and bright;

I love its roar,

As it breaks on the shore,
And its danger to me is delight.

2. Oh! I love the wave,

And the sailor brave,

Who often meets his doom
On the ocean vast,
And sleeps his last
In a shell and coral tomb.

3. And, in the night,

The moon's soft light

Smiles sweetly on the foamy billow;

And many a star,

As it twinkles afar,

Seems to rise from a watery pillow.

4. In the noontide glare,

Oh! bright and fair

Is the wide expanse of ocean;

In the morn's first light

'Tis a glorious sight,

So full of life and motion.

5. When the tempests sweep

The rolling deep,

And the angry billows swell,
I mind not the strife,

Which to me is rife

With thoughts that I can not tell.

6. When life's voyage is o'er,

And I sail no more

On the ocean's troubled breast,

Safe anchored above,

In the haven of love,

May the sailor boy peacefully rest!

QUESTIONS.-1. What is meant by coral tomb, 2d verse? 2. What, by watery pillow, third verse.

LESSON XI.

FOUNDATION, commencement.
DO MES' TI CA TED, tamed.
FA' VOR ITE, one specially favored.
CA RESS' ED, fondled; petted.
GAM' BOL ING, skipping; frolicking.
IM' PULSE, feeling of excitement.
DI LAT ED, distended.

SPEC TA' TORS, observers; lookers on.
In this lesson every pause is marked

EN DEAV' OR ED, tried; attempted.
ANXIOUS, very desirous.
IN TER CEPT', (INTER, between; CEPT,

to take or seize;) to stop on the way.
BE TRAY' ED, showed; disclosed.
RE STRAIN' ED, held back; checked.
Cow' ED, depressed with fear.
EN GRAV' ED, cut; inscribed.
with its appropriate inflection.

CHASE OF THE PET FAWN.

MISS COOPER.

1. Within twenty years from the foundation of our village', the deer had already become scarce', and', in a brief period later', they had almost entirely fled from the country'. One of the last of these beautiful creatures', a pretty little * Cooperstown, New York.

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