in some measure, fitted it for traversing those declivities; the hoof being hollow underneath, with sharp edges, so that it could walk as securely on the ridge of a house as on level ground.

It leaps with the utmost ease and security among the most frightful crags; so sure footed is it, that even when two of them are yoked together, they will not hesitate to take their leaps, and will generally accomplish them in safety.

Sensible of kindness and carresses, the goat easily attaches itself to man; sometimes, indeed, so strongly, as to become troublesome by its affection; and as it is a hardy animal, and very easily sustained, it is chiefly the property of the indigent.

It seems, indeed, better pleased with the heathy mountains, or the shrubby rock, than the cultivated field; and its favorite food consists of the tops of boughs or the tender bark of young trees. It is also capable of supporting immoderate heat, and is neither terrified by the storm, nor incommoded by the rain.

The milk of the goat is sweet, nourishing, and medicinal, and not so apt to curdle upon the stomach as that of a cow. In several parts of Ireland and the highlands of Scotland, these animals constitute the chief riches of the hardy natives, and supply them with the few indulgencies which their situation permits them to enjoy. They lie upon beds made of their skins, which are soft, clean and wholesome; they eat their milk with oaten bread; and convert a part of it into butter and cheese.

THE CUCKOO.

Hail, beauteous stranger of the wood,
Attendant on the spring!

Now heaven repairs thy vernal seat,
And woods thy welcome sing.

Soon as the daisy decks the green
Thy certain voice we hear,
Hast thou a star to guide thy path,
Or mark the rolling year?

Delightful visitant! with thee

I hail the time of flowers, When heaven is fill'd with music sweet Of birds among the bowers.

The schoolboy wandering in the wood,
To pull the flowers so gay,

Oft starts, thy curious voice to hear,
And imitates thy lay.

Soon as the pea puts on the bloom,
Thou fly'st the vocal vale;
An annual guest in other lands,
Another spring to hail.

Sweet bird, thy bower is ever green,
Thy sky is ever clear;
Thou hast no sorrow in thy song,
No winter in thy year.

O! could I fly, I'd fly with thee;
We'd make with joyful wing,
Our annual visit o'er the globe,
Companions of the spring.

Such

The eagle seems to enjoy a kind of supremacy over the rest of the inhabitants of the air. is the loftiness of his flight that he often soars in the sky, beyond the reach of the naked eye, and such is his strength that he has been known to bear away children in his talons. But many of the noble qualities imputed to him by Buffon and other writers, are more fanciful than true. He has been represented as possessing a lofty independence which makes him disdain to feed on anything that is not slain by his own strength; but Wilson says, that he has seen an eagle, while feasting on the carcass of a dead horse, keep the longing vultures at bay, and it is well known that the bald eagle principally subsists on robbing the fish hawk of his prey.

The eagle is remarkable for longevity. It is stated that one of these birds died at Vienna, after a confinement of one hundred and four years.

THE GOLDEN EAGLE.

The golden eagle, which is one of the largest varieties, is nearly four feet from the point of the beak to the end of the tail. His neck is of a rusty color, the rest of the body is nearly black, with

lighter spots. Elevated rocks, and ruined solitary castles and towers, are the places which this bird chooses for his abode. His nest is flat, composed of sticks, rushes, &c. The golden eagle is found in most parts of Europe.

THE RING-TAILED EAGLE.

The ring tailed eagle includes two varieties, the black and brown. It is next in size to the golden eagle, and resembles it in habits and appearance. They are both fierce and powerful, and one of them will master a dog superior to it in size. It inhabits most parts of Europe and America; in the latter country its feathers are particularly valued by the native Indian, as ornaments for dress. It is the common eagle of Europe.

THE WHITE-TAILED EAGLE.

This bird, of which there are two or three varieties, is inferior in size to the golden eagle. Its general color is brown, its quill feathers very dark. It is a native of Europe, and bears a general resemblance in character and habits to the preceding varieties.

EXPLANATIONS.

Supremacy-highest place, superior.
Talons-the claws of birds of prey,
Bay-to keep off at a distance.

Longevity-length of life.

Castles-houses fortified with high walls to keep

enemies.

THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGH

BOR AS THYSELF"

There was a city in Asia, called Jerusalem; it. was the largest city of the people called Jews. Jesus Christ was killed by the Jews at Jerusalem. Near the city of Jerusalem was another city, called Samaria. The people who lived in Samaria hated the people of Jerusalem; and the people of Jerusalem hated the people of Samaria. The people of these cities hated one another so much, that they would not talk together if they could help it, nor do one another any good; indeed they tried to hurt one another as much as they could This was very wicked and foolish. Once when Christ, and many other men with him, were going to Jerusalem, they were obliged to pass by a small village of the Samaritans. Before they came to the village, Christ sent a messenger to desire that the Samaritans would prepare some food for him and his company. But the Samaritans would not give them any food, only because they were going to Jerusalem.

The men who were with Christ, were very angry; two of them, James and John, requested him to call down fire from heaven to burn up the Samaritans; but Christ was not angry; he forgave the Samaritans; and he told James and John, that they ought to forgive them also.

This happened a short time before the man asked Christ who was his neighbour.

Christ did not tell the man how badly he had been treated by the Samaritans; but he thought of one good Samaritan, and he told the man how good