15. Thereupon Macgregor dismissed the young men, and, after treating Lamont in the most kind and hospitable manner, the chieftain accompanied him with twelve men under arms to Inverary, and placed him in safety among his kindred. He then said, "Lamont, now you are safe; no longer can I protect you; keep out of the way of my clan. May God forgive and bless you!" Macgregor then took his departure.

16. Lamont was much affected by this noble treatment, and prayed that he might have an opportunity of requiting it. Years passed by; and, as he grew to manhood, he was noted for his sincere contrition for the crime of his youth. He became kind and gentle in his manners; but the thought of the past always threw a shade of melancholy on his mind.

17. It happened that in the year 1633 there was an unjust act passed by the government, under which Macgregor lost his property, and was hunted for his life. And now Lamont had the opportunity for which he had longed. Macgregor took shelter in his house. Lamont received him with tears of welcome, provided liberally both for him and his family, and died thanking Heaven that he had been able to make some slight atonement for the rash deed which had robbed a father of his child. Osborne.

LXXX.

THE SERVIANEI YOUTH TO A TRAVELLER.

1. O, LEAVE me! O, leave me!

My wants are supplied, and my steed is the fleetest

That dwells in our vales; and my love is the sweetest,
The sweetest of maidens! O, leave me!
You do not, you cannot deceive me!

2. You say there are brighter

And richer domains than the land of our tillage,
And cities to which our Belgrade is a village:
But go to my love and invite her;

Will your lands and your cities delight her?

3. O, no! she will tell thee

That the place of our birth of all places is dearest,

That the heart curls its tendrils round that which is nearest;
She will smile at thy tales of the wealthy,
And to shame and to silence compel thee.

4. Then go, thou false rover!

We will cling to the scenes which our infancy clung to, We will sing the old songs which our fathers have sung too To our country be true as a lover,

Till its green sod our ashes shall cover.

2. A Noun 's the name of anything,
As school or garden, hoop or swing.
3. Adjectives tell the kind of noun,
As great, small, pretty, white or brown.
4. Instead of nouns the Pronouns stand-
Her head, his face, your arm, my hand.
5. Verbs tell of something being done,-

To read, write, count, sing, jump or run.
6. How113 things are done the Adverbs tell;
As slowly, quickly, ill or well..

7. Conjunctions join the words together;
As men and women, wind or weather.

8. The Preposition stands before

A noun, as in or through a door.

9. The Interjection shows surprise;
As O! how pretty; ah! how wise.

10. The whole are called Nine Parts of Speech,
Which Reading, Writing, Speaking, teach.

1. ONE of the most amusing stories I ever heard of animals was lately told by a sober Quaker from New Jersey, who said it was related to him by the eye-witness, himself a member of the same serious, unembellishing sect.EI

2. He was one day in a field near a stream where several geese were swimming. Presently he observed one disappear under the water, with a sudden jerk. While he looked for her to rise again, he saw a fox emerge from the water, and trot off to the woods with the unfortunate goose in his mouth.

3. The fox chanced to go in a direction where it was easy to watch his movements. He carried his burden to a recess' under an overhanging rock; here he scratched away a mass of dry leaves, scooped a hole, hid his treasure within, and covered it up very carefully.

4. Then off he went to the stream again, entered some distance behind the flock of geese, and floated noiselessly along, with merely the tip of his nose visible above the surface. But this time he was not so fortunate in his manœuvres." The geese, by some accident, took the alarm, and flew away with loud cackling.

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5. The fox, finding himself defeated, walked off in a direction opposite to the place where his victim was buried. The man went to the place, uncovered the hole, put the goose in his basket, replaced the leaves carefully, and stood patiently at a distance to watch further proceedings.

6. The sly thief was soon seen returning with another fox, that he had apparently invited to dine with him. They trotted along right merrily, swinging their tails, snuffing the air, and smacking their lips in anticipation of a rich repast.

7. When they arrived under the rock, Reynard eagerly scratched away the leaves; but, lo! his dinner had disappeared! He looked at his companion, and plainly saw, by

his countenance, that he more than mistrusted whether any goose was ever there, as pretended.

8. His companion evidently considered his friend's hospitality a sham, and himself insulted. His contemptuous expression was more than the mortified fox could bear. Though conscious of generous intentions, he felt that all assurances to that effect would be regarded as lies.

9. Appearances were certainly very much against him. His tail slunk between his legs, and he held his head down, looking sideways, with a sneaking glance, at his disappointed companion. Indignant at what he supposed to be an attempt to get up a character for generosity on false pretences, the offended guest seized his unfortunate host, and cuffed him most unmercifully.

10. Poor Reynard bore the infliction with the utmost patience, and sneaked off, as if conscious that he had received no more than might naturally be expected, under the circumstances.

MRS. CHILD.

1. THE childhood and youth of Pierre la Ramee, known in the learned world as Ramus, the celebrated French philosopher, furnish us with fresh proof that genius, in its highest creations, finds persevering industry not merely not inconsistent with it, but its indispensable associate.

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2. Pierre was the grandson of a nobleman of Liege, who lost all his property by a desolating war, and withdrew to France, where he was reduced to gain a livelihood by making and selling charcoal, and to bring up his son, Pierre's father, a laborer. Pierre was born in 1515.

3. He was eight years of age, when, clad in a coarse peasant's frock and woollen cap, he entered Paris, and turned his steps towards a street where all the pupils of the different schools or colleges were accustomed to assemble for play at the hours allowed them for recreation.

4. His provincial garb, and his stare of wonder at the novelties around him, bespoke him to be from the country. This was no sooner perceived by the boys at play than he was seized upon as a fit object to torment; and, thus fallen into their hands, he had to endure not merely a volley of curious questions and jeers, but also some rough usage.

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5. But at last one amongst them, more humane than the rest, perceiving that hunger was legibly imprinted on the poor child's pale and attenuated countenance, gave him some of his bread; and then the little peasant got courage to say, "I have walked very far; I am very tired." 6. With a feeling of shame at their thoughtless cruelty, the boys now made him sit down by them. He was soon cheered and refreshed, and able to answer the questions touching himself and his journey, which his new comrades put to him in a better and more kindly spirit than they had done before. His simple and artless story was told in these words:

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7. "I was born in the village of Cuth, now about eight years ago. I lost my father and mother just as I was beginning to walk. As I had no one in the world to take care of me, I was obliged to ask charity from the good people of the country; and I thought myself very well off when I could get enough black bread to satisfy my hunger. Sometimes a bit of cheese, or a raw onion, or a grain of salt, was added, and then I was happy indeed.

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8. "When I grew up a little, the neighbors would no longer support me in idleness; so they put into my hand a great long wand, and gave me the charge of a flock of geese. O, it was so tiresome to be driving them every day to the marsh! And then they were so unmanageable, never minding my voice, or even the switch, but straying here and there, so that I could not always succeed in bringing them all home in the evening to the farmer.

9. "Well, one day I became so tired of them, that I resolved to leave the geese to get home as best they could