QUESTIONS.-What must be said of a total disregard of public opinion in a young man? What is the effect of making public opinion the rule of life? What erroneous opinion respecting strict honesty is common? Is it a well founded opinion? Explain the inflections in the last five paragraphs. ARTICULATION. Grappl'd, grizzly, grumbl'd, crippl'd, crevice, cranny, frost. They grappl'd and fell. The grizzly bear is ferocious. They grumbl'd at their crippled condition. Each crevice and cranny was filled with frost. Altars and shrines incredibly increase. Herdsmen protect herds in the forests. Scenes of pleasure soon pall upon the senses. The trees fell thundering and crackling and crashing. The Franks fled frantically. LESSON LXV. ARTICULATE distinctly.-Sur-prise, not s'prise: di-rect-ly, not d'rec-ly old maid, not ole maid: just, not juss: un-der-stand, not un-der-stan: slight-est, not slightes: object, not objec. A-ver'-sion, n. dislike. I'-ro-ny, n. language intended to convey De-ris'-ion, n. the act of laughing at in contempt. a meaning contrary to its literal sig. In-com-pat'-i-ble, a. inconsistent, that nification. can not exist together. TIT FOR TAT. Mrs. Bolingbroke. I wish I knew what was the matter with me this morning. Why do you keep the newspaper all to yourself, my dear? Mr. Bolingbroke. Here it is for you, my dear; I have finished it. Mrs. B. I humbly thank you for giving it to me when you have done with it. I hate + stale news. Is there any thing in the paper? for I can not be at the trouble of hunting it. Mr. B. Yes, my dear; there are the marriages of two of our friends. Mrs. B. Who? Who? Mr. B. Your friend, the widow Nettleby, to her cousin John Nettleby. Mrs. B. Mrs. Nettleby? Dear! But why did you tell me? Mr. B. Because you asked me, my dear. Mrs. B. Oh, but it is a hundred times pleasanter to read the +paragraph one's self. One loses all the pleasure of the surprise by being told. Well, whose was the other marriage? Mr. B. Oh, my dear, I will not tell you; I will leave you the pleasure of the surprise. Mrs. B. But you see I can not find it. How +provoking you are, my dear! Do tell me. pray Mr. B. Our friend, Mr. Granby. Mrs. B. Mr. Granby? Dear! Why did you not make me guess? I should have guessed him directly. But why do you call him our friend? I am sure he is no friend of mine, nor ever was. I took an aversion to him, as you remember, the very first day I saw him. I am sure he is no friend of mine. Mr. B. I am sorry for it, my dear; but I hope you will go and see Mrs. Granby. Mrs. B. Not I, indeed, my dear. Who was she? Mr. B. Miss Cooke. Mrs. B. Cooke? But there are so many Cookes. Can't you + distinguish her any way? Has she no Christian name? Mr. B. Emma, I think. Mrs. B. Emma Cooke? Yes, Emma. No; it can not be my friend Emma Cooke; for I am sure she was cut out for an old maid. Mr. B. This lady seems to me to be cut out for a good wife. Mrs. B. May be so. I am sure I'll never go to see her. Pray, my dear, how came you to see so much of her? Mr. B. I have seen very little of her, my dear. I only saw her two or three times before she was married. Mrs. B. Then, my dear, how could you decide, that she was cut out for a good wife? I am sure you could not judge of her by seeing her only two or three times, and before she was married. Mr. B. Indeed, my love, that is a very just observation. Mrs. B. I understand that compliment +perfectly, and thank you for it, my dear. I must own I can bear any thing better than irony. Mr. B. Irony? my dear, I was perfectly in earnest. Mrs. B. Yes, yes; in earnest; so I perceive; I may naturally be dull of apprehension, but my feelings are quick enough; I comprehend too well. Yes, it is impossible to judge of a woman before marriage, or to guess what sort of a wife she will make. I presume you speak from experience; you have been pointed yourself, and repent your choice. disap Mr. B. My dear, what did I say that was like this? Upon my word, I meant no such thing. I really was not thinking of you in the least. Mrs. B. No, you never think of me now. that you were not thinking of me in the least. I can easily believe Mr. B. But I said that, only to prove to you that I could not be thinking ill of you, my dear. Mrr. B. But I would rather that you thought ill of me, than that you did not think of me at all. Mr. B. Well, my dear, I will even think ill of you, if that will please you. Mrs. B. Do you laugh at me? When it comes to this, I am wretched indeed. Never man laughed at the woman he loved. As long as you had the slightest remains of love for me, you could not make me an object of derision: ridicule and love are incompatible, absolutely incompatible. Well, I have done my best, my very best, to make you happy, but in vain. I see I am not cut out to be a good wife. Happy, happy Mrs. Granby! + Mr. B. Happy, I hope sincerely, that she will be with my friend; but my happiness must depend on you, my love; so, for my sake, if not for your own, be composed, and do not torment yourself with such fancies. Mrs. B. I do wonder whether this Mrs. Granby is really that Miss Emma Cooke. I'll go and see her directly; see her I must. Mr. B. I am heartily glad of it, my dear; for I am sure a visit to his wife will give my friend Granby real pleasure. Mrs. B. I promise you, my dear, I do not go to give him pleasure, or you either, but to satisfy my own curiosity. MISS EDGEWORTH. QUESTIONS.-What traits of temper or feeling does Mrs. B. display? Why is it particularly unwise for a husband or wife to speak to each other in an unfriendly manner? What is the best method of replying to angry words? What will generally be the effect of kind answers? Parse "dear" in the last sentence. Parse "to satisfy" in the same. LESSON LXVI. REMARK.-Let each pupil in the class observe and mention every syllable that is not sounded correctly as each one reads. PRONOUNCE correctly-Gos-sips, not gos-sups: lan-guage, not languig: or-chard, not or-chud: curds, not cuds: wash-ers, not wash-uz: not-a-ble, not no-ta-ble (not-a-ble means industrious: no-ta-ble, worthy of notice): fra-grance, not frag-runce: u-su-al (pro. u-zhu-al), not u-shal: buoy-ant, pro. bwoy-ant. 1. Mu'-ses, n. a name given, in the | 25. Dis-as'-ters, n. unfortunate events. fables of the ancients, to nine sisters, 31. Not'-a-ble, a. industrious, careful. who were supposed to preside over 33. Welk'-in, n. the sky, the region of the liberal arts. the air. [ted. Gos'-sip, n. one that goes about and 39. Im-per'-vi-ous, a. not to be penetratattles. 49. Stint'-ed, a. limited, restrained. 71. Elf-in, a. relating to a fairy, or evil spirit. 2. Busk'-in-ed, a. tragic, dignified. 15. Quaint, a. odd, fanciful. De-vice', n. contrivance. 18. Un-wont'-ed, a. unusual. 82. Mon-gol'-fier, n. the inventor of balloons. WASHING DAY. + 1. THE Muses are turned gossips; they have lost Nor comfort; ere the first gray streak of dawn, From the wet kitchen scared, and reeking hearth, The silent breakfast meal is soon dispatched, 20. Uninterrupted, save by anxious looks Cast at the lowering sky, if sky should lower. + Hard to efface, and loaded lines at once Snapped short, and linen horse by dog thrown down, Saints have been calm while stretched upon the rack, 35. Or study swept, or nicely dusted coat, Or usual 'tendance; ask not, indiscreet, Thy stockings mended, though the yawning rents + Some snug recess impervious: shouldst thou try 40. The 'customed garden walks, thine eye shall rue The budding fragrance of thy tender shrubs, + Myrtle or rose, all crushed beneath the weight Looks, blank at best, and stinted courtesy, |