not, if you please, father. The more I think of it, the more it seems to me that it would be right to do the churning myself. It must make poor Towser very unhappy, or else he would not run away as he does. I think myself it must be tedious work for a poor beast to keep walking, walking, and never getting an inch ahead.

15. “Then, you know, he never tastes the good sweet butter he makes. I do not mind it that my arms are sometimes tired when I churn, for I have the satisfaction of knowing that I am making butter, and helping my mother. But poor Towser gets tired without any satisfaction at all, for he does not know what he does it all for."

16. "That is a good, considerate" boy," said his mother. She placed her hand upon his head, and smiled upon him, as she added, "Always be kind and thoughtful about the animals, my son. Never strike them, and always remember that they need their little enjoyments, and cannot speak for themselves."

17. His father, too, placed a friendly hand on his shoulder, and told him that he agreed with him perfectly. After that, the dog's unwillingness to be a machine was respected by the whole family; but it was several weeks before he ventured to stay at home on Wednesday.

18. The first time he did so, he sneaked round John, and looked up timidly in his face, as if he was thinking to himself, "I am afraid you think I am an ungrateful dog, and that it is mean of me not to be willing to help you."

19. One day, when James found his comrade churning, he inquired where the dog was; and John repeated

his reasons for being unwilling to keep the poor beast at a task he so much disliked. "You are a queer fellow," replied James, bursting into a laugh. "How hard you worked to make that churn-trotter! and now you throw it aside, because the dog does not fancy it." "I had the pleasure of contriving it, and making it," answered his friend; "and that was worth a good deal."

20. His mother, who was washing her milk-pails near by, added, " And you learned a lesson in curing selfishness; for you liked better to do the churning yourself than to make the poor dog unhappy. If Towser could reason about it as well as you can, I dare say he would wish to save you work, and would come and offer to do it."

21. "I am not so sure about that, mother," replied John. "People talk about working like a dog, but none of the dogs of my acquaintance seem to have the least taste for working." "I said he would be willing to work to help a friend, if he could reason about it,” rejoined she; "for Towser is certainly very affectionate, and loves you very much.”

1 SUMMONED. Called, bade to appear. • MUSEUM. A building or room in which curious objects in nature and art are kept. CONTEMPLATING. Considering, meditating, thinking.

4 ANTICS. Droll acts, tricks.
5 CONSIDERATE. That

thoughtful, not rash.

considers,

6 RESPECTED. Treated with respect, regarded.

7 REJOINED. Answered to a reply.

DEAL with another as you'd have
Another deal with you;

What you're unwilling to receive,
Be sure you never do.

LXX. DEATH OF NAPOLEON.

ISAAC M'LELLAN.

[Napoleon Bonaparte died in the island of St. Helena, May 5, 1821. A violent storm of wind and rain was raging at the time, and his last words showed that he supposed himself to be at the head of an army. In the ninth stanza, St. Helena is called the "rocky land," that being the character of its scenery. There are allusions in this piece to military campaigns in Austria, Prussia, Russia, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Egypt. The battle of Marengo, in which he was victorious over the Austrians, was fought June 14, 1800. The battle of Jena (pronounced yā'na), in which he defeated the Prussians, was fought October 14, 1806.]

tri'umphed (tri'umft) scoürged (skürjd)

boş'om (bûz'um)

1. WILD was the night; yet a wilder night
Hung round the soldier's pillow;

In his bosom there raged a fiercer fight
Than the fight on the wrathful billow.'

2. A few fond mourners were kneeling by,

The few that his stern heart cherished"; They knew, by his glazed' and unearthly eye, That life had nearly perished.*

3 They knew by his awful and kingly look, By the order hastily spoken,

That he dreamed of days when the nations shook, And the nations' hosts were broken:

4. He dreamed that the Frenchman's sword still slew, And triumphed the Frenchman's "eagle;" And the struggling Austrian fled anew,

Like the hare before the beagle."

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5. The bearded Russian he scourged again,
The Prussian's camp was routed';
And again, on the hills of haughty Spain,
His mighty armies shouted.

6. Over Egypt's sands, over Alpine snows,
At the Pyramids, at the mountain,
Where the wave of the lordly Danube flows,
And by the Italian fountain, -

7. On the snowy cliffs, where mountain streams
Dash by the Switzer's* dwelling,

He led again, in his dying dreams,
His hosts, the broad earth quelling.

8. Again Marengo's field was won,
And Jena's bloody battle;
Again the world was overrun,
Made pale at his cannon's rattle.

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9. He died at the close of that darksome 10
A day that shall live in story:
In the rocky land they placed his clay,
"And left him alone with his glory."

1 BILLOW. A great wave of the sea. 2 CHERISHED. Held dear.

8 GLAZED. Glassy, shiny.

4 PERISHED. Died, wasted away. BEAGLE. A small hound for hunting hares.

SCOURGED. Whipped or punished severely, lashed.

day,

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7 ROUTED. Put to flight in disorder.
8 PYRAMID. A solid body having a
base of three or more sides, and
tapering to a point at the top.

9 QUELLING. Subduing,-quieting.
10 DARKSOME. Dark, gloomy.
11 STORY. History, a narrative.
12 GLORY. Renown, fame.

* SWITZER. An inhabitant of Switzerland, a Swiss.

1. In the mountainous parts of Switzerland there are found birds of prey, of the vulture species, which grow to great size, and are very strong and fierce. They are able to take up in their claws and carry off a well-grown lamb or kid.