LESSON 52-Continued. The mineral wealth of England lies chiefly in the mountains of the North and West. These mountains contain, however, very little good building stone, it being mostly soft and porous. Remember that the CUMBRIAN GROUP is in Cumberland, and the CAMBRIAN GROUP in Wales. Cambria was the ancient name of Wales. There are three mountain Systems (1) The Northern System.-Pennine Range and Cumbrian Group. (2) The Cambrian System.-In Wales. (3) The Devonian System.-South and West of the river Thames, of which the principal heights are in Devonshire. Lesson 53-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) Out of eighteen sovereigns I paid my tailor £4 9s., my bookseller £1 17s. 94d., my grocer £5 3s. 103d., my butcher £3 18s. 11d. How much had I left? (2) How much greater is four thousand and sixty pounds than £409 7s. 10 d. (3) Divide 8,782,164 by 367, and prove. (4) From six pounds and sixpence take four florins, ten halfcrowns, and five threepenny pieces. heard herd hie. ......did hear .a collection of cattle Lesson 54.-Thursday. Grammar. Learn and Write. The words "THIS," "THAT;""THESE," and "THOSE" are called DISTINGUISHING adjectives. They are called distinguishing adjectives because they point out some particular noun to distinguish it from others of the same kind. "A," "AN," 66 and THE," are also called distinguishing adjectives. These adjectives all tell "WHICH THING." slates. Ex. 18. Put distinguishing adjectives before the nouns, and a line under every pronoun.-I have book. Give me How do you do sum? Tom saw- -bird fly past the window. master that was his own work. Have you done work I told you to do? is a new book, but He told old one. Give me rather than Lesson 55.-Friday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) £39,786 13s. 111⁄2d. — £27,899 14s. 11ąd. (2) £4,603 £829 17s. 1d. is an (3) How much must be added to fifty pounds and a halfpenny to make it £500 3s. ? (4) How much more is fifty crowns than forty florins. hole....a hollow place whole......all, entire idle.........lazy idol... ......an image ..preserved fruit ............a support, a leg TWELFTH WEEK. Lesson 56.-Learn for Monday Morning. ST. LUKE, Chapter XV., Verses 14-17; OR ELSE LEARN— GOD PROVIDETH FOR THE MORROW-(Continued). Barns nor hoarded graine have we, Mortal, fly from doubt and sorrow, 1 crimson, a deep red colour. 2 glow, to shine brightly. 3 mantle, a cloak, dress. 4 wholesome fare, food good for the health. 5 citizen, dweller in a city, citizens of air, the birds. 6 hoarded grain, corn, &c., stored up. carol, sing. Lesson 57.-Tuesday.-Geography. Write and Learn. The principal PLAINS are PLAINS. (1) In the NORTHERN DIVISION, the Plain of York, in the centre of Yorkshire, and the Plain of Cheshire, between the rivers Dee and Mersey. (2) The CENTRAL DIVISION contain one large plain, called the Central Plain. In the east is the Fen District, round the Wash; and the Eastern Plain is Nor'-folk, Suf'-folk, and Es'-sex. The Fen District is a very low tract of country round the Wash, and containing the mouths of several rivers. It once had a great number of marshes and small lakes, called " Meres," but most of it has now been drained. (3) The SOUTHERN DIVISION contains the Valley of the Thames and the Weald. The word "weald" means wood. The district lies between the North and South Downs, and was once covered with a thick forest. Some of our best iron used to be made in the Weald, but the manufacture has now died out. Lesson 58.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) In a subtraction sum the answer is £40 13s. 64d., and the second line is £36 19s. 10ąd. What is the top line? (2) Find the difference between £60 0s. 11‡d. and £724 3s. 2d. (3) Add two guineas, four florins, three half-crowns, sevenpence farthing, nine sixpences, twenty-four shillings, thirteenpence halfpenny, and three farthings. (4) Divide 786,243 by 476, and prove the answer. Lesson 59-Thursday. Grammar. Write. Ex. 19. Supply an ADJECTIVE telling WHAT SORT the noun is, and place a line under every verb.-The man drove the horse. The mason built a stones. In the night the rain fell heavily. Did you see the - farmer mowing the grass? Give me a wall with slate and a pencil. Ex. 20. Place the NOUNS, PRONOUNS, and VERBS and ADJECTIVES in FOUR columns.-The last rose of summer is dying. Harry Jones fell off the milk-cart as he was driving it. The little birds laid their heads under their wings. The cruel uncle did the poor babes a foul wrong when he left them to perish in the lonely wood. The king's gold sceptre lay at the bottom of the river. Lesson 60.-Friday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) I owed Mr. Noble £80; I paid him £40 14s. 10d. at one time, £6 3s. 21d. at another, £20 13s. 73d. at another. owe him yet? (2) From 20 guineas take 20d. (3) From 40 crowns take 50 sixpences. How much do I ...gladly, willingly (4) Divide 827,341 by 628, and prove the answer. lain ...part. of the verb to lay | lief. lane......a road, a passage lie leaf......of a tree, book, &c. lye ..an untruth, to lie down .wood ashes mixed with water THIRTEENTH WEEK. Lesson 61-Learn for Monday Morning. ST. LUKE, Chapter XV., Verses 18-20; OR ELSE LEARN- One there lives, whose guardian' eye | Pass we blithely, then, the time, 1 guardian, watchful, protecting. 2 destiny, lot in life. 3 blithely, cheerfully, merrily. snare, a trap. 5 lime, birdlime, a sticky substance spread on twigs, &c., for catching birds. faithless sorrow, anxiety through not having trust in God. 6 Lesson 62.-Tuesday.-Geography. Write and Learn. RIVERS. England is well watered. Most of the rivers have slow currents, and are therefore well adapted for commerce. With the exception of the Severn, all the large rivers rise either in the centre or the west, and fall into the North Sea. The four largest rivers are the Thames (tems), the Severn (sev-urn*), the Trent, and the Ouse (ōōze). [TURN OVER. * Mind the children do not give the vulgar pronunciation of sev′-ren. LESSON 62-Continued. (1) In the NORTHERN DIVISION the chief rivers are the Co-'quet, rising in the Cheviots, the Tyne, the Wear, the Tees, and the Ouse-all rising within a short distance of each other, on the east of the Pennine Chain, near Cross Fell. The Coquet, the Tyne, the Wear, and the Tees all flow into the North Sea; the Ouse flows into the Humber, and so into the North Sea. The Eden, the Lune, the Rib-ble, and the Mer-sey, rising on the west side of the Pennine Chain, and falling into the Irish Sea. The Trent, rising in the Staffordshire moorlands, flows into the Humber. Lesson 63.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) 18 pence farthing and £40. (2) 17s. 91d. and £3 12s. Lesson 64.-Thursday.-Grammar. Learn and Write. Ex. 21. Supply ADJECTIVES telling HOW MANY.-John is the boy in the class. pence make shilling. I have lost marbles. If you give me apples I shall just have a dozen. There are boys in my class. There are pens in a gross. Ex. 22. Put six adjectives before the noun cloth, to tell the COLOUR. FOURTEENTH WEEK. Lesson 66.-Learn for Monday Morning. ST. LUKE, Chapter XV., Verses 21-24; OR ELSE LEARN- Work, brothers, work! Toil1 is ours, But toil is the lot of man; One gathers the fruit-one gathers the flowers, One soweth the seed again! [TURN OVER. LESSON 66-Continued. 3 There is not a crea-ture, from Eng-land's king That knows half the plea-sures the sea-sons bring, If he have not his share of toil.-Barry Cornwall. 1 toil, work. 2 lot, state of life. 3 creature, person. 4 peasant, a farm labourer. 5 delves, digs. 6 seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, the whole year. Lesson 67.-Tuesday.-Geography. Write and Learn. RIVERS. The rivers of the NORTHERN DIVISION are very important. The Yorkshire rivers especially have numerous large manufacturing towns built on their banks. The Yorkshire Ouse (150 miles long) is formed by two streams, the The Trent (180 miles long) receives on its left bank the Dove, the On the Humber stands Hull, and at the mouth of the Mersey stands Lesson 68.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) Multiply £842 17s. 91d. by 10, 11. (2) Take d. from £3,000. (3) Divide 82,786 by 94, and prove the answer. mead. meed mete meat .....a meadow .a reward to measure ..food meet......to come together, fit mite.. ......an insect might ...might, power, strength Lesson 69.-Thursday.-Grammar. Write. or will do. I like the best. Ex. 25. Place DISTINGUISHING ADJECTIVES before the nouns.-Do you see dog? Did you hear pretty bird this morning? I should prefer to ; which of the two do you prefer? Ex. 26. Place the NOUNS, VERBS, PRONOUNS, and ADJECTIVES in FOUR columns.-Little Harry has two dogs, a small one and a large one; the large one is as strong as a little pony. The old gardener gave me three ripe pears and six fine plums; he is a kind old man. Strong men can do much work, but old men soon get tired. The old sailor with the wooden leg gave the blind man fourpence to buy some bread for himself, and something for his dog. |