Lesson 70.-Friday Morning Work these Sums.

(1) Multiply £476 13s. 2ąd. by 7, 9.
(2) Thirty florins- nine half-crowns.

(3) Add the difference between three pounds and threepence to the difference between four pounds and fourpence.

moan ...to lament

mown ...cut down with a scythe

mote ...a small particle

moat ...a ditch or trench
mews...stables, cages, sea-birds
muse ...to meditate, to ponder

FIFTEENTH WEEK.

Lesson 71.-Learn for Monday Morning.

ST. LUKE, Chapter XV., Verses 25-28; OR ELSE LEARN

SOME MURMUR.

Some murmur1 when their sky is clear, | And some with thankful love are filled, And wholly bright to view,

If one small specks of dark appear

In their great heaven of blue;

If but one streak of light,
One ray of God's good mercy gild
The darkness of their night.

1 murmur, complain, grumble. 2 wholly, entirely, quite. 3 particle. 4 streak, a ray. 5 gild, to brighten.

speck, a small

Lesson 72.-Tuesday.-Geography. Write and Learn.

RIVERS.

(3) In the CENTRAL DIVISION the rivers have mostly very slow currents and winding courses. The chief are the With'-am, the Wel-land, the Nen, and the Great Ouse, all rising in the centre, and flowing into the Wash.

The Yare, the Or'-well, the Stour (stoor), the Black'-water, and the Chel'-mer all rise in the East Anglian Heights. They drain the Eastern Plain, and fall into the North Sea.

The Great Ouse (145 miles long) receives the Cam and the Little Ouse on its right bank. It flows into the Wash near King's Lynn. The Yare receives the Wen'-sum and the Bure on its left bank. As these rivers all flow through a flat district they have very low banks, and consequently, in times of great rain, or on the breaking up of the frosts of winter, some of them frequently overflow their banks and flood large tracts of country.

Lesson 73.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) Multiply £876 12s. 91d. by 20, 30.

(2) How much must be taken from £40 13s. 64d. to make it £19 78s. 7 d.?

(3) Take £8,000 and eightpence from £10,000 Os. 0ąd.

nave.....the middle of a knead

wheel

.......to work dough ...fresh, novel, unused knew ......did know

new.........

Lesson 74.-Thursday.-Grammar. Learn and Write.
A noun is the NAME of anything.

A pronoun is a word used INSTEAD of a noun.

A verb is a word which tells something about a NOUN or PRONOUN.

An adjective is a word which MARKS or POINTS out a noun.

Ex. 27. Put six adjectives before the NOUN table, to tell the SIZE, and four to tell the KIND.

Ex. 28. Put six adjectives before the NOUN hat, to tell the KIND, and four to tell what it is MADE OF.

Lesson 75.-Friday Morning. Work these Sums.

(1) Multiply £3,976 10s. 3 d. by 40, 50.

(2) A gentleman has £250 per year, and wishes to save £60. How much has he to spend?

(3) Add together the answers to these three sums.

SIXTEENTH WEEK.

Lesson 76.-Learn for Monday Morning.

ST. LUKE, Chapter XV., Verses 29-32; OR ELSE LEARN—
SOME MURMUR-(Continued).

In palaces1 are hearts that ask,

In discontent and pride, Why life is such a dreary3 task, And all good things denied.

1 palace, a beautiful house. 3 dreary, gloomy, full of sorrow. help, assistance. e rich provision,

And hearts in poorest huts* admire
How love has in their aid5
(Love that not ever seems to tire)
Such rich provision made.
Richard Chenevix Trench.

2 discontent, dissatisfaction, not content. 4 huts, a small house, a cottage. aid, provided well for.

Lesson 77.-Tuesday. Geography. Write and Learn.

RIVERS.

(3) In the SOUTHERN DIVISION the chief river is the Thames. There are a great many smaller streams, as the Stour (stoor) in Kent; the South Ouse and the A'-run in Sussex; the Itch'-en and Test in Hampshire, both flowing into Southampton Water; the Stour in_Wiltshire, and the Salisbury Avon; the Frome in Dorset; the Exe and the Dart in Devon; the Ta'-mar between Devon and Cornwall; and the Lower Avon in Wilts and Somerset. [TURN OVER.

LESSON 77-Continued.

The Thames (215 miles) is formed by two streams, the Churn and
I'-sis, both rising in the Cotswold Hills in Gloucestershire (glos'-ter).
It has a very winding course, and receives numerous tributaries—
the Wind'-rush, Even'-lode, the Thame (tame), Colne (kone),
Lea, and Rod-ing on the left bank, and the Ken'-net, Wey, and
Med'-way on the right bank. It flows into a very large estuary
called the Mouth of the Thames, and is navigable up to
Dept'-ford (det'-ford) for ships of any size, to London Bridge (50
miles) for small vessels, and for boats almost to its sources.
There are a great many rivers in England called "Avon," they get
their name from the Saxon word "afon," meaning water.

Lesson 78.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums.
(1) Multiply four thousand and ninety pounds eighteen shillings
and sixpence three farthings by 60, 70.

(2) Subtract the least of the above answers from the greatest. (3) Divide 97,862 by 879, and prove the answer.

.........

pale .whitish, an enclosure | palette ...a board for painters' pail .........a wooden vessel

colours

pane...a square of glass pain.........ache

pallet ...a small, mean bed

Lesson 79.—Thursday.-Grammar. Learn and Write. The words each, every, either, neither, all, any, many, few, are adjectives.

Ex. 29. Put one of the above ADJECTIVES in the spaces.-Give boy a pen. I eat my dinner day. You may have you like. It is

book

good to eat nor fit to drink. Robert has done his sums. Please, sir, have you good pears to sell? Be careful, and do not make mistakes. I hope to see Ex. 30. Pick out the NOUNS, PRONOUNS, VERBS, and ADJECTIVES—

66

Neighbour Brook," said the Pond one day,

Why do you flow so fast away?

Sultry June is hastening on,

Then your water will be gone."

Lesson 80.-Friday Morning. Work these Sums.

errors.

(1) Multiply forty-six thousand and eight pounds five shillings and three farthings by 80, 90.

(2) What change will there be out of a £5 note after spending 9s. 21d., 13s. 5 d., 18. 61d., 11⁄2d., and 19s. 5d.

SEVENTEENTH WEEK

Lesson 81.-Learn for Monday Morning.

ST. JOHN, Chapter XV., Verses 1–4; OR ELSE LEARN-
WEALTH.

To purchase heaven has gold the
power?

Can gold remove the mortal hour? 3
In life, can love be bought with gold?
Are friendship's pleasures to be sold?

1

4

No! All that's worth a wish, a thought,
Fair virtue gives unbribed, unbought.
Cease, then, on trash thy hopes to
bind,

Let nobler views engages thy mind.
Johnson.

purchase, buy. 2 remove, move back, to put off. 3 mortal hour, time of death. unbribed, not influenced by a gift, as of money. trash, things without value. 6 engage, occupy.

Lesson 82.-Tuesday. Geography. Write and Learn.

RIVERS.

(4) The WESTERN DIVISION has one principal river, the Severn, and several smaller ones, as the Wye, rising in Plynlimmon, and the Taff and the Towy, all flowing into Bristol Channel. Teify (tiv-ee) flowing into Cardigan Bay, and the Con'-way, the Clywd (kloo-id), and the Dee, all flowing into the Irish Sea.

The

The Severn, 220 miles long, is the second important river of England, It rises in a small lake on the side of Plynlimimon near to the Wye. It first runs north-east, then east, next south-east, and lastly south-west, into the large estuary called the Bristol Channel.

Its mouth contains several sandbanks, which prevent large ships
getting up the river. To overcome this difficulty a canal has been
dug up to Gloucester (Glos'ter).

Its tributaries are the Warwick Avon on the left bank, and the
Teame on the right bank.

The Wye and Clwyd are noted for beautiful scenery.

Lesson 83.—Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) Multiply fifty thousand and seventy pounds, two shillings and fourpence halfpenny by 80, 90.

(2) A owes me £70 19s. 6d.; B, £6 13s. 2d.; C, £984; D, 17s. 10d.; E, £82 9s. 14d.; and F, 100d. How much is due to me?

(3) How much greater is £18 10s. than 45s. 9ąd.? peal ......a ring of bells peel

......to skin

[to peep peer .....a nobleman, an equal, pier ......a landing place, a mass of stonework

plane .....a carpenter's tool, a level surface, a tree

plain......smooth, level

Lesson 84.-Thursday.-Grammar. Learn and Write. A verb is a word which tells something about a NOUN or PRONOUN.

Two verbs often come together, and make a compound verb. The first helps to make the meaning of the second plainer. Sometimes more than two verbs come together.

Some boys.....

Many men.

We..

You

Mary

I.....

We....

.can read
were killed
have jumped

..shall have...
.has learned

.want to play.

.their book. ..in the battle.

.over the wall.

.a top.

..her lesson.

..shall have finished.....our dinner.

Ex. 31. Pick out the COMPOUND VERBS.-They were making a snow man. John was jumping over the stool. We can sing a merry tune. The soldiers will finish their drill. The little bird had flown

to its nest. The men were having their dinner. I have seen a real lion. You must come and see me on Monday.

Lesson 85.-Friday Morning. Work these Sums.

(1) Multiply £ twenty-one, thousand and twenty-one, three shillings and fourpence farthing by 70.

(2) What does the following come to: 40 yds. of cloth, at 6s. 11d.; 3 pairs of gloves, at 2s. 9 d. each; and 12 shirts, at 7s. 9d. each?

(3) From one hundred thousand take five hundred and nine, and divide the answer by five thousand and six.

plum.. .....a fruit

...

plumb ......a leaden weight

pole

poll.....the head, to take votes prey ...spoil, plunder

..a long staff, 5 yards pray...to supplicate

EIGHTEENTH WEEK.

Lesson 86.-Learn for Monday Morning.

ST. JOHN, Chapter XV., Verses 5-7; OR ELSE LEARN—
SPEAK GENTLY.

Speak gently1-it is better far

To rule by love than fear;
Speak gently-let not harsh words

mars

The good we might do here.

Speak gently to the little child,

Its love be sure to gain ;

Teach it in accents1 soft and mild-
It may not long remain.5

Speak gently to the young, for they
Will have enough to bear:

Pass through this life as best they
may,

'Tis full of anxious care.

3

1 gently, in a kind manner. 2 harsh, unkind, severe. mar, spoil. accents, 5 long remain, live long. 'tis, it is. 7 anxious care, trouble and