9. Some days after this, the boys were going a fishing. Henry had a beautiful fishing rod which his father had just bought for him.

10. George, for that was the name of the boy who abused Henry, was very anxious that Henry would lend him his fishing rod; but he was ashamed to ask him for it.

11. At last, he summoned up courage, and called out to Henry upon the play ground, "Henry, will you lend me your rod, to go a fishing?"

12. "O, yes," said Henry. "If you will go home with me, I will get it for you now."

13. Poor George felt ashamed enough for what he had done; but he went with Henry to get the rod. They went to the barn together; and when Henry had taken his fishing tackle from the place where he kept it, he said to George, "I have a new line in the house, which father bought me the other day; you may have that, too, if you want it."

14. George could hardly hold up his head, he felt so ashamed! But Henry went and got the new line, and tied it upon the rod, and then handed both to George. 15. A few days after this, George told me about it. Why," ," said he, "I never felt so ashamed in my life; and one thing is certain, I will never call Henry names again!"

16. Now, who will not admire the conduct of Henry in this affair? We should always be ready to forgive, and never indulge feelings of revenge, even if we do feel that others have injured us without a cause.

QUESTIONS.-What is the design of exercise eighth? What substitute in the word was in the first paragraph? What element does it represent? Give the element. What substitute in the word another? What element does it represent? Give the element. What substitute in the word my, &c.? Point out other substitutes not marked. What is the moral of this reading lesson?

9. Ed is often used as a substitute for t; as in placed, mixed, vexed, looked, stopped, re-buk'ed.

QUESTIONS. - How is this table to be studied? Pronounce the first eight words. What are the substitutes in these words? What element do they represent, &c.

EXERCISE II.

THE RIGHT SPIRIT.

[A part of the substitutes, in this exercise, are printed in italics; and the teacher may require the class to give the different elements which they represent, as in the preceding table, and also to point out others not thus marked.]

1. When I was a young lad, there was another boy about my own age, who went to the same school with He loved the truth, and could not be persuaded to do what he thought was wrong.

me.

2. Near the schoolhouse, there was a small orchard; and the scholars would sometimes take the apples without permission from the owner. One day, a party of boys were going into the orchard after fruit, and they asked this boy to accompany them.

3. "Come, Henry," said one of the boys to him, "let us go and get some apples.”

4. "The apples are not ours," he quickly replied; "and I do not think it is right to steal.”

5. "You are a coward and afraid to go,” the other replied.

6. "I am afraid to do wrong," said Henry; "and you ought to be; but I am not afraid to do right.”

7. This wicked boy was very angry at this rebuke, and called Henry many ill names, and tried to hold him up to the ridicule of the whole school.

8. Henry bore it all very well, though it was hard to be endured; for the boy who made fun of him had great influence over the other boys.

9. Some days after this, the boys were going a fishing. Henry had a beautiful fishing rod which his father had just bought for him.

10. George, for that was the name of the boy who abused Henry, was very anxious that Henry would lend him his fishing rod; but he was ashamed to ask him for it.

11. At last, he summoned up courage, and called out to Henry upon the play ground, " Henry, will you lend me your rod, to go a fishing?”

12. "O, yes," said Henry. "If you will go home with me, I will get it for you now."

13. Poor George felt ashamed enough for what he had done; but he went with Henry to get the rod. They went to the barn together; and when Henry had taken his fishing tackle from the place where he kept it, he said to George, "I have a new line in the house, which father bought me the other day; you may have that, too, if you want it."

14. George could hardly hold up his head, he felt so ashamed! But Henry went and got the new line, and tied it upon the rod, and then handed both to George.

15. A few days after this, George told me about it. “Why,” said he, "I never felt so ashamed in my life; and one thing is certain, I will never call Henry names again!"

16. Now, who will not admire the conduct of Henry in this affair? We should always be ready to forgive, and never indulge feelings of revenge, even if we do feel that others have injured us without a cause.

QUESTIONS. What is the design of exercise eighth? What substitute in the word was in the first paragraph? What element does it represent? Give the element. What substitute in the word another? What element does it represent? Give the element. What substitute in the word my, &c.? Point out other substitutes not marked. What is the moral of this reading lesson?

SECTION III.

SILENT LETTERS.

Silent letters are those which do not represent any element; and they must not be sounded in the pronunciation of the words in which they

occur.

1. E final is usually silent; as in brave, crime, drone; a-bide', be-come', im-prove'; a'ble, mar'ble, Bi'ble.

2. E is often silent before d; as in bribed, changed, hedged; cra'dled, han'dled, struggled.

3. E is often silent before ; as in driv'el, grov'el, ha'zel, shov'el, swiv'el, wea'sel.

4. E is often silent before n; as in gar'den, hid'den, kit'ten, light'en, spok'en, tak'en.

5. I is sometimes silent before 7; as in e'vil, wee'vil.

6. I is sometimes silent before n; as in ba'sin, cous'in, rai'sin.

7. O is often silent before n; as in ba'con, dea'con, ma'son, par'don, rea'son, weap'on.

8. B is silent after m and before t; as in comb, climb, dumb, jamb, lamb, tomb; debt, doubt, subt'le.

9. C is silent in czar and mus'cle, and before k and t, and after s; as in back, crack, lock; in-dict', vict'uals, scene, scythe, scep'ter.

10. D is silent in Wednes'day, stadt'hold-er, and before g in the same syllable; as in badge, fadge, dodge.

11. G is silent before m or n, and sometimes before 7; as in phlegm, di'a-phragm; gnat, feign, con-sign'; in-tagl'io, seragl'io.

What are silent letters?

What is said of e final?

QUESTIONS. Give examples. What is said of e before d? Give examples. What, before l? Give examples. What, before n? Give examples. What is said of i before l? Give examples. What, before n? Give examples. When is o silent? Give examples. When is b silent? Give examples. When is c silent? Give examples. When is d silent? Give examples. When is g silent? Give examples.

12. H is silent in heir, herb, hon'est, and after g and r at the end of a word preceded by a vocal, and sometimes after t; as in ghastly, gher'kin, ghost'ly; rheum, rhyme, myrrh; ah, oh, hal-le-lu'iah; isth'mus.

13. K is always silent before n; as in knave, knee, knife, knob, known, knew.

14. L is silent before f, k, and m, and sometimes before d and v; as in calf, half; balk, chalk, walk; balm, calm, holm; could, would, should; calve, halve, salve.

15. Mis silent before n; as in Mna'son, mne-mon'ics.

16. N is silent at the end of words when preceded by lor m; as in kiln, hymn, con-demn'.

17. P is silent in rasp'ber-ry, and before n, and sometimes before s and t; as in pneu-mat'ics, pneu-mo'ni-a; psalm, pshaw, pseu'do; tempt, prompt, re-ceipt'.

18. S is silent in de-mesne', puis'ne, vis'count, isle, isl'and, aisle.

19. Tis silent in chestnut, mort'gage, haut boy, chrisť mas, e-clat', bil'let-doux, and sometimes before le, en, or ch; as in bus'tle, cas'tle, this'tle; fast'en, hasť'en, moisť'en; catch, fetch, crutch.

20. W is silent before r, and sometimes before h; as in wrath, write, wrong; whole, whose, whoop.

21. Ch is sometimes silent; as in schism, yacht.

22. Gh is often silent; as in bright, height, light; caught, thought, wrought; dough, though, through.

23. Ph is sometimes silent; as in phthis'ic.

QUESTIONS. When is h silent? Give examples. When is k silent? Give examples. When is silent? Give examples. When is m silent? Give examples. When is n silent? Give examples. When is p silent? Give examples. When is s silent? Give examples. When is t silent? Give examples. When is w silent? Give examples. When is ch silent? Give examples. When is gh silent? Give examples. In what word is ph silent?