and pointing to the breathless corpse, and to the weeping girls, said, with strong emotion, "Who, my Lord L-, who, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto these?" QUESTIONS:-1. What other person joined the company now? 2. Where had she come from? 3. What was she doing there? 4. Observing, but not knowing, the king, what did she do? 5. What did the king say to her? 6. What was her answer? 7. Who now seemed to hear what she said? 8. How did she look? 9. And what then took place? 10. What did the king do, and say? 11. Tell how he did the duty of a minister. 12. What effect had it on the dying woman? 13. What happened immediately? 14. What other persons came up now? 15. Will this act of the good king soon be forgotten? 16. What next did the king do? 17. What effect had this on the king's servants? 18. What did the king say to Lord L- -? 19. Tell what we may learn from the example of this good and noble king. THE dew was falling fast; The stars began to blink; I heard a voice; it said, "Drink, pretty creature, drink"; And looking o'er the hedge, A snow-white mountain lamb, Nor sheep nor kine were near; Was tethered to a stone; Did the little maiden kneel, While to this mountain lamb She gave its evening meal. "What ails thee, young one; what? Why pull so at thy cord? Is it not well with thee? Well both for bed and board? Thy plot of grass is soft, And green as grass can be; Rest, little young one, rest; "What is it thou would'st seek? This grass is tender grass; These flowers they have no peers; And that green corn all day long Is rustling in thy ears! "Rest, little young one, rest; When my father found thee first Many flocks were on the hills, But thou wert owned by none, And thy mother from thy side For evermore was gone. "He took thee in his arms, And in pity brought thee home; Oh! blessed day for thee! Then whither would'st thou roam? A faithful nurse thou hast : The dam that did thee yean Upon the mountain tops No kinder could have been. "Thou know'st that twice a-day I have brought thee in this can Fresh water from the brook, As clear as ever ran. And twice, too, in the day, When the ground is wet with dew, I bring thee draughts of milkWarm milk it is, and new. "Here, then, thou need'st not dread The raven in the sky; Night and day thou'rt safe; Our cottage is hard by. Why bleat so after me? I will come to thee again." QUESTIONS:-1. Name the subject of this poem. 2. Who is its author? 3. Name some more of his poems. 4. When does the dew fall? 5. What is dew? 6. How is it caused? 7. Why have we no dew in the winter time? 8. What was the voice heard to say? 9. What did he see before him? 10. Are all lambs snowwhite? 11. What is the colour of some lambs? 12. Have you seen such? 13. In what condition was this lamb? 14. What was the maiden doing? 15. What questions did she ask at the lamb? 16. Could the lamb answer? 17. What did the girl mean by "bed and board"? 18. What would you call this lamb? 19. Why a pet? 20. Who brought it home? 21. Why did he do so? cen'-tu-ry, a hundred years. clam'-o-rous, with great noise. dis-pers'-ed, scattered. dis'-tant, far off. splen'-did, beautiful, very grand. sur-round'-ing, lying round about. di-men'-sions,size,proportions. tri'-umph, joy for success. ut'-ter-ed, gave, expressed. IN a field, in a far distant country, stood a large tulip tree, seemingly of a century's growth, and one of the largest of that splendid species. It looked like the father of the surrounding forest. A single tree of huge dimensions, standing alone, is a sublime object. On the top of this tree, an old eagle, commonly called the "Fishing Eagle," had built her nest every year, for many years, and without any annoyance reared her young. The remarkable thing is, that as she procured her food from the ocean, this tree stood full ten miles from the sea-shore. It had long been known as the "Old Eagle Tree." E* |