ERRORS.--2. Heav'un for heav'en; 5. fust for first; 7. lust'yur for lus'ter 10. yiels for yields; 11. glo'ris for glo'ri-ous; 11. thou'san for thou'sand.

THE RAINBOW

CAMPBELL.

1. TRIUMPHAL arch that fill'st the sky,
When storms prepare to part,

I ask not proud philosophy

To teach me what thou art.

2. Still seem, as to my childhood's sight,
A mid-way station given,
For happy spirits to alight,

Betwixt the earth and heaven.

3. Can all that optics teach, unfold
Thy form to please me so,

As when I dreamed of gems and gold,
Hid in thy radiant brow?

4. When Science from Creation's face
Enchantment's veil withdraws,

What lovely visions yield their place
To cold material laws!

5. And yet, fair bow, no fabling dreams
But words of the Most High,

Have told why first thy robe of beams
Was woven in the sky.

NOTES.

6. When o'er the green undeluged earth,

Heaven's covenant" thou did'st shine,
How came the world's gray fathers forth
To watch thy sacred sign!

10. The earth to thee her incense yields,
The lark thy welcome sings,

When, glittering in the freshened fields,
The snowy mushroom springs.

11. How glorious is thy girdle cast

O'er mountain, tower, and town,
Or mirrored in the ocean vast,
A thousand fathoms down!

12. As fresh in yon horizon dark,

As young thy beauties seem,

As when the eagle from the ark

First sported in thy beam.

-a See p. 210, note a. b Muse; the goddess of poetry, supposed, by the ancients, to preside over the poetical art, and inspire the poet.

13. For, faithful to its sacred page,
Heaven still rebuilds thy span,

Nor lets the type grow pale with age
That first spoke peace to man.

QUESTIONS. 2. What did the rainbow seem to the author when a child? 6. Why was the rainbow placed in the sky? 9. What was the muse?

1. Pend'ent, hanging.

LESSON XXXIX.

Spell and Define.

1. Ex'qui-site, very fine, extreme.
2. Spi'ral, winding like a screw.
2. Di-verg'ing, receding from each other.

3. Man-u-fac'tur-ed, made by art.
4. Ba-zaar', a market-place.

5. Prec'i-pi-ces, steep descents.
5. Trav'ers-ed, crossed.

6. Con'fines, the boundaries of a country.
6. An'arch-y, political confusion.
6. Pillage, plunder.

7. Prov'in-ces, subordinate countries.

ERRORS. 1. Man-e-fac'tur-ed for man-u-fac'tur-ed; 2. pints for points; 3. state'munt for statement; 3. mount'ings for mount'ains; 4. fu'ter for future; 5. be-yend' for be-yond'; 5. lar'ders for lad'ders.

THE CASHMERE SHAWLS.

1. THE Cashmere shawls, so much prized by the fashionables of this country and Europe," are manufactured from the wool of the Cashmere goat, which is found along the Ural river in Thibet. This goat is covered with a silky hair, long, fine, flat, and pendent, and with an under vest of grayish wool, of exquisite delicacy.

2. In stature, it equals the moderate-sized goat of this country, and is robust and active; the horns are nearly erect, spiral, and diverging at the points; the ears are erect, and like the rest of the body, covered with long silky hairs.

3. The Cashmere shawl is costly, even in the country where it is manufactured, and can be purchased here, only, at a great

NOTES. — a Cashmere (kash-mère'); a town in the northern part of Hindostan, where Cashmere shawls were first manufactured. See Europe, p. 109, note c. • Thibet (tib'et); a mountainous country in the western part of the Chinese empire.

price, as may be seen from the following statement. The wool is first combed from the animal in the mountains of Thibet, where it is sold for about one dollar and twenty cents a pound. It is then packed in baskets, and sent to Cashmere, where it pays a duty on entry.

4. It is there bleached, spun into threads, and taken to the bazaar, where another tax is paid upon it. The thread is then dyed, the shawl woven, and the border sewed on; but the weaver cannot sell his work; he must carry it to the customhouse, where the collector puts on any tax he pleases, and in this he is limited only by the fear of ruining the weaver altogether, and consequently losing any future profit.

5. All the shawls intended for Europe, are now packed up and sent beyond the Indus." This part of the journey is generally performed on foot; for the road, in many parts, is impassable even for mules, being across deep precipices, which must be traversed by swinging bridges of ropes, and perpendicular rocks, which are climbed with ladders.

6. At each station of this long journey, which lasts twenty days, a tax is paid; generally arbitrary, but seldom exceeding ten dollars on the whole journey. From this point, until they come near the confines of Europe, in addition to the many custom-houses at which they pay tribute, these unlucky shawls have to encounter the dangers of almost continual anarchy in Afghanistan, and the risk of pillage by the inhabitants of Persia, whose forbearance must be purchased at a high price.

b

d

7. After leaving Persia, many shawls get to England over the Caucasus, and through Russia; but the largest number reach Constantinople through the Turkish provinces,' and even

NOTES. -a - a In'dus; a large river forming a part of the western boundary of Hindos. tan. b Afghanistan (af-gå-nis-tän'); a country lying between Hindostan on the east, and Persia on the west. Persia (pur'she-a); a country lying between Afghanistan on the east, and Turkey on the west. d Caucasus (kau'kā-sus); a chain of mountains about 34 miles high, between the Caspian and Black seas. e Con-stan-ti-nō'ple; the capital of Turkey, and anciently called Byzantium. Turkish provinces; countries under the government of Turkey.

then, they have a tedious journey to perform before they reach the place of their destination, to grace the forms of their fair wearers, in the different parts of Europe, and the United States.

QUESTIONS. 1. Of what are the Cashmere shawls made? 1. Where is the Cashmere goat found? 1. What is Cashmere ? 1. What is Thibet? 3. What is the wool worth per pound where it is combed from the goat? 4. How are the shawls manufactured from the wool? 5. How are they transported beyond the Indus ? 5. What is the Indus? 6. How often is a tax paid upon them? 6. What is Afghanistan? 6. What is Persia ? 7. How do the shawls get to England after leaving Persia? 7. What is the Caucasus? 7. What is said of Constantinople? 7. What are the Turkish provinces ?

LESSON XL.

Spell and Define.

1. Ter'ri-to-ry, an extent of country.
1. Veg'e-ta-ble, belonging to plants.
2. Fer-til'i-ty, fruitfulness.
4. Grand'eur, greatness.

4. Lo-ca'tion, situation as to place.

5. Im-bos/om-ed, inclosed.

5. Guard'i-ans, protectors.

8. Stud'ded, set with ornaments.

10. Ant'lers, the horns of the stag.
11. E-mo'tions, internal motions of the
mind.

14. Gorge, a narrow passage between
mountains.

15. Bat'tle-ments, walls of defense.

15. A-maze'ment, astonishment.
16. Hos-til'i-ty, the practice of war.

ERRORS.1. Wil'der-niss for wil'der-ness; 1. mead'er for mead'ow; 4. grand'ur for grand'eur; 4. in-cred'er-ble for in-cred'i-ble; 5. guar'je-ans for guard'i-ans, 6. toller-bly for tol'er-a-bly; 7. scen'ry for scen'er-y; 8. i'ry for ey'ry; 15. shud'dring for shudder-ing; 17. hol'low-ed for hal'low-ed.

SCENERY IN NEW YORK.

J. TODD.

1. THERE is yet, in the north-eastern part of New York,* a wilderness almost unbroken and unexplored, embracing a territory considerably larger than the whole of Massachusetts," exhibiting every variety of soil, from the bold mountain that ifts its head far beyond the vegetable world, to the most beautiful meadow land, on which the eye ever rested.

NOTES. -a New York; one of the Middle States, situated north of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. b Massachu'setts; one of the New England States, situated south of Vermont and New Hampshire.