9. "But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was; and when he saw him he had compassion on him,

10. "And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

11. "And on the morrow, when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, "Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again I will repay thee.'

12. "Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?"

13. And he said, "He that showed mercy on him." Then said Jesus unto him, "Go and do thou likewise."

NEW TESTAMENT.

LESSON XCII.

AC'CENT, the tones of the voice.
EL'E-MENT, the first principle of any
thing. In popular language, earth,
air, fire, and water are called elements.

PRONUNCIATION.-Ac'cents 1b, e-nough'

EN-DURE', to bear, to undergo, to suffer.
ERR'ING, wandering from the right way.
MAR, to injure, to spoil.
PER-CHANCE', perhaps, it may be.

1, a'ged 33, nearly 22, de-part' 1, fear 22, here 22, whis'per 32c, voice 13, soft and (not sof'an) 29, en-dure' 16.

SPEAK GENTLY.

1. SPEAK gently!-it is better far
To rule by love than fear;

Speak gently! let no harsh words mar
The good we might do here!

2. Speak gently!-love doth whisper low
The vows that true hearts bind;
And gently friendship's accents flow;
Affection's voice is kind.

3. Speak gently to the little child;
Its love be sure to gain;

Teach it in accents soft and mild;
It may not long remain.

4. Speak gently to the young, for they
Will have enough to bear;
Pass through this life as best they may,
It is full of anxious care.

5. Speak gently to the aged one;

Grieve not the care-worn heart;
The sands of life are nearly run;
Let such in peace depart.

CAN-TON', the principal city of the Chi-
nese province of Canton, containing
nearly one million of inhabitants.
Americans and Europeans trade here.
CE-LES TIAL, (from Latin cœlum, hea-
ven,) heavenly. The Chinese call
their country the Celestial Empire.
CON IC-AL, having the form of a cone;
shaped like a sugar-loaf.
DEVILS OF THE WEST, a term applied by
the Chinese to Europeans.
EC-CENTRIC, literally, out of the centre;
irregular; singular, odd.
Ex'QUI-SITE, (Latin exquisitus, carefully
sought out,) choice, refined. Used
ironically in this lesson.
GRO-TESQUE, oddly formed, ludicrous.
MOUS-TACHE, (pronounced mus-tash',)
long hair on the upper lip.

MOUNT E-BANK, (Italian montare, to

mount, and banco, a bench.) one who mounts a bench in a public place and boasts of his medicines, a quack, a pretender.

OB-LIQUE', deviating from a right line, slanting.

PIGTAIL, the hair of the head tied in the
form of a pig's tail.
PROM-E-NADE',
walking.
PRO-VIN'CIAL, belonging to a province.
or country at some distance from the
chief town.

a walk; a place for

SA-PECK', a Chinese coin about the size of a half-cent piece, and about the value of a mill.

SAR-CAS'TIC, (from a Greek word signifying to tear the flesh,) bitterly satirical, scornful.

TU'NIC, a long under-garment.

PRONUNCIATION Euro-pe'an 26f, sin gu-lar 2e, quay 33. con-template 26c, trow'sers 9, ex'qui-site 26d, sat'in lc, ce-lestial 18, Can-ton' 26a.

CHINESE MANNERS AND OPINIONS.

1. THE public promenade is a thing unknown to the Chinese, who cannot perceive either its charms or its wholesomeness. Those who have some knowledge of European manners think it very singular, if not utterly absurd, that we should find pleasure in walking for its own sake.

2. When they hear that we consider it a recreation and amusement they regard us as very eccentric, or entirely devoid of common

sense.

3. When the Chinese of the interior go on business to Canton the first thing they do after their arrival is to go to look at Europeans on the promenade. This is to them one of the most amusing of sights.

4. They squat in rows along the sides of the quays, smoking their pipes and fanning themselves, contemplating with a satirical and contemptuous eye the English and Americans who promenade up and down from one end to the other, and keep time with admirable precision.

5. The Europeans who go to China are apt to consider the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire very odd, and supremely ridiculous; and the Chinese pay back this sentiment with interest.

6. It is very amusing to hear their sarcastic remarks on the appearance of "the devils of the west;" their utter astonishment at sight of their tight-fitting garments, their wonderful trowsers, and prodigious round hats, like chimney-pots-the shirt-collars adapted to cut off the ears, and making a frame around such grotesque faces, with long noses and blue eyes, no beard or moustache, but a handful of curly hair on each cheek.

7. The shape of the dress-coat puzzles them above everything. They try in vain to account for it, calling it a half-garment, because it is impossible to make it meet over the breast, and because there is nothing in front to correspond with the tails behind.

8. They admire the judgment and exquisite taste of putting buttons as big as sapecks behind the back, where they never have anything to button.

9. How much handsomer they think themselves with their narrow, oblique, black eyes, high cheek-bones, and little round noses, their shaven crowns, and magnificent pig-tails hanging almost to their heels.

10. Add to all these natural graces a conical hat, covered with red fringe, an ample tunic with large sleeves, and black satin boots with a white sole of immense thickness, and it must be evident to all that a European cannot compare in appearance with a Chinese.

11. But it is in their way of life that they hold themselves most particularly superior to us. When they see foreigners spend hours in walking for the mere sake of the exercise they ask if it is not more conformable to civilized ideas to sit down quietly to smoke and drink tea when you have nothing else to do; or, still better, to go to bed at once.

12. The idea of meeting to spend the greater part of the night in amusements and gayety has not yet presented itself to them. They

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are like our worthy ancestors before they hit upon the plan of prolonging the day till midnight, and the night till noon.

13. All the Chinese, even of the highest classes, go to bed in time to get up at sunrise, New-Year's Day and certain family festivals excepted. On these occasions they do not allow themselves a moment's repose.

14. In general, they follow the course of the heavenly bodies in their arrangement of day and night. At those hours which in the great cities of Europe are the most noisy and tumultuous the cities of China enjoy the most profound tranquillity.

15. Every one has retired to his family; all the shops are closed; the boatmen, the mountebanks, the public readers, have finished their sittings, and nothing like business is to be seen except, perhaps, in a few theaters, which depend mostly on the favor of the working classes. These have only the night at their disposal, in which to enjoy the favorite amusement of seeing a play.

HUC.

LESSON XCIV.

CA-PA'CIOUS, (Latin capio, to take, con- |
tain,) holding much, large.
EN-RAP TURED, transported with pleas.
ure, highly delighted.
IN-CLINE, to turn toward any object,
to bend.

RE-FLECT', (Latin re, again, back, and
flecto, to bend,) to throw back.

MIR'ROR, any thing that forms images
by the reflection of rays of light; a
looking-glass.

SHEEN, brightness, splendor.
SPLENDID, literally, shining. having
splendor; showy, magnificent.
THRILL, to pierce, to penetrate, to cause
a tingling sensation, to run through.

PRONUNCIATION.-Down'ward 9, an-oth'er 27a, en-raptured 17 and 18, be-low′ 1, feathers 9, and 29, de-scend'ed 1, a-gain' 33, de-scrip'tion 1, fas'tened 21,

THE TURTLE-DOVE AND THE TOAD.

1. LIKE crystal lay the peaceful lake,
With not a breeze its calm to break.
To quench her thirst, a turtle-dove
Flew downward from a tree above.

2. She looked into the mirror bright,
And there beheld a lovely sight;
Another turtle-dove was seen
Reflected in the silver sheen.
She gazed enraptured with the view,
Then to the tree-top back she flew.

3. A tree-toad, that was standing nigh,
Saw pleasure beaming in her eye,
And opening wide his croaking jaws,
He begged the dove to tell the cause.

4. "O toad," said she, "I pray you go
Down to the silver lake below;
There you will see a lovely sight,
That thrilled my bosom with delight.

5. "Under the water there it stood,
And looked so innocent and good.
A look as soft as lover's sigh
Beamed in its black and glossy eye.
The feathers on its neck were seen
Sporting in crimson, gold, and green.

6. "And when it saw my head incline
It bent its lovely bill to mine.
If you the charming thing would view,
Go quick; perhaps 'twill kiss you too."
7. The toad descended from the tree,
And hopped in haste the sight to see.
He looked admiringly, and then
Back to the tree-top crawled again.

8. "Oh, was it," cried the dove, "still there -
The sweet, the innocent, the fair?"
"Oh, yes, it was," croaked out the toad;
"But your description's far from good.

9. "My sight is keen as yours; but I
No black nor glossy eye could spy.
Your crimson, green, and gold—all stuff!
'Twas beautifully gray and rough.

10. "Not the least sign it had of feather;
Its skin was more like nice, rough leather;
Sweet wrinkles covered every part;
'Twas beautified with many a wart.

11. "Its neck! - the beauty had no neck;
Its head was fastened to its back.

Its mouth was what a mouth should be-
Wide as its head, capacious, free!

·To call that splendid mouth a bill!
Blind bird! how could you see so ill!"

Teacher, to his Class. Who can explain the truth which this fable inculcates?

Pupil. I think I understand it. To the toad his own ugly image was more charming than all the beauties of the dove. I suppose this is to show that all persons admire most what belongs to themselves.

Teacher. Yes; as the Chinese admires his conical hat and his pig-tail, and the European his round hat and his shirt-collar.