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18. "What can you have to say against the testimony of these worthy merchants?" demanded the cadi. "If you did not see the camel, how did you know it was blind in one eye?"-"Because I saw it had cropped the herbage on only one side of the path."

19. "How did you know it was lame in the left fore leg?""Because I saw that the impression of the left fore foot was fainter than those of the others."

20. "How did you know the animal had lost a front tooth?”"Because I saw that wherever it had grazed a small tuft of herbage was left uninjured in the center of its bite.”

21. "But how could you tell with what it was laden?"—" The ants and the flies showed me that. The ants were busy with the wheat that had dropped on one side, and the flies with the honey on the other. Besides the animal was not stolen, it has only strayed; go, seek it."

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22. "How do you know it was not stolen ? "Because there were no marks of any footsteps either before or behind it." 23. “Allah is great! exclaimed the cadi. "This is a wise dervise, more deserving of reward than punishment. Give thanks to Allah, O merchants, for having bestowed upon you the happiness of seeing so great wisdom, and depart in search of your camel."

24. The merchants found the lost beast only a few miles from the spot from which it had strayed.

LESSON CXLIV.

VOCAL GYMNASTICS.

REFER TO CAUTION 29.—In the following examples, you will find difficult combinations of consonant-sounds. Many of them, you will see, have little or no meaning. But practice them till you can read them fluently, exactly, and forcibly. Where one word or syllable ends with a consonant-sound and the next begins with the same sound be especially careful not to omit either sound. Thus: immaculate, not im-aculate; pen-knife, not pen-ife.

(1.) A rural ruler. (2.) A laurel-crowned clown. (3.) Rob Low's raw leeks. (4.) Let reason rule your life. (5.) Robert Lawrie's raillery. (6.) A lump of raw, red liver. (7.) The cook popped in the pot. (8.) Cook it, Kitty. (9.) Coop up the cook. (10.) Puff up the fop. (11.) Cocks crow, crows caw. (12.) Captain Cunningham cut and come again. (13.) A ticket, cut it. (14.) Put the cut pumpkin in a pipkin. (15.) Frequent good company. (16) Laid in the cold ground. (17.) A little ninny, (18.) Let little Nelly run-run little Nell. (19.) The kneeler leaned on lenient Nell. (20.) Says she this? This she says. (21.) Sam snuffs shop snuff -snuff you shop snuff? (22.) The lark's shrill fife may come. (23.) Fill the sieve with thistles, then sift the thistles in the sieve.

LESSON CXLV.

BROOK LET, a little brook. The termi- | RAV'ISHED, delighted, transported.
nation let means little, as lakelet, a
little lake; rivulet, a little river.
HAR BIN-GER, a forerunner, one who
gives notice of the expected arrival of
some one else.

RE-FRAIN', repetition of a musical strain.
RE-VEILLE (re-vale'yay), the beat of
drum to waken soldiers at break of
day; wakening music.
YORE, former times.

PRONUNCIATION.— Elm 32a, hark 9, hastes 29, gurʼgling 9, cow'slip, not cowz-lip; yel'low 6, rob'in lc, o'pen 4d.

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LESSON CXLVI.

AP-PRE-HEN'SION, fear, suspicion.
A-DROIT', dexterous, skillful.
BOON, a gift, a favor.

COM'PE-TEN-CY, property sufficient for
the necessaries and conveniences of
life without superfluity.
COM-PET I-TOR, a rival, an opponent.
CON-SPIC U-OUs, obvious to the sight,
prominent.

CURRENT, (Latin currens, running,)
circulating, common, general.
CON-CUR', (Latin con, together, and
curro, to run,) to meet in one point,
to unite, to agree.

IN-TEL-LECT'U-AL, belonging to the un-
derstanding.

IN-TEG'RI-TY, honesty, uprightness.
LU'CRA-TIVE, gainful, profitable.

PRONUNCIATION.-Pa'tron 276, con-spic ́u-ous 2e, ev'er-y 3b, venʼtured 17 and 18, ex-traor'di-na-ry 33, sur-prised' 9, mu'tu-al-ly 16, re-gard' 1.

INTEGRITY OF WASHINGTON.

1. WHEN Washington was president of the United States a gentleman applied to him for a lucrative office of great responsibility. 2. The applicant had been the companion of the general throughout the whole course of the revolutionary war, during which he had received, on various occasions, indubitable marks of kindness and partiality.

3. His friends thought he had become, in some degree, necessary to the happiness of Washington, and had, therefore, only to apply for an office to receive it.

4. It was a boon which, while it would secure competency and ease to a friend, would bring that friend into frequent intercourse with his patron and former friend in arms.

5. For the same office there was, however, a competitor; but he was decidedly hostile to the politics of Washington; and, as he had made himself conspicuous among the opposers of the administration, no serious apprehensions were felt on this account.

6. To such a man a well-known political enemy-Washington could surely feel under no obligations, and was not likely to prefer him to a personal friend and favorite.

7. Every one acquainted with the pretensions of the applicants was at no loss to judge what the president's decision would be; and the current opinion was in favor of the friend and against his competitor.

8. Judge, then, of the general surprise, when it was announced that the political opponent of Washington was appointed to the office, and that the former associate of the general in the toils and privations of a camp was left destitute and neglected.

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9. When this decision was known a common friend, who interested himself in the affair, ventured to remonstrate with the president on the injustice of the appointment.

10. This illustrious man replied: "My friend I receive with a

cordial welcome to my heart; but, with all his good qualities, he is not a man of business. My private feelings have nothing to do in this case. As George Washington, I would do this man any kindness in my power; but, as president of the United States, I can do nothing."

11. The true explanation of Washington's sterling integrity is probably to be found in that happy and efficient influence which his mother exercised upon him in his earlier years.

12. On the death of his father, when he was about ten years old, the charge of his education devolved upon his mother. All accounts concur in stating that she was an extraordinary woman; possessing not only rare intellectual endowments, but those moral qualities which give elevation, worth, and dignity to the soul. These qualities she was particularly desirous to ingraft upon the heart of her beloved son.

13. A story is related which may serve to show the adroit manner in which she proceeded.

14. In the ample pasture belonging to her plantation was a colt, which, on account of its beauty and high promise, she valued very much.

15. Although of sufficient age to be used, it had never been mounted, no one seeming disposed to attempt to break its wild and vicious spirit. One day George proposed to some of his companions to assist him to secure the colt until he could mount, and he would curb its pride.

16. Accordingly, early one morning the youthful band assembled, and, having driven the animal into an enclosure, succeeded, with great difficulty, in bridling him.

17. In a moment George sprang upon his back, and the next moment the surprised, wild, and maddened creature sprang forth into the open field, rearing, plunging, and running; but George, clinging fast by the bridle and the mane, held his seat firmly, as much determined to conquer as the colt was determined not to be conquered.

18. The struggle was desperate; and as the companions of George looked on terror and amazement increased every moment. At length the colt obtained the advantage; and, bounding forward with the speed of an arrow, made a false step, and in his fall broke a blood-vessel, and died on the spot.

19. George came down unhurt; but when he beheld the gasping of the noble animal, and thought of his mother's regard for it, his heart was troubled. His companions hurried to the spot, and, joining in his regret, anxiously inquired, "What will your mother say? Who can tell her?"

20. At this moment they were summoned to breakfast. When

seated at the table Mrs. Washington said, "Well, young gentlemen, have you seen my sorrel colt in your rambles this morning?”

21. The question was natural; but what a question it was! No answer was returned, and it was repeated. Upon this, George, with perfect frankness, replied, "Mother, the sorrel colt is dead!"

22. This was followed by an exact account of the whole affair. As the agitated narrator passed along in his story a flush of displeasure was seen rising upon the mother's cheek; but it soon passed away, and she kindly and calmly said, "While I regret the loss of my favorite, I rejoice in my son, who always speaks the truth."

23. It was by such means that this part of the character of Washington was formed. Under such a mother the foundation of a character was laid which was the admiration of his own generation; which has lost nothing of its glory to the present time, and which will lose nothing so long as his memory shall last.

Bosk'Y, woody.

FAIN, glad, pleased.

FLEET, swift, nimble.

LESSON CXLVII.

TWITTER-ING, making a succession of small, tremulous notes.

KNIGHT, a champion.

WHIP'POOR-WILL', the name of a bird, derived from the sounds which it makes. Sometimes written whippowill. WHIT, a jot; not a whit, not in the least.

PRONUNCIATION.- Dew 16 and 18, twit'ter-ing 3b, meadow 6, cheer 22, a-gain' 33,

were 33, moths 14.

THE BAT.

1. THE bat, from his cavern, when nothing stirred,
When all around no sound was heard
Of frolicsome beast or twittering bird,

Thought it time he should take his flight.

So down from the roof, where he used to cling,
He dropped, and, spreading each leathern wing,
Away he flitted, the fleetest thing

To be seen abroad that night.

2. In the woods, to hear the owl complain,
Or the whippoorwill repeat his strain,
Not long he thought it best to remain;
But, urged by a livelier whim,

He left the trees with their birds at rest,
The bosky dell in its moonlight blessed,

And the meadow fain with the deer to be pressed;
These were all too dull for him.

3. On the shaded green the boys were out,
And above their heads he flirted about,

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