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5. Here we list no village clocks;
Livelier sound the farm-yard cocks,
Crowing, crowing round about,
As if to point their roostings out;
And many a one shall cease to crow
Ere we from the copse-wood go.

LESSON CXXXI.

A-NON', quickly, without intermission. | KNOT, in seaman's language, a mile. Ever and anon, now and then. Bow'SPRIT, a large boom or spar which projects over the bow of a vessel to carry the sail forward.

BRIG, a small vessel with two masts.
CRI'SIS, the decisive state of things, the
point of time at which an affair must
come to some end.

DU-RA'TION, continuance in time.
E-LAPSE', to glide or pass away.
EX-AS PER-ATE, to irritate to a high de-
gree, to enrage.

JUNCTURE, a critical point of time.

MATE, an officer of a ship whose duty it
is to assist the commander.
MU'TI-LATE, to cut off a limb, to deprive
of some essential part.

NEW FOUND-LAND, an island on the
eastern coast of North America. It
is celebrated for its breed of dogs,
which are trained to the water, and
frequently rescue persons from drown-
ing.

PRO-PEL', to drive forward.

SUB-MERGE', to put under water, to cover with water.

PRONUNCIATION.-New'found-land 26d, ex-as'per-a-ted 28, ap-proached' 1, to'ward 266, haste 29, ex-haust' (egs-haust) 28 and 32c, followed 6, pur-sue' 16 and 19, shriek 23.

A DOG'S VENGEANCE.

1. THE American brig Cecilia, Captain Symmes, on one of her voyages, had on board a beautiful Newfoundland dog, named Napoleon.

2. His fine size and proportions, his intelligent face, his broad, white chest, white feet, and white-tipped tail, the rest of his glossy body being black, excited the admiration of every one but Captain Symmes.

3. The captain had an unaccountable dislike of all dogs. This dislike he one day manifested in a cruel manner towards Napoleon. 4. The dog had several times entered his room, and by the wagging of his great banner of a tail had knocked the paper and ink off the desk. On the next occasion the captain seized a knife, and cut off a piece of the poor animal's tail.

5. The dog's yell brought his master to the spot. Seeing the tail on the floor and the knife in the captain's hand, he was so exasperated that with his fist he felled the captain to the floor.

6. For this act Lancaster, for that was the name of the dog's master, was put in irons; he was, however, soon released. Captain Symmes repented of his cruel deed when he was told that the dog had once saved his master's life.

7. After that time Napoleon always growled whenever the captain approached him. In vain did the owner, fearing for the life of the dog, attempt to check these signs of his anger. Napoleon growled as long as the captain was near him. Captain Symmes, however, felt that the dog's anger was just, and offered him no further harm.

8. A few days afterward, as the Cecilia was running at the rate of fifteen knots an hour, the captain was standing on the bowsprit. Suddenly his feet slipped, and he fell overboard.

9. "Man overboard! Captain Symmes overboard!" was the cry, as all rushed to get out the boat. The brig was immediately rounded to, and the boat let down into the water.

10. The captain was seen at some distance swimming toward the boat. He was a tolerably good swimmer, but behind him was seen a better swimmer than he-the dreadful shark.

11. "Make haste! make haste!" exclaimed the mate, "or we shall be too late!" All began to bend themselves to the oars, when a splash was heard- "What's that?" cried the mate.

12. It was Napoleon plunging into the sea. When the captain first fell the dog uttered some deep growls as if gratified with the dangerous condition of his enemy.

13. His growls, however, were soon changed to whines of sympathy. At last he plunged into the water, and rapidly made his way toward the nearly exhausted captain, whose strokes grew fainter and fainter, while the shark was swiftly approaching.

14. "Pull, boys, pull for dear life!" was the shout of the mate, as the boat followed the dog, whose limbs propelled him gallantly to the scene of danger.

15. Slowly the fatigued swimmer made his way. Ever and anon his head sank in the waves. Behind him the back of the voracious animal rising above the water told what fearful progress it was making.

16. Lancaster stood in the bow of the boat, with a knife in his upraised hand, watching sometimes the captain and his terrible pursuer, and sometimes the noble dog. There was a look of fixed determination in his face which convinced all that, if the dog should fall a prey to the shark, his master would revenge his death, even at the risk of his own life.

17. "What a splendid swimmer!" exclaimed the men, who marked the speed of the animal; "but the shark will have one or both, unless we do our best."

18. The scene was of short duration. Before the boat could overtake the dog the enormous shark had arrived within three oars' lengths of the captain, and suddenly turned on its side preparatory to darting upon the sinking man, its vast jaws displaying their long triangular teeth.

19. The wild shriek of the captain announced that the crisis had come. But now Napoleon, seemingly inspired with increased strength, had arrived. With a fierce howl, he leaped upon the gleaming belly of the shark, and buried his teeth in the monster's flesh.

20. "Saved! if we are half as active as that dog is," cried the mate, as the monster was seen to shudder in the sea, and turn over again. The dog retained his hold, and, as the shark turned, was submerged in the water.

21. At this juncture the boat arrived, and Lancaster, with his knife between his teeth, plunged into the water where the captain had now sunk from view. In a few minutes the dog rose to the surface, soon followed by Lancaster with the insensible form of the captain.

22. "Pull them in!" cried the mate; "that fellow is coming again!" As the shark rushed on, the mate splashed water in its eyes, and thus gained time. The captain was pulled in just in time to save his leg from being snapped off by the monster.

23. Napoleon was now taken into the boat, while the shark plunged down and was seen no more. It left, however, a track of blood on the surface of the water, showing how severe a wound it had received from the dog.

24. The boat was now pulled to the brig. Not many hours elapsed before the captain was again on deck. When he looked at the noble animal that had saved his life, most bitterly did he lament the cruel act which had mutilated him.

25. "I would give my right arm,” he exclaimed as he patted the heroic animal, "if I could only repair the injury I have done you."

NEW-ORLEANS DELTA.

LESSON CXXXII.

VOCAL GYMNASTICS.

REFER TO CAUTION 27, SEC. a.-A consonant in the middle of a word sometimes proves to be a great stumbling-block in the way of correct pronunciation, by its tendency to get annexed to the wrong syllable. This section contains a list of words in which a consonant apt to be erroneously attached to the following syllable, instead of the preceding syllable to which it belongs.

(1.) The Arab went from Athens to his arid country. (2.) The provost made great progress in pyrotechny. (3.) The philosophic pedant derives solace from an isolated nomad. (4.) The diplomatist was no financier. (5.) The prelate bestowed his onerous patronage. (6.) The heroine displayed her heroism in making this protestation against tyranny. (7.) The cement adhered to the tapestry. (8.) The jeweler designated the coral necklace as worth a thousand ducats.

LESSON CXXXIII.

ANT'LER, a branch of a deer's horn.

FAMOUS, celebrated in fame, distinguished, noble.

FLECKED, spotted.

PAL PI-TATE, to beat, to flutter.
ROE BUCK, a species of deer.

PRONUNCIATION.-Arrows 6, and 29, a-lone' lf, haunch'es 20, hid'den 4d, rus'tled 21, list'ened 21.

HIAWATHA'S FIRST DEER-HUNT.

1. IAGOO said to Hiawatha,
"Go, my son, into the forest,
Where the red deer herd together.
Kill for us a famous roebuck,
Kill for us a deer with antlers!"

2. Forth into the forest straightway
All alone walked Hiawatha

Proudly, with his bow and arrows;
And the birds sang round him, o'er him,
"Do not shoot us, Hiawatha ! "

3. Sang the robin and the blue-bird,
"Do not shoot us, Hiawatha!"

4. Up the oak-tree, close beside him,
Sprang the squirrel 'mong the branches,
In and out among the branches,
Coughed and chattered from the oak-tree,
Laughed, and said between his laughing,
"Do not shoot me, Hiawatha!"

5. And the rabbit from his pathway
Leaped aside, and at a distance
Sat erect upon his haunches,
Half in fear, and half in frolic,
Saying to the little hunter,
"Do not shoot me, Hiawatha !”

6. But he heeded not nor heard them,

For his thoughts were with the red deer;
On their tracks his eyes were fastened,
Leading downward to the river,

To the ford, across the river.

7. Hidden in the alder-bushes,
There he waited till the deer came,
Till he saw two antlers lifted,
Saw two eyes look from the thicket,
Saw two nostrils point to windward,
And a deer came down the pathway
Flecked with leafy light and shadow.

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belief.

CRIT IC-AL, fraught with weighty con- | IN-CRED'I-BLE, not credible, surpassing sequences, momentous. EC-CENTRIC, out of the center, deviating from the usual practice, singular, odd.

EX-TERM IN-A-TING, (Latin ex, from, and
terminus, a boundary,) driving away,
or totally destroying.
IN-CENTIVE, that which incites, incite-

ment.

MI GRA-TO-RY, roving, wandering.

Is'o-LA-TED, detached, separated from others.

PRI-VA'TION, deprivation of what is
necessary for comfort.

Pi-o-NEER', one whose business it is to
clear a road before an army, make
mines, &c.; one who goes before to
prepare the way for another.
RE-PEL', to drive back.

PRONUNCIATION.-Daunt'less 20, is ́o-la-ted 27a, her'o-ism 27a, for ́ests 29, ad-ven'tu-rous 16, se-cure' 1, con-sid ́er-a-ble 36, in'ter-est-ing 36,

sac'ri-fice 56.

DANIEL BOONE, OF KENTUCKY.

1. COLONEL BOONE, the first white inhabitant of Kentucky, deserves to be recorded in history, not only on account of his dauntless courage and eccentric habits, but because his life and achievements present a glowing picture of the sufferings of those who subdued the western forests.

2. He stands forward, too, as a prominent individual of a class peculiar to the United States. We must regard with admiration the sturdy woodsman, who, as the pioneer of civilization, first laid the ax to the tree, and made smooth the road for others.

3. We shall find him an isolated being, possessing tastes and habits of his own, and voluntarily supporting incredible hardships, peril,

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