you would not be-tray' my se'-cret, said the wolf, with a sly leer, I would let you know. You need. not fear me; I shall tell no one a word of the mat'ter, said Trust'-y. Well then, said the wolf, you must know, as I was prowl'-ing round yon'-der cot'tage, I saw the peas'-ant's wife put a fine ba'-by into the cra'-dle, and heard her say, lie still, my dar'ling, and go to sleep, while I run down to the vil'lage to buy bread for your father's sup'-per. As soon as the babe is a-sleep', I shall go and fetch it ; it is fair and fat, and will make a nice sup'-per for me and my cubs. Then, said Trust'-y, I would ad-vişe you to wait a little lon'-ger, for I saw the ba'-by's mother step into the next house to speak to a neigh'-bour: take care lest you are seen. The wolf thanked the dog for his good ad-vice', for he did not know that the ba'-by be-longed' to Trust'-y's mas'-ter; and he said he would take heed and keep close.

Then Trusty ran home with all the speed he could. The door was a-jar' and the in'-no-cent ba'by was fast a-sleep' in the cra'-dle; so he lay down on the mat behind the door, and listened for the com'-ing of the wolf. It was not long be-fore' he heard the tread of the wolf's feet on the grav'-el path, and in an-oth'-er min'-ute the sav'-age beast. was in the room, and steal'-ing with cau'-tious steps towards the cra'-dle; but just as he was pre-paring to seize the poor baby, Trusty sprung upon him,

and, after a se-vere' strug'-gle, laid him dead on the floor. The first ob'-ject the mother saw on her re-turn' was the wolf bathed in blood at the foot of the cra'-dle, while the in'-fant, un-hurt', lay sound'-ly sleep'-ing on its little pil'-low, and faith'-ful Trusty watch'-ing its peace'-ful slum'-bers. The grate'-ful mother fond'-ly ca-ressed' the pre-serv'-er of her in'fant; and call'-ing to-geth'-er all her neigh'-bours, made them bear wit'-ness to Trusty's cour'-age and fi-del-i-ty. From that time he be-came' a fa'-vourite with the whole fam'-i-ly; he had his share in all the meals, and a warm nook in the chim'-ney cor'ner, and passed a long and hap'-py life.

EXERCISES. What did Trusty say to the wolf? What did the wolf answer? What advice did Trusty give him? Whither did Trusty run? What did he do to the wolf? What did the mother see on her return? How was Trusty rewarded?

EXCEPTIONS.

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THE HORSE.

The horse is a no'-ble crea'-ture, and ver'-y useful to man. A horse knows his own sta'-ble; he dis-tin'-guish-es his com-pan'-ions, re-mem'-bers any place at which he once stopped, and will find his way by a road which he has trav'-elled. The ri'-der

gov'-erns his horse by signs, which he makes with the bit, his foot, his knee, or his whip. The horse is less use'-ful when dead than some other an'-i-mals are. The skin is used for col-lars, tra'-ces, and other parts of har'-ness. The hair of the mane is used for wigs, and that of the tail for bot'-toms of chairs and floor'-cloths. What a pit'-y it is that cru'-el men should ever ill use, o-ver-work', or torment' this use'-ful an'-i-mal.

EXERCISES.-What kind of a creature is the horse? How does the rider govern him? What is his skin used for? What is made from the hair of the mane and of the tail? What is said to be a pity?

THE OX.

Ox is the gen'-er-al name for horned cat'-tle. The male is a bull, and the fe'-male a cow. The flesh of an ox is beef. An ox is a very use'-ful an'-i-mal, and is often used to draw a cart or a plough; his flesh sup-plies' us with food; his blood is used as ma-nure' as well as the dung; his fat is made into can'-dles, his hide into shoes and boots; his hair is mixed with lime to make mor-tar; his horns are made into cu'-ri-ous things-combs, box'-es, han'dles for knives, drink'-ing cups, and used in-stĕad' of glass for lan'-terns. His bones are used to make little spoons, knives, forks, and play'-things for chil'-dren. Cows give us milk, which is ex'-cel-lent food and of milk we make cheese; of the cream we make butter. The young animal is a calf; his flesh is veal: vel-lum and cov'-ers of books are made

of the skin. The cow may be con-sid'-ered as more u-ni-ver'-sal-ly con-du'-cive to the com'-forts of mankind' than any other animal.

EXERCISES.-What is ox the general name for? What is the flesh of an ox called? What does the ox often draw? What are made of his hide? How is his hair used? What are his horns made into? What are his bones used to make? What is this animal called when young? What is the flesh of a calf called? What are made of the skin of a calf? What may the cow be considered as ?

THE CAT.

The cat has sharp claws, which she draws back when you ca-ress' her; then her foot is as soft as vel-vet. Cats have less sense than dogs; a cat's at-tach'-ment is chief'-ly to the house; a dog's, to the people who dwell in it.

Kittens have their eyes closed sev'-er-al days after their birth. The cat, after suck'-ling her young some time, pre-sents' them with mice and young birds. Cats hunt by the eye; they lie in wait, and spring upon their prey, which they catch by surprise'; then sport with the poor animal, and torment' it till they kill it. Cats see best in the dusk ; in a strong light, the pu'-pil of the cat's eye is contract'-ed almost to a line; by night, it spreads into a large cir'-cle.

Cats live in the house, but are not sub'-ject to the owner; they are self-willed and way'-ward. Cats love per'-fumes; they are very fond of va-le'-ri-an. They dis-like' water, cold, and bad smells; they love to bask in the sun, and to lie on soft beds.

EXERCISES.-What kind of claws has a cat? How long are the

eyes of kittens closed? What does the cat give them after suckling them? How do cats hunt? When do they see best? What is the reason of this? What are cats very fond of? What do they dislike?

THE SHEEP.

Sheep sup-ply' us with food; their flesh is called mutton. Sheep supply us with clothes; for their wool is made into cloth, flan'-nel, and stock'-ings. The skin is leath'-er, which forms parch'-ment, and is used to cover books. Their en'-trails are twisted into strings for fid-dles, and their dung af'-fords a rich ma-nure' for the ground. The male is a ram, the fe'-male is a ewe. A sheep is a tim'-id animal, and runs from a dog; yet a ewe will face a dog when her lamb is by her side: she thinks not then of her ōwn dan'-ger, but will stamp with her foot, and push with her head, seeming to have no fear; such is the love of mothers.

Sheep de-rive' their safe'-ty from the care of man, and they well re-pay' him for his at-ten'-tion. In many coun'-tries they re-quire' the at-ten'-dance of shepherds, and are penned up at night to pro-tect' them from the wolves; but in our happy coun'-try they graze in se-cu'-ri-ty.

EXERCISES.-What do sheep supply us with? What is their flesh called? Into what is their wool made? For what is their skin used? What are their entrails twisted into ? What is the male called? When will a ewe face a dog? Why are they in many countries penned up at night? Is this protection required in our country?