LESSON LXVI.

RULE. - Let each pupil in the class observe and mention every syllable that is not sounded as each one reads.

SPELL AND DEFINE

1. Mu'-ses, n. aname given, in the fables
of the ancients, to nine sisters, who
were supposed to preside over poe-
try and music.
[tattles.
Gos'-sip, n. one that goes about and
2. Busk'-in-ed, a. here used for tragic,
dignified.

15. Quaint, a. odd, fanciful.

De-vice,' n. contrivance.

18. Un-wont'-ed, a. unaccustomed.
25. Dis-as'-ters, 2. unfortunate events.
31. Not'-a-ble, a. industrious, careful. [air.
33. Welk-in, n. the sky, the region of the
39. Im-per'-vi-ous, a. not to be penetrated.
49. Stint'-ed, a. limited, restrained.
71. Elf-in, a. relating to a fairy or evil
spirit.
[loons.
82. Mon-gol'-fier, n. the inventor of bal

WASHING DAY.-Mrs. Hemans.

1. The Muses are turned gossips; they have lost
The buskined step, and clear high-sounding phrase,
Language of Gods. Come then, domestic Muse,
In slip-shod measure loosely prattling on

5. Of farm or orchard, pleasant curds and cream,
Or drowning flies, or shoe lost in the mire.
By little whimpering boy, with rueful face;
Come, Muse, and sing the dreaded Washing-Day.
Ye who beneath the yoke of wedlock bend,
10. With bowed soul, full well ye know the day
Which week, smooth sliding after week, brings on
Too soon;-for to that day nor peace belongs
Nor comfort;-ere the first gray streak of dawn,
The red-armed washers come and chase repose.
15. Nor pleasant smile, nor quaint device of mirth,
E'er visited that day: the very cat,

From the wet kitchen scared, and reeking hearth,
Visits the parlor,-an unwonted guest.
The silent breakfast-meal is soon dispatched,

20. Uninterrupted, save by anxious looks

Cast at the lowering sky, if sky should lower.
From that last evil, O preserve us, heavens!
For should the skies pour down, adieu to all
Remains of quiet: then expect to hear

25. Of sad disasters,-dirt and gravel stains
Hard to efface, and loaded lines at once

Snapped short, and linen-horse by dog thrown down,
And all the petty miseries of life.

Saints have been calm while stretched upon the rack.
30. And Guatimozin smiled on burning coals;
But never yet did housewife notable
Greet with a smile a rainy washing-day.
-But grant the welkin fair, require not thou
Who call'st thyself perchance the master there,
35. Or study swept, or nicely dusted coat,
Or usual 'tendance;-ask not, indiscreet,

Thy stockings mended, though the yawning rents
Gape wide as Erebus; nor hope to find

Some snug recess impervious: shouldst thou try
40. The 'customed garden walks, thine eye shall rue
The budding fragrance of thy tender shrubs,
Myrtle or rose, all crushed beneath the weight
Of coarse checked apron,—with impatient hand
Twitched off when showers impend: or crossing lines
45. Shall mar thy musings, as the wet cold sheet
Flaps in thy face abrupt. Woe to the friend
Whose evil stars have urged him forth to claim
On such a day the hospitable rites!

Looks, blank at best, and stinted courtesy,
50. Shall he receive. Vainly he feeds his hopes
With dinner of roast chickens, savory pie,
Or tart or pudding:-pudding he nor tart
That day shall eat: nor, though the husband try,
Mending what can't be helped, to kindle mirth
55. From cheer deficient, shall his consort's brow
Clear up propitious:-the unlucky guest
In silence dines, and early slinks away.
I well remember when a child, the awe
This day struck into me; for then the maids,

60. I scarce knew why, looked cross, and drove me from them;
Nor soft caress could I obtain, nor hope
Usual indulgences; jelly or creams,
Relic of costly suppers, and set by
For me their petted one; or buttered toast,
65. When butter was forbid; or thrilling tale
Of ghost or witch, or murder-so I went
And sheltered me beside the parlor fire:

There my dear grandmother, eldest of forms,
Tended the little ones, and watched from harm,
70. Anxiously fond, though oft her spectacles
With elfin cunning hid, and oft the pins

Drawn from her raveled stockings, might have soured
One less indulgent.-

At intervals my mother's voice was heard,

75. Urging dispatch: briskly the work went on, All hands employed to wash, to rinse, to wring, To fold, and starch, and clap, and iron, and plait. Then would I sit me down and ponder much Why washings were. Sometimes through hollow bowl 80. Of pipe amused we blew, and sent aloft The floating bubbles; little dreaming then

To see, Mongolfier, thy silken ball

Ride buoyant through the clouds-so near approach
The sports of children and the toils of men."

QUESTIONS.-1. What is meant by the "Muses?" 2. What is meant by "buskined step?" 3. Can you explain the reference to Guatimozin? 4. The allusion to Erebus ? 5. What is meant by the "silken ball," in the 83d line?

ERRORS.1. Gos-sups for gos-sips; 5. cuds for curds; 13. com-fut for com-fort; 19. break-fas-meal for break-fast-meal; 26. 'face for ef-face; 39. re'-cess for re-cess'; im-per-vous for im-per-vi-ous; 63. cos-ly for cost-ly; 83. boy-ant for buoy-ant, (pro. bwoy'-ant).

SPELL AND DEFIN E.-4. Prattling; 7. whimpering; rueful; 17. reeking; 26. efface; 28. miseries; 31. housewife; 37. yawning; 39. recess; 41. fragrance; 46. abrupt; 49. courtesy; 56. propitious; 62. indulgences; 72. raveled: 74. intervals; 83. buoyant.

RULE. -Be careful to read the last words of every sentence in as full and loud a tone as the first part.

SPELL AND DEFINE

5. Ha'-ven, n. a harbor, a place where

1. Mar'-vel-ous, a, wonderful.
2 Or-dain'-ed, v. appointed, established.
Do-min'-ion, n. supreme authority.

ships can lie in safety.

1. O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him; sing psalms unto him; talk ye of all his wondrous works. Glory ye in his holy name; let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Remember his marvelous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.

2. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained; what is man that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. Thou madest him to have dominion over the work of thy hands; -thou has put all things under his feet. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

3. "I will say of the Lord, he is my refuge and my fortress; my God; in him will I trust." "Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation."

4. O come, let us sing unto the Lord, let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and show ourselves glad in him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all Gods. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of him. For he cometh, for he cometh, to judge the earth; and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth.

5. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness and his wonderful works to the children of men! They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; these see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to heaven; they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble; they reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are

at their wit's end. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distress. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then they are glad because they are quiet; so he bringeth_them to their desired haven. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

6. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

QUESTION s.-1. In the third paragraph, who is represented as leclaring that he will make God his refuge? 2. What does God promise to such a one? 3. What is meant by "setting him on high"? 4. Is the promise of "satisfying him with long life," fulfilled in this world? 5. Who are described in the fifth paragraph?

ERRORS.- - 1. Is o-ly for his ho-ly; judg-munce for judg-ments; 2. mine-ful for mind-ful; 3. d'liv-er for de-liv-er; ans-wer for an-swer, (pro. an-ser); 4. wush-up for wor-ship; 5. wuks for works; drunk-en should be pronounced drunk'n. (See Note, Lesson XXXV. Errors).

SPELL AND DEFINE.-1. Wonders, judgments; 2. excellent, mindful; 3. deliver, salvation; 5. stagger, distress; 6. shadow, comfort.

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LESSON LXVIII.

RULE. -Be careful not to allow the voice to grow weaker and weaker, as you approach the end of each sentence.

SPELL AND DEFINE

1. Tinge, n. a slight degree of color.

Re-luct'-ant, a. unwilling.

3. Rab-bi, n. a title given to learned men 44. Sap'-phire, n. a precious stone of a

blue color; here put for the color
itself.

48. Lus'-ter, n. splendor, brightness.
58. Spou'-sal, a. relating to marriage.
83. Chas'-ten-ed, a. (pro. chais-nd), afflict-
ed for correction.

84. Hom'-age, n. reverential worship.