Mary. I am pleased', Mamma', that the lovely country you described, proves to be our own country`.

Jane. We hope', Ma', to know more of our own country', and to admire it more. Will you be so good as to get us the fourth part of Mr. Bartlett's Common School Manual, which has the geography and the history of our country? Then we can read and know its excellences, and learn to prize it above all other countries'.

Ma. I will endeavour to', and', in the mean time', let me admonish you to shun the common error of expecting more from that country than any country has to give'; and do not, because the country of your birth has not all you expect', imagine there is another favoured spot', beyond the seas, or western hills', where pleasures grow which earth does not yield'. Jane. But', Ma', those who fall into that error, never read', and can not judge'; they are weak' and silly.

Ma. Not more so than yourselves', for you looked beyond the land of your nativity', and imagined foreign countries better. Now try and correct your mistake', and learn to value the blessings within your reach'. These', upon a fair estimate', will be found as great and as inviting, as fall to the lot of any country on the face of the globe',

True it is', you can be perfectly happy in no part of the world`; nor is it best you should'; for then you would be in love with the earth', nor think of preparing for a better country`.

Jane. I feel ashamed', Ma', that my views on this subject are so limited. From what you have said', I hope I shall be able to form more liberal notions.

Ma. You must not fall into the opposite extreme', and despise all other countries'. While you cherish a love for your own, hold all others in due respect'. Admire the beauties of art and nature in all countries'; cherish a regard for the people of all countries'; and honour virtue', though found in the wandering Arab`.

SINGLE PROPORTION.-LESSON 39. 34. At the rate of 15° an hour, how much of the equator revolves through any meridian in 11h 58m 26 seconds? Ans. 179° 36′ 30′′.

35. Mexico is 100° 5′ 45′′ west of London: when it is noon at the latter, what is the o'clock at the former?

Ans. 50'c. 19m. 37sec. A. M.

36. Moscow is 37° 45′ east of London, at which, when it is noon, what is the hour at Moscow?

Ans. 20'clock, 31 min. 37. The sun comes to the meridian of London, 4h 45m 20 seconds sooner than at that of Cambridge, Ms. what is the longitude of Cambridge? Aps. 71° 20' west.

28. Sound, not interrupted, moves through the air at the rate of 1142 feet a second; A. at Hartford, heard the report of a cannon two minutes after it was fired at Springfield; what is the distance? Ans. 26 miles nea:ly. 39. B. saw the flash of lightning, and heard the report 6 seconds after, how far was he from the explosion? Ans. 6852 feet.

GRAMMAR.LESSON 40.

RULE 23. The verb in the infinitive mood may be used without any dependence on any governing word; and it is then called the Infinitive Mood absolute. As, To confess the truth, he was in fault. In this example, the phrase, to confess the truth, is parsed in connexion, by saying it is the infinitive mood absolute..

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To be plain, he left his work undone. To be short, let him bring it. To lay aside jesting, he was dangerously ill. be up with you, he took it.

NOTE. The nominative case absolute, the nominative case independent, and the infinitive mood absolute, are all manifestly different.

READING. LESSON 42.

1. Columbia', Columbia', to glory arise!

The queen of the world', and the child of the skies
Thy genius commands thee', with rapture behold',
While ages on ages', thy splendour unfold'.

2. A world is thy realm'; for a world be thy laws`;
Enlarged as thy borders', and just as thy cause';
On freedom's broad basis, thy empire shall rise',
Extend with the main', and dissolve with the skies.
3. Thy reign is the last', and the noblest of time';
Most fruitful thy soil', most inviting thy clime,
Let the deeds of the East, ne'er encrimson thy name',
Be virtue, and science', and freedom thy fame`.
4. To thee', the last refuge of virtue design'd',
Shall fly from all nations', the best of mankind';
Here', grateful to heav'n', with transport', shall bring
Their incense', more fragrant than odours of spring.
5. As the day-spring unbounded', thy splendour shall flow',
And earth's little kingdoms, before thee shall bow';
While the ensigns of union', in triumph unfurl'd',
Hush the tumult of war', and give peace to the world`.

SINGLE PROPORTION- -LESSON 43.

40. If 20 horses eat 70 bushels of oats in 3 weeks, how many bushels will 6 horses eat in the same time? Ans. 21.

Thus: As 20: 6: 70 : 21

NOTE. The statement of every arithmetical proposition requires thought, and in many cases, careful and particular consideration. In the last question, there appears to be four terms given, and, at first view, the scholar may be at a loss to know which of the four is to be rejected in the operation. But upon examination, he will find the 3 weeks equally applicable to the supposi tion and the demand. Hence, not a part of the terms in the proposition.

41. A's family of 10 persons, use 6 bushels of malt in 2 months, how many bushels will serve them, when the family is increased to 15 persons? Ans. 9 bushels. 42. B. gives $6 for the use of $100 for 12 months, what must he give for the use of $357.82?

Ans. $21.47 nearly. 43. If $100 in 12 months gain $6, what principal will gain the same in 8 months? Ans. $150.

GRAMMAR.LESSON 43.
Exercises in Parsing.

To flatter a man, raises his vanity. To respect yourself, is to respect mankind. He knowing the fact, his pride was moved. If he is loved, let him return it in good faith. Should he return it, the object will be grateful. He has been at home these two hours, and was seen by the boy. I tell you my friend, go on. To be candid, I bid you go on. Having heard the cause, the court adjourned. Pursuant to orders, he marched his men up the hill, on the south side, by the fort, near the summit. The ground was taken agreeably to orders. The sun rises, and it is day. The sun sets, and it is night.

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CHAPTER 24.

SPELLING. LESSON 1.

Words of two syllables; Accent on the second; Vowels short.

RULE 1. That sentence, or member of a sentence, which,in prose, requires the rising or falling inflections, adopts the same in verse. Thus:

When all nature 's' hush'd to sleep',

Nor love', nor guilt', their vigils keep',
Softly leave your cavern'd den',

And wander o'er the works of men'.

RULE 2. A pause, proportioned, in duration, to the intimate or remote connexion that subsists between the closing and commencing words in the lines of poetry, should be carefully observed. Thus:

Can you discern another's mind'?
Why is 't you envy'? Envy's blind.
Tell envy', when she would annoy',
That thousands want what you enjoy`.

OBS. 1. When the lines break so as to part the article and its noun, the adjective and its noun, or the preposition and its noun, the pause is omitted. Thus:

O'er their heads', a crystal fountain',

Whereon a sapphire throne', inlaid with pure
Amber', and colours of the show'ry bow,
When', on a sudden', open fly',

With impetuous recoil', and jarring sound',

The infernal doors', and', on their hinges', grate

Harsh thunder`.

OBS. 2. No pause can be made after the adjective pure, and the verb grate.