New National Fourth Reader Part 11

Read what is said by each one of the four different persons, as you think each one of them would speak.

How would you read the third and fourth paragraphs?--the last paragraph?

Point out the _emphatic words_ in the last paragraph.

Language Lesson.--Syllabify, accent, and mark sounds of letters in the following words: _Persian, therefore, valuable, account, jewels, aware, contained, dishonest, duty, enemy_.

Let pupils use other words, to express the following:

To go on his way in peace. Return good for evil.

Tell the story in your own words, using the points in the following

a.n.a.lysis.--1. The father divides his goods. 2. What he said to his sons. 3. What the eldest son did. 4. What the second son did. 5. What the third son did. 6. What the father said.

LESSON XII.

a new', _over again_.

al'ma nac, _a book giving days, weeks, and months of the year_.

rus'tling, _shaking with a gentle sound_.

scents, _smells_.

drow'sy, _sleepy; making sleepy_.

larch, _a kind of tree_.

flue, _an opening for air or smoke to pa.s.s through_.

haunt'ing, _staying in; returning often_.

mur'mur, _a low sound_.

fra' grant, _sweet smelling_.

MARJORIE'S ALMANAC.

Robins in the tree-top, Blossoms in the gra.s.s, Green things a-growing Every-where you pa.s.s; Sudden fragrant breezes, Showers of silver dew, Black bough and bent twig Budding out anew; Pine-tree and willow-tree, Fringed elm and larch,-- Don't you think that May-time's Pleasanter than March?

Apples in the orchard Mellowing one by one; Strawberries upturning Soft cheeks to the sun; Roses faint with sweetness, Lilies fair of face, Drowsy scents and murmurs Haunting every place; Lengths of golden suns.h.i.+ne, Moonlight bright as day,-- Don't you think that summer's Pleasanter than May?

Roger in the corn-patch Whistling negro songs; p.u.s.s.y by the hearth-side Romping with the tongs; Chestnuts in the ashes Bursting through the rind; Red leaf and gold leaf Rustling down the wind; Mother "doin' peaches"

All the afternoon,-- Don't you think that autumn's Pleasanter than June?

Little fairy snow-flakes Dancing in the flue; Old Mr. Santa Claus, What is keeping you?

Twilight and firelight, Shadows come and go; Merry chime of sleigh-bells Tinkling through the snow; Mother knitting stockings (p.u.s.s.y's got the ball!)-- Don't you think that winter's Pleasanter than all?

Directions for Reading.--Read the lesson with spirit, and avoid anything like sing-song.

Do not make the last word of each line _emphatic_, unless it is really an _emphatic word_.

Language Lesson.--Syllabify, accent, and mark sounds of letters in the following words; _Marjorie's, chestnuts, peaches, afternoon_.

What part of the year is described in each stanza?

What two words can be used for each of the following: _May-time's, summer's_.

LESSON XIII.

col'o ny, _a number of people living together in one place_.

set'tlers, _those people who form a colony_.