The cow's hoof is split into two parts.
The hoof of the horse is not divided.
The surly bull may gore the children.
"This is the cow with crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog, that worried the cat,
That killed the rat, that ate the malt,
That lay in the house that Jack built."

LESSON XXXVIII.

The cow's switch tail brushes away insects.
From cows we get nice, rich milk.

The milk is strained into shallow pans.
The cream rises, and is skimmed off.

We churn the cream, and it becomes butter.
The sour milk is fed to the pigs.

Sometimes rennet is mixed with the milk.
It then separates into curds and whey.
The whey is drained off for the pigs.

We

press the curds together and make cheese.

cousin chum playmate aunt grandmother friend neighbor teacher dolly companion

My grandfather talks about the old war.
Susan can read her primer very well.

Aunt Mary is kind to the little ones.

Uncle calls at our house every week.
What piece shall I read first?

LESSON XL.

The pupils have read their lesson twice.
Cousin Emma will visit us soon.
The mother will take care of her son.

My playmate is to come to-morrow.
Anna will have her chum for company.

Who rang the bell at noon to-day?
"Be kind to thy father, for now he is old,
His locks intermingled with gray;

His footsteps are feeble, once fearless and bold,
Thy father is passing away!"

Popular Song.

LESSON XLI.

When shall we sing those tunes again?
Jane reads news and stories from the paper.
Parrots are taught to speak a few words.
Miss Smith gave her niece a straw bonnet.
Our teacher speaks in low and pleasant tones.
Grandmother sits in her rocking-chair and knits.
"She sings as she spins at that low cottage door,
While the long evening shadows are stretching
before;

With a music as sweet, as the music that seems Breathed softly and faint in the ear of our dreams." 1

LESSON XLII.

Which of you whispered so softly in my ear?
Whose voice did I hear singing so sweetly?
"A poor wayfaring man of grief

Often has crossed me on my way;
Who sued so humbly for relief,
That I could never answer nay:
I had not power to ask his name,
Whither he went or whence he came,
Yet there was something in his eye
That won my love, I knew not why."2

The ugly tramp was sent to jail.
The poor fellow was too ill to work.
His wife was ill-clad and hungry.

The children were found cold and starving.
Kind people helped the unfortunate family.
We are tired at the close of a day's labor.
We are weary when sleep does not refresh us.
The church should welcome all to its doors.
"One more unfortunate, weary of breath,
Rashly importunate, gone to her death." "

LESSON XLV.

The sly old fox crept around the hen-coop.

The scamp was caught while stealing chickens.
The old dog soon shook his life out.
We will set a trap for the next fox.

A pack of wolves infests the neighborhood.
They must be quickly hunted out.

In cold weather, the bear goes into its den
With its cubs, it sleeps until it is warm again.
“The King of France with twenty thousand men
Marched up the hill, and then marched down
again."

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LESSON XLVI.

When you call we will come at once.
Harry brought a cord of wood last evening.
His gray team also drew a load of coal.
It came across the bridge by way of the mill.
The hovel was a good shelter from the rain.
Now come up stairs and see the baby.
"Oh, come with me in my little canoe,
Where the sky is bright and the sea is blue;
Oh, come with me, for I long to go

To those isles where the mango apples grow." 5