Hear the rain patter upon the roof!

66 How beautiful is the rain!

After the dust and heat

In the broad and fiery street,

In the narrow lane,

How beautiful is the rain!" 6

LESSON XLVIII.

The shining drops drip from the trees.
"The rain stops short, but from the eaves
You can see it drop, and hear it from the leaves."7
Refreshing rains revive the fainting herbage.

The clouds hang low on the lofty peaks.

The incessant rain threatens a deluge.

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Gusty and raw was the morning,

And the fog hung over the seas;
And its gray skirts rolling inland
Were torn by the mountain-trees." 8

LESSON XLIX.

A fearful gale blew the ship out of its course. The storm caught the hunters in the forest. Their camp-fires blazed brightly in the darkness. The fierce tempest roars through the trees. "The lightnings flash from pole to pole; Near and more near the thunders roll.”9 "Amidst the storm they sang,

And the stars heard, and the sea

And the sounding aisles of the dim woods rang To the anthem of the free." 10

LESSON L.

The chilling frost nips the flowers.
The snow is blown into deep drifts.
"The wind blew as 'twould blow its last;
The rattling showers rose on the blast;
The speedy gleams the darkness swallowed;
Loud, deep, and long, the thunder bellowed.",
"Now leaps the wind on the sleepy marsh,
And tramples the grass with terrified feet;
The startled river turns leaden and harsh:
You can hear the quick heart of the tempest

beat." 11

LESSON LI.

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"Lightly and brightly breaks away The morning from her mantle gray, And the noon will look on a sultry day." "The crows flapped over by twos and threes, In the pool drowsed the cattle up to their knees. And the very leaves seemed to sing on the trees." 18. "And what is so rare as a day in June!

Then, if ever, come perfect days;

Then Heaven tries the Earth if it be in tune,
And over it softly her warm ear lays." 18

LESSON LII.

"Oh, loveliest, there the spring days come,
With blossoms, and birds, and wild bees' hum;
The flowers of summer are fairest there,
And freshest the breath of the summer air;
And sweetest the golden summer day

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In silence and sunshine glides away.'
"Between the dark and the daylight,
When the night is beginning to lower,
Comes a pause in the day's occupations,
That is known as the 'children's hour.'" 15

LESSON LIII.

The farmer1 is patient 2 in his work.

1 baker

doctor

soldier

brewer barber banker butcher

surgeon dentist artist singer
sailor hunter shepherd tinker

merchant grocer druggist peddler printer

waiter

tailor

miller

actor

porter hostler teamster coachman hatter weaver saddler mason tanner painter plumber cook author lawyer preacher teacher

2 rapid

slow

quiet constant cheerful

LESSON LIV.

The cobbler mends boots and shoes.

Some fine singers open their mouths wide.
The miller grinds wheat and rye and makes flour.
The blacksmith pounds iron on an anvil.
The cook will prepare you an excellent dinner.
The porter will carry the valise and parcels.

The mason deals with brick, stone, and mortar.
The tinker will solder the holes in pans and

kettles.

The surgeon attends to wounds and broken bones.

The hunter shot a huge panther this afternoon.

"Tired Nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep." 16 A vast number of people attended the meeting. Easter-Sunday closes the forty days of Lent. Thanksgiving is a harvest festival.

LESSON LVI.

"Another six days' work is done,

Another Sabbath is begun.” 17

Policemen will not trouble us if we behave well.

The jaded mule refused to go farther.

The firemen have just tried their new engine. "Early to bed and early to rise

Make people healthy, wealthy, and wise." 18

The tourist failed to reach the mountain summit. The guides conducted the travelers safely.

Christmas holiday games are delightful.