up my mind not to give up, so I sprang upon

him.

30. "Next, he pulled out one of his ribs from his side and struck me several times on my body. See what dreadful cuts he has made. O, how they hurt!

31. "I couldn't stand such treatment any longer, so I ran away from him. Do you think

he will find me here?"

32. "No," said the fox, "unless he has a dog with him to track you."

33. "He has no dog with him," replied the wolf. "O dear! O dear! O dear! I wish I had never seen a man! I never want to see another."

Adapted.

1. Dear Ned, your letter's come at last,

And Nelly's parrot too;

Old Captain Cable brought them both.
"Twas pretty good of you

To write so much, when it's so hot.
How jolly brown you'll be—
Just like a heathen Hottentot-

When you come back from sea!

2. I don't believe I'd care to hunt
In jungles at a show

I'm just as near a lion's jaw
As I would care to go..
Suppose the cannibals you saw

Had nothing left to eat?

Phew! they'd have built a fire, I'm sure,

And roasted you for meat.

3. We've all been down at Grandma Lee's, And didn't we have fun!

We jumped the fences, climbed the trees,
And made the squirrels run;
High on a load of hay we rode
With Jake and Uncle Nate;

We hunted nests, and fed the chicks,
And swung upon the gate.

4. We fished and waded in the creek,
Shook apples off the trees

(I ate so many I was sick);

We chased the bumble bees.

They stung poor Bobby on the nose,
And Katy in the eye;

It made them look so very queer,
And O, how they did cry!

5. Dick made believe he had a horse-
'Twas nothing but a rail.

I tied the duster on behind

It looked just like a tail.

But he got tired, let go

And tumbled on a log,

the rein,

Then when I ran to call Nurse Jane
I fell across the dog.

6. There goes the bell! I must be offI 'most forgot to say

That Charlie has the whooping-cough,
And Tom fell off a dray ;

But 'cepting them we're all quite well.
Good-by. Remember, now,

If

you don't bring a monkey home
There'll be the biggest row.

Mrs. Otto H. Schulte.

1. Once there was a very good dog named Tray. He was a large shaggy-haired dog.

2. When strangers saw him they would say, "What a noble-looking dog!" Tray was as noble as he looked.

3. One day when Tray was playing in the road in front of his master's house, a strange dog came trotting along.

4. This strange dog was very ill-looking, but, as it was a bright, sunny morning, he happened to be looking cheerful for once.

5. As Tray was a polite dog, and always tried to make every one feel happy, he spoke pleasantly to the stranger.

6. Said Tray, "Good-morning, my friend!

Where are you going?" "I am going to South Orange," said the strange dog. "Don't you want to go along?"

7. "Yes," said Tray. "I should like to take a run. A little exercise would do me good." So the two dogs were soon running along together toward South Orange.

8. "What is your name?" said Tray. "My name is Nero," said the other dog. "Now, what is your name?" said Nero. Tray replied, "My name is Tray."

9. "What do you do when at home?" asked Nero. "O, I play with the children, and see that no harm comes to them. I saved one of the boys from drowning once.

10. "My master says I am worth my weight in gold to take care of the children. Sometimes they harness me up to their little wagon and they make believe I am their pony."

11. "

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Well," said Nero, "I don't like chil dren. If they tried to play with me that way, know I should bite them. When children meet me, I snarl and show my teeth, and then they run away as fast as they can."

12. "What are you good for?" said Tray. “I