adult

reason

No man is born into the world whose work
Is not born with him; there is always work,
And tools to work withal, for those who will;
And blessed are the horny hands of toil!
The busy world shoves angrily aside
The man who stands with arms akimbo set,

Until occasion tells him what to do;

And he who waits to have his task marked out
Shall die and leave his errand unfulfilled.

- JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL: A Glance Behind the Curtain.

skillful

subtle

dexterity

difference

crisis approach

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The halcyon period of our autumn will always in some way be associated with the Indian. It is red and yellow and dusky like him. The smoke of his camp-fire seems again in the air. The memory of him pervades the woods. His plumes and moccasins and blanket of skins, form just the costume the season demands. It was doubtless his chosen period. The gods smiled upon him then, if ever. If the red aborigine ever had his summer of fullness and contentment, it must have been at this season, and it fitly bears his name.

Write a letter describing Thomas Jefferson, after reading the extract from his letter about Washington on page 154. Use from memory not fewer than six of the words above.

Imagine you are a friend of the man suggested above and write

a leaf from your diary on a very important day of his life. Use from memory not fewer than eight of the words.

Or, if the roadside has no hedge, the ugliest stone fence, such as in America would keep itself bare and unsympathizing till the end of time, is sure to be covered with the small handiwork of Nature; that careful mother lets nothing go naked there, and, if she cannot provide clothing, gives at least embroidery. No sooner is the fence built than she adopts and adorns it as a part of her original plan, treating the hard, uncomely construction as if it had all along been a favorite idea of her own.

Tell which cabinet position you would prefer, using from memory not fewer than eight of the words above.

Your grandparents will give you the subscription to any magazine, if you will tell them the reason for your choice. Use from memory not fewer than six of the words above.

Pupils should add other words derived from the same roots.

1 Make a rule for the spelling of the words in this column.