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caught by an old woman; so he doubled under the good lady's arm, ran across the room, and out of the window in a minute.

He did not need to drop out — though he would have done so bravely enough - nor even to let himself down a spout, for under the window spread a tree, with great leaves and sweet white flowers, almost as big as his head. It was a magnolia, but Tom knew nothing about that and cared less, as down the tree he went like a cat, and across the garden lawn, and over the iron railing, and up the park towards the woods, leaving the old nurse at the window screaming: "Murder! Murder! Fire! Fire!"

-Adapted from "Water Babies."

Andi ron (run): a metal utensil for holding up the wood burning in a fireplace. Flue: a passageway in the chimney by which the smoke is carried off.

SUBJECTS FOR A CLASS CONVERSATION.

We will consider the lesson work from and including "The Greedy Shepherd" to "Little Tom, the Chimney Sweep."

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What selections of those we have been reading are

imaginative?

What is the nature of each article?
How do you like the stories?

What one teaches kindness to others?
What one teaches kindness to animals?
What one warns us against greediness?

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Give the names of the authors.

2 What articles are about nature? What are the subjects?

How is each one worked out?

When a flower is the subject, what is considered first? What is said about the month of March?

How does the description of March given here

with March where you live?

3 What article treats of an historical subject? Relate the story told by this poem.

4

Tell something about the chief personage.
What place is mentioned?

At what time did the event related occur?

compare

Name the authors whose productions you have been studying?

5 What is meant by "adapted" as used in connection with "Little Tom, the Chimney-Sweep"?

6 Where is Westminster Abbey ?

7 What is a chimney-sweep?

8 Write five new words you have learned during the last week

Hope, like the gleaming taper's light,

Adorns and cheers the way,

And still as darker grows the night,

Emits a brighter ray.

Goldsmith.

OUR FIELD.

JULIANA HORATIA EWING

JULIANA HORATIA EWING was born at Yorkshire, England, 1842, and died at Bath, May 13, 1885. In early childhood she wrote plays, and when quite young she became well versed in modern languages and classical literature. Among her delightful stories are "A Flatiron for a Farthing," "We and the World," "Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales," "The Story of a Short Life," and "Six to Sixteen."

We had heard of fairies, and we all wanted a fairy godmother. We means Sandy, Richard, and I. Yes; I forgot Perronet; but we did not want a fairy godmother for Perronet.

If we had a fairy godmother she would have given us three wishes each; three times three makes nine. We could have got all we wanted out of nine wishes, and have provided for Perronet into the bargain.

It would not have been any good Perronet having wishes all to himself, because he was only a dog.

We never knew who it was that tried to drown Perronet, but it was Sandy who saved his life and brought him home. It was when he was coming home from school, and he brought Perronet with him. Perronet was not at all nice to look at when we first saw him, though we were very sorry for him. He was wet all over and his eyes were shut, and you could see his ribs, and he looked quite dark and sticky. But when he dried, he dried a lovely yellow. He had two black ears like velvet. People sometimes asked us what kind of a dog he was, but we never knew, except that he was the nicest possible kind.

When we had got him, we were afraid we were not going to be allowed to keep him. Mother said we could not afford him, because of the tax and his board. The tax was five shillings, but there wanted nearly a year of paying it. Of course his board began as soon as he could eat, and that was the very same evening. We were all very miserable, because we were so fond of Perronet Perronet was not his name then and at last it was settled that all three of us would give up sugar, toward saving the expense of his board, if he might stay. It was hardest for Sandy, because he was particularly fond of sweet things; but then he was particularly fond of Perronet. So we all gave up sugar, and Perronet was allowed to remain.

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About the tax; we thought we could save any pennies or half-pennies we got during the year, and it was such a long time to the time for paying, that we should be almost sure to have enough by then. We had not any money at the time, or we would have bought a savings-box; but lots of people save their money in stockings, and we settled that we would. An old stocking would not do, because of the holes, and I had not many good pairs; but we took one of my winter ones to use in the summer, and then we thought we could pour the money into one of my good summer ones when the winter came.

What we most of all wanted a fairy godmother for was about "our homes." There was no kind of play we liked better than playing at houses and new homes. But no matter where we made our "home," it was sure to to be disturbed. If it was indoors, and we made a palace under

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