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"By the authority of the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress!" thundered Allen.

Delaplace began to speak again, but was interrupted by Allen, who waved his sword over the head of the British. commander. Without further hesitation, Delaplace gave up the garrison and ordered his men to be paraded at once without arms.

In the gray of the morning on the 10th of May, 1775, Ticonderoga was captured by Ethan Allen and his men. What cost the British nation eight million sterling, a succession of campaigns, and many lives, was won in ten minutes by a few undisciplined men, without the loss of one life or even one man wounded. — Adapted.

Ti con der o'ga (kon).

Fu see a flintlock gun.

or fortified town.

Pre ten'sion (shun): the act of pretending. Găr'ri son a body of troops stationed in a fort

THE BROOK.

It is the mountain to the sea
That makes a messenger of me;
And, lest I loiter on the way
And lose what I am sent to say,
He sets his reverie to song,
And bids me sing it all day long.
Farewell! for here the stream is slow,

And I have many a mile to go.

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A CLASS CONVERSATION.

James. We have been reading about some of the people who were connected with the early history of our country. It may be of benefit to us to learn more about the builders of our nation.

Henry. Do you mean Ethan Allen and Benjamin Franklin?

James. Yes; but they are not the only men mentioned in the lessons we have had. In the brief account of the capture of Ticonderoga, the name of Arnold

Occurs.

Mary. Do you mean Benedict Arnold, the traitor? We cannot consider him as one of the builders of our nation. He tried to destroy our country and undo all the grand work that had been done by Washington and others of our heroes of the Revolution.

Florence. Mary is right about the treason of Benedict Arnold; but at first he was brave and seemed loyal to our cause. In our history work we learned that he was among the first to enter the field in defence of the Colonies. You remember reading about the military company he organized directly after the battle of Lexington. He had formed a plan to capture Ticonderoga and Crown Point even before he heard of Ethan Allen's expedition.

Julia. Did he go as a volunteer?

Florence.

'Allen.

Yes, he went as a volunteer under Ethan

Robert. I know he fought many battles for our

country, but I shall always remember that he became a traitor. He made us forget all his good deeds when he tried to sell his country.

Florence. It is sad to think of his last days, for he was despised by both the Americans and the British. I do not like a traitor, but I feel more sorrow than hatred when I think of Benedict Arnold.

Lizzie. Benjamin Franklin was no traitor. He had to work hard when he was a boy, but he became a great man. I wonder how many of the boys in our school will become noted men.

James. We may never become noted, but we may do some good work. Of all the boys who lived near Franklin's home, in Boston, not one seems to have become famous. No doubt many of them were very good men.

Robert. If I could paint I would make a picture of Benjamin Franklin with his rolls of bread, walking up Market Street, in Philadelphia. No wonder the little Read girl laughed at him.

Julia. She did not laugh at him when she became acquainted with him. I am going to read more about Benjamin Franklin.

Nellie. I like the lesson on the flag, our first lesson. I do like our flag.

James. People of other flags much prettier than ours.

countries think their own How strange it is that all

do not see, as we do, that our "Red, White, and Blue" is the most beautiful in the world.

Florence. We like the "Red, White, and Blue" be

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cause it is the flag of our own country and not on account of its color or shape.

Mary. There is a little girl in our neighborhood who thinks the Russian flag is more beautiful than ours. It is not necessary to say that she came from Russia.

Robert. I think the Boston boys did just right when they complained to General Gage about his soldiers. They ought to have remembered when they were boys and liked to coast in winter.

Lizzie. Some men act as if they had never been young. They must have been gloomy little boys who loved work more than play.

Robert. Who ever heard of a boy who loved work more than play? The British soldiers destroyed the snow hills to annoy the American boys. General Gage took the part of the boys when he heard how the soldiers had been treating them. We read in our history that from the mere love of tantalizing the boys, the British soldiers destroyed their snow hills.

Teacher. Your time is up; you must postpone your conversation until another day.

Pride is as loud a beggar as Want and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece. It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it. Franklin.

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