40 Punctuality is the soul of business. WORDS OF THREE SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE SECOND. 140 A-ban-don a-base-ment ab-hor-rence a-bun-dant ab-surd-ly ac-cept-ance AGOUTI. en-cour-age en-large-ment de-ci-sive ad-mit-tance con-jec-ture ad-mon-ish con-joint-ly de-fec-tive en-vel-op ad-van-tage con-ni-vance de-fen-sive en-ven-om a-gree-ment e-pis-tle a-larm-ing es-tab-lish al-migh-ty e-ter-nal a-mend-ment ex-alt-ed a-muse-ment ex-hib-it a-part-ment ex-ter-nal ap-pa-rel ex-tin-guish ap-pren-tice ex-tir-pate Thinking little of an injury lessens it. 41 ELEPHANT. TWENTY-NINTH READING LESSON. NE day James Thomas brought a neat little watch-key to school, and handed it to me to examine. Then I wished to be the owner of it. "I'll tell you what I'll do," said he; "if you'll bring me six apples you may have this key." Pleased at the thought I soon made the bargain. I went home. But how was I to get the apples? I did not like to ask my parents for them; for they might think it foolish for me to trade for a little key, which would be of no use. So I did not tell them of what I was about to do; and, unknown to any one besides myself, I went into the cellar and filled my pockets with apples, and hurried away to the school, where I soon found James, and settled for the key. But now I had the key, what must I do with it? If I let my parents see it, thought I, they will wish to know how I came by it. If I tell them I gave some apples for it, they will certainly know that I came by them dishonestly. And what do you think I did? Instead of letting any one see my little key, I went into the garden, dug a hole, and buried it. After the key had been buried a few days, my brother and I went into the garden together, and I began to dig. By and by I came across the key. "Oh, see what I've dug up!" I exclaimed; "see what I have found!" But when I carried the key into the house, my parents knew that it could not have been long lost, as it showed no signs of rust. "Did you really dig it up?" they inquired. What to do I hardly knew, but I told them that what I had said was the truth. They thought that some one must recently have dropped it, and said But I did not feel very happy with my key; I knew that I had obtained it dishonestly. no more. And thus will all children feel who do wrong, unless they repent, and are sorry for their faults. I wish I had not done wrong. It is better to listen to the wise than to talk with the foolish. By others' faults wise men correct their own. 43 PHEASANT. THIRTIETH (POETICAL) READING LESSON. "To-WHIT! to-whit! to-whee! moo-oo! "Not I," said the sheep, "O no! "Caw! caw!" cried the crow; 'Why, I have not a chick "We all gave her a feather, Said little Mary Green. Of any thing so mean." "It is very cruel, too," Said little Alice Neal. How bad the bird would feel." We should never talk but to some good purpose. |