legs against the window; the dog got upon the ass's back; the cat scrambled upon the dog's shoulders; the cock flew up, and stood upon the cat's head.

4. When all was ready, a signal was given, and they began their music. The ass brayed, the dog barked, the cat squalled, the cock crowed; and they all broke through the window at once, and came tumbling into the room, among the broken glass, with a terrible clatter.

5. The robbers, who had been not a little frightened at the opening concert, had now no doubt that some horrible hobgoblin had broken in upon them, and scampered away as fast as they could.

6. The coast once cleared, our travellers sat down, and despatched what the robbers had left, with as much eagerness as if they expected not to eat again for a month.

7. As soon as they had satisfied themselves, they put out the lights, and each one sought out a resting place the donkey laid himself down on some straw in the yard, the dog stretched himself on a mat behind the door, the cat rolled herself on the hearth by the warm ashes, and the cock perched himself upon a beam on the top of the house; and as they were all very tired, they soon fell asleep.

8. About midnight, when the robbers saw from a distance that the lights were put out, they began to think they had been in too great a hurry to run away. So one of them, that was bolder than the rest, went to see what was going on.

9. Finding that all was very still, he marched into the kitchen, and groped about till he found a match in order to light a candle; and then espying the glittering

yes of the cat, he mistook them for live coals, and held the match to light it. The cat not liking this joke, sprung at his face, spit at and scratched him.

10. This frightened him dreadfully, and away he ran to the back door; but the dog jumped up, yelped at him, and bit his leg; the donkey, only half awake, roused up when he was crossing the yard, grunted out a dismal bray, and kicked him; and the cock clapped his wings, and crowed with all his might.

11. At this the robber, hardly knowing whether he was alive or dead, ran with speed to his companions, and told the captain that a horned witch had got into the house, and spit at him, and scratched him with her long and bony fingers; that a man had hid himself behind the door, and yelled at him, and stabbed him in the leg; that a black monster stood in the yard and roared a most frightful sound, and struck him with a club; and that another sat upon the top of the house and screamed out, 'throw the rascal up here.'

12. After this the robbers never dared go back to the house; but the musicians were so well pleased with their quarters, that they took up their abode; and there they probably may be found to this very day.

ERRORS.

1. winder for window. 5. robbuz for robbers. 6. trav'ler for travellers. 7. wawm for warm.

What is the Rule?

QUESTIONS.

What does p. stand for? p p.? per cent.? P.M.? P.O.? Pres 1 P.S.? qr.? Qu. or Qy.? Recd.? S.? s.? S. E.? Sec.? Sem. Servt.? S.J.C.? St.? S.T.D.? S.T.P.? ss.? S. W.? ult.? U.S.1 V. or Vide? v. or ver? viz.? IV.? wt.? yd.? &? &c.?

RULE. Words or syllables ending with lm, rm, or sm, must not be pronounced as though the letter u stood before the m.

Many persons say filum, elum, for film, elm; alarum, arum, for alarm, arm; and criticisum, chasum, for criticism, chasm

SCENE AFTER A SUMMER SHOWER.

1. THE rain is o'er. How dense and bright
Yon pearly clouds reposing lie!
Cloud above cloud, a glorious sight,
Contrasting with the dark blue sky!

2. In grateful silence, earth receives

The general blessing; fresh and fair
Each flower expands its little leaves,
As glad the common joy to share.

3. The softened sunbeams pour around
A fairy light, uncertain, pale;

The wind flows cool: the scented ground
Is breathing odors on the gale.

4. Mid yon rich clouds' voluptuous pile,
Methinks some spirit of the air
Might rest, to gaze below awhile,

Then turn to bathe and revel there.

5. The sun breaks forth; from off the scene
Its floating veil of mist is flung;
And all the wilderness of green

With trembling drops of light is hung.

6. Now gaze on Nature-yet the same-
Glowing with life, by breezes fanned,
Luxuriant, lovely, as she came,

Fresh in her youth, from God's own hand.

7. Hear the rich music of that voice,

Which sounds from all below, above;

She calls her children to rejoice,

And round them throws her arms of love.

ERRORS.

1. gloris for glorious. 2. gineral for general. 4. voluptyus for voluptuous; sperit for spirit; rev'l for revel. 7. souns for sounds.

QUESTIONS.

How are chasm, spasm, witticism, helm, whelm, overwhelm, harm, disarm, and elm, mis-pronounced? How should they be pronounced?

What is the Rule over Lesson 20?-over Lesson 21?-over Lesson 22?- -over Lesson 23 ?

In what metre is this poetry?

THE SKY-LARK.

1. THE Sky-Lark, when the dews of morn
Hang tremulous on flower and thorn,
And violets round his nest exhale
Their fragrance on the early gale,
To the first sunbeam spreads his wings,
Buoyant with joy, and soars, and sings.

2. He rests not on the leafy spray,
To warble his exulting lay,
But high above the morning cloud
Mounts in triumphant freedom proud
And swells, when nearest to the sky,
His sweetest notes of ecstasy.

3. Thus, my Creator' thus the more
My spirit's wing to Thee can soar,

The more she triumphs to behold
Thy love in all Thy works unfold;
And bids her hymns of rapture be

Most glad, when rising most to Thee.

ERRORS.

1. vilet for violet; fust for first. 2. ress for rests; nounce for mounts. 3. rapter for rapture; mose for most.

RULE. The syllable ful should have the same sound as the word full.

Some persons sound it with the short u, and this makes ul in useful, sound like ul in hull.

NOTE. The Teacher will be so kind as to explain this, be fore the scholar learns the Rule. The syllable ful should be sounded rather more slightly than the word full; but the quality of the sound should be the same in both.

TO A SLEEPING INFANT.

1. SWEET babe, that calm and tranquil brow

Says angel bands attend thee now,