untwisting would go on until the resistance of the

air by degrees would arrest the motion, and occasion them to stop.

apples in their When anything

is set in motion, it would continue that motion for ever, unless it was checked in its course. The air checks the turning apples."

6. The next question put by the little old man was this: "Why do the apples at the fire, every now and then, spit and sputter as if they were in a passion ?" Here, again, the young people were all at a loss; now looking at the apples, now at the little old man, and now at one another. Among the replies given by them to the question were these "the apples spit out because they are hot;" "because they are full of juice;" "because they roast too fast;" and "because they cannot help it." "An

7. "Listen to me," said the little old man. apple, as all of you know, is a very juicy fruit; but perhaps you do not know that the inside of it is composed of very small cells, or holes, partly filled with condensed air. There is enough of this compressed air in an apple to occupy, when heated, a space more than forty times the size of the apple itself. When this air becomes heated it requires more space, and not finding this in the apple, it bursts through the peel, carrying a part of the juice with it. Sometimes the peel bursts in one place, and sometimes in another, but it is always occasioned by the forcible escape of the hot air. Perhaps you will now tell me why the apple falls from the string when roasted ?"

8. Every eye was turned to the little old man, in the hope that he would explain it himself. There was a smile on his face as he gave his explanation, that showed he felt happy himself in giving pleasure to others. “The reason is this,” said the little old man, as he rose up from the seat to give the string a turn-for the young people were so taken up with the questions that the apples were standing quite still-"the longer the apple roasts, the more the rind and the cells are broken up by the air and juice escaping; so that the plumpness gives way, it becomes soft, until, having nothing to hold it together, its own weight pulls it from the string."

9. Everyone regarded the little old man with attention as he went on thus ::- "While the tale and the merry laugh, and the question and reply go round, let us mingle a sober thought with our hour of enjoyment, for in sorrow and joy, we should try to do good to one another. In the days of our youth, the cherry cheek, the sparkling eye, and the cheerful smile are ours, but as there is winter as well as spring, and old age as well as youth, it becomes all to prepare for a change. The best way for you to do this is to remember your Creator in the days of your youth; to fear God, and to keep His commandments. Let each of us put this question to himself: How can I do the most good to those around me; and how can I best magnify the name of the Lord ?"

10. Other observations would no doubt have been made by the little old man; but, just as he

had finished this remark, the last roasted apple fell from the string into the glazed earthen pan.

Ex-pire'
Ex-plore'
Em'-i-grate

to breathe out

.........

to choose or select.

to die.

to wander out...... to remove from one country to another.

COURAGE, BOY, COURAGE !

Par'-ley, treat with.

In-ci'-ted, roused; encouraged.

Con-front', oppose.
De-cry', blame; cry down.

1. YES, courage, boy, courage! and press on thy way; There is nothing to harm thee, nothing to fear: Do all which Truth bids thee, and do it to-day;

Hold on to thy purpose, do right, persevere !

2. Though waves of temptation in anger may roll, And storm-cloud on storm-cloud hang dark in the sky,

Still courage, boy, courage! there's strength in thy

soul;

Believing and doing bring help from on high.

3. Let joy light thy cheek, then, and hope gild thy brow; Ne'er parley with wrong, nor ill stay to borrow; Let thy object be Truth, and thy watchword be Now! Make sure of to-day, and trust God for to-morrow.

4. By deeds of the mighty, who struggled and bled,
Be incited to action, and manfully fight:
Good, is worth doing, boy! and, living or dead,

That good shall reward thee with honour and might.

5. Then courage, boy, courage! there's light in the sky : Be humble, be active, be honest, be true;

And though hosts may confront, and though foes may decry,

"I've conquered !" at last shall be shouted by you.

In, also written ig, il, im, ir, (before an Adjective)

= not.

Secondary Meaning, or
Synonomous Phrases.

wrong.

not learned.

not permitted.
not liable to die.

not according to rule.
not to be withstood.

COMPOSITION.

Ac-com-plish-ments, acquire

ments.

Ab-surd'-i-ties, mistakes which made him appear absurd foolish.

Con'-se-quence, importance.

or

In'-ci-dents, circumstances; par

ticulars.

Is'-sued, sent forth.

E'-dict, command.

Lu'-min-ous, lighted; giving light.

HE skill to write a good letter is one of the

most useful accomplishments any person can possess; and if a little study of the art of composition

led any particular boy or girl to nothing more in the world than the power to write common letters of business or friendship very well indeed, all the trouble of the study would have been well paid for.

2. But, besides this, it is impossible for any one to tell what duties or difficulties may be in store for him, or how glad he may some day be to be able to express himself skilfully and powerfully for a particular purpose. In our dealings with our friends and relatives, it is often of the very utmost consequence to be able to express our meaning powerfully as well as correctly.

3. Let us add that the study of Composition tends greatly to strengthen the memory of words. Now, some people are very fond of running down the memory of words; but it is most unwise of them. For, as all knowledge can be put into words, to remember words may be to know everything-supposing the meaning of the words to be

known.

4. There is one very important way in which a good and cultivated memory of words may help you; it enables you to carry away, in the words, things which you do not at the time understand, as well as those which you do. And then you can clear up the difficulty at another time, because you remember exactly what was said or written.

5. I will tell you a story which I read when I was a child. It was just as I was getting better of an illness, and the story made me laugh so loud that my mother came running up-stairs to my

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