enjoyed, and consign you to the earth. The time of your slumbering there, will be short.

5. True it is cold, but in a few days the sun will enliven the world with his rays, your heart will be gladdened by his warmth, and you will rise out of the darkness into light; out of the close and unpleasant mold, you will shoot upward into the beautiful air, and from the dampness which you dread, you will derive strength.

6. "No longer a root, you will shine as the queen of the flowers of the spring. The lark will salute you in the morning; the butterfly, to bestow a new charm upon his wings, will come and solicit your favors, while the dew is still fresh upon your bosom."

7. The bulb was satisfied. It said no more; but the smile of faith was upon it. In a few weeks, I passed by the garden. The humble bulb now lifted up its many-colored head, upon the top of its graceful stalk.

8. It was just expanding its glories to welcome the May-day sun. The lark went far up among the clouds, to tell him of the present which awaited his coming. The early bee murmured forth its grateful song to the happy flower, and a chorus of butterflies filled the air with their praises.

9. Thus they sang as they flew around the perfumed atmosphere, that the happy plant, breathed forth. "Blessed art thou, O flower,

and double thy joy! Thy beauty and thy bliss are all rewards of thy faith.

10. "The earth is dark and unlovely, but beauty springs out of her bosom. The ground is cold and damp, but thy faith has triumphed, and now thou art free, now thou art blessed. Thy faith is triumphant, and thou art all bliss!"

QUESTIONS.-1. How did the maiden dispose of the tulip bulb? 2. In what way is the bulb represented as speaking to her? 3. How did the maiden reply to the bulb? 4. Could the bulb have become a tulip without being planted? 5. Can you tell me what is said of those who are planted in the likeness of Christ's death?

What sound are you inclined to suppress in reading, "The ground is cold and damp?”

LESSON LV.

2. As

Spell and Define-1. REN' O VATE, to renew. SUME', to take. 3. UN CON'SCIOUS, not knowing. 4. CONTROL', to restrain; to govern. 5. Mo' TION LESS, being at rest. 6. UN TROD' DEN, not having been passed over.

AUTUMN, AN EMBLEM OF DEATH; AND SPRING, OF LIFE.

CHILD. Mother, my walks are dreary now, My pretty flowers are dead;

The singing birds have left the bough,

The leaves have all turned red.

The trees, all bare and naked seen,

Their branches wildly wave;

And every thing that once was green,
Has dropped into its grave..

MOTHER. But, child, another spring will come,
And renovate their bloom;

And when a few short months have gone, They'll waken from this gloom.

The little birds will then return,
As merrily to sing;

The plants assume a livelier green,
Fanned by the breath of spring.

C. But when these pretty things return,
To cheer my heart and eyes,

Won't little William, whom we mourn,
From his dark bed arise?

The choicest plants drop in the earth,
And make their wintry bed;

Why is it, mother, that so long,
We sleep, when we are dead?
Why, when the warm and cheerful sun,
Makes all around us gay,-

Why is it, they too do not come ?—
What makes them stay away?

M. My dear, the solemn sleep of death,
Is not like nature's rest;

The coming spring will not bring back
Those whom our God has blest.

Only the body's in the ground,
Of those we dearly love;

The spirit hath its dwelling found,
And ives with God above.

The little plants and flowers of earth,
Have not a soul within;

They die, unconscious of their birth,
And neither act, nor sin.

But we can think, and act, and move,
And all our powers control;

This thinking substance is the same

We sometimes call the SOUL.

And when you hear us speak of death,
We mean this mortal part

Has ceased to live, and motionless
Is found this beating heart,

The thinking soul that leaves the earth,
Ascends to God on high;

Its substance is of heavenly birth,
And fitted for the sky.

C. But, Mother, won't my spirit die,
When my heart does not beat?
Shall I then live in yonder sky,
And little William meet?
And if I live the same as here,
Who will my wants supply?

Who'd give me all the things I want,
If I to-day should die?

And who would hear my evening prayer,
And kneel beside my bed?

Say, mother, shall you too be there,
When all of us are dead?

M. Yes, child, if only good on earth,
We all shall meet in peace;

Our happiness will know no end,-
Our praises never cease.

In those untrodden fields of love,
God will direct our feet;

There is a better home above,

Where we with him shall meet.

QUESTIONS.-1. How did the season of autumn appear to he child? 2. What did her mother tell her would soon come again? 3. What did the child think would take place

when spring returned? 4. How does the sleep of death differ from nature's rest? 5. Does the soul cease to live when the body dies? 6. How should we live here to be happy herealer?

LESSON LVI.

Spell and Define-1. IN' TER EST ING, adapted to excite emotion. 2. AF FECT' ING, moving the passions; pathetic. 3. EA' GER NESS, earnestness. 4. COURT IER, a man who attends the courts of kings. 5. TRICK' LING, flowing_o dropping gently. 6. CREV' ICE, a small crack. 7. REPLEN' ISH ED, filled; supplied. 8. FLAG' ON, a.vessel with a narrow mouth. 9. AD VENT' URE, enterprise. 10. PRECIP' I TANCE, rash haste.

THE KING AND HIS HAWK

1. An interesting and affecting story is re lated of one of the kings of Persia Being one day on a hunting party with his fi vorite hawk