and characteristic of his determination. This was a couple of swords, suspended over his shoulders, so as to prick him every time he was guilty of this trick. He also declaimed by the sea-shore, to accustom himself to the noise of a tempestuous assembly.

5. He confined himself in a subterranean cave, to devote himself more closely to his studies; and to avoid appearing in public, for a length of time, he shaved one half of his head. In this solitary retirement, by the light of a glimmering lamp, he composed the greater part of those orations which have been the admiration of every succeeding age.

6. The extraordinary abilities and eloquence of Demosthenes, raised him to the highest civil station in the gift of his countrymen, and in this, as in every other situation, he always showed himself the zealous defender of the true interests of Athens, and of the other free states of Greece.

7. Undismayed by the power, and undazzled by the glory, of his Macedonian enemies, he was ever the firm advocate of true liberty; and afforded as noble an example of devotion to his country, as he had of early resolution and perseverance.

8. May our young friends, the hope of this free and happy country, delight to place before them, such lofty examples as that of Demosthenes. May they remember that industry and assiduity can make them orators

and statesmen; and that moral courage will render them patriots.

9. With such qualifications, they may hope to attain a higher power than that of Philip, the power of wielding and controlling men's minds; and a higher glory than that of Alexander, the glory of an admiring country with an approving conscience.

QUESTIONS.-1. What was Demosthenes styled by the Greek historians? 2. How did he become so eminent? 3. Was he favorably situated to obtain an education? 4. What proof did he give of his powers of eloquence at the early age of seventeen ? 5. How were his rising talents greatly impeded? 6. What singular course did he pursue to overcome those defects? 7. How did he conquer the ungraceful habit of shrugging his shoulders while speaking? 8. What was his object in declaiming upon the seashore ? 9. In what place did he fit up his study, and why did he shave one half of his head? 10. What is said of the orations which he there composed? 11. What is said of his devotion to his country? 12. What is necessary to form the orator, the statesman, and the patriot?

LESSON XC.

Spell and Define-1. SOOTH' ED, calmed; pleased. 2. GLIS' TEN ING, shining; sparkling. 3. PUR' LING, murmuring or gurgling, as a brook. 4. TIM' ID, fearful.

5. SOR' DID, base; mean. 6. TEMPT, to try; to venture on. 7. BOAST' ING, talking in a vain manner. 8. IMPRESS' ED, imprinted; fixed in the mind. 9. FOR BID' DEN, prohibited. 10. DE SCRI' ED, Saw; discovered.

to wash; to bathe.

THE FLY AND THE TROUT.

11. LAVE,

As near a stream, one summer's day,
Soothed by the murmuring current's play,
The insects glided on;

Behold! adown the stream, a fly
Of largest growth, came bustling by,
The smaller flies among.

2. In sportive mood it spread the sail,
And, o'er the rest, the flying gale
It caught with seeming pride;
Swiftly it skims the crystal waves,
Now in the purling eddy laves,
Now smoothly on would glide.

3. "What joy!" it said, or seemed to say, "Thus on the sparkling stream to play And quit the fields of air;

How dull yon crowd of vulgar flies,
That on their wings can only rise,
To float for ever there!

4. "Still let the timid, sordid crew,
The same old beaten track pursue,
Nor tempt one new delight;
I dare to live, to live I know,
And grasp at every joy below;—
No fancied ills affright.'

5. While thus he tuned his idle song,
Borne by the crystal stream along,
A trout descried the prize;
And upward darting, swift as thought,
The vain, the boasting insect caught;-
The boasting insect dies.

6. Mark well this tale, and in thy breast
Deep be the lesson there impressed,
How health and life to save;

The wretch who quits the path assigned,
To taste forbidden joys, shall find
New ways to reach the grave.

What difficulty in pronouncing distinctly-insects, fields, boasting, and?

LESSON XCI.

Spell ana Define-1. PIL' FER ER, one who steals in small quantities. 2. HOV' ER ING, flapping the wings. 3. HON'EY-GUIDE, a species of cuckoo. 4. BAN QUET, a feast; a rich entertainment. 5. Lus' CIOUS, very sweet; delicious. 6. BRU' IN, a name given to the bear. 7. FAB' RIC, the structure of any thing; a house. 8. TREACH' ER OUS, faithless; betraying a trust. 9. SPE' CIOUS, pleasing to the view. 10. LURE, to entice; to invite by any thing promising pleasure or advantage. 11. FEL' ONS, persons guilty of capital crimes. 12. CUL' PRIT, a criminal. 13. SPRAY, a small branch; water driven from the sea. that which deceives or entices by music. pearance; dress.

14. SI' REN, 15. GUISE, ap

THE HONEY-GUIDE AND THE BEAR.-A FABLE. 1. THERE is a bird of wondrous skill,

Half-reasoning instinct if you will,—
Whose home is in a distant spot,
The country of the Hottentot.
Her taste is nice; for she can tell
Where the sweet honey makers dwell;
And, greedy pilferer, feasts and thrives
Upon the produce of the hives:-
In what a bold and cunning way
Shall form the opening of my lay.

2. Strange it may seem, and yet 'tis true,
That bears are fond of honey too.
But stranger that a bird should lead
The way, and show them where to feed.

The watchful thing, the treasure found,
Hovering above, below, around,
Invites the bear with plaintive cries
To follow her, and seize the prize.
3. Lured by the magic of her song,
The shaggy monster strides along,
Paws out the honey, licks the nest,
And leaves his guide to eat the rest.
E'en such an ill-matched pair I choose,
To point the moral of my muse.

4. "Come," said a honey-guide, "and see
The banquet I design for thee;
The nest is large, the sweet untold,
Flowing in streams of liquid gold;

The bees are gone where wild flowers shine,
And wish their luscious product thine;
Then gentle Bruin, do not stay,

Come, dear companion, come away.'

5. When she deceived and fooled him so,
What wonder that the bear should go?
They went; he keeping her in sight,
She with a cautious, clamorous flight;
Till in broad sunshine they arrive,
Like felons at the quiet hive.

6. Young Bruin, in his headlong haste,
Impatient to attack and taste,

Fells the slight fabric at a blow;
But while he sips the sweets that flow
From cells within, an armed throng,
Poured in a countless crowd along,