The white bear does not sleep all through the long winter like the black bear.

Where the white bear lives, it is winter nearly all the time.

Men hunt these animals for their skins, which they make into coats and other things.

LANGUAGE LESSON.
Where is the home of the polar bear ?
Why doesn't he slip on the ice ?
What does he find for food ?
Tell how he catches seals and fish.

SLATE

EXERCISE.
Let pupils copy, and commit to memory.

Dill stands for I will

I . Dim stands for Dam

. c Die stands for Shaver

d Derit stands for is not Dort stands for do not Tway stands for it was

NELL AND HER BIRD.

Good-by, little birdie !

Fly to the sky, Singing and singing

A merry good-by. Tell all the birdies

Flying above, Nell, in the garden,

Sends them her love.
Tell how I found you,

Hurt, in a tree;
Then, when they're wounded,

They'll come right to me.
I'd like to go with you,

If I could fly;
It must be so beautiful,

Up in the sky !
Why, little birdie-

Why don't you go ? You sit on my finger,

And shake your head, “No.” He's off! O how quickly

And gladly he rose !
I know he will love me

Wherever he goes.

I know-for he really

Seemed trying to say, “My dear little Nelly,

I can't go away.”

But just then some birdies

Came flying along, And sang, as they neared us,

A chirruping song; And he felt just as I do

When girls come and shout Right under the window,

' Come, Nelly—come out !”

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It's wrong to be sorry;

I ought to be glad ; But he's the best birdie

That ever I had.

LESSON LIV.

NEW

WORDS.

New Yôrk spăr'rows prěş'ěnts sěv'er al

Běs'sie

flew (flü)

worms
(wûrmş)
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die
wide
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In the great city of New York there are several parks. Shade-trees grow in these parks, and there are many wide walks.

Some years ago, the trees began to die. Worms were

were eating all