not hurt, and left him to follow us. "By this time the dogs were quite near the deer. "For three miles we kept up the race, and with our shouting and the dogs' barking, we made a great noise. "Of course this noise made the deer run all the faster, and when they came to a river that ran by our farm, they jumped right into it and swam to the other side. "The dogs did not stop for the river, and in they went, too. 66 "It looked very funny to see the eleven dogs swimming in the water. But the deer had such a start that they all got away but a young one that was tired out. "We swam our horses over to this one, and did not let the dogs hurt him. We caught him alive, and brought him home with us. "We gave him to my sister, who took so good care of him that he soon became quite tame, and was a great pet with us all." LANGUAGE LESSON. What did the horses do when they came to fences? How was one man thrown from his horse? How did the deer get away at last? SLATE EXERCISE. Let pupils rule their slates into squares to correspond to the diagram below, and then reproduce the drawing. Do your best, your very best, And do it every dayLittle boys and little girls, That is the wisest way. No matter what you try to do, Always do your very best- So if you read your little book, Or if you play with hoop or ball, If, boys and girls, you do your best, Your best will better grow, But if you slight your daily task, What if your lessons should be hard! LANGUAGE LESSON. Let pupils fill the following blanks with single words, so a to form complete statements. Maud had a cold and could not leave her room. But papa' came to give her a kiss every day before he went away. "O what nice toast! said he, one morning. "I wish you would ask me to take tea with you, Maud, and give me some toast like that." 66 What fun it would be! Do come, papa'! How shall I ask you? What shall I say?" * To the teacher. - Hereafter plurals regularly formed, possessives, compounds, and simple derivatives, are not included in the "New Words." |