was no longer a golden dipper. It was made of seven glittering diamonds.- An Old Legend.

NOTES

1. Locate the "Big Dipper." What other name is given to it? 2. Tell how to find the north star by the "Big Dipper."

3. What other stars or groups of stars do you know?

4. Pronunciation and articulation drills. Pronounce the following slowly, distinctly, and correctly: narrow, little, bubbled, wash, blue sky, high hill, dog, water, thirsty dog, ponds, toward,

every.

5. Give meanings of the following as here used: bubbling, fevers, climbed, underneath, brim, longing, nursed, stranger, blazing sun, stretched out, precious drops, shining, beautiful, whosoever, reward, fountain, pitchers, lapped, lighted, glittering diamonds.

EXERCISES

1. What made the wide rivers narrow?

2. What made the big ponds little?

3. How were the springs, green leaves, flowers, and birds affected?

4. Why did the people look for clouds every morning?

5. What is told of the little girl?

6. Why was she so careful of the dipper of water?

7. Then why did she give some water to the dog?

8. What happened to the dipper?

9. Why did the mother want the little girl to drink first?

10. What now happened to the dipper?

11. Why did they "look at each other" when the stranger "stretched out his hand toward the dipper"?

12. What happened as the stranger drank?

13. What is the meaning of the stranger's words?

14. What was found where the stranger passed?

15. What connection was there between the fountain and giving the stranger to drink?

16. What became of the golden dipper?

ADDITIONAL READINGS

HUNT: Abou Ben Adhem.

STEVENSON: The Lamplighter.

MATTHEW: xxv, 34-46.

LUKE: x, 25-37. The Good Samaritan.

NAYLOR: Dr. John Goodfellow-Office Upstairs.

DICKENS: The Child's Dream of a Star.

WHITTIER: The Star of Bethlehem.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

WORDS ARE WONDERFUL THINGS

Keep a watch on your words, my darling,
For words are wonderful things;

They are sweet like the bees' fresh honey -
Like the bees they have terrible stings;
They can bless like the warm, glad sunshine,
And brighten a lonely life,

They can cut, in the strife of anger,

Like an open, two-edged knife.

- Mrs. E. R. Miller.

Diving and finding no pearls in the sea,
Blame not the ocean; the fault is in thee.

-Alice Cary.

Dare to do right! dare to be true!

The failings of others can never save you;
Stand by your conscience, your honor, your faith,
Stand like a hero and battle till death!

DANIEL WEBSTER'S FIRST CASE

DAN

ANIEL WEBSTER was born on a farm in
Salisbury Township, New Hampshire, in

1782.

His father was a backwoods farmer who had earlier been a hunter and soldier. Daniel owed his education to his mother, who was a cultured woman, proud of her children, and ambitious for their success. The following incident occurred when Daniel was only twelve years of age. After he had become a great lawyer and America's foremost statesman and orator, his admirers pointed proudly back to this incident as showing the wonderful promise of the young man, and proudly referred to this as his "first case.'

DANIEL WEBSTER'S FIRST CASE

Mr. Webster, Daniel's father, was a farmer. He had a fine garden of which he was justly proud. In some way a woodchuck got into the garden and destroyed many plants. The woodchuck came again and again, until at last Daniel and his brother Ezekiel resolved to set a trap for him.

They did so, and several mornings later they found that the woodchuck had been caught. Ezekiel proposed to kill the animal at once, and so put an end to all further trouble with him. Daniel, how

ever, looked with pity upon the poor captive and proposed to set him free.

The brothers talked over the matter for some time, but they could not seem to agree. They decided to appeal to their father and to follow his advice.

Mr. Webster heard their story and then said: “Well, boys, let us try the case. The woodchuck here is a prisoner. Daniel, you shall be his lawyer and speak for him. Ezekiel, you shall speak against him. I will act as judge."

Ezekiel opened the case. He spoke strongly against the poor woodchuck.

"This fellow is a dangerous criminal. He stole into our garden and did much damage. If he is set free, he will return and repeat the crime. Why did we take the trouble to set a trap for him? Let us kill him at once. His skin is of some value, and will repay in part the damage he has done."

The boy had made a fine speech, and his father was proud of him.

Turning to Daniel, Mr. Webster said: "Now, Daniel, it is your turn to speak. You have heard Ezekiel speak against the prisoner. What have you to say in his defense?"

Daniel rose to speak. It was his first case. He saw at once what his father thought of Ezekiel's speech. Suddenly he chanced to glance at the poor woodchuck trembling with fear in the trap.

The boy's eyes grew moist and his voice trembled with feeling as he spoke.