a-pro-pos ap'pro-po, to the purpose, seasonably, by and by. au-to-de-fe aw'to-de-fe', act of faith, burning heretics. bag-a-telle bag-ā-těl', a trifle. beau bō, a man of fashion. beau-monde bō-mond', people of fashion. belle bell, a woman of fashion. belles-lett-res běl-let'tr, polite literature. bil-let-doux bille-dô, a love letter. bon-mot bon-mo', a piece of wit. bon-ton bon-tong', fashion. bou-doir bô-dwòr, a small private apartment.. coup-de-grace kô-de-gràse', the finishing stroke. de-but de-bu', beginning. dern-ier-res-sort děrn-yàr ́rĕs-sòr', the last resort. de-pot de-po', store or magazine. dou-ble-en-ten-dre dô-bl-on-tōn'dr, double meaning. dou-ceur dô-sèûr', a bribe or present. ec-lat ěk-lâ, splendour. en-flute àn-flute, carrying guns on the upper deck only. en-masse àn-măs', in a mass. tn-pas-sant an-pěs-sàng, by the way. enn-ui àn-we', tiresomeness. en-tree àn-tră, entrance. READING EXERCISES. LESSON 26. Our life passes as a tale that is told. 1. The last days of youth, why, indeed, ye are come! But yesterday, I was a boy and I wore My jacket of blue and my bow round the neck, 2. And I danc'd, and I sang, and I laughingly bore To my fair little mates, wreaths of flow'rs to deck Hung so bright: could you think they would ever grow old? 3. Bless'd years of the past! how I love to retrace, A Greek in Exile.-FELICIA HEMANS. A Greek Islander, on being taken, a prisoner, to the Vale of Tempe, and asked to admire its beautiful scenery, replied? 1. 2. "Yes, all is fair, but the sea! where is it?” Where is the sea?—I languish here Where is my own blue sea, With all its barks of fleet career, And flags and breezes free? I mis that voice of waves;-the first The measur'd chime,--the thund'ring burst:- 3. Oh! rich your myrtle's breath may risc, Yet my sick heart within me dies:- 4. I hear the shepherd's mountain flute; ARITHMETIC.-LESSON 27. Practical Exercises. 1. B gave his note for $1400, payable in 90 days, and at the end of 60, paid $1000; what is the equated time for the balance, and what its am't. supposing he allowed 8 per cent. per ann. on the bal.? Ans. $400.59. 2. B bought 10,000 bush. of corn, and agreed to pay 48 cts. a bush. in cash, or 50 cts. a bush. at 2 mo.; will he gain or lose by borrowing the money at S per ct. per ann.? Ans. lose $136. 3. A cask contains a mixture of brandy at 8s, wine at 7s, cider at is per gallon, and water at 0; what is the number of gallons of each kind? Ans. Brandy 9, wine 9, cider 5, and water 5. A and B hired a pasture for 18 mo. and paid $262; at first A put in 100 sheep, and 8 mo. after, 50 more; B put in 275 sheep, and 4 mo. after, took out 70; what must each man pay? Ans. A $96.109, B $165.891. 5. B would set out 864 trees, in such a way that the length should be to the breadth as 3 to 2; what is the number in length and breadth? Ans. 35 in length and 24 in breadth. 6. A ball 8 inches in diameter weighs 72lbs; what is the diameter of another of the same metal, which weighs only 9 lbs? Ans. 4 in. 7. Noah's Ark had 300 feet keel, 50ft. beam midships, and 30ft. hold, what was its burden as a man of war, and what as a merchant's ship? Ans. 4500 tons as a man of war, 4737 tons nearly, as a merchant's ship. 8. How many cubic feet is there in a load of wood 9ft. long, 3ft. 5in. high, and 4ft. 3in. wide? Ans. 130ft. 8in. 3". 9. What is the cubic measure of a square stick of timber, 30ft. long, 12in. square at one end and a point at the other? Ans. 10ft. 10. B's wine cask is 30in. through the bulge, 25in. at each extremity, and 40in. long; what will it hold both of wine and ale? Ans. wine 112.1, ale 90.5 gall. 11. A broker lent money at 6 pr. ct. a year, and at the end of 10 years received for prin. and int. £1200; what did he loan? Ans. £750. 12. A asked B the price of his span; he said, had they cost me three times what I gave for them, and 15 dollars more, they would have stood me in $300; what was their cost? Ans. $95. 13. B drew a bill on his agent in London for 250 £'s sterling at 60 days, and sold it to D at 5 pr. cent. advance; the bill was protested for non acceptance, and for non payment, at an expense of 10 shillings sterling each time, and the postage out and back was 5 shillings sterling; damages on the am❜t 10 pr. cent., how many dollars did B refund? Ans. $1289.315. 14. A, of Baltimore, made a draft on B, of Boston for £356 at 30 days which was accepted, and discounted by the Massachusetts' bank, at 6 pr ct. rebate; at the close of 30 days A and D had both failed, and the bank compounded with them at 31 1-4 cents on the dollar; what did they pay and what was the rebate? Ans. $101.25, rebate, $1.77. REMARKS, &C.--LESSON 28. Faulty Composition. He shall pass away as a dream. I dreamed I saw a ruddy rosy child With golden ringlets to the zephyrs playing He changed in summers prime I stepped aside He changed again it was even and the cheerful fire Anon me thought arose the dawn Alas the white haired man was gone faux-pas fo'pà', fault or misconduct. jeu-de-mots zhěû-de-mo', play upon words. jeu-d'esprit zhěû-d'espre'; play of wit. lar-gent làrzh-zōng money or silver. mal-a-pro-pos mal-à-pro-po', unseasonable or unseasonably. mau-vaise-honte mō-vāz-hont', unbecoming bashfulness. non-cha-lance non-shă-lǎnse', indifference. ou-tre ô-tra', preposterous. per-due per-du', concealed. pe-tit-mai-tre pē'tit-ma-tr, a fop. Cc2 pro-te-ge prō'te-zhă, one patronized or protected. sa-vant să-vâng', a learned man. tete-a-tete_tāte-â-tāte, face to face, two in private converse. trait tră, feature. val-et-de-chambre väl-e-de-shâmb, foot man. vive-le-roi vev-le-rwà, long live the king. NOTE. There are many other words and phrases borrowed from the Latin and French languages, and introduced into ours, without very high authority, and entirely in the face of correct taste. He that would write in English, would at least manifest his modesty, by expressing his ideas simply in that language. It is sufficiently copious for any subject either useful or ornamental. READING EXERCISES, &c.--LESSON 30. David's lamentation over the dead body of Absalom. 2. Cold is thy brow, my son! and I am chill, 3. The grave hath won thee;—I shall hear the gush 1 And life will pass me in the mantling blush, But thou no more with thy sweet voice shall come 4. And oh! when I am stricken, and my heart |