6. As I grew up, came into the world, and observed the actions of men, I thought I met with many, very many, who gave too much for their whistle. 7. When I saw any one too ambitious of court favour, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself—this man gives too much for his whistle. 8. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly employing himself in political bustles, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect he pays indeed, says I, too much for his whistle. 9. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth-poor man, says I, you do indeed pay too much for your whistle. 10. When I meet a man of pleasure, sacrificing every laudable improvement of the mind, or of his fortune, to mere coporeal sensations-mistaken man, says I, you are providing pain for yourself instead of pleasure: you give too much for your whistle. 11. If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipage, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison-alas! says I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle. 12. When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered girl, married to an ill-natured brute of a husband what a pity it is, says I, that she has paid so much for a whistle. 13. In short, I conceived that great part of the miseries of mankind were brought upon them by the false estimates they had made of the value of things, and by their giving too much for their whistles. QUESTIONS.-What is this story about? What did Benjamin Franklin's friends do on a holyday? How old was he then ? What did he immediately do with his coppers? With what was he charmed on the way? What did he then do? What did he do on returning home? What did his brothers and sisters tell him? Of what did this put him in mind? What did he do when they laughed at him for his folly? Was this of use to him afterward? When? What did he observe as he grew up? What did he say of any one too ambitious? What did he say of another fond of popularity? Of the miser? Of the man of pleasure? Of one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, &c.? Of a sweet-tempered girl? What did he conceive about the great part of the miseries of mankind? SPELLING LESSON XXXIII. A bounds (å boundz'), pres. t. of Abound, to have or be in great plenty. Alps (alps), n. prop. the name of a mountain. Al ta ic (al ta' ik), a. noting high mountains in Asia. An nat to (ån nåt' to), n. a vegetable composition used as a dye. Båg, n. a pouch; a sack; a purse; udder: v. to put Bår ned, n. prop. the name of an island. [resin. Cam phor (kam' fûr), n. a kind of concrete juice or Chain (tshane), n. any continued series of things; a series or line of links; á bond: v. to fasten with a chain; to enslave. Col or ing (kul' ûr 'ing), part. a. dyeing, staining: n. act or art of dyeing or painting: par. of Color, to stain, to dye; to palliate: n. the appearance of any body to the eye; hue, a property of light. Com po si tions ('kom po zish' ûnz), n. plu. of Composition, a mixture; a written work; an adjustment or setting of types; a compact, an agreement. Cyst (sist), n. a kind of bag containing morbid matter. Do mes tic (do mês' tik), a. belonging to the house; private; not foreign; intestine: n. one kept in the house. Due (du), a. proper, fit; owed; exact: n. right, just claim; custom. a debt; E spe cial ly (è spêsh' al lè), ad. principally, chiefly. Ex tra ne ous (êks trå' nè 'ús), a. of different substance, foreign. Frac ture (fråk' tshure), n. separation of continuous parts; a breach; a breaking: v. to break or crack a bone, &c. [powder. Fri a ble (fri' å bl), a. easily crumbled or reduced to Grân' à lår, a. consisting of or resembling grains. Hen's (henz), n. posses. case of Hen, the female of fowls and birds. Ir reg u lar (ir rêg' à lår), a. not regular; immethodical, deviating from rule. Ja pân', n. prop. the name of a country: n. a varnish, varnished work: v. to varnish and embellish. Lic or ice (lik' úr 'is), n. a plant, the root of which has a sweet, balsamic taste. Musk, n. a strong-scented substance, a strong perfume, obtained from an animal. O dors (o' dûrz), n. plu. of Odor, scent, smell; fragrance. Per spi ra tion (pêr spè rá' shûn), n. sweat, excretion or evacuation through the pores. Pro ject ing (pro jêkt' îng), par. of Project, to shoot forward or jut out; to throw out; to scheme, to contrive; to form. Scum (skum), n. that which rises to the top of any liquor, froth, refuse: v. to take off the scum. Sep' å råte, v. to disunite, disjoin; to divide, to part. Sieves (sivz), n. plu. of Sieve, a kind of instrument or bolter for sifting. Soap y (sope'è), a. like soap; resembling soap. Steep' ing, par. of Steep, to soak, macerate: n. a precipice: a. rising or descending with great slope or inclination; inclined. Strain ing (stråne' ing), par. of Strain, to filter or squeeze through something; to stretch, to force; to make tense; to sprain: n. a sprain; style; a great effort; a song; turn. Strong-scent ed (strong sent' êd), a. having a scent or smell to a great degree. Stron gest (strong gêst), a. most strong, most powerful; most vigorous or robust; least easily broken. Thi bet (ti' bêt), n. prop. the name of a country. Trans lu cent (trâns là' sent), a. imperfectly pervious to the light, emitting the rays of light dimly or imperfectly clear. Tusks, n. plu. of Tusk, a long, pointed tooth; a fang. Veins (vånez), n. plu. of Vein, a streak; a bloodves sel or tube in the flesh which returns the blood to the heart; course of metal in mines; turn of mind; current; a strain. READING LESSON XXXIII. Camphor, Licorice, Annatto, and Musk. CAMPHOR. 1. Camphor is a solid, concrete juice, from a large tree growing wild in Borneo, Sumatra, &c. 2. It is a whitish, translucent substance, of a granular fracture, and somewhat unctuous to the feel. 3. It has a bitter, aromatic taste, and a very fragrant smell, and greatly produces perspiration. 4. There are two sorts of trees that produce camphor; one, a native of Borneo, which produces the best species; the other, a native of Japan, which resembles the bay-tree, bearing black or purple berries. 5. The stem is thick, the bark of a brownish color, and the branches strong, close, and spread out. The wood is soft, easily worked, and useful for domestic purposes. 6. To obtain camphor, the tree is cut down, and divided into pieces, and the camphor taken out; it being found in small, whitish flakes, in irregular veins, in and near the centre of the tree. 7. It is then steeped and washed again and again, in soapy water, to separate from it all extraneous matter. 8. It is then passed through three sieves, of different texture, to divide it into three sorts. LICORICE. 9. Licorice is a plant, the root of which abounds with a sweet, balsamic juice, much used in pectoral compositions. ANNATTO. 10. Annatto is a beautiful, red color, formed from the pulp of the seeds of a shrub or tree common in South America. 11. Annatto is made by steeping the seeds for |