CHAPTER 26.

SPELLING. LESSON 1.

rogue-ship rog'ship sea-nymph sẽ’nimf

schem-er skēm ́ur
sci-ence si'ense
sci-on si'un

scra-per skrapur
sea-boat se bōte

sea-boy sẽ bòe
sea-breeze sē ́brēze
sea-coal se kōle
sea-coast se kōst

READING. LESSON 2.

A Mother's Grief.

1. To mark the suff'rings of the babe',
That cannot speak its wo`;

To see the infant tears gush forth',
Yet know not why they flow`;

To meet the meek', uplifted eye',
That fain would ask relief”,

Yet', can but show its agony';

This is a mother's grief`.

2. To see', in one short hour, decay'd',•
The hope of former years`;

To feel how vain a father's prayers`;
How vain a mother's tears';

To find the cold grave now must close
O'er what was once, the chief
Of all the treasur'd joys on earth`;
This is a mother's grief.

3. Yet when the first wild throb is past',
Of anguish, and despair',

To lift the eye of faith to Heav'n',
And say', "my child is there',"
This', best can dry the gushing tear;
This', yields the beart relief`;
Anon the Christian's pious hope',
O'ercomes the mother's grief`.

PRACTICE. LESSON 3.

Practical Exercises.

1. What cost 8012lbs of chalk, at 2d 3qrs a Ib?

2. What cost 1847 yds at 5s Sd a yd? Ans. 1523 - 6 4. 3. What cost 287bu wheat, at 17s 6d a bu?

4. What cost 10cwt 2qrs 7lbs sugar, at $10.25 a cwt? Ans. $108.265. 5. What cost 27 yds at $9.65 a yard? Ans. $267.785. 6. What cost 765gals 3qts 1pt at $2.1875 a gallon?

Ans. $1675.3475.

7. What cost 25cwt 1qr 9lbs at $1.75 a cwt?

Ans. $44.25.

8. What cost 6lbs 2oz 10dwt 5gr at $4.16 a lb?

Ans. $26.868.

9. What cost 126yds 2qrs 2na at $4.75 a yd?

Ans. $601.468.

10. What cost 5Hhd 31 gals at $47 a Hhd?

PUNCTUATION.-LESSON 4.

Ans. $259.16.

Punctuation is the art of dividing written language into sentences and parts of sentences, by points or stops. The characters used as stops, may be found on page 81, of the Frst Part.

The application of eight of those characters, to wit: the comma, semicolon, colon, period, dash, interrogative, and exclamatory points, and the parenthesis, to the division and subdivision of sentences, may be readily determined by the following simple directions and illustrations.

Application of the Comma.

RULE 1. A simple sentence needs no point except a period at the close; as, The sun rises in the east. The earth brings

forth grass. Man is born to die.

NOTE. A simple sentence has one subject and one finite verb, and the words used with these, are so immediately connected as to admit no pause between them.

OBS. When the subject of a verb is long, it may be followed with a comma, immediately before the verb.

Thus:

The good taste of the present age, has improved the language. To be indifferent to praise, is a defect in character. Paul, the apostle, was an eminent preacher.

READING.-LESSON 6.

Evening.

1. This is the hour when mem'ry wakes
Sweet dreams which do not last';
This is the hour when fancy takes
A survey of the past`.

2. She brings before the passive mind
The deeds of earlier years`;

With friends that have been long consign'd
To silence and to tears`.

3. The few we lik'd`, the one we lov'd',
Appear', and then pass on';

And many a well known form remov'd',
And many a pleasure gone'.

4. Connexions that in death are hush'd';
Affection's broken chain';

And hopes that fate too early crush'd',
In memory live again.

5. Now', watch the fading gleams of day',
And muse on prospects flown';
Tint after tint', fade slow away`;
Night comes',-and all are gone'.

TARE AND TRET. LESSON 7.

Tare and Tret are allowances made by the seller to the buyer, on various kinds of coarse goods, such as sugar, coffee, tea, &c.

TARE. Tare is simply the weight of the box, bag, or cask, containing the goods.

TRET. Tret is an allowance made for wasteage in weights, &c. Gross weight is that of the goods, box, bag, &c. taken together.

When Tare is deducted, then the weight, if Tret is allowed, is called Suttle, otherwise it is Neat or Net.

CASE 1. When the Tare is a specified sum, on the Gross weight.

RULE. Subtract the given Tare from the Gross weight, and the remainder will be the Neat weight. Thus:

1. What is the weight of 14Hhd 456cwt 1qr 19lbs gross, -tare 15cwt 2qrs 13lbs on the whole? Ans. 440cwt 3qr 6lbs. 456 1-19-15 2 13 440 - 3 - 6.

2. What is the neat weight of 24hhd, each 6cwt 2qrs 17lbs Care in the whole 17owt 3qrs 27lbs? Ans. cwt141 2 17.

APPLICATION OF THE COMMA.-LESSON S.

RULE. 2. When an imperfect phrase breaks the connexion of a sentence, it is set off by commas. Thus:

His work, in many respects, is imperfect. I remember, with gratitude, his kindness to me.

NOTE. An imperfect phrase, is one or more words regularly combined; but which forms no sense, or makes no sentence; as; by and bye, very likely, barely possible, in fine, &c. OBS. 1. When the phrase is short and unimportant, the commas may be omitted; Thus:

There is truly a pleasure in acts of charity. Tattling is really pernicious. Money is virtually the root of evil.

OBS. 2. Words and phrases in the form of an address, are also set off by commas; Thus:

I am obliged to you, my friends, for your kindness. My son, give me thine heart. Walk, my child, in the path of truth. OBS. 3. When the natural order of words or phrases, is transposed or inverted, they are distinguished by a comma; Thus: By habits of temperance, health is improved, or, health is improved by habits of temperance. While the sun shines, make hay; or, make hay while the sun shines.

to-ry tō're

va-pour va pur

wea-ver we'vŭr

tow-ard to urd

va-ry vã'rē

tra-cer tra'sur

tra-der tra'dur
train-oil trane'dil
trea-cle tre kl
trea-son tre zn
trea-ty trē'tē

tre-mour tre mur
tri-fle tri'fl
trite-ness trite'něs
tri-umph triumf
tro-chee trō'kē

vai-ny vā nē
vi-al vi'ul
vi-and vi'und

vice-roy vise-ròi

view-less vu les
vile-ly vile'lē

vile-ness vile'něs
vi-nous vi'nus
vi-ol vi'ŭl
vi-per vi pur

vis count vi'kòûnt

tro-phy trō'fe

vi-tals vi'tălz

tro-ver tro'vůr

vo-cal vō'kǎl

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