'Well, my old friend Jack," said the Doctor, as they walked up the path leading to his house, “I certainly am very glad to see you!"

"And I am more than glad to see you, Doctor," replied Uncle Jack. "Permit me to introduce my nieces, Belle and May, and my nephew, Ben."

"I am glad to see you," said the Doctor, as he grasped them one after the other by the hand, each one saying, "I am glad, too," as the hearty handclasp was received. "Come up and sit down."

As they sat down, the Doctor asked, "Well, young folks, how are you enjoying Chatham?”

"We are having a splendid time,” replied May. "We are learning to swim."

"Yes, water is good to swim in," said the Doctor with a twinkle in his eye. "But we people here see so much of it and its cruel strength, that we sometimes get a little afraid of it."

"We had plenty of fun with it, to-day," said May. "And besides, we made forts on the beach, dug holes in the sand, and gathered a great many shells. Oh, we had such fun!"

"And we found a little cave, Doctor," added Belle.

"You didn't find my cavern, did asked the Doctor.

you, children?"

"Have you a cavern, Doctor?" inquired May, in reply.

"If you listen, I'll tell you all about it," said the Doctor:

The night was thick and hazy

When the Piccadilly Daisy

Carried down the crew and Captain in the sea;

And I think the water drowned 'em;

For they never, never found 'em,

And I know they didn't come ashore with me.

Oh! 'twas very sad and lonely
When I found myself the only
Population on this cultivated shore;
But I've made a little tavern,

In a rocky little cavern,

And I sit and watch for people at the door.

I spent no time in looking

For a girl to do my cooking,

As I'm quite a clever hand at making stews;
But I had that fellow Friday,

Just to keep the tavern tidy,

And to put a Sunday polish on my shoes.

I have a little garden

That I'm cultivating lard in,

As the things I eat are rather tough and dry;

For I live on toasted lizards,

Prickly pears and parrot gizzards,

And I'm really very fond of beetle pie.

The clothes I had were furry,

And it made me fret and worry,

When I found the moths were eating off the hair;

And I had to scrape and sand 'em,

And I boiled 'em and I tanned 'em, Till I got the fine morocco suit I wear.

I sometimes seek diversion

In a family excursion

With the few domestic animals you see;

And we take along a carrot,

As refreshment for the parrot, And a little case of jungleberry tea.

Then we gather as we travel
Bits of moss and dirty gravel,

And we chip off little specimens of stone;
And we carry home as prizes
Funny bugs of handy sizes,

Just to give the day a scientific tone.

If the roads are wet and muddy We remain at home and study For the goat is very clever at a sum And the Dog, instead of fighting,

Studies ornamental writing,

While the Cat is taking lessons on the drum.

We retire at eleven,

And we rise again at seven;

And I wish to call attention, as I close,

To the fact that all the scholars

Are correct about their collars,

And particular in turning out their toes.*

A telephone call came for the Doctor just as he had finished. So with hasty good-nights they returned to the Hotel, the Doctor having promised to see them next day.

TO THE PUPIL:

1. a. Pro means for, forth, or forward; pell, to drive. Propelled, then, means what? Analyze the following: pronoun, project (ject=throw); progress (gress = step); promote (mote=move); provide (vide=see).

b. Diversion means amusement, game, play, entertainment.

2. In pronouncing the word hidden, the e in the second syllable is barely heard. In the dictionary this voice glide is indicated by the apostrophe; thus, hidden (hid'd'n), evil (e'v'l).

*Copyright by the author, Charles Edward Carryl, and used by his permission.

Using this model, show the voice glide in the following,

marking also the accented syllable:

This work should be corrected from your work at the Bb., or from the dictionary, if each pupil has one.