For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. 7. Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing: And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. 8. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and entreated him. 9. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. 10. And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad : for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. QUESTIONS.-What is this Parable about? By whom was it spoken? For what did the younger son ask? What did his father do? What did the younger son then do? What afterward happened to him? What did he then do? What did the citizen send him into the fields to do? What would he fain have done? What did he say when he came to himself? To whom did he then go? What did he say to his father? What did his father do when he was a great way off? What did his father say to the servants? Why? Where was the elder brother? What did he hear as he drew nigh the house? What did he say to the servants? What did he say when he knew the cause of their joy and merriment? Who came out and entreated him to come in? What did the elder brother answer to his father? What did his father say in reply to him? Should not the elder brother have rejoiced with his father at the return of the younger brother? Did it not show an envious and wicked spirit in him not to rejoice? SPELLING LESSON L. Ab sent ed (åb sent' êd), pre, of Absent, to keep away; to with draw. Ad vo cate (åd' vò 'kåte), n. one who pleads the cause of another; a defender: v. to plead for; to defend; to support. Ap peal (ắp pèèl'), v. to refer to; to call to witness, or as a wit ness; to transfer or remove a cause from a higher to a lower court: n. a removal or transfer of a cause from a lower to a higher court; a reference to a witness; recourse; accusation. [nanimity; boast. Bra ver y (bra' vûr 'rẻ), n. courage, intrepidity, heroism; magCap tain (kåp' tin), n. the commander of a company in a regiment; or, of a ship. Challenge (tshål' lênje), v. to call to answer or invite to a trial; to call to a contest or to fight; to claim; to accuse; to object to a voter or juror: n. a summons to combat; exception or objection to a voter or juror. [thor. Ci ce ro (sis' è 'ro), n. prop. a celebrated Roman orator and auCol o nel (kûr' nel), n. a commander of a regiment. Com mit ted (kom mit' têd), pre. of Commit, to perpetrate, to do; to intrust, put in a place for safety; to deposite; to send to prison. [straint. Com pul sion (kom pûl' shûn), n. act of compelling, force or reCouncil (köun' sil), n. an assembly of persons for consultation. Coun cils (koún' silz), n. plu. of Council. Cre sap (kre sap), n. prop. a man's name. Cus tom (kus' tum), n. usage, established manner, habit; fash ion; use; tribute, tax, or duty on exported or imported Dan iel (dân' il), n. prop. a man's or boy's name. [goods. Del a wares (del' a 'warez), n. prop. plu. the name of a tribe of American Indians. De liv er ed (de lîv ûrd), pre. of Deliver, to give, hand over, to yield, to surrender; to save, to rescue; to speak, to ut ter; to release. [brated and famous orator of Greece. De mos the nes (dè mos' the 'něz), n. prop. the name of a celeDis dain ed (dîz dánd'), pre. of Disdain, to scorn, despise; to slight. Dis trust' êd, pre. of Distrust, not to trust or place confidence in ; to suspect, disbelieve: n. loss or want of confidence or Dûn' more, n. prop. a man's name. [credit; suspicion. El o quence (el' & 'kwênse), n. the art or act of speaking publicly with elegance, ease, propriety, fluency, and animation; oratory; fluency. Ex er ci sed (êks' êr 'sizd), pre. of Exercise, to train, to prac tise; to employ; to use: n. exertion, effort, or labor of the body for amusement or health; practice; performance, task; use. For bid' ding, par. of Forbid, to prohibit, to hinder; to oppose. Foun da tions (foản dà' shûnz), n. plu. of Foundation, the basis; bottom; original; rise; establishment. Glát' têd, pre. of Glut, to cloy, to satiate; to overload; to dis gust; to devour: n. more than enough; a kind of wooden Great house (gråte' house), n. prop. a man's name. [wedge. Har bor (hår bûr), v. to entertain; to shelter, protect; to secure; to lodge; to sojourn: n. a shelter; an asylum; a port or haven for ships; a lodging place. Hell, n. the hinder part of the foot; or, of a shoe or a stocking: v. to lean, incline; to dance; to add a heel to. Hunt' ing, part. a. seeking or looking for game; chasing: par. of Hunt, to seek, search, or chase as game; to pursue; to follow the chase: n. a chase for game; pursuit; pack of hounds. In ci dents (în' sẻ 'dênts), n. plu. of Incident, that which falls out or happens, an event; a casualty: a. that appertains to; casual, fortuitous; falling on; liable to happen. In tro duce (in trò dùse'), v. to make known, to bring in; to conduct, lead, or usher in. Ken ha way (kên bảw' wà), n. prop. the name of a river. Lo gan's (18' ganz), n. prop. posses. case of Logan. [sage or errand. Mi li tia (mil lish' å), n. the force of a nation, train-bands. Min go (ming' go), n. prop. one of the Mingoes, an Indian tribe. Min goes (ming' gòze), n. prop. plu, the name of an Indian tribe. Mur der ed (mur' dûrd), pre. of Murder, to kill a human being unlawfully and with premeditated or deliberate malice; to destroy: n. the act of unlawfully killing a person with malicious premeditation. [United States. O hi o (ò hi 8), n. prop. the name of a river; or, of one of the O ra tions (3 rå' shunz), n. plu. of Oration, a rhetorical speech; a public speech; a declamation, an harangue. [petitioner. Or a tor (or å tur), n. an eloquent, elegant public speaker; a Or a tor y (or å 'tûr rẻ), n. the act or art of speaking publicly with ease, propriety, fluency, and animation; eloquence, fluency; a place for prayer. Out rage (šút' raje), n. open violence, wanton abuse; insult: v. to injure violently; to insult or abuse roughly. Par ties (pår tiz), n. plu. of Party, a number of persons united for any purpose or design; a select assembly; a set; one of two litigants; cause; a detachment. Point' êd, pre. of Point, to direct towards, to show; to sharpen; to divide by stops: n. an aim or end; a space; a sharp end; a stop in writing or printing. Pro vo ked (pro vôkt'), pre. of Provoke, to incite, enrage, to incense; to vex; to rouse; to challenge. [to be left. Re main ed (rẻ mand'), pre. of Remain, to continue; to endure; Rob ber y (rob' bûr 're), n. theft perpetrated by force; a taking away by violence, wrong, or oppression; a plundering. 'Shaw a nèse', n. pro. plu. the name of a tribe of American Indians. Sig nal i zed (sig' nål `izd), pre. of Signalize, to make eminent or distinguished, or remarkable. Spa' ring, par. of Spare, to forbear to destroy, to save; to grant; to omit; to be frugal; to be tender: a. scanty; lean; thin. Stå ting, par. of State, to express or represent; to regulate: n. a republic; condition; rank, dignity; pomp. Sub jects (sub jakts), n. plu. of Subject, a thing or matter treated of or under discussion; one who lives under the dominion or power of another: a. placed under; exposed, liable. [cute by law. Su ed (sude), pre. of Sue, to beg, entreat, to petition; to proseSum ma ry (sum' mâ 'rẻ), a. short, brief; compendious: n. an abridgment; an abstract; an abridged or brief account or [titioner: a. supplicating, entreating. Sup pli ants (sup' plè 'ânts), n. plu. of Suppliant, an humble peTes ti mon y (tês tẻ 'mun nè), n. proof, evidence; affirmation, Trea ty (trèè tè), n. negotiation, contract; compact. [attestation. Un der took (un dûr t88k'), pre. of Undertake, to engage in; to assume any business; to contract to perform. statement. Un pro vo ked ('un prỏ vôkt'), a. not provoked. Un wor thy (ûn wûr' thẻ), a. mean, contemptible; not deserving; worthless, wanting merit. Ven geance (vên' jânse), n. revenge, the infliction of an injury or pain for an injury; punishment. Whites (hwites), n. plu. white persons, in contrast with colored people, as Indians, Negroes, &c. READING LESSON L. Story and Speech of Logan, an Indian Chief. 1. The principles of society, among the American Indians, forbidding all compulsion, they are to be led to duty, and to enterprise, by personal influence and persuasion. Hence, eloquence in council, bravery and address in war, become the foundations of all consequence with them. To these acquirements all their faculties are directed. Of their bravery and address in war, we have multiplied proofs, because we have been the subjects on which they were exercised. 2. Of their eminence in oratory, we have fewer examples, because it is displayed, chiefly, in their own councils. Some, however, we have of very superior lustre. I may challenge the whole orations of Demosthenes and Cicero, and of any more eminent orator, if Europe has furnished more eminent, to produce a single passage, superior to the speech of Logan, a Mingo chief, to Lord Dunmore, when governor of Virginia. And, as a testi- mony of their talents in this line, I beg leave to introduce it, first stating the incidents necessary for understanding it. 3. In the spring of the year 1774, a robbery was committed by some Indians on certain land adventurers on the river Ohio. The whites, in that quarter, according to their custom, undertook to punish this outrage in a summary way. Captain Michael Cresap, and a certain Daniel Greathouse, leading on these parties, surprised, at different times, travelling and hunting parties of the Indians, having their women and children with them, and murdered many. Among these were, unfortunately, the family of Logan, a chief, celebrated in peace and war, and long distinguished as the friend of the whites. 4. This unworthy return provoked his vengeance. He therefore signalized himself in the war which ensued. In the autumn of the same year, a decisive battle was fought at the mouth of the Great Kenhaway, between the collected forces of the Shawanese, Mingoes, and Delawares, and a detachment of the Virginia militia. The Indians were defeated, and sued for peace. Logan, however, disdained to be seen among the suppliants. But, lest the sincerity of a treaty should be distrusted, from which so distinguished a chief absented himself, he sent, by a messenger, following speech, to be delivered to Lord Dunmore. 5. "I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat: if ever |