Sanders' Union Fourth Reader Part 19

It is the voice of cannonry, The glad shouts of the free; This is a day of memory, 'Tis FREEDOM'S JUBILEE!

SON.

I wish that _I_ was now a man, _I'd free my country_ too, And cheer as loudly as the rest; But, father, why don't _you_?

FATHER.

I'm getting old and weak; but still My heart is big with joy; I've witnessed many a day like this, Shout you aloud, my boy!

SON.

(oo) HURRAH, FOR FREEDOM'S JUBILEE, G.o.d bless our native land!

And may _I_ live to hold the boon Of _freedom_ in my hand.

FATHER.

Well done, my boy, grow up, and love The land that gave you birth,-- A land where Freedom loves to dwell,-- A paradise on earth.

QUESTIONS.--1. Of what is our flag a symbol? 2. What is meant by _Freedom's jubilee_? 3. What is the use of the apostrophes in the words _I'd_, _I'm_, _I've_, &c.

LESSON X.

BIL' LOWS, waves; surges.

DE LIGHT', joy; pleasure.

DOOM, fate; end.

TWINK' LES, sparkles.

GLARE, bright, dazzling light.

EX PANSE', surface; extent.

SWEEP, pa.s.s or drive over.

RIFE, filled; abounding.

VOY' AGE, pa.s.sage; journey.

AN' CHOR ED, moored; fixed.

HA' VEN, harbor.

PEACE' FUL LY, quietly; calmly.

THE SAILOR BOY'S SONG.

WRITTEN BY A GIRL THIRTEEN YEARS OF AGE.

1.

(_''_) Oh! the sea, the sea Is the place for me, With its billows blue and bright; I love its roar, As it breaks on the sh.o.r.e, And its danger to me is delight.

2.

Oh! I love the wave, And the sailor brave, Who often meets his doom On the ocean vast, And sleeps his last In a sh.e.l.l and coral tomb.

3.

And, in the night, The moon's soft light Smiles sweetly on the foamy billow: And many a star, As it twinkles afar, Seems to rise from a watery pillow.

4.

In the noontide glare, Oh! bright and fair Is the wide expanse of ocean; In the morn's first light 'Tis a glorious sight, So full of life and motion.

5.

When the tempests sweep The rolling deep, And the angry billows swell, I mind not the strife, Which to me is rife With thoughts that I can not tell.

6.

When life's voyage is o'er, And I sail no more On the ocean's troubled breast, Safe anch.o.r.ed above, In the haven of love, May the sailor boy peacefully rest.

QUESTIONS.--1. What is meant by _coral tomb_, 2d verse? 2. What, by _watery pillow_, third verse.

LESSON XI.

FOUN DA' TION, commencement.

DO MES' TI CA TED, tamed.

FA' VOR ITE, one specially favored.

CA RESS' ED, fondled; petted.

GAM' BOL ING, skipping; frolicking.

IM' PULSE, feeling of excitement.

DI LAT' ED, distended.

SPEC TA' TORS, observers; lookers on.

EN DEAV' OR ED, tried; attempted.

ANX' IOUS, very desirous.

IN TER CEPT', (INTER, _between_; CEPT, _to take_ or _seize_;) to stop on the way.

BE TRAY' ED, showed; disclosed.

RE STRAIN' ED, held back; checked.

COW' ED, depressed with fear.

EN GRAV' ED, cut; inscribed.

In this lesson every pause is marked with its appropriate inflection.

CHASE OF THE PET FAWN.

MISS COOPER.

1. Within twenty years from the foundation of our village', [Footnote: Cooperstown, New York.] the deer had already become scarce', and', in a brief period later', they had almost entirely fled from the country'.

One of the last of these beautiful creatures, a pretty little fawn, had been brought in from the woods, when it was very young, and had been nursed and petted by a young lady in the village, until it became completely domesticated.

2. It was graceful, as those little creatures always are, and so gentle and playful that it became a great favorite. Following the different members of the family about, it was caressed and welcomed everywhere.

One morning, after gamboling about as usual, until weary, it threw itself down in the suns.h.i.+ne, at the feet of one of its friends, upon the door-step of a store.

3. There came along a countryman, who, for several years, had been a hunter by pursuit, and who still kept several hounds, one of which came to the village with him, on this occasion. The dog, as it approached the place where the fawn lay, suddenly stopped; the little animal saw him, and darted to its feet.

4. It had lived more than half its life among the villagers, and had apparently lost all fear of them; but it now seemed to know instinctively that an enemy was at hand. In an instant, its whole character and appearance seemed changed; all its past habits were forgotten; every wild impulse was awake; its head erect, its nostrils dilated, its eyes flas.h.i.+ng.