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BERLITZ &

M. D.

SECOND BOOK
FOR

TEACHING ENGLISH

EDltlCN

1911

NEWYORK

BERLIN
SIEGFRIED CRONBACH

M. D.

31

THE BERLITZ SCHOOL

BOULEVARD DES ITALIENS

ST-

BERLITZ

LONDON

PARIS
THE BERLITZ SCHOOL

321

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M.

O.WOLFF

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duly authorized by me.

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Contents.
FIRST PART.
{Indicative Mood.)

Pagea
3

At the Hotel
At the Post Office

Telephone
Hiring Apartments
At the Furniture Dealer's
At the Tailor's
At the Dressmaker's

10
14
18
,

....

21

24

Visit

Illness

30

Autumn

33

Winter

35

Spring

38

Summer

41
Subjunctive.)

(Potential,

An Excursion

into the

45

Country

The three Wishes

48

(Would etc.
Reminiscences of School Life
Efficient

expressing habit.)

52

Punishment

54

Funny Sayings and

Anecdotes.

Truthfulness

56

Kissing under Difficulties

57

57

Reason
and
the Whale
Jonah
Making Him Pay
Irish Wit
Child's

58
59

59

Blind Obedience

You

Can't Cure by Proxy

Friend in Need is a Friend indeed

Superstition

60
61

62
63

M44409

IV
Pages

Conceit

63

Tit for Tat

64

65

Test of Courage
Consideration Due

Rank

to

66

Don't Judge People by their Faces

67

The Absent-minded Philosopher

Good Nature o-f Louis Philippe
The Effect on an Accident

70

69

71

Historical Pieces (Dickens).

Ancient England

73

England under the early Saxons

King Alfred
The Landing of the Normans

79

The

87

76

84

Battle of Hastings

SECOND PART.
READING.
Scenes

at the

Railway Station
Peter the Great and the Deserter
Money makes the Mare go

The Will

A Swindler Exposed
When Work is Play

96
100
'

...

108
118
117
122

The unknown Painter

125

Malibran and the young Musician

Anecdote of the Duke of Newcastle
The best kind of Revenge

127

The

130
134

Artist Surprised
Partridge at the Play

143

147

short trip to Paris

136

The Bashful Man

153

Jack Abbot's Breakfast

158

The Membraneous Croup

168

PREFACE
As

book

only a continuation of the series begun

in the first book, the author does not think it necessary
to repeat here a description of his method of teaching.
this

The
bulary

first

is

book

contains

the

for simple conversations,

useful in travelling;

most

necessary
especially such

vocaas

is

few abstract expressions and only

elementary grammatical constructions are admitted.

In the second book the vocabulary is gradually enriched
with abstract words and idiomatic expressions, which are
generally employed so as to render their signification
evident through context,
teacher will find in the

or

in

such a manner that the

preceding lessons the words

new phrases.
new words are frequently

necessary for explaining the

Even

in the exercises

intro-

therefore always necessary to do the exercises orally in the lessons (before having them written
out at home) in order to have an opportunity for expla-

duced.

It

is

nations and additional

drill.

The

lessons are to be given in the same way as those

at the end of the first book
i. e. f the teacher reads one
;

or several sentences, makes the student also read them,

corrects his pronunciation, asks him questions like those
in

the

student

(but a great many more); until the

perfectly familiarized with all the expressions

exercises
is

and can speak

question.

fluently

and correctly on the subject

in

In a

words

number of

pieces the author has had to embody

not strictly belong to the subject in
This was done because they were of great

that

question.

did

importance on account of their frequent use or on account

of their being key-words for the explanation of others
such are: "true, believe, hope, fear, in spite of" (the latter
;

for explaining "although, nevertheless"

will easily recognize these

them with especial

etc.).

words and be able

The

teacher

to practise

care.

advisable not only to have the student read the

exercises in the class, but also to have him write them
It

is

homework.

When

the student is a little advanced,

be given; anecdotes and short stories
committed to memory should be related, and the conversations in the book be imitated between several students.
Persons desirous of seeing the practical application
of this Method will find the addresses of the Berlitz
Schools of Languages on the inside of the back cover
of this book.

as

dictations should also

At the Hotel.

We

Mr. Allen
this

,....;

engaged two communicating rooms

morning by telegraph.
Messrs. Allen and Burrows,

Hotel Clerk

if I

am

not

mistaken?

Mr. A.

That's right.

We

have kept Numbers 35 and 36 for you.

Will you
They
very pleasant and comfortable.
register your name, please.
Is there a bath-room connected with our
Mr. B.
rooms?
C.

are

H. C.

No, but there

We

Mr. A. --

H. C.

I'll

one on each

want to be awakened

To whom

morning.

is

shall

we speak

make a note of

it

floor.

at six

about

to-morrow

it?

and have you called

at that time.

Can we get our coffee at about seven?

-H. C.
Yes, indeed; breakfast is served in the breakfast room from six to ten. Shall I go upstairs with you
Mr. A.

show you your rooms?

to

Mr. A.

H. C.
Mr. B.

Yes, please.

This way, please. Here is the lift.

We have some linen to be washed;

soon can we get

for

it.

it

again?

We

are

in

how

a great hurry

There

H. C.

a laundry in the hotel, the clothes

is

are delivered, washed and ironed, wrttiin 24 hours. When

you are ready, ring for the chambermaid, she'll take

your washing.
Mr. A; -- Will you send our luggage up immediar

tely.

C,

^--

Hej-e

Press the button

the electric bell.

is,

once for tne chamb'ermaid, twice for the porter and three
times for the waiter (he leaves).
Mr. B.
My boots are very dirty; I'll ring for the
them cleaned and polished (he rings).
to
have
porter

Did you ring?

Will you blacken my boots and brush
overcoat and do it quickly, please?
Porter

Mr. B.

Porter

Certainly, sir.
tell the chamber-maid to bring us

And

Mr. B.

Can

Mr. B. --

I'll

Is

filtered?

it is
spring water and very pure;
can send you some mineral water: Vichy or Apollinaris,

No, but

Porter

tell

Yes,
it

some

get some drinking water?

the waiter to fetch you some.

towels and hot water.

Porter

my

if

you would rather have

Mr. B.

it.

never mind,

No,

have him fetch spring

water.

EXERCISE.
(Answer

the

following qtiestions.)

i. Where do you stay over

night if you are in a city in
which you do not live? 2. What did Messrs. A. and B. do
to be certain of getting a room at the hotel?
3. Did the

hotel

clerk

mistake

in

know
their

the

names?

travellers?
5.

Am

4.

Did he make a

mistaken

if I

think

you are an Englishman

away from each

far

to sleep

in

late

till

other?

do

Are

the

Do

7.

9.

What do

at six o'clock?

rooms spoken of

the gentlemen desire

8. At what time do

the morning?

they wish to get up?

people to

6.

they want the hotel

Does

10.

the noise in the

wake you up
your room prevent you from sleeping?
easily wake up if you are very tired?
in

street

we

alarm clocks

do

hotel clerk

our bedrooms?

in

in

the morning?

15.

Why

during
19.

20.

21

Do

our

Do

28.

the

to Call

At what time do they

does the hotel clerk

offer,

Do

they walk
17.
handkerchiefs, etc., worn

call the place where linen is washed?

the gentlemen need their linen soon?
22. What
that
not
wait
for
it
can
expresses
they
long?

25.

24.

How

soon

will

take

What must

Why
What

do
is

the laundress

Who

are washed?

27.

is

long railway journey, look clean or soiled?

must we do with our linen when it gets soiled?

What does

linen?
26.

collars, cuffs,

have

What
What do we

phrase
23.

8.

Why

What does

upstairs with the gentlemen?

go

up?

14.

light in

Do you

12.
13.

order to remember that he

the gentlemen at six o'clock?

want their breakfast? 16.
to

n. Does

the gentlemen

they

want

there in each

do to the clothes
will the

the

do
their

room

after they

laundry return the

soiled

clothes

away?

to call the

chambermaid?

luggage

immediately?

for calling the servants?

been walking in the street? 30. Was the

31. Why does he ring for the porter?
What
do
the
servants do to your clothes when they
32.
are dusty? 33. What do they do to your boots? 34. What
do you need for washing your hands and your face?
35. Is one of the gentlemen thirsty?
36. What does he
want to drink? 37. Who will bring the water? 38. What
kind of water will he bring?
39. Do the gentlemen
29.

Has Mr.

street

clean?

B.

X-

prefer mineral water?

always^j>ure?

41.

the water in large cities

to make it pure?

Is

40.

What do we do

With what words do they express

need not send mineral water?

that the porter

42.

At the Post Office.

Mr. A.
for

Here

my

is

Are

card.

there any letters

me?

Clerk

There are two, _pne

is

registered.
^

Have you

any papers with which to identify ^yourself?

Mr. A.
Yes, here is my passport.
Sifrn your name in this register, please.
Clerk
Where can I get some postage stamps?
Mr. A.
Clerk

- -

Next window.
(At the other windoiv.) What

Mr. A.

for a letter to Dublin?

One penny,

Clerk

is

the postage

*-/

if

it

does not weigh over four

<&v

ounces.

And

Mr. A.

Clerk

for the continent?

- -

Postage to all foreign countries is twopence

ha'penny for each half ounce.
LAA*^
Mr. A.
Give me five i d' stamps and two 2*/2d
Where can I find a public telephone
ones, please.
'

call office?
^,

Clerk

- -

Across the way, right opposite.

EXERCISE.
What
i. How do we
J5end_a letter to_ another city? 2.
do we put on the letter to show where it is going?
there to show that the postage is
3. What do we put

you send a letter containing something of

you get a 'receipt from the Post-Office?
What
do you nave registered? 6. How do
letters
5.
have
your letters addressed, if you do not know
you
where you are going to reside? 7. What does Mr. A.
paid?

4.

value,

do

If

give to the clerk at the Post-Office to acqiiain't him with

name? 8. Is a visiting card sufficient to show who

his

you are? 9. How can Mr. A. prove who he is? 10. Do

you need a passport if you travel in Russia? n. Do
you need one in England? 12. Is it useful to have one
in

Where does Mr. A. sign the receipt

14. What does he want tojbuy?
15. What
mland rate of postage in Great Britain? 16. What

England?

13.

for the letter?

is

the

between Great Britain and the Continent?

f 7. What stamps have you to jiffix to a letter weighing
two ounces addressed to Paris and posted in London?
1 8. How much
money has Mr. A. to pay for the stamps
he buys?
19. What does he inquire about on going
the

rate

away?

20.

is

Where

is

the nearest public telephone station?

Telephone.
Mr. A.

Will

you kindly give me the telephone

directory for Manchester.

Mr. A.

umber

Step into box n 3.

me with Manchester.
Hullo! Manchester 253? Are you there?

Here

Employe

it

is.

Hullo! Central! Connect

253.

.... Yes, whom do you want?

Mr. A. - - I should like to speak to Mr. Wilkens.
I am Mr. Wilkens
Mr. W.
Who, is there?
Mr. A.
I
it's
didn't
Oh,
you!
'recognized your voice.
I

am

Mr. Allen.

W.
Well, I am
how do you do?

Mr.

you;

A.

Mr.
I

Very

W.

Mr. A. -

mean hear

thank you, but rather

tired.

have just got your registered letter.

what
is your opinion about it?
Well,

say, Mr. Wilkens,

Mr.

well,

glad to see you,

am

awfully sorry to hear suci, bad news.

have a great deal to tell you. I shall try^to finish my

business here to-day and be with you to-morrow afterI

Hullo! Hullo!

noon.

..... Hullo

they have cut our connection.

we

are tafydng ..... Mr. Wilkens, can you

hear me? Those girls at the Central Exchange are awfully
inattentive.
What? .... Mr. Sharp told you that I pro-

mised to
is

not

him the goods on 6 months 'credit?

I never told him
anything like it.

sell

trUfe^

dSi&t

W.

is

did not even speak of it. You must

he tells all kinds of stories to avoid

not believe him;

Mr.

It

We

raise.
entirely
r
\
\j^

paying.

That

his

being honest.

are right. He can't be relied upon. He

about an inheritance he had come into, but

You

me

spoke to

don't believe

If there is any truth in this ti*k, why

it.
does he ask for so long a credit?
Mr. A. We were wrong in having anything to do
with such an unreliable person. By the way, can you

give

me

Mr. Girard's address.

He

can perhaps give

me

some information about Mr. Sharp.

Mr. A.
find

it

Mr. A. -

Good-bye.
Mr.

haven't his exact

address, but

you can

in the directory.

W.

That's

My

to-day. I'll see you

to
Mrs. Wilkens.
regards
all for

Good-bye.

to-morrow

EXERCISE.
What do you do

i.

who

in

is

phone

in

if

you wish

to

speak to some one

another part of the town? 2. Is there a teleyour house? 3. Are there any public telephone

4. Where can you find the telephone

number of the person with whom you wish to speak?
5. What is the first word you speak into the telephone?
6. Who answers your call first?
7. Why do you give
that person a number?
8. What do you say after the
connection has been made? 9. Can you recognize the

stations in this city?

10. To whom
voice of the person who speaks to you?
is Mr. A. tired?
does Mr. A. wish to speak? n.

Why

12.

From whom

has he received the registered letter?

letter contain agreeable news?
14. Why

Did the
Mr. A. go to Manchester?
15. How long will it take
him to finish what he has to do in London? 16. Are
they prevented from continuing their conversation?
13.

will

17.

Why

students

is

in

their conversation interrupted?

class

this

are inattentive?

attentive?

19.

18.

Can you

Are

the

learn

if

Are

the girls at the telephone

you
21. About whom do the
attentive?
Exchange always very
gentlemen speak when the connection is made again?
22. What is the difference between buying for cash and

buying on
24.

credit does Mr.

Sharp want?

did Mr. Sharp say that Mr. A. had promised

25. Had Mr. A. promised him such a credit?

What do you promise

at

having money
the truth?

the

What

23.

What

him?
26.

credit?

20.

28.

Do

we

tells

that

you

read

in

the

If I

if I

say that
that

I am
am a

you
Can we believe everynewspapers? 31. If some one

29.

do you believe

thing that

you buy something without

27. Did Mr. Sharp speak

speak the truth

King of England?

millionaire,

if

that time?

it?

he has counted

tell

30.

all

the stars in the sky,

10

Am

or do

I
you doubt it? 32.
right
that
Do
are
a
you
33.
thinking
Spaniard?
wrong
in
three
a
can
be
learned
that
believe
language
you

do you believe
or

it

in

months or do you doubt it? 34. If I knowingly pass

35 Will an honest
you bad money, am I honest?
merchant raise the price of an article because you are
a stranger? 36. If a father dies, to whom does he gene37. Does Mr. Sharp say that he
rally leave his money?
had come into an inheritance? 38. Does Mr. W. believe
in that inheritance?
39. Why has he doubts about it?
40. Does a reliable person tell the truth and is he honest?
41. Can you rely on a person who tells fa*ls^hods?
42. Why does Mr. A. want Mr. Gerard's address ?t 43.

Where can you

find

live in the city?

for a long time?

the addresses of the people who

they continue their conversation

44.

Do

45.

What do you say

to friends

when

you leave them?

Hiring Apartments.
Excuse me, sir, will you kindly tell me
Mr. Wright
where King Street is?
That is a very long street; what number
Stranger
-

are

for?

you looking

Mr.

W.

don't

remember the number;

whom
Do you wish

a bookseller, for
Str.

it is

Mr. Gibbon

am

to

inquiring.
go to his place of business,

or his private residence?

I want to go to his
Mr. W. residence;
please tell me the shortest way there?
-

Str.

come

to

Follow

West

this

St.,

street,

which

is

Oxford

Street,

the third

will

you

until

you

turning on

the

11

take

right,

and the second

it,

street

you come

King St.; Mr. Gibbon lives at No. 175, which

or fourth house from the corner.

W.

is

to,

is

the third

much obliged to you. (He follows the

directions given and soon arrives at Mr. Gibbon's house.
He rings the bell and a servant opens the door.)
Mr. W.
Is Mr. Gibbon at home?
Mr.

Servant
Mr.
I

I'm

Yes,

W.

Whom

sir.

shall

announce?

know me, tell him

of rooms he has to let.

Mr. Gibbon does not

have come to look

at the suite

(The servant shows him into the drawing-room and goes

upstairs to inform Mr. G. The latter appears in a few
moments.)
Mr. Gibbon
What can I do for you?

W.

have read in the newspaper that you

have a flat to let, and I have come to look at it. How
many rooms does it contain?
Mr. G. - - Five rooms; a kitchen, sitting-room, diningMr.

room and two bedrooms, one of which has a dressingroom attached.

Will you kindly show me the rooms?
Mr. W. Mr. G. With pleasure.
-

W.

Mr. G.

Mr.

here

stairs;

Mr.

W.

On what floor are they?

On the second, will you
is

please walk up-

the kitchen.

very gloomy; where does

It

is

It

looks on the court-yard;

this

window

look to?
Mr. G.
to the
is

where

this

door leads

dining-room; you will notice that the dining-room

very
Mr.

- -

light

W.
I

and agreeable.
Yes, but

it

is

rather small;

can place the sideboard.

hardly

know

12

There is plenty of space between the two

Let us step into the sitting-room; here, as in
dining-room, the mantle-piece is surmounted by

Mr. G.

windows.
the

a beautiful mirror.

W.

Mr.

Where do

They look on

Mr. G.

windows look

these

to?

the street.

Will you, please, give me some information

Mr. W.
regarding the other occupants of the house?

As you have

Mr. G.

my

floor with

seen,

occupy the ground

to a Mr. Roberts,
President of a Fire Insurance Co., and the floor
above is rented by a clerk.

who

family, the first floor

is let

is

W.

Mr.

Are

the cellars

Can

keep

my

Oh, yes, they are quite large.

I forgot to inquire whether you have

city

roomy?

wine there?
Mr. G.

W.

Mr.

water

- -

in the

house.

Oh, yes, indeed, water and gas. Did you

not notice the pipes and the taps in the kitchen?
Mr. G.

W.

Mr.

did not

pay

What

attention to them.

is

the rent of the flat?

Mr. G.

125

year,

payable quarterly and

in

advance.

W.

Mr.

may

There are some repairs

move

Mr. G.

In

repairs to

to

be done.

When

in?

a fortnight;

shall

be done immediately, so

give orders for the

that the

workmen

can begin to-morrow.

Mr.

send

W.
my

Very
furniture

well,

on the

shall take the

first

rooms and

of the month.

shall

13

EXERCISE.

Whom

does Mr. Wright address? 2. Why does he

4. What
3. What does he ask of him?
apologize?
number is he looking for? 5. What streets does he take
i.

to get there?
6. Where is No. 175 situated?
7. What
do we say to people who have given us some information?
8. What do we do before entering a house?
9. What
does a servant do, when he hears a ring at the door?
10. What do you ask, when the servant opens the door?
11. What does the servant ask Mr. Wright, in order to

find out

14.
15.

name?

his

enter?

What

12.

How

do you

a person to

tell

the purpose of Mr. Wright's visit?

doesn't Mr. Wright tell the servant his name?

13.

Why

What does

is

the servant

tell

Mr. Gibbon to inform him

of the stranger's visit?

16. What does Mr. W. do meanwhile?
17. How did Mr. Wright find out that Mr. Gibbon

has
19

to

flat

How

18.

let?

W.

does Mr.

What

does

Mr.

ask him?

G.

number of

inquire about the

rooms? 20. On what story is the flat? 21. Give the

names of the different rooms of a house, and tell me
what they are for.
22. Where do you look to, from
the windows of this room?
23. What remark does

W. make regarding the dining-room? 24. What information does the owner of the house give concerning
Mr.

his tenants?

insured?

house?
29.

25. Is

28.

How

your house insured?

the water

is

rent will he

drawn from the pipes?

have to pay?

every part of the house

book in good
words "move
finally

26. Is

What do we call the lowest

What had escaped Mr. Wright's

27.

take

31.
in

condition, or
in"

the

How

good
is

it

is

not?

36.

When

34.

35.
will

life

part of a
attention?
30.

payable?

condition?

and "move out".

place?

it

your

What
32. Is

33. Is this

Explain the

Does Mr. W.
he send

his

furniture?

14

What does

37.

the

owner promise

as

to

repairs

EXERCISE.
(Ask

He

i.

for

the following answers.)

enquires for King St.

ask for information.

way,

the questions

2.

If I

do not know

my

5. No, he is not acquainted

No. 175, King St. 5. If the

He lives at
we
have to ring. 6. Because, if I do not
closed,
ring, they do not know that I wish to enter.
7. Yes,
he obtains the desired information.
8. The servant inwith London.

door

4.

is

gentleman to come

vites the

whilst he

is

ii.

paper,
kitchen

is

10.

waiting.

We

insert

She announces him,

Yes, there are

believe it is a very

in

large

have our house insured.

Yes,

into

12.

13.

to

14.

9.

an advertisement.

very gloomy.

cities.

in.

He had looked

a news-

He says the
many fires
good thing

Yes, indeed, I always

attention
the
16. Before hiring a
lesson.
pay
during
house we inspect it.
Of
course, the first floor is
17.
much more expensive than the top floor. 18. He has
to do some repairs first.
19. They are in the kitchen.
15.

20. He can see by the pipes and taps that the house
supplied with city water.

At the Furniture Dealer's.

Customer - Will you show me a sitting-room
-

you

if

please.

Here are a number of

Dealer

much do you wish

C.

set,

is

different styles;

how

to spend?

cannot say before

have seen what you have

in stock.

D.

How

do you

like this set in the style

of Louis XV?

C.

do not

like

16

at all.

it

D.
How do you like the set over there:
covered with black velvet?
Velvet

C.

is

pieces does

many
D.

so
it

common,

prefer this one;

how

consist of?

has a sofa, four arm-chairs, and six

It

ebony

common

chairs.

Have you not

C.

also a table to

Yes, indeed, here

D.

is

one

in

go with

the set?

exactly the same

style.

C.

do not know whether these seats are well

upholstered.

Won't you sit down on one of them; you will

them very soft.
C.
That is so, they are very comfortable; how much
do you ask for the entire set, including the table?
D.

find

D.
C.

now

Do you

wish to get some more furniture?

have an entire suite of rooms to furnish;

40.
-

let

Yes,

me

some dining-room

see

What wood

extension table.
D.

It is

C.

is

furniture,

this

made

at first

an

of?

of black walnut.

don't think

it is

very strong;

let

me

see another

one.

D.

Does

C.

like

this

one

it

much

sideboard to go with
C.

Oh,

certainly,

suit

you any

better?

better; have you chairs and a

it?

would you

like cane-seated chairs

or upholstered ones?
I think I will take cane-seated chairs;
C.
they are
are
not?
cheaper,
they

D.
each.

Of

course, there

is

a difference of ten shillings

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That

C.

is

good

deal;

let

me

see the side-board

that belongs to the set.

D.

advise

you

to take

this

one;

it

is

an exact

match.

But

C.

will the entire set

come

to?

25, in case you take cane-seated chairs,

you select upholstered chairs.

D.
if

28,

how much

and

that your lowest price?

Not a farthing less; we never overcharge people,

C.

Is

D.

and therefore it is quite useless to ask for a reduction

our establishment; we have only fixed prices.

in

C.

do not see any bedroom

furniture here.

We

have a very fine assortment, a story higher.

Will you come this way, please; here are the stairs.
C.
Will you go first, please, and show me the way.
D.

This

staircase

furniture

is

very narrow;

you cannot have your

brought up here?
have a lift in the building.

We

D.
like a

mahogany bedroom

C.

No,

do not

Would you

set?

like

mahogany,

it

looks so old-

fashioned.

Or

D.

a black walnut one?

should like a very plain one of black walnut,

and another of oak. Stop a minute; let us look at this
-

C.

one,

like

it

very well, especially the bedstead

do you

also sell bedding?

You will find everything of that kind upstairs

D.
mattresses, blankets, bolsters, pillows, and so on.
I have no more time now; I shall come again.
C.
D.
As you like, sir. I shall be pleased to see you
;

again.

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EXERCISE.
i.

wish

What
see?

to

3.

How

4.

What

does the customer

What

2.

5.

velvet?

6.

Why
Is

9.

willing

is

does he object to the one covered with

he

finally suited?

Of how many pieces

8. What does he ask

7.

does the set he chooses, consist?

the dealer?

to

pay?
shown to him?
dealer show him after-

set that

first

of set does the

kind

preceding dialogue

he

is

price

does he like the

wards?

in the

Can

the dealer furnish

him with a table

10. What do we call a seat that

belonging to the set?
is filled with horse hair or similar
material?
n. What

does

do

customer

the

upholstered?
upholstered?

13.

cost him?

What does

14.

see

to

the

if

are well

chairs

Does he admit that they are well

How much will the sitting-room set

12.

the dealer ask the customer?

What

15.
pieces of furniture does the customer wish to
for
his
16. What kind of side-board
buy
dining-room?
does he want?
17. What does he think of the first

table that

is

shown him?

table to be strong?

Why

18.

ought a dining-room

What do we

19.

call

a table that

can be made longer, if necessary? 20. What side-board

does the merchant advise his customer to take? 21. What

do you advise me
22. Is the
23.

24.

Why
How

to

do,

if I

takes cane-bottomed chairs?

28

set cost him,

price?

need?

does

27.

29.

the

want

to

learn French?

customer going to take the upholstered chairs?

does he choose the cane-bottomed chairs?
much will the dining-room set amount to, if he

Why
Where
dealer

31.

Do you walk

the

lift?

32.

26. Will

not?

28.

are the

go

25.

In

what case

will

the

the dealer accept a lower

else does the customer

What

bedroom

upstairs

sets stored?

ahead of

his

30.

Why

customer?

upstairs here or do. you come up by

What kind of wood is the table in this

Berlitz, English

11.

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room made
I

Are

these black walnut or oc.k

does
a bed consist? 35. Shall
34.
parts
have the pleasure of seeing you again to morrow?

of?

33.

Of what

chairs?

EXERCISE.
He

i.

hired a
to pay.

furniture,

because he has just

He

asks him what price he is willing

In order to know what kind of furniture he

3.

may show

some

wants
2.

flat.

him.

He shows him one

4.

with black velvet.

5.

No,

of ebony covered
do not like that kind of

covering. 6. In order to show him how well the chairs

are upholstered.
7. He is well satisfied with the uphol8.

stering.

will cost

It

40.

9.

Afterwards he examines

some dining-room furniture. 10. He chooses cane-seated

n. Because he does not want to pay the price.
chairs,
1

2..

are upstairs.

They

building.

remarks that

it

is

13.

we have

No,

14.

No,
to

very narrow.

there

walk

is

no

No, he

16.

in this

lift

upstairs.

15.

will

He

come

again.

At the Tailor's.
Henry

Hullo!

Edward, you have a

fine

suit

Did you have

clothes there; it fits you beautifully.
made to order, or did you buy it ready-made?
Edward.

have

all

my

clothes

made

of
it

to order, for

ready-made clothing never fits well, the coat especially

is always either too
tight or too loose.
H.

R.

Where do you get your clothes made?

At Raymond's.

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Won't you please go there with me?

H.

E.

H.

What

for?

should like to have

my

measure taken

for a

suit just like yours.

E.

Good

Why! of course, I shall accompany you willingly.

afternoon, Mr. Raymond; I have brought you a
-

customer.

Raymond
what can

am

do

for

very much obliged to you,

your

Can you make me

H.

Sir;

friend?

a suit of clothes, such as

my

friend wears?

R.

have

enough cloth left

If you will kindly take off your coat,
I shall take your measure. Would you like the trousers
and waistcoat of the same material?
Yes, Sir,
for another suit.

H.

Yes,

believe

think that

would be

just

best,

make

coat

made,

the entire

suit alike.

R.

How

straight, or a

H.

R.

the

tighter at the

entirely

waist?

should like a single-breasted sack-coat,

latest fashions better than I.

you know the

R. What
H.

do you wish
little

would you

lining

prefer

silk,

if it

wears

but

like for the sleeves?

well.

- -

All right then, I have finished now, you may

on
put
your coat again. How soon do you want the
clothes

H.
R.
I

ask

To-morrow week,
Very
you to

possible.

but may
they shall be ready
in
order to try them on?
to-morrow,

well,
call

if

Sir,

20

EXERCISE.
meet in the street? 2. What
i. Whom does Henry
does he admire? 3. Why does he admire it? 4. What
does he say to his friend? 5. What kind of clothes does

Edward prefer?
made clothing?

does he not purchase ready

Why

6.

his clothes
7. Where does Edward get
made? 8. Do you make your own clothes? 9. What
do you do if you want new ones? 10. Which is cheaper,
ready made clothing, or clothing made to order? 1. What
service does Henry ask of his friend?
12. Where are
1

two gentlemen going?

the

to the tailor's alone?

tailor?

15.

much of

14.

What does

13.

Why

does not Henry go

What does Edward say

the latter thank him for?

that kind of cloth has the tailor left?

to the

16.
17.

How
For

purpose does he take the measure? 18. What

question does the tailor put to Henry about the style of
the coat? 19. Why does Henry leave it to the tailor to
choose the style of the coat he is going to have made?
20. What does Henry do after the tailor has finished
21. How soon does Henry want
taking his measure?
his clothes? 22. What is Mr. Raymond's answer? 23. What
must we do to see if clothes fit us?

what

EXERCISE.
i.

They meet each other

clothes
4.

fit

you

3.

the street.

No,

it

is

2.

Yes, your
too large for me.

5 Of course,
much more expensive. 6. On
much better. 7. He is a tailor.

No, he never wears ready-made clothing.

made

clothing
the contrary,
8.

perfectly.

in

He

invites

to order

they
his

Of

fit

is

friend to

accompany him

to Mr.

Ray-

mond's. 9.
course, he has nothing else to do or he
would not go with him. 10. When I need a new suit

21

of clothes, I order one. n. Yes, he goes there with him.

12. After bidding the tailor good day, he introduces his
friend.
14. Because the tailor
13. He takes his coat off.

going to measure him for a new suit. 15. He promises him to have it ready in a week. 16. Certainly not,
if you want clothing to fit, you must try it on before it
is

finished.

is

At the Dressmaker's.
What can I do for you?
should like to get a walking dress, but 1
what material to choose; what do you adv.ise

Dressmaker
I

Lady.
don't

me

know

to take?

At

D.

present,

plain

woollen

are

stuffs

worn

great deal.
L.

Are

striped

and checked ones no longer

fashio-

nable?

D.

They

are

still

but

worn,

they

are

fast

going

out of fashion.
L.

What

D.

Here are the

L.

are the most fashionable styles this winter?

latest fashion plates.

don't see

that

any

these styles; what style

D.
It is a pattern

is

very much

like

among

the dress over there?

we have

just

received

from

London.
L.

D.

- -

like that

very much

it

is

very pretty.
But don't you think the bodice is a little too
,

plain?

L.
No, it just
o have a few more

D.

We

shall

suits

me

as

it

but

is,

should like

plaits in the skirt.

make

it

entirely to

your

taste.

22

you show me some

Will

I..

kinds

different

of

material, please?

D.

Here

- -

But

L.

We

D.

you

like

D.

the

wear

it

an excellent quality.
not too light for the season?

have others

are

that

what do

heavier;

think of this one?

L.

as

is

is

but

it,

it

seems to be of an

beg your pardon, Madam,

other

one,

both are

What

beautifully.

it

excellent

inferior quality.

just as

is

trimmings would you

present, flounces are very much worn.

I think
L.
you had better make

good

materials,

it

as

like?

and

At

you think

am satisfied
your judgment, and
come to you regularly, and shall
recommend you to my friends. I shall need a ball-dress
before long; do you think you can manage that?
best;

leave

it

with the dress,

if I

shall

Why, of course, we make

What material would you

D.
dresses.

L.
I

to

a specialty of

ball-

like for it?

have not yet quite decided what I shall take;

it over,
and tell you when I come to try

shall think

on

my

walking dress.

EXERCISE.
Where is the lady of whom we speak in the preced2. What did she go there for?
ing dialogue?
3. Where
do the ladies have their clothes made? 4. What do we
do with a needle? 5. Do you know how to sew? 6. Does
the lady tell the dressmaker immediately how she wants
her dress made?
What does she inquire about?
7.
i

8.

Which do you

rials?

striped

9.

Why

cloth?

prefer, striped, checked or plain matedoes the dressmaker advise her to choose
10.

What does

the

dressmaker show

23

her to

make her acquainted with

the fashions?

n. Does

the lady find anything on the fashion-plate to suit her

12. What kind of dress does she prefer?
taste?
13. What
alterations does she want made in the pattern?
14. In

what

style

the dress to be

is

made?

What does

15.

the

dressmaker say to her afterwards? 16. Does she show

entire pieces of material or only samples?
17. What
opinion has the lady,

shown

her?

18.

with regard

before her afterwards?

20.

What does
What does

the

to

first

material

What sample does

19.

the dressmaker lay

that quality please her?

Does

she think of the

last

piece

shown

to her?

the dress-maker say to the lady in order

21.
22. Does the lady
to persuade her to take these goods?
decide to take the material? 23. What do they talk about

afterwards?

24.

What

me

in

styles of dress-trimmings can

you

English?
25. Does the lady decide
about the trimming she will have on her dress? 26. What
does she tell the dressmaker about the trimmings?
describe to

27.

Are you

28.

What does

her dress?
to

your

satisfied

with your progress in English?

if she is satisfied with

the lady promise,

you recommend

29. Will

friends?

30.

What

else

is

the Berlitz School

the lady in need of?

Can you manage to write a good English letter?

Can
you manage the pronunciation of the English
32.
33. Why does the dressmaker think she can manage to
make a ball -dress? 34. What is the specialty of the
Berlitz School? 35. Are there all sorts of lessons given
31.

these schools?
36. Why does the lady not yet say
what material she wants for a ball-dress? 37. What does
she want to do before deciding?
38. Have you fully
remain
to
until
decided
here
you can speak English
in

fluently?

39.

When

will the lady decide

about her dress?

24

EXERCISE.
(The

students will imitate the preceding pieces,

use

making

of the following subjects^

At

the milliner's

Velvet, silk, tulle, straw-hats,

trimmed with flowers, ribbons,

to

feathers, buckles,
try on, ask the price, ask for a reduction, choose.
At the hatter's. - high hat, felt hat, soft hat

brim, the crown, the lining, the hat band.

At the shoemaker's. - - Boots, shoes, slippers;

long,

the

low, laced, buttoned; leather, calfskin, kid; the sole, the

heel, the

In

upper.

manner may

like

haberdasher's,

Sec..

A
Mr. Lewis

Why!

Is

Why, how do you do?

London
Mr.

Visit.
it

possible,

What

has

is

it

really

brought

you?

you

to

Thompson

the desire
I

at the draper's,

be given:

Sec.

-- First, business reasons, and then also

of which

see

your beautiful metropolis,

have heard so much.
to

I
Mr. L.
assure you, that your visit is a most
agreeable surprise to me.
Mr. T.
You certainly cannot be any more pleased
to see me than I am to meet you.

Mr. L.
it

is

just

my

You have chosen

the best

birthday.

Mr. T.

- -

Mr. L.

Thank you very much

you remain in London?

long

will

for a visit,

day

Many happy

returns of the
;

day

but do

tell

me,

how

25

Mr. T.

spend

- -

cannot yet say exactly,

at least

Mr. L.
course,

will

you

but

one week here.

whole week! Why, that

is

expect to

Of

splendid!

stay with us.

Mr. L.

Very gladly, if I do not inconvenience you.

Not in the least.

Mr. T.

But your wife

Mr. T.

be exceedingly happy to make your

But please excuse me for a moment, I
acquaintance.
am going to tell the servant to set the table for one

She

Mr. L.

will

more person.
Mr. T.

All right.

Mr. L.

Everything

room, make
Mr. T.

- -

At two

Mr. L.
Mr. T.

is

arranged now; here

is

your

yourself comfortable.
At what time do you dine?

That

is

o'clock but

not

it,

but

if

you

are hungry

should like to change

my

clothes.

Oh, never mind that, your travelling suit is

good enough, you need not dress for -us.
Mr. T. Thanks, you are very kind, and I am glad
Mr. L.

you allow me

come

to

to table as

am;

for to tell

you

the truth, I am a little tired; but I should like to comb

my hair and wash, one gets so very dirty travelling.

Mr. L.

Very

well;

on

find soap, brushes, towels,

this

and

dressing-table you will

will tell the servant to

bring you a basin and a pitcher of water.

(Later, in the dining-room.)

My

Mr. L.

dear,

have the pleasure of introducing

Mr. Thompson to you.

Mrs. Lewis
tance, Sir

my

am

delighted to make your acquainhusband has frequently spoken of you.

I

26

Mr. T.

shall

be sorry

if

he has said anything bad

of me.

Of

Mrs. L.

of speaking
Mr. T.
kind, and

ill

course not, for

my

husband

is

incapable

of his friends.

know

your husband

that

is

exceedingly

see that he has married a charming lady.

Many thanks for the compliment. Dinner

Mrs. L.

is

ready, will you please take a seat here, Mr. Thompson

Don't you think, Charles,
(They sit down at table)
.

that the

soup is rather tasteless?

No, my dear, I am not of your opinion, you
know I am not fond of salt and pepper.
Mr. T.
May I offer you some bread, Mrs. Lewis?
,

Mr. L.

Mrs.

your

you please; thanks.

Is

this

fish

to

taste?

Mr. T.
Mr. L.

Why, it is perfectly
What do yo*u think

Mr. T.

It

Mr. L.

Let

Mr.
in

If

my

delicious

of

this claret?

has a very agreeable flavour.

me pour you out some more.

No, thanks ever so much,

have

still

some

glass.

Here comes
steak with mushrooms.
MF. L.

Hullo!

my

favourite dish, beef-

I notice that
you have very good taste;
two kinds of meat I am particularly fond of,
and they are beefsteak with mushrooms and roast duck.
Then I have guessed right in preparing
Mrs. L. -

Mr. T.

there are

dinner to-day, for the servant is just bringing in the dish

you are so fond of. Do help yourself to some vegetables, Mr. Thompson, there are some green peas and

French beans.
Mr. T.

With your permission, Madam,

the vegetables after the meat.

will take

27
-

Mrs. L.

husband

Do

just as

just like

is

please, Mr.

you

Thompson

he never eats

you,

my

his

vegetables
with the meat.
May I help you to some more duck,
you had so small a piece. Please, don't stand upon

ceremony.
Mr. T.

Thank you very much

indeed, but I really

not care for any

had a very generous piece and do

more.
Mr. L.

there anything I can help you to?

should thank you for the water.
Mr. L.
Oh, I beg your pardon; I do not drink any
water during the meal; so I did not think of passing it
to you. What dessert are we going to have, Carrie?

Mr. T.

Is

Mrs. L.

Mary!
Mr. L.

Well, well, well!

know how very fond

like it too, Thompson?
Mr. T.

- -

am

have suited your

Mr.

coffee,

Mr. T.
Mrs. L.

T.

Mr. L.

That

am of
I

like

will

see.

- -

a surprise.

it

ice.

You

Do you

ever so much.

exceedingly happy, gentlemen, that I

well.
Do you take milk in

taste so

Thompson?

may

is

chocolate

No, Madam, after dinner

coffee, but

Mr

Yes indeed,

Mrs. L.

your

moment and you

Just wait

Fetch the dessert and the coffee.

trouble

always take black

for the sugar?

you
beg your pardon.
Thank you?
Now, my dear fellow, let me
I

Oh,

offer

you a

you smoke, don't you?

Mr. T. - - Not just now, thank you.

cigar;

Mr. L.
Mr. T.
Mrs. L.

- -

Why

not?

Because it may be disagreeable to Mrs. Lewis.

Not at all; please do not deprive yourself

of this pleasure on

my

account;

have been accustomed

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to tobacco
to leave

smoke

for a

as

you now,

long time; besides

am

obliged

have household matters to look

Shall

I see
you this afternoon?
Not before supper, my dear; for I intend
take a walk with my friend in order to show him

after.

Mr. L.
to

the City.
Mrs. L. -T- Well then, gentlemen,

good bye.

you a pleasant walk.

Mr. T.
Thank you very much.

Good

wish

afternoon.

EXERCISE.

On what topic is the preceding piece? 2. Had

i.
Mr. Lewis expected to see his friend? 3. What does he
exclaim on seeing him? 4. What feeling does this exclamation express?
6. Why
5. What is he surprised at?
is he surprised to see his friend?
What
he
ask his
does
7.
friend? 8. What makes Mr. Thompson come to London?
10. Did Mr. Thomp9. What makes you come here?
son only make a short trip? n. Will he be transacting
business during any part of the time? 12. What was his

idea of

London before he came?

son share his friend's

favourable moment?
birthday?

16.

How

Does Mr. Thomppleasure? 14. Has he arrived at a

15. What do we do on a friend's
long

13.

does Mr.

Thompson

intend

staying? 17. Will he not remain an entire week? 18. Will

he perhaps remain longer?
19. How does Mr. Lewis
like his friend's intention of remaining a week? 20. Where
21. Does he give
does he expect his friend to reside?

him to understand
at

his

house?

22.

would like to have him stay

he convinced beforehand that his

that he
Is

friend will accept this invitation?

23. By what word is
will Mr. Thompson
what
condition
On
that indicated? 24.

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reside with his friend?

enough
this

by

Will

28.

29.

visit?

she

What does

27.

Who

really

Mr. Lewis's residence large

he be inconvenienced

25. Is

to receive visitors?

26. Will

else

may be

inconvenienced?

be inconvenienced by

Mr. Lewis excuse himself for?

he going to do?
excuse him?
33.

is

31.

Why?

By what

32.

Does Mr.

words?

34.

Mr. Lewis think that his friend

this

visit?

What
Thompson
30.

Why

does

38. Is that

is hungry?
he mistaken? 39. Why does Mr. Thompson
inquire about the dinner hour?
40. Does Mr. Lewis
advise him to change his clothes? 41. With what words
does he tell him not to do so? 42. Why is Mr. Thompson
glad that he need not change his clothes? 43. How did
he get so tired? 44. What does he want to do before
dinner?
45. What does he need for that purpose?
What
does Mr. Lewis do after arriving in the dining46.
room?
47. Whom does he introduce his friend to?
48. What does she answer?
49. To whom does she say
it?
50. Had she ever heard him spoken of before?
51. By whom?
52. In what way had Mr. Lewis spoken
of him? 53. What is Mr. Thompson's opinion with regard
to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis?
54. What do they do when

so,

or

is

is ready?
55. What do they eat first?
56. What
does Mrs. Lewis ask her husband about the soup? 57. Is
Mr. Lewis of his wife's opinion?
58. Does Mr. Lewis

dinner

care

much

for highly-seasoned food?

son wait on Mrs. Lewis?

59 Does Mr.

Thomp-

What do

they eat after the

soup? 6 1. What is your favourite dish? 62. What does
Mr. Thompson like just as well as beefsteak with mush-

rooms?
his

63.

taste?

60.

Why does Mrs. Lewis say that she has suited

64. Who is your favourite writer?
65. Do

you stand upon ceremony when you have a high

sonage

at

dinner?

66.

What

are

little

girls

per-

extremely

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68. What
67. Are you also fond of sweets?
do they take? 69. Did Mr. Lewis know that he
was going to have chocolate ice? 70. What do they
take after their ice?
71. Why does Mrs. Lewis beg
Mr.
of
Thompson? 72. What does Mr. Lewis
pardon

fond of?
dessert

offer his friend whilst taking coffee?

latter not

has
75.

accept?

frequently

What does

their cigars?
will

74.

Why

73.

Why may we assume

smoked

in

the

does the

that Mr.

Lewis

of his

wife?

presence

Mrs. Lewis do whilst the gentlemen enjoy

Where are they going, and how long

76.

they remain away?

Illness.
Well, well! Have you risen at last?
Have you been waiting for a long

Edward
William

For

E.

W.

at least

time?

an hour.

hope you will excuse me; I slept so badly

last night, I do not feel very well.
E. - - Indeed? Why, what is the matter with you?
For several days
I really do not know myself.
W.
past

have had frequent headaches and have been very

feverish.

E.

But usually you are

in

very good health; have

you any appetite?

W.

No,

E.

You ought

W.

have not;

eat,

but

do not

relish anything.

to consult a physician.

have already done so, but his prescription

has not done me much good yet.
What did he prescribe?
E.
At first he made me take some quinine pills,
W.
and a few days afterwards he wrote a prescription which
I

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got made up at the chemist's, but so

any improvement.
What doctor did you consult?
E.

far I

have not

felt

W.

Our

He

E.

is

family doctor, Mr. Hewitt.

the one who treated my mother?

How

W.
now as

she was?

E.

Oh, she

W.

she

Is

E.

Oh

walk

in the

W.

is

your mother

at present;

is

she as

is

a great deal better, thank you.

still

obliged to keep in bed?

can get up and even take a

no, she

garden, provided

am very

glad,

it

is

little

not too cool.

indeed, to hear that she has

nearly recovered but, by the way, have you heard

Mr. D wight is getting on?
;

Oh, he has not improved

hope of his being cured.
E.

W.

that

Why,

is

ill

at

all,

there

how

is

no

too bad; then he will lose his

sight.

The

E.

become

doctor,

who

is

treating him, fears he will

totally blind.

How

W.

did his infirmity

commence?

Mr. Dwight has had sore eyes ever since he was

E.
a baby.

W.
He is

Why

does he not get Dr. Douglas to treat him?

a specialist for eye diseases and has effected several

wonderful cures.
E.
not;

I
I

will

feel well

W.
E.

know whether he has consulted him or

ask him the next time I meet him. Do you

don't

enough now to take a little walk?

Yes, my head feels easier.
Well then, let us start.

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EXERCISE.
What

is the topic of the preceding conversation?

does Edward use the words "at last" in his
exclamation? 3. What was he obliged to do in order
to see his friend?
4. What excuse does William give for
his
friend
wait?
letting
5. For how long a time did he
let him wait?
6. Why did William remain in bed so
long? 7. Does he know what is the matter with him?
i.

2.

Why

8.

Do you

suffer

much from headaches?

never been troubledwith headaches?

from toothache?
illness?

does

12.

Has he

his friend

advice?

15.

n. What
often

give him?

What

are the

been
14.

10.

9.

symptoms
ill?

Have you

Did you ever

13.

suffer

of William's

What

advice

Will he follow his friend's

did William's doctor do

in

order to

16. Did the medicine relieve him?

patient?
his
Was
health
17.
improved, after he had taken the medi1 8. What do we do with the doctor's
cine?
prescription?

cure

his

Does Edward know the doctor that treated his friend?

21. In
20. How did he become acquainted with him?
22. What
what state of health is Edward's mother?
19.

advice does the doctor give to patients who are to avoid

overexertion or colds? 23. When may a patient leave

bed again? 24. Have you ever caught a cold?

25. When do we cough and sneeze a great deal? 26. Why
can't Edward's mother take a walk every day?
27. On
what days may she leave the house? 28. Has she entirely recovered? 29. What does William say on learning
that his friend's mother is convalescent?
30. What makes
his

him think of Mr. Dwight? 31. What does he ask with

regard to him?
32. What does Edward answer him?
33. Can he get well again?
34. What does his doctor
35. What do we hope if a friend
What may we fear, if children play

fear?
36.

of ours

is

ill?

near a river?

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Have you hopes of becoming a millionaire? 38. Are

you afraid of (do you fear) catching cold, if I open the
windows? 39. What are you afraid of, if a friend of
37-

is

yours

very

ill.

40.

Who

How

did Mr. Dwight's infirmity

Dr. Douglas? 42. What reason

41.
have we for assuming that Dr. Douglas is a skilful physician?
43. Does the conversation with his friend relieve

commence?

William's
chat?

45.

is

headache?

What

44.

does

How

does he

feel

after

his

Edward propose doing?

Autumn.
The days

and the sun's rays

have lost their force. The temperature is quite pleasant;
We are back in the city,
after sunset even chilly.
the schools open again, and we return to our customary
Our business or other work occupies our mind; we
life.
hardly have the time to notice the change in nature. On
Sundays, we sometimes take a drive into the country. How
different everything looks to us!
The trees have lost
their fruit, and the ground is strewn with fallen leaves.
The remaining foliage is no longer of varied shades of
green, but reddish and yellow tints are predominant.

How

are rapidly shortening,

inexhaustible

is

nature in the richness of

its

splen-

Every season has inimitable beauty: what is

there more satisfying to the eye than the purity of
Winter's snow, the refreshing green grass and gay coloured flowers of Spring, the depth of Summer's blue
dours?

sky, the soft coloured, quiet Autumn landscape?

Autumn is the season of plenty. During Summer the

granaries have been

English

II,

filling

and now corn and potatoes,

3

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grapes, wine and cider are crowding every part

of the spacious cellars and lofts. When we take a
walk through the fruit markets of the city, our mouth
fruit,

waters at the sight of the juicy pears and luscious grapes,

which the ever saving house-keeper buys for a few pence.

Soon November arrives. The last leaves have already

been harried off by the north wind. The swallow has
left, and the other birds sing no longer, leaving Nature
in silence and desolation.

EXERCISE.
i.

What

indicates the beginning of

to lengthen?
3.

do the days begin

take an overcoat
4.

When do

if

you

Autumn?

Why

we

2.
it

When

well to

are to remain out after sundown?

the schools

of the year do

is

open again?
take our holiday?

5.

In

what season

6. Is it

customary
England to wear gloves when we make a call? 7. To
what do you accustom your ear during the lesson?
8. When
do we return to our customary life again?
10. Do we
9. What do we think of when we return?
notice any changes in Nature whilst we remain in town?
ii. What do we sometimes do on Sunday to divert
our minds from our business?
12. What difference is
in

there in the aspect of the country in the different seasons?

colour is the foliage during Summer?
13. Of what
14.

What

colour

is

it

in

Autumn?

15.

Are

the reddish

and yellow tints more frequent than the green ones?

1 6. Does Nature ever
cease to be beautiful?
17. Why
can mankind not imitate the beauties of Nature? 18. How
do you feel if, after a long illness, you take a fatiguing
walk?
19. Why may we say that knowledge is inexhaustible?

20. In

what season do the various kinds of

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21. What is wine made of?

22. From what
ripen?
do we make cider? 23. What is the space under the
house called and what the space under the roof? 24. Does
fruit

give you an appetite to look at the delicious fruit exhibited in the market?
25. Is fruit expensive in Autumn?

it

Does a housekeeper like to spend money? 27. Is a

good housekeeper saving or extravagant? 28. Does
Nature in November keep its bright look?
29. What
26.

happens to the foliage? 30. Do all the birds remain in

the North during the Winter?
31. What do migratory
birds do in the Autumn?
What
makes the country
32.
appear desolate

at the

end

of

Autumn?

33.

Do we

miss

the song of the birds?

34. Read the preceding piece
over again, putting the verbs in the Past where the sense

permits

it.

Winter.
It is

falling

Winter.
in

large

From

the low gray clouds the snow is

flakes,
gradually covering the fields

and meadows with a huge white sheet. It looks like an

immense shroud spread over nature in the sleep of death
and reminds us of our own fleeting existence, filling our
hearts with sadness.

We

return to the city, but we see only few people in

the streets.
Even the large thoroughfares, generally so

of life, appear lonely and deserted. In such weather

people do not leave their comfortable dwellings, unless
full

compelled by some important business.

The cold is quite severe. The water
is

frozen,

and the large pond

a thick sheet of

ice.

Some

little

in the fountain

park is covered with

boys are running after

in the

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They have brought

with them, but the snow on the ice prevents
them from skating; they enjoy themselves in spite of the
one another throwing snowballs.

their skates

cold, for childhood

is

happy age and

finds

joy every-

where.

From time to time the sounds of little bells are heard.

They come from sleighs that are gliding over the
hardened snow with the swiftness of the wind.
The
in
furs
their
are
to
The
up
eyes.
occupants
enveloped
wind blows more violently and the falling snow strikes
What nasty
against the faces of those passing by.
weather:
quite

numb

cannot keep
with cold.

my

eyes open and

my

feet are

We

The fire is
decide to go back to our house.
and
the burning logs crackle merrily.
lighted in the grate
How comfortable it is in the well heated sitting-room!

We

look out of the window and observe a poor

He

little

and
hands are red and stiff from the cold.
His clothes are much too light and all torn. He walks
I call him in and
bare-footed through the snow.
give
him my old shoes and my last winter's overcoat. Now
front

boy walking

in

trembles, and

his

the

little

fellow

is

of the house.

shivers

well clad and does not feel the cold

any longer.

The temperature
blows

less violently,

growing milder; the wind too

and the snowstorm seems to stop.

is

Before long the sun pierces the clouds with its pale rays.
The snow begins to melt, and soon forms puddles of

and dirty water, very disagreeable to people

obliged to be out of doors.

black

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EXERCISE.
What

treated in the foregoing piece?

subject
Describe the appearance of the sky, the fields and
meadows during a snowstorm? 3. Of what does the
i.

is

2.

when looking

author think

What do we

at

the snow-covered fields?

we wrap the
what
the
season
of
year does nature
5.
to
be
dead?
6.
life
Does
pass away quickly?
appear

4.

dead?

call

the sheet in which

In

7. Which word in the reading piece expresses it? 8. What

impression does it make on us to look at the leafless
trees and the withered grass?
9. What thoughts are

awakened
in the

your mind when you look

in

10.

cemetery?

our family for the

over us when

we

Do we

first

feel

time?

happy when we leave

n. What

think of death?

at fresh graves

12.

feeling comes
is the con-

What

13. Describe the large thoroughfares

of a city during fine weather.
14. Describe them during
a snowstorm.
15. In what kind of weather do most

trary of sadness?

people go out-of-doors? 16. Where are you the most comfortable during bad weather?
17. Why do some people
leave their

homes

in spite

of bad weather?

the winter temperature in Northern Russia?

the water in a small river continue to flow

18.

How

19.

is

Does

when it is
20. .What does the water become when it
very cold?
21. When can we go skating?
22. Does
is very cold?
the Thames ever freeze over at London?
23. What
spoken of in the reading piece,
Do they have a good time never-

prevents the children,

from skating?
old
27.

24.

Do

children easily enjoy themselves? 26. Can

25.
people enjoy themselves as well as young ones?

theless?

Can we
28.

drive in carriages when the snow is on the

What do we drive in when the streets are

ground?
covered with snow?

29.

How

do the

sleighs

move?

30. Describe
ed.
31.

how

38

the occupants of the sleighs are dress-

are they dressed thus?

32. Must you
the
wind
blows
violently?
keep hold of your hat when
can you not keep your eyes open in a severe
33.

Why

Why

snowstorm? 34. Have you any feeling left in your feet

after you have been standing on ice or snow for a long
time?

Describe the appearance of the sitting-room

35.

of an English country house during a cold winter day.

What

noise do the burning logs make?

37. Is the
38. What
crackling of the burning logs a sad sound?
do the persons spoken of see when they look out of
36.

window? 39. What

boy? 40. Can he move
the

effect

has the cold on the

his fingers?

41.

Why

little

he so

is

What does he wear on his feet? 43. Are the

people who see him kind-hearted? 44. What do they
give him? 45. What change takes place in the weather
cold?

42.

afterwards?
shining?
shines?
able?

Do

46.

the clouds prevent the sun

from

47. What happens to the snow when the sun

48. What makes walking then so very disagree-

Read

49.

the preceding piece over again, putting

the verbs into the Past.

Spring.
Spring has come: Childhood, youth, hope, joy, happire-awakened in my heart. The bright sunthe
mild
shine,
breezes, the green grass, the fragrant
the
flowers,
budding trees, the twittering birds, the
ness, all are

laughing

children

make me

dark and dreary winter days.

tible

longing drives

woods and

me

forget
I

the sadness of the

cannot work; an

irresis-

out to roam in the fields and

to participate in the rejoicing of Nature.

But

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how

short

and a

is

our happiness

chilly rain

clouds are quickly gathering

shelter in a lonely farm-

makes us seek

house.
Only an old woman is there, doing the housework; for the farmer and his sons are working in the
fields, ploughing and hoeing, pulling out weeds and
Soon the clouds break away, the blue
sowing corn.
The majestic arch of a rainbow
sky re-appears.
with the splendour of its seven colours awakens our adIt looks like a
gigantic bridge leading to
a brighter, happier land.
How diligently the birds are flying about: They are
In yonder tree a
seeking material to build their nests.

miration.

nest is already built, and the mother bird is busy finding

food for its young.
mother's love forgets all labour

and

fatigue.

hard

their

The dear

little

creatures

know

not

how

mother has to work.

They are always hungry,

always screaming, always needing a watchful eye. They
lean over the edge of the nest, and, if their mother does
not

make them go

to the ground, where

a beautiful picture of our
she not give up her pleasures

back, they

fall

What

they perish miserably.

own mother's care! Does

and comforts

for us,

does she not

sacrifice

herself to

her beloved ones?

delicious

cherry trees

odour
are in

fills

full

the

air.

bloom.

In many gardens the

The light hues of the
we inhale with delight

blossoms charm our eyes, whilst

the sweet perfume. Soon these trees will be laden with
cherries, and when they are ripe we shall have them as a
delicious dessert for dinner.

After rain comes sunshine; after Winter, Spring; after

sorrow, joy; therefore you must never be discouraged,
but must always hope for happiness.

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EXERCISE.
what season of the year does Nature awaken?
What is the opposite of old age? 3. At what age

i.

2.

In

do we reach manhood (womanhood)? 4. What are the

four periods of our life?
5. In what age are we most
we
What
must
6.
have in order to be happy?
hopeful?
Is
to be entirely happy?
it
mankind
for
7.
possible
8. Describe a pleasant Spring day.
9. What do we see
and hear if we take a walk in the park on a fine Spring
day? 10. What do we call a desire that we have had a
long time? u. What do you long for, if you are in a
12. Is a little boy
foreign country you do not like?

man?

strong enough to resist a full-grown

long can we resist the desire for food?
desire for food an irresistible feeling?

of nature

irresistible?
in

participate

the

16.

Why

14.

15.

13.

Are

What do we do

rejoicing of Nature?

in
17.

How
is

the

the forces

Spring to
Is

human

18. What changes in the

happiness of long duration?
weather frequently occur in Spring? 19. Is the rain,
spoken of in the reading-piece, warm or cold? 20. Where
can we find shelter against the rain, if we take a walk

the country? 21. Are there other houses in the neighbourhood of the one mentioned? 22. Where are the in-

in

habitants of the house?

23.

What

are they doing?

the weather in Spring very changeable?

see again when the clouds break away ?

see
27.

when

What

the
is

sun

shines

upon the

the form of a rainbow?

25.

26.

What do we
What do we

falling
28.

24. Is

raindrops?
are its

What

30. By
29. Why do we admire a rainbow?
what are the two banks of a river connected? 31. Is
there a bridge between New York and Brooklyn? 32. What

colours?

is

to

the shape of an arch?

support

it?

34.

33.

When do

What

is

under a bridge

birds build

their

nests

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do they fly about so busily when they build

35their nests?
36. What does the mother bird look for?

Why

37.

Do

know how hard

the children

work for them? 38.

much she has to do
be

their mother has to

does a mother not mind how

Why

for her children?

39.

Can

children

do they need a watchful eye?

What
will
the little birds if the mother
to
41.
happen
bird does not watch them? 42. What must they learn
left

alone?

Why

40.

before leaving their nests? 43. Why is the air scented

in Springtime?
44. Do the blossoms charm only our
sense of sight?

45.

With what

sweet odour?

46.

What

after a while?

47.

When

must

we

do we

inhale the

Why

never lose hope?

preceding piece

feeling

takes the place of the blossoms

may we eat the fruit? 48.
49.

Put the verbs of the

in the Past.

Summer.
lie

The days
down at

are long and sultry.

Perspiring and weary I
I
to
but
cannot
The heat
rest,
night
sleep.
I light a
slumber.
and
try to read,
lamp

disturbs

my

but

flies

my

face,

and mosquitoes torture me.

using it as playground and

biting,

stinging

chase them

the

flies

irritate

dow swarms
to

until

away by

humming of
mosquitoes

me

my

battlefield, tickling,

face itches

and smarts.

fanning myself diligently; then the

and shrill monotonous note of the

my

nerves.

of moths enter the

the discordant concert.

circle the light, closer

They crawl over

Through the open winroom and add their buzz

In a crazy

and closer

until

dance they enthey singe their

alive as a

wings and fall into the flame, being burned

fit
punishment for their folly.

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my eyes, when a loud

wails and plaintive cries, startles me.
I stop the caterwauling by
throwing an old boot on my
neighbour's roof; however, all desire for sleep has fled.
I

put out the light and close

shriek, followed

by

think only of plans for getting away from the hot

and noisy city.
Next morning I start for the country.
The train
rolls along, and through the windows I see the fields
of wheat which are becoming yellow,
for harvest
time will soon arrive. The dark green grass of the

meadows, mingled with pretty flowers, is already being

mowed by the farmers. Young peasant girls wearing
large straw hats, spread out the grass with pitch-forks,
so that, by drying, h turns into hay.
live pleasantly at the house of a farmer who
gives
us plain but wholesome food.
rise with the sun

We

We

and spend all day out of doors. It is generally warm, but

not unbearably hot; but on some days, the heat grows
Then the sky
oppressive and we can hardly breathe.
becomes covered with big black clouds, the swallow flies
low, almost touching the ground; everything forebodes
a storm. Indeed, a loud noise is soon heard; it is the

thunder that

drops of rain begin to fall,

appear in quick succession, the sky
on fire.
dazzling stroke of lightand at the same time a peal of thunder

rolls.

Big

flashes of lightning
looks as if it were

ning

startles us,

makes the whole house shake.

has been struck and set on
in

barn

in

the vicinity

putting the whole village

fear at the

We tremble with

danger of being ruined.

for man is powerless against

has taken him years to build up, is destroyed
but a few minutes by the unchained forces of na-

sight of the raging elements

them.
in

fire,

ture.

What

In

July

we

48

leave the village and go to the seaside,

air and a cool breeze.
Oh, how

where we have pure

refreshing

it

is

to

go bathing when the sea

is

calm and the

waves are gently breaking on the sandy shore!

And when

rough, mountainlike breakers dash against the

rocks with deafening roar, returning as another sea of
the sea

is

white foam.

Heaven help the

frail

pitches in its struggle against the

In

August we go

craft

that rolls

and

waves!

There we ramble

to the mountains.

the shady forest, or we climb the steep ledges; we

look down over the precipice, gaining a magnificent
view of a charming landscape; fields and villages lie
in

stretched out

below

in the valley:

a picture of indescri-

bable beauty!

EXERCISE.
i.

Why

are

summer days

do we perspire?

often disagreeable?

2.

When

How

do you feel after having stu3.

What
do we do when we feel
died a long time?
4.
a sultry summer nighf?
tired?
5. Do we sleep well on
6. Does reading make one sleepy?
7. What prevented
the writer of the preceding piece from sleeping? 8. Could
he read without being disturbed?
visited

Battle

9.

Is

there a place

Have you ever

n. Can you tell me when the
12. What sensation
of Waterloo was fought?

in the park for children to play?

10.

a battlefield?

have you if a fly crawls over your face?

13. What
does the mosquito do to us? 14. What sensation does
the biting of a mosquito cause?
15. What do you
do on a sultry day to set the air in motion? 16. Can
the writer sleep after he has chased away the mosqui18. What is the diffetoes?
17. What does he hear?
made
the
noise
rence between
by a fly and that

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made by a mosquito? 19. Why is it not well to have

the windows open during a summer night if a light is
burning in the room? 20. What attracts the moths?
22. What happens to them if
21. Where do they fly?
the
to
23. What does a father
light?
they fly too close
do to his children if they do not obey? 24. Are we
generally punished if we do wrong?
foolish if I go too close to the fire?

25.
26.

Am
Am

wise or

wise or

sun without a hat? 27. Are people

28. Why does the
their folly?
for
generally punished
writer of the piece put out the light and close his eyes?
foolish if

29.

34.

walk

in the

Can he sleep then?

sleeping?
32.

31.

What

What makes
Has he been

30.

that noise?
fully

What

of

kind

prevents him from

does he hear?

noises

33.

How

awakened?

does he stop it?

35. What does he

think about during the rest of the night?

36.

What does

he do next morning? 37. What does he see through

windows of the railway carriage? 38. When do

the

the

39. Where does the corn grow

and where the grass ?
40. What does the farmer do
with the grass? 41. What is hay used for? 42. Where
do townspeople go during the Summer? 43. Is it pleasant
to live at the farmhouse?
44. What kind ot food do
we get there? 45. When do we rise during our stay
in the country?
46. Do we keep late hours in the
country? 47. What change is there often in the weather
when the heat grows oppressive? 48. What forebodes
a storm? 49. What do we hear during a thunderstorm?
51. Why can we not look
50. And what do we see?

farmers harvest corn?

at the lightning? 52.

Are you

afraid of thunder?

are some people afraid of lightning? 54. Is it

to stand under a tree during a thunderstorm?

dangerous to go skating

if

the ice

is

very thin?

53.

Why

dangerous
55. Is
56.

it

Why

45

dangerous to let children play with matches? 57. Is

Naples in danger of being covered by the lava from
Mount Vesuvius? 58. Are you afraid of crossing the
ocean?
59. Is there much danger in crossing the ocean
60. What often happens to
in a modern steamship ?
a house when it is struck by lightning?
61. Have
Is it as sultry there
62.
to
the
seaside?
been
ever
you
as in the city? 63. Do you iH^e sea bathing?
64. Duis

it

ring what weather do you take teea baths ? 65. Describe

the appearance of the sea and the waves when the
weather is pleasant. 66. Do the breakers make much
is rough ?
67. How does the water
been
dashed
look
has
against the rocks? 68. What
do we call the rocking motion of a ship? 69. When
does a vessel pitch and roll? 70. Against what does the
vessel struggle?
71. What are the highest mountains in

when

noise

after

the sea

it

this

country?
the lowlands?
are
75.

72.

Is

it

cooler

in

the mountains than in

Where do you take walks when you

74. What do you see there?
What do you see when looking down from the
in

73.

mountains?

the

mountains ?

An Excursion
A.

Would you

B.

If

but

the

into the
Country.)/

go to the country \vfoth me?

weather were fine, I should gladly go,
like to

rains so heavily, that if

drenched
to our skin.
get
it

A. -

The

this afternoon

B.

Yes,

rain

may soon

we went

stop;

out

we

should

it

should not rain

shall

accompany you>

if

would you come?

if it

does not rain

46

A.

Would

riage?
B.
I

not be better for us to take a car-

should prefer

it

had money with me, but

if I

have forgotten my purse.

I can lend you all you want.
A.
B.

be

If

you could lend me

ten shillings that

would

sufficient.

What

A.
B.
in

it

We

shall

we do

may go

in

the country?

shooting or fishing.

If

month of December we might go skating on

the

but since

we

are only in September,

that
will
be
boating;
just as amusing.
lake,

we were

we

A.
At what time ought
weather should clear up?

to

start,

we
in

the

can go
case the

In about an hour.

B.

A. -

Well then, if you wish, we shall dine together.

That would be a great pleasure to me, but my
mother is not informed and she might feel uneasy if I
B.

come home

did not

A.

You

B.

That's true.

unless

for dinner.

could send her a telegram.

Very well, then I shall stay here
should inconvenience you?

it

If you inconvenienced me in any way I should

not invite you we are intimate enough not to stand on
ceremony with each other.

A.

B.

To be

have a
A.

think

sun

you were
is

coming

right,

we

shall

out.

expect we shall have a great deal of pleasure.

should have still more if Charles were with

We

B.

us; he
A.

sure.

fine afternoon; the

is

with us.

so jolly.

If

you wish, we

will call for

him and take him

47
B.

That would be useless, for he is not at home.

Well then, let us enjoy ourselves without him.

A.

EXERCISE.

To what

i.

does
at

does A. invite B.?

first?

4.

On what

2.

condition

Why

did he not accept

3.
would have happened to them had

B. accept the invitation?

What

they gone out then? 5. What might have been the result
of their going out in bad weather? 6. What does A.
think about the rain?
8.

stopped raining?
cursion on foot?

What

9.

7.

What may

B.

Does A. intend

How

do

to

it

has

his

ex-

after

make

does he propose making

it?

from assenting to this proposition?

11. On what condition would he accept it at once?
12. What does his friend offer him?
13. In what case
would he have enough money? 14. How would they
10.

prevents B.

spend their time in the country?

do if it were December?
16.
intend to start?

did
19.

not

clear

What would
18. Where
up?
17.

What makes him

15.

What would

How
they do
is

if

they

do they

soon

the weather

B. asked

to

hesitate to stay for dinner?

dine?
20. In

what case would his mother feel uneasy about him?

21. Of what ought she to be informed? 22. What would
B. have done if his friend A. had been inconvenienced

by

his

remaining with him?

23.

Why

should they not

Was A. mis-

stand on ceremony with each other?

24.
taken in believing that the weather would
25.

What

clearing up? 26.

would B. like to
28.

Why

become fine?
was there that the weather was
Do they make the excursion? 27. Whom
have accompany them on the excursion ?

indication

would he

like to

have him join?

are they not going to take Charles with them?

29.

Why

48

The three Wishes.

One
fire

Winter's evening a poor labourer seated near the

was talking with his wife about one of their neigh-

"Ah!"
bours, who was a man of considerable wealth.
said he to her, u if I only had a little money, I could
open a shop of my own; then I would work hard and
would soon be a man of means."
"I," answered his
be
satisfied
"would
not
with
wife,
that; I should like to
be very rich. I should love to have a big house, and,
if then I saw
poor people like ourselves, I would help
them along and would try to make everybody happy.
But what is the use of talking, we are no longer in the
time of fairies; if they still existed I might meet one of
them, and if she promised to grant me something, it
would not take me long to decide what to ask of her."
She had hardly uttered these words, when they saw a
beautiful woman in their room, who told them that she
was a fairy, and that she would grant them the first
three things they might wish, adding, however, that they
should choose with care, as she could allow them no

more than three wishes.

The husband and

rassed.
first

"As

for me,"

to choose,

The

fairy then disappeared.

wife were at

first

very much embar-

began the wife,

know what

"if I

would wish;

were the
I

ask for

seems to me that I should be perI

if
were
handsome, rich and talented."
fectly happy,
her
husband, "if this only were granted
"But," replied
to us, we might have illness or grief, or we might die
soon; it would be much wiser to wish for health, joy
nothing yet, but

and a long

it

life."

"But of what use would a long life be to us unless

we were rich," exclaimed the woman, "as it would only

49

prolong our misery. Really, if the fairy had wanted to

make us happy, she ought to have promised us more
for there are at least a dozen things that should
gifts;
be given to us." "That is true," said her husband,
"but

let

three things
"I will think

while

By to-morrow we shall see what

we most need, and we can wish them then."

us take time.

let

us

all night," replied the wife, "meanourselves, for it is cold." At the same

over

it

warm

time she took a poker to stir the fire.

When she saw the coals burning brightly, she said

without thinking: "Oh! I should like to have a sausage

long as .my arm, for it could now be so readily
cooked." Alas! she had hardly finished these words

as

a yard long came tumbling down the

"Confound the glutton and her sausage," ex-

when a sausage

chimney.
claimed her husband,

"isn't that

a fine wish!

now we

have only two more wishes left. As for me, I am so

angry on account of your stupidity that I wish the sausage would stick to your nose." This was hardly said,
when the man saw that he had been even more foolish
than his wife, for the sausage jumped to the tip of his
poor wife's nose and clung to it so fast that she could
not tear it off.
"Gracious me! what have you done,"
cried she,

make
dear,"
assure

"you

are the most wicked fellow on earth to

that sausage stick to the

end of

my

"My

nose."

replied her husband, trying to console her, "I

you that I did not know what I was about; but

what are we going to do now? I shall wish great riches,

and then I shall have a golden box made to hide your
"Don't be silly," returned his wife, "I
sausage in."
would rather kill myself than have this big sausage
remain at my nose. Listen, we have still one wish left;
leave it to me, or I will instantly throw myself out of
Berlitz, English

II.

50

and opened

this,

she ran to the

to

on the

floor.

The

wife having

become wiser through her

husband:

the

her

"My

dear,

fairy has
should be

teaching us a lesson; perhaps we

able if we had riches. Believe me,
to

is

it

fright said

only been

more

better

miserfor us

and to be satisfied with what God

Meanwhile let us eat our sausage, which

wish nothing,

has given
is

window

cried her frightened

you wish whatever you like." "Well

said the woman, "I wish that the sausage should
the ground," and, behold! the sausage was lying

then,"
fall

she said

"Hold on! hold on!"

it.

"I'll let

husband,

to

As

window."

the

all

us.

we have

of our three wishes.

left

EXERCISE.
Of what does the preceding story treat? 2. Where
were the people who are spoken of? 3. In what financial circumstances were they? 4. What were they talking
about? 5. Whom did they envy? 6. What did the husdo if they had
band wish for?
7. What would they
i.

money?
in

his?

wish

Was

8.

9.

if

for,

the wife as modest in her wishes as he

What

did she want?

you were

in

10

her place?

What would you

11. Would you

12. What would you do if

wish for an automobile?
What change might take
a
met
13.
poor person?
you
his
in
a
views
on
getting rich? 14. What
person's
place
would the husband and wife do, if they were living in
15. Would they know what to ask for if
fairy times?

they happened
in

living
to do?

to

meet a

fairy times?
1

8.

four things?

17.

What would
19.

Why

fairy?

What

16.

Were

did the fairy

they
tell

still

them

the fairy do, if they chose

did they not wish something as

51

soon as the

fairy

had disappeared?

What

20.

did the

would make her happy? 21. What might

have happened to her if she had obtained what she
wanted? 22. What, according- to the opinion of her husband, would it be better for her to wish? 23. How many
wife believe

gifts

did they think the fairy should have promised them?

long a time did they intend to reflect upon

How

24.

what they were to wish? 25. On what occasion did the

wife express her first wish?
26. What was this wish?
Was
it
her
intention to make that wish?
28. What
27.
have done before uttering it?
29. Would
like wish if you were in a similar situation?
30. What did her husband say when he saw the first
wish turn into reality?
31. Why did he call her a
glutton?
32. What made him so angry?
33. What did
he wish in his anger? 34. What happened? 35. What
should

she

you express a

did the wife scold her husband for?

her husband

do than

wife rather

her nose?
frighten
40.

38.

her

What

make

is

gained by

to console her?

36.

37.

What offer
What would

did
the

with the sausage hanging from

does she do at the same time to

live

What

husband?
39. What
the moral of this story?

is

the

41.

third

wish?

What had

they

their wishes?

EXERCISE.
(

The pupil

is to

complete the following sentences,

and

others of a like

nature, which the teacher will give).

were thirsty ... 3 If

be
I have money next year ...
4. Should the weather
this
be
bad
the
weather
Should
fine to-morrow ...
5.
afternoon ... 6. Unless my brother should need a new
sister may want a new dress
suit ...
7. Though my
i.

If I

were hungry

...

2.

If I

52

could talk French ... 9. Although we have

Should we be able to come next week
12. If our pupils
ii. If you were free to-morrow.
would take lessons every day ... 13. Unless business
prevents us ... 14. Should they pay their debts ... 15. I
would go to Paris if
16. I am going to write a letter,

Unless

8.

time ...

we

10.

provided...

My

17.

lesson unless ...

could go out if
you though ...

18.
.

21.

professor would

He

will

We

would

23.

You

could not read this

me

certainly not

letter,

retire unless

provided

not

come, provided

We shall be
We could buy

22.

send

able to

still

give
...

me

accompany

things if ...
to the theatre unless

go
book

...

25.

remember

tricks

24. They would

They might want to

if .

the time

was

Life.

college and the

He was a
teacher.
at

used to play on my
old
gentleman of at least sixty years.
good-natured

many

19. We

many

Reminiscences of School
I

20.

He

used to wear spectacles and a wig which were continually the subject of our merriment and silly jokes.

used to distinguish myself among the pupils by being

one of the noisiest and most mischievous. Whenever
I

was called to the blackboard, I would supply myself

with a string, at the end of which I would tie a piece
of chalk and fasten this to the teacher's coat. When he
I

round we would burst

babies, which indeed we were.

turned

into

my

when everything was quiet,

desk with a loud slam, and if

for

it,

Often,

would invariably say:

laughter
I

"Sir,

like

big

would shut down

were reprimanded
I

could not help

53

At other times

would

a paper cornet with ink,

close it carefully, and then pass it around the class. Our
teacher would order the cornet to be brought to him.
it."

He would

believe

it,

when

his

hands and the

it

fill

would open
would flow over

to contain sweets and

to his great surprise the ink

table.

This joke

we

thought exceedingly

funny.

Moreover,

used to impose upon our teacher when-

would then
back of his
the wig would be pulled

ever he was absorbed in his meditations.

attach

a lock

chair,

so that,

of his

hair

artificial

when he

rose,

to the

amid the uproar and applause of the class. Quite

often we were kept after school, but that we did not
mind. We would amuse ourselves, and we did not conoff,

sider this

mode of

punishing very severe.

You

think perhaps that I did very wrong in behaving

in such a manner; but when you used to go to school,

Did you always apply yourand never provoke your teachers?

Nowadays, it is true, when I reflect upon what pains
this poor man took to improve us, I greatly repent the
mischief I caused, and repeat with the poet "Youth is
did

you not

self to

act likewise?

your studies

without pity."

EXERCISE.
i.

What

did

were young?

you
2.

of this

piece?
fun of?

out laughing?

was

called

be

to

the

educated
teacher

of

3. What kind of boy was

4. What would the pupils

narrative treats.

make

do

Describe

when

you

whom

this

the

author

continually

At what incident would the boys burst

6. What would this pupil do when he

5.

to the blackboard?

7.

What

instant

would

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his desk?
8. What would the teacher
do when the pupil closed his desk with such a noise?
10. What
9. What answer would the naughty boy give?
n. What
trick would he play with a paper cornet?

he choose to slam

12. What did the

did the other boys think of this?
it?
What
would the pupil
teacher probably think of
13.
do to make the teacher's wig come off? 14. What effect

have on the other pupils to see the teacher

15. How would the naughty pupils
be sometimes punished? 16. Would they care much for
that kind of punishment?
17. Would you do the same
if you
were going to school? 18. Were the pupils
always kept busy?
19. Were you always attentive at
20. Would you try to provoke your teacher
school?
or to please him?

would

it

without his wig?

Efficient

a certain American country-town, whenbecame known, that a fellow capable of earning

Formerly
ever

it

Punishment.

in

by work, would go begging, they would take

hold of him, and lower him into a deeg pit containing a
pump. Then they would open a tap from which the water
his living

into the pit.

Not wanting to drown, the
would be compelled to pump incessantly.
Whilst struggling against the water, which would keep
slowly rising, the citizens would make wagers at the
edge of the pit. Some would bet that this fellow was
an idler, and that he would not pump enough to get
himself out of danger others would hold the opposite

would flow

lazy fellow

opinion.

Finally, after leaving

him engaged

in

his

hard

55

work
dead

for several hours, they would pull

than alive, and set him at liberty.

him

more

out,

EXERCISE.
What is
Where did

i.

2.

the subject of the preceding narrative?

the incident related take place?
3. What

sort of person is spoken of in the above piece?

was done to him? 5. What sort of pit was he

4.

What

lowered
and
did
it
what
contain?
done
afterWhat
was
6.
into,
wards? 7. What did the man in this pit have to do in
order to prevent the water from rising? 8. Whilst he
was struggling to keep down the water, what were the
citizens of the town, gathered around the edge of the
pit, doing?
9. How did some of the citizens wager?
10. And how did other of the citizens bet?
n. Did
they go away and leave him in his perilous position?
12. How long did they leave him there?
13. In what
condition was he when taken out of the pit? 14. What
was then done with him?
15. Was the idle man well
punished for his laziness?

16.

Do you

think that such

treatment would cure him of laziness in the future?

56

Funny Sayings and Anecdotes.

Truthfulness.
u Did

you ask mamma if you could

Three -year- old (eating the apple):

Papa

(severely):
that apple?"

have
"Yes,

and

if

telling

did."

Papa:

u Be

careful,

now;

she
a

says you didn't ask her

falsehood.
Did you ask

year-old: "Truly, papa,

I couldn't have it."

asked her";

I'll

I'll

ask

mamma,

whip you

mamma?"

(a

pause)

for

Three-

u she

said,

EXERCISE.
i.

was

What
it

is

doing?
What must

the age of the child spoken of?

3. May a small child eat what

2.
it

What

wants?

it
do first?
5. Do parents allow their
children to eat green apples?
6. In what tone of voice
did the father speak?
must we speak to a
How
7.

4.

When

do parents speak severely to

their children? 9. What had the child asked its mother?
10. Did she allow the child to eat the apple?
n. Did
the child obey?
Will
its
12. Did it tell the truth?
13.
father punish it?
the
if
he
little
it
Would
one
14.
whip
naughty child?

told an untruth?

8.

57

Kissing under Difficulties.

has

Uncle John

visit to his sister's

The

him.

been growing a beard. During a

family he tries to make his niece kiss

latter hesitates.

Uncle John a
no room for

kiss,"

"Baby,

don't you give

"I can't; there is

why

asks her mother.

it."

EXERCISE.
i. What do we call the hair on a man's face?
2. On
what part of the face in the mustache? 3. Does Edward VII,
What relation
4.
King of England, wear whiskers?
was the little girl to John? 5. And what relation was
he to her? 6. How do people often show their love to

children?

7.

What word

indicates that the child did not

her uncle immediately when asked? 8. Who questioned her about it?
9. Why did the child hesitate?
kiss

Had John worn

10.

a beard before that time?

n. Was

the child accustomed to kissing bearded faces?

Child's Reason.

you met a very dirty little girl in the

you a piece of bread, would you
take it?"
Child: "No."
Mother: "Why not?" Child:
"Because there would not be any butter on it."
Mother:

street,

who

"If

offered

EXERCISE.
i.

What

child?

things?

2.
3.

did
Is

it

the mother wish to

impress upon

natural for children

to

Would you

the

eat only clean

eat something dirty? 4. Did the

CO
oo
child understand the

wouldn't

aim of her mother's question?

eat the bread offered

it

what case would

it

by

Why

5.

a dirty child?

6. In

eat the bread?

Jonah and the Whale.

careful

mother had impressed upon her

little

boy

the necessity of ejecting the skins of grapes, and a few

days afterwards told him the story of Jonah and the

"The whale is a very large monster," said the

whale.
mother, "and he swallowed Jonah." "Did he swallow
other men, too?" asked the little boy. "Well; I suppose
he did," continued the mother, who was somewhat in
doubt; and while she was hesitating about the continuation of the story, the boy interrupted
mamma, did he spit out the skins, too?"

with:

And,

EXERCISE.
i.

2.

Is

it

What

member?

good

for our digestion to

did

the

3.

What

swallow grape-skins?
boy's mother wish him to rea whale? 4. Have you read the

little

is

story of "Jonah and the Whale?" 5. On what did Jonah

travel?
6. What kind of weather had he?
7. In what

danger was the ship?

8.

What

did the sailors

do with

Jonah? 9. What happened to Jonah after being thrown

overboard?
10. How long did Jonah remain in the
n. What did the whale do then?
whale's stomach?
12.

Were

the

little

boy's

questions

easy to

answer?

13. Did they embarrass the mother?

14. Can a whale
swallow men? 15. What thought was in the child's mind
whilst his mother told the story of Jonah?

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Making him pay.

Customer

"What

box):

the grocer's, pilfering from the

are these raisins worth, boy?" Boy:

(at

raisin

"Two

pence." Customer (astonished): "What! only two pence

a pound?"
Boy: "No, two pence for what you have
eaten."

EXERCISE.
i.

Where was

the person in question?

2. What do
one takes objects of little value secretly?

we call it if some
3. What is the difference between stealing and pilfering?
4. What is a thief?
5. If someone takes your property
that
theft
is
or robbery? 6. What am I if
by force,
I take a few
of
pieces
sugar belonging to you? 7. And
if I take your money secretly?
8. And if I knock you
down to take your money? 9 Did that customer expect
to pay for the raisins?
10. What did he ask the boy?
11.

Was

he astonished

How much

at

the cheapness of the raisins?

boy charge him for the

did the grocer's

raisins he had eaten?
12.

Irish Wit.

An

Irishman

and a Frenchman were discussing the

nationality of a friend of theirs.

"I maintain," said the

"
Frenchman, that if he is born in France, he is a Frenchman." "Begorra," said Pat, "if a cat should have kittens
in the oven, would you call them biscuits?"

60

EXERCISE.
From what

i.

discussion?

countries

the subject under discussion?

the Frenchman assert?
4. Did the Irfsh-

2.

What did
man share his
3.

opinion ? 5.
did he give to

example

were the persons who had the

What was

What
show

stand for?

9.

6.

What

7.

that our birthplace does

What exclamation do the

What does
What country

did Saint Patrick convert

not decide our nationality?

Irish often use?

did he maintain

8.

to Christianity?
10.
Patrick?
n. What

Why

the shortened

are so

many

name "Pat"

Irishmen called

do you call the young of a

Where do we bake bread?

12.

cat?

Blind Obedience.

soldier, stationed at the entrance of a picture gallery,

had strict orders to allow no one to pass without first

depositing his walking stick.

The

gentleman came

in with

taking him by
the arm, said: "Stop, where is your stick?"
"I have
no stick." "Then you will have to go back and get one

hands

his

before

in

his

pockets.

soldier,

can allow you to pass."

EXERCISE.
i.

What

orders

the principal duty of a soldier?

the soldier spoken of, received?

is

had

were people forbidden

gallery?

4.

How

2.
3.

What

Why

carry their sticks into the

could the soldier see that the gentleto

man had no stick? 5. What did he do to stop him?

he tell him to do?
the soldier
6. What did
7. Did
reason about the order he had received?
cessary for soldiers to

obey blindly?

8.

Is

it

ne-

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You

man went

can't

Cure by Proxy.

and asked for something

The chemist held a bottle of amto -cure a headache.
monia to the man's nose, in consequence ofwhich the customer
was nearly overpowered. As soon as he had recovered
he began to rail at the chemist, and threatened to punch his
"But didn't it help your headache?" asked the
head.
U
apothecary. "Help my headache!" screamed the man, I
into a chemist's

haven't any headache;

it's

my wifethat'sgot^theheadache."

EXERCISE.
2.

does a physician
i. What
What may we call a person

try to do to his patients?

sent by you to take your

place for the moment? 3. Was it possible in olden times

to marry by proxy?
4. What did the man want from
the chemist?
What
did the chemist do?
6. Did the
5.

ammonia take the man's breath away? 7. Did

Romans overpower many nations? 8. In what
season of the year may we be overcome (overpowered)
by the heat? 9. What word indicates that ammonia
has a very sharp odour?
10. What indicates that the
man caught his breath after a while? n. What did he
smell of

the old

do then? 12. Was he angry? 13. Did he say disagreeable words to the chemist?
14. What is the difference
between a promise and a threat? 15. When does a
father threaten his son with punishment?
16. What threat
did the man utter? 17. Was the chemist's intention good?
1

8.

*)

What had he supposed?

To have got

conservation.

is

19.

For what purpose did

used very frequently for

to

have

in ordinary

62

hold

he

ammonia

the

to

the man's nose?

mistake did the chemist make?

21.

Who

20.

What

to

blame

was

for this mistake?

"A Friend

in

Need

is

a Friend indeed."

savage who has just been converted, enters a

church and kneels down before the image of St. Michael
conquering the devil. He takes two wax tapers from a
paper bundle and puts one before St. Michael and the
other underneath, before the Evil One. A priest who
sees this, speaks to him, supposing that he was mistaken.
"Oh! no," the savage answered, "I do this purposely.
It is better to have friends wherever we go."

EXERCISE.

Who

i.

one?
3.

2.

When

speak of

has

more

friends,

rich

Do

our friends help us when

do we need a friend most?
in the

man or
we are in

trouble?

Is

the

man we

5.

Had he

4.

anecdote, a European?

poor

be-

come a Christian? 6. What word expresses it? 7. Where

was he? 8. What position did he take? 9. Who makes
us desire to do evil, according to the Christian religion?
10. What did the savage do to show his religious feel-

Who

1 1.
says mass in a Catholic church? 12. What
ing?
did the priest believe when seeing a candle before the

Evil
14.

spirit?

13.

Had

the

savage

made a mistake?

For what purpose had he put the taper before the

devil?

15.

Was

he sure of going to heaven

after death?

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Superstition.
-

If

heard your dog howling

Neighbour:
he howls three nights

in

it's

succession,

last

night.

a sure sign

of death.

Nextdoor:

Indeed!

And who do you

think will die?

The dog.

Neighbour:

EXERCISE.
i.

What do we

number

a person

call

who

believes that the

do superstitious
on
Friday? 3. Why
people
do some people carry a rabbit's foot in their pocket?
4. How far did the above speakers live from each other?
had the first one heard during the night?
5. What
6. Could he sleep?
7. What prevented him from sleep8.
When
a dog bark and when does it
does
ing?
howl? 9. Do you believe that the falling of a mirror
is a sign
of death?
10. What kind of people believe
in signs and dreams?
n. What will it forebode if the
three
howls
dog
nights in succession? 12. Will the dog
thirteen brings bad luck? 2.
object to beginning a journey

Why

die a natural death?

13.

Who

will

kill

it?

14.

Why?

15. Is the neighbour really superstitious?

Conceit.

What

Friend:

Writer

- -

are

you looking so blue about?

met a fellow to-day who had never heard

of Shakespeare.
Friend: Well, you needn't worry about that.
Writer:
Of course not, but it filled me with melan-

and made me
may be unknown.
choly,

fear that, perhaps,

some day

I,

too,

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EXERCISE.
What do we

call it if a person has too good an

2. What does a modest person think
of
himself?
opinion
about himself? 3. Which do you prefer, a conceited or
i.

a modest person?
sad? 5. Who

felt

4. What word indicates that the writer

was Shakespeare? 6. Why is it strange

some people have not heard of him? 7. What

8. What has
children cause their parents much worry?

that

worry about? 9. What worry has a

Did it worry the writer that someone
did not know Shakespeare? n. What feeling came over
him on account of the other fellow's ignorance? 12. What
did he fear?
13. What did he show in comparing him-

a housekeeper to
business

self to

man?

10.

Shakespeare?

Tit for Tat.

A collegian asks a friend to lend him a certain book

which he desires to consult. The latter, who is not very
obliging, answers that he has no objection to his friend's
using his books, but that he cannot permit them to be taken
out of his room. As it is impossible to make him change
the student

his mind,

is

few weeks afterwards that

to

borrow

"you may
like,

i.

but

What

treat us?

his

use

poker.

my

much inconvenience. A
selfish man comes to his friend

put to

"My

poker

in

dear boy," says his friend,

my room

cannot permit you to take

phrase
2.

What

EXERCISE.
expresses that we
did the

as
it

much

as

you

elsewhere."

treat others as they

young man ask of

his friend?

65

Did he mean

3.

did he want

it

5.

book again?

the

to return

for?

6.
willing to help us?
allow his friend to consult
is

What

4.

a person who
Does the owner of the book

What do we
it?

7.

call

What does he

object

Does he come to a different decision after a

while? 9. Does a woman frequently change her mind?
10. When did you make up your mind to study English?
12. Have you
11. Did you then think English easy?

to?

8.

changed your mind about

it?

13.

was the student put to?

14.

Was

kind?

What

15.

lend?

How

6.

is

friend selfish or

his

between borrow and

Test of Courage.

beggar rings the

The lady of

inconvenience

did the student take revenge?

A
A

the difference

What

bell at the entrance

the house opens the door.

says the beggar, in

pitiful tones,

of a residence.

"Please, ma'am,"

"give

me some

cast-off

clothing

and something to

nothing.

After some
gladly do some work."
the lady says: "Very well, I have some work

reflection

for you.

don't

want

it

for

shall

Go

The beggar

eat.

and dismiss my cook."

a glance into the kitchen and perceives

into the kitchen

casts

a muscular Irish

girl.

He

starts

for

the street in haste,

and my clothes

exclaiming: "I've got over my hunger,

will do for a while longer.
The task

you speak of

is

too hard for me."

EXERCISE.
What do some poor people do
Where was the beggar in question?

i.

2.

Berlitz. English

II.

to

get

money?

3.

What

did he
5

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do to make people come to the door? 4. Who came?

towards the poor and the
5. What feeling have you
sick?
6. What do we call a sight that arouses pity?
what voice did the beggar speak? 8. Why did he
7. In
speak in such a tone? 9. What did he want? 10. What
do we do with things we do not wish to keep any
longer?

n. Are

clothes?

12.

there any people who deal in cast-off

did the beggar offer in exchange for

What

the food and clothing?

13. Did the lady answer immediately? 14. What did she do before speaking? 15. Did

work for the beggar? 16. What was

do we do, if we do not wish to
What
17.
servant?
18. What did the beggar do before

she think of some

he to do?

keep a

a strong person? 20. Did

deciding?
19. Was the cook
21. What word shows
the beggar go away slowly?
that he

is

no longer hungry? 22. And what expression

he need not have other clothes immediately?

indicates that

Consideration due to rank.

well-known banker, whose name we prefer
was

to pass

manners as he was
One
and
influential.
day he was very busy
wealthy
when Lord X. called on him in his office. Without interover

in silence,

as gruff in his

the financier invited the caller to sit

u take a seat one instant." The
said

rupting his work,

down.

"Pray,"

he,

surprised and provoked at the cool reception, remarked: "I beg your pardon, I am Lord X." "Oh,
indeed! pray, take two seats, Mylord," was the answer.

lord,

EXERCISE.

Who occupies a higher rank, a duke or

Why can we not address a nobleman in

i.

2.

a prince?
the

same

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manner

as an ordinary person?

to rank?
5.

What

4.
is

Why

is

3.

the banker's

the contrary of silent?

Do we owe

deference

name not mentioned?

6.

Why

wasn't the

banker an agreeable person to talk to? 7. What word

shows that he had a great deal of money? 8. Had he

many

friends

among

the higher classes?

9.

Would they
What word

do him favours, if he wanted any? 10.

shows this? ii. Had he anything to do when Lord X.
12. Where did the latter see him?
called?
13. Did
did
the banker interrupt his work?
What
he tell
14.
Lord X. to do? 15. How long did he ask him to wait?
1 6. Did he
receive the visitor cordially?
17. How did
18 Did he
the nobleman feel about the cool reception?
think the banker knew him?
banker
did
the
How
19.

show

his

deference towards his lordship?

Don't judge People by their Faces.

lady had advertised for a skilful gardener, and to

her embarrassment she was obliged to choose between

two applicants who appeared at the same moment. As

she stood on her doorstep, questioning first one and then
the other, she became aware that her mother-in-law,
seated on a bench, a short distance from the men and
directly behind them, was making signs to her and was
pointing unmistakably towards the less prepossessing of
the two men.
The younger woman, supposing that her

had some personal knowledge of the applicant,

promptly engaged him.
"Has that man ever worked for you, mother?" she
asked, when the men had gone.
relative

5'

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"No," replied the old lady, "I never saw or heard of

them until now."
"Then, why in the world, did you choose the shorter
man? The other had a much better face."
"Face!" returned the old lady briskly, "when you
either of

pick out a man to work in the garden, you must be

guided by his overalls. If they're patched on the knees
you want him. If the patch is on the seat, you don't."

EXERCISE.
i. What do
you do when you wish to find a servant?
What kind of help did the lady want? 3. What word
shows that she wants a person who can do the work
well? 4. How many people came in answer to the adver-

2.

5. How much later did one arrive than the other?

Did the lady know which one to engage? 7. Which
word shows that she did not know what to do? 8. What

tisement?

6.

Whom

did she wish to find out through her questions? 9.

did she notice besides the applicants?
10. Where and

what position was her mother-in-law?

the latter do? 12. What did she mean by
in

n. What did
making

signs?

Was

one of the applicants better looking than the

other?
14. By which word is it indicated?
15. Which
word shows that her signs were very plain? 16. What
did the daughter-in-law decide on account of the old
13.

lady's motioning? 17. What did she suppose? 18. What

did she ask her mother-in-law?
19. When did she ask
20. Had the old lady seen the men bethat question?
fore that time?
21. What idiomatic expression makes
the word "why" very strong and shows surprise?
22. What showed that one man was frequently sitting
and the other often kneeling? 23. What do the poor

people do

if

an

article

we always know

of clothing has a hole?

man by

meaning of the proverb

his

face?

25.

24.

What

is

Can
the

"Appearances are deceptive"?

The absent-minded Philosopher.

Newton one day was absorbed in his profound philosophical meditations, when his servant entered his study.
She brought an egg which she intended to boil on an
alcohol lamp, in his presence, so as to be sure of its
being just right. Newton, who wanted to be left alone,
told her she should leaye and that he would boil the

egg

himself.

The

servant put the

egg oa

the table

beside Newton's watch and suggested that the egg should

not be left in the boiling water more than two minutes

Imagine her astonishment when, on her

return, she found her master standing in ffont of the
mantle-piece looking attentively at the egg which he held

and a

in

his

little

i.

half.

hand, whilst the watch was being boiled

in the

kettle over the lamp.

Who

EXERCISE.
2. What words

was Newton?

denote that he

was in deep thought? 3. Did he forget his surroundings

when he was meditating? 4. What do we call a person

who

forgets his surroundings

and thinks of something

5. For what purpose did the servant enter the

philosopher's study? 6. Why was the egg to be boiled

else?

7. Why did he tell her to leave him?

presence?
What did he intend to do during her absence? 9. What

in his
8.

suggestion did she

make

to

him before leaving?

10. In

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what position and where did she find him on her return?
u. What was he doing? 12. Was he aware of what
he was doing?
13. What had he done to the watch?
14. What was the servant's feeling on seeing what her
master had done?

Good

nature of Louis Philippe.

Bouton, the French painter, was busy one day, when a

entered unannounced and stood behind him. The artist

man

having his mouth full of paint brushes, did not glance up,
but mumbled: "Look about if you like; don't mind me."
The visitor did so, and then came to his original position.

Bouton

how

felt

annoyed, but repressed

his impatience.

everybody at home?" he asked. "Oh,

thank you," was the reply. "The children are
is

The

"Well,
nicely,

well,

then began to
suppose?" "Oh, perfectly."
criticize the picture; and when, after half an hour's conversation, the artist turned around, he beheld the King
visitor

Bouton blushed and stammered: "Sire, you

enough to know that I should have lost my
tint had I stopped to display the studio to your Majesty."
"Yes," replied the king. "I like your reception of me
so well that I mean to have that picture."
of France.
are artist

EXERCISE.
What do we call great painters, great sculptors or
great actors? 2. What happened one day as the painter
was working? 3. Had the King entered without first
i.

sending
5.

What

his

name

in?

4.

Why

could Bouton not see him?

did he say to the caller?

6.

Why

did he not

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speak

distinctly?

while

the

How

pleased to

did the visitor pass his time

the painter

was working? 8. Was

have someone stand behind him?

painter

9.

Did he

What

did he say to hide his annoyance?

get angry?
ii. Did he speak with due deference to the visitor's
rank?
12. How long did the chat last?
13. What did
10.

the artist

do then?

when he beheld

14.

How

the king?

did the
15.

Was

artist's

face

become

he ashamed of his

What shows

it?
17. What excuse did
he give for his impoliteness? 18. What compliment did
he pay to the king?
19. In what way did the king
quiet the artist's fears of having displeased him?

16.

impoliteness?

The

Effect of an Accident.

Protogenes, the Greek painter, was an impatient man.

of a tired, panting dog, he met

In painting the picture

with good success, except that he failed in every attempt

to imitate the foam that should have been seen on the
dog's mouth. He was so much provoked over it, that
he seized the sponge with which he cleansed his brushes,
and threw it against the picture with the intention of
It happened to strike on the dog's mouth,
spoiling it.
and produced to the astonishment and delight of the
painter, the very effect that he had laboured so persistently to obtain.

EXERCISE.
i.

What

is

the cause of a thunderstorm?

the effect of a thunderstorm?

the freezing of water?
cold on water? 5. It

4.

What

we

fall

3.
is

What

is

2.

What

is

the cause of

the effect of extreme

downstairs,

do

we do

it

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purposely? 6. What do we call it, if something happens

is not done purposely?
7. Is the burning down of
a house generally a wilful act (= is it done on purpose),
that

Are people run over on the

railway on purpose or by accident? 9. What do we
or

is

an accident?

it

8.

person who bears annoyance without complaining?

What do we call a person who is never willing to

call a
10.

n. Does an

wait for anything?

13.

12.

angry?

get

Is

an impatient

impatient person easily

man a good teacher?

What was Protogenes

we

trying to paint? 14. What do

the hard breathing of a dog that has run very
15. Did the picture turn out as the painter had

call

fast?

desired

work

16.

it?

By what word do we

express that our

turns out according to our desire?

17. Has anyever succeeded in reaching the North Pole? 18. Did

body
anyone ever succeed in making gold out of silver? 19. In
what part of the picture had the painter no success?
20. Did he continue trying for some time?
21. What is
"
the contrary of " succeed
in the above sense?
22. Is
this

school a success or a failure?

lose his patience

presses it?
did he do

25.
it

hitting

pected
32.

What

for?

his failure?

23.

Did the painter

What word exanger? 26. What

24.

did he do in his

Did he purposely throw

27.

it

at the

What words show that the sponge

that spot by chance? 29. What did the accidental
of the spot produce? 30. Had the painter ex-

dog's mouth?
struck

over

it?

31.

28.

Was

he sorry that the effect was thus?

that he had worked hard and a

What words show

long time?

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Historical pieces.

Ancient England.
If

you look

the left-hand

two

islands

at a

Map

of the World, you will see,

in

upper corner of the Eastern Hemisphere,

lying in the sea. They are England and

Scotland, and Ireland. England and Scotland form the

greater part of these islands; Ireland is the next in size.

The
the

little

neighbouring

islands,

which are so small upon

be mere dots,

are chiefly little bits of

Scotland broken off, I dare say, in the course of a great
length of time, by the power of the restless water.

Map

as

to

In the old days, a long, long while ago, before Our

Saviour was born on earth and lay asleep in a manger,

these islands

were

in

the

same

place,

and the stormy

sea roared round them, just as it roars now. But the

sea was not alive, then, with great ships and brave
It
sailors, sailing to and from all parts of the world.

was very lonely. The islands lay solitary in the great

expanse of water. The foaming waves dashed against
their cliffs, and the bleak winds blew over their forests;
but the winds and waves brought no adventurers to
land

upon the

islands,

and the savage islanders knew

and the rest of the

nothing of the rest of the world,

world knew nothing of them.

It is
supposed that the Phoenicians, who were an
ancient people, famous for carrying on trade, came in
ships to these islands, and found that they produced tin

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and lead;

both very useful things, as you know, and

produced to this very hour upon the sea-coast.
The most celebrated tin mines in Cornwall are still close
to the sea. One of them, which I have seen, is so close
to it that it is hollowed out underneath the ocean; and
both

the miners say that in stormy weather,

work down

when they

are

deep place, they can hear the

So
noise of the waves thundering above their heads.
the Phoenicians, coasting about the islands, would come,
without much difficulty, to where the tin and lead were.
at

The

in

Phoenicians

that

traded

with

the

islanders for these

and gave the islanders some other useful things

in exchange. The islanders were, at first, poor savages,
going almost naked, or only dressed in the rough skins
of beasts, and staining their bodies, as other savages
But
do, with coloured earths and the juices of plants.
metals,

the Phoenicians,

sailing

over to the opposite coasts of

and Belgium, and saying to the people there,

"We have been to those white cliffs across the water,
which you can see in fine weather, and from that
country, which is called Britain, we bring this tin and
lead," tempted some of the French and Belgians to come
over also. These people settled themselves on the south
coast of England, which is now called Kent; and,
although they were a rough people too, they taught the
savage Britons some useful arts, and improved that part
of the islands. It is probable that other people came
over from Spain to Ireland, and settled there.
Thus, little by little, strangers became mixed with the
islanders, and the savage Britons grew into a wild, bold
France

people;

almost savage

the country

away

especially in the interior of

from the sea, where the foreign settlers
still,

seldom went; but hardy, brave, and strong.

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The whole country was covered with forests and

and
swamps. The greater part of it was very misty
There were no roads, no bridges, no streets, no
houses that you would think deserving of the name. A
town was nothing but a collection of straw-covered huts,
hidden in a thick wood, with a ditch all round, and a
low wall, made of mud, or the trunks of trees placed
one upon another. The people planted little or no corn,
but lived upon the flesh of their flocks and cattle. They
cold.

but used metal rings for money. They

were clever in basket-work, as savage people often are;
and they could make a coarse kind of cloth, and some

made no

coins,

bad earthenware. But

were much more clever.

very

in

building fortresses they

EXERCISE.
i.

Where

is

Great Britain

size

comparative

situated?

2.

of the British Islands?

What is the
3. What may

have been the origin of the little islands lying in the

vicinity of Scotland? 4. In what respect was the appearance of the British shore the same in ancient times as
nowadays, and in what respects has it changed? 5. Is
there much traffic between Great Britain and the rest
of the world? 6. How was Great Britain in this respect
in the most ancient times?
7. Who were the first navof
Great Britain? 8. What
the
islands
igators visiting
was their object in going there? 9. Say what you know
about the

tin

mines of Cornwall.

10.

What

did the

Phoenicians give the Britons

and
exchange
lead they bought? n. Were the old Britons a civilized
in

people?

12.

Phoenicians

How
tempt

were they dressed?

for the tin

13.

How

the neighbouring people to

did the

go

also

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to Britain?

time?

14.

15.

population?
Britain

food

Did these people stay there only a short

influence had these settlers on the native

What

16.

Describe

the

and modern England.

appearance

of ancient

What was the principal

18. What did they use

17.

of the ancient Britons?

of money?
19. With which of the useful arts

instead

were these savages

slightly acquainted?

England under the early Saxons.

The Romans had scarcely gone away from Britain,
when the Britons began to wish they had never left it.
For,

the

Roman

soldiers

and the Britons

being gone,

being much reduced in numbers by their long wars, the

Picts and Scots came pouring in, over the broken and

unguarded wall of Severus, in swarms. They plundered

the richest towns, and killed the people and came back
so often for more booty and more slaughter, that the
;

of terror. As if the Picts

and^Scots were not bad enough on land, the Saxons
unfortunate Britons lived a

attacked the islanders

were

still

wanting

relled bitterly
ought to say,
priests,

to

life

by sea; and, as if something more

make them miserable, they quar-

among themselves as to what prayers they

and how they ought to say them. The

being very angry with one another on these

cursed one another in the heartiest manner,

questions,

and

the old Druids)

could
not persuade.
they

(uncommonly

people

whom

like

cursed

all

the

So, altogether,

were very badly off, you may believe.

They were in such distress, in short, that they sent a
letter to Rome entreating help
which they called "The
the Britons

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which they said, u The

barbarians chase us into the sea, the sea throws us back
upon the barbarians, and we have only the hard choice
and

Groans of the Britons"

left

in

us of perishing by the sword, or perishing by the

But the Romans could not help them, even if

waves."

they were so inclined; for they had enough to do to

defend themselves against their own enemies, who were
then very fierce and strong. At last, the Britons, unable
to bear their hard condition any longer, resolved to

make peace with the Saxons, and to invite the Saxons

to come into their country, and help them to keep out
the Picts and Scots.

named Vortigern, who took

a treaty of friendship
and
made
who
resolution,
and
Saxon
chiefs.
Both of
with Hengist
Horsa, two
these names, in the old Saxon language, signify Horse
It

was a

British Prince,

this

for the Saxons, like

many other nations in a rough state,

were fond of giving men the names of animals, as Horse,
Wolf, Bear, Hound. The Indians of North America
a very inferior people to the Saxons, though
to this day.

do

the

same

Hengist and Horsa drove out the Picts and Scots; and
Vortigern, being grateful to them for that service, made
no opposition to their settling themselves in that part of
England which is called the Isle of Thanet, or to their
inviting

over

more of

their

countrymen to join them.

But Hengist had a beautiful daughter named Rowena;

and when, at a feast, she filled a golden goblet to the
brim with wine, and gave it to Vortigern, saying in a

sweet voice, "Dear King, thy health!" the King fell in

love with her. My opinion is, that the cunning Hengist
meant him to do so, in order that the Saxons might

have

greater

influence

with

him;

and

that

the

fair

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Rowena came

to

golden goblet and

that feast,

all,

on

purpose.

At any

they were married and, long afterward,

whenever the King was angry with the Saxons, or jealous
of their encroachments, Rowena would put her beautiful
rate,

arms round
are
that

wine

my

his neck,

people.

Saxon
at

and

softly say,

Be favourable

who gave you

And really,

girl

the feast!"

King could help

"Dear King, they

as you loved

to them,

the golden goblet of

I don't see how the

himself.

EXERCISE.
i.

What

large

army invaded

Britain almost

two thousand

years ago? 2. After the return of the Romans to their

country, did the Britons enjoy peace? 3. Why were the
British unable to defend themselves against the attacks
of the Picts and Scots?

4.

How

did the victorious sav-

the people they had conquered?

ages
aggravated the misfortunes of the British? 6.
treat

British

peaceable

among

themselves?

7.

5. What
Were the

What were

the

causes of their quarrels? 8. How did the priests conduct

themselves during these discords? 9. Are people easily
10. When is a nation
being wrong?
n. What did
war
or
better off, during
during peace?
they do when they were worst off? 12. In what words
did they inform the Romans of their distress?
13. Did
these complaints do them any good? 14. What was the
principal cause of the Romans' not coming to their

persuaded of

their

What step did they finally conclude to

take?
16. What made them take this step?
17. Who
were the leaders of the two nations, when the treaty of
18. What is the author's opinion
friendship was made?
assistance?

15.

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of the Saxons, as compared with the American Indians?

19. Did the Saxons accomplish the work they had under-

taken?
selves

20.

Vortigern

what way did the Britons show themtheir allies?

21. What happened to

In

to

grateful

during

opinion as to

Hengist bring his

22.

feast?

What

is

the

author's

23. For what purpose did

the feast? 24. What were
to
daughter

Rowena's

act?

the consequences of Vortigern's falling in love?

25. In
what way did Rowena influence her husband? 26. How
did she always

make him

yield to her wishes?

King Alfred.
Alfred the Great was a young man, three-and twenty
years of age, when he became King. Twice in his
childhood he had been taken to Rome, where the Saxon
nobles were in the habit of going on journeys,

which
he
had
and, once,
stayed
they supposed
religious
for some time in Paris.
Learning, however, was so
little cared for then,
that at twelve years old he had
not been taught to read, although of the sons of King
to

be

Ethelwulf, he, the youngest,

as most men who

had

was

But he
be great and
an excellent

the favourite.

grow up

to

good, are generally found to have had

mother; and one day, this lady, whose name was
Osburga, happened, as she was sitting among her sons,
The art of printing
to read a book of Saxon poetry.

was not known

until

long and long after that period,

and the book, which was written, was what is called

"illuminated" with beautiful bright letters, richly painted.

The
44

brothers, admiring it very much, their mother said,

give it to that one of you four princes who first

will

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to read."
Alfred sought out a tutor that very
applied himself to learn with great diligence, and
soon won the book. He was proud of it all his life.

learns

day,

This great King, in the first year of his reign, fought

battles with the Danes.
He made some treaties

nine

with them too,

by which

would

the false Danes swore they

They pretended to consider

quit the country.

they had taken a very solemn oath, in swearing
thus upon the holy bracelets that they wore, and which
were always buried with them when they died; but they

that

cared

thought nothing of breaking

and treaties too, as soon as it suited their purpose, and coming back again to fight, plunder, and burn,
One fatal winter, in the fourth year of King
as usual.
Alfred's reign, they spread themselves in great numbers
over the whole of England; and so dispersed and routed
little

for

it,

for they

oaths,

that the King was left alone, and

disguise himself as a common peasant,
and to take refuge in the cottage of one of his cowherds
who did not know his face.

the King's

was obliged

soldiers
to

King Alfred, while the Danes sought him far

and near, was left alone one day, by the cowherd's
wife, to watch some cakes which she put to bake upon
Here,

But, being at work upon his bow and

with
which
he hoped to punish the false Danes
arrows,
when a brighter time should come, and thinking deeply

the

hearth.

of his poor unhappy subjects whom the Danes chased

through the land, his noble mind forgot the cakes, and

they were burned. "What!" said the cowherd's wife,

who scolded him well when she came back, and little
u
thought she was scolding the King,
you will be ready
to
eat
them
enough
by and by, and yet you cannot

watch them,

idle

dog?"

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At
new

men made head

length, the Devonshire

against a

who landed on their coast; killed

and captured their flag, on which was re- - a
presented the likeness of a Raven
very fit bird for
host of Danes

their chief,

thievish

army

like

that,

think.

The

loss

of their

standard troubled the Danes greatly, for they believed

it to be enchanted
woven by the three daughters of

one father

among

in

a single afternoon

themselves

that

and they had a story

when they were

victorious

in

Raven stretched his wings and seemed to fly;

and that when they were defeated, he would droop.
He had good reason to droop now, if he could have
done anything half so sensible; for King Alfred joined
the Devonshire men
made a camp with them on a
battle, the

piece of firm ground

in

the midst of a

bog

and prepared
on the Danes, and the deliverance of
for

shire;

in

a great attempt for

his

Somerset-

vengeance
oppressed

But, first, as it was important to know how

numerous those pestilent Danes were, and how they
were fortified, King Alfred, being a good musician,
disguised himself as a gleeman or minstrel, and went,
He played and
with his harp, to the Danish camp.
Danish leader,
in
the
the
tent
of
Guthrum,
sang
very
and entertained the Danes as they caroused. While he
seemed to think of nothing but his music, he was watchful

people.

of their tents, their arms, their discipline, everything that

he desired to know. And right soon did this great
King entertain them to a different tune; for, summoning
all his true followers to meet him at an appointed place,
where they received him with joyful shouts and tears,
as the monarch whom many of them had given up for
lost or dead. He put himself at their head, marched on
the Danish camp, defeated the Danes with great slaughter,
Berlitz. Ewrlith

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and besieged them for fourteen days to prevent their

escape. But, being as merciful as he was good and
brave, he then, instead of killing them, proposed peace;
on condition that they should altogether depart from

Western part of England, and settle in the East;

that Guthrum should become a Christian, in remembrance of the Divine religion which now taught his
that

and

enemy who

conqueror, the noble Alfred, to forgive the

had so often injured him. This Guthrum did. At his

baptism King Alfred was his godfather. And Guthrum
was an honourable chief, who well deserved that
clemency;

for,

to the King.

ever afterwards he was loyal and faithful

The Danes under him were

faithful

too.

They plundered and burned no more, but worked like

honest men. They ploughed, and sowed, and reaped,
and led good, honest English lives. And I hope the
children of those Danes played, many a time, with
Saxon children in the sunny fields; and that Danish
young men fell in love with Saxon girls, and married
them; and that English travellers, benighted at the doors
of Danish cottages, often went in for shelter until morning;
and that Danes and Saxons sat by the red fire, friends,
talking of

King Alfred the Great.

EXERCISE.
What parts of Europe did Alfred visit
What caused his journeys? 3. Was

i.

2.

olden

times

as general as
circumstances that led to
5.

What happened

6.

In

nowadays?
Alfred's

to Alfred

in

his

in his

4.

youth?

education

in

Narrate the

learning

to

read.

twenty-third year?

what was he engaged during the

first

years of his

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what means did he try to make the Danes

8. What did the Danes do in order to
make Alfred believe in their promises? 9. Did they
reign? 7. By
leave Britain?

really

consider
did

way

they

their

make

oaths as binding?
their oaths still

10.

which

In

more solemn?

Did they care for what they had promised? 12. How
13. What did they do
long did they keep their oath?
when they broke their agreements? 14. What misfortune
ii.

befell Alfred during the fourth year of his reign?

16. What
did the King escape being killed?

to

him while

living

unknown

at the

15.

How

happened

cowherd's?

17.

What

mind whilst he was watching the cakes?

occupied
1 8. How did the cowherd's wife treat him on her return?
his

19.

Who,

after

the Danes?

the Danes?

21.

resisted the further landing of

a while,

20. In

what

Why

way were

they successful against

the loss of their flag considdoes the
the Danes?
22.

was

ered very disastrous by

author think the raven to be a
that nation?

23.

What

did

Why

fit

bird for the flag of

King Alfred do on hearing

of the defeat of the Danes? 24. For what did he prepare

while he was in Somersetshire? 25. What was the first
important point to find out in order to gain advantages
over the enemy?
26. How did he go to work to

accomplish
28.

How

was
30.

the

How

this?

27.

What

did

was he received by
result

his

return?

29.

What

Danes?
upon
vanquished? 31. Did he take

of Alfred's

did he treat the

he do on

his followers?

attack

the

his past injuries?

32. How did Guthrum
himself worthy of Alfred's clemency?
33. How
did the Saxons and the Danes get along together?

vengeance for

make

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The Landing

of the

Normans.

Harold was crowned King of England on the very

day of the Confessor's funeral. He had good need to
be quick about it. When the news reached the Norman,
William, hunting in his park at Rouen, he dropped his

bow, returned to his palace, called his nobles to council,

and presently sent ambassadors to Harold, calling on
him to keep his oath and resign the crown. Harold
would do no such thing. The barons of France leagued
together round Duke William for the invasion of Eng-

Duke William promised freely to distribute English

wealth and English lands among them. The Pope sent
to Normandy a consecrated banner, and a ring containing
a hair which he warranted to have grown on the head
land.

of

Peter.

St.

He

blessed

the

enterprise

and

cursed

and requested that the Normans would pay

Pence"
or a tax to himself of a penny a
house
a little more regularly in future,
on
every
year
Harold,

"Peter's

if

they could

make

it

convenient.

King Harold had a rebel brother in Flanders, who

was a vassal of Harold Hardrada, King of Norway. This
brother and this Norwegian King, joining their forces
against England, with Duke William's help,
in which the English were commanded by

won

a fight

two nobles;

and then besieged York. Harold, who was waiting for

the Normans on the coast at Hastings, with his army,
marched to Stamford Bridge upon the river Derwent to
give them instant battle.

He
out

found them drawn up

by

a distance, to survey

it,

in

a hollow circle,

marked

Riding round the circle at

he saw a brave figure on horse-

their shining spears.

85

a blue mantle and a bright helmet,

suddenly stumbled and threw him.
in

back,

"Who

that

is

man who has

fallen?"

whose horse

Harold asked

of one of his captains.

u The
of

King

"He
end

is

is

tall

Norway," he replied.
and stately king" said Harold, "but

his

near."

He added, in a little while, "Go yonder to my brother,

and tell him, if he withdraw his troops he shall be Earl
of Northumberland, and rich and powerful in England."
The captain rode away and gave the message.
"What will he give to my friend, the King of Norway?" asked the brother.
"Seven feet of earth for a grave," replied the captain.
"No more?" returned the brother with a smile.

"The King

of Norway being a

more," replied the captain.

"Ride back," said the brother,

tall

man,

perhaps a

little

make ready

to

He

"and

tell

King Harold

for the fight."

did so, very soon.

And

such a fight King Harold

led against that force, that his brother

and the Norwegian

King, and every chief of note,

Olave, to

in all their host,

the Norwegian King's son,

except
he gave

were left dead upon the field. The

marched
to York. As King Harold sat
army

honourable
victorious

whom

dismissal,

there at the feast, in the midst of all his company a stir

was heard at the doors: and messengers all covered

with mire from riding

came hurrying
in

in to

far

and

fast

through broken ground,

Normans had landed

report that the

England.

The

by

contrary

wrecked.

was

They had been tossed about

winds, and some of their ships had been
part of their own shore, to which they had

intelligence

true.

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been driven back, was strewn with Norman bodies. But

they had once more made sail, led by the Duke's own
galley, a present from his wife, upon the prow whereof the
figure of a golden boy stood pointing towards England.
By day, the banner of the three Lions of Normandy, the
diverse-coloured sails, the gilded vanes, the many decorations of this gorgeous ship, had glittered in the sun
and sunny water; by night, a light had sparkled like a

And now, encamped near Hastings,

lying in the old Roman Castle of Pev-

star at her masthead.

with their leader

ensey, the English retiring in all directions, the land for

miles around scorched and smoking, fired and pillaged,
was the whole Norman power, hopeful and strong on

English ground.

EXERCISE.
What had happened shortly before Harold's cor2. When was his predecessor buried?
3. Did
Harold lose much time before being crowned? 4. Why
had he to be quick about becoming King? 5. What
was the Duke of Normandy engaged at, when he heard
i.

onation?

Harold had proclaimed himself King?

6. Did he
allow the news to interfere with his pleasure? 7. What

that

message did he send to Harold? 8. Was Harold willing

to give up the crown? 9. What did the Normans conclude
to do on hearing this?
10. By what means did William
win his nobles to his undertaking? n. With whom did

Pope side? 12. How did the Pope encourage the

Normans in their enterprise? 13. What did he want the
Normans to do in return for his aiding them? 14. Did
the Normans find allies in their war against England?
16. Which side was victor15. Who were these allies?
the

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ious

at

first?

17.

Was

Harold afraid of the enemy?

How

did Harold try to get an idea of the enemy's

strength?
19. By what incident was Harold's attention
drawn to the King of Norway? 20. What was Harold's
1

8.

opinion about the King of

ments did he offer

draw

his

troops?

Norway?

What

21.

What

22.

induce-

would with-

his brother, if the latter

conversation

took place

between the messenger and Harold's brother? 23. What

success had Harold in the battle against his brother and
the Norwegian King?

What happened

24.

English were celebrating

did the messenger bring?

their victory?
25.
26. What mishap

whilst

the

What news
had befallen

whilst crossing the channel? 27. What can

you say about the vessel in which the Duke crossed?
28. What did they do after landing in England?

the

Normans

The

Battle of Hastings.

Harold broke up the

Within a week
to

ascertain the

feast

caused them to be led through

dismissed.

but are shorn.

Harold,

his

whole camp, and then

"The Normans,"

"are not bearded on

soldiers!

and hurried to London.

army was ready. He sent out spies

Norman strength. William took them,

his

with

said these spies to Harold,

the upper lip as we English are,

are priests."
laugh, "will find

They
a

"My
those

men," replied
priests

"

good

"The Saxons," reported Duke William's outposts of

Norman soldiers, who were instructed to retire as King
Harold's army

advanced

" rush

pillaged country with the fury of

on us through

madmen."

their

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"Let them come, and come soon!

Some

"

said

Duke

William.

a reconciliation were made, but

proposals
were soon abandoned. In the middle of the month of
for

the

in

October,

year

one thousand and sixty-six the

Normans and

the English came front to front. All night

the armies lay encamped before each other, in a part of
the country then called Senlac now called (in remem-

brance of them) Battle. With the first dawn of day they

arose.
There, in the faint light, were the English on a
a
wood behind them; in their midst, the Royal
hill,
banner, representing a fighting warrior, woven in golden
thread, adorned with precious stones; beneath the banner,
as it rustled in the wind, stood King Harold on foot,

with two of his remaining brothers

them, still and silent as the dead,
English

army

and bearing

On

an

soldiers,

in his

opposite

by

his side,

clustered the

around
whole

every soldier covered by his shield,

hand his dreaded English battle-axe.
hill,

in

three

horsemen, was the Norman

"God

lines,

force.

archers,

Of

foot-

a sudden,

"

burst from the Norman

help us!
lines.
The English answered with their own battle-cry,
"God's Rood! Holy Rood!" The Normans then came

a great battle-cry,

sweeping down the hill to attack the English.

There was one tall Norman Knight, who rode before
the Norman army on a prancing horse, throwing up his
heavy sword and catching it, and singing of the bravery
of his countrymen. An English Knight, who rode out
from the English force to meet him, fell by this
Knight's hand. Another English Knight rode out, and
he fell too. But then a third rode out and killed the
Norman. This was in the beginning of the fight. It
soon raged everywhere.

The

English,

keeping side by side

in

a great mass,

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cared no more for the showers of

Norman arrows

than

When the Norif they had been showers of Norman rain.

man horsemen rode against them, they cut men and horses
down with their battle-axes. The Normans gave way.
The English pressed forward. A cry went forth among
the Norman troops that Duke William was killed. Duke
William took off his helmet, in order that his face might
be distinctly seen, and rode along the line before his
men. This gave them courage. As they turned again
to face the English, some of their Norman horse divided
the pursuing body of the English from the rest, and
thus

that

all

foremost portion of the English army

fell,

The main body still remaining firm,

fighting bravely.
heedless of the Norman arrows, and with their battleaxes cutting down the crowds of horsemen when they
rode up, like forests of young trees, Duke William
pretended to retreat. The eager English followed. The
Norman army closed again, and fell upon them with
great slaughter.
said

"Still,"

the English,

Duke William, "there

firm

as

are

thousands of

rocks around their King. Shoot

that your arrows may fall

upward, Norman archers,

down upon their faces!"

The sun

rose high, and sank, and the battle still raged.

the wild October day the clash and din

all

Through
resounded

and in the white

of
dead
men
moonlight, heaps upon heaps
lay strewn,
a dreadful spectacle, all over the ground. King Harold,
wounded with an arrow in the eye, was nearly blind.
His

in

the

air.

In the red sunset,

were already killed.

Twenty Norman
whose battered armour had flashed fiery and

brothers

knights,

day long, and now looked

dashed forward to seize the

golden

in

the sunshine all

silvery

in

the moonlight,

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royal banner from the English knights and soldiers, still

The king
faithfully collected round their blinded king.
received

a mortal wound,

broke and

fled.

and dropped. The English

rallied, and the day u as

The Normans

lost.

Oh, what a sight beneath the moon and stars, when

were shining in the tent of the victorious Duke
William, which was pitched near the spot where Harold
fell
and he and his knights were carousing within
and soldiers with torches, going slowly to and fro
lights

sought for the corpse of Harold among piles

and the warrior worked in golden thread

without,

of dead

and precious stones, lay low, all torn and soiled with
blood
and the three Norman Lions kept watch over
the field!

EXERCISE.
i.
What did Harold do on being informed of the
Normans' arrival? 2. What happened to the spies sent
by Harold? 3. What was William's object in treating
them thus? 4. What did these spies report to Harold?

5.

Why

did they take them to be priests?

Harold's answer?

7.

6.

What had William done

What was
to

guard

against being attacked unawares? 8. \\ hat did these outwere the Saxons so furious?
posts tell the Duke? 9.

Why

10.

Was

William anxious to postpone the fight?

1.

Vi ere

the proposals of reconciliation accepted? 12. In ren: emfa ranee of what event is
part of the country near Hastings
called " Battle"?
in

their

ance
15.

camps?

13.
14.

How long did the armies remain

Describe the position and appear-

of the English army as it was in the morning.

Describe the manner in which the two armies

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approached each

other.

Norman knight make

did

several English

the

English

suffer

16.

By what

actions did the

himself conspicuous?

17.

knights do successively?
much by the Normans'

What

18.

Did

arrows?

What rumours had spread through the Norman army? 21. What
did William do to encourage his men? 22. What was
19.

Which army was

successful at first?

20.

misfortune the English had in that battle? 23 Did

they give way to the Normans immediately? 24. What
did William feign in order to deceive the English?

the

25.

first

Did he

really

retreat?

26.

What was

the result of

deception?
27. Why did William command his
archers to shoot upwards? 28. How long did the battle
this

last?

29.

What happened

the result of the battle?

to Harold?

30.

What was

31. Describe the appearance

the
of the battlefield after
fight was ended.

Advanced Reading.

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To

The

the teacher.

should be given in the same

lessons

following

manner as the preceding ones.

The student should be obliged

to answer a great many

the
with
questions parallelly
reading of the pieces and
should be required to relate every paragraph when read.

The more he

obliged to talk the sooner he will be

The teacher cannot be too careful

is

efficient in conversing.

He should read
and make the student repeat it.

in correcting the student's pronunciation.

each paragraph

Words,

distinctly

syllables

or

letters

mispronounced

by the

student should generally be written on the blackboard

and practised with special care. Whenever an opportunity arises the different grammatical difficulties should

now be explained.
As written exercise,
which the student

is

to

the teacher should dictate letters

answer

at

home.

96

Scenes

at the railway station.

NO. L

Porter: -

The

Old Woman:

other side for Shipley, Bradford, Leeds.

I say!
Which is the booking office?

the place where they give the tickets?

No, we don't give them, we
Booking Clerk:
them. What do you want?
I want a ticket.
Old Woman:
Is this

Booking Clerk:
Old Woman:

Where for?
What? I want

Booking Clerk:
Old Woman:

You

There

is

sell

a third-class ticket.

no third

don't say so.

class

by

But

want a

this train.

third-

class ticket.

Well, you can't have one, because

Booking Clerk:
Old Woman: -- What? What do you say? Can't have
one? Oh! these railways; I can't bear them; they have
no regards for the wants of the public. How long have
I

to wait for a third-class?

Where are you going?

Booking Clerk:
Old Woman
Why, I am going to see
daughter, she is very poorly.
Booking Clerk (with impatience);

where does she

Old Woman:
bless

my

life,

my

grand-

Ah, well;

but

live?

Why,

it

is

have forgotten.

or the other of Doncaster.

it is

Oh,

somewhere near
it

is

either

one side

97

There

Booking Clerk:
There isn't another
Old

for

Woman:

a train just gone that way.

is

an hour.

So long

as that?

Is

that the next

train?

Booking Clerk
Old Woman:

(angrily):
Isn't

NO.

Old Gentleman:

Yes,

II.

Porter! Porter! will

four boxes, they want to go to

hear when they ought to.

Swell:

is.

it

there one before?

Porter! Porter!

you carry

Porter!

put

my

these

They never

luggage

in

first

class.

Porter (tips his hat): Yes, sir.

The two port-manteaus
Swell:
put in the van.
Porter:

Yes,

Swell:

Here

Porter:

and gun you can

sir.

a shilling for you.

sir, I'll look after them.

is

Thank you,

Old Gentleman:

Oh!

say, Porter! I've asked

about fourteen times to fetch my four boxes here.

Porter:

Now, governor, have a

do everything

can't

at the

six places at once; at least,

Old Gentleman:

this

morning.

Berlitz, English

II.

bit

time.

of patience.

You

can't

be

in

can't.

Say, here's a sixpence for you.

Porter (quickly):
Oh,
It's a nice morning.

them.

same

you

all right,

sir;

You

we

see,

I'll

look

after

are rather busy

98

NO. ni.

Miss Fussy:

Porter! Is this the train for

Various voices:
Porter:

Scotch train?

sir; right.

say, Porter! have

What is it like?

- -

Porter:

Miss F.

Is this the

Yes; yes,

Miss F.:

three

Yes ma'am.

Porter:

you seen

my

luggage?

There are two tin boxes, four carpet bags,

two sun-shades, a bonnet box and a

umbrellas,

bird cage.
Porter: -

Why, ma'am, let me see; a bird cage and

a lot of umbrellas?
Why, all that luggage was put
on the last train and it is half way to London by
-

this time.

Miss F.: -- Gone!

dear me!

Dicky.

Hey! Here! Hullo! Stop

NO.

Widow

it!

Oh,

My best bonnet and gown, and poor little

say, here!
Telegraph to have them returned.

IV.

If

(with daughter):

you

please,

is

this the

North train?
Porter:

Yes, ma'am.

What

class,

ma'am? Any

lug-

gage, ma'am?

Daughter:

- -

am

third-class.

have no lug-

gage.
Porter:

Widow:

this way; this is third, ma'am.

ma'am?
only came to see my daughter safe

Yes, ma'am,

Are you going

too,

No,

in the train.

Porter:
utes yet.

Oh,

all right,

ma'am;

you have

five min-

99
--

Thank you kindly. Don't sit in the draught,

Will you have this shawl?
No, mother, I'd rather not: you will want
Daughter:

Widow:

Lizzie.

it

yourself.

Widow:

Oh, never mind me, love;

be

shall

all

right and comfortable with your uncle, you know. You'll

write as often as you can, won't you, love?

Daughter:
up and don't

Widow:
have

Yes, mother,
fret
I

if

thinking

will;

you must cheer

but

about me.
can't

your poor

help

my

it,

father

had

dear.

lived,

we

can't help
should not

to part like this.

Well, it is all for the best, no doubt,

Daughter:
see better days soon, I know we shall.
shall
we
mother;
There, we are moving; good-bye! Keep up your spirits;

good-bye, dear old mother.

Widow

(crying):

Good-bye; God

NO.

bless you.

v.

Now, my dear, we
Wedding Couple. Husband:
have not a moment to spare. You go and find a seat
and I will see about the luggage and settle for the cab.
Bride - - I'll take the dressing-case with me, Charles,
:

dear.

Husband:

Very

well,

my

love;

how many packages

are there?

Let

Bride:

me

see,

there

valises, the dressing-case,

my

boxes and four hampers.

Husband (counting on

his

packages.
Bride:

is

your hat box, two

six bonnet

five tin trunks,

fingers):

11-12-16-18

Oh, bother!
What did you say, Charles, dear?
7*

100

Husband:

Yes, love; I'll look after them.

(Aside)
like; a lady can't go on her wedding
tour without twenty or thirty packages. Goodness knows
I've

never seen the

what they put

into them.

Peter the Great and the Deserter.

The

following scene is founded on an incident in the life of Peter the Great,

Czar of Russia, who in 1697 went to Holland to learn the art of ship-building.
He assumed the disguise and name of a common workman, was employed in
the ship-yards at Saardam,

and received wages

Peter (Disguised as a carpenter):

common

ship-carpenter.

Well, before

my
may
you
And do you think of leaving us?
I have now been absent
from my

this place, I

into

let

Stanmitz:
Peter:

country a twelvemonth.
ledge of shipbuilding,

and

here,

like

it

time

is

I
-

quit

secret.

native

have acquired some knowthe object for which I came

should return home.

Stanmitz:
Our master, Van Block, will be sorry to
lose you, because you are the most industrious fellow
in the yard; and I shall be sorry, because - - because,
Peter,

Peter:

like you.
-

Stanmitz:

And
-

don't dislike you.

Peter,

think

may

venture to

tell

you

a secret.
Peter:

Why,

surely

you have done nothing

to

be

ashamed of?
No, not ashamed, but I'm considerably
Know, then, that I was born at Moscow.

Stanmitz:
afraid.
Peter:

Moscow;

Well,

there

besides, that

is

no crime

was no

fault

in being born
of yours.

at

101
...

Stanmitz:

That's not

Listen!

it.

that a party of soldiers halted near

clay,

hut; the

officer presently cast

commanding

,'

"j

-1

happened, one

It

my

mother's

an eye on me,

and was so amazingly taken with my appearance, that

he requested I'd make one of his company. I was about
to decline, but he assured me that the Czar Peter (your
namesake, you know), having particular occasion for my
services, would take it as an offence if I refused the
invitation; so he forthwith clapped a musket on my
shoulder, and marched me off.
Peter:

Ay, you were

Stanmitz:

Now,

Enlisted!

enlisted.

say but

can't

why,

was always an independent

was.

sort of fellow, fond

my own way, and couldn't stomach being ordered

about against my inclination.
-- So, so! This fellow is a deserter!
Peter

of

(aside):

Stanmitz:

one

put up with

bitter cold

it

a long while, though;

December, just at three

morning
o'clock, I was roused from my comfortable, warm sleep,
to turn out and mount guard on the bleak, blustering
till,

of a rampart,

corner
wasn't

snow.

was too bad,

It

don't

doubt you would rather have been

your warm bed.

Stanmitz:

the

in

it?

Peter:
in

in

laid

Well, as

couldn't

down my musket and began

and

to run,

running

till

outposts
Peter:

- -

Stanmitz:

do you?
wonder

will

you believe

found myself

five

keep myself warm.

I began

to walk; then
it?

leagues

didn't stop
away from the
I

So, then you are a deserter.

deserter?

You

call that

being a deserter,

Well, putting this and that together,

if I were a deserter.

shouldn't

102
-

Peter:

Do you know, my

are discovered,
Stanmitz:
to

me

dear fellow

you
I've

some such

at the time; so, thinking

idea; indeed,
it

This

is

awkward

an

it

occurred

affair,

five

leagues

my way

indeed, and

the burgomaster were informed of it,

however,
assured your secret is safe in my keeping.

Stanmitz:
in a similar

Peter:

- -

Stanmitz:

you, at any
Peter - :

don't doubt you,

you

hardly worth while to

be shot for being so short a distance as only

away from my post, I made the best of
Saardam, and here I am.
Peter:

if

that,

be shot?

will

for

to

if

be

suspect you're

scrape yourself.
I? Ridiculous!

There's something very mysterious about

rate.

Oh

But,
trust

you

say

me

will

keep

my

secret?

for that.

should get to the ears of

any of the agents of the Czar, I should be in rather a
Stanmitz:

bad

fix,

Peter:

Because,

you know.
- -

The Czar

he does now,
himself,

if it

if I

they say,

know no more about

shall

can help
is

it;

it

than

so don't be afraid.

rather fond of walking

He,
from
away

his post.

Ha, ha!

Stanmitz:

Is

he? Then he has no business

eh?
me for running away
You must look out for him, though. They
a way of finding out everything. Don't be

to complain of

Peter:

say he has
too sure of your secret.
Stanmitz:

Holland; and

mean

Come, now; he's in Russia, and I'm in

don't see where the danger is, unless you

to blab.

Peter:

Fellow- workman, do you take

me

for a traitor?

103

Not so, Peter; but, if I am ever taken

here
as
a
deserter, you will have been the only one
up
Stanmitz:

whom

to

Peter:

have told

- -

my

secret.

fig for the Czar!

Stanmitz:
Don't say that - - he's a good fellow, is
Peter the Czar; and you'll have to fight me if you say
a word against him.

Ol

Peter:

if

that's the case,

SCENE
STANMITZ

- -

Mrs.

I'll

say no more.

- -

PETER,

II.

STANMITZ

the Great.

Stanmitz:
Well, mother, I mustn't be skulking
about here in Moscow any longer. I must leave you,
and go back to Holland to my trade. At the risk 01
my life I came here, and at the risk of my life I must

go back.

Ah! Michael, Michael,

Mrs. Stanmitz:

if it

hadn't

been for your turning deserter, you might have been a

corporal

by

this time!
I was
Look you, mother,
made a
of
a
the
I
saw
and
more
soldier's
my
As a poor journeyman carpenter,

Stanmitz:

soldier against
will,
life the more I hated it.
I

am

at

least

come with me

free

and independent;

to Holland,

wages and keep house

for

you

shall

and

if

you

take care of

will

my

me.

should be a drag upon you, Michael.

You will be wanting to get married, by and by; moreover, it will be hard for me to leave the old home at
Mis. Stanmitz:

my

time of

life.

104

Someone is knocking
have concealed myself.

Stanmitz:

mother,

till

at the door.

Wait,

(Peter the Great-

enters, disguised.)

Peter:

What, ho!

Didn't

the window, as I passed?

Stanmitz:
Is it possible?

workman!
that

you

going on so

Moscow?

skulking! Come
see you through

My

Peter!

Give us your hand,

are here in

No

comrade!

out from behind that screen!

my

hearty!

There

old

fellow-

How

is

it

no shipbuilding

is

far inland.

No, but there is at St. Petersburg, the new

Czar is building up.
Stanmitz:
They say the Czar is in Moscow just now.
Peter:
Yes, he passed through your street this

Peter:

city that the

morning.

So

Stanmitz:
Peter,

how

Peter:

did

you
it

palace
Stanmitz:

The

up a

palace.
Stanmitz:

Peter:

But

me

didn't see him.

to see

is

say,

your mother's sign

occurred to me, after

Yes;
It

out?

Why, happening

over the door,

Peter:

heard.
find

returned to the

palace?

always

way

call

the place

where

put

have.

You always were a funny fellow, Peter.

As I was saying, it occurred to me- that

Mrs. Stanmitz might be the mother or aunt of

messmate, and so I put on this disguise.

my

old

Ha, ha! Sure enough, it is a disguise, the

of
a
disguise
gentleman. Peter, where did you get such
Stanmitz:

fine clothes?

Don't interrupt me, Sir!

Stanmitz:
Don't joke in that way again, Peter. Do
you know you half frightened me by the stern tone in
Peter:

'

105

"Don't interrupt me, sir!" But I see

You thought you
is,
Peter, and I thank you.
could learn something of your old friend, and so stopped
to inquire, and saw me through the window.
which you said:

how

it

Ah! Stanmitz, many's

Peter:

chopped

Van Block's

me

to

Peter:

overhauled for taking

I

would go

How

Peter:

Stanmitz:

to St.

not

go back

long walk away from

Petersburg with you.

Why,

you must

my

back here?
mother
and then I had left

to venture

know

me

behind here a sweetheart.

that this old

badly;
Don't laugh, Peter!

She has

while for me; and the misery of it is that

too poor to take her along with me yet. But next

waited

am

Why

that

happened you

of mine wanted to see

in

can get better wages at St. Petersburg.

If it weren't that I'm afraid of being

Stanmitz:

post,

we have

summer days

ship-yard.

That we have, Peter!

Saardam?

Stanmitz:

with

the big log

together through the long

at

all this

year, if my luck continues, I mean to return and marry her.

What if I should inform against you? I could
Peter:
make a pretty little sum by exposing a deserter.

Don't joke on that subject. You'll frighten

Peter, old boy, I'm so glad to see you Hullo! Soldiers at the door! What does this mean? An
Stanmitz:

the old

woman.

officer?

Peter:

Peter, excuse me, but

-

they want.
Stanmitz:

Stay!

They

you know one

my

old

must leave you.

I give you
my word
are friends of mine.

Oh!

it

is

not you

if that's the case, I'll

But do
stay.
of those fellows looks wonderfully like

commanding

officer?

106

SCENE

III.

THE SAME, OFFICER

Officer

dispatch from St. Petersburg, your Majinstant attention.

your

esty, claiming

Mrs. Stanmitz:
Stanmitz:

entering.

- -

Majesty!

Majesty!

what does he mean

say, Peter,

by Majesty?
Knave! Don't you

Officer:

Stanmitz:

This

is

my

What!

Know

Eh?

that this

is

the Czar?

Nonsense!

This?

old friend Peter.

Down on your

Officer:

knees, rascal, to Peter the

Great, Czar of Russia!

Oh! your Majesty, your Majesty, don't

hang the poor boy. He knew no better. Ht knew no
He is my only son. Let him be whipped, but
better.
Mrs. Stanmitz:

don't

hang him!

Stanmitz:

Nonsense, Mother.

This

is

only one of

You keep it up well, though.

those are dispatches you are reading, Peter?
Officer:
Rascal! How dare you interrupt his Majesty?
Stanmitz:
Twice you've called me rascal. Don't

Peter's jokes.

Ha, ha, ha!

And

think that's being rather familiar? Peter, have you

any objection to my pitching your friend out of the

you

window ?
Officer:

Now

Ha!

Soldiers, arrest this fellow!

Stanmitz:

It's

Peter, as calm as

if

Mrs. Stanmitz:

spare the poor boy.

look closer, I remember you.

He's a deserter.

up with me! And there stands

nothing had happened.

all

I'm

all in

a maze.

Good

Mr. Office^

107

He

Officer:

must go before a court-martial.

He

must be shot.

Oh! Good heavens!

Mrs. Stanmitz:

have

my

poor boy

Peter:

Don't

have occasion for the services of

Officer,

Release him.

your prisoner.

Your Majesty's

Officer:

Don't,

shot.

will is absolute.

Stanmitz (aside):
Majesty again? What does it all
light breaks in upon me. There were rumours

mean?
in

in

Holland, when I left, that the Czar had been working

one of the ship-yards. Can my Peter be the Emperor?

you have

my

Peter:

Stanmitz,

Stanmitz:

And you are

The emperor! Rise,

Peter:

Baron Stanmitz,

son,

secret

now.

old

woman;

your

safe.

is

Baron Stanmitz?
want him to superintend

Mrs. Stanmitz:
Peter:

No

St. Petersburg.

words.

my ship-yard at
both of you, to

Prepare,
to-morrow. Baron Stanmitz, make
that sweetheart of yours a Baroness this very evening,
leave for the

new

city

and bring her with you.

claiming

my

care, or

No

words.

have business

would stop

to see the wedding.

of my secretaries will

a purse of ducats.
One
call with orders in the morning.
Farewell!

Here

is

O, Peter

Stanmitz:

Your Majesty!

Peter!

mean your

Majesty.

I'm in such a bewilderment.

Down on your knees, Michael; I

Down on your knees!
What! to my old friend, Peter
him

Mrs. Stanmitz:

mean Baron
Stanmitz:

used to wrestle with? Excuse me, your Majesty

I can't
Czar Peter
mean, friend Peter
begin to

that
I

Stanmitz.

realize

it.

'Tis all so like things

we dream

of.

108

Ha, ha!

Peter:

meet again
heart.

Commend me

to

shall

your sweet-

(Exit.)

'

Mr. Officer, that court-martial you spoke

Stanmitz:

of

We

messmate.

Good-bye,

the morning.

in

come

isn't likely to

off.

Baron, I am your very humble servant.

Baron,
hope,
you will speak a good word for me to
his Majesty when opportunity offers. I humbly take my
Officer:

leave of your Excellency.

Money makes

Mare

the

go.

(Berquin)

DERBY

and

SCRAPEWELL.

Good morning, neighbour Scrape well. I

Derby:
have half a dozen miles to ride to-day, and should be
extremely obliged to you
gray mare.

if

you would lend me your

I should be happy, friend Derby, to

Scrapewell:
but
I'm
under the necessity of going immeoblige you,
My wife
diately to the mill with three bags of corn.
-

wants the meal

Der.:

you
tell

this

it

still,

for

can assure

I heard
the miller
the mill does not go to-day.
Will Davis that the water was too low.

Scrape.:

You

for in that case

for the meal.
I

very morning.

Then she must want

My

should neglect

don't say so?

it.

That

is

bad, indeed;

be obliged to gallop off to town

wife would comb my head for me, if

shall

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can save you this journey, for I have plenty

home, and will lend your wife as much as

Der.:

of meal

at

she wants.

Ah! neighbour Derby,

Scrape.:

meal

never

will

whimsical she
Der.:

am

is,

me

yourself,

wife.

You

am

sure your

can't conceive

how

is.

she were ten times more whimsical than

If

she

my

suit

certain she

would

like

and you assured me

for

it;

that

it

you sold
was the

to

it

best

you ever had.

Yes, yes, that's true, indeed; I always
Scrape.:
You know, neighbour
have the best of everything.
is
that
no
one
more
Derby,
ready to oblige a friend
than I am; but I must tell you, the mare this morning
refused to eat hay; and truly, I am afraid she will not
carry you.

Oh, never

Der.:

fear,

will feed her well

with oats

on the road.
Oats! neighbour; oats are very dear.

Scrape.:
Der.:

Never mind

When

that.

have a good job

never stand for

in

trifles.
view, I
But it is very slippery; and I am really
Scrape.:
afraid she will fall and break your neck.
Der.:
Give yourself no uneasiness about that. The

mare

now

certainly sure-footed; and, besides,

talking of galloping her to town.
is

Scrape.

though
saddle

is

bridle to

Der.:

Well,

wish

to

then,

to

tell

you

oblige you with

quite torn to pieces,

and

all

you were

just

the plain truth,

my

heart,

have just sent

my
my

be mended.
-

hanging up

Luckily,
at

home.

have both a bridle and a saddle

no
Ah! that may be;
Scrape.:
saddle will never fit my mare.
Der.:

Why,

then

I'll

but

am

sure your

borrow neighbour Clodpole's.

no more fit than yours

Clodpole's! his will

Scrape.:
will.

At

Der.:

the worst,

then,

will

Squire Jones. He
sure he will lend me one that will

go

to

my

You know,

Scrape.:

more

heart;

am

her.

Derby, that no one is

neighbours than I am. I do

willing to oblige his

the beast should be

my

friend

assure you,
all

fit

friend

and

has half a score of them;

at

your

service,

but she has not been curried,

with

believe

Her foretop and mane want

weeks past.
combing and cutting very much. If any one should see
her in her present plight, it would ruin the sale of her.
Der.:
Oh! a horse is soon curried, and my son
Sam can do it at once.
for

three

Scrape.: Yes, very likely; but

the creature has no shoes on.
Der.:

Well,

is

this

moment

recollect

there not a blacksmith hard

by?

What!

that tinker of a Dobson? I would

Scrape.:
not trust such a bungler to shoe a goat.
No, no; none
but uncle Tom Thumper is capable of shoeing my mare.

Der.:

As good

luck would have

it,

then,

shall

pass right by his door.

Scrape.:
(Calling to his son.) Timothy, Timothy.
Here's neighbour Derby, who wants the loan of the gray

mare, to ride to town to-day. You know the skin was

rubbed off her back last week a hand's breadth or

(He gives Tim a wink.) However, I believe she

well enough by this time. You know, Tim, how ready

more.
is
I

to

am
do

to oblige
all the

my

neighbours. And, indeed,

good we can in this world.

we ought

We

must

Ill

Derby have

certainly let neighbour

sibly answer

his

her,

Yes, yes;

she will possee plainly, by

if

purpose.
Tim's countenance, neighbour Derby, that he's disposed
to oblige you. I would not have refused you the mare

worth of

for the

If

her.

in

should have expected

turn.
None of my

had,

you would have refused me

your

neighbours can accuse me of being backward in doing

them a kindness. Come, Timothy, what do you say?

Tim: am no

What do

say, father?

say, sir?
creature's back,

you

able

say,

sir,

that

you
is
by no means capable of
About
a hand's-breadth did
journey.
skin
torn from the poor
the
is
Why,

performing the

And, besides,

Why,

are to do a neighbourly

I
less ready than
kindness.
But the mare

broad-brimmed hat.
have promised her, as soon as she is
the

to travel,

of your

size

Ned Saunders,

to

carry

load of

neighbour?

am very

to

apples to the market.

Do you hear
Scarpe.
matters
out thus.
turn
sorry

that,

for the price of

you

bour Derby,

am

would not have disobliged

two such mares. Believe me, neighreally

sorry,

for

your sake,

that

matters turn out thus.

Der.
well;

And

to

for,
.

for yours, neighbour Scrapethe truth, I received a letter this

Griffin,

he

this fday,

of timber

lot

you

much

who tells me, if I will be in

give me the refusal of all that
which he is about to cut down on the

morning from Mr.

town

as

tell

will

back of Cobblehill; and I intended you should have

shared half of it, which would have been not less than
fifty

dollars in

Scrape.
Der.:

your pocket.

But, as

Fifty dollars, did

Ay,

truly did

I;

your

you say ?

but as your mare

is

out of

order,

go and see

I'll

112

can get old Roan, the black-

if I

smith's horse.

Scrape.

neighbour.
the mare.

Old Roan

Here, Tim,

tell

My

mare

is

at

Neighbour Derby wants her;

refuse so good a friend anything he asks
Der.

Scrape.

your

Ned Saunders he

service,

can't

and

have
won't

for.

But what are you to do for meal ?

My wife can do without it this fortnight,

you want the mare so long.

Der.:
But then your saddle is all in pieces.
I meant the old one.
I have bought a
Scrape.
new one since, and you shall have the first use of it.
And you would have me call at Thumper's,
Der.:
and get her shod?
No, no; I had forgotten to tell you, that
Scrape.:
if

let

trial;

neighbour Dobson shoe her last week, by way of

and, to do him justice, I must own he shoes

extremely well.
But
Der.:

if

the poor creature has lost

so

much

skin off her back?

Scrape:

Poh, poh!

That

is

just

one of our Tim's

large stories. I do assure you, it was at first not bigger

than my thumb-nail; and I am certain it has not grown
since.

Der.:

At

least,

however,

let

her have something

eat, since she refuses hay.

- She did, indeed, refuse
Scrape.:

she will

hay this morning;

but the only reason was, that she was crammed full of
oats. You have nothing to fear, neighbour; the mare is
in perfect trim; and she will skim over the ground
like a bird.
I wish you a good journey and a profitable job.

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The
Characters.

Frank

Swipes, a brewer; Currie, a saddler;

Millington, and Squire Drawl.

Swipes.

Who

will.

sober occasion,

brother Currie.

this,

would have thought the old lady was so near her

end?

Ah! we must

Currie.

those

who

all die,

brother Swipes; and

live the longest, outlive the most.

True, true; but since we must die and

Swipes.
leave our earthly possessions, it is well that the law
Had the old lady her
takes such good care of us.
-

senses

when she departed?

Cur.
Perfectly, perfectly.
Squire Drawl told me
she read every word of the will aloud, and never signed
her name better.

Had you any

Swipes.

hint

from the Squire, what

disposition she made of her property?

Cur.
Not a whisper; the Squire

is

as close as an

underground tomb; but one of the witnesses hinted to

me, that she had cut off her graceless nephew, Frank,
without a

Swipes.
I

come
Cur.

in,

shilling.
-

Has

she,

good

then, in right of

soul, has she?

my

You know

wife.

And I in my own right; and this is no doubt

why we have been called to hear the reading
will.
Squire Drawl knows how things should be

the reason

of the

though he is as air-tight as one of your beerBut here comes the young reprobate. He must
be present, as a matter of course, you know. [Enter
Frank Millington.] Your servant, young gentleman. So
done,

barrels.

your benefactress has

Berlitz, English H.

left

you

at last.
8

114
It

Swipes.

good

friends,

Frank.

had
was

a painful thing to part with old and

I

could bear her loss better,

not so often been ungrateful for her kindness.

my only friend, and I knew not her value.

Cur.

You

is

Mr. Millington.
It is so, sir; but

It

will

is

She

too late to repent, Master Millington.

a chance to earn your own bread.

now have

Swipes.
Ay, ay, by the sweat of your brow, as
better people are obliged to.
You would make a fine
brewer's boy, if you were not too old.

Ay, or a

Cur.

saddler's lackey,

if

held with a tight

rein.

Frank.
aunt

Gentlemen,
has treated me as

insults,

and

only hope

your remarks imply that my

deserved. I am above your

you

will

bear your fortune as

as I shall mine submissively.

(Going, he meets Squire Drawl.)

modestly,

Stop, stop,

Squire.

your presence.
on the ground.
Cur.

Good

young man.

We

morning, gentlemen;

hope the Squire

is

shall

retire.

must have

you

are early

well to-day.

Pretty comfortable, for an invalid.

I trust the
damp air has not affected your

Squire.

Swipes.
lungs again.

No, I believe not. But since the heirs-atSquire.

law are all convened, I shall now proceed to open the
last will and testament of your deceased relative, according to law.

Swipes. (While the Squire is breaking the seal.) It

a trying thing, to leave all one's possessions, Squire,
this manner.
Cur.

It

look around

really

makes me

feel

is

in

melancholy, when I
the venerable

and see every thing but

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owner of these goods.

"All

is

Well

did

the

preacher

sny:

vanity."

Please to be seated, gentlemen. (He puts

Squire.
>n his spectaclesy and begins to read slowly.) " Imprimis;
whereas my nephew, Francis Millington, by his disobedience and ungrateful conduct, has shown himself unworthy of my bounty, and incapable of managing my large
estate,

do hereby give and bequeath

all

my

houses,

farms, stocks, bonds, moneys, and property, both personal

and real, to my dear cousins, Samuel Swipes, of MaltStreet,

brewer, and

saddler."

(The

of Fly-Court,
his
takes
spectacles, to wipe
off
Squire
Christopher Currie,

them.)

Generous creature!

Swipes.
loved her.
Cur.

She was good, she was kind;

Kind

Swipes, when we

divide,

think

I'll

soul!

- -

always

and brother

take the mansion

house.
- Not so fast, if you please, Mr. Currie. My
Swipes.
wife has long had her eye upon that, and must have it.

There

Cur.

Mr. Swipes.

And,

be two words to that bargain

besides, I ought to have the first

will

new chaise, every time she

wished to ride? And who knows what influence
Am I not named first in her will? And
Swipes.
did I not furnish her with my best small beer, for more
than six months? And who knows
choice.

Did

Frank.
Squire.

- -

not lend her a

Gentleman, I must leave you. (Going.)

(Putting on his spectacles very deliberately.)

Pray, gentlemen, keep your seats, I have not done yet.

me see; where was 1? Ay, "All my property, both

Let

personal and real, to my dear cousins,

of Malt-Street, brewer,"

Samuel Swipes
8*

Yes

Swipes.

"And

Squire.
saddler."

Cur.

116

of Fly-Court,

Christopher Currie,

Yes!

"To have and

Squire.
sole
and

to hold,

for the

in Trust,

of

Francis

my nephew,
he shall have attained the age of twentyone years, by which time, I hope he will have so far
reformed his evil habits, as that he may safely be intrusted
exclusive

benefit

Millington, until

with the large fortune which

hereby bequeath to him."

What is all this? You don't mean that

Swipes.
we are humbugged? In trust! How does that appear?
Where is it?
-

as

Cur.

two words of

as

good

Pretty well too, Mr. Squire,

be made a laughing stock

sent for,

pay

in

There;
ever penned.

Squire.

if

to

she has had out of

every ride

for

old English

we must be

of.

my

She

shall

chaise,

promise you.

And for every drop of my beer. Fine

two
times,
sober, hard-working citizens are to be
to
be made the sport of a graceless profbrought here,
-

Swipes.

if

ligate.

But

Mr. Currie;

we will manage
we will make him

his

property

for

feel that trustees

him,
are not

be trifled with.

That we

Cur.

- -

will.

Not so

for the instrument

fast, gentlemen;
dated three years ago and the young gentleman must
be already of age, and able to take care of himself,

Squire.

is

Is

it

not so, Francis?

Frank.

It

is,

your worship.

117

Then, gentlemen, having attended to the

of
the
seal, according to law, you are released
breaking
from any further trouble about the business.
Squire.

Swindler exposed.

is taken from "Still Waters run Deep" an English

comedy written by Tom Taylor, and played for the first time in London, in 1855
The scene is laid in London and its neighbourhood. Mildmay is a retired
merchant, concealing under a quiet manner a great amont of energy and
courage. Hawksley is a swindler and adventurer, who had persuaded Potter,

(The following dialogue

Mildmay's father-in-law, to take shares in a worthless company. He has also

in his possession some letters written to him, many years before, by Mrs. Sternhold, aunt of Mildmay's wife, which, if published, would injure her. Mildmay

had learned this

and Hawksley.)

last fact

by overhearing a conversation between Mrs. Sternhold

A thousand pardons, my dear fellow;

Hawksley.
one gets so absorbed in these figures
Take a chair.
You'll allow me to finish what I was about.
- - Don't mind
me. I'm in no hurry.
Mildmay.
the
Hawk.
way, if you'll look on that table,
By
find
a
our
of
you'll
plan
Inexplosive Galvanic Boat somewhere. Just glance over it, while I make this calculation
it will
give you an idea of the machinery. (After a minute
or two of pretended work, putting away his papers, and
!

And now, my dear Mildmay, I am at your

But before we come to business, how are all

rising.)

service.
at

Brompton?
Mild.

The

ladies all well?

Mrs. Sternhold's

little

out

of sorts

this

He

tells

in

our

morning.

Hawk.

- -

Ah

Mild.

should think so.

Hawk.

Had

Well,

me you had some

a bad night

had a note from

thoughts

Potter.

of taking shares

118

he mentioned your

I've mislaid his note; but

Galvanics.

like

wanting something
Mild. -

Hawk.

two hundred shares

beg your pardon

wasn't that the figure

Why,

wasn't

not exactly,

it?

think.

you put

it

at

yourself, last night?

Mild.

Hawk.

Last night - - yes.

You haven't changed your mind?

No.

Mild.

Hawk.

Then let' us understand one another.

you want more than two hundred, or fewer.
Neither more, nor fewer.

Mild.

What do you mean?

Hawk.
Mild.

mean

Hawk.
slept

Indeed!

upon

Mild.

Do

don't

want any

You

surprise me.

at

all.
1

suppose you've

it.

Exactly.

have slept upon

it.

Hawk.

Perhaps Mrs. Sternhold's advice may have

had something to do with your sudden change of intention.
Mild.

Mrs. Sternhold

change of

knows nothing of my sudden

intention.

Hawk.

Well, as you don't know your own mind

and twenty hours together, there's nothing more
to be said.
But, as you don't want these shares, may
I ask what has
procured me the pleasure of seeing you
for four

this

morning?

I had two
In
objects in coming.
about
two
months
place,
ago, my father-in-law,
Mr. Potter, took twenty shares in your company. Those
shares have come into my hands this morning, by
Mr. Potter's indorsement. Now, as I don't care about

Mild.

the

Certainly.

first

them myself, and there seems such a rush for them in

the market, I suppose you'll have no objection to take
them

off

my

hands

at par.

119

Hawk.

Take them

Eh!

off

your hands

at

par?

rather too good!

Upon my
I
Mr.
know
dear
Mildmay,
you're the most amiable
My
how
of men, but I had no idea
great you were at a

Ha! ha! ha!

word,

that's

practical joke.

Mild.

Very well. We'll drop the shares

and come to motive number two.

present,

for the

Hawk.
Pray do; and if it's better fun than motive
number one, I shall have to thank you for two of the
enjoyed for many a day.
We shall see. You have in your possession
Mild.
thirteen letters, addressed to you by Mrs. Sternhold. The
second motive for my visit was to ask you to give up
heartiest laughs I've

those

letters.

Hawk

shall

out! She prefers

Mr.
(Aloud)
John Mildmay,

So! the secret

(Aside).

She

war!

have

it.

demand was a good

is

laughed at it
accordingly. But your second you may find no joke,
and I would recommend you to be careful how you
persist in executing this commission of Mrs. Sternhold.

your

first

Mild.

beg your pardon,

joke.

have no commission

from Mrs. Sternhold.

Hawk.

It

was not she who

told

you of

those

letters?

Mild.

Hawk.

Certainly not.
did?

Mild.

You must

Who

excuse

Then you

Hawk.

my

answering that question.

are acting

now on your own

responsibilit y

Mild.

- -

Hawk.

Entirely.

Very well then this is my answer. Though

you have married Mrs. Sternhold' s niece, I do not admit
;

120

your

to

right

Sternhold
interested.
first

request,

without

interfere,

herself,

in

an

refuse to give

my

in

affair

business

up her
is

authority from Mrs.

which she alone is
letters.

As

to sell shares,

to

not to

your

buy

them.
Mild.

taken

was prepared

my

for both refusals;

have
measures for compelling you to grant both
I

so

demands.

Hawk.
they
to

Indeed you have!

are.

am

all

impatience to

make Harry Hawksley say

by saying
Mild.

ago,

Do let me hear what

know how you propose

yes,

when he has begun

no.

When you

the theory

explained to me, a little while

of your speculation, you thought you
to a greenhorn in such matters.
You

were speaking
were under a mistake.

Some

ago I was a
partner in a house in the city which did a good deal in
the house of Dalrymple Brothers,
discounting paper,
in Broad Street.
You may have heard of it. One day
- - a bill was
it was the
30 th of April, 1850
presented
for payment at our counting-house, purporting to be
drawn on us by our correspondents, Watson and Wright,
of Buenos Ayres. Though we had no advices of it, it
was paid at once, for it seemed all regular and right;
but it turned out to be a forgery. Our correspondents
suspicions fell at once upon a clerk who had just been
dismissed from their employment for some errors in his
accounts.
His name then was Burgess. The body of
the bill was apparently in the same handwriting as the
signature of the firm but a careful examination showed
it to be that of the
discharged clerk; and in a blottingleft
book
accidentally behind him were found various
four years

tracings

of the signature

of the

firm.

The

detectives

121

were at once put on his track; but he had disappeared,

and no trace of him could ever be discovered. Well,
It so
this money was repaid, and the affair forgotten.

happened that when the bill was presented for payment,

the clerk
only one person was in the counting-house
But in
has
since
died.
the
and
who
who paid
money,
the private room of the firm, which was separated from
the counting-house by a glazed door, was the junior
partner, who, through the door, saw the bill presented,
and observed the face of the person who presented it.
I was that
The person who presented
junior partner.
the bill, Burgess, as he was then called, the forger,

was you.
lie

Hawk.
Your

It

Mild.

answer for

don't think

How

conclude.

an infamous calumny, ah abominable

is

shall

life

that

this insult.

quite.

But allow

you have passed your time

me

to

since that

have not the advantage of knowI know that soon after

but
my marriage, and reing;
tirement from business, I met you as a visitor at my
I have a wonderful
father-in-law's house.
memory for
30 *: of April, 1850,

I remembered yours at once.

It is a lie, I tell you.
Hawk.

faces:

Mild.

No,

could back

my

isn't.

it

resolved not to speak

words by proofs.

applied to

till

my

late

One of them was dead,

partners for the forged bill.
the other absent in South America, so that for ten months
[
found myself obliged to receive, as a guest at my own
as

table,

the intimate

family, a person

forger.

The

whom

letter

containing the forged

Is

in

my

pocket.

If I

and trusted friend of my wife's

I knew to be a swindler and a
had been so long waiting for,

bill,

arrived yesterday.

do not deliver

it

into

That

bill

your hands

122
before

leave the room,

it

goes

at

once

into those of

the nearest police magistrate.

Hawk

What

are your

price of those shares at par,

and Mrs.

(After a paTisey gloomily).

terms?

The

Mild.

Sternhold's letters.

Hawk.

Here's the money.

You'll excuse

Mild.
habit

learned

the

my

counting.

house

Here are the

Quite correct.
if

in

It is

a mercantile

of Dalrymple Brothers.

scrip certificates.

And now,

you please, the letters.

Here they are.
Hawk.
Mild.

exactly!

You'll excuse

Here

is

my

counting them too. Thirteen,

the forged

When Work

And now,

bill.

mean Hawksley, Burgess,

wish you a very good morning.
- -

is

Captain

have the honour to

play.

was a magnificent Spring morning; the sky was

deep blue, the sun was shining in all its splendour and
a breeze was blowing just cool enough to make the air
A friend of mine, who was of a philinvigorating.
of mind, took a walk and happened to
turn
osophical
come upon a farmer who was planting potatoes in a
It

beautiful field.

"How

fortunate

you

the farmer,

cried the philosopher,

are,"
" to be able to amuse
yourself

addressing
with outdoor sports in this glorious weather!
you must be a perpetual round of pleasure."

Life for

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"
It

is

dear, no," returned the farmer, "this

hard manual labour,

and

if

you

is

not play.

think that

am

enjoying myself you are vastly mistaken. Nothing could

tiresome and dull than walking around the

be more

same

field all day, and if

not plant another potato."

were not paid

for

it I

should

These words greatly surprised the philosopher; but,

being a wise man, he mused silently on the farmer's
words and passed on. He had not gone far, however,
before he came to a grassy meadow in which was a
stout man in a red coat, who appeared to be trying to
smash a small ball with a heavy hooked cane. Perceiving
that the man had been working strenuously, and was
in consequence, the philosopher apand
began to sympathize with him.
proached
"My poor man," he said, "what a sad lot is yours,
compelled to toil far beyond your strength at the mo-

greatly

fatigued

notonous occupation of pounding a ball! Tell me,

you, the story of your misfortunes, in order that

pray

may

your behalf, for I suppose that only

driven you to this sad plight.
could
have
necessity
Doubtless you have a wife, and several small children,
or an aged mother to support, and you are nobly
interest

people

in

maintenance perhaps."
the
exclaimed
man, when the philosopher had
"Sir,"
"this
is
not work; it is play, and I am
finished speaking,
sacrificing yourself for their

now engaged

in

the exciting

and expensive sport of

Save your pity for the unfortunate creatures who

golf.
have to sit up in offices, and do not waste it upon the
lucky individuals who can afford these rural pastimes."
" I do not
"
see," said the philosopher,
why planting
and
is work,
is
since both
fun,
playing
golf
potatoes
are carried on in the open air, in a small field, and

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seem

me

to

"

exertion

to require about the

Continuing his

stroll

same amount of physical

he came to a

city,

and observing
tramways

the rapidity and ease with which the electric

moved

in

and

out,

he boarded one and

fell

into conver-

sation with the driver.

u
I
envy you the excitement of guiding and con"
this
swift steed of the street!
he exclaimed;
trolling

How

"what rapture must thrill you as you gaze upon the

panorama of the city! How your blood
must leap and tingle as you annihilate distance, as you
fly over the shining rails! What a sense of power must
be yours when you see people's faces blanch as they dodge
ever-shifting

to avoid being run over."

"I say," returned the man at the motor,

me

to stop

and

let

hopelessly insane?
in

running an

jacket.

"do you want

off at the nearest retreat for the

you
For anybody who thinks there

electric

Where do you

is

fun

a candidate for a straightsuppose the sport comes in, when

car

is

standing with your hands on the lever, your heart in

your mouth, and your nerves in fiddlestrings while you
try to avoid crushing the old women and children that
will run across the track? Running a car isn't a parlour
It's slavery."
" that I
see," reflected the philosopher getting off,
mistaken in thinking it amusing to run a horseless

game.
"

was

carriage".

He

turned and saw a terrible figure, clad

in

a long, dirty leather coat, with goggles over its eyes,

and a mask on its face stopping a machine all covered
with

mud and

dust from the long and rapid journey

it

had made.

"Ah," reflected the philosopher, "if the sufferings of

him who runs upon a nice, safe steel track, and who

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wears a

fine clean

uniform are so great,

how much more

must be the fate of this poor creature left to the

of
country roads and crowded thoroughfares!"
mercy
Thereupon he approached the amateur chauffeur, and said:
"My unfortunate friend, I see that you are one of
thdse doomed by their poverty to risk their lives and
terrible

shatter their nerves driving automobiles, but I trust that

you receive a large salary for engaging in such a

hazardous occupation".

"You
"if

you

err greatly," replied the millionaire chauffeur,

think that running an auto is work. It is ripping

and, so far from receiving a salary, I pay out a

fortune every year for the privilege of doing it."
This caused the philosopher to ponder deeply.
"Ha!"
fun,

he

said, at length,

we
do

are paid to do

"

perceive that a thing is

but it is play when

it,

work when
we pay to

it."

The unknown
Murillo,

upon
some

the

Painter.

celebrated artist of Seville,

often

found

the canvas of one of his pupils unfinished sketches,

They were
bearing the rich impress of genius.

executed during the night, and he was utterly unable to

conjecture the author.
One morning the pupils

had arrived

at

the studio

before him, and were grouped in front of an easel, uttering

exclamations of great surprise, when Murillo entered.
His astonishment was equal their own, on finding an
unfinished head of the Virgin, of exquisite outline, with

beauty. He appealed first

to one and then another of the young gentlemen, to see

many touches of surpassing

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if they could lay claim to it; but they returned a sorrowful negative. "He who has left this treasure will one

day be master of us
4t

Sebastian," said

all."

a youthful slave that stood

occupies this studio at night?" "No

he to

trembling by, "who

one but myself." "Well, take your station hereto-night,
and if you do not inform me of the mysterious visitant

room, thirty lashes shall be your reward on the

morrow". The slave bowed in quiet submission, and

to this

retired.

That night he threw

until

his mattress before the easel,

the

clock

struck

three.

He

and
then

soundly
sprang from his couch and exclaimed, "Three hours are
my own, the rest are my master's!" He seized a palette
and took his seat at the frame, to erase the work of the
preceding night. With brush in hand, he paused before
slept

making the oblivious

stroke.

"I cannot, Oh,

erase it!" said he; "rather let me finish it!"

little colouring here,
He went to work.

cannot

a touch

there, a soft shade here; and thus three hours rolled

unheeded by. A slight noise caused him to look up.
Murillo with his pupils stood around; the sunshine was

peering brightly through the casement, while yet the unextinguished taper burned.

Again he was a
eager gaze.

"Who

slave.
is

His eyes

fell

beneath their

your master, Sebastian?"

"You,

"Your drawing-master, I mean?" "You, sefior."

"I have never given you lessons."
"No, but you gave
them to these young gentlemen, and I heard them."
"Yes, you have done better; you have profited by them.
Does this boy deserve punishmend or reward, my dear
"Reward, senor," was the quick response.
pupils?"
sefior."

"What

shall

it

be?"

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One suggested

a suit of clothes;

another,

sum of

money; but no chord was touched in the captive's bosom.

Another said, u The master feels kindly to-day; ask your
freedom, Sebastian!" He sank on his knees, and lifted
his burning eyes to his master's face: "The freedom of

my

father!"

"Your pencil shows

that
have
talent;
you have a heart;
you
your request,
are
no
but
son.
my
Happy Murillo
you
longer my slave,
I have not only
a
but
made
painter."
painted,
Murillo folded him to his bosom:

that

There
beautiful

are

to

still

specimens

be

seen

from the

in

classic

Italy

many

of Murillo

pencils

and

Sebastian.

Malibran and the young Musician.

a humble room, in one of the poorer streets of
London, little Pierre, a fatherless French boy, sat humming
In

by
in

There was no bread

day he had not tasted

the bedside of his sick mother.

the closet; and for the whole

food.

Yet he

sat

humming,

he thought of

to

his spirits.

keep up

Still,

and hunger; and

he could scarcely keep the tears from his eyes; for he
knew nothing would be so grateful to his poor invalid
mother as a good sweet orange; and yet he had not a
at times,

penny

The

in the
little

his loneliness

world.

song he was singing was

air and words;

he had composed with

own,

one

for the child

was

his

a genius.

He went
putting

up

to the

window, and, looking

a great

bill

with yellow

out,

letters,

saw a man
announcing

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that

Madame

"Oh,

if I

Malibran would sing that night in public.

could only go!" thought little Pierre; and

then, pausing a

moment, he clasped

his

hands; his eyes

new hope. Running to the little stand,

he smoothed down his yellow curls, and, taking from a
little box some old stained paper, gave one eager glance
at his mother, who slept, and ran speedily from the house.

lighted with a

Who

did

you say

to her servant.

"I

is

am

me?"

said the lady

out with company."
boy, with yellow curls,

waiting for

already worn

only a very pretty little

who says if he can just see you, he is sure you will not
be sorry, and he will not keep you more than a moment. \
"It

is

u Oh!

well,

let

him come,"

said

the beautiful singer,

with a smile; "I can never refuse children."

Little Pierre came in, his hat under his arm; and in
With manliness unusual
his hand a little roll of paper.
for a child,
said,

"I

he walked straight to the lady, and, bowing,

came to see you, because my mother is very

and we are too poor to get food and medicine. I

thought that perhaps, if you would only sing my little
song at some of your grand concerts, may be some publisher would buy it, for a small sum; and so 1 could get
sick,

food and medicine for

The

my

woman

mother."

rose from

her seat; very tall

she took the little roll from his
and stately she was;
hand, and lightly hummed the air.
41
Did you compose it?" she asked, -- "you, a child!
Would you like to come to my conAnd the words?
cert?" she asked, after a few moments of thought.

"Oh

beautiful

yes!" and the boy's eyes grew bright with hap"but I couldn't leave my mother."
piness,

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"I will send

somebody

for the evening;

may go and

my

of

and here

get food and

tickets:

come

care of your mother,

a crown, with which you

to take
is

medicine.

to-night;

you

will

Here

is also one
have a seat near

me."

Almost beside himself with joy, Pierre bought some

oranges and many other little luxuries, and carried them

home

*****

to the

poor

invalid, telling her, not without tears,

of his good fortune.

When

evening came, and Pierre was admitted to the

concert-hall, he felt that never in his life he had been in
so grand a place. The music, the innumerable lights, the
beauty, the flashing of diamonds and rustling of
bewildered his eyes and brain.

At

silks

she came; and the child sat with his glance

Could he believe that
riveted upon her glorious face.
last

grand lady, all blazing with jewels, and whom

everybody seemed to worship, would really sing his
little
song?
Breathless he waited,
the band, the whole band,
struck up a little plaintive melody; he knew it, and
the

his hands for joy.

And oh! how she sung it!
was so simple, so mournful, so soul-subduing;
many
a bright eye dimmed with tears
and naught could be
heard but the touching words of that little song,
Oh^

clapped
It

so touching!
Pierre walked

home

he were moving on the air.

The greatest singer in
now?
money
all Europe had sung his little
song, and thousands had
wept at his grief.
The next day he was frightened at a visit from
Madame Malibran. She laid her hand on his yellow

What

as

if

cared he for

Berlitz, English

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curls, and,

turning to the sick

woman,

said,

boy, madam, has brought you a fortune.

"Your little
was offered,

morning, by the best publisher in London, three

hundred pounds for the little song; and after a certain
amount from the sale has been realized, little Pierre,
this

here,

is

to

share the profits. Madam,

gift from heaven."

thank

God

that

your son has a

noble-hearted singer and the poor woman wept

As to Pierre, always mindful of Him who
together.

The

watches over the poor and afflicted, he knelt down by

his mother's bedside, and uttered a simple but eloquent
prayer, asking God's blessing on the kind lady
deigned to notice their sorrow.

who had

The memory of that prayer made the singer even

more tender-hearted; and she who was the idol of England's nobility, went about doing good. And in her early,
happy death, he who stood by her bed, and smoothed
her pillow, and lightened her last moments by his
undying affection, was the little Pierre of former days,

now

rich, accomplished, and the most talented comof

the day.
poser

All honor to those great hearts who, from their high

send down bounty to the widow, and to the

stations,

fatherless child!

Anecdote of the Duke of Newcastle.

At the election of a certain borough in Cornwall,
where the opposite interests were almost equally poised,
a single vote was of the highest importance. This object,
the Duke by well applied argument and personal appli-

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length attained; and the gentleman he recommended, gained the election. In the warmth of gratat

cation,

his

itude,

Grace

poured

forth

and

acknowledgments

promises without ceasing, on the fortunate possessor of

the casting vote; called him his best and dearest friend;
protested that he should consider himself as forever

indebted to him; that he would serve him by night or

by day.

The Cornish voter, who was an honest fellow, and

would not have thought himself entitled to any reward
but for such a torrent of acknowledgments, thanked the
for his kindness, and told him that the supervisor

Duke

of excise was old and infirm, and if he would have the

goodness to recommend his son-in-law to the commissioners, in case of the old man's death, he should think
himself and his family bound to render his Grace every
assistance in his power, on any future occasion.
My
dear friend, why do you ask for such a trifling employ"
ment?
exclaimed his grace; "your relative shall have
4I>

it

moment

the

my

the place is vacant, if you will but call

" But how shall I
it."
get admitted to
lord? for in London, I understand, it is a very

attention to

you,

my

business to get a sight of you great folks, though

are so kind and complaisant to us in the country."
"The instant the man dies/' replied the Duke, "set out
difficult

you

post-haste for London; drive directly to my house, and

be it by night or by day, thunder at the door; I will
leave word with my porter to show you up stairs

and the employment

your wishes."

directly ;

ing to

The
house

parties separated;
in

to see his

the

shall

be disposed of accord-

Duke drove

to a friend's

the neighbourhood, without a wish or desire

new

acquaintance

till

that

day seven years;

9'

but the

memory of a

132

Cornish elector, not being burdened

with such a variety of objects, was more retentive. The

supervisor died a few months after, and the Duke's

humble
veyed

on the word of a peer, was conpost-haste, and ascended with alacrity

friend, relying

to

London

the steps of that nobleman's palace.

The reader should be informed, that just at this time,
no less a person than the King of Spain was expected

hourly to depart; an event in which the minister of Great

Britain was particularly concerned
and the Duke of
;

Newcastle, on the very night that ^the proprietor of the

decisive vote arrived at his door, had sat up anxiously
expecting dispatches from Madrid. Wearied by official
business and agitated spirits, he retired to rest, having
previously given particular instructions to his porter not
to

bed, as he expected, every minute, a meswith advices of the greatest importance, whom

to

go

senger
he desired

to

be shown up

stairs,

the

moment

of his

arrival.

His Grace was sound asleep; and the porter, settled

arm-chair, had already commenced
a sonorous nap, when the vigorous arm of the Cornish
voter roused him from his slumbers. To his first question,
for the night

"Is the
in

Duke

bed;

in

his

at

home?"

but has

you

will,

him,

for

left

the porter replied,

"Yes, and

that

come when

particular orders,

you are to go up to him directly." "Bless

a worthy and honest gentleman," cried our

applicant for the vacant post, smiling and nodding with

approbation, at the Prime Minister's kindness, "how

punctual his Grace is; I knew he would not deceive me;

let me hear no more of lords and dukes not keeping
their

mean

I
verily believe they are as honest and
as well as any other folks." Having ascended the

words;

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he was speaking, he was ushered into the Duke's

stairs as

bed-chamber.
44

Is he dead?" exclaimed his Grace,

rubbing his eyes,
and scarcely awakened from dreaming of the king of
u
Yes, my lord," replied the eager
Spain, "Is he dead?"

expectant, delighted to find the election promise, with

all its circumstances, so fresh in the nobleman's
memory.

When

The day before yesterday, exone o'clock, after being confined three
weeks to his bed, and taking a power of doctor's stuff;
and I hope your Grace will be as good as your word,
and let my son-in-law succeed him."
44

did he die?"

44

actly at half past

The Duke, by

this

time perfectly awake, was staggered

of receiving intelligence from Madrid

so short a space of time and perplexed at the absurdity of a king's messenger applying for his son-in-law
at the impossibility

in

to succeed the king of Spain:

44

Is

the

man drunk,

or

mad? Where are your dispatches?" exclaimed his grace,

hastily drawing back his curtain; when, instead of a
royal courier, his eager eye recognized at the bedside,
the well-known countenance of his friend from Cornwall,

making low bows, with hat in hand, and hoping my

lord would not forget the gracious promise he was so
4 '

good

as to make, in favour of his son-in-law, at the last

election."

Vexed at so untimely a disturbance, and disappointed

of news from Spain, the Duke frowned for a moment;
but chagrin soon gave way to mirth, at so singular and
ridiculous

a combination of circumstances, and yielding

he sank back in the bed in a violent fit

to the impulse,

of laughter, which
the attendants.

was communicated

in

moment

to

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The

relater

of

"

concludes, with
could not

this little narrative,

the

Duke of Newcastle

observing,
Although
place the relative of his old acquaintance on the throne
of His Catholic Majesty, he advanced him to a post not
he made him an exciseman."
less honorable,

The best kind

Some
land,

of revenge.

years ago, a warehouseman in Manchester, Enga scurrilous pamphlet, in which he

published

endeavoured to hold up the house of Grant Brothers to

William Grant remarked upon the occurrence,
that the man would live to repent of what he had done
and this was conveyed by some tale-bearer to the libeller,
who said, "Oh, I suppose he thinks I shall some time or
other be in his debt; but I will take good care of that."
ridicule.

happens, however, that a

always choose who shall be

It

man
his

in

business

creditors.

cannot

The pam-

phleteer became a bankrupt, and the brothers held an

acceptance of his, which had been indorsed to them by
the drawer,

who had

The wantonly
of the

libeller.

him repent his

only through

become a bankrupt.
men had thus become

also

libelled

They now had it in

He could
audacity.

their

power

creditors
to

make

obtain his certificate

and without it he could

business again.
He had obtained the
number of signatures required by the bankrupt law,
except one. It seemed folly to hope that the firm of
"the brothers" would supply the deficiency. What!
They, who had cruelly been made the laughing-stock of
not

enter

into

their

signature,

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the public, forget the wrong and favour the wrong-doer?

He despaired. But the claims of a wife and children
(

the application.
Humbled
he presented himself at the counting-house

forced him

at

by misery,

last

to

make

of the wronged.
Mr. William Grant was there alone, and his

first

words

"

Shut the door, sir!" sternly

shut, and the libeller stood
the
He told his tale, and
before
libelled.
trembling
his
which
was
certificate,
instantly clutched by
produced
tl
the injured merchant.
You wrote a pamphlet against
"
us once
exclaimed Mr. Grant. The supplicant expected
to see his parchment thrown into the fire. But this was
not its destination. Mr. Grant took a pen, and writing
something upon the document, handed it back to the
to the delinquent were,
uttered.
The door was

"

expected to see
rogue,
scoundrel, libeller," inscribed; but there was, in fair round
characters, the signature of the firm.
bankrupt.

We

He, poor wretch,

make

it

a rule," said Mr. Grant, "never to refuse

of an honest tradesman, and we

signing the certificate

have never heard that you were anything else." The

u
tears started into the poor man's eyes.
Ah," said
u
Mr. Grant,
was
true
I
said
my saying
you would
!

repent writing that pamphlet. I did not mean it

I only meant that some day you would
threat.

live to

as

know
us.

us better, and be sorry you had tried to injure

see you repent it now."
"I do, I do!" said

man; "I bitterly repent it." "Well, well,

my
you know us now. How do you get
on? What are you going to do?" The poor man
stated he had friends who could assist him when his
certificate was obtained.
"But how are you off in the
mean time ?
the grateful

dear fellow,

' '

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And

the answer was, that, having given up every

farthing to his creditors, he had been compelled to stint
his family of even common necessaries, that he might
"
be enabled to
the cost of his certificat.
dear

My

pay

fellow, this will not do;

your family must not

suffer.

Be

kind enough to take this ten pound note to your wife

from me. There, there, my dear fellow! Nay, do not
cry; it will all be well with you yet.
Keep up your

work

spirits, set to

and you

like a man,

will raise

your
head among us yet."
The overpowered man endeavoured in vain to express his thanks; the swelling in
his throat forbade words.
He put his handkerchief to
his face, and went out of the door, crying like a child.

The

artist surprised.

It
may not be known to all the admirers of the genius
of Albrecht Du'rer, that the famous engraver was endowed
with a "better half," so peevish in temper, that she was

the torment

own

not only of his

life,

but also of his

pupils and domestics. Some of the former were cunning

enough to purchase peace for themselves by conciliating
the

common

tyrant, but

to offer

aught

spared

only

woe

to those unwilling or unable

in propitiation.

by having

their

Even the wiser ones were

offences

visited

upon a

scape-goat.
This unfortunate individual was Samuel Duhobret, a
disciple whom Diirer had admitted into his school out
charity. He was employed in painting signs and the
coarser tapestry then used in Germany.
He was about

of

forty years

of age,

little,

ugly,

and humpbacked;

he

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was the butt of every ill joke among his fellow disciples,
and was picked out as an object of especial dislike by
Madame Du'rer. But he bore all with patience, and ate,
complaint, the scanty crusts given him every
day for dinner, while his companions often fared sump-

without

tuously.

Poor Samuel had not a trace of envy or malice in his

He would, at any time, have toiled half the night
to assist or serve those who were wont oftenest to
laugh at him or to abuse him loudest for his stupidity.
True, he had not the qualities of social humour or wit,
but he was an example of indefatigable industry. He
came to his studies every morning at day-break, and
heart.

remained

work

Then he retired into

chamber, and worked for his own amusement.

at

his lonely

until

sunset.

Duhobret laboured three years

himself no

time

for

exercise

or

in

this

way, giving

recreation.

He

said

nothing to a single human being of the paintings he had

produced in the solitude of his cell, by the light of his
But his bodily energies wasted and declined
lamp.
ested in the poor

There were none sufficiently interartist, to mark the feverish hue of his

wrinkled

or

under incessant

toil.

cheek,

the

increasing

attenuation

of his

misshapen frame.
None observed that the uninviting pittance set aside for
his midday repast, remained for several days untouched.

Samuel made his appearance regularly as ever, and bore,

with the same meekness, the gibes of his fellow-pupils,
or the taunts of Madame Du'rer, and worked with the
same untiring assiduity, though his hands would sometimes tremble, and his eyes become suffused, a weakness
probably owing to the excessive use he had made of
them.

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One morning, Duhobret was

his daily labours.

missing at the scene of

His absence caused many remarks, and

numerous were the jokes passed upon the occasion. One

surmised this, and another that, as the cause of the
phenomenon; and it was finally agreed that the poor
fellow must have worked himself into an absolute skeleton, and taken his final stand in the glass frame of
some apothecary, or been blown away by a puff of
wind, while his door happened to stand open. No one
thought of going to his lodgings to look after him or
his remains.

Meanwhile, the object of their mirth was tossing on a

Disease, which had been slowly sapping
the foundations of his strength, burned in every vein;

bed of sickness.
his

eyes

rolled

usually so silent,

his lips,
and flashed in delirium;
muttered wild and incoherent words.

In his days of health, poor Duhobret had his dreams,

He
as all artists, rich or poor, will sometimes have.
had thought that the fruit of many years' labour disposed

advantage, might procure him enough to live, in

an economical way, for the rest of his life. He never

of

to

anticipated

fame or fortune; the height of

or hope was

his

ambition

a tenement large enough to

shelter him from the inclemencies of the weather, with
means enough to purchase one comfortable meal per
to possess

day.

however, even that one hope had deserted

thought himself dying, and thought it hard to
die without one to look kindly upon him, without the

Now,

him.

alas!

He

words of comfort

soothe

passage to
He fancied his bed surrounded by
another world.
fiendish faces, grinning at his sufferings, and taunting his
inability to

that

might

summon power

his

to disperse them.

At

length

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and the patient sank

the apparitions faded away,

an exhausted slumber.

into

He awoke

unrefreshed; it was the fifth day he had

His mouth was parched, he turned
stretched
out his hand toward the
feebly

lain there neglected.

over,

and

from which,

earthen pitcher,

since the

day of

first

his

Alas! it was empty!

illness, he had quenched his thirst.
Samuel lay for a few moments thinking what he should
do. He knew he must die of want, if he remained there
alone; but to

whom

could he apply for aid

in

procuring

sustenance?

He arose
idea seemed, at last, to strike him.
slowly and with difficulty from the bed, went to the
other side of the room, and took up the picture he had

An

painted

last.

He

resolved to carry

it

to the

and hoped to obtain for

picture-dealer,
furnish him with the necessaries of

life

it

for a

shop of a

sufficient

week

to

longer.

him strength to walk, and to carry his

On his way, he passed a house, about which
there was a crowd.
He drew nigh; asked what was
and
as an answer, that there was to
received
going on,
be a sale of many specimens of art, collected by an
It has
often
amateur in the course of thirty years.
Despair
burden.

lent

happened that collections made with infinite pains by the

owner, were sold without mercy or discrimination after
his death.

Something whispered to

the

weary Duhobret,

that

here would be the market for his picture. It was a long

way yet to the house of the picture-dealer, and he made

up

his

mind

at once.

He worked

his

way through the

and, after many

crowd, dragged himself up the steps,

That personage was a
inquiries, found the auctioneer.
a handful of papers;
with
man,
busy, important-looking

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~r

he was inclined to notice, somewhat roughly, the interruption of the lean, sallow hunchback, imploring as

were

and language.
"What do you call your picture?" at length, said he,
"It is a view of the Abbey of
carefully looking at it.
with
its
Newburg,
village, and the surrounding landthe
scape," replied
eager and trembling artist.
The auctioneer again scanned it contemptuously, and
asked what it was worth. "Oh, that is what you please;
whatever it will bring," answered Duhobret. "Hem! it is
too odd to please, I should think; I can promise you no
his gesture

more than three thalers."

Poor Samuel sighed deeply.
piece the nights of

now and
;

He had

spent on that

many months. But he was starving

sum offered would give bread for a

the pitiful

few days. He nodded his head to the auctioneer, and

retiring took his seat in a corner.
The sale began. After some paintings and engravings
had been disposed of, Samuel's was exhibited. "Who
bids at .three thalers? Who bids?" was the cry. Duhobret
listened eagerly, but none answered.
"Will it find a
purchaser?" said he, despondingly, to himself.
silence. He dared not look up; for

was a dead
to

him that

the

artist,

Still
it

there

seemed

the people were laughing at the folly of

who could be insane enough to offer so
all

worthless a piece at a public sale.

"What will become of me?" was his mental inquiry.
"That work is certainly my best;" and he ventured to

another glance. "Does it not seem that the wind

actually stirs those boughs and moves those leaves!
How transparent is the water! What life breathes in the

steal

animals that quench their

steeple shines!

How

How

that
thirst at that spring!
beautiful are those clustering trees!"

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expiring throb of an artist's vanity.

The ominous silence continued, and Samuel, sick at heart,
buried his face in his hands.

This was the

last

"Twenty-one
the auctioneer

thalers!"

was about

murmured a faint voice, just as

to knock down the picture.

stupefied painter gave a start of joy. He raised his

head and looked to see from whose lips those blessed

The

words had come.

he had

It

was the

whom

to

picture-dealer,

thought of applying.
"
This time a
Fifty thalers," cried a sonorous voice.
There was a silence
tall man in black was the speaker.
first

of hushed expectation. "One hundred thalers," at length

thundered the picture-dealer.

"Three hundred!" "Five hundred!" "One thousand!"

Another profound silence, and the crowd pressed around
the two opponents, who stood opposite each other with
eager and angry looks.
"Two thousand thalers!" cried the picture-dealer, and
glanced around him triumphantly, when he saw his
adversary hesitate. "Ten thousand!" vociferated the tall
man, his face crimson with rage, and his hands clinched
The dealer grew paler; his frame shook
convulsively.
with agitation; he made two or three efforts, and
cried out "Twenty thousand!"

His

tall

opponent was not to be vanquished.

forty thousand.

The

at last

He

bid

dealer stopped; the other laughed

a low laugh of insolent triumph, and a murmur of admiration was heard in the crowd.
It was too much for
dealer; he felt his peace was at stake.
"Fifty
thousand!" exclaimed he, in desperation. It was the tall
man's turn to hesitate.
Again the whole crowd were
the

breathless.

shouted

At length,

tossing his arms in defiance, he

"One hundred thousand I"

The

crest-fallen

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picture-dealer withdrew;

the

tall

victoriously bore

the prize.

away

How

was

it,

meanwhile,

with Duhobret,

exciting scene was going on?

of

man

his

senses.

He rubbed

his

He was
eyes

while

this

hardly master

repeatedly,

and

murmured to himself: "After such a dream, my misery

When the contest ceased, he
will seem more cruel!"
rose up bewildered, and went about asking first one,
then another, the price of the picture just sold. It seemed
that his mind could not grasp the idea.
The possessor was proceeding homeward, when a
decrepit, lame, and humpbacked invalid, tottering along
the aid of a stick, presented himself before him. He

by

threw him a piece of money, and waved his hand as

dispensing with his thanks. "May it please your honour,"

supposed beggar, "I am the painter of that

picture!" and again he rubbed his eyes.
The tall man was Count Dunkelsbach, one of the
richest noblemen in Germany. He stopped, took out his
pocketbook, tore out a leaf, and wrote on it a few lines.
Take it friend," said he; "it is a check for your money.

said the

41

Adieu."

Duhobret

persuaded himself that it was not a

the master of a castle, sold it, and
resolved to live luxuriously for the rest of his life, and
to cultivate painting as a pastime.
But, alas, for the
of
human
He
had
borne privation
vanity
expectation!
and toil; prosperity was too much for him, as was proved
dream.

soon

finally

He became

after,

when an

attack of indigestion carried him

off.

His picture remained long in the cabinet of Count Dunkelsbach, and afterwards passed into the possession of
the King of Bavaria.

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Partridge at the play.

(Henry Fielding.)
In the first row, then, of the first gallery, did Mr. Jones,

Mrs. Miller, her youngest daughter, and Partridge take

their places.
Partridge immediately declared it was the
finest place he had ever been in.
When the first music
was played, he said, "It was a wonder how so many

could

fiddlers

another out."

when

all

candles

poor

As

the

play

at

one

time

without

putting

one

Nor could he help observing, with a sigh,

candles were lighted, "That here were

enough burned

in

one night to keep an honest

family for a twelvemonth."

soon as the play, which

Denmark, began, Partridge was

was Hamlet, Prince of

all

attention,

nor did he

break silence

till the entrance of the Ghost,

upon which
he asked Jones, what man that was in the strange dress:
"Something," said he, "like what I have seen in a pic-

ture.

Sure

'That

is

not armour, is it?" Jones answered:

the Ghost."
To which Partridge replied with
it

is

a smile: "Persuade

me

to that,

sir,

if

you

can.

Though

ever actually saw a ghost in my life, yet I

say
am certain I should know one if I saw him, better than
that one, surely. No, no, sir; ghosts don't appear in such
I

can't

In this mistake, which caused

neighbourhood of Partridge, he
was suffered to continue till the scene between the Ghost
and Hamlet, when Partridge gave that credit to Mr. Garrick
which he had denied to Jones, and fell into so violent a
trembling that his knees knocked against each other.
Jones asked him what was the matter, and whether he
was afraid of the warrior on the stage. "Oh, la! sir,"

dresses as that either/'

much laughter

in

the

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said he, "I perceive now, it is what you told me.

not afraid of anything, for I know it is but a play,

am
and

a ghost, it could do one no harm at

such a distance, and in so much company: and yet if I
was frightened, I am not the only person." "Why, whom"

were

if it

really

do you take to be such a coward here

Jones,
beside yourself?" "No, you may call me coward if you
will; but if that little man there upon the stage is not
tt

cries

frightened, I never saw any man frightened in my life.

Now, now; go along with you! Why, to be sure! Who's
a fool then? Will you? Lord have mercy upon such foolhardiness! Whatever happens, it is good enough for you.

Follow you!

I'd follow the devil as soon.

Nay, perhaps
say he can put on what likeness
he pleases. Oh! here he is again. No farther! No, you
have gone far enough already; farther than I'd have
it

the devil

is

for they

all the
king's dominions."
Jones offered to
but
speak,
Partridge cried, "Hush, hush, dear sir! don't
you hear him?" And during the whole speech of the
Ghost, he sat with his eyes fixed partly on the Ghost

gone

for

and partly on Hamlet, and with his mouth open; the

same passions which succeeded each other in Hamlet
succeeding likewise in him.
When the scene was over, Jones said, "Why, Partridge,

You enjoy the play more

expectations.
conceived possible." "Well, sir," answered Partridge,
you are not afraid of the devil, I can't help it; but,

you exceed my
than
"if

to

be

sure,

though

it

is

know

natural to be surprised at such things,

there is nothing in them not that it was

the Ghost that surprised

me

either;

for

should have

known that to have been only a man in a strange dress

but when I saw the little man so frightened himself, it was
that which took hold of me."
"And do you imagine
;

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u that he was
then, Partridge," cries Jones,
really frightened?" "But, sir," said Partridge, "did not you yourself

observe afterwards, when he found it was his own father's

spirit, and how he was murdered in the garden, how

him by degrees, and he was struck

dumb with sorrow, as it were, just as I should have
been, had it been my own case? But hush! Oh, la! what
noise is that?
There he is again. Well, to be certain,
his

fear forsook

know there is nothing at all in it, I am glad

not down yonder where those men are."
During the second act, Partridge made very few remarks.
He greatly admired the fineness of the dresses; nor could
I

though
I

am

he help observing upon the King's countenance. "Well,"

"how people may be deceived by faces! Nulla
fides fronti is, I find, a true saying. Who would think, by
looking into the King's face, that he had ever committed
said he,

He then inquired after the Ghost; but Jones,

intended he should be surprised, gave him no other

a murder?"

who

"that he might possibly see him again

satisfaction than

soon, and in a flash of

fire."
;

and now,

next appearance,

Partridge

Partridge sat in fearful expectation

when

the Ghost

made

his

of

this

now; what do you say now: is he

frightened now or not? As much frightened as you think
me, and to be sure nobody can help some fears; I would
not be in so bad a condition as
what's his name?
Hamlet
is
the
for
all
world. Bless me!
there,
Squire
what's become of the spirit ? As I am a living soul,
1
thought I saw him sink into the earth." "Indeed, you
saw right," answered Jones. "Well, well," cries Partridge
u l know it's
only a play; and besides, if there were
in
all
this, Madam Miller would not laugh so;
anything
for as to you, sir, you would not be afraid, I believe,
cried out,

"There,

Berlitz, English

II.

sir,

10

146
if

the devil

wonder you

was here

in person.
There, there; ay, no
are in such a passion; shake the vile, wicked

wretch to pieces.

she was

If

To be

serve her so.

sure,

my own

all

mother,

duty to a

mother

should
is

for-

by such wicked doings. Oh, go about your business; I hate the sight of you."
Our critic was now pretty silent till the play which
feited

Hamlet introduces before the King.

first

understand,

till

Jones explained

no sooner entered
to

himself

bless

This he did not

into the spirit of

that he had never

it
it,

to him;

at

but he

than he began

committed murder.

Then
not

turning to Mrs. Miller, he asked her, "If she did

imagine the King looked as if he were touched;

"a good actor, and does all he

Well, I would not have so much to
answer for as that wicked man there has, to sit upon
a much higher chair than he sits upon. No wonder he
ran away; for your sake I'll never trust an innocent face
though he
can

to

is,"

hide

said he,

it.

again."

The grave-digging scene next engaged the attention

of Partridge, who expressed much surprise at the number
of skulls thrown upon the stage. To which Jones answered,

"

That

it

was one of

places about town."

" that the
place

is

the most famous burial-

"No wonder,

haunted.

But

then," cries Partridge,

I

never saw

in

my

life

had a sexton when I was clerk

that would have dug three graves while he is digging
The fellow handles a spade as if it were the first
one.
time he had ever had one in his hand.
Oh, yes, you
I believe."
You
had
rather
than
work,
may sing.
sing
he
the
cried
Hamlet's
skull,
out, "Well,
Upon
taking up
a worse grave-digger.

strange to see how fearless some men are: I never

could bring myself to touch anything belonging to a

it

is

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He seemed

dead man, on any account.

too at the Ghost,
Little

enough

more worth remembering* occurred during the

the end of which Jones asked him, " Which of

play, at
"
the players he had liked best?

some appearance of

with

frightened

thought."

To

indignation

this

he answered,

at

the question,

"

The King, without doubt." "Indeed, Mr. Partridge,"

says Mrs. Miller, "you are not of the same opinion with
the town; for they are all agreed that Hamlet is acted
the best player, who ever was on the stage." "He,

by

"
the best player!
cries Partridge, with a contemptuous
"
I
could
act as well as he myself, I am
sneer;
why,
I
if
had
seen
a
sure;
ghost, I should have looked in the

very same manner, and done just as he did. And then,

to be sure, in that scene, as you called it between him
and his mother, where you told me he acted so fine,

why, any man, that is any good man, who had such a
mother, would have done exactly the same. I know

you are only joking with me; but, indeed, madam,

though I was never at a play in London; yet I have
seen acting before
money; he speaks

in the
all

again as the other.

his

country; and the King for my

words distinctly, half as loud

Anybody may

see he

is

short trip to Paris.

Paris,

We

were dismally

but arriving.

Oh!

Paris, at least

so!

an actor."

sea-sick.

dear,

And

October.

cared for nothing

would even have given up

thought so. But, oh!

how

could

Just fancy a place where not only your

think

own maid

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speaks French, but where everybody, the porters, the

coachmen, the chambermaids, can't speak anything else!
Where the very beggars beg, and the commonest people
swear, in French! Oh! it's inexpressibly delightful. Why,
even the dogs understand it; everybody rolls in a luxury
of French, and, of course, is happy.

but poor Mr. Potiphar?

Everybody

He has a
When we

terrible time of

arrived

we

fashionable people do

Brougham
I

did, for
is

it

suppose

it.

alighted at Meurice's,
at least

Gauche Boosey

he used to read

fashionable

to

it

in

all

said

the

Lord

Galignaniy and

do as Lord Brougham
was

Firkin said that the Hotel Bristol

does.

D'Orsay
more recherche.
"Does that mean cheaper?" inquired Mr. Potiphar.

Mr. Firkin looked at him compassionately.

"I only want," said Mr. Potiphar, in a kind of gasping
way, for it was in the cars on the way from Boulogne
to Paris that

to

we

held this consultation

go where there

My
hotels,

dear

sir,

who

is

somebody who

there

are

"I only

want

can speak English."

commissionnaires

at

all

the

are perfect linguists," said Mr. Firkin in a

gentlemanly manner.
"Oh! dear me!" said Mr. P., wiping his forehead
with the red bandanna that he always carries despite
Mrs. P., "what is a commissionnaire?"
"An interpreter, a cicerone," said Mr. Firkin.

"A

guide, philosopher, and friend/' said Kurz.

"Kurz, do
vously, as

you speak French?"

we

inquired Mr. P., ner-

rolled along.

"Oh! yes," replied he.

"Oh! dear me!" said Mr. Potiphar, looking disconsolately out of the window.

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We

arrived soon

"We

are

now

after.

at the

Barriere" said Mr. Firkin.

Mr. Potiphar drew himself up with a military

We

alighted and walked into the

room where

air.
all

the

baggage was arranged.

"Est-ce qrfil
officer

a quelque chose a declarer}" asked an

addressing Mr. Potiphar.

"Good Heavens! what

did

you say!"

said Mr.

P.,

looking at him.

The

and Kurz said something, upon

which he bowed and passed on. We stepped outside
upon the pavement, and I confess that even I could not
understand everything that was said by the crowd and
the coachmen. But Kurz led the way to a carriage, and
officer

we drove

smiled,

off to Meurice's.

"It's awful, isn't it?"

said Mr. Potiphar, panting.

When we

reached the hotel, a gentleman (Mr. Potiphar

said he was sure he was a gentleman, from a remark
in English) came out bowing.
But before
he made
the door of the carriage was opened, Mr. P. thrust his
head out of the window, and holding the door shut,
cried out,

"Do you speak

English here?"

"Certainly, sir," replied the clerk; and that was the

remark that so pleased Mr. Potiphar.
My room was next to the Potiphars, and I heard a
great deal, you may be sure. I didn't mean to, but I
The next morning when they were
couldn't help it.
about coming down, I heard Polly say

"Now, Mr. Potiphar, remember if you want to speak

it is numero
quatre-vingt-cinq" and she

of your room

pronounced it very slowly. "Now try, Mr. P."

"Oh! dear me. Kattery vang sank," said he.

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"Very good," answered

on the

Now

third floor.

"au troisieme;

she;

O trorsy
trorsy
muttered he in a tone of despair.
"O

tror

that

means

try."
-

Oh! dear me!"

"Erne?" said Mrs. P.

"Aim," said he.

"Well?" said Mrs.
U

P.

trorsyaim," said he.

"That's very well, indeed!

they went out of the room.

"
I

said Mrs. Potiphar, and

joined them in the hall,

and we ran on before Mr. P., but we soon heard some

one speaking, and stopped.
"
"Monsieur veut-il prendre un commissionnaire )
sank," replied Mr. Potiphar, with

vang

"Kattery

great emphasis.

"Comment)

"O

"

tror --

said the other.

tror

--Oh!

seeaim

Polly

seeaim!"

returned Mr. P.

"You speak English?" said the

"Why! good God! do youl"

commissionnaire.

asked Mr.

P.,

with

astonishment.

"I speaks every languages, sare," replied the other,

and we will use de English, if you pies. But Monsieur
speaks ires bien de French language."
"Are you speaking English now?" asked Mr. Potiphar.
and
The commissionnaire answered him that he was,

Mr. P. thrust his arm through that of the commissionnaire

and said

"My
glad

if

dear

sir,

if

you

should be very

my

walks through

are disengaged

you would accompany me

in

the town."

"Mr. Potiphar!" said Polly, "come!"

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"

Coming, my dear," answered he, as he approached

with the commissionaire. It was in vain that Mrs. P.
winked and frowned. Her husband would not take hints.

So taking his other arm, and wishing the. commissionaire

good morning, she tried to draw him away. But he
clung to his companion and said.
"Polly, this gentleman speaks English."

"Don't keep

his

arm," whispered she; "he

is

only a

servant."

" said
"Servant, indeed!
he; "you should have heard
him speak French, and you see how gentlemanly he is."
It was some time before Polly was able to make her

husband comprehend the case.

"Ah!" said he at length; "Oh! I understand."
It would charm you to hear how intelligently Mrs. P.
speaks about French society, though she has only seen
it from a distance.
When we return, you will find how
she
is.
We've been here only a few weeks,
accomplished
and we already know all the fashionable shops, and a
little more French, and we go to the confectioners, and
eat savarins every morning at 12, and we drive in the
Bois de Boulogne in the afternoon, and we dine splendidly,
and in the evening we go to the opera or a theatre.
To be sure we don't have much society besides our

own

party.

guished

But then the shop-girls point out the distinto Mrs. Potiphar, so that she can point

women

them out when we drive; and our banker calls and keeps
us up in gossip; and Mrs. Potiphar's maid, Adele, is
inestimable in furnishing information; and Mr. Potiphar
gets a great deal out of his commissionaire, and goes
about studying his Galignani's Guide and frequents the
English Reading Room, where, I am told, he makes
himself a little conspicuous when he finds that Englishmen

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won't

talk,

by

saying.

mating,

"You

- -

Oh! dear me!" and wiping

evidently

do

one gentleman.

not, sir," replied

you're right there/' answered Mr. P.

couldn't get another word from his companion.

"No,

The

his

He

usually opens his advances

sure of an Englishman, and saying, "Bong
but, perhaps, sir, you don't speak French."

face with a bandanna.

by making

sir;

other

day he was taken

to a

But he

darkened room

in

a grand old house, in a lonely, aristocratic street; and

there a picture agent showed him a splendid Nicolas
Poussin, painted in his prime for the family, whose heir,
in reduced circumstances, mvst now part with it at a
fearful sacrifice. Honored P.'s friend, the commissionnaire,
interprets this story, while the agent stands sadly meditating the sacrifice with which his duty acquaints him.

He

through the friendly commissionnaire, that he has been induced to offer him the picture, not only because all Americans have so fine a taste
informs the

good

P.,

proved to him) in paintings, nor

because they are so much more truly munificent than the
nobility of other nations, but because the heir in reduced
(as his experience has

circumstances wishes to think of the picture as entirely

removed from the possibility of being seen in France.

Family pride, which is almost crushed in disposing of

so great and valued a work, would be entirely quenched
if the sale were to be known, and the picture recognized
elsewhere in the country. Monsieur is a gentleman, and
he will understand the feeling of a gentleman under such
circumstances.

The

agent adds that

it

is

not unusual

owner to visit the picture about that very hour

to hear what chance there is for its sale. If this knock
should be he, it would not be very remarkable. The
for the

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He

has a very heavy moustache, dark hair,

and a somewhat peculiar cast of countenance.
heir enters.

Mr.

Potiphar

is

The

introduced.

heir

contemplates

the pictures sadly and he and the agent point out its
In fine, my honoured Potiphar
beauties to each other.

buys the work of

To any

one

of course, in
France, for instance, the price should be eleven thousand
But the French and the Americans have fraterfrancs.
art.

nized; a thousand francs shall

else,

be deducted.

delighted with his bargain, and when

asked where the thing shall be sent, says, in a loud,
"Hotel Miureece, Kattery
slow voice
vang

Mr. Potiphar

is

sank

- -

trorsy aim."
(GEO. W. CURTIS.)

The Bashful Man.

that in my person I am tall and thin
complexion, and light flaxen hair; but of such
extreme sensibility to shame, that, on the smallest subject
of confusion, my blood all rushes into my cheeks.

You must know

with a

fair

Having been sent to the university, the consciousness of

my unhappy failing made me avoid society, and I became
enamored of a college life. But from that peaceful retreat
I was called
by the deaths of my father and of a rich

who left me a fortune of thirty thousand pounds.

now purchased an estate in the country; and my
company was much courted by the surrounding families,
especially by such as had marriageable daughters. Though

uncle,
I

wished to accept their offered friendship, I was forced

repeatedly to excuse myself, under the pretence of not

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being

quite

settled.

walked with the

full

me

heart has failed

Often,

when

have

ridden

or

intention of returning their visits, my

as I approached their gates, and I

have returned homeward, resolving to try again the next

Determined, however, at length to conquer my
day.
timidity, I accepted an invitation to dine with one, whose
open, easy manner left me no room to doubt a cordial
welcome.
Sir Thomas Friendly, who lives about two miles
distant, is a baronet, with an estate adjoining the one I
He has two sons and five daughters, all
purchased.
and
grown up,
living, with their mother and a maiden
sister of Sir Thomas's, at Friendly Hall.
Conscious of

my

unpolished

gait,

have, for

some time

past, taken

of a professor, who teaches "grown

private
to
dance;" and though I at first found wongentleman
drous difficulty in the art he taught, my knowledge of
lessons

was of prodigious use in teaching me

the equilibrium of my body, and the due adjustment of
the mathematics

the centre of gravity to the five positions.

Having acquired the art of walking without tottering,
and learned to make a bow, I boldly ventured to obey

the baronet's invitation to a family dinner, not doubting

but my new acquirements would enable me to see the

how
when unsupported by

ladies with tolerable intrepidity; but, alas!

all

the hopes of theory,

vain are
habitual

practice!

As

approached the house, a dinner-bell alarmed my

lest I had spoiled the dinner by want of. punc-

fears,

tuality.

Impressed with

crimson, as my name
several livery-servants,

hardly

this idea, I

blushed the deepest

was repeatedly announced by

who ushered me

knowing what or whom

the

into the library,

saw.

At my

first

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entrance,

my

summoned up all my fortitude, and made

bow to Lady Friendly; but, unfortunately,

new-learned

bringing back my left foot to the third position, I

trod upon the gouty toe of poor Sir Thomas, who had

in

followed close

at

my

heels, to

be the nomenclator of the

family.

The

confusion this occasioned

me

in

conceived, since none but bashful

distress. The baronet's politeness,

men
by

is hardly to be
can judge of my

degrees, dissipated

was astonished to see how far good

breeding could enable him to suppress his feelings, and
to appear with perfect ease after so painful an accident.
The cheerfulness of her ladyship, and the familiar chat
of the young ladies, insensibly led me to throw off my
reserve and sheepishness, till, at length, I ventured to
concern and

my

the conversation,

join

and even to

start fresh subjects.

The

library being richly furnished with books in elegant

bindings, I conceived Sir Thomas to be a man of literature, and ventured to give my opinion concerning the

several

editions

of the

Greek

classics,

in

which the

baronet's opinion exactly coincided with my own.

To this subject I was led by observing an edition of
in

Xenophon

sixteen volumes,

which

(as

before heard of such a thing) greatly excited

and I rose up to examine what it could be.

saw what

was about, and,

as

had never

my

curiosity,

Sir

Thomas

supposed, willing

to

me trouble, rose to take down the book; which

made me more eager to prevent him, and, hastily laying
my hand on the first volume, I pulled it forcibly; but,
save

instead of books,

a board, which, by leather and

had been made to look like sixteen volumes,
came tumbling down, and unluckily pitched upon a wedgwood inkstand on the table under it.
lo!

gilding,

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Thomas

In vain did Sir

1

saw

me

assure

from an

the ink streaming

there was no harm;

table on the

inlaid

carpet, and, scarcely knowing what I did,

attempted to stop its progress with my cambric handIn the height of this confusion, we were
kerchief.

Turkey

informed that dinner was served up;

perceived that the

my

fears,

bell,

which

at first

was only the half-hour

and I, with joy,

had so alarmed

dinner-bell.

walking through the hall, and suite of apartements,

to the dining-room, I had time to collect my scattered
In

and was desired to take

Friendly and her eldest daughter
senses,

fall

of the

seat betwixt

my

at the table.

wooden Xenophon, my

Lady

Since the

face had been con-

I was
burning
just beginning to recover myself, and to feel comfortably cool,
when an unlooked-for accident rekindled all my heat and

like a firebrand;

tinually

and

blushes.
plate of soup too near the

edge of
bowing to Miss Dinah, who politely complimented the pattern of my waistcoat, I tumbled the
whole scalding contents into my lap. In spite of an
Having

my

set

the table, in

immediate supply of napkins to wipe the surface of -my

clothes, my black silk dress was not stout enough to

me from

sudden fomentation; and for some minutes I seemed to be in a

boiling cauldron; but^ recollecting how Sir Thomas had
save

the

disguised bis torture

bore

my

pain

effects

painful

when

in silence,

of

this

trod upon his toe,

amidst the

stifled

firmly

giggling of

the ladies and the servants.

I

will not relate

the several blunders

which

made

during the first course, or the distress occasioned by my

being desired to carve a fowl, or help to various dishes
that stood near me; spilling a sauce-boat, and knocking

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down a

rather let

salt-cellar:

me

hasten to the second

where fresh disasters overwhelmed me quite.

had a piece of rich, sweet pudding on my fork,
when Miss Louisa Friendly begged to trouble me for a
pigeon that stood near me. In my haste, scarce knowing
what I did, I whipped the pudding into my mouth, hot
It was impossible
to conceal my
as a burning coal.
agony; my eyes were starting from their sockets. At
last, in spite of shame and resolution, I was obliged to
drop the cause of torment on my plate.
Sir Thomas and the ladies all compassionated my
misfortune, and each advised a different application. One
course,
I

recommended oil, another water; but all Agreed that

wine was best for drawing out fire; and a glass of
sherry was brought me from the sideboard, which I
snatched up with eagerness; but, Oh! how shall I tell the
sequel?

Whether the
to

butler

drive

by

accident mistook, or purposely

he gave me the strongest

me mad,

designed
brandy; with which I filled my mouth, already flayed
and blistered. Totally unused to every kind of ardent
spirits, with my tongue, throat and palate, as raw as

what could

do?

could

not

swallow; and,
the
liquor squirted
my mouth,
clapping my
through my fingers like a fountain, over all the dishes;
and I was crushed by bursts of laughter from all quarters.
beef,

hands upon

Thomas reprimand the servants, and

her daughters; for the measure of
chide
Lady Friendly
shame
and
their
was not yet complete.
diversion
my
To relieve me from the intolerable state of perspiration
In vain

which

did

Sir

this accident

had caused, without considering what

wiped my face with that ill-fated handkerchief,

which was still wet from the consequences of the fall

did,

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of Xenophon, and covered all my features with streaks
of ink in every direction. The baronet himself could not

support the shock, but joined his lady in the general

laugh; while I sprang from the table in despair, rushed
out of the house, and ran home in an agony of confusion

and disgrace which the most poignant sense of

could not have excited.

guilt

ANON.

Jack Abbott's Breakfast.

(LEIGH HUNT.)

"What

shall eat!" thought Jack Abbott

as he turned into Middle Temple Lane, towards the
chambers of his old friend and tutor Goodall. " How

a breakfast

cram down the rolls (especially the inside bits),

apologize for one cup more! But Goodall is an
To be sure, I'm
excellent old fellow, he won't mind.
The
be
but
rather late.
rolls will
cold,
anything will
be delicious. If I met a baker I could eat bis basket."
Jack Abbott was a goodhearted, careless fellow, who
had walked that morning from Hendon to breakfast by
appointment with his old tutor. Arrived at the door of
his friend's room he knocks, and the door is opened by
I

shall

how

a thin grizzled personage, in an old

shaggy eyebrows, and a most bland and

Goodall himself,
great-coat,

benevolent expression of countenance a sort of Dominic

Sampson, an angel of the dusty heaven of book-stalls

and the

British

Museum.

Unfortunately for the hero of our story, this angel of

the heel,
sixty-five, unshaven and with stockings down at

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had a memory which could not recollect what had been

told him six hours before, much less six days. Accordingly he had finished his breakfast long before his late
pupil presented himself. The angel was also very short
sighted, and his response to Jack Abbott's hearty,

how

d'ye do, my dear sir? I'm afraid I'm very

late," replied in the blandest tones, "Ah, dear me!
I beg pardon
I'm very
pray, who is it I have the

"Well,

pleasure of speaking to?"

"What!
Abbott,

don't you recollect me, my dear sir? Jack

met you, you know, and was to come and -

"Oh, Mr. Abbott, is

should not see you!

My

it!

dear Mr. Abbott, to think

And how

is

the

good

lady, your

mother?"
"

Very

at the

well,

very well indeed, sir." Here Jack glanced

"I'm quite rejoiced to see that

breakfast-table.

the breakfast-cloth

is

not removed.

I'm horribly

late.

But don't take any trouble, my good sir. The kettle I

I'll cut
see is still singing on the hob.
myself a piece

of bread and butter immediately."

"Ah! You have come

kind boy?

That

"Ah,"

thought

is

while he sighed.
the invitation! -

To
I

tell

have you, my
of
you, very good indeed."
very good
to breakfast,

hungry Jack Abbott,

"How

completely

smiling

he has

Thank you, my dear

sir,

even

forgotten

thank you.

the truth I'm very hungry, hungry as a hunter.

all the way from Hendon this morning."

walked

"Bless me!

long way,

isn't

Did you, indeed?

it?

Well,

sir,

I'll

Why,

that's

make some

a very

fresh tea

and
"I beg pardon," interrupted Jack, who in a fury of
hunger and thirst was pouring out what tea he could

lt)U

find in the pot, "I can

do very well with

at

this,

any

rate to begin with.''

milk?

I'm afraid

to see --

what are we to do for

must keep you waiting while I step

"Ah! But I'm sorry

out for some."

"Don't

beg you!" ejaculated our hero, "don't

think of it, my dear sir.
I can do very well without
milk, I can indeed, I often do without milk."
"Well, indeed. I have met with such instances before,
and it's very lucky that you do not care for milk, but
I

stir,

Well, well!

the sugar-basin isn't empty! I will go

My hat must be under those pamphlets."
if

out instantly.
"Don't think of such a thing,
sir,"

cried Jack.

"You may

think

pray don't, my dear

it odd; but
sugar, 1

can assure you, is a thing that I don't at all care for.

bread, my dear sir, the bread is all I require, just

The

that piece."

"Well,
but

now

sir,

"Butter!"
greatest

you're very good, and very temperate;

I declare I don't believe -

ah, as for butter.

interrupted

scorn,"

why,

our

hero

haven't

in

eaten

tone

butter

of the
I

don't

Not a step, sir, not a step. I must make

for I've got to lunch with
lawyer and he'll
I'm so anxious
and
in
fact
me
to
eat
something,
expect
and feel so hurried that I must be off,
good sir, I

know when.
haste,

my

my

must indeed."
Jack had made up his mind to seek the nearest coffeehouse as fast as possible and there have the heartiest
and most luxurious breakfast that could make amends
for his disappointment.
Being once more out of doors,
our hero rushes like a tiger into Fleet Street and plunges
into the first coffee-house in sight.

"Waiter!"

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"Yessir."

Tea, black and green, and

"Breakfast immediately.
that."

all

Eggs and

"Yessir.

"By

toast, sir?"

means."

all

- -

Any ham, sir?

and
instantly."
"Just so,
Cold fowl, sir?"
"Yessir.
"Precisely, and no delay.*'

Yessir.

"Yessir.

Pickles, sir?"
all

"Bring
everything,
pickles, but bring anything you

Do

my good fellow.
in my life."
"Yessir.

hurry up;

"Thank you, thank you.

"
beg of you
"Yessir, Immediately,
"

Every thing ready

Beautiful place,

like,
I

don't

care

for

and do make haste,

never was so hungry

Like the paper, sir?"

sir.

Directly,

no,

sir;

Now,

for heaven's

everything ready,

sake,

sir."

thought Jack. "Cheering sound!

Fine English place

!"

a coffee-house!

Have what you

everything so snug, so comfortable.
and no fuss about it. What a breakfast I shall eat!

like

And

the paper, too: horrid murder

mysterious
Bless me, what horrible things

affair,

how

assassination.

very comfortable!
"Yessir.

Coming

"You've another
a

Yessir.

"Let the

Waiter!
sir.

slice

All right,
third,

if

"

Directly, sir."

of toast getting ready."

sir."

you

please,

be

thicker,

and the

fourth."

Everything is served up: toast, hot and

plump; ham, huge; cold fowl, tempting.
Berlitz, English IL

rich;

eggs,

11

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"Glorious moment!" inwardly ejaculated Jack Abbott,

the paper conveniently so as to read

He had doubled

the "Express from Paris," in perfect comfort. Before he

poured out his tea, he was in the act of putting his
awful
hand to one of the inner slices of toast when
visitation!

whom

should he see passing the window

He was coming, of course, to

but his friend Goodali.

read the papers, and this, of all the coffee-houses in the

world, was the one he must needs go to! What was
to be done?
Jack could not hurt anybody's feelings.

There was nothing

left for him but to bolt.

Accordingly,
hiding his face with the newspaper till Goodali
has taken up another, he rushes out as if a sheriff were

after

after him.

Jack, congratulating himself that he had neither been

by Goodali nor tasted a breakfast unpaid for, has

seen

has

ordered precisely such another breakfast,

same newspaper and seated himself as nearly

in the very same place.

"Now," thought
chance.
houses.

What

he,

"I

am beyond

got the

as possible

the

reach

of

Goodali cannot read the papers in two coffeeBy Jove! was ever a man so hungry as I am?

a breakfast

shall eat!"

Enter breakfast, served up as before.

"Glorious moment!" thinks Jack again.

He

has got the middle

slice

of toast in

his

fingers,

precisely as before, when happening to look up, he sees

the waiter of the former coffee-house pop his head in,
full in the face, and as suddenly withdraw it.
Back goes the toast on the plate; up springs poor
Abbott to the door, rushes forth for the second time,
and makes as fast as he can for a third coffee-house.

look him

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never to breakfast?" thought he. u Nay, break

will. People can't go into three coffee-houses on

"Am
fast

purpose to go out again. W hat a breakfast I will eat!"

Jack Abbott, after some delay, owing to the fulness
The waiter has
of the room, is seated as before.
"yessired" to their mutual satisfaction; the toast

eggs plump, ham huge

is

done,

etc., etc.

Unluckily, three pairs of eyes were observing him all

the while; to wit, the waiter's of the first tavern, the

and the landlord's of the third.

now
were
resolving upon a course of action. Jack
They
was in the very agonies of hunger. "By Hercules, what
waiter's of the second,

must, and have now certainly

got to eat! I could not have stood it any longer. Now^
is the glorious moment of moments."
NOW,
Jack
took up a slice of the toast and -- with a strange look
a breakfast

will,

shall,

NOW

of misgiving, laid
44

I'm blessed

if

it down
again.
he's touched it, after all," said waiter

first.
"Well, this beats everything!"
"He's a precious rascal, depend on't," says the land"We'll nab him. Let us go to the door!"
lord.
"I'll be hanged if he ain't going to bolt again !" said
the second waiter.
"Search his pockets/' said the landlord.
"Three
breakfasts and not one eaten!"

the

"What
By this

a villain!" said the

first

waiter.

the people in the coffee-house had

crowded into the room, and a plentiful mob was gathtime

all

ering at the door.

"Here's a chap has had three breakfasts this morning,"
exclaimed the landlord.

"Three breakfasts!"
cles,"

how

cried a dry-looking
could he possibly do that?'*

man

in specta-

IP

--

say he'd eaten them.

"I didn't

them and

164
I

said

he'd ordered

Three breakfasts in three

I
tell
different houses,
you. He's been to my hcuse,
and to this man's house, and to this man's, and we've
searched him and he hasn't a penny in his pockets."
didn't eat them.

u That's

make

it," cried Jack, who had vainly attempted to

himself heard, "that's the very reason."

"What's the very reason?

"

inquired the gentleman in

spectacles.

"Why, I was shocked to find, just now, that I

my purse at home in the hurry of coming

left

and

had
out,

"

the laughing audience,"

He'll settle him."

"Oh, oh,"
policeman!

here's

cried

the

"But how does that explain the other two breakasked the gentleman.
"Not at all," said Jack.

fasts?"

"Impudent
"I mean,"
I

can explain

rascal!

'

said he,

said the landlord.

"that that doesn't explain

it,

but

it."

"Well, how?" said the gentleman, hushing the angry

landlord, who had meanwhile given him our hero in charge.
"Don't lay hands on me!" cried Jack.
if

let

me

alone; but

you
"Hear him, hear him!"

first

let

me

"I'll

go

quietly,

explain."

cried the spectators, "and

watch your pockets!"
Here Jack gave a rapid statement of the events of the
morning. This only excited laughter and derision, and
our hero was hustled off, and in two minutes found
himself in a crowded police-office.

considerable delay took place before the landlord's

charge could be heard.

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"Agony of

expectation," groaned poor Jack, "Pll

have bread and butter when I breakfast not toast; it's

more hearty, and besides you get

tablecloth,

thick slices,

tea,

it

and yet,

sooner;

when

shall

break-

fast?"

The
sir,

case at length was brought on. "Well, now, you

Mr. What's-your-name," quoth the magistrate,

"what

is

your wonderful explanation of

this

very extra-

You seem

ordinary habit of taking three breakfasts, sir?

very cool about

"Sir,"
to

you

it."

answered our hero,

that

am

cool.

"it is

You may

out of no disrespect
well be surprised at

the circumstances under which

I find myself, but in ada

man
and
a
of understanding, I have
dressing
gentleman
no doubt he will discover a veracity in my statement
which has escaped eyes less discerning. 44 So Jack gave

an account of the whole matter, and the upshot of it

that the magistrate not only proceeded to throw

was

the greatest ridicule on the charge, but gave Jack a note

to the nearest coffee-house, desiring the tavern-keeper to
furnish the gentleman with a breakfast at his expense,

and explaining the reason why.

With abundance of acknowledgments, and in raptures
at the now certain approach of the bread and butter,
"At last I have
Jack made his way to the tavern.
theel" cried he internally. "O most fugacious of meals,
what a repast I will make of it! What a breakfast I shall

Never was a breakfast so intensified!

Jack Abbot, with the note in his hand, arrived at the
tavern, went up the steps, hurried through the passage.
Every inch of the way was full of hope and bliss, when,
lol whom should his eyes light on but the other landlord whom he had just left in the court-room, detailing
have

'*

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of the story to the new landlord, and evidently

mind with every syllable. Raging with
poisoning
he
as
was, Jack could not stand this. With a
hunger
despair for which he could find no words, he turned
away in the direction of his lawyer's. "Now the lawyer,"
quoth he, soliloquizing, "was an intimate friend of my
his version

his

so intimate that

father's,

accept
that

made

it,

if

me

he offers

and of course he

will.

breakfast

shall plainly tell

can
him
have

prefer breakfast to lunch; in short, that I

up my mind to have it, even if I wait till dinner-

time or tea-time, and he'll laugh, and

and I shall get something

moment! What a breakfast

The lawyer,

to
I

eat

we
at

shall

last.

be

jolly,

Exquisite

shall eat!"

Mr. Pallinson,

occupied a

good large
house, with the marks of plenty on it. Jack hailed the
sight of the fire blazing in the kitchen. "Delicious spot!"
" kettle
and all that. Hope there is
thought he,
, pantry
milk

left,

and bread and

butter.

What

slices I will eat !"

But Jack unfortunately rang the bell of the office,

instead of the house, and found himself among a parcel
of clerks. Mr. Pallinscn was out; was not expected

home

No

till

clerks.

"Very

No Mrs.

desperation stated his case.

strange, sir," from one of the

Jack

evening.

result but,

in

Pallinson existed,

to

whom

he might

apply, so, blushing and stammering "Good-morning,"

found himself out again in the wide world of

Jack

pavement and houses. The clerks had told him that

Mr. Pallinson always dined at the Mendall coffee-house
when away on special business, and towards it our hero
turned his hungry and melancholy steps, determined to
wait there for him.

with a sigh,

What
off, and then I'm certain.
have when it does come! "At length

"five o'clock

isn't far

a breakfast

shall

"Ah," thought Jack,

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five

o'clock

and

strikes,

He was

Mr. Pallinson.

at the

same moment enters

a brisk, good-humoured man,

who

greeted Jack heartily. "Here, John, plates for two!

You'll dine, of course, with your father's old friend.''
Jack's heart felt itself at home with this cordiality, and
he at once entered into the history of his morning. The

good and merry lawyer, who understood

a joke, entered

and with great bursts of laughter, into Jack's

whim of still having his breakfast, and it was accordingly
brought up, with an explanation to the waiter that his

heartily,

had got up so

friend here

late,

and kept such fashion-

able hours, that he must needs breakfast while he himself

was dining. "And so," said the shrewd attorney, as the
waiter was respectfully bowing himself out, "no harm's

done, and now peg away."

The bread
second bidding.

Jack did not wait for a

and butter was at last

actually before him, not so thick as he had pictured it,

but as the waiter had turned his back three slices could

be rolled

made,

the

into

one.

This arrangement was accordingly

to swallow
enter Mr.

mouth was ready

Goodall!
"Breakfast

down

the

Henceforth

is

abolished for me," thought Jack, laying

and butter, "there's no such thing.

bread
I

will not

attempt

it."

The lawyer and Mr. Goodall were

well

known

to each

what had brought him thither was a confused

He
had somehow heard of a Mr. Abbott having
story.
ordered three breakfasts and having been taken to jail.
He had followed him up from place to place till he
found him in the tavern.
other, but

"I'm very glad indeed,

sir,

to find

you so comfortably

situated, after the story that half-witted fellow of a waiter

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told

me

at the coffee-house.

But don't

let

me

interrupt

beg of you!"

your tea,
"Luckiest of innocent fancies/
thinks I'm at tea!"

He

thought our hero, "he

plunged again at the bread and

He was

really breakfasting! "I beg your pardon,"

he said, with his mouth full. "I'm eating a little too fast,
- but
I trouble
for that loaf? These slices are

butter.

may

you

and I'm so ravenously hungry." Jack doubled

his thin slices; he took huge bites; he swilled his tea,
as he had sworn he would; he had eggs on one side
of him, ham on the other, his friends before him, and
very

was

thin,

as

happy

as a prince escaped from a foreign land;

and when he had

at length finished, talking and laughing

the while, or hearing talk and laughter, he pushed
the breakfast-cup aside, and chuckled to himself, "I've
all

had

it!

And now, my

Breakfast has been mine!

Mr. Pallinson,

dear

take a glass of your port!"

I'll

The Membraneous croup.

(Mark Twain.)

When

and incurable disease membraneous

croup was ravaging the town and driving all mothers
that frightful

mad

with terror,

little

Penelope and

44

Darling,

called Mrs.

Me

William's attention to

said:

wouldn't

let that child

chew

that pine stick

were you."
"Precious, where is the harm in it?" said she, but at
the same time preparing to take away the stick. I replied:
if I

"Love,

wood

it

is

notorious that pine

that a child can eat."

is

the least nutritious

169

My wife's hand paused in the act of taking the stick.

She bridled perceptibly and said:
Hubby, you know better than that. You know you
44

Doctors all say that the turpentine

good for a weak back."
do.

"Ah,
and

did not

know

in

that the child's spine

"The

idea!

"Why, my
said

child's

intimated

wood

is

affected,
"

it."

never intimated anything of the kind."

dear, it hasn't been two minutes since you
I

"

"I don't care what

said.

There

isn't

the child's chewing a bit of pine stick

and you know

too.

was

had recommended
spine was affected?"

that the family physician

"Who said the

"My love, you

pine

So

there,

it

perfectly well.

And

if

any harm

in

she wants to,

she shall chew

it,

now!"

I now see the force of

your
and
order two or three cords
go
of the best pine wood to-day. No child of mine shall

"Say no more,

reasoning, and

want, while

my

dear.

will

"
I

"Oh, please go along to your office and let me have

A body can never make the simplest
some peace.
but
remark,
you must take it up and go to arguing and
arguing and arguing till you don't know what you are
talking about, and you never do!"
"Very well. It shall be as you say. But there is a
"
want of logic in your last remark which
However she was gone with a flourish before I could
That night
finish, and had taken the child with her.
she confronted

"O
is

me

with a face as white as a sheet.

Mortimer, there's another!

taken!"

"Membraneous croup?"

Little

Georgie Gordon

170

"Membraneous croup."
hope for him?"
the wide world!
Oh, what

"Is there any

"None

in

is

to

become

of us?"
the nurse brought in our Penelope to say
goodnight, and she gave a slight cough. My wife fell
back like one stricken with death, but the next moment

By and by

she was up and brimming with the activities which terror

inspires.

She commanded

that the child's crib be

removed from

the nursery to our bedroom, and she went along to see

the order executed. She took me with her, of course.

arranged matters speedily. A cot bed was put up

in my wife's dressing-room for the nurse, but now Mrs.
Me. Williams said we were too far away from the other
baby, and what if he, too, were to have the symptoms

We

and she blanched again, poor thing. We

then restored the crib and the nurse to the nursery, and
put up a bed for ourselves in a room adjoining.
in the night?

Presently, however, Mrs. Me. Williams said, suppose

This thought
the baby should catch it from Penelope!

new panic to her heart, and the whole tribe of

us could not get the crib out of the nursery again fast
enough to satisfy my wife, though she assisted in her
struck a

own

person,

and well nigh pulled the

crib to

pieces in

her frantic hurry.

We

moved

down-stairs; but there was no place there

the
stow
nurse, and Mrs. Me. Williams said the nurse's
experience would be an inestimable help. So we returned

to

to our own bedroom once more, and

a great gladness, like storm-buffeted birds that have
found their nest again.

bag and baggage

felt

171

Me

Mrs.
things

with a

4i

can

the

nursery to

make Baby

in

see

how

moment

sleep so?"

said,

Why, my

image."
"I know,

Baby always

darling,

know; but

now.

his sleep

Oh,

to

sped

were going on there. She was back

new dread. She said,

"What
I

Williams

there's

He seems

sleeps like a graven

something peculiar about

to breathe so

so regularly.

this is dreadful!"
7'

dear, he always breathes regularly.

know it, but there's something frightful about

"But,

my

"Oh,

now. His nurse is too young and inexperienced.

Maria shall stay there with her, and be on hand if
it

anything happens."
"That's a good idea, but

who

will

help you?"
wouldn't allow anybody but myself to do anything, anyhow, at such a time

"You

can help

me

all I

want.

as this."

Penelope coughed twice

"Oh, why don't that

room is too warm. Turn
I

shut

time,

it

off,

her sleep.
doctor come!
in

Mortimer,

this

off the register, quick!"

glancing at the thermometer at the same

if seventy degrees was too warm

and wondering

for a sick child.

The coachman

town with the news that

and confined to his bed. Mrs.
Me Williams turned a dead eye upon me and said in a
dead voice:
"There is a providence in it. It is foreordained. He
never was sick before, never. We have not been living
as we ought to live, Mortimer.
Time and time again
I have told
the result. Our child
Now
see
so.
you
you
our

arrived from

physician was

ill

172

never

will

get

well.

Be thankful

you can

if

forgive

"

never can forgive myself!

yourself.
I said, without intent to hurt, but with heedless choice
I

we had been

of words, that I could not see that

such an abandoned life.

"Mortimer!

Do you

want

to

bring

the

living

judgment

upon Baby too?"

Then she began to cry, but suddenly exclaimed:

"The doctor must have sent medicines!"
"Certainly.

you

to give

They are here.

me a chance."

"Well, do give them to me.

every minute is precious now?

Don't you

was

said that while there

life

know

for

that

But what was the use

when he knows

of sending medicines
incurable?"
I

was only waiting

that the disease

there

is

was hope.

Mortimer, you know no more what you are

about
than a child unborn. If you would
as
talking
I live, the directions say,
one
once
an
teaspoonful
give

"Hope!

hour!

Once an hour!

As

if

we had

a whole year before

us to save the child in!

Mortimer, please hurry! Give
the poor perishing thing a tablespoonful, and do try to

be quick!"

"Why my

dear, a tablespoonful might

"Don't drive

me

frantic!

Oh,

know

."

she can't

live

Mortimer, a tablespoonful every half hour

will
oh, the child needs belladonna, too, and aconite.
Get them, Mortimer. Now do let me have my way.

till

morning!

You know nothing about

We now went to bed,
wife's pillow.

All

this

these things."

placing the crib close to my

turmoil had worn me out, and

173

two minutes

within

Me

Mrs.

asleep.
44

half

Williams roused me.

that register turned

is

Darling,

was something more than

on?"

"No."
41

thought as much.

room

turned

Please turn

it

on

The

at once.

cold."

is

on and

it

fell

asleep again.

was aroused

again.
44

would you mind moving the

Dearie,

to

your

nearer the register."

but had a collision with the rug and

woke

side of the bed?

I

moved

up the

it,

child.

It

dozed

crib

is

once more while

off

But in a

quieted the sufferer.

little

came murmuring remotely through

my

wife

while these words

my

drow-

some goose-grease.

Will

the fog of

siness:
44

if

Mortimer,

we

only had

you ring?"
climbed dreamily out, and stepped on a cat which
responded with a protest and would have got a convincing
kick for it
if a chair had not got it instead.
I

41

Now, Mortimer, why do you want to turn up the

gas and wake up the child again?"
44
Because I want to see how much I am hurt," I said.
44

ruined.
44

cat.

look at the

Well,

Now
It

Poor

cat!

chair,

too.

I've

to

it

is

suppose you had

am

Now, Mortimer,
make a remark

do the few
time as

doubt

"

not going to suppose anything about the

never would have occurred if Maria had been
I

here to attend to the duties, which are

mine."
44

no

this,

little

in

her

line,

not

should think you would be ashamed

It is a pity if you can't
that.

like

things

when our

ask of you at such an awful

child

is

"

174

"There, there, I'll do anything you want. But I can't

anybody with this bell. They have all gone to bed.

raise

Where

the goose-grease?"
"On the mantelpiece in the nursery.
"
there speak to Maria
I

is

you'll step

fetched the goose-grease and went to sleep again.

Once more

was

called.

so hate to disturb you, but this

"Mortimer,
too cold to apply this

stuff.

Would you mind

ready to touch a match to."

dragged myself out. and lit the fire, then

the fire?
I

If

It's

room

is

lighting

all

sat

down

disconsolate.

don't

"Mortimer,

Come

cold.

sit

there

and catch your death of

to bed."

As

I was
stepping in, she said.
"Wait a moment. Please give the

child

some more

of the medicine."
It

was a medicine which made

my

wife

made

use

all

over

with

the goose-oil.

of

the child lively, and

interval to grease it

its

waking
I was asleep once more
before long, but once more I had to get up.
^
Mortimer, I feel a draught. I feel it distinctly. There
is nothing so bad for this disease as a
Please
draught.

move

the crib in front of the

fire."

and collided with the rug again which I threw

into the fire.
Mrs. Me Williams sprang out of bed and
rescued it and we had some words.
I
had another
interval
of
and
then
trifling
sleep,
got up by request
and constructed a flaxseed poultice. This was placed upon
the child's breast and left there to do its healing work.
I

did

it,

A wood

fire is

twenty minutes

Me

Williams

not a permanent thing.

and renewed ours, and

the

opportunity

to

shorten

got up every
gave Mrs.

this

the

times of

175

giving the medicines by ten minutes which was a great

Now

her.

to

satisfaction

and then,

between

reorganized the flaxseed poultices, and applied

times,
all

sorts

where unoccupied places could be found

upon the child. Towards morning the wood gave out
and my wife wanted me to go down the cellar and get
of blisters

more.

said:

"My dear, it is a laborious job, and tb^ child must

be nearly warm enough with all her extra clothing.. We
"
might put on an extra layer of poultices and
i
I did not finish because I was interrupted,
lugged
up wood for some little time, then lay down and fell to
snoring as only a man can whose strength is all gone
and whose soul is worn out. Just at broad daylight I
on my shoulder that brought me to my
felt a grip
senses suddenly.
My wife was glaring down upon me
and gasping.
"It

What

shall

"There

child's

perspiring!

we do?"

"Mercy, how you

ought to do!"

Go

The

All over!

over!

all

is

not a

is

yourself!

terrify

moment

Tell him he

me!

to lose!

don't

know what we

Go

for the doctor.

nmst come, dead or alive!"

man from his bed and brought

dragged that poor sick

He looked at the child and said she .was not
him.
dying. This was joy unspeakable to me, but it made
my wife as angry as if he had offered her a personal
Then he said that the child's cough was only
affront.
I

caused by some

At

this

my

trifling irritation

wife looked as

if

or other

in

she intended to

the throat.

show him

He said he would give her something

would make her dislodge the trouble. He sent her
the door.

that
into

176

of coughing,
splinter or two.

a spasm

wood

and presently up came a

little

"This child has no croup," said he. " She has been
chewing a bit of pine shingle or something of the kind
and got some little slivers in her throat. They won't
do her any harm."
"No," said I. "Indeed the turpentine in them is very

good

for

children.

certain kinds of diseases that are peculiar to

"
wife will tell you so

My

But she did not. She turned away

the room; and since that time there
our

by

life

in

which

we

never refer to

is

And

deep and untroubled serenity.

and left
one episode in
so our days flow

in disdain

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