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While this petty treason was going on in the old governor's citadel, a storm of open war was brewing among his external foes. The circumstance of a bag of gold and jewels having been found upon the person of the supposed robber, had been reported in Granada. A question of territorial right was immediately started by the governor's rival, the captain-general. He therefore threatened to send a body of soldiers to transfer the prisoner from the vermilion tower to the city.

News of this was brought late at night to Governor Manco. "Let them come," said he, "they'll find me beforehand with them; he must rise bright and early who would take in an old soldier."

He accordingly issued orders to have his prisoner removed at daybreak, to the donjon-keep within the walls. of the Alhambra. "And d'ye hear, child," said he to the handmaid, "tap at my door and wake me before cockcrowing, that I may see to the matter myself."

The day dawned, the cock crowed, but nobody tapped at the door of the governor. The sun rose high above the mountain tops, and glittered in at his casement, ere the governor was awakened from his morning dreams by his veteran corporal, who stood before him with terror stamped upon his iron visage.

"He's off! he's gone!" cried the corporal.

“Who's off — who's gone?"

"The soldier- the robber; his dungeon is empty, but

the door is locked; no one knows how he has escaped out of it."

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"Your handmaid; she brought him his supper."
"Let her be called instantly."

Here was new matter of confusion. The chamber of the demure damsel was likewise empty. Her bed had not been slept in: she had doubtless gone off with the culprit, as she had appeared, for several days past, to have frequent conversations with him.

This was wounding the old governor in a tender part, but he had scarce time to wince at it, when new misfortunes broke upon his view. On going into his cabinet he found his strong box open, and the leather purse of the trooper abstracted.

But how had the fugitives escaped? A peasant who lived by the roadside leading up into the Sierra declared that he had heard the tramp of a powerful steed just before daybreak, passing up into the mountains. He had looked out of his casement, and could just distinguish horseman with a woman seated before him.

"Search the stables!" cried Governor Manco.

The stables were searched; all the horses were in

their stalls excepting the Arabian steed. In his place was a stout cudgel, tied to the manger, and on it a label bearing these words, "A Gift to Governor Manco, from an Old Soldier."

- WASHINGTON IRVING.

NOTES ON THE STORIES AND POEMS

(To be Read by Teachers and Pupils.)

The Sabot of Little Wolff is translated from the French of François Coppée (1842- ), a French poet, dramatist, and novelist.

Perronet is selected from a book of short stories entitled "A Great Emergency and Other Tales," by Juliana Horatia Ewing (1841-1885), an Englishwoman, who wrote many charming stories for old and young. Among the most popular of her books are "Jackanapes," "Jan of the Windmill," and "The Story of a Short Life."

March, The Gladness of Nature, and The Fringed Gentian were written by William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878), an American poet and journalist. He wrote many poems about birds, flowers, and the changing seasons, which prove him to be a thoughtful and loving student of nature.

Daffodils was written by William Wordsworth (1770-1850), a celebrated English poet. He wrote many poems which express a genuine love of nature, and a familiar knowledge of her ways.

The River of Gold. This is a selection from "The King of the Golden River," a charming story for children written by John Ruskin (1819-1900), an English author, celebrated for his prose style.

In reading this story one should note the beautiful description of the mountains, glacier, sky, clouds and sunsets, and how with a few well-chosen words the author changes the whole effect of the landscape from bright and cheering to dull and lowering.

The White Knight.—Lewis Carroll was the pen-name of Charles L. Dodgson, an English author (1832-1898), who wrote “Alice in Wonderland" and "Alice through the Looking-Glass." These are

two delightful books for children, which recount the adventures of a little girl who visits Wonderland, and the country of which we catch a glimpse in the looking-glass. The friends she makes on these visits are known to thousands of children and grown people.

The Red Knight and the White Knight, the Red Queen and the White Queen, the White Rabbit, the Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, are among the most familiar characters in child literature.

Swiss Family Robinson. This story was founded on the report of the captain of a Russian vessel, who discovered a group of islands southeast of Java. On landing on one of these islands he was surprised to find a family consisting of a father, mother, and four sons. These people had sailed from England, been overtaken by a fierce storm, and shipwrecked. They reached an uninhabited island where they lived many years.

The father tells the story of the trials through which his wife and children pass, the wonderful discoveries they make, and the dangers they encounter. This story was originally told by Johann David Wyss to his four children, and was afterward written out and published in Germany by his son, Rodolphe.

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A Day in June. This selection forms the prelude to "The Vision of Sir Launfal," a poem written by James Russell Lowell (1819-1891). The author was a distinguished American scholar, editor, essayist, and poet.

Black Beauty. This selection is made from a book by the same name written by Anna Sewell (1820-1877), an Englishwoman. The story was written to teach kindness, sympathy, and common sense in the treatment of horses, and has done much to improve their condition. Thousands of copies of the book have been distributed by humane societies, both in Europe and America.

Don Quixote and the Lion; Don Quixote, Knight-Errant. These selections recount the adventures of one Don Quixote, whose

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