As home his footsteps he hath turned
From wandering on a foreign strand!
If such there breathe, go, mark him well;
For him no minstrel raptures swell;
High though his titles, proud his name,
Boundless his wealth as wish can claim;
Despite those titles, power, and pelf,
The wretch, concentred all in self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall go down
To the vile dust, from whence he sprung,
Unwept, unhonored, and unsung.

VI.

AMERICA.

My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,

Of thee I sing;

Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountain-side
Let freedom ring.

My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free,

Thy name I love;

I love thy rocks and rills,

Thy woods and templed hills;
My heart with rapture thrills

Like that above.

SIR WALTER SCOTT.

Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet Freedom's song;
Let mortal tongues awake,
Let all that breathe partake,
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.

Our Fathers' God, to thee,
Author of liberty,

To thee we sing;

Long may our land be bright With Freedom's holy light; Protect us by thy might,

Great God, our King.

EXERCISES IN COMPOSITION.

To the Teacher. — Require the pupil to put forth his best effort in each exercise. Accept no careless work, either in thought or in expression. Before writing some of these exercises, the pupil should refer to the forms and directions in Part Fourth.

I.

YELLOWSTONE PARK.

1. Tell where Yellowstone Park is, give its area, and tell something of its surface. 2. Describe some of its great natural

curiosities.

II.

You promised to spend last evening at the your friends, but you were unable to do so.

home of one of

Write to your

friend, giving a reason for your absence, and expressing your regret at not being able to keep the appointment.

III.

You have lost a watch. Write an advertisement about the lost article, to be inserted in one of the newspapers in your

town.

IV.

MY FAVORITE BOOKS.

1. Tell which your favorite books are. sons for liking each.

V.

2. State your rea

Write to Messrs. Light & Wood, 781 Broadway, New York, asking them to send you samples of their letter-paper sold by the pound.

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VI.

Write an order, in the third person, for such groceries as will be needed in your family for the coming week. Use in your order the real name of some grocer.

VII.

You are obliged to leave school on account of illness in your family. Write a letter to your teacher, stating the cause of

your absence from school.

VIII.

MY TRIP TO

State the object of your trip, and give a full account of what you saw.

NOTE. The pupil should describe some trip that he has actually taken.

IX.

Write a short conversation between a landlord and a tenant, about painting and papering certain rooms in the house occupied by the tenant.

X.

Mrs. Margaret Joy, who lives at Catskill, N. Y., wishes to rent a house in Poughkeepsie. She writes to Hunt and Sayles, Real Estate Agents, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., telling them what kind of house she wants. Write the letter for her.

XI.

THE HUMAN SKIN.

I. Describe the structure of the skin. 2. State its uses. 3. Tell what care it needs.

XII.

Write to a publisher, and order six different books. State the title of each book, and mention the style of binding that you prefer.

XIII.

A WESTERN RANCH.

I. Tell what a ranch is, and how it differs from a farm. 2. Describe the way in which the cattle and sheep are allowed to wander about from place to place, tell how the herdsmen keep track of them, and how a ranchman knows his own stock. 3. Describe the buildings and the manner of life on a ranch.

XIV.

Your mother is away from home, and your father has met with a serious accident. Send to your mother a telegram of not more than ten words, asking her to come home immediately.

XV.

Write on one of the following subjects:

What Boys should Learn to Do.

What Girls should Learn to Do.

XVI.

Write a letter to one of your friends, giving an account of your school work and telling what part of the work you like best.

XVII.

USES OF FORESTS.

I. Tell how forests affect the water courses; how they prevent floods and drouths; how they affect soil and climate; and mention any other uses of forests that occur to you.