from the "Journal of a Voyage for making discoveries towards the North Pole."

2. Early in the morning, the man at the mast-head gave notice that three bears were making their way very fast over the ice, and that they were directing their course towards the ship. They had, without question, been invited by the scent of the blubber of a sea-horse, killed a few days before, which the men had set on fire, and which was burning on the ice at the time of their approach.

3. They proved to be a she-bear and her two cubs; but the cubs were nearly as large as the dam. They ran eagerly to the fire, and drew out from the flames part of the sea-horse that remained unconsumed, and ate it voraciously. The crew from the ship threw great lumps of the flesh of the sea-horse, which they had still left, upon the ice.

4. These the old bear carried away singly, laid every lump before her cubs as she brought it, and, dividing it, gave each a share, reserving but a small portion to herself. As she was taking away the last piece, they levelled their muskets at the cubs, and shot them both dead; and, in her retreat, they wounded the dam, but not mortally.

5. It would have drawn tears of pity from any but unfeeling minds to mark the affectionate concern expressed by this poor beast, in the last moments of her expiring young. Though she was sorely wounded, and could but just crawl to the place where they lay, she carried the lump of flesh which she had fetched away, and placed it before them.

6. Seeing that they refused to eat, she laid her paws first upon one and then upon the other, and endeavored to raise them up. It was pitiful to hear her moan. When she found she could not stir them, she went off; and, stopping when she had gotten to some distance, she looked back and moaned.

7. When she found that she could not entice them away, she returned, and smelling around them, began to lick their wounds. She went off a second time as before; and, having crawled a few paces, looked again behind her, and for some time stood moaning. But still her cubs not rising to follow her, she returned to them

again; and, with signs of inexpressible fondness, went around one and around the other, pawing them and moaning. Finding at last that they were cold and lifeless, she raised her head towards the ship and growled at the murderers, who then shot her with a volley of musket balls. She fell between her cubs and died licking their wounds. -PERCIVAL.

QUESTIONS.-What country does the white bear inhabit? Is it as large as the brown or black bear? On what does it live? Where is it often seen? From what Journal is this lesson extracted? What did the man at the masthead see early one morning? What attracted the bears? What bears did they prove to be? What did the bears do? What did the crew do? What did the old bear then do? What did the cruel men then do? What would have drawn tears? What did the old bear do when her cubs refused to eat? What was pitiful? What did the old bear return and do? What did she do when she found her cubs were cold and lifeless? What did the men then do? What did the old bear then do?

SPELLING LESSON LVII.

Ac knowl edg ments (åk nål' lêdj `mênts), n. plu. of Acknow!. edgment, gratitude, thanks; confession. [&c. Bran dy (bran' dè), n. a strong liquor distilled from wine, cider. Cler gy man (kler' jè `mån), n. a minister, a man in holy orders. Con gre ga tion (`kỗng grẻ gå' shûn), n. an assembly met to wor

ship God; a collection of persons.

Con tents (kon' tents), n. plu. that which is contained or included in any thing; index; the heads of a book.

Cough ed (köft), pre. of Cough, to have the lungs convulsed: to expel or eject from the lungs; to expectorate: n. a convulsion of the lungs; a violent effort of the lungs to throw off matter.

De can ter (de kân' tûr), n. a glass vessel for liquor.

Dem i john (dem' è 'jon), n. a very large glass bottle, enclosed in a cover made of twigs or willows.

Di lem ma (dè lêm' má), n. a vexatious or perplexing condition, state, or alternative; a difficult or doubtful choice.

Dip ped (dipt), pre. of Dip, to immerge, to plunge; to sink, to enter; to wet: n. inclination downward.

Drove, pre. of Drive, to urge or force; to compel; to guide. Ex cuse (êks kuze'), v. to pardon; to remit; to justify; to extenuate by apology.

Grunt' êd, pre. of Grunt, to murmur or utter a deep sound, like a hog: n. the noise of, or like a hog.

Hear ers (hèèr úrz), n. plu. of Hearer, one who hears.

Hogs (högz), n. plu. of Hog, a swine, the general name of swine,

or of a species of animal, the flesh of which is called pork. In qui red (în kwird'), pre. of Inquire, to ask; to seek; to search. In ven tion (în vên' shûn), n. the act of contriving, producing, or finding out something new; the thing invented. Large-si zed (lårje'-sizd), a. greater than the usual size. Mon day (mun' de), n. the second day of the week. Nos trils (nos' trilz), n. plu. of Nostril, the passage through, or cavity in the nose. [of; to declare openly. Pro fes sed (pro fêst'), pre. of Profess, to avow, make pretensions Protests, n. plu. of Protest, an earnest or solemn declaration of opinion against any thing; a notice to an endorser that a note is not paid by the drawer.

Pal pit, n. a raised or elevated desk, place, or station in a church where the minister or preacher stands. [ing. Rè plên' ish, v. to supply or fill what has become empty or wantRe quest ing (re kwest' ing), par. of Request, to ask, to desire;

to solicit: n. a petition, an asking, a desire. [cernment. Shrewd ness (shrååd' nês), n. sagacity, sly cunning; nice disSmelt, pre. of Smell, to perceive by the nose: n. perception by the nose; odor. [nose, as a horse. Snort éd, pre. of Snort, to blow hard or force air through the Snuf fed (snüft), pre. of Snuff, to smell; to draw into the nose; to crop the snuff of a candle, &c. n. pulverized tobacco; burnt wick of a candle, &c. [week. Sun day (sun' de), n. the Christian sabbath, the first day of the Wa ter ing-trough (wå tår 'ing-trof), n. a trough in which to put water for horses, cattle, &c., to drink. Wit, n. quickness of fancy, thought, or intellect; sense, judg ment; a man of genius.

READING LESSON LVII.

The Clergyman and the Demijohn of Brandy.

1. A clergyman, in one of the towns of the state of New York, at the time when the protests against the use of intoxicating drinks, became somewhat earnest from the pulpit, and delivered, one Sunday, to his congregation, a very thorough discourse on the subject.

2. On their way home, some of his hearers inquired of each other, "What does this mean?" One gentleman who professed some shrewdness, said, I think it is because we have not sent Mr. any thing lately to replenish his decanter; and, on Monday, a large-sized demijohn of brandy was sent to Rev. Mr. -, accompanied by a very polite note, requesting him to accept it, from a few friends, as a testimony of their regard.

3. The worthy clergyman felt himself, at first, in somewhat of a dilemma. But wit, invention, and a good conscience, are sometimes found to be close companions; ard, they met in the present instance to help the good minister out of the difficulty.

4. He took the demijohn to the watering-trough and poured some of the brandy into it, and requested his hired man to bring out his horse to the trough. The horse smelt of it, expanded his nostrils, snorted and blew at it, as though he thought it rather too hot. Next he drove the cow to the trough to see if she liked it any better; but,

she snuffed at it, shook her head, and went her way. Then he called the hog; he grunted and snuffed, dipped his nose in and coughed, and went back to his bed of straw. His little son then brought the cat; but, she smelt of it and ran away as fast as she could. Then he called the dog; but, as soon as he smelt it he refused to bend his neck to taste it.

5. The clergyman then returned to his room and wrote, in substance, the following note to the gentlemen who had sent him the demijohn, with which he returned it and its contents." Gentlemen; with due acknowledgments for your present, received this morning, permit me to say, that Í have offered some of it to my horse, my cow, my hog, my cat, and my dog, and none of them will drink it. That which neither HORSES, CATTLE, HOGS, CATS, nor DOGS will drink, I think can not be either useful or safe for MAN to drink. I beg you, therefore, to excuse me for returning the demijohn and its contents."

QUESTIONS.-What is this lesson about? What did the clergyman do on one Sunday? What did some of his hearers do on returning home? What did one shrewd gentleman say? What did they do on the following Monday? How did the worthy clergyman feel? What helped him out of the difficulty? What did he do with the demijohn of brandy which his hearers sent him? What did the horse do? What the cow? The hog? The cat? The dog? Would any of these animals drink the brandy? What did the clergyman then do? May I not hope that all my young friends will form a fixed resolution

NEVER TO DRINK ANY INTOXICATING LIQUORS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ?

SPELLING LESSON LVIII.

An guish (âng' gwish), n. very great or excessive grief of mind; excessive pain of body.

As pect (âs' pêkt), n. appearance, look; air; countenance; view. Be speak (bě spèèk'), v. to betoken, to show; to speak for or order. beforehand.

Borne, per. par. of Bear, to convey; to carry; to bring forth; to endure; to produce, be fruitful; to support; to suffer, undergo; to be patient: n. a rough, savage beast or animal; a constellation.

Cot (kot), n. a small house, a cottage; a hut; a cover for the finger.