My dear Son:

2.

I am writing to you to tell you that your wife and son arrived safely, and how impressed I am with your son. When I first saw him, I was pleased with his comely appearance. After hearing him talk I was still more pleased because of the wise remarks he made.

I gave a banquet in his honor, and he told me that the Persians could get enough to eat for one meal with a great deal less trouble. After hearing this I gave him the food to give to my officers. He gave some to all, but the cup-bearer, who had offended him by not allowing him to have audience with me every time he wished to. I expressed sorrow at his not giving the cup-bearer some of the food, because he had served me so well. Cyrus says, "I will serve you as well as he." So he put a napkin on his shoulder, and carried the cup with such grace to me, that I was very much pleased. ASTYAGES.

b. Using the story of Cyrus as a basis:
(i) Answer in the name of Astyages.
(ii) Let Cyrus write home to his father.

(iii) Let Cyrus write to his grandfather after his return home, thanking his grandfather for the courtesy shown him at court. c. In connection with reading of the Trial of Socrates:

(Place of writing, Athens, in the time of Socrates.)

1st letter. An account of Socrates as he was known by his friends.

2d letter.

Socrates as known by his enemies.

3d letter. Picture the scene of the trial of Soc

rates.

4th letter. Give an account of the arguments made by Socrates in his own de

fense.

5th letter. Tell of the conversation between Socrates and the friends who visit him in the prison.

6th letter. After all is over, your reflections upon the life, belief and influence of Socrates.

See Grote's History of Greece, Chap. LXVIII, Vol. VIII; Lord's Beacon Lights of History, pp. 208-214; Curtius's History of Greece, Vol. V. See index to points in Larned's History for ready reference and topical reading; World's Best Literature, Vol. XXIII; Jowett's Translation of Plato-The Apology, The Crito, Xenophon's Memorabilia.

I thank you for your note asking me to come over to see you. It makes no difference whether you were at my house last or I was at yours. I shall be glad to come. You need not have taken the trouble to say we should have a good time. We always have a good time when we're together.

I generally get one hundred in arithmetic but seldom in spelling. Good-by till I come.

Your loving friend,

BEATRICE.

a. After reading the above note carefully, write such a note of invitation to Beatrice as you think drew forth this reply from her.

AT SCHOOL, December 12, 1902.

Mr. James Whitcomb Riley:

Dear Mr. Riley:-Being a constant and delighted reader of your poems, I consider it a great privilege to write to you.

I am a member of Shortridge High School, and we would be greatly pleased if you would visit us. We feel that it would be a great inspiration to have our own Hoosier poet speak to us, or better still, to hear him recite his poems.

If there is one of your poems I like better than another, it is Knee Deep in June.

"Month a man kin railly love—

June, you know, I'm talking of."

In some way it fascinates me, and I never stop with one reading. Another poem I admire so much is Griggsby Station.

"Let's go a visitin' back to Griggsby's stationBack where the latch-string's a-hangin' from the door,

And ever' neighbor round the place is dear as a relation

Back where we ust to be so happy and so pore."

It is so true to life, for I know by experience. Mr. Riley, I wish you a merry Christmas and hope you will visit Shortridge soon. I am

Yours cordially,

b. Change the above to a formal invitation, omitting unnecessary detail. (Let it be in the third person.)

c. Write a note asking some prominent citizen to visit your school.

d. Write a note inviting your teacher to spend the evening with you.

e. Write a note to the superintendent of the schools, asking him to the exercises at your school. Tell him what you are to have.

f. Write a formal note of invitation to a stranger visiting your neighborhood, inviting her to see you at a stated time (a formal invitation is written in the third person and omits greetings and words of affection).

g. Write a letter to a pupil in a school in some other part of the city; ask him to visit your school, and tell him of the interesting things to be seen there.