EXERCISE III.

LITTLE ACTS OF KINDNESS.-AMERICAN MISCELLANY.

[In this practical exercise on the preceding table, pupils may first name the divisions of the alphabet to which the italicized letters in any word belong, and then tell whether each one is the proper representative of a pure elementary sound, or of a modified elementary sound, or is merely a substitute. If it is the first, its elementary sound may be given; if it is the second, the elementary sound which is modified may be given, and then its modified sound; but if it is the last, both the letter for which it is a substitute and the elementary sound of that letter may be given. They may also pronounce the combinations in Italics, next spell them by elements, and then spell as many of the entire words by elements as the teacher may think necessary.]

1. I ONCE read a story something like the following. A little boy was carrying a heavy basket up a steep hill near a city. A rich merchant, who lived in the city, passing that way, happened to notice him tugging along with his heavy burden. He very kindly stopped, and helped the boy to the top of the hill with his load.

2. That boy never forgot this act of kindness. It was to him a rich treasure which he hid in his heart; and it made him happy every time he thought of it, Not long after this, he became a clerk in that city. He was steady and industrious; and, in a few years, he was able to go into business for himself.

3. But all this time, he never forgot that act of kindness. He wished very much to tell the gentleman how grateful he felt, and make some return just to express his gratitude. But the gentleman was still rich, much richer than himself; and he could not think of any thing he could do for him. So he continued to hide in his heart the sweet remembrance of that kindness, and the gratitude which it excited.

4. A few years afterward, there was a great pressure for money among the business men; and the gentleman who did this act of kindness was in trouble. If he could not obtain a certain sum of money soon, he was afraid he should be unable to carry on his business; but he did not know where to

get it. His friends were then in as great want of money as he was; besides, he did not like to acknowledge to every one how much he was in want of it.

5. As he sat in his store one day with a downcast look, thinking what he should do, the door opened; and a gentleman came in, and asked to see him alone. The gentleman inquired if he was not in want of money just at that time;

for," said he, "I have several thousand dollars which I can lend to you until the money-market is easier; and I entreat you to accept the loan as a token of gratitude for a fuvor you conferred on me many years ago."

6. The merchant did not know what to make of all this. The gentleman who brought him the money was a stranger to him; and he was sure he could never have done him any favor. There must be some mistake about it. The gentleman then asked him if he did not remember helping a boy, at a certain place, carry a heavy basket up a hill. The merchant did recollect something about it.

7. "That boy was myself," said he; "and I have been watching for an opportunity to express my gratitude to you ever since. It now gives me more pleasure than I can express to be able to serve you."

8. Now this act was a small one; but it was a kindness, a heartfelt kindness, just such a one as we all love to remember, and to repay, too, when we have an opportunity.

9. You, my young friends, can often perform like acts of kindness to gladden the hearts of those you meet. Will you not try to speak some kind word, or do some kind deed, each day of your life, until the habit is firmly fixed? This habit, like every other, is acquired by practice; and it will be worth more to you than it costs. Try it, and see if it is not so.

What com

QUESTIONS. How is this exercise required to be studied? bination is marked in the word read in the first paragraph? Name the divisions of the alphabet to which the letters belong. Pronounce the word. Pronounce the combination. Give its elements. Are they pure or modified elementary sounds, or substitutes? Spell the combination by elements and pronounce it properly. Now spell the entire word by elements. What combinations are marked in the word something? To which divisions of the alphabet do the letters belong? &c What habit is this exercise designed to inculcate ?

EXERCISE IV.

III. TABLE OF SUB-VOCAL, ASPIRATE, AND VOWEL OR VOCAL COMBINATIONS.

NOTE.-In this table, each sub-vocal and aspirate element is combined in words with all the vocal and modified vocal elements with which it is known to combine in the language. It is the reverse arrangement of the "Table of Vowel or Vocal Combinations," and should be studied and practiced in the same manner.

1. B, as in ebb.

Bate, bare, bar, bask, bald, bat, be, bet, berth, bite, bit, bolt, boot, born, boss, bot, bu'gle, ruby, bush, bust, bur, boil, bound. Substitute. P, in cupboard.

2. D, as in odd. - Date, dare, dark, dance, dawn, dash, deep, den, derm, dive, din, dome, do, a-dorn', dos'sil, dot, due, rude, pudding, dust, durst, dit, doubt.

3. F, as in if. - Fate, fare, far, fast, fall, fat, feet, fen, fern, fine, fin, foc, food, form, fosse, fox, fume, ru'fous, full, fun, furl, foil, foul. Substitutes. Gh, as in cough, laugh; ph, as in phrase, ser'aph.

4. G, as in egg.

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Gate, gare, garb, gasp, gall, gat, geese, get, girl, guide, gimp, go, goom, gorge, gone, got, gu'la, ru'gose, sugar, gun, gur'gle, goi'ter, gout.

5. H, as in he. Hate, hare, hark, hasp, hall, hat, he, hen, herd, hive, hit, hole, hoot, horse, hos'tile, hot, hue, hus-sar', hut, hurt, hoist, house.

6. J, as in jet. — Jane, jar, jaw, jam, jeer, jet, jerk, jibe, jib, joke, Jor'dan, jos'tle, jot, June, just, joint, jounce. Substitutes. -D, in sol'dier; g, as in gem, gibe, gyp'sum.

7. K, as in ark. - Kalc, kaw, key, keņ, kerf, kite, kit, per'uke. Substitutes. C, as in care, car, cast, cat, coke, coop, cord, cost, cot, cue, could, cull, cur, coin, count; ch, as in chord, chem'ist, char'ac-ter; gh, in hough, lough; q, as in que'ry, piq'uant, con'quer.

8. L, as in ill. Laid, lair, lark, last, law, lad, lee, let, learn, line, lit, lone, lose, lord, loft, lot, lute, rule, bull, lull, lurk, loin, loud.

9. M, as in him. met, merge, mine, mix, mote, move, morn, moth, mop, mute, rheum, must, murk, moist, mount.

Mate, mare, mar, mast, mall, mat, me,

10. N, as in run. - Nape, nard, nas'ty, gnaw, nap, need, net, nerve, nine, nit, note, noose, north, nos'tril, not, nude, prune, nut, nurse, noise, noun.

11. P, as in up. Pate, pare, par, past, pall, pat, peat, pet, perch, pine, pin, pole, pool, por'cu-pine, post'ure, pop, pule, pull, pun, purse, point, pout. Substitute. - Gh, in hic'cough.

12. R, as in burr. - Rate, rare, ark, raft, raw, rat, reel, rest, earn, ripe, rip, rope, roost, ror'qual, ross, rot, pure, rune,

rut, purl, roil, rout.*

13. S, as in sin.

Sate, cor'sair, salve, ask, saw, sat, see,

set, serve, site, sit, sole, soup, sor'did, soft, sot, sue, ruse, puss,

sup, surd, soil, south. cym'bal; z, in waltz, Hartz.

14. T, as in it. Tame, tare, tar, task, tall, tan, teem, ten, term, tine, tin, tone, to, torch, toss, top, tune, brute, put, tun, turn, toil, touse. Substitute. Ed, as in asked, vexed, fixed, worked, lurked.

15. V, as in eve. Vane, var'nish, vast, vault, van, veer, vex, verge, vine, vill, vote, ren'dez-vous, vor'tex, nov'el, view, vulgar, void, vouch. Substitutes. F, in of; ph, in

Stephen.

16. W, as in woe. Wave, wares, waft, wall, wax, we, wet, wert, wine, wit, wove, woo, wot, would, wound. Substitute. U, as in sua'sion, lan'guage, van'quish.

17. X, a substitute for ks, as in fox. Box, dex'trous, fix, hoax, A'jax, cox'comb, lax, mix, next, pax, rix, six, text, vext,

wax.

18. X, a substitute for gz, as in ex-act'. empt', ex-ert', ex-ist', ex-ult', ex-hale', ex-hort'.

Ex-alt', ex

19. Y, as in yet. - Yate, yarn, yawl, yam, ye, yet, yerk,

* If any distinction is made in the utterance of r, it will be rough, or trilled, before a vowel or vocal, and smooth, or untrilled, after one.

yoke, York, yon, yule, your, yug.

tian, pann'ier, min'ion. U, is a substitute for yu, as in use, man'u-al, and sometimes for yoo, as in creat'ure, verd'ure, venture.

20. Z, as in buzz.

-Gaze, czar, gauze, az'oth, zeal, zed, zer'da, size, zinc, zone, ooze, zoc'co, zu'mic, fuzz, zur lite, benC, as in suf-fice', sac'ri-fice; s,

zoin', zounds.

Substitutes.

as in his, was, re-sume'; x, as in xan'thic, xe'bec.

21. Z, like zh, as in az'ure. - Glazier, seiz'ure. Substitutes. G, as in rouge, mi-rage'; s, as in pleas'ure, fu'sion, vis/ion.

22. Ng, as in sing. Sang, gin'seng, ring, song, sung, Substitute. N, in an'ger, den'gue, jin'gle, wran'gle, bun gle, con'gress.

23. Ch, as in much. Chain, chair, char, chaff, chalk, chap, cheer, check, chert, chime, chin, choke, car-touch, chop, butch'er, chub, churn, choice, chouse.

24. Sh, as in fish. Shape, share, sharp, shaft, shawl, shall, she, shed, sherd, shinc, shin, shoal, shoe, short, bosh, shot, should, shut, shout. Substitutes. C, as in Lu'cia, o'cean, mu-si'cian, as-so'ci-ate; ch, as in chaise, cha-grin; s, as in sure, sugar, man'sion, om-nis'cient; sc, as in con'science, con'scious, pre'sci-ent; t, as in pa'tience, na'tion, fac'tious.

25. Th, as in thin. Thane, Thayer, wrathful, thaw, thank, theme, theft, ther'mal thigh, thin, thole, tooth, thorn, thong, me-thod'ic, thu'le, truth'ful, thumb, Thurs'day, mouth.

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26. Th, as in thy. — Lathe, there, fa'ther, that, the, then, thine, with, those, booth, poth'er, thus, thou.

27, Wh, as in when Whale, where, wharf, whack, wheel, when, whirl, white, whit, whop, whur.

QUESTIONS. How are the sub-vocal and aspirate elements combined in table third? How should this table be studied and practiced? What combinations are given in the first example? Pronounce the words. Pronounce the combinations in Italics. Spell the words by elements. What combinations are given in the second example? Pronounce the words, &c.