for not gathering useful information about sunrise,
tides, and such things, instead of listening to the foolish gossip of
Uncle Peter on the hill-top.

Minute after minute dragged slowly on, and I was just thinking that I
should be obliged to shout "Fire!" as the only means of relief in my
power, when, a stealthy step under the window gave me a new feeling.

* * * * *

Directions for Reading.--To give greater effect to certain parts of
the lesson, read them very slowly.

The first line of the last paragraph is a good example of adding
_emphasis_ by reading slowly.

Point oat two other places in the lesson where slow reading would be
best.

What word in the last paragraph may be made very emphatic, even to the
extent of using the _calling tone_ of voice?

Let pupils pronounce in concert, and singly, the following words:
_soon, do, two, foolish, roof, food, room_.

* * * * *

Language Lesson.--Let pupils write statements, each containing one of
the following words, used in such a manner as to show its proper
meaning: _beech, beach; sense, scents; fourth, forth; hear, here_.

Give rules for the capital letters in the first three paragraphs of the
lesson.

Let pupils place _un_ before each of the following words, and then
define them.

safe lock heard pleasant fit

Define each of the following words formed from _please_, and state in
each case what change of meaning occurs.

please pleasant pleasantly unpleasantly

* * * * *

LESSON XLVII.

dag'ger, _a short sword_.

spell, _a feeling which prevents one from moving_.

bran'dished, _raised, and moved in different directions_.

in spir'ing, _making one feel_.

awe, _deep fear_.

de mand'ed, _asked as a right_.

punct'u al, _always on time_.

ro mance, _a story of surprising adventures_.

bur'glar, _one who breaks into a house at night_.

cus'tom, _a way or a manner of doing things_.

reigned, _ruled; held power_.

* * * * *

A GHOST STORY.

PART III.

This was a start, not a scare--for the new visitor was a human foe, and
I had little fear of such, being possessed of good lungs, strong arms,
and a Roman dagger nearly as big as a carving-knife.

The step that I had just heard broke the spell, and creeping noiselessly
to the window, I peeped out to see a d