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utiful angel, who smiled and said, 'Blessed are they whose love can make Joy of labor, for mercy's sake!'" [Illustration] * * * * * Directions for Reading.--Mark the _inflection_ of the following lines. The tide comes up, and the tide goes down. The fair little sister wept, dismayed, But the brother said, "I am not afraid." Name the _emphatic words_ in the lines just quoted. State whether the emphasis falls upon words that are inflected. * * * * * Language Lesson.--Why is the sea called _cruel_ and its roar _hungry?_ Give two examples of a similar use of words. * * * * * LESSON LIII. oc'cu pant, _one who is in possession of a thing_. ac quired', _gained_. mi'cro scope, _a glass so formed as to make small_ _objects appear large_. slug'gish, _slow; stupid_. in spect'ing, _looking at with attention_. com posed', _made up_. se'ries, _a number of things in order_. stub'bed, _short and thick_. dis turbed', _interfered with_. * * * * * THE CATERPILLAR AND BUTTERFLY. Last summer, when the trees were covered with green leaves, and when the little stream was sparkling and dancing in the sun, there appeared in the garden, a large caterpillar of many colors, and about as pretty as a caterpillar could be. All day long it was nibbling the green leaves, and leaf after leaf disappeared before it with wonderful rapidity. It seemed to live only for eating. As autumn came on, it quite lost its appetite; so much so, that even the tenderest and most juicy leaves could not tempt it to eat any more. It grew dull and stiff, and lost all interest in life. Feeling that some change was about to happen, it crawled into a little hole in the old garden wall. It wrapped itself up in a cobweb, and fell into a long sleep, during which it became changed from a caterpillar into a dried-up, dead-looking grub or chrysalis. It remained in this state through all the long winter, till the snow and frost had gone, and the cold March winds were over. In April the trees burst forth with their bright green leaves, and the grass looked fresh under the power of the warm rains. In May the many-tinted flowers appeared, filling the air with their sweetness, and brightening the fields and gardens with their gay colors. At this time an
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