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Break up the following words into their syllables, and place the accent
mark where it belongs in each:

outline, tracery, cabinet, delicate, finally, character, hundreds,
centuries, remember, beautiful, possessions. Show the correct use of the
words in original sentences. The dictionary will help you in the work.

Name some of the traits of character that will help a boy or a girl to
be truly successful in life.

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Memory Gems:

The child is father of the man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.

_Wordsworth_.

Truth alone makes life rich and great.

_Emerson_.

There is a tongue in every leaf--
A voice in every rill--
A voice that speaketh everywhere--
In flood and fire, through earth and air,
A tongue that's never still.

_Anon_.

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_10_

blithe
whistler
mellow
replied
cheery
skylark

HELPING MOTHER.

As I went down the street to-day,
I saw a little lad
Whose face was just the kind of face
To make a person glad.
It was so plump and rosy-cheeked,
So cheerful and so bright,
It made me think of apple-time.
And filled me with delight.

I saw him busy at his work,
While blithe as skylark's song
His merry, mellow whistle rang
The pleasant street along.
"Oh, that's the kind of lad I like!"
I thought as I passed by;
"These busy, cheery, whistling boys
Make grand men by and by."

Just then a playmate came along,
And leaned across the gate--
A plan that promised lots of fun
And frolic to relate.
"The boys are waiting for us now,
So hurry up!" he cried;
My little whistler shook his head,
And "Can't come," he replied.

"Can't come? Why not, I'd like to know?
What hinders?" asked the other.
"Why, don't you see," came the reply,
"I'm busy helping mother?
She's lots to do, and so I like
To help her all I can;
So I've no time for fun just now,"
Said this dear little man.

"I like to hear you talk like that,"
I told the little lad;
"Help mother all you can, and make