Part 24 (2/2)

”Yes, their spades shall be exactly alike.”

”But one part of the field may be soft earth, and the other hard and stony.”

”I will take care of that. All shall be fairly dealt with. The ground shall be everywhere alike.”

”Well, I think, Grandpa, that he who does his work first, if done as well as that of either of the other two, is the best man.”

”And I think so, too, Norman; and if you go on in this way it will be greatly to your advantage. Only form the habit of being thoughtful in little things, and you will be sure to judge wisely in important ones.”

In the words _suit_ (s[=u]t) and _soon_ (s[=oo]n), have the marked vowels the same sound?

In the two statements,--

I give it to you because it's good; Virtue brings its own reward;

why is there an apostrophe in the first ”it's,” and none in the second?

Let your hands be honest and clean-- Let your conscience be honest and clean--

Combine these two sentences by the word _and_; rewrite them, omitting all needless words.

Compose two sentences, one having the action-word _learned_; the other the word _taught_.

Fill each of the following blank s.p.a.ces with the correct form of the action-word _bear_:

As Christ -- His cross, so must we -- ours.

Our cross must be --. ”And -- His own cross, He went forth to Calvary.”

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elate'

despond'

lu' mi nous pil' grim age

ONE BY ONE.

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