Part 11 (2/2)

fra' grant, _sweet smelling_.

MARJORIE'S ALMANAC.

Robins in the tree-top, Blossoms in the gra.s.s, Green things a-growing Every-where you pa.s.s; Sudden fragrant breezes, Showers of silver dew, Black bough and bent twig Budding out anew; Pine-tree and willow-tree, Fringed elm and larch,-- Don't you think that May-time's Pleasanter than March?

Apples in the orchard Mellowing one by one; Strawberries upturning Soft cheeks to the sun; Roses faint with sweetness, Lilies fair of face, Drowsy scents and murmurs Haunting every place; Lengths of golden suns.h.i.+ne, Moonlight bright as day,-- Don't you think that summer's Pleasanter than May?

Roger in the corn-patch Whistling negro songs; p.u.s.s.y by the hearth-side Romping with the tongs; Chestnuts in the ashes Bursting through the rind; Red leaf and gold leaf Rustling down the wind; Mother ”doin' peaches”

All the afternoon,-- Don't you think that autumn's Pleasanter than June?

Little fairy snow-flakes Dancing in the flue; Old Mr. Santa Claus, What is keeping you?

Twilight and firelight, Shadows come and go; Merry chime of sleigh-bells Tinkling through the snow; Mother knitting stockings (p.u.s.s.y's got the ball!)-- Don't you think that winter's Pleasanter than all?

Directions for Reading.--Read the lesson with spirit, and avoid anything like sing-song.

Do not make the last word of each line _emphatic_, unless it is really an _emphatic word_.

Language Lesson.--Syllabify, accent, and mark sounds of letters in the following words; _Marjorie's, chestnuts, peaches, afternoon_.

What part of the year is described in each stanza?

What two words can be used for each of the following: _May-time's, summer's_.

LESSON XIII.

col'o ny, _a number of people living together in one place_.

set'tlers, _those people who form a colony_.

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