off with him through the woods and a still, sweet day of early summer shadows of the trees lay cool across seemed greener, the flowers brighte than ever before.

2. My uncle, who knew by lon were the best haunts of pickerel, me at the most favorable point. I as I had so often seen others, and v a bite, moving the bait in rapid jerk the water in imitation of the leap came of it. "Try again," said my

3. Suddenly the bait sank out of it," thought I; "here is a fish at last pull, and brought up a tangle of weed I cast out my line with aching arm empty. I looked at my uncle appea more," he said; "we fishermen must

4. Suddenly something tugged at off with it into deep water. Jerking pickerel wriggling in the sun. “Un ing back in uncontrollable excitem fish!" "Not yet," said my uncle. was a plash in the water; I caught of a scared fish shooting into the mid my hook hung empty from the lin prize.

5. We are apt to speak of the so as trifles in comparison with those of but we may depend upon it, the youn with us. Our griefs, modified and re

ence, and self-respect, keep the proprieties, and, if le, avoid a scene; but the sorrow of childhood, oning and all-absorbing, is a complete abandonto the passion. The doll's nose is broken, and orld breaks up with it; the marble rolls out of and the solid globe rolls off with the marble. So, overcome with my great and bitter disappointI sat down on the nearest hassock, and for a refused to be comforted, even by my uncle's ase that there were more fish in the brook. He 1 my bait, and, putting the pole again in my told me to try my luck once more. But reer, boy," he said, with his shrewd smile, "never f catching a fish until he is on dry ground. I've older folks doing that in more ways than one, o making fools of themselves. It's of no use to of anything until it's done, nor then either, for ks for itself."

How often since I have been reminded of the fish did not catch! When I hear people boasting of a as yet undone, and trying to anticipate the credit belongs only to actual achievement, I call to mind. cene by the brookside, and the wise caution of my in that particular instance takes the form of a b of universal application: "NEVER BRAG OF FISH BEFORE YOU CATCH HIM."

hänts), places often visited.

pate, take before the time.

has'sock, a piece of sod or turf which makes a good seat.

tin: intensely happy (1); keep the proprieties (5); avoid a scene solid globe (5); refitted my bait (6).

an account of a fishing excursion from the following heads: (a) Gety to go; (b) where you fished; (c) while fishing; (d) the result.

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1. IF men, in their strength and c dence, are enviable, men in their ge ble. You expect it in women. characteristic. You do not admire i as you deplore or condemn its absen

2. But manly tenderness has a pe the wild ivy shooting over the batt feudal castle, lending grace to solid with beauty. And you meet it ev house and by the wayside, in city broadcloth and homespun.

3. The best seat, the finest stan corner, is not only offered a wom her. You may travel from one en the other, and meet, not only civ cordial and considerate kindness.

4. You may be as ugly as it is p be, and tired and travel-stained an neighbor of a day will show you all you could claim from a father or place his valise for your footstool an pillow, open or close your windowof the road, point out every object

thing you don't understand, and do a thousand s to make your journey pleasant.

The roughest laborer will step out ankle-deep in slush" to give you a firm footing; and if you have decency to thank him, his good-natured face will up with as broad a smile as if you were doing him greatest favor in the world.

When a carpenter drags the heavy old road-gateh he has just unhinged to mend half a dozen to lay it across a mud-puddle, that a woman, to m he never spoke before and probably never will 1, may pass over dryshod, it is false to say that the of chivalry is gone.

Talk of Sir Walter Raleigh's gallantry! Say rather shrewdness. Surely his was the most economical to which cloak was ever put. What wonderful eness was there in risking a few yards of plush to the smile of a sovereign whose smiles were "money fame and troops of friends"?

le-ment, a wall whose top was | chiv'al-ry (shiv-), the custom of rced with notches from which hers could shoot.

al cas'tle (kȧs'l), a castle built the middle-ages, when the vass held land from lords on condim of military service.

knights in olden times, characterized by bravery, courtesy, etc. va-lise' (-lees'), a traveling-bag. sov'er-eign (suv'er-in), the highest ruler, as a king, queen, etc.

r Walter Raleigh (raw'le) was an English soldier, sailor, courtier, and er, in the time of Queen Elizabeth. It is related that he spread his velvet cloak for the Queen to step upon, to save her from soiling ber in a muddy spot.