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ourselves to have discovered in the rock organisms which had really never been found fossil by man. So far, therefore, the whole lesson had to be unlearned. But (what was of infinitely more consequence to me than the correct names, or even the true nature, of the fossils) I had now seen fossils with my own eyes, and struck them out of the rock with my own hand.

14. The meaning of the lessons we had been taught at school began to glimmer upon me; the dry bones of our books were touched into life; the idea of creations anterior to man seemed clear; the fishes and plants of the lime quarry must have lived and died, but when and how? was it possible for me to discover? Yes, it was possible; and, after many an hour of puzzling thought and conjecture, I did discover what the fossils had to teach. It was a strange lesson when learned at last, very different from the first impressions obtained

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at the quarry.

HEADS FOR COMPOSITION.

1. BEGINNING OF THE EXCURSION: number of young geologists - their outfit arrival at the quarries.

II. THE GEOLOGISTS AT WORK: "Where are the petrified forests and fishes?"—the discovery—young Geikie's first fossil-the "fish" that was only a catkin."

III. THE UNTOLD SUM OF WONDERS: way the boys took to identify the fossils - examples of funny mistakes they madereturn of the young geologists, each with "a pile of specimens."

IV. EFFECT ON GEIKIE: the excursion makes him a geologist -true, this first lesson had to be unlearned—but he had learned to observe.

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glōam'ing (=glooming), twilight. | sēa' mew, the sea gull.

1. Two children, down by the shining strand,
With eyes as blue as the summer sea,
While the sinking sun fills all the land
With the glow of a golden mystery;
Laughing aloud at the sea mew's cry,

Gazing with joy on its snowy breast,

Till the first star looks from the evening sky,
And the amber bars stretch over the west.

2. A soft green dell by the breezy shore,
A sailor lad and a maiden fair;

Hand clasped in hand while the tale of yore
Is borne again on the listening air.
For love is young, though love be old,
And love alone the heart can fill;
And the dear old tale, that has been told
In the days gone by, is spoken still.

3. A trim-built home on a sheltered bay; A wife looking out on the glistening sea; A prayer for the loved one far away,

And prattling imps 'neath the old rooftree; A lifted latch, and a radiant face.

By the open door in the falling night;

A welcome home and a warm embrace

From the love of his youth and his children bright.

4. An agéd man in an old armchair;

A golden light from the western sky;
His wife by his side, with her silvered hair,
And the open Book of God close by.
Sweet on the bay the gloaming falls,

And bright is the glow of the evening star;
But dearer to them are the jasper walls
And the golden streets of the Land afar.

5. An old churchyard on a green hillside,
Two lying still in their peaceful rest;
The fishermen's boats going out with the tide
In the fiery glow of the amber west.
Children's laughter and old men's sighs,
The night that follows the morning clear,
A rainbow bridging our darkened skies,
Are the round of our lives from year to year!

LANGUAGE STUDY.

I. Write the analysis of: golden; breezy; sailor; peaceful. For what plain words are these poetical terms used: "strand" (1); "dell" (2); "yore" (2); "imps" (3); "rooftree" (3); "gloaming" (4)?

II. Write the analysis of:

"Love is young, though love be old,

And love alone the heart can fill."

III. Each of the five stanzas in this sweet poem forms a word picture: briefly describe in prose form each scene so that it could be painted.

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an-tiç'i-pāt-ing, taking (into the | ea-reer', movement, course. mind) beforehand, expecting. eăş'u-al-ty, accident, misfortune. an-tīç ́i-pāt-ing, taking (po-knōll, hillock, hummock. sition) beforehand, forestalling. un-im-pâired', unweakened.

1. The battle had been waged with very equal success for half an hour, the "Ins" having scored four games, and the "Outs" the same number. This result had rather surprised the bystanders, who were anticipating a decided superiority on the part of the "Outs," that side being the strongest and most experienced. Hope's play was generally thought to have caused this unlooked-for equality between the sides. He had certainly shown unusual energy and skill, and had repeatedly called forth shouts of applause from the spectators.

2. "They are a tie now," said one of the second-class boys, as he stood with his companions on the top of a small knoll in the playing fields, from which a full view of the scene of action might be obtained. "The 'Outs' had got three before, and now this is the third which our side has scored. How splendidly Norton and Hope are playing!"

3. "Tell us what has happened, Hooper: there's a good fellow."

"Well," said the boy addressed, "on the side of the 'Ins,' Norton has kicked one goal, and Hope two. On our side, Shaw, Brook, and Thorpe have kicked one

each. So far the game is a tie; but Thorpe just came down upon Mills with such an awful charge, that Mills was knocked head over heels, as if he had been turning a somersault. They have carried him off to the schoolroom; and I don't believe there is much chance of his coming right again before the end of the hour. So their side has only five to our six; and, besides, we have now scored one game in advance of them."

4. "What say you to that?" shouted Williams, a minute afterwards, as Norton, who had gained possession of the ball, carried it straight before him towards the enemy's goal, and, Brook throwing himself in his way, the two boys met in full career. The ball was driven "beyond bounds" of the outside goal, both champions falling prostrate to the ground. But the next moment Norton rose unimpaired, and continued his rush; while his antagonist, struggling to his feet by the help of his companions' hands, limped slowly towards the house. "What say you to that? Quits once more, I think, isn't it?"

5. The attention of the boys was speedily drawn to a new crisis in the game, which was now approaching its close. Two or three games had been won by both sides, the "Ins" having a lead or two. But another casualty had occurred to one of their party. Bloomfield had sprained his ankle in a fall over the ball, and was obliged to retire from the contest. The "Outs" perceived their advantage, and pressed it vigorously; but were met with an equally vigorous resistance. Norton

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