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COMMON ERRORS EXEMPLIFIED.

I saw (sawr) a lawyer (lawryer). He was speaking (speakin') of travelling (travʼllin') to (tŭ) the West. He said, that the Indians (Injuns) ought to obey (ubey) the whites (w'ites.) He gave a melancholy (melunch'ly) account (ŭccount) of their history (hist❜ry,) · of their numerous (num'rous) wars and (an') barbarous (barb'rous) conduct. Before (bŭfore) he had finished what (wat) he was about to say, his voice became faltering (falt'rin') and (an') inarticulate (inartic❜late.) He wheeled (w'eeled) around ('round) to (tŭ) the window (winder) fronting (frontin') the meadows (meaders), and (an') → fell down upon the floor (floo'.)

A certain (sutt'n) man had two sons. They committed (cummitted) the whole New Testament (Test'munt)) to (tu) memory (mem'ry.) They were excellent (exullunt) scholars, very polite (p'lite) to (tŭ) every (ev'ry) one, remarkably correct (cărrect) in their habits, and (an') generally (gen'rally) respected.

'Haw dea' tu this hea't a' the scenes of my childhood,
When fond rec❜llecshn presen's thum tu vayoo!
The o'cha'd, the meader, the deep-tangled wild wood,
An' ev'ry loved spot which my infuncy knoo;
The wide-spreadin' pond, an' the mill thut stood by it,
The bridge an' the rock w'ere the catʼrac' fell,
The cot of my fathe', the dairy-house nigh it,
An' even the rude buckit which hung in the well,

The old oaken buckit, the i'on bawn buckit,

The moss-cove'ed buckit, that hung in the well.'

Teachers whose arrangements for instruction, enable them to extend the practice of their classes in this department of elocution, will find assistance, for this purpose, in Russell's Lessons in Enunciation.

Pupils who have not been trained to elementary practice on Inflections, Emphasis, and Pausing, will derive advantage from the preliminary rules on these branches, in Russell's Primary Reader.

MISCELLANEOUS PIECES.

EXERCISE I.

THE BLIND MAN RESTORED TO SIGHT.

Gospel of John.

[The common faults of young readers, in passages from the sacred Scriptures, are, 1st, a light and familiar style, which sounds flippant to the ear, and resembles, too nearly, the mode of utterance in an amusing story, or a trivial anecdote; 2d, a uniformly grave and heavy tone, which gives the mechanical effect, without the spirit, of solemnity. True style, in Scripture reading, combines dignity and simplicity, in a grave but not formal tone. - Rapid and indistinct enunciation is a great fault in the reading of any composition, but particularly of the sacred writings. Natural variations of voice, — perfectly free from mechanical or affected tone, — should be heard throughout the reading of a passage of Scripture, as well as of any other book, but, in the former, always marked with the gentleness and moderation which subjects of a sacred character suggest.]

As Jesus passed by, he saw a man who was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, 'Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?' Jesus answered, 'Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day; the night cometh, when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.'

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle; and he anointed the eyes of the

blind man with the clay, and said unto him, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam,' (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way, therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

The neighbors, therefore, and they who before had seen him that he was blind, said, 'Is not this he that sat and begged?' Some said, 'This is he;' others said, 'He is like him;' but he said, 'I am he.' Therefore said they unto him, 'How were thine eyes opened?' He answered, and said, ‘A man, that is called Jesus, made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, "Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash ;" and I went and washed, and I received sight.' Then said they unto him, 'Where is he?' He said, 'I know not.'

They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. And it was the Sabbath-day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, 'He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.' Therefore said some of the Pharisees, 'This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the Sabbath-day.' Others said, 'How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles?' And there was a division among them. They say unto the blind man again, 'What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes?' He said, 'He is a prophet.'

But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight. And they asked them, saying, 'Is this your son, who, ye say, was born blind? How, then, doth he now see?' His parents answered them, and said, 'We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; but by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age, ask him; he shall speak for himself.' These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. Therefore said his parents, 'He is of age, ask him.'

Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, 'Give God the praise; we know that this man is a sinner.' He answered, and said, 'Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.' Then said they to him again, 'What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?' He answered them,

'I have told you already, and ye did not hear; wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?' Then they reviled him, and said, "Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. We know that God spake unto Moses; as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.' The man answered, and said unto them, Why, herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. Now we know that God heareth not sinners; but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world began was it not heard, that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.' They answered and said unto him, 'Thou wast altogether born in sins; and dost thou teach us?' And they cast him out.

Jesus heard that they had cast him out. And when he had found him, he said unto him, 'Dost thou believe on the Son of God?" He answered and said, 'Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?' And Jesus said unto him, 'Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.' And he said, ‘Lord, I believe.' And he worshipped him.

EXERCISE II.

THE RAISING OF LAZARUS FROM THE DEAD.

Gospel of John.

[The same remarks on the mode of reading, apply in this as in the preceding extract.]

A certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. Therefore his sisters sent unto Jesus, saying, 'Lord, behold he whom thou lovest is sick.'

When Jesus heard that, he said, 'This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.' Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When he had heard, therefore, that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

Then, after that, saith he to his disciples, 'Let us go into Judea again.' His disciples say unto him, 'Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?' Jesus answered, 'Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.'

These things said he; and after that he saith unto them, 'Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go that I may awake him out of sleep.' Then said his disciples, 'Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.' Howbeit, Jesus spake of his death; but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them, plainly, 'Lazarus is dead; and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless, let us go unto him.' Then said Thomas, who is called Didymus, unto his fellow-disciples, 'Let us also go, that we may die with him.' Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off. And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him; but Mary sat still in the house. Then said Martha unto Jesus, 'Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died; but I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.'

Jesus saith unto her, 'Thy brother shall rise again.'

Martha saith unto him, 'I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection, at the last day.'

Jesus said unto her, 'I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?'

She saith unto him, 'Yea, Lord, I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.'

And when she had so said, she went and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, 'The Master is come, and calleth for thee.' As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.

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