the loss of his father's property.

"Ay," said he, "if the wolf should come again, I will teach her a different lesson."

And sure enough the wolf did come again; for a young pig was not half a supper for three hungry wolves. She came, with her jaws all besmeared with blood, and her two young ones with her, howling fiercely; for their appetites seemed rather quickened than satisfied with the relish of the pig.

The old wolf leaped into the sty to seize upon the other pig; but at this moment Eugene threw a large firebrand, from the window at which he stood, at the head of the wolf. The blaze, and, perhaps, more particularly the smell of the fire, made the wolf leap out again; but, as the fire died away, she again made an attack on the pig.

Eugene was provided with another firebrand, and threw it into the sty, which had the effect of driving the wolf away; but then it set fire to the pigsty. This was a remedy worse than the disease. The wolf ran away, and the pigsty blazed fiercely; and Eugene feared it would set fire to the cottage.

He, therefore, ran down stairs, and pumped several pails of water; and, taking them up to the window, threw the water over the flames, which, with difficulty, were thus extinguished. The pig had been terribly frightened, but not materially injured.

LESSON VI.

TABLE OF CONSONANT ELEMENTS.

b as in bed, bid, mob, rob.
d as in deed, deep, aid, did.
f as in fine, fall, roof, ruff.
g as in give, gave, bog, log.

Every, (not ev'ry,) traveller, flatterer, murderer, borderer, wanderer, moderate, tolerate, desperate, venerate, tottering, fluttering.

The same, concluded.

Not a great while after the fire had been out, the wolf again appeared. As if the taste of the other pig had revived her, she leaped into the half-destroyed sty; but the pig was no longer there, Eugene having taken him into the cottage.

The wolf soon made herself acquainted with this fact by sniffing her nose under the door; but Eugene had barred and bolted the door fast enough. The smell of the pig was, however, too much for the wolf, and she scratched and tore at the door, which, not being very sound, gave way to the repeated ef

Note to Teachers. -The above table is designed to exercise the voice upon the consonant elements.

The elementary sound of a consonant may be ascertained by pronouncing a word containing it in a slow, drawling manner. Notice the sound of the clement as it issues from the mouth, and then utter it alone

forts of her sharp claws. The two cubs also had their share in the work.

At last a hole was made underneath the door large enough for the wolf to get her head through. Poor Eugene was now terribly frightened, and knew not what to do. The wolf scratched and scratched, and every minute or two put her head through the hole to see if it were large enough to admit her body. In doing this, she caught sight of the pig and of the poor terrified little boy.

At last Eugene thought of an expedient to drive the wolf away. He had no fire, for that had gone out while he was extinguishing the conflagration of the pigsty; but a large kettle, full of porridge, was standing on the fireplace, scalding hot. Eugene seized the large cream-ladle, and, having filled it, gave the wolf a dish of it the next time she put her head through.

This made the beast roar horribly, at the same time that it increased her ferocity. She again tried to get through the hole; Eugene treated her to another ladleful of porridge-and another-till the wolf ran away, dreadfully scalded, and never returned again.

Eugene's father and mother soon after came home, and were not only rejoiced to witness the preservation of their son from the wolf's fangs, but to see such proofs of his courage and determination. The good man took his gun, and went for several miles in search of the wolf, but to no purpose.

The next morning, however, he procured the assistance of some friends who lived about a mile off,

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and, after traversing the mountains for some time, they at last came to a spot in which lay the ferocious beast, cold and stiff, with a raven picking out he' eyes.

LESSON VII.

TABLE OF CONSONANT ELEMENTS.

h as in hate, heat, home, hope.
j as in jane, june, age, judge.
k as in kite, kind, cook, clock.
l as in let, love, call, hall.

Connect, (not cunnect,) concern, contend, content, compare, command, commit, compress, communicate, completion, commute, comprise, commend, correct, corrupt.

Temptation.

A POOR little chimney-sweeper had engaged at a house, to sweep a chimney which led from the roof to the apartment of a princess.

When he had descended to the fireplace, he found no one in the chamber, and he remained there for some time, looking at the many beautiful things which were in it.

That, however, which pleased him most, was a

watch garnished with diamonds, lying upon the toilettable. At first he must needs take it into his hands. Then came the wish, "O that I had such a watch!

A moment after, he said to himself, "What if I should take it? But fie!" said he; "that would make me a thief.

"At the same time, no one will ever know it," said he, speaking to himself again. But at this very moment, a noise was heard in the next chamber. As quick as possible he replaced the watch, and saved himself by a retreat up the chimney.

Returning home, he could not divert his mind from the watch. Wherever he went, or wherever he was, it was constantly before his eyes. He endeavored to drive it away from his thoughts, but in vain. It seemed as though he was drawn towards it by a superior power.

He could not sleep; so he finally resolved that he would return and take it.

When he had gained the apartment, every thing was so still that he could not doubt that he was there alone. Timid and trembling, he approached the toilet, where, by the feeble light of the moon, he perceived the watch.

Already was his hand extended towards it, when he discovered still greater treasures diamond earrings and bracelets.

"Shall I" said he to himself, trembling in "Shall I every limb.

"But then' shall I not be a detested wretch all the rest of my life? Shall I ever be able to sleep