CHAPTER III.-STORIES FROM THE

BIBLE.

LESSON IX.

I. Memorize:-PSALM XXIII.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

II. Theme:-DAVID AND GOLIATH.

I. Samuel, xvii.

There was once in the land of Judea a young shepherd named David, the youngest son of Jesse of Bethlehem-judah. He was a very brave and powerful lad, and more than once had fought lions and bears when they came to harry the flocks he tended.

Now at that time the Philistines were pressing the Israelites hard, and the armies of the two peoples lay encamped at Shochoh on the two sides of a valley. Day after day a gigantic warrior of the Philistines, named

Goliath, clad in armor, came down out of their camp to challenge the Israelites. And he cried to them:"Choose a man for you, and send him to fight with me. If he be able to kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail over him and kill him, then shall ye be our servants and serve us." But there was no man in Israel to match him in stature, nor in the strength of his armor, and they all were afraid.

In the army of the Israelites were the three eldest sons of Jesse, and it happened that David was sent by his father to take his brothers food. And in the camp he heard Goliath defying the armies of the living God, and saw the shame of his own people. His heart burned within him, and he begged King Saul to let him go forth and fight the Philistine. Saul was touched by his courage and resolution, and consented.

He made David clothe himself in armor, and put a brass helmet on his head, and a sword by his side. But David felt encumbered by this strange equipment, and laid them off. He took only his sling, and as he hastened down the valley, picked up by the brook five smooth stones, which he put in his pouch. Sling in hand, he drew near the great champion. Goliath advanced toward him, cursing him in contempt. Then David, slipping a stone into his sling, threw it with all his might. The stone flew, and struck Goliath in the forehead, and the giant fell down, his face to the earth. Running up, David drew Goliath's sword and cut off his head. The Philistines, seeing their champion slain, fled. The Israelites pursued them, killing them, even up to the gates of Ekron.

They brought David before King Saul, and Saul made him his armor-bearer, and Jonathan, the King's son, loved him as his own soul.

III. Oral Composition.-1. Use other words to express the meaning of the following:-(1) Wild beasts came to harry the flock. (2) The enemy pressed us hard. (3) They lay encamped by a valley. (4) The giant was clad in armor. (5) He prevailed over us. (6) His heart burned within him at the sight. (7) David felt encumbered by the armor. (8) He threw the stone with all his might. (9) Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

2. (1) What do the sentences of the first paragraph tell about? (2) What do the sentences of the second paragraph tell about? (3) Of the third? (4) Of the fourth? (5) Of the fifth?

IV. Principles-Punctuation. Quotation Marks.— Rule 1. Note that quotation marks (" ") must enclose every direct quotation:

Goliath cried to the children of Israel, "Choose a man for you." "Gallop," cried Joris, "for Aix is in sight."

"You are old, father William," the young man said.

NOTE 1. When the quotation is stated, but not in exact words, no marks of quotation are used:-The young man said that father William was old. NOTE 2. Single quotation marks ('') should be used where the quotation occurs within a quoted passage:

We read this in the Mock Turtle's story: "Alice could hear him sighing as if his heart would break. 'What is his sorrow?' she asked the Gryphon. 'It's all his fancy, that.'"

NOTE 3. Single quotation marks are frequently used with titles of books.

The Apostrophe.-Rule 1. The apostrophe must be used with all nouns in the possessive case:

(a) Possessive of singular nouns:-Man's inhumanity; St. James's church; Keats's poems.

NOTE. Proper nouns ending in s frequently are written with only (") in the possessive. Note the special phrases with "sake," such as "for conscience' sake," "for goodness' sake."

(b) Possessive of plurals in s :—The ladies' capes. The Germans' scholarship. The Romans' honor.

(c) Possessive of plurals by vowel change:-The children's hour; the mice's party; Englishmen's pride.

NOTE. The apostrophe is not required with the possessive pronouns-its hers, ours, yours, theirs.

Rule 2. The apostrophe must be used to indicate the elision of a letter or letters:

Whoe'er has travell'd life's dull round.

The Revolution of '76 [i.e., of 1776]; the men of '45 [i.e., 1745]. Rule 3. Notice that the apostrophe must be used in making plurals of figures and letters :-

Your 4's and 7's are almost as hard to distinguish as your n's and u's.

EXERCISE 1. Explain each apostrophe used in the story above.

2. Punctuate correctly, assigning reasons:

(1) Say not good night but in some brighter clime Bid me good morning.

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(2) Every subjects duty is the kings; but every subjects soul is his own. (3) Mind your ps and qs. (4) Whom the gods love die young was said of yore. A jolly place said he in times of old! but something ails it now. (6) Good speed cried the watch as the gatebolts undrew.

(7) Tis pleasant sure to see ones name in print;

A books a book although theres nothing int.

(8) You are old father William the young man said
And your hair has become very white;

And yet you incessantly stand on your head

Do you think at your age it is right?

V. Composition.-Tell the story of David and Goliath, imagining the different scenes:

Keep the sentences of each scene in one group.

1. David as a shepherd lad-guarding his flocks against wild beasts.

2. The war of the Philistines and the Israelites-Shochoh-Goliath -the challenge-the feelings of the Israelites.

3. David's journey to the camp-his feelings-his resolve-his interview with King Saul.

4. The discarding of armor-the sling and stones-the death of Goliath the flight of the Philistines.

5. David before King Saul.

LESSON X.

I. Memorize:-PART OF PSALM CIII.

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; to such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.