16. His exclamation was, "Chaste stars!" not Chase tars!"

17. Masses of immense magnitude move majestically through the vast empire of the solar system.

18. From thy throne in the sky, thou look'st and laugh'st at the storm, and guid'st the bolts of Jove.

19. He had respectable talents, but was objectionable to the people from his want of principle, and his readiness to truckle to men in power.

V.

1. The sun shines on the shop signs.

2. Sheba Sherman Shelly sharpened his shears and sheared his sheep.

3. Benjamin Bramble Blimber, a blundering banker, borrowed the baker's birchen broom to brush the blinding cobwebs from his brain.

4. That fellow shot a minnow on a willow, in the narrow meadow, near the yellow house.

5. Did you say you saw the spirit sigh, or the spirit's eye, or the spirit's sigh? I said I saw the spirit's eye, not the spirit sigh, nor the spirit's sigh.

6.

This is the

12. House, and the hound, and the horn, that
belonged to the

11. Farmer, that sowed the corn, that kept the
10. Cock, that crowed in the morn, that waked the
9. Priest all shaven and shorn, that married the

8. Man all tattered and torn, that kissed the

7. Maiden all forlorn, that milked the

6. Cow with the crumpled horn, that tossed the

5. Dog that worried the

4. Cat that killed the

3. Rat that ate the

2. Malt that lay in the

1. House that Jack built.

7. Theophilus Thistle, the successful thistle sifter, in sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb. Now if Theophilus Thistle, the successful thistle sifter, in sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb, see that thou, in sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles, thrust not three thousand thistles through the thick of thy thumb. Success to the successful thistle sifter.

8. A day or two ago, during a lull in business, two little boot-blacks, one white and one black, were standing at the corners doing nothing, when the white boot-black agreed to black the black boot-black's boots. The black boot-black was of course willing to have his boots blacked by his fellow boot-black, and the boot-black who had agreed to black the black boot-black's boots went to work.

When the boot-black had blacked one of the black bootblack's boots till it shone in a manner that would make any boot-black proud, this boot-black who had agreed to black the black boot-black's boots refused to black the other boot of the black boot-black until the black boot-black, who had consented to have the white boot-black black his boots, should add five cents to the amount the white boot-black had made blacking other men's boots. This the boot-black whose boot had been blacked refused to do, saying it was good enough for a black boot-black to have one boot blacked, and he didn't care whether the boot that the white bootblack hadn't blacked was blacked or not.

This made the boot-black who had blacked the black bootblack's boot as angry as a boot-black often gets, and he vented his black wrath by spitting upon the blacked boot of the black boot-black. This roused the latent passions of the black boot-black, and he proceeded to boot the white boot-black with the boot which the white boot-black had blacked. A fight ensued, in which the white boot-black who had refused to black the unblacked boot of the black bootblack blacked the black boot-black's visionary organ, and in which the black boot-black wore all the blacking off his blacked boot in booting the white boot-black.

VI.

Shrewd Simon Short sewed shoes. Seventeen summers' storms and sunshine, saw Simon's small, shabby shop standing staunch, saw Simon's self-same sign still swinging,

silently specifying: "Simon Short, Smithfield's sole surviving shoemaker. Shoes sewed and soled superfinely." Simon's spry sedulous spouse, Sally Short, sewed shirts, stitched sheets, and stuffed sofas. Simon's six stout sturdy sons-Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Shadrach and Silas, sold sundries. Sober Seth sold sugar, starch, spices; simple Sam sold saddles, stirrups, screws; sagacious Stephen sold silks, satins, shawls; skeptical Saul sold silver salvers, silver spoons; selfish Shadrach sold shoe strings, soaps, saws, skates; slack Silas sold Sally Short's stuffed sofas.

Some seven summers since, Simon's second son, Samuel, saw Sophia Sophronia Spriggs somewhere. Sweet, sensible, smart Sophia Sophronia Spriggs! Sam soon showed strange symptoms. Sam seldom stayed at the store selling saddles, but sighed sorrowfully, sought Sophia Sophronia's society, sang several serenades slily. Simon stormed, scolded severely, said Sam seemed so silly, singing such shameful, senseless songs.

Strange Sam should slight such splendid summer sales," said Simon. Strutting spendthrift shatter-brained simpleton!"

"Softly, softly, sire" said Sally; "Sam's smitten-Sam's spied a sweetheart."

Sentimental schoolboy!" snarled Simon; "Smitten ! Stop such stuff!"

Simon sent Sally's snuff-box spinning, seized Sally's scissors, smashed Sally's spectacles, and scattered several spools. "Sneaking scoundrel! Sam's shocking silliness shall surcease!" Scowling Simon stopped speaking, starting swiftly shopward. Sally sighed sadly. Summoning Sam she spoke sweet sympathy.

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Sam," said she, "sire seems singularly snappy: so, son, stop strolling, stop smoking segars and spending specie superfluously; stop sprucing so; stop singing serenades,-stop short: sell saddles, son; sell saddles sensibly; see Sophia Sophronia Spriggs soon; she's sprightly, she's staple, so solicit and secure Sophia speedily, Sam."

"So soon? so soon?" said Sam, standing stock still.

"So soon! surely," said Sally, smiling, "specially since sire shows such spirit."

So Sam, somewhat scared, sauntered slowly, shaking stupendously. Sam soliloquizes:

'Sophia Sophronia Spriggs Short-Sophia Sophronia Short, Samuel Short's spouse-sounds splendid! Suppose she should say-she sha'n't!"

Soon Sam spied Sophia starching shirts and singing softly.

Seeing Sam she stopped starching and saluted Sam smilingly. Sam stammered shockingly:

Sp-sp-splendid summer season, Sophia."
Somewhat sultry," suggested Sophia.

Sar-sartin, Sophia," said Sam. (Silence seventeen sec

onds.)

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Selling saddles still, Sam?"

"Sar sar-sartin," said Sam, starting suddenly.

"Season's

somewhat soporific," said Sam, stealthily staunching streaming sweat, shaking sensibly.

Sartin," said Sophia, smiling significantly. "Sip some sweet sherbet, Sam." (Silence sixty seconds.)

"Sire shot sixty sheldrakes, Saturday," said Sophia.

"Sixty? sho!" said Sam. (Silence seventy-seven seconds.)

"See sister Susan's sunflowers," said Sophia, sociably scattering such stiff silence.

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Sophia's sprightly sauciness stimulated Sam strangely: so Sam suddenly spoke sentimentally: Sophia, Susan's sunflowers seem saying, "Samuel Short and Sophia Sophronia Spriggs, stroll serenely and seek some sequestered spot, some sylvan shade. Some sparkling spring shall sing soul-soothing strains; sweet songsters shall silence secret sighing; super-angelic sylphs shall—””

Sophia snickered: so Sam stopped.

Sam," said Sophia.

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'Sophia, stop smiling. Sam Short's sincere. Sam's seeking some sweet spouse, Sophia. Speak, Sophia, speak! Such suspense speeds sorrow."

"Seek sire, Sam, seek sire."

So Sam sought sire Spriggs. Sire Sprigs said, "Sartin." Seven short sabbaths later saw Sophia Sophronia Spriggs the smiling spouse of Simon Short's son Samuel.

EXPRESSION.

True Expression consists in the most natural and effective giving out of sentiment or emotion. It may be by form, color, language, movement, or sound.

In Elocution, correct Expression relates to those adaptations of the human voice necessary to convey the meaning and spirit of the author. It involves a proper use of all the physical organs, but only becomes effective through the exercise of the intellectual and emotional faculties. Appropriate expression constitutes the soul power of spoken language.

The word signifies giving out, and therefore presupposes something within. Hence it is of first importance to the Expression of a thought that the speaker have within him the thought to be expressed.

To this end he should make a thorough analysis of the language, and should answer for himself such questions as the following: What is the prevailing thought in the passage? What are the subordinate thoughts, and how are they related to the prevailing thought? Is any part of the sentence merely incidental to the main sentence, and how near or distant is the relation? What was the probable state of the author's mind when he expressed the thought? What were the circumstances which called it forth? How should you feel, and how would you have expressed the same sentiment, had the same circumstances moved you? The mind will thus be led to a full and just comprehension of the sentiment, and a sympathy will be awakened. A comprehension of the thought will render it intelligent in its expres sion. Sympathy with the thought will give spirit to the expression. Let the student ever keep in mind that no skill of 112