char'i ty mal'ice truth'ful sin cere' in'ju ry sneer fra'cas com mand'er dam'age dam'aged ef fect' 89 "That plain, good man, who, with life's parting tone Breathed charity for all, and malice So kind, so truthful, modest, sincere, "In the fracas, our commander had his good eye damaged." "Remove the cause, and the effect will cease." 90 WORD BUILDING (Suffixes) an, ian, ier, ist one who, belonging to, relating to; ar, ard, yer, ster, er = one who, that which. quar tet' psalm tempt pul'let chick'en pounce The quartet will chant the psalms. the good. Should the hawk see the pullet, the great bird will pounce defenceless chicken. upon the upon fash'ion ser'mon dis patch' mor'tal ru'in cred'it ex trav'a gance com'fort creat'ure cloy re al'i ty blithe couldst bliss in hab'it pa'tri ot ism ref'uge scoun'drel 92 "Strong will is always in fashion." "Good example is half a sermon." "Dispatch is the soul of business." "All men are mortal." "Where tongues wag, ruin never lags." Credit is a bribe to extravagance. 93 "He who plants a tree Plants a joy; Plants a comfort that will never cloy. Every day a fresh reality, Beautiful and strong, To whose shelter throng If thou couldst but know, thou happy Of the bliss that shall inhabit thee." The witty Johnson said, "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." post'al ser'vice in sure' de liv'er y sec'tion ru'ral dis'trict hos'tler con ceit' prop em'u late 94 The postal service in this country is so complete that it insures prompt delivery of the mail in all sections. At the present time, the people in the rural districts have their mail left at their doors. When the horse returns home, the hostler will take care of him. "Conceit may puff a man up, but can never prop him up." Emulate the good in those whom you meet. 95 WORD BUILDING (Suffixes) ant, ent, or = one who does; ee one to whom ; ed=did; ing=continuing to; ess, ine, ix-feminine. thor'ough se'ri ous The party was caught in a shower and received a thorough drenching. Had the derailing switch been in operation, the serious accident at the railroad crossing probably would not have happened. ad ver tise' ad ver tised' em ploy'er rash'ness val'or curb 97 "Wanted - A boy who obeys his mother'; so advertised one employer. Thousands of such boys are wanted." "Rashness is not valor." The men will curb the street. 98 WORD BUILDING (Suffixes) en = made of, to make; ate, dom, head, hood, rick, ry, ship condition or office of. rus'set grief an noy'ing in trude' dis ease' an'nu al reg'is ter rip'ple rip'pling con sole' un hap'py The pears are russet brown. "The only cure for grief is action." When one is busy, it is annoying for another to intrude upon one's time. "Disease is a tax on ill pleasure. The annual report shows forty-five pupils on register in 5 B grade. 66 Rippling waters make a pleasant moan.' "God has commanded time to console the unhappy." |