With sentiments of sincere regard and esteem, and wishes for your prosperity and success in the impor tant duties you have to perform, I remain, Gentlemen, Your most obedient, Humble Servant, ALEX. SPENCER. FORDOUN, September 29, 1831. CONTENTS. PAGE. SECTION 1.-Fables, their nature and use.-2. Fox and Grapes. 3. Boy and narrow-mouthed Pitcher.-4. Two Bees.-5. Two Frogs in search of water.-6. Lion and Boar quarrell- ing.-7. Lion and Tiger repenting their strife.-8. Bear and Bee-hives, evils of Anger.-9. Boys pelting Frogs.-10. Lion benefited by a Mouse.-11. Greedy Dog and his Sha- dow.-12. Frog puffing herself.-13. Vain Tortoise.-14. Two Cocks fighting.-15. Mice and Weasels at war.-16. Ill-judging Stag.-17. Jackdaw and Peacocks.-18. Crow and Bit of Flesh.-19. The Belly and Members.-20. Town and Country Mouse.-21. The right use of our Eyes. -22. Frightened Hares.-23. Old Man and Death.-24. Heathen Herdsman, and his Rash Vows.-25. Presumptu- ous Man finding fault with the Creator.-26. Hungry Owl complaining of the Sun.-27. Young Raven and his Mother, Consequences of Crime.-28. Lynx and Mole, Motives to Contentment.-29. Fox among Brambles.-30. Farmer and two Sons, Advantages of Industry.-31. Improvement of Time.-32. Attention to Business.-33. Use of Wealth is to do good, Charity. Way to Wealth is to save as well as get, Economy.-34. Shepherd-boy and Wolf, Evils of Lying.-35. Stork in Bad Company. Two Dogs Tray and Snap. 36. Young Cock disobeying his Mother.-37. Ape and two Young Ones. Early Application to Study.-38. BOOK II-NATURAL HISTORY. SECTION 1.-Natural History Explained. Being of God Prov. ed.-2. Wonders in the Heavens, Sun, Stars, Planets, Moon, Earth, their rapid and regular motions.-3. Atmosphere, its weight. Clouds, their uses. Lightning, Meteors, and Rainbow. 4. The Sea, its Saltness and Tides, its uses for supplying the Springs, and for Navigation.-5. The Earth, its Carpet of Green, its Hills and Mountains, Earthquakes, Volcanoes.-6. Quarries and Mines, Subterranean Cellars Stored with Conveniences.-7. Plants, their uses and rich Colourings.-8. Valuable Trees, and other Vegetable Pro- ductions. 9. The Seasons instructive, Winter. — 10. Spring, Summer, and Autumn.-11. Animals, Insects enjoy their Life.-12. Fishes Prolific, and wisely formed.— 13. Birds, their nests. Quadrupeds Wild and Domestic, no creature to be used cruelly.-14. Man exalted above the Beasts, wonderfully made and preserved, the End of his Creation.-15. One Species of Men, differing in colour, CHAPTER II.—QUADRUPEds. SECTION I-Quadrupeds inviting our curiosity.—2. Apes and Monkeys.-3. Ourang Outang.-4. Pigmy Apes.→ 5. Baboons.-6. Bats, Vampyres.-7. Hedgehog, Porcu- pine.-8. Badger.-9. Glutton.-10. Brown and Polar Bears.-11. Cat-kind, Lion.-12. Tiger.-13. Panther, Leopard, Ounce, Lynx.-14. Cat.-15. Dog.-16. Fox.- 17. Wolf.-18. Jackall.-19. Hyæna.-20. Opossum.- 21. Weasel.-22. Ferret and Polecat.-23. Otters.-24. Mole.-25. Shrew-mouse.-26. Rats and Mice.-27.- Squirrel.-28. Hare.-29. Beaver.-30. Kangaroo.-31. Sloth. 32. Elephant.-33. Rhinoceros.-34. Hippopo- tamus.-35. Wild Boar and Hog.-36, Camel and Drom- edary. 37. Stag.-38. Fallow Deer.-39. Rein-deer.-40. CHAPTER III.-BIRDS. PAGE SECTION. I-Birds well adapted for flight. -2- Ostrich.-3. 73 BOOK III.-BIBLE HISTORY. SECTION 1.-One Book, the Bible, by inspiration of God, its excellence and usefulness.-2. Its Account of the Creation of the World and Man.-3. The Sabbath, its design. Adam's employment in Paradise, his Fall.-4. The Ground of Man's Hope, and the Duties of his Religion after the Fall. Cain and Abel. Death's First Appearance.-5. Enoch, Noah, and the Deluge.-6. Building of Babel, Abraham, Lot, Sodom, and Gomorrah. Sacrifice of Isaac. -7. Jacob. Affecting History of Joseph.-8. Israelites in Egypt. Plagues on the Egyptians. Moses and Aaron. Miracles at the Red Sea, in the Wilderness, at Sinai, the Promised Land. Capture of Jericho, the Canaanites. Joshua.-9. The Judges. Samson, his Strength, his Death. -10. Samuel, Saul, David and Goliath.-11. Absalom's Rebellion and Death.-12. Psalms of David, Temple of Solomon. Solomon's choice of Wisdom, his Declaration as to the Chief Good.-13. The Kings of Israel and Judah, the Prophets, Elijah Supported by a Miracle.-14. Elijah and the Priests of Baal, Elijah's Translation to Heaven, Elisha's Miracles.-15. Jonah's Preservation from Drown PAGE. ing.-16. Zedekiah. Daniel in Captivity, his three friends 94 BOOK IV. POETRY. 1. THE KITE, or Pride must have a Fall.-II. The Hare and GRAMMAR, DICTIONARY, 115 APPENDIX. 135 143 |