many, Sweden, and Turkey. In the last-named country its use by all classes of the people is very great. The Turks drink their coffee very hot and strong, and without sugar. evergreen, always green like the holly. trailing, hanging down. emits, sends out. resembling, like. insipid, without any taste. civilized, refined. shrub, a small bushy tree. period, time. expand, to spread out. profusely, abundantly. eminence, rising ground. necessary, needful. substituted, put in its place. cylindrical, like a drum aromatic, agreeable. or garden roller. axis, the rod running through the middle. beverage, drink. fur-row bril-li-ant wit-ness-ed cul-ti-vat-ed Describe its What colour What flowers What sort of What is the coffee tree? How high does it grow? How is the upper part of the tree divided? bark. What is the length of the leaves? are they? What colour are the flowers? grown in this country do they resemble? scent do the coffee flowers emit? the fruit? What fruit does it resemble? What taste has the pulp? How many seeds are inclosed? What is found on one of the sides of the seeds? When do the trees begin bearing? How much coffee does each tree produce? What is the colour of How long does the flowering last? What country is the tree a native of? What parts are chosen for the coffee plantations? If the ground is much exposed to the sun, how are the trees sheltered? How are the seeds known to be ripe? In what other parts of the world is coffee grown? How are they picked in the West India Islands? Before coffee can be used as a beverage what must first be done to the berries? How is the coffee roasted? In what countries is coffee the favourite drink? When was the use of coffee first mentioned? THE GUIDE. 1. A wanderer who had to go a long and dangerous journey over a rugged and rocky mountain, knew not the way. He endeavoured to obtain some information from a traveller who, as he had learnt, had already passed over the same mountain. 2. The traveller pointed out the road to him clearly and distinctly, together with all the by-ways and precipices of which he must beware, and the rocks which he should climb; moreover he gave him a slip of paper, on which all these things were described exactly. 3. The wanderer observed all this attentively, and at each turn and by-path he considered carefully the instructions and description of his friend. Vigorously he proceeded; but, the more he advanced, the steeper the rocks appeared, and the path seemed to lose itself in the lonely dreary ravines. 4. Then his courage failed him; he looked up to the towering gray rocks, and cried, "It is impossible for man to ascend so steep a path, and to climb these rugged rocks. The wings of eagles and the feet of the mountain-goats alone can do it." 5. He turned away, thinking to return by the way he had come, when suddenly he heard a voice exclaiming, "Take courage and follow me!" He looked round, and to his joyful surprise he beheld the man who had pointed out the way to him. He saw him walk calmly and steadily between the ravines and precipices, and the rushing mountain torrents. This inspired him with new confidence and he followed. Before night-fall they had ascended the mountain, and a lovely valley received them at the end of their journey. 6. Then the cheerful wanderer thanked his friend, and said, "How can I express my gratitude to thee? Thou hast not only guided me on the right way, but hast also given me strength and courage to perse vere." 7. The other answered, "Not so; am I not a wanderer like thyself, and art thou not the same man as before? Thou hast only seen by my example what thou art, and what thou art able to do." Where had the wanderer to go? Whom did he ask to show him the way? Describe how the traveller helped him? When did the wanderer's courage fail him? What did he say? When he turned round to go back what did he hear? Who uttered the words that he heard? What did he then do? How long was it before they had finished their journey? What did the wanderer then say to the guide? How did the guide reply? LET IT PASS. 1. Be not swift to take offence; Let it pass! Anger is a foe to sense; Let it pass! Brood not darkly o'er a wrong 2. Strife corrodes the purest mind; Let it pass! Think how often you have erred; Since our joys must pass away, Let them pass! |