VI , ' . ! lff'i|i | l- iii'i| ||| | l m|iH[HV|. ^^ii' w * ,,w ' """ " ' ^"■""■^^^^^nrw^^ww* nasi Mn^ Young Folks' FOR >CHOOL 1HOME LIBRARY EDITED BY LARKIN "DUNTON.LL.D. HEAD MASTER BOSTON NORMAL SCHOOL NO. 6. -V.v 2lSi li:' l, ......:'llMiMiiin ""TTCTiil r. l , l l ' , , ,T l . l . , , ll -.-..-,.- - ^-''»H ll k.-i!.M'Mll lPI f BOOK II- GL1MP6ES of the WORLD. T TTTTTr^- ' ■■li ' il| | .S|i l | l , , .IUl] ' M| ||i ll.-'.'' ■•Illli-'l,.'- ,,l!!|i. SILVER BUR DETT & CO PUBLISHERS ." NEW YORK- -BOSTON-' -CHICAGO- UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT CHAPEL HILL 00022230104 al. " So yon see that I am right, and that your book is Geography. The land and the water, which we call countries and seas, rivers and Lakes, are the sur- face of the Earth. The beautiful trees 16 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. and flowers and fruits ar.e the productions of the Earth. All things that grow out of the ground are productions of the Earth. 7. " The people are the inhabitants of the Earth. Did you not know, Fred, that you and I, and father and mother, were all inhabitants of the Earth?" 8. "And that is Geography!" said Fred; "and I said I did not like it! Thank you, Mary ; I wish all the boys in my class had kind sisters like you to show them what Geography is. Then I am sure they would like it. 7 ' sure fruits won'der tak'ing piece ground sis'ter beau'ti f ul asked trymg giv'ing flow'ers seas teach'er sur'face re plied' Does con sist', is made up. In hab'i tants, dwellers. Lakes, water surrounded by land. [out. Pro duc'tions, things that grow Re plied', answered. Riv'ers, water running over the land. Seas, parts of oceans. Sur'face, outside. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 17 LESSON III. WHO MADE ALL THINGS? FIRST VOICE. Who made the sky, so bright and blue? Who made the fields, so green? Who made the flowers that smell so sweet, In pretty colors seen? ALL. ' Twas God, our Father and our King; Oil, let us all his praises sing ! SECOXD VOICE. Who made the birds to fly so high, And taught them how to sing? Who made the pretty butterfly, And painted her bright wing? ALL. ' Twas God,, our Father and our King; Oh, let us all his praises sing! 18 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. THIRD VOICE. Who made the sun that shines so bright, And gladdens all we see ; Which comes to give us light and heat, That happy we may be ? ALL. ' Tivas God, our Father and our King ; Oh, let us all his praises sing! FOURTH VOICE. Who made the silver moon, so high, The dark, dark night to cheer ; The stars that twinkle in the sky, And shine so bright and clear? ' Twas God, our Father and our King; Oh, let us all his praises sing! FIFTH VOICE. Who made the rocks, the hills, the trees, The mountains and the vales ; GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 19 The flocks, the herds, the cooling breeze, The stream that never fails? ALL. 7 Twas God, our Father and our King; Oh, let us all his praises sing! clear smell bright cooling light night nev'er col'ors fields taught fa'ther glacl'ness flocks shines prais'es buffer fly Breeze, wind. Twin'kle, sparkle. Moun'tains, hi gh hills. 'Twas, it was. Paint'ed, colored. Vales, valleys ; hollows between Sil'ver. white ; like silver. hills. Stream, runnii g water. Cheer, to enliven. LESSON IV. THE EARTH IS ROUND. 1. The next evening Fred had been busy with his lesson for some time be- fore Mary spoke to him. She knew that it would be much better for him to try to learn it by himself at first. 20 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. 2. Just as she went to him he closed the book, saying as he did so, "Done at last." Cuffs' ;^ onl U— THE EARTH. 3. "Do not put your book away yet," she said. " I should like to hear you say GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 21 your lesson, and then I may be able to make it plainer to you than it now is." 4. Fred gave his sister the book open at the place where he had been learning. Then he said to her: "The Earth on which we live is round like an orange. By 'round like an orange,' I mean that the Earth is not exactly round, but that it is a little flat above and below, just as an orange is." 5. Mary brought an orange and showed her brother the flat parts of it, at the top and the bottom. 6. With the orange in her hand Mary sat down at the table and said : "At one time men thought that the Earth was flat, like the top of this table. They were afraid that if they went very far in one way they would come to the end of the Earth. 7. " As larger and stronger ships were built, men became bolder. Instead of 22 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. creeping along the shores of their own country, afraid of losing sight of land, they crossed the great ocean and sailed to other lands thousands of miles away. 8. "At length a brave sailor took his ship further than any vessel had ever gone before. His name was Fernando Magellan. Starting from a country called Spain, he sailed on, day after day, Aveek after week, and month after month. 9. "At one of the places where he stopped by the way, this brave man took part in a battle, in which lie was killed. His men then set sail without their leader, and at the end of three years and twenty-nine days they returned to Spain. 10. " Their ship had sailed round the world, and thus had proved that the Earth on which we live is a globe." 11. " How long is it since the first voyage round the world was made ? " asked Fred. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 23 12. " The first voyage round the world was made more than three hundred years ago," said Mary. "Since then, hundreds of ships have sailed round the Earth ; and now the voyage can be made in about three months." years los'ing or'ange creeping busy a fraid' plain'er learning brought bold'er fur'ther starting month bot'tom in stead' stron'ger Bat'tle, fight. Ex act'ly, quite. Globe, ball or sphere. O'cean, largest division of water. Sail'or, one who sails ; a seaman. Spain, a country of Europe. Ves'sel, ship. Voy'age, journey by water. LESSON V. HOW TO PROVE THE ROUNDNESS OF THE EARTH. 1. "My book says, 'We can prove the roundness of the Earth by the appearance of ships as they sail to or from the land,' ' said Fred. "How can that be done?" 24 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. 2. Mary made a drawing like this SHIPS SAILING ROUND THE WORLD. Pointing to it, she said: "This curve is the sea. Yon are standing on the sea- shore and watching the ships coming in. Yon see the whole of the nearest ship, because it is on the top of the curve. Yon see only a part of the second ship, because the rest of it is hidden behind the curve. No part of the third ship can be seen, for the curved surface of the water rises up between you and the ship. If the Earth were flat, we should see the whole of a vessel at once." 3. " Why does the Earth appear to be flat?" asked Fred. "The Earth appears to us to be Hat," said his sister, "because it is so very large, and we are able to see only a small part of it at once." GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 25 4. Just then a fly lighted on Mary's orange and ran round it. "Look," said Mary; "that fly cannot see more than a small part of the orange at one time ; and that part must appear to it to be flat, because the fly is so much smaller than the orange." 5. " Are there any more proofs of the roundness of the Earth?" asked Fred. "Yes," said Mary. "We know that the Earth is round, because when a ship nears land the sailors see first the top of a mountain like a speck on the water. As they go nearer, the mountain seems to rise out of the water, until at length the whole of it can be seen." 6. "Do not mountains affect the round- ness of the Earth?" asked Fred. "Very little," said Mary; "for the Earth is so very large, that the highest mountain upon it, compared with the size of the Earth, is not more than the 26 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. roughness of the skin compared with the size of an orange, and you would never think of doubting; the roundness of the orange." spoil nev'er light'ed draw'ing prove ves'sel be cause' watch'ing whole be hind' sur'face round'ness ships ap pear' orange rough'ness Af feet', change. Ap pear'ance, look. Com pared', placed side by side. Curve, rounded surface. Flat, level. Hid'den, out of sight. Light'ed, stopped ; gave up flying. Moun'tain, a high hill. Proofs, things that show. Speck, spot. LESSON VI. THE WORLD. Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful World, With the wonderful water round you curled, And the wonderful grass upon your breast, — World, you are wonderfully drest. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 27 2. The wonderful air is over me, And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree ; It walks on the water, and whirls the mills, And talks to itself on the tops of the hills. 3. You friendly Earth ! how far do you go, With the wheat fields that nod and the rivers that flow, With cities and gardens, and cliffs and isles, And people upon you for thousands of miles? 4. Ah, you are so great, and I am so small, I tremble to think of you, World, at all; And yet when I said my prayers to-day, 28 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. A whisper within me seemed to say : " You are more than the Earth, though you are such a dot ; You can love and think, and the Earth cannot! " Matthew Browne. world curled seemed cit les wa'ter trem'ble Breast, surface. Cliffs, rocks. Dot, little thing. Drest, dressed ; covered. Hills, high land. gar'dens thou'sarids prayers shak'ing friend'ly won'der ful ly Isles, islands ; land surrounded by water. [land. Riv'ers, water running over the Whirls, causes to go round. Whis'per, low-spoken sound. LESSON VII. THE GREAT ROUND BALL. 1. Mary not only knew a great many things, but she was also able to draw well. During the following day she made a picture of a swallow flying round a great ball on which parts of the Earth had been marked. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 29 2. Fred took it in his hand, saying, " What a pretty picture ! now I see that the Earth is round. How plain it is, to be sure ! " 3. "Would you like to hear the Story of the Swallow?" she asked. "Oh, yes! " he cried; "let me hear it." 4. "Once on a time," said Mary, "a number of swallows lived on a great round ball that hung in the sky. It was so large, and looked so flat all round the place where they lived, that none of them could believe it to be round. 5. "One fine summer day one of the swallows set off in order to see whether it really was a ball. 6. " So bidding his friends good by, away he flew over mountain and sea round the wonderful ball. On and on he flew, never resting day or night, till at the end of a week he had travelled six thousand miles. 30 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. 7. " At the end of a fortnight he was half-way round the wonderful ball, or more than twelve thousand miles from home. 8. "Never resting, still onward flew the swallow, till at the end of a month he had finished his journey. In four weeks he had gone round the wonderful ball, and was back again among his friends. 9. " It was a long journey, — a journey of no less than twenty-five thousand miles. He was able to tell his friends of the wonders he had seen, and that the world on which they lived was really, after all, a great round ball with mountains and seas on every side. 10. "He never took so long a journey again, but was looked upon as the prince of swallow travellers till the day of his death. 11. " Though this storv of the swallow GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 31 is only a fable," said Mary, "it will help us to understand something about the world we live on. It is the wonderful ball. Mountains and plains, oceans and seas, rivers and lakes, cover its surface round and round." death fly'ing on'ward won'ders prince be lieve' sum nier travelled friends bid'ding swallow re'al ]y marked num'ber rest'ing trav'el lers Draw, make pictures. Fa'ble, story. Fin'ished, done. Follow ing, next. Fort'night, two weeks ; 14 days. Jour'ney, distance he had to go. Plains, level lands. Un der stand', see clearly. LESSON VIII. THE SIZE OF THE EARTH. 1. "What a large ball the world must be!" said Fred to his sister one evening when lie had finished his Geography les- son. " My book says it is twenty-five 32 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. DIAMETER 8000 Miles thousand miles in circumference, and eight thousand miles in diameter." 2. "What is meant by the circumfer- ence of the Earth?" she asked. "The distance round it," he replied. 3. "Yes," said Mary, "the circumfer- ence of the Earth is the distance round it ; but other things have a cir- cumference as well as the Earth. Everything that ■ ooo" 1 "^ is round has a circum- ference. Name some things that are round." 4. "A penny, an orange, and a wheel," said Fred. Showing him a penny, Mary asked what its circumference was. "The distance round its edge," he replied. 5. "Now what does diameter mean?" "The distance through the centre of a 2:1 obe or ball." GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 33 6. "What is the diameter of a wheel?" "The diameter of a wheel is the dis- tance across it through the centre from edge to edge." 7. "Now let us measure the diameter of an orange," said Mary, getting one out of a basket near. " How must we do it? " she asked. 8. " Cut it into two equal parts, and then measure across the flat part of one of the halves, — just like measuring across a penny," he replied. 9. When the orange was measured, its circumference was found to he six inches and its diameter two inches. And Mary told Fred to remember that the circumference of any round object is about three times its diameter. 10. " The circumference of the Earth is twenty-five thousand miles. Let us try to lind out how long it would take you 34 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. to walk round it, if it were all land," said Mary. 11. Fred laughed at the thought of taking such a long journey, but he got his slate and pencil and put down the figures as his sister told him. 12. She said, " Suppose you walk three miles an hour, ten hours a day, and six days a week, you must put down twenty- five thousand and divide it by three, by ten, and by six." 13. Here is the problem as Fred worked it out : — Miles an hour, 3 )25000 miles, the circumference of the Earth. Hours a day, 10)8333 + 1 hours in walking around. Days a week, 6)833 + 3 days in walking around. 138 + 5 weeks in walking around. Total time, 138 weeks, 5 days, 3 hours, and 1 mile over. When Mary saw the answer, she said, "Why, Fred, you would be away from home nearly three years ! " 11. "I do not mean to try," he said; " at least, not until I am older. How GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 35 long would it take a railway train to go round the world?" 15. " The fastest railway train, running day and night, without stopping, would go round the world in about a month." least wheel meant halves laughed pen'ny tak'ing bas'ket an swer fig'ures stop'ping rail'way meas'ured meas'ur ing ev'er y thing ge og'ra phy A cross', over ; from side to side. Cen'tre, middle. [round. Cir cum'f er ence, distance Di am'e ter, distance through. E'qual, the same. Meas'ure, find the size of. Ob'ject, thing. Re mem'ber, keep in mind. LESSON IX. GOD MADE THEM ALL. 1. All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, - The good God made them all. 36 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. 2. Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, — He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings. 3. The purple-headed mountain, The river running by, The morning and the sunset, That lighteth up the sky; 4. The tall trees in the greenwood, The pleasant summer sun, The ripe fruits in the garden, — He made them every one. 5. He gave us eyes to see them, And lips that we might tell How great is God Almighty, Who hath made all things well. small bright fruits flow'er light'eth sun'set run'ning sum'mer pleas'ant moun'tain Al might'y green'wood Crea'tures Glow'ing, Morn'ing, , living things. shining. sunrise. Won'der ful, very strange. Sun'set, evening. Ti'ny, little ; small. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 37 LESSON X. THE MIGHTY OCEAN. 1. "Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah! " shouted a crowd of happy boys as they threw up their caps and ran wildly down the lane which led from the school. 2. It was an easy thing to pick out our friend Fred, who Once did not like Geography, and was sure that he never should. 3. Ten minutes later, he rushed into the house, shouting, "A month! a month! a whole month of holidays!" 4. "You will be tired enough before it is half over,' 7 said his sister. "What! tired of playing, of having no lessons to learn, of not going to school, but of going where I like, and being merry all the day long? I think not, Mary." On the following day the brother and sister went by train to pay a visit to 38 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. their Uncle William, who lived at the sea-side. 5. Just before the train entered the station, Fred saw the sea for the first time in his life. He was looking out of the window, when it suddenly came into view. 6. "0 Mary!' J he cried, and then stopped. The sight was more than he could put into words. Before them lay the shore of the bay ; and then right away for miles and miles, till it was lost in the distance, rolled the mighty ocean. 7. "Is it not grand?" said Fred at length. "Look at the waves! — how they dash on the rocks and rush over the sands ! " 8. Then the train stopped, and they found their uncle waiting for them. To Fred's great joy, his uncle's house stood on a hill near the shore. From its win- GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 39 dows the whole bay could be seen ; and, far away, the blue waves rolled, until they seemed to touch the sky. half waves ea'sy e nough" tired rolled merry waiting touch seemed hur rail min'utes crowd stopped might'y dis'tance Bay, opening into the land. En'tered, went into. Hol'i days, play-days. O'cean, largest division of water. Pay a vis'it to, go to see. Sta'tion, place where the train stops. Sud'den ly, all at once. Uu'cle, father's or mother's brother. LESSON XL LAND AND WATER. 1. After tea, Fred again took his stand at the window, where lie was joined by his uncle. 2. "I did not think there was half so much water in the world," said Fred, pointing to the waters spread out before them. 40 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. 3. "That is nothing, my boy," replied his uncle. " A steamer could sail across all that you see in about half an hour. Do you know anything about the size of the Earth? 7 ' 4. " Oh, yes. Mary has taught me a great deal about it. The Earth is 25,000 miles in circumference, and I could walk round it in about three years." 5. Uncle William laughed at the thought of his little nephew going on so long a journey, and said, "No one could walk round the world." "Mary said I could, in three years." 6. "I said you could if it were all land," called out Mary. 7. " That is right," replied their uncle ; " for when you speak of the Earth you mean the whole world, and you must remember that it consists of land and water. 8. " On the land of the Earth we GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 41 make our homes, build our cities, sow our grain, and plant our trees. On the water of the Earth we sail our ships and boats, and make voyages from one coun- try to another. 9. "You have seen more land than water, but you do not know how much water there is on the Earth. 77 10. Taking a sheet of paper, he made a square, and divided it into four smaller squares. "Now, Fred, 77 he said, "the land of the Earth is shown by but one square, while the water of the Earth is shown by three squares. There is three times as much water as there is land. 11. "You can go into a ship and sail on and on for days and days, going hun- dreds of miles each day, and not see a bit of land. LAND. WATER. WATER. WATER. 42 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. 12. " For weeks you may see nothing around you but the mighty, restless ocean, which, like a great sheet, covers thousands and thousands of miles of the Earth's surface." joined cit'ies smaU'er voy'ag es taught re plied' a round' di vid'ed thought nothing might'y an'y thing laughed jour'ney pointing re mem'ber Cir cum'fer ence, distance I O'cean, largest division of water. round. Con sists', is made up of. Coun'try, part of a continent. Neph'ew, sister's or brother's son. Restless, moving. Square, four-sided figure. Stearn'er, ship moved by steam. Sur'face, outside. Thou'sand, ten hundred. LESSON XII. THE FIVE OCEANS. 1. On the following day, Fred went with his uncle for a walk on the sands by the sea. The tide was coming in, and Fred saw that it came further and further up the beach. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 43 2. Climbing a rock to get out of the way of the rising waters, Uncle William said, "Let us watch the waves as they roll in upon the shore. Soon the water will reach its highest point, and the sands will be covered by the sea. 3. " Now it is high water, hut the sea is not still. The waves seem to roll on as before ; but the water goes back further and further, and in a few hours 44 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. it will have left the sands smooth and bare. 4. " The rising and falling of the ocean is called the tide. The tide rises and falls, or flows and ebbs, once every twelve hours." 5. "Is not this salt water?" asked Fred. "Every drop of it," replied his uncle. THE FIVE OCEANS. 6. "What is it called?" asked Fred. "It is called the Ocean. That is the name given to the largest division of water. All the water of the Earth is divided into five oceans. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 45 7. "They are called: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean. 8. "The Atlantic Ocean is the best- known ocean, for more ships sail on its waters than on all the other oceans put together. It is about 3000 miles wide, and on the other side of it lie the con- tinents of Europe and Africa. 9. "A great sailor named Columbus first sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. He made the voyage about four hundred years ago." sail'or cov'ered Eu'rope to geth'er Arc'tic William In'di an At lan'tic rising c/cean Pa cif'ic Ant arc'tic un'cle fur'ther climbing di vid'ed Beach, a hard, sandy shore of O'cean, largest division of water. the sea. Shore, land near the sea. Co lum'bus, a great sailor. Tide, rising and falling of the Con'ti nent, largest division of sea. land. Watch, to observe with great Di vis 'ion, part. care. 46 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. LESSON XIII. THE WAVES ON THE SEA-SHOKE. 1. Roll on, roll on, you restless waves, That toss about and roar! Why do you all run back again When you have reached the shore ? 2. Roll on, roll on, you noisy waves, Roll higher up the strand ! Hoav is it that you cannot pass That line of yellow sand? 3. Make haste, or else the tide will turn; Make haste, you noisy sea; Roll quite across the bank, and then Far on across the lea ! 4. "We must not dare," the waves reply; " That line of yellow sand Is laid along the shore to bound The waters and the land." GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 47 5. And all should keep to time and place, And all should keep to rule ; Both waves upon the sandy shore, And little boys at school. roar quite bound a long' nois'y re ply' Bound, draw a line between. Lea, meadow. Shore, land next the sea. reached yel'low sand'y a cross higher rest'less Strand, sea-shore. Tide, rising and falling of the sea. Waves, ridges of water. LESSON XIV. SHIPS. 1. " Have men always had ships in which to sail on the ocean?" asked Fred. "No," said his uncle. "There was a time when men did not know how to make ships." 2. "But had they no means of sailing on the water'/" asked Fred. " Yes ; I suppose there never was a 48 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. time when men did not find some means of sailing on the water. 3. "A log of wood, or a number of skins filled with air, on which one per- son sat, was perhaps the first means of sailing used. PADDLING A CANOE. 4. "Then small boats were made of the bark of trees and the skins of ani- mals. Sometimes a boat was made by digging out or burning out the inside of a large tree. This was called a canoe. 5. "Little by little, men found out GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 49 how to make larger and larger boats. Even the largest boats were pulled along by oars till sails became known ; but this was a long time ago. 6. "Then ships, first of wood, and then of iron, were built ; and now there are ships large enough to contain thousands of persons. 7. " How Columbus would have won- dered at the great ships which now cross the Atlantic Ocean in a few days ; while it took him months to make his first voyage ! 8. " People think no more of a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean than they once thought of a journey by coach from New York to Boston, — a distance of less than 300 miles. 9. " Can you tell me of what use ships are?" asked Uncle William. " Ships carry the tilings we make to all parts of the world, and bring back 50 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. to us tea, coffee, sugar, and a thousand other useful things." coach in'side burn'ing an'i mals means dig'ging jour'ney Co lum'bus Built, made; put together. Bos'ton, the capital of Massa- Cap'i tal, chief city. [plant. chusetts. Coffee, the berry of the coffee Sug'ar, the juice of the sugar- Con tain', hold ; carry. cane. New York, the largest city in Won'dered, been filled with America. surprise. LESSON XV. THE DANGERS OF THE DEEP. 1. "What causes ships to be so often wrecked?" asked Fred. " Sometimes when a ship is far away from land a storm comes on. How the winds rage, and shriek, and howl, while the thunder roars, and the lightning flashes across the sky ! 2. " The waves grow larger and larger, GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 51 till they rise like mountains of water around the vessel and dash over it from stem to stern. 3. " Often the ship is tossed to and THE SINKING SHIP. fro for hours, sometimes for days; until at last, with sails torn, and masts broken, it fills with water and sinks in the deep." 4. Standing on a rock, with the tide at his feet and miles and miles of water 52 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. spread out before him, Fred could in his mind almost see the terrible storm and the sinking ship. 5. " The most fearful thing that can happen at sea is for a ship to take lire. Perhaps those on board are happy, and thinking what a fine voyage they are having, when the cry, ' Fire ! lire ! fire ! ' is heard. 6. "How helpless all are at such a time ! Men, women, and children are seen running here and there, crying and wring- ing their hands in despair. Sometimes hundreds of persons are burned or drowned, only a few escaping in the boats to tell the sad story." 7. After tea Fred sat thinking over the strange things he had heard and seen. He looked down on the bay, and saw the darkness begin to gather around ; and as the lights of the ships and the light-house shone forth, he thought of the GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD, 53 hymn he had often sung, which is a prayer for those at sea : — " Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm doth bound the restless wave, Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea." howl tossed per haps' thun'der hymn drowned bro'ken sink'ing stern wom'en flasli'es wringing shriek run ning fear'ful light'ing In de spair', without hope. Es cap'ing, getting away. [end. E ter'nal, without beginning or Hap 'pen, take place. Moun'tains, great heights. Per'il, danger. Ter'ri ble, very wild ; fearful. Wrecked, destroyed. LESSON XVI. ON THE SEA. 1. One day Uncle William took Fred and Mary for a short sail on the sea. 2. With a slight feeling of fear, that he tried hard to put away, Fred took 54 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. hold of the boatman's hand and stepped into the boat. 3. As the boat went up and down till Fred felt quite dizzy, he said, " Won't the water be still?" "I am afraid not," replied his uncle. "But is it never still?" "Never," was the reply. 4. Fred sat in the boat, lost in won- der at the sight of the vast and restless ocean. 5. By and by the boatman put up the sail, and the wind at once rilled it, and carried their boat swiftly a short dis- tance out to sea. 6. They had not gone far before Fred, as if still in doubt, said, " Uncle William, is this really the ocean on which we are sailing? " 7. "This is really the ocean, my boy," said his uncle. "Just as much the ocean as if we were a thousand miles from land, GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 55 and just as much the ocean as your garden is a part of the land." 8. They had now gone some distance from the land, and had a good view of the sea-coast or shore. 1). "Do you see where the water washes up on the land, and the coast bends like a bow?" asked his uncle. "Yes," replied Fred. 56 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. 10. "That is called a bay. Sometimes, when the opening, up which the sea rushes, is narrow, the opening is called a gulf; but gulfs and bays are much alike." 11. While they had been talking, the boat had entered a narrow passage of water. The land at both sides was so near, that Fred could have thrown a stone to the shore. 12. "Is this another bay?" he asked. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 57 "No; this is a strait," said his uncle. " You see there is a passage right through from one piece of water to another." 13. "Oh, yes; now I remember my Geography says, ' A strait is a narrow passage of water joining two larger bodies of water.' " tried doubt slight stepped diz'zy bod'ies feel'ing joining nar'row pas sage swiftly car'ried Bay, opening into the land. Coast, land nearest the sea. Gulf, opening into the land. O'ceau, largest division of water. Strait, narrow passage of water Vast, very great. View, sight of. Won't, will not. LESSON XVII. THE BOATMAN'S STORY. 1. Having passed through the strait, Fred said to the boatman, " Were you ever out at sea? " 2. "Hundreds of times," replied the 58 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. old man, with a smile. " I have lived the greater part of my life on the sea. I have seen nearly every country in the Avorld, sailed on every ocean, and on almost every sea. I have been round the world." 3. "Round the world!" said Fred, looking with new wonder on the weather- beaten sailor, — " round the world ! " he repeated. "What a long time such a voyage would take ! " 4. "Not so long as when I was at the whale-fishing," said the boatman. "Will you tell me about that?" asked Fred. 5. "With pleasure," said the old man; "for those were stirring times, and I often think of them now, as I sit by the sea watching the ebb and flow of the tide. 6. "In a ship called a whaler I sailed ten years ago. We had not been long on the lookout before we caught sight of GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 59 a whale. Two boats were quickly lowered out of the ship, and we rowed after it. 7. "When Ave got near the whale, we fired large spears called harpoons into it from our harpoon guns. They stuck into its flesh and remained there ; but we had a long rope fastened to the end of the harpoon. 8. "As soon as the animal felt that it was wounded, it dived and swam under water, dragging one of our boats along for some miles. Then it got under the boat, and with its great tail tossed it into the air. 9. " Oars, ropes, and broken planks were strewn over the surface of the water, and among them we were strug- gling for our lives. 10. " Each man clung to anything he could lay hold of, to keep himself afloat, until the ship came up and took us on board." 60 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. 11. The boat having by this time re- turned to the shore, Fred thanked the boatman very much for his story. rowed caught strewn through nearly beat'en weath'er coun'try har poon' whal'er A float', from sinking. Dived, plunged ; darted. Ebb and flow, daily motion. Look'out, watch. stir 'ring watching re turned' pleas'ure fastened drag'ging an'i mal re mained' re peat'ed strug'glin^ Low'ered, let down. Voy'age, a journey by sea. Whal'er, ship for whale-fishing. Wound'ed, hurt. LESSON XVIII. PARTS OF THE SEA. 1. On the evening of the day on which they had their first sail on the sea, Fred asked his uncle for a map. He wished to look at the Atlantic Ocean. Having sailed on it, he felt that he ought to know something about it. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 61 2. His uncle gave him a map of North America, from which he and Mary drew a map of the Atlantic Ocean. 3. Then, with this map and the map of North America before them, Mary asked questions and Fred answered them. Mary. What is an ocean? Fred. An ocean is the largest division of water ; as the Atlantic Ocean. Mary. Name parts of an ocean. Fred. Parts of an ocean are called sea, bay, gulf, strait, and channel. 4. Mary. What is a sea? Fred. A sea is a part of an ocean nearly surrounded by land ; as the Med- iterranean Sea, which is a part of the Atlantic Ocean, nearly surrounded by Europe, Asia, and Africa. 5. Mary. What are bays and gulfs? Fred, Bays and gulfs are openings by which the water stretches into the land ; as Hudson Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico, 62 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. 6. "What are havens and harbors?" said Fred. "Openings in which ships can find shel- ter from storms, and where they can safely anchor, are called havens and harbors." 7. "Here," said Mary, "is a strait. What is that?" "A strait," answered Fred, "is a nar- row passage of water joining two larger bodies of water ; as Hudson Strait, con- necting Hudson Bay with the Atlantic Ocean." know bodies an'chor questions sailed strait har'bor o'pen ing called ha'vens an'swered Mex'i co SUMMAKY, An ocean is the largest divis- ion of water ; as the Atlantic Ocean. A sea is a part of an ocean nearly surrounded by land; as the Mediterranean Sea. Bays and Gulfs are "waters stretching into the land ; as Hud- son Bay, the Gulf of Mexico. Havens and harbors are openings in which ships shelter from storms, and where they may safely anchor. A strait is a narrow passage of water joining two larger bodies of water ; as Hudson Strait. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 63 LESSON XIX. THE SIX CONTINENTS. 1. Uncle William being busy one morn- ins;, Fred was left to amuse himself. So lie ran down to where he saw the old boatman in whose boat they had sailed on the bay. MAP OF THE SIX CONTINENTS. 2. Fred went up to the old man, who received him with a pleasant smile. Fred began at once to question his friend. 3. "You said that you had seen nearly every country in the world," said Fred. "How many countries are there?" 64 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. 4. The old sailor laughed, and replied, " That is more than I can tell ; but I know how many continents there are." 5. " How many? " "Six." "You mean oceans," said Fred. "1 know their names." 6. " No, I mean continents. There are live oceans, but six continents, my little man ; so the one will help you to remem- ber the other." 7. "Are the continents one large piece of land, just as the oceans are one large sheet of water?" asked Fred. 8. "Oh, no," said the boatman; "the land of the Earth, though called six con- tinents, is made up of three large pieces and thousands of small pieces. 9. "The largest piece of land contains three continents : their names are Europe, Asia, and Africa. The other two large pieces are, the continents of North and GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 65 South America, and the continent of Aus- tralia." 10. " In which of the continents do we live?" asked Fred. "We live in North America," answered the old boatman. friend piec'es A'si a near'ly bet'ter laughed sinall'est Af'ri ca Eu'rope A mer'i ca coun'tries Aus tra'li a Con tains', has in it. Con'ti nent, the largest division of land. O'cean, the largest division of water. Pleas'ant, happy; cheerful. Ques'tion, ask cpiestions of. Re ceived', welcomed. Re mem'ber, keep in mind. Re plied', answered. LESSON XX. GOD IS GREAT AND GOOD. 1. I know God made the sun To till the day with light ; He made the twinkling stars To shine all through the night. 66 THE WORLD AND US PEOPLE. 2. He made the hills that rise So very high and steep ; He made the lakes and seas, That are so broad and deep. 3. He made the streams so wide, That flow through wood and vale ; He made the rills so small, That leap down hill and dale. 4. He made each bird that sings So sweetly all the day; He made each flower that springs So bright, so fresh, so gay. 5. And He who made all these, He made both yon and me ; Oh, let ns thank Him, then, For great and good is He. shine leap great broad bright through steep sweet'ly Lakes, water surrounded by land. Rills, small streams. Seas, parts of oceans. Springs, comes forth; grows. Streams, running water. Twink'ling, sparkling. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 67 LESSON XXI. COUNTRIES. 1. "Where have you been all the morning?" Uncle William asked when he met Fred at dinner. 2. "I went for a walk on the sands," he replied; "and there I saw the boat- man who gave us the sail in his boat, and I had a long talk with him." 3. "What about?" "The land of the Earth. He told me that there are six continents and five oceans ; and now I know the names both of the continents and of the oceans." 4. "Tell me what a continent is?" asked his uncle. " A continent is the largest division of land." 5. "Now, what is a country?" " A country is a part of a continent having a name and a people of its own." 68 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. 6. "In which of the continents do we live?" "We live in North America." 7. "In what country do we live?" ' ' We live in the country called the United States." 8. ' ' Now, we will make a map of the continent of North America, and mark all the countries on it," said his uncle. 9. Before putting the map aAvay, Fred pointed out the different countries. They are Greenland, British America, United States, Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. put'ting differ ent North A mer'i ca near'est boat'man U nit'ed States morn'ing West In'dies Cen'tral A mer'i ca Mex'i co Greenland British A mer'i ca Coun'try, part of a continent I Di vi'sion, part, with a people of its own. | Sail, ride in a boat. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD, 69 MAP OF NORTH AMERICA. 70 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE LESSON XXII. ALONG THE COAST. 1. One fine day Fred and Mary went with their uncle for a short trip in a steamer. 2. On a rock near the shore stood a lighthouse. It was a high, round tower, with a lantern at the top, the light of which could be seen by sailors many miles away. It had been placed there to warn them not to run their ships against the coast in the dark. 3. A little farther along the shore was the house where the life-boat was kept. Men are ready to go out from here at any hour of the day or night to help a ship that may be in danger. 4. "What is that piece of land called which stretches out into the sea?" asked Fred. 5. " That is a cape," said his uncle. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 71 A LIGHTHOUSE. 72 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. " Some capes rise high above the sea, and are called promontories. 6. " Some of the most noted capes in the United States are Cape Cod, Cape Hatteras, and Cape Sable. A PROMONTORY. 7. "Two other well-known capes are, the Cape of Good Hope, in the southern part of Africa ; and Cape Horn, in the southern part of South America." 8. As Uncle William finished speak- GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 73 ing, the steamer stopped at a landing- place ; but it was not the one from which they had started. un'cle dan'ger tow'er ready far'ther start'ed landing steam'er finished speak'ing stretch'es Hat'ter as Lan'tern, case for holding a light. Life'boat, boat for saving life. Light'house, house with a light. Not'ed, well known. Prom' on to ry, high cape. Shore, land next the sea. Trip, journey by sea or land. Warn, give notice to. Cape, low point of land. LESSON XXIII. O'ER THE RIPPLING OCEAN. 1. O'er the rippling ocean Swift the good ship flies, With a graceful motion On her way she hies. 2. See her white sails gleaming So gayly all outspread; 74 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. See her pennon streaming From the tall mast-head. 3. Sunny skies are o'er her, Skies of brightest blue ; And her path before her Smooth and tranquil too. 4. Prosperous gales attend thee. Good ship, o'er the main ; Prosperous breezes send thee Safely home again ! swift sun'ny pennon gay'ly flies safe'ly at tend' brightest skies a gain' breez'es gleam'ing smooth mo'tion grace'ful out spread Gales, strong winds. Hies, goes ; sails. Main, ocean. O'cean, largest division of water. O'er, over. Pen'non, small flag ; streamer. Pros'per ous, favorable. Rip'pling, curling into small waves. Streaming, spread out by the wind. Tran'quil, quiet ; calm. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 75 LESSON XXIV. ON AN ISLAND. 1. When they had landed, Uncle Wil- liam led his little visitors away from the shore to the top of a hill. Fred and Mary A ROCKY ISLAND looked around together, and both cried out in wonder. They were surrounded by water! 2. Mary, like Fred, had been taught to say that " an island was land sur- rounded by water"; but neither of them 76 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. had ever thought of anything so beautiful as this. 3. "Is this a large island?" asked Fred. "Oh, no," said his uncle; "this is a very small island. Some islands are hun- MAP OF THE ISLAND OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD. dreds of miles in length and breadth, while others are only rocks peeping above the water. 4. " One of the most beautiful islands GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 77 we have is Martha's Vineyard. Do you know where it is?" asked Uncle William, turning to Mary. 5. "The island of Martha's Vineyard is off the southern coast of Massachusetts, in the Atlantic Ocean," said Mary. "It is separated from Massachusetts by Vine- yard Sound." 6. The steamer returned by a different way, first sailing quite round the island. As they passed a point of land, Fred called out, "Another island!" 7. " Not quite," said his uncle. "Not quite what?" asked Fred. " Not quite an island. It is a penin- sula." 8. Fred now saw that it was a piece of land nearly surrounded by water, and therefore almost an island. 9. " The narrow neck which joins the peninsula to the mainland is called an isthmus," said his uncle. THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. 10. " A good example of a peninsula in the United States is Florida. It is nearly sur- rounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. 11. "The Isth- mus of Suez joins Asia to Af- rica. A large canal for ships has been cut through this isthmus. It is called the Suez Canal." 12. The steamer having again entered the bay, our friends went home to talk about all they had seen and heard. MAP OF FLORIDA PENINSULA. Su'ez isth'mus Af 'ri ca sep'a rat ed ca nal' en'tered Flor'i da sur rountTed A'sia mainland ex am'ple pen in'su la friends moun'tain laugh'ing beau'ti ful GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 79 SUMMARY. A continent is the largest division of land ; as North America. A country is a part of a con- tinent; as the United States. An island is land surrounded by water ; as Martha's Vine- yard. A peninsula is land almost surrounded by water ; as Florida. An isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two larger por- tions together; as the Isthmus of Suez. The coast is land next the sea. A cape is land stretching out into the sea ; as Cape Cod. A promontory is a high cape ; as Cape Ann. LESSON XXV. MOUNTAINS AND HILLS. 1. Uncle William one day took his young visitors on a journey to the top of a high hill many miles from his home by the sea. 2. The hill was somewhat steep ; but it was fine fun for them to climb it, grasping the bushes and the ledges of rock to help them up. 3. "On the summit at last!" said Mary. 80 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. "Is that the name of the hill?" asked Fred. "No," she said, laughing; "it is the name of the top of any hill. This is a hill on which we are standing ; and that is a mountain," pointing to a height they could see far away. 4. "Then a mountain is higher than a hill?" said Fred. 5. "Yes," said Mary; "a mountain must be at least fifteen hundred feet above the level of the sea. If lower than that, it is called a hill. The bottom of a hill or a mountain is called the base, and the sides are called the slopes." 6. "What is the name for the hollow between two mountains or hills?" he asked. "A valley," said Mary. 7. Uncle William was glad to see how willing Mary was to teach and how eager Fred Avas to learn. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 81 8. "Have you ever heard of the Green Mountain Range?" asked his uncle, turn- ing to Fred. "Yes," said Fred. "There it is," said Uncle William, pointing to a range of mountains in the far distance. Fred sprang to his feet with a cry of wonder. 9. " Look how it stretches away to the north, and also to the south, in one long ridge. That is what is called a chain or a range of mountains. 10. " Sometimes a number of mountain peaks are found near to one another, but do not form a range or chain. They are called a group ; as the White Mountain group. 11. " Do you know the names of any high mountains, Mary?" asked her uncle. " One of the highest mountains in the United States is Pike's Peak in Colorado ; the most noted in Europe is Mont Blanc; 82 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. and the highest in the world is Mount Everest, in Asia." 12. " Do you know the verse which calls Mont Blanc the monarch or king of mountains? " "I do," said Mary. " Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains ; They crowned him long ago, On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow." 13. "Mount Everest, in India, a part of Asia, is a giant mountain," said her uncle. "It is about live miles high, and the top is covered with snow all the year round. 14. "A volcano is the greatest wonder among mountains. It is a mountain which throws up smoke, and ashes, and flames, while down its sides run streams of melted rocks. Mount Etna, in Sicily, is a volcano. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 83 15. " Do you see yon level piece of country stretching away in the distance?" said Uncle William, pointing as he spoke. "It is called a plain. When a plain is A VOLCANO. raised above the rest of the country around, it is called a table-land. There is a large table-land in Mexico, which is south of the United States." height ea'ger asli'es ledg'es crowned sum'mit mon'arch grasp'ing In'di a Pike's Peak melt'ed White Monn'tnins 84 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. SUMMARY. A hill or a mountain is land raised above the level of the sur- rounding country ; as the Blue Hills. A mountain is higher than a hill. The parts of a hill or a moun- tain are — the base, bottom or foot ; the slopes, sides ; the sum- mit, top. A valley is a hollow between two hills or mountains. A range or chain is a long ridge of mountains ; as the Green Mountains. A group is a collection of peaks near together, but not forming a range ; as the "White Mountains. A volcano is a burning moun- tain ; as Mount Etna, in Sicily. A plain is a level piece of country. A table-land is a high plain. LESSON XXVI. MOUNTAIN-CLIMBING. 1. " Are there any mountains in the United States covered with snow all the year round?" asked Fred when dinner was over. "Oh, yes," said his uncle, "many peaks on our Pacific coast, and also in the chain of the Kocky Mountains are white with snow during the entire year." 2. " But is not a country very cold in GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 85 which the mountains are always covered with snow? " 3. "No," said Uncle William. "Some snow -covered mountains are in much warmer countries than ours, — countries where grapes and figs grow in the open air. There it is summer and winter at the same time, — summer in the plains, and winter on the mountains." 4. "Did you ever climb to the top of any of those high mountains?" asked Fred. "No, my boy," said his uncle; "but I will tell you a story about some mountain- climbers. 5. " Some years ago four gentlemen and three guides climbed to the top of one of the highest peaks of the Alps. 6. " Sometimes they had to cut steps up which to mount, and sometimes they had to help one another over dangerous points. So far as we know, they were 86 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. the first persons who had ever climbed that mountain. 7. " From the summit they had a glorious view. They remained there about an hour, looking down on other high mountains also covered with snow. Then, having planted a flag on the top, as a signal of their success in climbing, they began to descend. 8. " Just as they reached the worst part of the mountain one of them fell, and in falling he knocked down the per- son in front of him. The rope by which they were all tied together broke, and four of the travellers, when last seen by their friends, were sliding downward on their backs, and spreading out their hands trying to save themselves. 9. "The three remaining travellers, — one gentleman and two guides, — made the best of their way to the foot of the mountain. Help was obtained ; but it GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 87 was of no use, for all who had fallen were dead. 10. "A number of guides went out next day and carried the bodies to a vil- lage at the foot of the mountain. They were buried in a churchyard a few miles from the place where they fell." 11. One last look at the far-off moun- tains, and then Uncle William led the way down. A few minutes brought them to the foot of the hill, and then once more they turned their faces homeward. On their way home Fred remarked to his sister, "That was the grandest sight I ever saw." guides bod'ies climb'ers re mained' climbed slid'ing down'ward glo'ri oils knocked fairing nountains of Eur home'ward gen'tle man Alps, chief ope. Peaks, separate points in a Dan'ger ous, unsafe. mountain range. De scend', *o down. Re main'ing, left. Moun'tain land 1,500 feet h igh. Suni'mit, top. Ob tained', got. Village, few houses together. 88 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. LESSON XXVII. UNCLE WILLIAM'S STORY. 1. In the evening both Fred and Mary were too tired to care for going out again ; so their uncle told them the following story : — 2. " Once on a time, in a city of Arabia, a number of people were making ready for a long journey. They were merchants, who travelled from country to country, carrying with them costly goods to sell. 3. " Their goods were packed in bun- dles, which were carried on camels' backs. There were no railways to convey them from place to place ; and they could not take wagons, for there were no roads by which to travel. 4. " One morning, before sunrise, they started on their long journey. You would have been pleased had you seen the cara- GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 89 van with its long line of camels bearing the goods and the merchants as it marched out of the city. 5. "Why camels only? had they no horses? you may ask. They knew that it would not do to take horses on this CARAVAN CROSSING THE DESERT. journey ; for they were going where they would be days and days, perhaps weeks, without seeing a drop of water, or even a 1)1 adc of grass. 6. "They were going to cross a desert. 90 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. A desert is a wild waste of land, where there are few trees, hardly any grass or water, no houses, and few animals ; but where there are almost everywhere rocks, and stones, and sand, — hot, shining sand, which hurts the eyes and burns the feet. 7. "On the border of the desert they rested for the night. Early next morning they feci their camels, and filled every vessel they had with water, and then started. Hour after hour passed, and all around them, as far as the eye could see, there was nothing but shining sand. 8. " Suddenly an awful storm came on. The wind blew fiercely, and great clouds of sand were lifted into the air, — clouds which darkened the sun ! The merchants at once jumped off their camels, covered themselves with their cloaks, and lay down ; while the poor beasts closed their nostrils, and knelt with their backs to the wind, till the danger was past. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 91 9. "When the storm had blown over, they started again, thankful that none of them had been buried in the sand. With long strides the camels went on their journey, their large, soft feet spreading out and keeping them from sinking in the sand. 10. "But the patient beasts got no water. They did not need it; for the camel has a bag or pouch in its stomach, in which it keeps enough of water to last it for several days. 11. " One merchant was obliged to kill a camel for the sake of the water in its stomach. Though he got very little after all, yet it kept him alive. Just, however, as they were all ready to give up in despair, a cry of gladness came from those in front, and all pressed forward ; — they had found water! 12. " In the midst of the desert a patch of grass was seen, and a cluster of trees ; 92 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. and better still, — there was a spring of fresh water! They had come upon an oasis, one of those fruitful spots which are to be found in the desert, and which appear like green islands in a sea of sand. What do you think made the trees and grass grow in this particular spot? It is as impossible for plants to live with- out water as it is for boys and girls. 13. " Soon both men and camels, having quenched their thirst, were resting beneath the shade of the trees ; and there they remained several days before they again faced the dangers of the desert." cam'el aw'ful des'ert con vey' clus'ter bim'dles car'ried de spair' wag'ons o'a sis stom'ach pa'tient fierce'ly fruit'ful o bliged' rail'ways A ra'bi a, a country of Asia. Bor'der, edge. Car'a van, a company of traders or travellers. Costly, high-priced. Mer'chants, men who buy and sell. Nos'trils, noses. Quenched, satisfied. Sun'rise, time the sun appears. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 93 LESSON XXVIII. THE CAMEL. 1. Camel, thou art good and mild, Docile as a little child ; Thou wast made for usefulness, Man to comfort and to bless. 2. Thou dost clothe him, thou dost feed, Thou dost lend to him thy speed ; And through wilds of trackless sand, In the hot Arabian land, 3. Dost thou go, untired and meek, Day by day, and week by week, Bale on bale, and heap on heap, Laden like a costly ship. 4. And when week by week is gone And the traveller journeys on, Till at last his strength is fled, And his limbs and heart seem dead ; 94 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. 5. Then his camel turns his eye On him kindly, soothingly, As if thus to him to say : — Journey on another day ; 6. Do not let thy heart despond, There is water just beyond : I can scent it in the air ; Do not let thy heart despair. 7. Camel, thou art good and mild, Docile as a little child ; Thou wast made for usefulness, Man to comfort and to bless. Mary Howitt. speed through limbs strength clothe costly un tired' kind'ly com'fort lad'en trav'el ler use'ful ness A ra'bi an, belonging to Arabia. Bale, bundle; package. Be yond', a little further away. Dead, without life. De spond', lose hope. Doc'ile, willing to obey. Scent, smell. Sooth'ing ly, so as to calm. Track'less, without track or road. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 95 LESSON XXIX. A SEAPORT. 1. The place in which Uncle William lived was only a small village. A few miles away there was a large town, which stood on the banks of a river. Near the town the river flowed into the sea. 2. Fred and Mary were taken to this seaport town by rail. The river divided the town into two parts ; and as it was too wide for a bridge, steamboats crossed from side to side. The fare for each per- son was one penny. 3. Our friends went on board the steamer, which w T as driven forward by large wooden wheels called paddles, one at each side. 4. This ferry-boat was large enough to carry a thousand persons across the river. Of course there was only room for them to sit, or walk about, sleeping-rooms and 96 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. 97 dining-rooms not being needed for such a short journey. 5. The river was a busy scene. At the place where they crossed it was a mile wide, and it was full of vessels of every size. 6. There were large steamers, which could carry hundreds of persons, and all the food they would need for several weeks. These vessels were like little towns, with rows of cabins, like streets, in which the passengers and the sailors lived during long voyages. 7. Lying (juietly at anchor, they saAv the "Great Eastern," the largest ship in the world. This giant vessel could easily carry four or five of the large ocean steamers within it. 8. Small vessels were darting about on the river like things of life, some worked by steam, and others blown along by the wind. 98 THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE. 9. At each side of the river, for miles, there were docks full of vessels of every size, which had gone into them to load or to unload. 10. So busy had Fred and Mary been in looking on this strange and lively scene, that the steamer seemed hardly to have started before they were across the river and landed on the other side. steam crossed clin'ing wood'en blown bridge dart'ing pad'dles wheels live'ly steam'er ea'si ly Cab 'ins, small rooms. Docks, places for loading or un- loading ships. Driv'en, forced ; pushed. Fare, payment. Fer'ry, crossing-place. Pas'sen gers, travellers. Scene, sight. Sea'port, harbor. LESSOl RIVl