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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt:...fell back in the seat and covered her face. The door was shut, and the carriage drove away. New Words in this Lesson, ben-e-fac-tress hes-i-ta-tion scis-sors sig-nif-i-cant de-pos-it-ed me-mo'ri-als ser-vice-a-ple Trompe Questions:--1. What did Mr. Bird say to his wife? 2. To what safe place did Mr. Bird propose to take Eliza? 3. How did Mr. Bird propose to take her? 4. Of what did Mr. Bird speak as he went to see about the carriage? 5. What did Mrs. Bird open? 6. What did the drawer contain? 7. Why was she about to give away these things? 8. What did she take from a wardrobe? When was her husband ready to start? 9. How was Eliza prepared for the journey? 10. Describe the parting scene. Notes and Meanings. 1 On the scent, in pursuit. 2 Creek, small river. Plague, troublesome part. 4 Hes-i-ta-tion, backwardness. 5 Re-cess', corner. Sig-nifi-cant, full of meaning. 6 Me-mo-ri-als, things kept in remem 8 Ser-vice-a-ble, useful. brance 9 Ar-rayed', dressed. Ben-e-fac-tress, kind friend. Summary:--Mr. Bird determined to take Eliza and her child to a place of safety that night. Mrs. Bird dressed Eliza in some of her own clothes, and placed some things, once worn by her own child, now dead, in a box for little Harry. Then Mr. Bird placed the mother and child in his carriage and drove away to the house of Van Trompe, who lived in an out-of-the-way place in the woods. Exercises:--1. Parse and analyze: Mrs. Bird dressed Eliza in some of her own clothes. 2. Use as Nouns and Verbs--scent, plague, drive, lock, pause, form. 3. Make Sentences containing--led, lead; lessen, lesson; liar, lyre. 4. What is Charity? How may we show it? Tell any story you know. X. JOHN VAN TROMPE. 1. It was late in the night when the carriage arrived at the door of a large farm-house. It took n...