"Like Tennyson's Brook," interrupted Grandma.

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Well, to-day," went on Belle, “during the arithmetic lesson, our teacher heard the noise of the chatter-box, who had been told earlier in the day that she would have to go to the Principal if she did not stop talking.

"Our teacher called us to attention, and said she was going to tell us a story, and she told us this one, called

AN OLD, OLD STORY.

Once upon a time, three old women were sitting by the fire sewing. One of them said, "There is a cow lowing." A hundred years after, one of the others said, "No, it must be the wind howling." A hundred years after, the third old woman said, "If there is so much chattering here, I shall have to go."

Then she said to the little girl," Frances, won't you try to be like the old women? Then I shall not have to send you to the Principal."

And Frances said: "I can try, Miss Dickson, but I don't know that it will be of any

use. You know, my papa says that I talk even in my sleep."

"That is a pert little girl," said Grandma. "Grandma," said May, "I don't know Tennyson's Brook."

"Let me read some of it to you," was Grandma's reply.

TENNYSON'S BROOK

I chatter over stony ways,
In little sharps and trebles,
I bubble into eddying bays,
I babble on the pebbles.

With many a curve my banks I fret,
By many a field and fallow,
And many a fairy foreland set
With willow-weed and mallow.

I chatter, chatter, as I flow

To join the brimming river;
For men may come and men may go,
But I go on forever.

I wind about, and in and out,
With here a blossom sailing,

-Faith Avery

Just as Grandma reached the last word, the clock began striking: dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong.

Grandma said, "Good-night, little ones,

to which they replied,

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Good-night, Grand

ma;" and walked up-stairs, saying:

"For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever."

TO THE PUPILS:

Write at least three words that rhyme with nine. Let the spelling be similar to that of nine. Write three rhyming words for each of the words, bay, down and bee.

TO THE TEACHER:

1. "The Brook" should be read to the class, they following it in their books.

2. Have individual pupils read from their papers, as you pass up and down the aisles, inspecting the work. Finally place on the blackboard all the rhyming words produced for each given word—these to be copied afterwards by the pupils.