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In the afternoon I said the verb Capio, I said them and then went home.

Friday, February 5th.

This morning I went to school with my sister and then came myself

I wrote my journal as usual

We then paraphrased the fol

lowing which are the words of Christian when he was about to ascend the hill of Difficulty.

ORIGINAL.

The hill, though high, I covet to ascend,

The difficulty will not me offend;

For I perceive the way to life lies here:

Come, pluck up, heart, let's neither faint nor fear.
Better, though difficult, the right way to go,
Than wrong, though easy, where the end is woe.

PARAPHRASE.

The hill, though lofty, I wish to go up,

The difficulty will not discourage me ;

For I perceive that the Celestial City lies this way:
Come, brighten up, heart, let's neither faint nor fear.

Better, though hard, to go the right way,

misery.

Than to go the wrong, though it were easy, where the end is After paraphrasing this peice we turned round to read from Pilgrims Progress we read where Christian went up the hill and lost the roll (that the Shining ones gave him) we read also that he stayed at the Castle Beautiful all night. I think that the reading was more interesting than usual this morning. After recess I drew the map of Pennsylvania, (which I shall draw here.) [Map is omitted.]

We had a Geography lesson to-day but we did not get it correctly so we shall have one on the same state, (next time) (which was NewYork. After school I read. In the afternoon I had a lesson from the Latin Grammar.

Saturday we had a very interesting conversation indeed but I have not time to write it. Mr. Alcott looked over our books after recess.

Absent.

Monday, February 8th.

Tuesday, February 9th.

This morning after breakfast I went of an erand. I got to school rather late this morning but I was very glad to see my friend so I could hardly resist whispering a little but I have made a resolution not to whisper any more (which I shall try to keep (and I know I shall if I try.) I wrote my journal as usual, after writing my journal I wrote the following words (from my Geography) about Pennsylvania.

state.

1-Pennsylvania is a large, fertile, well cultivated and wealthy The surface is level in the south-east, and mountainous or hilly in most other parts.

2- Pennsylvania has a mild climate, and produces fine grain and fruits in abundance.

It is the day that Mr. Alcott reads to us (to-day) he read from Krummacher Parables, the name of the story that he read was, The people of Nature. It was a very interesting story. I cannot write it because I have not time. Mr. Graeter has come to draw. There will be Latin in the afternoon.

Wednesday, February 10.

This morning after breakfast I read from Parent's Assistant it is a very beautiful book and the name pleases me a great deal. I think it means a great deal; but to go back. The name of the story that I read was, Waste not Want not. this name teaches as well as the story. I cannot tell the story but whoever reads the story will learn some by it (if they attend to it properly) I went to school with my sister Lucy and then came myself.

When I got to school I went to my journal with pleasure, It is conversation day to-day and after the chairs were placed in there usual manner we began by Mr. Alcott's reading the following sen

tance.

And the third day there was a marrage in Cana of Gallilee; and the mother of Jesus was there, and both Jesus was called, and his

disciples, to the marrage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her. Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six water-pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bear it When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that it was made wine, and knew not whence it was, (but the servants which drew the water knew,) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Gallilee, and manifested fourth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

I like the part best where the mother of Jesus said unto him, They have no wine. I think that it showed her faith in him. The conversation was very interesting, as usual. we wrote our journals after recess. In the afternoon I read.

Friday, February 12

This morning after breakfast I read from Parent's Assistant (the book that I read in on Wednesday) but the story that I read was the Bracelet it was very interesting I went to school with my sister and then came myself. I wrote my journal as usual and then began to study my Geography with great zeal, because last time the lesson was not well got.

Before I had time to finish getting my lesson, Mr. Alcott came and gave me a Common Place book, it was opened at page 52, the name of the peice was The Western World. It was writen by an American poet whose name was Mr. Bryant from New-York. It is a very interesting peice. After reading and studing this peice we turned round to read it to Mr. Alcott after reading Mr. Alcott said that we might go to our seats and paraphrase one of the verces of the peice, the one that I paraphrased was as follows.

THE WESTERN WORLD.

ORIGINAL.

There stood the Indian hamlet, there the lake
Spread its blue sheet that flashed with many an oar
Where the brown otter plunged him from the brake,
And the deer drank as the light gale flew o'er.
The twinkling maize-field rustled on the shore;
And while that spot, so wild, and lone, and fair,
A look of glad and innocent beauty wore

And peace was on the earth and in the air,

The warrior lit the pile, and bound his captive there.

MY PARAPHRASE.

'The Indian village stood there, there the lake
Spread its blue waters, that flashed with many oars,
Where the brown otter plunged him from the bushes,
And the deer drank as the soft wind blew o'er

Tho corn-field that rustled on the shore ;

And while that spot, so wild, and still, and fair,

A look of glad and innocent beauty wore,

And there was peace on the earth and in the air, [prisoner there.
The Indian warrior lighted the pile of wood, and bound his

I have not time to finish my journal of Friday.

N. B. The reader will please, observe that the above journal and those which follow are uncorrected. Mr. Alcott allows no first draughts to be corrected by the instructor, and then carried off; as that would, of course, be no test of the pupil's progress.

EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF A BOY TEN YEARS OF AGE.

Sunday, Jan. 17.

When I arrived at school this morning I found a good many of the scholars there, and we began by singing Old Hundred, Mrs. Alcott playing on the piano and leading us with her voice, which I think is a very fine one. We sang for about a quarter of an hour, and then Mr. Alcott explained to us the words we had just been singing which I think were very interesting and characteristic.

The reading was very interesting. It was about the Visitation of God to Moses, from a thunder-cloud, on the top of Mount Sinai, and when he delivered to him the commandments, which now appear to me much closer and much more strict than before. Mr. Alcott asked all those who had never disobeyed one of the commandments in there whole life to hold up their hands—not one held up their hands; but there was one who I really beleive never broke the commandments, who was it? that God alone knows.

The rest of the morning I spent in reading.

In the evening we all signed a note to Mr. Alcott, requesting that he would give us a trial of conscience. He did, and this night I can say-though may be not ever before—that I did obey conscience.

Monday, Jan. 18.

I was occupied from nine to ten o'clock this morning in writing my Journal and Spelling Lesson. Mr. Alcott then asked me if I would hear the school say their spelling lesson. I did this with great pleasure as I always do when Mr. Alcott asks anything of this kind of me they all behave pretty well considering Mr. Alcott was not in the room and they were left to the guidances of their own con sciences.

At twelve o'clock we went back to our seats and began our arith metic.

In the afternoon I came to Latin and studied the synopsis of the verb adhibeo.

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