At the "sugaring off" they used to pour the hot sugar upon the snow, where it congealed into a sort of wax, which I suppose is the most delicious substance that was ever invented. And it takes a great while to eat it.
If you should close your teeth firmly on a lump of it, you would be unable to open your mouth until it dissolved. The sensation while it is melting is very pleasant, but it will not do to try to talk, for you can not.
The boy used to make a big lump of it and give it to the dog, who seized it with great avidity, and closed his jaws on it, as dogs will on any thing.
It was funny the next moment to see the expression of perfect surprise on the dog's face when he found that he could not open his jaws.
He shook his head; he sat down in despair; he ran round in a circle; he dashed into the woods and back again.
He did every thing except climb a tree, and howl. It would have been such a relief to him if he could have howled. But that was the one thing he could not do.
Language Lesson.—Let pupils change the verbs in the following lines, so that they will indicate present time.
"He shook his head; he sat down in despair; he ran around in a circle; he dashed into the woods and back again."
Suggestion.—Let the teacher, from time to time, select stories, and have them read before the class. After the reading, let pupils make oral analyses. The stories should be short, and the exercise conducted without the use of pencils or paper.