When he recovered his senses, he fixed his eyes on his mother, and
his first words were, "Did you get the medicine, mother?"
When he fell, Shag had descended after him. The affectionate son used
what little strength he had left to tie the medicine that he had
received from the doctor around the dog's neck, and then sent him home
with it.
You may be sure that Shag was well taken care of after this incident.
Even after Halbert became a man Shag was his constant companion, and he
lived to a good old age.
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Language Lesson--Let pupils add _ship_ to each of the following
words, and then give their meaning.
friend hard relation partner fellow
Make out an _analysis_ of the lesson, and use it in telling the story
in your own words.
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LESSON LII.
ebb'ing, _flowing out; falling_.
break'ers, _waves breaking into foam against_
the shore_.
main, _the great sea; the ocean_.
reef, _a row or chain of rocks_.
dis mayed', _having lost courage_.
strand, _beach; shore_.
treach'er ous, _likely to do harm_.
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