﻿FORRESTER'S EVENINGS AT HCDIE. 



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Forrester's Evenings at Home. 



RIVERS. 



Henry. Good-evening, Mr. Forrester ; we have been waiting very 

 anxiously for the cars. You see our room is full to night. 



M. F. So much the better. It is a source of great pleasure to me 

 to know that I can be instrumental in imparting knowledge, in my 

 rough way, to the young. But we have no subject fixed upon for 

 to-night. What shall we talk about ? 



Flora. Eivers, rivers ! 



Helen. Oceans, Mr. Forrester, oceans ! 



George. Winds, winds, winds ! 



M. F. Stop, stop ! one at a time, and I will settle the matter. We 

 cannot talk about two things at once. I will write down the subjects 

 on this scrip of paper, and put a number against each one. There 

 are six of them. Now, Henry, what number will you choose ? 



Henry. Number three. 



M. F. Well, let me see : number three, RIVERS. 



So, with your permission, we will converse a little while about those 

 great natural veins of the earth. But what are rivers ? 



