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pretty sure he does not understand any of these
things P

fa. He must learn them, if he mean to come to
anything in his profession. He may, indeed, head a
press-gang, or command a boat’s crew, without them ;
but he will never be fit to take charge of a man-of-
war, or even a merchant shim.

Ch. However, he need not learn Latin and Greek.

fa. I cannot say, indeed, that a sailor has occasion
for those languages; but a knowledge of Latin makes
it much easier to acquire all modern languages; and
I hope you do not think them unnecessary to him.

Ch, 1 did not know they were of much importance.

fa. No! Do you think that one who may probably
visit most countries in Europe, and their foreign set-
tlements, should be able to converse in no other lan-
guage than his own? If the knowledge of languages
be not useful to him, I know not to whom it is so
He can hardly do at all, without knowing some; and
the more, the better.

Ch. Poor Tom! then I doubt he has not chosen so
well as he thinks.

Ka, I doubt so, too.

Here ended the conversation. They soon after
reached home, and Charles did not forget to desire his
father to show him on the globe what longitude and
latitude meant.

 

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THINGS BY THEIR BIGHT NAMES.

Charles. Papa, you grow very lazy. Last winter
you use to tell us stories, and now you never tell us
any ; and we are all got round the fire, quite ready to
hear you. Pray, dear papa, let us have a very pretty
one. |
Hather. With all my heart—What shall it be P

C. A bloody murder, papa!

#. A. bloody murder! Well, then—Oxce upon a
time, some men, dressed all alike—