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62 THIRD BOOK OF LESSON II.
THE JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM.
OarnN1TAL, a., eastern. F. oriental, om orein, G., to rise ; because in the east the sun rises.
ANT1 '1PATE, v., to resee and prevent. L. anticipare,-ante, be re, capere, to take.
ARTISAN', n., a tradesman. F. artisan, from ars, L., skill.
RE'GAL, a., royal, kingly. L. regalis, from rego, I rule.
DESCENT', n., birth, extraction. F. descente, om scando, L., I imb. EscoRT1ED, v., attended by guards om place to place. F. escurte,
guarded.1 Then. scorta (I.), is traced to dirigere, to direct. MANIFESTA TION, n., publication. F. man estation. Man estus (L.), is palpable, evi ent,-such as might, as it were, be lt by the hand. L. manus, the hand, and jestus, the ob. pt. of fen re, to
strike on or against.
CoNSUMMA1TioN, n., accomplishment. F. consommation, om summus, · L., the utmost.
EM'PEROR, n., a monarch superior in rank to a king. F. empereur, om impero, L., I command, I reign.
1. A LITTLE group is seen to advance slowly, from the mean and ··obscure village of Nazareth, on its way to Bethlehem, the regal city. None of the pride and circumstance of oriental travelling distin­ guishes its progress; no swelling retinue of menials and dependants surrounds it, to anticipate the wants and minister to the grati cations of their masters ; no well-appointed train of camels llow, to convey the provisions and conveniencics, almost indispen­
sable in such a journey.
2. A poor artisan, with a ectionate solicitude, aione guides the steps of the humble beast, whereon rides a tender male, apparently un t, by her situa­ tion, to undertake so long and fatiguing a pilgrim­ age. Where they arrive r the night's repose, no greeting hails them, no curiosity gazes on them; when they depart to renew their toil, no good wishes are heard to cheer and encourage them on their way.