Merrimac.

Vermont,   Montpelier,   on the   Onion.

Massachusetts,   Boston,   on the   Boston Harbor.

Rhode Island,   Providence,   on the   Providence Bay.
         Newport,   on the   Rhode Island.

Connecticut,*   Hartford,   on the   Connecticut.
         New Haven,   on the   New Haven Bay.

  * kon-net'e-kut.

LESSON XXI.

MIDDLE STATES.

  States.   Capitals.   Situation.

New York,   Albany,   on the   Hudson.

New Jersey,   Trenton,   on the   Delaware.

Pennsylvania,   Harrisburg,   on the   Susquehanna.

Delaware,   Dover,   on the   Jones' Creek.

LESSON XXII.

SOUTHERN STATES.

  States.   Capitals.   Situation.

Maryland,   Annapolis,   on the   Severn.

Virginia,   Richmond,   on the   James.

North Carolina,   Raleigh,   near the   Neuse.

South Carolina,   Columbia,   on the   Congaree.

Georgia,   Milledgeville,   on the   Oconee.

Florida,   Tallahassee,   Inland.

Alabama,   Montgomery,   on the   Alabama.

Mississippi,   Jackson,   on the   Pearl.

Louisiana,   Baton Rouge,*   on the   Mississippi.

Texas,   Austin,   on the   Colorado.

  * bat' on-roozh.

LESSON XXIII.

WESTERN STATES.

  States.   Capitals.   Situation.

Arkansas,   Little Rock,   on the   Arkansas.

Tennessee,   Nashville,   on the   Cumberland.

Kentucky,   Frankfort,   on the   Kentucky.

Ohio,   Columbus,   on the   Sciota.

Michigan,   Lansing,   on the   Grand.

Indiana,   Indianapolis,   on the   West Fork of the White.

Illinois, (oy)   Springfield,   near the