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elco!e to the schoolroo! of 3.//$ The !oral tone is &lain$ ?8he is kind to the old blind !an$?

The e@ercises are still suitable, and &erha&s !ore hel&fulthan so!e conte!&orary alternatives$ Much is left to the

teacher$ E@&lanations given in the te@t are enough to getstarted teaching a child to read and #rite$ 7ounting inRo!an nu!erals is included as a bonus in the for! oflesson nu!bers$

The ?non*879? te@t re!ains as i!ages$ The ?non*879? te@t is a&&ro@i!ated in te@t bo@es to right of thei!age, as are scri&t i!ages$

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First

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This First Reader !ay be used in teaching reading by any ofthe !ethods in co!!on use but it is es&ecially ada&ted to thePhonic Method, the ord Method, or a co!bination of the t#o$

9$ Phonic Method$First teach the ele!entary sounds and theirre&resentative, the letters !arked #ith diacriticals, as theyoccur in the lessons then, the for!ation of #ords by the

co!bination of these sounds$ For instance, teach the &u&il toidentify the characters r, and th, in (esson 9, as there&resentatives of certain ele!entary sounds then teach hi! tofor! the #ords at the head of the lesson, then other #ords, asna#$ on$ and$ etc$ Pursue a si!ilar course in teaching thesucceeding lessons$ "aving read a fe# lessons in this !anner, begin to teach the na!es of the letters and the s&elling of#ords, and reCuire the grou&s, ?a !an,? ?the !an,? ?a &en,? to be read as a good reader #ould &ronounce single #ords$

99$ hen one of the letters in the co!binations ou or o%, is!arked in the #ords at the head of the reading e@ercises, theother is silent$ 9f neither is !arked, the t#o letters re&resent adi&hthong$ *ll other un!arked vo#els in the vocabularies,#hen in co&ination, are silent letters$ 9n slate or blackboard#ork, the silent letters !ay be canceled$

999$ ord Method$Teach the &u&il to identify at sight the#ords &laced at the head of the reading e@ercises, and to readthese e@ercises #ithout hesitation$ "aving read a fe# lessons, begin to teach the na!es of the letters and the s&elling of#ords$

9D$ ord Method and Phonic Method 7o!bined$Teach the &u&il to identify #ords and read sentences, as above$ "aving

read a fe# lessons in this !anner, begin to use the PhonicMethod, co!bining it #ith the ord Method, by first teachingthe #ords in each lesson a" %ord" then the ele!entary sounds,the na!es of the letters, and s&elling$

D$ Teach the &u&il to use scri&t letters in #riting, #hen teachingthe na!es of the letters and the s&elling of #ords$

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Preface9n &resenting McGuffeyHs Revised First Reader to the &ublic,

attention is invited to the follo#ing features)

3$ ords of only t#o or three letters are used in the firstlessons$ (onger and !ore difficult ones are gradually

introduced as the &u&il gains a&tness in the !astery of #ords$

-$ * &ro&er gradation has been carefully &reserved$ *ll ne##ords are &laced at the head of each lesson, to be learned

before the lesson is read$ Their nu!ber in the early lessons isvery s!all, thus !aking the first ste&s easy$ *ll #ords in these

vocabularies are used in the te@t i!!ediately follo#ing$

I$ 7arefully engraved scri&t e@ercises are introduced for adouble &ur&ose$ These should be used to teach the reading of

scri&t and !ay also serve as co&ies in slate #ork$

4$ The illustrations have been designed and engraveds&ecially for the lessons in #hich they occur$ Many of the

engravings #ill serve ad!irably as the basis for oral lessons inlanguage$

0$ The ty&e is large, strong, and distinct$

The credit for this revision is al!ost #holly due to thefriends of McGuffeyHs Readers,e!inent teachers andscholars, #ho have contributed suggestions and criticis!s

gained fro! their daily #ork in the schoolroo!$

Cincinnati$ 'une$ ()*+.

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THE ALPHABET.

* a = n

B b ; o7 c P &

+ d L C

E e R r

F f 8 s

G g T t

" h < u

9 i D v

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M ! N O



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Script Alpha&et

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D % N

a b c d e f g h

i j k l ! n o & C

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McGuffey's

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LESSON I.

The dog$

The dog ran$

dog the ran

a o n d g r th



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LESSON II.

The cat$ The !at$

9s the cat on the !at

The cat is on the !at$

cat !at is on

c t i ! s



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LESSON III.

The !an$ * &en$

The !an has a &en$

9s the &en in his hand

9t is in his hand$

it his &en hand

a in has !an

& h e



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LESSON IV.

* fat hen$ * big rat$

The fat hen is on the bo@$

The rat ran fro! the bo@$

7an the hen run

hen

fatrat

bo@

big run fro! can

f b @ u



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LESSON V.

8ee RabQ 8ee *nnQ

8eeQ Rab has the hat$

7an *nn catch Rab

Rab *nn hat catch see

e ch s



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LESSON VI.

*nn can catch Rab$

8eeQ 8he has the hat$

=o# *nn can &at Rab$

(et !e &at Rab, too$

LESSON VII.

she &at too no#let !e

sh oo o# l

=ed eggs black left

fed nest the! get



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=ed has fed the hen$

8he is a black hen$

8he has left the nest$

8ee the eggs in the nestQ

ill the hen let =ed get the!

#ill a black hen the nest

# ck



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LESSON VIII.

(et !e get the black hat$ =o# =ed

has it on his head, and he is a big !an$

7o!e, =at, see the big !an #ith his

black hat$

head he =at

co!e #ith and

o



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LESSON IX. REVIEW.

&at catch has left

hat can black eggs

Rab *nn fed get

=ed is on the bo@$ "e has a &en in his

hand$ * big rat is in the bo@$ 7an the dog

catch the rat

7o!e #ith !e, *nn, and see the !an

#ith a black hat on his head$

The fat hen has left the nest$ Run, =at,

and get the eggs$

SLATE WORK.

The cat ran$ *nn ran$

The !an has a hat$



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LESSON X.

+o you see =ell

%es she has a &an #ith so!e eggs in

it$

(et !e have the &an and the eggs, #illyou, =ell

"as the black hen left the nest

9 #ill no# run to catch Rab$ ill you

run, too

=ell so!e

&an hi!

yes do

you have

9 to

i y v o



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LESSON XI.

; BenQ let !e get in, #ill you

%es, if you #ill sit still$

8tand still, i&, and let *nn get in$

=o#, Ben, hand !e the #hi&$

Get u&, i&Q

1,2.

; #hi& Ben

u& still sit

if stand i&

o #h j



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LESSON XII.

>itty has a nice &et$ 9t can sing a

s#eet song$

8he has just fed it$

8he #ill no# &ut it in the cage, and

hang the cage u&$ Then the cat can not

catch it$

>it'ty

nice

s#eet

sing

just

hang

cage

then

song &et &ut not

k g c a y ng u



,IRST READER. 3.

LESSON XIII.

(ook at To! and his dog$ The dog

has a black s&ot on his back$ +o you

think he is a good dog

To! has a big to&, too$ 9t is on the

bo@ #ith >itty's doll$

To! to& >it'ty's

at

back

look

good doll think s&ot

th n oo



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LESSON XIV.

The sun is u&$ The !an has fed the black

hen and the fat duck$

=o# the duck #ill s#i! in the &ond$

The hen has run to her nest$

sun #e ho# &ond

sto& for go s#i!

her us hot duck

e o



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(et us not sto& at the &ond no#, for it is

hot$

8ee ho# still it isQ e #ill go to see

To! and his to&$

LESSON XV.

; ohnQ the sun has just set$ 9t is not hot,

no#$

(et us run and ju!&$ 9 think it is fun to

run, and ski&, and ju!&$

8ee the duck on the &ondQ "er nest is u&on the bank, under the rock$

e !ust not touch the nest, but #e !ay

look at it$

ohn rock set ju!&

fun !ust !ay un'der

ski& bank but touch



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LESSON XVI. REVIEW.

The sun has set, and the &ond is still$

ohn, =ed, Ben, To!, and =ell stand on

the bank, and look at the duck$

The dog #ith a black s&ot on his back, is

#ith To!$ 8eeQ To! has his hat in his

hand$ "e has left his big to& on the bo@$

>itty's doll is on the rock$

=ell has &ut her &et in the cage$ 9t #illsing a s#eet song$ The duck has her nest

under the rock$

9t is not hot no#$ (et us run, and ski&,

and ju!& on the bank$ +o you not think it

is fun



,IRST READER. -I

LESSON XVII.

SLATE WORK

LESSON XVIII.

SLATE WORK.

are ink !oss this tub u& set'

a

The &en and the ink are on

the stand$ 9s this a good

&en The !oss is on the

rock$ This duck can s#i!$

Ben u&set the tub$

nut did shut shall lost fo@

!en !et ste& into hunt !ud

ill the dog hunt a fo@Ben lost his hat$ 8hall 9

shut the bo@ 9 !et hi!

on the ste&$ +id you ju!&

into the !ud 9 have a

nut$ 9 !et the !an$



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LESSON XIX.

; >ateQ the old co# is in the &ond) see

her drinkQ ill she not co!e out to get

so!e grass

=o, ohn, she likes to be in the &ond$

8ee ho# still she standsQ

The dear old co# gives us s#eet !ilk to

drink$

>ate old no grass

dear likes be drink

!ilk co# out gives

a



,IRST READER. -0

LESSON XX.

Pa&a, #ill you let !e ride #ith you on

Prince 9 #ill sit still in your ar!s$

8ee, !a!!aQ e are both on Prince$"o# large he isQ

Get u&, PrinceQ %ou are not too fat to trot

as far as the barn$

!a! !a' large as &a &a

ar!s ride far barn

both Prince trot your



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LESSON XXI.

; Fanny, #hat a &retty ballQ

%es can you catch it, *nn

Toss it to !e, and see$ 9 #ill

not let it fall$

That #as #ell done$

of that toss fall

#ell Fan'ny ball #all

#as &ret'tyJ&ritK done #hat

a a



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=o#, Fanny, toss it to the to& of the #all,

if you can$

LESSON XXII.

+id you call us, !a!!a

had #ent call !ight

flag near s#a! s#ing



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9 #ent #ith To! to the &ond$ 9 had !y

doll, and To! had his flag$

The fat duck s#a! to the bank, and #e

fed her$ +id you think #e !ight fall intothe &ond

e did not go too near, did #e, To!

May #e go to the s#ing, no#, !a!!a

LESSON XXIII.

"ere co!es the bandQ 8hall #e call!a!!a and Fanny to see it

here band hear horse

&lay they &ass #here

front fine ho&e co!es

e e



,IRST READER. -.

(et us stand still, and hear the !en &lay

as they &ass$9 ho&e they #ill sto& here and &lay for

us$

8ee the large !an in front of the band,

#ith his big hat$ hat has he in his hand

"o# fine he looksQ

(ook, too, at the !an on that fine horse$

9f the !en do not sto&, let us go #ith

the! and see #here they go$



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LESSON XXIV.

Bess and Robert are very ha&&y &a&a and

!a!!a have gone to the #oods #ith the!$

Robert has a big tent and a

Bess ha&'&y !ake cart

tent #oods lit'tle ver'y

bed Rob'ert gone dra#



,IRST READER. I3

flag, and Bess has a little bed for her doll$

i& is #ith the!$ Robert #ill !ake hi!

dra# Bess and her doll in the cart$

LESSON XXV.

?>ate, #ill you &lay #ith !e?

a!es Ma'ry

!ade sang

!y lay

s&ort s&ade

la& dig

doll's sand

said JsedK y



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said a!es$ ?e #ill dig in the sand #ith

this little s&ade$ That #ill be fine s&ort$?

?=ot no# a!es? said >ate ?for 9 !ust

!ake !y doll's bed$ Get Mary to &lay

#ith you$?

a!es #ent to get Mary to &lay #ith

hi!$ Then >ate !ade the doll's bed$

8he sang a song to her doll, and the doll

lay very still in her la&$+id the doll hear >ate sing

LESSON XXVI.

>ate has left her doll in its little bed, and

has gone to &lay

its shade brook &icks all

by hel& stones glad soft



,IRST READER$ II

#ith Mary and a!es$ They are all in theshade, no#, by the brook$

a!es digs in the soft sand #ith his

s&ade, and Mary &icks u& little stones and

&uts the! in her la&$

a!es and Mary are glad to see >ate$

8he #ill hel& the! &ick u& stones and dig, by the little brook$

1,3.



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LESSON XXVII. REVIEW

?hat shall #e do? said Fanny to ohn$

?9 do not like to sit still$ 8hall #e hunt for

eggs in the barn??=o? said ohn ?9 like to &lay on the

grass$ ill not &a&a let us catch Prince,

and go to the big #oods?

?e can &ut the tent in the cart, and go

to so!e nice s&ot #here the grass is soft

and s#eet$?

?That #ill be fine,? said Fanny$ ?9 #ill

get !y doll, and give her a ride #ith us$?

?%es,? said ohn, ?and #e #ill get

!a!!a to go, too$ 8he #ill hang u& a

s#ing for us in the shade$?



,IRST READER. -

LESSON XXVIII.

Pee&, &ee&Q here have you gone, little

chick *re you lost 7an't you get back tothe hen

;h, here you areQ 9 #ill take you back$

"ere, hen, take this little chick under your

#ing$

=o#, chick, tuck your little,

&ee& #hile

take slee&

tuck safe oh #et feet

chick can't feels #ing



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#et feet under you, and go to slee& for a

#hile$

Pee&, &ee&Q "o# safe the little chick

feels no#Q

LESSON XXIX.

#ind ti!e there fence

kite high eyes bright

flies #hy day shines



,IRST READER. I

This is a fine day$ The sun shines bright$

There is a good #ind, and !y kite flies

high$ 9 can just see it$

The sun shines in !y eyes 9 #ill stand

in the shade of this high fence$

hy, here co!es !y dogQ "e #as under

the cart$ +id you see hi! there

hat a good ti!e #e have hadQ *re you

not glad that #e did not go to the #oods#ith ohn

SLATE WORK.

The &ond is still$ "o# it

shines in the hot sunQ (et

us go into the #oods #here

#e can sit in the shade$



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LESSON XXX.

?>ate, 9 #ish #e had a boat to &ut the

dolls in$ +on't you?

?9 kno# #hat #e can do$ e can get

the little tub, and tie a

#ish float tie kno#

ro&e boat try shore

give &ole don't &ush

drag #on't oar fun'ny



,IRST READER. I.

ro&e to it, and drag it to the &ond$ This #ill

float #ith the dolls in it, and #e can get a

&ole to &ush it fro! the shore$?

?hat a funny boat, >ateQ * tub for a boat, and a &ole for an oarQ on't it u&set?

?e can try it, =ell, and see$?

?ell you get the tub, and 9 #ill get a

&ole and a ro&e$ e #ill &ut both dolls in

the tub, and give the! a ride$?

SLATE WORK.

The dolls had a nice ride

to the &ond$ * soft #ind

!ade the tub float out$

=ell let the &ole fall on

the tub, and u&set it$



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LESSON XXXI.

?"ere, PontoQ "ere, PontoQ? >ate called

to her dog$ ?7o!e, and get the dolls out of

the &ond$?

bound Rose called got

dro#n found brave ca!e

Pon'to ju!&ed !outh

a round' brought #at'er



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Rose #ent under, but she did not dro#n$

Bess #as still on the to& of the #ater$

Ponto ca!e #ith a bound, and ju!&ed

into the &ond$ "e s#a! around, and gotBess in his !outh, and brought her to the

shore$

Ponto then found Rose, and brought her

out, too$

>ate said, ?Good, old PontoQ Brave old

dogQ?

hat do you think of Ponto

LESSON XXXII.

une (u'cy's air kind

trees sing'ing blue #hen

&ure says JseOK sky &ic'nic

u a



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?hat a bright une dayQ The air is

&ure$ The sky is as blue as it can be$

(ucy and her !a!!a are in the #oods$

They have found a nice s&ot, #here there

is so!e grass$

They sit in the shade of the trees, and

(ucy is singing$



,IRST READER. /-

The trees are not large, but they !ake a

good shade$

(ucy's kind !a!!a says that they #ill

have a &icnic #hen her &a&a can get a tent$

LESSON XXXIII. REVIEW.

a!es and Robert have gone into the

shade of a high #all to &lay ball$

Mary and (ucy have co!e u& fro! the

&ond near by, #ith brave old Ponto, to see

the! &lay$

hen they toss the ball u& in the air, and

try to catch it, Ponto runs to get it in his

!outh$

=o# the ball is lost$ They all look for it

under the trees



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and in the grass but they can not see it$

here can it be

8eeQ Ponto has found it$ "ere he co!es

#ith it$ "e #ill lay it at little (ucy's feet, or

&ut it in her hand$

LESSON XXXIV.

?Pa&a, !ay #e have the big flag? said

a!es$

?hat can !y little boy do #ith such a big flag?

?"oist it on our tent, &a&a$ e are

&laying Fourth of uly$?

?9s that #hat all this noise

boy our s&oil hur rah'

o#n coil noise fourth

such join thank a bout'

hoist &ay ul y' &lay'ing

oi



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is about hy not hoist your o#n flags?

?;hQ they are too little$?

?%ou !ight s&oil !y flag$?

?Then #e #ill all join to &ay for it$ But

#e #ill not s&oil it, &a&a$?

?Take it, then, and take the coil of ro&e

#ith it$?

?;hQ thank you$ "urrah for the flag,

boysQ?



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LESSON XXXV.

T"E "9TE >9TTE=$

fin'ished bon'net les'son

saved #hite

a #ay' 9've

a! #ork

sca!'&er read'y gar'den

>itty, !y &retty, #hite kitty$

hy do you sca!&er a#ay

9've finished !y #ork and !y lesson

*nd no# 9 a! ready for &lay$

7o!e, kitty, !y o#n little kitty$

9've saved you so!e !ilk co!e and see$

=o# drink #hile 9 &ut on !y bonnet,

*nd &lay in the garden #ith !e$



,IRST READER. /*

LESSON XXXVI.

Frank has a &retty boat$ 9t is #hite, #ith

a black line near the #ater$

"e kee&s it in the &ond, near his ho!e$

"e al#ays takes good care of it$

Frank has been at #ork in the garden,and #ill no# ro# a #hile$

care al'#ays line Frank

ro# been JbinK kee&s ho!e



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,IRST READER. 4.

LESSON XXXVII.

?hat is that? said (ucy, as she

ca!e out on the ste&s$ ?;h, it is a little

boatQ hat a &retty one it isQ?

?9 #ill give it to you #hen it is

finished,? said ohn, kindly$ ?ould youlike to have it?

?%es, very !uch, thank you, ohn$

"as grand!a seen it?

?=ot yet #e #ill take it to her by and

by$ hat have you in your &an, (ucy?

?8o!e corn for !y hens, ohn they

!ust be very hungry by this ti!e$?

!uch one J#unK yet hun'gry

seen grand'!a corn #ould

o

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LESSON XXXVIII.

a!es has been to !arket #ith his

!a!!a$

8he has bought so!e bread, so!e

!eat, and so!e tea, #hich are in the

basket on her ar!$

a!es is trying to tell his !a!!a

#hat he has seen in the !arket$

!ar'ket bread

bas'ket bought

!eat

tea

try'ing

tell

#hich

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,IRST READER. (

LESSON XXXIX.

8ee !y dear, old grand!a in her easy

chairQ "o# gray her hair isQ 8he #ears

glasses #hen she reads$

8he is al#ays kind, and takes such

good care of !e that 9 like to do #hat she

tells !e$

reads so #ears &lease

could hair

fast love

eas'y gray

chair #ho

glass'es

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hen she says, ?Robert, #ill you get !e

a drink? 9 run as fast as 9 can to get it for

her$ Then she says, ?Thank you, !y boy$?

ould you not love a dear, goodgrand!a, #ho is so kind *nd #ould you

not do all yon could to &lease her

LESSON XL.

?7o!e here, (ucy, and listenQ hat is in

this flo#er?

?; !otherQ it is a bee$ 9 #onder ho# it

ca!e to be shut u& in the flo#erQ?

?9t #ent into the flo#er for

does #on'der !oth'er oth'er

bee hon'ey lis'ten flo#'er

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,IRST READER. 0I

so!e honey, and it !ay be it #ent to slee&$

Then the flo#er shut it in$

?The bee likes honey as #ell as #e do,

but it does not like to be shut u& in the

flo#er$

?8hall #e let it out, (ucy?

?%es then it can go to other flo#ers, and

get honey$?



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a cart$ They are out very early in the day$

"o# ha&&y they areQ

8ee ho# #ell Frank rides, and ho# tight

a!es holds the linesQ

The boys should be kind to their horses$

9t is not best to #hi& the!$

hen they have done riding, they #ill

give the horses so!e hay or corn$

Slate Work

8o!e horses can trot very

fast$ ould you like to ride

fast ;ne day 9 sa# a dog

hitched u& a little cart$ The

cart had so!e corn in it$

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LESSON XLII.

* little girl #ent in search of flo#ers for

her !other$ 9t #as early in the day, and the

grass #as #et$ 8#eet little birds #ere

singing all around her$

*nd #hat do you think she found

besides flo#ers * nest #ith young birds

in it$

hile she #as looking at

look'ing thought &ick'ing

heard chir&

#ere told

search dear'ly

young girl

loved birds

chil'dren be sides'

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the!, she heard the !other bird chir&, as if

she said, ?+o not touch !y children, little

girl, for 9 love the! dearly$?

The little girl no# thought ho# dearlyher o#n !other loved her$

8o she left the birds$ Then &icking so!e

flo#ers, she #ent ho!e, and told her

!other #hat she had seen and heard$

LESSON XLIII.

?Ma!!a, #ill you go to to#n?

?hat do you ask for a ticket on your

train?

eight ask aft'er to#n

&ast ah tick'et right

half t#o train ding

light'ning

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?;hQ #e #ill give you a ticket,

!a!!a$?

?*bout #hat ti!e #ill you get back ?

?*t half &ast eight$?

?*hQ that is after bedti!e$ 9s this the fast

train??%es, this is the lightning train$?

?;hQ that is too fast for !e$?

?hat shall #e get for you in to#n,

!a!!a?

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?* big basket, #ith t#o good little

children in it$?

?*ll rightQ Ti!e is u&Q +ing, dingQ?

LESSON XLIV.

9t is noon, and the school is out$

+o you see the children

school e'ven Je'vnK three

roo! s!all

book teach'er noon

rude read'ing &oor

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at &lay 8o!e run and ju!&, so!e &lay

ball, and three little girls &lay school under

a tree$

hat a big roo! for such a s!allschoolQ

Mary is the teacher$ They all have books

in their hands, and Fanny is reading$

They are all good girls, and #ould not

be rude even in &laying school$

>ate and Mary listen to Fanny as she

reads fro! her book$

hat do you think she is reading about

9 #ill tell you$ 9t is about a &oor little boy

#ho #as lost in the #oods$

hen Fanny has finished, the three girls

#ill go ho!e$

9n a little #hile, too, the boys #ill give

u& their &laying$

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LESSON XLV.

(ucy has a ne# &et$ +o you kno# #hat

kind of bird it is (ucy calls her Polly$

Polly can say, ?Poor PollQ Poor

a&'&le !e# tease crack'er

do#n ne# silly a slee&'

#ants calls kne# friends

u& on' fle# Poll Pol'ly

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PollQ Polly #ants a cracker? and she can

!e# like a cat$

But Polly and the cat are not good

friends$ ;ne day Polly fle# do#n, and litu&on the cat's back #hen she #as aslee&$

9 think she kne# the cat #ould not like

that, and she did it to tease her$

hen (ucy &ets the cat, Polly flies u&

into the old a&&le tree, and #ill not co!e

#hen she calls her$ Then (ucy says, ?hata silly birdQ?

LESSON XLVI. REVIEW.

?ell, children, did you have a nice ti!e

in the #oods?

?;h yes, !other, such a good ti!eQ 8ee

#hat s#eet flo#ers

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#e found, and #hat soft !oss$ The best

flo#ers are for grand!a$ on't they &lease

her?

?%es and it #ill &lease grand!a tokno# that you thought of her$?

?Rab #as such a good dog, !other$

e left hi! under the big tree by the brook, to take care of the dolls and the

basket$

?hen #e ca!e back, they #ere all

safe$ =o one could get the! #hile Rab #as

there$

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e gave hi! so!e of the crackers fro!

the basket$

?; !other, ho# the birds did sing in the

#oodsQ?Fanny said she #ould like to be a bird,

and have a nest in a tree$ But 9 think she

#ould #ant to co!e ho!e to slee&$?

?9f she #ere a bird, her nest #ould be

her ho!e$ But #hat #ould !other do, 9

#onder, #ithout her little Fanny?

LESSON XLVII.

These boys and girls live near the sea$

They have been to the

beach shells these seat

#aves go'ing ev'er sea

#atch e'ven ing la'Oy

side

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beach$ 9t is no# evening, and they are

going ho!e$

ohn, #ho sits on the front seat, found

so!e &retty shells$ They are in the basket by his side$

Ben hite is driving$ "e holds the lines

in one hand, and his #hi& in the other$

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Robert has his hat in his hand, and is

looking at the horses$ "e thinks they are

very laOy they do not trot fast$

The children are not far fro! ho!e$ 9n a

little #hile the sun #ill set, and it #ill be

bedti!e$

"ave you ever been at the seaside 9s it

not good s&ort to #atch the big #aves, and

to &lay on the #et sand

LESSON XLVIII.

;ne evening Frank's father said to hi!,

?Frank, #ould you like to go #ith !e tocatch so!e fish?

log Cui'et &roud &ulled

fish stu!& riv'er fa'ther

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?%es !ay 9 go and #ith you, father ?

?%es, Frank, #ith !e$?

?;h, ho# glad 9 a!Q?

"ere they are, on the bank of a river$

Frank has just &ulled a fine fish out of the

#ater$ "o# &roud he feelsQ8ee #hat a nice, Cuiet s&ot they have

found$ Frank has the stu!& of a big tree for

his seat, and his father sits on a log near by$

They like the s&ort$

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LESSON XLIX.

SLATE WORK

rain out'side of'ten &it'ter

say #in'do# sound &at'ter dro&s so!e'ti!es on'ly !u'sic

9 #ish, Ma!!a you #ould

tell !e #here the rain co!es

fro!$ +oes it co!e fro! thesky *nd #hen the little

dro&s &itter&atter on the #in

do# do you think they are

&laying #ith !e 9 can not

#ork or read for 9 love to listen

to the!$ 9 often think their

sound is &retty !usic$ But therain kee&s children at ho!e

and so!eti!es 9 do not like

that, then$

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LESSON L.

9 like #inter, #hen sno# and ice cover

the ground$ hat fun it is to thro#

sno#balls, and to skate on the iceQ

8ee the boys and girlsQ "o# !erry they

areQ "enry has his sled, and dra#s his little

sister$ There they goQ

The little raindro&s only say,

?Pit, &itter, &atter, &at

hile #e &lay on the outside,

hy can't you &lay on that?

sled thro# #in'ter hurt

ice cov'er "en'ry ne@t

skate ground !er'ry sno#

sis'ter laugh'ing Jlaf'ingK &air



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LESSON LI.

Ellen, do look at FidoQ "e sits u& in a

chair, #ith !y hat on$ "e looks like a little

boy but it is only Fido$

=o# see hi! shake hands$ Give !e your

&a#, Fido$ "o# do you do, sir ill you

take dinner #ith us$ Fido 8&eakQ

&a# &o lite'

!eans is n't

s&eak sir

shake Fido

tricks teach

din'ner

El'len

bo#'#o#

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Fido says, ?Bo##o#,? #hich !eans,

?Thank you, 9 #ill$?

9sn't Fido a good dog, Ellen "e is

al#ays so &olite$hen school is out, 9 #ill try to teach

hi! so!e other tricks$

LESSON LII.

?; "attieQ 9 just sa# a large

&uss shed

&ain #ay

stole sa#

hid eat

"at'tie

suf'fer

sor'ry

so!e'thing caught tried =e'ro

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rat in the shed and old =ero tried to catch

it$?

?+id he catch it, Frank?

?=o =ero did not but the old cat did$?

?My cat?

?=o, it #as the other one$?

?+o tell !e ho# she got it, Frank$ +id

she run after it?

?=o, that #as not the #ay$ Puss #as hidon a big bo@$ The rat stole out, and she

ju!&ed at it and caught it$?

?Poor ratQ 9t !ust have been very

hungry it ca!e out to get so!ething to

eat$?

?hy, "attie, you are not sorry &uss gotthe rat, are you?

?=o, 9 can not say 9 a! sorry she got it

but 9 do not like to see even a rat suffer

&ain$?

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LESSON LIII.

Mary and (ucy have co!e do#n to the

beach #ith their grand&a$ They live in a

to#n near the sea$

Their grand&a likes to sit on the largerock, and #atch the big shi&s as they sail

far a#ay on the blue sea$ 8o!eti!es he

sits there all day long$

The little girls like to dig in the sand,

and &ick u& &retty shells$ They #atch the

#aves as they roll u& on the beach, and break into #hite foa!$

They so!eti!es !ake little

roll build grand'&a hard

foa! shi&s hous'es long

sail break #ood'en blo#

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houses of sand, and build #alls around

the! and they dig #ells #ith their s!all

#ooden s&ades$

They have been &icking u& shells for

their little sister$ 8he is too young to co!e

to the beach$9 think all children like to &lay by the

seaside #hen the sun is bright, and the

#ind does not blo# too hard$

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LESSON LIV.

;ne day, illie's father sa# a boy at the

!arket #ith four little #hite rabbits in a

basket$

"e thought these #ould be nice &ets for

illie so he asked the lad ho# !uch he#anted for his rabbits$

The boy said, ?;nly fifty cents, sir$?

asked #ant'ed

four il'lie's

night rab'bits

lad car'ried

cents tell'ing

fif'ty !as'ter

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illie's father bought the!, and carried

the! ho!e$

"ere you see the rabbits and their little

!aster$ "e has a &en for the!, and al#aysshuts the! in it at night to kee& the! safe$

"e gives the! bread and grass to eat$

They like grass, and #ill take it fro! his

hand$ "e has called in a little friend to see

the!$

illie is telling hi! about their funny#ays$

SLATE WORK.

8o!e rabbits are as #hite as

sno#, so!e are black, and others

have #hite and black s&ots$

hat soft, kind eyes they have$



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cunning, little eggsQ May #e take it, and

sho# it to !other ?

?hat #ould the old bird do, Rose, if

she should co!e back and not find hernest?

?;h, #e #ould bring it right back,

illieQ?

?%es but #e could not fasten it in its

&lace again$ 9f the #ind should blo# it

over, the eggs #ould get broken$?

LESSON LVI.

?"o# does the bird !ake the nest so

strong, illie?

?The !other bird has her bill and her

cla#s to #ork #ith, but

strong round dry bill #orked

sends cla#s flit God s&ring

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she #ould not kno# ho# to !ake the nest

if God did not teach her$ +o you see #hat

it is !ade of?

?%es, illie, 9 see so!e horsehairs andso!e dry grass$ The old bird !ust have

#orked hard to find all the hairs, and !ake

the! into such a &retty, round nest$?

?8hall #e take the nest, Rose?

?;h no, illieQ e !ust not take it but

#e #ill co!e and look at it again, so!eti!e$?

SLATE WORK.

God !ade the little birds to sing,

*nd flit fro! tree to tree

'Tis "e #ho sends the! in the s&ring

To sing for you and !e$

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LESSON LVII



LESSON LVII.

?illie, #hen 9 #as feeding the birds

just no#, a little bro#n bird fle# a#ay

#ith a cru!b in its bill$?

feath'ers a go' fly #or! cru!b

feed'ing ug'ly off feed bro#n

guess things

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?here did it go, Rose?

?9 don't kno# a#ay off, so!e#here$?

?9 can guess #here, Rose$ +on't you

kno# the nest #e sa# so!e days agohat do you think is in it no#?

?; illie, 9 kno#Q 8o!e little bro#n

birds$ (et us go and see the!$?

?*ll right but #e !ust not go too near$

ThereQ 9 just sa# the old bird fly out of the

bush$ 8tand here, Rose$ 7an you see?

?hy, illie, #hat ugly little thingsQ

hat big !ouths they have, and no

feathersQ?

?>ee& still, Rose$ "ere co!es the old

bird #ith a #or! in her bill$ "o# hard she

!ust #ork to feed the! allQ?

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LESSON LVIII.

fall'ing counts #oes nigh

be gun' griefs stars tear

!orn'ing (ord each joys

hen the stars at set of sun

atch you fro! on high

hen the !orning has begun

Think the (ord is nigh$

*ll you do and all you say,

"e can see and hear)

hen you #ork and #hen you &lay,

Think the (ord is near$

*ll your joys and griefs "e kno#s

7ounts each falling tear$

hen to "i! you tell your #oes,

>no# the (ord is near$

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LESSON LIX



LESSON LIX.

;ne day, #hen Mary #as taking a #alk

do#n the lane, trying to sing her doll to

slee&,

#his'tle J#his'lK

&ock'et #il'lo#

note filled dead sick

#alk ev'er y ble# lane

la!e tak'ing cane took

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she !et Frank, #ith his basket and cane$

Frank #as a &oor, little, la!e boy$ "is

father and !other #ere dead$ "is dear, old

grand!a took care of hi!, and tried to!ake hi! ha&&y$

Every day, Mary's !other filled Frank's

basket #ith bread and !eat, and a little tea

for his grand!a$

?"o# do you do, Frank? said Mary$

?+on't !ake a noise !y doll is going toslee&$ 9t is just a little sick today$?

?ell, then, let us #histle it to slee&$?

*nd Frank, taking a #illo# #histle out of

his &ocket, ble# a long note$

?;h, ho# s#eetQ? cried Mary$ ?+o let

!e try$?

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LESSON LX.



LESSON LX.

?%es, Mary, 9 #ill give it to you, because

you are so good to !y grand!a$?

?;hQ thank you very !uch$? Mary ble#

and ble# a long ti!e$ ?9 can't !ake it

#histle,? said she, al!ost ready to cry$

?8o!eti!es they #ill #histle, and

so!eti!es they #on't,? said Frank$ ?Try

again, Mary$?

8he tried once !ore, and the #histle

!ade a lo#, s#eet sound$ ?9t #histlesQ? she

cried$

9n her joy, she had turned the doll's face

do#n, and its eyes

turned face cried lo#

al'!ost soon !ore cry

onceJ#unsK be cause'

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shut tight, as if it had gone to slee&$

?ThereQ? cried Frank, ?9 told you the

#ay to &ut a doll to slee&, is to #histle to

it$?

?8o it is,? said Mary$ ?+ear, little thing

it !ust be &ut in its bed no#$?

8o they #ent into the house$ Frank's

basket #as soon filled, and he #ent ho!e

ha&&y$

ECLECTIC SERIES.

LESSON LXI.



LESSON LXI.

There #as once a big, #hite hen that had

t#elve little chickens$ They #ere very

s!all, and

stood hi! self' fla&'&ing first

t#elve fla&&ed #alked fla&

o bey' bet'ter 7hi&'&y food

stone be fore' chick'ens ke t

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the old hen took good care of the!$ 8he

found food for the! in the dayti!e, and at

night ke&t the! under her #ings$

;ne day, this old hen took her chickens

do#n to a s!all brook$ 8he thought the air

fro! the #ater #ould do the! good$

hen they got to the brook, they #alked

on the bank a little #hile$ 9t #as very

&retty on the other side of the brook, and

the old hen thought she #ould take her

children over there$

There #as a large stone in the brook) she

thought it #ould be easy for the! to ju!&

to that stone, and fro! it to the other side$

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8o she ju!&ed to the stone, and told the

children to co!e after her$ For the first

ti!e, she found that they #ould not obey

her$

8he fla&&ed her #ings, and cried, ?7o!e

here, all of youQ u!& u&on this stone, as 9

did$ e can then ju!& to the other side$

7o!e no#Q?

?; !otherQ #e can't, #e can't, #e can'tQ?

said all the little chickens$

?%es you can, if you try,? said the old

hen$ ?ust fla& your #ings, as 9 did, and

you can ju!& over$?

?9 a! fla&&ing !y #ings,? said 7hi&&y,

#ho stood by hi!self ?but 9 can't ju!&

any better than 9 could before$?

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LESSON LXII.



?9 never sa# such children,? said the old

hen$ ?%ou don't try at all$?

?e can't ju!& so far, !other$ 9ndeed

#e can't, #e can'tQ? chir&ed the little

chickens$

?ell,? said the old hen, ?9 !ust give it

u&$? 8o she ju!&ed back to the bank, and

#alked slo#ly ho!e #ith her brood$

chir&ed nev'er in deed'

slo#'ly re'ally

brood be gan'

did n't

use

door

bite

&iece

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?9 think !other asked too !uch of us ?



?9 think !other asked too !uch of us,?

said one little chicken to the others$

?ell, 9 tried,? said 7hi&&y$

?e didn't,? said the others ?it #as ofno use to try$?

hen they got ho!e, the old hen began

to look about for so!ething to eat$ 8he

soon found, near the back door, a &iece of

bread$

8o she called the chickens, and they allran u& to her, each one trying to get a bite

at the &iece of bread$

?=o, noQ? said the old hen$ ?This bread

is for 7hi&&y$ "e is the only one of !y

children that really tried to ju!& to the

stone$?



.4 ECLECTIC SERIES.

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%ou can no# read all the lessons in it,

and can #rite the! on your slates$

"ave you taken good care of your book

7hildren should al#ays kee& their books

neat and clean$

*re you not glad to be ready for a ne#

book

%our &arents are very kind to send you

to school$ 9f you are good, and if you try to

learn, your teacher #ill love you, and you#ill &lease your &arents$

Be kind to all, and do not #aste your

ti!e in school$ hen you go ho!e, you

!ay ask your &arents to get you a 8econd

Reader$

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