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Of the Ward School Teachers 1 Association of the City of
New York.
IN presenting a set of elementary books for the adoption o(
this Association, ·your Committee unanimously recommen ds the
following:
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First: The Pictorial Primer, by R. Bentley. The C :>mmit tec
would here observe, that the great object of ,this work seems to
be, to make stu<ly interesting an<l attractive to chi ldren from the
very commencement. The style is easy an<l familiar, the matter excellent and admirably arranged, and calculated to make an
impression on the mind which will produ ce a favourable resu lt in
subsequent study. It is well calculated to promote the object
for which it was desrgned.
Second : The PfrtoriaL Spelling Book, by the same author.
Much of the toil and labour which children generally undergo
while studying books of this kind, seems to be obviated in thi s;
the variety and illustrations of the lessons; each of which has for
its object the gradual improvement of the pupil. The lessons
are full and various, and several useful tables are introduced
whi ch are not founct in books of this kind.
Third: The lntrodurtion lo the Pictorial Reader, by the same
author. This is a continuation of this systt·m of spel lin g and
reading books. and contains a great variety of easy and instructive lesRons on familiar subjects, and so arranged and illustrated
as to make study pleasin~ and inviting to children. The contrasting "good and evil: kindness and cruelty: truth and falsehood,'' throughout the work , and pressing upon the tender mind
a belief that the practice of virtue will render children happy,
while to follow vice will render them u nhappy, are traits of excellence highly commendatory. This is a work of great merit
All of which is respectfully submitt ed .
( S. DyRANo, Chairman.
JOSEPH w. WRrGBT,
Committee on the
HENRY W. Huu.,
ExaminaJ.ion
EowARD McELROY ·
of School Boob.
I E. H. JENNY,
LJoaN WALSH.
The Committee respectfully submits tp the Association,
its adoption, the following rei::olution:
Resolved; That this Association recommends the adoption of
Bentley's Series of Books named in the accompanying report,
and that we individually will use our influence to secure their
immediate introduction into the schools with which we are connected.
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To mould the mind, to form the habits of the young,
and fit them for future usefulness, are among the most
important duties devolving upon us as a nation: and
on which depend, in a great me~sure, the future happiness and prosperity of our country.
. I n preparing this little work for children, three
objects of great importance have been constantly kept
in view: namely; to make the lessons pleasing , , .
instructive, and moral. Or in other words, to make
the business of learning to read, a p leasure; the matter contained in the lessons, instructive ; and all, tending to the formation of correct moral principles.
The work contains a variety of original and sel~cted
lessons, upon subjects familiar to little children -;- and
adapted in style and language to their comprehension.
The lessons are mostly illustrated with engravings,
prepared expressly for this work.* T h e pictures make
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To effect the formation of correct moral principles,
we have placed in contrast, good and evil; kindness
and cruelty; truth and falsehood; and endeavoured
to impress upon the mind, that to practice virtue, will
render children useful and happy; while to follow vice,
will lead.them to wretchedness and ruin.
Under a full sense of the responsibility resting upon
· '· those who attempt to direct the course of the young,
and imbue their minds with those principles of moral
worth· ~y which they are to be governed in after life,
this work has been prepared.
· It is submitted to tBe public, with full confidence,
that if it possess merit, it will be appreciated.
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Tlie Family
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SoME of my little readers, who have got I
through the Pictorial Primer, and are i
now studying the Pictorial Spelling Book,
may wish to have a New Reading Book.
Well, here it is ! It contains some very
useful lesso?s, a. great many s~ories, and
some very nice pictures. And in the first 1 · •
place, ~e shall ten you something about 1.
the family of Henry H oward.
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Here is .Mister Howard, and his wife::! .:
and four children. The eldest is a boy :
his name is Edward. The two next are ;
girls : their names are Lucy and Mary. I
The other is an infant., which .. you see on '
its mother's lap.
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Now, little Frank has o-ot to be nine
months old, and has just cgmmenced

and the children have just come into the
room to see their little brother.
" Oh! what lovely little babe ! Is he
really* ~y brother," said Lucy ; " and may
I sometimes hold him, mother 1"
" Yes, my dear," said Lucy's mother,
"aµd when· he is larger and stronger, you
may hold him as much as you please."
. " See his pretty shining hair," continued
,Lucy, " and his red cheeks, and his white
bosqm ! 0, dear little creature, I am
afraid he is going to cry. May I sing ·to
him, mother 1"
"No, my dear, you had better be still
and let your little brother go to sleep."

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Creeping.

See! there he goes
toward* a basket of
fruit; and the old cat
is standing before him.
He creeps about ·
house, tips over chairs
and often gets into mischief: yet still h~
affords a great deal of pleasure to his
parents, and his brother Edward and his
little sisters.
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Little Frank.

The name of Lucy's little brother, is
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six months old, he began to
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" 0, mother, mother," said Lucy,
" where are you 1
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see the baby ; he is
walking all alone !
"0, how glad I am
that he can walk ·t
Just feel in his mouth, mother · he has -got
a little tooth."
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about and play : and in a few years,- -.Q.e ·
must have a ne:w
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the old cat is sitting. by
his side.
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but he can cry ; and in
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H ere is the IJ.oy,se where Henry Howar~i
lives ; and this is his f ar_m._* This is the. , .

·place where Edward, and Lucy, an~
lVlary, and Little Frank reside : t the chil..:_
dren that we have. just been reading
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white front, which you see near a large
maple tree.
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can see the or<;_h.f!!.t!l ; where they go and
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and _lu}_rses. Some of them are feeding,
and one is lying down.
The next is a U?heat .fie_ld. It is just
beyond the school-house: -T his .s.c}to.rJJ-P,o.l!-_S.~ is the place where ·
all the little girls and boys in the neigh1'
bourhood go to school.
The school is dismissed, and you can
see .the ~!!:~l!f:,_ren at play. Some of them
are 1n front of the house : and all of them
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·fming in an · elegant carriage : see · Ii.ow
fine the horses look!
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glad to see the1n ; and little Frank will be ·
pleased also . .
These c~1ildren love their parents, and
are very kind . to each other and to all
thei:r playmates.
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do they tell · l!es, or call ill name~. They
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are _thankful to those who give them good
advice, and always try to follow it.
They like to go to school, and study
their bool~s, that when they grow up they
may be "vise and useful.
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All who know these good children, love
them, and speak well of them ; , and this
makes them haPI?Y·
And all th.e go?d little boys and girls
_who read this, will love them too ; and
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The eggs of the turkey are white! covered with brown specks. They sit on
their eggs four weeks; and the~ the young
·turkeys are hatched.
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At first they are veJy feeble and tender: they are kept neiar the house, and
fed on crumbs.
But they soon ·begin to run about the
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is little Frank's birth-day.• He['" s
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Bugs,

Flies, and Grasshoppers • .

In the fall and winter, a great many \
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laro-e and white. They sit on t 1eir ~ggs .
fou~ weeks, and then the litf e goshngs :~
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. Turkeys are large fowls ; and their
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The little goslings are Yery beautiful.
They re covered all over with a bright I
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The g eese arc Yery fond of water, and
,So are the little goslings : they will swin1
whe n they are but a few days old.
.The duck you see appears very much
like th e goose, except it is not as large. f
It is covered with feathers of various
colours, which give it a very beautiful app e~u ance.
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Their feathers are used for beds, and
their fl esh is excellent meat. Like the
goose, they are very fond of water.
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like the goose and duck, have their toes
united' by a film or skin, so that their feet
serve as paddles for swimming.
' H ere is another very pretty fowl, of a
dark colour, covered all over with little
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th_e children had seen all
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rounded with beautiful flowers. As they I!
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the following poetry, which he had learned from a little book.

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makes a very harsh noise.
This Guinea Ji.en belongs
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wreath. Lucy, you see, is just placing it
on the head of h er little brother.
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.flowers to carry to their father and mother, they left the garden ; while Lucy repeated the following lines :

So· .Ed,V'ard and Lucy applied every
·; minute of their time to their studies, and I
· in less than half an hour, they could repeat
every word of them. Then they all set
out to go and see the rabbits.
"0, pa! I mean to catch one of these
pretty rabbits, and carry it home," sairl
little Frank, as they entered the field.
wh ere they were.
H No, no," said Mary, "that would not
be right, f~>r they_ belong to Mister Clark."
" No, my son," said . J'.rank's father,
" you must never take any thing that does :
not belong to. you." .
I " .I _recollect reading about rabbits in
my .history," said Edward. " It says some
are black, some gray, and others ''"hite :
and that the white ones have red eyes.
It says they are fond of carrots, and
cabbages, and apples, and also of clover."
" Do not talk so loud, brothe_r," said j
Lucy, " you will frighte n the little rabbits ·
away. See how they stick up. their long
ears !"
" 0, look !" saiq Mary, " t 1ere is a ra~- !
bit coming up out oi'the gr~und." ·
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said her father, "are called burrows. Tfie 1 .c
rabbits have n eat little pl-.a: ces; lined~\t~1fl
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Through the garden; come away!
T o our parents we will bring Sweetest flowers of early spring."

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day, Mister Howard promised lit~le
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The fur of the rabbit is very fine and
·s.oft ; and their fl esh is excellent meat."
" If you wiU be good children/' continued their, father, " I will buy some rabbits for you .; .and make a bui;row for them
in the yard n ext to the garden."
" .O ! how delighted we should be!"
·e~claimed all th e children at once ; " then
we can go and look at them, and carry
them clover and fruit, and take care of
them."

boat : some you see are standing on the
upper deck.
This packet boat has a large pl ea~ ant
room in it, neatly fitted up, and ' vell furnished. It is used by the passengers* for
? sitting room,· a dining room, and a sleeping room.
Beyond t the canal you can see SOll!,e'
houses; but they are so far off that they
appear very small. Near by them we can
see a beautiful grove of trees.
Look ! Yonder comes artother boat.
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Tlie Canal Boats.

CoME my little friends, let us take a
walk this pleasant morning, and see the
can al, and the railroad.
T he ·e is the canal: and see! . there
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Packet Boat.

. "fhe h ors.es dra-w the boat through the
!,, ·water, by means of a long rope which is
made fast to the boat.
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. It appears small, be·calise it is a great way
off.
It has but two h orses
attached to it, and moves much slower
than the packet boat.
The packet b'oat was loaded with men,
and women, and children. What is this
boat loaded with 1
It is · loaded with beef, and pork, and
flour, and butter, and cheese; to be ca -~
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The Railroad Cars.

Now we will go and examine the railroad., and wait till the cars arrive.
Hark ! do ·you hear that clattering .
noise 1 Clear the track! for here comes
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and are filled with passengers. See !
they have stopped to take in more passengers.
Now they start again; the engine begins to work, the wheels begin to roll. and
away goes the whole train fast as a horse
can run.
If you are good children, and attend
well to your studies, you . shall all have a
ride on the railroad, and in the packet boat.
But before you comn1ence travelling,
you must learn how to reckon money ; and
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moves so swiftly along, puffing and smoltlng 1 Th~t is called the locomotive.
Next to .t 'at is the wood ·car. The men
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Jul steam : this is n1ade to act upon the
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is money 1 Pieces of gold, sil- .
'J)er, or copper, iss.u ed by the direction of
government, and marked in a particular
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Half-eagle, and Quarter-eagle.

Two half ·cents are equal to one cent ;
and one hundred cents are·equal to a dollar.
The D(fllar, and

· Half Dollar,

are silver coins. They are the largest
and most valuable of this kind of coin.
The value ·of a dollar, is one hundred
cents; and the half dollar, fifty cents.
There are three other pieces of silver
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Dime, and Half Dime.

The value of an eagle, is ten dollars :
the half eagle, five dollars ;· and the quarter eao-le two dollars and a half.
· Gold i~ very heavy, and of a deep ye.llow colour. The place where money IS
made, is called a mint.
Bank bills, or bank notes, are also used
as money. A bank is a place where
money is .kept.
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The directors of the bank, Issue, or
send out notes printed or stamped with
the value* of the money which they represent. t This they promise to pay when
requested, in gold or silver.
Questions.

The quarter of ~- a dollar, is equal to
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. and the half dime, five cents.
'fhe" gold coins of the United States,

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What is money? By what other name is it called? What are the
copper coi ns l What coins are of the l~ast value l How ma~y half
ccAl:i make a cent? How many eents make a dollar"? What k1_nd of
coin:i are the dollar and half dollar? ·Are these tlie largest kind of
silver coins? What is the value of a dollar? What of a half dollar?
What are the other silver coins? How many cents make a quarte~ ef a
dollar? How rnany make a dime? How many make a half dime?
What are the nam~ of the gold coins_ What is the v~u e of an eagle ?
What of a half eagle? W hat of a quarter ? _What is tho colour of
gold ? What is the place called where money is made ? _ What else 18
used as mone)"?. }Vhat is a bank? How are bank notes lSSUed l

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He sometimes burrows !ii in the ground;
and often makes his hole near a cornfield,
where h e pulls up the farmer's corn.
Squirrels generally live in the woods.
They make their nests in hollow trees,
where they Jay up .thei1; provision for winter.. Their food is mostly seeds,frui~ · and
grain.
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their fore feet answer the purpose of
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There arc some other kinds of squirrels
besides these: the black squirrel, the fox
squirrel, the white squirrel, aud the
flying squirrel.
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is easily tamed ;t and soon becomes f amilia~ ~ere is ·
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The Squirrels.

are beautiful little animals;
and are quite harmless. H ere is the
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Red Squirrel, Gray Squirrel, and Ground Squirrel.

The red squirrel is the most .nimble
of any of his species.* He lives in the
woods; but is often seen in the 'open fields,
dartingt along the fences near the barns.
· - Sometimes he is seen chattering from
the top of a tree near the road side; and
thus seems to challenge both dogs and ~
boys to pursue him.
. The gray. squirrel is about the size of
a h alf grown cat. He is very active, and
-. .sometimes p asses through the woods, leaping fro·m. one tree to. another.
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..... useful ; and his flesh is delicious meat.
·~ _·-~:·:..:J'he ground squirrel, is sometimes called_the striped, or chip squirrel. You may
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his hand, and is going
to feed his tam.e squirrels.
has just opened
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While Ed~ard was feeding one of them,
the other Jtunped upon his shoulder.
See! he means to get the walnut away
from the other squirrel.
These squirrels like Edward, because
he feeds them, and is always ·very kind to
them.
'Y~en th~y have done eating, they will
g~ into then cage again : then they will
commence jumping, and whirl it round for
a long time.
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Spring.

<;oLD winter has passed away, and
spring has returned* again · with all its
beauty and loveliness.
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the trees, and there will be a great many
,pretty flowers.
· .. ~he bitd's wiH s~ng. s":eetly; and they
Wlll , ,be very busy p1ck1ng up dried grass,
.and . ~moss, and wool, to build their nests
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~ ,~: .· S?on . there will be chickens, and gosl!ns-s, and young:d:ucks, and little turkeys.
-ffi~e -yplJ.D'd )aWJ).:~( will~ skip about on the
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green grass, and the meadows will be
covered with a beautiful yellow flower,
called
The Dandelion .

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very pretty flower: · it
grows in meadow~ ~nd
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'vi th a large yellow flower .. ~ • :~ ·
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a fine displaf of gre:en .a nd ,';f'.: w. The
dandelion is well described ~h~ follow-.
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In the meadows green 'tis foud'fi,
Peeping just above the ground;
And its stalk :is covered flat
vVith a little ·yellow hat.

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Lightly o'er the tender grass,
Skip about, ·hut do not tread
On its meek and lowly"head ; ~·
For it always seems to· ~a-y,
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Butterflies.

see of the ringlet butterfly, is the under
side.
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The little butterflies seem to be very
happy, as they fly from flower to flower,
.an<l suck th~ honey; although they Jive
• but a short tune .
" 1\1.ay, I catch one of the butterflies,"
said Edward, " and carry it to the house,
and show it to Lucy and Mary ?"
" Yes, my son," said his father, "you
may .catch one of thern if you can; but
be careful and do not hurt it."
See! here is Edward, with his hat
in his hand, moving
slowly along toward
a butterfly.
First, he· tried to
catch it among the
leaves of a -t.o se ; then to cover it with his
hat as it was resting on a daisy! . _..
Next, .. .µe hoped to secure it while ,
perched o'I\_ a bunch of pinks ; and now
grew sure oF,his prize, perceiving it loiter*
on a bed of vjolets.
But the ficklet butterfly, ·flitting · fron1
. .,. -one blossom to. ~nother; kept him still'"on
·:'~ .'the chase.
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you know the naines of the butterflies
_, which you see flying about an1ong the
flowers in the garden ?"
.· '~ _ No, sir," said Edward, "but I should
li~e very much to know their names, for I
tlnnk they are the most beautiful_ things
that I ever saw."
" 'Vell, my sqn," continued his father,
" I will tell you their names ; so that
whenever you see them, you may know
them. lie~ .e is the "ED"VARD,"

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At length, seeing it half buried in the
cup of a tulip, Edwatd crept along carefully, and caught the pretty butterfly l\ by
tHe ·wings. · '
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Then he carried it into the house, and
showed it to his sisters ; and thev were
.very much pleased with its bCautiful
appearance.
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took it to the door, and let it fly back
again into the garden.
As the butterfly flew away, Edward
repeated the following lines which he
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Advice.

Children should be more ready to h ear,
than to speak.
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day when Mary and her mother
were walking · in the garden, they saw a !ii
rose, and some rosebuds.
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blown ; and here arc !
the rosebuds.
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The form of the rose i~
is elegant, with glow- ;
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grantt smell.
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ful, and verj much admired.
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repe~ted the following lines :
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And Ii fc 's short hour enjoy :t
'Tis all th ou hast, and why should I
That little all destroy 1
"Then flutter still thy silken wings,
In rich embroidery drest,
And sport upon the gale that brings
Swe·e t odours from the west."

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I shall like to see you blow :
'Tis so sweet to smell the rose,
When the little beauty blows."

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Lovely as that bud to me,
Sweeter too than any flower,
Blooming in .my pleasant bower.

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If you're daily growing good,
Seeking, sening, loving God,
Making happy all around, ~
Sweeter flower cannot be found.''

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her misconduct,* so that you may learn to
·shun all her bad practices.
. In the fir~t place, she does not obey her
Jather-' and mother. She is stubborn to ·
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teacher,
and 'Ill-natured to all her
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_pleasure in going to school. ·she neglects
eve~-y. thing that she ought to learn, and
care~ for nothing but play.
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-S he is always in some kind of mischief.
·w hen she has done wrong, instead o
owning it, and confessing it, she tells a
great many lies to clear herself, which
~nly makes th e matter worse.
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She does not like any one that gives
her good advice; and when they are out
of sight, she ridicules* them, and laughs
at what they have said.
Sometimes she is so sullent and obstinate, that she will not answer when any
one speaks to her; nor mind any thing
that is said to her.
Fanny, bx being so naughty, has got
the ill will of all the_good little girls that
know her.
At one time, Fanny met with a very
sad accident, because she did not mind ·
her parents. They had told her not to
clirnb over fences.
But one day when she wanted to go
into the garden, instead of going through
the gateway, she thought it best to climb
over the gate.
When upon th gate, her frock caught
by a nail, she lost her hold, and fell headlong to the ground.
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By falling, she broke one of her arms,
and was so badly bruise(!, that it was
. thought she could not live.
It caused poor Fanny a great deal of
pain; and she had to stay in the house a
long time before she was well enough t o ·,y.. •
go out and play again.
, • Rid' i cule, to laugh at, deride. ·

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Since . Fanny fell from the gate an<l
broke her arm, she has resolved to become
a good girl. She says, 8he is very sorry
that she has been so wicked; and that
hereafter she will always obey her
parents.
And if the little girls who read this,
will ·forgive her, she pron1ises nevet to be
naughty again. -Little girls, will you forgive naughty Fanny 1 .

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The Vessels.

are some -vessels sailing on the
water. 'Vhat a noble sight! See how
beautiful they appear ! They are called,
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>->The. shi]j is the largest of any kind of

· v~ssel : it has three masts, with square
.:~aifa: · It is used to carry merchand,ise
fL}l;<l,i passengers t? , all · parts .of the world.
~ ···'. . Ships ·that _:..~~e " armed with guns, and
' -used in . ~he nj\~:~a:re ships of war. A :humbe'1· o_f ships in._company,
is called a fleet.
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ship. It has two n1asts, with squ~re sails.
Its nse is similar to that of the slnp.
The schooner is a vessel, smaller than
the brig. It has nvo masts with standing
sails.
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It is used for carrying merchandise I
from one place to another along the coast, .
and on large rivers and lakes.
I The sloop is smaller than the schooner,
and has but one mast. It is mostly used
on lakes and large rivers.
Between the schooner and sloop, we
have a distant view of a liglzt-ltouse . .
The Ii rrht-house is a small tower or
elevated building, at the top of which
several lamps are placed, for the purpose
of giving a large brilliant light that may
be seen at a distance.
This aids the 1ot in guiding vessels
alono- the coast, and on rivers, and· in
comfno- into harbours during the night.
Wh~n a vessel is ddven on ~·shore or
upon rocks, and d~stroyed, it is called a
shipwreck.
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largest called ? How many masts ha,s the s~1p ? What kmd of sa1ls l
For what is the ship used? W.Jtat are ships called ~~t- are ar:n~? J
What constitutes a fleet? How ml).ny' mMts has the hr1g. ·. What kmd
of sails ? How many masts has the !lchooner ? W hat klri~ o_t:. ~la l
For what is it used? How many mast~ bas the sloop ? \Ji:'h,l!t~·,~$_ ~}~ · . _ .
sloop mo;itly used ? Wh~t is a light-house? What is .a sb•-pwre&-.1 ,ri .h .• _·

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" The honey guide," continued Ralph,
" lives on h oney, and is very fond of bees :
j a~d their skin is so t~ic~ that the bees
cannot hurt them by st1ng1ng. .
B ut the starling, is the prettiest bird
~4at I saw in . Europe.
Its head a~d
.~ngs, J;,O U see, are of a glossy black ; and
rthe rest of the feathers, resembles the
· cblour of the rose."
" Now," says Ralph, "we will go and
see · some very singular looking birds,
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Six shafted bird of Parddise, and the lung·bird of P~radise."

'" · " 0, look at this six shafted bird," -.says
· Henry, " its breast is red and green, and
'the· colours look like the rainbow."
· ·" This king bird of para<~ise, with his
green breast and fine plumage," says 'Villiarh, " looks .very handsome : but t~?se
t\vo lono- wire'_"feath ers curling 'SO cunous-,,,. ,l
at th~ end,, a,p-iiear very odd."
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Ralph," to find a coly in the night. They
hang to ~ limb by·one foot, with the head
downwards, and thel"e go to sleep."
" See those long feathers attach"ed to
each wing of the goatsucker," sai~ H enry: " they are nearly two feet long. I
suppose they are made for some use, but
I should think they would n6t help much
about flying."
" The honey-sucker," said William; " is
a very pretty bird, and looks like the coly.
Ralph, where did you ge~-- these _bi~~~€~~~:~:- ;,~ ·
·"vye caught· them ~- ~n ·· ~ft1ca;..S · : ~9! ;.
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I fishu1g tor mackerel every year. After 1~
I they are taken, they are preserved by ~
salting and pickling ; and then sent to all J
, parts of the world for use.
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j found in the northern seas, where vast
I quantities of them are t.a ken every year
II by the fishermen . . Hundreds of ships are J
employed· in this business.
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I salted, and put on the shore to dry. !~
When they are dried, they are put into
ships, and carried to different countries to !~
be sold.
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T h e shad is also a ·sea-fish ; and its •~
flesh is very delicious. A great many of :I
them are caught every spring in the large :I
rivers which empty i~to the sea.
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are caught ; anc~ large quanti~ies are salt- /;
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Trouts are found in rivers and lakes
throughout the co_untry. They are a spott ed• fish, and their fl esh is very delicious.
They are generally caught by angling.t
This, with many people, is a favourite
amusement.
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Th lwrring· is. a smaff sea-fish, of a
greenish colour, and from eight to ten
inches long.
. Its flesh is soft and delicate, and is
covered with scales. It is used for food
in all parts of the country.
The mackerel is a small
sea-fish, and
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The R obins.

robin is a sweet little songster, and
very much admired. No sooner has the
sno:w departed, than bis cheerful voice is
heard in the grove, and in the orchard.
Robins sometimes build th eir nests on
the- fence, sometimes in the grove, and
often on fruit trees near our dwellings.
They build their nest of hay or straw,
covered on the inside with inud, ·and lined
with soft grass or hair.
. . · In this they l ay three or four eggs of a
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their young ones.
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on insects, worms aud berries, till .they
are -large enough to fly about and take
ca1~e of themselves.
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in the shade of a pear tree, looking at a
robin while she was bringing some food
to her young ones ; when a bad boy came
along, and threw a stone at the old bird
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and killed her.
" Now," says Lucy, ' ~these dear little
birds in the nest will die too; for that
naughty boy has killed their moth~r, and
they have no one to bring ~hem food."
" No," says Edward, " we will take care
of them : we will carry them home, and
put them in a cage, and feed them."
So Edward got up to the nest, and
taking it from the tree, handed it down to
Lucy, and she carried it carefully home.
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They are in that pretty wire cage. See
p.ow beautiful they look I
Edward and Lucy take good care of
them, and never forget to feed them.
Sometimes they open the cage, and the
little robins come out and hop about the
floor, and pick up tlie crumbs.
Here _is one of them,
perched on Lucy's hand.
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. · · ,..E very morning, as soon as it is light,
th.e y sing one of their sweet songs.
When spring comes, and it is time for
the birds to make their nests, Edward says
h e shall let these robins go and build•
them a nest in the orchard.t
Birds do not like to be shut up in a
cage: they lilte to fly about in the fields
and groves, and perch on the high trees.
They like to hop about on the green
grass ; where they can catch insects, and
pick berries, and enj oy their liberty among
their mates.
SECTION XIX.
Descriptive Lessons.

father, the mother, and th e chil~ren, make a family. All these dwell in
one house; they sleep beneath one roof;
they eat of the same bread.
· They are very closely united, and are
'dearer to each other than any strangers."
If one is sick, they mourn together; and
if one is happy, they rejoice together.
Many houses are built together; many
families live · near one another : ~his is
c~lled a village.
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and in pleasant walks : and they gather
together in companies to worship the
great God.
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if he is afihcted, * he comforts him. Where
· there are very many houses, it is called a
city.
Many cities and towns, and a large
extent of country, make a stat,e or kingdom. In it are mountains and rivers ; it
is sometimes washed by seas, and joined
by other countries.
The p eopl~ who live in the same country or state, are countrymen : they speak
the same language, and have the same
rulers. t
I\'Iany states, and kingdoms, and countries, and _islands, and large continents
full of people, make up the whole world.
A ll are God's family: He knows every
one of them; He governs them all. None
are so great that He cannot punish them ;
none are so mean that He will not protect
them.
They pray to Him in different languages, but He understands them all : He
hears them all, and takes care of all.
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Tlie Sabbatli.

To-DAY _is the Sabbath; and a day of
rest: but ·\ve must not spend it in play,
and idle amusernents.
. ·,The bells are ringing for church, lt~d
the streets are filled with . people~; moving
in all directions.
The people we see, are going to the
different church_e s ; where they win · sing,
and pray, and worship the great God
who rr1ade them.
"Lord, how delightful 'tis to see
• • The people mee t to worship thee.
··,• At once they sing, at once they pray,
T.h ey l~ear of heaven and learn· the way."

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: : . Not for my pleasure or my play,
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created you and me, and all who live on
the face of the whole earth. He made
this great world, and all things which we
behold.
He made the sun to shine by day, aµ.d
the moon and stars to give light by night.
He made the great elephant, and all
the beasts that live on the earth. He
made all the birds that fly in the air. He
made the great whale, and all the fish
that swim• in the sea.
The trees, the grass, the grain, and all
the pretty flowers,· are the works "'of his
hand. AH these things. 'vere ·,made for
our con1~ort, support and happiness.
God is n1erc1ful and kind to all his
creatu~~S'·":-" He loves them all, and has
done e1ery thing necessary to make them
happy.
Our Heavenly Father has done so much
for us,_ and is so kind to us, that we ought
al ways to love him, and obey his commands.
If we al ways do right, and shun all bad
practices, He will bless us while we live.
and when we die, he will take us, with all
our dear friends who loved him here to
dwell forever t in a better world. . , ~: ··, ' /::l t· .,.
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We cannot see God, for .he is a spirit;
and a spirit is in1Jisible : * but we can see
his works, and worship his holy name.
H e is our friend, the refore we will lo1Je
him : H e is our Father, therefore we will
o~ey - him .

SECTION XXI.

Old Age.

is an old man
sitting in his armchair, with his cane
in his hand.
His daughter is sitting before him, hold::..::....::.=-~·-·=·-::.;:,.,1, ing her little babe.
Once this· old man was young, ~nd aA
small as the child you see sitting on its
mother's lap. ·-But year after year has
passed away, and he has become old.
As old age advances, his strength fails;
his hair turns white and falls off, leaving
the head naked :t but his memory remains
g ood.
He is relating some of the incid~nts of
._ his childhood. 'Vhen h e was young, he
,i<' says, a year seemed a long time ; but now
S..:< , It seems very short. ,
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saying . S he is kind to her father, and
always tries to please him, and make him
contented and happy.
One day as the
old man was taking
a walk, little George,
who was re turning
from school, came up
and offered to assist
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him.
" I am glad to have you assist• m~ ,"
replied the ·old n1an, " for I · am very
feeble." This made George feel · quite
happy.
Then the old man, placing his hand on
· his shoulder, said, ''once I was young as
you are: then I went to school, and learned I
to read and write. I tried to ' please- ~y
teach er, and my parents also." .
" But now you see I am an old man: 'I
go bent over, and shall walk t out but a
few times more.
Soon I shall lie on a sick bed, and die ;
for no one is exempt from death."
" I hope, George," continued the old
1nan, "that you will be a good boy, and
always honour and obey your parents• .• -~
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and then, ~hould you live to be old as I
.am, your days will be peaceful and happy."
As they walked along, little GeorO'e
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in the love and fear of the great God
who made us, when we die, that happy
place will be our home.
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"Now 1et the aged man be strong,
A~d n~ake _Jehovn.h's name his song :
His sh1e ld is spread o'er every saint,
And thus protected-who shall faint?"

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SECTION ixn.
Heaven .

is a place of rest for the ri(J'hteoq,s after death. It is the habitation~ of
those that are good; and nothino- that is
wicked can enter there.
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earth; and it is filled with many delio-htfult things: but that place is far better.
. · There. we shall not. grieve any more,
nor be sick any more, nor do wrong any
more. In that place there are no quarrels, but all love one another dearly.
When our friends die, and are laid in
the cold ground, we see them here no
\ · · more ; but there we shall einbrace them,
· .; and never be parted from them again.
. ,. There we shall see all the good men
tha~ we read of in the holy scripture ; and
j there we shall see Jesus, who is gone
befo.re us to that happy place.
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bow ! See how bright the colours are I
green, yellqw, re.d and blue.
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sisters looking ~t ~he rainbow 1 . They
Jive in that white house which you see
beyond a large oak tr,e.e.
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the sun, striking D;p.o n dr<;)ps of ·water
1Vhile falling from t4e clouds. ·
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The Fox and the Geese.

see this fox

running·
away with a. goose on
his back!
He caught her by the
neck, and threw n er '
over his shoulders; and
is running off at full speed.
The other geese are frightened , and
are running away as fast as they can.
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holes in the ground, where they sometimes hide when cJosely pursued by l he
dogs.
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The Rainbow.
what arch of varied hue
From heaven to earth is bowed !
Haste, ere it vanish, haste to view
The rainbow in the cloud.
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· Fast by the Eternal chained,
No more o'er earth's domains shall .sweep,
Awful,"" ~nd unrestrained. t
. It tells that seasons, heat and cold,
·. . Fixed by His sovereign will,
; .11.w'Jul, that which ~trikes with
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Shall, in their course, bid man behold
Seed-time and harvest still :
That still the ilowe.r shall deck the field,
When verrrai:zephyrs blow;
That still the vine its fruit shall yield,
When autumn SUJ?beams glow.
Then, child of this fair earth, which yet
Smiles with each charm endowed,
Bless thou H-is name, whose mercy set
The rainbow in the cloud.

our backs toward the sun, and the rain is
falling before us.
When the clouds are darker, and the
drops of rain fall faster, the colours of the
rainbow appear brighter. The rainbow
can only last while it continues to rain.
, A rainbow is son1etimes formed by the
rays of the moon ; called a lunar rainbow:
but the colours are not so bright as those
form~d by the sun.
.. In the next section, you may read a
description of the rainbow in poetry, written by a lady for little-children.

Yet not alone to charm thy sight
Was given the vision fair ; Gaze on that arch of coloured light,
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day, but at, nig4t, they skulk about "and
catch the farmer's geese, and ducks, and
chickens.
If they get more than they want to eat
at once, they hide the rest, that they may
have something for their next meal.
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and' sometimes they are hunted with guns
and hounds.
The fur of the fox is used for making
muffs, and caps, and various other articles, to use in cold' weather.
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JJ_efinitioris.
.!/.Savage, is ii person untaught and unciv·
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.!/. Cannibal, is one who eats human fl esh .
.!/. ·Murderer, is one who kills another.
.!/. Thief, is one :who steals.~
.!/. Liar, is one who tells hes; one who
does not speak the truth.
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A Hypocrite, is a deceiver; one who tnes
to make others think he is good, when
he is not.
A Miser, is one who makes it all his
business to get money and lay it up.
A Tyrant, is on~ who governs wit~ cr~elty.
A Blasphemer, 1s one who utters 1mp1oust
words against God.
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An Idolater, is one who worships idols.
A Drunkard, is one who often gets intoxicated.
A Philanthropist, i~ · one who loves mankind, and who does a great deal to make
people happy.
A Benefactor, is one who confers a benefit.

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The Night Hawk.
IN summer, the night hawk
is often seen towards evening,
flying about high in the air.
When flying, he uttei·s a
plaintive noise, and darts
about in all directions in pursuit of insects.
Sometimes h e darts downward, as you
see' with his mouth open, to catch tlie insec~s that may chance to come. in his way.
hawks do not make a nest;
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lay their erro-s on the ground. Thell" eggs
are of a bl~eish white, covered with dark
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Questions.
What is a savage ? Who is a cannibal? Wh? is a murdE'.rer ? ~ho
is a 'thief? Who is a liar? Who is a hypocntt:? W:ho is a, miser l
Who is a tyrant? Who is a blasphemer? Who .1s an idolator .. Who
is a drunkard ? Who is a philanthropist ? Who lS a benefactor l . .

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Or the hoop, with even pace,
Runs before the merry crowd ;
Joy is seen in every face, .
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Let me envy not the great;
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two fine looking men you see,
... are brothers. They live in the country,
" : :n:&<t·are farmers. You can see the house
in which one of them lives.
Havino- no little boys of their own, they
thc1u4'-ajlt they would go to the city, and
.find some poor boys, and take them home,
and make farmers of. them.
·While on· their; way to the city, they
:nl~t~ ·a 1nan 'vhd · tol4. them that if they

would go to the orphan asylum, they could l~
find so1ne boys who had lost their father lf
and inother, and were very much in necu
of some one to take care of them.
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o(_ the asylum, w~o had charge of the little /1
:: boys, and told hun what they wanted.
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of the boys, whose names were Simon j
and Oliver. ·, .He told them that these men j
had come from the country, an.d wanted i
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and asked them if they would be willing I
to go.
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. 1ng to go and live in the country, and go j
to school, and learn how to work.
Then the keep~r told the men how.
long their father and mother had been·
dead, and how long they had been in the
asylum.
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He said they were good children, that
they had learned to read, and were kind
and attentive to all that he said to them.
The men were ·pleased with the _little
boys, and told the overseer that they
would carry, them home, and' take g<?od;
care of ·them. .They promised · to give ..
them good- clothes, and send tl].ep:i to
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the men took them on their horses, and
carried them to their homes in the country.
After they got home, they g-ave each of
the b oys a new· suit of clothes, and some
new books. They have just put on their
new clothes, and are very much pleased.
Simon, you se·e , is . so delighted, that he
is jumping about for joy; while . Oliver is
very much engaged in ·r eading the new
book that has been given him.
On the sabbath they will go to church;
and they will go to the sabbath school also.
When they grow to be men, they will
have a farm of their own, and live in a
fine house, and take care of themselves.
SECTION XXXII.

Raising Grain.
. THE cultivation* of the earth, may be
considered the most necessaryt and useful
·employ1n ent of mankind. This is called
agriculture, husbandry, or farming.
. A very important part of farming, is
raising grain. S pring is the time for the
farmer to prepare his land, and sow the
various 'kinds of seed. Wheat and rye,
are ~ometime s sown in the fall.
~~. Ou( ti va' tion, the art of irnp'r'o-1

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I t is spring, and the men are at work in
the field : let us go and see what they
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· The man you see ploughing, drives the
horses and holds the plough, which turns
up the soil and makes it mellow.
After the fields are ploughe · , some are
sowed with wheat, som~ with rye, some
with oats, and others with barley and

buckwheat.

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The .person you see just beyond the
man ploughing, is sowing grain. The
other one is driving horses to harrow the
ground, and cover up the seed .
\iVhen the seed has been in the ground
a short time, it sprouts, and then the blade
appears.
It continues to grow, a nd in a few
weeks . the whole field is covered wt l1/ ~
beautiful green.
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the grain is full grown,. the seed
or berry makes its appearance at the top
of the stalk. Here you may see some
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·Raising Grain, Continued.

IN stimmer, the· fields
oats and barley, turn yel ·'
a_re ripe, and fit for

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you see, has a long rough beard.
Oats are cultivated in almost all parts
of the country ; and are chiefly used for
feeding horses.
· The stalks of buckwheat are coarse,
and tinged with red.
The blossoms afford a rich repast for
the bees, both frorn the quantity of ho~ey
they contain, and from their long duratio~.
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full bloom, the varied ·colours of white and
red, mdke a beautiful" appearance.

The .Harvest.

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Here are some men with their sickles,
reaping down the wheat: another man is
binding it into bundles, while another one
is setting it up in shocks.
Formerly, the sickle was used almost
entirely for cutting grain, but at present it,. -:
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In a few days the w.heat.. is carried to "'{f'~
the barn, where it is thrashed. The flail ._,. ··
is sometimes used for this purpose, but
machines for thrashing are in e~tensive
use, which saves the farmer a great ·a mount,
of labour.
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ing rye, oats and barley, is similar to that
of wheat.
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early in the morning, an
orks hard all
day ; but he gets well pa: for his labour.
T he farmer enjoys the richest gifts of
providence: and in the cultivation of ~he
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us go to the field, and see how the
corn grows. Here is a
Stalk of Corn, and here is a Hill of Corn:
see how green
it looks!
Soon the
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will be large,
- ~~. . and fit to eat:
1thcu we will
h ave some of
it boiled for
dinner.
Maize · or
Indian Corn, is cultivated in all parts of
·the country; and is used for making bread.
· It is also used for fattening hogs and
c..attle, and for feeding poultry.
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Southern States: and the hill, represents
the kind that grows in the Northern
States.
In raising corn, the gro'und is first
ploughed, and then harrowed: this makes
it mellow.* The corn is then planted t in
rows about three feet apart, and about
the same distance between the hills in
each row.
When the corn is large enough to be
hoed, the farmer harrows and ploughs
between the rows, which makes hoe "ng
more easy. - A little b_oy sometimes rides
the horse, to plough or harrow among the
corn.
Look! here 'are s01ne very nice
Ears o_f Corn.
See how green the
husks are! We will
strip off the husks, and
have it boiled: I dare
say it will be very good.
After the corn be. comes hard, and the
· husks ·begin · to dry, the
part or sten1 above the ear is cut off with_
a knife. This is called topping, or -cutting stalks.
* Mel' low, soft, pliable.

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By cutting the stalks, it gives the corn

·a»better chance to ripen. The stalks or
tops "'.,,h.ich are cut off, are laid i~ bunches
, to ·d ry; then bound up and earned to the ,
I barn for fodder.*
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the huskst entirely dry, it is fit for bar, ve~ting. This is performed in _different ,
ways.
Sometimes the ears are broken from
the stem or stalk by hand, and carried to
I the barn, 'vhere they are husked.
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by cutting off the stalks close to the
II ground, gathering them together, and !;
' then husking the corn.
Ears of corn, are very different in their
appearance. Some of
them have eight•straight
rows, some have twelve,
and in o tlM~rs the grains
are all er ·· eel together
promiscuously.t
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I stack f?r fodder, and th.e cori: put i":to t~~ .
I_corn-crib or granary, w11er~ it ren1a1ns tu1 I
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account of the different parts of the ji!•·
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of the heavenly bodies.
Ge-og-ra-phy, is a description of the earth. I
Corn-merce, is the exchange · of goods for I
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the· air which surrounds us is invisible.
Questi011s on the preceding Secti01l.
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What are animals ? · What are .vegetabl es ? Are they animate or inanimate? What are minerals? What is zoology? What is anatomy?
What is botany? What does zoography describe? What is ornithology? What is ichthyology ? What is entomology? What is astron_o my ? What is geography ? What is commerce ? What is navigation ? . What is a,,OTiculture ? What is theology ~ What is metaphysics? · What is sight ? Can you name some things that are visible?
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more · school for three weeks. This is
called a vacation. ~
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were dismissed, they received son1e very
nice presents.
Do you see .the little ~rls who have
received some new books 1 They are
very much pleased ·: they are .Jooking at
the pretty pictures, and . reading some of I
the fine stories in them.
Look at that little boy sitting on the
ground by the side of his globe ! H is .
little dog is running towards him, and IS
very glad to see him~
· This boy has been studying astronomy .
He learned very fast; and his teacher has
made him a present of a little glo_b e.
. Do you see those boys who are getting
into a carriage 1 They live a great way
off; and their parents· have sent the1n a
fine carriage to ride home in.
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little black pony sent for him .to ride home . ~·
on. His foot is in the stirrup, and he will
soon mount his pony and ride off home. ~ l
These are all good children; they love''
their teacher, and like to · go to school.
· 'They love and obey their parent_s, and , .
do all they can to please th,em, and niake
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Sometimes he was engaged in play and
amusement with his little companions, and
at other tiines calling on his friends : and
in this ·manner he passed away his time
very pleasantly.
But the morning came when Charles
was to · return to school. His father told
the man who had charge of the horses, to
saddle the white pony and the black horse,
·and he would go with Charles back to ·?"
school again. ·
So the horse and pony were brought ·,
. out. See ! his father has mounted the
horse, and th,e man is holding the pony."*
Charles is shaking hands with his little
brother and sister, and taking leave of his
playmates, who have come to see him ,.· ·_.~:i~i
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is a very good scholar.
Charles is very thankful to his pa:v.iJ!ts '
for sending him to school, and wnile
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is the little boy that rode home
from school on the black pony. His name
is . Charles J-larris; and he lives about
·tweJve rniles from the school.
· H e ·was very glad to have a vacation,
~or he wished to go home and see his
father · and mother, and his little brother
and sister.
When he came home, his li~tle brother
and sister ran out to 1neet him, _and show
the pretty books and toys they had received from their friends.
_ ~~Ch.arles had but three weeks to :spend
at :home, before it ·would be time to return
to "school again. So he was resolved to
mak,e the best use of his time.
. 1 . • Pne day h e would visit his
cousins,
ttnothe.~· day take a sail on the w~fer,' and
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The Wild Goose.

1..,HE wild goose is
a water fowl, and little larger than the
tame goose.
They rr1igrate from
one place to another. That is, when the
cold "veather commences, they fly in large
flocks hundreds of mile's to the south,
to a warm climate, where they remain
through the winter.
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Early in the spring, they return to the
north in the same manner, where they
spend the summer.
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'Vhen swin1ming on the water, they
·appear _very beautiful. They are easily
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There should be peace at home ;
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HERE is a naughty• boy, who~e name is
1 Jack. · He has always been peevi~h and

fretful, and sometimes very cruel. See! .
he does not look like a good boy.
One day, while playing with the cat,
she chanced to scratch his ·hand : this
made him very angry,t and h.e , said he ,;·
would throw her into the pond; arrd drown
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\ So lie tied 'a string round her neck, .and
fastened it.'t o a stone. T}len he went _to
the pond, 'and threw them in~ See I poor~
puss is going head foremost into t~e w_a ter.
0 - what a cruel boy, to throw tpe ,poor
cat into the pond, and make 'his little sis:.: ·
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had done, ·they said he was a bad boy; ·
and they did not choose to play with him.
Then Jack said, " I will play alone:"
but h e was very sad, and was by no
means happy.
Soon after, he went to his playmates,
and told them that he was very sorry that
he had beefl ~such a: bad boy ; and if they
would forgive him , and let him play with
:them, he never would be wicked again.
They then forgave Jack; and since that
time he h as been a good boy. He is kind
to all his playmates, and is very carefi .
never to hurt a cat.
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The 1nan that owns the horse and cart,
stopped at the tavern, .and while he was
in the house, these five careless boys got
into the cart and started the horse.
The horse, finding h e had no driver,
began to run ; the dog began to bark,
and the boys com1nenced screaming.
The owner of the horse ran ou_t of the
tavern, and started after them at full
speed. The landlady ran out also, very
much frightened, for fear her son who .
was a~ong them would get killed.
On~ of the boys has fall en out backwards: See! there he lies on the ground.
The others are holding on to the cart.
The horse ran till he upset the cart,
and threw the rest <?°f the boys all out
together.
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One of them had his ankle put QUt of
joint, another had his arm brt>ke, and' the '
others were very badly bruised.
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After they_were taken home, they harl
tQ remain a long time in _the 'house, and
suffer a great deal .of ·pain, before they
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While they were confined to· the house,
they thought ov·e r a great many of their
careless actions : and they resol~e4. to.. be
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After they got well, they kept their
resolution, and all became careful boys.
When tempted to do any thing that was
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should never inflict pain upon
any thing for spo1~t. But ther~ are. some
little boys and girls wh? delight in · t?rturing the poor dumb animals. H ere is
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who are cruel, hardhearted boys. Do
;you see what they are about 1
Look at Tmn ! he is scalding a dog. . .
The dog · was~ ro.n ~ver by a~ .. carriage,
which b roke one of his legs. "'··.
In this :-rcondition, he crawled along
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of pitying the poor creature, Tom got a
pail of hot water and poured it all over
him, which made him yelp and whine
most piteously.
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Diclc, you see, is standing by a table
where h e has collected some flies. H e
pulls off their wings, and their legs, and
then sticks pins through their bodies for
sport.
Harry has found a bird with one of its
wings broken: and instead of taking care
of the poor thing, he has got a sharp
stick, and is trying to stick it through the 1
bird's neck. 0 , what a cruel boy!
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Just at this time, the man you see. on
the other side of the fence can1e along.
H e saw what they were doing, and went
and told their parents.
At evening, when they went hofi\e,Jhey·
all g ot . ·severely whipped; and then 'shut
up in a dark room, where they were kept
all night.
But this did not reclaim them: they I
went on in all kinds of cruelty and wick edness.
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of going . there, they woul~ go ab?ut,.the
. -~tre~ts and fields! a11:d spend . th~ . ,":h?~e ,.
-<lay 1n play and m1sch1ef.
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their orchards and steal fruit.
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They would lie, and swear, and quarrel, a nd fight: and at last they got so
wicked that they commenced stealing.
. One day there was some 1noney stolen :
and us ·every body knew that Tom, Dick
and Harry. were bad boys, they thought
they were the thieves. .
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enoug·h, th e money was found with them.
Then they h ad their trial for stealing,
and the jury found them gu.il ty.
T h en the judge sentenced them to go
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be with them, or to comfort them. See
how sad and gloomy they appear!
Now, they are very sotry that they have
been such bad boys : for i they had not
been wicked and cruel, they would not
have been shut up in this lonesome*
prison.
. One day, Edward and Philip, who were
good boys, and . had often tried to persuadet them to do better, went to see them.
As soon as they ·s aw Edward and Philip, they commenced crying, and seemed to
. feel very unhappy.
"What is the matter 1" said Edward.
" 0, this is a gloomy· place," said T<;>m,
as he wiped the tears ·from his eyes:
" every evening we have ·to go into a cold
dark cell, a·n d . remain · all night alone,
where there is no one to speak to us.''· ·
" How sorry I am," said Dick, " that I
did not take your advice, and go ~Q. school,
and try to become a good boy." :.- ·
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of my father and mother," said Harry,
while· the tears ran down his cheeks, " I
should not have been shut up in this dismal prison."
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HERE are four deer
in an open field.
They have been
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t~e -~untry ; an ?1:1- some places they · are
ve.ry abun4an..t
-~~;Jley feed : on the bark and twigs of '
trees, and on"!vegetables.
. ., They . ~re watc~~ul and timid, .and very
h_~~l~-~· ._'!hey seldo~ fight, except in
self defence. Their greatest security• is
iD: _flight.t
T hey are well formed for running, and
:wh.~-~ p ursued or frightened,. they run at a
.very i;apid rate .
. . , ·~St>ilietim~s\ when pursued by dogs or
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convinced of the folly and wickedness of
'y our former conduct. 'Ve hope you have
resolved ·to do · better hereafter, for none
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plunge in, and swim off; for they are
excellent swimn1ers.
The flesh of the deer is called venison ;
an~ in many pla<;es, it is esteemed a great
luxury.
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which gloves, mittens, and mocca~ons are
made : and their horns · are used for
making handles to knives.
The 11ioose, the elk, th~ reindeer; th e
stag or red deer, the fallow deer, and the
roebuck, are all of the deer kind. They
all ch ew the cud, and shed _.their horns
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We mean something around which a
circle can be made. It may. also h ave
some other shape, besides being _r<?unc;I.
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round?
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A ball, a candle, a dollar, and a ring.
How is a ball round 1
I t is round ill' every direction.
How· is a candle round 1
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and fom1s a cylin~r.
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wheel.
. ' iW~at is the shape of the ring'!
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" CoME 1 Willia·m," said Henry one fine

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j the g~ove, * and hear the robins sing their
/' . .morning songs."
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"·I will be ready in a few minutes "said
I William, "and we will call e1lfarti~ and
~ ~organ: perhaps they would like to :g o
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and l\'Iorgan. They told them it was .- a
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pleased with their ·company.
" I wish you would p.ot disturb me,"
said Martiri, " I am sleepy. I do not like
to walk in the morning."
"You are always waking me in the
morning, before I have done sleeping,"
said Morgan. "If I get up in tipie to eat
my breakfast, and get ready for . school, it
.is all I care about." '
Then William and Henry left the two
sleepy boys in bed,. .. and _started for the
grove.
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The leaves had just commenced growing, the birds were singing, and the ground
was covered with beautiful flowers.
After walkillg through the grove, they
went into the pasture, and looked at the
sheep and lambs .; and t}:ien went to see
the cattle. .W hile looking at a large ox .
that was feeding, they heard a noise in
the marsh near the pond~.
" Hark !" said · Heng " 'Vnat shrilI
sound is that we hear}~' < · " It is the singing of the ..,toads," replied William ; " let
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the high grass an>d ~tus~e~, ;;till they came
in sight of tJ1e toads. · ·':~'i,.. ~:·
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the throat," said Henry ; " they are filled
'vith wind, which produces the sound.
When the so.u nd.:ceases, they stop to take
breath."
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'' Now let us g o and look at the frogs,"
said William. " There are some swimming in the ~ water: and I should like
to swim oo, if ,I could swim as easy as
they do."
" D9 you see that large frog, sitting
upon a little hillock?". asked ~enry :
" he is the old croaker. The othe1· frogs
that are looking at him, are the little
peepers."
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so Henry and Wjlliam returned to the
house, very much pleased with their walk;
.a~d with what they had seen.
On their return, they, found that Martin
.and Morgan h ad butjust got up. Seeing
them look dull and stupid,· Henry repe.a ted to them the following lines.

Which do you think were the happiest,
Martin and Morgan that spent their mornings in bed, or Henry :~nd William that
practiced ·early rising?

" Ho;, foolish they who lengthen night,
And slumber in the morning light!
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How sweet at early mormng
To view th~ glories of the skies! ·
H ow sweet to breathe the gale's perfume,
And feast the eyes with n_ature's bloom !
Along the dewy lawn to rove,
And hear the mtJsic of the grove !
Its fairest form then nature wears,
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Explf!nation of Solids and Fl~ids.

is meant by the terin solid ?
A solid is a . firm .c ompact body; like
me at, wood and stone.
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Wnat is· afluid or liquid? ·
It is a substance which can be p oured
from one .vessel to another withottt separating· the parts.. ; like water.
What is meant by the term dense ?
It means thick, close, compact.
Are all liquids of the same Jensity ?
They are not.· Milk is more dense
than water, and molp,sses more dense than
milk.
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'Vhat substances are more dense than
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of these substances ; and stone is harder
than wood.
· What is the hardest substance known 1
The diamond. It .1s .a beautiful stone
used to ornament ringsh and pins, and for
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large and round. We can see a gre-;:t
many stars, and some of them are very
bright. They give us light when there is
no moon."
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"Yonder are some little birds on that
large tr~~," .said Jane; "see how still
they are! And we can see the sheep iri I
the pasture; they are all ·lying down." · \·
" There is the old hen -with her dear
little chickens under bet wings," said Julia. ·" All are quiet: ~very thing is still."
"It is getting late, brother," continued I
Julia, "and I should like. to go hon1e:
but where is the house ?"
" Yonder it is," said Henry, " a great
way off; and there are the two large
1naple trees just beyond it."
After they returned to the house, before ·
going to bed, Henry as~ed his ~ot~er to
let him ·read that beautiful description of 1
night, written by Mistress Barbauld.
His mother handed him the book, and
Henry read it to his sisters. . And you may
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summer's day, Henry came and asked his
·mother if he and his sisters might go and
take a walk, and view the moon and stars.
"Yes, my dear," said ·his mother, " -but
you must no . :~tay out' too long, for. the
evenings are · ~ry short.'! · .
"Come, Jane and Julia," said Henry,
"mother says we may take a walk this
evening. It ·is _.yery pleasant, and we shall
b.ave a- fine time."
."' Then Henry took his cap, and Jane and
,_Julia got their bonnets, and started off
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The flowers fold .up their coloured
leaves, and hang their heads on the slender stalk. The chickens are gathered
under the hen, an<l are at rest; the hen
herself is. at rest ulso.
The· little birds · have ceased their w-arbling; ·they are .a sleep on the boughs, each
one witl(his head behind his wing.
There is no murmur of bees around
the hive, or arr1ong the honied woodbines :
they have done their work, and lie ·close
in their 'vaxen. cells.
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The sheep rest upon · their soft · fleeces,
and their bleating is no rnore heard among
-the hills.
There is no sound of a number of
voices, or of children at play, or the
trampling of busy feet, and of peopl~
hurrying to and fro.
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the anvil, nor the harsh saw of the carpenter.
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_Who takes care of all peopl~ .: .when
,t hey are sunk in sleep; w~e~ they ~cannot
defend themselves, nor see 1f danger ap··" · p:roaches 1
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there is an eye that sees in the dark
night, as well as in the bright sunshine.
When there is no Jight of the sun, or
of the moon, nor of· a lamp in the house;
·that eye sees every w~ere, in all places,
and watches over all . the families of the
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hand is always stretched out over us. He
made sleep to refres_h -us when we are
weary ; he made night that we might
sleep in quiet.
As the mother moves about the house,
and stills every little .n oise that her inf~nt
may not be disturbed, as she draws the
curtains around its bed, and shuts out the
light from its tender eyes ;
So God draws the curtains of darkness
around US; SO he nfakes all things to be
hushed and still, that his large family may
sleep in peace.
When the darkness Jlas passed away,
and the beams of the morning sun strike
through your eyelids, begin the day with
praising God, who has taken care of you
through the night.
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we lie down ; let his prai~e be·' oft' '6tit lips
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and very soon reached the. nest, which he.
t~ok from the tree, containing four young
buds.
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. T_he old birds .came flying round, chirpII}~ in a most .pitiful• II!anner, ·very much
grieved at the loss of their young ones.
As he bega~ to descend with the nest
in his hand, the tree being somewhatt
·decayed, broke suddenly, and pluno-ed
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. Just at this time, some boys were passi:?g, and saw Peter when he fell into the
river.
They ran to his assistance, but before
they could get him out, he came very near
being drowned.
When the boys . _got him out of the river,
he lay upon the· ground a long time before he could either stand or speak. '
As soon .as he · could talk, he thanked
them kindly for having saved his life, and
asked them to assist hirn in getting home.
Peter now resolved that he never would
rob any more nests, nor kill. any more
young birds.
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is Peter Snyder, who is a hardhearted little boy, and very cruel to the
poor birds.
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He goes about the fields and groves in
search of nests, and when he finds one
h~ either breaks the eggs or kills th~
young birds. ·
Sometin1es, when the birds · are nearly
large enough to fly, he carries them hom-e
and shuts th erh up in a cao-e; where he
keeps them, till they die fo~ want of food
and some one to take care of them.
One day, while in pursuit of younobirds, he came to the banks of a rive~
where. he discovered a nest near the top
of ·~ ,s~all tree that stood leaning over the
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Tlte Thunder Shower.

hot summer's
day, when Henry and
his father were at
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they saw a · dark
cloud rising in the
west.
Soon after, they
·"' heard the noise of
distant thunder. The cloud increased,
the thunder became louder, and it commenced·~raining on the distant ·hills.
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Henry. asked his father to .let hi1n go
under a large tree that stood in the .field,
to shelter him from the rain.
· But his father told him it was not safe
to stand near trees during a thunder shower, as they were sometimes struck with
lightning. He said they had better go to
the house.
So they started, and when at a little
distance from th~ tree, a loud clap of
thunder burst over their heads, and the
lightning struck the tree. .
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See ! ·It has run down the whole
I~jig.th,.ypreaking the branches, splitting
th\(!'. t tll11k; and ~earing up the ground.
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It was well for Henry that he obeyed
his father ; for if he had gone under the
tree, he might have lost his life.
In summer, showers , ar~ very necessary:
the thunder cools and purifies. the air, the
rain moistens the. earth, and causes it to
·brin<T forth the various kinds of vegetation.
The clouds soon passed off, the bright
sun made its appearance, and Henry and
his father went into the field again.
The air had become cool, the flowers
smelled sweet, and the trees and grass
looked fresh and green.
As they passed along, Henry repeated
the following lines, called
The Beauties o.f the Country.
"The country is my heart's delight;
So-calm and still, so clear and bright!
There life is pure, there life is sweet,
There honest hearts in friendship meet.
"There birds of summer chant their lays,
There happy fiockf3 on mea?ow~ gra_ze,
There silvery streams and npplmg rills,
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And smile beneath the morning dew;
There verd. ure crowns the mo~-~
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Across the sunbeam's track;
I care not now to chase its flight,
Oh! call my brother back!

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lJ'Iy Brother's Grave.
llERE is little
Emily aud Caroline.
. They have come to
visit the grav.e of
their little brother,
who was buried under this willow tree.
The naiue of their
brother was Alonzo.
He was a lovely boy, and had just com, . menc~d going to school.
When he died, his sisters felt very much
grieved; and they often come and sit in
the shade of this tree, and look at the
place .where he, was buried.
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They have planted roses and evergreens
over. his grave, and they take speci~l care ~
~ , that nothing disturbs their growth.
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Emily and Caroline often talk about
the.. ~ :little- brother, and tell how kind he
was, . and how happy they were in his
company: and ·. . sometimes Caroline repeats the following lines, called
.. The Child's first Grief.*
Oh! call my brother· back to me !

I cannot play alone ;
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And mnst I call in vain ? · ,
And through the long, long summer hours,
Will he not come again?

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Are all our wanderings o'er ?
Oh! while my brother with me play'd,
Would I bad lov'd him more!

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'"'The fields an<l trees no longer green,
The earth's all white with snow,;
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The trees are stripped of their green
leaves, the rivers and p onds are f1:ozen
over with ice, and the fields are aJI covered with snow.
The days are. short; and the nights
long ; and son1eti1nes; when the cold storm
· rages, they .are ·-ve·1~y dreary.
A lthough the weather is cold, and the ·
earth covered with a deep snow still
winter affords rr1any amusements. ' · '
· Look at those little boys with their
sleds! They are riding rapidly down the
~n1ooth hill-side on the s.now.
'Vhen they have rode to the bottom~f
the hill, they draw their little sleds tip
again, and then take another ri<le.
-T~is ~s attended with so?1e labour, yet
they ·~th1nk the pleasure 1s far greater
. tha.n the toil.
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~ boys sliding and skating on the ice.
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~oys ·and girls, · wlio are going off for a
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~ow they _
s tart ·; the bells begin to jingle, and a':Vay they go. But see! one of \
.t~·e sleigh ~- has been upse't, and all who f
. _ ~.er~ in itJ~;;t":~ been tumbled out into th·~. ·
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of their time in· these amusen1ents: the
school room, and their studies, n1ust not
be neglecte<l. · " _.
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and .if the time is pr.o perly divided between study and recreation, the winter
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ON the first day of January, the boys
of the village rnet t<;>gether, for the pur. pose of passing a new year's lwlyday.
The snow being soft, they concluded to
· go into the field and build forts, and make
:·snow images, ·*1nd roll up large balls.
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The in1age was soon con1pleted, and so
was the fort. The fort beino- finished the
boys that built it got behind the walls,' and
beg.a n to throw snowballs at the image.
Whe~ this .was commenced, the boys
who b~1lt the nnage.,. n1ade an attack upon I
the fm t. But the image and fort were
soon forgotten , and the parties turned all
their force upon each other.
· While the cornpany frorn the imao-e
were advancing, the others left the fo~t ·
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.and ·n_iet th~m in the open field~
This bro1:-1ght them into close action,
and the battle ,became spirited. on both
sides. Soon, the leaders met, and the one
fr<?m the fort having fallen, has been taken
pris~er.
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Having lost their leader, the company
. froi:n the fort ~ropose<l a treaty of peace.
Th~s was readily .accepted by the others
for ~ both p~rties had already received ~
severe pelting. ·
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qtJarters ; one .' to repair the in1ao·e
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the : 1.ay were ended, they al) returned to.
~h~, village ~oget . ~~-; highly pleased with
~h~ ·~-_m.anne'r ,y'\l.r -'w ich · t11ey had spent
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day Philip Fowler~ who was very
f<?nd o.f hunting, asked his father to let .l
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son1e bircts.
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that he must not shoot any birds except
those that were good to eat.
In the afternoon, Philip took the gun,
and went into the fields and woods ; and I
just .before night he r~tu~:ed, having shot
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He brought them home, and the next
day they were prepared for dinner.
Partridges arc found in all parts of the I
country. They are smaller . than the
common hen, and their flesh is highly
esteenied.
They build their nest on the grounrl,
and lay from twelYe to twenty eggs.
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delicious. It is commonly found in the ·
grain fields, where they are often seen in
larg e nun1bers.
. The woodcock and snipe, are very n1uch
sough t · fo r by sportsmen, and very highly
prized. The fl esh of both, is regarded
as one of the .greatest luxuries.
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cold winter's night, when the
o-round was all covered with snow, this
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· ~ about midnight, the mother of these little '
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bursting out on both sides. ,:
S he then opened the door,. and fou nd
the fire had already reached the stairway
leading to the chamber.
In this perilous · situation, she called
Ruth, the chamhern1aid, and then haste'.n ed to wake her children. .
Then, with much presence of mind,
she took some Clothes from -her bed, and
tied therr1 together.
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window, ·and then taking her little children one by o.n e, let them ,down also . .. :.
After the children were all safe, ·she
fastened one end to the hedpost, and then
descended herself.
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The light from the fire shining through
the windows of that cottage near by,
~wakened the man and his wife, who hurried out, and are . running toward th~ '
burning house.
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any assistance, except . to~t~ke care of the
poor little children, who lvere ·very much
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H"£RE we see George standing between
two boys that h ave been quarr~lling. He
rush ed in and separated thern, JUSt as they
had commenced fighting. See ! he lo o k~
like a true mediator.
These boys are now telling over their
·difficulties t o' George, and as soon as he
hears whaf.they h ave to say, without show_. ."~g any favour to ~ither, he _will_t~ll then1
zVVhich was to . );>lame_, aJ?.d q ow they ought
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no partisan. To speak the truth, and to
do righ t, were the first lessons which he
learned : therefore, in settling all disputes,
he was guided by the principles of justice.
He was never guilty of so vi le a prac~ice as fighting with the boys himself, nor
would he allow.'them to _fight on another,
when he could prevent it.
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It has been said by a school-~ate of
his, that " George was often called upon
to settle disputes between his playn1ates.
And nothing was more cornmon V\'; t;n
the boys were in high dispute abo ·'""• a
question of fact, than for some ~n to
call out, ' well, boys, George \;V aslnngton
was there; he knows all about it; and if
he, does not sa~ it was so, why then, we
will give it up.'
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away they wou ld go to look for George :
and as he decided, so the matter was
settled. Then; all would go back to ·play
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loved and -respect.¢d by all "vho knew hiµi .
To his charge ivas intrusted the army
that gained our Ind~pendence~ .and he
aftervv'ards b ecame the first pres1:(!ent_ of
the United,,,Stiiies.
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is ·Edward, and Lucy, and Mary,

that · you read about in the first part of
this book. We will now tell you what
t,hey do on the sabbath.
'.fhey rise early in the morning, that
they n1ay have time to study their les~~ns
before going to the sabbath school.
/ After they have learned their lessons,
they go into the garden, and all kneel
down in . a beautiful little bower covered
with leaves and flowers, and say their
p:rayers.
They ask the Lord to bless their dear
father and 1nother, ·their teacher, and all
tllei:l' . little mate·s. ~hey pray for those
that~.:. ar.~· sick and · ~ti · · ~istress; and for
thp~e. J~·~t _are· poo.r and needy.
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Lord to forgive all their sins ; an<l keep
them in the way they should go.
After attending the sabbath school,
they go to church to hear the n1inister
preach ·: and then talk with their parents
about the sermon.
One sahb?th evening, just before going
to bed, theu n1other took each one of
thern. by the hand, and said, " My dear
children, you have been very good to-day:
I arn glad to see you so kind and affectionate. The Lord loves little children
~ho are dutiful to their parents, and promises to make then1 happy."
'l'his app~obation from their mother,
was to thern a great reward. And when
in. an affectionate
tone she said ' " Good
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night, my dear children," their little hearts
were filleQ with joy; and they felt so
happy, that they resolved they would
always try to please their mother.
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. IN conc1usi?n, dea! chi1dren, we hope you have been pleased and
mstructed while. reading the lessons contained in this 1itt1e book.
But before we bid you "good bye," we 'vish to entreat you once
more, to be kin.d and affectionate one to another: to !01Je your parents,
a~d obey them m all things. Then your friends will love you, and you
will be happy.
Soon 'Ye shall ,present you another book, containing a great variety
of pleas_mg: and rnst:uctive lessons; embraci?g those moral and vir~ , /'
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House an"d. Fann of Henry Howard. • •• •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10
The Poultry .• .• . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 .
The Flower Garden...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The Rabbits ••••• . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • 16
The Canal Boat& . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • 18
The Railroad Cara • • • . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 20
Money of the United States • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • 21
The !:!quirrels·. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • 24
Spring ..... . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• . • • • • •• . • . • • . . • . • • .. • 26
Poem • : •• •; •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ; ••• &uct Rhymes. Z1
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The Rose and Roaebuds ................ ;.. • • • • • • • • • • .. .. .. .. .. • • • .. 81
Naughty Fanny ; falling from the Gate ............... ; • • • • • • • • • • • 82
The Vessels •••.••••••• ·• • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • .. • .. • .. • • 34
Ralph the Sailor Doy. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 36
Fish .••.•••••••••• · •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 40
The Robin• ••••.•• ; • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • 42
Descript(ve Lessoilll •••• , •••••••••••..•••••••• • Mn. &1·/;ould. 44
The Sabbath ••••••••••••••••• , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 46
Old Age ••••• ; ••••••••••• .-; •••••••••• ~ . • • • • • . . • • • • • • • 48
Heaven. ~ •.•..•..•••.••.•.•••••.•••••••..• . Mrs. Barbauld. 00
Description of the Rainbow. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • 61
The Rainbow .•....••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Mn. He111an•: 62
Tb.e Fox and the Geese . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • • • • • 63
The Night Hawk . . • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • .. • .. • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • 64
'.:haroctcrisUc Definitiona • .. • • .. .. • • • .. • • .. •• • . .. • • . .. . • .. .. .. .. .. • 66
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~he Country Village . .. • • • • •• • • .. .. • • .. .. • . • • .. . • .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. • 68
'he Village Orec.n .............................. '. ...... Jane Tayfor. 69
'he Orphan Boys • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • . • • • • • • • • 60
using Orni.n • • • . . .. .. • • .. • .. • .. • • • • • .. .. • .. • .. • .. . • • • • • • .. • 62
1.isiltg Grain; Continued • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 64
1e Harvest • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 611
e Cornfield • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 66
'inltion of Common Term• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 69
' V ncation • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 70
~tc bock to School. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • . • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • 72
Wild Goo11e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 74
: mid his Cat • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • 76
Careles8 Boys. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • .. • 76
\ty to Anlmob . . . . . . . . . . . - • • .. • .. • • • • .. • .. • • • • • • • • • • 78
Dick, and Harry, in Prison • • .. • .. • • • • ... • • • • • .. • .. • • •• 80
)ecr. • . . . . . • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • 82
iar Qu cstions • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 83
ning in May . •••. •.•..•• , • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • • • • • • • 84
1ation of Solids and Fluid&. • • • • • • . • • • • • • • . • • . . • . • • • . . • 87
ming in Summer • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • . • . . 88
. . . . . . ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ • Mn. Bm·bat•ld. 89
le Bird Killer . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 92
11nder Shower ••.•••••••••••••••••••.•••. ~ . • • • • . . • 9-i
~her's Grove.. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. .. •• • • • • • . .. . .. . • • • • 96
Id's fin;t Grief . . • • . • • • • • .. ••••••••••••. • MrG. He111aru. ll6
an(1ta.-Amusementa . • • • .. •• •• .. .. .. .. •• .. .. .. . .. . • . .. .. .. • 97
T~e Famia.1 of Henry Howard.. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• ••• • • • • •

:ri.1r Holydny. .. .. •• •• • • .. .. •• .. .. . •• •. .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • 99
1lim'e~: . ; .................................................. 101

in-Fire •••••••.•.••••••••.•••••••••••••...••••..••• 102
rs of George Washington ................................. 104

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