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DIRECTIONS TO TEACHEUS,

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IN or<ler to teach this PRIM ER, it will
be absolutely essential that the instructer
should abandon the common method of
teaching children to read and spell. The
author, therefore, earnestly requests a1l
teachers to attend carefully to the Directions which precede the several classe~
of Lessons . .
f:very child, whose parents or protectors can read, should know the Alphabet
before it goes to school. All children
may learn the letters while at phy, without addi_n g to the necessary lal)Qur of
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that knows the letters. A wbitc mark
may be made every time the child answer:::; correctly, and a olack one for ev(·ry
mistake; or any other simple mudc of reward and forfeit may be sub:-;titutcd.
Never continue the phty :-;o long a:-; to
render it tedious . Two letters learned
a t a lesson should satisfy yon ; hut sonic
c h ilJren will learn the '"hole in two or
three <lays. H.ccollect that vou har<'
seve r al months for this play; and that
yo u cannot fail of the object, if you arc
not e xceedingly negligent.
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letters arc learned, the Italic letters an<l
the Numbers may be learned in the same
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you to read a word in the book. Say,
that is the way to rearl it. Then let the
same scholar close the book, and name
the letters of the word, and pronoun ce it.
Call that · spelling, or the way to spell it.
Repeat this method a few times, and then
require the little child to <lo the same.
The columns of words immediately following the Reading Lessons throughout
the Primer, arc selected from the Reading Lessons. They are designed for
Spelling Lessons, and also for exercising the pupil, in the first part of the
book, in identifying the principal words
of his Reading Lesson, where they are
separated from tho Cuts, which tell what
they arc.

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LESSON I.

Let tl1e teacher remember, tliat a suitable portion for one lesson or exercise, is
first to be read by the scl1olar, if the
scholar can read it; if tl1e scholar cannot read it, the teacher must read it until t11e scholar can do it:
The letters of each word are next to
be learned, and the words to be carefully
pronounced :

Tlie sense of the words is to be giren,
so far as it can be :
And, finally, the scholar is to select
from the Spelling Lesson the word wl1icl1
corresponds to each Cut, and spell it
both in tl1e common way and with the
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more thGn he can learn thoroughly.

LESSON I.

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She runs fa~t .
]]er hair is soft.
A IJat keeps the head 'varn1.
This Dog 'vill not bite.
He ha3 four legs and t'Yo
ears.
\_;

The I-J;og is cross.
l-Ie puts his nose in the dirt.

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.

LESSOl\' VII.

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J.fUff

Co\V
-r--- --

t".l

horns

n1ilk

1lCn
)

t(>p
.
spin

ico-s
' ~·

.

pr~a

l

j (~g

JliY

LESSON VIII.

L'

round

rI'his j l ook

('(i!('lt

IS

f1uite sharp.

It has caught a fish.

11u1ds
no1

~) c c

th is noor l 11 ish.

It

ill soon he dead.

\V

.i

i •
l ills
U1r1 ioYes to rea(l .

P'1

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l

t

'

I

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ne suaH .have a new

'Vrite

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~

.

r

IOX

-vvith.

bird

'."iUil C S

..

.

this

the

L_

•

b ooR~

V
..I. o ··
u

Cake.
lis I-::oe \vi H dig a hole.

36

LESSON VIII.

flook

Soon

Pipe

sharp

dead

sinoke

caught

girl

s-iveet

fish

read

cake

see

loves

lioe

poor

bool{

hole

LESSON IX.
A Rod 'vill whip a bad boy.
Beans and Peas gro\v in
pods.
I will give this Goat so1ne
hay.
A Tub is 1nade of 'vood.
You 1nay crack this Nut and
eat it.
The Moon shines in the night.
My Kite has a lo_n g tail.
This Fig is s~Teet and nice.
I like to hear this Bird sing.

38

LESSON IX.

Rod

Tub

l{ite

whip

made

long

wood

tail

boy

Beans

may

Fi()'

Peas

Crack

Sweet
.

~

pods

nut

Goat

llloon

like

some

shines

Bird

hay

night

SID"
0

....

nice

•

LESSON

x.

DIRECTIONS TO TEACHERS.
''
\}·

LET the following Lessons be read well
before the Spelling Lessons are studied.
Do not pass from one Lesson to another,
until the first is read and spelled correctly.
In addition to the descriptions here
given of the objects represented by the
Cuts, the teacher may remark on the
several parts of the objects, and give any
useful and interesting information respecting them, that may oecur to his mind.

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H e lies down

.

011

his side, and sleeps in

1

t l l C rng11t.

dr;-iws

has
legs
plough

horns
feet
cart

he

1·-t .l··.-re
b

stron .cr

works

har<l

red
grass
hair
cats

white

man
black
corn
liight
sl ee ps

Ox
four
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=

~

.f.i"

'£. --.:

- - -- - - - - ·- · _

A11 Ox
1ccr--·
l

;:..:,"''

or·1

_,

11a:-;
,..

two horn .-.: .

_ _ _ _-.:,;:
- -=·-:..:·:..i
··

He has fom

hay
\va ter
lie~

1j

· not so ,iarge as an ox . S_ ..•1e
A C ow 1s
docs not work, hut she gives milk.
The 0rrood milk that she gi vcs us n1akes
1

i'"'-

u.n<t i<mr ieet.

Tlic ox drn. \v:-: the plo ugh an d the c art.
He is large and strong, an<l he works
hard for mnn.

An ox has red, or white, or black hair.
He eats grass, and hay, and corn. and
J .
k-s water~
'
nnn

J_(_

us grow.
Butter and Cheese arc made of ~filk.
The cow is kind, and docs a great
~-

deal of good.

42

LESSON X.

. A Calf is a young cow or ox r ~
smooth and b .
·
ts hair
of
right,
and
it
is
fond
I
pay.
1s

Cow

Large

does

Are

not

but

work

gives

good

milk

makes

butter

grow

cheese

kfr1d

made

great

calf

deal

young

hair

its

smooth

bright

of

play

fond

LESSON XI.

A Horse has long legs, and a long neck.
He can walk, or trot, or run, with a man
on his back.
A horse can draw a cart, or chaise, or
coach. He sometimes helps to plough
the field.

A horse c an k· 1c
· 1\ with his
h urt you · but h · J ·
.
'
. e 1s ond, and
harJ If JVOU brrp·c
J· j
~
um iay, and
oats.

5

J',cc)t , an d
\rill work

corn and
'

A Colt is a young horse. It is fond of
play, and wiH eat meal out of yo lll. 1ian d.

IIorse
long
neck
walk
trot
run
man
with

Dack
draw

chaise
coach
kick
feet
hurt
}'OU

'Vill
give
oats

colt
meal
out
your
hand

A Sheep docs not work Lut i't g·
' u
ives u~
good wool to make our clothes. A shee.
has little Lambs• th"'t
sJ·i·p an d pIa y.
P.
u
... \.

You must not hurt a sheep, nor a
lamb, nor let tlic dug chase an <l bite
them, for they arc kiud aIJd good.
Sheep love grass, an<l hay, and corn.
If you feed them, and give them salt, they
_will let you feel their soft wool.
I love to see little lambs nip the grass.
You may let them eat meal in your hand ;
_they will not bite you.
Sheep
us
lambs
that
skip
play
must

nor
lamb

Let
do()'
0
chase
them
they
are
some
give
meal

Your
little
will
our
bite
work
not
for
does

47

LES SON XTI .

LESSON XJTJ..

You must feed him with brcacl and
meat, and not step on his fl;et or tail

when he lies clm,-n to :-.:k<'p.
Some do~~ iikc to go into the water
and fe tc h t he bi rd::; that have been shot.
A goo d d og wi ll d rive the

hog~,

aud

sheep, arHl gc c~c o ut of the field, when
they eat the corn.
He will chase a hare, or a fox, and
Poor men should not keep dogs, if
they have not much for them to do.
Keeps
watch

night
barks
thief
thieves
most

Chase
bite
feed
him
bread
meat
step

Catch
hare
fetch
water
into
pour
shot

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48
when
moon
shines

foot
feet
tail

49

·LESSON XII.

LESSON XII.

sleep
much
do

A Cat is goo<l to catch mice and rats.
'Ve call a cat, pu ~s . Give puss some

milk.
Now hc<1r her purr to you. She does
not purr when she is sick.
Puss has sharp claws, an<l sharp teeth.
If you pull her hair or tail, she will scratch
or bite you.
A cat and a dog cn.n see in
Puss hunts for rats and mice in the . nigh~.
See how puss stands on the wall, so that
the dog may not catch her.
Puss has soft and warm hair ; but you
must let her stay in the house when it
,rains or snows.

Tooth
teeth
can
see
dark
hunt
hunts
climh
might
sharp
for

Mouse
mice
rat
rats

we
·call
puss
now

he.ar

4

Soft
warrn
stay
house
when
rain
rams
pull
snow
snows
you

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51

LE S SO~ Xlll.

LESSON XIII.

Wi11 you keep your book clean?
Yes ; an<l I will not tear it.
N ow sec how fast I will learn,

.~

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Have
· ;got
'

( .. t o

, .,. what.
I have got o. new book.
\ Vho gave it to you?
My father gave it to me.
\Vhat \vill you <lo with it ?
I will learn to read it.
Can you 11ipcll all the words?
N o : but I will soon learn them.

\\Tho

All

my

words
keep
soon
clean
yes
fast

father
you
learn
read
spell

. '·

b3

LESSON XIV.

LESSON XIV.

and knife in your right hand, and your
fork in your left hand.
· you must eat slow, and chew your
food fine. Do not play, nor make a
\"!'noise, when you sit at the table .
• ! · .Keep your hands and face clean while
. ';ou eat, and do not touch your food
··.Yt$.~en your hands are dirty.
I

-

John, what do you cat with?
I eat my bread and milk with a ·spoqp;
When I eat meat, I use a knife an~
fork.
That is right. You must not put 1
fingers in your plate. Hold your s

·t:.
A.,:

spoon
knife
.fork
right
":" fingers·

Plate
hold
your
must
slow
eat
chew

Table
while
touch
food
noise
fine
dirty

LESSON XV.

Some boys

us~ ba<l

wonb \';lien t hr y

arc at play.
must nut H i'iC h url words, and yon rnu~t
mind \vhat the Bil>le says, for it is God':-;
book. You wust not play with boy s th<-1t
;-; peak bad \vord:-; or tell lies.

George
arc

play
kind
~

-must he kind ·m<l
'

t.

t

.

a .play, you
not 1eel cro.., -· I
c

<lown

crv

"

croos

<rct
b

<rood
-

agam
some

-1_

George, when you are

\Vhen
fall

t>

boys

Bi~) le

words

min<l
::;ays

use
tell

lies

are cross
d
"'::;.
f you
.
' goo boys will not k
with you.
1 e to play

r

.·. 1ou
. must not cry
but\V hen you fall <l own,

get up, and run again.
.
If you . '
the boys will call Jvot1 a baby .
cry,

.....

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LESSON XVI.

LESSON X_VI.

-==

DIRECTIONS TO TEACHERS.

IN the preceding Lessons very few
words have been used except monosyllables. Others will now be gradually introduced.
It is not important that the child should
be taught to divide any of the words in
this book into syllables. Children should
learn to read them as they learn to speak
them; not by arbitrary rules, or divisions
into syllables, but by the pronunciatio11
of others

Jane is a good girl to-day. Last week
ross and bad. She want1 saw her very c
d her mother did not
d
me plums, an
h
e so
fi
he had eaten enoug .
give her any, or s and threw down her
Jane was angry,
k John on
plate, an d broke it. .She struc
the face, and made him cry.

.,

58

LESSON XVI.

T hen she went away, and stuck out her
lips, and would not speak for an hour.
But Jane is sorry no\v, and does not
mean to feel cross, nor make her face
look so ugly any more.
Jane
to-day
last
week
wanted
plum
plums

Mother

any
eat
eaten
John
face
speak

Lip
lips
hour
sorry
mean
ugly
agam

LESSON XVII.

See how these geese and ducks swim
in the water. Anna, should you not think
.
they would sink, and be drowned ?
No : they will not sink, because their
feathers are light.
They move along by pushing their feet
against the water.

X\Tlil .
./.

There: l sec one go under the water.
\Vil! it not die?
No: it ha:-; gone down to the bottom of
the ·water, to catch a frog. Now it has
come up ~1µ:ai11, ;111d look:-; ;1:-: \\ 1:li ;1~ ever.
Sec tliat gander wa:_-;h his \\ hik neck.
Now he thinks it is clean and rncc, and
he feels very pro11d.
Little hovs and
girls must not he proll(l.

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Goose

1\ nn;t

Bot tom

g( ' C:---:t~

:--:i11k

Jl<'Ck

duck

g;rndcr

duck:-;

feat lie r
f( ·;1 t lie r~

S\Vlill

I ro <r

,~hou lJ

\\';...L~

~ h111L

,Ji_\ e

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l

pro11d
clean
g .irl~

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62
LESSON XVIII.
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~

r like

to see the hen.feed her chickens.
She clucks to them, and they run and
pick up what she gives them. S/1e bites
the dough into small pieces for their lit.
de mouths.

LESSON XIX .

When it rams, she spreads out her
wings, and the chickens run under them,
to keep warm and dry.
Careful
picking
crumbs

c11ickcns

ha,vk
fa.tlier
shoot

Gun
bites
small

dough
clucks
mouths
spreads

Wings
under
warm

catch
keep
sleep
been

k
struts about, as
This great t~~teyhimself larger and
thou<rh he thouo
I . but even a
b
an thm~ c se ,
stronger than
y
, h'n1 and scare
little puppy cou Id. chru..e i '·

nim out of his wits..
careful of her
key
is
very
This hen-tur
11 day.
yeung ones, a nd feeds them a

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: I

LESSON XIX.
- -- - -- -

I think that she is better than that
great, lazy, cock-turkey, that does nothing bu~ strut and gabble.

LESSON XX.

Do you not know that those folks are
best, who do not think too much of
themselves ?

TurkC'y
aLotit

larger
stronger
puppy
scare

even

Himself
wits
lazy
nothing
strut
gabble
thought

Else
thing
young
who
but
too
best

Samuel, where have you been?
I have been to school.
\Vhat do you go to school for ?
To learn to read and spell.
Do you play when you are at school?
l do not play much, but sometimes I
whisper and laugh a little.
5

GG

LESSON XX.

LESSON XX .

That is not right. You may play when
you are a t home ; but good boys sit still
when they are at school. Do you study
your lessons ?
Yes, sir, I learn every word to read
and spell.
That is good. I hope you are not fretful and cross.
No, sir, , I am not so cross as some, of
the boys.
·i
.. .
You must not be cross at all. If the
other boys are cross, they are bad ; and
you must not be a bad boy.
.. 1
I will try to be kind and pleasant..• fl'
When you are a little older, you may
learn to write and cipher.
. l.t ·
I shall like that very well. I can ci..
pher a little now. I can say, one and.ou

make two ; two and one make three ; tu:o

and two m.akc fou r.
That is very well.

l . -.

How many fingers

have you?
Five on each hand.

On both hands I

have ten.
How many ears have you?
Two. I have two eyes, one nose, one
mouth, one chin, one neck, two arms, one
body, two legs, two feet, and ten toes.
All that is right. you must try to
learn something new every day, and try
every day to be a better boy than you
ever have been.
School
learn
read

Right
home
study

''

One ·
two
three

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68

~
fr~etfuJ
Ps~lell
fr
c
ross
older

ay
·
1
w 11sper
1
a ugh
little

·write
cipher
ears
ever

s1r

fry
lessons

sometimes
legs
toes
hands

shall
each

four
ting
ers
chin

I~ESSON

XXI.

nose

mouth
other

been
eyes
eye
feet
foot

nee]{

body

every
" 1

··

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You
Sarah, where have you been, an<l what
makes you look so pleased ?
I do not know, mother; where I have
been; but I have seen all the finest things
in the world. Aunt Nancy went with me
tO a great house, and .g ave a man nme
ience to let me go in.

71
LESSON xxI.

70

LESSON XXL

me any thing, only that I must say grassAs soon as I got ms1
. .d e the d
I
so many dear
rett
.
oor, saw

not tell you
Then I

a~o~t thy birds,

em m a month.
saw a thousand st

.

animals, and some of
than father's o .
xen.
J.Or I. thou o-ht tl
c

aun

that I could

.

b

.

range lookmg

them were bigger
I w·1s fi ·a
. ( a ra1 then

1cy would eat me u .
,
P , but

t said they wcr eall d ead
There were more than .

women that
' fifty men and
'
were made 0 f
painted. I
. '
wax, and
never Ill m r~
1
that any folk
'
Y e, thourrht
s were made of
b
The
.
wax.
n we saw all kinds of
and more play th.
pretty clothes,
mgs than A
s }ioul<l want .
nna and I

rn a year.
In a great dra wcr th
~and sorts of b
ere were a thouugs, that we
~ome. I asked
.
re very hand-·
not
h
aunt if one of them
a oppcrrrrass
., b ut she did not was
o
tell

hopper.
"'vVe saw some snakes that were very
ugly and frightful; and I should think
one of then1 was almost as long as a tree.
There was a man that played some
pretty tunes on an organ ; but I could
not min<l. the tunes much, for I wanted to
look at the pretty birds. I never saw
such beautiful birds. Some of them had
necks longer than my arm; and some of
them were taller than I could reach.
Aunt said one was a crane, another was
an ostrich, and a great many more names
she told me, that 1 cannot remember.
vVe1l,. my child, you have really made
out a fine story. The place which you
have been to see, is called a Museum.

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.Mother

Finc·,t

plca:-:cd

:-:\ 'Cll

\\ 11rld

aunt

,...:; raugo

I l '._'.I\'

house
pence

oxen
aunt

<lvv.r

were

pl:tyt·d
tunes
necks
'
10nrrer
._,

:::;uu11

<lc atl

taller

pretty
thought

asked
should

COlllfl

maJ?.y

wonwn

;1nx;

org~111

painted

aua1n
,..,
,. . '
at ram

inin<l

much

lUlK S

;-;orh

reach

nrawer
clothes

great
where

arm

l! l {J!itlt

wax
!'*'

1 1

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