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PHILADELPHIA:
P U B L I S H g D B Y R. W. P 0 M E R 0 -Y.
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Entered according to Act of Con gres~ in the {ear 1836, by
S. G . GooDRICH, in the Clerk's uffice o the District
Court of Massachusetts.

KARVARO COLU.0£ LIBMKY
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GE.ORGE AllHlUH PLIMf'lO
JANUARY 26, 1924

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U]r P arley's Series of Readers.

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CHAP. Il.-A TALK ABOUT BOOltS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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1. PARLEY'S PICTURE BOOK: OR, FIRST READER.

CHAP. IV.-,ru~ F~'"ITHJ't7L,..~ ~o~ ~(J•>·q• ~·, • .•••• ·... . • • • • • • •

2. PARLEY'S LITTLE READER.

CHAP. V.-THE .PUPPY

3. . PARLEY'S COMMON SCHOOL READER.

CRAP. VI.-THE SEASONS •• ~ "!

4. PARLEY'S SCHOOL LIBRARY,_OR, UNIVERSAL READER.

ORAP. vn.-THE. BOY AND HOOP

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CHAP. IX.-THE DOG •• • • • • •• • • ••••••.•• • • •• • • . . .

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CHAP. X.-:-THE CREEPING RllmO.N •• , • , •••••••• • • • • •

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CHAP. XI.-J>U'F.El\ENO\: OF COLOR • , • , , •• , , • , • , ••• ,
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CHAP. XVII.-WISHES ' OF CHILDHOOD

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CHAP. XXXVIll.-THE T~~~I~~~I! S~LO.Jll • , , , • , , , , • ••

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CHAP. XLU.-ll:\Y•DAY

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CHAP; XXVII.-TBE GROUNDNUT . ~ , • , •• , .• ,

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OHAP. XLVIII.-THE HORSE

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1. See! Thomas, I have got a n ew book ! It is called
Parley's Little Reader. Is it not pretty?
2. Let me see it, Mary? Yes, it is pretty; it has a
good many pictures, and besides that, it is full of stories.
3. Yes, and I like stories. I like to read ab out animal s , and boys, and girls; nnd I like fabl es , and p0etry
Oh! how I like a ne w book!

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4. And I like a new pook, too! I had rather have a
book for a present than all the toys in Mr. Newman's
shop. One- very soon gets tired of a rocking-horse, or
a gilt watch that wont go, or a gun that you cant shoot,
or any of these foolish things.
5. Well, Thomas, I think as you do: a doll, or a
wooden tea-set, or a little cradle, soon gets out of order,
or soon ceases to please me. But a book is always telling
you something new.
6. Yes, you may read it to-day, and to-morrow, and
next day: it is like a person who talks to you; who tells
you pleasing stories, or gives you good advice. It is
very different from a s~lent toy that has no .t ongue, and
no soul.
-- 7. That is very true, Thomas, and it sounds very
wise, for one like you. But there goes Mr. Parley,
along the Mall. Let. us run and talk to him about this
new book.
8. So the two children ran along, and Mr. Parley
being pretty lame, they soon overtook him, and here is
an account of what they said.

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1. Good morning, Mr. P · ley ! Good morning!

2. Good morning, Thomas! Good morning, Mary!

A TALIC ABOUT BOOKS.

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How bright your eyes are! Pray, what is it makes you
look so pleasant?
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is called the Little Reader! Did you really make it up
yourself, Mr. Parley?
4. Yes, I did: and I made it for you, and such as
you. It is a little book for you to take to school, and ,.
learn to read in.
5. Well, we thank you very much: we like books;
and we like pretty books, with pictures, 'and good print,
and white paper, and a neat cover.
6 .. Indeed! and dont you care whether the reading in
the book is pleasant or not?
7. Oh, yes! But a pretty book, is like a person who
has a pleasant face, and smiles when he speaks: and an
ugly book, is like a perso°' who is cross, and frowns
always.
8. Now there is old Mrs. Birchwhip, the school mistress, down at the North-End; she is always cross, and
some how or other, ~henever 1·tfiink of her, I think of
an old spelling book, on brown paper, with a blue cover
and frightful pictures.
9. So you think a disagreeable teacher, is like an
old spelling book?
10. Yes; and I ~ad rajier not learn to read than
learn of Mrs. Birch whip, who looks like an old book;

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or learn in an old book, that looks like Mrs. Birchwhip.
11. 'I'his may be all true, my dear frienda, but I beg
you to con~ider, that a book is designed to tell you truth,
to give you knowledge, to teach you how to be happy:
and a brown book may do this, as well as a white one.
12. No, indeed; you are wrong there, Mr. Parley.
If I have a pretty book, I love it, and what it says: if I
have an ugly one, I feel something in me which says to it,
- I dont like you, or what you tell me.
13. Well, we wont quarrel about it. I am glad you
like the Little Reader, and I will tell the bookseller to
make it a handsome book for your sake. I will also tell
him, in all future copies, to put in our conversation on
the subject.
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up of extracts from various other books; you must not,
therefore, thank me for it entirely.
Many of the
prettiest pieces of poetry were written by Miss Gould;
some of the stories are by Mrs. Sigourney, some by
other people, who write beautifully for children.
15. You will see that at the bottom of the pages the
hard words are explained. I hope this will make the
book more useful; and that it ,may not only teach you to
read, but help you to understand what you read.
16. And now, my little frY:nds, I must bid you good
morning!

III. TO MY LITTLE BOY.
I. Little boy, with laughing eye,

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Come, and I will teach you, love,
Who it is that lives above.
2. It is God who made the earth,

God who gave you, dearest, birth;
God who sees each sparrow fall';
. God who reigns great king of all.
:3. God who sends the pleasant breeze,
Blowing sweet through flowers and trees;
God who gives you every joy,
God who loves you, little boy.

4. He is beautiful and bright,
Livi.ng in eternal light;
Would you not, my little love,
Like to live with Him above?

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Ask Him grace a ·d help to send;
Ask through Christ, your kindest friend.

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6. You must learn to read, and look

Often in His holy book;
There, my darling, you will find,
God is very good and kind.

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1. There was once a little girl, by the name of Lucy,
going to her home. She had to cross a river, at a place
called the ferry. A ferry, you know, is where people
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wide, and they had gone a considerable distance, when
they saw a little black puppy swimming in the water.
He was very tired and ready to sink, and be drowned.
3. Lucy begged the boatman to go to the little dog,
and save him. The boatman refused; but Lucy urged
him very hard, and by and by he consented.
4. They got the puppy into the boat; but he was very
wet, and almost · dead. But Lucy took good care of
him, ;rnd after she got across the river, she carried him
two miles in her arms, to her home.
5. Here she fed him and nursed him, and h~ soon
got well. In a few months he was grown up, and he
loved L_u cy so well that he used to go with her wherever
she went.
6 . One day she went to take a walk in the woods.
The weather being warm she felt weary, and sat down to
rest herself. The dog _lay down beside her, and they
both went to sleep.
7. Now it happened that a rattlesnake was coiled up
under a bush close to little Lucy. While she was
asleep, he crawled from his hiding place, and came near
to the little girl.
up, and began to shake
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J . Helen Russell, a litf e 9 ' ·l seven years of ~ge,
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of pink t ibbon round , its neck, and led it by her side
when she walked out, for 'fear it should run away. She
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called it Prince.
3 . When the dog's teeth began to grow, her father
told her, he feared it would gnaw and bite every thing
that came in its w~y, and that until it was older, it had
better be tied up in a kennel. . ,
4. He. gave her leave· to take it out to walk, but if
it ran abou_t the house, he said he thought it would do a .
great deal of mischief.~
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said she would take eare it should do no harm.
6. One day when sh~ h~d CO!Jie in from a walk, the
servant told her that Mi,ss Howard was in the parlor
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with her mama.
7 . Now Helen was very fond of Miss Howard, and
as she had not seen her for some time, she untied her
straw bonnet in great h
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.gloves on a chair in the hail, and ran into the parlor,
leaving Prince behind her.
8. In about half an hour, she came back to look for
him, that she might show him to Miss Howard. Prince
was still in the hall, but ~.ijJlt do you think he was
doing? He was biting Heleri's new straw hat to pieces!
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his tail, making a low rattling sound. He w~s about
to jump at Lucy, when her dog, who8e name was
Bounce was waked from his sleep by the serpent's rattle.
9. I-Ie instantly sprang upon the snake, seized him
in the middle, and began to shake him with all his might.
Lucy was waked by the noise , and she saw th e !Jrave
littl e dog, shake the huge se rpent till he was dead.
IO. She now saw that little Bounce had saved her
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9. The string ha4 hung over the chair; so he pulled at
this, till he dragged' the hat down, and then bit and
gnawed it to pieces, and one of her glov_es was so bitten,
that it was not ,fit _for her to wear again.
10. 'Oh, you bad Prince, y~u naughty . dog,' cried
H elen, 'you have spoiled
my nice new bonnet!
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I had taken papa's advice, and shut you up till you were
old enough to know Q_etter.
11. ' It is mo!~- my ..fault than yours; for I suppose
you did not knowitliat straw bonnets were not as proper
to bite as bones.
12. ' B ut you shall be shut up before you do any more
mischief, and I must wear my old , bonnet. Oh! dear,'
said she, holdi~g 'up 'the". sa~ rem,ain.I!. of her pretty hat; .
'I '~ish I had taken"papa's advice!'
13. Thus, you see, Helen di~ · not try to shift the
wrong from herself to the puppy~ as some children would
have done. .she' took it all to herself; and this is the
t rue way to learn to do better,:
14 . She had also the sense to see that her father's
advice ..was good~ a~d she no doubt ' followed it ever
after.
.lldvice, counsel, instruction. _' P_roper, fit.
Shif t, change.

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VI. THE SEASONS.
1. The year is almost passed away. Spring and
summer are quite gone, autumn will have left us in two
or three weeks, and winter will be come in its place.
2. It was winter, too, when the. year began: but
there have been many changes since that time; and 0
how pleasant were they all in their turn!
3. Was not the snow ,pleasant, as it fell from the sky
like very small and delicate feathers, and covered every
thing that was ugly from our sight?
4 . Was it not pleasant to hear the bluebird singing
on the topmost bough of the highest tree, and to fancy he
Delicate, soft, fin e .

Topuwst, highest.

Fan cy, imagination.

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said, 'Little ·children, be glad; the spring is coming?'
5. in April the borders in our garden were gay with
flowers; and among the ·low green leaves were colors
of blue, and red, and yellow: and orange, and purple.
6. Was not the voice of the· robin pleasant in May?
and the first sight of the swallow, with her white tippet,
and shining black coat, who flew many miles to spend
the summer wit~ you?
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together their lovely blossoms, teach you a pretty lesson
in June?
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young hay, w.hile you played _in tbe ~_un''amcfog tlie hay. ~ . . "'.-· . ·. ,' -· ·' ~. ,..,...,
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of red and white currants, and fruits
summer?
10. Was not the wheat-field and its golden sheaves a
pleasant sight?
11. In October and November, the wind indeed made
the yellow leaves fall like showers: but were not pears,
and ·apples, a~d damsons, str~wed with them upon the
grass in the orchards?
12. The waves beat against the rocks upon the seashore : but is it not pleasa!lt, too, to stand upon a rock

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where we are safe, and watch the waves as they dash
their white foam?
13. And now December is come. The fir-tree, and
the pine, and the laurel, and the ·box, and other pleasant
evergreens, are alone left to remind us of spring in
winter.
14. But we are looking forward to that happy season,
when brothers and sisters shall all meet and sit round
their father's t~ble together; and there shall be pleasant
smiles, and innocent play.
15. Every season is good in its time, and all the
works of God show forth his glory._in their way; they
praise and magnify him always.
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be like the seasons.
17. Spring, when every thing is fresh ·and green, is
like the time when we are very young, and have every
thing to learn.
18. Summer reminds us of _grown-up people, who
are strong, and able to make themselves useful by
being very industrious and active..
19. Autumn is like th_at time when we begin to get
_old, and are able to be most useful in teaching others,
hard ourselves.
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to extol highly.

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numbed, and the blood is chilled., Brit-a second spring
shall take its place, ,and blooJ? with renewed freshneas.

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His ·s hoes quite new, he woreHis trousers white, his dress complete,
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He struck it round arid round;
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And snatched the sinking boy,
Who soon had perished, but the man,
Knew well the treacherous toy,.

So very fond of play,
He would not leave a new'-seen toy,
For all that nurse could say.
2 . One day a hoop, quite new.. and nice,
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Trice, in a very short time. Complete,
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Buckled,- fastened with a buckle.
Bent, cast down.
Sloping, descending . . Lucky, fortunate. Beguiled, amu8ed, deceived. Ha.sty, quick. Trcnc!tc-ro1~, not to be trusted.

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·h ave done, an:d ~a~ do?' ' No,. Grandfather; only I know
that it make~~!P--e 'X,eiy .tired :to sa1_.:t,hem over so ~uch
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I am sorry you should ever get tired of them.' ' It takes
so long to learn them, Grandfather . • Besides, I do
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not see what good they will ever do me. Pray did
you ever learn them?'
3. 'Certainly I did. Have I not told you a great
many stories? Do you not remember what I have said
to you about Adam and Eve, and the beautiful garden
called Eden, in which they lived?'
4. 'And then the story of Abel, and Abraham, and
Joseph and his brethren, and the two friends David
and Jonathan, and all that. Now I learnt "all those
stories, and a. hundred more, which I have so often
told you and Caroline, in ~his _great book that I hold in
my hand.'
5. 'And this great book, my dear, in which are so
many good stories, is all made up of the letters which
you call A B C. I mean the twenty-six letters of the
Alphabet. Yes Jane, I had to learn all these letters
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before I could .read the stories in this book.'
6. ' But Grandpapa, are there only twenty-six letters
in that whole book?' ' No, my dear; and there are no
more in my whole library, -and in your father's library too. You have only to learn these twenty-six, to be
able to read not only all the stories in this book, but
all the stories in all the books in my library, and in your
father's library.'
7. 'Oh, how I do wish, Grandfather, that I knew them
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all! I will try more tomorrow. I am sure I · like the
story of David and Goliath. I love to have you tell it
to me; but oh! how I should like to read it myself!'
8. 'I hope you will soon be able. Let us talk about
it again, when you come home to-morrow evening. You.
may bring home the book if Miss P. will let you; and
then come and sit on my knee, and show me how much
you know.'
9. ' I will, Grand papa. Shall I go to bed now?' If
your mother says so, my dear. Ask her.'

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THE DOG.

1. 'He will not come,' said the gentle child,

And she patted the poor dog's head,
Anti she ple_a santly called him and fondly smiled,
But he heeded her not in his anguish wild,
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3. And when the long grass rustled near,
Beneath some hasting tread,
He started up with a quivering car,
For he thought 't wns the step of his master dear,
Returning from the dead.
4. But sometimes when a storm drew nigh,
And the clouds were dark and fleet,
He tore the turf with a mournful cry,
As if he would force his way, or die,
To his much loved master's feet.

5. So there, through the summer's heat he lay
Till autumn nights grew bleak,
Till his eye grew dim wi~h his hope's decay,
And he pined and pined, and wasted away,
A skeleton gaunt and weak.
6. And oft, the pitying children brouglit

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'T wns his master's grave, where he chose to rest,
He guarded it night and day;
The love that glowed in his faithful breast
For the friend who had fed, controlled, carest,
Might never fade away.
H eeded, noticed.

Qfowtt.l, became warm.

Guarde,d, took care of.
Controlled, governed.

.llnguish, grief.

Their offerings of meat and bread;
And to coax him away to their homes they sought,
But his buried master he ne'er forgot,
Nor strayed from his lonely bed.
- Rustle,d, shook. H asli ng, hurried. Qniveri ng , moving quickly.
- Fleet, fast.
Bleak, cold. Skeleton, the bony frame of the body .
Gaunt, thin . Coax, to urge kindiy. Sought, tried.

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CREEPING RlDDON.
THE CREEPING RIBBON.

7. Cold winter came with an angry sway,
And the snow lay deep and sore,
Then his moaning grew fainter day by day,
Till close where the broken tombstone lay,
He fell to rise no more.
8. An<l when he struggled with mortal pain,
And death was by his side,
With one loud cry that shook the plain,
He called for his master ,-but all in vain,
Then stretched himself, and died.

X. THE CREEPING RIBBON.
1. Little Alice, who was about four years old, had
been to walk in a field not far from the house.
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breath and told her mother she had seen a beautiful
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3. She said it was striped with yellow and black,
that it had little bright eyes, and a sharp tail.
4. Alice said that when she went toward it, it seemed
to be angry, and almost tied itself into a knot, and that
it then ran away.
5. Now I suppose you know that this little creaturE'.,
which Alice called a creeping ribbon, was a striped snake.
6. This kind of serpent never does any harm. He
lies in his bed all winter, and does not show himself ·
till the weather is quite warm.
7. He loves to be alone, and will run away if you
go near him, as fast as he can.
8. There are other kinds of snakes and some of
them bite terribly. The best plan for little children is,
wh en they see ~ snake, to go away and let him alone..
9. If th~re is some larger person near, they may ask
him to kill the creature, for it is not wicked to kill snakes.
10. In some countries a great way off, there are
serpents so large that they can coil round the body of
a man, and crush . him to death, as you see in the
picture.
11. They nlso s~metimes kill horses and cows.
pily, we have no such serpents among us.

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DIFFERENCE 011' COLOR.

DIFFERENCE OF COLOR.

1. God gave to Afric's sons
A brow of sable dye,
And spread the country of their birth
Beneath a burning sky,And with a cheek of olive, made
The little Hindoo child,
And darkly stained the forest tribes,
That roam our western wild.

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The righteous Judge will look at me
With sorrow in His eyes, ·
If I my brother's darker brow
Should ever dare despise.

2. To me, he gave a form
Of rather. whiter clay~But am I, therefore in his sight,
Respected more than they?
No! 'tis the hue of do eds and thoughts, ·
He traces in his book,'T is the complexion of the heart
On which he deigns to look.
3. Not by the tinted cheek
That fades away so fast,
But by the colm· of the so-ulWe shall be judged at last,
S abl.e, black.

Traces, writ•..!S.

Stained, colored .

T inted, colored.

Respected, thought highly of.

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THE USEFUL DOGS.

1. The dog is an interesting animal. He is fond of
play, but he does not refuse to work.
2. He will go out and hunt with his master, or he
will drive out the naughty cattle that get into the field;
or if you will harness him to a little waggon ," and teach
him how to behave, he will draw it along as gently as
a horse.
3. Among us, dogs are not often made to work very
Interesting, plea!!ing. ·.
RighUous, just.

Gently, quietly, without giving trouble.

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har<l, and spend a great part of their time in playing about.
4 . Sometimes they romp with the children; sometimes th ey bark at the cat and chase her up a tree, an<l
sometimes they lie down in the warm sun, and take
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XIII. THE HONEY GUIDB.
1. In some parts of Africa, there is a bird called the

6 . The people who live there are Indian5 ~ they are
called Esq uimaux; a wor<l which is pronounced Eskemo. They dress in furs, and live upon fish, dee r, and
other wild animals.
7. These Indians have a very active, · lively and
obedient kind of dogs, which they make very usefu l.
They will tie several of them together, and fasten them
to a sled, as we harness horses to a carriage.
8. As the snow is hard and smooth , the dogs scampe r
al ong ve-ry fast, over hill and valley. They seem not
to !Jc fatigued, and go on hour after hour, with great patience .
9. Several of the Indians will get on to one of the
sleds, and the dogs will easily carry them fifty or sixty
miles in a <lay.

honey-guide, which is rather larger than a sparrow.
This bird, far from being _alarmed at th; prc s~ ncc of a
human being, seems to court his acquaintance.
2. In the morning and evening, which arc its meal
times, it fluttel's ·about from tree to tree, repeated ly
utter~ng the cry of cherr, che'rr, cheri·, a note of invitation well known to those who live in Africa.
3. A person invited by one of those birds, seldom
refuses to follow until it stops ; which it always do es at
some hollow tree containing a wild bees' nest, well
stored with wax and honey.
4. The bird is probably led to seek assistance from
a knowledge that it is unable to stand the attack of a
number of bees, or to break into their nest by itself.
5. When arrived at the spot, it hovers orer it, and
then alighting on a neighboring tree or bu sh, sits in
silent ex pectation of its share of the spoil.
6. This is that part of the comb containing the young
bees; and this is always carefully left for it: and indeed,
the ingenious bird well deserves to be remembered.

Romp, to play briskly. .N'ap, sleep. .11.ctitie, fond of wotion.
Fasten, to tie. S camper, to run very fa~t.
Several, two or three.
Easily, witliout labor.

.lllarmed, frightened.
Uttering, pronouncing.
Stored, fill ed.
Stand, endure. Hovers, hangs. Spoil , honey taken.
Ingenfous,
full of invention.

5. A great many miles to the north, there is a very
cold country :-the ground is covered with snow a great
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S. There is something more noble in renouncincr
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~njoyments is at the highest, than there can be in doing
it when the evil days come, in whicl;l there is no further
pleasure or satisfaction to be had in earthly things.
4. He surel)'. is not so likely to accomplish his journey, who begins it when the sun is going down, as he
who sets out at t>he hour of his rising.
5. Youth,' like the morning, is the proper season for
eve ry task that requires time and pains. Then, all the
powers of body and soul are fresh and vigorous, as those
of one a waked from a sound and kindly sleep. •
6. Then is tlie golden opportunity, the sweet hour of
prime, when the day is before us.· 'The night cometh,
when no man can work.' .
7. 'I have written unto you, young men,' saith John
him self, ' because ye are strong; and the wor<l of God
abidcth in you, an<l ye have overcome the wicked one.'
8 . ·Rejoice then, oh young man, in thy youth; not because thou art able to riot in excess as the heath en who
know not God; but because thou hast it in thy power to
become, like the youthful John, the beloved of thy
ma ste r, who seeketh such to worship him.
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1. You know my little reader that some animals are
wild, and some are tame. Those which are wild, fly
from man, and generally live where there are no ho uses
near.
2. Lions and bears are wild; they do not live in
towns, but hide the mselves in distant places. Wolvef',
foxes, and many other animals are also wil<l. B ut dogs,
shce p un<l cats arc tame.
3. Some of them live about our houses , and others
dwell in the fields near us. Cows and oxen are also
tame .
4. I must tell you however, that in some countries

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there are wild cattle. In South America, there are vast
plains covered with~herds of them.
5. Some of the people make it a business. to catch
wild animals with a rope, called a lasso. At the head
of this story there is a picture of a man on horseback
catching a wild bull.
6. The men who catch these animals have a noose
in the end of the rope, which they throw over the horns
of the beast they wish to take. The animal is thus
easily secured.
7. These wild cattle arc so numerous in South
America , that · they are killed for their hides only.
Many of the trunks we see in this country are covered
with the skins of the wild cattle of South America.
8. Many of the shoes we wear are also made, in part,
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My matin song should celebrate
· The glory of the earth,
And my vesper hymn ring gladly, _
With the trill of careless mirth.
ELLEN.

2. I wish I was a flow'ret,
To blossom in the grove;
I'd spread my opening leaflets,
Among the plants I love;
No hand would rudely cull me,
As I looked up to the sky,
I silently should ope to life,
And quietly should die.
MARY.

3. I wish I was a gold-fish,
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vVISHES OF CHILDHOOD.

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Among the leaves to dwell,
To scale the sky in gladness,
Or seek the lonely dell;
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running !mot that drnws tight,
Sea.le, to fly up to.

To seek the sunny wave,'
To part the gentle ripple,
And amid its coolness lave;
I would glide through life delighted,
Amidst the glow of day,
And when night came on in softness,
Beneath the star-be'am play.

Noose,
Mat-in, morning. Vesper, evening.
Trill, warble.
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4. Hush! hush! romantic prattlers,
- You know not what you say,
When soul, the crown of mortals,
You would lightly throw away.
What is the songster's warble
And .the flow'ret's blush refined,
To the no bl~ _thought of I)eity,
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1. Jane had a nice cap made of gray fur. It kept
her ears warm in winter, and she liked it very much.
Romantic, fanciful.

Prattlers, talkers.

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2. One day her brother asked her where it came
from. Jane said it was bought in Boston, of Mr.
Rhoades.
3. 'But where did Mr. Rhoades get it?' said James.
4. 'Why, I suppose he made it,' said the little girl.
5. 'But h1> ..1,id not make the fur,' said the boy.
6. The two ...~rildren then began to wonder where the
fur came from; and finally concluded they would ask
their father about it.
7. So when he came home, they both ran to him, to
ask him about the fur. Accordingly he sat down, and
gave them an account of it.
B. 'This s"kin,' said he, , ' of which .lane's cap is
made, is taken from a little anima] called e chinchilla
mouse.
9. 'It is a beautiful little creature, as big as a very
young kitten . It is found in a country far to the south,
call ed Peru .'
10. Th ere is "'a picture of one of these little animals
at the beginning of this lesson. A great deal of tl ·e
chinchilla fur, is brought to New York and other places,
where it is made up into caps, and other articles of
dress.
TVonder, to think about with curiosity. Finally, at la11t. .IJ.ccordingly, agreeably to the children's wi;.h.
.IJ.cco1rnt , narrative, story
Bcg:i nn:ng, fust part. .IJ.rlicles, things.

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MARY.

LITTLE MARY.

1. 'I am very glad you are come home again, Mama,'
said Mary, when she saw her mother get out of the
carriage, which brought her back to her own house;' you
have been gone a very long time-a whole month.'
2. 'And I am very glad to see you again, Mary,'
said her Mama; 'where is l-Iarry?'
3. 'Here he is~ Mama. Oh! look at Harry; ' he has
got his mask on; does he not look droll!'
4. 'Very droll, indeed; but my dear boy, you must
lake it off, and give me a kiss; for I had rather kiss
your cheek than that ugly. mask. VVell, Mary, what
have you done; while I have been away?'
5. 'A great many things, Mama. I have made my
doll a frock; I h~ve read through my book of Little
Lessons; and I have kept my garden very neat. Will
- you come and see my roses?'
6. ' By and by, I will; but tell me first, have you
_ been good, Mary?'
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7. 'Not always, Mama; for I would not lend Harry
my rake, .and I have cried three or four times; but
sometimes I have been good all day long. I think
Harry has been very good.' .
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. 8. 'I am glad you tell me the truth, Mary, and I
like you to speak kindly of your brother. I have
brought you a pair of shoes for your . doll, and a new
book.'
9. 'Thank you, thank you, Mama,-and what have
you brought for Harry?'
10. ' A box of bricks with which he can build houses,
walls, stairs and bridges.'.
11. ' I am sure he will like that very much. But
have you not brought a toy for baby?'
12. 'Yes; my dear, a nice, soft ball, which you c an
roll along the floor, and then she will learn to walk
after it. Now, Mary, I will go and see your garden.'
13. 'Look at my rose-bush, Mama; it is quite full of
buds; and here is a white rose. I have two pinks in
this bed, and a great many other pretty flowers; but I
do not know their .names yet.
14 . ' There are no weed~ you see, Mama: and I have
left off making gre_at holes for ponds and high lumps for
hills, but Harry says he li,kes ponds and hills very
much.'
15. 'But what is that my dear,-a swing? Who put
it up for you?'
16. 'Robert, Mama; one end of the rope is tied to the
great elm tree and the other to the oak. Oh! it is so
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17. ' Yes,, my de ar, quite fair. I see a bird's nest
upon the oak t,r ee , near where the rope is tied. I hope
Robert did not disturb the eggs.'
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18. ~Oh! no, Mama; whe n he went up to· tic the rope>
he fo un d the nest with five young birds in it, but they
have flown away now.
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we do in our houses; hut I now see that they only live
in them while they a re young. ."\i\'hcre do birds sleep,
Mama?'

20 . . ' They perch on the -b ranches of trees, Mary, or
in thick bushes , in the roofs of barns and houses, or on
the ground.
21. ' Some birds sleep all day and fly at night, such
as owls and bats; others wake as soon .as it is light,
and go to rest when the sun sets.
22. ' And as the sun is down now, I think my de·a r
child that you had be tte r go to bed too.'
23. 'Good night, M ama : I have not said good night
to yo u for a long time, but I have wished you a good
ni 0<T ht's rest ' thou 0rr h I could not see you to tell you so.
Co me Harry.'
Disturb, move, or take uway.
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1. Thomas once asked his father, why people made
such a fuss about the fourth of July.
2.· 'In the first place,' says Thomas, 'they fire muskets and c an non, and ring the bells, and this th ey do so
early in the morning as to wake every body up, and make
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3. 'Then, through the day, the soldiers go marching
about, and the great guns are fired, an d the men have
a great dinner, and the girls and boys go about all
dressed up, and at night all the people dance.'
4. Thomas 's father told his son the whole story, as
follows. 'Many years ago, the king of England wished
to make all the people se rve him.

5. 'He wished also to get away their money, and tho
people did not like these things. Eut the king rnsistcd

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2. And when the blast comes loud and fierce ,
And naught is left to cheer the eye,
Its song brings back to mind the hours
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Beneath the glowing sky.

upon it, and so there was no way to settle the matter
but to go to war.
6. The king sent over his soldiers all dressed up in
red coats, with muskets, cannon, and sw0rds, to fight
the people of this country.
7. So som.e of the wise men got together, and declared that they would be free, in spit.e of the king and all
his soldiers.
8 . This was done on the fourth of July; and the
people were so much delighted with it, that they notice
the day, to this _time. Even children catch the spirit of
the time, and wave their little flags in token of joy, as
you see in the picture.
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9. It is called indep~ndence day, because it was the
day, on which the wise men .declared ~hat the people of
this country 'vould be fre~.
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people fought the red-coat soldiers of the king and drove
them away, and they have been free ever since.
XXI. THE SNOW BIRD.
. 1. When winter comes with raging storms,
And coats with ice the glassy rill;
When all the emerald leaves are dead,
And every summer bird is fled,
The little snow bird chcrups still.
Ragi:ttg, violent.

Cherup.•, :li11g!I.

Glassy, clear an<l bright.

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THE SNOW BIRD.

En:erald, green.

3. And when upon the budding bough,
The merry birds begin to play;
And flowers spring from the moistened earth,
And happy insects sport in mirth,
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1. Ellen had been a good little girl, and her mother
bought her a boa. It was made of soft fur, of a dark
brown color.
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to wear it round her neck, because she knew it was
pretty, and because it was very comfortable.
3. Now, what do you suppose the boa was made of?
It ·was made -of the skin of a beautiful little animal,
called the Marten.
4. Th ese creatures live in cold countries, far. to the
north. Their skins are so valuable, that a great many
men spend their time in hunti ng them.
5. The Marten is not more than half as large as a cat;
but he is a fierce .little fellow . He often kills birds;
and sometimes climbs trees , to rob their nests of the
eggs.
6. Like boys and girls, he is fond of. ho!_leY; but he
does n ot eat it with a spoon.
7. He finds where the wild bees have ·µiade . their
hives in some tree of the forest, and th;"re he helps
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LOVE TO PARENTS.

1. Never, perhaps, was the re such an affecting example of love to parents, as that set forth by our Saviour, in his last earthly mom ents.
2. For though he was in bitter suffering, and, as one
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Thou bird o(the b;igli( bhie .~ng? . .

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The refuse, to burden his ,aged back,
Which
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So no,v, I am sure you wilt all be willing
T~, p~rt· with a surf so s~all, · . .
As each \v.ill spare · :wh~ gives up a s~illing,
To~'~omf~rt him :;·po~r old Paul!
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Gaze, store.
B e.stow, give.
Garb, dri3ss.
Ta1ter, rngged~ess. Sack , b:tg. Reftise, remains. Burden, to load.

2. S:ay in what bower, or old hollow tree,
Hast thou ~ept thy y,o'!.n.fs pestlings so warm;And ~atclied -so .unH!,~ly"thiough the long days
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And strews their sear leay~s 'O'~r the plain,
Thou'lt leave us till Spring _\vith its soft balmy breath
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flowers are fallen, the ,s_tem tU.rils. ·downward, and enters
the groui:id"'whe,r~.the.~~eed i:ipens; and that S'eed is the
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of its own acqotd , mto the gr,ound. ;-I know some ·
animals live .upder ground; . but) . should .never guess
that a flower , \YOU.~d burrow like'- ·a · ·rabbit. , And yet I
must believe it, jf you tell it to me, mother.' ·
6. 'Why ~~hpuld YP!l dou.bt, ~y dear boy.·? ):ou ~an­
not have forgq~t~n, the . Banyan,Jree: which your· sister
was reading about .last' evening~ .
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branches, you see the honeysuckle and the woodbine
climbing in their own unassisted beauty.
8. You see the fair flowers folding up their leaves as
evening draws on, as though they were prnparing to
sleep .thr~mg~ the dark night.
9. You see these instincts of the flowers. Then why
should seem strang~ to you that the Groundnut should
enter the earth to perfect its fruit?'
IO. 'I see it all'now, dear mother,' said Frank eagerly.
' It is the instinct of the plant; which you once told me
was bestowed ·by God, just as he gives to every animal
nn 'in!5tinct .to find its proper food, and its proper place
of safety.
11. 'Yes, God cares for the Groundnuts as much as
for the lilies ofthe valley.'
12. ' Is there not some lesson to be learnt from this
humble little plant, Frank?' said his mother? ' You see
that it shuns the glare an~ noise of the world, and
retires from ·notice while ·it is laboring to perfect its
fruit. What does it teach you?'
1~. Frank leaneq his head on his hand, and sat for
some time as ~ilent as. a philosopher. He was studying
his mother's question.
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teaches me to stu<ly my lesson before I go to play: and
when the sun shines bright, and the boys are calling me
to join them, I will think of the Groundnut, and hide
myself tiU l have learned my lesson. That will be perfecting my fruit: will it not, mother?'
15. 'Ye~; and you are a good boy, Frank; and I
feel happy to praise you. I hope you will always regard
God~s creatures, and his flowers, ~and .then you will learn
deep ti"uths from the ·most· simple things, and always
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THF: DISOBEDIENT SKATERS.

'It is New Y car's day,
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We 'll off to the pond and so merry a play
Who ever had before?
Be quick! be quick, if you would not be chid,
For doing 'what father and mother forbid!
And under your coat let the skates be hid;
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On their ronaway feet;-and away they glide,
Fa,r ov~r t~e· pond, where~ 't is deep and wid e
Unconscious of danger nearBut see! the ice is beginning to bend!
It cracks! it cracks!. and' their feet descend,
On nothing around can their hopes depend,
And their cheeks are pale \Vith fear.
3. But their flight to the pond had caught the eye
Of a neighboring peasant; ~ho, lingering nigh,
Beholds their danger, .and hears their cry,
And hastens to give them aid.
Then home they are .br-0ught, all dripping and cold;
To all who the sorrowful sight behold,
And the worst of th~ tale":._~ith reproach 'tis told,The parents were disobeyed!
Chid, scolded. Unconscim"8, not knowing. D escend, go down.
Depenq, rely, trust. Neighboring, near by. Lingering, stopping.
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A graceful, golden form did glide, And seemed within its ·waveless sea
As happy ·as a ' fi~h need be.

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It moped along its watery".race,
Search.ing each tiny nook id' vain,
As if in discontent or ~)uin;
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. And its young guardian held it dear;
Still, with a sad and sullen eye, ·
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· \'Vith whom to gambol and tO play;

Neglcctjng still to comprehend,
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Jlfope.d , moved slowly.
.Nuok, conier.
Gambol, frolic
Co111prelt e11d, uu<lcr«la11d. Pro11 r, ready.

6. And in his globe so pure and cold ~
He put the new guest with the old.
But how the ·sequel can 1 trace? ,
And tell how soon that stranger base
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8. Then, they who saw its' death-closed eye,
Might think they heard a plaintive sigh,
Soft to their heart this moral send,
" 'Be careful how you choose a friend .: '9. For one, your friendship may betray;
Another, steal your peace away;
Another, se~king only pelf,
May sacrifice you to himself.
Indulged, granted his wish. G11est, visitor. Sequel, end. Trace,
write. Base; bad, wicked. .Navigate, to s~I. Plainlii·e, lamenting. Moral, lesson. Pelf, riches.

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1. One fine evening, after a hot summer's day, a
goat left his shed, where· he had ~een put up for . the
night. He wished to take a walk, and enjoy the ~eli­
cious coolness after sun set.
2 . The moon was shining bright, and there was not
a cloud in the sky. The goat rambled through several
fields, leaping over tho hedges nnd ditches with great
pl easure, till he came to a farm-yard.
3 . In tho middle of the form-yard was a well. The
lid of it was off. The goat_came close up to the edge
of the well , and looked down.
4 He saw something round and bright in the water,
Ra 1110/ed, w ond ered nbout.

at the bottom. · It' was Jhe reflection -:of the moon that
was shining . in -the .. ~ky. "But thi~·~ the goat did not
know.
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of this hole,' thought he. · 'What"can it be? I should
like very much t~ know what i~ is.' .
6. So he walked round the edge of the 'well, trying
w discover which would be the best way to get down
~· che hole, and -so reach the ~onder.
7. At one side of the well stood the bucket that was
used for tbe purpose of drawing up the water.
8. The goat was charmed. · He thought this bucket
· would make a fine carriage, and he pushed it off the
ground. ~e saw the rope
which it wa~ held begin to
unwind, and the bucket itself begin to go down.
9. 'Ah,' thought he, 'this is just the thing. I will
jump in, and go down, and sat~sfy myself as to what
that bright thing is.'
10. Silly goat! In his eagerness to - gratify his curiosity, he neve r thought of the way in which, when
once down, he should get up again. So in he sprang,
and down, down, down, went the bu cket, and then
splash it \vent into cold water.
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him. The bucket waa in a moment half full of water,
and th~ goat found himself wet and cold.
12. He began to 'na-an, · na-an,' piteously. The
bright, rou~d thing that he had come after was gone;
and all that he had got as a reward for .his curiosity
was a seat in a narrow bucket, half filled with cold
water.
13. What could he do? · He could not get the bucket up again. He was cold, wet and hungry. Bitterly
did he repent his imprudent curio~ity. He · could only
bleat 'na-an, na-an,' as loud as possible.
14. Presently, a cow, which was in the farm-yard,
hearing such a continued noise, came to the s.ide of the
well, and loolted down.
15. She saw at the bottom of the well, a pair of large
horns, two bright eyes, and a long beard hanging from
beneath a chin.
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17. 'Moo, moo,' lowed the cow; and then she walked away .
18. Next came the cock, to see what was the matter.
He too could only see the . horns, and eyes, and beard,
just above the bucket. He looked a minute, and then
with a loud ' cock-n-doodle-do,' strutted off.

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1. Poor Goat!' Qe was' quite iD;' despair, when he saw
a sheep· peepi.ng down ' at him. "'· She answered his bleat-

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3.' ·The goat was for a. Jo~g time in the wel1; and was
·• · visited-by ·a horse, a' pig,r-and a tdonkey. · They could
only neigh, grunt, and"bray; none could help him.
'4. l'he'· hoise i n the. fo:rm-y~rd .... at •last roused the
house-dog,. who, shaking ,himsel'tl 'up from the straw he
was sleeping on, ran to the well.
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bright eyes, and the long beard; and he heard the sad
' na-an,' of the miserable goat.
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6. He barked-, '· bow~wow, ' bow-wow,' and away he
went full · speed to' th~ kitc!_iei;i, where his master was
sitting, eating his supper. He' barked loud, 1llld pulled
his master's coat ·w ith his teetli : "'-~
7. 'Down, Spring, down,! cried the man.
8. 'Bow-wow-wow/· barked the dog, tugging at his
master's coat harder than ever.
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. 9. 'What is the .matter, old fellow?' said his master
10; _Spr_ing ~hined, ran to the door, came back, pulled
th~ coah:and pl~inly m~de his master understand that he
wanted pim to go' ~nto the farm-yard for so~e . purpose.
11. ' Th~re must be_something the matter,' said the
man, ' to make the dog so· uneasy; I will go ,..and see.'
~o up he rose, and the ~~.?g sh.owed his pleasure by jumpmg and barking, and le4.h.i,s' master straight to. the well . .
12. The man~ looked down, and"' saw the horns the
~yes, and the beard .of the goat-·' What br<5ugh't you
here, you silly goat?' said he, taking hold of the handle
of the windlass, and beginning to wind. up'ihe ,bucket.
13. Round, round, round wen1 the rope; till the bucket c~e up to the· top, _.a nd 9~t 1:~aped.the shive~irig goat.
14. Away ~e ran,
fast, as his) egs could carry him,
never again to venture-."i~to a well. Indeed, it is to be
hoped, that, after so much fright and danger, he never
would venture into any place, until he was certain that
he should be able to find his way out again.
15. The man praised the dog, and patted him, and
gave him a bone for his trouble. The dog returned
quite happy to his kennel. We hope this_fable may teach
our young readers not to ' engage in a·ny business till they
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house for two days, till his leg w~s a little better.
3. He then sent the dog p.way, that he might find his
. master; for it was not his' own,dog,'and he had therefore
no right to keep him.
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his kind friend, to have his leg dressed; and this he did
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full in the face, and th-en turning' to the lame dog, he
· seemed to say,· 'YOU made my lame· leg Well; DOW
pray do the same for this P.oor dog who has come with
me.'
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6. This would se'em to ~show that a , dog has a good
~eal of sense; and there are many other stories, which
go to prove the same thing: .
7. This talc also affords good example. The -little
dog. showed kindness to his unfortunate friend; and this
may f~irly warn us to be kind to those who are in trouble.

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And when I hear thy voice, I deem,
That heaven is like to this.
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4. When my sad heart to thine is" pressed;
· My follies aU forgiven:·· .
Sweet plea.s ure warms my beatin"g"orenst,
And this I say is Heaven .
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early on a December ' morning._ ·'It was dark as pitch;
and one of the travellers no~ feeling_, very sleepy, and
being disposed to talk a little~ endeavored to enter into
conversation with his neighbor.
2. He accordingly began: ,'A very dark morning,
sir.' 'Shocking cold weather , for · travelling.' 'Slow
going in these heavy roads, sir.'
B estow, give. Blind, without sight. ... ln11, tavern. Disposed, ready,
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more than a great bear, sitting by. his side! The creat ure had a chain over his mouth., so that he could not · •
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is a great deal of cold;" a _ d . wher~,much snow falJs; and
~ ,where the ~ills are) :io large an9;.f:i~ ~ig,h, : th'.at their tops
seem to touch the sky, therelive~some g~od' men, whose
joy i~ is ~o .help ·people 'vho pass by the hilJs. ·
3.- These poor creatures sometimes sink in the snow
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sleep till the cold and frost ' kill.them.
4. Great cold makes a person sleepy; and those who
lie down and sleep in' the snow, are sure to die.
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a bear in a stage coach would not be fi ,very'pleasant
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Sociahle, tnlkative. DisgU§jed, offended. Rom'ed, awoke. Owner,
one who owns, master, P ardoned, forgave . .ll.$tonishment, surprise.

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companion for n~t having"'!;iperied°'his mouth.· He likewise expressed no furth~r 'asfonishmeilt at 'the very

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midst of the high· hills, keep some large dogs,
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7. The dogs. I am ·telling:.you of; have so fine·. tt s~ enC
pr sn;ell, that 'they. ~can fina ·P.~ opi~:.~Y. in~a:~s,'of' it -~he~ ....
it is .too dark t<? se¢; ~ or: 'vhen .ih~_se" t?eJ: ~o t!> ~~eJc; i,ie~· .
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bring some of the good men to them; · and then tliese
men with the.,: aid· of.~the dogs; take the :P,oor man~ out of .,
the snow, and: help ·him to:'>~heir:hous~,, ~hen· fhey 'give•'
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the wind ..blev/ Ioud and shrill, and it ~
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and .not a start~ be· see~ -,in the. ~ky, these ·~got>d men
sent out a dog to · s~ek for . fliose ,w~o· might want help.
10. In an hour or t~vo, the dog was<heard to bark at ,
the gate; and. ;vhen the men "~mt to)ook•out) they"saw
the dog there. ~ith a boy o'n 'h 1. back.. j . '• ·.;:', ,Ir
11. The poor . child was· st l with cold; ·and could
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and had had some food, he told them that he had lain
a long time in the snow, ~nd was very weak and faint,
when he felt something pull him by the coat, and heard
the bark Qf a dog close beside him.
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hair, who gave, ~ir_n another ·puU by the sleeve.
14. This· gave ·the child ~ some hope, and he took hold
of the dog, and drew himself out of the snow; but he
felt that he could neither walk, nor stand.
15. So he got upon the dog's back, who assisted him
all he knew how,to do;, "and putting his arms round the
· faithful animal's _neck, he held on as firmly as he could.
16 . .Th~ dog ~· l~en began to move slowly and carefully along the snow, as if he knew that the child was
weak; and by an<l by brought him safely to the good
men's house. Here he staid till h&had quite recovered
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17. And thQugh he neve ;aw the dog again, yet the
little boy never forgot that he had saved him from perishing in the snow.
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St. Bernard Dogs. They have often saved the perishing traveller from death, by their sagacity, and it is very
pleasant to hear accounts of such things .
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son t.hat the wor-14.- .and every thing in it, could 1not be
made by cha~g~~ ,":ffe 's6\~~d some mustard and cress seed
in his garden.,'~filtlie foi:m of the ·lett.er~ ~fnis little boy's
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garden, and. was ·very m.uch surpnsed · to "'~!ee his own
name growi-ng there; -~nd· he ran to 11is,.papa, and told
him what he had f"ound, and asked him how it happened
that his name was growing in the ga rden.
3. His papa s~id, he supposed the se~ds had come up
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name how could this world arrd all that is in it, the
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twinkl¢ in the sky, have been made without a God? '
6. This satisfied the boy; and 'the thing is so plain,
that it seems truly ·wonderful that any one can doubt
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If there were no
su.ch thing as money, we s~ould be at a loss to get many
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bread and m~at., and clothe· for his family, would have
nothing to give in exchange but' shoes.
3. He would then be obliged to giye the baker a pair
of shoes, for as much bread as they were worth; and
he must exchange in the same way, if he went to the
butcher fo r meat' or to the merchant for cloth, to make .
clothes for his family.
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l. What a useful thing is money!

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he ~ight stand in need of a hat. ·. Then the shoemaker
would be oblirr.
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shoes; and get :a hat from him, and then e2fchange the
hat with the baker for bread. .
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5. All this '~ould be very troublesome;~ But by the
use of money, this trouble is saved. :Any one who has
money, may get for it:just what he may e:hunce to want.
6. ·The baker •is al\vays willing to part with his bread
for money, beca~se he knows. that he can exchange it
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not ask for shoes, or a hnt, or a co.at, or bread. . He
knows he can ,get any7 or all of them; if the lady and
her son will give him money. •
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He .was down in ·a tri~e and teJling his adventure. I\
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with ·the' san:e story. At length the mate, having se.nt
up all the. sailo~~,:.~an up the sh .ouds _himself, and when
he' reached _the haunt'ed spo(he heard the dreadful words
·distinctly uttered in .his ear s, ~ .ILblows hard.'
5. 'Ay ,. . ,'ay; ~ut ·blow it e.v:er so hard, we must do
our duty for all that,' ~eplied the 'mate fearle ssly; and
looking round, he spied a parrot "perched on one of
the ropes, who had been the cause of all this alarm.
6. · The bird had probably escaped . from~ some other
vessel, and had aiig~ted on the mast. of this .
7. This story may teach
th~ advantage of courage;
if the mate had not ·gone up, _the.ship might have been
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1. Some yo~ng sailors on bo ard a ship nt sea were

once ordered to go up the mast to furl the sails.
2 . When the first got . up, he heard a strange _voice
Stand in 11cerl of, to be in' {vant. Cha nce, happen. TVilling, ready.
E xclu111 g1', to gi\'C ono thing for another.
Ordered, commanded.
]"url, to dr a w up , to rnake s111 all cr.

.11.dventure, someth}ng that bas , happened. · .IJ.scended, w ent op.
Former, first. Shrouds, the ropes
climbing up the ship. Haunted, visited. Spied, saw. .11.lighted, to come down.

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1. A tra~eller came one day' to a spot where four

roads met, ~nd in this place there ivere · a great many
people gatheted to'gether to sie ~ a · bear dance ; and
while he danced,
there was music played on a small
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2. The traveller who was walking, stood still to see;
and he laughed and seemed pleased; · and when the
mu sic had stopped, he began to ask questions about the
way he should go, for he did not know which of thP
three roads before him he should take.
3. The nearest person to him was a littlo boy very
nicely dressed, who was sitting upon agate or stile, which
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4. So ,the traveller said to the young gentleman, 'I
shall be much ob_liged to . you, sir, to tell me which of
these· three roads leads to the town of
, for I
·• cannot read what is written upon the finger-post.'
5. This young gentleman was sitting at the top of
the stile, holding the sidepost of, the stile with · each
hand; and he was staring at what \~as going on before
him: but he did not look much pleased, or as if he was
thinking about any thing particular.
6. So when the traveller spoke to him in a very civil
voice, with h'is hat"in _his hand, he fixed his eyes upon
him without moving his head, and looked him up and
do~vn; and, without any kintl of smile, or any civil look,
he answered in a gruff voice, 'Don't know.'
7. Now if t~e young gentleman had just got down
off the stile and walked a few sfeps, he might have read
what was written upon the finger-post.
8. So the traveller knew that the reason he did not
give him an answer was, that he did not like taking
a little trouble.
9. Then the traveller went on a few steps, and asked
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Park, a piece of ground filled with deer, or other wild animals.
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1. The great boy raised his head, and looked up at
the traveller, and in -a very loud voice he called out,
c You may ask y~n?er bear, for I am sure,.I don't know.'
Then he burst" into .a loud laugh, and several great boys
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but took no notice. So the traveller walkeCI on ·a few
steps till he came to the poor bear, who was sitting sti!l
after his dance, covered with his fine dark fur, and his
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poor nose and _mouth muzzled up quite safe..
3. The traveller' 'was a man who loved a Joke; .s~ he
made a low bow"before' the Dear, and took off his hat;
and he said in. a loud voice, 'Mr·. Be.a r, I shall be much
obliged to you to inform me whic.h·.of these three roads
leads to the town ·of
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4. ' I have asked two of your brothers to tell me and
they could not, and I thought perhaps, as you seem
very willing to make yourself agr~ea~le, that you would
direct me.'
5. The bear did not know what to _m ake of the man's
behaviour, and was rather offended, and growled; so
the traveller got no answer from the third hear.
Took no notice, pnid no attention.
Muzzled, bound up.
Joke,
Inform, tell. Direct, show tho way. Offended, displeased.

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and who had -seen how the· young gentleman on the
park-stile and the. boy under the hedge had behaved,
were very much entertained by what the traveller said.
7. They laughed loudly and stared so much at the
two boys, tha~ the ~oung gentleman was glad to walk
down· the park-stile on the other side, and the boy under
the hedge slunk away, while a good-natured little boy
showed the traveller the ~ay. he wished to go, and answered all his . questions. •
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any one of these three bears. I know, indeed , that you
have not four legs and fur on your back: but do you
g~owl and look ~ere~ whes people speak to you, as the
dancing-bear did to the traveller?
9. Or do you turn them into joke, lik e the boy under
the hedge? or are you careless whether you please or
displease, oblige or disoblige .them, Jike the boy on the
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to every body, as far as we can; and we should be so in
little things as 'fell as great ones.
Entertained, amused.
Slunk, went away slily.
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in wild joy, and exclaimed, 'What a beautiful bird I have
found! It sat on a flower, and its wings shone like pure
gold and silver, and lovelier still.
2. _' And ~ ~~pro~che_d softly, and put my hand on it,
and caught i~ ! · Now I will preserve it carefully, and it
shall not escape, ·and I will give it bread and milk to
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3. Thus spake young Rudolph. And the father said,
'Come, Ruqolph, iet us•also ad~ire your captive!'
4. , Then the boy put his hand quickly into. }.lis bosom,
and brought ,out a ~beautiful butterfly:- ·
5 ~ B ut behpld! · th e wi~gs'·of the bird had lost the[r
splendor, and 'the cofored dust adhered to the fingers
of the boy, and its tender wings were very much torn. .
6 . And the boy sighed heavily, and said, '0, how has
the beautiful thing become so disfigured! It does not ·
resemble any longer the bird that sat on t4e lily! Fy !
if they are so fragile!' Thus spake the l1oy, and impa..;;
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7. But the father answer.ed and said, ' Why are you
angry? Is it the fault of the little creature that you
called a bird, that he ·has been S-o tenderly formed?
8. ' You seized it with·' a rude hand: therefore the
splendor of its wings and ,fits · summer li(e have faded
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Pre ·er·rr., l< eep. Captive, thing caught
figur ed , spoil ed . . Resemble, look like.
injured .

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A fairer· mom been seen! · .,. .
I walked along .the chuTch yard path
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(The rest were at their play,)
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He to the church yard would be brought,
My little happy brother.

She sat upo:n a ·church yard stone
And this I heard her say. .~

8. ' More love _for this gray stone I have,

s: 'The fi~lds a're green-t~e sweet ~inds blow;

Than all the village green,
I'd rather sit" on William's grave
Than be their May-day queen.'

My playmates-they ar_e glad!

I love to hear them shouting so;And yet it makes me sad.

9. The tears were standing in her eyes,

4. 'My brother William played with me,
Last May-day on the green;

I left her there alone:- ·
Since then I've heard that Ellen lies ,
Beneath the church. yard stone.

And two such merry ones as we,
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He always brought to me,
I never knew a boy so kind,
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As thoug_h hi s heart would break,
Last winter whe n my Robin died;- .
He loved it for my sake.
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'One year ago, ·1 littl e th ought
That e'e r there pa~:;ed anoth e r,

SNO"\'V.

1. What is this falling from the sky like very small
and delicate fe~t_hers? It makes no noise, yet see how
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quickly it covers the ground, and the roofs of the
houses, and the branches of the trees ; .the trees are
quite bent down with it.
2. It is snow ! Nothing is so white as snow. It has
covered and hid every thing that is ugly from our sight.
3. Snow and hail are made of rain which is frozen in
the clouds before it falls dow~; but hail is frozen harder
than snow.

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B enl'flth, und er.

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4. Snow is very useful in winter; it wraps up the
buds"and covers the roots wi.th a. nice warm great coat,
so that, when the sharp frost comes,' it n;>ay not hurt them.
5. But whaf~ can the ·Robin · do in the snow? He
cannot find any seeds."or insects in the... ground now it is
'quite covere~ up'. ,'
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cedars and the ~ot! ~~ain ~sh, with yo';lr ·beak.
7. Then ·you must make your breakfast upon the
berries which grow upon them; and you must go to
the windows of the houses-you must sing a pleasant
song, to ask little boys and -girls not to waste the crumbs
that fall from .t heir bread, but to throw them out before
their doors and windows, for you to eat.
8. If this d~ ' not plea'se you, you had better fly a~ay to
th~ south, where there is 'no snow; whei;,.e the fields are
always green, and where the trees are always in bloom.
9. When you have been there two or three months,
you may then come back again. The snow will be gone
from the hills, and the ice from the rivers. You may
then build your nests, and be happy amid our green
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SAGACITY OF ELEPHANTS.

l. Elephants are emr,loyed in every kind of way.

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and tusks; and help to load themselves.
2. This they do, by twisting their trunk round any
thing that is to be moved, and putting it carefully in its
proper place on their backs•
3 . . They will draw coaches, ploughs, waggons, and
large cannon, or push any thing forward; and one will do
as much work as six horses, and draw a piece of timber
which it would take twenty ~en to move.
4: When they are drawing or carrying loads, if any
thing is out of its place, or a strap or buckle is broken
or loose, they will st<>p, and not be satisfied or go on
till all is put right.
T1cist i11g, winding.

Sat·isfltd contented.

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5. When an . elephant has to cross any place;-a
bridge, a new ,road, .1<>r even water,-be will never trust
himself to .it or move forward till he is sure that what he
has to tread upo:n ,is strong enough-to bear his immense
weight. , This he does by feeling and trying it with his
trunk.
6 . . The keeper who guides and manages him is called a mohout i.n India. The elephant kneels down to
let him mount, and he sits upon a large ~loth, or housing, spread over the-elephant's neck.
7. The driver has a short iron rod, with a hook or
bodkin at the e~d, with which he pricks the bead or
sides of the animal, to' turn him or make him go forward.
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kindly' will do what is wanted with a word or a sign.
9. I(they are treated cruelly_, they will sometimes in
a rage kill their keeper, and after they have done 's o
will be very sorry, and eve n die of grief.
10. They do not like to have their regular habits broken through; and if any thing which has been promised
is not given them, and they are teased or used ill, they
are almost sure to resent it.
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baggage of some soldiers on their march. Having more
put on him than he liked to carry, he kept pulling part
of the load off his back. This made the quarter-master
angry; and at last -he threw a tent-pin at the elephant's
head.
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from the camp to water, and overtook the quartermaster: he seized him with his trunk, lifted him up into
a large tamarind-tree which hung _over the road, and
left him hanging on the boughs to get down as well as
·he could.
13. · An o.fficer who was several years in India says,
'I have seen the wife of a mohout (that is, the driver)
leave her baby in the care of ·~an elephant who was
chained by the leg t_o a pin driven into the ground, while
she went away on some business. .
14. 'The child did not like to lie still in one place,
and began crawling about: sometimes it got among the
elephant's legs; sometimes it was entangled in the
branches of the trees on which the animal was browsing;
and then the elephant, in the most gentle manner, would
lift the baby out of the way with its trunk, or push aside
the boughs.
15. 'If the child crawled too far, and seemed likely to
Baggage, trunks, clothes, &c. Tent-pi.n, a pointed stick of wood
Entangled, mingled. Browsing, eating.

THE TWO S'CYTHJ:!.

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get beyond.. the reach . of. _t-~~ elephant, it would .stretch
out its tr.unk, lay hol4 of the baby, and bring it back
again as tenderly a~ ~!ts own· mother could have done.'
, " ·1s. -·~ OhcQ " an·'elephatit formed such an affection for a
very.young child;,tQ.at J1e .)Vas never happy but when it
was ne;tr him. The mlr~e used very frequently to take
the baby in its cratlfe·~ and put it between the elephant's
feet.
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17. He was so used to tliis; at last, that he would
never eat his food except the baby ~as with him. When
the child was asleep, he woµld ~rive off the flies with
bis trunk; and when it cried, he would move the cradle·
back.w ard and for't~rd ;' and .fock it to·.sJeep again~·

4. ' Friend,' said- the rusty ~cythe one day, in a lazy
drawling tone to his neighbor, 'my good friend, I really
think you are very inuch to be ~itied.
5. 'You labor continually for the- good of others , and
yet am every day or 'two fretted. on that shocking whetstone.
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6. 'You are scoured and worked .there, till you even
strike fire.. while I repose in perfect ease and quiet, with
nothing to do or to suffer.'
7. 'That may all seem very fine to 'you,' replied his
bright neighbor, 'but permit me to say a word or two on
· the difference of our conditfons;> ·
8. "I confess that I .am obliged to labor; .but then 1
am reward·e d in the reflection that it is for the benefit
of thousands.
9. 'This gives me tny irnpnrtance. The whet-stone
is not very pleasant; but by beir~g ~hus sharpened, I am
able to become more useful.'
10. 'That is all very fine,' thought the rusty Sey the;
'but it is all very silly too, in my opinion.'
· 11. 'Now, ' continued his bright brother, ' what is
your situation? You are helpless, insignificant and useless; the ; ictim of your pride and idleness.

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1. It h:tppened once, that-a coup.le mower 1s Scythes
were hong up together in the same barn. One was
sharp, bright, and in good order, and' was often put in
use by its master.
2. In the fine summer days, it was carried into the
nelds, and made -to :~ut whole acres of grass.
3. The other was old, rusty, without a handle, and
was thrown by as· entirely useless.
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.R.jfection, love.
Frequently, often. Cou.p lc, two. Rusty, covuted with rust, tarnished.

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Drawling, slow. Fretted, worn away. Scoured, cleaned. ConJtejl.ection, thought.
Benefit, advantage.
dition, state, situation.
Importance, value. Insignificant, worthless.

THE TREE.

THE TREE.

' l_~·. ' In the end, you fall a victim to devouring· rust,
unp1tied and unknown.'
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unhappy and without value or importance in society;
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THE TREE.

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1. A fathe r went over the sea into ·a distant country.
But before h~ departed, he called all his children together. He earned a; tree in his hand, and they assisted in
planting it.
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2. And the fatlier said, 'Whenever you look at this
' tree, think of your absent paren~. Before it blooms
Victim, sacrifice.
Jlssisted, helped.

Bttrthens, useless loads.

DUtant, far off.

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thrice, I hope to be with you again, if it be the will of
God!'
3. Thus he spake and departed; and the blossoming
of the tree was beautiful and lovely the first year.
4. But as the father was going over the sea, there
arose a mighty tempest, and the ship foundered on the
rocks, and the father was buried in the waves.
5. Then his children wept and mourned for many
months; ·~nd especially when the buds of the tree expanded and bloomed, they stood around and wept.
6. And fl. friend to the ship-wrecked father, came
to the children ~ and"' said: ' Behold, the tree can no longer advance the .object for whi~h it was planted, and is
only a source of affliction to you; therefore let me remove it, and plant an other in its place, that its appearance may no longer grieve you!'
7. J3Uit the children unanimously answered and said,
' Oh no, suffer us to keep the tree! If joy does not blossom on it, but only tears and grief, they are the tears
of love and the griefs of filial longing. Oh no, do not
take the tree from us! If it -grieves, it also consoles us.
Thrice, three times. D eparted, went away. F<nmdered, sunk.
.11.dvance, bring
E specially, partir.ularly. E xpanded, spread out.
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Unanimously,
forward.
Source, cause.
R emove, take away.
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THE BEADS.

I. M:y little girl · was playing one day with a few

beads, which seemed to please her very . much; her
whole soul was taken up with her beads. · I said,_ 'My .
dear, you h~ve_ s.o~~ p~e1tty beads there?!'
2 . 'Yes, papa. ' · · , ,
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4 . 'Yes, papa.'
5. 'Well, now, throw them into the fire.'
The tears came into her eyes, and she looked earnest. ly at me, as· if to ask w.hY I ordered .her ~o do _. such a
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would be good for you.'
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dashed them into the fire.
8. ' Well,' said I, 'there let them lie. You shall
hear of them another time: but say no more about them
now.'
9. Some days afferwards, I b·o ught her a box full of
larger beads, and toys of a similar kind. · When I came
Taken np, occupied.
Vastly, very much.
Earnestly, very
steadily . Dashed, threw eagerly. Si'.milai· , Rame.

home, ·I opened the treasure before her. She burst
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\ you believed ~~ '~h.en I told you it would be better for
you tc,> throw those two o.t three paltry beads behind the
fire: now your ob~djen.ce has. b.r;ought io-u. this treasure.
\ 11. 'But now~ my dear, remember, as long as you
Jive~ what faith is. I did all this to teach you the meaning or faith.
12. ' You ti .. e""\v-your beads ~way; when,, I bade you,
becaus•~ you had faith in.me, that I never advise you but
for your good.
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thing that he says in his word; have faith in Him, that
he always means you gooa.'
14. 'This faith will lea<Yyou not only t6 do what you
find he commands, and avoid what he forbids·, but it will
lead you to do so willingly.
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15. 'Thus obedience to him will become easy and
pleasant; even w~e_n he requires you to_ give up so~e­
thing that seems good, you will not find it hard to relinquish it.
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16. 'When your faith in God has made you thus
obedient, and taught you to take pleasure in obedience,
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Jldvise, counsel.

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1. Here is a boy riding on a li~tle . horse. The animal is quit~ gentle, and _carries the boy safely along.
2. One of the most useful
and valuable animals
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Providence has given to man is the horse. Horses are
now found in eve~y 'part of the worid, and are used .for
many purposes.
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carried there by~ the Spaniards.
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gentle, teachable,_ i>.a tient, yet very swift and strong.
They know the step and voice of their master, or of
those who take care of them,' and show great affection.

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Tcad1a!:lc, cu pa hi e of being taught.

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horses: they run exceedingly fast, are capable of bearing
a great deal of labor, and are stronger than other horses
in proportion to their size . .: " ~ . _
6. What are' .called. blood1ft..orse,s, are bred from the
Arabian stock,. The Arabs are ~xceedingly fond of their
horses, and~ take the greatest care ..of them.
7. The poorest -:\ra~ian has his horse or horses; and
the tent in which he himself live.s, serves as a stable for
his ho~se as w~ll as a hQuse for .himself.
8 . The mare and her coit; the father and mother and
their childr~n, all live together l and the little children
will sleep o'n the body and neck of the mare and colt,
and, play with them, without ever being hurt by them.
9. There was once a poor Arab of the Desert who
had one mare, which must have been a beautiful and
valuable creature, as the Fre nch..consul at Said wanted
to buy her to s~nd as a present to the king his master,
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io. -The Arab was· very un: illing to part with his
sell it for a larg.e sum of
horse ' but at last consented
money. When he brought his horse to the consul, he
was so poor that his Clothes were all in rags.
11. He dismounted, and looked first at the tempting

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horse. Un willing, not inclined . Dism<>ut1ied, got off hia horse.

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gold, and then fi~ing his eyes upon his favorite, his heart
began to .fail him; he heaved a deep sigh, and cried out,
c To whom am l going to give thee up? To those who
beat thee; and m~e thee miserable!
, , will tie thee
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the back of the animal, he was out of sight in a moment.
· 13. The shape of the horse's mouth and lips plainly
show th'a t the horse was intended to be guided by the bit
of the bridle. There are no teeth in that part of his
mouth where the bit is put, and there seems a. particular
sense in it, which makes him know in a moment what
his rider wants him to do.
'14. As St. James says, 'We put bits in the horses'
mouths, that they may ,obey us, and · we turn about their
whole bO'dy.' Horses, too, breathe only through their
nostrils, and not through t.h eir mouths. Their backs are
fitted to carry a saddle.
15. These things show that they were· made for the
use of man. Other ao,jmals are stronger, but none are
at the same time so strong and swift.
16. Some horses have been really swifter than the
wind. A famous English rnce horse, called Flyiri'g Childers, was known to have run nearly a mile in a minute;

and another, called Eclipse, was stronger, and could gallop as fast if not faster.
17 . Suppose horses could keep up that pace, and
met with nothing to hinder them, they could gallop all
round the world in eighteen days.
18.. Horses 'are best .broke in and made tame and fit
.for use, by being treated very gently and kin~ly; and
though they should be begun ·to be broke in, when they
are a few months old, it is cruel to make them work
hard before they are grown up.
19. This happens at five years old, when they lose
their first teeth. They' will liv~. thirty years, and even
more. They change their coats twice a year; that is
in the Spring anu Autumn.
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Pace, step. Coats, hair. Lately, not long ago. Naturally, according to their natures.

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l. _ Near Waterloo Bridge, in .London, there might
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hawk, aud a rabbit, a guinea-pig, an owl, a pigeon, a
starling, and a sparrow.
2. Now, though these little creatures would naturally
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gether in p~ace, without being afraid of each other, or
wishing to hurt each other.
3. The rabbit. and the pigeon would play together for
': "-'" ~a bit of hay to make up t~eir nests; the sparro': some• ., ·~ · times perched on the head ~f the cat, and sometm~es on
~· ..,-. ' that of the owl; and the mouse played about without
any fear of puss.
4. The person who took care. of these animals had
made them so tame by using them to each other, and by
giving them always enough to eat.
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5. May not children learn a pretty lesson ~rom tl~1s,
and try to live at peace with all their companions, like
the animals in the cage?
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6. If the cat and the rat can live together, and play
about in kindness, shall not boys and girls, brothers and
sisters?
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7. If the pigeon and the owl can be friends, sh.all
children quarrel with each other? How much happier
were these birds in the cage, than if they had quarrelled
with one another!
8. And how much happier will .children be, who are
kind, gentle and peaceable, than those· who are surly
and cross!
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Using, nccuetomiag.

L. , THE OSTRICH.
1. The Ostrich is a pird, but in some things it is like
a quadruped. If you look at a cat watching a bird, you
may see her spring at it and try to catch it, and the bird
flies away out of the cat's reach.

2. The cat jumps, and the bird flies, and nothing can
be more unlike than these two creatures.
S. Yet there are some animals that. fly, which are not
birds, and there are some birds that cannot fly. There
is the flying squirrel, the flying dragon, and the flying
fish; and the bat, which is like a l!louse with wings.
4. The Ostrich cannot fly; it is one of the largest
and heaviest of birds, and weighs .about eighty pounds;
its height, from the top of its head to the ground, is
Q1tadruped, an a nimal with four legs.

froID: seven to nine feet; and its length about the same.
5. When it is walking it looks as tall as a man on
horseback. Its feathers are not made like the feathers
-~of other bir<ls , but arc more like hair, as soft as down ,
_/ and its wings will not beat the air and enable it to fly.
1 ~':.'---6. The head, the upper part of the neck, the sides
and thig hs, are covered with a white kind of hair instead
of feathers, and the hair on the head looks something
like hog's bristles.
7. It~ legs and feet are 'like those of a goat; it has
two stomachs; one of these and othr.r parts of its inside,
are more like t he insides of other animals than of birds.
It is very greedy and ,voracious. .
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8. It can neither tas.t e nor smell, a~d it swallows
every thi~g that. c~mes in its way; sometjmes even what
is poisonous.
9. When its body is opened, there is generally found in
it vegetables, grain, flesh, and even stones, glass and iron.
10. The Ostrich lays from forty to fifty eggs, as big
as a little baby's head: she lays them in n heap of sand,
which she scratches together with her feet, and leaves
them to be hatched by the heat of the sun, or only
sits upon them at night for a very little while, when
they are just ready to be hatched.
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greedy, ravenous.

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Hatched, produced from a shell.

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Ostriches only live in Africa, and ·the parts of Asia
very near to it, which arc the hottest countries in the
world.
12. They live in large flocks , and they love those
mountains and parchc·d deserts, where no rains falls '
and it is said th ey never drink.
13. Although Ostrid1es cannot fly, they arc very
strong and very . swift, and can run faster than the best
race-horses . The way the Arabs catch the Ostriches,
is by chasing them on horseback till they are quite
spent out and can run no longer. .
14. When one huntsman is tire.d , another comes up
behind, and follows the poor bird for two or three days
together, so that it can neither get food nor sleep, till
· at last it can run no further, and is easily taken.
15. · It is said, when the Ostrich finds he cannot get
away, he hides his head in the sand, and thinks that
nobody can see any part of him.
16. The Ostrich has always been considered a foolish
bird ; we read of him in Job xxx1x,-' The Ostrich
leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the
dust; and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or
that the wild beast may break them.
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' She is hardened against her young ones, as though
they were not her's; her labor is in vain without fear .
Because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither hath
:_ .he imparted to her !;!nderstanding. What time she
! ~ l~fteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and
his rider.'

And long, and long to know
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What glorious th eme thus ever makes
You warble, warble so.
4. 'Then tell, oh tell me little bird!
Gay creature, fair and bright,
For I would learn what causes you
So much, so much delight._

18. The long feathers in the wings and tail of the
Ostrich are very beautiful; ,the 'ancient warriors used to
wear them in their .helmets.
· 19. In Turkey they are tho.ught to make the finest
head-dress both for men and women. They are still
used by ladies in most countries.
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1. ' Oh! tell me, tell me, little ~ird,

Of what, of what you 're singing,
While through the fragrant summer air
Your bright way you are winging?
2. ' I listen with attentive ear
To every thrilling note,
That pours so very sweetly from
Your tiny, tiny throat!
Hardened against, does not cnre for. Deprived, taken from. Imparted,· taught. Scorneth, disdains. .llncient, long past, old. Rtlmd
cap for the head. Fragrant, smelling sweet. Thrilling, piercing.
Tiny, very small.

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That thou dost ask of me:
I sin the praise of Him who made
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And every shining feather;
And His hand shelters me. throu~h ~11
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With joy, with joy increasing;
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1'HE LI ON.

THE LION.

8. 'God made me to.o! sweet little bird,
And shall not, shall not I
Do as thou .dost, and lift my voice
To Him, to Him on high!'
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end of ,his tail, and an enormous mane hangs over bis
neck . The lioness has no mane:
3 . T he roar of the lion is very dreadful, like th under;
and his paw is so hard and strong that he can crush the
""' He is abl e to seize '
skull of a horse by a single stroke·:
upon a man, or e ven a larger creature, an<l carry him
away in his mouth, as a cat does a rat.
4 . Lions are mostly found wild in Afric 11 and the south
of India. Lions do not like the Jig • and seld om move
about in the daytime, but sleep duri~g the heat.
5. They are afraid of fire, and of fire; arms, or g uns ;
but seem to take delight
a _sto.r m of thunder and lightning by nig~ ~nd are then more th~n usually. bold and
active .
6 . You have heard many stories of the gratitu de a nd
generosity oflions to men who have been kin d to th em :
and though , perhaps, some of these are not quit e tru e ,
y et almost all aniID,.als love those .who treat th em we ll;
and certainly li q_n ~ often show great pity to smalle r a·nd
weaker animals ··
7. Some years ago a spaniel was put into the cage
of a lion in the Tower of London for him to eat. T he
lion spared the dog; and they lived for a long tim e very
happily togeth er in the same den.

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1. T ho noMest of all the cat tribe is .the lion. He is
often called the k.i ng of beasts ; and is one the strongest
of all. He shows a great deal of diga · 1 and majesty
·n his behav ior , is very calm and composed, and not
easily teased or provoked.
2 . The li on is commonly about six fe et long, and
three fee t tall. - The color of hi s coat is pale tawny, or
orang e ; he has a long t~ft of rath er black hair at the

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Dignity, nobleness a nd greatness.

E normous , very large. Gratilttde , remembra nce of kind actions
and favors. W eaker, not -strong. Spared, did not kill.

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THE LION.

THE LION.

8. Sometime_s the dog had the impudence to growl at
the lion, and quarrel about the meat that was thrown to
them; but th e noble beast would not hurt the little crea· 't~re, and often let him help himself first.

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LION.-coNTINUED.

1. It may be useful to tell you about one or two curious escapes from ~lions. A Hottentot sa'Y a lion following him, and, thinking the lion was only waiting till
it was dark to seize upon him, looked about to see how
he could best save himself.
2. Seeing a bank that was very steep o9..i-o ne side, he
sat down on the top ~f it; and when he stopped, to his
great joy the lion stopped also.
~ · 3As soon as it grew dark, the man slipped down a little
below the edge of the bank, and held up his cloak and
hat on the top of his stick, moving it backwards and
forwards.
,., 4. The lion mistook the hat and cfo·ak for the man,
and made~ spring at them, and tumbled down headlong
over the precipice; and by this means the poor man was
saved from the lion's jaws.
5. Another Hottentot was driving the cattle to water,
S eize , lny hold.

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and saw a h·uge lion in the middle of the pool, who seemed to have his eyes fixed upon him.
. 6. He instantly took to his heels, and ran through
the cattle, thinking the lion would be satisfied \vith taking one of them. In this he w~s mistaken: the lion
broke through the herd, and followed, as if resolved to
have nothing but the man for his supper.
7. Seeing this, the man scrambled up an aloe tree,
and just got out of reach when th~ lion made a spring
at him.
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8. The lion walked round the tree, as if he was sulky
and disappointed at missing him, while.the man 'hid himself behind a cluster of birds' nests.
9. Having stayed quiet for some time, the poor Hottentot peeped out over the side of the nests, hoping the
lion was gone; but to his great terror his eyes met the
lion's eyes, which flashed fire at him.
10. There .~ h~e lion lay at the foot of the tree for
twenty-four hours.
11. At las ; he went to a spring at some <listance to
drink, and the Hottentot then ran away as fast as he
could, and got home safely.
Satisfitd, contented. Scrantbled, got up hastily. Missing, not findDistance, some way off.

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A SA.IL IN A BOAT.

LIV. , A SAIL IN A BOAT.
1. Let us walk by the sea-side and look at the sea, and
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..,: see the waves roll up _to our feet. \\;hat is that I see
a long way off?
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:~ 2. It is like a bird; but no, it is too big for a bird.
· ~ It is a ship, with one, two, and more than two sails.
Here is one close by, it is near the land.
3. No, that is not a ship, that is a boat. A boat is
not so big as a ship: Look! a man gets out of the boat,
and drags it up on the shore.
4 . \l\1 hat is that long l5it of wood in his hand?
5 . That is an oar. He dips the oar into the sea and
pulls, which makes the boat move.
6. What is the 'use of a sail?
7. A sail makes the boat move too, by the help of the
\Vind.
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8. The sails of a ship are not like the sails of a wind
mill, I see.
9. No , they are not, but the wind moves the sails of
a mill, as well as the sails of a boat.
10. May I go in the boat?
11. Yes, if you wish to go out to sea with that man,
you may; but you must ask him to row you, and you
must sit still.
Sa il, R Rhect which catche~ tho wind.
grin<ling. Row, to move with onra.

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12. Pray, may I go out in your boat?
13. Yes sir, jump in, and I will POW you out a few
miles. Here you are-nows.i t still; my boy will come
to row lvith me.
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14. He will be wet; he runs into the sea to push off
the boat. Now we go. Good bye, Mama.
15. How we go up and down on the waves; first we
rise up and then we sink down, and my face is wet with
the spray of the sea. Now we do not rise up and sink
down. Why is this?
1G. The waves, sir, rise up high near the shore at all
times, and when the wind blows hard, all the wav es in
the sea are high; but it is calm to-day, so that th e boat
does not rock now that we come from the shore.
17. \Vhen we go back, it will rise and sink as it did
just now. How small the town Jooks, and the hill, and
the trees; I can but just see them!
18. Now, I am going to put up the sail. Put uo the
mast, Jack, and give me the rope. How fast we move
with the sail up! I like to be at sea.
19. Now I can see -no land at all. I do not like th is,
now. I wish to go home; I wish to see my Mama. I do
not like to be at sea, when I cannot see the land.
20. Well, sir, we will turn the bow of the boat, and
go home. We will take down the sail and row, for the
Spray, sm all drops.

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wind blows us from shore, and we want to go on shore.
21. Now, I see land once more. How glad I am!.
Now I see the town, and I am sure I see Mama, as she
walks on the beach. Yes, she looks this way; she sees
...:us; and waves her hand to me.
22. Take off your cap and wave it to her, sir. Now
Jack, my boy, jump out, and pull us on the land. Here
sir, get on my back, ~and I will put you safe on the
shore.
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THE TWO THIEVES.

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3. For she, tho' so soberly clad,
And never inclined to ill-speaking,
Had often a fancy to gad,
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And more than her own might be seeking.
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Altho' an inveterate sinner,
She 'd•sip out her part of the pie,
Before it was brought on for dinner.

1. A lady, they called her Miss Mouse,

In a slate-colored dress, like a Quaker,
Once lived in a strong little house,
Of which she herself was the maker.
Beach, shore, strand.

TV111•c, to 111ove hack nnd forth.

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A dame, whom they called Lady Kitty!
But, that she was stationed so nigh,
Miss Mouse often thought it a pity .

4. She then did not like to be scanned,
Or questioned respecting her duty,
When some little theft she had plannedN or watched coming home with her booty.

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6. She held that 'twas folly to ask,
For what her own wits would allow her,
Stationed, placed.

Soberly, not gay and gaudy.

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ill-natured talking. Gad, run about from place to place.
Scanntd,
examined.
Booty, things taken or stolen.
Inveterate, incurable.

Wits, senae, cunning.
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·And making her way through the caik,. ·
Would help herself well to the fi~ur.
7. The candles she scraped to the wicks,

And full of mischievous invention J
Would do many more naughty tricks,
Which I, as her friend, cannot mention.
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And yet, she was so above toiling,
She 'd sooner 3tttack the beef steak,
When the cook had prepared it for broiling.
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Has often most patiently lingered,
To seize her first chance, yet could boast,
- That none ever called her light-fingered.
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10. But mending, or minding herself,
She thought would be quite too much labor,
And so peeped about on the shelf,
To smell out the faults of her neighbor. .
11. For Mouse loved to meditate there
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While Kit would crouch close to waylay her,
Invention, something' new.
Living, food, support.
Toiling,
working hard. Prepared, got ready. Lingered, waited.
Puped,
looked about slyly.
Meditate, to think.
CrO'uch, to keep down
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THE TWO THIEVES.

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And once, in the midst of her fare
Up! bo.u nces Miss Kitty to slay her!
LVI. THE 'l'WO THIEVES.-coNTINUED.

1. But this was as luckless a jump,
As ever Kit made ·with the clatter
Of knife, skimmer, spoon, and a thump
Which she got as she threw down the platter.
2. While Mouse gliding under a dish,
Escaped from the fatal disaster,
Miss Kitty turned off to the fish,
The brea.kf~st elect, for her master.
3. Said she to herself 'tis clear gain,
This rarity fresh from the water,
'Twill save my"white mittens ~- stain,
And me ~rom the trouble of slaughter.
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The plot had most fatally thickened;
Bounces, jumps up quick. Luckless. unfortunate. Clatter, noise.
Gliding, moving quietly. Disaster, misfortune. Elect, chosen.
Rarity, something seldom got. Slaugh~, killing, murder. Racket,
noise. Plot, plan, design.
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And all hope of mercy was lost,
When Jack's coming footstep 'vas quickened.
5. He seized her, and binding her fast,
Declared he would never forgive her,
So Kitty was sentenced, and cast
'\Vith a stone at her neck, in the river!
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6. But Mouse still continued to thieve;
And oft wlten alone in her dwelling,
She'd silently laugh in her sleeve,
At the scene in the tale I've been telling.
7. Till once, by a fatal mishap,
The little unfortunate rover,
Perceived herself fast in a trap,
And felt that her ~ace was now over.
8. She knew she must leave all behind;
And thus \n the midst of her terrors:
As every thing rushed to her mind,
Began her confession of errors.
Sentenced, condemned. Thieve, to steal.
Rover, one who rambles about.

.Mishap, misfortune.

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1. ' You 'll find on the word of a mouse,
Whom hope ·has forever forsaken,
The following things in ,my house,
Which I have unlawfully taken.
2. ' A cork that was steeped in the beer,
Which I nibbled until I. was merrySo_m e ·kernels of corn from the ear,
· The skin and the stone of a cherry;
S. ' Some hempseed I took from the bird,
And found most deliciously tasted,
While safe· under covert I heard
Its owner coroplain tl~at 'twas wasted.
4. ' You '11 find a few cucumber seeds
Which I th.ought, if they could but be hollowed,
vV ould answer to string up for beads,
And so the contents I have swallowed.5. ' A few crumbs of biscuit and cheese,

Which I thought might a long time supply me,
Forsaken, left. Unlawfully, against the Jaw, and the right. Steeped, soaked
Nibbled, eaten daintily.
Covert, a hiding place .
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With luncheons--some rice and split peas,
Which seeined well prepared to keep by me.

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7. ' And as, in a long summer's day,
I'd time beth for reading and spelling,
I gnawed up the whole of a play,
And ca;rried it home to my dwelling.

THE FIRST GRIEF.

1. ' 0 call my brother back to me!
I cannot play alone:
The Summer comes with flower and bee,Where is my brother gone?

6. 'A ·cluster of curls which I stole,
At night from a young lady's toilet, .
And made me a bed of it whole,
As tearing it epen would spoil it.
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2. 'The butterfly is glancing bright
Acro5s the sunbeam's track;
I care not now to chase its flight,0 call my brother back!
3. ' The flowers run wild-the flowers we sowed
Around our garden-tree;
Our vine is drooping with its load,0 call him back to me!'

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8. 'I wish you 'd set fire to my place,
And pray you at once to despatch me,
That none of my enemy's race
In. the form of miss Kitty, may catch me.'

4. 'He would not hear my voice, fair child!
. He may not come to thee:
The .face that once like spring-time sinil'd,
On earth no more thou'lt see.

9. And thus will disgrace follow vice,
Altho' for a while it be hidden,
When children, or kittens, or mice
Will do what they know is forbidden.
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kill. Disgrace, punishment.

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Such unto him was given:
Go, thou mu st play alone, my boy,
Thy brother is in heaven.'
Glancing , moving quickly. Track, path, way.
. Drooping, hanging down. Bn'.ef, short.

Chase, run after.

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6. ' And has h.e l~ft the birds and flowers?
And must I call in vain?
And through the long, long summer hours
Will he not come again?

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7. 'And by the brook, and in the glade,
Are all our wanderings o'er?
0, while my brother with m~ played,.
Would I had loved him more!'

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t. Pigeons feed on grain, and drink a great deal;
they do not sip like other birds, ~ut. take what they ~ant
at a draught. Their shape is elegant and beautiful;
Jn vain, without any use.
to drink a small quantity.

JVtmderings, playing around.

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their bill is straig-ht and slender, and the legs of most
are red.
2. In one set of these birds the tail is long and
shaped like a wedge; in another, it is shorter and even;
their voice is particularly soft and mournful, but very
delightful,-it is called cooing.
3. Their manners are lively and gentle; ·they are'
constant and affectionate to one another, and very fond
of society.
4. Some wild Pigeons build their nests rn holes of
rocks, hollow trees, and old towers. In the Winter they
migrate to 'Warmer countries in large flocks from more
northern and colder ones, and fly to the beechwoods to
feed on the nuts or seeds of the beech; they go back
again in the Spring.
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5. Some persons think the house Pigeon is the sam-0
species as the stock dove of Europe; and it is said the
house Pigeon will sometimes leave the dove cots to fiy
into the woods and become wild again.
6. There was once a Pigeon which belonged to a
gentleman in Cheshire, England, whose daughter played
very well on the harpsichord.
7. Whenever she played one particular song of
Slender, small round ~
Wedge, a body thick at one end, and
sharp at the other. Mournful, sad. Society, company. .Migrate,
remove. Specie.~, kind . Cots, houses.

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Han<ieP&a the Pigeon used to fly down from the dQve
house to the room window, and listen to the mqsi~, ~..d
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appear very much pleased with it. A3 soon as the aong
was finished, it fi.ew away again.
8. A lady had a tame Pigeon that was very mqoh
d~lighted with hearing her play, and hurri~d to the
harpsichord whenever she began; . but if she played a
wrong note, the creature seemed very much displeased,
and if she did it often, it lost all temper and tore her ha.nds.
9. There are above twenty varieties of the common
Pigeons. Of these, the Currier Pigeon is the most
remarkable , and is so called because it is used .to carry
letters from one place to another.
10. The Ct1.rrier is taken from its home to the place
from which the news is to be sent, a little note or. letter
is tied under its wings, and it is then let loose; it immediately rises up into the sky, to a great height, ~PQ th~n
flies directly home.
11. A Carrier Pigeon was once taken from L~mdcni
to St. Edmond's Bury to try how fast it could fly.
12. It was let loose e.xactly as the clock stn.\C.~ "ip~,
and it flew into the house it was taken· from, jui>~ at
half-past eleven e\.clock: so tha\ it had travelled s.ev~nty­
two miles in tw~ hours and a half.
Hurried, went

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~obert

Brown, and Henry Lee, were walk ing
bomefrom school, when on turning the corner of a
streetRobert called out~ •A. fight·~ a fight! let us go·and
see." ·
2 . .No,' said Henry; "'l"et ~S' go· quietly home, and
not rnddle with strife-we. have nothing to do with the
quarrl , and may get into mischief.'
· · 3. You are a coward, and afraid to go,' said Bob;
and ofhe ran.
4. lenry proceeded. straight lro.me;fand iirthe afternoon, ·ent to school' as- uaua:li Bu.t.. Bob had told all
the bo1 that Henry Lee W>a~ ~.c;ow.~ and they laughed
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at hima. great deal.
5. .low Henry had learned~ tffar true courage was
shownnost ill' enduring reproach when it is undeserved,
and tht he ought to be afrai°d of nothing but sin.
6. Kew days· after, ·Robert~ w-as· bathing with some
other shool-fellows, and. got out of his depth. · He
struggld and screamed for' help; but all in vain. The
boys
had called Henry a coward got out of the
water, 'd co.uld 'not assist him. '
7. Ribert was sinking, wh_e n Henry "threw off his
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Meddl, have to do.
Proceeded, went forward.
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THE USE OF BIRDS.

clothes, and springing into the water, by great exttion
brought him to the shore, and thus saved his life. ,
8. Robert Brown and his school-fellows , wen now
ashamed of having called Henry a coward, and cO:fessed that he had more courage than any of them. ~ 1
9 . Little boys should IlfVer be ashamed to do ~ood,
hut always dread the commission of evil.

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an ob our fields and gardens, and are so bold as al- mo to take the cherries out of.our mouths.
~ But then they do us services -in many ways, and
are~ively and pleasant companions when we are sittinJin our shady gardens, or walking in the fields and
wo~s.
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4l They teach us many wise lessons if we are willing
to lbrn th em and they feed us with several kinds of
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.5, The birds of prey, such as the eagle, the carrioncrok and the swallow, which live on flesh, appear to
be ~ss useful and less agreeable than others.
But still their use is very great; their. Maker has
gi n them the most piercing eyes, the quickest sense
of mell, and very strong wings.
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. By means of these, some of them while flying ever
so uickly, or ever so high through the air, can see the
srtlllest fly or insect, and can seize them, and thus they
cl~r the air of·thousands and .thousands of inse cts
wllch would be very hurtful to us.
Others can see or smell any dead carcass, or any
pu~·id thing, when they are so far off as to be quite out of
oul sight; and then they can dart upon it with the great et swiftness and certainty.

THE USE OF DIRDS.

I.

I . Of all li ving creatures , birds, and especi ~ly land

birds, a rc the most beautiful and pleasing to us
2 . It is true, that birds are sometimes troulesomc,
E.artion, labor.

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Clar, to fre e. Putrid, rotten. Dart, to fly quick.

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:9. And .so<they do their part to save us from dlease
and pestilence, and keep the a~r and the earth helthy.
10. Some of the water-birds too, as the stork, 1t up
toadfl , frogs, lizard s, and serpents, which, in place like
Egypt and Holland, where there is much water uld
soon fill and poison the whole country.
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l'l. Other birds follow the plough, ar watch th~ar­
dener as he .is digging, and pick up the grubs an ~ caterpillars which would cat the roots and seeds
the
-cam, :and other vegetables.
12. Though 'these birds are not good to eat, ye, the
flesh of none of them is. poisonous, and the e<Trrs
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~r.e wholesome·; as sailors, and those persons who thel
.in foreign countries well know.
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13. The birds which live on grain and seeds are ry
useful too.
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themselves and their young ones, that they help to 'ep
the ground clear of useless and hurtful plants.
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15. Others carry the seeds of trees and flowers ~nd
fruits from one place to another, and in these ways brds
are our most active and industrious serva~ts, thciigh
a
maoy of them may be very small and weak; and

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vety great help to us in cleaning and dressing the grouhd;
and filling the earth with be_auty and fruitf~lness.
16. You can tell you rselves that the different kinds
of. poultry and game are also valuable and nece~sary to
us; the softest and warmest beds are made ef their down
and feathers.
17. Their eggs and their flesh are the most pleasant
and nourishing food, and many persons find an innocent
and healthy amusement in following them, and catching
them for these necessary uses.
18. Besides all this, some birds are our most faithful
and entertaining companions; they never forsake us, they
love to be near us, whether they stay at home or go
abroad.
19. When we v1s1t the farm-yard, or climb the
mountains, or wander in the fields and woods, the beautiful colors and graceful motions of birds please our eyes,
and from the first breaking of the morning till midnight,
they cheer us with a thousand lively notes and tunes.

LXII.

ON THE LOVE AND FEAR OF GOD.

1. Mama, you tell me that there is a God who made
all things, and who takes care of us by night and by day;
Dre-sling, preparing it.
N<nlrishing, strengthening.

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Breaking, begioni11g.

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that he is a good God, and that I must love and fear
Him.

2. But I do not se.e God.

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I see you and Papa, and
you are good, and take .care of me; but I do not see
God-Mama, have you seen God?
3. No, my dear, I have not seen God, nor can we see
Him, as we see men; but I will tell you how we iee
Him.
4. We see all that God has made-the earth the sea

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the sky, the sun, the moon and stars, with all that
and moves, and grows.
5. All these things seem to be made for us; · for they
are all of use to us, or serve to make us glad.
6. In these things, then, we see how great, how wise,
how good God is. We do not need to see his. form
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since we see God in his works. If we .are sad, it is because we are qad, and make a bad use of the things
God has made, arid which he made to bless us.
7. If we do wr~ng, we cannot have a glad heart.
Then it seems to us that God looks at us, through
these, his works, with a frown.
8. And then it is we dread the wrath of God. We
fear he will not love us, and take care of us, a~~ bless us.
9. But when we have done no wrong, when we have
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Dread, fear. Wr-ath, fear.

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been good and .kind to all ,' at,.all times, hQW gay we feel
when we. look" at the e~rth, the sea, and the 'sky; and the
sight of them seems to make us' ~?!e glad; for we feel
that we have done no ill. .:_
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.the~e / His.works, with a srriil~ ; ' i nd·, the~- i~ is we l~ove
God;and are sure that He 1oves_'- us; for we feel we are
hope for His love.
good, ~nd
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on His great ·name, -and "view His ~reat works with
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we feel of His wrath for our ill deeds; · it 1s a fear which
make·s ·us shun ' what is wrong; an1 . look up . t~ Him to
shield us and keep us in the right way ..
~ isf·. Thus, ~~e·n : thougli~y6u d_~ n~t;.:see th_e· fc~rm of
God<as you· see-me, you ,see as much as is good for -Y,OU
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need not fear but th~t. Gpd···wilnov·e~ a~d bless you, both
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1. Ah! thou fost unwary thing,
Fluttering with a tortured wing,
Wi.th ~hY ~ittle, little feet,
Scorched amid surrounding heat;
Po'O~, unhappy, suffering. fly, :
Wh~t ·8:. painful death .to die! _
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'Twixt the tunnel and the shad e
In the fiery prison lost .
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THE FLY IN T.HE .65TJ?.AL LAMP.

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Thot; poor thing! hast met thy fate _!
Unwary , hasty or imprudent.
Tortured, pained, or in agony.
Strayed, wan<l ored. Glare, bright light. .IJ.llurc, to entice. Striu,
try. E1cape, to get out. Fate, death.

Motion ceases, life .has fled,
Dro.pping on the table dead1,
Now I see thee, silly fly,. What a foolish death to. die!
5. 'Yes, my child, in car~I~ss play,
Thus his life. is thrown.
For a thing that pleased the eye,
He rushed onward but to die.
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NATURAJJ PIETY.

1. . A little boy in thoughtful mood,
: Alone, a woodland path pursued,
Beneath the evening's tranquil slry,
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•· · 1 He !!e.~t, h~~ekto ~ dxive; 'them out of the. gai:den of -,·
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pra,mjs~d,;. if"We;~o }d tr:y ·to. be good, nn,d·l~~e him, ahd,
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the littl~ iii-1~ .all"at'. <>nice~:·, ' ~: : 1 ! . 1 " • .i :.~
1~. ' ~~1f te:t~ ~y.. •.JeaJ:". 'children/ continued th'eir
sia,te11~· ':'you.-co~~tantly commit the.· same kind · of':~in.
Hqw: ofte-~'<lo jroti~ dlsob~y. the 'desires ·of ~ur par..ents
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..,-Dr~yo.u =~n.e1ther had Adam and ~ve but. to do · as they .
.~ere c.o mmanded; and they ,Iost~ t.~e.-happiness they en:oyec;l . in Paradise, because they , were disobedient.
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you had ·been them:- b.ut reftect·. a moment, and you will
!~... see that you do really commit the same kind of fault that
' !?·~)t?ey did, every day; and ,ca:n you suppose that God will
.~~~~t:p~nish you,. if yQu conJi~~~;~ocdisobey him? I, hope
·1•·Y.0'!1 will try to remember this,. ~hene·v.er you feel dispo~ed
~>.~o •do otherwise than yoq ha ye' been .,d esired.,: ••~
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L. , pleased with what their sister had told them. .
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1 • ·:j'~:play; but do .not forget that you are as much called upon
. 1~·- ·•• by God to be obedient, as Adam ·and Eve were, and
·?i;-t~en you will always feel ha pp}'; because God will love
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