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NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS.

'Tis not alone to please the eye,
Nor yet the fancy to engage,
That all these varied arts we try
Upon the Primer's pictured page:
\\Te seek, through nature and through art,
To reach the mind, and win the h~ar~'.

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PREFACE.

Attention! youth and children all,
The author takes his chair,
Resolved, for scholars great and smaII,
A PRnIER to prepare.

Ile surely is a learned chap,
He shows it in his looks,
H is slippers, study-gown, and cap,
H is table, and his books.
Our New Pictorial must claim,
A first-rate book to be ;
And surely none will doubt the same,
- ~hen they the author sec.

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TnE objects to be aimed at in a Primer, aro
simplicity and attractiveness. It is ne cessary,
not only to catch the eye, and en g age the mind,
of the learner, but to win him, by natural and
easy steps, toward the mysteries of la n guage.
In this Primer, an effort has b ee n m ade
contribute something toward the ac compli shm ent
of these objects. From the Alph abet, it proceeds to the simplest of the syllabic com binations, by which alone the power of the letters
can be learned. To avoid the unmeanin g , and
consequently weari some, repetiti on of ab , eh, ib,
&c., those syllables only are SQlectcJ, havi ng two
letters, which can be imm etliately fo rm ed in to
real words . These are follow ed by famil iar
word s of three letters, on th e same p r in ciple.
In the lesson on page 17, a simp le sent ence is
given, whi ch contains all the lett e rs of th e Alphabet. The words are arranged and repeated
in a variety of ways. Let the chilcl be required
to select the letters from this lesson, and arrange
them in th e ir alphab etic order.
Then follow illu stratccl exercises in the m ost
familiar wor<ls, whi ch must h e u secl as spell in glessons. The reading-l essons, whi ch make up the
residue of the book, also furni sh additional exercises in spelling, wliich should neve r .be neglected, as there can be no corre ct .reading, which i
not found ed upon a perfoct knowled~e of. the
proper arrangement of the letters.
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THE ALPHABET.

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h · is n ot so necessary that children should
l earn the Alphabet in r egula r on1cr, as th at th e y
shou1J know every letter as soon as tlicy sec it.

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ters in several different ways, so that the ~· oung
learner may the more readily becom e familiar , '· '
with them, in whatever connexion they may
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LES S ON IV.

ab-ha
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ba-by
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eh
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LE SSON Ir.

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to
dar
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LESSON

de
di
di
do
du

fy
al
et
zy
ty

on
dy
vy
er
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eh-on
ed-dy
en-vy
ev-er
ex-it

LESSON V.

fa
fi
fo
fu
ga

bo-ny
C a-t o
ce-da r
c1-on
Cu-ba
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ble
do
co
el
la

fa-ble
Fi-do
fo-co
f u-cl
gn__-la

LESSON VI.

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de-fy
di-al
di-et
do-zy
du-ty

ha
he
ho
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ant
lo
ro
ly
to

gi-ant.
ha-lo
he-ro
ho-ly
in-to

H o-ly B i-blc, I in thee,
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In

ly
go
el
ry
ty

in-ly
Ja-go
Jo-cl
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JU-ry
Ka-ty

L E SSON X.

mi no
on ly
ot to
ox en
pa ly

LESSON VIII.

dy
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VI
on
co
cy

la-dy
Le-vi
Ii-on
lo-co
Lu-cy

pe
.
pl
po
pu
qui

LESSON IX.

ma ry
on
mi ra
na vy
ro

Ma-ry
Me-on
l\Ii-ra
na-vy
Ne-ro

LESSON

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ru
ca
et
ny
et

P -e-ru
p i-ca
po-ct
p u-ny
q ui-ct

LESSON

ra
re
n
ro
ru

l\'.'l i-no
on-Iy
ot-to
ox-en
pa-ly

cy

xrr.

ra-cy
al
re-al
ot
ri-o t
sy
ro-sy
Ill
ru-1n
Ne-ro loved a re-al ri-ot ;
Mi-no, keep the Ii-on qui-et.

LESSONS IN SYLLABLES.
LESSON !tVIII.

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LESSON

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fu
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blc
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LESSON XIV,

sa-go
so-fa
su-ct
tu-Llc
ti-dy

ug
un
up
va
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do
on
ry
to

ug-ly
un-do
up-on
va-ry
ve-to

fan
fin
gag
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had
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LEl'ISON XV.

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ace
add
bat
bit

ant

all
bar
box
can

LESSON XVII.

ape
art
bed
but
car

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dun
don'
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cod
den
don
elk
eve

fen
fun
get
gun
hot
inn
job
kit

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pig
quell
rat
rod
sad
sod
tan
top

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far
fox
gap
got
hit
ill
jet
key

L ES SON XX.

cut
din

le()"
lad
0
lip
lot
man n1cn
mop n1ud
nag nap
nit
not
od<l ode
pan pay

pot
qu ite
rc<l
ru n
set
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sum shy
ten tip
tub try

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let
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mix
may
net
nut
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pet

urn
van
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Wln
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zest

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us
vex

use
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wag w et
won w hy
sex fi x
ox
Lox
yet

zi nk

Ilird.

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Jug.

Cage.

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cow.

jewel.

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l~ Ic ph ant.

Fiddler.

l\'Ionkcy.

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egg.

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Yoke.

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sun.

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If the Ja-zy boy does not jump
vcr-y quick, the fox will catch tlie

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lazy boy did not jump quick,
The fox ran very fast ;
Tho goose tried hard to reach the lake,
But she was caught at last.
There goes tho fox along the track,
The poor goose riding on his back.

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The hens and "i11e chick-ens
Arc bu-sy all day,
In scratch-ing an<l pick-ing
'Vhat-cv-er they may.

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But, when J anc, with her bas-ket,
Comes out to the yard,
They know, in a mo-mcnt,
Their meal is pre-pared.

Three Cats.

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See how, from all quar-tcrs,
They ca-ger-ly come,
Say-ing, "Cluck, cluck," or thank you,
For ev-er-y crum_b.
hen

Fonr Rats.

day
may

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Jane
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kno w

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Come, boys an<l girls, come one and all,
'Vi tlt hoop and lfit c, with ba:t nmJ baJI,
'Vith stilt an<l wagon, bow and swing,
Come, run, or ride, or jump, or sing.
Com e, siste r,
take a ri-le,
Down to the
river's side.

Bow

Sure never on the vi1.h e grccu, ,..
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B ut <lo not run,
One little fall,
l\Tight spoil you r fun.

Boys
and
Boats.

Swing, swing,
To :incl fro ;
Up a n<l d0\v11,

Shoot the arrow,
Let it fly,
Hit the target
In the eye.

flag is up,
The sail is set ;
Ile careful, boys,
Do not

So \V C go.
The tree is strong,
So is tlw rope;
Swing, S\Ying,
Never stop.

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ball
bat
bout
bow ·
cart
d rurn
fife

fl a .-,()"'
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LESSON

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a r-row
hat-tle-cloor
drurn -stick
sail
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s1¢cl ... ' . "'i-fft ag-staff
skates · .; grace-hoop
stilts _, rat-tie
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O"'y
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wao--on
sword
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kite
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Jump,
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' Draw,
B low,
Chase,
Spoil,

run, ride, swmg,
skip, dance, smg,
shoot, fly, beat,
spin, mount, hit,
catch, rise, set,
fun, fo.ll, wet.

P lay licl ps work an<l study too,
But play alone will never Jo.

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The corn grows wen:· bc-ca nsc
James and C hades arc so hu-sy
with their hoes, that the weed::; can
not spring up.
Lit-tle E<l-ward has al-so a hoc.
1-Ie likes to help his broth-e rs .
Ilut sec, he has left t he g ate
o-pcn, an<l two hun-gry hogs are
try-ing to get in .
Ed-watd has thrown down his
to drive them out.
·woul<l be fun-ny, if he shoul d
shut them in, in...stead of put-tin g
them out.
Tl:i c dog has come to help him,
and the hogs will go back.

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corn
hoe

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And Brother Ben a Il,
And Cousin Charles, and Clara Clay,
Have each a double C.
There's T in Top, and D in Drum,
And l{ in Kite and l{nife ;
There is H in I-loop, and P m Plum,
An<l F in Fig and Fife.

There's F in Fun and Frolic too,
And Il in every Ride ;
There's G in Grape, and Y m Y 011,
And S and L in Slide.

Nay, think a moment, Tomn'ly dear,
And you will plainly sec
That all thQ .things we value here,
Owe muc11 t.Q A B C .
The A is always in your head,
Y ~· heart, yonr Arm, your hand;
And how, 'vithout a B, were made
Iloot., Button, Ilelt, or Iland?
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"'\Vithout th~~ 't::, you could not make
Ice-C rc~a·rn, or Crystal Candy;

Then, Tommy, never more complain,
Of little A B C,
o'er agam
The whole, from A to Z.

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Time is precious.
Lost time is never found again.
Remember that time is money.

"Oh! I'm afrai<l of Pony Jack,
lie trembles so all over his back,
Ile 'Il shake me off- I \vish I knew,
If riding feels just so to you."
"Yes, always
';y c try, and
Until, at last,
As easy as a

hold
kind
ride

feel

at the first - but then
try, and try again,
we fin<l the saddle,
chair, or cradle."

back
wish
just
try

first
shake
near

last
chair
tlicn

foar
tremble again
find

Herc is a good Co\v. Hovv kind
she is, and how qui-et-ly she stands
to be rnilk-ed. The milk she gives
is ver-y sweet. It is the best food
for chil-dren.
Farm-er Da-vis
has three fine
cows, be-side this
one with a cal£
IIis man, Jo-nas,
goes. out to the
yard to n1ilk them.
Ed-win Da-vis likes to go with him.
He sits up-on the wall, and talks all
the tin1e, as fast as he can.

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THE SQUIRREL.

How ma-ny pret-ty, play-ful an-1mals there are in the world !

W elcomc, yellow buttercups;
\V clcomc, daisies white;
Ye arc, to my spirit,
Beautiful and bright;
Coming ere the spring-time,
Of sunny hours to tell,
Speaking to our hearts of IIim
'Vho doeth all things well.

Sec these Squir-rels in the tree.
They look ver-y grave and so-ber;
but they are ver-y fond of play.
They arc eat-in g their din-ncr
One of them has not fin-ish'rhe oth-er seems to be
wait-ing for him.
Boys, may learn a les-son from
these squir-rels, to be qui-et and order-ly, while eat-ing .
The gray S<]uir-rel has a beau-tiful l>ush-y tail, w liich he rais--cs o-ver
his hack, when he sits <lown.

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No, no, goo<l Tray - I told you how, · ~
And }OU must speak it better now.
Say B ,.r
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" Bow-,,·o\\· !''no naughty Tra)·
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not bou:, and I 'must~ say,
You do not try to learn to-day .

.:\ h I " ·hat a ~tupid life you lead!

Yon lia Yc a kno\\'i 11g look, indeed,
rrllCll \Y hy not learn, like me, to read.
llight glad nm I, <ind thankful too,

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that seems to be
an-gry. I-le is
hark.:ing, as if
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.""/j Yoice ,.,,. c,;~lcl frigI1t-en cv-er-y
.: 2: \ from con1-mg n ea r him.
r 0t • Thi:'3. fine lit-tlc fol-low ~.PJf~~
~s looJ...-m g carn-cst-lj~, as
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Jf lie heard us corn-mo-. ~~~
'Vhat a pit-y that his t~il ~',
has been cut off.
l-Ic
\\-ou Id look rn uch hct-tcr, wi th 11is
long h_m.d1-y. ta~l curl-i ng o-vcr his
back, Id~ e tlus lit-tlc Ro-ver, as Jane
calls him .
Ro-ve r likes I
to sit in Jane 's j
lap. Ile is Larking at •the cat
now, be-cause
she js sit-tin rr
with Jane. Ro~ _
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f \\·itl1 Jane, and nms af-tcr the birds.

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the doff can some- ~~"'"
times he. llc rc is '.;
an an-gry b111l rtrn- \~·
ninrr at'...tcr Jarnf' :-:. ,.
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If lie catcl1-cs lti1n, li e " ·i!l toss l1i rn
on bis liorns, and linrt liiin. James
runs as fast as he can. I-le 11as lost
l1is hat by the way, and drop-pea
his bas-ket. But Car-lo will bite
the bull, and 1nake hirn turn the
oth-er way.
1-Iere is Fi-do, chasin 0cr a piO'.
The 11i0'
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push-cd o-pen the
gate, and went
to t he gar-den.
would have done a
g reat · deal of harm ,
if Fi~do had not been there. Ilut
the fuith-ful dog ran at him, and bit
his ear. He will not leave him t ill
ue is out of the gar-den , and the n
he will watch at the gate, till some
one comes to shut it, that the pig
rnay not get in a-gain.
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rf lie H orse is a no-ble an-i-mal.
H e is st rong, swift, kind , and usc-ful
to n1an. W e can ride on his back
with a sa<l-dle, or he will draw us in
a car-riagc, or in a wag-on. John
is ri-ding now, while his broth-er is
lcad-ing t he h orse, so that he n1ay not
g o t oo fast, a nd n1ake hin1 fall off.
Herc is a lit-tle
colt stand-ing by
·~~ its rnoth-er, :,u11-dcr
-~~ the great trc'C~. He
.~-.:-~! is a prct-ty lit-tlc
colt, and loves to
~~:-;;- , .~ play in the field,
\vh cn his m ot h-er is n ear. He will
soon be a horse, an d able to g i vc us
a ride. The colt ca n run ver-y fa::;t.

Drive on, my brave boy,
And lay on the whip;
I wish you much joy
In your afternoon trip.
There is one thing you gain
'Vith your hobby-horse gayThough you give him the r ein,
I-le will not run away.

As you do all your riding
In one little room,
You may travel all summer,
Y ct never leave home.
are as honey-comb,

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Tl1e Carn -el is an o<l<l look-in,z
an-i-:mal, with ~Teat humps on his
~t(',, . ~Jack. Ilut lie is v?:-y usc-fi.11.
I1 ~ is of-ten spo-ken of u1 the H1-blr..
I --~ I-Io i~ foun.d in those p~rts of th ,
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· -:- ~ with-out dnnk-mg. God mndc the
· cam-cl, an<l pre-pared hi1n for just
such pla-ces as these.
'Vhen he comes to a \Yell, or a
brook, he can drink e-nough to ln. t
~ l1im a week or more. Ile has with~ in his storn-ach , a num-ber of acks,
or bag:--, which he fills with wa-ter;
These · sup-ply him till he can g t
1\1<""® more.
In the pic-turc, tlicro i n
large con1-pa-ny of men and cnrn- 1. .
They lrnvc ji~st cross-c<l ~he <lcs-crt,
arn1 are corn-mg near a c1t-y.

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There are some an-i-mals that are
lar-ger than the L i-on . But there
' are none of them so strong and ter- ,
ri-ble as he.
The Ii-on docs not live in A -meri-ca, or in Eu-rope. I-le is found
on-ly in tho hot-test parts of tlie
world , in A -sia and in Af-ri-ca.
Ile has a large head, antl a ver-y
full sl1ag-gy mane. I-Iis tail is long,
with a tuft of flow-ing hair at the
end .
"'Vhen the Ii-on roars, who will \
not fear r' llis voice is deep and
harsh ; an<l rncn an<l a n-i-mals tremble when they hear it. 1-Ic is called the king of beasts, not be-cause
" ~ he rule~ o-vcr them , b ut be-cause he
~_j_ is the st ro ng-est of them all.

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Jingle, jingle, go the bells,
A right good time have we,
Over the valleys, and over the hills,
Dear grandmamma to sec~

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"See what a loner nose the El-c0
pl1ant l rns."
"'That is not a nose. It is culled a trunk, and he u-ses it as an arm."
"OJi ! that is more fun -n y stillnn arm on the end of his nose! But
it has no fin-g ers."
" True, he has no fin-g ers. Y ct
he can use it, as well as you can u~c
y our Irnnd .
' Vh en Jo hn H unt went to sec tl1c
El-c-phant, he had a bas-kct of fruit
on his arm . The EI-e-phant stretch.cd out hi s long trunk, took the largest ap-plc John had, and put it int o h is mou th.
" I mu st have a ride, to pay for the
ap-plc," sai d John. Then the keepe r rnad e a sig n to the El-e-phant, who
vv·omH.1 liis trunk a-rou nd .John , 1ift-cd
hi111 up, and_put him on his back.

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The day is bright, and U\Yay \Ye go,
As swift as swift can be,
Over the smoothly-trodden snow,
Dear grandmamma to .sec.
And look! do look ! for there she stands,
Aunt .lVfary by her side,
To welcome us, 'vith out-stretched hand~,
After our pleasant ride.
And there is George, and Carlo too,
For they heard the tell-talc bells,
As over the shining road we flew,
And down the slippery hills.

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Ali ! here is a sad frol-ic. Un-cle
John came alonff
with his wa<r-on
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He just step-peel in-to the house,
to I~gl1t bis pipe, when Charles jurnpe<l in-t o the wag-on, All his brothers and sis-tcrs soon fol-low-ed.
Charles took up the reinfl, and
a-way ran the hor-seF:, not alon<r
the
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smoo th road, but o-ver the rouo-h
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ground, . w h ere there was dan-o-er
of
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up-set-trng ev-e-ry mo-rnent.
The cliil-clrcn were sa<l-ly frig·htc n-c d. Fir::::t one foll out, an<l then
an -oth-cr, and at last the wag-on upse t a l-so, and \Yas hro-kcn in pic-ces.
Son1_e ~f the cl1i l~dre n were vcr-y
bad-ly in-Jur-ed. One of the hor-ses
had his leg brok-cn. These children will nev-e r for-get, that they
rn ust not n1cd-<lle with hor-scs.

heard our fathers say 'twas right,
For armed bands with guns to fight,
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\ Full lonO'
cnouah
we've learned "obey," '
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'Tis time we boys should have our way,
And so, "hurrah for Texas !"
l\1iss J cnny, with your spinning-wheel,
Clear out, or we shall make you feel,
'Vhat soldier-boys- can do ;
'Ve 'll shoot you, and we '11 lay a tax
Upon your spindle and your flax,
An<l make you prisoner too.
Now r.uh-a-duh ! for General Joe,
Ancl Captain l\Iary, as you know,
Arc brave as brave can be;
And Charley, with his flag is here,
And I-Icro, bringing up the rear,

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Frank Shaw and Su-san Gard-ner
lived Ycr-y near each oth-er. They
play-c<l to-geth-er in the gar-den, or
on the sha-<ly green .
lVIr. Sha w had some ver-y
peach-es in his gai·-den . Frank aske<l bis moth-er to let him car-ry some
in a lit-tle bas-ket, to his friend Susan. His moth-er con-sent-ed ; and
Frank went sing-ing a-long, as happy as he could be.
As so0n as he had turn-ed the corner, he met Su-san, with a bas-ket
~ - of ro-sy red plums for him . They
~--were ver-y hap-py to meet.

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Tliey did not know which way
to go- wheth-er Frank should .[!_·o
ho1ne with Su-san, or Su-san with
Frank; so they sat down un-der a
sha-<ly tree,-and ate the nice fruit, till
it was time to go borne.
'1Vhile they were
...,1:11.~"'RI eat-i ng, they saw
a: poor chi Id going by, with-ou t
a-ny stock-ings or
shoes on her feet .
==---_.:.___, They call-eel her,
and gave her a part of ~heir fruit.
'fhe poor child was made vcr-y
hap-py by this act of kind - ncs~ .
Frauk and Su-san were al-so much
hap-pi-er, while shar-in g their pleasure with an-oth-cr, tlian if thev had
kept all their fruit to theni-;clves.
Cl1il-<lrcn should be kind to the poor.
Be you to others kind and true,
As you '<l have others be to you;
And never say or do to men,
\Yhatc,er you would not take agam.

THE l\I 0 N KEY AND CA T.

Jocko an<l Puss -so runs the tale As through the woods they coasted,
Found nuts in plenty for a meal,
If they were only roasted.
Says Jocko - " I 'vill make a fire,
Puss, you shall bring some sticks,
And a nicer feast none need desire,
Than you and I can fix."
The nuts were roasted well-and now,
The cooks were both in doubt,
Sore pnzzled from the embers how
To get their dinner out.
"Lend me your paw," said Jock to Puss,
Then seized it, as you see,
Replying, when she made a fuss,
" Why, sure, it <lon't burn me."

TH. Y.

I-Iere's a lesson all should heed Try, try, try again.
If at first you don't succeed,
Try, try, try again.
L~t your courage well appear; •
If you only persevere,
You will conquer - never fear Try, try, try again.
Twice or thrice though you should fail,
Try, try, try again.
If at last you would'- prevail,
Try, try, try again.
When you strive, there's no disgrace,
Though you fail to win the race,
Bravely, then, in such a case,
Try, try, try again.
Let the thing be e'er so hard,
Try, try, try again.
Time will bring a sure reward,
Try, try, try again.
That which other people do,
'Vhy, with patience, may not y p; 1
Why, witlt patience, may not y · t ?
Try, try, try again.

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no motion of ib own there is meaning in its tone."
Tick-a-tick, tick-a-tick!

Charles held the watch close to his ear,
Saying - " \Vhat is it that I hear 1"
Tick-a-tick, tick-a-tick!
"What is it .withi n the simple thing,
Keeps up this constant whispering 1"
Tick-a-tick, tid~-a-tick !
" H as it a heart and sou], like me,
And can it think, and hear, an<l see 1"
Tick-a-tick, tick-a-tick!
"That thus, wit hout a pause, or stay,
its ge ntle pulses say,"
Tick-a-tick, tick-a-tick!
ever with precision goes,"
Tick-a-tick, tick-a-tick!

tells us how the swift hours ·go,
I And' every time it whispers so,"
Tick-a-tick, tick-a-tick!
': It seems to say - They fly! they fly!
The golden hours arc passing by."
Tick-a-tick, tick-a-ti ck!
" E ach pulse of ours, and every chime,
Notes the unceasing flow of time."
Tick-a-tick, tick-a-ti ck!
"Our minutes pass, our days roll on,
Just as the watch te11s, one by one,
Tick-a-tick, tick-a-tick.''

" I wish the clock would stop a
lit-tic w hile," said la-zy J em. " I
must get my les-son be-fore I go to
school."
" Be-gin ear-ly, and work stcnd-il y," re-pli-ed his n1oth-er, " and you ~ ~
will al-w ays have time e-nouglt for ~f j
all that

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TO PARENTS AND TEACttE.RS.
Eqtwlly inl ereNling amd imporlmd to both.
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PRAYER.

Father, though thou art in heaven,
So great, so goo<l, so high,
Thou w·ilt 11ot turn aw::iy thine car,
From such a chil<l as I.
0 hear my humble morning prayer,
Ile with me all this day,
l\.ecp me from sorrow an<l from sm,
And teach me how to pray.
CH I LD'S EVENING PRAYER.

Lord, this day thy hand has le<l me,
An<l I thank thee for thy care,
Thou hast clothed me, warmed me, fed me,
Listen to my evening prayer,
Let my sins be all forgiven,
Bless the friends I love so well,
Take me, when I <lie, to heaven,
Ilappy there with thee to dwell.

PRIMARY LESSONS IN

P HYSI Ct L0 GY,
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FOR

CHILDREN.

BY MRS. JANE

TAYLOR.

ILLUSTRATED BY SEVERAL USEFUL EN GHAYfNGS .

Puvsrnr.oGY may seem a hard word for the title of a child's book.
a nd the subjec t it presents may, on that account, appear difficult or
comrreh ension to the youn~. But this is only because it is new, or
uncommon. The suhject is not often presented to the young; an d,.
tlierelGt"e, the word used to desig-nate it is not familiar to their ears.
Physiology is not, in r eal it y, a harder word than Geograph y. Th ey
are both Greek in th e ir ori gin, anJ the meaning an d use of the one
are just :is easily lParned as the other. Geography is a desc ription
of the eart h. Phy.~iolof!y is a d e~c ripti o n of 11afare, and is con fin rd
to such thinzs as have life. as man, animals, and vegetables .. The;:e
three departments are severally ca.Jled hu,,uui, animal, and vegetable

physi o lo~y.

The litll e work, whose title is ~iven above, is devoted to hu m an
physiology, and expla in s, in an intelli gible and interesting o::rnn er,
the strnct nre of th e h11111an frame, the form and uses of i t~ seve ral
parts, tl1e means to be employed for th eir preservation and perft·c l1on, and the sources from whi ch dan ger is to be apprehend n !. . It
con ta in s many useful hints about clothing, diet, exerci se, health,
&c.; anJ, if faithfully studied and observed by those fo r whose
benefit it was prepared, it would ward off many a fit of ~i c knes s ,
sn ve many a doctor's bill, and lengthen out many a life, to say noth ing of th e fair developm ent of the form, th e irn provem eut ttf' t he
co111plcxion, lhe pre;:crvat.ion or the teeth, &c., &c.; all or which
snffor inca lcula bly, from the simple fact, tl1at neit her part>nt.s nor
child ren under~tnn!I a word of physiology, but leave all that r e lat e~
to health lo the cure o r chi.:1ncc a nd the doctors.
A careful study of this little work will ope n the eyes of childre n
to the wonders or our phy~ical frame, wl"1ich , as th e ps almi~t beau tifully says," is fearfully a nd wonderfully made," and to th e wi sdom and benevol ence of the Creator, in the adaptation of th e pa rts
t.o th e ir ends, and will lead parents, instead of fe elin g surp rised th at
care lt:ssn ess, neglect, expos11re, and indulgence, produce so many
pains and diseases, to exclaim, with Watts" Stran ge that a harp of thousand strings,
Should k ee p in lune so long !"

11? Published by GEORGE F. COOLEDGE & BROTHER,
New Yo rk, and for sa le by the principal booksellers throughout th e
United States.

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NEW COMMON SCHOOL DICTIONARY.
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Nul\T HAMPT OI', MA SS., .la1ow ru '.!4. 18 1G.

rl.H LI SHEn ,
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SEQlJEL
TO

WEBSTER'S ELEMENTARY SPELLING BOOK;
Olt,

A SPELLER AND DEFINEii
Contaiuin £;" n ~0ler: tion of ahont H!.000 of th e mos t ll sef11l words iu th e
EngliHli la 11gnng <>. wi tli th ei r (kl iu i t ion~ . i11tenlled lo l>e
used aH u ~pelling Uook n11d a Di c tiouary.

BY WILLIAM 0. \V P:IlSTf<:R,
60N Ot' THE LA'TJ.: l'OAH WEIJ STE H, LLD.

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Tb e followin g ore n few of the mnny fa,·ol'alile notices which tlle above
boo k l1a~ rece iv e d ~ iuce ite publi c ation :A NEW S c 11 n nr. Jl <><>K.- \Yh ile the con 11try is nlm o~ t inunonte d with

!J C\\' "'·orl'""· , Jt ·.-.i l.! 11t•d fo r 1l1 c u~e of f'lC 1iool~ . of' g" re uh!r or JcHs pr~tc n ~ ioul"I
tn rn•·rit . it i·" 11 o l u l wayR upo n c x a n1i1u1tiun. th at tho1-1c abn-u t vvl1ic·1i die
11 Hh t is t-1aid. nn.! n111r-1t \ vo r l\1y of att c ution a11d µ a tro ua ~e .
V\'"e l1av e be ·
1t, n· 111.1 rt nt'''' " ·orh. , 'vl1i1·h . u po n n carf·ful pc ru!-'a1, lrnti o ur n11 <.p1t1liflcd

Tt i• a" :-:p1·lll'r and Det iner." I t co nt ain~ a c hoi ce ~elc1· ti n11
ol'ah111 fl 1~000 1) ft hc m os t 11~c fnl a 11d con1mon \v<irdH in th e l n n g 11a .~C. 'A 1 itl 1
u lt1 •y t11 tl w ir propt.:t· prn1111n cia cion , n11d u br ie f tJt•ti11itinn to eac h \ v oi-d. Jt
"' "~· he 11"·d with ~rr:a t advan tage both a• a "J1elli11g b11o k nnd di ctio 11ary

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J f tl1i8 w o rh "hal l au11i 11 lite su cct:>'B lo whi c h itH rn e rilH c 11t itl e it, it will
011tli" " a 1111 d titud e of eph e meral publications. a s tbe sp c lli11 g book. wliich
it i• d1." i~ 1 1c d to accon1pany, lms alrea dy d one.
Fur tl 1e yo 11n g e r clu"s of learne rs. it h as the advantage o f s aving th e
1·x l' e l• "" .,fa dictionary, and th e lubor of ncquir i n~ the sound and <lcfi11itio:i
o f a ln n' H of w o rd ~ or no preRt'nt practical lltility. Tito compiler i• FOO
of tl1e lu1 e Noa li \ \'eb"kr. t.o whom lite country is so large lv indebled for
lti ~ l uuor~ i.J.1 i1nproving tbc F:ngliHh lnn gunge.-Jm11es/.own J ,111r11al.
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N~: w !·IAv~: N, Nov1•11tll{'r 2·1. 18 45.
:=: rn: Thaw! ('Xnminc 1l your ":::ipe lle r n .. d Ddi1 ... r, " u11d u"~ure
wi1h p l• '" " u"'" th 11t I thi .. k it 1111 r.rcellen l a nd 1110.• / 11 s.f11/ 1-r.11001 hook .

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M y o p i11i,, r1 11 11 "4 t•vt• r lw1·n, 1lint ll1 c plu n nf l'lellin~ yn urH:- ,..t'linlu.1fol to lt~a r11
}lt'art tl 11 ! 1liot1!"!arnli-1 of d t·lin it iu 11H co11t u i11 c d in tl1 e dic·ti o uur_v. 1·1n1)0.<.:.e ...
1111 '1/J~f}/ fli l r~( l11 r/ ,,.,,;,."is ,-,..-wo rdnl h!J ll O t'q_uicoh- n!. lu-!. 11r.Jil.
Y tlll llilVC
s 1ttT <' s• f11 ll y n ·d11cc d this l ·diou s luh o r, tllld the youn g will lie ind e bte1l lo
y uu li 1r "" 1·11-ie r t n,,k. 011.J g rea te r i ni provclllen l. Th e boo k J ese rveH
g c 11 cru l uilopt iun i11 ou r "''hoo lH. n11<l will no doubt rece ive it.
J. E. LOVELL.
I 11n1, very rcsp c t:tfu lly, yours,

hy

\ V. G . W 1:usT£Il, J£ sq.
At.HA l'> Y, Nm:em l..cr 15. l tl 45.
to inform you that your \Jnok (V, . t.:!J,,tcr·"
n <l eci<lcd ly fovorn J. le iniprc•,,io n on tllf'
te a f' lt c r• of tl11.' Normal School. Jt will Le use d forthwiLh, a11J 1 tru ~ t ex(H'ri1:nce wi ll co11firm ou r fuvorahle opi nion.
Fur my ,,e lf, l "" Y frankly, that I thi nk ~o well of the book, th ut l shall,
iu C\·cry po ... ~ it; J ~ u1nnncr. rcr:o n1mco<l its iutrod11 c tiu n.
Trnly und re Hpec tfu lly y ou rs,
l'ltANCIS D\VIGHT.
Me•sri<. G ~: u . F . Coor.I::OG J:: & BHO.
0 1·: KTL F. ~rr: N: T nm now nble
8pl·l l 1~r a 111 l l li•f111 e r) h as made

A N O D E FINER Il l·: C U i\L\IENDA l'IOl\S .

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it over with much i11te rest. It seems to m e to be j 11s t suc h a work as w a'
!.!really n eed ed in our primal'y schoo ls. It is hardly tJxtravag :int to snv.
tl>al t he great bn s in es• of sc hoo l e ducation i• lo nc q u ii-e a knowled g e cir
wonl s and of tli e ir accurate and pre ci se ~ign ili ca ti o n; for , he wl10 k 110W8
al l the words in his u a ti ve Jan guage . .11.n d un<lcrs tund s 1lie prcci • e 111eanin,:;
of e ach word, ha• al cwnn1a11d ull t.h e knowledge o f which bi~ la11 gunge i"
the veh ic le; a11d I rcl{ard it as n wi ~e educa ti o nal meas ure to begin, at
the ea rli e ;l practi c abl e pe riod in th e proce!ls of e du c~ tio11 , to mak e c lti ldre n
a1·qnai11l1·d with th e e xa c t me aning or the w o rd s w fir.". h they learn to ~pe l l.
\ V-he11 I remember l1 ow ofte n l •p e ll e d ove r the 1011g column• of word.in the >'pti:!i n ~· b oo k ol' my c hildhood a111! youth. not 011c fo~rth part of
kn~~l.i e mc ani11~ ?f. and co 11s id e r. what an im
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tage
ve bee 11 tn m e. d I had bl·e n tra111 e d a• tlwr ,._ :i(> fl . . ·111{!
'lllll,f! t h o ~e w o rds. l ca n not l>ul rejo ice f,
' ... . a ke,
· of the c ause ol' e dGcation . thn11k you iiJr the c xc ellc 11 t se r.
av e do11 e that c an se. A11d my rejo icing i ~ c 1il 1u111.:ed h,: tl1 e
ltope a1al be lie f tl1:n tl 1i~ littl e work. bt'ari11g tl1 e ve ne rated 11a11 1e of\\,· Ell ·
:n EH , will l.e 011iv er,ally rece iv e d into th e schools of our w id e- ~p re ad
co untry. Fur. I r ~g ard th a t nrn11 as t.: uiiu e ntiy a be 11efoctor to my bel(H·ed
co11111ry, who. by 111s trn e a11d a c lrnowl e .J b'e d exce!l e 11 c c ns a lab o re r i11 the
Cllll He or ednca ti Oll , "hall se 110 ti1 e o3111 e eJe me ut ary Spelling liuuk i11 lO ev.
ery pri111ary i;chool in th e U11i11n ; th ere by 111 a ki11 c: us a pe•1pl c c1f oue
to11;.;ue, and al11Jnst, by II Cl'e:-isa ry co 11 sc qu e n ce, a pe n p ie of 011e l1 ea rt.
l'rcem iu e 11tly has your l1 011ure d fathe r been a t.l e ,i;i 11 g to l1 is cou11 t l' v in
this rr'" (J ec l; a ud rnay I not l1 o pe that hi s mantl e h a~ fallen npo ri l1 is ~0 11.
1111d t ha t yu•t wil l 110Lly '""lain u11d p c rpc tu ntt' tl1 e hnuo rs of l1 is " '11 11e ?
Very re' p ,..c tfully, yours,
SYLVEST .E ll GllAHAM.
W~1.

G. \V t:IJSTl::l l , E"'I·
\V1r.1.1sT ON P- EMINAflY. EA ST HAMPT OK, MA SS

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D F:A R Siil: Y 0 11r ·• Spe lle r a ud D cfi 11 e r" is just tlw w o rk to he "'ed
with very great adva 11ta ;;e in tl1 e •cl 1ools fo r wl1 lch it wa~ \Jl'c parL" d . It i"
a judieiuuR comp ilat io 11 of words and d t.: liui1i o11•. a111l is in a fi1rm c he ap
:111d w e ll arlapled lo the ge 11 e ral 1leHi g 11-its i11trodu c t io11 iuto ou r cci1u 111(111
~<'hool~: 1 c aP, tl1e rcfure , chee rful ly recommen d it as a w ork de~ervin g
e xte nsive pat ro1111 ge .
Yours, &c.
L. \,\' ll! GH T, Pril(.etj1a/.
I can most cheeifully e xpress my concurrence iu tl 1e above recommend·
ution.
H. . .M. W ltl GHT .
\VM. G. \VEB STEa, Esq.
N OHTH Lnt E. CT., J r11w n r1114. l iHG .
GENTT.E~ll':N: \ Ve th e sn h"c rih t.: r". a co111111 it1 ee a p po int ed ·by tl1e '.'l ortl.
SclJOvl ::i1Jcit.:ty to •elect a Mt!ri cH of text -Look• li1 r our p11 ul i1· 8i-l1ou! ... h,.,.,.
•11n11 11 g other bookli. •elected ·· \\"c bHt •r'• ::ipeller a" d 1J t.:fi11 e r." \ \ ' e nrr ·
hi g hly plcused w ith tlie above work. uud huve no doubt 1hal it wi ll 'n" "
Lecorne UH e xle11 8iv cly u"ed thro ug hout our cou utry as" \\ ' "b"t1.·r·s Elt•
meutary t\pe lling 13oo k, " to wl1id1 it is i .. te nd e d as a • Cq11 e l. \\' e Hi 11
ce rcly recommeud it to the uotice of nil sc h oul tcac her8 and cnmrni ll l!t:•.

WM. W . J . W AltllKN, .M.D .
J\1. S. PAl:lKl~ l:l.
Messrs. G1::0.

F . CootA:DGE & Bno.

J. WJGHT BJN.

LYM F. . .lwmnry 16, 1846.
GF.NTLl':MEN: I have look e d over "Webste r' s New C ommo 11 f\ c bool
Dic 1ioi1ary " with much •ntisfacti on. T o nccomplis l~ tl1 e ob ject for whic l1
it i~ in te111 le <l, it ha•, I th i11k , p ec uliar a daplut io JJ t<, 1rnd 0 11 iy JJ eeds to bL·
k11ow11 that its •ne rits rn ay be apprec iated, aud th at it 111ay go i11to ge 11 e ra l
use . l •lurn ld be glad to learu of its uuive rsal adoption in tl 1e •c ho ulti ol
out~ouutry.
THO::i. DOWLlN G , . ,,

P-? slor of Baptist Church, North L yme, Ct,,:
M essrs. CoOLEDGE & BrtOTHJ::a.

