PL IN .'l t.sKMSSSSSfc* I tn m X » W -1 c o T ~3 Si o N fl> a 3 W er o SPBISfLL ., UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 3 1924 076 055 833 % ■*, <»'' mi THE NEW FRANKLIN PRIMER FIEST EEADEK LOOMIS J. CAMPBELL %m^' NEW YORK TAINTOR BROTHERS & CO. BOSTON WILLIAM WARE & CO. This Primer recognizes the Word and Sentence Method in connection with Script, as a desirable way of giving children their first lessons in reading and writing. Some of the important features of the book may be briefly indicated. 1. Easy and careful gradation is a chief characteristic ; short and easy steps and no long or hard ones. 2. Only a very few new words, — usually, from four to eight, — are introduced in any lesson. In some of the later lessons this number is slightly exceeded. 3. The new words are placed at the head of the lesson in which they occur. As soon as these are learned so as to be known at sight, the child is ready to get the thought when they are joined with other words already mastered, and to read the sentences aloud intelligently. 4. Much thought has been given to the selection of words which are most profitable for beginners to acquire as a vocabulary. Such have been chosen as are in frequent use in ordinary speech and writing. The child hears others use them everyday, and uses them. himself, and therefore knows their meaning. Copyright. 1886, by Looms J. Campbell. PREFACE. iii 6. In the first lessons, easy words of only one syllable are employed; but in subsequent lessons a few words of two syllables are introduced. The youngest reader freely uses many words of two or more syllables, and he learns to know them . at sight, in print, quite as readily as the short mono- syllables. 6. Forced sentences — such as are framed for the sake of using words of a particular sound — and forms of expression unfamiliar to children have been avoided. 7. The young learner must, above all, be interested in what he is doing. His progress will then be sure, easy, and as rapid as can be reasonably expected. On this account great pains have been taken to gain the attention of the little ones by the matter of the lessons. 8. The subjects chosen are of the simplest kind, wholly within the range of a child's experience. The ideas and expres- sions have something of the simplicity which characterizes, the language of childhood. The sentences are not isolated asser- tions, but are connected so as to form a simple dialogue, nar- rative, or story. 9. In pursuance of this plan of keeping the child's pleased attention, much variety has been sought in the subjects and the mode of treating them. 10. The large clear type will commend itself to teachers. 11. It has been felt that the pictures of the first book put into a child's hands are of great importance, both in the way of making the pages attractive and of affording substantial iv PREFACE. aid in their direct application to the lessons. The illus- trations in this Primer are hy artists and engravers of the highest repute for workmanship. 12 The short sentences in script, which have been introduced from the first, are intended to he copied by the children on their slates. In regard to this feature also, the utmost care has been taken to provide the style of script most generally approved by teachers. 13. For the sake of much repetition of the words, fre- quent Review Lessons have been given. In these the sentences have been so framed that the words previously used are seen in new combinations and relations, and are thus more deeply impressed on the mind. 14. Pages 109, 110 and 111 contain easy words arranged in classes. It has been thought best to put them all in one place, instead of interspersing them between lessons. After the children have made some progress, the first group may be written on the blackboard by the teacher, to be pronounced. At the teacher's discretion, the next group may be taken. In this way the pupils will learn, with little or no conscious - effort, some of the important analogies of pronunciation. These words may also be used in strictly phonic exercises, if the teacher is so inclined. Acknowledgments are due to Prof. B. F. Tweed, of Cam- bridge, and Miss M. A. Pinney, of New Haven, for assistance in the preparation of this book. oasC?-- ALPHABETS. mwjA a A b B c C d D e E f F g G- h wMm mmBm j J k K 1 L fjsfmtsamrjxsam mita m M n N O ALPHABETS. p P q Q r R s 8 t T u TJ v V w ~W x X y Y z Z & 12345 61890 PRJMER. *tv man a man see I see I see a man. BlBiS LESSON II. -C; , i I see a cat. in. I see a dog. LESSON IV. A boy the boy can and I can see A boy and a dog. I can see the boy. I can see the dog. Can the boy see the dog? 10 LESSON V. It is See the lien.. - It is a white hen. I can see the hen. See the cat. Can the cat see the hen? Is it a white cat ? Lesson vi Do run can ran 11 yon this Tom See this "boy. This boy is Tom. Tom can ran. Do yon see Tom ran ? Do yon see the dog ran Can yon ran ? 9 m mm mm ■ «$&r> 1 m ; fi.^\»i f t^4 See these boys jump. They are in a hig field. What a long jump Ned can make ! The little boy fell down. He jumped too far. 34 LESSON XXIX. REVIEW. 1 My dog Jip will hold out his paw to me. What do you say to Jip ? I say, Thank you, Jip. You do that quite well. 2 We will go into the field. Now look at the little kid and the colt. The colt and the kid are young. They are not so old as I am. 3 See these boys in the field. They will jump as far as they can. Tom jumped too far. He fell down. Jump up, Tom. LESSON XXX. 35 buzz bee Hark hear sting near flower Hark ! I hear a bee. Do you hear it buzz ? Look I it is on that flower. Do not go near the bee. It may sting you. I^^^^^k a 36 LESSON XXXI. come vine sweet kind grape grapes eat Come and see this vine. What kind of vine is it ? It is a grape vine. Do you like to eat grapes ? I like to e^t -sweet grapes. They are good to eat. Do yon think these grapes are sweet ? LESSON XXXII. 37 mamma one be apple nice red Mamma, what do yon think I have for yon ? Is it a flower, Nellie ? No, mamma, not a flower. It is good to eat. What can it be ! An egg ? no, mamma ! it is not an egg. Let me think. An apple ? Yes, a big sweet apple. Thank yon, Nellie. What a nice red apple ! 1 have one for Fred, too. Fred likes sweet apples. Do yon like apples ? CRIPT EXERCISE. %y^^Z4^^^>mf^. 's0&fi, c£ '/u&zc/CMrf ^^n^y (88) '^Jyy^rn^. LESSON XXXIII. 39 top new hum Hear gave spin his him Fred has a new top. His papa gave it to him. Fred makes his new top go fast. It spins "well. See it spin ! Hear it hum ! Now let me spin it, Fred. I like to spin a big top. LESSON I. po'ny name fine glad such trot large Here is Fred on his pony. Well, Fred, I see you are out for a. ride. You have a fine pony. What is his name? His name is Jack. I am glad you have such a fine pony. Let me see how well Jack can trot. Jack is not so large as a horse, but he can trot fast. 42 LESSON II. bite hand ver'y read book wise This is Mary and Fido. Mary is a good girl, and Fido is a good dog. He will not bite you. Fido likes to be with Mary. She is kind to him, LESSON II-Continued. 43 She has a book in her lap. Her hand is on the book. Can Mary read? Yes, she can read well. She is not a very little girl. Can Fido read? O no ! but he can sit up and look wise. LESSON III. write did pictures. want Can Mary write ? Yes, she can write on her slate, and she can make pictures on it. Let me hear you read, Fido. Did Fido read for Mary ? O no ! Dogs can not read. Fido did not want to read. He can not read his name. 44 LESSON IV. stin got walk wMre went before' when was (woz) saw John and I got up at six. "Was the sun up at six? Yes, the sun was up before six to-day. "When we saw that the sun was up, we did not lie in bed. We got up, too, and went out to walk. Where did you and John go for a walk? We went into the field. I like to walk in the fields before it is hot. LESSON V. 45 laid quick ten buy a*) sell kite cents then O Ned, come here quick! My hen has laid an egg. Now I have six eggs. Will you- sell your eggs ? Yes, I will sell thern for ten cents. Then I can buy a kite. 46 LESSON VI. REVIEW. 1 Here is a sweet flower. You may have it, Jane. Thank you. What a fine large flower! Where did you get it? I got it in the field, when I went to see the colt. 2 I am glad to see you, Nellie. What is that in your hand? It is a new book. See ! here is a picture of Mary and Fido. Where did you buy the book? O, I did not buy it. Mamma gave it to me. 3 Look at Fred on his pony. How well he rides ! The pony trots off very fast. Can you ride a pony ? L E S S O N V 1 1 . 4-7 tag touch must shall tell first away' chase f/C*8SK ■\SSitPSB Shall we play tag? Yes ; but you must tell me first how to play it. When I touch you, I say Tag, and run off. What must I do then? 48 LESSON Vii-CoNTlNUED. You must run and touch me, if you can. When you touch me, you say Tag, and run away as fast as you can. Then I must chase you. LESSON VIII. says(sez> cluck quack caw WHAT THEY SAY. The dog says Bow, wow. The cat says Mew, mew. The duck says Quack, quack/ The cow says Moo, moo. The crow says Caw, caw. The hen says Cluck, cluck. ' • When she has laid an egg, she says Cut-cut-ca-dah'-cut. show LESSON- IX. 49 who pay mtich "Who will come to see my show? I will come to see it. How much must I pay, Mr. Showman? You must pay two cents. I have not two cents. I have but one. Well, you may see it for one. Oh, what a fine show! 50 LESSON X. add all count take two ntit more crack I will show you how to add. Here is one nut, and here are two more. Now count them. One, two, three. Now take three more nuts and then count them all. One, two, three, four, five, six. So you see that three and three are six. Now you may crack the nuts and eat them. I caught a mouse alive ^ / fi 7 /a I let it go again. LESSON XI. d6e§(atiz) wings, feet flies. Here are four birds. 51 A bird has two wings and two feet. How does the bird fly? It flies with its wings. Can you fly? no! I have no wings to fly with. I have feet. 1 can run with my feet. 52 LESSON XII. Look, Jane 1 I can write as well as you. See how I write! Tom! you must make a big t, not a little t. 1 can not make a big t. Tell me how, Jane; you can make it. Cy That is a big t. Now I will write it again, and let papa see it. LESSON XIII. 53 leg§ one§ call learn short flat swim ev'er Look at these ducks. They have short legs and flat feet. See that little one. Ducks can not walk fast, but they can swim well. Did you ever see a duck swim? Yes ; and the young ducks 54 LESSON XIII — CONTINUED. can swim as well as old ones. Boys have to learn to swim. How does the old dnck call her young ones to her? She says, Quack, quack, quack. Then the young ducks come to her as fast as they can. LESSON XIV. sto'ry dp/ing pie put [Let the children answer each question,] Did you ever hear the story of little Jack Horner ? Where did he sit? What was he doing? What did he put in the pie? What did he get? What did he say then? Now who can tell me the story of little Jack Horner? LESSON XV. 55 sail sis'ters. afraid' wa'ter This is Ned's boat. He can make it sail. , What does he call his boat ? He calls it the Sea-bird. His little sisters like to play 66 LESSON XV-Continued. in the sand. They do not like to go into the water. Ned is not afraid of the water. He can swim like a duck. LESSON X VI — REVIEW. 1 Touch me and say Tag ; then run away. Shall I run to the boat? No; you can not run fast in the sand. You will be caught. 2 Let us sail in the boat. I am not afraid of the water. I can swim. Can you swim? 3 A duck can not fly as a little bird does. A duck has wings, but she can not fly much. She can not walk fast with her short legs. LESSON XVII. 57 side hurt cry feel pmch arms, just ba'by Ada has two dolls. One of them is a big doll. One is a little doll. She holds the little doll in her arms. 58 LESSON X VII-Continued. The big doll is by her side. Can the doll walk? No, it can not walk ; but it can sit up and lie down. Can it talk? No ; but if you pinch the doll it will cry— Mam-ma ! Does it hurt the doll when I pinch it ? No ; the doll does not feel as we do. It is not alive. But Ada talks to it just as she does to the baby. slfc ^ds /far /fifcy LESSON XVIII. 59 frog why goes. wish from h5p there could Why do you run from a frog, Tommy? He will not hurt you. Is it a frog, Ned? Yes j see him hop. Do not be afraid, little frog. We will not hurt you. There he goes into the water. How well he can swim ! I wish I could swim as well as a frog can. LESSON XIX. snow ground hul track clear best slide keep The ground is white with snow. Now get your sleds. Boys, I see you are out with 60 LESSON XIX — CONTINUED. your sleds to slide down hill. Are you glad that snow has come ? Clear the track ! You must keep out of the way, or you will get hurt. How fast LESSON XX. ei flew sing please dear s5ng wmg§ once go'ing stop hap'py cried win' do w Hark ! I hear a bird. 1 Is not that a sweet song? Sing on, little bird, no one shall hurt yon. I like to hear your song. I am glad you are so happy, little bird. Once I saw a little bird Come hop, hop, hop ; So I cried, Dear little bird, Please stop, stop, stop ! I was going to the window To say, How do you do? When up went his little wings, And far away he flew. 62 LESSON XXI. string knot untie' whoa stand still boys, let us play horse. Will you be my horse, John ? Yes ; if you wish it, Fred. Have you a long string ? Yes; but there is a knot in it. 1 can untie it. Whoa ! whoa ! stand still. There, off we go ! LESSON XXII. 63 rage tree fall won don't try cry'ing fast'er Let us play horse, too, Frank. Very well, Tom ; we will race with John and Fred. Let us run to that tree. Who will get there first ? I will. I will. We shall see. Now run, run ! run faster. Look out ! you will fall down. Oh, see ! Fred fell down. He fell on his hands. Jump up, Fred; jump up quick. Don't cry. I am not crying. Did it hurt you much ? No, not much ; hut Frank has won the race. We will try again. 64 LESSON XXIII. REVIEW. 1 The little doll is in Ada's arms ; the big doll is by her side. She talks to the big doll just as she does to her little baby sister. You may pinch the doll. It does not feel. Why does it not feel ? 2 Who will untie the knot in. this string ? I will. Thank you. Will your horse stand still ? He does not like to stand still. He likes to run a race. 3 * There goes a frog. See him hop away. Where are you going, Mr. Frog ? I am going to have a swim. Don't you wish you could swim so well as I can ? You have to learn to swim. LESSON XXIV. 65 cage poor shut air right fly'ing loves. said(ssd) This boy had a bird in a cage. The poor bird did not sing, when it the cage. The boy was a kind boy. He said, "I will let the bird go. It loves to fly in the air." See the bird flying away ! That is right, my good boy. Now hear the bird sing as it flies up in the air. That is the bird's way to thank you. I am glad you let the bird go, was shut up in 66 LESSON XXV. "ball road throw pulls. kite plage should mile Shall we play ball, Harry? No, Fred; I wish to fly my large kite. "Will you go with me ? Yes ; I should like to see it fly. Come out into the road. LESSON XXV-Continued. 67 No; let us go into the field. Here is a good place, Fred. Yes ; now let me hold the kite. When I throw it up, you must run. — Now ! Run ! There it goes, like a big white bird in the sky. How well it flies ! Is not that a good kite, Fred ? How hard it pulls ! I wish I had a mile of string. 'xd/stzy/zzw^y. j^^^^^^^^^^ 7 68 LESSON XXVI. came ham' mock cold find swing herself tired would -qc Who is this girl in the hammock ? It is Annie Gray. She came out with her best doll to swing. She said, "Now, Rosy, I will put you to sleep. You are tired." But Annie put herself to sleep, and Rosy fell out. LESSON XX VI-Continued. 69 Little dog Tip came out to find Annie. He saw Rosy on the ground, and ran off with her. Why did Tip do that? Did he think Rosy would catch cold on the ground ? 70 LESSON XXVII. eyes, tongue nose teeth ear§ hand§ feet work What do you see with ? I see with my eyes. What do you hear with? I hear with my ears. What do you smell with? I smell with my nose. What do you eat with? I eat with my teeth. What do you talk with? I talk with my tongue. What do you run with ? I run with my feet. What do you work with ? I work with my hands. Now tell me what you think with. LESSON XXVIII. 71 old chick' ens. crumbs, some n^^ aa*. their mge most Chick ! chick ! chick ! Nellie caUs the hens and chickens. Let me count the chicks. One, two, three, four, five. Yes, I see five chickens. 72 LESSON XX VIII-CONTINUED. What nice chicks they are ! The old hen thinks so too. When Nellie caUs out, Chick ! chick ! chick ! all the hens and chickens run to her. She has some crumbs for them. The little chickens are doing their best to get some ; but 1 think that big hen will get the most. hay care take LESSONXXIX. 73 barn load high help barks here is a load * of hay. What a high load ! May I ride to the barn on your load of hay, Mr. Hart ? Yes; but you must take care not to fall off. Come here and I will help you up. Thank you. Now I am up. My little dog barks to see me up so high. 74 LESSON XXX. mow know grass new'-mowh Where did Mr. Hart get his. load of hay ? He got it in the field. Did you ever see men mow in the field? Do you know what hay is ? It is dry grass. Can you tell me what hay is good for ? Let us go to the barn and play in the new-mown hay. Yes ; and we will look for a hen's nest. I wish we could find a nest with ten eggs in it. Mamma would be glad to get ten good eggs. LESSON XXXI. 75 about' milk bread calf hOrns. j gives, drink pond Let me tell you about the cow. She has four legs and two horns. She gives us milk. What should we do if we had no cows to give us milk ! Nice sweet milk "is good to drink. 76 LESSON XXXI-ConTinUED. Do you not like to eat bread and milk ? I can see a cow and a calf in the picture. Two cows have come down to the pond to drink. It is a hot day, and they like to stand in the water. The cow eats grass, hut the calf likes milk. LESSON XXXII. been (an) pretty cpm/ty) rose Where have you been, "Willie? I have been to walk with Jane. See what I have for you, mamma. It is a pretty flower. Thank you, Willie. You are a good boy to give me such a pretty rose. LESSON XXXIII. 77 gate wait through word peach some' thing want'ed Come, Willie, let us run a race. Yes, Jane ; where shall we run ? We will run to the road. Shall we go through the gate? Yes, Willie. Who will get there first ? I will. Now let us run. Wait till I say the word. One, two, three— Run ! Here we are at the road. You have won the race, WiUie. Yes, Jane ; but why did you stop at the gate ? To let you get through first. You gave me a peach, and I wanted to do something for you, 78 LESSON XXXIV. draws, laughed daft) till proud along' o'ver felt 6th' er See Tom in his cart. He calls Bose his horse. Bose trots along and draws the cart with Tom in it. Tom felt proud when the other boys saw him out to ride. But soon Bose saw a .cat. Then Tom could not hold him. LESSON XXXIV-Continued. 79 He ran out of the road, and over went the cart. The boys laughed, and Tom laughed, too. "Ah, boys," said Tom, "Bose will do for a horse till he sees a cat. Then he is a dog." LESSON XXXV. stones. great game ftm "Come down to the pond and throw stones at the frogs," said Tom. "It is great fun." "No," said John. "I don't like that kind of fun. It is not fun for the frogs. "Let us have a good game of ball. That will be the best fun." r John was right. Don't you think so ? tibe - 80 LESSON XXXVI. morn'ing feed bad school Boy.— Good morning, birdie. How do you do ? Bird. — G-ood morning, little boy. I will sing for you. Boy.— Do, birdie. I like to hear birds sing. Where is your nest ? Bird.— My nest is in this tree. I put it where bad boys can not find it. But you will not get my eggs, will you ? Boy.— No, no ; and I will not tell where the nest is. When you have some little birds, I will feeii them. Bird. — Then I will sing for you. Now I must go and sit on my eggs. Good by, little boy. Boy.— Good by, little bird ; I will go to school. SCRIPT EXERCISE. AZtttfr'. ^0^2/ ^u^m/ (81) 82 LESSON XXXVII. broth' er store lQ full mother keep dish only to-mor'row child ask jars. Annie Hall said she wanted to keep store. So her brother Tom got some jars, and her mother gave her a dish full of apples, LESSON XXXVII-ConTinued. 83 Then Tom made the store for Ms little sister. Jennie Brown came with her doll to play with Annie. Well, child, what can I sell you to-day '? I want to buy an apple for Mary Day. She is ill. Here is a nice large one. Yes, that looks like a nice apple. How much do you ask for it ? This one is only two cents. I will give you one cent, but I can not pay you to-day. Well, you may have it for one cent and pay me to-morrow. Then I will take one for Mary Day and one for my doll. That is all right. Come again. Thank you, I will. I like your store, 84 LESSON XXXVIII. fa' flier drum toy'-shop mu' §ic bet'ter march tune noise beat yard sticks while Fred has a new drum. His father got it in a toy-shop. Fred was glad when his father gave it to him. He said, "Thank you, papa, for this nice drum. I like my drum LESSON XXXVIII-Continued. 85 better than my ball or my top. Hear me play on it." How did Fred play on his drum ? He beat it as fast as he could with the two drum-sticks. Fred's mother said, "Oh what a noise you make ! You may go into the yard and beat it." All the boys like Fred's drum. They come and play with him in the yard, and march while he beats his drum. His father says he must learn to play a tune. His mother says she does not like that kind of music. But I think Carlo likes it. He barks, and jumps about, when he hears Fred play. Look at him in the picture. §6 LESSON XXXlX. warm plage cold un'der bright shade dark sun' shine cool grow were ground How warm it is to-day ! How bright the sun is ! I wish we could find a cool place and sit down. Here is a cool place under this tree. We will sit in the shade and rest. I like the shade better than the hot sunshine. So do I ; but you know the sun does much good. What good does the sun do ? It makes the air and the ground warm. Then the grass and the flowers, and the trees grow. How cold and dark it would be if there were no sun ! LESSON XL. 87 fire each fur shines; bring smooth silk I have a pet ; I call her Kit ; And by the fire She likes to sit. knee Each day I bring A dish of milk, And smooth her fur, That shines like silk. And on my knee She likes to sit, For Kit loves me, And I love Kit. 88 LESSON XLI. built burn cried picked grate stood loud watched near coal ldok'ing dropped It was a cold day. Dora's mamma built a fire in the grate. She said, "Dora, you must not go near the fire." Dora liked to see the fire burn. She stood and watched it. She did not know how the fire could make the black coal grow so bright and red. While she was looking, a coal dropped out of the grate. It was* not so bright and red as some. Dora ran and picked it up to put it back again. Oh how loud she cried out ! Why did she cry 9 LESSON XL II. 89 rab'bit tame live fond clo'ver wild wdods. feelg Did you ever see a rabbit ? Some rabbits are tame and some are wild. 90 LESSON XLII-Continued. Wild rabbits live in the woods. Mary Gray has three tame rabbits. One of them is as white as snow. She is very fond of her pets. She calls them, "Bunny, bunny, bunny; come, bunny." Then they run to her to see what she has for them. She gives them clover to eat. They eat it out of her hand. They are not afraid. She can take them up in her lap. How soft and smooth the rab- bit's fur feels ! What long ears they have ! LESSON XLIII. 91 home ink thing§ knew (nu) wrote called nice'ly let'ter iold'ed car'ry par 7 lor walked One day when Nellie Brown was at home she wrote a letter with ink. Then she folded it nicely and called Ponto. Who was Ponto ? He was a dog that knew ever so much. He would carry things in his mouth. "Ponto, take this letter to mamma," said Nellie. "Now don't stop to play." Ponto took the letter in his mouth and walked off with it. He came to mamma in the parlor and held up the letter to her. 92 LESSON XLIII.-CONTINUED. Mamma took it, and said, "Why, a letter from my little girl ! " Then she read it. Z6a4s i 'i^as. ^IW^^/^I^^^^/^^^^/^^^^ "This is a very good letter," said mamma. LESSON XLIV. 93 wades. cllmb§ star moun'tam rid' die al'way§ deep twmk'ling Sister, please tell me a story before I go to sleep. I will tell you a riddle. I have a little sister; They call her Pretty Peep. She wades in the water, Deep, deep, deep ! She climbs up the mountain, High, high, high! Poor little thing, She has but one eye ! Is one eye put out ? No ; one eye is all she ever had, and it is always twinkling. I know what it is. It is a star. Twinkle, twinkle, little star. 94 LESSON XLV. boots al'most now birth' day knocks shout' ed early grand' ma door who big'ger back This is Harry's birthday. He" is five years old. • He got up very early this morn- ing and put on his new boots, LESSON XLV.-CONTINUED. 9b Then he ran to his papa's door and gave five knocks on it, — one, two, three, four, five. " I am as old as that," he shouted. "Are you glad, papa?" Then he ran to his grandma's door and gave five knocks. " "Who is there ? " said grandma. " I am here, grandma. I am just as old as that, now. I am quite a big boy, grandma." " G-o back to bed, and you will be a little man," said grandma. " Ho 1 I am almost a man now," said Harry. "I am bigger with my new boots." J/tr&K/ jZSUtte^ ^^W^' 96 LESSON XLVI. fish whale breathe spear oil stream har poon' their air tail sail'ors. sticks Here is a picture of a whale, Charley. Oh, what a large fish, papa! Whales look like fish, but they are not fish, LESSON XL VI.— Continued. 97 Why, papa? They swim in the water like a fish. Yes; but they can not breathe under water ; a fish can. A whale has to come to the top of the water to breathe. What do men catch whales for ? Are they good to eat? No ; they get oil from them. Where do they go to get whales ? They go far off in ships. Teh me how they catch them, papa. When a whale comes up to breathe he throws a stream of water in the air. " There's a whale ! " shout the sailors, and take to their boats. When they get near the whale, one of them throws. a long spear, or harpoon, at him. S8 LESSON XL VI. -Continued. If the harpoon sticks in him, they must keep out of his way. He may hit the boat with his tail. That would throw them all into the water. Look at that man in the boat. He is going to hit the whale with a harpoon. LESSON XLVTI. wrlt'ing spill done send Cousin won't bet'ter part pen' oil can't begin' last * What are you doing, Nellie ? I am writing, a letter to Aunt Lucy. I will write a letter to Cousin Harry. May I take the pen and ink when you. are done ? LESSON XLVII. -CONTINUED. 93 No, Tom. You must write with a pencil. You will spill the ink. No, I won't spill it. Mamma, can't I take the ink? I think you had better write with a pencil. Nellie did not write with ink when she was as young as you are. You can write better with a pencil. ioo LESSON XL VII. -Continued. When may I write with ink, mamma ? When you are as old as Nellie. Write with your pencil now. Yes, I will. How shall I begin ? You must say, Dear Cousin Harry. Then you can teU him about your rabbit. And I will ask him to come and see me. Yes ; and tell him that mamma and Nellie send love. But, mamma, how will Harry know who wrote it ? I will show you how to write the last part. This is the way. ' LESSON XLVIII. 101 bear rope head dance chfl'dren pat' ted thCught seemed seream Mother, I saw a hear to-day. JSTo, I think not, Johnny. Bears live a great way off, in the woods. 102 LESSON XLVIII. -Continued. O, this was not a wild bear. He was tame. Where did you see him ? A man had him in the road. He led him with a rope. The boys all ran to see him. He would stand up on two legs and dance. He would march, and carry a stick as if it were a gun. You didn't go near him, did you, Johnny? I did not go very near him, mother ; but the man said the bear would not hurt us. I don't know about that, Johnny. I would keep out of the way of a bear. The man said the bear once got away and went into a house where some children were playing. LESSON XLVIII. -Continued. 103 Oh,, dear ! what did they do ? How did they get away from him ? They didn't try to get away. They thought it was a dog. They patted him on the head, and got on his back. He seemed to like it. While they were playing with him, the mother came home. She gave a loud scream. Just then the man came and took the bear away. He hadn't hurt the children at aU. Well, Johnny, that is a good bear; but I don't want you to play with him. >flW\F» 104 LESSON XLIX. You may draw them. What is this? It is a glass to hold water for us to drink. Here is a large bell. Ding dong ! ding dong ! Hark ! hear the bell ring. This is a hod. We carry coals in this hod, to make the fire burn. LESSON L. 105 par' rot dSl'lars. pleased doubt worth word goose taught took A poor man had a parrot. He had taught the parrot to say, "There is no doubt about it." Poll would say this all day long. It was all she could say. 106 LESSON L.— CONTINUED. One day the man went out to seU PoU. "Who will buy my parrot?" said he. "Who will give ten dol- lars for my parrot?" " Ten dollars ! " said a man, who was going by. " Are you worth it, PoU ? " "There is no doubt about it," said the bird. The man was so pleased to hear this, that he gave ten dollars for the parrot. But when he took Poll home, she would not say a word. "What a goose I was to pay ten dollars for you ! " said the man. "What a big goose I was!" "There is no doubt about it," said Poll; and I think PoU was right. LESSON LI. 107 blind agreed' purse found lame start' ed turn which lend straight told brOught Once a blind man said to a lame man, "I wish I had your eyes." "I wish I had your legs," said the lame man. "I wiU lend you my eyes, if you will carry me." " Agreed," said the blind man. "Get on my back." The lame man did so, and they started off. Soon the lame man said, " Stop ! I see a purse in the road." " A purse ! where is it ? " " Go straight on,— now turn : to the right. There it is, just before you. Pickr it up." The blind man did as he was told, and picked up the purse. 108 LESSON LI.— Continued. "Give it to me," said the lame man. "I found it." " No ; I found it, and I shall keep it." "I saw it, and told you where it was," said the lame man. "You would not have seen it, if I had not brought you," said the blind man. Which do you think should have the purse? Write : — PHONIC EXERCISES. 109 To THE Teacher. — These words may be used as occasional exercises in pronunciation or in spelling by sound. Copy a group of them on the blackboard to be pronounced by the class or to be spelled phonically. Other similar words may be added by the teacher. (1) (2) at an had cap cat can bad lap rat man mad nap (3) (4) let hen bed bell get men fed well pet ten red tell (5) (6) it *— > m bid ill hit pin did will bit tin kid hill (7) (8) not t6p btit fdn hot hop .cat gttn got sh5p nttt sun no PHONIC EXERCISES. (9) (10) far arm all saw jar farm call caw star harm ball paw (id (12) out cow best fish trout how nest dish shout now rest wish (13) (14=) sing ink cool book wing think school look ring drink food cook Show that final e lengthens the sound, as at — ate, hat — hate, etc. (15) (16) at ate cap .... cape hat hate can cane mad made (17) fm fine hid hide pan pane (18) not .... note hop hope kit kite tub tube PHONIC EXERCISES. 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