tr*^ THE CONFEDERATE PRIMER, t Deligljtful task, to rear the, tender tliought, And teach the young Tdea how to ^hoot." rOTJTRXKC EI5ITI01T, RICHMOND: GEORGE L. BIDGOOD, Bookseller and Publisueii, 121 Main Sr. ^ 186i. THE CONFEDERATE PRIMER. " Delightful task, to rear the tender thought And teach the young idea how to shoot " FOTJPlTIi EIDITIOOSr. RICHMOND: GEORGE L. BIDGOOD, Bookseller and Publishek, 121 Main Sr. THE WILLIAM R. PERKINS LIBRARY OF DUKE UNIVERSITY Ei 865. MacSarlan© & Fe?gu&son, Printers. THE CONFEDEKATl i PRIMEE. A B c D E F G H I J K L M N P Q R S T U V w X Y z 4 CONFEDERATE rHIMER. a a b c d e f g Hi j k 1 m n o p q r s t u V w X J z & A B O D E F G II I J K L M N O P Q R 8 T U V W X Y Z a h G d e f so Go in. So am I I. Do so to us. Go on. Do go on. Do as we do CON FEDERATE PKIM KR. 9 fra cla tha bad lad pad gat fag lag fre cle the bed fed led fat sat wet fri cli tlii bid did lid hat % ink fro clo tho rat hop leer fru clu thu bod bud pot cud rod mud mat rug mug ^^^ShS^^aE- A fat pig. A red bug. A tin box. He can dig. I can hop. We can run. It is hot. Get my hat= Let us go. 10 ' CONFEDERATE PRIMER. . ben bat beg bog bug cat web gig rod j"g den hen pig hog men roe rap mop wig cot nag dab lap pen kit pot bun bag fen sit mop nun wag wen pin had hut rag net mit nut rag lot sap gum CANAL BOAT. All of us, my son, are to die. If we do no ill, we go to joy. Oo not in the way of bad men. CONFEDERATE PRIMER. 11 cap cup keg vat ark bee can sea jar ant car arm eel key art ran how bay cow boy sow hay toy jew joy pit jay pew pie pea bow sty sad daw foe tow ace say ape cur awl owl end egg hag ANVIL AND HAMMER ^~" ^L ^pT" "^ ^ Sr^?i>- The eye of God is on us all the day. We do no act but he can see it. If we go in or out, his eye is on us. CONFEDERATE PRIMER. CARS. book ship horn boat A Train of Cars. tree rose boot shoe pipe cane leaf COKFEDEKATE rRl3IER. 13 bare hill bark care ball lark hare call beat bill fall cape fill dark mate band bail hook lost hail cold lure pail fold cask book hold 1 dart cook card hard chub clog hall snub flog damp drub dine camp dice fine hump nice kine PIANO. A good boy will hurt none in his play, if he can help it; no, he will not so much as try to vex them. 14 CO"KFEDEKATE PRIMEK. fade jade made gale pale near fare kite sink link fear hear glad jump rust bake part dare dale best cake hart help song test make . dive pomp long lest lake land fate mark just rake mart mare park mite take tart pare hasp rest A BIRD'S NEST. See the eggs. When the sky is red, and the sun is set, the pigs must be fed. CONFEDFKATE PRIMER. hold dnmh hark cash lamp moth sand love lave hung just monk lass much like lend mend name night turf hand hurl kept frog send gold hemp mice kick lime play pray grOTT mire •svirc sore mild mind thee thou pile hold meat must milk ELEPHANT. The Elephant is a very large animaL 16 COKFEDERATE PRIMER. bell bfow mile pure leaf held hive lame moon pack cube snow fire mole spin ship bowl bush dish girt hull tusk buff cord rent stop trot cuff loom duck lock grub pond blab curl Cray bray crab drab thus prop drag free brim glut MAN AND HORSE. The Lord is kind to us ; in him we live and move. Mark the path of the just man; the end of ?;uch is joy. . house watch horse stove chair teeth trunk anvil CONFEDERATE PRIMER, glass broom sheaf mouse tongs chain clock wheel quill GVOWH 18 CONFEDEBATE PRIMER. back tent lock mill bush lack' nest wing colt cure sack hone pink tomb duck dove bird corn lamb girl horn fork flag puif lath star balm chin drum dupe hawk flow left root took moth tone ripe took sash salt shop sire work look PRINTING PRESS. CONFEDEEA'l'E PRIMER. 19 book plain beast spear right light brand hence brink frock slung haste STEA round sliall hand south north bound bland fence blink grand pence drink stand slink stock block bung baste shock stung waste rock wrung taste MSHIP. While we are young, a year seems a long time ; but when we are old, years seem short. Hear the birds sing in the tree. Try not to hurt them in iliy play. The Lord doth love a mind that is kind. 20 COXFEDEKATE PRIMET^. blest brank clink chest crank crimp crest blank shine prest prank think crust lodge • gripe durst ledge tripe horse worm barge burst wedge smite worse hedge spike child glass spade clock grate knife stock nurse globe A clean book looks much the best ; then try to keep thine clear of dirt ; and do not let a leaf sret torn, or bent down at the edge. CONFEDERATE PKLMEK. sad-dle. m or- tar. bot-tle. ta-ble. pitch-er, so-fa. fi a-corii. rab-bit. bas-ket. lob-ster. cof-fiu. "\va-goii. tun-ncl. fun-nel. lad-der. ham-mer. bel-lows. era die. shov-el. 90 COXFEDEKATE PRIMER. Ad-am a-bel ac-tor ad-der af-ter an-ger ba-con beg-gar blad-der cam-el fan-cy ca-ble fa-ther can-not fin-ger car-ry fol-ly cat-tie fii-ry cho-sen fif-ty bal-]ad bar-ley bel-lows bi-ble bod-y bor-der, cc )x\F£Di:kaie r KLMEK. am-plo bro-kcn broth-er an-chor bu-ry can-die ap-ple butch-er cas-tle ar-bour bot-tle cot-tnge ar-row bas-kct cur- tain ba-by bot-tom di-ed ba-sin but-tcr dig-gcd bo-som bri-dle , din-ner bles-scd bit-ter dan-ccr ■2'd "When the mouth is sweet, and the eyes in- telligent, there is nhvajs the look of beauty^ with a right heart. 24 COISTEDEKATE FKIMEK. Siile chair chose grove queen tooth snail wheel sheaf quart brow goose wash crown plume fruit house sword crept screw spear smart stool drift grant sloop peach third bloom faith » flirt treat smel! l^uild flood health HORSE. Horses draw the plough, the wagon, ete.<, and carry people on their backs. They are very useful to man ; but are oiten used ill, by being forced to carry too heavy burdens, *>r by being driven too fast. QONFEDERATE PRIMER. brick poise midst shift clink faith cliiF swift Stick wheat skill chill thick steal stiff qnill trick mouse beast spill didst drnAvn drift still blood dealt ghost learn birth death glass mourn black ditch grain might COW. Cows supply us -with milk, of which arc made butter and cheese; their flesh is called beef ; of their skins our shoes are made ; of their horns, our combs ; and of their tallow, our candles. Those who endeavor to imitate us, we like much better than those who endeavor to equal us. Imitation is a sign of esteem, but competition of envy. CONFEDEUATE PKlMEll, spring flight bright crutch throng thrive stripe prance blithe pledge chance cringe throne scribe thirst clothe caught twelve sketch shrink . haunch search length couch shroud spouse health FBIENDSHIP. Oh I let me still, by some kind name, A place in your remembrance claim ; Oall me your friend, or what you will, But let me be remembered stilL CON I'EDE 11 ATE P1U3I Eli . 27 ab-sence a-corn ad- vent al-um an-gcl an-thcm mur-der brit-tle bro-ker ca-per cal-loiis clii-na doc-trine draper drug-gist drink-cr dimg-liill dii-ring in-vest mis -trust nc-glect of-fcnce per-form pre- diet re-mark re-past re- tract A CROWN. A cro"\Yn is worn by kings. 28 CONFEDERATE PI IIMER. ab-hor de-test sub-ject ab-sent dis-turb sub-tract ad-dress em-bark trans-mit a-larm for-get tre-pan at-tack im-plant un-bind be-set in-dulge un-just be-got in-flict un-lock corn-pel in-trust up -on de-bar re- turn where- of CHANTICLEER. Each mark between the words, is a pause, or stop, to take breath at. CONFEDERATE PPJMER. t brought vogue vouch • churcli oil bones strength thrice foot nose sheet soil Scotch squeeze tooth goat health lungs cleave breathe school ear shield eye square A PLOW. bright scjthe 29 It needs more courage to confess a fault, than to defend it. We are worse to-day than we were yester- day, if we are not better. 30 CONFEDERATE PRIMES Ann Christ : Joice Charles Cain Lot Ham Saul Jah Mark Paul King Seth Ruth Queen George Luke Prince, Ralph Judge Duke James Hugh Knight John Rose Page Grace Job Earl Jane Joan Peer Eve Grey Lord A SOLDIER. 5 i^ iSothing is a trifle, which leads the way to vice. CONFEDERATE PRIMER. 31 an-kle bash-ful cof-fin char- coal dam-sel doc-tor fam-ish for-mer gath-er hear-ty har-vest jaun-dice judg-ment king-dom lan-guage man-gle nas-tj prat-tle EAGLE, quar-rel ram-ble sam-ple span-gle tan-gle tat-tle vir-gin un-der ^YivS-don'J In all thy desires, let reason go before thee ; and fix not thy hopes beyond the bounds of probability ; so shall success at- tend thy undertakings, and thy heart shall not be vexed with disappointments. 82 . COI^FEDERATE PRIMER. a-buse fore-warn pro-mote af- fright fore- taste • pro-iiounce be-lief gal-lant re-ward be-stow here-by six-teen con-strain im-print sur-vey con-fine mis-trust trans-gress de-pose mo-rose trans-late de-file nine-teen un-true en-dorse ob-struct with-draw af-ter-noon in-cor-rect ap-pre-hend mis-be-lief con-tra-dict o-ver-turn cor-res-pond Ve-com-mend dis-ap-point sev-en-teen dis-o-bey there-a-bout e-ver-more vi-o-lin here-to-fore im-der-stand here-up-on yes-ter-day FINIS. GEOEGE L. BIDGOOD, Piiblislier and Bookseller, 161 Mala Street, Pt I C H Ivl O .N D . NOW IIEA33Y. FXEAKOR S VICTORY. By ISliss Bi addon, - $0 LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET. By Miss IBraddon, G SILAS MARNER. By Miss Braddon, . . 5 RAIDS AND ROMANCE OF MORGAN AND* HIS MEN, . . . . . . .6 THE WAR AND ITS HEROES, ... 3 MASTER WILLIAM MITTEN. By Author of Georgia Scenes, ...... ROBERT AND HARROLD, OR THE YOCNG MAROONERS, 6 IN PRESS, and will be ready next month : THE CONFEDERATE SPELLER— Jp-owrf A EdUion. THE CONFEDERATE READER. SMITH'S GRAMMAR— 20M Thousand. Any of the above sent (post paid) upon xe- ceipt of the published pric«.