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THE VERBAL PRIMER 
 
 BY 
 
 REV. S. LENDER, A.M. 
 
 GREENSBORO, N.C.: 
 
 PUBLISHED BY STERLLNG. CAMPBELL & ALBRIGHT. 
 
 RICHMOND, TA.: W. UAKGRAVE WHITE. 
 
 OOLUMBTA, S. C: TOWNSEND 4 NORTH. 
 
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, 
 
 BY REV. S. LANDER, 
 In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Confede- 
 rate States, for the District of Cape Fear, North Carolina 
 
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 TO THE TEACHER. 
 
 This little work is presented to the public not without 
 much solicitude, inasmuch as I know that its plan is en- 
 tirely novel in most sections of our country, and people are 
 apt to look with suspicion on any new candidate for their * 
 favor. But *I am perfectly convinced by my own experi- 
 ence in teaching that the verbal system herein presented is 
 much more natural, more interesting to the child, and 
 therefore more successful, than the alphabetic system in 
 common use. And hence I ask with confidence that you 
 will give the plan a thorough examination and a fair trial 
 at your earliest convenience. 
 
 Two points to be borne in mind in preparing a text- book 
 for children are first, that the lessons be .within their 
 comprehension, and secondly, that, in subject and manner 
 of treatment, they be interesting as well as instructive. I 
 have steadily kept these two points in view in writing this 
 little book. How I have succeeded, you must decide. 
 
 Two great evils in our systems of education are forcing 
 little children to study against their will, and sending 
 them to school at too tender an age. In early childhood, 
 they should be impressed with the fact that attendance at 
 school is a great privilege and not a duty at all : and, as 
 soon as their interest in their studies begins to abate, they 
 should be instantly removed from school, not to gratify so 
 much as to punish them. 
 
 If, with these principles in view, you use this Primer 
 strictly according to its plan, I firmly believe that you will 
 be favorably struck with the unusual progress your pupil 
 will make in the first and most tiresome stages of his edu- 
 cational course. 
 
IV * TO THE TEACHER. 
 
 THE PLAN OF THE WORK 
 
 May be given in few words, as follows: — Take a child of 
 at least six years of age, who does not know a single letter 
 of the alphabet. Secure his attention, and read to him 
 distinctly and well the first lesson of the book, letting him 
 look at the picture while you are reading the lesson. Then 
 propose to him that he shall learn to read the same lesson. 
 If he expresses his desire to try it, which he will be almost 
 sure to do, point out and pronounce for him each word in 
 the first sentence, letting him repeat each word after you, 
 imitating precisely your pronunciation and inflections,- — 
 * Then call his attention to some single word, as "book," 
 for instance, and ask .him to find the tame word elsewhere 
 on the page. If it is there, he will be almost sure to find 
 it. After going through the most important worcls of the 
 first sentence in this way, read this sentence with him 
 again as before, and then read the second sentence in the 
 same way. If you can keep up his attention long enough, 
 go on through the whole lesson in this way, never saying a 
 word to him about his letters. If his interest flags, how- 
 ever, stop the exercise, as soon as you perceive that his 
 mind is wandering* dose the book, take it from him, and 
 send him out to play. If, after reading the lessen to him 
 at first, he is unwilling to attempt to learn it, there let the 
 matter end. Above all things, be patient. If the next 
 day he can not read the first lesson alone, read it with him 
 again, as at the first, and then go on with the second. Do 
 not keep him on one lesson until he can read it perfectly, 
 and yet d6 not let him skim over a great many lessons with 
 but little knowledge of any. Pursue a medium course. 
 
 I have given no marks of inflection, &c. A good reader, 
 does not need them, and a bad reader will not use them, 
 and the child will read like his teacher after all. 
 
 Hoping that this little volume may remove some of the 
 obstacles from the paths of our children in their first 
 searchings after knowledge, it is respectfully submitted to 
 the teachers and parents of the Confederacy. 
 
 S. LANDER.- 
 
 Lincolnton, N. C, Feb. 1, 1865. 
 
THE VERBAL PRIMER- 
 
 LESSOIN l.-TUE NEW BOOK. 
 
 Look, I have a nice new book. 
 Papa has just given it to me. I 
 am six years old to-day. And 
 he says I may learn to read. *Oh ! 
 T am so glad ! I will try my 
 best, and learn as fast as I can. 
 And, when I learn to read all this book, papa 
 will get me a new one. I hope to learn more 
 and more, as I get older; and I know I will 
 try all 1 can, and learn to read my nice new 
 book. 
 
 LESSON 2.— SUNRISE. 
 
 O, you lazy boy, get out of your bed : the 
 sun is now about to rise See how bright he 
 shines upon the wall ! Come to the window, 
 and look. You can see him climb up behind 
 the hill, aud mount into the sky.. Do you see 
 him? Rub your "sleepy eyes, and look. -You 
 must learn to get up early. Don't you know, 
 poor Richard says : 
 
 "Early to bed, and early to rise, 
 Will make you both healthy, and wealthy, and wise ?" 
 
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 I/ESSOINT 3.— THE OX. 
 
 Here comes our old ox. He 
 has been hard at work all day 
 and h« is very tired. How 
 slowly lie walks I He can 
 hardly drag one foot after the 
 other. Poor old ox ! I am 
 sorry you have to work so hard. 
 But God made the ox to 
 work for us. And he must go 
 when his master gives Ce v ;d. A 1-ad ox will 
 hook, or run away : but a good ox is always 
 gentle and kind. A good ox will not hurt a 
 little child. I love our good old ox. 
 
 lissssoit <*.-tii;: kite. 
 
 John and Tom have a. nice 
 new kite. Their papa made it 
 for them. ' They are going out 
 ■ to fly it in the freld.' It is as tall 
 as John. If the wind is fair, it 
 will fly very high. John must 
 mind, and not let go the string; fur, if he does, 
 away will go the kite. Tins kite is made of 
 paper, and it is very light. Tom and John 
 have a good, kind papa, to make a kite for 
 them. They must be good boys, and mind 
 what he tells them to do. 
 
TUB VERBAL PRIMER. 
 
 LESSON 5.-THE (Ame. 
 
 And here we are at the 
 camp. Here is a soldier with 
 his gun by his side. He is 
 reading a book. I hope it is 
 his Bible. See the nice cloth 
 tents. The men all sleep in 
 them. Can they keep out the rain ? I am 
 afraid they sometimes leak. Soldiers lead a 
 hard life. We ought to do all we can for 
 them, for they do a great deal for us. Our 
 soldiers are very brave. They have fought 
 many hard battles to save us arid our country. 
 
 LESSON 6.— ANN AND HEll PET CAT! 
 
 Ann has her pet crtt in her 
 arms. She calls it Kate. Take 
 care, Ann ; if you hurt Kate, 
 \ she will scratch you, and make 
 you . cry. Did you give Kate 
 her dinner ? What did you 
 .give her? Bread Mid milk. Well, if you gave 
 her enough bread and milk, 'that will do very 
 well. Did you give her enough ? Q, yes. She 
 ate as much as she could. Well now ; let her 
 go and play with her kittens. 
 
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 LXSSOUNT 7.— THE DOG. 
 
 Here is a fine dog. See how- 
 fast he runs ! Do you see his 
 long tail ? He is running after a 
 ^ rabbit. I hope he will catch it, 
 I and bring it home. If he does, 
 we will cook it, and eat it. A 
 dog has four legs, and he can run very fast. 
 Dogs love to hunt rabbits and birds. Some 
 bad dogs kill sheep and lambs. And some dogs 
 will bite men and bqys. I love a good dog, but 
 
 I do not love a bad one. 
 
 LESSON 8.— THE CAT AND HER KITTENS. 
 
 How many kittens has this 
 11 cat Let me count. One, 
 two, three: she has three 
 kittens. What are their names ? 
 Mollie, Nannie, and Torn. — 
 What is the old cat's name ? 
 Why, she is named Nannie, too. One of the 
 kittens is named after her. What are the 
 kittens doing? They are playing and romping 
 about with their mother v Who is their mother ? 
 Why, don't you know ? The old cat is their 
 mother. Naunie, you must teach your kittens 
 to catch rats and mice. 
 
THE VERBAL PRIMER. 
 
 LESSON i>.— THE RAT. 
 
 Did you ever see a rat? Yes, 
 I saw one this morning, when I 
 went with aunt Ann into the 
 pantry. Why did you not catch 
 it ? Oh ! I could not catch it : 
 it ran away as fast as it could. How many 
 legs has a rat ? It has four legs, and a long 
 tail, and two bright little eyes. Do you love 
 rats ? No, I do not love them. Why not i 
 Because they eat papa's corn and wheat and 
 rye. I wish they would all go away. 
 
 LESSON lO.-TIIE GUN. 
 
 Mamma, is this papa's gun ? 
 Yes,- my dear ; it is the gun he 
 had, while he was in the army. 
 What made papa go" to the 
 army? He went to fight for his 
 country. You are too young to 
 know all about it. When you get older, I will 
 let you read all about the war. Your father 
 suffered a great deal in the army. He had to 
 stand up and be shot at many a time. But God 
 took care of him, and did not let him get killed. 
 
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 day 
 fed. 
 for 
 ox, 
 
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 LESSON 11.— THE BOY ON THE OX 
 
 Here goes Tom Jones on his 
 father's ox. 4 Tom, you are too 
 small to ride on an ox. Take 
 care, or you maj. fall off. The 
 ox is cominsr home from the 
 field. He has been at work all 
 
 . Now, Tom, you must see that he is well 
 If you do not feed him, he can not work 
 
 you any more. It is very cruel to work an 
 
 and not feed him well ; and good boys must 
 
 be cruel. 
 
 LESfcsoisr ia.~THis baby. 
 
 Look at this sweet little baby. 
 It is sitting in* its? mother's lap, 
 
 Its mother has a piece of ca 
 
 ce 
 
 for it to eat. Has it any teeth? 
 Oh! no. It is only nine montlis 
 old. But it can gn&xy soft cake 
 with its little gums. It will soon have some 
 teeth, and then it can eat bread and meat. — 
 Babies love sweet things, and so do little girls 
 and hoys. Do you ? % not this a sweet little 
 
 baby ? 
 arms ! 
 
 See 
 
 how it holds out its Sweet lit 
 
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 r/EfcSSOjN" 13.— THE DOVE. 
 
 Do you see that dove lifting 
 
 on the tree? How clean and 
 
 £&HHp neat it looks ! The dove is the 
 
 gentlest and kindest of birds. I 
 
 wish I eouTd be as sweet and 
 
 kind as the dove seems to 
 
 Listen,! Do jo hear it It is cooing for it< 
 
 mate. Most men love the dove. Very few 
 
 men will kil one. Doves seem to know that 
 
 men will not hurt them : and that is wliy they 
 
 are so gentle They will let us go ven near 
 
 them. 
 
 LESSON 11- THE MOON AND TUH STARS. 
 
 Who made the moon and the stars to shine 
 ro bright at night \ God -made all things, my 
 child. lie made th- sua to shine by day, an I 
 the moon and th« stars to rive us light at night. 
 How bright and beautiful they arc ! And (lid 
 God make us too, mammn'i Yes, my dear; 
 He made us, and FTc gives us our food, and our 
 clothes, ; nd every good thing we have. Vv'e 
 must be good, and try to please God, who is so 
 good and kind to. us. 
 
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 LKSSON IS.— THE BOY AND THE PIG. 
 
 Here is little Willie, feeding 
 bis pig. What do pigs eat ? 
 They eat corn, and bran, and 
 slop, and almost any thing. — 
 Pigs are not as nice about what 
 they eat as good little boys are. 
 Willie, you must have fed your pig very well, 
 for I see he is as fat as he can be. What is his 
 name? His name is Blaze. Now, Blaze, you 
 must not go into the garden and root. If you 
 do, i will set Watch on you, and make him 
 drive you out. 
 
 lesson lO.— WATCH. 
 
 John, have jou given Watch 
 his supper? Yes, sir. What 
 did you give him ? I gave him 
 some bread, and some meat, and 
 some bones. I hope you gave 
 him enough: did. you? Yes, 
 sir ; I think so. Now, Watch, you must take 
 care of us to-night : and, if any body comes to 
 steal any thing, you must bite him,* and drive 
 him away, or else keep him fast till papa comes 
 nut of the house. He will tie him, and have 
 him whipped. . 
 
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 LESSON VY— THE LITTLE WAGON. 
 
 Come, Jane, and let us ri<le 
 little Ida in her wagon. Well, 
 Fannie, put her in. And now 
 we go. Take care, and do not 
 go too fast. If you do, Ida may 
 fall out, and hurt herself; and 
 then we would be so sorry. Who made this 
 nice little wagon for Ida ? Papa got uncle Jim 
 to make it. How many wheels has it ? It has 
 two wheels on this side, and two more on the 
 other side. That makes four wheels in all. 
 Two and two are four. 
 
 LESSON 18.— THE HEN AND HER CHICKENS. 
 
 Chick! chick! chick! Come 
 up, and get your supper. I have 
 some nice mush for ycu. So, 
 come and get it. The old hen 
 scratches in the ground, and gets 
 worms for the little chickens to 
 eat. And when they get enough, she sits down, 
 and they all run in under her wings. There 
 they keep nic* and warm. And, if it rains, she 
 keeps them dry. The hen has two legs and 
 two wings. But she can not fly very far. 
 
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 LESSON 19.— THE BIRD IN THE CAGE. 
 
 Jane has a mocking bird in a 
 cage. Jane, will you let ns come 
 and see your bird \ Oh ! yes ; 
 you may look at it as much as 
 you please. Can you make it 
 sing whenever you please ? JSTo. 
 Sometimes it sings a great deal, and sometimes 
 it will not sing at all. Its cage is too small: I 
 am trying to get a larger one made for it. It 
 can sing like any bird it. hears. Or it can mew 
 like a cat. or whine like a dog. 
 
 LESSON SO.— THE GOOD EOT. 
 
 John Darby is a good little boy. He always 
 does what his father and mother tell him. He 
 is very good and kind to his little brothers and 
 sisters. He never goes to bed at night, nor gets 
 up in the morning, without saying his prayers. 
 When he has any thing good to eat, and his 
 little brother wants any of it, he always gives 
 him some. He never tells a lie, or takes any 
 thing that does not belong to him. If he keeps 
 on so, he will be a great and good man some 
 day. . . 
 
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 LESSOR 31.-THB CAT. 
 
 The cat has come to get her 
 milk. Here it is in the cup. 
 Come, Kitty, drink your milk , 
 we will not trouble you. Look 
 _sU- at Kitty ? s whiskers. Her t.'iil is 
 so long that it drags on the 1loor. 
 See how she puts out her tongue when she 
 drinks ! Kitty, have you caught any mice to- 
 day ? She mews as if she would say, yes. You 
 must catch all the mice you can. I love a good 
 cat ; hut I do not like a lazy cat, that does not 
 catch any mice or rats. 
 
 LESSON 22- JOHNNY AND FIDO. 
 
 Here, Fido, here ! Here, Fido, 
 here ! Listen at Johnny Davis 
 calling his dog Fido. And look 
 at Fido as he runs and jumps 
 g| up at Johnny. Will Fido bite 
 Johnny ? Oh ! no ; Johnny and 
 Fido are good friends. Johnny gives Fido his 
 meat and bread; and Fido loves Johnny so 
 much that he will not eat his dinner for any 
 body but his young master, You see how glad 
 Johnny seems to be! He has taken off his hat; 
 and you can almost hear him laugh with joy. 
 
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 LESSON" 33 — THE LARK. 
 
 Here are some very pretty 
 little verses about the lark, that 
 1 wish you to get by heart. — 
 Re*ad them, and see if they are 
 not pretty. 
 
 1. The lark is up to meet the sun, 
 
 The bee is on the wing ; 
 The ant her labor has begun, 
 The woods with music sing. 
 
 2. Shall birds, and bees, and ants be wi*e, 
 
 While I my moments waste ? 
 0, let me with the morning ris*, 
 And to my duty haste. 
 
 LESSOIS" 24- TOM JONES AGAIN. 
 
 Here is Tom Jones again. And 
 what is he at now ? At some 
 mischief, I'll be bound. Yes, 
 just so. He is trying to. put his 
 cat into this close box. But the 
 cat is too smart for him : and it 
 is jumping out. I do hope it will get away. 
 Tom, how can you be so cruel \ You ought to 
 b£ ashamed of yourself. . How would you like 
 to be fastened up in a tight box that way ? You 
 are as full of badness as you can be. I am afraid 
 you will come to some bad end, if you keep on to. 
 
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 LESSON 2:>.— THE COW AND HER CALF. 
 
 Come, Sarah, bring some 
 bran for old Brindle. Give 
 her some salt- too. See that 
 she has enomrti; for, if we do. 
 not feed her well, she will not 
 give us much milk. Let the 
 calf have a. little milk, while Brindle is eating 
 her bran. Then bring your pail, and milk her'; 
 and be sure you strip her clean. Now, Brindle, 
 stand still ; and do not kick over the pail, while 
 Sarah is milkingyou. And when she gets done, 
 you may go, ami lie down, and chew your cud 
 as long as you please. 
 
 LESSON" GO.— THE HOUSE. 
 
 What is this house made of?. 
 
 It looks like it is made of logs, 
 
 but I can not tell from the 
 
 picture. How many chimneys 
 
 has it? It has two chimneys, 
 
 one at each end. Who lives in it ? I think 
 
 Mr. Jones lives in it. I know he used .to live 
 
 there : but he may have moved away by this 
 
 time. lias Mr. Jones any children ? Yes ; he 
 
 has two sons and three daughters. .. Don't you 
 
 remember when we saw Tom Jones riding on 
 
 his father's ox in Lesson 11 ? 
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 LESSON 27.- SNAP. 
 
 So, Snap, you have caught an 
 other rat ? Where did you find 
 him ? I say, where did you find 
 him, Snap? Why don't you 
 answer me, when I speak to 
 you ? My dear, you forget 
 yourself. Don't you know that poor Snap can 
 not speak? God has made us so that we can 
 speak ; but dogs and all other brutes can not 
 speak at all. We ought to be very thankful to 
 God, for making us - so much better than the 
 brutes ; and we ought to love to do His holy 
 will. 
 
 LESSON 
 
 ANNIE'S BED. 
 
 % How nice and tidy Annie 
 keeps her bed ! You see that 
 every thing is in its place. — 
 Annie, did you make up your 
 bed by yourself? Oh ! yes, sir ; 
 mamma does not let any one help 
 me. She says that I can do it myself ; and, if I 
 get used to working for myself, I can always get 
 along better : but, if I have some body to help 
 me do every thing now, I will have to have 
 help in every thing I do after I grow up. And 
 mamma knows better than I do. 
 
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 LESSON SO.— GOING TO SCHOOL. 
 
 Willie, do you go to school ? Yes, Mattie ; 
 I started to go last mouth. What do you study, 
 Willie? Oh! I am learning to read in the 
 Verbal Primer. Do you know how to spell 
 yet ? Oh ! no ; I am not old enough to learn 
 to spetl yet. Papa says, when I learn to read 
 all the lessons in this Primer, he will teach me 
 my letters, and then I can soon learn to spell as 
 well as any body. That's right, Willie.; learn 
 all you can ; and your papa and your teacher 
 will both love you. Is your school in that 
 pretty house just over the bridge ? It is such a 
 nice place ; I am sure you must love to be there. 
 If you play by the creek, or on the bridge, you 
 must take care not to fall in. The water is deep, 
 and you might be drowned. 
 
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 LESSOR SO.— LTLY BROWN. 
 
 Come, Lily, and say your lesson. 
 Who made you ? God. Where 
 is God? Every where. What 
 else did He make ? He made 
 all things. Can you see God? 
 Oh ! no: we can not see Him ; 
 hut He can see us, and He knows every thing 
 we do of say. Now, Lily, remember all these 
 things; and take care not to <k) any thing 
 wrong: and then God will love you, and take 
 care of yo.u, and save you from all harm. Well, 
 mamma, I will try to be a good girl, and do 
 whatever you and papa tell me. 
 
 LESSON 31.— DEATH. 
 
 When God made our first parents, Adam and 
 Eve, He put them in the garden of Eden. This 
 was a beautiful place, full of-nice fruit trees and 
 sweet flowers. He told them that they might 
 eat the fruit of all the trees in the garden hut 
 one : but, if they would eat the fruit of that tree, 
 they should both die. The devil came to them, 
 and told them that that tree was the best tree in 
 the whole garden ; and they would not die if 
 they did eat of it. ' And so they believed him, 
 and ate of it; and they and all their children 
 died. We too must die. 
 
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 LESSON 32.-THE EIDE. 
 
 Who are those persons riding 
 down the road ? They are 
 coushi Elia and her brother 
 Willie. Uncle William told 
 them that, if they would study 
 hard, and get their lessons 
 ^r^_ well, they might take a ride 
 this evening. And now they 
 9 have just finished saying their lessons, and they 
 are going to take their ride. Cousin Ella is, on 
 old Gray ; and Willie is^nding Tom. Which 
 is the oldest, Willie or Ella ? Willie is two 
 years older than Ella. Ella is fourteen years 
 old-, and Willie is sixteen. 
 
 LESSON 33.-GKA.\TU'A. 
 
 Good morning, grandpa; we have come over 
 to sit with you awhile. I am glad to ^ee you, 
 children ; have seats with me outside the door : 
 it is more pleasant here- than in the house. I 
 got lonesome in the house, and I came out to 
 see my dog and cat : they are a great deal of 
 company to me in my old days. How old are 
 you, grandpa ? I will be seventy years old next 
 month, my child. God has been very kind and 
 good to me, in sparing my life so long. Thanks 
 be to His name ! 
 
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 LESSON 34.- PRAYER. 
 
 Mamma, if I sin only just once, 
 vvill God pot mo into the lake of 
 fire after F die, like you said the 
 other day i I think I sinned this 
 morning : for I got very angry 
 with sister Mattie because she 
 
 took my doll away from me. Yes, my dear ; 
 
 no doubt, you sinned. But God is merciful ; 
 
 and, if you are sorry for your sin, and pray to 
 
 Him, He will forgive yo-n- sins for Jesus' sake. 
 
 Bi\t you must make up your mind not to sin any 
 
 more ; if you do not, €rod will not listen to your 
 
 prayer, nor answer it. 
 
 LESSON 35*— THIS COW. * 
 
 Mother, T have just been out 
 to see aunt Milly milk the cow. 
 J Well, my dear, come here, and 
 let me tell you some thing about 
 the cow. The nice white milk 
 that you saw is good to drink 
 by itself, and it is very good to put into coffee 
 and tea. It is also useful in various ways in 
 cooking. By churning milk, we can make 
 butter, which is so good to eat with bread, you 
 know. And by a different plan still; milk is 
 made into cheese, which is very good to eat 
 So, you see, the cow is very useful to us. 
 
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 LESSON 3G—TIIE OX. '-* 
 
 Here is a big fat ox. How 
 lazy he seems to be ! What is 
 he good for, mamma ? He is 
 soon to be killed for beef, niy 
 dear. Is that all he is fit for, 
 mamma ? No, no, my dear ; 
 his hide is made into leather for shoes; his tallow 
 is used for making candles ; his horns are made 
 into combs, and into handles for knives and 
 forks ; and even his hair is used for filling 
 cushions. So you see he is a very useful animal. 
 Why, mamma, I didn't know he was so useful 
 as all that. 
 
 LESSON 3T.-SIN. 
 
 Lily, my dear, do you remember all you 
 learned in Lesson 30? Yes, mamma; I think 
 I do. Well, I will teach you some thing more 
 to-day. God has given us a book, which we 
 call the Bible ; and in it He tells us all that we 
 must do, and all that we must not do. If we do 
 any thing He tells us not to do, that is a sin ; 
 and, -if we will not do any thing He tells us to 
 do, that is a sin, too. lie tells us in His Holy 
 Book, that, if we sin, He will put us after we 
 die into a lake burning with fire and brimstone. 
 
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 LESSON 38.- THE GREYHOUND. 
 
 Here is a fine picture 
 of a greyhound. You 
 see how much slimmer 
 he is than a common 
 dog. What is he good 
 for, papa? Some kinds 
 of greyhounds are used 
 for catching; rabbits, and 
 some kinds for killing wolves, and some small 
 kinds are kept by ladies for lap-dogs. Well, 
 papa, what ar« lap-dogs ? Some people keep 
 little dogs as pets, and nurse them in their laps; 
 and then the dogs are called lap-dogs. Well, 
 well ; they must be strange ladies. I know I 
 will never have a dog on my lap. 
 
 LESSON 3©.— FLOWERS. 
 
 W ho does not love the pretty flowers ? Come, 
 Mollie, and tell me which flower you love most 
 of all ? Well, mamma, I really can not tell. I 
 love the rose, the pink, the tulip, the lily, the 
 violet, and the Johnny-jump-up. I don't know 
 which I love the most. Don't you think they 
 are all pretty, mamma ? Yes, my dear; they 
 are all beautiful. All good people seem to love 
 flowers ; and I am very glad to see you love 
 them so much. I hope you will always remem- 
 ber that they are the gift of our Heavenly Father. 
 
THE VERBAL PRIMER. 
 
 25 
 
 LESSON -AO.— TUE GOOD CHILDREN. 
 
 How pleas- 
 nut it is for lit- 
 tle children to 
 ve togetherin 
 peace ! Some 
 little boys are 
 always quar- 
 i eling w i t h 
 their little ^ sis- 
 ters ctnd broth- 
 there is no pleasure in being with such 
 boys as tjfiat. • But Charlie Jones and his sister 
 Annie always agreed They never quarrel about' 
 their playthings; but they always try to make 
 each other happy. This makes every body love 
 Charlie and Annie. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are 
 very proud of their children. 
 
 LESSON 41-— THE DOLL. 
 
 Mattie, come here, and look at my pretty doll. 
 Who made it for you, Clara ? Aunt Sallie made 
 it for me, and gave it to me for a birthday 
 present. How 1 good Aunt Sallie is ! And isn't 
 it a pretty doll ? Yes, Mattie, it is very pretty ; 
 and its dress is so fine, and fits so nicely. When 
 was yo.ur birthday, Clara ? And how old are 
 you'* I was six years old on the day before 
 yesterday. Well, you are a good deal older 
 than I am. I was five \ ears old last month. 
 
2G THE VERBAL PUIMKR. 
 
 LESSON 43.— ELLA AND HER KITTEN. 
 
 Ella, what is your little kitten's 
 name? I have no t n am e d i t y e t : 
 I can't think of a name pretty 
 enough for it. How long have 
 you ha*! it ? [ got it from aunt 
 Maggie about three weeks ago 
 How old is it ? It is just two months old to-day. 
 Well, Ella, it is quite young ; and you must take 
 good care of it, and feed it well every day : if 
 you attend well to it, it will soon grow up, and 
 leara to catch rats and mice ; but, if you forget 
 to feed it, it will get poor and weak, and the 
 poor thing may die. 
 
 LESSON 43.-KIN. 
 
 Mother, please tell me about my kin folks. 
 Well, my child ; listen to me, and I will tell you 
 some thing about them. Your grandfather is 
 your father's or your mother's father. Your 
 grandmother is your father's or your mothers 
 mother. Your uncle is your father's or your 
 mother's brother. Your aunt is your father's or 
 your mother's sister. Your cousin is your uncle's 
 or your aunt's child. Your nephew is your 
 brother's or your sister's son. Your nieee is 
 your brother's or your sister's daughter. When 
 you get older, I will tell you some thing more 
 about them. 
 
THE VERBAL PRIMER. 27 
 
 LESSON 44.- UNCLK TOM. 
 
 ^ Hers is uncle Tom sawing 
 wood. Let us go up and speak 
 to him. Good morning, uncle 
 Tom; how do yon dc to-day? 
 
 -Very well, Miss: how are you 
 this muruuigl Pretty well, uncle 
 Tom ; and here yon are still hard at work. Oh ! 
 yes, Miss; that's all poor Tom is fit for. But 
 wouldn't you rather be free, uncle Tom, so that 
 you could work for yourself? Why, no, Miss; 
 don't yon know master gives me every thing I. 
 want, and takes care "of me when I am sick ? 
 What do I want to be free for ? 
 
 LESSON 45- SILK. 
 
 Mother, you told me the other day that some 
 stockings are made of silk. Is that what your 
 fine silk dress is made of? Yes, nay dear. Wall, 
 mother, what is silk ? Silk, my dear, is a very 
 fine kind of thread spun by an ugly worm called 
 the silk-worm. This worm, ugly as it is, 13 
 changed into a beautiful butterfly. And, just 
 before it changes into a butterfly, it spins its 
 silk, and wraps it round and round into a kind 
 of case ; and then it crawls into the case, and 
 closes up the end, and lies there a> if it was dead. 
 After it comes out, people gather up the empty 
 cases, and unwrap the silk. 
 
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 THE VERBAL PRIMER. 
 
 LESSON 46.- THE HAWK. 
 
 Oh! me. Yonder is that old 
 hawk again. Run and tell papa, 
 and ask him to bring his gun, 
 and shoot the hawk, before it 
 comes and catches one • of our 
 chickens. Papa, please run here. 
 Don't you see that old hawk ? Please shoot it, 
 papa. If you don't shoot it, it will pounce down 
 on one of the chickens, and carry it off, and kill 
 it. I do wish the hawk would stay away, and 
 not come troubling our chickens so, I wish I 
 could shoot it. 
 
 LESSON 42'.— COTTON. 
 
 Mother, are all stockings made of wool ? Oh ! 
 no, Sallie; some are made of cotton, and some 
 are made of silk, and some are made partly of 
 cotton and partly of wool. Well, mother, what 
 kind of animal does cottoti grow on ? Why, 
 Sallie, don't you know better than that? Cotton 
 grows in the ground. In the States on the south 
 of us, a great deal of cotton is raised, and sent 
 to the different countries of the world. There 
 is no other country in the world, where it grows 
 as well as it does here. •There is not so much 
 raised now as there was before the war. 
 
THE VERBAL PRTMKK. 29 
 
 LESSON 4rS.— JAMES HILL AND HIS FATHER. 
 
 Come here, James, and tell me 
 where you have been. Mamma 
 sent me up to grandpa's this 
 morning, and I have been there 
 ever since. What did you do 
 there ? 1 played a while with 
 my little cousins ; and then grandpa called u3 
 all in, and told us some pretty stories from the 
 Bible. I hope you will remember every thing 
 your grandpa told you. He is a. good old man, 
 and he loves little children very much, and he 
 has a great' many pretty stories to fell his grand 
 children. 
 
 LESSON 49.-T0M JONES AGAIN. 
 
 What are you doing there, Tom? You are 
 one of the worst boys I ever -saw. The poor 
 cat got away from you that day, and you did 
 not put it into the tight box; but now you 
 have caught it, and tied a string round its neck, 
 as if you are going to hang it. How can you 
 be so cruel ? If you keep on so, Tom, I am 
 afraid you will come to some bad end. For 
 father says that«a bad boy will almost always 
 make a bad man: and bad men are always 
 getting themselves into trouble. 
 
SO TEE VERBAL PRIMES. 
 
 LICSSON CO.— THE BAEN-YABD. 
 
 Here we have a pic- 
 ture of the barn-yard, 
 with George on the left 
 and Annie on the right, 
 both sitting down to 
 rest. George has a 
 hoe, a gun, and a saw : 
 Annie is just sitting with her arms folded, and 
 with nothing in her lap. Besides George and 
 Annie, I can see a hen, a cow, a horse, a hog, 
 and a dog. The hen, the cow, the hog, and the 
 dog are all looking toward the left; but the 
 horse is looking toward the right. George and 
 Annie must not stay out too long : they may 
 get sick. 
 
 X/ES^O-KT -51.-FRUIT. 
 
 Alfred, are you fond of fruit? Oh! yes, sir; 
 I am very fond of good fruit. What kind of 
 fruit do you like most ? It is very hard to tell, 
 sir ; there are so many nice kinds that I can not 
 say which is the best. Have you any good peach 
 trees in your father's orchard? Oh! yes, sir; 
 and we have some very nice pear trees. Father 
 sent all the way to West Green ^for them. Did 
 he get any other kinds there ? Yes, sir ; he got 
 some choice apples, some very fine plums, and 
 some very large kinds of cherries. 
 
TUK VERBAL PRIMER, oi 
 
 LESSON 53.— TOE FOX. 
 
 I wonder what tin's fox is hunt- 
 ing for. He is lookiDg down the 
 hill, as if lie saw , some body 
 coming after him. He i? very 
 cunning, and he can run very 
 fast ; and, if a dog wants lo catch 
 him, he mast keep a sharp lookout, and run as 
 fast as he can, besides. The fox is known all 
 over the world as one of the most cunning of 
 all the animals. Did you ever hear any body* 
 say, ."As cunning as a fox ? ,J Take care, old 
 1'ox ; some hound may catch yQU yet. 
 
 LESSON 53.-W00L 
 
 iSallie, come here, my dear ; I have just finished 
 n nice warm pair of stockings for you. Feel 
 them, and see if you can tell me what they are 
 made of. Oh ! mother, you are so good and 
 kind ! And they are so nice and warm. Is it 
 wool that they are made of? Yes, dear; and 
 now can you tell *me what wool is ? Isn't it 
 sheep's hair, mother ? It grows on sheep, Sallie, 
 it is true ; and it answers them in the place of 
 hair : and yet it is very different from the hair 
 of other animal?. It is cut off from the sheep 
 once or twice a year, and then made into warm 
 clothes for us. 
 
32 THE VERBAY PRIMER. 
 
 LESSON 54.- tfOA'S TOOL-BOX. 
 
 Papa, is this Tom Jones ? Or 
 what Tom is it? No, Johnny, it 
 is not. Tom Jones. Tom Jones 
 is too. wild and bad to care any 
 thing about a tool-box. It is 
 Tom Smith; and he is a very 
 good little boy. He has a turn for working in 
 wood, and his father has bought him a nice 
 tool-box to encourage him. He has plenty of 
 tools in it to do any easy kind of work. If he 
 Iceeps on so. when he grows up, he will be a- 
 very useful man. 
 
 LESSON 55.— GRAIN. 
 
 James, come and look at this beautiful field. 
 What is growing in it, father ? It is wheat, my 
 son. See how nicely it waves backward, and 
 forward in the wind. Father, I heard Mr. Smith 
 talking about small grain the other day. What 
 did he mean by that? Small grain is wheat, or 
 rye, or barley, or oats, or rice. Corn is a kind 
 of grain too ; but it is not called small grain. 
 All these kinds of grain are very useful to us. 
 Some of them are ground into flour or meal to 
 make bread ; and the others are good to feed 
 horses and cows. 
 
THE VERBAL PRIMER. 33 
 
 LESSON SO.— GOING FOR WATER. 
 
 Willie, you and Bettie must 
 go down to the spring, tind 
 bring a bucket of fresh water. 
 Yes, ma'am : and then, when 
 we come back, may we say 
 our Primer lesson ? Yes : go 
 on, and be careful not to fall down nor hurt each 
 other. Come, Bettie, let's hurry, and get back, 
 so that we can say our lesson. Well, Willie, 
 here we go. And now, here is the spring. — 
 Willie, dip up the water fast, and fill the bucket 
 quick. Now, Bettie, it is full enough. Let's 
 hurry back. Now you are good children. Come, 
 say your lesson. 
 
 LESSON 57- THE BIBLE. 
 
 Lily, I told you the other day that God has 
 given us a book, which we call the Bible, and 
 that the Bible teaches us that, if we sin, God 
 will put us after we die into a lake burning with 
 lire and brimstone. We also learn from the 
 Bible that, if we are good all the days of our 
 lives, God will take us when we die to Himself 
 in Heaven. We read in the Bible also of the 
 life and death of our Saviour, and how he suf- 
 fered instead of us. When yoil get a little older, 
 you will be able to read the Bible for yourself; 
 and I hope you will always love 'to study its 
 lessons of divine wisdom: 
 C 
 
THE VERBAY PRIMEU 
 
 LESSON 08.-FISHING. 
 
 Take a seat here on the bank 
 of the creek, and keep as still as 
 you can, and keep your eye on 
 the cork ; and, as soon as you 
 see the cork sink into the water, 
 give your pole a sudden jerk, aud 
 up will come the fish. Take him off your hook, 
 and put him on your string ; then fix your bait, 
 and throw in your hook, and watch your cork 
 again, and soon you will have an other. How 
 well they bite ! If they keep on so, we will 
 soon have a long string of nice large fish. Then 
 we will take them home to mother. 
 
 LESSON SO.— THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 Mother, please tell me something more about 
 the Saviour. What is his name ? Where was 
 he born ? What was his mother's name ? Tell 
 me all about Him, mothe can not tell you 
 
 all about Him, Lily : that would take too long. 
 His name is Jesus, which means Saviour ; but 
 He is often called by His title, Christ ; and often 
 by both together, Jesus Christ. He was born 
 at Bethlehem, a city of Judea, not far from 
 Jerusalem. His mother's name was Mary; and 
 her husband was a carpenter named Joseph. 
 The Saviour was killed by the wicked Jews, 
 when He was about thirty-three years old. 
 
THE VERBAL PRIMER. 35 
 
 HiESSON OO- TTIE BOAT. 
 
 Do you see the man in the 
 boat? How can he make the 
 boat go ? Do you see the stiek 
 he has in his left hand? Yes. 
 Well, he bas an other stick just 
 like that in his right hand. These 
 are called oars. There are little pins of wood 
 on the edge* of the boat : and he puts the oars 
 against the.-e- pins, with their other ends sticking 
 into the water; and he pulls the upper ends of 
 the oars as hard as he can, and that makes the 
 boat move through the water. Do you see the 
 birds flying over the boat ? 
 
 LEJSSOIN «1.-CIERISTMA8. 
 
 Mother, what day of the month is this ? It 
 is the twentieth of December. Then Christmas 
 will be here in five days, will it not ? Yes, my 
 dear. Well, mother, what is Christmas for ? 
 Come, sit on my lap, and I will tell you. It is 
 the birthday of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. I told 
 you the other day that He was born at Bethle- 
 hem, a city of Judea, not far from Jerusalem. 
 His mother was there on business, and the hotel 
 was crowded ; so she had to stay in the stable, 
 and there our Saviour was born. Ever since then, 
 Christmas has been kept by Christians as a holy 
 day. 
 
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 Till: VERBAL PRIMER. 
 
 afraid of? 
 *;he reins 
 
 LESSON 62 — THE RAILROAD. 
 
 Take care there, mas 7 
 John ; that horse will 
 throw you, if you don't 
 mind. Don't you see 
 the train coming up the 
 road ? Woe, Dobbin \ 
 woe, si r. What are you 
 That; engine can't h uH you, sir! Pull 
 tight, mas' John ; I wouldn't have 
 Dobbin to throw you off for the world. Never 
 mind, uncle'Tom ; I think I can manage him. 
 I have passed this place on him many a time 
 before. He always prances about when he hears 
 the whistle blow; but he never has thrown me 
 off yet. Well, that's nothing, mas' John ; you 
 must be careful, or he will throw you some day 
 yet. These railroad cars are apt to scare a horse. 
 Or a man either, uncle Tom. The first time I 
 ever saw a train coming towards me, and heard 
 the whistle blow, I was frightened nearly to 
 death. But I have got used to it now, and 
 Dobbin must get used to it too. The railroad is 
 a wonderful thing, mas' John; I never could 
 see how the engine could haul such heavy loads 
 as it does. That is very true, uncle Tom : since 
 we have got used to it now, it would be very 
 hard to get along without the railroad. 
 
TUs. VtHliAL I'LilMLU. 37 
 
 LtCSSON 63.— TOM JONES AGAIN. 
 
 Ah! Tom. 
 
 this is just what 
 ♦ I expected long 
 ago. The first ' 
 ' ^ time I saw yon. 
 you were rid- 
 ing on y 6 u r 
 father's o x , 
 when you had 
 been told not to do it. The next time you were 
 trying to fasten up your cat in a tight box. The 
 next time you were carrying the same poor cat 
 off somewhere, with a string tied round its neck- 
 to hang it. I told you before that I was afraid 
 you would come to some bad end, because I saw 
 that you were a very bad boy. And now here 
 you are with your leg broken ; and nobody has 
 much pity for you, because you are so bad. This 
 morning Tours mother dressed him nicely and 
 sent him to Sunday-school ; but he went off with 
 some bad boys to hunt birds' nests: and, while 
 his poor mother was looking for him to come 
 back from Sunday-school, these same bad boys 
 brought him home with his leg broken. He had 
 climbed up into a tree to get a bird's nest, and 
 the limb had broken with him, and, in falling to 
 the ground, he had broken his leg. 
 
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 THE VERBAL PRIMKR. 
 
 LESSON 04.- REST. 
 
 Do you see 
 \ this man and 
 his son sitting 
 B on the log? 
 They are Mr. 
 Smith and his 
 son John . — 
 They have 
 been at work 
 with their hoes 
 in the hot sunshine, and they have come out to 
 sit down awhile under this large oak tree and. 
 rest. The dog is sitting by his master's side. It 
 is very pleasant after working hard awhile to sit 
 down in the shade and rest. And, when night 
 comes, the working man deligii ts to see its shades; 
 for then he can lie down and sleep much more 
 soundly than those who spend their time in idle- 
 ness. After resting awhile, we can go hack to 
 our work, and soon make up for the time we 
 lost. The Christian's life is fall of .toil and labor, 
 as long as he remains on earth : hut he is en- 
 couraged to endure all his labors by the promise 
 that, if he is faithful unto death, he will then 
 enter into the rest prepared for all the people, 
 of God at His right hand in Heaven. There the 
 wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are 
 at rest. 
 
til3 VEKMAt PRIMER. 
 
 t.ICSSSON 65.- THE LION. 
 
 -~^T j&jjmk Here is a fine picture of 
 
 .'SltS'lfe a ^ on * -^ 00 ^ at ms thick 
 M|te heavy mane. Why, yes, 
 - papa; how thick it is! 
 
 .'' ' But, papa, that lion that 1 
 
 ^S^^S^^^^-^^ saw m the show last year 
 bad no mane like this ; had it ? No, son ; that 
 was a she lion, and this is the picture of a he one. 
 The males all have manes ; but the females have 
 none. And don't you know, papa; that one in 
 the show had a little young one :. what do you 
 call it? The young of lions are called whelps, 
 my son. When a she lion has whelps, it is dan- 
 gerous to go near her, unless she is fastened up 
 in a cage; for she will jump upon a man, and 
 tear him to pieces, if she thinks he is trying to 
 hurt her or her whelps. Well, will the he ones 
 hurt a man, too, papa ? They very seldom hurt 
 any one in the day time ; but sometimes they 
 come at night to places where men are camping, 
 and fall upon a man, and kill him. Where do 
 they come from, papa ? They live mostly in 
 Asia and Africa ; but there are none in our 
 country. . When the lion roars, it sounds almost 
 like thunder. No- other beast can make so loud 
 a noise as the lion. He is stronger, too, than 
 almost any other beast. 
 
40 THE VLRBAL PRIMER. 
 
 LESSON 66.-THE FOX. 
 
 Look at this old fox 
 running along the fence ! 
 He has been up to the 
 farm-house at some mis- 
 chief, I'll be bound. Why, 
 5T papa, are foxes always in 
 some mischief? Yes, my dear ; they are very 
 apt to take what does not belong to them ; and 
 they are mostly so cunning that you can not 
 catch them at their mischief. What do they live 
 on, papa ? They eat chickens, or geese, or ducks 
 or rabbits, or birds, or eggs. Can they run fast, 
 papa ? Oh ! yes, my son ; they run very fast. 
 None but the swiftest dogs can catch them at a 
 fair race. And besides that, they dodge about 
 so that they fool the dogs, and have them running 
 all about hunting them, while they are all the 
 time hiding in some hole and resting. In this 
 way, it happens that you mostly have to have 
 several dogs to catch a single fox. Well, they 
 must be very smart. Yes, son ; every body has. 
 heard of the cunning of the fox. They mostly 
 lie in their holes all day ; and at night, when 
 every body is asleep, they come out and steal 
 what they want to eat. A fox will take a goose 
 or a turkey by the neck, throw it on his back 
 and carry it to his den. 
 
THE VERBAL PIUMEI:. 
 
 41 
 
 LESSON G7.--THB OLD BACHELOR. 
 
 Just look at this old bachelor! • How lone- 
 some he must be ! What is his name, mother ? 
 His name is Mr. John White. Why. do they 
 call him a bachelor, mother? What is a bachelor? 
 A bachelor is a man who has never been married. 
 If he lives single several years after he is fully 
 jgrown, people begin to call hrm an old bachelor. 
 Well, mother, uncle Ben is thirty years old, and 
 he has never been married, jou know ; is he an 
 old bachelor ? Yes, my dear ; he will soon be 
 an old bachelor, if he is not one already. Well, 
 I wish uncle Ben would get married. How old 
 is Mr. White, mother? Nobody knows, my 
 dear. He will never tell his age. I suppose he 
 is getting right old. He always looks quite sad. 
 His cat is all the company he has, except his- 
 house full of rats, and they are not very pleasant 
 company, I am sure. Well, mother, I hope 
 uncle* Ben will never come to that. 
 
TTIH VERBAL PRiMS'lf. 
 
 TjTCSSOjM" gs.—loyb each, othku'. 
 
 Here are Mrs. Black, and her three children,, 
 John,.Bettie, and Sallie. Mrs. Black is sitting 
 by herself, working on a jacket for little John. 
 The three children are- looking together at a» 
 book, that one of them is holding in lier lap. 
 The one that is holding the book is Bettie ; and; 
 of course, the oilier girl is Sallie. These littli 
 girls are very kind to each other, and to their 
 brother John ; and John is also very good and 
 kind to- them. Mrs. Black is very happy to see 
 her children tave each other so much : and their 
 kindness to each other makes her love them< 
 much more than she would do, if they were 
 always quarreling with each other. I hope- my 
 little readers will always try to do like these- 
 little children of Mrs. Black. 
 
THE VERBAL PRIMER. 
 
 43 
 
 
 LESSON 09.— Tim CHASE. 
 
 Ob ! what a fine, fat 
 #/£***<?> hog ! He looks almost 
 S5**.. {,,t enoujiti to kill. But 
 look ! there comes Tow- 
 zer close after him. Now 
 for a race. Hurry upy 
 Towzer ; or yon will not 
 catch him. Run, nog, 
 run. If you ikMi'r. mind, Towzer will eatch you 
 before you know it. This hog has been in the 
 lot ; and papa has set Towzer after him, to drive 
 him out ; and Towzer wants to catch him by 
 the ear and hold him, so as to make him ke p. 
 out of the lot. If Towzer does catch him, he 
 will make him sorry that he ever went in there. 
 I would not wonder i ' he would bite off one of 
 his ears before he lets him go. Yes, but he has 
 not caught him yet: and, if he doesirt mend his 
 pace, I don't believe he will catch him. Well, 
 isn't that a pretty race ? Towzer has found his 
 match this time, sure. Yes ; and I thought the 
 hog was altogether too fat to run fast. He will 
 not want to have an ojther race with Towzer, 
 though ; I'll be bound. And I will no$ be 
 surprised if this chase will keep him out of the 
 lot. If hogs an- allowed to get into the fields, 
 .they root up the ground and destroy the corn. 
 
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 THE VERBAL FiilMEtt. 
 
 LESSON yO.— BOYS AT PLAY. 
 
 Here (ire John and Tom out on the lawn, 
 playing with their ball. John has just thrown 
 the ball to Tom, and Tom is just about to catch 
 it in both hands. They both seem very fond of 
 the game ; and 1 should think from their looks 
 they would keep on playing until they both get 
 very tired. Ball and other outdoor games are 
 very good for boys: but they must be careful 
 not to play too long at -any of them ; for too 
 much play will do as much harm as too little- 
 There is not much danger, though, of school- 
 boys playing too much ; for, if they get their 
 lessons as well as they should, they will not have 
 time to bust themselves by too much play. 
 
THE VERBAL rr.IMER, 
 
 4:> 
 
 LISSSOZS 7%.— KATIE AND HER COUSIN. 
 
 Katie Strange is a sood little girl. Every 
 body loves her, an entries to make her happy. 
 Her cousin, John Brown, has come over to see 
 her, and spend the day with her. lie, too, is a 
 good boy: so you may be sure they will have a 
 pleasant day together. Katie is sitting on a 
 stool near the table, and is pointing with her 
 left hand to her ball under the table. John is 
 standing near her, and seems to be listening to 
 what she is telling him I suppose that she is 
 asking him whether he wants to play with her 
 ball ; and, if he is as clever as I think he is, he 
 will do whatever she wishes. That is the way 
 good little boys and girls ought to do. Even if 
 they do not feel like doing any thing, they ought 
 to be 'willing to do it, to please their friends and 
 playmates. Are you as good as Katie Strange 
 and her cousin John ? 
 
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 THE VERBAL PRIMER. 
 
 LESSON 7S.— THE SWANS, 
 
 Look, John, what a beautiful place this is ! 
 See the Uout stone bridge over the stream! 
 And how gently the stream glides along ! You 
 can hardly tell which way it is moving. Yes, 
 Mary, the place is beautiful indeed ; but the 
 prettiest thing I pee is this lovely pair of swans. 
 Look how gracefully they bend their long, slim 
 necks! Don't you think they are beautiful, 
 sister ? Yes, brother John, they are very beau- 
 tiful. I think they are the prettiest birds I ever 
 saw. And how gentle they are too, sister Mary ! 
 Look ! This black one is eating from my hand. 
 Hurry, John ; it is almost time for us to be at 
 home. 
 
THE VERBAL l>fi!ME"S. 
 
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 LESSON 73.— T0W2ER AND THIS PUPPIES. 
 
 And so. Towzer, )ou 
 did not catch the hog, 
 after all. Don't you feel 
 ashamed of yourself? — 
 And now you have gone 
 to playing with t li e 
 puppies. Towzer id a 
 good old dog. He loves to play with little dogs ; 
 and they love, to play with him, because they 
 know that they will not hurt them. Papa, what 
 is that leather strap around his neck for ? That 
 is his collar, my son. He is kept fastened up 
 mostly during the day, and he is let loose at 
 night. What do they keep him fastened for, 
 papa ? They do this to make him a better watch 
 dog. If he is allowed to run loos^e all day, he 
 will go to sleep at night; and then, if a rogue 
 should come to steal any thing, he would never 
 know it, because he would be asleep. But, if 
 he is kept chained all day, he will lie asleep 
 nearly all the time ; and then the least noise 
 any where about the lot at night will be sure to 
 wake him up. Well, I am sorry for poor 
 Towzer. T wish he could run loose all the time, 
 because he is so good to the puppies. We should 
 be very kind to a good dog and feed him well, 
 for he never allows any one to trouble us at night. 
 
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 THE VERBAL PRIMER. 
 
 LESSON 74:.— CHILD'S PRAYERS. 
 
 1. THE- lord's prayer. 
 
 Our Father who art hi 
 Heaven, hallowed be 
 thy name ; thy kingdom 
 come ; thy will be done 
 on earth as it is in Heav- 
 en: give us this day our 
 daily bread ; and forgive 
 us our trespasses, as we forgive those who tres- 
 pass against us : and lead us not into tempta- 
 tion, but deliver us from evil ; for thine is the 
 kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever 
 and ever. Amen. 
 
 2. MORNING* PRAYER. 
 
 Now I awake and see the light; 
 
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