University of California • Berkeley In Memory of Herman D. Nichols From the Bequest of his Wife Dorothy L. Nichols i^ s^^ \ I Digitized by tine Internet Archive in 2008 with funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/bancroftssecondrOOallerich S«»'fln TitMK On*," P- 141. BANOEOFT'S SECOND READER. BY CHAS. H. ALLEN, Principal California State Normal Scliool. JOHN 8WETT, Principal Girls' High and Normal Scliool, San Francisco; Ex-State Sup't of Public Instruction, California. JOSIAH ROYCE, Ph. D. Instructor in Philosophy in Harvard CoUego. SAN FRANCISCO: A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY. Copyright by A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY 1883. SECOND READER. Ul A FEW WORDS TO THE TEACHER. In preparing this book to succeed the first book of the series, the authors have had in mind a certain stand- ard of proficiency to be attained by the pupil before his promotion to this Reader. To secure the best work, the standard which is here briefly outlined, must have been reached. 1. The pupil should be able to pronounce readily, at sight, all words used in the First Reader. 2. To read easily and naturally the simple stories in Part II of that Reader. 3. To spell by sounds all words given in the phonic exercises of the First Reader, and any similar words given by the teacher. 4. To spell by letter — not all, but aU the more com- mon words used in the preceding Reader. Pronouncing Exercises.— The more difficult words are printed, with diacritical marks, at the beginning of each lesson, and, as in the First Reader, should be care- fully pronounced before the reading lesson is studied. Phonic Spelling.— This exercise is systematically con- tinued, and in this book no pains should be spared to train the voice so as to secure pleasant tones, fuU enun- ciation, and distinct articulation. This is, indeed, the proper time to secure the best results from vocal exer- cises. Be careful to see that the "school tone," so often found among pupils of this grade, is avoided. Script Work and Language Lessons.— A Reader is not the book from which to teach penmanship or gram- mar, but writing and language exercises should be made to assist in the comprehension of the reading, and in adding interest to it. IV SECOND READEK. The script exercises in this book will give abundant practice in copying, and if the teacher mil always demand the best the pupil can do, excellent results will follow. The Language Lessons will familiarize the pupil with the use of words, increase his vocabidary, enable him to construct easily, simple sentences, and may be so taught as to be intensely interesting. These lessons have been carefully graded, and, in each case, are meant to be rather suggestive than exhaustive. Supplementary Reading —The teacher should secure as much supplementary reading as possible. In this grade, no difficulty will be found in getting suitable books. A pupil rarely reads well who has read from his school reader only. Model Questions— To some of the lessons model questions have been appended. These are designed to be suggestive of questions to be asked on other lessons. They should not, generally, be such as require only verbal memory, but such as call for thoughtful study, compeUing the pupil to observe and compare, to reflect and judge. In all cases, to secure proper study, they should be asked before the lesson is read in the class. Spelling.— Pronouncing exercises are not always the best spelling lessons. To most of the reading lessons, therefore, groups of words selected for spelling are specially added. From the "Pronouncing Exercises" such words only are taken as are most desirable for the purpose. Conclusion.— As the end to be secured is good read^ ing, the pupil should be trained to read each lesson tvelL Let the standard be such reading as would be acceptable around the fireside, at home. CONTTKNTS. • 1. Learning to Spin a Top .... 7 2, Lily and Her Pet Lamb .... 10 3. Tlie Little Hay-maker .... « 12 4. Learning to Walk on Stilts 15 5. Bees . 17 6. Out for a Drive . 19 7. A Race on the Sands . 22 8. What Does Little Birdie Say? . Tennyson 24 9. How Blue-eyes Sold her Doll 26 10. Count Ten 29 11. Blue-bird, Bonny Bird E. H. Miller 31 12. Keep Trying 32 13. Puss in the Garden 34 14. How a Butterfly Came .... 37 15. The Clucking Hen . " . 39 16. Paul at the Piano 42 17. The Quarrelsome Kittens .... 44 18. Playing Horse 47 19. One Thing at a Time )/. A. Stvdart 49 20. Blowing Soap -Bubbles .... 51 21. Frank's Dog Story 53 22. A Flower for Mother 55 23. Making a Racket 58 24. Flying Squirrels 61 25. The Stork and the Snake .... 64 26. How Pete Got a Lesson .... 66 27. Two Men on the Ice . ; . . . 69 28. What the Boys Would Be . 71 29. The Little Orphans 74 30. Mrs. Daisy and Dr. Don .... 76 James's Letter to his Mother. — Script 80 31. The Wise Old Horse 81 32. The Humming-bird and the Butterfly 84 33. The Caterpillar 85 VI SECOND KEADEE. 34. The Brown Bear 87 35. Spring 90 36. '^I Am Old, Now" 91 37. Fre^ng 95 38. Partnership Margaret Vandegrift 96 39. Words that Deceive 98 40. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star 100 41. How Roy Went A-Fishing 102 42. Never Loiter 106 43. Willie's Carrier-Pigeon 108 44. The Little Home School ....... 112 45. Speak Gently 113 46. Willie and Henry . .114 47. The Child and the Swallow . . . . . .117 48. Who Stole the Bird's-Nest? . . X. Maria Child 119 49. The Eagle that Made a Mistake 124 50. The Drink for You . . . . . . . .126 51. Ships and Boats 127 52. The Harvest Mouse . . ■ 131 53. The Brave Little Hollander . . . . . .133 54. The Little Snow Shoveler . . . Mary D. Brine ^36 55. The Robin's Visit 138 56. Seven Times One Jean Ingelow 141 The Mother's Reply to James. — Script .... 143 57. The Spider 144 58. Harold's Squirrel 147 59. The Old Kitchen Clock . . Aunt Effie's Rhymes 150 60. "A Merry Christmas, Grandpa" 152 61. The Boy's Triumph 155 62. The Child's World .... Lillijmt Lectures 158 63. Reviews and Supplementary Reading .... 159 Table op Elementary Sounds 160 1. LEARNING- TO SPIN A TOP. PRONOUNCING EXERCISE. learned struck liieir €Ould stopped ground quite game laughed smooiii warm strings The questions at the end of this lesson^ and all questions upon any reading lesson, should he asJced after the lesson has been studied, and before it is read in the class. 1. ''Come, boys/' said Ned, "let us have a game of top. Jt is a fine, warm day." 2. So the boys took their tops and strings and went out to a smooth, hard place, and made a ring with chalk. 3. Ned could do best, for he had 8 SECOND REABEK. learned to spin a top when quite a small boy: so "he threw firit. 4. How his top did hum when it struck the ground! He picked it up in his hand and threw it down two or three times, but at last it stopped. 5. George tried next. He was not so old as Ned, and did not know how to make his top spin well. The first time it spun on its head, and the boys laughed at him. 6. The next time he tried, it went all right, and he was glad. '^See it spin now/' he cried. 7. James now tried it, but his top did not spin at all. It rolled off on the ground out of the ring. He tried two or three times, and at last it went quite well. 8. In a short time, the two boys learned to throw a top as well as Ned could, and their tops would hum too. 9. If they will try as hard to learn to read as they try to learn their games, they will soon be the best in their class. SECOND READEK. 9 10. All boys should have some fun, but I hope you will all try to learn, too, Avhile you are young. If you do, you will some day be glad of it. Questions. 1. How many boys are mentioned in this piece? 2. Which do you think is the oldest? 3. Why do yon think so? 4. What kind of a day was it? 5. Where did the boys go? Aiisiver these questions orally in complete sentences, thus: Three boys are mentioned in this piece. Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: their, chalk, stopped, tried, should, smooth, learned, laughed, cried, could. Before spdUng, it will he a good plan in each case, to require pupils to write the tvords and mark the accented syllables. I. CONCERT PHONIC BRILL. The teacher will spell the words of these lessons by sound, and require the class to repeat the phonic spelling in concert. To show the sound of long a it is marked by a macron, thus — a. a-le - ai-m d-ay n-a-me a-te ' ai-d m-ay ^ p-a-ge a-ge- p-ai-1 n-ay m-a-ne Slate Work. After the phonic spelling, let pupils copy the above table with the vowel markings. Require all similar lessons in Concert Phonic Drill to be copied in the same way. 10 SECOND READER. 2. LILLY AND HER PET LAMB. The pupilj before he studies the reading lesson, should pronounce as many of these words as possible, unaided by the teacher. PBONOUNCING EXERCISE. inis'tress foWow knew- larg'er wherev'er pi^t'ure - field reached for got'ten - mo'inent Dai'^y - mofii'er 1. Lilly has a pet lamb that is all her own, for her father gave it to her. 2. She is very kind to it; and wher- SECOND BEADED. 11 ever she goes, the lamb is sure to follow her. 3. She has named it Daisy; and when- ever she calls ''Daisy," the lamb runs to her, 4. Lilly had once been away from home for some weeks, with her mother. 5. While she was away, Daisy was put into a field to feed with some other lambs. ^ 6. When Lilly went home, almost the first thing she did was to run to the field to see if the lamb knew her. 7. ''Daisy! Daisy!" cried the little girl; and in a moment the lamb began to jump and to run to her. 8. It had grown much larger while Lilly was away; but it had not forgotten its little mistress. 9. It soon reached Lilly, and she put her arms around its neck, as you see in the picture. Words for Spelling. Dictate from the lesson : Lilly, lamb, own, very, grown, sure, once, forgotten, field, almost. 12 SECOND EEADEK. 3. THE LITTLE HAY-MAKER. PRONOUNCING EXEliCISE. bot'tom- ^at'tle piege bu§y big'gest- spread bright drie§ sum'mer- armost -elo§ed game§ hon day rak'ing kiiow§ tise'ful 1. I am a little hay-maker. My name is Jane. I am busy raking hay. 2. How hard I work! Look at the heap I have by my side. It is al- most as big as T am. 3. My father of- ten takes me with him to the hay-field; SECOND HEADER. IH for he knows that I am fond of playing in the hay. 4. The school is closed now, and we have a holiday during the long, bright summer days. ^ o. How hot the sun is, and how brown it will make my face! (). When I am tired, T shall go into the field and sit down under a tree; and father will give me a piece of bread and some nice sweet milk. ^ 7. What fun we shall have when the hay is all made, and the hay-makers have gone to the next field! <_ 8. We can have games among the hay, tossing it about, and playing at hide- and-seek behind the biggest heaps. ^^ 9. Some boys and girls, who live in towns, have never seen a hay-field. Do you know what hay is, and for what it is used? I will tell you. 10. The grass in the fields grows very high. Then it is cut down and spread out on the ground. 11. The hot sun dries the grass; then 14 SECOND KEADEE. the hav-makers turn it over and over; and when it is dried, it is called hay. 12. Hay is used as food for horses, cattle, and sheep. It is useful in Avinter when there is not much grass in the fields for the cows and the sheep to eat. y Words to be Spelled. Dictate from tlie lesson: little, busy, heap, often, face, tired, piece, bread, eat, biggest, used, dried, grows, called. Slate Work. Pupils may select, and wi-ite in sepa- rate columns, all words having the sound of e as in me, and of e as in when. By reading the lesson carefulhj, you xvill he ahle to write these sent&nceSj and j^ut the i^roper ivords in the hJanJc spaces. /. ^J-tZtf^_ yCd yO^. '1^2^?^ 3. C^y^^i^ Ju7€l__ yC^U^ /^A^ 2^^^/ ya<^t^ /^A^e<^^ /Ut^^ .^€>€^^ y€^^ SECOND EEADEH. 15 4. LEARNING TO WALK ON STILTS. FRONOUNCING EXERCISE. blocks — a gainst' " armg ^ straight Ben'nie ^^ thinks — bam -. George 1. Little Bennie has seen his brother George walk on stilts, and. thinks he can learn to walk on them too. 2. See, he has found the stilts, and is try- ing to get upon them. He has leaned them up against the house, with his arms around them, and his feet against the blocks. , 3. Do you think he fs^l^ will get upon them m this way He looks a little as if he were afraid of getting a fall. 4. He does not know how to get them up straight so as to walk. If the bottom 16 SECOND READER. of the stilts should slip out, down he would go, and tear his clothes.,^ 5. I think he will have to wait until George comes and helps him. George would tell him to set the bottom of the stilts nearer the wall, so as to push them up straight with his back. 6. He Avill have to look out not to fall over in front and bump his head, j Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson : walk, too, trying, against, getting, straight, would, tear, nearer, clothes. Slate Work. Copy the first paragraph on slates. Exchange slates, compare with the book^ and correct errors in spelling, pnnctuation, and capitals. ^- 11 . CONCERT PHONIC DRILL. Sec directions on imge 9. 1 The sound of Italian a is marked >)Y two dots over it, thus — a. 1 a-r-m h-a-lf b-a-tli f-a-r-ni a-r-t aw-l m-au-1 «-a-U s-aw 4^-r-aw-l €-au-glit Slate Exercise. Write all the words you can find that have the sound of a. 22 SECOND HEADER. 7. A RACE ON THE SANDS. PRONOUNCING EXERCISE. spray Car'lo sel'dom brought wave§ par'ent €6v'er dis'taiiye breatiie alVayg builds €reep'ing sea' -side ver took' stock'ins^s 1. Here are Willie and his dog Carlo. How happy they are ! They are running a race on the sands by the sea. 2. Willie's home is in a large town. SECOND READER. 23 far away from the sea. He seldom gets to the sea-side. 3. When Willie is at home he goes /i to school; but now, it is holiday time, and his parents have brought him to breathe the fresh sea-air, and to play on the sands. 4. Boys and girls who have been to the sea-side know that the waters of the sea are never still. They are always moving. 5. Sometimes the waves roll up the shore a great distance, and cover all the sands. In the picture you may see how the water comes creeping up the shore. ^ 6. Willie knows that they will have to run out of the way before the sea covers the sands. 7. One day the waves overtook them. Willie's boots and stockings were made verv wet, and Carlo had to swim. 8. Now they are having a race along the sands, close to the waves. Willie had been sitting upon a rock; but by- 24 SECOND READER. and-by the waters reached his feet, and then he started off with Carlo. 9. What fun they are having! for sometimes one Avave bigger than the rest comes dashing along, and covers them both with spray. 10. Willie's flag is called the Union Jack. When he builds a house on the sand, he places this flag on the top of it. Every one knows Willie's pretty flag. / Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: here, sea-side, goes, school, holiday, breathe, moving, who, been, shore, water, creeping, close, by-and-by, brought, builds. 8. WHAT DOES LITTLE BIRDIE SAY? PRONOUNCING EXERCISE. peepi^ bird'ie ^ lon'ger stron'ger Let each pupil memorize one stanza and recite it 1. What does little birdie say In her nest at peep of day? Let me fly, says little birdie, Mother, let me fly away. SECOND READER. \^ 25*-^-^ Birdie, rest a little longer, Till the little wings are stronger. So she rests a little longer, Then she flies away. 2. What does little baby say, In her bed at peep of day? Baby says, like -little birdie, Let me rise and fly away. Baby, sleep a little longer, Till the little limbs are stronger. If she sleeps a little longer. Baby too shall fly away. Tennyson. Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson what, birdie, sy heart. ^4i^/^^^/^/^i^2^ SECOND READER. 33 e^./i^2^^/^>'^.^^^#^ C^j^rn^r yCi^^^^^^^y2/-c>^^,^^ Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: nail, you've, succeed, aright, reach, might, though, climb, iron. Slate Work. Write from memory the fii'st stanza j exchange slates, and correct errors in spelling, punctu- ation, and capitals. Oral Spelling Match. Let the class choose sides. Dictate words from all previous lessons. 34 SECOND BEADEE. 13. fright'ened ^reat'ureg thoughts PUSS IN THE GARDEN. PRONOUNCING EXEECISE. soft'ly h'ong •€iu''raiit tfgerg prey roar'ing flow'er§ fierce qui'et ly 1. Puss is out in the garden. Do you see her lying under the flowers ? 2. She often hes there for hours at a time, in the bright sunny days, y 3. When she is hun- . gry, she goes slyly off to the end of the garden to watch for little birds. 4. One day as I sat on the garden seat, I saw some birds hopping in and out of the currant bushes. 5. In a little while I saw Puss i:li rise from her SECOND EEADEK. 35 place under the flowefs, and steal quietly away. ^ 6. She did not go down the garden walk^ but crept softly behind the flowers and under the trees. _,^^^^,^^ 7. When she came to the spot she hid herself under a thick bush, and sat watching for the birds. 8. By-and-by, one of the birds flew down on the grass and hopped off for a crumbj quite at its ease. ^ 9. In a moment, out sprang Puss, and I thought the poor bird had been caught. 10. But Puss, for once, Avas too late, and the bird, very much frightened, flew away. 11. All animals of the cat kind are beasts of prey. They generally take their prey by stealth, creeping up and spring- ing upon it. 36 > SECOND READER. 12. Lions and tigers are the largest creatures of the cat family, and when wild they are very much feared by man. 13. If you ever see a lion, look closely, and you will see that it acts very much like a large cat. You will seOj also, that the tiger looks Hke a cat. "Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: lying, watch, caught, lies, hopping, thought, currant, sunny, bright, steal, slyly, crumb. Gopy^ and fill the hhnds with the proper words. 1. Puss is under the . 2. Sh(f often there for , on a day. 3. Puss tried to the little - 1. The birds soo'n away and did not catch . 7'. CONCERT PHONIC niULL. To show the sound of a as in care, it is marked by a circiunflex , thus— a. €-a-re ai-r b-ea-r b-a-re b-a-re p-ai-r p-ea-r p-a-re f-a-re s-t-ai-r w-ea-r s-t-a-re SECOND READER. 37 14. HOW A BUTTERFLY CAME. 1. Late ill September, worm upon a willow leaf. "^^:^m^^<$^^^^^ a lady saw a It was about two iii(rti&s in length, and al- most as big as her little fin- ger. Strjpes^f black, green, and yellow went around its little body. 2. The lady carried leaf anfl sleeper home. She took willow leaves for it to eat, put them all in a glass dish, and tied lace over it. i 3. In just one week her guest was gone. All the leaves were gone; only a lovely green bag was left. It was just one inch long, and Avas made very neatly, and looked much like a little bed or cradle, if" No stitches could be seen, and the seams had an edge like gold cord. 38 SECOND BEADEK. 4. It had on it gold and black dots like tiny buttons. The caterpillar had His old clothes were near by. He sewed himself in >^ had pushed them off in a hurry. The new home was made fast to a bit of cloth. 5. Almost six weeks the little sleeper lay in his silken cradle. In Novefhber he burst the pretty green hammockj and the old home turned white. G. A lovely butterfly came out. It had brown and golden wings^ with stripes of black, like cords, on them, and a feathery fringe of white for each stripe. 7. On the edges of the wings were white and yellow dots. The head was black, with white and yellow dots on it. "Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson : leaf, button, body, sewed, guest, hurry? neatly, edge, stitches, caterpillar, yellow, tiny. SECOND READEB. 39 15. THE CLUCKING- HEN. PRONOUNCING EXERCISE. hatched vers'es roost'er be neath' bar'ley hal loo' ^luck 1. ^'Mother/' ;5 said a boy, ''I heard the children at school to-day read- ing the verses about the Clucking Hen. What is a cluckiilg hen?" 2. '^A hen is called a clucking hen while she sits on her eggs. The name is taken from the noise she then makes. 40 SECOND KEADER. She makes the same noise when she calls her chickens. I should like to hear the verses. Do you know them?'' 3. ''Yes, I know them by heart; I must tell you that an old rooster is the one to speak first.^ 4.« "'Will you take a walk with me^ My little wife to-day? There is barley in the barley field, And hay seed in the hay.^ 5. "'Thank you/ said the clucking hen, 'I have something else to do; I am busy sitting on my eggs, I cannot walk with you. 6. "'Cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck,' Said the clucking hen-, 'My little chicks will soon be hatched, I will think about it then.' 7. "The clucking hen sat in her nest, She made it in the hay; And warm and snug beneath her breast, A dozen white eggs lay. 8. "Crack, crack, went all the eggs; Out came the chickens small. SECOND HEADER. 41 ^ Cluck/ said the clucking hen, ^Now I have you all. 9. ^'^Come along, my little chicks, I will take a walk with you ; ^ ^ Halloo ! ^ said the rooster proud — ^ Cock-a-doodle-doo ! ^ " 10. ''Very pretty verses/' said the boy's mother. '^A clucking hen cares for noth- ing but her Httle ones."^ Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: verses, to-day, clucking, cannot, noise, dozen, crack, reading, first, chicks. 1 LANGUAGE LESSOX. Copy, filling hlanhs with the right tvords, selected from the three at the head of the lesson. too, to, two. 1. I saw boys who were lazy study. 2. much cake is apt make one ill. 3. dollars are much give for hours' work. 4. Jane is going school, and I am going . 42 SECOND BEADEE. ri. CONCERT FHOXIC DRILL To show the ) sound of intermediate a as in ask; it is marked by a single dot over it, thus- -a. a-s-k p-a-ss p-a-s-t d-a-n-ge t-a-s-k g-l-a-ss 1-a-s-t a-n-t f-1-a-s-k m-a-ss f-a-s-t m-a-s-t Write five tvords witli a, five with a, five ivitJi a. Mayiy errors occur in the i)rominciatio)i of words ivith these sounds. 16. PAUL AT THE PIANO. PRONOUXCINa EXERCISE. tip'ping bump re'al toe§ him self' pi a'no tune half vi§'i^ org thumb hour -eomb e noiigh' touch Paul tl'dy 1. Now here is Paul, the dear boy; how could he climb up on this tall stool, without tipping over and giving his head a bump? 2. He cannot touch his toes to the floor, so must curl them around the stool to hold himself on. 3. His little visitors, James and Eose, SECOND READEE. ^ 43 have come in to hear him play his tunes. He is singing, too. Do look at his mouth, wide open. 4. Rose has her doll in her hand, and has come to stay half an hour with Paul. ^ 5. When he is older, he will learn to play real tunes, and will comb his hair, before going to the piano to show what he can do. 44 SECOND KEADER. 6. His mamma likes to see her little boy neat and tidy, so she bought him a knife to clean his nails. 7. The first thing he did was to cut his thumb. Next, he stuck his knife- blade into his knee. 8. Papa said: ^^Paul is not old enough to have a sharp knife, so you must give him scissors, or a very dull knife, until he is older and more careful. Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: dear, visitors, knife, tipping, tunes, thumb, giving, halt, enough, toes, hour, scissors, touch, comb, hair, until. 17. THE QUARRELSOME KITTENS. Let each pupil memorize one stanza, and recite it 1. Two little kittens, One stormy night, Began to quarrel. And then to fight. 2. One had a mouse, The other had none; And that's the way The quarrel begun. SECOND HEADER. 45 3. "Fll have that mouse/' Said the bigger cat. ^' You'll have that mouse? AVe'll see about that!" i. • I will have that mouse," Said the eldest son: '' You sha-n't have the mouse/' Said the Httle on^. 5. The old woman seized Her sweeping broom, And swept both kittens Right out of the room. 6. The ground was all covered With frost and with snow: 46 SECOND BEADEB. The two little kittens Had nowhere to go. 7. So they lay and shivered On a mat at the door, While the old woman Was sweeping the floor. 8. And then they crept in, As quiet as mice, All wet with the snow, And as cold as ice. 9. And found it much better, - That stormy night. To lie by the fire Than to quarrel and flght. Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: kittens, quarrel, I '11, sweeping, fight, you '11, snow, mouse, nowhere, none. Pronouncing Review. Require the pupils to write and pronounce the following words : Silent (jh. Silent J). high fright climb lamb straight delight thiimb comb bright right crumb limb I SECOND KEADER. 47 18. PLAYING- HORSE. PBONOUNCING EXERCISE. cliaii- turned un less' door§ stepped sure'ly world feri5w§ Hen'ry'§ €ar'pet puiring wearing 1. These little fellows think they are having the best time in the world. 2. Their mother is away from h^me and they are playing herse @n her fine carpet. 48 SECOND READER. 3. Willie has hold of Henry's feet, and is pulling him around in a chair. 4. Henry is the driver, Willie is the horse, and the chair is for the wagon. ^ 5. See, they have turned the stool over, and it is right in the way. Willie stepped over it, but I am much afraid Henry will get hurt. ..^ 6. The chair legs are caught in the carpet, and, unless Willie stops at once, the wagon will tip over, and down Henry will go. 7. If he should fall on the stool, it would surely hurt him. How frightened he looks ! I think AVillie knows that the chair is caught, and if he does, he will stop. 8. I think their mother will tell them that when they want to play horse, they should go out of doors. Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: these, stepped, fellows, unless, world, surely, chair, wearing, wagon, pulling. Slate Work. Copy the fifth and sixth paragraphs on your slate, and bring them into the class. SECOND KEADEll. 49P VI L CONCERT FHONIC DRILL. To show tlie sounds of e, it is marked as follows: long e by a macron^ short e by a hreve; e as in her^, with a tvave or tilde, thus — e; and e when it. has the sound of long a, by a line under it, thus — e. Follow directions at close of first exercise. e-ve e-iid li-e-r tli-ey ni-ee-t b-r-ea-d e-rr v-ei-1 ui-ea-t th-r-ea-d ea-r-n ei-glit^ , 19. . ONE THING AT A TIME. 1. Work while yoii work, Play while you play: This is the way To be cheerful and gay. 2. All that you do Do with yoiu- might: Things done by halves . Are never done right. o. One thing each time, And that done well. Is a very good rule, As many can tell. 4. Moments are useless, Trifled awav: 50 SECOND BEADEK. So work while you work, And play while you play. M. A. STODART. VIII. CONCERT PHONIC DRILL . To show the long sound of i it is marked by a macron; short i by a hreve; the sound of i as in sir. equal to e as in her, with a wave and i equal to long e, by two dots over it, thus- -i". i-^e i-n s-i-r Y-a 1-i-se' 1-ie i-n- ■ch th-i-r-d in-a 9h-i-ne' d-ie p-i-n b-i-r-d p-o 1-i-ce' 2 LANGUAGE LESSON. Put the following words into the sentences, copying all on your slates. g-ood small every think pears eat which 4 SECOND READEE. 20. BLOWING- SOAP- ■BUBBLES. : PRONOUNCING EXERCISE. blow'ing oflE €6ror§ beau'ti ful tak'en thrown bub'ble§ wa'ter bot'tom 1. Here is little Johnnie blowing soap bubbles. How happy he looks ! 2. He has just come from school. He has thrown his bag of books down on the walk, and is as busy as a bee. SECOND HEADER. 3. It is a warm day, and he has taken his hat and coat off, and thinks he will have a good time. 4. Look at the dish of soap-suds. He has been l)lowing into that, and it is running over with hubbies.^ 5. What a large one he has now! See the little drop of water on the bot- tom of it. It Avill soon break, and there will be nothing left but a foAV drops of water. 6. Did you ever blow soap-bubbles? When you do, if you will look close, 'you will see on a large one, all the colors of the rainbow.^ 7. Sometimes you ca^i see small pict- ures of the houses and trees near by, just as they appear in a looking-glass, only smaller and more beautiful. 8. When the bubbles are just the right size, if you hold the pipe high, you can shake them off, and blow them up in the air, or let them fall upon a cloth or carpet, and they will roll some time before they break. I SECOND READER. 58 Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: soap, few, bubble, colors, thrown, glass, cojit, bottoin, beautiful, hi^h. JX. CONCERT PHONIC DRILL. i To show the long sound of o, it is marked by a | macron ^ the short sound of o hy a hreve-, o equal to long 6b, by two dots under it, thus — o; equal ! to short }f, by one dot over it, thus — o. i o-l-d o-n m-o-ve 6-1* s-6-n •e-oa-t o-dd p-r-o-ve ii-6-r d-6-ne 43-oa-l p-o-d l-o-§e f -6-r ^ t-6-ii 21. FRANK'S DOG- STORY. PRONOUNcma exercise. fore'head ^ud'dle sto'rie§ olh'er tight wniik'le§ riihhed chiib'by a long' meant 1. Frank and I used to lovo oach other dearly; f()r, Avhen I was tired, he would put his arms around my neck and give iTie a kiss. 2. When he was tired, I would cuddle him close up to me, and tell him stories, till his eyes would shut tight, and I knew he was fast asleep. 54 SECOND HEADER. 3. One day I said to him, ''Frankie, I have told you so many stories^ that I cannot think of another. I should think you might tell me a story." 4. ''I will/' said my little four-year-old. So he stuck his chubby fists into his eyes, rubbed his curly hair all into a friz, and made his forehead full of wrinkles, as some men do when they try to think. 5. Then he began: ''Once upon a time, a man had two little black doggies; then a great, big black dog came along; and then there was a wow!" 6. I thought that was a good story for so small a boy to tell; but what do you think he meant by a ''wow?" Did he mean a row such as bad boys have when they fight, or only a pleasant bow- wow? j Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: love, meant, stories, pleasant, tight, asleep, forehead, four, rubbed, year. Oral Expression. Ask your pupils to tell you some- thing about their own dogs, or to tell some story they have heard about a dog. SECOND BEADER. 55 22. A FLOWER FOR MOTHER. PRONOUNCINa EXERCISE. Mp'ping lived ^oiin'tiy beati'ty scorching sprang €ot'tage re geive' for' ward €ra'dle hedg'e§ bon'net 1. Lilly lived in the country. All around her father's cottage there were green fields and pretty lanes. 2. Under the hedges, a great many flowers grow in summer, and Lilly was never so happy as when she was picking them. 3. One bright morning, Lilly's mother told her that she might go into the fields and pull some flowers. 4. Putting on her bonnet to keep the hot sun from scorching her head and face, Lilly gave her mother a kiss and bade her good morning. P 5. Then she went to the cradle, where her baby brother was kicking up his heels, and kissing him, told him to be a good boy, for she would bring him a pretty flower. 56 SECOND liEADEH 6. Tripping lightly out of the house with a basket on her arm^ she ran up the lane singing: ^^Buttercups and daisies, Oh, the pretty flowers!" 7. Through the gate she went into a field, and began to pick the flowers, singing to herself all the time. 8. When she had filled her basket, she sat down under a tree to rest. SECOND READER. 57 9. On her Avay home she saw one flower larger and prettier than any she had seen that day. 10. *'0h, what a beauty!" she cried^ as she sprang forward and carefully pulled it. 11. ''I will take this to mother." And away she ran, holding it up, as you may see in the picture. W^ORDS TO BE Spelled. Dictate from the lesson : cottage, herself, filled, hedges, basket, bade, lightly, heels. Slate Work. Copy verses ten and eleven on yonr slates, observing all the marks carefully. I A'. roxcEirr phoxic duill. To show the sounds of u, it is marked as follows: long n by a macron; short u by a hreve ; u as in urge b}' a circumflex, thus — li; n, with the sound of long 00^ as in m()r)n, by two dots under it, thus u; and n when it has the sound of short oo as in b(K)k, by one dot under it, thus — u; as pull. Spell Itfi soinul, (ind ropff with markinys. vi-se ii-p r-ii-](: u-r-ge p-u-11 ni-u-te -t'-u-p t-r-ue h-u-r-t p-u-t m-u-s-t s-u-ii s~ch- II. Sound a, a, a, a. (1) Whisper. (2) Low (3) Loud. (4) Yer^ i loud. III. Inhale slowly; tli ten give the sound of long 0, prolonging it as long as possible; the sound of a; of e. 30 MRS. DAISY AND DR. DON. PRONOUNCING EXERCISE. •eloud'y anx'ioiis mam ma' ti'ny fev'er shaking bow'ing grave'ly ^ar'riage cd6k'ie§ nod'ded nap'kin swariow§ dressed knocked replied' 1. Don and Daisy Dingle were play- ing with dolls one cloudy morning. Daisy was mamma, and Don was the doctor. 2. Two of Daisy's dolls wore long night- dresses; one lay in the cradle, and one she held in her lap. Little mamma looked very anxious, while Dr. Don felt the pulse, holding a tiny watch in his hand. I SECOND READER, 77 3. -'0, Doctor," said Daisy, ^^are my babies very sick?" ''Very," replied Dr. Don, '^I shall have to give them pills every hour." I 4. '^0, my poor babies! Is it fever. Doctor?" asked Daisy. Dr. Don looked wise, and shaking his head, slowly said: ''Both your babies, Mrs. Daisy, have red fever bad. I will bring you some pills." Bowing gravely, Dr. Don went off for the pills. >^ 5. Betty, the cook, was kind to the children, and gave Don some bread and 78 SECOND liEADEK, helped him roll some pills. Don said they must be rolled in sugar, or the sick babies could not take them. 6. Betty gave him some cookies too, which the little doctor rolled up in a napkin. The pills he put in a box. He then knocked at the nursery door. «/ Mrs. Daisy opened it quietly. Dr. Don asked: ^'Are the babies asleep?'' Mrs. Daisy nodded her head. 7. Dr. Don opened the napkin and gave Daisy a cooky, saying: '^I fear you will take the fever, Mrs. Daisy, if you do n't eat this medicine. I may take the fever; so we will both eat some." 8. '^0," says Mrs. Daisy, ^^my babies are awake." Dr. Don at once opened his pill-box, and gave Mrs. Daisy a pill for each. The babies seemed to take them, but I think Mrs. Daisy swallowed them. 9. Dr. Don said: ^'They must take a drive at once." Babies were quickly dressed, helped into the doll-carriage, and taken to grandpa Dingle. SECOND KEADER. 79 10. Daisy told grandpa that Don Avas a good doctor, for his pills had cured her babies of "red •fever/' Grandpa said that next time he was sick he should send for Dr. Don, and Mrs. Daisy must be his nurse. Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: cloudy, helped, doctor, sugar, quietly, cradle, napkin, opened, knocked, fever, gravely, nursery. 5 LANGUAGE LESSON. ^ he copied on the slate, the hlanlfs to he filled from the words given in the list helow. need friend company quarrels lig^ht ^i^^^^%^^^;J%^i^^ _ ^ x/J.^^ y/^^^^/^^^^. 80 SECOND READEK, SECOND HEADER. 81 xrr. coxcEiiT rnoxic drill. Uevietv vowels, first gidng clearly the sound of the letter alone, then pronouncing the words forcibly. a a-le, ai-m i 1 ' i-ii, p-i-11 a ii-mi. ji-i't I o 11-6, o-ld a a-11, 1-aw () n-o-t, 0-11 a a-t, a-iid j in-o-ve. in-oo-n a 4i-a-re, ai-r 1 ' 11 ii-se, m-u-te a a-sk, t-a-sk : u ii-p, t-ii-1) e m-e. ea-t ! 11 u-r-ge, b-u-rii e e-nd, iii-e-t 1 11 p-ii-t, f-oo-t e h-e-r, ea-rn oi 01-1, b-oy I i-ce, m-i-ne ou ou-t, ll-OW •31. THE WISE OLD HORSE. PROXo rx( rxc uxerclse. mead'ow Fan'ny perhaps' anofli'er arway§ to getli'er jjre teiid§' rairroad liitclied past'iire -care'ful her self 1. Let me toll you a true story of a horse I know, named Ben. When Ben was young, he had black hair, but now he is old, he is gray and homely, and people who do not know how wise he is, think he is only an old farm horse. 82 SECOND READEB. 2. Ben has a sister named Fanny, and she, too, is old and gray, but, worst of all, she is bhnd. In some way, Ben has found this out, and he takes great care of his poor bhnd sister. 3. If she goes into a corner of the fence, Ben is afraid she will hurt her- self, so he gets between her and the fence, and crowds her out. 4. If strange horses are put into the lot with them, Ben will keep between Fanny and the other horses. 5. If he and Fanny are hitched to- gether to the wagon, he tries to draw the whole load, and Avhen Fanny tries to pull hard, Ben pretends to bite her, as much as to say, ^'You keep back, Fanny ; / am able to draw this load." G. But if another horse is hitched to the wagon with Ben, he does not pull well, but seems to say, ''I am old and stiff, so I will not draw more than my share." 7. If you will think about this story, perhaps you will find some good things SECOND READER. 83 that YOU might learn from the old farm horse, Ben. Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: people, stranger, together, another, blind, stiff, share, corner, crowds, perhaps, hitched, while. 6 LANGUAGE LESSON. To he copied on the slate, the blanhs to he filled from the words given in the list helow. yourself stitch nine never done do tong'ue AT. CONCERT PHONIC DRILL. I. Breathing Exercise. Inhale and exhale slowly, i five times. II. Sound the long vowel sounds, a, e, i, o, u, five times in succession. (1) In a whisper. (2) Softly. (3) Loudly. (4) Very loudly. Km. In the same manner, the short vowel sounds, ...... 84 SECOND KEADEB. 32. THE HUMMINO-BIRD AND THE BUTTERFLY.-A FABLE. PBONOUNCING EXERCISE. home'ly re mem'ber ^at'er pil lar Mt'ter ing friend ex claimed,' ful nummini^ a pretty butterfly flut- tering over some flowers in the garden. 2. ^'I Avould like to have you for a friend," said the httle bird. ^^But you once caUed me a homely worm/' ex- claimed the butterfly. SECOND KEADEK. 85 3. "I am sure I don't remember it," said the humming-bird. "You called me names," replied the butterfly, ^'when I was a dull-looking caterpillar, and now I prefer not to have you for a friend." Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lessou: flowers, remember, prefer, friend, exclaimed, worm, homely. 33. THE CATERPILLAR. PRONOUNCING EXERCISE. bough flit 'ting buz'zmg some 'thing crawl spi'der tiig'ging an'swered earn yel'low splen'did btit'ter fly Have this memoHzed for recitation ^ it can he used in dialogue. 1. ''Caterpillar, caterpillar, On the apple bough. Tell me how you get your living, Do you earn it, now?" 2. '-Earn my living!" answers he; "What a thing to ask of me! I for work was never made; Spinning is the spider's trade. 86 SECOND HEADER. 3. ''Tugging ant and buzzing bee, Toiling all the day 1 h{h\ I was born for high(M- tilings; Soon on red and yellow wings. You will see me flitting by, As a splendid butterfly. -1. "Work is something, I am sure. That I never could endure; I can crawl, and I can eat Apple leaves, when fresh and sweet. And a pleasant place for me, Is this green, young apple-tree." t 5. ^'Caterpillar, caterpillar. On the apple bough. If you only earned your living, I would spare you now. 6. '' What though apple leaves are sweet, Those who work not, should not eat; And you never more shall be On my nice, young apple-tree." Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: apple, trade, bough, earn, toiling, answer, spinning, ant, leaves, buzzing. SECOND READER. 87 I. THOmC DRILL. To show that c has the sound of /t, it is marked by a short line through it, thus — e; to show the sliarp sound of s, it is marked by a cedilla^ thus — 9. I ^ = k I I g = 8 j €-a-r ^;-a-re f-a-ge m-i^e €-a-ll €-6o-l l-a-^e s-i-n-^e I Spelling Match. Let the pupils choose sides. Re- quire each pupil, in turn, to give and sj)ell the name of some article of food. Allow no word to be repeated, and require each pupil that fails to give a word, or misspells a word, to be seated. 34. THE BROWN BEAR. PROXO UNCIXG EXERCISE. -climb'er gnaw§ scoops creeps sniig'ly wak'eng -eoats tliick blank'ets 1. The brown bear lives in the woods. He is a good climber, and likes to make his home in a hollow tree. He is very fond of wild fruits, of which he finds plenty in the forest. 88 SECOND READER. 2. He is also fond of honey, and robs the hives of the Avild bees. The wild bees make their hives in hollow trees, and the brown bear finds them out by the smell of the honey. 3. When he finds a hive, he climbs the tree, and for hours and hours he gnaws the bark and the wood, till he makes a hole large enough to let his paw in. >^ 4. There, in spite of the stings of the bees, he thrusts in his paw, and scoops out lumps of the comb with the honey in it. Nor does he stop till he has rob- bed the poor bees of all their store. 5. When winter comes, the bear creeps into a hole or cave under the thick trees. There he makes for himself a bed of leaves and twigs; and Avhen the snow comes, it covers him, and he lies snugly hid beneath it. He closes his eyes, and sleeps during the rest of the winter. 6. In spring he wakens up again, and begins once more to roam about the woods. SECOND llEADEK. 89 7. Men no to the forest to hunt the bear. They wish to get his skin to make coats, and blankets, and muffs. They also eat his flesh, and make oil from his fat. Wheu the reading lesson has been studied copy these sentences and Jill the hlanJcs tvith the proper ivords. The ^^^'/ ^-bear is a good ^^^-A^:^ He IS ; ■ ' ' " and — of honey. He the until ho makes a large and then puts paw in and gets the 90 SECOND llEADEli, 3. ^\i Merry spring, will you bring Back the little birds to sing'? I am sad, make me glad, Grentle, laughing, merry spring. Winter's snow soon will go ''' From the hills, and vales below; Then your showers will make the flowers Over all the hill-side grow. Mother said they're not dead, Only sleeping in their bed; When spring rain comes again, Each will raise its tiny head. Copy the words that rhyme; as, bring, sing, etc. SECOND READER, 91 36. "I AM OLD NOW." PRONOUNCING EXERCISE. rgad'y gariop stead' i \j to geth'er field§ bis'-cuit faVor ite cany'ing served arway§ de §erve' what ev'er seized wished beat'en hand 'some \ 1. I am an old dog now, and not of \ much use ; but still my master is very I kind to me, for he knows that I served ■ him well when I was young and strong. 2. I remember when he was a very little boy, how we used to play together Kin the fields. Many a gallop we had 92 SECOND READER. 3. He was always kind to me, and never beat me. He knew that I did not deserve to be beaten, for I was always ready to do whatever my yoUng master wished. 4. I did my best to learn; and when he was teaching me anything, I looked up into his face, and tried all I could to find out what he wanted me to do. When I once knew a thing, I never forgot it. 5. I used to trot to school with him, and then run home. He is a big boy now, but I dare say he remembers how I used to run to meet him when I saw him coming^ 6. He often gave me his bag of books to carry for him; and I was very proud when he did so, and walked home by his side, carrying it steadily all the way. 7. My master's name is George, and he had a little sister, named Edith. Well, Edith one day was sitting out on the grass. She had a biscuit in her hand, and was busily eating it. SECOND READER. 93 8. A large hungry dog saw her, and came running up to seize the biscuit. I was lying behind a bush near Edith, and when I saw the strange dog com- ing, I leaped up to defend her. 9. He flew at Edith and tried to get the biscuit; but I seized him by the neck and dragged him away. We had a fierce fight, but in the end I con- quered him. 10. Edith's cries soon brought her mother out; and when she saw that I had saved the little girl from being hurt, she was greatly pleased. 11. She told George of it when he came home from school, and I became a greater favorite than ever. Since then I have had many happy years with my master. But, as I have told you, I am an old dog now, and cannot serve him as I used to do. /> 12. George has got a picture of me, and it hangs in his room. From it you may see how I looked when I was young. I was a handsome dog at that 94 SECOND KEADER. time. If you had seen me then, you would hardly know me now. 13. I am very thankful for having so kind a master. It would he well if there Avere more masters like mine. Mv mas- •J ter says he will never forget a faithful old servant like me, though I am only a dog. 14. Bad boys sometimes throw stones at dogs, and torment them in a variety of ways. A good boy w^ill always be kind to dogs as well as other animals. Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: master, forgot, faithful, served, proud, servant, seize, gallop, biscuit, fierce, always, busily, deserve, picture. II. PHONIC DRILL.— SOUNDS OF CH. To show that cli has the sound of l; it is marked with a short line, thus — eh; to show the sound of sJi, it is marked with a cedilla, thus — gh; when it has the sound as in child, it is unmarked. I ch I I ^h - k I I gh = sh | ch-I-ld a-ehe 9h-ai-§e cli-oo-se s-ch-oo-l m-a-^h-i-iie ch-ai-r t-a-ke sh-ee-p SECOND READER. 95 37. FRETTING. PR ONO VNCING EXER CISE. be €au§e' fret'ting pra^'ti^e gen'tle man 1. "Now, then, children," a gentle- man once said to a number of young people, '' I have a rule to give you about fretting. 2. "It is a very short rule, but it is worth your while to remember it. Listen while I' tell you Avhat it is, and then try to practice it: — 3. " Never fret about what you caiit lielp^ because it tvont do any good ; and never fret about loliat you can help, because if you can help it, you shoidd do so.'' 4. "When you are tempted, then, to fret about anything, ask yourself, 'Can I help this?' If you can't, don't fret. All children should remember this little rule, and begin to practice it while they are young. 5. "Everybody in the Avorld has trials; and the only way to be happy is, not to 96 SECOND EEADER. be wishing for what Ave cannot get, but to be content with what God has given us;' Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: rule, fretting, practice, trials, content. Slate Work. Write from memory tlie riile in the third parag^raph. 38. PARTNERSHIP. Commit to memory for recitation. 1. Yon need not be looking round at me so, She's my kitten, as much as your kitten, you kn a mouse can get in or out. The harvest-mouse keeps this secret to itself. 8. When winter draws near, the wise little creature leaves its summer house, and digs a winter home under ground. 9.' It lines this house with grass or thistle down, to make it soft and cozy, and going into it, soon falls fast asleep. 10. It lies in its winter nest, safe and warm, till spring time. It never awakes till then, and so it knows nothing about frost and snow. 11. God has fitted the little harvest- mouse for the life it leads, and provided for all its wants. Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: velvet, eight, harvest, secret, twined, cozy, provided, swinging, thistle. SECOND READEK. 133 53. THE BRAVE LITTLE HOLLANDER. PRONOUNCING EXERCISE. dykes -eloged people Hol'land earth stayed scarcely trickling a lone' breach eVen ing hap'pened 1. In some parts of Holland the land lies so low, that the people have to build great walls of sand and earth, to keep out the sea. These walls are called dykes. 2. Sometimes the waves break down these walls, and then the sea rushes in through the breach, and spreads over the land. 3. Houses and trees, cattle and sheep, have thus been washed away, and many people drowned. 4. Once, when a little boy was going home in the evening, he saw a hole in one of the dykes, through which the water was trickling. 5. His father had often told him that when this happened, unless the Avater 134 SECOND EEADEB. was stopped it would soon make the hole so big that the sea would flow over the land. 6. At first, he thought he would run home and tell his father. But then he said to himself* ^' It may be dark before father can come, and we shall not be able to find the hole again. Or it may get so large that it will be too late to stop it. I must stay now, and do the best I can alone." 7. The brave little boy sat down, and put his hand in the hole, to keep back the water. There he stayed, hour after hour, in the cold and the dark, all through the night. 8. In the morning, a man came past and saw him. He could not think what the boy was doing there. So he called out to him — 9. ''What are you doing, there, my boy?" ''There is a hole in the dyke," said the boy, " and I am keeping back the water." SECOND READER. 135 10. Poor little boy! he was so cold and tired that he could scarcely sj>eak. 11. The man came quickly and set him free. He got the hole closed up, and thus the land was saved — thanks to the brave little Hollander! Let the pupil tell this story to you, in his own language. nil. PHONIC DRILL. When X has the sound of TiSj it is unmarked J when it has the sound of gz, it is shown by a bar under it, thus — 5. x = ks 1 X=gZ 0-x a-x b-a-cks exact b-o-x w-a-x 1-a-cks e^iample 11 LANGUAGE LESSON. Arrange these words so as to make sentences, and copy them on the slate. 1. when, Work, you, you, play, and. when, play, work. 2. bird, two, bush, the, hand, worth. is. A, the, in, in. 3. book, this, lying, table, Whose, is. the, on? 136 SECOND READER, 54. THE LITTLE SNOW-SHOVELER. PRONOUNCING EXERCISE. whist'ling pad'dling shov'el mer'ri ly shourder ing shov'el ing search ne'iiiier 1. Merrily whistling along the street, With his little nose, his hands and feet SECOND READER. 137 Sharply bitten by old Jack Frost, His curly hair by the rude wind tossed, Anned with his shovel, goes Ned Magee; In search of some work, of course, is he. 2. Brave little chap ! 't is little he cares For old Jack Frost; and the storm he dares. With a merry face and a merry song. As through the snow he paddles along — This blue-eyed lad — o'er the slippery street. Hoping the chance of a job to meet. 3. Give him a dime and see him work : Ned is not a bit of a shirk; In goes his shovel with might and main. Making the snow fly off like rain, — Here, there, and everywhere, in a trice. Till your walk is made all clean and nice. 4. Then, cheeks as red as the reddest rose. Shouldering his shovel, off he goes; Merrily whistling on his way, His boyish heart so happy and gay. That neither for wind nor frost cares he. This httle snow-shoveler, Ned Magee. MARY D. BRINE. 138 SECOND KEADER, peck E'dith 55. THE ROBIN'S VISIT. PHONO UNCING EXERCISES, ought Till a'ble crumb§ ihere'fore whole re main' 1. Edith is very fond of birds. She is always kind to them, and they seem to know that she is their friend. 2. In the warm weather she sees them come in flocks to eat the ripe fruit, which grows in her father's garden. 3. But she never drives her little friends away. She says that they are God's birds, and ought, therefore, to have SECOND READEK. 139 some of the fruit Avhich God causes to grow. 4. In winter, when the trees are bare, and the ground is covered with snow, the birds are unable to find much; but Edith does not forget her friends. 5. She knows that some of the birds have been taught by God to fly away to warmer lands, where there is plenty of food to be found during the whole year. 6. But she knows, also, that some of them remain to do the best they can through the long cold winter. 7. Every morning, therefore, she opens the window and throws out a handful of crumbs for her feathered friends, as you may see her doing in the picture. 8. They are never afraid to come. Sometimes they even hop into the room, and pick up any crumbs that are on the floor. 9. Edith loves one little bird more than she loves any of the others. It is a robin. She is saying ^^Good-morning" to it now, as it hops to the window. L 140 SECOND READEB. 10. The robin trusts Edith so much that it will peck at the window for food^ or hop on her shoulder, or pick the crumbs out of her hand. Dictation. Dictate the last paragraph for writing; let pupils exchange slates and correct errors. 12 LANGUAGE LESSOX. Arrange the tvords helow so as to make a sentence from each set, and copy on the slate. 1. mend, is, late, too, to, never. It. 2. worth, well, What, is, doing, worth, doing, is. 3. feather, of. Birds, a, together, flock. 4. had. Who, best, to-day, lesson, the. 5. bed, to. Early, rise, makes, healthy, and, to, will, a, wealthy, wise, boy, and, early, and. IX. PHONIC DRILL. The teacher should call the attention of pupils to the position of the organs of speech in making these difficult sounds. W y w-i-n w-e-t ^.g-t y-g-U w-i-t w-a-ke y-e-s y-o-u SECOND HEADER. 141 56. SEVEN TIMES ONE. PRONOUNCING EXERCISE. marsh yeriow cuck'oo-pint for glv'en mon'ey fold'ed pow'dered wrap'per pur'ple lin'net some'thing ^lap'per dai'sies noth'ing tur'tle-doves ■corum bine Teach this fo the little girls of the class ^ for concert recitation. 1. There ^s no dew left on the daisies and clover, There ^s no rain left in heaven j I've said my "seven times" over and over, Seven times one are seven. 2. I am old, so old, I can write a letter; My birthday lessons are done; The lambs play always, they know no better; They are only one times one. 3. O moon ! in the inght I have seen you sailing, And shining so round and low; You were bright ! ah bright ! but your light is failing — You are nothing now but a bow. 142 SECOKB HEABEB. 4. You moon, have you done something wrong in heaven, That God has hidden your face ? I hope if you have, you will soon be forgiven, And shine again in your place. 5. O velvet bee, you're a dusty fellow, YouVe powdered your legs with gold! O brave marsh mary-buds, rich and yellow, Grive me your money to hold. 6. columbine, open your folded wrapper. Where two twin turtle-doves dwell! cuckoo-pint, toll me the purple clapper That hangs in your clear green bell. 7. And show me your nest with the young ones in it, I will not steal it away; 1 am old ! You may trust me, linnet, linnet, I am seven times one to-day. Jean Ingelow. Slate "Work. Copy the first two stanzas. Words to be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: there's, daisies, wrong, you're, wrapper, columbine, linnet, money. Require each jmpil to write an answer to the letter on the next page. SECOND READEB, 143 %?d^^^€^7t^ dJ^ yCe^C^ y^T^-^^-U^l^ 144 SECOND READER. 57. THE SPIDER. PRONOUNCING EXERCISE, task in' side fast 'en notched edge isrand ridg'es threads pounce rob'ber weav'er ma' sons lion'ey-eomb wifti out' hlun'ders 1. The spider loves work. He begins to work as soon as he begins to Uve. Every spider is born a weaver. Even the youngest spider knows how to weave his web just as well as the oldest. 2. The spider never has to go to school to learn his task. So, the little duck can swim as soon as it is hatched. And the little bird can build its nest, and the bee can make the honey-comb, without any teaching. 3. God has given these creatures the power to do their work. That is why they never make any blunders. Not all the weavers and spinners in the world could beat the spider in the Avork that he does. 4. The spider is never in a hurry. SECOND READER. 145 H(3 always takes caro to make every thread fast. He takes a pride in doing his work well. T). All spiders have not the same kind of work to do. But 5 they all do it in the very best way. Some spider^s are masons, and huild houses the size of II big thimble. They make doors to them, which they shut when '^ they go in. G. It is even said that they are able to fasten the door of the house inside, so that no robber can get in. 7. The garden spider lets its threads float in the air till they happen to take hold of plants or branches of trees. It then uses these threads as the roads or bridges by which it crosses from place to place. 8. A strange story is told of a spider 136 SECOND HEADER, 54. THE LITTLE SNOW-SHOVELER. PRONOUNCING EXERCISE. whist'ling pad'dling shov'el mer'ri ly •shourder ing shov'el ing search ne'itiier 1. Merrily whistling along the street, With his little nose, his hands and feet SECOND READER. 133 53. THE BRAVE LITTLE HOLLANDER. PRONOUNCING EXERCISE. dykes ^loged ■ people Hol'land earth stayed scarcely trickling a lone' breach eVen ing hap'pened 1. In some parts of Holland the land lies so low, that the people have to build great walls of sand and earth, to keep out the sea. These Avails are called dykes. 2. Sometimes the waves break doAvn these walls, and then the sea rushes in through the breach, and spreads over the land. 3. Houses aud trees, cattle and sheep, have thus been washed away, and many people drowned. 4. Once, when a little boy was going home in the evening, he saw a hole in one of the dykes, through which the water was trickling. 5. His father had often told him that when this happened, unless the water 148 SECOND KEADEK. 5. He had a little room in the top of his cage to sleep in, and he had a piece of flannel for his bed. When he was frightened, or the boys teased him, he would run up into his chamber and hide. 6. After a little while Harold let him out of the cage every day. He would follow Harold all about the house. He would sit on his shoulder and eat nuts. When Bobby had eaten all the nuts he wanted, he would hide the rest under SECOND HEADER. 149 the door-mat, and pat them down with his feet. 7. Harold could hug him and pot him, and Bobby was never cross. Harold never forgot to feed him. He had a number of j^ets, but Bobby always had breakfast first. Words t(j be Spelled. Dictate from the lesson: gray, teased, pea-nuts, chamber, breakfast, flannel, eaten, happiest. 13 LAXG UA GE LESSOX. ^Yrite these sentences, puttiny in the right word to tell what is meant. y^t^^ ^e^^. 4^. JUi^y. /^J^i7?Z^. 132 SECOND BEADEK. 6. The nest is a small round thing, built only of dried grass. It is so close and firm that one of them has been rolled across a table, and yet the eight little mice inside did not roll out. 7. The opening is so small that it is a wonder how a mouse can get in or out. The harvest-mouse keeps this secret to itself 8. When Avinter draws near, the wise little creature leaves its summer house, and digs a winter home under ground. 9. It lines this house with grass or thistle down, to make it soft and cozy, and going into it, soon falls fast asleep. 10. It lies in its winter nest, safe and warm, till spring time. It never awakes till then, and so it knows nothing about frost and snow. 11. God has fitted the little harvest- mouse for the life it leads, and provided for all its wants. Words to be Spelled. Dictate from tlie lesson: velvet, eight, harvest, secret, twined, cozy, provided, swinging, thistle. SECOND READER. 129 blown over; and Tom laughed to see their sail filled by the wind. G. When they went home they told their mother what they had been doing. She told them that sailors use a large sheet for a sail; but instead of holding the corners Avith their hands, they fix the sheet to a long pole called a mast, and stretch it with spars and ropes. 7. Large ships have a number of sails fastened to their mast; and by means of these sails, they are blown along over the sea from one country to another. 8. One day Tom and Martha were taken to the sea-side, where the river that ran past their home, ended. Here were a large number of big ships. 9. How the children clapped their hands with delight when they saw a vessel bounding along with all its sails set to the breeze. 10. Wh(>ii they got home, their mother showed them how the sailors can roll up the sails when they wish to stop their ship, or not to go so fast on their voyage. 1,52 SECOND HEADEK. 60. "A MERRY CHRISTMAS, G-RANDPA!" 1. ''My dear children/"' said Grandpa Snow, ^'I thank you for your pleasant SECOND READER. 153 gifts and your kind wishes. Sixty years ago, I was young and active like you. I was not a bad boy; but I sometimes would be so heedless as not to mind what my dear mother said to me. 2. "One fine Christmas day she said to me, ^Now, Charles, do not go to the pond to-day, for the ice is thin; and, if you should break through, it would be a sad thing for me.' 3. '' But when I went out of doors, and saw the boys with their sleds and skates on the ice, I thought to myself, 'The boys know more than the Avomen do about the ice. I think I may take some slides on it.' 4. "So I went on the ice. But I had not gone far when it began to bend, and then to break; and then down I went into the cold, cold water." 5. "O grandpa! how did you get out? Were you drowned ? " asked Emma. Grandpa smiled, and said, "If I had been drowned, my dear child, how could I be here to tell you of it? No, I was 144 SECOND BEADEB. 57. THE SPIDER. PRONOUNCING EXEBCISE. task* in' Side fast 'en notched edge isl'and ridg'es threads pounce rob'ber weav'er ma' sons h6n'ey-€omb with out' blun'ders 1. The spider loves work. He begins to work as soon as he begins to Uve. Every spider is born a weaver. Even the youngest spider knows how to weave his web just as well as the oldest. 2. The spider never has to go to school to learn his task. So, the little duck can swim as soon as it is hatched. And the little bird can build its nest, and the bee can make the honey-comb/ without any teaching. 3. God has given these creatures thc^ power to do their work. That is why they never make any blunders. Not all the weavers and spinners in the world could beat the spider in the work that he -does. 4:. The spider is never in a hurry. SECOKD BEABEB. 141 56. SEVEN TIMES ONE. rnoxouKCiNG exercise. marsh yeriow cuck'oo-pmt for giv'en mon'ey fold'ed pow'dered wi'ap'per pur'ple lin'net some'thing ^lap'per dai'sies noth'ing tur' tie-doves ^orum bine Teach this to the little girls of the class, for concert recitation. 1. There's no dew left on the daisies and clover, There's no rain left in heaven; I've said my "seven times" over and over, Seven times one ■ are seven. f 2. I am old, so old, I can write a letter; My birthday lessons are done; The lambs play always, they know no better; They are only one times one. 3. moon! in the night I have seen you sailing. And shining so round and low; You were bright ! ah bright ! but your light is failing — You are nothing now but a bow. 156 SECOND READER. school; but there is one page in AVilUe's book^ which is not only better than Charlie's but better than any other page in Willie's own book. His book, there- fore, gains the prize." 4. Willie's heart beat high with joy, though not unmixed with fear. He went up to the gentleman and said, ^'Please, sir, may I see that page?" "Certainly," said the gentleman, looking a little sur- prised. 5. Willie glanced at the page, and then handing back the book, he said, '^ Please, sir, that is not my writing. It was written by an upper-class boy, who took my book by mistake one day instead of his own." 6. "Oh, oh!" said the gentleman, "that alters the case;" and after comparing the books again very carefully, he gave the prize to Charlie. 7. The boys laughed at Willie. "What a fool you were, Willie, to say anything about it! " said one of them. "I would n't have told, — the page was in your book." SECOND HEADER. 157 8. Willie heard all that they had to say, and then quietly replied: "It would not have been the truth, if I had not told who wrote that page. I had rather tell the truth and do right than gain a dozen prizes." Noble Willie! 9. Throughout life he acted upon that rule, and was loved and respected by every one. 14 LANOUAGE LESSON. Copy the sentences and place the proper word in each Uan'k. saw seen did done 1. I him when he it. Have you the work? g'one went 2. They had Avhen we got there. came come 3. Our little friends yesterday. Charming spring has again. lie lay 4. Most animals down to sleep. 140 SECOND EEADEK. 10. The robin trusts Edith so much that it will peck at the window for food, or hop on her shoulder, or pick the crumbs out of her hand. Dictation. Dictate the last paragraph for writing; let pupils exchange slates and correct errors. 12 LANGUAGE LESSQX. Arrange the tvords below so as to make a sentence from each set, and copy on the slate. 1. mend, is, late, too, to, never. It. 2. worth, well, What, is, doing, worth, doing, is. 3. feather, of. Birds, a, together, flock. 4. had. Who, best, to-day, lesson, the. 5. bed, to, Early, rise, makes, healthy, and, to, will, a, wealthy, wise, boy, and, early, and. IX. PHONIC The teacher should call the the position of the organs of difficult sounds. DRILL. ) attention of pupils to speech in making these w y W-i-n w-i-t w-e-t w-a-ke y-e-t y-e-s y-e-ll y-Q-11 SECOND READER. 137 Sharply bitten by old Jack Frost, His curly hair by the rude wind tossed, Armed with his shovel, goes Ned Magee; In search of some work, of course, is he. 2. Brave httle chap ! 't is little he cares For old Jack Frost; and the storm he dares. With a merry face and a merry song, As through the snow he paddles along — This blue-eyed lad — o'er the slippery street. Hoping the chance of a job to meet. 3. Give him a dime and see him work: Ned is not a bit of a shirk; In goes his shovel with might and main. Making the snow fly off like rain, — Here, there, and everywhere, in a trice. Till your walk is made all clean and nice. 4. Then, cheeks as red as the reddest rose. Shouldering his shovel, off he goes; Merrily whistling on his way. His boyish heart so happy and gay. That neither for wdnd nor frost cares he. This httle snow-shoveler, Ned Magee. MARY D, BRINE. 160 SECOND READEK. TABLE OF ELEMENTARY SOUNDS. /. TABLE OF VOCALS. a. a-le, a-im I i-n, p-i-ii a a-rm, a-rt n-o, o-ld a a-U, 1-aw n-o-t, o-n a a-t, a-nd m-o-ve, m-oo-ii a ■c-a-re, a-ir Vl ■Q-se, m-il-te a a-sk, t-a-sk U ii-p, t-ii-b e m-e, ea-t u u-r-ge, b-ii-rn e e-nd, m-e-t u f-u-11, p-u-U e h-e-r, ea-rn oi oi-1, b-oy i i-ce, m-i-ne ou ou-t, n-ow II TABLE 1 JF SVBYOCALS. b b-id, ro-b V r-a-re. o-r d d-i-d, d-ea-d th tii-y, ih-at g g-o, do-g V Y-ine, v-ase D j-oy, a-ge w w-e, w-ell 1 1-et, oi-1 y y-es, y-et m m-y, ho-me z z-one, i-§ n , n-o, o-n zh a-z-Tire IIL TABLE OF ASPIRATES. f f-ace, O-ff t t-o, a-t h h-at, li-i§ tb tb-ick, tb-in k k-ite, boo-k sh sb-ip, wi-sb P p-i-pe, to-p cb cb-air, lun-cb s • s-un, tbi-s wb wb-y, — :. wb-en rfcin7 655 iea3 / r