,transcriber's ,notes3 ,welcome to the schoolroom of #aijj4 ,the moral tone is plain4 ,she is kind to the old blind man4 ,the exercises are still suitable1 and perhaps more helpful than some contemporary alternatives4 ,much is left to the teacher4 ,explanations given in the text are enough to get started teaching a child to read and write4 ,counting in ,roman numerals is included as a bonus in the form of lesson numbers4 ,there is no text version because much of the material uses specialized characters that have no ,,asci equivalent4 ,wherever possible the ,,asci text has been converted4 ,the non-,,asci text remains as images4 ,the non-,,asci text is approximated in text boxes to right of the image1 as are script images4 ,the form of contractions includes a space4 ,the contemporary word don't was rendered as do n't4 ,the author1 not listed in the text is ,william ,holmes ,mc,guffey4 ,don ,kostuc ,,eclectic ,,educational ,,series4 ,,mcguffey',s7,r7 ,,third ,,eclectic ,,reader4 ,,revised ,,edition4 ,mc,guffey ,editions and ,colophon are ,trademarks of ,,john ,,wiley ,,sons1 ,,inc4 ,,new ,,york--,,chichester--,,weinheim--,,bris bane--,,singapore--,,toronto ,the long continued popularity of ,,mcguffey',s ,,readers is sufficient evidence of the positive merits of the books4 ,the aim of this revision has been to preserve unimpaired the distinctive features of the series1 and at the same time to present the matter in a new dress1 with new type1 new illustrations1 and with a considerable amount of new matter4 ,spelling exercises are continued through the first half of the ,,third ,,reader4 ,these exercises1 with those furnished in the two lower books1 are exhaustive of the words employed in the reading lessons4 ,words are not repeated in the vocabularies4 ,in the latter half of the book1 definitions are introduced4 ,it is hoped that the teacher will extend this defining exercise to all the words of the lesson liable to be misunderstood4 ,the child should define the word in his own language sufficiently to show that he has a mastery of the word in its use4 ,drills in articulation and emphasis should be given with every lesson4 ,the essentials of good reading are not to be taught by one or two lessons4 ,constant drill on good exercises1 with frequent exhibitions of the correct method from the teacher1 will be found more effectual than any form prescribed in type4 ,if the pupils are not familiar with the diacritical marks1 they should be carefully taught2 such instruction constitutes an excellent drill on articulation1 and enables the pupils to use the dictionary with intelligence4 ,copyright1 #ahgi1 by ,,van ,,antwerp1 ,,bragg ,co4 ,copyright1 #ahif1 by ,,american ,,book ,,company4 ,copyright1 #aijg and #aibj1 by ,h4 ,h4 ,,vail4 7ii7 ,,mg #cj #fj ,,rev4 ,,ep #cjh ,,contents ,,introductory ,,matter ,,page4 ,,articulation #e ,,emphasis #aj ,,punctuation #aa ,,selections ,,in ,,prose ,,and ,,poetry4 ,,lesson #a4 ,the ,shepherd ,boy #ac #b4 ,johnny's ,first ,snowstorm #ae #c4 ,let ,it rain #ah #d4 ,castle-building #bj #e4 ,castle-building #bb #f4 ,lend a ,hand 7,script7 #be #g4 ,the ,truant #bg #h4 ,the ,white ,kitten #bi #i4 ,the ,beaver #ca #aj4 ,the ,young ,teacher #cd #aa4 ,the ,blacksmith #ch #ab4 ,a ,walk in the ,garden #ci #ac4 ,the ,wolf #db #ad4 ,the ,little ,bird's ,song #dd #ae4 ,harry and ,annie #df #af4 ,bird ,friends #dh #ag4 ,what the ,minutes say #ea #ah4 ,the ,widow and the ,merchant #eb #ai4 ,the ,birds ,set ,free #ed #bj4 ,a ,moment too ,late #ff #ba4 ,humming ,birds #fg #bb4 ,the ,wind and the ,sun #ei #bc4 ,sunset 7,script7 #fa #bd4 ,beautiful ,hands #eb #be4 ,things to ,remember #fe #bf4 ,three ,little ,mice #fg ,z#g4 ,the ,new ,year #fi #bh4 ,the ,clock and the ,sundial #gb #bi4 ,remember #gd 7iii7 iv ,,contents4 ,,lesson ,,page4 #cj4 ,courage and ,cowardice #gf #ca4 ,weighing an ,elephant #gh #cb4 ,the ,soldier #hb #cc4 ,the ,echo #hc #cd4 ,george's ,feast #hf #ce4 ,the ,lord's ,prayer #ij ,an ,evening3 ,prayer 7,script47 #ia #cf4 ,finding the ,owner #ib #cg4 ,bats #ie #ch4 ,a ,summer ,day #ih #ci4 ,i will ,think of ,it #aja #dj4 ,charlie and ,rob #ajd #da4 ,ray and his ,kite #ajg #db4 ,beware of the ,first ,drink #aaa #dc4 ,speak ,gently #aad #dd4 ,the ,seven ,sticks #aae #de4 ,the ,mountain ,sister #aag #df4 ,harry and the ,guidepost #aba #dg4 ,the ,money ,amy didn't ,earn #abc #dh4 ,who ,made the ,stars8 #abf #di4 ,deeds of ,kindness #abh #ej4 ,the ,alarm ,clock #acj #ea4 ,spring #acb #eb4 ,true ,courage #acd #ec4 ,the ,old ,clock #acg #ed4 ,the ,waves #aci #ee4 ,don't ,kill the ,birds #adc #ef4 ,when to ,say ,no #add #eg4 ,which ,loved ,best8 #adf #eh4 ,john ,carpenter #adg #ei4 ,persevere #aea #fj4 ,the ,contented ,boy #aea #fa4 ,little ,gustava #aef #fb4 ,the ,insolent ,boy #aeh #fc4 ,we are ,seven #afc #fd4 ,mary's ,dime #afg #fe4 ,mary ,dow #afi #ff4 ,the ,little ,loaf #agb #fg4 ,susie and ,rover #agd #fh4 ,the ,violet4 #agh #fi4 ,no ,crown for ,me #ahj #gj4 ,young ,soldiers #ahd #ga4 ,how ,willie ,got out of the ,shaft #ahg #gb4 ,the ,pert ,chicken #aia #gc4 ,indian ,corn #aic #gd4 ,the ,snowbird's ,song #aig #ge4 ,mountains #bjj #gf4 ,a ,child's ,hymn #bjc #gg4 ,holding the ,fort #bjd #gh4 ,the ,little ,people #bjg #gi4 ,good ,night #bjh ,,introduction4 ,,articulation4 ,a distinct articulation can only be gained by constant and careful practice of the elementary sounds4 ,whenever a word is imperfectly enunciated1 the teacher should call attention to the sounds composing the spoken word4 ,if the pupil fails to sound any element correctly1 as in the case of lisping1 the fault can be overcome by calling attention to the correct position of the organs of speech1 and insisting upon exact execution4 ,except in case of malformation of these organs1 every pupil should sound each element correctly before such drill should cease4 ,,table ,,of ,,vocals4 ,,long ,,sounds4 #f ,,eclectic ,,series1 ,,short ,,sounds4 ,,diphthongs4 ,,table ,,of ,,subvocals4 ,,table ,,of ,,aspirates4 ,,third ,,reader4 #g ,,note4-,the above forty-five sounds are those most employed in the ,english language4 ,some of these sounds are represented by other letters1 as shown in the following table4 ,,table ,,of ,,substitutes4 ,,exercises ,,in ,,articulation4 ,the following exercises may be used for drill after the tables are fully understood4 ,pronounce the word first2 then1 the sound indicated4 #h ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,exercise ,i4 ,,third ,,reader4 #i #aj ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,emphasis4 ,,note4--,if the pupil has received proper oral instruction1 he has been taught to understand what he has read1 and has already acquired the habit of emphasizing words4 ,he is now prepared for a more formal introduction to the ,,subject of emphasis1 and for more particular attention to its first ,,principles4 ,this lesson1 and the examples given1 should be repeatedly practiced4 ,in reading and in talking1 we always speak some words with more force than others4 ,we do this1 because the meaning of what we say depends most upon these words4 ,if ,i wish to know whether it is ,george or his brother who is sick1 ,i speak the words ,george and brother with more force than the other words4 ,i say1 ,is it ,george or his brother who is sick8 ,this greater force with which we speak the words is called ,,emphasis4 ,the words upon which emphasis is put1 are sometimes printed in slanting letters1 called ,italics199 and sometimes in ,,capitals4 ,the words printed in ,italics in the following questions and answers1 should be read with more force than the other words1 that is1 with emphasis4 ,did you ride to town yesterday8 ,no1 my brother1 did4 ,did yon ride to town yesterday8 ,no1 ,i walked4 99 ,italics are also used for other purposes1 though most frequently for emphasis4 ,,third ,,reader4 #aa ,did you ride to town yesterday8 ,no1 ,i went into the country4 ,did you ride to town yesterday8 ,no1 ,i went the day before4 ,have you seen ,james or ,john lately8 ,i have seen ,james1 but not ,john4 ,did you say there were four eggs in the nest1 or three8 ,there were only three eggs1 not four4 ,were the eggs white or blue8 ,the eggs were white1 not blue4 ,had the boy a hat on his head1 or a cap8 ,he had a cap on1 not a hat4 ,,punctuation4 ,punctuation should be thoroughly studied by the pupil1 in order that he may become perfectly familiar with the marks and pauses found in the reading lessons of this volume4 ,,marks ,,and ,,pauses4 ,these marks are used to point off written or printed matter into sentences and parts of sentences1 and thus to assist the reader in obtaining the meaning of the writer4 ,they seldom indicate the length of the pause to be made2 this must be determined by the sense4 ,a ,hyphen 7-7 is used between syllables in a word divided at the end of a line2 as1 be-cause1 ques-tion1 and between the parts of a compound word2 as1 ,rocking-chair1 good-by4 #ab ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,the ,comma 7171 ,semicolon 7271 and ,colon 737 mark grammatical divisions in a sentence2 as1 ,god is good2 for he gives us all things4 ,be wise to-day1 my child3 't is madness to defer4 ,a ,period 747 is placed at the end of a sentence2 as1 ,god is love4 ,life is short4 ,or is used after an abbreviation2 as1 ,dr4 ,murphy4 ,jan4 #aj1 #ahgi4 ,an ,interrogation ,point 787 denotes a question2 as1 ,has he come8 ,who are you8 ,an ,exclamation ,point 767 denotes strong feeling2 as1 ,o ,absalom6 my son6 my son6 ,the ,dash 7--7 is used where there is a sudden break or pause in a sentence2 as1 ,the truth has power--such is ,god's will--to make us better4 ,quotation ,marks 7 7 denote the words of another2 as1 ,god said1 ,let there be light4 ,an ,apostrophe 7'7 denotes that a letter or letters are left out2 as1 ,o'er1 for over2 't is1 for it is4 ,and is also used to show ownership2 as1 ,the man's hat4 ,helen's book4 ,,mcguffey',s ,,third ,,reader4 ,,lesson ,i4 ,,the ,,shepherd ,,boy4 #a4 ,little ,roy led his sheep down to pasture1 ,and his cows1 by the side of the brook2 7#ac7 #ad ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,but his cows never drank any water1 ,and his sheep never needed a crook4 #b4 ,for the pasture was gay as a garden1 ,and it glowed with a flowery red2 ,but the meadows had never a grass blade1 ,and the brooklet--it slept in its bed3 #c4 ,and it lay without sparkle or murmur1 ,nor reflected the blue of the skies2 ,but the music was made by the shepherd1 ,and the sparkle was all in his eyes4 #d4 ,oh1 he sang like a bird in the summer6 ,and1 if sometimes you fancied a bleat1 ,that1 too1 was the voice of the shepherd1 ,and not of the lambs at his feet4 #e4 ,and the glossy brown cows were so gentle ,that they moved at the touch of his hand ,o'er the wonderful1 rosy-red meadow1 ,and they stood at the word of command4 #f4 ,so he led all his sheep to the pasture1 ,and his cows1 by the side of the brook2 ,though it rained1 yet the rain never pattered ,o'er the beautiful way that they took4 #g4 ,and it was n't in ,fairyland either1 ,but a house in the midst of the town1 ,where ,roy1 as he looked from the window1 ,saw the silvery drops trickle down4 ,,third ,,reader4 #ae #h4 ,for his pasture was only a table1 ,with its cover so flowery fair1 ,and his brooklet was just a green ribbon1 ,that his sister had lost from her hair4 #i4 ,and his cows were but glossy horse-chestnuts1 ,that had grown on his grandfather's tree2 ,and his sheep only snowy-white pebbles1 ,he had brought from the shore of the sea4 #aj4 ,and at length when the shepherd was weary1 ,and had taken his milk and his bread1 ,and his mother had kissed him and tucked him1 ,and had bid him good night in his bed2 #aa4 ,then there entered his big brother ,walter1 ,while the shepherd was soundly asleep1 ,and he cut up the cows into baskets1 ,and to jackstones turned all of the sheep4 ,emily ,s4 ,oakey4 ,,lesson ,,ii4 ,,johnny',s ,,first ,,snowstorm4 #a4 ,johnny ,reed was a little boy who never had seen a snowstorm till he was six years old4 ,before this1 he had lived in a warm country1 where the sun shines down on beautiful #af ,,eclectic ,,series4 orange groves1 and fields always sweet with flowers4 #b4 ,but now he had come to visit his grandmother1 who lived where the snow falls in winter4 ,johnny was standing at the window when the snow came down4 #c4 ,o mamma6 he cried1 joyfully1 do come quick1 and see these little white birds flying down from heaven4 #d4 ,they are not birds1 ,johnny1 said mamma1 smiling4 #e4 ,then maybe the little angels are losing their feathers6 ,oh6 do tell me what it is2 is it sugar8 ,let me taste it1 said ,,third ,,reader4 #ag ,johnny4 ,but when he tasted it1 he gave a little jump--it was so cold4 #f4 ,that is only snow1 ,johnny1 said his mother4 #g4 ,what is snow1 mother8 #h4 ,the snowflakes1 ,johnny1 are little drops of water that fall from the clouds4 ,but the air through which they pass is so cold it freezes them1 and they come down turned into snow4 #i4 ,as she said this1 she brought out an old black hat from the closet4 ,see1 ,johnny6 ,i have caught a snowflake on this hat4 ,look quick through this glass1 and you will see how beautiful it is4 #aj4 ,johnny looked through the glass4 ,there lay the pure1 feathery snowflake like a lovely little star4 #aa4 ,twinkle1 twinkle1 little star6 he cried in delight4 ,oh6 please show me more snow-flakes1 mother4 #ab4 ,so his mother caught several more1 and they were all beautiful4 #ac4 ,the next day ,johnny had a fine play in the snow1 and when he carne in1 he said1 ,i love snow2 and ,i think snowballs are a great deal prettier than oranges4 #c1 #ah ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,iii4 ,,let ,,it ,,rain4 ,rose4 ,see how it rains6 ,oh dear1 dear1 dear6 how dull it is6 ,must ,i stay in doors all day8 ,father4 ,why1 ,rose1 are you sorry that you had any bread and butter for breakfast1 this morning8 ,rose4 ,why1 father1 what a question6 ,i should be sorry1 indeed1 if ,i could not get any4 ,father4 ,are you sorry1 my daughter1 when you see the flowers and the trees growing in the garden8 ,rose4 ,sorry8 ,no1 indeed4 ,just now1 ,i wished very much to go out and see them1--they look so pretty4 ,father4 ,well1 are you sorry when you see the horses1 cows1 or sheep drinking at the brook to quench their thirst8 ,rose4 ,why1 father1 you must think ,i am a cruel girl1 to wish that the poor horses that work so hard1 the beautiful cows that ,,third ,,reader4 #ai give so much nice milk1 and the pretty lambs should always be thirsty4 ,father4 ,do you not think they would die1 if they had no water to drink8 ,rose4 ,yes1 sir1 ,i am sure they would4 ,how shocking to think of such a thing6 ,father4 ,i thought little ,rose was sorry it rained4 ,do you think the trees and flowers would grow1 if they never had any water on them8 ,rose4 ,no1 indeed1 father1 they would be dried up by the sun4 ,then we should not have any pretty flowers to look at1 and to make wreaths of for mother4 ,father4 ,i thought you were sorry it rained4 ,rose1 what is our bread made of8 ,rose4 ,it is made of flour1 and the flour is made from wheat1 which is ground in the mill4 ,father4 ,yes1 ,rose1 and it was rain that helped to make the wheat grow1 and it was water that turned the mill to grind the wheat4 ,i thought little ,rose was sorry it rained4 ,rose4 ,i did not think of all these things1 father4 ,i am truly very glad to see the rain falling4 #bj ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,iv4 ,,castle-,,building4 #a4 ,o pussy6 cried ,herbert1 in a voice of anger and dismay1 as the blockhouse he was building fell in sudden ruin4 ,the playful cat had rubbed against his mimic castle1 ,,third ,,reader4 #ba and tower and wall went rattling down upon the floor4 #b4 ,herbert took up one of the blocks and threw it fiercely at pussy4 ,happily1 it passed over her and did no harm4 ,his hand was reaching for another block1 when his little sister ,hetty sprang toward the cat1 and caught her up4 #c4 ,no1 no1 no6 said she1 you sha'n't hurt pussy6 ,she did n't mean to do it6 #d4 ,herbert's passion was over quickly1 and1 sitting down upon the floor1 he covered his face with his hands1 and began to cry4 #e4 ,what a baby6 said ,joe1 his elder brother1 who was reading on the sofa4 ,crying over spilled milk does no good4 ,build it up again4 #f4 ,no1 ,i won't1 said ,herbert1 and he went on crying4 #g4 ,what's all the trouble here8 exclaimed papa1 as he opened the door and came in4 #h4 ,pussy just rubbed against ,herbert's castle1 and it fell down1 answered ,hetty4 ,but she did n't mean to do it2 she did n't know it would fall1 did she1 papa8 #i4 ,why1 no6 ,and is that all the trouble8 #bb ,,eclectic ,,series4 #aj4 ,herbert6 his papa called1 and held out his hands4 ,come4 ,the little boy got up from the floor1 and came slowly1 his eyes full of tears1 and stood by his father4 #aa4 ,there is a better way than this1 my boy1 said papa4 ,if you had taken that way1 your heart would have been light already4 ,i should have heard you singing over your blocks instead of crying4 ,shall ,i show you that way8 #ab4 ,herbert nodded his head1 and papa sat down on the floor by the pile of blocks1 with his little son by his side1 and began to lay the foundation for a new castle4 ,,lesson ,v4 ,,castle-,,building4 7,,concluded7 #a4 ,soon1 ,herbert was as much interested in castle-building as he had been a little while before4 ,he began to sing over his work4 ,all his trouble was gone4 ,,third ,,reader4 #bc #b4 ,this is a great deal better than crying1 is n't it8 said papa4 #c4 ,crying for what8 asked ,herbert1 forgetting his grief of a few minutes before4 #d4 ,because pussy knocked your castle over4 #e4 ,oh6 ,a shadow flitted across his face1 but was gone in a moment1 and he went on building as eagerly as ever4 #f4 ,i told him not to cry over spilled milk1 said ,joe1 looking down from his place on the sofa4 #g4 ,i wonder if you did n't cry when your kite string broke1 retorted ,herbert4 #h4 ,losing a kite is quite another thing1 answered ,joe1 a little dashed4 ,the kite was gone forever2 but your blocks were as good as before1 and you had only to build again4 #i4 ,i do n't see1 said papa1 that crying was of any more use in your case then in ,herbert's4 ,sticks and paper are easily found1 and you had only to go to work and make another kite4 ,joe looked down at his book1 and went on reading4 ,by this time the castle was finished4 #aj4 ,it is ever so much nicer than the one #bd ,,eclectic ,,series4 pussy knocked down1 said ,hetty4 ,and so thought ,herbert1 as he looked at it proudly from all sides4 #aa4 ,if pussy knocks that down1 ,i'll- #ab4 ,build it up again1 said papa1 finishing the sentence for his little boy4 #ac4 ,but1 papa1 pussy must not knock my castles down4 ,i can't have it1 spoke out ,herbert1 knitting his forehead4 #ad4 ,you must watch her1 then4 ,little boys1 as well as grown up people1 have to be often on their guard4 ,if you go into the street1 you have to look out for the carriages1 so as not to be run over1 and you have to keep out of people's way4 #ae4 ,in the house1 if you go about heedlessly1 you will be very apt to run against some one4 ,i have seen a careless child dash suddenly into a room just as a servant was leaving it with a tray of dishes in her hands4 ,a crash followed4 ,,third ,,reader4 #be #af4 ,it was ,i1 was n't it8 said ,hetty4 #ag4 ,yes1 ,i believe it was1 and ,i hope it will never happen again4 #ah4 ,papa now left the room1 saying1 ,i do n't want any more of this crying over spilled milk1 as ,joe says4 ,if your castles get knocked down1 build them up again4 ,,lesson ,,vi4 ,,lend ,a ,,hand4 #bf ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,third ,,reader4 #bg ,,lesson ,,vii4 ,,the ,,truant4 #a4 ,james ,brown was ten years old when his parents sent him to school4 ,it was not far from his home1 and therefore they sent him by himself4 #b4 ,but1 instead of going to school1 he was in the habit of playing truant4 ,he would go into the fields1 or spend his time with idle boys4 #c4 ,but this was not all4 ,when he went home1 he would falsely tell his mother that he had been to school1 and had said his lessons very well4 #d4 ,one fine morning1 his mother told ,james to make haste home from school1 for she wished1 after he had come back1 to take him to his aunt's4 #e4 ,but1 instead of minding her1 he went off to the water1 where there were some boats4 ,there he met plenty of idle boys4 #f4 ,some of these boys found that ,james #bh ,,eclectic ,,series1 had money1 which his aunt had given him2 and he was led by them to hire a boat1 and to go with them upon the water4 #g4 ,little did ,james think of the danger into which he was running4 ,soon the wind began to blow1 and none of them knew how to manage the boat4 #h4 ,for some time1 they struggled against the wind and the tide4 ,at last1 they became so tired that they could row no longer4 #i4 ,a large wave upset the boat1 and they were all thrown into the water4 ,think of ,james ,brown1 the truant1 at this time6 #aj4 ,he was far from home1 known by no one4 ,his parents were ignorant of his danger4 ,,third ,,reader4 #bi ,he was struggling in the water1 on the point of being drowned4 #aa4 ,some men1 however1 saw the boys1 and went out to them in a boat4 ,they reached them just in time to save them from a watery grave4 #ab4 ,they were taken into a house1 where their clothes were dried4 ,after a while1 they were sent home to their parents4 #ac4 ,james was very sorry for his conduct1 and he was never known to be guilty of the same thing again4 #ad4 ,he became regular at school1 learned to attend to his books1 and1 above all1 to obey his parents perfectly4 ,,lesson ,,viii4 ,,the ,,white ,,kitten4 #a4 ,my little white kitten's asleep on my knee2 ,as white as the snow or the lilies is she2 ,she wakes up with a pur ,when ,i stroke her soft fur3 ,was there ever another white kitten like her8 #cj ,,eclectic ,,series4 #b4 ,my little white kitten now wants to go out ,and frolic1 with no one to watch her about2 ,little kitten1 ,i say1 ,just an hour you may stay1 ,and be careful in choosing your places to play4 #c4 ,but night has come down1 when ,i hear a loud mew2 ,i open the door1 and my kitten comes through2 ,my white kitten6 ah me6 ,can it really be she-- ,this ill-looking1 beggar-like cat that ,i see8 #d4 ,what ugly1 gray streaks on her side and her back6 ,her nose1 once as pink as a rosebud1 is black6 ,oh1 ,i very well know1 ,though she does not say so1 ,she has been where white kittens ought never to go4 ,,third ,,reader4 #ca #e4 ,if little good children intend to do right1 ,if little white kittens would keep themselves white1 ,it is needful that they ,should this counsel obey1 ,and be careful in choosing their places to play4 ,,lesson ,,ix4 ,,the ,,beaver4 #a4 ,the beaver is found chiefly in ,north ,america4 ,it is about three and a half feet long1 including the flat1 paddle- shaped tail1 which is a foot in length4 #b4 ,the long1 shining hair on the back is chestnut-colored1 while the fine1 soft fur that lies next the skin1 is grayish brown4 #c4 ,beavers build themselves most curious huts to live in1 and quite frequently a great number of these huts are placed close together1 like the buildings in a town4 #d4 ,they always build their huts on the banks of rivers or lakes1 for they swim much #cb ,,eclectic ,,series4 more easily than they walk1 and prefer moving about in the water4 #e4 ,when they build on the bank of a running stream1 they make a dam across the stream for the purpose of keeping the water at the height they wish4 #f4 ,these dams are made chiefly of mud1 and stones1 and the branches of trees4 ,they are sometimes six or seven hundred feet in length1 and are so constructed that they look more like the work of man than of little dumb beasts4 #g4 ,their huts are made of the same material as the dams1 and are round in shape4 ,the walls are very thick1 and the roofs are finished off with a thick layer of mud1 sticks1 and leaves4 #h4 ,they commence building their houses late in the summer1 but do not get them finished before the early frosts4 ,the freezing makes them tighter and stronger4 #i4 ,they obtain the wood for their dams and huts by gnawing through the branches of trees1 and even through the trunks of small ones1 with their sharp front teeth4 ,they peel off the bark1 and lay it up in store for winter food4 ,,third ,,reader4 #cc #aj4 ,the fur of the beaver is highly prized4 ,the men who hunt these animals are called trappers4 #aa4 ,a gentleman once saw five young beavers playing4 ,they would leap on the trunk of a tree that lay near a beaver dam1 and would push one another off into the water4 #ab4 ,he crept forward very cautiously1 and was about to fire on the little creatures2 but their amusing tricks reminded him so much of some little children he knew at home1 that he thought it would be inhuman to kill them4 ,so he left them without even disturbing their play4 #c1c #cd ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,x4 ,,the ,,young ,,teacher4 #a4 ,charles ,rose lived in the country with his father1 who taught him to read and to write4 #b4 ,mr4 ,rose told his son that1 when his morning lessons were over1 he might amuse himself for one hour as he pleased4 #c4 ,there was a river near by4 ,on its bank stood the hut of a poor fisherman1 who lived by selling fish4 #d4 ,his careful wife kept her wheel going early and late4 ,they both worked very hard to keep themselves above want4 #e4 ,but they were greatly troubled lest their only son should never learn to read and to write4 ,they could not teach him themselves1 and they were too poor to send him to school4 #f4 ,charles called at the hut of this fisherman one day1 to inquire about his dog1 which was missing4 ,,third ,,reader4 #ce #g4 ,he found the little boy1 whose name was ,joe1 sitting by the table1 on which he was making marks with a piece of chalk4 ,charles asked him whether he was drawing pictures4 #h4 ,no1 ,i am trying to write1 said little ,joe1 but ,i know only two words4 ,those ,i saw upon a sign1 and ,i am trying to write them4 #i4 ,if ,i could only learn to read and write1 said he1 ,i should be the happiest boy in the world4 #cf ,,eclectic ,,series4 #aj4 ,then ,i will make you happy1 said ,charles4 ,i am only a little boy1 but ,i can teach you that4 #aa4 ,my father gives me an hour every day for myself4 ,now1 if you will try to learn1 you shall soon know how to read and to write4 #ab4 ,both ,joe and his mother were ready to fall on their knees to thank ,charles4 ,they told him it was what they wished above all things4 #ac4 ,so1 on the next day when the hour came1 ,charles put his book in his pocket1 and went to teach ,joe4 ,joe learned very fast1 and ,charles soon began to teach him how to write4 #ad4 ,some time after1 a gentleman called on ,mr4 ,rose1 and asked him if he knew where ,charles was4 ,mr4 ,rose said that he was taking a walk1 he supposed4 #ae4 ,i am afraid1 said the gentleman1 that he does not always amuse himself thus4 ,i often see him go to the house of the fisherman4 ,i fear he goes out in their boat4 #af4 ,mr4 ,rose was much troubled4 ,he had told ,charles that he must never venture on the river1 and he thought he could trust him4 ,,third ,,reader4 #cg #ag4 ,the moment the gentleman left1 ,mr4 ,rose went in search of his son4 ,he went to the river1 and walked up and down1 in hope of seeing the boat4 #ah4 ,not seeing it1 he grew uneasy4 ,he thought ,charles must have gone a long way off4 ,unwilling to leave without learning something of him1 he went to the hut4 #ai4 ,he put his head in at the window1 which was open4 ,there a pleasant sight met his eyes4 #bj4 ,charles was at the table1 ruling a copybook ,joe was reading to him1 while his mother was spinning in the corner4 #ba4 ,charles was a little confused4 ,he feared his father might not be pleased2 but he had no need to be uneasy1 for his father was delighted4 #bb4 ,the next day1 his father took him to town1 and gave him books for himself and ,joe1 with writing paper1 pens1 and ink4 #bc4 ,charles was the happiest boy in the world when he came home4 ,he ran to ,joe1 his hands filled with parcels1 and his heart beating with joy4 #ch ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,xi4 ,,the ,,blacksmith4 #a4 ,clink1 clink1 clinkerty clink6 ,we begin to hammer at morning's blink1 ,and hammer away ,till the busy day1 ,like us1 aweary1 to rest shall sink4 #b4 ,clink1 clink1 clinkerty clink6 ,from labor and care we never will shrink2 ,but our fires we'll blow ,till our forges glow ,with light intense1 while our eyelids wink4 ,,third ,,reader4 #ci #c4 ,clink1 clink1 clinkerty clink2 ,the chain we'll forge with many a link4 ,we'll work each form ,while the iron is warm1 ,with strokes as fast as we can think4 #d4 ,clink1 clink1 clinkerty clink6 ,our faces may be as black as ink1 ,but our hearts are true ,as man ever knew1 ,and kindly of all we shall ever think4 ,,lesson ,,xii4 ,a ,,walk ,,in ,,the ,,garden4 #a4 ,frank was one day walking with his mother1 when they came to a pretty garden4 ,frank looked in1 and saw that it had clean gravel walks1 and beds of beautiful flowers all in bloom4 #b4 ,he called to his mother1 and said1 ,mother1 come and look at this pretty garden4 ,i wish ,i might open the gate1 and walk in4 #dj ,,eclectic ,,series4 #c4 ,the gardener1 being near1 heard what ,frank said1 and kindly invited him and his mother to come into the garden4 #d4 ,frank's mother thanked the man4 ,turning to her son1 she said1 ,frank1 if ,i take you to walk in this garden1 you must take care not to meddle with anything in it4 #e4 ,frank walked along the neat gravel paths1 and looked at everything1 but touched nothing that he saw4 #f4 ,he did not tread on any of the borders1 and was careful that his clothes should not brush the tops of the flowers1 lest he might break them4 ,,third ,,reader4 #da #g4 ,the gardener was much pleased with ,frank1 because he was so careful not to do mischief4 ,he showed him the seeds1 and told him the name of many of the flowers and plants4 #h4 ,while ,frank was admiring the beauty of a flower1 a boy came to the gate1 and finding it locked1 he shook it hard4 ,but it would not open4 ,then he said1 ,let me in2 let me in2 will you not let me in this garden8 #i4 ,no1 indeed1 said the gardener1 ,i will not let you in1 ,i assure you2 for when ,i let you in yesterday1 you meddled with my flowers1 and pulled some of my rare fruit4 ,i do not choose to let a boy into my garden who meddles with the plants4 #aj4 ,the boy looked ashamed1 and when he found that the gardener would not let him in1 he went slowly away4 #aa4 ,frank saw and felt how much happier a boy may be by not meddling with what does not belong to him4 #ab4 ,he and his mother then continued their walk in the garden1 and enjoyed the day very much4 ,before they left1 the gardener gave each of them some pretty flowers4 #db ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,xiii4 ,,the ,,wolf4 #a4 ,a boy was once taking care of some sheep1 not far from a forest4 ,near by was a village1 and he was told to call for help if there was any danger4 #b4 ,one day1 in order to have some fun1 he cried out1 with all his might1 ,the wolf is coming6 the wolf is coming6 #c4 ,the men came running with clubs and axes to destroy the wolf4 ,as they saw nothing they went home again1 and left ,john laughing in his sleeve4 #d4 ,as he had had so much fun this time1 ,john cried out again1 the next day1 ,the wolf6 the wolf6 #e4 ,the men came again1 but not so many as the first time4 ,again they saw no trace of the wolf2 so they shook their heads1 and went back4 #f4 ,on the third day1 the wolf came in earnest4 ,john cried in dismay1 ,help6 help6 ,,third ,,reader4 #dc the wolf6 the wolf6 ,but not a single man came to help him4 #g4 ,the wolf broke into the flock1 and killed a great many sheep4 ,among them was a beautiful lamb1 which belonged to ,john4 #h4 ,then he felt very sorry that he had deceived his friends and neighbors1 and grieved over the loss of his pet lamb4 ,the truth itself is not believed1 ,from one who often has deceived4 #dd ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,xiv4 ,,the ,,little ,,bird',s ,,song4 #a4 ,a little bird1 with feathers brown1 ,sat singing on a tree2 ,the song was very soft and low1 ,but sweet as it could be4 #b4 ,the people who were passing by1 ,looked up to see the bird ,,third ,,reader4 #de ,that made the sweetest melody ,that ever they had heard4 #c4 ,but all the bright eyes looked in vain2 ,birdie was very small1 ,and with his modest1 dark-brown coat1 ,he made no show at all4 #d4 ,why1 father1 little ,gracie said ,where can the birdie be8 ,if ,i could sing a song like that1 ,i'd sit where folks could see4 #e4 ,i hope my little girl will learn ,a lesson from the bird1 ,and try to do what good she can1 ,not to be seen or heard4 #f4 ,this birdie is content to sit ,unnoticed on the way1 ,and sweetly sing his ,maker's praise ,from dawn to close of day4 #g4 ,so live1 my child1 all through your life1 ,that1 be it short or long1 ,though others may forget your looks1 ,they'll not forget your song4 #df ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,xv4 ,,harry ,,and ,,annie4 #a4 ,harry and ,annie lived a mile from town1 but they went there to school every day4 ,it was a pleasant walk down the lane1 and through the meadow by the pond4 #b4 ,i hardly know whether they liked it better in summer or in winter4 ,they used to pretend that they were travelers exploring a new country1 and would scatter leaves on ,,third ,,reader4 #dg the road that they might find their way back again4 #c4 ,when the ice was thick and firm1 they went across the pond4 ,but their mother did not like to have them do this unless some one was with them4 #d4 ,do n't go across the pond to-day1 children1 she said1 as she kissed them and bade them good-by one morning2 it is beginning to thaw4 #e4 ,all right1 mother1 said ,harry1 not very good- naturedly1 for he was very fond of running and sliding on the ice4 ,when they came to the pond1 the ice looked hard and safe4 #f4 ,there1 said he to his sister1 ,i knew it had n't thawed any4 ,mother is always afraid we shall be drowned4 ,come along1 we will have a good time sliding4 ,the school bell will not ring for an hour at least4 #g4 ,but you promised mother1 said ,annie4 #h4 ,no1 ,i did n't4 ,i only said ',all right1' and it is all right4 #i4 ,i did n't say anything2 so ,i can do as ,i like1 said ,annie4 #aj4 ,so they stepped on the ice1 and started to go across the pond4 ,they had not gone #dh ,,eclectic ,,series4 far before the ice gave way1 and they fell into the water4 #aa4 ,a man who was at work near the shore1 heard the screams of the children1 and plunged into the water to save them4 ,harry managed to get to the shore without any help1 but poor ,annie was nearly drowned before the man could reach her4 #ab4 ,harry went home almost frozen1 and told his mother how disobedient he had been4 ,he remembered the lesson learned that day as long as he lived4 ,,lesson ,,xvi4 ,,bird ,,friends4 #a4 ,i once knew a man who was rich in his love for birds1 and in their love for him4 ,he lived in the midst of a grove full of all kinds of trees4 ,he had no wife or children in his home4 #b4 ,he was an old man with gray beard1 blue and kind eyes1 and a voice that the ,,third ,,reader4 #di birds loved2 and this was the way he made them his friends4 #c4 ,while he was at work with a rake on his nice walks in the grove1 the birds came close to him to pick up the worms in the fresh earth he dug up4 ,at first1 they kept a rod or two from him1 but they soon found he was a kind man1 and would not hurt them1 but liked to have them near him4 #c4 #d4 #ej ,,eclectic ,,series4 #d4 ,they knew this by his kind eyes and voice1 which tell what is in the heart4 ,so1 day by day their faith in his love grew in them4 #e4 ,they came close to the rake4 ,they would hop on top of it to be first at the worm4 ,they would turn up their eyes into his when he spoke to them1 as if they said1 ,he is a kind man2 he loves us2 we need not fear him4 #f4 ,all the birds of the grove were soon his fast friends4 ,they were on the watch for him1 and would fly down from the green tree tops to greet him with their chirp4 #g4 ,when he had no work on the walks to do with his rake or his hoe1 he took crusts of bread with him1 and dropped the crumbs on the ground4 ,down they would dart on his head and feet to catch them as they fell from his hand4 #h ,he showed me how they loved him4 ,he put a crust of bread in his mouth1 with one end of it out of his lips4 ,down they came like bees at a flower1 and flew off with it crumb by crumb4 #i4 ,when they thought he slept too long in the morning1 they would fly in and sit ,,third ,,reader4 #ea on the bedpost1 and call him up with their chirp4 #aj4 ,they went with him to church1 and while he said his prayers and sang his hymns in it1 they sat in the trees1 and sang their praises to the same good ,god who cares for them as he does for us4 #aa4 ,thus the love and trust of birds were a joy to him all his life long2 and such love and trust no boy or girl can fail to win with the same kind heart1 voice1 and eye that he had4 ,adapted from ,elihu ,burritt4 ,,lesson ,,xvii4 ,,what ,,the ,,minutes ,,say4 #a4 ,we are but minutes--little things6 ,each one furnished with sixty wings1 ,with which we fly on our unseen track1 ,and not a minute ever comes back4 #b4 ,we are but minutes2 use us well1 ,for how we are used we must one day tell4 ,who uses minutes1 has hours to use2 ,who loses minutes1 whole years must lose4 #eb ,,eclectic ,,series ,,lesson ,,xviii4 ,,the ,,widow ,,and ,,the ,,merchant4 #a4 ,a merchant1 who was very fond of music1 was asked by a poor widow to give her some assistance4 ,her husband1 who was a musician1 had died1 and left her very poor indeed4 #b4 ,the merchant saw that the widow and her daughter1 who was with her1 were in great ,,third ,,reader4 #ec distress4 ,he looked with pity into their pale faces1 and was convinced by their conduct that their sad story was true4 #c4 ,how much do you want1 my good woman8 said the merchant4 #d4 ,five dollars will save us1 said the poor widow1 with some hesitation4 #e4 ,the merchant sat down at his desk1 took a piece of paper1 wrote a few lines on it1 and gave it to the widow with the words1 ,take it to the bank you see on the other side of the street4 #f4 ,the grateful widow and her daughter1 without stopping to read the note1 hastened to the bank4 ,the banker at once counted out fifty dollars instead of five1 and passed them to the widow4 #g4 ,she was amazed when she saw so much money4 ,sir1 there is a mistake here1 she said4 ,you have given me fifty dollars1 and ,i asked for only five4 #h4 ,the banker looked at the note once more1 and said1 ,the check calls for fifty dollars4 #i4 ,it is a mistake--indeed it is1 said the widow4 #aj4 ,the banker then asked her to wait #ed ,,eclectic ,,series4 a few minutes1 while he went to see the merchant who gave her the note4 #aa4 ,yes4 said the merchant1 when he had heard the banker's story1 ,i did make a mistake4 ,i wrote fifty instead of five hundred4 ,give the poor widow five hundred dollars1 for such honesty is poorly rewarded with even that sum4 ,,lesson ,,xix4 ,,the ,,birds ,,set ,,free4 #a4 ,a man was walking one day through a large city4 ,on a street corner he saw a boy with a number of small birds for sale1 in a cage4 #b4 ,he looked with sadness upon the little prisoners flying about the cage1 peeping through the wires1 beating them with their wings1 and trying to get out4 #c4 ,he stood for some time looking at the birds4 ,at last he said to the boy1 ,how much do you ask for your birds8 ,,third ,,reader4 #ee #d4 ,fifty cents apiece1 sir1 said the boy4 ,i do not mean how much apiece1 said the man1 but how much for all of them8 ,i want to buy them all4 #e4 ,the boy began to count1 and found they came to five dollars4 ,there is your money1 said the man4 ,the boy took it1 well pleased with his morning's trade4 #f4 ,no sooner was the bargain settled than the man opened the cage door1 and let all the birds fly away4 #g4 ,the boy1 in great surprise1 cried1 ,what did you do that for1 sir8 ,you have lost all your birds4 #ef ,,eclectic ,,series4 #h4 ,i will tell you why ,i did it1 said the man4 ,i was shut up three years in a ,french prison1 as a prisoner of war1 and ,i am resolved never to see anything in prison which ,i can make free4 ,,lesson ,,xx4 ,a ,,moment ,,too ,,late4 #a4 ,a moment too late1 my beautiful bird1 ,a moment too late are you now2 ,the wind has your soft1 downy nest disturbed-- ,the nest that you hung on the bough4 #b4 ,a moment too late2 that string in your bill1 ,would have fastened it firmly and strong2 ,but see1 there it goes1 rolling over the hill6 ,oh1 you staid a moment too long4 #c4 ,a moment1 one moment too late1 busy bee2 ,the honey has dropped from the flower3 ,no use to creep under the petals and see2 ,it stood ready to drop for an hour4 #d4 ,a moment too late2 had you sped on your wing1 ,the honey would not have been gone2 ,,third ,,reader4 #eg ,now you see what a very1 a very sad thing ',t is to stay a moment too long4 #e4 ,little girl1 never be a moment too late1 ,it will soon end in trouble or crime2 ,better be an hour early1 and stand and wait1 ,than a moment behind the time4 #f4 ,if the bird and the bee1 little boy1 were too late1 ,remember1 as you play along ,on your way to school1 with pencil and slate1 ,never stay a moment too long4 ,,lesson ,,xxi4 ,,humming ,,birds4 #a4 ,the most beautiful humming birds are found in the ,west ,indies and ,south ,america4 ,the crest of the tiny head of one of these shines like a sparkling crown of colored light4 #b4 ,the shades of color that adorn its breast1 are equally brilliant4 ,as the bird #eh ,,eclectic ,,series4 flits from one object to another1 it looks more like a bright flash of sunlight than it does like a living being4 #c4 ,but1 you ask1 why are they called humming birds8 ,it is because they make a soft1 humming noise by the rapid motion of their wings--a motion so rapid1 that as they fly you can only see that they have wings4 #d4 ,one day when walking in the woods1 ,i found the nest of one of the smallest humming birds4 ,it was about half the size of a very small hen's egg1 and ,,third ,,reader4 #ei was attached to a twig no thicker than a steel knitting needle4 #e4 ,it seemed to have been made of cotton fibers1 and was covered with the softest bits of leaf and bark4 ,it had two eggs in it1 quite white1 and each about as large as a small sugarplum4 #f4 ,when you approach the spot where one of these birds has built its nest1 it is necessary to be careful4 ,the mother bird will dart at you and try to peck your eyes4 ,its sharp beak may hurt your eyes most severely1 and even destroy the sight4 #g4 ,the poor little thing knows no other way of defending its young1 and instinct teaches it that you might carry off its nest if you could find it4 ,,lesson ,,xxii4 ,,the ,,wind ,,and ,,the ,,sun4 ,a ,,fable4 #a4 ,a dispute once arose between the ,wind and the ,sun1 as to which was the stronger4 #fj ,,eclectic ,,series4 #b4 ,to decide the matter1 they agreed to try their power on a traveler4 ,that party which should first strip him of his cloak1 was to win the day4 #c4 ,the ,wind began4 ,he blew a cutting blast1 which tore up the mountain oaks by their roots1 and made the whole forest look like a wreck4 #d4 ,but the traveler1 though at first he could scarcely keep his cloak on his back1 ran under a hill for shelter1 and buckled his mantle about him more closely4 #e4 ,the ,wind having thus tried his utmost power in vain1 the ,sun began4 #f4 ,bursting through a thick cloud1 he darted his sultry beams so forcibly upon the traveler's head1 that the poor fellow was almost melted4 #g4 ,this1 said he1 is past all bearing4 ,it is so hot1 that one might as well be in an oven4 #h4 ,so he quickly threw off his cloak1 and went into the shade of a tree to cool himself4 #i4 ,this fable teaches us1 that gentle means will often succeed where forcible ones will fail4 ,,third ,,reader4 #fa ,,lesson ,,xxiii4 ,,sunset4 #fb ,,eclectic ,,series1 ,,lesson ,,xxiv4 ,,beautiful ,,hands4 #a4 ,o ,miss ,roberts6 what coarse-looking hands ,mary ,jessup has6 said ,daisy ,marvin1 as she walked home from school with her teacher4 ,,third ,,reader4 #fc #b4 ,in my opinion1 ,daisy1 ,mary's hands are the prettiest in he class4 #c4 ,why1 ,miss ,roberts1 they are as red and hard as they can be4 ,how they would look if she were to try to play on a piano6 exclaimed ,daisy4 #d4 ,miss ,roberts took ,daisy's hands in hers1 and said1 ,your hands are very soft and white1 ,daisy--just the hands to look beautiful on a piano2 yet they lack one beauty that ,mary's hands have4 ,shall ,i tell you what the difference is8 #e4 ,yes1 please1 ,miss ,roberts4 #f4 ,well1 ,daisy1 ,mary's hands are always busy4 ,they wash dishes2 they make fires2 they hang out clothes1 and help to wash them1 too2 they sweep1 and dust1 and sew2 they are always trying to help her poor1 hard-working mother4 #g4 ,besides1 they wash and dress the children2 they mend their toys and dress their dolls2 yet1 they find time to bathe the head of the little girl who is so sick in the next house to theirs4 #h4 ,they are full of good deeds to every living thing4 ,i have seen them patting the tired horse and the lame dog in the street4 #fd ,,eclectic ,,series1 ,they are always ready to help those who need help4 #i4 ,i shall never think ,mary's hands are ugly any more1 ,miss ,roberts4 #aj4 ,i am glad to hear you say that1 ,daisy2 and ,i must tell you that they are beautiful because they do their work gladly and cheerfully4 #aa4 ,o ,miss ,roberts6 ,i feel so ashamed of myself1 and so sorry1 said ,daisy1 looking into her teacher's face with tearful eyes4 ,,third ,,reader4 #fe #ab4 ,then1 my dear1 show your sorrow by deeds of kindness4 ,the good alone are really beautiful4 ,,lesson ,,xxv4 ,,things ,,to ,,remember4 #a4 ,when you rise in the morning1 remember who kept you from danger during the night4 ,remember who watched over you while you slept1 and whose sun shines around you1 and gives you the sweet light of day4 #b4 ,let ,god have the thanks of your heart1 for his kindness and his care2 and pray for his protection during the wakeful hours of day4 #c4 ,remember that ,god made all creatures to be happy1 and will do nothing that may prevent their being so1 without good reason for it4 #d4 ,when you are at the table1 do not eat in a greedy manner1 like a pig4 ,eat quietly1 #c1e #ff ,,eclectic ,,series4 and do not reach forth your hand for the food1 but ask some one to help you4 #e4 ,do not become peevish and pout1 because you do not get a part of everything4 ,be satisfied with what is given you4 #f4 ,avoid a pouting face1 angry looks1 and angry words4 ,do not slam the doors4 ,go quietly up and down stairs2 and never make a loud noise about the house4 #g4 ,be kind and gentle in your manners2 not like the howling winter storm1 but like the bright summer morning4 #h4 ,do always as your parents bid you4 ,obey them with a ready mind1 and with a pleasant face4 #i4 ,never do anything that you would be afraid or ashamed that your parents should know4 ,remember1 if no one else sees you1 ,god does1 from whom you can not hide even your most secret thought4 #aj4 ,at night1 before you go to sleep1 think whether you have done anything that was wrong during the day1 and pray to ,god to forgive you4 ,if anyone has done you wrong1 forgive him in your heart4 #aa4 ,if you have not learned something useful1 or been in some way useful1 during ,,third ,,reader4 #fg the past day1 think that it is a day lost1 and be very sorry for it4 #ab4 ,trust in the ,lord1 and ,he will guide you in the way of good men4 ,the path of the just is as the shining light that shineth more and more unto the perfect day4 #ac4 ,we must do all the good we can to all men1 for this is well pleasing in the sight of ,god4 ,he delights to see his children walk in love1 and do good one to another4 ,,lesson ,,xxvi4 ,,three ,,little ,,mice4 #a4 ,i will tell you the story of three little mice1 ,if you will keep still and listen to me1 ,who live in a cage that is cozy and nice1 ,and are just as cunning as cunning can be4 ,they look very wise1 with their pretty red eyes1 ,that seem just exactly like little round beads2 ,they are white as the snow1 and stand up in a row ,whenever we do not attend to their needs2-- #fh ,,eclectic ,,series4 #b4 ,stand up in a row in a comical way1-- ,now folding their forepaws as if saying1 please2 ,now rattling the lattice1 as much as to say1 ,we shall not stay here without more bread and cheese1 ,they are not at all shy1 as you'll find1 if you try ,to make them run up in their chamber to bed2 ,if they do n't want to go1 why1 they won't go--ah6 no1 ,though you tap with your finger each queer little head4 #c4 ,one day as ,i stood by the side of the cage1 ,through the bars there protruded a funny1 round tail2 ,,third ,,reader4 #fi ,just for mischief ,i caught it1 and soon2 in a rage1 ,its owner set up a most pitiful wail4 ,he looked in dismay1--there was something to pay1-- ,but what was the matter he could not make out2 ,what was holding him so1 when he wanted to go ,to see what his brothers upstairs were about8 #d4 ,but soon from the chamber the others rushed down1 ,impatient to learn what the trouble might be2 ,i have not a doubt that each brow wore a frown1 ,only frowns on their brows are not easy to see4 ,for a moment they gazed1 perplexed and amazed2 ,then began both together to--gnaw off the tail6 ,so1 quick ,i released him1--do you think that it pleased him8 ,and up the small staircase they fled like a gale4 ,julia ,c4 ,r4 ,dorr4 ,,lesson ,,xxvii4 ,,the ,,new ,,year4 #a4 ,one pleasant ,new-year morning1 ,edward rose1 and washed and dressed himself #gj ,,eclectic ,,series4 in haste4 ,he wanted to be first to wish a happy ,new ,year4 #b4 ,he looked in every room1 and shouted the words of welcome4 ,he ran into the street1 to repeat them to those he might meet4 #c4 ,when he came back1 his father gave him two bright1 new silver dollars4 #d4 ,his face lighted up as he took them4 ,he had wished for a long time to buy some pretty books that he had seen at the bookstore4 ,,third ,,reader4 #ga #e4 ,he left the house with a light heart1 intending to buy the books4 #f4 ,as he ran down the street1 he saw a poor ,german family1 the father1 mother1 and three children shivering with cold4 #g4 ,i wish you a happy ,new ,year1 said ,edward1 as he was gayly passing on4 ,the man shook his head4 #h4 ,you do not belong to this country1 said ,edward4 ,the man again shook his head1 for he could not understand or speak our language4 #i4 ,but he pointed to his mouth1 and to the children1 as if to say1 ,these little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time4 #aj4 ,edward quickly understood that these poor people were in distress4 ,he took out his dollars1 and gave one to the man1 and the other to his wife4 #aa4 ,how their eyes sparkled with gratitude6 ,they said something in their language1 which doubtless meant1 ,we thank you a thousand times1 and will remember you in our prayers4 #ab4 ,when ,edward came home1 his father asked what books he had bought4 ,he hung his head a moment1 but quickly looked up4 #gb ,,eclectic ,,series4 #ac4 ,i have bought no books1 said he1 ,i gave my money to some poor people1 who seemed to be very hungry and wretched4 #ad4 ,i think ,i can wait for my books till next ,new ,year4 ,oh1 if you had seen how glad they were to receive the money6 #ae4 ,my dear boy2 said his father1 here is a whole bundle of books4 ,i give them to you1 more as a reward for your goodness of heart than as a ,new-year gift4 #af4 ,i saw you give the money to the poor ,german family4 ,it was no small sum for a little boy to give cheerfully4 #ag4 ,be thus ever ready to help the poor1 and wretched1 and distressed2 and every year of your life will be to you a happy ,new ,year4 ,,lesson ,,xxviii4 ,,the ,,clock ,,and ,,the ,,sundial4 ,a ,,fable4 #a4 ,one gloomy day1 the clock on a church steeple1 looking down on a sundial1 said1 ,,third ,,reader4 #gc ,how stupid it is in you to stand there all the while like a stock6 #b4 ,you never tell the hour till a bright sun looks forth from the sky1 and gives you leave4 ,i go merrily round1 day and night1 in summer and winter the same1 without asking his leave4 #c4 ,i tell the people the time to rise1 to go to dinner1 and to come to church4 #gd ,,eclectic ,,series4 #d4 ,hark6 ,i am going to strike now2 one1 two1 three1 four4 ,there it is for you4 ,how silly you look6 ,you can say nothing4 #e4 ,the sun1 at that moment1 broke forth from behind a cloud1 and showed1 by the sundial1 that the clock was half an hour behind the right time4 #f4 ,the boasting clock now held his tongue1 and the dial only smiled at his folly4 #g4 ,,moral4--,humble modesty is more often right than a proud and boasting spirit4 ,,lesson ,,xxix4 ,,remember4 #a4 ,remember1 child1 remember1 ,that ,god is in the sky2 ,that ,he looks down on all we do1 ,with an ever-wakeful eye4 #b4 ,remember1 oh remember1 ,that1 all the day and night1 ,he sees our thoughts and actions ,with an ever-watchful sight4 ,,third ,,reader4 #ge #c4 ,remember1 child1 remember1 ,that ,god is good and true2 ,that ,he wishes us to always be ,like ,him in all we do4 #d4 ,remember that ,he ever hates ,a falsehood or a lie2 ,remember ,he will punish1 too1 ,the wicked1 by and by4 #e4 ,remember1 oh remember1 ,that ,he is like a friend1 ,and wishes us to holy be1 ,and happy1 in the end4 #f4 ,remember1 child1 remember1 ,to pray to ,him in heaven2 ,and if you have been doing wrong1 ,oh1 ask to be forgiven4 #g4 ,be sorry1 in your little prayer1 ,and whisper in his ear2 ,ask his forgiveness and his love4 ,and ,he will surely hear4 #h4 ,remember1 child1 remember1 ,that you love1 with all your might1 #gf ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,the ,god who watches o'er us1 ,and gives us each delight2 ,who guards us ever through the day1 ,and saves us in the night4 ,,lesson ,,xxx44 ,,courage ,,and ,,cowardice4 #a4 ,robert and ,henry were going home from school1 when1 on turning a corner1 ,robert cried out1 ,a fight6 let us go and see6 ,,eclectic ,,reader4 #gg #b4 ,no1 said ,henry2 let us go quietly home and not meddle with this quarrel4 ,we have nothing to do with it1 and may get into mischief4 #c4 ,you are a coward1 and afraid to go1 said ,robert1 and off he ran4 ,henry went straight home1 and in the afternoon went to school1 as usual4 #d4 ,but ,robert had told all the boys that ,henry was a coward1 and they laughed at him a great deal4 #e4 ,henry had learned1 however1 that true courage is shown most in bearing reproach when not deserved1 and that he ought to be afraid of nothing but doing wrong4 #f4 ,a few days after1 ,robert was bathing with some schoolmates1 and got out of his depth4 ,he struggled1 and screamed for help1 but all in vain4 #g4 ,the boys who had called ,henry a coward1 got out of the water as fast as they could1 but they did not even try to help him4 #h4 ,robert was fast sinking1 when ,henry threw off his clothes1 and sprang into the water4 ,he reached ,robert just as he was sinking the last time4 #gh ,,eclectic ,,series4 #i4 ,by great effort1 and with much danger to himself1 he brought ,robert to thc shore1 and thus saved his life4 #aj4 ,robert and his schoolmates were ashamed at having called ,henry a coward4 ,they owned that he had more courage than any of them4 #aa4 ,never be afraid to do good1 but always fear to do evil4 ,,lesson ,,xxxi4 ,,weighing ,,an ,,elephant4 #a4 ,an eastern king1 said ,teddy's mother1 had been saved from some great danger4 ,to show his gratitude for deliverance1 he vowed he would give to the poor the weight of his favorite elephant in silver4 #b4 ,oh6 what a great quantity that would be1 cried ,lily1 opening her eyes very wide4 ,but how could you weigh an elephant8 ,,third ,,reader4 #gi asked ,teddy1 who was a quiet1 thoughtful boy #c4 ,there was the difficulty1 said his mother4 ,the wise and learned men of the court stroked their long beards1 and talked the matter over1 but no one found out how to weigh the elephant4 #d4 ,at last1 a poor old sailor found safe and simple means by which to weigh the enormous beast4 ,the thousands and thousands of pieces of silver were counted out to the people2 and crowds of the poor were relieved by the clever thought of the sailor4 #e4 ,o mamma1 said ,lily1 do tell us what it was6 #f4 ,stop1 stop6 said ,teddy4 ,i want to think for myself-- think hard--and find out how an elephant's weight could be known1 with little trouble and expense4 #g4 ,i am well pleased1 said his mother1 that my little boy should set his mind to work on the subject4 ,if he can find out the sailor's secret before night1 he shall have that orange for his pains4 #h4 ,the boy thought hard and long4 ,lily laughed at her brother's grave looks1 as he sat leaning his head on his hands4 ,often #hj ,,eclectic ,,series4 she teased him with the question1 ,can you weigh an elephant1 ,teddy8 #i4 ,at last1 while eating his supper1 ,teddy suddenly cried out1 ,i have it now6 #aj4 ,do you think so8 asked his mother4 #aa4 ,how would you do it1 asked ,lily4 ,,third ,,reader4 #ha #ab4 ,first1 ,i would have a big boat brought very close to the shore1 and would have planks laid across1 so that the elephant could walk right into it4 #ac4 ,oh1 such a great1 heavy beast would make it sink low in the water1 said ,lily4 #ad4 ,of course it would1 said her brother4 ,then ,i would mark on the outside of the boat the exact height to which the water had risen all around it while the elephant was inside4 ,then he should march on shore1 leaving the boat quite empty4 #ae4 ,but ,i do n't see the use of all this1 said ,lily4 #af4 ,do n't you8 cried ,teddy1 in surprise4 ,why1 ,i should then bring the heaps of silver1 and throw them into the boat till their weight would sink it to the mark made by the elephant4 ,that would show that the weight of each was the same4 #ag4 ,how funny6 cried ,lily2 you would make a weighing machine of the boat8 #ah4 ,that is my plan1 said ,teddy4 #ai4 ,that was the sailor's plan1 said his mother4 ,you have earned the orange1 my boy2 and she gave it to him with a smile4 ,adapted from ,a4 ,l4 ,o4 ,e4 #c1f4 #hb ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,xxxii4 ,,the ,,soldier4 #a4 ,a soldier6 a soldier6 ,i'm longing to he3 ,the name and the life of a soldier for me6 ,i would not be living at ease and at play2 ,true honor and glory ,i'd win in my day4 #b4 ,a soldier6 a soldier6 in armor arrayed2 ,my weapons in hand1 of no contest afraid2 ,i'd ever be ready to strike the first blow1 ,and to fight my way through the ranks of the foe4 #c4 ,but then1 let me tell you1 no blood would ,i shed1 ,no victory seek o'er the dying and dead2 ,a far braver soldier than this would ,i be2 ,a warrior of ,truth1 in the ranks of the free4 #d4 ,a soldier6 a soldier6 ,oh1 then1 let me be6 ,my friends1 ,i invite you1 enlist now with me4 ,truth's bands shall be mustered1 love's foes shall give way6 ,let's up1 and be clad in our battle array6 ,j4 ,g4 ,adams4 ,,third ,,reader4 #hc ,,lesson ,,xxxiii4 ,,the ,,echo4 #a4 ,as ,robert was one day rambling about1 he happened to cry out1 ,ho1 ho6 ,he instantly heard coming back from a hill near by1 the same words1 ,ho1 ho6 #b4 ,in great surprise1 he said with a loud voice1 ,who are you8 ,upon this1 the same words came back1 ,who are you8 #c4 ,robert now cried out harshly1 ,you must be a very foolish fellow4 ,foolish fellow6 came back from the hill4 #d4 ,robert became angry1 and with loud and fierce words went toward the spot whence the sounds came4 ,the words all came back to him in the same angry tone4 #e4 ,he then went into the thicket1 and looked for the boy who1 as he thought1 was mocking him2 but he could find nobody anywhere4 #f4 ,when he went home1 he told his mothe #hd ,,eclectic ,,series4 that some boy had hid himself in the wood1 for the purpose of mocking him4 #g4 ,robert1 said his mother1 you are angry with yourself alone4 ,you heard nothing but your own words4 #h4 ,why1 mother1 how can that be8 said ,robert4 ,did you never hear an echo8 asked his mother4 ,an echo1 dear mother8 ,no1 ma'am4 ,what is it8 #i4 ,i will tell you1 said his mother4 ,you know1 when you play with your ball1 ,,third ,,reader4 #he and throw it against the side of a house1 it bounds back to you4 ,yes1 mother1 said he1 and ,i catch it again4 #aj4 ,well1 said his mother1 if ,i were in the open air1 by the side of a hill or a large barn1 and should speak very loud1 my voice would be sent back1 so that ,i could hear again the very words which ,i spoke4 #aa4 ,that1 my son1 is an echo4 ,when you thought some one was mocking you1 it was only the hill before you1 echoing1 or sending back1 your own voice4 #ab4 ,the bad boy1 as you thought it was1 spoke no more angrily than yourself4 ,if you had spoken kindly1 you would have heard a kind reply4 #ac4 ,had you spoken in a low1 sweet1 gentle tone1 the voice that came back would have been as low1 sweet1 and gentle as your own4 #ad4 ,the ,bible says1 ',a soft answer turneth away wrath4' ,remember this when you are at play with your school mates4 #ae4 ,if any of them should be offended1 and speak in a loud1 angry tone1 remember the echo1 and let your words be soft and kind4 #hf ,,eclectic ,,series4 #af4 ,when you come home from school1 and find your little brother cross and peevish1 speak mildly to him4 ,you will soon see a smile on his lips1 and find that his tones will become mild and sweet4 #ag4 ,whether you are in the fields or in the woods1 at school or at play1 at home or abroad1 remember1 ,the good and the kind1 ,by kindness their love ever proving1 ,will dwell with the pure and the loving4 ,,lesson ,,xxxiv4 ,,george',s ,,feast4 #a4 ,george's mother was very poor4 ,instead of having bright1 blazing fires in winter1 she had nothing to burn but dry sticks1 which ,george picked up from under the trees and hedges4 #b4 ,one fine day in ,july1 she sent ,george to the woods1 which were about two miles from the village in which she lived4 ,he ,,third ,,reader4 #hg was to stay there all day1 to get as much wood as he could collect4 #c4 ,it was a bright1 sunny day1 and ,george worked very hard2 so that by the time the sun was high1 he was hot1 and wished for a cool place where he might rest and eat his dinner4 #d4 ,while he hunted about the bank he saw among the moss some fine1 wild strawberries1 which were a bright scarlet with ripeness4 #hh ,,eclectic ,,series4 #e4 ,how good these will be with my bread and butter6 thought ,george2 and lining his little cap with leaves1 he set to work eagerly to gather all he could find1 and then seated himself by the brook4 #f4 ,it was a pleasant place1 and ,george felt happy and contented4 ,he thought how much his mother would like to see him there1 and to be there herself1 instead of in her dark1 close room in the village4 #g4 ,george thought of all this1 and just as he was lifting the first strawberry to his mouth1 he said to himself1 ,how much mother would like these2 and he stopped1 and put the strawberry back again4 #h4 ,shall ,i save them for her8 said he1 thinking how much they would refresh her1 yet still looking at them with a longing eye4 #i4 ,i will eat half1 and take the other half to her1 said he at last2 and he divided them into two heaps4 ,but each heap looked so small1 that he put them together again4 #aj4 ,i will only taste one1 thought he2 but1 as he again lifted it to his mouth1 he saw that he had taken the finest1 and he put it back4 ,i will keep them all for her1 ,,third ,,reader4 #hi said he1 and he covered them up nicely1 till he should go home4 #aa4 ,when the sun was beginning to sink1 ,george set out for home4 ,how happy he felt1 then1 that he had all his strawberries for his sick mother4 ,the nearer he came to his home1 the less he wished to taste them4 #ab4 ,just as he had thrown down his wood1 he heard his mother's faint voice calling him from the next room4 ,is that you1 ,george8 ,i am glad you have come1 for ,i am thirsty1 and am longing for some tea4 #ac4 ,george ran in to her1 and joyfully offered his wild strawberries4 ,and you saved them for your sick mother1 did you8 said she1 laying her hand fondly on his head1 while the tears stood in her eyes4 ,god will bless you for all this1 my child4 #ad4 ,could the eating of the strawberries have given ,george half the happiness he felt at this moment8 #ij ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,xxxv4 ,,the ,,lord',s ,,prayer4 #a4 ,our ,father in heaven1 ,we hallow thy name2 ,may thy kingdom holy ,on earth be the same2 ,oh1 give to us daily ,our portion of bread2 ,it is from thy bounty1 ,that all must be fed4 #b4 ,forgive our transgressions4 ,and teach us to know ,the humble compassion ,that pardons each foe2 ,keep us from temptation1 ,from weakness and sin1 ,and thine be the glory ,forever6 ,amen6 ,,third ,,reader4 #ia ,,an ,,evening ,,prayer4 #ib ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,xxxvi4 ,,finding ,,the ,,owner4 #a4 ,it's mine1 said ,fred1 showing a white handled pocketknife1 with every blade perfect and shining4 ,just what ,i've always ,,third ,,reader4 #ic wanted4 ,and he turned the prize over and over with evident satisfaction4 #b4 ,i guess ,i know who owns it1 said ,tom1 looking at it with a critical eye4 #c4 ,i guess you do n't1 was the quick response4 ,it is n't ,mr4 ,raymond's1 said ,fred1 shooting wide of the mark4 #d4 ,i know that2 ,mr4 ,raymond's is twice as large1 observed ,tom1 going on with his drawing lesson4 #e4 ,do you suppose ,fred took any comfort in that knife8 ,not a bit of comfort did he take4 ,he was conscious all the time of having something in his possession that did #id ,,eclectic ,,series4 not belong to him2 and ,tom's suspicion interfered sadly with his enjoyment4 #f4 ,finally1 it became such a torment to him1 that he had serious thoughts of burning it1 or burying it1 or giving it away2 but a better plan suggested itself4 #g4 ,tom1 said he1 one day at recess1 did n't you say you thought you knew who owned that knife ,i found8 #h4 ,yes1 ,i did2 it looked like ,doctor ,perry's4 ,and ,tom ran off to his play1 without giving the knife another thought4 #i4 ,dr4 ,perry's6 ,why1 ,fred would have time to go to the doctor's office before recess closed3 so he started in haste1 and found the old gentleman getting ready to visit a patient4 ,is this yours8 cried ,fred1 in breathless haste1 holding up the cause of a week's anxiety4 #aj4 ,it was1 said the doctor2 but ,i lost it the other day4 #aa4 ,i found it1 said ,fred1 and have felt like a thief ever since4 ,here1 take it2 ,i've got to run4 #ab4 ,hold on6 said the doctor4 ,i've got a new one1 and you are quite welcome to this4 ,,third ,,reader4 #ie #ac4 ,am ,i8 ,may ,i8 ,oh6 thank you6 ,and with what a different feeling he kept it from that which he had experienced for a week6 ,,lesson ,,xxxvii4 ,,bats4 #a4 ,bats are very strange little animals1 having hair like mice1 and wings like birds4 ,during the day1 they live in crevices of rocks1 in caves1 and in other dark places4 #b4 ,at night1 they go forth in search of food2 and1 no doubt1 you have seen them flying #if ,,eclectic ,,series4 about1 catching such insects as happen to be out rather late at night4 #c4 ,the wings of a bat have no quills4 ,they are only thin pieces of skin stretched upon a framework of bones4 ,besides this1 it may be said that while he is a quadruped1 he can rise into the air and fly from place to place like a bird4 #d4 ,there is a funny fable about the bat1 founded upon this double character of beast and bird1 which ,i will tell you4 #e4 ,an owl was once prowling about1 when he came across a bat4 ,so he caught him in his claws1 and was about to devour him4 ,upon this1 the bat began to squeal terribly2 and he said to the owl1 ,pray1 what do you take me for1 that you use me thus8 #f4 ,why1 you are a bird1 to be sure1 said the owl1 and ,i am fond of birds4 ,i love dearly to break their little bones4 #g4 ,well1 said the bat1 ,i thought there was some mistake4 ,i am no bird4 ,do n't you see1 ,mr4 ,owl1 that ,i have no feathers1 and that ,i am covered with hair like a mouse8 #h4 ,sure enough1 said the owl1 in great surprise2 ,i see it now4 ,really1 ,i took you ,,third ,,reader4 #ig for a bird1 but it appears you are only a kind of mouse4 ,i ate a mouse last night1 and it gave me the nightmare4 ,i can't bear mice6 ,bah6 it makes me sick to think of it4 ,so the owl let the bat go4 #i4 ,the very next night1 the bat encountered another danger4 ,he was snapped up by puss1 who took him for a mouse1 and immediately prepared to eat him4 #aj4 ,i beg you to stop one moment1 said the bat4 ,pray1 ,miss ,puss1 what do you suppose ,i am8 ,a mouse1 to be sure6 said the cat4 ,not at all1 said the bat1 spreading his long wings4 #aa4 ,sure enough1 said the cat3 you seem to be a bird1 though your feathers are #c1g4 #ih ,,eclectic ,,series4 not very fine4 ,i eat birds sometimes1 but ,i am tired of them just now1 having lately devoured four young robins2 so you may go4 ,but1 bird or mouse1 it will be your best policy to keep out of my way hereafter4 #ab4 ,the meaning of this fable is1 that a person playing a double part may sometimes escape danger2 but he is always1 like the bat1 a creature that is disgusting to everybody1 and shunned by all4 ,s4 ,g4 ,goodrich--,adapted4 ,,lesson ,,xxxviii4 ,a ,,summer ,,day4 #a4 ,this is the way the morning dawns3 ,rosy tints on flowers and trees1 ,winds that wake the birds and bees1 ,dewdrops on the fields and lawns-- ,this is the way the morning dawns4 #b4 ,this is the way the sun comes up3 ,gold on brook and glossy leaves1 ,,third ,,reader4 #ii ,mist that melts above the sheaves1 ,vine1 and rose1 and buttercup-- ,this is the way the sun comes up4 #j #c4 ,this is the way the river flows3 ,here a whirl1 and there a dance2 ,slowly now1 then1 like a lance1 ,swiftly to the sea it goes-- ,this is the way the river flows4 #ajj ,,eclectic ,,series4 #d4 ,this is the way the rain comes down3 ,tinkle1 tinkle1 drop by drop1 ,over roof and chimney top2 ,boughs that bend1 and skies that frown-- ,this is the way the rain comes down4 #e4 ,this is the way the birdie sings3 ,baby birdies in the nest1 ,you ,i surely love the best2 ,over you ,i fold my wings-- ,this is the way the birdie sings4 #f4 ,this is the way the daylight dies3 ,cows are lowing in the lane1 ,fireflies wink on hill and plain2 ,yellow1 red1 and purple skies-- ,this is the way the daylight dies4 ,george ,cooper4 ,,third ,,reader4 #aja ,,lesson ,,xxxix4 ,i ,,will ,,think ,,of ,,it4 #a4 ,i will think of it4 ,it is easy to say this2 but do you know what great things have come from thinking8 #b4 ,we can not see our thoughts1 or hear1 or taste1 or feel them2 and yet what mighty power they have6 #c4 ,sir ,isaac ,newton was seated in his garden on a summer's evening1 when he saw an apple fall from a tree4 ,he began to think1 and1 in trying to find out why the apple fell1 discovered how the earth1 sun1 moon1 and stars are kept in their places4 #d4 ,a boy named ,james ,watt sat quietly by the fireside1 watching the lid of the tea kettle as it moved up and down4 ,he began to think2 he wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the heavy lid4 #ajb ,,eclectic ,,series4 #e4 ,from that time he went on thinking and thinking2 and when he became a man1 he improved the steam engine so much that it could1 with the greatest ease1 do the work of many horses4 #f4 ,when you see a steamboat1 a steam mill1 or a locomotive1 remember that it would never have been built if it had not been for the hard thinking of some one4 #g4 ,a man named ,galileo was once standing in the cathedral of ,pisa1 when he saw a chandelier swaying to and fro4 ,,third ,,reader4 #ajc #h4 ,this set him thinking1 and it led to the invention of the pendulum4 #i4 ,james ,ferguson was a poor ,scotch shepherd boy4 ,once1 seeing the inside of a watch1 he was filled with wonder4 ,why should ,i not make a watch8 thought he4 #aj4 ,but how was he to get the materials out of which to make the wheels and the mainspring8 ,he soon found how to get them3 he made the mainspring out of a piece of whalebone4 ,he then made a wooden clock which kept good time4 #aa4 ,he began1 also1 to copy pictures with a pen1 and portraits with oil colors4 ,in a few years1 while still a small boy1 he earned money enough to support his father4 #ab4 ,when he became a man1 he went to ,london to live4 ,some of the wisest men in ,england1 and the king himself1 used to attend his lectures4 ,his motto was1 ,i will think of it2 and he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world4 #ac4 ,boys1 when you have a difficult lesson to learn1 do n't feel discouraged1 and ask some one to help you before helping yourselves4 ,think1 and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose4 #ajd ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,xl4 ,,charlie ,,and ,,rob4 #a4 ,do n't you hate splitting wood8 asked ,charlie1 as he sat down on a log to hinder ,rob for a while4 #b4 ,no1 ,i rather like it4 ,when ,i get hold of a tough old fellow1 ,i say1 ',see here1 now1 you think you're the stronger1 and are going to beat me2 so ,i'll split you up into kindling wood4 #c4 ,pshaw6 said ,charlie1 laughing2 and it's only a stick of wood4 #d4 ,yes2 but you see ,i pretend it's a lesson1 or a tough job of any kind1 and it's nice to conquer it4 #e4 ,i do n't want to conquer such things2 ,i do n't care what becomes of them4 ,i wish ,i were a man1 and a rich one4 #f4 ,well1 ,charlie1 if you live long enough you'll be a man1 without wishing for it2 and as for the rich part1 ,i mean to be that myself4 #g4 ,you do4 ,how do you expect to get your money8 ,by sawing wood8 #h4 ,may be--some of it2 that's as good a ,,third ,,reader4 #aje way as any1 so long as it lasts4 ,i do n't care how ,i get rich1 you know1 so that it's in an honest and useful way4 #i4 ,i'd like to sleep over the next ten years1 and wake up to find myself a young man with a splendid education and plenty of money4 #ajf ,,eclectic ,,series4 #aj4 ,humph6 ,i am not sleepy--a night at a time is enough for me4 ,i mean to work the next ten years4 ,you see there are things that you've got to work out--you can't sleep them out4 #aa4 ,i hate work1 said ,charlie1 that is1 such work as sawing and splitting wood1 and doing chores4 ,i'd like to do some big work1 like being a clerk in a bank or something of that sort4 #ab4 ,wood has to be sawed and split before it can be burned1 said ,rob4 ,i do n't know but ,i'll be a clerk in a bank some time2 ,i'm working towards it4 ,i'm keeping father's accounts for him4 #ac4 ,how ,charlie laughed6 ,i should think that was a long way from being a bank clerk4 ,i suppose your father sells two tables and six chairs1 some days1 does n't he8 #ad4 ,sometimes more than that1 and sometimes not so much1 said ,rob1 in perfect good humor4 #ae4 ,i did n't say ,i was a bank clerk now4 ,i said ,i was working towards it4 ,am ,i not nearer it by keeping a little bit of a book than ,i should be if ,i did n't keep any book at all8 ,,third ,,reader4 #ajg #af4 ,not a whit--such things happen1 said ,charlie1 as he started to go4 #ag4 ,now1 which of these boys1 do you think1 grew up to be a rich and useful man1 and which of them joined a party of tramps before he was thirty years old8 ,,lesson ,,xli4 ,,ray ,,and ,,his ,,kite4 #a4 ,ray was thought to be an odd boy4 ,you will think him so1 too1 when you have read this story4 #b4 ,ray liked well enough to play with the boys at school2 yet he liked better to be alone under the shade of some tree1 reading a fairy tale or dreaming daydreams4 ,but there was one sport that he liked as well as his companions2 that was kiteflying4 #c4 ,one day when he was flying his kite1 he said to himself1 ,i wonder if anybody ever tried to fly a kite at night4 ,it seems #ajh ,,eclectic ,,series4 to me it would be nice4 ,but then1 if it were very dark1 the kite could not be seen4 ,what if ,i should fasten a light to it1 though8 ,that would make it show4 ,i'll try it this very night4 #d4 ,as soon as it was dark1 without saying a word to anybody1 he took his kite and lantern1 and went to a large1 open lot1 about a quarter of a mile from his home4 ,well1 thought he1 this is queer4 ,how lonely and still it seems without any other boys around6 ,but ,i am going to fly my kite1 anyway4 #e4 ,so he tied the lantern1 which was made of tin punched full of small holes1 to the tail of his kite4 ,then he pitched the kite1 and1 ,,third ,,reader4 #aji after several attempts1 succeeded in making it rise4 ,up it went1 higher and higher1 as ,ray let out the string4 ,when the string was all unwound1 he tied it to a fence2 and then he stood and gazed at his kite as it floated high up in the air4 #f4 ,while ,ray was enjoying his sport1 some people who were out on the street in the village1 saw a strange light in the sky4 ,they gathered in groups to watch it4 ,now it was still for a few seconds1 then it seemed to be jumping up and down2 then it made long sweeps back and forth through the air4 #g4 ,what can it be8 said one person4 ,how strange6 said another4 ,it can not be a comet2 for comets have tails1 said a third4 ,perhaps it's a big firefly1 said another4 #h4 ,at last some of the men determined to find out what this strange light was--whether it was a hobgoblin dancing in the air1 or something dropped from the sky4 ,so off they started to get as near it as they could4 #i4 ,while this was taking place1 ,ray1 who had got tired of standing1 was seated in a fence corner1 behind a tree4 ,he could see #aaj ,,eclectic ,,series4 the men as they approached2 but they did not see him4 #aj4 ,when they were directly under the light1 and saw what it was1 they looked at each other1 laughing1 and said1 ,this is some boy's trick2 and it has fooled us nicely4 ,let us keep the secret1 and have our share of the joke4 #aa4 ,then they laughed again1 and went back to the village2 and some of the simple people there have not yet found out what that strange light was4 #ab4 ,when thc men had gone1 ,ray thought it was time for him to go2 so he wound up his string1 picked up his kite and lantern1 and went home4 ,his mother had been wondering what had become of him4 #ac4 ,when she heard what he had been doing1 she hardly knew whether to laugh or scold2 but ,i think she laughed1 and told him that it was time for him to go to bed4 ,,third ,,reader4 #aaa ,,lesson ,,xlii4 ,,beware ,,of ,,the ,,first ,,drink4 #a4 ,uncle ,philip1 as the day is fine1 will you take a walk with us this morning8 #b4 ,yes1 boys4 ,let me get my hat and cane1 and we will take a ramble4 ,i will tell you a story as we go4 ,do you know poor old ,tom ,smith8 #c4 ,know him6 ,why1 ,uncle ,philip1 everybody knows him4 ,he is such a shocking drunkard1 and swears so horribly4 #d4 ,well1 ,i have known him ever since we were boys together4 ,there was not a more decent1 well-behaved boy among us4 ,after he left school1 his father died1 and he was put into a store in the city4 ,there1 he fell into bad company4 #e4 ,instead of spending his evenings in reading1 he would go to the theater and to balls4 ,he soon learned to play cards1 and of course to play for money4 ,he lost more than he could pay4 #f4 ,he wrote to his poor mother1 and told her his losses4 ,she sent him money to pay his debts1 and told him to come home4 #aab ,,eclectic ,,series4 #g4 ,he did come home4 ,after all1 he might still have been useful and happy1 for his friends were willing to forgive the past4 ,for a time1 things went on well4 ,he married a lovely woman1 gave up his bad habits1 and was doing well4 #h4 ,but one thing1 boys1 ruined him forever4 ,in the city1 he had learned to take strong drink1 and he said to me once1 that when a man begins to drink1 he never knows where it will end4 ',therefore1' said ,tom1 'beware of the first drink6' #i4 ,it was not long before he began to follow his old habit4 ,he knew the danger1 but it seemed as if he could not resist his desire to drink4 ,his poor mother soon died of grief and shame4 ,his lovely wife followed her to the grave4 #aj4 ,he lost the respect of all1 went on from bad to worse1 and has long been a perfect sot4 ,last night1 ,i had a letter from the city1 stating that ,tom ,smith had been found guilty of stealing1 and sent to the state prison for ten years4 #aa4 ,there ,i suppose he will die1 for he is now old4 ,it is dreadful to think to what an end he has come4 ,i could not but think1 ,,third ,,reader4 #aac as ,i read the letter1 of what he said to me years ago1 ',beware of the first drink6' #ab4 ,ah1 my dear boys1 when old ,uncle ,philip is gone1 remember that he told you the story of ,tom ,smith1 and said to you1 ',beware of the first drink6' ,the man who does this will never be a drunkard4 #aad ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,xliii4 ,,speak ,,gently4 #a4 ,speak gently2 it is better far ,to rule by love than fear3 ,speak gently2 let no harsh words mar ,the good we might do here4 #b4 ,speak gently to the little child2 ,its love be sure to gain2 ,teach it in accents soft and mild2 ,it may not long remain4 #c4 ,speak gently to the aged one2 ,grieve not the careworn heart3 ,the sands of life are nearly run2 ,let such in peace depart4 #d4 ,speak gently1 kindly1 to the poor2 ,let no harsh tone be heard2 ,they have enough they must endure1 ,without an unkind word4 #e4 ,speak gently to the erring2 know ,they must have toiled in vain2 ,perhaps unkindness made them so2 ,oh1 win them back again4 ,,third ,,reader4 #aae #f4 ,speak gently3 'tis a little thing ,dropped in the heart's deep well2 ,the good1 the joy1 which it may bring1 ,eternity shall tell4 ,george ,washington ,langford4 ,,lesson ,,xliv4 ,,the ,,seven ,,sticks4 #a4 ,a man had seven sons1 who were always quarreling4 ,they left their studies and work1 to quarrel among themselves4 ,some bad men were looking forward to the death of their father1 to cheat them out of their property by making them quarrel about it4 #b4 ,the good old man1 one day1 called his sons around him4 ,he laid before them seven sticks1 which were bound together4 ,he said1 ,i will pay a hundred dollars to the one who can break this bundle4 #c4 ,each one strained every nerve to break the bundle4 ,after a long but vain trial1 they all said that it could not be done4 #aaf ,,eclectic ,,series4 #d4 ,and yet1 my boys1 said the father1 nothing is easier to do4 ,he then untied the bundle1 and broke the sticks1 one by one1 with perfect ease4 #e4 ,ah6 said his sons1 it is easy enough to do it so2 anybody could do it in that way4 #f4 ,their father replied1 ,as it is with these sticks1 so is it with you1 my sons4 ,so ,,third ,,reader4 #aag long as you hold fast together and aid each other1 you will prosper1 and none can injure you4 #g4 ,but if the bond of union be broken1 it will happen to you just as it has to these sticks1 which lie here broken on the ground4 ,home1 city1 country1 all are prosperous found1 ,when by the powerful link of union bound4 ,,lesson ,,xlv4 ,,the ,,mountain ,,sister4 #a4 ,the home of little ,jeannette is far away1 high up among the mountains4 ,let us call her our mountain sister4 #b4 ,there are many things you would like to hear about her1 but ,i can only tell you now how she goes with her father and brother1 in the autumn1 to help gather nuts for the long winter4 #aah ,,eclectic ,,series4 #c4 ,a little way down the mountain side is a chestnut wood4 ,did you ever see a chestnut tree8 ,in the spring its branches are covered with bunches of creamy flowers1 like long tassels4 ,all the hot summer these are turning into sweet nuts1 wrapped safely in large1 prickly1 green balls4 #d4 ,but when the frost of autumn comes1 these prickly balls turn brown1 and crack open4 ,then you may see inside one1 two1 three1 and even four1 sweet1 brown nuts4 #e4 ,when her father says1 one night at supper time1 ,i think there will be a frost tonight1 ,jeannette knows very well what to do4 ,she dances away early in the evening to her little bed1 made in a box built up against the wall4 #f4 ,soon she falls asleep to dream about ,,third ,,reader4 #aai the chestnut wood1 and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall1 dark trees4 ,she wakes with the first daylight1 and is out of bed in a minute1 when she hears her father's cheerful call1 ,come1 children2 it is time to be off4 #g4 ,their dinner is ready in a large basket4 ,the donkey stands before the door with great bags for the nuts hanging at each side4 ,they go merrily over the crisp1 white frost to the chestnut trees4 ,how the frost has opened the burs6 ,it has done half their work for them already4 #h4 ,how they laugh and sing1 and shout to each other as they fill their baskets6 ,the sun looks down through the yellow leaves2 the rocks give them mossy seats2 the birds and squirrels wonder what these strange people are doing in their woods4 #i4 ,jeannette really helps1 though she is only a little girl2 and her father says at night1 that his ,jane is a dear1 good child4 ,this makes her very happy4 ,she thinks about it at night1 when she says her prayers4 ,then she goes to sleep to dream of the merry autumn days4 #aj4 ,such is our little mountain sister1 and #abj ,,eclectic ,,series4 here is a picture of her far-away home4 ,the mountain life is ever a fresh and happy one4 ,,third ,,reader4 #aba ,,lesson ,,xlvi4 ,,harry ,,and ,,the ,,guidepost4 #a4 ,the night was dark1 the sun was hid ,beneath the mountain gray1 ,and not a single star appeared ,to shoot a silver ray4 #b4 ,across the heath the owlet flew1 ,and screamed along the blast2 ,and onward1 with a quickened step1 ,benighted ,harry passed4 #c4 ,now1 in thickest darkness plunged1 ,he groped his way to find2 ,and now1 he thought he saw beyond1 ,a form of horrid kind4 #d4 ,in deadly white it upward rose1 ,of cloak and mantle bare1 ,and held its naked arms across1 ,to catch him by the hair4 #e4 ,poor ,harry felt his blood run cold1 ,at what before him stood2 ,but then1 thought he1 no harm1 ,i'm sure1 ,can happen to the good4 #abb ,,eclectic ,,series4 #f4 ,so1 calling all his courage up1 ,he to the monster went2 ,and eager through the dismal gloom ,his piercing eyes he bent4 #g4 ,and when he came well nigh the ghost ,that gave him such affright1 ,he clapped his hands upon his side1 ,and loudly laughed outright4 #h4 ,for 't was a friendly guidepost stood1 ,his wandering steps to guide2 ,and thus he found that to the good1 ,no evil could betide4 ,,third ,,reader4 #abc #i4 ,ah well1 thought he1 one thing ,i've learned1 ,nor shall ,i soon forget2 ,whatever frightens me again1 ,i'll march straight up to it4 #aj4 ,and when ,i hear an idle tale1 ,of monster or of ghost1 ,i'll tell of this1 my lonely walk1 ,and one tall1 white guidepost4 ,,lesson ,,xlvii4 ,,the ,,money ,,amy ,,did ,n',t ,,earn4 #a4 ,amy was a dear little girl1 but she was too apt to waste time in getting ready to do her tasks1 instead of doing them at once as she ought4 #abd ,,eclectic ,,series4 #b4 ,in the village in which she lived1 ,mr4 ,thornton kept a store where he sold fruit of all kinds1 including berries in their season4 ,one day he said to ,amy1 whose parents were quite poor1 ,would you like to earn some money8 #c4 ,oh1 yes1 replied she1 for ,i want some new shoes1 and papa has no money to buy them with4 #d4 ,well1 ,amy1 said ,mr4 ,thorhton1 ,i noticed some fine1 ripe blackberries in ,mr4 ,green's pasture to-day1 and he said that anybody was welcome to them4 ,i will pay you thirteen cents a quart for all you will pick for me4 #e4 ,amy was delighted at the thought of earning some money2 so she ran home to get a basket1 intending to go immediately to pick the berries4 #f4 ,then she thought she would like to know how much money she would get if she picked five quarts4 ,with the help of her slate and pencil1 she found out that she would get sixty-five cents4 #g4 ,but supposing ,i should pick a dozen quarts1 thought she1 how much should ,i earn then8 ,dear me1 she said1 after ,,third ,,reader4 #abe figuring a while1 ,i should earn a dollar and fifty-six cents4 #h4 ,amy then found out what ,mr4 ,thornton would pay her for fifty1 a hundred1 and two hundred quarts4 ,it took her some time to do this1 and then it was so near dinner time that she had to stay at home until afternoon4 #i4 ,as soon as dinner was over1 she took #abf ,,eclectic ,,series1 her basket and hurried to the pasture4 ,some boys had been there before dinner1 and all the ripe berries were picked4 ,she could not find enough to fill a quart measure4 #aj4 ,as ,amy went home1 she thought of what her teacher had often told her--,do your task at once2 then think about it1 for one doer is worth a hundred dreamers4 ,,lesson ,,xlviii4 ,,who ,,made ,,the ,,stars8 #a4 ,mother1 who made the stars1 which light ,the beautiful blue sky8 ,who made the moon1 so clear and bright1 ,that rises up so high8 #b4 ',t was ,god1 my child1 the ,glorious ,one1 ,he formed them by his power2 ,he made alike the brilliant sun1 ,and every leaf and flower4 ,,third ,,reader4 #abg #c4 ,he made your little feet to walk2 ,your sparkling eyes to see2 ,your busy1 prattling tongue to talk1 ,and limbs so light and free4 #d4 ,he paints each fragrant flower that blows1 ,with loveliness and bloom2 ,he gives the violet and the rose ,their beauty and perfume4 #e4 ,our various wants his hands supply2 ,he guides us every hour2 ,we're kept beneath his watchful eye1 ,and guarded by his power4 #f4 ,then let your little heart1 my love1 ,its grateful homage pay ,to that kind ,friend1 who1 from above1 ,thus guides you every day4 #g4 ,in all the changing scenes of time1 ,on ,him our hopes depend2 ,in every age1 in every clime1 ,our ,father and our ,friend4 #abh ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,xlix4 ,,deeds ,,of ,,kindness4 #a4 ,one day1 as two little boys were walking along the road1 they overtook a woman carrying a large basket of apples4 #b4 ,the boys thought the woman looked very pale and tired2 so they said1 ,are you going to town8 ,if you are1 we will carry your basket4 #c4 ,thank you1 replied the woman1 you are very kind3 you see ,i am weak and ill4 ,then she told them that she was a widow1 and had a lame son to support4 #d4 ,she lived in a cottage three miles away1 and was now going to market to sell the apples which grew on the only tree in her little garden4 ,she wanted the money to pay her rent4 #e4 ,we are going the same way you are1 said the boys4 ,let us have the basket2 and they took hold of it1 one on each side1 and trudged along with merry hearts4 #f4 ,the poor widow looked glad1 and said that she hoped their mother would not be angry with them4 ,oh1 no1 they replied2 ,,third ,,reader4 #abi our mother has taught us to be kind to everybody1 and to be useful in any way that we can4 #g4 ,she then offered to give them a few of the ripest apples for their trouble4 ,no1 thank you1 said they2 we do not want any pay for what we have done4 #h4 ,when the widow got home1 she told her lame son what had happened on the road1 #c4 #i4 #acj ,,eclectic ,,series4 and they were both made happier that day by the kindness of the two boys4 #i4 ,the other day1 ,i saw a little girl stop and pick up a piece of orange peel1 which she threw into the gutter4 ,i wish the boys would not throw orange peel on the sidewalk1 said she4 ,some one may tread upon it1 and fall4 #aj4 ,that is right1 my dear1 ,i said4 ,it is a little thing for you to do what you have done1 but it shows that you have a thoughtful mind and a feeling heart4 #aa4 ,perhaps some may say that these are little things4 ,so they are2 but we must not wait for occasions to do great things4 ,we must begin with little labors of love4 ,,lesson ,l4 ,,the ,,alarm ,,clock4 #a4 ,a lady1 who found it not easy to wake in the morning as early as she wished1 ,,third ,,reader4 #aca bought an alarm clock4 ,these clocks are so made as to strike with a loud whirring noise at any hour the owner pleases to set them4 #b4 ,the lady placed her clock at the head of the bed1 and at the right time she found herself roused by the long1 rattling sound4 #c4 ,she arose at once1 and felt better all day for her early rising4 ,this lasted for some weeks4 ,the alarm clock faithfully did its duty1 and was plainly heard so long as it was obeyed4 #d4 ,but1 after a time1 the lady grew tired of early rising4 ,when she was waked by the noise1 she merely turned over in bed1 and slept again4 #e4 ,in a few days1 the clock ceased to rouse her from her sleep4 ,it spoke just as loudly as ever2 but she did not hear it1 because she had been in the habit of not obeying it4 #f4 ,finding that she might as well be without it1 she resolved that when she heard the sound she would jump up4 #g4 ,just so it is with conscience4 ,if we will obey its voice1 even in the most trifling things1 we can always hear it1 clear and strong4 #acb ,,eclectic ,,series4 #h4 ,but if we allow ourselves to do what we have some fears may not be quite right1 we shall grow more and more sleepy1 until the voice of conscience has no longer power to wake as4 ,,lesson ,,li4 ,,spring4 #a4 ,the alder by the river ,shakes out her powdery curls2 ,the willow buds in silver ,for little boys and girls4 #b4 ,the little birds fly over1 ,and oh1 how sweet they sing6 ,to tell the happy children ,that once again 't is ,spring4 ,,third ,,reader4 #acc #c4 ,the gay green grass comes creeping ,so soft beneath their feet2 ,the frogs begin to ripple ,a music clear and sweet4 #d4 ,and buttercups are coming1 ,and scarlet columbine1 ,and in the sunny meadows ,the dandelions shine4 #e4 ,and just as many daisies ,as their soft hands can hold1 ,the little ones may gather1 ,all fair in white and gold4 #f4 ,here blows the warm red clover1 ,there peeps the violet blue2 ,oh1 happy little children6 ,god made them all for you4 ,celia ,thaxter4 #acd ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,lii4 ,,true ,,courage4 ,one cold winter's day1 three boys were passing by a schoolhouse4 ,the oldest was a bad boy4 always in trouble himself1 and trying to get others into trouble4 ,the youngest1 whose name was ,george1 was a very good boy4 ,george wished to do right1 but was very much wanting in courage4 ,the other boys were named ,henry and ,james4 ,as they walked along1 they talked as follows3 ,henry4 ,what fun it would be to throw a snowball against the schoolroom door1 and make the teacher and scholars all jump6 ,james4 ,you would jump1 if you should4 ,if the teacher did not catch you and whip you1 he would tell your father1 and you would get a whipping then2 and that would make you jump higher than the scholars1 ,i think4 ,henry4 ,why1 we would get so far off1 before the teacher could come to the door1 that he could not tell who we are4 ,here is a snowball just as hard as ice1 and ,george ,,third ,,reader4 #ace would as soon throw it against the door as not4 ,james4 ,give it to him1 and see4 ,he would not dare to throw it4 ,henry4 ,do you think ,george is a coward8 ,you do not know him as well as ,i do4 ,here1 ,george1 take this snowball1 and show ,james that you are not such a coward as he thinks you are4 ,george4 ,i am not afraid to throw it2 but ,i do not want to4 ,i do not see that it #acf ,,eclectic ,,series4 will do any good1 or that there will be any fun in it4 ,james4 ,there6 ,i told you he would not dare to throw it4 ,henry4 ,why1 ,george1 are you turning coward8 ,i thought you did not fear anything4 ,come1 save your credit1 and throw it4 ,i know you are not afraid4 ,george4 ,well1 ,i am not afraid to throw4 ,give me the snowball4 ,i would as soon throw it as not4 ,whack6 went the snowball against the door2 and the boys took to their heels4 ,henry was laughing as heartily as he could1 to think what a fool he had made of ,george4 ,george had a whipping for his folly1 as he ought to have had4 ,he was such a coward1 that he was afraid of being called a coward4 ,he did not dare refuse to do as ,henry told him1 for fear that he would be laughed at4 ,if he had been really a brave boy1 he would have said1 ,henry1 do you suppose that ,i am so foolish as to throw that snowball1 just because you want to have me8 ,you may throw your own snowballs1 if you please6 ,,third ,,reader4 #acg ,henry would1 perhaps1 have laughed at him1 and called him a coward4 ,but ,george would have said1 ,do you think that #a care for your laughing8 ,i do not think it right to throw the snowball4 ,i will not do that which #a think to be wrong1 if the whole town should join with you in laughing4 ,this would have been real courage4 ,henry would have seen1 at once1 that it would do no good to laugh at a boy who had so bold a heart4 ,you must have this fearless spirit1 or you will get into trouble1 and will be1 and ought to be1 disliked by all4 ,,lesson ,,liii4 ,,the ,,old ,,clock4 #a4 ,in the old1 old hall the old clock stands1 ,and round and round move the steady hands2 ,with its tick1 tick1 tick1 both night and day1 ,while seconds and minutes pass away4 #ach ,,eclectic ,,series1 #b4 ,at the old1 old clock oft wonders ,nell1 ,for she can't make out what it has to tell2 ,she has ne'er yet read1 in prose or rhyme1 ,that it marks the silent course of time4 #c4 ,when ,i was a child1 as ,nell is now1 ,and long ere ,time had wrinkled my brow1 ,the old1 old clock both by night and day ,said1--,tick1 tick1 tick6 ,time passes away4 ,,third ,,reader4 #aci ,,lesson ,,liv4 ,,the ,,waves4 #a4 ,where are we to go8 said the little waves to the great1 deep sea4 ,go1 my darlings1 to the yellow sands3 you will find work to do there4 #b4 ,i want to play1 said one little wave2 ,i want to see who can jump the highest4 ,no2 come on1 come on1 said an earnest wave2 mother must be right4 ,i want to work4 #c4 ,oh1 ,i dare not go1 said another2 look at those great1 black rocks close to the sands2 ,i dare not go there1 for they will tear me to pieces4 #d4 ,take my hand1 sister1 said the earnest wave2 let us go on together4 ,how glorious it is to do some work4 #e4 ,shall we ever go back to mother8 ,yes1 when our work is done4 #adj ,,eclectic ,,series4 #f4 ,so one and all hurried on4 ,even the little wave that wanted to play1 pressed on1 and thought that work might be fun after all4 ,the timid ones did not like to be left behind1 and they became earnest as they got nearer the sands4 #g4 ,after all1 it was fun1 pressing on one after another-- jumping1 laughing1 running on to the broad1 shining sands4 #h4 ,first1 they came in their course to a great sand castle4 ,splash1 splash6 they all ,,third ,,reader4 #ada went over it1 and down it came4 ,oh1 what fun6 they cried4 #i4 ,mother told me to bring these seaweeds2 ,i will find a pretty place for them1 said one--and she ran a long way over the sands1 and left them among the pebbles4 ,the pebbles cried1 ,we are glad you are come4 ,we wanted washing4 #aj4 ,mother sent these shells2 ,i do n't know where to put them1 said a little fretful wave4 ,lay them one by one on the sand1 and do not break them1 said the eldest wave4 #aa4 ,and the little one went about its work1 and learned to be quiet and gentle1 for fear of breaking the shells4 #ab4 ,where is my work8 said a great1 full-grown wave4 this is mere play4 ,the little ones can do this and laugh over it4 ,mother said there was work for me4 ,and he came down upon some large rocks4 #ac4 ,over the rocks and into a pool he went1 and he heard the fishes say1 ,the sea is coming4 ,thank you1 great sea2 you always send a big wave when a storm is nigh4 ,thank you1 kind wave2 we are all ready for you now4 #adb ,,eclectic ,,series4 #ad4 ,then the waves all went back over the wet sands1 slowly and carelessly1 for they were tired4 #ae4 ,all my shells are safe1 said one4 #af4 ,and1 ,my seaweeds are left behind1 said another4 #ag4 ,i washed all of the pebbles1 said a third4 #ah4 ,and ,i--,i only broke on a rock1 and splashed into a pool1 said the one that was so eager to work4 ,i have done no good1 mother--no work at all #ai4 ,hush6 said the sea4 ,and they heard a child that was walking on the shore1 say1 ,o mother1 the sea has been here6 ,look1 how nice and clean the sand is1 and how clear the water is in that pool4 #bj4 ,then the sea1 said1 ,hark6 and far away they heard the deep moaning of the coming storm4 #ba4 ,come1 my darlings1 said she2 you have done your work1 now let the storm do its work4 ,,third ,,reader4 #adc ,,lesson ,,lv4 ,,do ,n',t ,,kill ,,the ,,birds4 #a4 ,do n't kill the birds6 the little birds1 ,that sing about your door ,soon as the joyous ,spring has come1 ,and chilling storms are o'er4 #b4 ,the little birds6 how sweet they sing6 ,oh1 let them joyous live2 ,and do not seek to take the life ,which you can never give4 #c4 ,do n't kill the birds6 the pretty birds1 ,that play among the trees2 #add ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,for earth would be a cheerless place1 ,if it were not for these4 #d4 ,the little birds6 how fond they play6 ,do not disturb their sport2 ,but let them warble forth their songs1 ,till winter cuts them short4 #e4 ,do n't kill the birds6 the happy birds1 ,that bless the field and grove2 ,so innocent to look upon1 ,they claim our warmest love4 #f4 ,the happy birds1 the tuneful birds1 ,how pleasant 't is to see6 ,no spot can be a cheerless place ,where'er their presence be4 ,,lesson ,,lvi4 ,,when ,,to ,,say ,,no4 #a4 ,though ,no is a very little word1 it is not always easy to say it2 and the not doing so1 often causes trouble4 ,,third ,,reader4 #ade #b4 ,when we are asked to stay away from school1 and spend in idleness or mischief the time which ought to be spent in study1 we should at once say ,no4 #c4 ,when we are urged to loiter on our way to school1 and thus be late1 and interrupt our teacher and the school1 we should say ,no4 ,when some schoolmate wishes us to whisper or play in the schoolroom1 we should say ,no4 #d4 ,when we are tempted to use angry or wicked words1 we should remember that the eye of ,god is always upon us1 and should say ,no4 #e4 ,when we have done anything wrong1 and are tempted to conceal it by falsehood1 we should say ,no1 we can not tell a lie2 it is wicked and cowardly4 #f4 ,if we are asked to do anything which we know to be wrong1 we should not fear to say ,no4 #g4 ,if we thus learn to say ,no1 we shall avoid much trouble1 and be always safe4 #c4aj4 #adf ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,lvii4 ,,which ,,loved ,,best8 ,i love you1 mother1 said little ,john2 ,then1 forgetting work1 his cap went on1 ,and he was off to the garden swing1 ,leaving his mother the wood to bring4 #b4 ,i love you1 mother1 said rosy ,nell2 ,i love you better than tongue can tell2 ,,third ,,reader4 #adg ,then she teased and pouted full half the day1 ,till her mother rejoiced when she went to play4 #c4 ,i love you1 mother1 said little ,fan2 ,to-day ,i'll help you all ,i can2 ,how glad ,i am that school does n't keep6 ,so she rocked the baby till it fell asleep4 #d4 ,then1 stepping softly1 she took the broom1 ,and swept the floor1 and dusted the room2 ,busy and happy all day was she1 ,helpful and cheerful as child could be4 #e4 ,i love you1 mother1 again they said-- ,three little children going to bed2 ,how do you think that mother guessed ,which of them really loved her best8 ,joy ,allison4 ,,lesson ,,lviii4 ,,john ,,carpenter4 #a4 ,john ,carpenter did not like to buy toys that somebody else had made4 ,he liked the fun of making them himself4 ,the thought that they were his own work delighted him4 #b4 ,tom ,austin1 one of his playmates1 thought a toy was worth nothing unless it cost a great deal of money4 ,he never tried to make anything1 but bought all his toys4 #adh ,,eclectic ,,series4 #c4 ,come and look at my horse1 said he1 one day4 ,it cost a dollar1 and it is such a beauty6 ,come and see it4 #d4 ,john was soon admiring his friend's horse2 and he was examining it carefully1 to see how it was made4 ,the same evening he began to make one for himself4 #e4 ,he went into the wood shed1 and picked ,,third ,,reader4 #adi out two pieces of wood--one for the head of his horse1 the other for the body4 ,it took him two or three days to shape them to his satisfaction4 #f4 ,his father gave him a bit of red leather for a bridle1 and a few brass nails1 and his mother found a bit of old fur with which he made a mane and tail for his horse4 #g4 ,but what about the wheels8 ,this puzzled him4 ,at last he thought he would go to a turner's shop1 and see if he could not get some round pieces of wood which might suit his purpose4 #h4 ,he found a large number of such pieces among the shavings on the floor1 and asked permission to take a few of them4 ,the turner asked him what he wanted them for1 and he told him about his horse4 #i4 ,oh1 said the man1 laughing1 if you wish it1 ,i will make some wheels for your horse4 ,but mind1 when it is finished1 you must let me see it4 #aj4 ,john promised to do so1 and he soon ran home with the wheels in his pocket4 ,the next evening1 he went to the turner's shop with his horse all complete1 and was told that he was an ingenious little fellow #aej ,,eclectic ,,series4 #aa4 ,proud of this compliment1 he ran to his friend ,tom1 crying1 ,now then1 ,tom1 here is my horse1--look6 #ab4 ,well1 that is a funny horse1 said ,tom2 where did you buy it8 ,i did n't buy it1 replied ,john2 ,i made it4 #ac4 ,you made it yourself6 ,oh1 well1 it's a good horse for you to make4 ,but it is not so good as mine4 ,mine cost a dollar1 and yours did n't cost anything4 #ad4 ,it was real fun to make it1 though1 said ,john1 and away he ran with his horse rolling after him4 #ae4 ,do you want to know what became of ,john8 ,well1 ,i will tell you4 ,he studied hard in school1 and was called the best scholar in his class4 ,when he left school1 he went to work in a machine shop4 ,he is now a master workman1 and will soon have a shop of his own4 ,,third ,,reader4 #aea ,,lesson ,,lix4 ,,persevere4 #a4 ,the fisher who draws in his net too soon1 ,won't have any fish to sell2 ,the child who shuts up his book too soon1 ,won't learn any lessons well4 #b4 ,if you would have your learning stay1 ,be patient1--do n't learn too fast3 ,the man who travels a mile each day1 ,may get round the world at last4 ,,lesson ,,lx4 ,,the ,,contented ,,boy4 ,mr4 ,lenox was one morning riding by himself4 ,he got off from his horse to look at something on the roadside4 ,the horse broke away from him1 and ran off4 ,mr4 ,lenox ran after him1 but soon found that he could not catch him4 ,a little boy at work in a field near the road1 heard the horse4 ,as soon as he saw him running from his master1 the boy ran #aeb ,,eclectic ,,series4 very quickly to the middle of the road1 and1 catching the horse by thc bridle1 stopped him till ,mr4 ,lenox came up4 ,mr4 ,lenox4 ,thank you1 my good boy1 you have caught my horse very nicely4 ,what shall ,i give you for your trouble8 ,boy4 ,i want nothing1 sir4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,you want nothing8 ,so much the better for you4 ,few men can say as much4 ,but what were you doing in the field8 ,b4 ,i was rooting up weeds1 and tending the sheep that were feeding on turnips4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,do you like to work8 ,b4 ,yes1 sir1 very well1 this fine weather4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,but would you not rather play8 ,b4 ,this is not hard work4 ,it is almost as good as play4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,who set you to work8 ,b4 ,my father1 sir4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,what is your name8 ,b4 ,peter ,hurdle1 sir4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,how old are you8 ,b4 ,eight years old1 next ,june4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,how long have you been here8 ,b4 ,ever since six o'clock this morning4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,are you not hungry8 ,b4 ,yes1 sir1 but ,i shall go to dinner soon4 ,,third ,,reader4 #aec ,mr4 ,l4 ,if you had a dime now1 what would you do with it8 ,b4 ,i do n't know1 sir4 ,i never had so much4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,have you no playthings8 #aed ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,b4 ,playthings8 ,what are they8 ,mr4 ,l4 ,such things as ninepins1 marbles1 tops1 and wooden horses4 ,b4 ,no1 sir4 ,tom and ,i play at football in winter1 and ,i have a jumping rope4 ,i had a hoop1 but it is broken4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,do you want nothing else8 ,b4 ,i have hardly time to play with what ,i have4 ,i have to drive the cows1 and to run on errands1 and to ride the horses to the fields1 and that is as good as play4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,you could get apples and cakes1 if you had money1 you know4 ,b4 ,i can have apples at home4 ,as for cake1 ,i do not want that4 ,my mother makes me a pie now and then1 which is as good4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,would you not like a knife to cut sticks8 ,b4 ,i have one4 ,here it is4 ,brother ,tom gave it to me4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,your shoes are full of holes4 ,do n't you want a new pair8 ,b4 ,i have a better pair for ,sundays4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,but these let in water4 ,b4 ,i do not mind that1 sir4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,your hat is all torn1 too4 ,b4 ,i have a better one at home4 ,,third ,,reader4 #aee ,mr4 ,l4 ,what do yon do when it rains8 ,b4 ,if it rains very hard when ,i am in the field1 ,i get under a tree for shelter4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,what do you do1 if you are hungry before it is time to go home8 ,b4 ,i sometimes eat a raw turnip4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,but if there is none8 ,b4 ,then ,i do as well as ,i can without4 ,i work on1 and never think of it4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,why1 my little fellow1 ,i am glad to see that you are so contented4 ,were you ever at school8 ,b4 ,no1 sir4 ,but father means to send me next winter4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,you will want books then4 ,b4 ,yes1 sir2 each boy has a ,spelling ,book1 a ,reader1 and a ,testament4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,then ,i will give them to you4 ,tell your father so1 and that it is because you are an obliging1 contented little boy4 ,b4 ,i will1 sir4 ,thank you4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,good by1 ,peter4 ,b4 ,good morning1 sir4 ,dr4 ,john ,aiken #aef ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,lxi4 ,,little ,,gustava4 #a4 ,little ,gustava sits in the sun1 ,safe in the porch1 and the little drops run ,from the icicles under the eaves so fast1 ,for the bright spring sun shines warm at last1 ,and glad is little ,gustava4 #b4 ,she wears a quaint little scarlet cap1 ,and a little green bowl she holds in her lap1 ,filled with bread and milk to the brim1 ,and a wreath of marigolds round the rim3 ,ha6 ha6 laughs little ,gustava4 #c4 ,up comes her little gray1 coaxing cat1 ,with her little pink nose1 and she mews1 ,what's that 8 ,gustava feeds her1--she begs for more1 ,and a little brown hen walks in at the door3 ,good day6 cries little ,gustava4 #d4 ,she scatters crumbs for the little brown hen1 ,there comes a rush and a flutter1 and then ,down fly her little white doves so sweet1 ,with their snowy wings and their crimson feet3 ,welcome6 cries little ,gustava4 #e4 ,so dainty and eager they pick up the crumbs4 ,but who is this through the doorway comes8 ,,third ,,reader4 #aeg ,little ,scotch terrier1 little dog ,rags1 ,looks in her face1 and his funny tail wags3 ,ha6 ha6 laughs little ,gustava4 #f4 ,you want some breakfast1 too8 and down ,she sets her bowl on the brick floor brown1 ,and little dog ,rags drinks up her milk1 ,while she strokes his shaggy locks1 like silk3 ,dear ,rags6 says little ,gustava4 #g4 ,waiting without stood sparrow and crow1 ,cooling their feet in the melting snow4 #aeh ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,won't you come in1 good folk8 she cried1 ,but they were too bashful1 and staid outside1 ,though ,pray come in6 cried ,gustava4 #h4 ,so the last she threw them1 and knelt on the mat1 ,with doves1 and biddy1 and dog1 and cat4 ,and her mother came to the open house door3 ,dear little daughter1 ,i bring you some more1 ,my merry little ,gustava4 #i4 ,kitty and terrier1 biddy and doves1 ,all things harmless ,gustava loves1 ,the shy1 kind creatures 't is joy to feed1 ,and1 oh6 her breakfast is sweet indeed ,to happy little ,gustava6 ,celia ,thaxter4 ,,lesson ,,lxii4 ,,the ,,insolent ,,boy4 #a4 ,james ,selton was one of the most insolent boys in the village where he lived4 ,he would rarely pass people in the street without being guilty of some sort of abuse4 ,,third ,,reader4 #aei #b4 ,if a person were well dressed he would cry out1 ,dandy6 ,if a person's clothes were dirty or torn1 he would throw stones at him1 and annoy him in every way4 #c4 ,one afternoon1 just as the school was dismissed1 a stranger passed through the village4 ,his dress was plain and somewhat old1 but neat and clean4 ,he carried a cane in his hand1 on the end of which was a bundle1 and he wore a broad-brimmed hat4 #d4 ,no sooner did ,james see the stranger1 than he winked to his playmates1 and said1 ,now for some fun6 ,he then silently went toward the stranger from behind1 and1 knocking off his hat1 ran away4 #e4 ,the man turned and saw him1 but ,james was out of hearing before he could speak4 ,the stranger put on his hat1 and went on his way4 ,again did ,james approach2 but this time1 the man caught him by the arm1 and held him fast4 #f4 ,however1 he contented himself with looking ,james a moment in the face1 and then pushed him from him4 ,no sooner did the naughty boy find himself free again1 than he began to pelt the stranger with dirt and stones4 #afj ,,eclectic ,,series4 #g4 ,but he was much frightened when the rowdy1 as he foolishly called the man1 was struck on the head by a brick1 and badly hurt4 ,all the boys now ran away1 and ,james skulked across the fields to his home4 #h4 ,as he drew near the house1 his sister ,caroline came out to meet him1 holding up ,,third ,,reader4 #afa a beautiful gold chain and some new books for him to see4 #i4 ,she told ,james1 as fast as she could talk1 that their uncle1 who had been away several years1 had come home1 and was now in the house2 that he had brought beautiful presents for the whole family2 that he had left his carriage at the tavern1 a mile or two off1 and walked on foot1 so as to surprise his brother1 their father4 #aj4 ,she said1 that while he was coming through the village1 some wicked boys threw stones at him1 and hit him just over the eye1 and that mother had bound up the wound4 ,but what makes you look so pale8 asked ,caroline1 changing her tone4 #aa4 ,the guilty boy told her that nothing was the matter with him2 and running into the house1 he went upstairs into his chamber4 ,soon after1 he heard his father calling him to come down4 ,trembling from head to foot1 he obeyed4 ,when he reached the parlor door1 he stood1 fearing to enter4 #ab4 ,his mother said1 ,james1 why do you not come in8 ,you are not usually so bashful4 ,see this beautiful watch1 which your uncle has brought for you4 #c1 #aa4 #afb ,,eclectic ,,series1 #ac4 ,what a sense of shame did ,james now feel6 ,little ,caroline seized his arm1 and pulled him into the room4 ,but he hung down his head1 and covered his face with his hands4 #ad4 ,his uncle went up to him1 and kindly taking away his hands1 said1 ,james1 will you not bid me welcome8 ,but quickly starting back1 he cried1 ,brother1 this is not your son4 ,it is the boy who so shamefully insulted me in the street6 #ae4 ,with surprise and grief did the good father and mother learn this4 ,his uncle was ready to forgive him1 and forget the injury4 ,but his father would never permit ,james to have the gold watch1 nor the beautiful books1 which his uncle had brought for him4 #af4 ,the rest of the children were loaded with presents4 ,james was obliged to content himself with seeing them happy4 ,he never forgot this lesson so long as he lived4 ,it cured him entirely of his low and insolent manners4 ,,third ,,reader4 #afc ,,lesson ,,lxiii4 ,,we ,,are ,,seven4 #a4 ,i met a little cottage girl3 ,she was eight years old1 she said2 ,her hair was thick with many a curl1 ,that clustered round her head4 #b4 ,she had a rustic1 woodland air1 ,and she was wildly clad3 ,her eyes were fair1 and very fair2-- ,her beauty made me glad4 #c4 ,sisters and brothers1 little maid1 ,how many may you be8 ,how many8 ,seven in all1 she said1 ,and1 wondering1 looked at me4 #d4 ,and where are they8 ,i pray you tell4 ,she answered1 ,seven are we2 ,and two of us at ,conway dwell1 ,and two are gone to sea4 l#fd ,,eclectic ,,series4 #e4 ,two of us in the churchyard lie1 ,my sister and my brother2 ,and1 in the churchyard cottage1 ,i ,dwell near them with my mother1 #f4 ,you say that two at ,conway dwell1 ,and two are gone to sea1 ,yet ye are seven6 ,i pray you tell1 ,sweet maid1 how this may be4 ,,third ,,reader4 #afe #g4 ,then did the little maid reply1 ,seven boys and girls are we2 ,two of us in the churchyard lie1 ,beneath the churchyard tree4 #h4 ,you run about1 my little maid1 ,your limbs1 they are alive2 ,if two are in the churchyard laid1 ,then ye are only five4 #i4 ,their graves are green1 they may be seen1 ,the little maid replied1 ,twelve steps or more from mother's door1 ,and they are side by side4 #aj4 ,my stockings there ,i often knit1 ,my kerchief there ,i hem2 ,and there upon the ground ,i sit1 ,and sing a song to them4 #aa4 ,and often after sunset1 sir1 ,when it is light and fair1 ,i take my little porringer1 ,and eat my supper there4 #ab4 ,the first that died was sister ,jane2 ,in bed she moaning lay1 #aff ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,till ,god released her from her pain2 ,and then she went away4 #ac4 ,so in the churchyard she was laid2 ,and1 when the grass was dry1 ,together round her grave we played1 ,my brother ,john and ,i4 #ad4 ,and when the ground was white with snow1 ,and ,i could run and slide1 ,my brother ,john was forced to go1 ,and he lies by her side4 #ae4 ,how many are you1 then8 said ,i1 ,if they two are in heaven8 ,quick was the little maid's reply1 ,o master6 we are seven4 #af4 ,but they are dead2 those two are dead6 ,their spirits are in heaven6 ',t was throwing words away3 for still ,the little maid would have her will1 ,and said1 ,nay1 we are seven4 ,william ,wordsworth4 ,,third ,,reader4 #afg ,,lesson ,,lxiv4 ,,mary',s ,,dime4 #a4 ,there6 ,i have drawn the chairs into the right corners1 and dusted the room nicely4 ,how cold papa and mamma will be when they return from their long ride6 ,it is not time to toast the bread yet1 and ,i am tired of reading4 #b4 ,what shall ,i do8 ,somehow1 ,i can't help thinking about the pale face of that little beggar girl all the time4 ,i can see the glad light filling her eyes1 just as plain as ,i did when ,i laid the dime in her little dirty hand4 #c4 ,how much ,i had thought of that dime1 too6 ,grandpa gave it to me a whole month ago1 and ,i had kept it ever since in my red box upstairs2 but those sugar apples looked so beautiful1 and were so cheap--only a dime apiece--that ,i made up my mind to have one4 #d4 ,i can see her--the beggar girl1 ,i mean--as she stood there in front of the store1 in her old hood and faded dress1 looking at the candies laid all in a row4 ,i wonder #afh ,,eclectic ,,series4 what made me say1 ,little girl1 what do you want8 #e4 ,how she stared at me1 just as if nobody had spoken kindly to her before4 ,i guess she thought ,i was sorry for her1 for she said1 so earnestly and sorrowfully1 ,i was thinking how good one of those gingerbread rolls would taste4 ,i have n't had anything to eat to-day4 ,,third ,,reader4 #afi #f4 ,now1 ,i thought to myself1 ,mary ,williams1 you have had a good breakfast and a good dinner this day1 and this poor girl has not had a mouthful4 ,you can give her your dime2 she needs it a great deal more than you do4 #g4 ,i could not resist that little girl's sorrowful1 hungry look--so ,i dropped the dime right into her hand1 and1 without waiting for her to speak1 walked straight away4 ,i'm so glad ,i gave her the dime1 if ,i did have to go without the apple lying there in the window1 and looking just like a real one4 ,,lesson ,,lxv4 ,,mary ,,dow4 #a4 ,come in1 little stranger1 ,i said1 ,as she tapped at my half open door2 ,while the blanket1 pinned over her head1 ,just reached to the basket she bore4 #agj ,,eclectic ,,series4 #b4 ,a look full of innocence fell ,from her modest and pretty blue eye1 ,as she said1 ,i have matches to sell1 ,and hope you are willing to buy4 #c4 ,a penny a bunch is the price1 ,i think you'll not find it too much2 ,they are tied up so even and nice1 ,and ready to light with a touch4 #d4 ,i asked1 ',what's your name1 little girl8 ',tis ,mary1 said she1 ,mary ,dow2 ,,third ,,reader4 #aga ,and carelessly tossed off a curl1 ,that played on her delicate brow4 #e4 ,my father was lost on the deep2 ,the ship never got to the shore2 ,and mother is sad1 and will weep1 ,to hear the wind blow and sea roar4 #f4 ,she sits there at home1 without food1 ,beside our poor1 sick ,willy's bed2 ,she paid all her money for wood1 ,and so ,i sell matches for bread4 #g4 ,i'd go to the yard and get chips1 ,but then it would make me too sad ,to see the men building the ships1 ,and think they had made one so bad4 #h4 ,but ,god1 ,i am sure1 who can take ,such fatherly care of a bird1 ,will never forget nor forsake ,the children who trust in his word4 #i4 ,and now1 if ,i only can sell ,the matches ,i brought out to-day1 ,i think ,i shall do very well1 ,and we shall rejoice at the pay4 #agb ,,eclectic ,,series1 #aj4 ,fly home1 little bird1 then ,i thought1 ,fly home1 full of joy1 to your nest2 ,for ,i took all the matches she brought1 ,and ,mary may tell you the rest4 ,,lesson ,,lxvi4 ,,the ,,little ,,loaf4 #a4 ,once when there was a famine1 a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town1 and said to them1 ,in this basket there is a loaf for each of you4 ,take it1 and come back to me every day at this hour till ,god sends us better times4 #b4 ,the hungry children gathered eagerly about the basket1 and quarreled for the bread1 because each wished to have the largest loaf4 ,at last they went away without even thanking the good gentleman4 #c4 ,but ,gretchen1 a poorly-dressed little girl1 did not quarrel or struggle with the rest1 ,,third ,,reader4 #agc but remained standing modestly in the distance4 ,when the ill-behaved girls had left1 she took the smallest loaf1 which alone was left in the basket1 kissed the gentleman's hand1 and went home4 #d4 ,the next day the children were as ill behaved as before1 and poor1 timid ,gretchen received a loaf scarcely half the size of the one she got the first day4 ,when she came home1 and her mother cut the loaf open1 many new1 shining pieces of silver fell out of it4 #agd ,,eclectic ,,series4 #e4 ,her mother was very much alarmed1 and said1 ,take the money back to the good gentleman at once1 for it must have got into the dough by accident4 ,be quick1 ,gretchen6 be quick6 #f4 ,but when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's message1 he said1 ,no1 no1 my child1 it was no mistake4 ,i had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to reward you4 ,always be as contented1 peaceable1 and grateful as you now are4 ,go home now1 and tell your mother that the money is your own4 ,,lesson ,,lxvii4 ,,susie ,,and ,,rover4 #a4 ,mamma1 said ,susie ,dean1 one summer's morning1 may ,i go to the woods1 and pick berries8 ,,third ,,reader4 #age #b4 ,yes1 replied ,mrs4 ,dean1 but you must take ,rover with you4 #c4 ,susie brought her little basket1 and her mother put up a nice lunch for her4 ,she tied down the cover1 and fastened a tin cup to it4 #d4 ,the little girl called ,rover--a great ,newfoundland dog--and gave him a tin pail to carry4 ,if ,i bring it home full1 mamma1 she said1 won't you make some berry cakes for tea8 #e4 ,away she tripped1 singing as she went down the lane and across the pasture4 ,when she got to the woods1 she put her dinner basket down beside a tree1 and began to pick berries4 #f4 ,rover ran about1 chasing a squirrel or a rabbit now and then1 but never straying far from ,susie4 #g4 ,the tin pail was not a very small one4 ,by the time it was two thirds full1 ,susie began to feel hungry1 and thought she would eat her lunch4 #h4 ,rover came and took his place at her side as soon as she began to eat4 ,did she not give him some of the lunch8 ,no1 she was in a selfish mood1 and did no such thing4 #agf ,,eclectic ,,series4 #i4 ,there1 ,rover1 run away6 there's a good dog1 she said2 but ,rover staid near her1 watching her steadily with his clear brown eves4 #aj4 ,the meat he wanted so much1 was soon eaten up2 and all he got of the nice dinner1 was a small crust of gingerbread that ,susie threw away4 #aa4 ,after dinner1 ,susie played a while by ,,third ,,reader4 #agg the brook4 ,she threw sticks into the water1 and ,rover swam in and brought them back4 ,then she began to pick berries again4 #ab4 ,she did not enjoy the afternoon as she did the morning4 ,the sunshine was as bright1 the berries were as sweet and plentiful1 and she was neither tired nor hungry4 #ac4 ,but good1 faithful ,rover was hungry1 and she had not given him even one piece of meat4 ,she tried to forget how selfish she had been2 but she could not do so1 and quite early she started for home4 #ad4 ,when she was nearly out of the woods1 a rustling in the underbrush attracted her attention4 ,i wonder if that is a bird or a squirrel1 said she to herself4 ,if ,i can catch it1 how glad ,i shall be6 #ae4 ,she tried to make her way quietly through the underbrush2 but what was her terror when she saw it large snake coiled up before her1 prepared for a spring6 #af4 ,she was so much frightened that she could not move2 but brave ,rover saw the snake1 and1 springing forward1 seized it by the neck and killed it4 #ag4 ,when the faithful dog came and rubbed his head against her hand1 ,susie put her #c1 #ab4 #agh ,,eclectic ,,series4 arms 'round his neck1 and burst into tears4 ,o ,rover1 she cried1 you dear1 good dog6 ,how sorry ,i am that ,i was so selfish6 #ah4 ,rover understood the tone of her voice1 if he did not understand her words1 and capered about in great glee1 barking all the time4 ,you may be sure that he had a plentiful supper that evening4 #ai4 ,susie never forgot the lesson of that day4 ,she soon learned to be on her guard against a selfish spirit1 and became a happier and more lovable little girl4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,o4 ,johnson--,adapted4 ,,lesson ,,lxviii4 ,,the ,,violet4 #a4 ,down in a green and shady bed1 ,a modest violet grew2 ,its stalk was bent1 it hung its head1 ,as if to hide from view ,,third ,,reader4 #agi #b4 ,and yet it was a lovely flower1 ,its colors bright and fair2 ,it might have graced a rosy bower ,instead of hiding there4 #c4 ,yet there it was content to bloom1 ,in modest tints arrayed1 ,and there it spread its sweet perfume1 ,within the silent shade4 #d4 ,then let me to the valley go1 ,this pretty flower to see2 ,that ,i may also learn to grow ,in sweet humility4 ,jane ,taylor4 #ahj ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,lxix4 ,,no ,,crown ,,for ,,me4 #a4 ,will you come with us1 ,susan8 cried several little girls to a schoolmate4 ,we are going to the woods2 do come1 too4 #b4 ,i should like to go with you very much1 replied ,susan1 with a sigh2 but ,i can not finish the task grandmother set me to do4 #c4 ,how tiresome it must be to stay at home to work on a holiday6 said one of the girls1 with a toss of her head4 ,susan's grandmother is too strict4 #d4 ,susan heard this remark1 and1 as she bent her head over her task1 she wiped away a tear1 and thought of the pleasant afternoon the girls would spend gathering wild flowers in the woods4 #e4 ,soon she said to herself1 ,what harm can there be in moving the mark grandmother put in the stocking8 ,the woods must be very beautiful to-day1 and how ,i should like to be in them6 #f4 ,grandmother1 said she1 a few minutes afterwards1 ,i am ready1 now4 ,what1 so ,,third ,,reader4 #aha soon1 ,susan8 ,her grandmother took the work1 and looked at it very closely4 #g4 ,true1 ,susan1 said she1 laying great stress on each word2 true1 ,i count twenty turns from the mark2 and1 as you have never deceived me1 you may go and amuse yourself as you like the rest of the day4 #h4 ,susan's cheeks were scarlet1 and she did not say1 ,thank you4 ,as she left the cottage1 she walked slowly away1 not singing as usual4 #i4 ,why1 here is ,susan6 the girls cried1 when she joined their company2 but what is the matter8 ,why have you left your dear1 old grandmother8 they tauntingly added4 #aj4 ,there is nothing the matter4 ,as ,susan repeated these words1 she felt that she was trying to deceive herself4 ,she had acted a lie4 ,at the same time she remembered her grandmother's words1 ,you have never deceived me4 #aa4 ,yes1 ,i have deceived her1 said she to herself4 ,if she knew all1 she would never trust me again4 #ab4 ,when the little party had reached an open space in the woods1 her companions ran about enjoying themselves2 but ,susan sat on #ahb ,,eclectic ,,series4 the grass1 wishing she were at home confessing her fault4 #ac4 ,after a while ,rose cried out1 ,let us make a crown of violets1 and put it on the head of the best girl here4 #ad4 ,it will be easy enough to make the crown1 but not so easy to decide who is to wear it1 said ,julia4 #ae4 ,why1 ,susan is to wear it1 of course1 said ,rose3 is she not said to be the best girl in school and the most obedient at home8 #af4 ,yes1 yes2 the crown shall be for ,susan1 ,,third ,,reader4 #ahc cried the other girls1 and they began to make the crown4 ,it was soon finished4 #ag4 ,now1 ,susan1 said ,rose1 put it on in a very dignified way1 for you are to be our queen4 #ah4 ,as these words were spoken1 the crown was placed on her head4 ,in a moment she snatched it off1 and threw it on the ground1 saying1 ,no crown for me2 ,i do not deserve it4 #ai4 ,the girls looked at her with surprise4 ,i have deceived my grandmother1 said she1 while tears flowed down her cheeks4 ,i altered the mark she put in the stocking1 that ,i might join you in the woods4 #bj4 ,do you call that wicked8 asked one of the girls4 ,i am quite sure it is2 and ,i have been miserable all the time ,i have been here4 #ba4 ,susan now ran home1 and as soon as she got there she said1 with a beating heart1 ,o grandmother6 ,i deserve to be punished1 for ,i altered the mark you put in the stocking4 ,do forgive me2 ,i am very sorry and unhappy4 #bb4 ,susan1 said her grandmother1 ,i knew it all the time2 but ,i let you go out1 hoping #ahd ,,eclectic ,,series4 that your own conscience would tell you of your sin4 ,i am so glad that you have confessed your fault and your sorrow4 #bc4 ,when shall ,i be your own little girl again8 ,now1 was the quick reply1 and ,susan's grandmother kissed her forehead4 ,,lesson ,,lxx4 ,,young ,,soldiers4 #a4 ,oh1 were you ne'er a schoolboy1 ,and did you never train1 ,and feel that swelling of the heart ,you ne'er can feel again8 #b4 ,did you never meet1 far down the street1 ,with plumes and banners gay1 ,while the kettle1 for the kettledrum1 ,played your march1 march away8 ,,third ,,reader4 #ahe #c4 ,it seems to me but yesterday1 ,nor scarce so long ago1 ,since all our school their muskets took1 ,to charge the fearful foe4 #d4 ,our muskets were of cedar wood1 ,with ramrods bright and new2 ,with bayonets forever set1 ,and painted barrels1 too4 #e4 ,we charged upon a flock of geese1 ,and put them all to flight-- ,except one sturdy gander ,that thought to show us fight4 #ahf ,,eclectic ,,series4 #f4 ,but1 ah6 we knew a thing or two2 ,our captain wheeled the van2 ,we routed him1 we scouted him1 ,nor lost a single man6 #g4 ,our captain was as brave a lad ,as e'er commission bore2 ,and brightly shone his new tin sword2 ,a paper cap he wore4 #h4 ,he led us up the steep hillside1 ,against the western wind1 ,while the cockerel plume that decked his head ,streamed bravely out behind4 #i4 ,we shouldered arms1 we carried arms1 ,we charged the bayonet2 ,and woe unto the mullein stalk ,that in our course we met6 ,,third ,,reader4 #ahg #aj4 ,at two o'clock the roll we called1 ,and till the close of day1 ,with fearless hearts1 though tired limbs1 ,we fought the mimic fray1-- ,till the supper bell1 from out the dell1 ,bade us march1 march away4 ,,lesson ,,lxxi4 ,,how ,,willie ,,got ,,out ,,of ,,the ,,shaft4 #a4 ,willie's aunt sent him for a birthday present a little writing book4 ,there was a place in the book for a pencil4 ,willie thought a great deal of this little book1 and always kept it in his pocket4 #b4 ,one day1 his mother was very busy1 and he called his dog1 and said1 ,come1 ,caper1 let us have a play4 #ahh ,,eclectic ,,series4 #c4 ,when ,willie's mother missed him1 she went to the door and looked out1 and could not see him anywhere2 but she knew that ,caper was with him1 and thought they would come back before long4 #d4 ,she waited an1 hour1 and still they did not come4 ,when she came to the gate by the road1 she met ,mr4 ,lee1 and told him how long ,willie had been gone4 ,mr4 ,lee thought he must have gone to sleep under the trees4 ,so they went to all the trees under which ,willie was in the habit of playing1 but he was nowhere to be found4 #e4 ,by this time the sun had gone down4 ,the news that ,willie was lost soon spread over the neighborhood1 and all the men and women turned out to hunt4 ,they hunted all night4 #f4 ,the next morning the neighbors were gathered round1 and all were trying to think what to do next1 when ,caper came bounding into the room4 ,there was a string tied round his neck1 and a bit of paper tied to it4 #g4 ,willie's father1 ,mr4 ,lee1 took the paper1 and saw that it was a letter from ,willie4 ,he read it aloud4 ,it said1 ,o father6 come to me4 ,i am in the big hole in the pasture4 ,,third ,,reader4 #ahi #h4 ,everybody ran at once to the far corner of the pasture2 and there was ,willie1 alive and well1 in the shaft4 ,oh1 how glad he was when his father caught him in his arms1 and lifted him out6 #i4 ,now ,i will tell you how ,willie came to be in the shaft4 ,he and ,caper went to the pasture field1 and came to the edge of the shaft and sat down4 ,in bending over #aij ,,eclectic ,,series4 to see how deep it was1 he lost his balance1 and fell in4 ,he tried very hard to get out1 but could not4 #aj4 ,when the good little dog saw that his master was in the shaft1 he would not leave him1 but ran round and round1 reaching down and trying to pull him out4 ,but while ,caper was pulling ,willie by the coat sleeves1 a piece of sod gave way under his feet1 and he fell in too4 #aa4 ,willie called for his father and mother as loud as he could call2 but he was so far away from the house that no one could hear him4 #ab4 ,he cried and called till it was dark1 and then he lay down on the ground1 and ,caper lay down close beside him4 ,it was not long before ,willie cried himself to sleep4 #ac4 ,when he awoke it was morning1 and he began to think of a way to get out4 ,the little writing book that his aunt had given him1 was in his pocket4 ,he took it out1 and1 after a good deal of trouble1 wrote the letter to his father4 #ad4 ,then he tore the leaf out1 and took a string out of his pocket1 and tied it round ,caper's neck1 and tied the letter to the ,,third ,,reader4 #aia string4 ,then he lifted the dog up1 and helped him out1 and said to him1 ,go home1 ,caper1 go home6 ,the little dog scampered away1 and was soon at home4 ,,lesson ,,lxxii4 ,,the ,,pert ,,chicken4 #a4 ,there was once a pretty chicken2 ,but his friends were very few1 ,for he thought that there was nothing ,in the world but what he knew3 ,so he always1 in the farmyard1 ,had a very forward way1 ,telling all the hens and turkeys ,what they ought to do and say4 ,mrs4 ,goose1 he said1 ,i wonder ,that your goslings you should let ,go out paddling in the water2 ,it will kill them to get wet4 #aib ,,eclectic ,,series1 #b4 ,i wish1 my old ,aunt ,dorking1 ,he began to her1 one day1 ,that you would n't sit all summer ,in your nest upon the hay4 ,won't you come out to the meadow1 ,where the grass with seeds is filled8 ,if ,i should1 said ,mrs4 ,dorking1 ,then my eggs would all get chilled4 ,no1 they wo n't1 replied the chicken1 ,and no matter if they do2 ,eggs are really good for nothing2 ,what's an egg to me or you8 #c4 ,what's an egg6 said ,mrs4 ,dorking1 ,can it be you do not know ,,third ,,reader4 #aic ,you yourself were in an eggshell ,just one little month ago8 ,and1 if kind wings had not warmed you1 ,you would not be out to-day1 ,telling hens1 and geese1 and turkeys1 ,what they ought to do and say6 #d4 ,to be very wise1 and show it1 ,is a pleasant thing1 no doubt2 ,but1 when young folks talk to old folks1 ,they should know what they're about4 ,marian ,douglas4 ,,lesson ,,lxxiii4 ,,indian ,,corn4 #a4 ,few plants are more useful to man than ,indian corn1 or maize4 ,no grain1 except rice1 is used to so great an extent as an article of food4 ,in some countries corn is almost the only food eaten by the people4 #c1 #ac #aid ,,eclectic ,,series4 #b4 ,do you know why it is called ,indian corn8 ,it is because the ,american ,indians were the first corn growers4 ,columbus found this grain widely cultivated by them when he discovered the ,new ,world4 ,they pounded it in rude1 stone bowls1 and thus made a coarse flour1 which they mixed with water and baked4 #c4 ,indian corn is now the leading crop in the ,united ,states4 ,in whatever part of this land we live1 we see corn growing every year in its proper season4 ,yet how few can tell the most simple and important facts about its planting and its growth6 #d4 ,corn1 to do well1 must have a rich soil and a warm climate4 ,it is a tender plant1 and is easily injured by cold weather4 ,the seed corn does not sprout1 but rots1 if the ground is cold and wet4 #e4 ,to prepare land properly for planting corn1 the soil is made fine by plowing1 and furrows are run across the field four feet apart each way4 ,at every point where these furrows cross1 the farmer drops from four to seven grains of seed corn4 ,these are then covered with about two inches of earth1 and thus form hills of corn4 ,,third ,,reader4 #aie #f4 ,in favorable weather1 the tender blades push through the ground in ten days or two weeks2 then the stalks mount up rapidly1 and the long1 streamer-like leaves unfold gracefully from day to day4 ,corn must be carefully cultivated while the plants are small4 ,after they begin to shade the ground1 they need but little hoeing or plowing4 #g4 ,the moisture and earthy matter1 drawn through the roots1 become sap4 ,this passes through the stalk1 and enters the leaves4 ,there a great change takes place which results in the starting of the ears and the growth of the grain4 #h4 ,the maize plant bears two kinds of flowers1--male and female4 ,the two are widely separated4 ,the male flowers are on the tassel2 the fine silk threads which surround the ear1 and peep out from the end of the husks1 are the female flowers4 #i4 ,each grain on the cob is the starting point for a thread of silk2 and1 unless the thread receives some particle of the dust which falls from the tassel flowers1 the kernel with which it is connected will not grow4 #aj4 ,the many uses of ,indian corn and its products are worthy of note4 ,the green #aif ,,eclectic ,,series4 stalks and leaves make excellent fodder for cattle4 ,the ripe grain is used all over the earth as food for horses1 pigs1 and poultry4 ,nothing is better for fattening stock4 #aa4 ,green corn1 or roasting ears1 hulled corn and hominy1 ,new ,england hasty pudding1 and succotash are favorite dishes with many persons4 ,then there are parched corn and pop corn--the delight of long winter evenings4 #ab4 ,cornstarch is an important article of commerce4 ,sirup and sugar are made from the juice of the stalk1 and oil and alcohol from the ripened grain4 ,corn husks are largely used for filling ,,third ,,reader4 #aig mattresses1 and are braided into mats1 baskets1 and other useful articles4 #ac4 ,thus it will be seen how varied are the uses of ,indian corn4 ,and besides being so useful1 the plant is very beautiful4 ,the sight of a large cornfield in the latter part of summer1 with all its green banners waving and its tasseled plumes nodding1 is one to admire1 and not to be forgotten4 ,,lesson ,,lxxiv4 ,,the ,,snowbird',s ,,song4 #a4 ,the ground was all covered with snow one day1 ,and two little sisters were busy at play1 ,when a snowbird was sitting close by on a tree1 ,and merrily singing his chick-a-de-dee4 #aih ,,eclectic ,,series4 #b4 ,he had not been singing that tune very long ,ere ,emily heard him1 so loud was his song2 ,o sister1 look out of the window6 said she2 ,here's a dear little bird singing chick-a-de-dee4 #c4 ,poor fellow6 he walks in the snow and the sleet1 ,and has neither stockings nor shoes on his feet3 ,i wonder what makes him so full of his glee2 ,he's all the time singing his chick-a-de-dee4 #d4 ,if ,i were a barefooted snowbird1 ,i know1 ,i would not stay out in the cold and the snow2 ,i pity him so6 oh1 how cold he must be6 ,and yet he keeps singing his chick-a-de-dee4 ,,third ,,reader4 #aii #e4 ,o mother2 do get him some stockings1 and shoes1 ,and a nice little frock1 and a hat if he choose3 ,i wish he'd come into the parlor1 and see ,how warm we would make him1 poor chick-a-de-dee6 #f4 ,the bird had flown down for some sweet crumbs of bread1 ,and heard every word little ,emily said3 ,what a figure ,i'd make in that dress thought he1 ,and laughed as he warbled his chick-a-de-dee4 #g4 ,i am grateful1 said he1 for the wish you express1 ,but have no occasion for such a fine dress2 ,i rather remain with my little limbs free1 ,than to hobble about1 singing chick-a-de-dee4 #h4 ,there is ,one1 my dear child1 though ,i can not tell who1 ,has clothed me already1 and warm enough1 too4 ,good morning6 ,oh1 who are so happy as we8 ,and away he flew1 singing his chick-a-de-dee4 ,f4 ,c4 ,woodworth4 #bjj ,,eclectic ,,series4 ,,lesson ,,lxxv4 ,,mountains4 #a4 ,the ,himalayas are the highest mountains on our globe1 ,they are in ,asia1 and separate ,india from ,thibet4 ,they extend in a continuous line for more than a thousand miles4 #b4 ,if you ever ascend one of these mountains from the plain below1 you will have to cross an unhealthy border1 twenty miles in width4 ,it is1 in fact1 a swamp caused by the waters overflowing the river banks4 #c4 ,the soil of this swampy border is covered with trees and shrubs1 where the tiger1 the elephant1 and other animals find secure retreat4 ,beyond this border1 you will reach smiling valleys and noble forests4 #d4 ,as you advance onward and upward1 you will get among bolder and more rugged scenes4 ,the sides of the mountains are very steep1 sometimes well wooded to quite a height1 but sometimes quite barren4 #e4 ,in crossing a river you must be content with three ropes for a bridge4 ,you will find the streets of the towns to be simply stairs ,,third ,,reader4 #bja cut out of the rock1 and see the houses rising in tiers4 #f4 ,the pathways into ,thibet1 among these mountains1 are mere tracks by the side of foaming torrents4 ,often1 as you advance1 you will find every trace of the path swept away by the failing of rocks and earth from above4 #bjb ,,eclectic ,,series4 #g4 ,sometimes you will find posts driven into the mountain side1 upon which branches of trees and earth are spread4 ,this forms a trembling foothold for the traveler4 #h4 ,in the ,andes1 in ,south ,america1 the sure-footed mule is used to carry travelers4 ,quite often a chasm must be crossed that is many feet wide and hundreds of feet deep4 ,the mule will leap across this chasm1 but not until it is sure it can make a safe jump4 #i4 ,one day1 says a traveler1 ,i went by the worst pass over the ,andes ,mountains4 ,the path for seventy yards was very narrow1 and at one point it was washed entirely away4 ,on one side the rock brushed my shoulder1 and on the other side my foot overhung the precipice4 #aj4 ,the guide told this man1 after he was safely over the pass1 that1 to his knowledge1 four hundred mules had fallen over that precipice1 and in many instances travelers had lost their lives at that terrible spot4 ,,third ,,reader4 #bjc ,,lesson ,,lxxvi4 ,a ,,child',s ,,hymn4 #a4 ,god make my life a little light1 ,within the world to glow2 ,a little flame that burneth bright ,wherever ,i may go4 #b4 ,god make my life a little flower1 ,that giveth joy to all1 ,content to bloom in native bower1 ,although its place be small4 #c4 ,god make my life a little song1 ,that comforteth the sad2 ,that helpeth others to be strong1 ,and makes the singer glad4 #d4 ,god make my life a little hymn ,of tenderness and praise2 ,of faith--that never waxeth dim ,in all ,his wondrous ways4 #bjd ,,eclectic ,,series1 ,,lesson ,,lxxvii4 ,,holding ,,the ,,fort4 #a4 ,while ,genie was walking slowly down street one day1 she heard an odd rapping on the pavement behind her4 ,looking round1 she saw ,rob ,grey hobbling on crutches4 #b4 ,why1 what is the matter8 cried ,genie4 ,i have n't seen you for a week1 and now you are walking in that way4 #c4 ,i shall have to walk in this way as much as a week longer1 ,genie4 ,i sprained my ankle by stopping too quick-- no1 not too quick1 either1 for there was something in my way4 ,what was it8 asked ,genie4 #d4 ,one of the ,commandments1 replied ,rob4 ,you remember how that lecturer talked to us about 'holding the fort'8 ,well1 ,i thought ,i should like to do it2 but it's a pretty long war1 you know--all a lifetime1 and no vacations-- furloughs1 ,i think they call them4 #e4 ,if there was nothing to fight1 we should not need to be soldiers1 said ,genie4 #f4 ,well1 ,i thought ,i would try2 but the ,,third ,,reader4 #bje first day1 when we came out of the schoolhouse1 ,jack ,lee snatched my books out of my hand1 and threw them into the mud4 #g4 ,i started after him as fast as ,i could run4 ,i meant to throw him where he had thrown the books1 when1 all of a sudden1 ,i thought of the ,commandment about returning good for evil4 #h4 ,i stopped short--so short1 that1 somehow1 #bjf ,,eclectic ,,series4 my foot twisted under me4 ,so1 you see1 it was one of the commandments4 #i4 ,if one must stumble at them1 it is a good thing to fall on the right side1 said ,genie1 with a wise nod of her head4 #aj4 ,the whole thing puzzles me1 and makes me feel-- well1 like giving it up1 said ,rob4 ,it might have served me right when ,i was chasing ,jack2 but when ,i thought of the ,commandment1 ,i really tried to do the right thing4 #aa4 ,you did do it1 ,rob1 said ,genie4 ,you 'held the fort' that time4 ,why1 do n't you see--you are only a wounded soldier4 #ab4 ,i never thought of that1 said ,rob4 ,if ,i believe that way-- ,he began to whistle1 and limped off to school without finishing the sentence4 ,but ,genie knew1 by the way he behaved that day1 that he had made up his mind to hold the fort4 ,,third ,,reader4 #bjg ,,lesson ,,lxxviii4 ,,the ,,little ,,people4 #a4 ,a dreary place would be this earth1 ,were there no little people in it2 ,the song of life would lose its mirth1 ,were there no children to begin it2 #b4 ,no little forms1 like buds to grow1 ,and make the admiring heart surrender2 ,no little hands on breast and brow1 ,to keep the thrilling love chords tender4 #c4 ,the sterner souls would grow more stern1 ,unfeeling nature more inhuman1 ,and man to utter coldness turn1 ,and woman would be less than woman4 #d4 ,life's song1 indeed1 would lose its charm1 ,were there no babies to begin it2 ,a doleful place this world would be1 ,were there no little people in it4 ,john ,g4 ,whittier4 #bjh ,,third ,,reader4 ,,lesson ,,lxxix4 ,,good ,,night4 #a4 ,the sun is hidden from our sight1 ,the birds are sleeping sound2 ',t is time to say to all1 ,good night6 ,and give a kiss all round4 #b4 ,good night1 my father1 mother1 dear6 ,now kiss your little son2 ,good night1 my friends1 both far and near6 ,good night to every one4 #c4 ,good night1 ye merry1 merry birds6 ,sleep well till morning light2 ,perhaps1 if you could sing in words1 ,you would have said1 ,good night6 #d4 ,to all my pretty flowers1 good night6 ,you blossom while ,i sleep2 ,and all the stars1 that shine so bright1 ,with you their watches keep4 #e4 ,the moon is lighting up the skies1 ,the stars are sparkling there2 ',t is time to shut our weary eyes1 ,and say our evening prayer4 ,mrs4 ,follen4