,a ,,second ,,day ,,in ,,mary ,,carrow',s ,,school4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,second ,day4 ,carry ,deacon and her little ,sister1 looking at the ducks4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,second ,,day ,,in ,,mary ,,carrow',s ,,school4 ,american ,sunday-,school ,union3 ,,philadelphia3 #caf ,,chestnut ,,st4 ,,new ,,york3 #adg ,,nassau ,,st4 ,,boston3 #i ,,cornhill4 ,,louisville3 #ajc ,,fourth ,,st4 -------------------------------- ,entered according to ,act of ,congress1 in the year #ahdi1 by the ,,american ,,sunday-,,school ,,union1 in the ,clerk's ,office of the ,district ,court for the ,eastern ,district of ,pennsylvania4 -------------------------------- ,no books are published by the ,,american ,,sunday-,,school ,,union without the sanction of the ,committee of ,publication1 consisting of fourteen members1 from the following denominations of ,christians1 viz4 ,baptist1 ,methodist1 ,congregationalist1 ,episcopal1 ,presbyterian and ,reformed ,dutch4 ,not more than three of the members can be of the same denomination1 and no book can be published to which any member of the ,committee shall object4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,second ,,day ,,in ,,mary ,,carrow',s ,,school4 -------------------------------- ,a cool1 rainy morning4 ,the boys and girls all came to school with thick shoes on1 and coats and shawls to protect them from the wet4 ,when ,mary came1 she told her scholars she was glad to find the rain had not kept them at home4 ,mary smiled1 and looked around to see if they had all come1 and she counted4 ,charles ,linn and ,harry ,linn1 and their sister ,lucy4 ,lily ,forester1 and her brother ,eddy4 ,susan ,field1 and ,ellen ,raby4 ,all here1 but ,carry ,deacon4 ,mary said1 8,who can tell why ,carry has not come to school8 ,i do not like to miss one of my little scholars4 ,i like to have them all with me40 ,no one could tell why ,carry had not come4 ,mary then helped the smaller scholars to take off their coats and shawls2 and she showed them how to hang up their wet things to dry on the pegs in the entry2 and she bade them put their umbrellas into a pail1 which stood by the door on purpose to receive them4 ,mary asked if they had all brought their dinners8 ,and one said1 8,i have brought mine40 ,and another said1 8,we have brought ours40 ,and ,mary said1 8,we have brought ours40 ,it was not far for ,mary and the ,linns to go home to dinner2 but she liked to indulge her scholars when she could1 and she knew she could not please them better than to stay and dine with them on rainy days4 ,the boys and girls put their dinner-baskets into a little closet outside the school-room door2 and then ,mary rang her bell--the signal that it was time to collect4 ,while they were putting their dinner-baskets away1 ,harry ,linn said to ,lily ,forester1 8,lily1 are you glad it's a rainy day8 ,i am40 ,lily said1 8,i am glad1 too40 8,harry1 what have you got for dinner80 8,i don't know10 ,harry said4 8,mary put up our dinner while ,i was looking at father when he was getting into the wagon40 8,i'll tell you what ,i've got1 ,harry10 said ,lily2 8a little pie with my name on it6 ,do you remember about ,anne ,lyle1 and the little pie with her name on it8 ,i told mother about it1 when ,i went home1 and she said if ,i was a good girl1 she would make me a little pie1 and put my name on it4 ,look here1 ,harry4 ,i will show you40 ,and ,lily lifted up the cloth that was over their dinner1 and there was a little patty-pan pie1 with ,l4 ,f4 plainly stamped on it4 ,harry said1 8,how nice that is6 ,will you give me some of it1 ,lily80 ,and ,lily told ,harry she would cut it in halves at dinner-time1 and give him the largest half4 ,mary rang her little bell again1 and ,harry and ,lily went into school4 ,while the scholars were taking their seats1 ,carry ,deacon arrived4 ,she was very wet1 and her face was red2 and she looked fretted and tired4 ,mary said1 8,i am glad to see you1 ,carry2 but what is the matter8 ,how did you get so wet80 ,carry told ,mary her umbrella was broken1 and it did not keep the rain off4 8,you are so wet1 ,carry10 said ,mary1 8that ,i fear you will be sick2 and you are too far off from home to be sent back in the rain40 ,mary thought a minute what she should do1 and then she told ,charles ,linn1 7who was the largest boy in the school17 to run home to his mother1 and ask her to please to lend a pair of ,lucy's shoes and stockings1 for a little girl to wear1 who had come to school very wet4 ,charles ,linn was an obliging1 lively boy1 and he ran off at once4 ,while he was gone1 ,mary took off ,carry's wet shawl1 and sent her into the little room adjoining the school-room1 to wash her face and her feet4 ,there was a pitcher of water out in the little room1 and soap1 and a basin1 and a cup1 and a towel4 ,before ,carry had done washing her feet1 ,charles ,linn came back with the dry shoes and stockings4 ,then ,mary went out to ,carry1 and she helped her to put them on4 ,and she took a little pocket comb out of her pocket1 and combed ,carry's hair smoothly1 and then brought her into school4 ,mary was sure ,carry had done something wrong1 but she did not ask her about it1 because ,carry always told the truth4 ,mary thought she would be very kind to ,carry1 and then ,carry would perhaps come and tell her about the mishaps of her walk to school1 without being asked4 ,carry was a very giddy1 careless little girl1 and she sometimes forgot to do as she was told1 when she did not really mean to be naughty4 ,this was ,grammar morning2 and while ,mary attended to the grammar-class1 ,harry1 and ,lily1 and ,ellen ,raby1 looked over their spelling-lesson4 ,charles ,linn was at the head of the grammar-class4 ,mary asked ,charles if he could tell her what a ,,noun was8 ,charles said1 a noun was the grammatical name of any thing that we could see1 or feel1 or taste1 or smell4 ,mary asked the scholar who stood next in the class1 to point to something in the room which was a noun4 ,she pointed to a book1 and ,mary said1 8,that is right40 ,then ,mary asked the next one1 why book was a noun1 and her little scholar could not tell4 ,the one who stood below her answered4 ,she said1 book was a noun because we could see it2 and she went above the girl who had missed4 ,mary said to one1 8,think of a noun which you can taste1 and tell me what it is40 ,and he answered1 8,apple40 ,carry ,deacon was the one who had missed1 and ,mary asked ,carry to think of something which she liked to look at and play with4 ,carry said1 8,kittens40 8,now tell me1 ,carry1 what a noun is80 ,carry answered1 8,a noun is the name of any thing that we can see40 8,then what is a kitten80 8,o1 now ,i know10 ,carry said4 8,kitten is a noun1 because ,i can see it40 ,mary questioned her scholars until she thought they understood all about a noun2 and then she told them1 the next grammar-lesson would be the ,adjective4 8,now you may take your seats10 ,mary said1 8and look over your reading-lesson1 while ,i hear the little ones spell40 ,harry ,linn1 and ,lily ,forester1 and ,ellen ,raby1 said a spelling-lesson2 and there were some words in their lesson which ,mary explained to them1 because they did not understand what these words meant4 ,ellen ,raby spelled ,wild ,deer1 and she asked ,harry ,linn if he knew what a wild deer was8 ,harry said1 8,i guess it is a goat4 ,let us ask ,mary40 ,mary told them it was not a goat1 and she would see if she could find a picture of a wild deer to show them4 ,she had a large book1 full of pictures2 and there were horses1 and cows and goats1 and many different kinds of animals in it4 ,mary soon found a picture of a wild deer1 and all the scholars wished to come and look at it4 ,she told them they might come4 ,and they asked her to please to tell them something about a wild deer4 ,mary told them1 that the part of ,america where they lived1 and where the school-house stood1 was once a great forest of trees1 where only ,indians lived1 and wild deers and other animals4 ,she told them that the ,indians used to hunt the wild deer1 and shoot them1 that they might have them to eat4 ,their flesh was very tender and good1 and was called venison4 ,illustration3 a wild deer 8,why are there not any wild deer here now1 ,mary80 asked ,ellen4 8,because there is no place for them to live in4 ,the forests1 where they like to live1 are all cut down2 and now1 instead of forests1 we have fine farms1 and houses on them to live in40 8,who cut down the forests1 ,mary80 said ,ellen4 8,our forefathers1 who came here a great while ago40 8,but why did not our forefathers let the pretty little wild deers stay here1 ,mary80 8,they would not stay10 ,mary said4 8,they are afraid of people1 of men and women1 and of little boys and girls1 and they ran away from them40 8,where did they go1 ,mary80 8,away into the forests1 which are many hundreds of miles from here4 ,when our forefathers came here1 they wanted houses to live in1 and something to eat2 and they built themselves houses1 and cut down the trees before they could plant corn1 and wheat1 and rye1 and potatoes4 ,they had to cut down the trees before they could make farms40 ,carry looked as if she did not quite understand ,mary1 and ,mary said1 8,you know1 ,carry1 your mother told you1 you might have a little garden of your own1 and she gave you a little piece of ground to make your garden of1 which was full of cedar bushes2 and do you not remember1 you asked your father if he would cut down the cedar bushes1 so that you could have a nice smooth place for your flower seeds80 ,carry said1 8,yes1 ,i remember it1 and father cut down all the cedar bushes for me1 and then he dug up the ugly roots1 and he took out a spade one morning and dug up the ground and made it soft4 ,and then mother gave me some flowers out of her garden1 and she showed me how to plant them in my garden2 and she gave me some seeds1 and she showed me how to make little holes in the ground to hold the seeds4 ,i put the seeds in the little holes and covered them up with the soft earth1 and mother says they will grow into beautiful flowers by and by40 8,do you understand now1 ,carry10 said ,mary1 8why our forefathers cut down the forest trees8 8,the land was covered all over with trees1 just as your little garden was covered over with cedar bushes2 and you know you could not have a garden of flowers1 until the cedar bushes were cut away40 ,carry said1 8,yes1 ,i understand now4 ,the people who came here wanted to plant wheat1 and rye1 and corn1 and they could not plant seeds till the great trees were cut down40 ,charles ,linn said he would like to have another look at the wild deer picture2 and ,mary allowed him and all the scholars to examine it4 ,eddy ,forester said1 8,the deer's horns were like some his father had at home1 to hang up his ,sunday hat on2 and his father called them antlers40 8,did your father ever tell you where they came from1 ,eddy80 asked ,mary4 8,yes10 said ,eddy4 8,he told us one night--,lily and me--that they were the horns of a deer1 which our great-grandfather shot a long time ago1 on the spot where our house now stands40 8,oh1 yes10 ,lily said1 8,i remember1 it was before we went to bed4 ,i was sitting on father's lap1 and ,eddy was sitting on my little stool1 and mother was making me a new frock1 when father told us about the ,indians40 8,yes10 ,eddy said1 8he told us that when our great-grandfather came to this country from ,england1 there was only a great forest of trees here1 and no houses to be seen4 ,he lived in a log-hut1 which he1 and the men who came with him1 built for themselves3 and they had not any thing to eat but the deer and wild turkeys which they shot4 ,father told us all that1 and he said the antlers had been kept ever since our great-grandfather shot the wild deer in the forest40 99 99 99 99 99 ,mary said1 8,now ,i will put away the large picture book1 and you may all take your seats1 while ,i prepare the black board40 ,mary told all her scholars to stand up1 and they answered in concert the questions she asked4 ,she drew a mark on the black board thus1 ---- and told them to say what she had drawn2 and they answered in concert1 8a straight line40 ,then she drew other figures1 thus3 ,illustration3 ,parallel lines4 ,an angle4 ,a triangle4 ,a quadrangle4 ,a circle4 ,a semicircle4 ,a hemisphere4 ,an inclined plane4 ,after ,mary had exercised her boys and girls in this way1 until she thought they knew all the figures she had drawn1 she told them to say the multiplication table in concert4 ,ellen ,raby called this class the concert class1 and they liked to be in a class altogether4 ,lily said she would like black board exercises every day2 but ,mary was wiser than her little scholar1 and she knew that ,lily would get very tired of doing the same thing every day4 ,mary liked her scholars to be 8always busy1 never weary10 and she gave them different lessons for each day4 ,now it was recess time4 ,and what do my little readers think ,mary's scholars did during recess time1 when it rained so fast that they could not go out of doors to play8 ,they played in the school-room4 ,they played ,blindman ,buff and 8,poor ,pussey wants a corner10 and 8,hunt the ,slipper40 ,mary lent them her shoe to play with1 and when they were tired of playing ,hunt the ,slipper1 and ,puss in the ,corner1 they gave ,mary her shoe again1 and asked her if they might play ,blindman ,buff4 ,she said they might1 but not in the school-room4 ,she told them to go into the little room adjoining the school-room1 where ,blindman ,buff1 whoever he might happen to be1 could not do any mischief4 ,there was no ink nor desks in the little room1 and he could walk or run about there without danger of hurting himself4 ,they begged ,mary to go with them1 and she said she would4 ,they all ran off1 singing1 ,here we go ,all together1 ,we have fun ,in rainy weather4 ,one1 two1 three1 ,four1 and away1 ,we are glad ,of a rainy day6 ,mary took her handkerchief and asked1 who would be ,blindman ,buff first4 ,they all wanted to be blindfolded first2 and ,mary said1 8,what shall ,i do to please all my little scholars8 ,you cannot all be ,blindman ,buff at once2 so ,i will take the oldest first40 ,charles ,linn was the oldest scholar2 and after ,mary had bound her handkerchief over his eyes1 he could not see any thing at all4 ,he put out his hands1 and felt about the room1 and at last he caught little ,ellen ,raby4 ,ellen was so much delighted1 and laughed so merrily to see how queer ,charles looked1 that he knew by the sound of her voice where to find her4 ,carry ,deacon came up to ,mary and looked as if she wanted to say something to her1 and as if she did not like to say it4 ,then ,mary took ,carry by the hand1 and she said1 8,do you want to talk to me1 ,carry80 ,carry said1 8,yes1 but not before anybody4 ,let us go back into the school-room40 ,mary went with ,carry into the school-room while the scholars were at play1 and she said1 8,now1 ,carry dear1 come and tell me all about your getting to school so late this morning40 ,carry4 8,i stopped to see ,mike ,terry's kittens40 ,mary4 8,how did you know about the kittens80 ,illustration3 ,second ,day4 8,i stopped to see ,mike ,terry's ,kittens40 p4 #bh4 ,carry4 8,when ,i was going past neighbour ,terry's1 ,mike came out1 and he had a porringer of milk1 and he was carrying it with both his hands for fear it would spill40 ,mary4 8,well1 ,carry1 did you stop and ask ,mike what he had in the porringer80 ,carry4 8,yes6 ,mike said it was milk for the cat4 ,he said1 the old cat had some kittens in the night1 and he was going to feed her40 ,mary4 8,what else did ,mike say80 ,carry4 8,he said the kittens were down in the barn1 and the old cat took hold of the kittens by their necks1 with her mouth4 ,mike asked me to come and see them40 ,mary4 8,did you tell ,mike you were on your way to school1 and had not leave to stop80 ,carry4 8,i only told him ,i was going to school1 ,i did not tell him about leave to stop40 ,mary4 8,what did ,mike say to that80 ,carry4 8,he said he did not like to go to school4 ,the master was cross4 ,he would rather stay at home and play2 and then ,i went with him to see the kittens4 ,one was black1 and one had white spots on its tail1 and one was yellow1 just like the old cat1 only it was a kitten4 ,the kittens were little bits of things4 ,they stayed close together4 ,they climbed over one another's backs and heads4 ,mike said that did not hurt them at all4 ,it was the way they kept one another warm40 ,mary4 8,how long did you stay1 ,carry80 ,carry4 8,i don't know1 but not a great while4 ,the kittens were so pretty1 ,i liked to look at them4 ,i and ,mike waited to see if the big cat would take them up by the neck1 with her mouth4 ,mike said it looked as if she would eat them up40 ,mary4 8,how did you feel1 while you were there80 ,carry4 8,i felt most about the kittens1 they were such little dear tiny things4 ,i wanted to take them up1 and kiss them1 but ,mike said if ,i did1 the old cat would scratch me40 ,mary4 8,did you think about school80 ,carry4 8,yes4 ,when ,i had done looking at the kittens1 ,i did4 ,i told ,mike1 now1 ,i must go1 ,i am afraid it is late4 ,mike said1 if he was me1 he would not go to school at all4 ,it was pleasant to stay at home and play4 ,i told ,mike we had a pleasant time at our school1 rainy days as well as sunny days1 and ,i liked to go all days4 ,then ,mike showed me a new way to school4 ,he said it was nearer than to go by the road4 ,i got lost1 and did not know where ,i was4 ,i cried1 and wished ,i had not gone with ,mike40 ,mary4 8,i thought you told me your umbrella was broken3 how was it done1 ,carry80 ,carry4 8,i forgot to put it away the last time it rained1 and it was in the kitchen1 and somebody broke it40 ,mary4 8,how did you get to school at last80 ,carry4 8,i walked and walked1 and ,i ran some of the way1 and ,i called #8,mother1' and #8,mary4' ,i was afraid4 ,when ,i walked a little farther1 ,i got to the play-woods1 and then ,i saw the tool-house where we keep our playthings4 ,and then ,i was glad1 and ,i knew ,i was almost here40 ,mary4 8,does my little ,carry think she has suffered enough to make her remember that she should not stop by the way coming to school8 ,you know1 ,carry1 the rule is1 that the scholars must not stop on their way to school1 nor when they are returning1 without leave from their parents1 or from me40 ,carry4 8,i forgot that40 ,carry was a very affectionate little girl1 and she put her arms round ,mary's neck1 and said1 8,will you kiss me now1 ,mary1 and forgive me80 ,mary kissed ,carry1 and said1 8,i will forgive you1 dear1 but do you not know that when we do wrong1 even in a very little thing1 we must ask our ,heavenly ,father to forgive us8 ,whenever you do wrong1 a stain is left upon your soul--upon that part of you which lives for ever and ever4 ,god's good spirit within you makes you sensible of this stain2 makes you feel that all is not right with you2 and then you are unhappy1 uncomfortable2 and you cannot feel happy again until the stain is taken away4 ,i do not see it4 ,i cannot take it away3 but ,god sees it1 and can take it away4 ,and if you are really sorry and ask ,him1 ,he will take it away1 and make you happy again4 ,i will give you a little prayer to learn2 and before you lie down in your bed to-night1 think over what you have been doing to-day4 ,you must try to ask your ,heavenly ,father's forgiveness before you go to sleep1 and then you can repeat these verses40 8,will you say the little prayer to me1 ,mary80 8,yes40 ,heavenly ,father6 ,i am little1 ,and ,i often go astray2 ,wilt ,thou love me1 and forgive me1 ,when ,i do not keep thy way8 ,i have read about ,thy mercy1 ,in the ,holy ,bible shown2 ,wilt ,thou bring me to my ,saviour1 ,for ,i cannot come alone8 ,he once took up little children1 ,and they leaned upon ,his arm1 ,and ,i want ,him to take me up1 ,so that ,i'll be safe from harm4 ,then ,mary lent ,carry the little book which had the prayer in it1 and she told her she might take it home with her4 8,there is one thing more1 ,i wish to say to you1 ,carry4 ,i wish you to try to think about what you are told to do4 ,what shall ,i do to make my little ,carry remember80 ,carry4 8,don't call me careless ,carry1 will you80 ,mary4 8,does any one call you so80 ,carry4 8,yes6 ,and ,i do not like to be called careless ,carry40 ,mary4 8,suppose you try not to deserve the name40 ,carry4 8,how shall ,i try1 ,mary80 ,mary4 8,i will help you40 ,carry4 8,shall we begin now80 ,mary4 8,yes4 ,all the scholars1 except you1 put away their books and slates1 before they went out to play1 and yours are all out of place4 ,go1 now1 and put them neatly into your desk40 ,carry ran away to do as ,mary told her4 ,and then ,mary rang the bell for school4 ,now it was reading time4 ,harry ,linn1 and ,lily ,forester1 and ,ellen ,raby1 were in a class by themselves4 ,they were just learning to read4 ,ellen ,raby was older than ,harry and ,lily1 but she did not know enough to be in the first class4 ,after all the scholars had done reading1 they took their slates to do sums1 and make figures4 ,mary showed those who could cipher1 how to do their sums1 and she set lines of figures for the little ones4 ,mary made pens1 and set copies in the copy books for afternoon4 ,one of the copies was1 ,illustration3 ,handwritten3 ,mary loves her scholars4 ,another copy was1 ,illustration3 ,handwritten3 ,they are good children4 ,another copy was1 ,illustration3 ,handwritten3 ,they are sorry when they do wrong4 ,when morning school was done1 ,mary had all the books and the slates neatly put into their places4 ,carry ,deacon came running up to ,mary to tell her that she had put every thing into her desk that belonged there1 and that the lid would shut down closely4 ,mary went to ,carry's desk to look into it1 and she found that the things were not all tumbled in1 helter-skelter1 but that each book was in its right place2 and she said ,carry was a good little girl1 because she was trying to improve4 ,carry looked very much pleased1 when ,mary praised her4 ,and she said1 8,i do love you1 ,mary1 you are so kind to me4 ,you never call me careless ,carry40 ,the boys and girls amused themselves as they liked until dinner-time4 ,my little readers will remember1 that they had all brought their dinner to school1 because it was a rainy day4 ,they will remember too1 that ,mary lived with ,harry ,linn's father and mother4 ,her basket was quite a large one1 with dinner enough in it for four3 ,charles and ,lucy and ,harry ,linn and ,mary4 ,when it was dinner-time1 ,mary had the napkins taken out of each basket1 and she spread them all upon a little table which stood in the corner of the school-room1 and these served for a table-cloth4 ,then she took out of every basket all that was in it4 ,there was bread and butter and cold meat and biscuit and apple pies4 ,mary had brought a large pie1 and some of the scholars had brought small pies4 ,mary placed the large pie in the centre of the table1 and the little pies around it4 ,lily ,forester's patty-pan pie1 with her name on it1 was the least of all4 ,lily capered around the table1 and was wild with delight4 ,ellen ,raby said the large pie was the mother-pie and the little pies were the children4 ,charles ,linn took the pitcher and brought some fresh water from the spring1 and ,mary put the little mug which was in the wash-room1 on the table1 for a drinking cup4 ,when the table was arranged1 ,mary allowed ,ellen ,raby to ring the bell4 ,she rang the bell very loud1 and she ran about1 saying to every one1 8,please to come to dinner40 ,before they began to eat1 they sat in silence,a for a little while2 and then ,mary asked her scholars1 if they knew why we sit in silence before we partake of our meals8 ,charles ,linn said1 8,we do it that we may think of our ,heavenly ,father1 before we eat our food1 because ,he gives it to us40 8,yes10 said ,mary1 8,he gives us every good thing that we have1 and we should try1 when we receive his gifts1 to ask ,him to give us grateful hearts for them4 ,we cannot give ourselves kind parents and pleasant homes and health1 nor abilities to provide food and raiment4 ,god must give them to us or we must go without them4 8,shall ,i repeat to my little scholars some verses which my mother taught me to say when ,i was about as old as ,lily ,forester80 ,they all said1 8,yes1 oh do1 before we eat our dinner40 ,and ,mary repeated3 ,when my little daughter comes ,to the board with plenty spread1 ,she should try to think of ,him1 ,by whose bounty she is fed4 ,from our ,heavenly ,father's hand ,come our blessings1 health and food1 ,parents1 homes1 and all we have1 ,all we know and think of good4 ,then1 my darling1 try to say ,to thyself a little prayer2 ,ask ,god for a grateful heart ,at thy meals1 and everywhere4 ,mary talked with her scholars while they ate their dinner2 and after dinner was over1 each scholar put the plates and other things that belonged to her into her own basket4 ,there was not much left1 for they were all very hungry4 ,then they went into the wash-room1 one at a time1 and washed their hands and faces4 ,mary required her scholars to eat slowly and chew their food well2 and eating their dinner and washing and putting their baskets away1 had occupied so much time1 that now it was almost two o'clock1 and school in the afternoon commenced at two o'clock4 ,mary had no recess during the afternoon on rainy days1 and she closed her school at four o'clock4 ,she said it was not healthful to remain longer than that time in a close room4 ,it had rained so fast all day that the scholars could not go out to take the air4 99 99 99 99 99 ,when ,mary said it was school-time1 ,charles ,linn called out1 8,now for school40 8,now for school40 8,may ,i ring the bell80 ,mary told him he might4 ,and he rang the bell4 ,carry ,deacon did not come when the bell was rung1 nor ,ellen ,raby1 nor ,harry ,linn1 nor ,lily ,forester4 ,mary asked ,charles to go and look for them1 and he found them in the wash-room4 ,they had taken all the dinner-baskets out of the closet1 and they were playing 8,go to market and sell apples40 ,carry ,deacon had a basket on her head1 and ,ellen ,raby had one on her arm1 and ,harry ,linn had tied a string to their large basket1 and he and ,lily ,forester were pulling it along4 ,they pretended the basket was a cart1 and that it had apples in it1 and that ,harry was ,sam the driver1 and ,lily was ,sam's wife1 and she was going to market with him to measure out the apples in a half-peck measure4 ,they were all in high glee1 and ,carry ,deacon said1 8,isn't it nice on rainy days80 ,charles ,linn told them it was school-time4 ,they asked ,charles to help them put the baskets away4 ,charles was a kind little boy1 and he helped them1 and he untied the string which ,harry had put to the large basket1 and then they all came into school4 ,when the scholars were in their seats1 ,mary said1 8,which of my little boys and girls have their ,definitions ready80 ,the little ones did not learn definitions1 but the larger ones did1 and they had been studying their lessons between schools4 ,after ,mary had heard the definition-class1 she called the little ones1 and asked them if they remembered what lesson they said on the second day of the week4 ,carry ,deacon said1 8,oh1 yes1 this is question-afternoon40 ,mary said1 8,that is true1 ,carry1 and ,i am glad to find you remember it40 ,these are some of the questions which ,mary asked her little scholars4 ,how many hands have you8 ,how many feet have you8 ,how many fingers8 ,how many thumbs8 ,how many toes on each foot8 ,how many on both feet8 ,which is your right hand8 ,which is your left hand8 ,how many senses have you8 ,what are your senses called8 ,what do you taste with8 ,what do you smell with8 ,what do you hear with8 ,what do you handle with8 ,what do you see with8 ,now1 my little readers1 suppose you try to answer these questions4 ,your kind mothers1 or your older brother or sister1 will tell you if you answer them correctly4 ,mary's little scholars missed some1 but they answered most of them correctly4 ,when they had done answering questions1 ,mary told them they might go to their seats and write on their slates4 ,their copies were already set4 ,instead of having a recess1 ,mary read to her scholars a pretty story4 ,it was a true story about a good muffin-man4 ,illustration3 ,second ,day4 ,the good muffin-man4 p4 #di4 ,,story ,,of ,,the ,,good ,,muffin-,,man4 ,there was once a muffin-man who carried muffins about the streets of a large city to sell4 ,he carried them in two square baskets1 on his shoulders4 ,in the street where he served the people with muffins1 a poor sailor's wife lived4 ,she was sick1 and she could not work1 and she had not any body to give her money1 for her husband was a sailor1 and he was out at sea in a great ship4 ,she had a young child1 and she was so poor that she had not even enough money to buy bread4 ,the good muffin-man stopped every day and gave her some muffins out of one of his baskets to eat4 ,whenever the muffin-man stopped1 the little child would run away from her mother to come to him1 because she was so glad to see him4 ,mary's scholars thought the muffin-man was very good and kind4 ,there was a picture over the story1 and ,mary showed them the picture4 ,after they had talked about the poor sailor's wife1 and the little child1 and the muffin-man1 ,carry ,deacon asked1 8,why the people did not make muffins at home80 ,mary told her1 8,that in large cities1 such as ,boston1 ,new ,york and ,philadelphia1 the people who lived there bought many things1 which the country people made at home4 ,they bought their milk and their butter and their meat and their eggs1 because the houses were built up closely together1 and there was not room enough1 in towns1 to keep cows and pigs and chickens4 ,mary asked ,carry if she had never seen people carrying milk and bread and fruit about1 when she was in ,philadelphia40 ,carry said1 8,yes1 she had seen a man carrying a bucket with bright hoops around it2 and her aunt1 at whose house she stayed1 told her the bucket had milk in it40 ,and ,carry said1 8,she saw a woman carrying oranges in a basket1 and the woman knocked at people's doors1 and asked them to buy her oranges40 ,illustration3 ,second ,day4 ,the fruit woman on her way to town p4 #ea4 ,mary went around among her scholars1 while they were writing1 to see that they held their pens and pencils properly4 ,she rubbed out some of ,lily ,forester's straight marks and round o's1 because her strokes were crooked and her o's were not well formed1 and ,lily said she would try again4 ,while the scholars were writing1 ,mary looked over the ,bible to select a chapter to read at the close of the school4 ,carry ,deacon came up to ,mary and whispered to her1 to please to read about the beautiful garden where ,adam and ,eve lived a great while ago and talked with our ,heavenly ,father4 ,when school was done1 ,mary called her little boys and girls to come and sit around her while she read to them the ,bible4 ,she read to them about ,god creating the world2 and how he made the heavens1 and the bright stars1 and the earth and all the people that live on it1 and the flowers1 and the birds and beasts1 and every thing that has life4 ,and then she read to them about ,adam1 the first man1 and ,eve1 the first woman1 and about the beautiful garden1 called the garden of ,eden1 where they lived1 and where they were very happy1 until they were disobedient2 and because they were disobedient they had to go out of the beautiful garden of ,eden4 8,is ,god1 who made every thing1 our ,heavenly ,father1 ,mary80 said ,harry ,linn4 8,yes1 ,harry40 8,did ,god send ,adam and ,eve out of the beautiful garden because they were disobedient80 asked ,carry ,deacon4 8,yes10 said ,mary4 8,but1 ,mary1 ,i thought you said our ,heavenly ,father loved us1 and was kind to us4 ,i do not think it was kind to send poor ,adam and ,eve away4 ,why did not ,god forgive them for being disobedient1 as you did me this morning80 8,they did not ask ,god to forgive them10 ,mary said2 8,and you know1 ,carry1 that when we have done wrong1 we cannot be forgiven1 until we are sorry that we have done wrong1 and sincerely ask our ,heavenly ,father to forgive us40 8,did ,adam and ,eve know they were to be sent away1 if they were naughty80 asked ,carry4 ,eddy ,forester said1 8,do you not remember1 ,carry1 ,mary read to us1 that ,god showed ,adam and ,eve one tree in the garden1 and told them not to touch it8 and he told them if they ate the fruit on that tree1 they should surely die40 8,oh1 yes10 ,carry said1 8,i remember now10 and the scholars all said they remembered that4 8,well10 ,mary said1 8you know ,,god ,,is ,,true4 ,he always keeps his word4 ,we must believe every word of ,god2 but if ,god should not do what he said ,he would do1 we could not believe ,him4 ,he said he would punish ,adam and ,eve1 if they ate the fruit which he told them not to touch1 and if he had not punished them1 how could we believe every word ,god had spoken80 ,carry said1 8,does ,god love us any more1 when ,he punishes us1 ,mary80 8,yes10 ,mary said1 8,he punishes us sometimes when we do wrong1 because ,he loves us and wants to make us love and obey ,him4 ,you know1 ,carry1 your mother sends you away from her1 when you are naughty1 to punish you2 and she does it because she wants to make you a good1 obedient little girl2 and do you not think your mother loves you80 8,oh1 yes10 ,carry said2 8my mother says she loves me1 and ,i know she does40 ,little ,ellen ,raby was leaning against ,mary2 she was very tired4 ,harry and ,lily had slipped off from the bench where they were sitting1 and they were lying on the floor1 looking up into ,mary's face while she was talking4 ,then ,mary said1 8,my little scholars are weary1 they have been at school long enough40 ,the bigger boys and girls begged ,mary to talk to them some more about ,adam and ,eve4 ,they said they were not weary4 ,charles ,linn said he would hold ,ellen ,raby on his lap1 while ,harry and ,lily rested on the floor4 ,but ,mary looked at her watch1 and she said1 8,we will not talk any more now4 ,it is after four o'clock4 ,it is time for us all to go home4 ,it does not rain much now1 and we can go home without getting very wet40 ,then ,mary put away the ,bible1 and she went and brought ,carry ,deacon's shoes and stockings to her4 8,now ,carry1 dear10 ,mary said1 8go and take off the borrowed shoes and stockings1 and put on your own4 ,yours are quite dry40 ,carry did as she was bidden1 and then ,mary took the shoes and stockings which ,carry left off1 and put them into her basket2 for my little readers will remember they belonged to ,lucy ,linn1 and we must never forget to return carefully and in good season any thing that we borrow4 ,mary took care that each scholar had the right umbrella and the right dinner-basket1 and then she kissed them all1 and they went home4 ,charles ,linn said he did not care for a little rain1 and he took the large basket and ran home4 ,he left the umbrella for ,mary and his little brother ,harry1 and his sister ,lucy1 and ,mary and ,lucy and ,harry walked home together4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,end ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,footnote ,a3 ,this incident contains a historical fact4 ,in many parts of ,pennsylvania1 which were originally settled by members of the ,society of ,friends1 some of their social customs are still adhered to1 even by families not of their sect1 and one of these customs is to observe a short season of silent supplication before meals4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,transcriber',s ,,note3 ,italics1 bold letters1 blackletter font and small capitals have been converted to and ,,all ,,caps respectively4 ,perceived typos have been silently corrected4 ,inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized4 ,archaic or variant spelling has been retained4