Lesson XXXIII. Review

James and Robert have gone into the shade of a high wall to play ball.

Mary and Lucy have come up from the pond near by, with brave old Ponto, to see them play.

When they toss the ball up in the air, and try to catch it, Ponto runs to get it in his mouth.

Now the ball is lost. They all look for it under the trees and in the grass; but they can not see it. Where can it be?

See! Ponto has found it. Here he comes with it. He will lay it at little Lucy’s feet, or put it in her hand.

Lesson XXXIV

boy       our        spoil        hur rah’        own        coil        noise        fourth
such        join        thank        a bout’        hoist        pay        Jul y’        play’ing

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

“Papa, may we have the big flag?” said James.

“What can my little boy do with such a big flag?”

“Hoist it on our tent, papa. We are playing Fourth of July.”

“Is that what all this noise is about? Why not hoist your own flags?”

“Oh! they are too little.”

“You might spoil my flag.”

“Then we will all join to pay for it. But we will not spoil it, papa.”

“Take it, then, and take the coil of rope with it.”

“Oh! thank you. Hurrah for the flag, boys!”

Lesson XXXV

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

fin’ished          bon’net           les’son           saved           white           a way’
I’ve           am           work           scam’per           read’y           gar’den

THE WHITE KITTEN.

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

Kitty, my pretty, white kitty.
Why do you scamper away?
I’ve finished my work and my lesson
And now I am ready for play.

Come, kitty, my own little kitty.
I’ve saved you some milk come and see.
Now drink while I put on my bonnet,
And play in the garden with me.

Lesson XXXVI

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

care          al’ways           line
Frank           row           been           keeps           home

Frank has a pretty boat. It is white, with a black line near the water.

He keeps it in the pond, near his home. He always takes good care of it.

Frank has been at work in the garden, and will now row a while.

Lesson XXXVII

much       one        yet        hun’gry        seen        grand’ma        corn        would

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

“What is that?” said Lucy, as she came out on the steps. “Oh, it is a little boat! What a pretty one it is!”

“I will give it to you when it is finished,” said John, kindly. “Would you like to have it?”

“Yes, very much, thank you, John. Has grandma seen it?”

“Not yet; we will take it to her by and by. What have you in your pan, Lucy?”

“Some corn for my hens, John; they must be very hungry by this time.”

Lesson XXXVIII

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

mar’ket          bread           bas’ket           bought
meat           tea           try’ing           tell           which

James has been to market with his mamma.

She has bought some bread, some meat, and some tea, which are in the basket on her arm.

James is trying to tell his mamma what he has seen in the market.

Lesson XXXIX

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

reads          so           wears           please           could           hair
fast           love           eas’y           gray           chair           who           glass’es

See my dear, old grandma in her easy-chair! How gray her hair is! She wears glasses when she reads.

She is always kind, and takes such good care of me that I like to do what she tells me.

When she says, “Robert, will you get me a drink?” I run as fast as I can to get it for her. Then she says, “Thank you, my boy.”

Would you not love a dear, good grandma, who is so kind? And would you not do all you could to please her?

Lesson XL

does          won’der           moth’er           oth’er           bee           hon’ey           lis’ten           flow’er

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

“Come here, Lucy, and listen! What is in this flower?”

“O mother! it is a bee. I wonder how it came to be shut up in the flower!”

“It went into the flower for some honey, and it may be it went to sleep. Then the flower shut it in.”

“The bee likes honey as well as we do, but it does not like to be shut up in the flower.”

“Shall we let it out, Lucy?”

“Yes; then it can go to other flowers, and get honey.”

Lesson XLI

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

best          hitched           their           should
or           rid’ing           live           holds
hay           driv’ing           tight           ear’ly

Here come Frank and James White. Do you know where they live?

Frank is riding a horse, and James is driving one hitched to a cart. They are out very early in the day. How happy they are!

See how well Frank rides, and how tight James holds the lines!

The boys should be kind to their horses. It is not best to whip them.

When they have done riding, they will give the horses some hay or corn.

SLATE WORK.

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

Some horses can trot very
fast. Would you like to ride
fast? One day I saw a dog
hitched to a little cart. The
cart had some corn in it.

Lesson XLII

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

look’ing      thought       pick’ing       heard       chirp       were       told       search
dear’ly       young       girl       loved       birds       chil’dren       be sides’

A little girl went in search of flowers for her mother. It was early in the day, and the grass was wet. Sweet little birds were singing all around her.

And what do you think she found besides flowers? A nest with young birds in it.

While she was looking at them, she heard the mother bird chirp, as if she said, “Do not touch my children, little girl, for I love them dearly.”

The little girl now thought how dearly her own mother loved her.

So she left the birds. Then picking some flowers, she went home, and told her mother what she had seen and heard.

Lesson XLIII

eight          ask           aft’er           town           past           ah           tick’et
right           half           two           train           ding           light’ning

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

“Mamma, will you go to town?”

“What do you ask for a ticket on your train?”

“Oh! We will give you a ticket, mamma.”

“About what time will you get back?”

“At half past eight.”

“Ah! That is after bedtime. Is this the fast train?”

“Yes, this is the lightning train.”

“Oh! That is too fast for me.”

“What shall we get for you in town, mamma?”

“A big basket, with two good little children in it.”

“All right! Time is up! Ding, ding!”

Lesson XLIV

school          e’ven           three           room           small
book           teach’er           noon           rude           read’ing           poor

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

It is noon, and the school is out. Do you see the children at play? Some run and jump, some play ball, and three little girls play school under a tree.

What a big room for such a small school!

Mary is the teacher. They all have books in their hands, and Fanny is reading.

They are all good girls, and would not be rude even in playing school.

Kate and Mary listen to Fanny as she reads from her book.

What do you think she is reading about? I will tell you. It is about a poor little boy who was lost in the woods.

When Fanny has finished, the three girls will go home.

In a little while, too, the boys will give up their playing.

Lesson XLV

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

ap’ple          mew           tease           crack’er
down           new           sil’ly           a sleep’
wants           calls           knew           friends
up on’           flew           Poll           Pol’ly