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A' B t c n jE F €1 H J .r K X OP y ITALIC LETTERS. a e f m 9 if b f J ft f* 1? e k o 8 W d h I t X V % CHAPTER I. 5 Lessona giving a general idea of the long, «hort, middle, and broad sounds of the vowels. A B S a ) Section 1. The Common Alphabet. CD E F G H I J K L M N O P aR T U V W X Y Z b d e f h i k 1 m n o p q r stuvwxyz I 6 GENERAL VIEW OF THE The letters promiscuously disposed " AVRRCDCODOEF H N I J J L K R M W GJ C OQUJVYPBSTXZ asbdbqcod^^. * i h k i j i 1 m n m w per n u p q r t v x s z fT y are — The Vowels « Bometimes Consonant are- a e 1 o u The b c d f g h j k 1 q r s t V w X y W and J' * m n P Double and Triple Letters. ff fi ffi fl ffl * W and Y are consonant* when they be^in b -arnv^ -^, •yllabU; in other eituation. they are Yoweuf HI VOWELS AWD DirnTHOTTOS. 9 Table of the different Sounds of the Vowels.* A long as] A short as A middle as A broad as B long E short / long / short O long as P short as middle as as U short as (/middle as as as as as (/long arrl ' in 66 in 66 in €6 iti i6 in €6 in CC in U in <( in 66 in (( in (C in cc in cc in ale, day* mat, bat% mar, bar. all, daw. me, bee. met, not. pine, pie. pin, tin. no, toe. not, lot. move, moon. mule, use. but, nut. bull, full. •^iST^abiria designed onlyl^^t^^^^achev^ attention. I GENERAL VIEW OF lUM Section 2. Syllables and words of two letters. The Vowels long. ba be bj bo bu by ca da ce ci CO cu de di do du cy dy fa fe fi fo fti fy ga ge gi go gu gj ha he hi ho hu by r r J? > J" • • *a le li lo lu iy Til SI nn^a 'irwui w,*^^ ^_.. -«»«rki«,^ jLjijH^ £ Mji ■ iiiii ■'§'■■■ j||||-|-«T IIIU III II VOWELS AND DIPHTHOKGS. na ne ni BO nn ny pa pe pi po pu py i*a re ri ro ru ry sa se si so su sy ta te ti to tu ty va ve vi TO vtt vy wa we wi wo . . . . ya ye yi yo yu . . • • ce CI • • • • cy • • ge gi . . . . gy Ce ci^Y, and ge, gi, gy, are placed at the end of tiiiB L.e, 01^, ^J' /*"^,&Ji^J^j;j „^^ oixiriivft t^ronounced soft, aad the latter sometimes so. 1 1 ^^ GENERAL VIEW OP THI s 1 - The Vowels generally short. 1 ab eb ib ob ub 1 ac ec ic oc uc 1 ad ed id od ud 1 af ef if of uf 1 ajar eg »g og ug 11 ak ek ik ok uk 1 al el il ol ul II am em im om um 111 ^^ en in on un H ^p ep op up i ar er ir or iir H fici g:ikCi • let .rf-fc. c^ %MhJ 1^^ JIO US V0WEL3 AND DIPWraOKGS. at et it ot ut av ev iy ov uv ax ex ix ox ux Words of two letters. by do he go be or to me lo ye 11 my so we no wo am an if at of in it on ns aB is np ox . . Reading Lesson. Go up. Is he up T We do so. Go in. So am I. Do so to us. txo on. l^o go oil* jL^\j^^ tY w^w* 12 GENEBAI, VIEW OF THE Section 3. Syllables bla ble bra bre cla cle era ere dra dre fra fre gla gra pla gle gre pie and words of bli bio bri bro cli do cri dri fri cro dro fro gli • glo gri pli Bi gro plo pra pre pri sha she shi filTin crriA ami •«**-»vw KJ&AAV f^AllX three letters. bill bly bru bry clu cly cru cry dru dry fru fry glu gru plu pro pru pry sho shu shy srno smu smy VOWELS AND DIPHTHONGS. sna sne sm sno snu spa spe spi spo spii the thy fly sly sky 13 and add Ann ask egg ant arm ill ass end odd ell sny spy try ink off inn Keading Lesson. A fly. Ayi inn. My arm. An ant. The ink. An egg. An ass. The sky. The end Go to Ann. Go and ask. She is ill. By and by. T« cKa 11 ^ Trv to do it. 14 SHOUT SOUNDS OF THE CHAPTER 11. The Short Sounds of tho Vowels and Diphthongg. Section 1. Words of three letters. , bad bag bat bed beg • bid bio- can had cap has cat hat a den get hen leg men let did fig dig fin dim fi* fat mad iQg had man wag sad mat wax met peg red net pen vex set pet wet I him lip rid his p^ sit w VO-VVBLS AND DIPHTHOHaS. 15 o hthongi. wag wax ed tvet in box fog mop pop rob sob ox hop nod pod rod sop dog hot not pot rot top tt bud cup hum mud rub sum bun cut hug mug rug sup but gut hut nut run tub A pin. A cut. Atop Reading Lesson. The dog. The cat. The pig I had. He has. We can, A bad lad. A mad dog. A fat pig. I can hop. We can run A dry fig. A tin box. It is hot. Get my hat. Let us go. 1 i6 SHORT TOtJNDS OV THE 1 1 Section 2. 1 1 ' Words of four letters. _ 1 1 a ■drop 1 span last land flax damp ■doll ■dock 1 sand fast hand flat bank 1 sash lass have glad band 1 1 o e Idrui 1 bell fret nest tell mend Idull 1 ; best left rest sent well ■ bun 1 desk lent west sell when ^ 1 i 1 Ap( 1 Aft 1 live kinff ring skip wish 1 A n 1 give kiss pink ship will ■ ^ || fish fill mist silk swim I '^ 1 dish hill 1 '1 milk sing spin 1 'i VOWELS AND DIPHTHOSaS. 1' « • O [drop from lost song stop doll frog long shop spot dock fond gone pond sock U drum hush must shut tusk dull hurt lump purr sung burn dust jump plum spun Reading Lesson. A pond. Thedest. We jump. A frog. The ship. I skip. A nest. The king. I wish. A red spot. King the bell. The left hand. Shut the box. A dish of fish. Give me a pm. ,f milk. Do not hurt me. 18 SHORT SOUNDS OF THE ' glass grass plant smell spell spend cross tongs strong Section 3. Words of five and six letters. shall stamp stand bring brisk drink blush brush crush bless dress fresh frisk spring stiff crust grunt snuff fresh shelf shell still sting string stung strut trunk Eeading Lesson. The grass. I spell. The tongs. He drinks. The shelf We stand. Brush my hat. Bring the cup. A brisk lad. Drink the milk. A shell. A brush, A crust. A long string. A strong man. VOWELS AND DIPHTHONGS. 19 Section 4. Words containing short diphthongs Like e in met. death pearl breath tread earth spread learn thread Like i in pin- build guild Like « in hut. does yo^ng touch scourge Beading Lesson. A deaf man. A dead fly. A young frog. dead deaf head bread been blood flood said says guess friend quilt The earth. My head- A friend. I guess. He said. We learn. J ^fc^ * ^^^ ^»'^ ^^ ^v^ a. J A crust of bread. A bit of bread. A long quill. 20 tONa SOUNDS OP THE CHAPTER III. The Long Sounds of the Vowels and Diphthongs. Section 1. Vowels and Diphthongs liice a in ale. bake face haste care Jane made gave James make air take tape grape ciaj may break ^^'' day maid nail hay tail rain vain great way frail gam play -gnaii gray say they liair stay their It rains It hails. Reading Lesson Take care. Make haste. A long tail. ^ May I go A great cake. Stay by A fair day. Let us me. play. VOWELS AND DIPHTHONGS. 21 Section 2. Vowels and DipMlioiigs like t in me. here these steak wheat bee see feed feet keep tree weed Beading Lesson. A ctreen field. The sheep bleat. Eve ear eat east pea tea dear fear leaf neat she read bleat clean mean leave sheaf shear speak squeak weak geese green sheep sleep sweet sleeve field piece A sweet pea. A sheaf of wheat. A piece of bread. A cup of tea. The pigs squeak. Here is a bee. Feed the geese. Eat the grapes. 22 ice bite dine fine fire line lie die long sounds of the Section 3. Vowels and Diphthongs like t in^^;^.. kind kite like mice mild mind nice rice ripe side time wine tie vie Beading Lesson. A sweet smile. The sun shines. pie tried blind wipe shine smile quite spice buy eye A nice pie. A ripe plum. A glass of wine. A blind man. A kind friend. It is a fine day. Bring the line. Fly the kite. It is time to read. I like to read. old cold gold hold coat load road roar vowels and diphthongs. Section 4. Vowels and DipMhongs like o in no^ 11 Vk^^ifk i 23 home hope mole most cloak toast door floor roll rose told tone low mow blow bone stone smoke stroke grow show snow sew crow Reading Lesson. A hot roll. Shut the door. A red cloak. The fire smokes. A sweet rose. It is a cold day. A load of hay. It snows fast. A bad road. Bring my coat. A ^i^Qo ^cM^r T.Gt US SO home. u , LOSQ mVNDS OP THE Section 5. Vawels and Diphthongs like u in mule. mute tube use fume cure lute duke mule cue dew due clew hue few blew iiipw pure puke new pew blew flew tune plume slew ewe lieu view * if 1 Reading Lesson. The cat mews. The mule frisks. The sky is blue. The new road. In a few weeks, I hope to read well. I I will make the best iis^ .^i^«,,.*:.^^ I 1 M VOWELS AND DIPHTHONGS. 3ft ' CHAPTER IV. TheMiddle Sounds of theVowels andDiphtliongs .• Like a in har. are art bark dark haunt aunt cart card far hard jaunt uard harm lark large star heart hearth part tart sharp smart laundi haunch Like o in move. prove who whom whose broom goose do Rome shoe you T^^r^e found it convemeat to ^^r^^^^^^^^ " e»nme the arrangement is aUowable. 1 1 ^ 1 MI1>I>LE SOUNDS OF THE 1 too root shoot true 1 food room spoon fruit n moon soon stool your H book look good foot II cook rook hood wood 11 . hook took stood wool II Like u in bull. 11 bush full puss bull 11 push pull put null II i - Reading Lesson. 1 1 Good fruit. TiOok at me. 1 A fat goose. The full moon. 1 A poor rook. The dog barks. 1 A dark room. The hull roars. 1 I hurt my foot. Puss burrs. ^B I lost my shoe. Put by the stooL If Is it true ? Do not push me. P Who said so ? Whose book is it* 1 .:.:. I shall soon learn to spelL "fijaTS i 'ia a aB^^irat m K; VOWEI.S iLND PIPHTHOl^GS. 27 .!f the Vowels and Diplxthonga.* The l)road sounds of the v o'we Section 1. vowels and DipM«s like «in«^|: ball call fall daub fault gauze caw tall wall salt daw paw raw saw warm wart false claw draw lawn scald small swarm shawl straw broad George A soft ball. A broad band* A gauze cap. The rooks caw. The snails crawl. crawl Beaduig Lesson. A straw hat. A tall man. A warm shawl. The snow falls. My ball is lost. The snails crawi. -^ ^^^^^ ^e. — 7— m^^^3^5«wis3 we oaUed "roo". Tke'&r.ou^d^orte «ror are proper ^.,^^^^0- S8 broad sounds of the Section 2. Proper Diphthongs, in which both the Vowels are aounr^Pci. 01 and oy, as in boy ; ou and ow as in cZ '^ ' Oil boil moist noise spoil voice boy coy toy our out loud shout sour flour thou cloud found house mouse pound round ground cow how now owl growl down gown sound Reading Lesson. How do you do ? Sit down. Read to me. Now leave your books. Do not make a noise. Owls fly in the dark. Moles live in the ground. ..^^i^^sssasassamsasiM VOWELS AND OiraTHONGS. S9 iounded; md 1 was 1 wast 1 dirt 1 shirt 1 1 birth 1 mirth 1 come 1 done 1 dove CHAPTER VI. Words in which'the Vowels deviate from the sounds Sey have in the Table at Page 7* A like in noU wash want wasp what I like u in huU flirt first spirt stir I like e in meU firm girl ' gird girt O like «* in Imt. ;love some ove son none word bird squirt skirt work worm world *Theae Bounds of th« vowels, so differdnt from the regular «ou^sTftSn theTable, have been reserved fo^^^^^^ lp™K th^ttlie young learner i^gj^^^not be p^Fplexed with tbe various and discordant powers of the vowels blended together. cord lord cork crude rude SbSS IRRBGULAB SOUNDS OF THE O like a in all, fork born horse corn storm horn triiko o in move. rule prude brute prune for nor short truce spruce *there where yes her Reading Lesson. Has Ann done her work ? Yes she has. She is a good girl. I love her. I have been ill Come to me. Give me some drink. I love to learn. Where is my book? *■ ■■ L. * E Boundii like long a ia there, where ; like ehort i in v« PmM, «&Av SUV* b u £u «M;r. SILENT CONSONANTS. CHAPTER VII. Words containing consonants not soundei 31 b lamb limb dumb thumb crumb c back black shock Section 1. quack g neck pick sick trick quick cock clock mock duck gnat gnash ^ k knit knife knot knock 1 calf half calm. could should would w wrap wrest wrong write ^Wi^tKawW Keading Lesson. A fat calf. Pick up the crumbs. A hard knot. Knock at the door. The ducks quack. The gnats bite. Ask for a knife. I can write. Ann should learn to sew. ^rrr _1 14 4^ r\/\ MffrOJXffm 38 III \j sileDt climb comb reign sign gnaw gh high sigh bright fight hght silent coksonakts. Section 2, might plough folk dough thougli k knife know knee w write wrote sword night sight thigh eight neigh straight caught knead bray taught tnaj bought ought thought 1 talk Walk stalk pray day slay day yolk way SILENT CONSONANTS. ]Je5iding Leason Anew coiob, A sharp knife. A high wall. A fine sight. The bough of a tree A bright star A light ni ;ht. The horse neighs. The dogs fight. Puss can climb trees, know how to read. Tl^-^ttnegg i wih I could write The yolk of an egg. t, ^^^ ^, ^alk. Bogs gnaw bones. ^^^\,^,^^^ ,, ,,^ I thought so. ^ , ^^^t? Thev walk straight. Is it eign Jane kneads the dough. George ploughs the field Pray to Qod on your knees. Papa has bought a thick stick. Bricks are made of fine clay. Fight not with the ^word. B^d folk stalk forth at night Good men love the light of day. i 34 SINGLE CONSONANTS. CHAPTER Vni. Oonioiiantfl, eiDgle aod double, which hare different .oundi. Section 1. Single Consonants. C hard like k. crumb clash curd cling cold creep cool crawl C soft like s. since prince cease piece G hard. glass grass G soft. cash crab cane call dance dunce lace place glad grin g6m pence fence nice price gasp gust count crown scar scum hence whence juice voice grand grunt gm age hedge SIKOLE CONSONANTS, 36 sand send seed side his hers keys tease dresH gloss haste waste S rags ribs hares wares S sharp. bricks tricks goose straw flat like oz. birds doves pears praise nurse purse seat sweet beds heads please mourns Beading Lesson. ,,„e has a^nice I hope I sh^l not Tatrpfe^e of it. Bricks a.e made of Georgegavemea^aay.^^^^^^ T am fflad I can sand. , . 1 ani girt"- ■»• „T. j„ 4.1,0 ^^^^c(i read it wine is «^"^ j Has a bird ribs. of grapes. 1 '' DOUBLE CONSONANTS. I Section 2. 1 Double Consonants. R th sharp. ill thank thick breath cloth III think thin health thing Ml: three throw teeth north m m thrcme throat mouth south ^H ^B ■'' ih flat. this that baths 1 then thus them paths J they these thy x. cloths 1 theirs those thine ck like tah. smooth Charles 1 f chin much rice 1 . charge If chair chick such which cheese coach Deaoh }{ child If '} I ' choice couch X reach DOUBI-B C0K80NA1»TS. 37 inch pinch choir tough rough French chaise school nymph strophe bench tench bunch stench ch like k chord scheme gh Mid ph like/ cough phiz laugh phrase Beaifing Lesson. Clean your teeth. Wash yout fU TVipn vour breath will oe ree*' Do nVthrow stones. Co^e "Reach a cheir. Take some bre^ and cheese. Who gav« yo" these Ps?JamesgavethmU.me Th-U him for them. 1 have a ni^ F and a bunch of grapes. I will give YOU some of them. V ■'J>'feriLl!^fe/:^^ k>s.. ism*mmtM.i!!-^,.:, 88 PROMISCUOUS LESSONS. CHAPTER IX. • Words promiscuously disposed. Section 1. brand dram fast pan pass plant ran staff thank arm barn mark sharp start bend bless chest fell heard help herd lest sent shell step went filth kick pit pick shrill split strip till whip flock got one two brook hoof proof shoot shrewd nurse purse worse with Beading Lesson. The cow has hoofs, and so has the horse. A snail has a shell for its house. A barn is a place for corn and ay* A snaiK is si uaii witu suaip teeth. bray came gay late nam praiJ prat ray save sha( pail stai PBOMISCCOTJS LESSONS. Section 2. 39 bray came gay late name praise prate ray save shade pair stars taste wake whale clear heal hear health lead lean meek meet seek street tease weak child find guide life while wide wife coarse fold forth ■ four growth 1 more 1 own whole 1 scorn 1 storm 1 clown ' crown '< joint point > \ Beading Lesson. Two and four .^^ '^^.^^ 40 BEADING LESSONS. Of the Points and Notea used in composing Sentences. A Comma is marked ...... thus A Semicolon thus ; -A Colon thus s A Period, or Full Stop. .. . thus . A note of Interrogation . . .. thus ? A note of Admiration thus ! A Parenthesis thus ( ) When Reading you should Pause- at the Comma, long enough to count one at the Semicolon, count two ; at the Colon, ...... count three : at the Period, *. count four . CHAPTER X. The sun shines. It is time get up. Jane, come and to dres and clea froc r do\ Sit IS i mi is tl 41 9 BEADING LESSONS. , rharles. Wash bis face dress Charies. ^^ and neck, ^^^.^f^,^^^^^ his clean. Comb his hair, lie Sit down. j,^ and here Here IS some 2^, .^ ■'^ Tfrom flour. F^ur is made irom » rpue wheat made from ^^K*^^- J^tr^und. *"7* Viard. JJonoi ici**^ crust IS 42 EEADINO LESSONS. it. Sop it in the milk. Do not throw the bread on the floor. We shoul 3at bread, and not waste it. There is a poor flj in the milk. Take it out. Put it on this dry cloth. Poor thing ! It is not quite dead. It moves and shakes its wings. It wants to dry them. See how it wipes them with its feet. Put the fly on the floor where the sun shines. Then it will be dry and warm. Poor fly ! I am glad it was not dead. I hope it will soon be well. BEABINd LESSONS. 43 CHAPTER XI IS. tail: TV here is pussi There she Do not pull her by tlie that wUl hurt her. Charks not Uke to be hurt ; and , does not like to be hurt, saw a boy hurt a poor cat. does not puss I 44 BEADING LESSONS. He took hold of her tail ; so she put out her sharp claws and made his hand bleed. Stroke poor puss. Give her some milk. Puss likes milk. Now that Charles is so kind io her she will not scratch nor bite him. She purrs and looks glad. Be kind to Puss, for she serves you at nig^ht. She keeps you safe from r^ ^s and mice. No rat or mouse will dare to come where she is. Her tread is soft and she is so swift that they fear her. BBADIsa LESSONS. 45 CHAPTER Xn Come to me Charles : Come and read. Here is a new boc*. Take care not to tew It Good ^ «^ ^ i-WXT iillUL l,AJ Still. Do 46 EEADINa LESSONS. Mind the Stops. What stop is that ? It is a . full stop. Charles has read a whole page now. This is a page. This is a leaf. A page is one side of a leaf. Shut the beok. Put it by. Now give me a kiss. Be a good child, and God will bless you. God knows all things. He knows all that is done at school, in the street, and at home. He knows each word you speak, and each thought that comes into your mind. BEADING LESSONS. 47 CHAPTER XIII. Shall we go forth, and fly our kite? No-notnow. 1 think it will soon ram Look how black the sky is i ^}ovf TZ\n., How fast It rams I 43 EEADINQ LESSONS. Rain geese swim. an comes from the clouds The ducks love rain. Ducks swim an<' Charles swim ? No ; Charles is not a duck, nor a goose ; so he must take care not to go near the pond, lest he should fall in. I do not know that we could get him out. If we could not, he would die. When Charles is as big as James he shall learn to swim. BEADIUa LESSONS. 49 CHAPTER XIV Let us take a walk m the fields, and see the sheep, and the lambs, and to cows -d and trees, and birds Call Tray, with us. He wags He shall go 50 BEADING LKSSONSi He is glad to see us, and to go with us. Stroke poor Tray. Tray likes those who stroke him, and feed him, and are kind to him. Do not walk on the grass now. It is too high, and is quite wet. Walk on this smootJi dry path. There is a worm. Do not tread on it. . CHAPTER XVI. DINNEE. The clock strikes. It is time to go and dine. Is the cloth laid ? Where are the knives a 51 BEADING LBSSOUS. and forks and plates 1 CaU *°n;isrooUo-.waittilUtU Sr 'WUI you have some lamb, and «»"f ,.^^/ „.ake not smack your Ups «>^ ^ Tricrr B-k Knives a'fe^^'P • l^^inones cut with, and not to put. ™„,.tl,. or to play wittt. ^ BEADIKO LESSOKS. must shake the cloth out oi doors. The birds will pick up the crumbs. Now let U8 go and play with George. ■MML. CBAPTIR XVm THE PGOB BLIKD MAN. There is a poor blind man at the door. He is quite blind. He does not see the sky, nor the ground, nor the trees, nor men. He does not see us, though we are so near him. A boy leads him from door to door. poc thin an< m gr< mi th a c 1 READIES LESSONS. 69 Ind cbecse 64 READING LESSONS. CHAPTER XVm. THE KIND LITTLE BOY. What a good boy George is ! we all love him ; and he loves us, and does not try to vex and tease his fri- ends, as some boys do : and how he loves Ann ! She is a sweet child ; and he gives her all his toys, when she points at them. He sits by her while she sleeps ; and when he hears the maid on the stairs, he steps to tell her that Ann sleeps, and that she must not make a noise. When he gets fruit or cakes, he will not eat, till he has first put some by for his dear Ann; for he likes to please her more than to have things Wbei she wil 4« Geoi kind t 1 live THB U ■wHa (sai lais wa lea h lur ills uwn ubtj. «EADW« t,ES90T59. 65 ' tViree years oia kind to him, and lo 1 live." ____^^ Wa friends wjiete \ etano^*"*" LtVie Viad done. \!^ -^^ abag <>» T M V^l on the h«»*'^and *e bag (said he) on weaU.an" , ^^ ^'^ ^' « and it inade torn bend, wasfn".^" ^, f„tl could ^^'J °" ^Ud to meetbnnfot 1 ^i ^ *Wm • if 1 *■'* "^ 'the heath ; help nim , . r^t on tne v have been ^"^5^ ^e snow feii- 36 BEABIKQ LESSOJ^S. When we came to his house, his wife ran out to meet us. She was glad to see him come, for she thought he had lost his way and could not find his home. She said I was a good boy for what I had done and that God would bless me ; and that I must (if I would have his Jove) be kind to the old and weak who could not work, and were in want of bread. I had a mind to help them, but I had not much in my purse : I gave them what I could spare and left them glad. In my way home, I lost the path on the heath. It was dark ; I fell down, and found I was in a pit. The ground was soft and I was not hurt ; but I could not oret out : and I thought that e) igj 57 6B SPELLING LFSS0N5. .CHAPTER XX. Words of Two Syllables- Accented on the first Syllable. ab-bey ab-bot can-not car-ry gal-lop hap-py mar-ket par-rot pas-ture bet-ter ne-ver pen-ny scep-tre shep-herd chil-dren din-ner in-fant lit-tle point-er this-tle wo-men bo-dy com-mon fol-low bus-tie wan-der war-ble watch-es strength-en go-vern ten-der hun-gry W Vrf— A Liivi/il-Ci muf-fin no-thina nurs-es pun-ish stub-born sub-ject suf-fer tur-nip al-most al-ways dai-ly dan-ijer pa-rent prais-es sta-ble tun-nel tiiuru-iurc? SPELLING LESSONS, 69 em-blem treat- ed peo-ple wea-ry pleas-ing bro-ken rea-son mo-men t teach-es o-ver Accented on the second a-bout be-forc a-fraid be-hold ar-gain de-sign a-live de-sire a-mong a-sleep a-base ab-hor a-bate a-broad ab-rupt ab-solve ab-surd ac-ceDt ac-cord re-mams com-mand ad-van ce be-cause be-come be-friend be-long be-have be-neath be-set be-side pow-er roy-al stu-pid wool-len wo-man syllable. con-tent up-on o-bey pro-tect pro-vide Ibr-get com-pel com-ply com-pose de-cide de-clare de-fect pre-pare Dre-serve L pro-tect €0 BEADINa LBSSOOT. CHAPTER XXL THE ASS The ass has hoofs, and very long ears. He brays very loud. But the ass is very meek, and nev«r hurts any thing. The ass is not so big as the horse, and cannot gallop so fast ; but he works very hard. Sometimes he carries little boys on his back, two or three at a time. He oarries greens to market, and turnips, and fruit ; and sometimes he carries a great load of pans, and mugs and pots, with which his back is almost broken. He g^ts nothing to eat but a few thorny thistles or some plantain, or some coarse grass from off the common. He has no stable to go into, as a horse has. He lies out in the fields, in the snow, and in the rain : but he is content and does not complain. The ass gives milk as well as a cow ; and the milk is very good for people that are sick, to make them well ag^iru sf cIj BEADING LESSONS, 61 and very yson A THE HOT ]^UFFIN. A little girl about four years old, had a great desire to taste a hot muffiu. When she heard the muffin man go by her mother's door, crying "Muffins I muffins! Hot Muffins ! Ho !'' she asked her mother to give her a penny to buy erne. M r^r mnf nor oraTr^i Vkcxf* u "nnnniT • onrl f lir» child ran down stairs and bought a muffin. 62 BEADINa LESSONS. At the door she saw a very poor woman, who asked her to give her a penny, to get something to eat, for she was very hungry. The child said she had no pennies of her own, but would go and ask her mother for some. She ran up stairs^ and soon came back, and said to the poor woman, '' My mother has no more pennies to give me ; but here is a muffin for you ; and it is hot too. The Uttle girl never told any body that she had given away her muffin ; and though she heard the man call '^ Muffins !'' two or three times that night, she did not ask her mother again to buy one for her. NUMERALS. 1234567890 8 7 4 9 3 8 6 4 5 2 1 3 6 6 9 7 3 8 4 2 5 Entered according to the act of the Provincial Legislature in the ye 6f Our JLora one uioiisanu i:.igai iiuiiuii:u jui- AULjr-BiJw, uj v-suvj, ('Sv<^ tlier» \ in the Office of the Begistrar of the Fioyince of Canada. voman, to get lungry. of her ;her for e back, mother lit hcre» >o. iy that though j two or ask her B in the ye