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SANDERS, In the Clerk' s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. ELECTROTYPEP BY SMITH & MoDouoAL, 82 & 84 Beekman-st., N. Y. OTW D S D n W^OTWWSWWWW i O I l *a&?c&^^^ EDLfC,- PSYCH. PREFACE. Distinct Articulation and correct Pronunciation, being essential to good reading, no pains should be spared in ac- quiring these prime requisites. To aid the pupil in doing this, we have given, in the fore part of the present volume, a Table of the Elemen- tary Sounds, specimens of the most common faults in Pronunciation, and, also, examples of difficult combinations of the letters. These should receive a large share of at- tention and practice every day, till every word, every sound, and every combination of sounds, can be easily and clearly uttered. With the same design, the words of each lesson, which are more likely to be mispronounced, have been so ar- ranged as to exhibit by comparison and contrast their true pronunciation. With due attention, therefore, to these aids, and a proper regard to the words forming the spell- ing lessons, the pupil can scarcely fail to pronounce all the words with ease and correctness. To enable the pupil to avoid, as far as maybe, .that disagreeable monotony that always results from reading a succession of pieces of the same general cast, great pains have been taken to secure the utmost possible variety of style and matter. In this particular, therefore, the follow- ing pages will be found especially interesting. But, above and beyond all excellencies of style, matter, and arrangement, the moral influence of the lessons has been steadily considered ; since, whatever else may form the superstructure, sound morals must ever be the foun- dation of right education. With this brief prefatory note, the present number of the Series goes forth, designed, like all the rest, to con- tribute its mite toward educating the youth of our country. YORK, June, 18GO. i 175 ^3&dtd&&&&&&&^ CONTENTS. LK89ON PAGB Elementary Sounds of the Letters, . . .9 Exercise in Articulation, : . . .10 Marks and Pauses used in Reading,. . .12 1. A Truly Great Man, . . . . . 13 2. Are You Kind to Your Mother, . \, .15 3. The Cruel Boy and the Robins, . %/ . 17 4. The Way to Read Well, . . , - . . 18 5. Learn to Think while you Read, . \^-^/- 20 6. The Spider and the Fly, .... 21 7. Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, 8. A Summer Hymn, ..... 24 9. The Boy and the Image, 26 10. A Strange Dispute, 11. The Way Some Learn to Write, 12. The Boy who Became a Sea Captain, . 13. Right and Wrong, ...... 14. George and the Pocket Knife, 15. The Works of God, 16. The Honest School Boy Rewarded, 17. The Way to Overcome Evil, . . ^ . 18. The Boy of True Courage, .... 19. Do as you would have Others do to You, 20. The Honest Poor Man, . . . 21. Don't Kill the Birds, 53 22. The Poultry Yard, 54 23. The Piece of Stained Glass, . . . .57 24. The Little Archer and his Arrow, 25. The Young Sailor, 26. Effects of Evil Deeds, 27. The School Boys and the Monkey, . . . 63 28. The Boy who Planted his Money, . 65 \ 29. The Little Water- Wheel, 68 13 JkSoXLXc&XaXc&Xa&iJ^^ CONTENTS. Vll IE990X 30. Different Kinds of Dogs, 31. Darwin and his Dog, ..... 32. The Hawk and the Weasel, . 33. A Gentlemanly Boy must be Gentle, . 34. Pride in Dress, ..... 35. Trust and Try, ...... 36. Only One Brick on Another, 37. The Right Use of Knowledge, 38. Select Sentences, ..... 39. The Meaning of Duty, .... 40. Money a Medium of Exchange, 41. The Reward of Diligence, .... 42. Little John Gay, 43. The Poisonous Berries, . 44. Benefit of Exchanges, .... 45. The Envious Boy, ..... 46. Otto and the Fieldfares, .... 47. The Life Clock, ...... 48. Influence of Kindness, .... 49. The Effects of "A Blow for a Blow," 50. The Tailor Bird and its Nest, 51. Now is the Time, ..... 52. The Boy and the Butterfly, . 53. "I Can't," and "I'll Try," .... 54. True Duncan, 55. Do not Choose too Hastily, 56. The Twig and the Tree, 57. Temperance Taught by a Monkey, 58. Charlotte and the Peacock, . 59. The Peacock, ...... 60. The Kamt-schat-kan Bear and the Tea-kettle, 61. The AVorld was Made for Man, . 62. Old Peacemaker, ..... 63. The Flower Beds, . r^r^wwy^y^YY - *> li?jfoX Q j &&uXi&^^ yiii CONTENTS. LESSOJf 64. The Wrong Decision, . . . Xenophon 65. The Boy and the Echo, .... 66. The Little Boat-Builders, . 67. The Four Colors, ..... 68. Gathering Flower-Seeds, . 69. Finish your Work before you Play, . 70. Sympathy among the Birds, . 71. What Can I Do? 72. The Masked Monkeys, 73. The Best on the Outside, .... 74. The Way Wolves Punish Liars, 75. The Dead Brother, 76. The Indian, Panther, and Bear, 77. The Volunteers, ...... 78. The King and his Page, . 79. What God has Made, 80. The Wonderful Sign, . 81. The Nut without a Kernel, 82. The Nut without a Kernel, continued, 83. The Boy and the Lark, .... 84. Strive to Excel, 85. The Sun, Moon, and Stars, Come and Join our Singing, . O Come, Come Away, ... Never be Late at School, . PAGE 149 152 154 156 158 161 164 168 168 171 175 178 179 182 184 186 187 192 194 197 198 200 201 202 204 &&&&&MLM&&^^ 3 3 g ELEMENTARY SOUNDS OF THE LETTERS. VOWEL SOUNDS. TOXICS. Power. Ape. Arm. All At. Care. five. lee. It. Old. Do. Ox. Tune. oa. Out. CONSONANT SOUNDS. SUB-TOXICS. 19. B 20. D as in (< SUB-TONICS. Element. 21. G 22. J 23. L 24. M 25. N 26. R 27. V 28. W 29. Y 30. 'Z 31. 2 Z 32. NG 33. TH as in u u u ii n n u u u n u n A - T X I C S . 34. F 35. H 36. K 37. P 38. S 39. T 40. CH 41. SII 42. TH 43. WH as in u n ii u II ll ll ll u Power. Gun. Jet. Let. Man. Not. Fent. TFent. Fes. Zeal. Azure. Sing. Thy. Fit. Hat. Kid. Pit. Sin. Top. Chat. Shun. Thin. When. * The sound of long a, after r in the same syllable, as in the word care, is essentially the same as that in the word ape; or, rather, it begins with the latter, and ends, with the faint sound of e ; o| without, however, making two distinct syllables : thus, ca'er. "s f The sound of a in far is radically the same as that which it has g \ in fast, ask, pass, pant, &c. : the difference being that, in the latter, |* ag the a sound is less prolonged. S v? ;, v ARTICULATION. ARTICULATION is the giving to every letter, syllable, and word, a proper and distinct utterance. It is of the utmost importance to the young reader, that he acquire a clear and distinct Articulation. Should he fail to pronounce distinctly all the words that occur in his Reading Lessons, it is recommended that he be frequently exercised in the following examples, until he can pronounce them with clearness and accuracy. EXERCISE I. The most common faults in Articulation, are the following, namely : FIRST. The suppression of a syllable; as, cru'l for cru-fl. ev'ry for ev-cr-y quar'l " quar-rel. sev'ral u sev- ec, o 6-0 '~S'7J'?J/3>iTX--s i- LESSON V* 6$ a Ex PRESS', tell or declare. Ex PLAIN', define ; make plain, gj, IN STEAD', in place of. UN LESS', except; without. SUB' JECT, matter treated of. j Ex PECT', hope. LEARlN TO THINK WHILE YOU READ. Pj~ 1. Some boys and girls, when they ' read, think, if they call the words right, that is all they have to do. But 1 you must learn to think of what you I read. 2. Words are used to express our | thoughts ; and, if you do not think 1 while you read, you will not know jp what those thoughts are, which the | words express. 3. Some children, while they are |j reading, are apt to have their minds on their toys or sports, instead of | thinking about what they are reading. 4. After they have read a lesson, if $ their teacher were to ask them what | p they had been reading about, they could | | not tell ; for their minds were not on p the subject. 5. If you find any words in the les- son, of which you do not know the SECOND READER 21 meaning, you must ask your teacher to explain them to you ; for, unless | you know the meaning of what you ^ read, you can not expect to read well. ! LESSON VI, Buzz' mo, humming. A MONO', in the midst of. LOOK' ED, gazed. DRAG' GING, hauling. DE VOUR', eat greedily. BUSH' ES, shrubs ; thickets. ART' FUL, cunning; crafty. PER' SONS, people. A CROSS', athwart. DE COY', entice. Tie' TIMS, captives. Mis 7 ER Y, wretchedness. M'.L- THE SPIDER AND THE FLY. 1. A little girl, going into the gar- | den to see her rose - bush, heard a 7 buzzing noise ; but she could not tell tt o i f whence it came. si : $dk&3d^%&^^ 22 SANDERS' NEW SERIES, 2. She looked all round, and soon found that a large spider had made a| web among the leaves of her rosebush, | that a fly had been caught in the web, | and the spider was dragging it into his den. 3. The little girl had a kind heart, and she did not like to see the cruel spider devour the poor fly. So she took a long stick, thrust it into the web, and broke it down, in order to save the life of the fly. 4. But the spider dragged the poor fly into his den, and the little girl saw them no more. 5. The spider is an artful creature, and it often makes its web among rose bushes, and in places where it can catch flies and other little in- sects. 6. It is just so with many wicked |j persons. They often spread their | snares across the path of youth, and try to decoy them into vice and crime, and make them the victims of misery ! and death. &fcJh&&&JoJk&fcJ^^ SECOND READER. 23 LESSON VII, a3 NUM RER, count. jg POW'ER, might; strength J Wis' DOM, knowledge. | GOOD' NKSS, kindness. *l CRE ATE', form or produce. BRANCH' ES, boughs. EN JOY', possess. SURE' LY, truly ; certainly. SPRIGIIT' LY, brisk ; lively. TUN' ED ; put iu tune. POWER, WISDOM, AND GOODNESS OF GOD. 1. Can you count the stars in the sky, or the green leaves on the |j trees, or the blades of grass in the '* field ? | 2. No ; they are more than we can g | number ; yet they all are so many proofs of the power, wisdom, and good- noss of God. 3. His power is no less seen in the |j | little blade of grass, that grows by the ; 1 wall, than in the sun, moon, and stars, | that shine in the sky. 4. Man could no more make the ^ grass grow, and the buds to put forth : their green leaves, than he could ere- j j| ate the sun, moon, or stars. i 5. God made the earth and all crea- tures that move upon it. He made i I the great whale that sports in the ; & fdk&3&8s^^ 24: SANDERS' NEW SERIES. sea, as well as the smallest insect that crawls on the ground. 6. He made the little birds that sing among the branches of the trees, as well as the great eagle that soars liigh in the air. 7. God made the earth to bring forth food for man and beast. He made us, and gave us our breath and | all that we enjoy. Surely we will | praise Him: for He is good, wise, and great. 8. God made the sun to shine by day, The moon and stars, by night, The little lambs to skip and play, And flowers to charm the sight. 9. God made the birds with sprightly wing, To soar up in the sky : He tuned their voice His praise to sing, And taught them how to fly. -* LESSON VIIU RITA' DY, giving shade. SPARK' LE, gleam or glitter. RIP' PLING, ruffling. / o RK JOICE', be glad. ' Y, gay ; lively. MAK' ER, Creator. BLESS' INGS, benefits. FLOW' ER Y, full of flowers. o a a a SECOND READER. 25 A SUMMER HYMN 1. Who makes the soft wind blow ? Who makes the bright sun shine ? The flowers and grass that grow Around this path of mine ? Who makes the shady trees arise, And spreads their boughs beneath the skies ? 2. Who makes the brook so bright, From earth's cold bosom spring, And sparkle in the light, And sweetly, sweetly sing, As if an angel lent his voice To help the rippling streams rejoice ? 3. Who gave the airy bird Soft feathers, and swift wings, And taught it music-tones, To charm us when it sings ? Say, little bird, who taught you how To sing so sweetly on the bough ? 4. 0, 'tis our Maker God Who gives us every thing, The grass, the flow'ry sod, The brooks, and birds that sing ! And all the blessings of this day, He sheds upon our happy way. si&MQfcSQ&MQMoMQX^^ 26 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. LESSON MON' EY, cash ; coin. IM' AGE, likeness. OB JECT', oppose. BUY' ING, purchasing. PRES' ENT, gift. COR RECT', true, SKILL' FUL, expert ARCH' ER, bowman. SERV' ICE, use ; benefit. RE WARD', repay. KIND' NESS, good-will. E NOUGH', sufficient. RE CEIVE', take ; get. PROP' ER, right. Mo' TIVE, aim, or design. PER CEIVE', discover. HON' EST, true; real. MERE' LY, only. IN DULGE', gratify. DE SIRES', wishes. THE BOY AND THE IMAGE. l'~4QfbtfQ<9 < 99QQOOQO99O9OQQQO999Q99Q9'999999^9 * "^ "' o SECOND READER. 27 g Mother. But could you not make $ I some better use of your money, than to ; | buy an image? \l Henry. I think not, mother ; for the r* | little boy that wishes me to buy one, I makes them at night, after he comes f home from school, and then he tries : to sell them to get money for his poor | sick father. Mother. How did you learn that his father was sick, Henry? V Henry. He told me so one night, as we were coming from school, and I \ stopped to see him, and he looked | very sick and poor. Mother. I do not object to your buy- ing an image ; but would it not be better for him to sell it to some one i else, and you let him have the price | of it as a present? Henry. Yes; I would do so; but it is one he made on purpose for me: it is William Tell shooting the apple from his son's head. I like it very much, and he wishes me to have it. Mother. I like the subject very 28 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. much, and the image is, no doubt, a | very correct likeness of that bold, and skillful archer. But what is his price ? Henry. Only half a dollar, and I \ think that is very cheap [ Mother. You may have that sum to \ give to the poor boy, if you are will- ing to let him sell the image to some one else. Here is the money. 1 Henry. I thank you, mother ; I think j the money will be of more service to | him and to his poor father, than the I image would to me. When may I take it to him ? Mother. You may go now, and I wish, when you return, to hear how his father is. Henry. Mother, the boy was not at home ; but I saw his father, and gave him the money ; and he seemed a great deal better. He thanked me, and said, u God would reward me for my kind- ness." Mother. And so he will, my son, and | do you not think you are more happy j ^&J&&$L%dk!&&3^^ & , u SECOND READER. 29 f g r" 6 r c I than you would be, if you had not ' f made hmi a present of the money ? Henry. Yes, mother, though I should like to have the image, if I could get | | money enough to buy it, before it is | sold to any other person. Mother. I think you once learned the verse: "It is more blessed to give than 1 to receive.' 7 But come into the par- I lor ; I have something, which I wish 1 to show you. Henry. Why, mother, that is the very image ! But I would like to know jsj how it came here ? Did the boy bring I it, while I was gone ? Mother. No, my son ; I sent for it while you were getting ready to go. Henry. mother! I now see your | object in doing this. It was that you might know whether I was acting from ^ a proper motive. | Mother. True, my dear boy, and 1 f | rejoice to perceive, that it was y | honest wish to do good to others, in- 1 | stead of seeking merely to indulge your | own selfish desires. mfsfPWPWPWP^ SANDERS' NEW SEPxIES. LES SON Lov' ING, affectionate. Pic/ TURKS, drawings. STO' RIES, tales. DE CIDE', settle. ASK' ED, requested. NA' TURE, character. Dis FUTE', disagreement RE PLI' ED, answered. CLAIM' ING, demanding. CON' DUCT, behavior. EN DEARS', makes dear. PAR' ENTS, fathers or mothers. PAUS' ING, stopping. Mo' MENT, little while. PLEAS' ED, satisfied. DE LIGHT' ED, took pleasure. PRE VENT', avoid. QUAR' RELS, disputes. CON TEND' ED, striven. WRETCII' ED, unhappy. i^ykWMtdMyk**^^ SECOND READER. 31 tiling which Agnes liked, he would do the same by her. 3. As they were so good and kind to each other, their father bought them two new books for a Christmas pres- ent, and left them to choose which book each should have. 1. WIIEX a boy is learning to write, I his teacher, cither writes the first line, I at the top of the page, or else gives I him a printed copy to pattern after. 2. And I have often seen a boy I write the next line with some care, ! looking at the letters he had to copy; but, when he came to the third line, r* for he delighted in giving the best of S every thing to his kind-hearted sister. 15. This is a sure way for children to prevent quarrels among themselves. Had Agnes and Otis each contended for the better book, they would have felt angry and wretched, and their father would have been sorry that he had given them the books. o o 8i SANDERS' NEW SERIES. instead of looking at the copy, he looked only at his own writing just above. 3. And what was the result of this ? Why, he kept copying his own faults, and made more besides; so that every line down the page was much worse than the one before it. 4. So, there are some boys who nev- er try to improve in their conduct ; but they seem to copy their own faults day after day, and so, really grow worse, more careless, more idle, more selfish, or more willful. LESSON XII* CAP' TAIN, ship-master. 0' CEAN, sea. SAII/ ING, navigating. VOY' AGE, passage by water. SAIL' OR, seaman. WISH' ED, desired. T$EL' LOWS, instrument for blowing fire. Ex CHANGE', barter. PLAC' ING, putting. A MUS' ED, entertained. CAR' GO, freight or lading. Tnou' SAND, ten hundred. Liv' ING, livelihood. PLEAS' ED, delighted. SPI' CES, pepper, ginger, &c. FOL' LOW ED, pursued. NEAR' LY, almost. WEALTH' Y, rich. SET' TLED, placed. MAN' SIGN, fine house. POR' TION, part. IN' COME, profits. REL' A TIVES, relations. O O O O O SECOXD READER i THE BOY WHO BECAME A SEA CAPTAIN. 1 1. Ezra Pearce was the son of a sea captain, who spent most of his time on the ocean, sailing from one port to another. 2. Ezra, when only six years old, asked his father to take him on a vov- / age, as he wished to learn to be a sailor. 3. His father told him he was too young to go on a sea voyage ; but that he would buy him a little boat with sails, and he might be its captain. 4. Ezra took his boat, and put it on a little pond of water, in front of the house, and let it sail from one side to the other. . $$f3s&8c8d^^ 36 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 5. When there was no wind, he would take the hand-bellows, and blow against the sails of the boat, which | made it glide across the pond, like a duck. 6. One day he asked his mother for | some apples and oranges. " My son/ 7 said she, " what do you wish to do with apples and oranges ?' : 7. "I wish/ 7 said Ezra, "to load my boat with apples, and then sail to the Vest Indies, and exchange them for oranges." 8. His mother gave him the apples, and, also, some oranges. After placing the oranges on one side of the pond, | he went and put the apples into the boat on the other, and then let it sail across the pond to the place where he had left the oranges. 9. He then took the apples out of the boat, put the oranges in their place, and let it sail back again. In this way, he amused himself for hours, in sailing, as he said, to the West In- dies and back. SECONDREADER. 37 10. When Ezra was fourteen years of age, he sailed with his father to | Africa. He was so much pleased with ' the voyage, that he wished to follow / _j i the sea for a living. 11. After he had made a number of vova^es. his father bought him a ves- J O sel, fitted it out for the West Indies, jj and put Ezra on board, as captain. 12. He made the voyage in verv */ tx I quick time, sold out his cargo, loaded his vessel with coffee, spices, and fruit, and came back, having gained one thousand dollars. 13. Ezra followed the sea for nearly | fifteen years, by which he became very | wealthy. He then settled his family in a large mansion, near the city of Boston. 14. He was very kind to the poor, | and gave them every year, a portion of his income. He bought four small : *- ' >- c o return it to the owner; but, as he had found it, he tried to make it seem right I for him to keep it. 4. After taking his seat in the school- room, George still thought about the g knife ; and the more he wished to keep g I it, the louder his conscience told him it was wrong. 5. On taking his writing-book, his copy was : " Honesty is the best poli- [* | cy." When George read these words, he quickly decided to return the knife ',-] to Mr. Goodman. G. While on his way from school, George met Mr. Goodman, and, taking | the knife from his pocket, he handed it | to him, and said: "Here is your knife, jp I Mr. Goodman. I found it in the road this morning, when I was going to.j school." ~ o $d&$$d&&3^^ SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 7. Mr. Goodman thanked him very | kindly for his knife, as it was one | which had been given him by a friend, and which, on that account, he prized ^very highly. - 8. A few days after, George re- ceived, in a small parcel, a new knife, like the one he had found, with his own name neatly engraved on the ^ handle. 9. It was a present from Mr. Good- man. Thus George, by obeying the dictates of his conscience, proved, to his great delight, the truth taught him in his copy, that "Honesty is the best I policy." LESSON XV* GLOW' ING, flaming. AP PEAR', look. -y ^.Jkx Ajji.i-w Avxv-'i-i* ^ | FRA' GRANT, sweet smelling. BLESS' INGS, benefits. DE NY', disown. DE CLARE', show ; manifest. THE WORKS OF, GOD. 1. I love to see the glowing sun, Light up the deep blue sky ; I love amid the fields to run, And hear the brooks flow by. SECOND READER E 43 I 2. How fresh and green the trees appear ! What fragrant flowers I find ! 0, surely God has put them here To tell us He is kind ! 3. The heasts that in the meadows feed, All thank Him different ways ; E'en little birds his blessings heed, And sweetly sing His praise. 4. Shall I alone my God deny, Who gives me every breath ? no ; I '11 raise my voice on high, Till it is lost in death. 5. For, though I 'm but a little child, Yet I to God belong; His works declare Him good and mild, And He will hear my song. LESSON XVK LUCK' Y, fortunate. Di VIDE', share. E' QUAL, like in size. OWN' ER, possessor. COM' RADE, companion. FOR' CED, compelled. SUB MIT', yield. HON' EST, upright. No' TICE, advertisement POST' ED, stuck up. OF' FER ING, tendering. TROUB' LE, pains. GAIX' ED, got. PROM' is ED, pledged. ffiFFFFFFF^^ SANDERS' NEW SERIES. THE HONEST SCHOOL BOY REWARDED. 1. Two poor boys on their way to school, one morning, found a small 1 pocket - book, which was w r ell filled I with bank notes. 2. One of the boys said : " We are very lucky in finding so rich a prize ; and now we will divide the money in | equal shares between us." I 3. But the other said : " No ; we | have no right to keep the money, and I we must try to find the owner. " 4. His comrade did not like this plan ; but he was forced to submit, and the honest boy took the pocket-book to school, and gave it to his teacher to keep, till the owner should be found. o o ^^^j^^r^i^^^^^. LESSON XIX. I' RON, made of iron. WOOD' EN, made of wood. TAK' ING, receiving. Cuoos' ES, prefers. BLE, generous. TRT' ING, endeavoring. WISH' ED, desired. j| PRE FER', rather have. g WANT' ED, wished, g PER HAPS', perchance. DO AS YOU VOULD IIAYE OTHERS DO TO YOU. Mother. Orplia, have you not been I trying to make Rosa give you her i doll's house for your box of tea-things?! Orplia. Yes, mother ; I thought she | 1 would like the tea - things quite as jp well. Mother. My dear, was it not because you liked the doll's house better, that ; you wished to make the exchange? I Orplia. Yes ; I prefer the doll's | house ; but I heard Kosa say she want- I ed a set of tea-things, and mine are I new, and her doll's house is old. I Mother. I know that her toy is not I as new as yours ; but it is much bet- 1? *j Q I tor ; and it is not right to take it from I | your little sister, in exchange for one that is not worth half as much. Orpha. But, if she likes it as well, 50 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. mother, why is it not right for me to exchange with her? I Mother. Perhaps, she might like it | as well at first ; but she would soon | wish for her doll's house again. Be- 1 sides, it would be wrong ; for you know that her toy is better than yours. Orplm. Why, Seba gave me his iron hoop for my wooden one, and you did j not blame me for taking it ; and his \ hoop is worth twice as much as mine. \ Mother. Yes ; but Seba knows the \ | worth of things as well as you ; and, if he chooses to give you a good toy for a worse one, I should say he was a kind and noble brother, and that it \ was right for you to take it. But would you like to have any one | do by you, as you wished to do by your little sister, and give you a poor thing for a good one ? Orplm. No, mother ; I should not like it ; and now I see it would not be right to get the doll's house from little Eosa ; for it would not be doing to her, as I would have her do to me. $$WPXPWPSy?&^^ ^ i SECOND READER. 51 LESSON XX. "WAIT' IXG, tarrying. FRU' GAL, spare. 1 SEV' ER AL, a number of. 2 FALL' EN, dropped. \ KNEAD' ING, mixing, or work- IN QUIRE', ask. | NEED' Y, in want. IN DEED', truly. STRAN' GER, person unknown. WOR' TOY, deserving. THERE' FORE, for that reason. ; [ing. 1 TREAS' URE, wealth. THE HONEST POOR MAN. 1. One evening a poor man sat by | the way side, waiting for the return of | his little boy, whom he had sent to :-] | the baker's to buy a loaf of bread. | 2. The boy soon came with the loaf; g | but, as the father was cutting it, to > begin their frugal meal, several large pieces of gold fell out upon the ground. ,0 o &l&&^dk$&&Md^^ 52 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. y ' ^ '3. The lad gave a shout of joy, picked up the gold, and said : " | father ! Now, as we have found so || much money, we have no need to work | so hard. 77 I 4. But the father said : " My son, | that money does not belong to us. 77 | 5. "Whose is it, then, 77 replied the | boy, "if it does not belong to us ? 77 | 6. "I know not whose it is, 77 said I the father; "it may have fallen out of S^ 7 / I the baker's pocket, as he was knead- g ing the dough. We must inquire. 77 I 7. "But, father, 77 said the boy, "we 1 are poor and needy ; we have bought | 1 the loaf, and no one will ever know o\ * Swhat became of the money. 77 | 8. "We bought the loaf, 77 said the I'father; "but not the gold in it. If the baker sold us only the bread, we can have no right to keep the money. I 9. " We may never be rich ; but we | must always be honest. We must I trust in the Lord, and try to do right, | and then we shall never be put to ^ ^.T- .r-v --^-. ,-v 5 3vcvr^DjnjojnYOjnjDjcjnjj'^ 21 SECOND READER. 58 10. They took the loaf and the money to the baker, told him that they found it in the bread, and that, if it was his, he might take it. 11. " You are, indeed, an honest man," said the baker; "and now I will tell you about the gold, and how I came by that loaf of bread. 12. "A stranger, a few days ago, brought that loaf to my shop, and wished me to sell or give it to the most worthy poor man whom I knew in the town. I did so; and the loaf, there- fore, with all its treasure, is yours.' 7 13. The poor father bowed his head, while tears of joy fell from his eyes. His son ran, and put his arms around his father's neck, and said : " I shall never forget your advice : I will al- ways try to do right; for then I shall never be put to shame.' 3 LESSON XXI, y\ 3 SMII/ ING, cheerful. ^ CHILI/ ING, causing chills. JOY' ous, full of joy. TUNE' FUL, music.il. PLEAS' ANT, delightful. CHEER' LESS, gloomy. SANDERS' NEW SERIES. DON'T KILL THE BIRDS. 1. Don't kill the birds, the little birds. That sing about our door, Soon as the smiling Spring has come. And chilling storms are o'er. 2. The little birds, how sweet they sing 1 0, let them joyous live ! And never seek to take the life Which you can never give. 3. Don't kill the birds, the happy birds, That bless the field and grove ; So harmless, too, to look upon, They claim our care and love. 4. The happy birds, the tuneful birds, How pleasant 'tis to see ! No spot can be a cheerless place, , Where'er their presence be. LESSSON XXIU Poui/ TRY, domestic fowls. A BUND' ANCE, plenty. EAR' LY, in good season. SERV' i CES, labors. SOME' TIMES, occasionally PERCH, alight. THANK' FDL, grateful. CAUS' ED, gave. PLEAS' TIRE, delight. PROF' ITS, gains. DE RIV' ED, received. CARE' FUL, cautious. FRIGHT' EN, scare. IN' JURE, hurt or harm. AN' i MALS, living creatures. TREAT' ED, used. IN FLICT', bring or lay on. I NEED' LESS, unnecessary. SECOND READER. 55 THE POULTRY YARD. 1. Mr. Imnan Avas a wealthy farmer who had cattle, horses, sheep, and poul- try in great abundance. 2. He told Helen, his little daugh- ter, that, if she would rise early every morning, and feed the fowls, she might have, as a reward for her services, the moncv for all the ecres she could sell. i/ 3. As soon as Helen came into the yard, with her basket of corn, the ducks, geese, turkeys, hens, and chick- ens, would all ilock around her. 4. Some would fly up and eat the corn out of the basket, while the larger ones would stretch up their necks, and pick at the corn, through the holes. VWfffWV o YWJfe o %jM^%8&&MMM^ 56 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 5. Even the cloves, which are com- Sl monly so shy, used to fly clown from I their cot, and seem quite at home j| among the larger fowls. 6. Indeed, they were so very fond of Helen, that they would sometimes | perch upon her shoulder, and put their bills almost to her lips, as if they wished to show how thankful they were for their breakfast. | 7. This caused Helen great delight ; I and she really felt more pleasure in | I taking care of her poultry, than in all | I the profits which she derived from the sale of their eggs. 8. Do you know why all the fowls were so fond of Helen? It was be- cause she was always so kind to them ; and was so careful, when they came about her, never to frighten nor injure them. 9. This is the way all animals should be treated , for they have feelings as | 1 well as we, and they soon perceive | who treats them kindly. 10. Those who are willing to inflict $&wp&wpxpfpipxp$p$^^ Jf^Sa&&XaXbfcXbJ^^ ' S E C O X D READER. needless pain upon any creature, must r r i have very bad hearts ; and good boys and girls will never choose such per- f sons for their friends and playmates. LESSON XXIII + STAIN' En, colored. SUR PRISE', astonishment Ex CLAIM' ED, cried out. BEAU' TI FUL, handsome. USE' FUL ; profitable. | OB' JECTS, things. PEE' VISH, fretful; cross. BEA' SON, cause. IIu' MOR, disposition. CEX' SURE, blame. I e THE PIECE OF STAINED GLASS. 1. Little Wilson, while playing in the yard, found a small piece of glass, stained red. 2. He wiped off the dust, and placed it before his eyes, when, to his great surprise, every thing that he saw, was of the same color as the alass. i * 3. He ran into the house, and ex- claimed : " mother ; see what a beau- tiful piece of glass I have found ! Ev- ery thing I see through it, looks red, the trees, the houses, the green grass, vour face, and even vour blue eves V 7 . \i * "Yes, Wilson," replied his mother; PjPi ^ 8 ^ - 53 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 1 \~" I I "it is very beautiful, indeed. But may | I you not learn a useful lesson from this 3 pretty piece of glass ?' : 5. "I do not know,' 7 said Wilson, " what more I can learn from it. I never before thought that a piece of red glass I would make every thing look red too.' I 6. "My son," replied his mother, "do 1 you not remember, the other day, that I you said every body was cross to you, I and that you even thought your father, X y v LJ | your sister, and myself, were all the I Gj *^ t~* 1 time finding fault with you ? eg " | 7. "As your piece of stained glass | seemed to change the color of objects, I so the state of your feelings made the j conduct of others appear like your own. 1 8. " You were then peevish and fret- | ful, and that is the reason why you I thought everv body around you was %> 6^ O / / v >$Q&iSo5Q&]5ta5a^^ -\ 60 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. shoot the arrow into the center of the circle. 3. After making several attempts, but without success, he began to vent his anger against the arrow, and to ac- cuse it of being the cause of his failure. 4. His mother, who had been sitting where she overheard all he had been saying, called him to her, and asked him to tell her what had so vexed him. | 5. He told her that he had set up a I fair mark, and had taken good aim ; | but the hateful arrow would not go g where he wished to have it. 6. His mother told him that it was very wrong thus to accuse the arrow ; for, as it was directed only by himself, so he alone was to blame for the failure. 7. It is an idle and wicked practice of some persons to charge others with guilt, when they themselves are the only ones in fault. 8. We should never try to hide our | own faults, by laying the blame on those who are innocent ; for candor is a great virtue. > ffljffWpgsgjgjfpfpyjfp^ ^&2oXo2D&&&&jy{^^ SECOND READER. 61 K LESSON XXV* ' BLE, activo ; lively. REACH' ED, attained. A LARM' ED, frightened. GID' DY, dizzy. BEY' ED, minded. As SIST', help ; aid. THE YOUNG SAILOR. 1. A little boy went to sea to learn to be a sailor. One day the captain said to him : " Come, my boy, if you wish to be a sailor, you must learn to | climb: let me see you go up the mast." 2. The boy, who was a nimble little fellow, soon reached the top ; but, when i I he saw how high he was, he began to I be alarmed, and cried out : " Cap- | tain, I shall fall ! what shall I do ?" 3. " Look up, look up, my boy !" said | the captain ; "if you look down you | will be giddy: look up, and then you will come down like a sailor. 7 ' The ; I boy obeyed the captain's command, | and reached the bottom in safety. . 4. We should learn from this to re- | gard the counsel of those who arc wiser than ourselves; and, at all times, to | look to God for help, who alone can [* assist us in every time of trouble. 62 SANDERS'NEWSERIES. g LESSON XXVI. 5 SOLV' ED, determined. J EF FECTS', results, RE FORM', amend. ) BE MAIN,' continue. EFFECTS OF EVIL DEEDS. 1. There was a little boy, who did so many bad things, that he could not count them, nor remember them from |J i one day to another. g 6K i/ f^D I 2. His mother, wishing him to see | g how many evil deeds he was guilty of, p S told him, for every bad deed, to drive | | a nail into a post ; and, for every good | 1 deed, to draw one out. x 3. The post was soon filled with 1 nails, and he began to be ashamed of I his conduct. He then resolved to re- | form. I 4. As now he began to do good 1 deeds, he went to the post, day after | day, and drew out a nail, till, at last, | they were all drawn out. He tteii took his mother to see the post. 5. "Ah, yes, my son," said she, "the | nails are all out ; but the prints of the nails are still there ! SECOND READER. 63 6. " So, even though you reform, af- ter you have done wrong, the effects of ^/ i > ' your evil deeds will still remain. 71 LESSON XXYIK AL LOW, permit. A BUSE', ill-use. RE SEXT' ING, retaliating. AL LOW' ED, let, or permitted. GREAT' LY, much. LM' i TATE, pattern after. VA' RI ous, different. Ex AM' PLE, mode of conduct. Ex' ER CISE, business in hand. SLY' LY, in a sly manner. EN RAG' ED, provoked. SCREAM' ED, cried out. PROP' ER LY, rightly. COM' PA NY, society. RE PEAT', do, or make again. TREAT' ED, used. 5 SCHOOL BOY'S AND THE MONKEY. / 1. Harvey Austin had a monkey, by the name of Pug, which would allow no one, either to abuse him or his I vouno; master, without resenting it. _M , O Tmmf -o FB -a ^ f\t SANDERS' NEW SERIES. ,T & 2. One day Harvey allowed Pug to I go with him to school, where the boys | were greatly amused to see him imi- tate them in their various sports. 3. When the teacher called the boys into school, Pug followed, and took his | seat with them When they took up I their books, he took up one, also, and | began to turn over the leaves, as he saw them do. 4. On seeing this, all the children bc- | gan to laugh ; and Pug, still trying to fe imitate their example, began to grin. i 5. One of the boys then threw a wad | of paper at him, when Pug, thinking | the exercise was now changed, threw S his book at the boy's head. ^ . | 6. Then a boy, sitting near him, sly- i ly scratched him with a pin, when the | monkey, greatly enraged, sprang upon | the boy's shoulder, and pulled his hair, till he screamed for help. ; 7. The teacher came and took him | off. " Beat him!" said one. "Throw | him out of the window!" said another. 1 I "Kill him!" cried a third. $$SPWPFJPF]PS^^ $&Mdk&&&&^^ SECOND READER. 65 8. "No I" said the teacher; "ho has done nothing but to imitate your ex- ample. If you had behaved properly toward him, he would have treated you in the same manner. 9. Pug, like "Poor Tray/' felt that he had been caught in bad company. He went home, fully resolved never to repeat his visit to the school. 10. from this lesson we should learn to behave in a proper manner, at all times; and then we shall never have cause to blaine those who merely imi- tate our own example. LESSON XXVHU FOR' TUNE, great wealth. DREAM' ER, one who dreams. SHIN' ING, glittering ; gleaming. WATCH' ED, observed. SPLEN' DID, very fine. NEED' Y, very poor. DE LUD' ED, deceived. NURS' ED, took care of. SPI' ED, saw or observed. HOPE' LESS, unpromising. SE' CRET, hidden thought. DE SPAFR', hopelessness. KIND' ER, more kind. TALE, story. FUN' NY, laughable ; queer. SCARCE' LY, hardly. SOR' ROW, grief. SE VERE', hard to be endured. ROLL' ED, flowed. TEN' DER, kind-hearted. SPY' ING, seeing. PRO CURE', obtain ; get. PRE' cious, highly valued. END' ED, finished ; closed. yp$^FF$3F$yyJ^^ f^jfojQ&SoJyfoSaSQ^^ 66 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. THE BOY WHO PLANTED HIS MONET. 1. Little Alfred found a shilling, As lie caine from school one day : " Now/' said he, "I '11 have a fortune ; For 't will grow, I 've heard them say/' 2. Thus he thought, poor little dreamer, "When some money one had found, It would grow, and bear more money, If 'twere planted in the ground. 3. Not a word he told his mother ; For he thought she would be willing : Home he runs, and, in the garden, Plants his shining little shilling, 4. Every day he gave it water, And he watched it with great care ; For he thought, before the winter, It would many shillings bear. 5. " Then," said he, " I '11 buy a pony, And a lot of splendid toys ; And I '11 give a hundred shillings To the needy girls and boys." 6. Thus deluded, little Alfred Laid full many a splendid plan, As the little coin he planted, Wishing he were grown a man, 7. Day by day he nursed and watched it, Thought of nothing else beside ; SECOND READER. 67 But his hopes began to fail him ; For no signs of growth he spied. 8. Weary with his hopeless waiting, More than any child could bear, Little Alfred told his secret To his mother, in despair. 9. Never was a kinder mother ; But, when his sad tale she heard, 'T was so funny, she for laughing, Scarcely spoke a single word. 10. This was worse than all ; for Alfred Thought his sorrow too severe, And, in spite of every effort, Down his cheek there rolled a tear. 11. This his tender mother spying, Kissed away before it fell ; " Where to plant your bright, new sliilling, Said she to him, "let me tell." 12. "Mr. Holt's two little children Long have wished to learn to read ; But their father is not able To procure the books they need. 13. " For their use, if you will spend it, Precious seed you thus will sow, And, ere many months are ended, Trust me, you shall see it grow." SANDERS' NEW SERIES, LESSON XXI FLOW' ED, ran. COM PLET' ED, finished. CON VEY', carry or lead. LA' BOR, toil. UP' RIGHT, perpendicular. CON NECT' ED, attached. Ex ER' TION, effort. CON STRUCT', make or build. MA CHINE', instrument. OTH' ER WISE, without that method. IN VENT' ED, contrived. EN' GINES, instruments of force or power. PER FORM' ED, done. GEN' i us, superior talent. IM PROV' ED, bettered. PRO PEL', drive forward. EM' i NENT, distinguished. Bus' i NESS, employment EN' ER GY, zeal ; vigor. THE LITTLE WATER-WHEEL. 1. Near the house, in which Peter and Alison Parks lived, flowed a small stream of water. 2. One day, while they were playing along this stream, Peter said to An- soii : " Let us go to work and make a little mill-dam." SECOND READER. 69 3. "Well," said Anson, "I will bring some stones, sticks, and sods, while | you get some boards to place across the stream." 4. They both went to work, all the | spare time they had, and, in three days, the dam was completed. 5. The next day they made a little * * water-wheel, and a spout to convey g the water from the dam to the wheel. | 6. When Peter and Anson came from i school, they went down to their mill- dam, as they called it, and amused I themselves with their water-wheel. 7. One morning their mother said to them : " Boys, I wish you to do some churning, before you go to work at your mill-dam." 8. The boys took hold by turns, and | churned for nearly an hour, before they brought the butter. 9. While thus at work, Peter said, | " I have been thinking, if we had a jp larger wheel, we might contrive to make g that do the churning, and so save our- selves much hard labor." j$ffiPFFF$yff!$yF^ SM 9< I 70 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. K |p i 10. They went to work, and, with | the aid of their elder brother, made a| larger wheel. Then, with an upright shaft, one end of which was connected to the churn dasher, and the other to the crank of the wheel, the churn was set in motion. 11. Thus these little "boys, by a due , ^ * ?* exertion of their minds, were able to | construct a machine to perform the labor, which they, otherwise, must have done with their hands. 12. It is in this way, that men have invented a great many useful machines and engines, by which labor can be performed much better and quicker, than it could be done without them. 13. It was by close thinking, that men of genius invented and improved the steam-engine, which is used to pro- pel . boats on the water, and rail cars | on the land. 4 14. If any one would become an em- 1 inent scholar, or skillful in any branch of business, he must apply his mind to it with zeal and energy. ?Wojpj^oS D W^^ SECOND READER. 71 LESSSON XXX, ROB' BER, thief. SEIZ' ES, catches. SHEP' HERD, one who takes care of sheep. WRAP' FED, covered over. SWIFT' LY, rapidly. SAV' ED, kept or prevented. IN' STANT LY, immediately. PEO' PLE, persons. GUARD' ING, taking care of. SLEN' DER, slim. SCENT, smell PUR SUES', chases or follows. BUSH' Y, thick, like bushes. Cov' ERS, conceals. FA' von ITE, one much be- loved. PRANKS, capers. SAD' LY, sorrowfully. RE FUSE', decline. IT KINDS OF DOGS. 1. Come, little boys and girls, let us have a talk about dogs. Some are prized for their beauty, while others are very useful. / 2. The strong Mastiff guards his master's house by day and by night. He barks loud at the sight of a rob- 72 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. hf ber, and seizes him, if he attempts to | touch any thing. | 3. The shepherd's Dog helps to guard 1 the sheep, as they graze on the hills and plains, and at night he drives them | safely into the fold. ' 4. The Esquimaux sits in his sledge, wrapped in thick, warm furs, and his dog draws him swiftly along over the ice and snow. 5. The New Foundland Dogs are so used to the water, and are so large and strong, that they have saved many people from being drowned. 6. If one of them were to see a child fall into the water, he would instantly jump in after it, and bring it safely to the shore. 7. The little barking Cur will lie all I day under the fence, guarding his mas- ter's coat and basket, while he is hard at work in the fields. 8. The Hound is used to hunt the sly fox, that steals our lambs, geese, hens, and chickens. i 9. The Greyhound is a tall, slender, | VWWFWP1F&^^ SECOXD READER. 73 dog, that can run very fast, and, on this account, it is kept for the chase. It does not scent its game, like the hound, but pursues it chiefly by sight. 10. Then we must not forget little C_2 Shock, with his long bushy hair, which nearly covers his eyes. He is a great favorite m with children, and plays al- most as many pranks as his young master. 11. Dogs are so fond of those who are kind to them, that they are ready to do any thing in their power, to pro- tect them from harm. 12. Sometimes they will not leave their master, even after he is dead ; but will sit by the body, moan sadly, refuse to cat, and, at last, lie down on the grave and die. LESSON XXXU M y I LT, household. RE TURN' ED, went b produce much greater evil in the $f3jy^JjD3JDjpj^^ aXQIQXQXQJ OXDIDJOUDJ SECOND READER. 87 Ot world, than a wrong use of fire and water. 6. The more knowledge wicked per- sons have, the more evil they will do; and the more knowledge good people have, the more good they will do. 7. While you are striving, therefore, to acquire knowledge, seek, also, to be- come wise and good, that you may em- ploy all your powers for the welfare of mankind. LESSSON XXXYHI* As' GRT, ill-natured. ER' RAND, message. QUICK' LT, speedily. ILL-NA' TUR ED, cross. AT TEN' TION, needfulness. IN STRUC' TION, teacliing. BLIG' ING, accommodating. A VOID', shun. SELECT SENTENCES. 1. Always " obey your parents ;" for that is the command, of God. 2. When you go to school, always obey your teacher. 3. When yon read a book, try to learn something from it. 4. Never speak to any one in an angry and harsh manner. ^&&3dfc3dk$^^ 88 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 5. Be careful to speak the truth at all times, and speak evil of no one. 6. Never strike your little brothers, | or sisters, or playmates. | 7. When your parents send you on an errand, go and return quickly. 8. When you are at play, you must | be kind and obliging ; for, if you are I ill-natured and selfish, good children | will not like to play with you. 9. Always listen with attention to | the counsel and instruction of your | parents and teachers. 10. If your schoolmates make a mistake in reading or speaking, do not laugh at them ; for that is not what you would like to have them do to you. 11. Ask God to aid you always to do good and to avoid evil. G-ATn' ER, collect. PLAY' THINGS, toys. LESSON xxxix* SAB' BATH, Sunday. RULE, law; precept. HAVES', acts or conducts. ! OR' DER, regulate. :: 9 SECOND READER. 89 THE MEANING OF DUTY. Son. Father, what is the meaning of duty? The teacher told us to-day, if we would be good and happy, we must do our duty. Father. Duty, my son, is that which we owe to ourselves, and to others. Son. But how can we owe ourselves any thing? That is something that I never thought of before. Father. Ought you not to eat, drink, and sometimes play, when you have I nothing else to do ? Son. yes, sir; though that is very easy, and something that I like to do; but is that what duty means ? Father. That is a part of its mean- ^5^5c?oJU5oScJ5c5W^ ' 90 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. ing ; but ought you not, also, to work, study, and often do a great deal that is | not so pleasant as it is to eat, drink, | and play ? I Son. Tes, sir ; I suppose I ought : but | is that all you mean by my duty to myself? Father. No; that is not all; for no one can do his duty to himself, unless | he is willing to do his duty to others. Son. Why, father, it seems to me that duty is a very hard word to learn the meaning of; and I do wish you would explain it to me in some other way. Father. Well, I will try, Did you hear your mother tell little Norman | -' Sr this morning, to gather up his play- things, put them into his wagon, and draw them out of the room? Son. Yes, sir; but can such a little boy have a duty to do ? I thought duty was something too hard for a child like Norman. f^\ Father. That is a mistake ; Norman | is old enough to obey his parents ; p lOTjojo^^ s SECOND READER. 91^ and, if he does that, and behaves as well as he can, he does his duty as fully as he could, if he were a man. Son. How can children, like little | Norman, have any duty, since they i are not old enough to know what they | * gB ought to do ? | Father. It is true, they do not know for themselves what they ought to do, and that is the very reason why they |> V t/ */ to should be made to obey those who do g know. Son. And what is the best rule for the conduct of those who do not know I their duty to others, and have no one I to teach them their duty ? Father. My son, can you repeat that verse which your mother taught you last Sabbath? . Son. yes, sir; it is this: a As ye would that men should do to you, do ye, also, to them ;" and is this the \ RULE, father? j Father. Yes ; those who order their conduct by that RULE, will be a bless- ing to others, and, at the same time, SANDERS' NEW SERIES. ^J 5" they will be good and happy them- selves ; for, in this way, they will do | their Duty. LESSON XL* IN' STANCE, example. HAP' PEN, chance. e| Ex CHANGE 7 , trade ; barter. OF' FER, proffer or tender. TROUB' LE SOME, annoying. WHAT EV' ER, any thing that. How EV' ER, for all that. 1 Fu' EL, wood, coal, ^%&&LJkSL$i$L8LL^^ 1 96 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. I them out to the carriage - house, show- ed them a span of beautiful ponies, harnessed to an elegant little carriage. 8. " These, my chile 3 ren, shall be I | yours/ 7 said the father. "You have | fully proved your love to me by your | good behavior, and by your rapid prog- ress in learning. You can now take a ride in your* beautiful carriage.' 7 9. How much happier were Charles | and Henry than they would have been, had they been idle, and neglected to comply with the wishes of their father ! .-+. LESSON XL 1 1, CLIMB' ED, mounted. PEEP' ED. slyly looked Ij SPY, see ; find out. PAN' TRY, cupboard- j PAUS' ED, stopped a moment. WHER EV' ER, any place where. AB' SENT, away. No' TIC ES, sees or observes. LITTLE JOHN GAY, 1. " No one will see me !" said little John Gay ; For his father and mother svcre both gone away, And he was at home all alone : " No one will see me !" so he climbed on a chair, And peeped in the pantry to spy what was there , Which you know he should not Irve done. $w&$mgw^^ JCcIuJuALiltillJ^JulIc^ I SECOND READER. 97 2. There stood in the pantry, so sweet and so nice, A plate of plum-cake, in full many a slice, And applef so ripe and so fine : " Now, no ono will see me !" said John to himself, As he stretched out his arm to reach on the shelf: " This apple, at least, shall be mine !" 3. John paused, and put back the nice apple so red ; For he thouo-ht of the words his kind mother had said, O ' When she left all these things in his care; "But no one will see me!' ? thought he, "is not true; For I've read that God sees us in all that we do, And is with us wherever we are." 4. Well done ! Yonr kind father and mother obey ; Try ever to please them, and mind what they say, Even when they are absent from you; And never forget, that though no one be nigh, You can not be hid from the glance of God's eye; For lie notices all that you do. LESSON XLIH* GATH' ER ING, picking. A BUND' ANCE, great plenty. SUD' DEN LY, all at once. WON' DER ED, was in wonder. TRAM' PLED, trod. MUR' MUR ED, repined. NIGHT' SHADE, poisonous plant. Poi' SON ous, deleterious. GRIEV' ED, pained. HIN' DER ED, prevented. PLUCK' ING, picking. FOR BID', denied. BE WARE', guard against. AL LUR' ING, enticing. IN DULG' ED, allowed. DE STRUCT' IVE, pernicious. i |pjp9P^njpyTjgt^^ 98 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. THE POISONOUS BERRIES. 1. A father walked with his chil- 1 dren through the fields, and across the \ CJ I hills. The children amused them- 1 selves with gathering the strawberries, ! which grew, in abundance, along the j | path and in the valleys. j 2. Suddenly the father heard a shout j of delight from the children, and lie | wondered what they had found. He \ went to them, and saw that they had j in their hands some beautiful berries, | which they were about to eat. I 3. But the father took the berries, threw them upon the earth, and stamp- ed upon them. He then tore the plants out of the ground, and trampled upon 3JUOSU02UUOJU50J^ * > SECOND READER. 99 them, together with the berries which hung thereon. 4. The children murmured and won- 1 dered at the conduct of their lather. But he was silent, and walked onward. At last, the children inquired : " How | could you, dear father, thus destroy the beautiful fruit, and all our pleasure ? Do tell us why you did that?" 5. " My children,' 1 answered the fa- ther, " if ^ you had eaten those berries, they would have caused your death. They are the berries of the deadly nightshade, a very poisonous plant." 6. Then the children were ashamed, and cast their eyes to the ground. They thanked their father, and said : " father ! why did you not tell us that ? for then we would not have griev- ed you by our foolish murmurings." 7. Their father answered : " It was your very anger and your murmurings that hindered me. Did I prevent you | from plucking the sweet strawberries ? You now know the kind of pleasure I forbid you. c/ " s 100 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. M 8. Thus, my dear children, beware | | of those pleasures which appear the most alluring; for, if indulged in, they would prove as destructive to your morals, as the berries of the poisonous nightshade would have been to your life. | RE CIT' ING, saying over. - FLOW' ED, streamed. Tu i' TION, instruction. THROB' BED, beat. HAST' EN ED, hurried. FEAST' ING, feeding. LEIS' URE, spare time. GEN' ER ous, liberal. No' BLE MAN, man of noble birth. AFT' ER WARD, subsequently. IM PROV' ED, usefully em- ployed. EM' i NENT, distinguished. MIN' is TER, preacher. MOT' TO, inscription. RE LAT' ING, telling. ^&&&lk&S&$L$i^^ 106 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. OTTO AND THE FIELDFARES. 1. Many years ago there lived near a village on the banks of the Danube, a little boy named Otto Baumer. His parents were very poor, and Otto, at an early age, was sent into the woods to collect sticks for fuel. 2 One day, on going farther into the woods than usual, in his search for sticks, he found several juniper trees well laden with ripe berries. And now, day after day, he gathered as many of these as he could, and took them to the village to sell. 3. While on his way to market with his basket of berries, Otto often met the little boys and girls with their COYOYOYO lu^JuSuSoSoSoXaSaSuJ^ SECOND READER. 107 books, going to the village school. And several times, as he passed the open door of the school-house, he saw them reading and reciting their les- 1 sons to the teacher. 4. Although poor Otto did not envy those children their happier lot ; yet his heart was often very sad, and, at times, the tears flowed down his cheeks, as he thought that he could not have a chance, like them, to learn to read and write. 5. But Otto very well knew that his parents were too poor to pay for his tuition, or even to do without his help at home ; and he could think of no plan, by which he could get any one to teach him, even so much as the | alphabet. 6. In passing through a grove, on his way to the village, early one morn- 1 ing, Otto saw two boys setting a trap | for some fieldfares, which they were | trvino; to catch for their teacher, who, ^ / g as they told him, was very fond of these birds. '&d&&&&$^^ 108 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 7. On hearing this, the heart of the poor boy throbbed with delight ; for now, thought he : "I know how I can learn to read and write, even though 1 1 can not, like other boys, go to ! I school.' 7 8. On his return from the village, ! taking an old basket to serve as a [ trap, Otto hastened to the woods, | 1 where he had often seen these birds ] feasting upon juniper berries, and, be- ( fore night, he had the fortune to find, beneath his basket, two fine, full-grown fieldfares. 9. The next morning, the teacher, on coining to his school, saw a number of the scholars standing around a lit- tle boy, who had two fieldfares in his hands. 10. The boy was very poor. He had no hat on his head, no shoes on his | feet, and his clothes were old and very much torn. The teacher came to him and said : "What do you wish, my I little boy?" 11. "Why, sir," said Otto, "I heard I $fflP$!ffSg%P&g3jp$^^ IfoMa^cScScSuSc^c^^ SECOND READER. 109 g- some of your scholars say that their g teacher was very fond of fieldfares, and here are two that I have caught for you. 77 12. "And what is your price for them ? 77 asked the teacher. "I do not wish to sell them for money, 77 was the boy 7 s reply. 13. "But you look as if you were in need of money, my dear boy, 77 replied the teacher. 14. "Yes, 77 said Otto; "I need a hat and shoes, and better clothes ; but there is something else, which I need still more. My parents are too poor to send me to school ; they do not know how to teach me, and I can not learn alone. 77 15. "Ah, well, my boy, that is no- ble, 77 said the teacher; "I see you pre- fer knowledge to money or fine clothes ; bring your birds to me, and I will teach you whenever you have leisure to call on me. 77 16. Otto made rapid progress in his studies, and, by the aid of a generous SANDERS' NEW SERIES. nobleman, was sent to college. Here lie improved his time to the best ad- vantage, and afterward became an em- inent minister of the gospel. 17. He kept in his study two field- \ fares, with this motto written on their cage : " Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing?' 7 18. On being asked what he meant by this motto, he used to explain the matter, by relating this story, and add- | ing, with a smile: "That poor boy was MYSELF. 77 LESSON XLVIU MYS' TIC, hidden or secret BEAT' ETH, throbs. WRAP' FED, inclosed. LIVE'-LONG, entire. WON' DROUS, marvelous. KNELLS, tolls. CON CEIV' ED, imagined. MAG' ic, wonder-working. DECK' ED, adorned. Pos SESS' ED, owned. MEAS' URES, metes out BLEND' ED, united. THE LIFE CLOCK. 1. There is a little mystic clock, Though out of human sight, That beateth on, and beateth on, From morning until night. SECOND READER. Ill 2. And, when the soul is wrapped in sleep, And heareth not a sound, That clock still ticks the live-long night ; Although 'tis never wound. 3. Though wondrous is that work of art, Which knells the passing hour, Yet art ne'er formed, nor mind conceived The life-clock's magic power. 4. Nor set in gold, nor decked with gems, By pride and wealth possessed ; But rich and poor, or high and low, Each bears it in his breast. 5. Such is the clock that measures life, Of flesh and spirit blended ; And thus 'twill run within the breast, Till that strange life is ended. - > LESSON XLYHU Vi' o LENT, harsh; rude. RE SIST', stand against. SOOTH' ING, softening. IN' FLU ENCE, power ; force. FE RO' cious, fierce ; savage TRAIN' ED, disciplined. To' TAL LY, entirely. CA RESS' ES, fondles. So ci' E TY, company. | Ac cus' TOMS, habituates. FROL' ic, sport. CA' PER, frolic. PERCH' ES, alights. CON CERN 7 ING, respecting. TREAT' MENT, dealing. Doc' ILE, gentle. PRO TECT' OR, guardian. E' QUAL LY, alike. 112 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. INFLUENCE OF KINDNESS. 1. There are but very few persons | who are so rough and violent, as to resist, for a great length of time, the soothing influence of kindness. Even the most ferocious animals are tamed by it. 2. In this way, a man by the name of John Austin, in London, has train- | ed animals of totally opposite natures, to live together in love and peace. 3. He is careful to keep them well fed, caresses them a great deal, and accustoms them to each other's soci- | ety at a very early age. 4. The cat and mouse, the owl and | rabbit, the hawk and pigeon, the star- IWWWWWWX^WWWWWWWWWKWWWlfS SECOND READER.. 113 ling and sparrow, all frolic together in the same cage. 5. The hawk allows the pigeon to eat out of the same dish with himself, while the mice caper directly under the cat's paws, and the starling perches on her head. 6. From these facts, little girls and boys can learn a useful lesson con- cerning their treatment toward younger brothers and sisters. 7. If they are fretful, be not cross to them. This will only serve to spoil their tempers, and injure your own ; but speak gently, and tell them some pleasing story, to make them forget i their troubles. | 8. In this way, they will soon be- 1 come as docile as lambs, and, when g they are unhappy, they will come to | you, as their kindest protector and best friend. 9. A gentle and patient temper is a two-fold blessing ; it equally blesses | those who possess it, and those who come under its influence. 8 114 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 10. While we are striving to do good to others, we find our reward in the quiet happiness, with, which our own hearts are filled. cj I LESSON XUX* HUD' DLED, jumbled. AN' GRI LY, madly. FRA' CAS, disturbance. 3 Ac' TION, deed or act. PET' u LANT, fretful; cross. COM MENC' ED, began. Dis TURB', disquiet. SHAME' FUL, disgraceful THE EFFECT OF "A BLOW FOR A BLOW." 1. When I was about ten years of age, I learned a good lesson, which it would be well for all little boys and 1 girls to remember. 1 2. One cold, frosty morning, I was | looking out of the window into my 1 father's barn-yard, where all the cows I and oxen stood huddled together wait- 1 ing to drink. I 3. The cattle stood very still and 1 quiet, till one of them, in trying to I turn round, happened to hit another. I 4. The one that was hit, now angrily 1 thrust her horns against the next one, & and, in less than a minute, the whole R.I SECOXD READER. 115 herd were kicking and hooking each other with great fury. 5. I called my mother to the win- dow to see the fracas; and, after view- ing them awhile, she said : " My dear boy, you may now see, in the conduct of the cattle, the effects of returning * a blow for a blow.' 6. "Just so, some cold, frosty morn- ing, I have known one cross word, or unkind action, set a whole family in a quarrel." 7. Afterward, if my brothers or my- self were a little petulant, she would I say : " Take care, my children ; re- | member how the fracas in the barn- | yard commenced. Never give ' a blow for a blow,' and you will save jour- self and others a great deal of trouble." j S. "Whatever brawls disturb the street, There should be peace at home ; W T here sisters dwell and brothers meet, Quarrels should never come. 9. "Birds in their little nests agree, And 'tis a shameful sight, When children of one family Fall out, and chide, and fight. ^WWWWWWWW^' " 116 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. LESSON L+ es Cu' EI ous, skillful, or cunning. SPE' CIES, kinds, or sorts. Sus PENDS', hangs. GATH' ERS, collects. SLEN' DER, thin, or slight CON CEAL', hide. [wonder. AD MIR' ING, viewing with TEXT' URE, construction. LIN' ED, covered inside.. DOWN' Y, soft, or feathery. SUB' STANCE, material. WROUGHT, worked. IN SERT', set in. FIN' isn ED, done. IM' PLE MENT, tool ; utensil. COM' PASS, make, or contrive. THE TAILOR BIRD AND ITS NEST. 1. These curious little birds, and one | or two other species, have been called tailor-birds ; because of the peculiar manner, in which they construct their | nests. These birds are found in the ^ West Indies, and in other warm cli- mates. * 2. Like the Baltimore Oriole, this It 59, I SECOND READER. 117 bird usually suspends its nest from the twigs of the apple-tree, weeping willow, or banana - tree ; and, with its bill, which serves instead of a needle | and a weaver's shuttle, sews or weaves | the leaves firmly together. 3. Sometimes it makes its nest on a plant that has large leaves ; and then it gathers cotton from the shrubs, i spins it into thread, by means of its | long bill and slender feet, and sews | the leaves neatly together, to conceal its nest. 4. An old lady, to whom one of | these curious nests was shown, after | admiring its texture for some time, inquired whether these birds might not be taught to darn stockings, and | make clothes. 5. The inside of the nest is com- monly lined with wool, or some light, downy substance, which makes a very | soft and easy bed for the young birds. | 6. In order to prevent the eggs, or f the youno; birds from being thrown | 9, out of the nest, by the wind or the ^j5e&>5cSc^a2o5^^^ > 118 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. motion of the trees, it is made very | small at the top, and four or five | inches in depth. 7. " Behold a bird's nest ! Mark it well, within, without ! No tool had he that wrought ; no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glue to join : his little beak was all ; And yet how neatly finished ! What nice hand, With every implement and means of art, Could compass such another ?" > -o- *- LESSON LU PRAC' TICE, exercise. t p r the country, during the whole winter, | and even ventured into the streets of the principal towns. 3. One of them, finding the gate in | front of a house open, entered, when suddenly it closed after him. The | woman of the house had just placed a large tea-kettle full of boiling water, in the yard, and the bear, in smelling it, burned his nose. _C| ' 4. Provoked at the pain, he vented | | all his fury upon the tea-kettle, and clasping his fore -paws around it, he | pressed it with all his might against f his breast, to crush it; but the more | he pressed it, the more it burned g'him. I g 5. The horrible growl which rage n J and pain forced from him, brought | J all the tenants of the house and the 1 if neighborhood to the spot, and poor | bruin was soon dispatched by shots | from the windows. 6. He has, however, by this act, ac- quired a lasting fame, and become a I proverb among the people of the I OIOIOIOI SECOND READER. 143 town ; for, when any one injures him- self by his own rashness and violence, they remind him of "the bear and the tea-kettle.' 7 LESSON LXI* IM' PLE MENTS, utensils. i BLOS' SOMP, flowers. CUL' TI VATE, till. i 0' DORS, perfumes. DWELL' INGS, houses. j FREIGHT' ED, loaded. CAR' OL, sing. PROD' UCTS, produce. UN FOLD', display. i Lux' u RIES, dainties. THE WORLD WAS MADE FOR MAN. 1. The world was made for man. The sun shines to give him light by| day, and the moon and stars look down upon him in their glory and beauty by night ; and a green carpet is spread over the earth, to please and | delight his eye. 2. Does he want fuel and water ? They are ready for his use. Does he want implements to cultivate the soil, or to construct his dwellings ? Let 1 him take the iron from the earth, and | make them. 3. Does he want silver or gold ? 144 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. Let him go to the mine, and he shall | find it safely laid up for his use. 4. Does he want food ? The hills and the valleys will yield him grain, the air will give him fowls, and the waters are his fishing-place. 5. Does he want clothing ? The I sheep bear it on their backs, or the I cotton-plant will produce it, or the silk-worm will spin it for him. 1 6. The birds shall carol for him, j | the flowers shall unfold their bios- 1 sorns to delight him with their beau- [ tiful tints and fragrant odors, and the I; | honey -bee shall toil to procure him j sweets. j 7. The beaver and the seal will | I yield up their lives to supply him | | with their warm fur, and the great I whale, in the deep sea, will supply him with oil to light his dwelling. 8. The ocean, the tides, and the | winds, all wait on him ; and the ships, ij | freighted with rich products, shall | brine: him the luxuries of every |i O /' clime. OiniDIDIDJ SECOND READER. LESSON LXIU 145 EN GAG' ED, employed. IN TER FER' ING, meddling. WOR' RY ING, tiring oat. CON TEN' TION, strife. CON TIN' u ED, kept on. QUAR' REL ING, fighting. CON' TEST, combat. SE' RI ous, sober, or grave. PRU' DENCE, discretion. VAL' OR, bravery. RE TREAT', escape. IN DUCE', lead. EN GAGE', join. Qui' ET NESS, peace. CON DU' CIVE, serviceable. Dis' CORD, disagreement. OLD PEACEMAKER. 1. Peacemaker was the name of a I large dog, owned by a gentleman liv- ing in the western part of the State of New York. 2. This dog was so named, because he would neither quarrel himself, nor allow other dogs to quarrel in his presence. teoyjy^pjqpj^ ^&i&^yfc5cAQ&!5^^ c a 146 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 3. Old Peacemaker was going with | his master to the post-office one morn- ing, when he saw two smaller clogs engaged in fighting. 4. He watched them a moment, without interfering ; but, seeing them \ becoming more and more enraged, worrying and biting each other, he quickly rushed to the scene of con- tention. 5. Finding, however, that the two clogs paid no attention to him, but \ continued quarreling, he raised his I paw and struck the larger one on the | ear, which caused him to run, yelping and whining from the contest. 6. He then gave the other a seri- ous, earnest look, as if he would say : 1 " Stop ! be quiet ! for I allow no quar- g reling in my presence." 1 7. The little dog did not fail to g take the friendly hint thinking, no | doubt, that prudence was the better | part of valor, and so made his retreat as soon as possible. 8. How many people there are, who s> SECOND READER. 147 might learn a good lesson from the conduct of this noble dog ! Instead of living in peace, and trying to pre- vent quarrels, they not only induce others to quarrel, but even engage in | it themselves. 9. If we would enjoy that peace \ and quietness of mind, so conducive to our happiness, we must strive to live in peace with our fellow-men, and to prevent, as far as possible, quarreling and discord among others. LESSON LXIIK COM PLAIN', murmur. I WHERE WITH', with which. SPARK' LED, glittered. LEAP' ED, jumped. GAY' LY, sprightfully. CLAP' PED, struck together. Miss' ED, lost. UN SEEN', invisible. CRE ATES', makes. Si' LENCE, stillness. BE STOW' ED, given. PRE' cious, highly prized. PROF' IT A BLE, advantageous. RE CEIVES', takes or obtains. THE FLOWER-BEDS. 1. Herman and Flora were fond of flowers, and their father gave them each a small bed in the garden, and the children planted the seeds in the | ground. ?$&&$o%&&$d&3^^ 148 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. fj 2. They watered them with great care, and watched the place where * SB they were planted, to see how they would sprout forth from the earth. | But they had waited many days, and not a shoot was to be seen. 3. Then the children began to com- plain, and said : " Alas ! we have planted and watered the beds in vain; for we shall have no flowers." 4. After a few warm days they 1 went with their father to look at the beds, when, lo ! the tender plants had | sprung up from the earth, and the I; dew-drops on their leaves, sparkled in the morning sun. 5. Then the children were greatly j rejoiced. They leaped gayly around, clapped their hands, and said : "0, see, father! here they are all at once. 6. " We have waited long to see how the sprouts shoot forth from the earth, and now, here they stand, and we have missed the sight." 7. "My children," answered the fa- ther, " The hand of God works al- &'r SECOND READER. 149 g ways on this wise. He brings forth the tender plants and blossoms, and each pleasant gift unseen, and con- ceals the hand wherewith He creates and conveys them to man. 8. " Like this, my dear children, let your love be toward your fellow -men. Delight in doing good ; but do it in silence, and in secret, like unto God's goodness, in the works of nature. 9. "A single gift bestowed in si- lence, is precious in the eyes of Heav- en, and truly profitable to him who receives it. For that which profits in a gift, is not so much the gift itself, as the love of the giver. r> LESSON LXIV. Hu MANE', kind. j CON SENT', agree. \ Dis PO si' TION, temper of PRO PO' SAL, offer. EN DEAV' OR ED, tried, [mind. Dis PUT' ING, debating. ED' u CA TED, taught. PUN' ISH ED, chastised. DE CID' ING, judging. i SCARCE' LY, hardly. I REACH' ED, extended. PRO POS' ED, made offer. Ex ACT' LY, precisely. CHANG' ED, happened. AF FAIR', matter. DE cm 7 ED, gave judgment. JUDG' MENT, decision. EN FORC' ED, put in force. PRE TENSE', plea. COM MIT' TED, done. fJJOT^ojpjjqgoj^^ %&&&8!3&M!M&&$^ 150 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 152 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 9. " Why so ? 77 said Cyrus 7 father ; "was not the little coat most proper | for the little boy, and the larger coat for the large boy ? 77 10. "Yes, sir, 7 ' answered Cyrus; "but my teacher told me that I was not made judge, to examine which coat best fitted either of the boys, but to decide whether it was just, that the large boy should take away the coat of the small boy, against his consent ; and, therefore, I decided unjustly, and deserved to be punished. 77 11. A just claim may be unjustly enforced. A right thing may be clone in a wrong way. The most cruel acts of injustice have sometimes been com- mitted, under the pretense of forcing men to do right. LESSON LXV. cJ g Ecn / o, return of sound. FOR' EST, woods. RE PEAT' ED, said over. MYS TE' RI ous, unknown. IN SULT' ING, offensive. COM PLAIN' ED, made com- NAUGHT' Y, bad. [plaint. RE FLECT' ED, returned. IN' TER COURSE, association. IN' so LENT, saucy. l$F$myP&&8^ SECOND READER. 153 THE BOY AND THE ECHO. 1. Little Casper had never heard an echo, and he knew not what it was. 2. One morning, when he was play- ing in the field, he cried out : " Hal- loo r and instantly he heard, from the neighboring forest, the same word 1 ' halloo ! ' ' repeated. 3. He was much surprised, and cried out: "Who are you?" when the myste- rious voice answered: "Who are you?" 4. Casper then said : " You are a silly boy /" "A silly boy !" was the only reply which he heard from the forest. 5. He now became greatly enraged, and used many angry and insulting expressions ; but he was always faith- fully answered by the echo. 6. At last, he hastened to the for- est to punish the boy who, as he | thought, had been mocking him. His | search, however, proved vain. 7. He soon returned to the house, | vexed and angry, and complained to his mother of the naughty boy who had been insulting him. l&&flk&&d$dki^^ & 154 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 8. "My son," said his mother, c you| betray yourself, since what you com- 1 plain of, was merely the echo of your i own words. I 9. l As you have often seen your > face reflected from a looking-glass, so you have heard your own voice from the forest. 10. " If you had spoken pleasant | words, you would have received pleas- ant words in return. 11. "In our intercourse with others, l their conduct is commonly the echo -< I of our own. If we behave properly toward them, they will treat us in the same manner ; but, if we are haughty and insolent to others, we have no | reason to expect any better treatment from them." LESSON LXVl* HUR RAii 7 , shout of joy. GALE, gentle wind. j SUR' GY, billowy, a* UP SETS', overturns. vTJ ' BARGE, boat. CHILD' isn, youthful. SEEMS, appears. Qur ET, calm. WISE' LY, prudently. HUM' BLER, more lowly. P, VAN' isn, suddenly disappear. DE CAY', fail ; decline. Vtf) -.m fiXLAQ2o5k&5L&!!L3o?Q^^ SECOND 155 THE LITTLE BOAT-BUILDERS. 1. Beside the sea-shore Charles and Ben* Sat down one summer day, V J To build their little boats, and then To watch them sail away. 2. "Hurrah!" the boats have left the shore, And side by side they sail ; And pleasant sunshine all before, Behind, the summer gale. 3. But quite too rough the surgy sea ; One boat upsets, and then They clap their hands, and shout with glee, "Hurrah! she's up again!'" I \ 4. But on the wave it can not live ; It sinks, and now the other ! * This word is a Proper Xame. and not, as is usually supposed, an abbreviation of Benjamin. The practice of introducing nick- names into school-books, is reprehensible; and their use, even in | common conversation, should be avoided. &wpwsPWF&&8^^ Ifcfc&SdMk^^ 156 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. And now a louder shout they give, "Hurrah! we'll build another! 5. " Let 's make ourselves a little sea ; The ocean is too large ; This tub will do for you and me To sail our little barge." 6. Dear children, thus, through life, your joys May vanish ! Will you then Still laugh, as o'er your childish toys, And think they'll rise again? 7. And, when life's ocean seems too wide Your quiet course to trace ; Say, will you wisely turn aside, And choose a humbler place ? 8. And will you, as your joys decay, First one, and then the other, Shout on, as one hope sinks away, " Hurrah ! I '11 build another ?" LESSON FAIR' EST, most beautiful. RIP' EN ING, getting ripe. NEST' LE, lie snug. FOR SAKE', leave, or quit. DAM' ASK, red-colored. GAY' EST, gaudiest. GLOW' ING, brightly shining CLOUD' LESS, clear, or bright. Sui/ THY, very hot. CLOUD' ED, overcast. TOR' RENTS, rushing streams. AP PEAR' ED, came in sight. BLEND' ED, mingled. HAR' MO NY, agreement. COM BINE', unite, or agree. PRO MOTE', advance. ^py^^o$3)pjpjqp^^ SECOND READER. 157 THE FOUR COLORS. A FABLE. 1. On a bright summer morning, | four colors,- -Yellow, Red, Green, and Blue, began to vie with each other, as to which was the fairest. 2. "I," said the Yellow, "am loved by the early spring flowers ; I gild the clouds in sunset, and spread myself 1 over the ripening corn ; nestle among 1 the leaves, and forsake them not till 1 they die." 3. "I am seen," said the Red, " in | the damask rose, and with all the bright summer flowers ; I tint the gayest butterflies, and am seen in full glory, in the glowing autumn skies. Who can vie with me?" 4. "I am to be seen," said the Green, " in the leaves of every tree, in every blade of grass, and in the growing grain. Every body looks on me with pleasure and delight." 5. " Look to the cloudless summer sky; to the deep shades of the wood, where the blue-bells grow, and there thou wilt see me," said the Blue. > ^Sc&^oScSoSc&jyyfo?^^ 158 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 6. " The modest violet is mine, the hare-bell, and forget-me-not. I am in | the deep waters, also. Where, indeed, am I not?" ge 7. Soon the air became sultry, the |i sky was clouded, and the rain came & . g down in torrents. The sun broke out, g! and smiled upon the storm, when, lo ! I in a beautiful bow, which stretched g over the heavens, the four colors ap- 1 1 peared, blended in the most perfect | | harmony. | 8. How often do disputes among children, destroy the peace and quiet i of their minds ! But, when thev com- -5 t/ bine to promote each other's happi- ness, they appear more lovely than the beautiful tints of the rainbow. ^ *- LESSON LXVIH. PER' FEOT LY. completely. RE MIND', put in mind. YOUTH' FUL, young. Ru' DI MENTS, first principles. | COL LECT' ING, gathering. ^ CARE' FUL LY, with care. | SCAT' TER ED, spread. 1 Dis OR' DER LY, confused. SYS' TEM, method or order. CON FU r SIGN, want of order. EN SUE', follow. A VAIL' A BLE, advantageous. YIELD' ING, complying. Nox' IQUS, hurtful. Dis CON TENT', dissatisfaction. DIL' i GENCE, care; heed. s^jogojojoj^}^ SECOND READER. 159 GATHERING- FLOWER-SEEDS. 1. The fall of the year is the sea- son when the farmer gathers in his crops and fruit, and stores them away for use in the winter, and for seed the coming spring. 2. Children, also, at this season, should gather the flower-seeds in their gardens, and lay them aside till need- | ed. Make little paper-bags, and write the name of each flower neatly upon them. 3. When you have placed the seeds | in the bags, put them in a wooden or | tin box, in a dry place. 4. The seeds, thus arranged, will re- main perfectly safe through the cold b u 6 u 66 L g&^yyyyuyyyyyyfc^y^ 160 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. winter, and be ready for sowing in the spring. 5. If your little garden has weeds || in it, pull them up, and be careful that, in so doing, you do not scatter | their seeds, lest they spring up and |;; trouble you the next season. 6. This advice can scarcely fail to remind the youthful reader, that this | | is the time when he is gathering the seeds of knowledge for future use. 7. The rudiments of learning, which you are now collecting, should be care- fully arranged in your minds, like the seeds in the paper-bags. 8. Suppose all your gathered flow- er-seeds were thrown into one box, and, thus mingled together, should be scattered over your garden-beds. What a disorderly mingling of all sorts and kinds, would spring to view ! 9. If you toss into your minds geog- raphy, history, grammar, arithmetic, I! | &c., without order or system, the same, || or even worse confusion will ensue. l| JHD '*' J * ll i"d"]o JUtaXaSoIa5b&ScXJUk&!J^ * SECOND READER 161 10. When you acquire a new fact, label it, and place it where it belongs. This will render the knowledge you acquire available, easy to find, and ready for use when it is needed. 11. The weed-seeds I Take care that no "enemy" scatter them in your hearts. Are you tempted to falsehood ? Be- ware ! By yielding, you would sow a weed-seed that would bear the most noxious, poisonous fruit. 12. The seeds of discontent, of bad temper, and of pride ; keep them out of your heart "with all diligence;" for the fruits they bear, are more bitter than aloes and wormwood. < >* LESSON LXIX. EARN' ED, gained by labor. PLEAS' URE, enjoyment. UN FIN' ISH ED, left undone HAB' IT, practice. PROS PER / i TY, success. DE LIGHTS', takes pleasure. PRAC' TICK, custom. HUR' RY, great haste. NEG LECT' ED, disregarded. RE CITE', say or repeat. FA' BLE, fictitious story. REP RE SENT' ED, described. SIG' NAL, sign. WA GER, bet BOUND' ED, leaped, GLUM' SY, awkward. PROG' RESS, advancement RA' CER, runner. STEAD' i LY, constantly Dis' TANCE, space. 1 3^fo&k$d&&&$^^ 162 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. FINISH YOUR WORK BEFORE YOU PLAY. 1. I know a man who is very rich now, though he was very poor when a boy. He said his father taught him | never to play till he had finished all | | his work for the day, and never to I spend money till he had earned it. 9 2. If he had but half an hour's! work to do in the day, he was taught | to do that the first thing, and to do it | in half an hour. 3. After this was done, he played ; \ and my young friends all know, that he could play with much more pleasure, | than he could, if the thought of his I unfinished work was still on his mind. 1 4. He said he early formed the habit | | of doing every thing in its season ; I and it soon became perfectly easy for | him to do so. I 5. It is to this habit that he owes | his present prosperity ; and I am happy j to add that he delights to do good with 1 his riches. 6. Sometimes when we have a little work to do, and a long time to do it I &&8c$d&&$d^^ g SECOND READER. 163 in, we are apt to put it off till the very last minute. Y. By this practice, we are never up with our work, and are always in a hurry; and what is done in a hurry, is seldom done well. 8. Adelaide was a little girl who could learn a long lesson in a verjr few minutes ; but she often neglected it until her class was called to recite, >- and then she was not prepared ; be- p cause she did not begin to learn it at g the proper time. g 9. Amelia was a little girl who could not learn as fast as Adelaide; but she always had her lessons well prepared to recite, whenever her class was called ; because she began to study them as soon as the 'teacher gave them out. 10. It would be well for those per- sons who are in the habit of putting off their work till the very last min- ute, to call to mind the fable of the Hare and the Tortoise, which are repre- sented as running a race on a wager. |! 3&&SaXaXoSc&&2S^^ 164 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 11. When the signal was given for them to start, the hare, being very fleet of foot, bounded away, leav- ing the clumsy tortoise far in the rear. 12. After they had run some dis- tance, the hare stopped to see what \ progress the tortoise was making, but, as he was not yet in sight, the light-footed racer lay down to take a nap. 13. While he was quietly sleeping, the tortoise kept steadily on Jiis course ; and, before the hare awoke !| out of sleep, the tortoise came out at the end of the race, and so won the prize. LESSSON LXX* THICK' ET, slirubs closely set MOVE' MENTS, actions, [know. Cu RI os' i TY, eagerness to DE TER' MIN ED, resolved. As CER TAIN', find out. Ex CITE' MENT, agitation of mind. EN TAN' GLED, twisted together. Es CAPE', get away. CON TAIN' ING, having in. CAP' TIVE, confined. RE TIR' ED, withdrew. SAT' is FI ED, gratified. RE LEAS' ED, set free. CHAR' i TA BLE, benevolent. Dis PERS' ED, separated. COM PAN' IONS, associates. DE JECT' ED, depressed. |&Xa&&fc&&&&&^ SECOND READER. 165 SYMPATHY AMONG THE BIRDS. 1. A gentleman observed, in a thick- et near his dwelling, a number of brown thrushes, that, for several days, con- tinued to attract his attention, by their loud cries and strange movements. 2. At length, so great was his cu- riosity, that he determined to ascer- tain, if possible, the cause of their excitement. 3. On looking about in the thicket, he found that one of the thrushes had its wings so entangled in the bushes, that she could not escape. Near by was her nest, containing four young birds. 4. Without attempting to release SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 166 the captive bird, lie retired a short distance from the place, when several thrushes made their appearance with worms and other insects in their months. 5. These they gave first to the mother and then to her young birds ; she, in the meantime, cheering them on, in their labor of love, with a grateful song. 6. After viewing the interesting scene till his curiosity was satisfied, the gentleman released the poor bird, when she flew to her nest, and her charitable neighbors dispersed with a song of joy. 7. A kind-hearted little girl, whose happy face and joyous voice, remind one of the merry songsters of the grove, on hearing this story, exclaimed : "Is it not beautiful ? 8. "How happy the poor bird must have felt to be released ! and how glad the young birds must have been to see their mother return ! No won- der the kind neighbors sung for joy! 77 p $&&MQ&fc&fcMfo&X^^ SECOND READER. 167 9. Beautiful, indeed, it is ! But I can tell you what is still more beau- tiful. 10. It is that little girl who drops kind words, and gives pleasant smiles | as she passes along, who is ready to help every one she meets out of trouble, who never scowls, never con- tends, never teases her companions, nor seeks, in any way, to lessen, but | always to increase their happiness. 11. Would it not please you to pick | up a string of pearls, pieces of gold, diamonds, or precious stones, as you pass along the streets ? But pleasant words and kind actions are the true pearls and precious stones that can never be lost. 12. Take the hand of the friendless. Smile on the sad and dejected. Be kind t those in trouble. Strive every- where to diffuse around you sunshine and joy. 13. Thus, while you render others happy, you will not fail to be happy yourself. LuruXuXUIuTCruXurcYorOllJiuJ %&&3kdti&3titi&&&&^c8ti^^ 168 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. LESSSOfl LXXU ER ING, any thing that Qui' ET LY, silently, [covers. SLOW' LY, gradually. FREE' LY, liberally. BE STOW', give, or impart. FORM' ED, made. WHAT CAN I DO? 1. "I do not see what I can do/' A little snow-flake said, " Upon this meadow, long and wide, A covering to spread/' 2. But quietly it kept its place, Till, slowly falling round, The other flakes came gently down, And white was all the ground. 3. 0, freely givej though little sums Are all you can bestow : Remember that of little flakes Is formed the bed of snow. LESSON LXXIU IN TIT' ID, asked. SPE' CIAL, particular. SUMP' TU ous, rich, or costly. BAN' QUET, feast. AP PEAR' ANCE, semblance. CON CEAL' ED, covered. SCAR' LET, bright red. BOR' DER ED, edged. Pow' DER ED, sprinkled with powder. A DORN' ED, decorated. NIM' BLE NESS, activity. PA RAD' ED, walked for show. GRACE' FUL LY, elegantly. SPA' cious, large. PER FORM' ANCE, display. EL' E GANCE, gracefulness. Dis GUST' ING, offensive. DEC' o RATE, adorn. BID' i CULE, derision. WWFgjyjfjgsfJWPjpffl^^ ?4iXuSu}yWfoXoMt&^^ S SECOND REA-DER. 169 THE MASKED MONKEYS. 1. A nobleman invited a few of his special friends to a sumptuous ban- quet. While they were sitting at the table, two very small and gayly dress- ed visitors, having the appearance of a gentleman and lady of high rank, entered the room, with their faces con- cealed by masks. 2. The gentleman wore a scarlet- colored coat, bordered with gold lace ; his wig was powdered white as snow, and his hat was adorned with silk cord, tassels, and a flowing plume. 3. The lady was dressed in bright pink satin, having a gay little bonnet upon her head, white kid glov s on -3 ^& I I g SECOND READER. 173 "the showman has done no more than the man did, who sold you the nuts; he has only put ' the best on the out- side.'" 8. Just after we left the show, we heard a man speaking very fast and loud. We went into the shop, where we heard the voice, and saw an auc- tioneer standing up at a little desk, with a small hammer in his hand. 9. He made it appear that all his articles were the very best of the kind ; and I really thought he came there on purpose to oblige his cus- tomers, by selling his goods at less than half their real value. Finally, said he : " Now is the time for every man to lay out his money to the very best advantage." 10. Two or three times I jogged rny father to buy something; but he only stooped down and whispered in my ear, " Why, my son, do you not see | that this man, like the others, is put- ting 'the best on the outside?'" 11. As we were walking home, my ^S^FIPtF^ 1 ^ SANDERS' NEW SERIES. father talked to me about what he had noticed during his life, and made many remarks that I have since found to be true. 12. " What you have seen to-day," said he, " is only a specimen of what | you will often observe in the conduct of mankind. 13. " When a boy behaves well in the presence of his parents, and dis- 1 obeys their commands in their absence, he practices a worse deception, than did the man who sold you the nuts, the showman, or the auctioneer. 14. "When one person promises an- | other what he does not intend to per- form, he is equally guilty of deception. It is like putting ' the best on the out- side. 7 15. " But, while you observe the faults of others, see that you do not practice them yourself. Be what you appear to be. Never seek to deceive or injure others, or to benefit your- self, by putting ' the best on the out- side." 7 SECOND READER. 175 LESSON LXXIV* DE SPIS' ED, scorned. CON DEMN' ED, censur STA?E' MENT, account. EM' i GRA TED, removed. SET' TLE MENT, place of abode. PUR' CHAS ED, bought PRO GRESS' ED, advanced. COM PLET' ED, finished. A ROCS' ED, awakened. RE TIR' ED, gone away. Bu' RI ED, covered up. Di REC' TION, course. AP PROACH' ED, drew near. HALT' ED, stopped. SUP PCS' ED, thought. DES' PI CA BLE, contemptible. THE WAT WOLYES PUNISH LIARS. 1. Lying is not only despised by mankind, but it is condemned and punished even by wild beasts, as the following statement of facts will plain- ly show. 2. A number of years ago, a man |j emirated from the State of Connecti- knjDjpjpy^pjpyjjo^p^ jfc&8s&$dh&d&^^ *) 176 SANDERS* NEW SERIES. cut to a new settlement, in the west- ern part of Pennsylvania. % 3. He purchased a tract of wild land, three miles from any house, and, after clearing a small piece of ground, commenced building a dwelling for his family. 4. When his work had so far pro- gressed, as to have a part of the roof completed, and a floor on the second | story, he gathered some shavings and | | slept there. * 5. One bright moon-shiny night, he was aroused by a noise below. He looked down and saw a wolf covering up something very carefully in the shavings. 6. After he had retired, the man went down to see what he had buried there, when, to his astonishment, he found a little girl who was sent from the nearest settlement after the cows; but, losing her way, she wandered about until late in the evening. 7. She came to this place, and, be- | ing weary, lay down in the shavings, ,,., 9, , t^AUAUAUA SECOND READER. 17 and went to sleep, lie took her to the second story and soon he heard t/ the howling of the wolf, and, also, of others in a different direction. 8. In a few minutes, a large drove | of these ferocious animals approached his dwelling. "When within a few rods, i they halted, and one came from the | flock, entered the building, and pawed | open tho shavings. Soon all tho others H entered. ^ 9. Shortly they all went out, and v | one stood by himself, and held his \ head between his feet, like a dog | when ashamed, and the rest of the | wolves rushed upon him with tiger | fury, and tore him in pieces. I 10. They, no doubt, supposed that he g had deceived them, or, in other words, p had told them a lie ; and thus, it seems | that wolves punish liars with death. | 11. How mean and despicable is a ^ liar, even in the eyes of wild beasts ! | I hope, therefore, none of my young ^ ! friends will ever be so base, or so ^ 'wicked as to tell a lie. Ijgxp&m^xpjasnsg^^ 12 178 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. ' LESSON LXXV. THE DEAD BROTHER. Child. ! why does brother William sleep So long upon his little bed ? And why, dear mother, do you weep? Mother. My child, your little brother's dead. Child. 1 thought, when dead, my mother dear, That angels bore us to the sky ; But brother William still is here. Mother. no, my child ; he dwells on high. Child. I feel his cheek, his hand I hold, William, do get up and play ! Why is your hand so very cold ? Mother. Your brother hears not what you say. Child. And will he never wake again, And spread his playthings on the floor ? Nor walk with us along the lane ? Mother. We here shall see his face no more. Now, soon that body must be laid Beneath the cold and silent clod ; His spirit angels have conveyed To live forever with its God. SECOND READER. 179 LESSON LXXYK So' CIAL, free to converse. AN' EO DOTES, stories. RE LAT' ED, told. TRAP' PING, setting traps. SUR' FACE, face, or level WOUND' ED, maimed. E NOR' MOUS, very large. PBR CEIV' ED, ascertained. TER RIF' ic, fearful. I STRUG' GLING, striving. GROWL,' ING, grumbling. VER TAK' EN, caught COM' BAT ANTS, fighters. CON' FLICT, combat. CAU' TIOUS LY, carefully. IN FLICT' ED, given, or brought Oc CUR' RENCE, event. QUAR' REL SOME, contentious. THE INDIAN, THE PANTHER, AND THE BEAR. 1. On the river St. Lawrence lived an aged Indian named Sabastas, who belonged to the St. Regis tribe. 2. He was gentle and friendly, and though nearly a hundred years old, he w r as very social, and pleasing in his manners ; and many were the anec- &M&&&M!MsMsMd!^ J| 180 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. ^ ^ ," p 9 ~s 3 ?> 9 r9 " | dotes that he related of his former, | wild, forest life. 3. "One day, said ho, "while trap- jp ping for beaver on Grass Eiver, near \ | Cranberry Lake, I sat down on the ' bank to eat my dinner. | 4. "At a little distance from me 1 was a large tree, that had fallen across ' the river, and which lay a few feet | above the surface of the water. 5. "Yfhilo eating, I looked up* and I saw a panther lying upon the log, near g the opposite bank, fast asleep. P 6. "Having with mo only a small Jj I shot -gun. I did not venture to fire : g* " f? | for, had I merely wounded him, he ^ 1 would instantly havo rushed upon me, % and torn me in pieces. | 7. " Soon after, a bear of enormous 1 size came smelling along on the ground, | ^ till he reached the log, when he si- 1 1 lentlv sot ui)on it, and crept aions; till gg / J. A ho came to the panther. 8. "Then, lifting his huge paw, he f gave the panther a blow, that in- ^ stant.lv knocked him into the river. : SECOND READER. 181 _^^_^^^^_ 1 \ The bear then turned about, and has- ! tenecl back into the bushes. i 9. "The panther swam to the oppo- | site shore, and, shaking off the water, ! sprang upon the log, and came to the j place where ho could scent the bear's | track. Then with a sullen growl, he darted, like an arrow, into the thicket i:i pursuit of the bear. 10. "Very soon I perceived, by the loud and terrific roar, followed by the violent struggling, dashing, and growl- ing, which I heard among the bushes, | that the panther had already over- taken the bear, and that the enraged combatants were engaged in a deadly i conflict. 11. " 'Let them fight it out,' thought I ; so I sat still until the noise had | / IP ceased. Then, taking my gun, I crept slowly and cautiously into the bushes, where I found them both dead, and I covered with wounds which they had inflicted on each other.' 7 12. From this occurrence we may learn a useful lesson ; that, when bears I t^ gwwwxFWWWWwii y&fa&S&R&ik^^ 182 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. s and panthers fight, we should let them | fight it out. 13. Indeed, from many examples, we may learn that those who quarrel and fight, receive all the wounds and bruises ; while those who keep aloof from the quarrelsome and vicious, both i avoid injury to themselves, and, at the|j same time, furnish the best examples I for the conduct of others. LESSON LXXYIU MB MB VOL UN TEERS', soldiers by j PAI/ TRY, mean, or petty. IN TEND', purpose. [choice. j CER' TAIN, particular. RE NOWN', fame, or honor. j RE FUSE', decline. SERV' ING, treating. 1 GAL' LOWS, scaffold. 5 E VOLUNTEERS. Son. Father 1 I Ve seen the volunteers Dressed out in red and blue ; And I should like to hear you tell What they intend to do ! Father. These are our country's soldiers, boy ; And they intend to go To fight their country's battles, Away in Mexico ! jp $$ s &Ss&3&dX^^ 183 I SECOND READER. >**- Son. I The country's battles ! What are they ? And what is fighting for ? I thought that folks were shot and killed, Whene'er they go to war 1 Father, Just so, my boy, these volunteers, For Glory and renown, Will shoot and kill the Mexicans, And burn their cities down ! Son. What have they done those Mexicans ? I should be glad to know : I think I never heard before Of serving people so! Father. Done! They're a weak and paltry race, And all the papers say, They owe our nation certain sums Which they refuse to pay. Son. Well; Peter Jones is owing me A sixpence for a knife; I'll go some night and bum him out, And take the fellow's life. Father. What ! take his life ? What do you mean ? That would be very wrong ; You would be tried for murder, boy, And on the gallows hung! &toSa&^cSQXaXaJoX^^ 184 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. Son. Then why not hang the volunteers ? Is it more wicked, then, To shoot and kill a single hoy, Than kill a thousand men ?" LESSOK LXXYIH, A WAR' EN, arouse. PROMPT' ED, actuated. AP PEAR' ANCE, personal pres- Sov' ER EIGN, king. [ence. I S ' CON' TENTS, matters contained. ! SA LUTE', wish well. RE LIEVE', free. i As SURE,' give assurance. PRO VIDE', make provision. Du' TI FUL, required by duty SUF' FER ED, endured. FIL' IAL, becoming a child. RE TURN' ING, going back. IN' DI GENT, poor. THE KING AND HIS PAGE. 1. Frederic, the king of Prussia, one day rang his bell, and nobody an- | swering, he opened the door, and | ^pysjpjpffjpff^s^^ SMS> &&&2&X3&X3636JuX^^ ^ %f SECOND READER. 185 ' | found his page fast asleep on a sofa. | He approached, and was going to | awaken him, when he perceived a let- ter hanging out of his pocket. 2. Prompted by curiosity to know its contents, he carefully drew it from his pocket, and read it. 3. It was a letter from the pace's I J- ^) ti mother, in which she thanked him for [ having sent her a portion of his wages, to relieve her from the distress which ! she otherwise must have suffered, and ^ closed by saying, that God would re- jp ward him for his filial kindness. IP 4. The king returned softly to his '-I room, and took a bag of ducats, which, |j with the letter, he carefully placed in t the pace's pocket. .L < > j. va 5. Keturning again to his room, the | kino: rang the bell so loudly, that it f {, J \ / / / ^9 aroused the page from his slumbers, who instantly made his appearance be- fore his sovereign. 6. " You have had a sound sleep," I said the king. The page was con- I fused, and wholly at a loss how to ex- *3 - ^^^.^-~T^r~ ^srvr^-^^^^^~r^~^~ $ cuse himself; when, by chance, put- ting his hand into his pocket, he there found a purse of ducats. 7. He took it out, turned pale, and, looking at the king, then at the purse, he burst into tears, without being able to utter a word. 8. " What is that ? 77 said the king. "Ah, sir, 77 said the young man, throw- ing himself on his knees, " some one is seeking my ruin! I know not how II came by this money in my pocket! 77 I 9. " My young friend, 77 replied the I king, 77 God often does great things | for us even in our sleep. Send that money to your mother, salute her on my part, and assure her that I will provide for both her and you. 77 10. Thus you perceive that the page, by his dutiful conduct, obtained the favor of the king, not only for himself, but, also, for his indigent mother. LESSON LXXIX, VER' DANT, green. HUE, tinge, or color. SIL/ VER Y, silver-like. Qmv' ER, tremble. Wms' PER ING, low speaking. TRAV' EL ER, sojourner; WAFTS, bears away. HAR' VEST, season of reaping. R f "> SECOND READER. 187 WHAT GOD HAS MADE. 1. 'T was God who formed both earth and land, The verdant vales and sparkling rills, The murmuring streams, the silvery strand, The smiling meads, the grassy hills ; 2. The forests with their thousand trees, The thousand birds that carol there, The whispering wind, the gentle breeze That wafts their music in the air ; 3. The flowers of every form and hue, The leaves that quiver in the spray, The morning clouds, the evening dew, The sun that gives us light by day ; 4. The moon that cheers the traveler's eye, When evening steals along the plain, The stars that twinkle in the sky, The harvest fields of golden grain. LESSON PRO vis 7 ION, food. DE CLAR' EB, asserted I Mis TAK' EN, deceived. ^ As SER' TION, declaration. PER PLEX' ED, puzzled. MAR' VEL ous, wonderful Dis TINCT / LY, clearly. EN TREAT' ED, besought MYS' TER Y, secret. LXXX, COM PCS' ED, made. Ac CORD' ING, in accordance. CON' FI DENT, sure, or certain. PAR' TIAL LY, partly. Ex AM' IN ED, considered. O PIN' IONS, judgments. CON CLU' SIGN, decision, Pos' i TIVE, certain. TIIOR' OUGH LY, fully. s|M2^&SD&So&&jyyfcj^^ 188 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. * THE "WONDERFUL SIGN. 1. A wealthy merchant, in one of our large western cities, had three sons, named Randolph, Robert, and Joseph. One day, as their father | came into the house, he found them all engaged in an earnest and angry | dispute. 2. The father, knowing the nature of their dispute, called Randolph and sent him round the corner, to read the | new sign that had just been put up I on a large provision store. 3. lie then ordered Robert to go round the" other corner, and read the I |j sign from another direction ; and, fi- 1 | nally, directed Joseph to go and read | it from the side of the street, opposite g to the store. I 4. Randolph hastened back, and g told his father the name on the sign was WILLIAMS ; but soon after, Robert came in and said, the name was JOHN- 1 SON ; and, at last, Joseph entered, dc- & darino; that the only word on the sioi I t/ O V* was PROVISIONS ! SECOND READER. 189 5. The boys seemed utterly surpris- ed : they said there was but one sis;n I J C on the store, and each declared that | the others must be mistaken. The father, seeing there would be no end | to the dispute, told them the only way to decide the question, was for all to look at it from the same point. 6. They now urged their father to go with them, each, at the same time, promising to prove to him the truth | 1 of his own assertion. 7. On reaching the point, from | which Randolph had looked at the sign, lo ! they all saw upon it the name, WILLIAMS. At this, Randolph |; exclaimed : " There, I told you so !" | but Robert and Joseph seemed very g | much perplexed. p 8. They now passed along to the f s S opposite side of the store, when the p g word, PROVISIONS, made its appearance f | upon this marvelous sign ; and now, p *l Joseph, in turn, cried out : "I told j ;'] you so !" and all were still more puz- jp 4 zled than before. i *J ' WUAJ l W 1 WA V .- '-'A 1 -- .WA*"' A -i^A^iL^^^^^ ' OOOOOvOvvOOwOOOto $dk&&i&&&&$&ifafl^^ 190 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 9. Finally, on reaching the point, from which Robert had read the sign, they all distinctly saw upon it the name, JOHNSON. The boys were now still more surprised than ever, and en- treated their father to explain to them the mystery. 10. He then took them nearer, and showed them that the sign, instead of being composed of one board, as is usual, had upon it narrow slats, so arranged and painted, that the three ^) different words were seen, according to the position of the person, by whom it was read. 11. Upon the board itself, there was only the word, PROVISIONS ; and this | | could not be seen, except from a point directly opposite. 12. The name, WILLIAMS, was painted I on one side of the slats, and the name, | JOHNSON, upon the other, so that the word was different, according to the direction, from which the sign was viewed. 13. Strange as it had seemed to ^WWWW^WWWWWVWW^TOTOWW^PWWlfc S&IaXo5Q?aJa&jXQ?J^^ SECOND READER. 191 E cj them, the matter was now made en- 1 tirely plain. "Now, my sons/ 7 said the | father, " I will tell you why I had you | view this wonderful sign from opposite points. It was to teach you not to be | too confident, when you have only par- 1 tially examined a subject. g ] YOTWOTWWSWWWWWW^ SECOND READER. 193 we shall find in them a great differ- 1 ence ! the one is, no doubt, a good | nut; but the other is worthless; for there is no kernel in it" 3. Whether ray grandfather had seen a little hole in the side of one of the nuts, I can not say; but certain it was, that when he cracked them with the nut -cracker, one of them had no kernel in it : we were all very much surprised. But nay grandfather pro- ceeded with his remarks. 4. " Let us learn from this little occurrence, the advantage of observ- ing things with attention. It is not of much consequence whether a nut turns out to be what it appears, or | otherwise; but, in other matters it is often of great importance, 5. " There are many things in the world, of which it may be said with | truth, they are good for nothing ; for they have no kernel in them. 6. " Wherever you may be, and how- ever employed, always act uprightly; never practice deceit ; never let it ||raja3jpjg^ 13 'kS&dk!^^ 194 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. be supposed that you have a hollow heart; never let it be said that there is no kernel in you" 7. My grandfather spoke these words with so much earnestness, that it seemed as if he desired to make an impression so deep in our hearts, that it never should be effaced ; and our attention appeared to make him more earnest than ever. ><9 LESSON LXXXH* PEE SERVE', keep. \ DE CEP' TIVE, deceiving. CON CLUDE', judge. COUN' TER FEIT, false ; unreal. HYP' o CRITE, pretender. A STRAY', out of the way. QUAI/ i TIES, virtues. DE RIS' ION, ridicule. EN TIC' ING, alluring. A MUS' ING, entertaining. THE NUT WITHOUT A KERNEL. CONTINUED, 1. "The habit of observing both per- sons and things with attention, will pre- serve us from much disappointment ; for we are apt to conclude that things are just what they appear to be. 2. " A counterfeit coin is not a real one ; and there are counterfeits among SECOND READER. 195 mankind, as well as among pieces of copper, silver, and gold. A counter- feit person is one who has no true heart ; or, in other words, one who is like the nut without a kernel. 3. "Hardly is there a worse charac- ter than that of the hypocrite, who says one thing, and means another. If you listen to him, you are very likely to be led astray; for his words are as smooth as oil, and sweet as honey. 4. " He promises much, and per- forms little ; his object being to de- ceive. I need scarcely tell you that his heart is hollow, and that he is like the deceptive nut, that had a fair ap- pearance, but no kernel in it. 5. "The boaster is another charac- ter that is not to be trusted ; for his great words and his little deeds do not agree. 6. "A roaring lion, with no more courage than a lamb, would be a strange animal ; and he who talks loudly of qualities that he does not possess, is a strange man. o I 'dltdltdfcSdXsfi^ 196 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. 7. " Never indulge in boasting, lest it be said of you, in derision, that you are like the nut without a kernel. 8. " A cheerful book is a pleasant thing; but unless you observe it with jp attention, you may be deceived by it. 9. " Sometimes a book has a very enticing appearance ; the binding is gay, the pictures are very pretty, and the stories are so very amusing, that you go laughing through every page from the beginning to the end. 10. " But, when you have done laughing, you find that you have been laughing at folly ; and that, in short, the book is like the nut without a kernel." 11. Many years have now passed, since the days of my youth ; but sel- * dom since then, have I met with a disappointment, or with any thing that proved to be much worse than I ex- pected, without calling to mind the worthless nut, and the words of my grandfather : " There is no kernel in fflpjptpffWSsg!^^ e>< $&&$&&&&&^^ SECOND READER. 197 LESSON LXXXIIK TUN' ED, put in tune. ME LO' DI ous, musical EAR' LI EST, most early. SOAR, mount up. RE' GIONS, tracts, or realms. LOFT' i EST, highest. TROUB' LE SOME, annoying. TURF, sod. EN JOY', possess. ' JOICE, be glad. THE BOY AND THE LARK. 1. "Who taught you to sing, my sweet, pretty bird? Who tuned your melodious throats ? You make all the woods and the valleys to ring, You bring the first news of the earliest spring, With your loud and your silvery notes. 2. " Who painted your wings, my sweet, pretty bird ? And taught you to soar in the air ? You rise and you dart through the regions of light, You look down on man from your loftiest hight, And your hearts know no troublesome care. 3. " And where are your fields, my beautiful bird ? And where are your houses and barns ? You sow not the ground, and you reap not the corn, You spring from your nest, at the earliest morn ; But you care not about the wide farms." 4. "'Tis God," said a lark, that rose from the turf, " Who gives us the life we enjoy ; lie painted our wings, and gave us our voice, He gives us our food, and He bids us rejoice; We're his creatures, my beautiful boy." &MM&MMM^MMM 198 SANDERS' NEW SERIES. LESSON IxXXXIV* BRANCH' ES, boughs. { GLO' RIES, splendors. CALL' ING, occupation. NIM' BLEST, most active. i| TAL' ENTS, powers of mind. Rous' ED, waked up. Fix' ES, fastens. Ac COM' PLISH, effect. EN TIRE' LY, quite. AT TAIN' MENTS, acquirements. Sow' ING, scattering. CUL' TI VATE, improve. STRIVE TO EXCEL. % 1. All the great and good men in | the world have once been boys, and | why may not all boys become great | and good men? 2. If you seek for honor and re- nown, rise from the dust, from which thou wast made, and aim at great and worthy deeds. 3. The tall oak, that now spreads its branches broad and high, was once | | a small acorn, hid in the bosom of the earth. 4. Strive to be the first in thy call- 1 | ing, be it what it may. Be the nim- I blest at play, and the best at study ; | | yet envy not the merit of others ; but | I seek to improve your own talents. | 5. In striving to excel by just con- 1 duct, the spirit of a man is roused I \_A SECOND READER. 190 within him ; he pants after fame, and is eager to gain the object of his pur- suit, I 6. He rises like a palm tree, in spite of those burdens that tend to I keep him down ; and, as an eagle in I the sky, he soars aloft, and fixes his | eye on the glories of the sun. 7. The deeds of great men are in his dreams by night, and it is his chief j| delight to follow them all the day. | 8. He forms great and good designs, jf and pursues them with ardor, until | success crowns his efforts. If your aim be good, despair not of success. 9. No one knows what he can do, until he tries, and he who faithfully exerts himself to a noble and worthy object, can hardly fail to accomplish it, although, at first, it might appear entirely beyond his power. 10. Be not content with present at- tainments ; but, while you are digging your little garden, and sowing seeds there, cultivate your heart and your head at the same time ; for the seeds to* which you sow there, shall spring up, blossom, and yield rich fruit when you are a man. * LESSON LXXXV* THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS. 1. I saw the glorious sun arise, Far o'er yon mountain gray, And, as he mounted up the skies, The darkness fled away ; And all around me was so bright, I wished it might be always light. 2. But, when the dazzling sun was gone, The gentle moon drew nigh, And stars came twinkling one by one, All o'er the shaded sky. "Who made the sun to shine so far, The moon and every twinkling star ? 3. " 'T was God, my child, who made them all, g By His own power and skill ; He holds them that they do not fall, And bids them do His will ; That glorious God, who rules in love On earth, and sea, in Heaven above. PSPSPIHpypsfpfPtPffSfpfpj^^ Our school-mates are there, all ear - ly in the & ^ X w* fl C m i^ LL '4 _. _ ri ^ A iO A i-^^ Tlijl ^ ^ & w 9 t 5 f ' f ^ f T 4 l~ ^ T r tuiit 11 B 1 " ^ i T : l I - j i 1 1 i W ^* | ^^ i n C 6 s Jf Tt 1 , i j i - . S 9 rr^ ' ' 9 * * j j j p s " V ; ? ) ' r i* 5 * 9 . e^ ^ "ill ' r ; i r r g ring - ing, With willing heart, from friends we part ; morn - ing, With hearts so light, and fa - ces bright ; O &> 4 I . & J * <^ ' i _ _ . ^ A A a ^* A . - fe 3 i -^^ 'I i L t y i II Pi . " - 1- T t P 1 k_ 1 r r , i PI i - i ve tc p & W i T Ll i n i ' ' < J Jf i J * : S^ rr^\ - ' \ 4 : &- \ : P 9 9 . S32 *^ ~ 9 ' '~"m '__0. . S tr ^ ^.- ^ ^. come, come a - way! come, come a - way 1 ? ' ' 1 To school we '11 haste with - K Our teach -er, too, we &> P 8 s~~~\ J* -** . Er p ' M * if LL 1 j^ : ? m ' m m F ^/ gfE: -T r r r r S aXaXa&i?c&&&&J^^ SECOND READER. 203 K ^^ ^T***?*j>?*r*^**~ r ' " ' i* P" ' i " i * ^ *Z ll tr , r r ^ ! , T | f cheer us day by day ; O come, come a - way ! make our joys complete ; O come, come a - way 1 ^\.^ | C? r H - & .m A -- r_ i %* 1 1 ^ tt 1 <5 Til [ 1 J & -~ r H_ J I i rr ' B 1 ' III / r 3. There we all will join our social hymns in singing, With joyful lays our notes we '11 raise ; come, come away ! Then to our studies we '11 repair, Improve our time with studious caro, Observe each rule while there ; come, come away 1 And when from our toil, at eve again returning, To home so dear, we '11 haste with cheer ; O come, come away ! Where we again in merry glee, Shall join in sweetest harmony, From toil and care set free ; come, come away 1 204 SANDERS' NEW SERIES, ** HEVEE LATE AT SCHOOL W. B, BRADBURY. ^m -- 1- ^ 1. I '11 awake and rise at the dawn of day ; For I 2. Birds awake betimes, every morn they sing, None are 3. "When the summer's sun wakes the flow'rs again, They the 4. O, these precious days will too soon be o'er, And these will not doze precious time away ; With my lessons learned, this shall tardy there.when the woods do ring ; So when daylight dawns, I'll ob- 9v~ . . r . r I r call obey none are tardy then, Nor will I forget that it liappy hours will return no morel Then I'll ne'er regret that it I/ * -9" be my rule, " Never to be late when I go to school." serve this rule, " Never to be late when I go to school." r-0 00009 0-r-- -ff is my rule, " Never to be late when I go to school." was my rule, " Never to be late when I go to school." 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