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THE PALMER COX 
 BROWNIE PRIMER 
 
 ARRANGED FROM PALMER COX'S 
 BROWNIE BOOKS 
 
 TEXT BY MARY C. JUDD 
 PICTURES BY PALMER COX 
 GRADING AND EDITING 
 BY MONTROSE J. MOSES 
 
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 PUBLISHED BY THE CENTURY CO. 
 NEW YORK 1921 
 
Copyright. 1906, by 
 T»E Century G). 
 
 Second Editi(m. Wcy^ l&CT i Btrpfi^ted; Ngvemter, 1W7 
 
 January, 191"! ;. OcV^'-ef, 1912 « Feh^t^ry, 1914 ; 
 
 June, ]9t8: Af ay. '1916: February, 19l7 ; 
 
 May, 1918; April. 1919; 
 
 Jawuary, 1920. 
 
 EDUCATION DEPT, 
 
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PREFACE 
 
 It is a mistaken idea that children learn to read only 
 through bare, spiritless statement of fact. At no other 
 period is imagination so naively active, and to the imag- 
 inative faculty the Brownies appeal. 
 
 The editors have arranged the text so as to repeat 
 words constantly ; they have likewise placed the subject 
 matter in its proper season, beginning with the early 
 Fall, when school opens. While definite lessons have 
 been indicated on every page, it is to be hoped that the 
 pictures in themselves will suggest to the teacher addi- 
 tional topics for talks and blackboard sentences, and at 
 the same time furnish the interest and incentive to in- 
 duce the child to learn to read the text. The Appendix 
 contains directions for the use of the vocabulary and of 
 those pages on which the play element is distinctly em- 
 phasized. 
 
 To understand the characteristics of the Brownies is 
 the essential requisite for the understanding of this 
 little Primer. The genial, hearty, and helpful spirit 
 with which the little men are supposed always to go 
 through their tricks, is largely the cause of the success 
 they have had. May they find equal favor in the school 
 room, while the children are learning to read. 
 
 Palmer Cox. 
 
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BROWNIES, like fairies and gob- 
 lins, are imaginary little sprites, 
 •who are supposed to delight in 
 harmless pranks and helpful deeds. 
 They work and sport ivhile weary 
 households sleep, and never allow 
 themselves to be seen by mortal eyes. 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 Frontispiece 
 
 Preface 
 
 Dedication 
 
 Illustration— The Flag . 
 The Brownies and the Flag 
 The Brownies— I, 2, 3 . 
 The Brownies— 4, 5, 6 . 
 The Brownies— 7, 8, 9, 10 
 The Brownies and School 
 The Brownies and School 
 Drawing Lesson . . . 
 The Brownies in the Orchard 
 Illustration— The Orchard 
 The Brownies and Cotton 
 In the Wheat Field . . 
 Verse— Guess .... 
 The Merry Little Men . 
 
 Review 
 
 The Brownies' Pictures . 
 The Brownies' Circus . . 
 The Elephant .... 
 The Harvest .... 
 The Brownies and Foot-ball 
 In the Gymnasium . . 
 The Thanksgiving Dinner 
 Sawing Wood .... 
 
 Review 
 
 Verse — What Does Brownie 
 Want? 
 
 PAGE 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 II 
 
 12 
 13 
 H 
 15 
 16 
 
 17 
 18 
 
 19 
 20 
 21 
 22 
 
 23 
 
 24 
 
 25 
 26 
 27 
 28 
 29 
 30 
 31 
 32 
 33 
 
 34 
 
 PAGE 
 
 In the Toy-shop 35 
 
 The Peep-hole 36 
 
 Review 37 
 
 Snowballs 38 
 
 The Brownies and the Sleigh . 39 
 The Christmas Tree . . . .40 
 
 The Christmas Tree . , . . 41 
 Illustration — The Christmas Tree 42 
 
 The Toboggan Slide .... 43 
 
 Review 44 
 
 Counting Lesson 45 
 
 Making a Snow Man .... 46 
 
 Illustration— The Snow Man . 47 
 
 The Months 48 
 
 Th- Months 49 
 
 The Months 50 
 
 Review , , 51 
 
 Skating 52 
 
 The Brownies on Skates . . 53 
 
 The Brownies in Japan ... 54 
 
 The Weather-vane .... 55 
 
 Review 56 
 
 On the Clouds 57 
 
 The Singing Lesson .... 58 
 
 "America" 59 
 
 "America" . 60 
 
 Illustration— The Clock. . . 61 
 
 What Time? 62 
 
 Review ••••••••63 
 
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 Contents 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Some Brownie Don'ts . . 64 
 
 The Brownies in a Fog ... 65 
 
 Illustration— The Windmill . 66 
 
 The Windmill 67 
 
 Six Brownies . . o . . . 68 
 
 The Telephone 69 
 
 Seed-planting 70 
 
 The Brownies and the Robins . 71 
 
 Review 72 
 
 A Queer Ride 73 
 
 The Bicycle Ride 74 
 
 The Bicycle Ride 75 
 
 Review 'jd 
 
 Verse— Fishing 77 
 
 Verse— Spring Song .... 78 
 
 Verse— The Bees 79 
 
 Review 80 
 
 Lawn Tennis 81 
 
 The Donkey Ride 82 
 
 The Dancing Lesson .... 83 
 
 Review 84 
 
 How to Make a Kite . , . . 85 
 
 The Horse 86 
 
 The Horse Race 87 
 
 Review 88 
 
 The Long Bridge 89 
 
 The Brownies and the Boat . 90 
 The Scared Brownies. ... 91 
 
 Learning to Swim 92 
 
 The Queer Glass 93 
 
 The Yacht Race 94 
 
 The Anchor 95 
 
 In the Sand 96 
 
 Verse— At the Sea-side ... 97 
 
 The Sky Rocket 98 
 
 The Fourth of July .... 99 
 
 Review 100 
 
 The Brownies' Surprise . . . loi 
 Verse— The Farewell. . . . 102 
 
 Vocabulary 104 
 
 " 105 
 
 « 106 
 
 « 107 
 
 « 108 
 
The Palmer Cox 
 Brownie Primer 
 
THE PALMER COX 
 BROWNIE PRIMER 
 
 Oh, see the flag. 
 Up with the flag. 
 Up with the flag on high. 
 Do you see the flag? 
 Hurrah for the flag! 
 Hurrah for the flag on high! 
 There is the red. 
 There is the white. 
 There is the blue. 
 1 he red, white, and blue. 
 
I 2 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 One little Brownie, 
 
 One 1 
 
 Two'liftle Brownies. 
 
 Two 2 
 
 Three little Brownie men, 
 
 Three 3 
 
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 ne 
 
 Two 
 
 Three 
 3 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 1 3 
 
 Four little Brownies, 
 Four 4 
 
 Five little Brownies, 
 Five 5 
 
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 Six little Brownie men. 
 Six 6 
 
 Four Five Six 
 
 4 5 6 
 
14 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 Seven little Brownies. 
 Seven T 
 
 Eight little Brownies. 
 Eight 8 
 
 Nine little Brownies. 
 Nine 9 
 
 Ten little Brownie men. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 15 
 
 The wise Brownie said: "Go to school." 
 ''Yes, yes, we will go to school," said 
 the little merry men. 
 
 ' You must study." 
 
 ''Yes, yes, we will 
 study," said the little 
 merry men. 
 
 "Oh, sec, there is the 
 school-house." 
 
 "Hurrah! let us go to 
 school," said the little 
 merry men. 
 
 "Run, run to the 
 school-house." 
 
 "Study, study," said 
 the wise Brownie. 
 
1 6 The Palmer Gox Brownie Primer 
 
 Nine o'clock is school time. 
 
 Go to school, Brownies. 
 
 Here are your books and pads and 
 pencils. 
 
 One Brownie tried to spell. 
 
 '' B-r-o-w-n-i-e," he said. 
 
 And one Brownie tried to read. 
 
 And all the Brownies sang a song. 
 
 They sang, ''Hurrah for 
 the red, white, and blue." 
 
 But when daytime came, 
 the Brownies ran away. 
 
 Why did the Brownies 
 run away? 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 17 
 
i8 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 HE nights arc long. 
 The nights are cold. 
 The apples are red. 
 The apples are ripe. 
 "Come," cried the Brown- 
 ies, "come and let us go to the apple tree." 
 Look, how the apples fall on the^round. 
 Run, run, let us pick them up. 
 Hurry, hurry, for the nights are cold. 
 And the frost will come soon. 
 Here is a basket. 
 Put the apples in the basket. 
 Oh, what fun to pick the apples from 
 the ground. 
 
 Take care, take care, little 
 Brownies, don't fall. 
 
 The Brownie is in the tree. 
 Will he fall? 
 
 Tell us what you see, 
 little Brownie. 
 
 " I see birds," he said. 
 

2 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 See the cotton ! How white it is. 
 The Brownies pick the cotton. 
 They put the cotton into the baskets. 
 Cotton grows Hke a flower. 
 Each flower is a soft. white ball. 
 See the Brownie under the cotton. 
 Will it hurt the Brownie? 
 No, for cotton is very soft. 
 Hurry Brownies, it is nearly day. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 2 1 
 
 Look, the Brownies are in the wheat 
 field. 
 
 The farmer must cut his wheat 
 
 The little men will help the farmer. 
 
 What will they do with the wheat ? 
 
 They will cut it and pile it up. 
 
 What is Wheat, little Brownies ? 
 
 "It is grain," said the little merfy men. 
 
 In the morning, the farmer will say: 
 '*Thank you, Brownies, for your help.'' 
 
2 2 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 GUESS 
 
 {Ada^J/rom St. Nkhoiat.) 
 
 He stands up straight against the wall — 
 The smallest Brownie of them all — 
 "Guess what I have behind me here?" 
 And then he laughs — this Brownie queer. 
 
 "A doll?" 
 "No." 
 "A ball?" 
 
 "No." 
 "Acat?" 
 "No." 
 "Ahat?" 
 "No." 
 
 "Well, I 11 confess 
 I can't guess." 
 
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 With outstretched arras, this Brownie 
 
 stands 
 And says: " I only had ray hands f** 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 23 
 
 
 THE MERRY LITTLE MEN 
 
24 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 REVIEW 
 
 Hurrah! the red, white and blue! 
 Ten little Brownie men. 
 Go to school, you merry little men. 
 Look, how the apples fall on the 
 ground. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 25 
 
 We went one night to 
 
 have our pictures taken. 
 
 Oh, what fun we had ! 
 
 You will find more pictures of us in 
 this book. 
 
 The man said: "Smile!" 
 
 Find the 
 
 Soldier 
 
 Sailor 
 
 Chinaman 
 
 Indian 
 
2 6 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 Up, up, up! 
 Over, over, and over! 
 One, two, three, up and over the 
 
 Brownies go! 
 See the elephant. 
 The elephant will not hurt the 
 
 Brownies. 
 Up, up, and over his back the merry 
 
 little Brownies go. 
 Up and over and down they go. 
 How very big the elephant is. 
 How very small the Brownies are. 
 They can jump over the elephant. 
 They can walk a rope. 
 They can. have fun. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 27 
 
 The elephant now goes round; 
 
 The band begins to play. 
 The Brownies in the circus ring 
 
 Had better keep away. 
 
2 8 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 The apples are ripe. 
 
 Where is the farmer? 
 And the pumpkin is ripe. 
 And the corn is not cut. 
 
 Where is the farmer? 
 The farmer is sick ; the farmer is sad 
 Here come the Brownies to help him 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 29 
 
 Run, Brownie, run with 
 the foot-ball. 
 
 '' Catch him, 
 catch him," cry 
 the little merry 
 men. 
 
 See the soldier with the ball. 
 " Hurrah, I have him by the legs," says 
 a Brownie. 
 Will he fall ? 
 
 Yes, and another Brownie will get the 
 foot-ball. 
 
 Run, run, run with the foot-ball. 
 '' Hurrah," cry the Brownies, " we have 
 won the game." 
 '' Rah, rah, rah ! " 
 
 " I am glad we won 
 the game. I am tired," 
 said a Brownie. 
 ^f^ So he sat down to rest 
 on the foot-ball. 
 
30 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 Here a swing and there a swing. 
 Here a ring and there a ring. 
 How strong the Brownies are! 
 How happy the Brownies are! 
 Up and over they go! 
 Up the ladders and over the bars they go. 
 They will not fall. 
 
 Swing, Brownies, swing! You happy 
 little men, you merry little men! 
 This is the way to get strong. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 31 
 
 What shall the farmer have for his 
 Thanksgiving dinner? 
 
 Turkey, turkey, turkey. 
 
 These turkeys belong to the tarmer. 
 
 Let us take them to the house for the 
 farmef. Then we will go home. We 
 will have our Thanksgiving dinner. 
 
 Wien I am big, I mean to buy 
 / dozen platters of pumpkin pie, 
 A barrel of nuts, to have them handy, 
 And fifty pounds of sugar candy. 
 
 Mary Mapes Dodgb. 
 
32 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 One Brownie saws wood this way; an- 
 other Brownie saws wood that way. 
 
 Take care, Brownies, tl ^. Jv^ood will 
 fall, and then you will fall. 
 
 Here comes a Brownie with ant her 
 log of wood. "^^ 
 
 Will you saw this log also. Brownie^? 
 
 Whose wood is this, Brownies? ls\t 
 the farmers wood? I 
 
 Is he in the house asleep? ' 
 
 Oh, merry little Brownies, how happy 
 you must be to help. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 33 
 
 REVIEW 
 
 Do you like the pictures of the 
 Brownies in this book? 
 
 The Brownies can jump over the back 
 of the elephant. 
 
 The apples are ripe ; the pumpkin is 
 ripe. Where is the farmer? 
 
 What shall the farmer have for his 
 Thanksgiving dinner? 
 
 Did you see the Brownies go up the 
 ladders and over the bars? 
 
 Run, Brownie, run with the foot-ball 
 
 Where are the Brownies who saw 
 wood? 
 
 
 WORD LIST 
 
 
 
 £Use these words in new sentences.] 
 
 ripe 
 catch 
 
 another 
 foot-ball 
 
 asleep 
 dinner 
 
 strong 
 happy 
 over 
 
 soldier 
 
 pumpkin 
 
 elephant 
 
 turkey 
 
 pictures 
 
 belong 
 
34 The Palmer Cox brownie Primer 
 
 WHAT DOES BROWNIE WANT? 
 
 (Adapted/ro*H St. Nicholas.) 
 
 Dear Santa Claus: 
 
 I don t want a thing that 
 
 girls would like; 
 I don t want a velocipede, 
 
 but a bike; 
 I don't want anything 
 to wear; 
 I don t want an apple 
 
 or a pear; 
 I don t want a ship 
 that won't sail; 
 I don't want a goody-goody tale. 
 
 Brownie. 
 
 Watching for Santa Claus 
 
 P. S. — I was just about not to say, 
 I don t want you to forget me Christ- 
 mas Day. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 35 
 
 The Brownies went mto a toy-shop 
 
 They opened a box. Out jumped a 
 queer man. His cap came off. 
 
 The Brownies found 
 a toy rabbit. 
 
 Near the rabbit was 
 a box of dolls. 
 
 Then the Brownies 
 jumped on a hobby- 
 horse. 
 
 What fun they had in the toy-shop 
 with all the toys. 
 
36 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
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 What a tall fence! 
 This is such a good peep- 
 hole in the fence. 
 
 Did you ever look through a 
 peep-hole? 
 
 What do you see, Brownie? 
 Three Brownies are looking 
 over the fence. It is night. 
 The sky is dark. 
 
 But the moon shines. 
 We can see the fence and 
 the Brownies. 
 
 What do you see, Brownie 
 Boys? 
 
 Are you looking at the moon ? 
 Are you looking to see if it is time to 
 run away ? 
 
 Are you looking for the sun ? 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 37 
 
 REVIEW. 
 
 What did the Brownies find in the 
 toy-shop? 
 
 What did they do with the hobby- 
 horse? 
 
 Did Brownie want a velocipede? 
 
 What do you think Santa Claus gave 
 Brownie on Christmas Day? 
 
 What did Brownie see through the 
 peep-hole? Did he see the moon? 
 
 Find the two Brownies on the log of 
 wood. 
 
 Days of the Week 
 
 Sunday 
 Monday Thursday 
 
 Tuesday Friday 
 
 Wednesday Saturday 
 
 Seven days make one week. 
 
38 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 One, two, three, look out 
 for the snowball ! 
 
 Oh, a ball hit his crown. 
 Who hit you, Brownie, 
 do you know ? 
 
 Come and play with the other Brownies. 
 See the sticks of wood these Brownies 
 have. 
 
 No, they are not sticks of wood. They 
 are sticks of ice. 
 
 They are icicles from 
 the trees. 
 
 Who is Jack Frost? _^ 
 
 Ice and snow come in the winter time. 
 Here is a picture in the snow. Jack 
 Frost did not make it. I know who 
 made it. Do you ? 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 39 
 
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 Jingle, bells; jingle, bells; 
 Jingle all the way! 
 Oh! what fun it is to ride 
 With the Brownies in a sleigh! 
 
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 Hear the silver bells, 
 How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, 
 In the cold, cold air of night! 
 Oh ! the swinging and the ringing 
 Of the bells, bells, bells." 
 
40 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 We must find a Christmas tree. 
 
 Come, let us go to the woods, little 
 Brownies. 
 
 We will cut down the Christmas tree. 
 
 Tramp, tramp, tramp! How soft the 
 snow is. 
 
 Hurry, there is a Christmas tree in the 
 woods. 
 
 And I see a tall tree next to it. 
 
 Yes, we will cut down that tree also, 
 and use it for a flag-pole. 
 
 How beautiful the flag 
 will look waving on high. 
 
 Hurrah for the flag on 
 high! 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 41 
 
 When the Brown- 
 ies came to the woods, 
 they cut down the 
 Christmas tree. Then 
 they cHmbed to the 
 top of the other tree 
 and cut off the 
 branches. 
 
 " I can see far over 
 the tops of the trees," 
 called the Brownie 
 who was up in the 
 tree. 
 
 "Come, all of you," 
 said the Brownie with 
 the axe, "we must 
 cut this tree down. 
 Hurry, for to-morrow 
 is Christmas." 
 
 Hurrah for 
 Christmas!" said 
 the Brownies. 
 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 43 
 
 JilgllgBlf Hurrah! Clear 
 
 p.^ the way! 
 .% rlere we come down 
 ' the hill! 
 Hold fast, Brownies, 
 
 Look, there is a Brownie 
 up in the air. 
 
 Head over heels, up and over he goes. 
 
 Ha, ha! Some Brownies fell in the 
 soft snow. 
 
 How smooth the snow is on the hill. 
 
 Down the hill we go; how 
 very fast we go. 
 
 Clear the way. 
 Hurrah, hurrah! 
 
44 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 REVIEW 
 
 When do ice and snow come? 
 
 Are Icicles sticks of Ice? 
 
 Did* the Brownies make the picture 
 in the snow? 
 
 Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, hear the ringing 
 of the bells. 
 
 Where did the Brownies find the 
 Christmas tree? 
 
 Did the Brownies bring the flagpole 
 home in the sleigh? 
 
 What fun the smooth snow is on the 
 hill! 
 
 
 WORD LIST 
 
 
 
 [Use these word* in new sentences. 
 
 Jack 
 
 snowball 
 
 Christmas 
 
 Frost 
 
 icicles 
 
 waving 
 
 sleigh 
 
 picture 
 
 beautiful 
 
 tramp 
 
 jingle ^ 
 
 branches 
 
 ringing 
 
 swinging 
 
 to-morrow 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 45 
 
 [By taking the lines separately and together, and by making com- 
 binations of the different lines, the teacher will be able to give 
 elementary drills in addition and subtraction.] 
 
46 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 Oh, what a big ball of snow. 
 
 Look out, there is a Brownie under 
 the ball of snow. 
 
 Let us make a snow man. 
 
 Here is snow for his arms and legs. 
 
 Here are four icicles for his hair. 
 
 And here is one icicle for his finger. 
 
 Look at the snow man the Brownies 
 made. He is very big. 
 
 "We are small," said the Brownies. 
 
 When daylight came, the Brownies 
 ran away. 
 
48 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 Cold January 
 brings the snow. 
 
 JANUARY 
 
 nd winds in February blow. 
 FEBRUARY 
 
 In March the winter turns 
 to go. 
 
 MARCH 
 
 In April seeds begin to grow. 
 APRIL 
 
The r aimer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 49 
 
 Bright May brings sunshine, fruit, and 
 
 • hours. 
 ^ MAY ^ 
 
 In June the nights are bright and 
 clear, 
 
 And roses fill the land with 
 cheer. 
 
 JUNE 
 
 Oh, sunny-faced is hot 
 
 July, 
 
 The time when all the flags do 
 fly. 
 
 JULY 
 
 In August peoplfc 
 
 go away. 
 That is the time 
 for holiday. 
 
 AUGUST 
 
50 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 September, with its falHng leaves, 
 
 And golden 
 piled up in 
 
 gram 
 sheaves. 
 
 SEPTEMBER 
 
 And then October 
 comes aroi %d, 
 
 With apples red upon 
 the ground. 
 
 OCTOBER 
 
 November, dear to 
 
 people gay, 
 Because it brings 
 Thanksgiving 
 Day. 
 NOVEMBER 
 
 And cold December, Christmas 
 
 brings. 
 With happiness and toys and 
 things! 
 
 DECEMBER 
 
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The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 5 i 
 
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 J anuary — Snow 
 February — Ice 
 March — Winds 
 April — Seeds 
 May — Flowers 
 June — Roses 
 
 July — Sun 
 August — H oliday 
 September — Leaves 
 October — Apples 
 November — Turkey 
 December — Toys 
 
52 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 First one Brownie went on the ice, 
 then another, and another, and another. 
 
 By and by all the Brownies were on 
 the ice with their skates. 
 
 One little Brownie fell on his back. 
 Did he cry? No, no, — up and away he 
 went ! 
 
 Some Brownies skated this way and 
 some skated that way. 
 
 They skated everywhere on the ice. 
 
 Who cut the large B on the ice ? 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 53 
 
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 e 
 
 Once there was a little 
 Brownie. He knew how 
 to skate on the ice. 
 
 One winter night he 
 put his skates 
 made the first letter of his name 
 on the ice. 
 
 There was another Brownie, 
 who did not know how to skate 
 His feet went up in the air, 
 and he fell down on the ice. 
 Then there was 
 still another Brownie. He 
 could skate on roller skates. 
 So the Chinaman got on his 
 back. And there were two little 
 Brownies who came together, 
 bang! And 
 their feet went up in 
 the air. But they were^ 
 not hurt. 
 
54 
 
 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
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 These little Brownies are in Japan. 
 Each Brownie has a Japanese parasol. 
 How many Japanese parasols can you 
 see? Nine, ten, — which is right? 
 Do they have Brownies in Japan? 
 Have you ever been far from home? 
 One little Brownie is in the dark. 
 What has he in each hand? 
 He has a Japanese lantern. 
 Have you seen a Japanese lantern? 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Priirier 55 
 
 The Child: 
 
 Tell me truly, Brownie man, 
 
 Which way does the wind blow? 
 
 Tell me truly, if you can, 
 Do you know? 
 
 The Brownie: 
 
 North or south or east or west, 
 Which wind do you like best? 
 Watch the weather-vane and see 
 Which wind this wind ma}' be. 
 Watch the arrow turn; it knows 
 Which way the wind blows. 
 
56 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 REVIEW 
 
 Did the Brownies skate on the ice? 
 
 What letter did the Brownie cut on 
 the ice? 
 
 Did the Brownie fall on the ice? 
 
 Was the Brownie hurt when he fell 
 down on the ice? 
 
 Have you ever seen roller skates? 
 The little Brownie with the Chinaman on 
 h' s back had on roller skates. 
 
 When the Brownies were in Japan, 
 they had Japanese parasols. 
 
 One Brownie had a Japanese lantern. 
 
 Have you ever seen a Japanese para- 
 sol or a Japanese lantern? 
 
 WORD LIST 
 
 [Uic these words in new sentences.] 
 
 North weather-vane South 
 
 East arrow West 
 
 skate Chinaman parasol 
 
 home wind lantern 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 57 
 
 Did you ever see the great clouds in 
 the sky ? Did you ever wish to ride upon 
 the clouds as they sailed away? 
 
 That would be as fine as sailing in a 
 boat. But what if you should fall? You 
 would need to be a Brownie then, or you 
 would be hurt. 
 
 How did the Brownies get up there? 
 
 I do not know. You must catch a 
 Brownie some day and ask him. 
 
 Sailing away, sailing away, and the 
 wind is blowing softly, softly. 
 
 How will they come down again? 
 Maybe it will rain and they will ride down 
 on the rain-drops, or on the snow. They 
 are not afraid ; they are safe. 
 
58 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 !ome, come, let us sing 
 a song. 
 
 Shall we sing, "America"? 
 
 All right, hold your music before you. 
 
 Now, what is' our country? 
 
 The United States is our country. 
 
 The Pilgrims came here, years ago, to 
 find a home. 
 
 They came to this sweet land of liberty. 
 
 Now, let the band play, and — one, two, 
 three — sing. Brownies; sing, "America." 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 59 
 
 
 "AMERICA" 
 
 
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 My country, 't is of thee, Land of the pilgrim's 
 
 Sweet land of liberty, pride. 
 
 Of thee I sing ; From every mountain side 
 
 Land where my fathers died, Let freedom ring. 
 
6o The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 My native country, thee — 
 Land of the noble free — 
 
 Thy name I love ; 
 I love thy rocks and rills, 
 Thy woods and templed 
 
 hills, 
 My heart with rapture 
 thrills 
 Like that above. 
 
 Let music swell the breeze, 
 And ring from all the trees 
 
 Sweet freedom's song; 
 Let mortal tongues awake; 
 
 Let all that breathe par- 
 take ; 
 
 Let rocks their silence 
 break — 
 The sound prolong. 
 
 Our fathers' God, to thee. 
 Author of liberty, 
 
 To thee we sing; 
 Long may our land be 
 
 bright 
 With freedom's holy light ; 
 Protect us by thy might, 
 Great God, our King. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 6i 
 
 The Brownies see the moon. 
 The Brownies see the clock. 
 The moon shines on the clock. 
 The r^on shines on the Brownki^. 
 What are the Brownies doing mth 
 the clock ? 
 
62 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 What time do you get up in the 
 morning? 
 
 What time do you go to bed at night? 
 
 What time do you go to school ? 
 
 What time do you come home from 
 school ? 
 
 What time do you think the Brownies 
 run away? 
 
 I-2.3-4-5-6-7-8.9-IO.II-I2. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 63 
 
 REVIEW 
 
 What did the Brownies sing? 
 
 Do you know how to sing the song, 
 "America"? 
 
 Would you Hke to hear the Brownies 
 sing "America"? 
 
 Will the clock tell you when the 
 Brownies run away? 
 
 Would you like to ride upon the 
 clouds? 
 
 Word List 
 
 [Use these words 
 in new sentences.] 
 
 United States 
 
 ■&Ml( I "^^sic Pilgrims 
 
 country liberty 
 
 clock 
 
 clouds 
 
64 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 SOME BROWNIE DONTS 
 
 Don't spill 
 
 over your book 
 
 Don t break the -A--- 
 
 Don't let a 
 
 Don't run when you carry a large 
 
 Don't hit your thumb with 2^ 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 65 
 
 The Brownies can see in the dark. 
 But they cannot see in a fog. 
 The fog was thick one night 
 The Brownies said: "We cannot see." 
 But each Brownie carried a lantern. 
 It is dark when the moon does not 
 shine. 
 
 It is darker when the stars are not out 
 It is darkest when there Is fog. 
 Fog looks Hke smoke. 
 It hides the moon and the stars 
 

The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 67 
 
 A windmill, a windmill ! The Brown- 
 ies have found a windmill ! 
 
 See the big wheel. How the wind 
 turns it ! 
 
 Hold on, Brownies, or you will fall. 
 
 See the five Brownies peeping through 
 the roof 
 
 See the Brownies here and there and 
 everywhere. 
 
 Round and round go the arms of the 
 wheel. 
 
 No one can use the mill ; It is such an 
 old mill. 
 
 The miller has a new mill for his 
 wheat. 
 
 Where is the miller? The miller is 
 In bed and asleep. 
 
 The wind turns the wheel ; the wheel 
 helps to grind the grain. 
 
 '* Stop turning the wheel, O wind, for 
 it is nearly day, and we must go," the 
 Brownies cry. 
 
68 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 Where is the Chinaman ? 
 He wears a pig-tail. 
 See the pohceman? 
 He has a club in his hand. 
 Ye-ho! see the sailor. 
 What a long oar he holds. 
 Find the Brownie with the flag. 
 \ Why does he stand by the track ? 
 Toot, toot, toot! This little 
 Brownie man blows a horn. 
 And sec the little Brownie 
 with his bow and 
 arrow. 
 
 Six Brownies are 
 on this page. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 69 
 
 Find the Brownie and 
 the big fan. 
 
 Find the telephones. 
 
 How many d< 
 you see 
 
 And how 
 many Brownies at each 
 telephone? 
 
 Hello, is that you, 
 
 Brownie ? 
 
 Yes, this is 
 Brownie. How 
 
 are you r 
 
 I am very well, thank you. 
 How are you . 
 I am very well, too. Good-bye. 
 Where is the Brow- 
 nie with the flute ? 
 
 Do you remember 
 one Brownie blew a 
 horn? Where is he? 
 
70 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 • * •*-/-•••, 
 
 
 There is a Brownie with 
 a spade. 
 
 It is April Make your 
 garden in April, Brownies. 
 Here are two little Brown- 
 ies with seed. 
 
 The Indian has seed, and 
 another little Brownie has a 
 rake. 
 
 Dig and rake, little Brown- 
 ies. Plant seed in April. 
 
 By and by the flow- 
 ers will come. 
 
 See the sticks in the 
 ground. 
 
 The vines will grow 
 n the sticks. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 71 
 
 Where do robins sleep at night ? 
 The little robins sleep in their nests. 
 Where do squirrels sleep at night? 
 The squirrels sleep in holes in the trees. 
 Where do the Brownies sleep ? 
 Who ever saw a Brownie asleep? 
 Maybe the Brownies do not go to sleep. 
 
 The birds have been singing to-day, 
 And saying: "The spring is near! 
 
 The sun is as warm as in May, 
 And the deep blue sky is clear." 
 
 John Addington. 
 
72 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 REVIEW 
 
 Did the Brownie spill ink over 
 his hooks? 
 
 Did the Brownie break the glass? 
 
 Did a bee sting the Brownie? 
 
 Did the Brownie run with the 
 large book? 
 
 Did the Brownie hit his thumb 
 with a hammer? 
 
 What did the Brownies do in 
 the fog? 
 
 Do you think the Brownies had 
 fun at the mill, while the miller 
 was in bed and asleep? 
 
 When will the flowers come? 
 
 WORD LIST 
 
 [Use these words in new sentences.] 
 
 nests robins telephone 
 
 ^pade squirrels flute 
 
 rake policeman miller 
 
 vines sailor ground 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 73 
 
 • ^■*i^C>i Cox « 
 
 Do you remember the Brownies with 
 the Japanese parasols? 
 
 And the Httle Brownie in the dark, 
 with two Japanese lanterns? 
 
 Well, this is the way the Brownies used 
 to ride in far-away Japan. 
 
 There are three Brownies at one end 
 and two at the other end. 
 
 What a very queer way to take a ride. 
 
 Run, Brownies, run! You must go 
 fast, for you must see many things before 
 day comes. 
 
 What fun it is to travel! 
 
74 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 '' '-^ One evening, 
 
 just as the sun 
 was going down, 
 Brownie Boy 
 rode away on his 
 bicycle. Down 
 the hill he went. "What fun!" he said. 
 
 But soon he had 
 to ride through the 
 sand, and that was 
 not much fun. 
 
 Push, push, push. 
 
 Then he saw a long hill. 
 Up went his legs, and away 
 ',j-the bicycle rolled. 
 3^j^*<i^^ Brownie Boy did not even 
 '-^^^^^'^^ hold on to the handle-bars. 
 He let the bicycle go faster and faster 
 down the hill. 
 
 Hurrah for the little Brownie! 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 75 
 
 And now, what do 
 you think! Brownie *^ 
 Boy got on his bicy- 
 cle, just as you see 
 him in the picture. 
 Oh, what fun! 
 
 C*^f ^*rw 
 
 After a little while, he 
 did another trick, but his 
 wheel struck a stone and 
 over he went. Poor little 
 Brownie Boy! 
 
 * It s time to go 
 home," he said, " for the 
 sun will be up soon/' 
 
 So he rode and rode 
 and rode, until he came 
 to where the Brownies 
 hide in the day time. 
 
 Do you know where 
 hide when they run away ? 
 
J 6 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 REVIEW 
 
 Did the Brownie have fun when he 
 went down hill on his bicycle?, 
 
 How did he feel when he 
 had to ride through the sand? 
 
 Was he a wise Brownie to 
 let go the handle-bars? 
 
 Do you think the Brownie 
 was hurt when his wheel struck 
 the stone? 
 
 How did the Brownies ride 
 in far-away Japan? 
 
 Was it a queer way for 
 them to ride? 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 77 
 
 "Oh, let us go a-fishing," 
 Said the Brownie to his 
 mate, 
 "You get the rods and 
 basket 
 While I run and get 
 the bait. 
 Then we 11 sit down by the river, 
 And we 11 catch the fish that bite, 
 And we 11 put them in the basket, 
 And be home before daylight/' 
 So the Brownies went a-fishmg. 
 
 And they pulled the fellows out ; 
 They looked at them but did not know 
 
 A blue fish from a trout. 
 But any way the fun they had 
 
 Was what the Brownies wished; 
 I wonder if 'twas fun for all 
 The fish those Brownies fished. 
 
 Ls-^r^j 
 
 j-wUk^^ 
 
78 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 SPRING SONG. 
 
 the flowers that bloom in the 
 Spring, tra, la— 
 And the little blue birds that sing, tra, la— 
 The daisy and rose, 
 And the green grass that grows,— 
 Oh, the little new birds on the wing, tra, la! 
 
 What do the Brownies say? 
 
 " Oh, I wish the winter would go, 
 
 And I wish the summer would come. 
 Then the big brown farmer will hoe, 
 And the Httle brown bee will hum." 
 
 H. O. Knowlton. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 79 
 
 HILE Brownies stood 
 
 beneath the trees, 
 They heard the hum of 
 hidden bees. 
 They saw tne branches in the air; 
 They Hstened at the roots with care. 
 
 And then they tried to drive 
 </ .wsm^ \ the bees 
 
 From oui their hives within 
 the trees. 
 But oh, the bees spread out 
 
 their wings, 
 And hurt the Brownies with 
 their stings. 
 
 If you will let the bees alone — 
 The workers 
 
 p and the lazy 
 drone — 
 They'll never think of^^ 
 
 stinging you, 
 But honey they'll be bringing you, 
 
8o The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 REVIEW 
 
 Would you like to catch fish? 
 
 What would you do with the fish? 
 Would you put them in a basket? 
 
 Is it fun to fish"^ 
 
 What blooms in the Spring? 
 
 Do you wish the winter would go? 
 
 Do you wish the summer would come? 
 
 Will the farmer hoe the ground? 
 
 Would you hurt the bees? 
 
 What did the Brownies say about the 
 bees? 
 
 Will you let the bees alone? 
 
 
 WORD LIST 
 
 
 
 i Use these words in new sentences, j 
 
 
 mate 
 
 river 
 
 wished 
 
 rods 
 
 basket 
 
 fished 
 
 bait 
 
 fellow 
 
 branches 
 
 blue 
 
 daisy 
 
 lazy 
 
 green 
 
 listened 
 
 honey 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 8 1 
 
 The ball goes over the net. 
 There goes another! 
 
 One Brownie has hit the ball with his 
 racket. 
 
 Four rackets and four Brownies, but 
 there are only two balls. 
 
 The Brownies are out on the lawn. 
 
 They are playing lawn-tennis. 
 
 Will the Brownie hit the ball with his 
 racket ? 
 
 Maybe he will, if he is quick. 
 
 Run, Brownie! try to hit the ball. 
 
 One Brownie has lost his hat. 
 
 He has no hair on his head; only two 
 little butterfly horns are there. How 
 
 queer 
 
 Do you like to play lawn-tennis ? 
 
82 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 'ffCox 
 
 Three merry Brownies on a donkey! 
 The Brownies do not hit the donkey. 
 The Brownies Hke to ride. 
 One Brownie says: "Get up, donkey!" 
 Another says: ''Go on, donkey!'' 
 And another says: ''Good donkey!" 
 What are the others riding on? 
 It is a reindeer. It has big horns. 
 It Hves in the cold, cold north. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 83 
 
 Blow your horns, Brownies. 
 
 Blow louder and louder. Who can 
 hear such a litde squeak? 
 
 Do you play in the Brownie band? 
 Why can we never hear you in the night 
 time? 
 
 Blow, blow, while the other Brownies 
 dance. 
 
 Oh, this is such fun for the little mer- 
 ry men! 
 
 See the dancers lift their feet. One, 
 two, three, and away they go. 
 
 Brownies, why will you not dance with 
 us in the day time? 
 
84 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 Oto 
 
 REVIEW 
 
 Did the Brownies 
 lawn-tennis? 
 
 How many Brownies and 
 how many rackets were there? 
 
 Would you like to ride on 
 a donkey or on a reindeer? 
 
 Did you know the Brown- 
 ies could dance? 
 
 How many Brownies were 
 in the Brownie band? 
 
 ^j(Q> 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 85 
 
 This is the way to 
 
 make a kite : 
 ^Get some paper 
 
 and get some 
 
 sticks ; 
 Get some flour all 
 
 pure and white; 
 Pour in some water 
 
 and mix and 
 
 mix; 
 Strings for a tail; 
 then paste to- 
 gether, 
 And, ho! to the fields, for it's kite 
 weather. 
 
86 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 Take care, you will let the pail fall. 
 It is too large for Brownies to hold. 
 See how the water runs over the side. 
 Drink fast, horse, or the pail will fall. 
 Will you give the Brownies a ride? 
 Are you glad to drink the water? 
 Then you will be glad to give the little 
 Brownies a ride. 
 
 The Brownies came to give you water. 
 Drink fast, horse, drink fast. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 87 
 
 See the horses in a row. 
 How fast they run! 
 No horse is ahead. 
 
 Do you think the black horse will soon 
 be ahead ? 
 
 One Brownie has lost his hat. 
 Get up, black horse, get up! 
 
88 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 Do you remember how to make a kite? 
 
 What do you do with the paper, the 
 sticks, and the flour? 
 
 Does a kite have a tail? 
 
 Would you like to give a horse some 
 water to drink? 
 
 Who won the race? Did the black 
 horse win? 
 
 Hurrah for the black horse! 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 89* 
 
 >^:^,l'>^--^^<^k^ 
 
 ^«j«H*%jR^^'S:^'i^ 
 
 Run, run, run ! Just see how many 
 Brownies there are ! 
 
 Can you find the Indian? the sailor? 
 
 Why do they run? It is almost day. 
 Look at the sun. 
 
 What a long bridge ; what a strong 
 bridge this is across the river. 
 
 The river is wide; the river is deep. 
 
 See the Brownies go over this bridge 
 across the river. 
 
 The bridge is made of wood. It is a 
 strong bridge and a long bridge. 
 
 It is so long that the Brownies must 
 run, for daytime is coming. 
 
90 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 This IS the way to carry a boat. 
 
 And this IS the way to paddle a boat 
 when it is in the water. 
 
 Do you know how to paddle ? 
 
 And this is the way to bail a boat when 
 it is full of water. 
 
 Do you know how to bail a boat? 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 91 
 
 The Brownies carried a boat to the 
 water. 
 
 They got into the boat, and paddled 
 through the water. 
 
 They saw the boat fill with water. 
 
 So they began to bail the boat. 
 
 One Brownie used a hat to bail with. 
 
 Then what do you think ? 
 
 The Brownies fell into the water. 
 
 Learn to carry a boat to the water. 
 
 Learn to paddle through the water. 
 
 Learn to bail a boat when it is full of 
 water. 
 
 But do not try to bail a boat with 
 your hat. 
 
 Learn to swim. 
 
92 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 ber when we were in 
 fell into the water ? 
 
 Tie a rope around 
 teach him how to 
 
 Move your hands 
 Boy, while you are in 
 
 That is the way to 
 
 When we know 
 will have fun. 
 
 Ej must learn to swim 
 I in the sea. 
 
 Do you remem- 
 the boat, and we 
 
 Brownie Boy, and 
 
 swim. 
 
 and feet. Brownie 
 
 the water. 
 
 swim. 
 
 how to swim, we 
 
 Yes, we will 
 in the water. 
 
 Hurrah ! 
 
 Sec, there is a Brownie who knows 
 how to swim. Watch his hands and feet. 
 
 He has a Brownie 
 on his back. 
 
 Brownie, swim to 
 the shore. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 93 
 
 BROWNIE, 
 WHAT IS THE MATTER? 
 
 jHAT do you see in there? 
 Are you looking at yourself? 
 No, I am looking at little 
 drops of water. How very large they are! 
 
 Yes, the glass makes 
 the drops of water seem 
 larger than they are. 
 
 Oh, little Brownie, let 
 me look too. 
 
 Why, yes, how large the 
 little drops of water look! 
 
 See the other glass! 
 doing with it, Httle Brownie? 
 
 I am looking at a frog. 
 Does the frog seem 
 larger when you look 
 at it through the glass? 
 Yes; have you ever 
 seen a glass like this? 
 
 What are you 
 
94 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 '-"V.-iAi* 
 
 The wind is blowing. 
 
 Sailing, sailing. See the J 
 boats on the water. 
 
 The boats are sailing on 
 the sea. 
 
 The wind is blowing and the boats 
 are saiHng. 
 
 Which way does the wind blow ? 
 
 How many boats do you see? 
 
 Nine boats: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 
 
 Sailing, sailing, through the water they 
 go! 
 
 Hurrah, the boats are running a race! 
 The wind is in the sails. 
 
 Ye-ho! which boat do you think is 
 ahead, Brownies? 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 95 
 
 The Brownies are going 
 to sea in a boat 
 
 What will they take with 
 them? 
 
 They have a large round 
 box with a star in it 
 What is it? 
 It is a. compass. 
 It tells you where the 
 North is. 
 
 Point North, point 
 South, point East, point 
 West 
 
 The Brownies !ia/e an anchor. 
 Now they are ready to go. 
 Sail away. Brownies, for the wind is 
 blowing and the weather is fine. 
 Now, Brownies, stop the. boat 
 
 One, two, three, 
 over goes the anchor 
 into the water. 
 Hurrah! 
 
g6 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 Sand, sand, sand by the sea. 
 
 What fun we will have with our 
 spades and pails. 
 
 Brownies, dig the sand by the sea. 
 
 Put the sand in your pails. 
 
 Oh, what fun it is by the sea! 
 
 Soon the sea will creep up on the sand, 
 and then go back again. 
 
 Brownies, dig with your spades in the 
 soft sand. 
 
 Hurry, it will be morning soon. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 97 
 
 AT THE SEA-SIDE. 
 
 When I was down beside the sea 
 A wooden spade they gave to me 
 To dig the sandy shc^. 
 
 My holes were empty hke a cup. 
 In every hole the sea came up, 
 Till it could come no more. 
 
 Robert Louis Stevenson 
 
9 8 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 Look, Brow 
 nie Boy, see 
 what I have on 
 my pad. 
 I have printed p^ 
 July 4. 
 Let us find the other BreTwnies. 
 Then we will go with our fire crackers 
 and sky rockets to tho^field. 
 
 What a great n0ise the fire crackers 
 will make! 
 
 How pretty the sky rockets will be 
 with their ) 
 
 A sky rocket once scared a 
 Brownie. 
 
 It went with a big sound — 
 zwish — into the sky. 
 
 We must take care this 
 Fourth of July, must we not, 
 ^^^^T^l" Httle Brownie Boy ? 
 Hurry, hurry, we must find the other 
 Brownies and have fun with them. 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 99 
 
 Hurrah for the Fourth of July! 
 Hurrah for the flag! 
 Hurrah for the star spangled banner! 
 Come, let us sing with joy! 
 
 ^ 
 
 
 i i Hi 
 
 M 
 
 
 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 
 1 
 
 h 
 
 M^ 
 
 
loo The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 REVIEW 
 
 Why did the Brownies run across the 
 long bridge and the strong bridge? 
 
 Do you know how to carry a boat to 
 the water? 
 
 Did the Brownie try to bail the boat 
 with his hat? 
 
 How did Brownie Boy learn to swim 
 in the water? 
 
 Did the glass the Brownie had make 
 the drops of water seem larger? 
 
 Have you ever seen sailboats run a 
 race? 
 
 What will the Brownies do with the 
 compass and the anchor? 
 
 Do you like the Fourth of July with its 
 fire crackers and sky rockets? 
 
 What do you do in the sand when 
 you go to the seashore? 
 
 Have you a spade and a pail? 
 
 Where do the Brownies live? 
 
The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer loi 
 
 .1 I i J I I I M ' . 
 
 ^-iSMfe^^.jiwfe4flteii^^^ _ 
 
 Why are the Brownies running away? 
 They were having fun, and they did 
 not see the sun peep over the hills. 
 The sun nearly caught them this time. 
 Who has ever seen a Brownie? 
 
102 The Palmer Cox Brownie Primer 
 
 ■-.^•/?>!V 
 
 WiH\ a(nenclly woue »J ljft«^. 
 
 Dear children: Now the task is through, 
 But ere we part, a word with you — 
 Yes, you who traveled hand in hand 
 With me to watch the Brownie band, 
 ^l2iy you prove always stanch and true 
 To teachers and to playmates too. 
 Be brave when trials fast descend. 
 And persevering to the end. 
 Arid, Brownie-like, you maybe blessed— 
 They seldom fail who do their best. 
 
 -a^-^ 
 
Appendix 
 
VOCABULARY 
 
 A paragraph only is necessary regarding the play-element 
 in this book; the drawing suggestion presented on page 17 
 should be followed by many exercises of a similar character, 
 prepared by the teacher; the shadow pictures on page 23 
 should be used as bases for stories to be " imagined " by the 
 pupils ; and the counting lesson on page 45 might be studied 
 in the form of a game. 
 
 Words found in this phonetic vocabulary are contained in 
 those lessons intended to be taught to the pupils. There are 
 some jingles which have been inserted as memory exercises, and 
 words therein contained are not here included. Those verses 
 occur on pages 22, 31, 34, 39, 55, 59, 60, 71, T^j, 78, 79, 85, 
 89. Page 102 is to be read aloud and explained by the 
 teacher. 
 
 PRONUNCIATION KEY TO THE PALilER COX BROWNIE PRIMER. BASED ON THE 
 LATEST EDITION OF "THE CENTURY DICTIONARY." 
 
 a as in fat, man, pang. 
 
 a as in fate, mane, dale. 
 
 & as in far, father, guard, 
 
 & as in fall, talk. 
 
 4 as in ask, fast, ant. 
 
 a as in fare. 
 
 e as in met, pen, blesSf 
 
 e as in mete, meet. 
 
 6 as in her, fern. 
 
 i as in pin, it. 
 
 i as in pine, fight, file. 
 
 o as in not, on, frog. 
 
 6 as in note, poke, floor. 
 
 tt as in move, spoon. 
 
 6 as in nor, song, off. 
 
 u as in tub. 
 
 u as in mute, acute. 
 
 u as in pulL 
 
 (i German ii, French u. 
 oi as in oil. Joint, boy. 
 oa as in pound, proud. 
 
 A single dot under a vowel 
 in an unaccented syllable in- 
 dicates its abbreviation and 
 lightening, without absolute 
 loss of its distinctive quality. 
 
 gi as in prelate, courage. 
 
 ? as in ablegate, episcopal. 
 
 as \\\ abrogate, eulogy. 
 
 V as in singular, education. 
 
 A double dot under a vowel 
 in an unaccented syllable indi- 
 cates that, even in the mouths 
 of the best speakers, its sound 
 is variable to, and in ordinary 
 utterance actually becomes, 
 the short t*-8ound (of but, 
 pun, etc.). 
 
 A as in errant, republican. 
 ^ as in prudent, difference. 
 104 
 
 i 9& in charity, density. 
 
 g as in valor, actor, idiot 
 
 S as in Persia, peninsula. 
 
 Q as in the book. 
 
 U as in nature, feature. 
 
 A mark (w) under the conso- 
 nants t, d, 8, z indicates that 
 they in like manner are varia- 
 ble to ch, j, sh, zh. 
 
 t as in natiire, adventure. 
 
 4 as in arduous, education. 
 
 § as in pressure. • 
 
 2 as in seizure. 
 
 th as in thin. 
 TH as in then. 
 
 D = TH. 
 
 ' denotes a primary, " a 
 secondary accent Silent let* 
 terB are italicized. 
 
Vocabulary 
 
 to5 
 
 Page 11 
 
 your (yor) 
 
 flower (flou'6r) 
 
 elephant 
 
 with (wiTH) 
 
 pencils 
 
 each 
 
 (ere-fant ) 
 
 high 
 
 (pen'silz) 
 
 soft 
 
 hurt (hert) 
 
 do 
 
 tried 
 
 balZ 
 
 smaK 
 
 you (yo) 
 
 read 
 
 un'der 
 
 wkTk 
 
 hur-r&h (ho-ra') 
 
 m 
 
 hurt (hert) 
 
 rope 
 
 for 
 
 s6ng 
 
 very (ver'i) 
 
 
 there (THar) 
 
 they (THa) 
 
 nearly (ner'li) 
 
 Page 27 
 
 white (hwit) 
 
 when (hwen) 
 
 Page 21 
 
 goes (goz) 
 
 blue (bio) 
 
 away (a-wa') 
 
 bf-gins' 
 
 
 why (hwi) 
 
 wheat (hwet) 
 field 
 
 play 
 
 Page 12 
 
 
 circus 
 
 lit'ile 
 
 Page 18 
 
 far'mer 
 
 (ser'kus) 
 
 Brownie 
 
 nights (nits) 
 
 with (wiTH) 
 
 better (bet'er) 
 
 (brou'ni) 
 
 long 
 
 pile 
 
 keep 
 
 two (to) 
 
 ripe 
 
 gram 
 
 
 three 
 
 cried 
 
 mdr'ning 
 
 Page 28 
 
 
 tree 
 
 say 
 
 where (hwar) 
 
 Page 13 
 
 look (luk) 
 
 thank (thangk) 
 
 
 fowr 
 
 ikU 
 
 fdr 
 
 pump 'kin 
 
 five 
 
 them (THem) 
 
 Page 25 
 
 c6rn 
 
 
 hurry (hur'i) 
 
 night (nit) 
 
 
 Page 14 
 sev'en 
 
 frdst 
 soon (s6n) 
 
 pictures 
 
 (pik'turz) 
 tak'en 
 find 
 
 Page 29 
 foot (fut) 
 
 eight (at) 
 nine 
 
 bas'ket 
 what (hwot) 
 
 c&tah 
 says (sez) 
 
 
 take 
 
 
 another 
 
 Page 15 
 wise 
 
 said (sed) 
 school (skol) 
 
 care 
 
 don't 
 
 b^ds (b6rdz) 
 
 more 
 of (ov) 
 this (THis) 
 book (buk) 
 smile 
 
 soldier (sol'jer) 
 sailor (sa'lor) 
 Chi ' n a-m an 
 
 a-nuTH'6r 
 game 
 tired 
 
 we 
 
 merry (mer'i) 
 
 study (stud'i) 
 
 Page 20 
 cotton 
 
 (kot'n) 
 
 Page 30 
 strong 
 happy (hap'i) 
 
 to 
 
 white (hwit) 
 
 In'di-an 
 
 ladders 
 
 
 in'to 
 
 
 (lad'6rz) 
 
 Page 16 
 
 grows (groz) 
 
 Page 26 
 
 bars (barz) 
 
 o'clock (o-klok') 
 
 like 
 
 o'v6r 
 
 way 
 
io6 
 
 Vocabulary 
 
 Page 31 
 
 looking 
 
 use (uz) 
 
 seeds 
 
 shall 
 
 (liik'ing) 
 
 pole 
 
 be-gin' 
 
 Thanks-giv'ing 
 
 dark 
 
 beautiful 
 
 grow? 
 
 dinner 
 
 moon (mon) 
 
 (bu'ti-ful) 
 
 
 (din'er) 
 
 shines 
 
 wa'ving 
 
 Page 49 
 
 turkey (t6r'ki) 
 
 
 
 hright 
 
 these (THez) 
 
 Page 37 
 
 Page 41 
 
 May 
 
 belong 
 
 week 
 
 when (hwen) 
 
 sun' shine 
 
 (be-16ng') 
 
 Sun 'day 
 
 climbed (klimd) 
 
 fruit (frot) 
 
 them (THem) 
 
 Mon'day 
 
 branches 
 
 hours (ourz) 
 
 then (THen) 
 
 (mun'da) 
 
 (branch 'ez) 
 
 June (jon) 
 
 home 
 
 Tuesday 
 
 far 
 
 roses (roz'ez) 
 
 
 (tiiz'da) 
 
 called (k41d) 
 
 cheer 
 
 Page 32 
 
 Wednesday 
 
 axe (aks) 
 
 sunny (sun'i) 
 
 saws (s&z) 
 
 (wenz'da) 
 
 tomorrow 
 
 faced (fast) 
 
 wood (wud) 
 
 Thursday 
 
 (t§-mor'6) 
 
 July (ju-li') 
 
 that (THat) 
 
 (therz'da) 
 
 
 August 
 
 also (al'so) 
 
 Fri'day 
 
 Page 43 
 
 (4'gust) 
 
 whose (hoz) 
 
 Saturday 
 
 clear (kler) 
 
 peo'ple 
 
 asleep 
 
 (sat'er-da) 
 
 fast 
 
 hori-day 
 
 (a-slep') 
 
 make 
 snow 
 
 air 
 
 head (hed) 
 
 Page 50 
 
 
 
 heels (helz) 
 
 Sep-t«m'b^r 
 
 Page 33 
 
 Page 38 
 
 ha 
 
 fairing 
 
 like 
 
 Icndw 
 
 some (sum) 
 
 leaves (levz) 
 
 who (ha) 
 
 other 
 
 smooth 
 
 gol'den 
 
 Page 35 
 
 (uTH'6r) 
 
 (smOTH) 
 
 piled 
 
 these (THez) 
 
 
 shelves 
 
 toy (toi) 
 
 icicles 
 
 Page 46 
 
 October 
 
 opened (6'pnd) 
 
 (is'i-kls) 
 
 arms (armz) 
 
 (ok-to'b^-r) 
 
 df/ 
 
 win't6r 
 
 hair (har) 
 
 a-round' 
 
 rab'&it 
 
 made 
 
 finger 
 
 • 
 
 No-vem'ber 
 
 near 
 
 
 (fing'g6r) 
 
 dear 
 
 hobby-horse 
 
 Page 39 
 
 smm 
 
 because 
 
 (hob'i-hdrs) 
 
 jingle 
 
 light (Ht) 
 
 (be-Kaz'; 
 
 
 (jing'gl) 
 
 
 December 
 
 Page 36 
 
 ride 
 
 Page 48 
 
 (de-sem'bcr) 
 
 mi 
 
 sleigh (sla) 
 
 January 
 
 hap'jpi-neaw 
 
 fence (fens) 
 
 
 (jan'u-a-ri) 
 
 
 good (gtid) 
 
 Page 40 
 
 February 
 
 Page 52 
 
 peep 
 
 Chiistmas 
 
 (feb'ro-a-ri) 
 
 first (f^Tst) 
 
 hole 
 
 (kris'mas) 
 
 blow (bl5) 
 
 ska'ted 
 
 ev'6r 
 
 woods (wudz) 
 
 March 
 
 everywhere 
 
 through (thr6) 
 
 mi 
 
 April (a'pril) 
 
 (ev'ri-hwar) 
 
Vocabulary 
 
 107 
 
 Page 53 
 
 country 
 
 old 
 
 §'ven 
 
 once (wuns) 
 
 (kun'tri) 
 
 mlH' er 
 
 han'dle 
 
 let'<6r 
 
 fi-ni'ted 
 
 grind 
 
 fas'ter 
 
 name 
 
 states 
 
 turning 
 
 
 roller (r6'16r) 
 
 pirgrims 
 
 (t^r'ning) 
 
 Page 75 
 
 together 
 
 ygars 
 
 
 while (hwil) 
 
 (t9-ge5B:'6r) 
 
 a-go' 
 
 Page 68 
 
 stone 
 
 
 swSet 
 
 weSrs 
 
 soon (s5n) 
 
 Pag9 54 
 
 liberty 
 
 pig' tail 
 
 rode 
 
 these (THez) 
 Jap-a-nese' 
 
 (lib'6r-ti) 
 
 oar 
 
 un-tir 
 
 
 toot (toO 
 
 
 par'a-sol 
 
 Page 61 
 
 bow; 
 
 Page 76 
 
 many (men'i) 
 which (hwich) 
 
 shines 
 clocA; 
 
 arrow (ar'6) 
 page (paj) 
 
 summer 
 
 (sum'*r) 
 
 vight 
 been (b§n) 
 
 do'ing 
 
 Page 09 
 
 autumn 
 
 (4'tum) 
 
 each 
 
 Page 62 
 
 telephones 
 
 
 lan'tfern 
 
 e-ler'en 
 
 (tel'e-fonz) 
 
 Page 78 
 
 
 twelve 
 
 heZ-lo' * 
 
 bloom (bl6m) 
 
 
 mdr'ning 
 
 thank (thangk) 
 
 daisy (da'zi) 
 
 Page 57 
 
 home 
 
 flute (flot) 
 
 green 
 
 gr^at 
 
 
 re-mem'ber 
 
 gr&s« 
 
 sa/led 
 
 Page 64 
 
 blew (bio) 
 
 
 fine 
 
 br^ak 
 
 
 Page 81 
 
 sai'ling 
 
 carry (kar'i) 
 
 Page 70 
 
 rack'et 
 
 bortt 
 
 thumb 
 
 8pad« 
 
 only (on'li) 
 
 shoii/d 
 
 
 g&r'den 
 
 \kwn 
 
 need 
 
 Page 65 
 
 rikc 
 
 ten'wis 
 
 wouZd 
 
 cannot 
 
 vines 
 
 quie/; (kwik) 
 
 ask 
 
 (kan'ot) 
 
 
 168t 
 
 blow'ing 
 
 thicA; 
 
 Page 71 
 
 butterfly 
 
 softly (sdft'li) 
 
 car'ned 
 
 squirrels 
 
 (but'6r-fli) 
 
 may'be 
 
 dark'6r 
 
 (skwur'elz) 
 
 
 ratn 
 
 dark'est 
 
 
 Page 82 
 
 a-fra»d' 
 
 sm6k« 
 
 Page 73 
 
 donkey 
 
 8af0 
 
 hides 
 
 ride 
 
 (dung'ki) 
 
 
 stftrs 
 
 far'a-way"' 
 
 reindeer 
 
 Paffe 58 
 
 
 trav'el 
 
 (ran'der) 
 
 America 
 
 Page 67 
 
 
 lives 
 
 (a-mer'i-ka) 
 
 wlnd'mlU 
 
 Page 74 
 
 
 music 
 
 wheel (hwel) 
 
 §ve'ning 
 
 Page 83 
 
 (mu'zik) 
 
 pee'ping 
 
 bicycle 
 
 loud'6r 
 
 b^-fore' 
 
 roof (rof ) 
 
 (bi'si-kl) 
 
 hear 
 
i.o8 
 
 Vocabulary 
 
 squeak 
 
 bridge (brij) 
 
 Page 93 
 
 Page 96 
 
 (skwek) 
 
 across (a-kr6s') 
 
 mat'^6r 
 
 creep (krep) 
 
 nev'er 
 
 wide 
 
 yourself 
 
 again (a-gen') 
 
 dance (dS,ns) 
 
 deep 
 
 (y^r-self) 
 
 
 dancer 
 
 
 wk'tbT 
 
 
 (d&n's6r) 
 
 Page 90 
 pad'cfle 
 
 gih88 
 
 seem 
 
 Page 98 
 print 'ed 
 fire 
 crackers 
 
 (krak'6rz) 
 rock'ets 
 
 Page 86 
 pail 
 too (t6) 
 side 
 
 bail 
 fuU 
 
 Page 91 
 
 larger 
 
 (larj'6r) 
 
 Page 94 
 
 drink (dringk) 
 
 16am 
 
 run'wing 
 
 noise (noiz) 
 pretty (prit'i) 
 
 Page 87 
 
 Page 92 
 
 Page 95 
 
 scared 
 
 TOW 
 
 sea 
 
 compass 
 
 
 ahead (a-hed') 
 
 tie 
 
 (kum'pas) 
 
 Page 99 
 
 blacfc (biak) 
 
 rope 
 
 anchor 
 
 fowrth 
 
 
 a-round' 
 
 (ang'kor ) 
 
 
 Page 89 
 
 teach 
 
 ready (red'i) 
 
 
 almost 
 
 watch (woch) 
 
 weather 
 
 Page 101 
 
 (al'most) 
 
 shore 
 
 (we5H'6r) 
 
 caught (k&t) 
 
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