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FRED. AND HIS SISTER; 
 
 OR, 
 
 WHO WOULD NOT BE GOOD? 
 
 REDDY Banks had a sister, of 
 whom he was very fond. She 
 was not so strong and healthy 
 as he was, and that 
 he knew very well; 
 so he never felt vexed 
 at seeing her more 
 induked than him- 
 self, but did all he 
 could to make her 
 happy, and take care 
 of her when they 
 went out together, — 
 
THE SHOW-MAN. 
 
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 as you may see them here, going to a party 
 of Httle boys and girls. 
 
 Then, again, when the showman came into 
 the village where they lived, Freddy, if he were 
 alone, instead of staying to look at what was to 
 be seen by himself, 
 would run home for 
 Carry, and bring her 
 with him, to see it 
 too, — standing there, 
 with one of her hands 
 in his, and his other 
 arm round her neck. 
 
 You may be sure that Carry loved Freddy 
 very much, as indeed all such good brothers 
 ought to be loved. 
 
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AMUSEMENT. 
 
 Freddy liked to play with Carry better than 
 
 with any one 
 
 else : — when 
 
 she was not 
 
 able to do so, 
 
 he would a- 
 
 muse himself 
 
 at whip-top, 
 
 or some other 
 
 healthy sport 
 
 in the garden, 
 
 or else take a walk with his dog; for he was such 
 
 a thoughtful as well as kind-hearted boy, that 
 
 his godpapa 
 gave him a 
 pretty wa- 
 ter Spaniel, 
 knowing he 
 would take 
 care of him, 
 and see him 
 well fed and 
 attended to 
 every day. 
 
RETURN HOME. 
 
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 And whilst Freddy was out with his dog^ walk- 
 ing, or sitting 
 down to rest 
 under a tree, 
 Carry, some 
 times, w^ould 
 stay at home, 
 not being able 
 to walk far. — 
 But she liked 
 to sit at the open door, to watch for Freddy's 
 return; and puss seemed to like to do so too; so 
 Carry would 
 bring her seat 
 and a book 
 there, whilst 
 pussy, more 
 idle, laid at 
 her feet, purr- 
 ing and bask- 
 ing in the sun ; 
 for puss could neither read nor sew, w hile Carry 
 could do both. 
 
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GOOD NATURE. 
 
 When Carry was better, and able to go out, 
 
 Freddy would 
 often take her 
 to a laro-e o;ar- 
 den, that be- 
 longed to Mr. 
 Sweet -apple, 
 and there buy 
 her some nice 
 fruit and also 
 some flowers, out of his own pocket money. — 
 
 When they came home again, Carry would put 
 all the flowers 
 into a vase, 
 w^hilst Fred- 
 dy spread out 
 the fruit on a 
 plate, — then 
 this fond bro- 
 ther and sis- 
 ter would sit 
 down together, to eat the fruit and look at the 
 flowers; Freddy kindly helping her to the best. 
 
THE SEA-SIDE. 
 
 At last the doctor said, Carry must live by the 
 
 sea - side, to make 
 her grow stronger ; 
 but Carry did not 
 like to go without 
 her kind brother, 
 so Freddy went 
 too; and mamma 
 hired one of the 
 prettiest cottages you ever saw, almost close to 
 the beach, with a nice garden, where Carry 
 and Freddy 
 used to play 
 and walk, — 
 after having 
 read or said 
 their lessons 
 to mamma. 
 
 They were 
 both very 
 good little 
 children, for they paid great attention to all 
 their kind mamma tauo:ht them. 
 
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 THE BEACH. 
 
 Sometimes, when the weather was fine, Carry 
 would take a ride over the meadows upon a 
 
 donkey mam- 
 ma bought, 
 and kept in a 
 ittle field for 
 her use, and 
 Freddy would 
 walk by her 
 side ; then at 
 other times 
 they would 
 stroll together on the sands, picking up shells. 
 
 And Freddy would tell Carry about the great 
 sea, and how ships 
 sailed on it to all 
 parts of the world, 
 bringing home to 
 us, tea and sugar, 
 and plums and cur- 
 rants, and a great 
 many other nice and useful things, from foreign 
 countries. 
 
THE BALLOON. 
 
 One day, as they were walking by the sea, 
 
 they not only 
 saw ships, — 
 but a balloon, 
 which is like 
 a great bag, 
 made of silk, 
 in the shape 
 of a pear, and 
 filled with gas 
 which is lighter than air, — and that is the 
 reason it keeps up so high above our heads. 
 
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 When they ^^^m 
 went home to * ' ^ ™ 
 mamma, she 
 told them all 
 about it, as 
 3^our mamma 
 would, I dare 
 say, tell you, 
 if you were to 
 ask her. 
 
 It is a good sign in little children to seek for 
 knowled2:e and wish to be instructed. 
 
10 
 
 FREDDY'S ILLNESS. 
 
 The sea air did Carry a great deal of good; 
 in a few months, she grew strong and healthy, 
 and then she was able to make some return to 
 
 her brother for all 
 his kindness to 
 her, for about this 
 time poor Freddy 
 was taken ill, and 
 obliged to be in 
 bed all day. 
 
 Carry always 
 carried his break- 
 fast and tea up to 
 him, instead of 
 letting the maid 
 do it, because she 
 thought it w^ould 
 show how much she loved, and how grateful 
 she felt to him ; besides which, she was sure it 
 would please him ; and so it did, for there is 
 nothing gives us so much pleasure, either when 
 we are ill, or in trouble, as being treated wdth 
 attention and kindness by those we love, and 
 have served when we were well. 
 
CONCLUSION. 
 
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 Freddy soon got well, and felt grateful to his 
 kind sister. And thus, this brother and sister , 
 by being such good friends in their childhood, 
 
 grew up as fond and as kind to one another 
 as they had been at first, — which was a great 
 help and comfort to them in many troubles, 
 that they, of course, met with when they were 
 older ; for no one can expect to be happy and 
 in good health at all times. 
 
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New Historical Alphabet 
 The Ramble; and what was seen in it 
 Hans Dolan, and his Cat 
 Easy Reading and Pretty Pictures 
 The Brother and Sister 
 Little Rhymes for Little Readers 
 Greedy Peter 
 
 An Entertaining Walk with Mamma 
 The Little Merchant 
 Story of the Princess Fairlocks 
 Busy Ben and Idle Isaac 
 A Little Child's Little Book of 
 Goodness and Happiness 
 
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