McGuffeys Second Eclectic Reader | Page 4

and get my needlebook."
13. "I am bravo, mamma. I will go. --Here it is."
14. "Thank you, my brave little man. You see the dark didn't hurt you."
SLATE WORK.
[Illustration: Script Exercise:
Beautiful faces are they that wear The light of a pleasant spirit there;
Beautiful hands are they that do Deeds that are noble good and true;
Beautiful feet are they that go Swiftly to lighten another's woe. ]

LESSON VII.
spi'ders tick'ling stay neck nose se'cret crawls
legs beck ope goes toes speck choose
dot nod shoes spread be lieve' six
[Illustration: Mother and baby watching fly on the wall.]
BABY BYE.
1. Baby Bye, Here's a fly; We will watch him, you and I. How he
crawls Up the walls, Yet he never falls! I believe with six such legs
You and I could walk on eggs. There he goes On his toes, Tickling
Baby's nose.

2. Spots of red Dot his head; Rainbows on his back are spread; That
small speck Is his neck; See him nod and beck! I can show you, if you
choose, Where to look to find his shoes, Three small pairs, Made of
hairs; These he always wears.
3. Flies can see More than we; So how bright their eyes must be! Little
fly, Ope your eye; Spiders are near by. For a secret I can tell, Spiders
never use flies well; Then away, Do not stay. Little fly, good day.
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LESSON VIII.
serv'ant sud'den ly lon'ger re turned' lived tired
since five anx'ious trou'ble cer'tain nea'ly
doz'en sev'en at'tic strange great prop'er
coal seemed
[Illustration: Cat carrying kitten up stairs by the scruff of the neck.]
PUSS AND HER KITTENS.
1. Puss, with her three kittens, had lived in the coal cellar; but one day
she thought she would carry them to the attic.
2. The servant thought that was not the proper place for them; so she
carried them back to the cellar.
3. Puss was certain that she wanted them in the attic; so she carried
them there again and again, five, six, seven, --yes, a dozen times; for
each time the servant took them back to the cellar.
4. Poor puss was nearly tired out, and could carry them no longer.
5. Suddenly she went away. Where do you think she went?

6. She was gone a long time. When she returned, she had a strange cat
with her that we had never seen before.
7. She seemed to tell him all about her great trouble, and he listened to
her story.
8. Then the strange cat took the little kittens, one by one, and carried
them to the attic. After this he went away, and we have never seen him
since.
9. The servant then left the kittens in the attic, for she saw how anxious
puss was to have them stay there.
10. Was not the strange cat kind to puss? This lesson should teach
children to be ever ready to help one another.

LESSON IX.
nine mous'ie fro frol'ic bit slipped
spied crow teeth pearl used
[Illustration: White cat sneaking up on a mouse.]
KITTY AND MOUSIE.
1. Once there was a little kitty, White as the snow; In a barn he used to
frolic, Long time ago.
2. In the barn a little mousie Ran to and fro; For she heard the little
kitty, Long time ago.
3. Two black eyes had little kitty, Black as a crow; And they spied the
little mousie, Long time ago.
4. Four soft paws had little kitty, Paws soft as snow; And they caught
the little mousie, Long time ago.

5. Nine pearl teeth had little kitty, All in a row; And they bit the little
mousie, Long time ago.
6. When the teeth bit little mousie, Mousie cried out "Oh!" But she
slipped away from kitty, Long time ago.

LESSON X.
washed hours(ours) pre'cious game
harm a'ny (en'y) brushed end
AT WORK.
1. A little play does not harm any one, but does much good. After play,
we should be glad to work.
2. I knew a boy who liked a good game very much. He could run, swim,
jump, and play ball; and was always merry when out of school.
3. But he knew that time is not all for play; that our minutes, hours, and
days are very precious.
4. At the end of his play, he would go home. After he had washed his
face and hands, and brushed his hair, he would help his mother, or read
in his book, or write upon his slate.
5. He used to say, "One thing at a time." When he had done with work,
he would play; but he did not try to play and to work at the