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tree, and the four rats on the floor?
II. Yes, and I see the new doll my good mamm?? gave to Ann. I like the doll. It is a very pretty one. May I take it to ride?
III. O yes! and I will put on my hat and take a ride too. Do you see me with my doll?
IV. Do we not ride fast? See those five snowbirds in that tree. Are they not pretty birds?
SCRIPT EXERCISE.
[Script: How fast we ride!]

LESSON XIX.
SPELLING REVIEW.
Oì? toì¤ meì? myì? (miì?) weì? toí?o haì?t treì?ea?￥ cìμaì?ts one (wuì?n) twa?￥oì¤ (toí?o) new (nuì?) puì￡t maì?ya?￥ raì?ts threì?ea?￥ foì?ua?￥r snoì?wa?￥ doì?lla?￥ liì?kea?￥ taì?kea?￥ riì?dea?￥ wiì??§h floì?oa?￥r (floì?r) gì?oíod gì?aì?vea?￥ fiì?vea?￥ ?§hoì?sìea?￥ ?§haì?t ?§heì±ya?￥ veì?r'yì? biì?rdsì pret'tyì? (priì?t'tyì?) maì?m m?¤'
SCRIPT EXERCISE.
[Script: The new doll is very pretty. It will ride with Ann.
It has a new hat.
A good girl likes her doll.]

LESSON XX.
NEW WORDS.
go off did bad why here have Rov'er
[Illustration]
Here, Rover, here! That is my hat! Do not run off with it!
You are a bad dog to run off with my hat. I will not have you with me. You are not a good dog.
You bad dog! Why did you go off with my hat?

LESSON XXI.
NEW WORDS.
kit'ty saw soft catch fur its she small
[Illustration]
This is my little kitty.
How soft and white its fur is!
Is it not pretty? The cat is on the box. She saw a big rat and ran to catch it.
The kitty was too small to catch the rat.
SCRIPT EXERCISE.
[Script: This is my kitty.]

LESSON XXII.
NEW WORDS.
up ho down boys mer'ry back hill o'ver
[Illustration]
Ho, ho! How we go
Down the hill, Over the snow.
Ho, ho! Back we go, Up the hill, over the snow.
Down the hill, and over the snow, We merry boys, how fast we go!
SCRIPT EXERCISE.
[Script: How fast we go!]

LESSON XXIII.
NEW WORDS.
if race girls out look sled hurt now give
[Illustration]
The boys and girls are out at play.
Look out, boy! Do not get hurt!
Will you give me a ride, little boy?
O yes! you may ride on my new sled.
Now, Rover, we will have a race.
Run fast, Rover! If you do not run fast, I will catch you!

LESSON XXIV.
READING REVIEW.
I. Ann likes her small kitty. Its fur is soft and white. It saw the cat catch the big rat.
II. Ann likes Rover too. She saw Rover run off with the hat. Here, Rover, here! You are a bad dog! Why did you run off with the hat?
III. Ho, ho! Look at the boys and girls. See them go down the hill, over the snow. Now they go back, up the hill.
IV. They are out at play. They will not get hurt. How merry they are! Ann, I will give you a ride on my sled. We will have a race with Rover and see how fast we can run.

LESSON XXV
SPELLING REVIEW.
iì?f iì?ts baì?ca?￥k sleì?d hoì? f??r oì?'veì?r gì?iì?rlsì gì?oì? sheì? soì?ft h??rt uì?p out boysì haì?vea?￥ oì?ffa?￥ now loíok cìμaì?ta?￥ch diì?d whyì? gì?iì?vea?￥ smaì¤lla?￥ baì?d hiì?lla?￥ raì??§ea?￥ (raì?s) kiì?t'tyì? saì¤wa?￥ down Roì?v'eì?r heì?rea?￥ meì?r'ryì?
SCRIPT EXERCISE.
[Script: Will Rover ride on the sled?
No, he will run a race with the boy. Rover is a bad, bad dog. He ran off with the hat.]

LESSON XXVI.
NEW WORDS.
from come be a way' there of what soon
[Illustration]
Bad boy! bad boy! Come down from that tree. Do not take the eggs from the nest. What a bad boy, to take the eggs of a bird!
Go away, bad boy; do not take the eggs, and soon there will be three pretty birds in the nest.

LESSON XXVII.
NEW WORDS.
Roy drum march rub'-a-dub
[Illustration]
fun gun beat
Now, Roy, you beat the drum, and we will march. I have my new hat and gun. Now go on. Rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub! Here we go! March, march, march! Do you like to march, Roy?
Yes. What fun it is to beat a drum, and march with a gun!

LESSON XXVIII.
NEW WORDS.
Ned no us let hand ap'ple your some
[Illustration]
Here, Ned, catch this apple in your hand.
No, I will catch it in my hat.
Now I have it. What a big apple it is!
Let us take some to mamma'.
O yes! she likes them. I will get her some.
We will take them to her in my hat.
O here is a very big apple! We will give her this one too.

LESSON XXIX.
NEW WORDS.
ap'ples ma'ny more glad where near pond am
[Illustration]
Look, mamma'! See the big apples we have!
O where did you get them?
From the big apple tree, near the pond. Do you like apples, mamma'?
O yes! I am glad to get them. How many have you?
Five, and there are more on the tree. May we give some to Ann?
Yes. She likes apples too.

LESSON XXX.
READING REVIEW.
Boy, come down from that tree! Come away, and soon there will be little birds in the nest.
What a bad boy, to take the eggs of a bird!
Did you see the boys with the drum and gun, Ned?
Yes. I