WILSON, H1NKLE & CO. CINCINNATI n - ECLECTIC 7TIONAL SERIES & THIRL If- FFEY'S •^ N cmj 1C READER: FOR YO'k'G LEARNERS. \j imm «?> By WM. H. McGUFFEY, LL. D. WILSON, HINKLE & CO., 137 Walnut Street, 28 Bond Street, CINCINNATI. NEW YORK. PUBLISHERS' NOTICE. The widely-extended approval and patronage bestowed upon the Eclectic Educational Series for several years past, have given to them a constantly increasing demand. Their sale is not equaled by that of any other School Books in the United States. Such approval renders it the duty and privilege of the Pub- lishers to sustain and increase their usefulness, by such improve- ments as are demanded by educational progress. With this view, McGUFFEY'S ECLECTIC READERS Have been entirely remodeled. Such lessons as discriminating practical teachers had found the least interesting, have been re- moved, and others, with large additions — especially of primary matter — have been introduced into the Series. A careful attention to progression, by which the learner is led forward, step by step, along an easy gradation; a pure moral and religious sentiment, inculcated in interesting and instructive lessons; a neat typography and handsome style of publication render them the best class-books for reading in the English lan- guage, and, at their very low prices, the cheapest. JSj^P" To secure accuracy in those who order books, these volumes, six in number, are entitled McGuffey's New Eclectic Readers. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1S57, by W. B. SMITH, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of Ohio. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by SARGENT, WILSON & HINKLE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of Ohio. ELECTBOTTPED AT THE FBANK.L1N TYPE EOTJNDBY. PREFACE There has been, hitherto, in the opinion of Educators, in all reading books for schools, a deficiency of primary matter. Such deficiency, it is believed, is supplied in the remodeled Eclectic Readers, by the introduction in this third book and the succeed- ing volume of the Series, of a large number of new and easy lessons of a very interesting and instructive character. A proper progression is carefully preserved, and, in conse- quence of the increase of primary matter, this will be found so gradual that there can be no difficulty in passing from one lesson to another. Articulation is taught by copious and numerous exercises, both introductory and in the body of the book. It must be borne in mind, that the earlier this subject is taken up, and the more closely it is attended to, the greater the probability of securing a good articulation. The spelling lessons have been carefully prepared. They contain words found in the reading lessons with which they are connected. The more difficult words are often repeated, as this is the only method of learning any thing thoroughly. An introductory lesson explaining such marks and pauses as are used in the volume, and a lesson on emphasis, are new and valuable features, and will afford important aid to the learner. The reading lessons are derived from the purest fountains of juvenile literature. In order to adapt them to the use here made of them, they have been materially remodeled, and, in many cases, entirely re-written. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Lessons in Verse are indicated by *. LESSON. PAGE. LESSON. PAGE. Articulation . . . 8 20. Remember* . . . . 58 Marks and Pauses . . 11 21. The New-year . . . 60 1. The Bee and the Child* 13 22. Jack Frost* . . . . 63 2. The Truant . . . 14 23. The Clock and Sun-dial 65 3. The Young Teacher 17 24. Courage and Cowardice 67 4. Haste Thee, School- 25. Cruel Boy Punished . 69 boy* 21 26. The Caterpillar* . . 71 5. The Little Letter-writer 22 27. The Echo 73 6. Let it Rain .... 25 28. The Tricky Boy . . 77 7. The Wind* .... 27 29. Don't Kill the Birds * 80 8. A Walk in the Garden 29 30. Quarrelsome Cocks . . 82 9. The Wolf . . 31 31. Frank 85 10. Indolence 33 32. Mary Dow* . . 89 11. Rover* 35 33. George's Feast . . . 92 12. Walter Grey .... 37 34. Pleasing Stories . . 95 13. The Birds Set Free . 41 35. The Guide-post* . . 98 14. Little Charley* . . . 43 36. Mary and her Father . 101 15. The Birth-day Present 45 37. The Seven Sticks . . 105 16. Race for the Mitten* . 49 38. Who made the Stars?/ 107 17. The Cats and Monkey 51 39. The Turtle . . . . 109 18. The Wind and the Sun 53 40. The Honest Man . . 112 19. Things to Remember . 55 41. The Indian . . . . 114 (vi) CONTENTS. VII LESSON. PAGE. 42. Speak Gently* . . .116 43. The First Drink . . .118 44. Childhood* . . . .121 45. The Alarm-watch . . 122 46. Get Up* 124 47. The Brother and Sister 126 48. Creation of the World 129 49. The Daisy* . 50. The Violet* . Lesson on Emphasis 51. Honesty Rewarded 52. All for the Best . 53. Spring* . . . 54. True Courage' 55. When to say No . 56. The Child's Prayer 2 57. The Lord's Prayer* 58. The Sluggard . 59. Let us Praise God 60. Evening* . . . 61. The Choice . . 62. Mr. James and Coachman . 63. All Must Work* the 131 133 134 136 139 142 144 148 150 151 152 155 157 158 160 165 LESSON. PAGE. 64. The Last Two Apples . 167 65. The Contented Man . 173 66. The Spring Walk* . .176 67. The Insolent Boy . . 179 68. The Two White Doves . 183 69. We are Seven* . . .189 70. Story of the Coat . . 193 71. Story of the Buttons . 197 72. The Village Green* . 201 78. Grateful Julian . . 203 74. The Squirrel* ... 207 75. Industry and Indolence 209 76. Too Late for School* . 213 77. Industry a Treasure . 215 78. Wasp and Bee* . . . 217 79. The Peaches . . . .218 80. The Contented Boy . . 221 81. The Little Lord and the Farmer* . . . .225 82. Dress 228 83. Young Soldiers* . . 230 84. George and the Hatchet 233 85. The Island Bird . . .237 86. The Snow-bird's Song* 240 EXERCISES IN ARTICULATION. These exercises consist of a review of the sounds which have been practiced upon in the last half of the New Second Reader. See pages 90 to 159 of that work. EXERCISE 1. 1 a. ate, fate, mate. H- bite, mite, kite. 2 2 a. at, fat, mat. 1. bit, mit, kit. 3 a. bar, far, car. 1 3 I i. sir, fir, firm. a me, be, he. \o. g°5 no, lo. 2 1 2 e. 3 met, bet, let. I o. 5 3 got, not, lot. e. her, err, jerk. ? * nor, for, morn, EXERCISE 2. i u. cube, tube, tune. !^ babe, bib, bob. 2 u. cub, tub, tun. \ d - did, dad, dud. 3 burn, turn, burr. f. fife, if, off. OL boy, toil, join. < crn rr to a C>, gig, gog- Oil. loud, thou, cow. 1 h. ho, he, how. ou. now, bow, how. 1 j- jade, cage, large. EXERCISE 3. k. kite, corn, quit. r. rob, roar, rare. 1. late, lame, pill. \ s. sat, sale, mice. m. mum, mat, mad. 1 t - tat, tote, tut. n. no, nun, nine. \ v - van, love, dive. P- PIP, (8) pipe, pope w. win, won, wide. ARTICULATION. EXERCISE 4. Y. y°u, yes, yon. j Th. thin, thick, hath. Z. zag, size, wise. ; Th. both, ruth, birth. Sh. she, shall, • ship. \ Th. the, thou, that. Sh. shot, shell, shed. ; Th. this, then, there. Zh. zha, zhe, zhi. ; BTg. hang, bang, rang. Zh. zho, zhu, zhou. ; Ng. king, ring, sing. EXERCISE 5. Bl. bled, blend, blade. Dr. drab, drink, dry. Bl. blot, blind, cable. Dr. drum, drawn, drop. Br. bred, brim, bride. Bw. bwa, bwe, bwi. Br. bran, brine, brow. Bw. bwo, bwu, bwoi. Dl. ladle, bridle sidle. Dw. dwell, dwarf, dwelt. Dl. idle, needle , codle. Dw. dwale, dwoy, dwou. EXERCISE 6. Bs. robs, rubs, dubs. Ds. bids, buds, gads. Bs. dabs, fibs, sobs. Ds. ads, sheds, rids. Bst. robst rubst, dubst. Dst bidst, budst gadst Bst. dabst , fibst, sobst. Dst adst, shedst ridst. Bd. robd, rubd, dubd. Fl. fly, flee, flow. Bd. dabd fibd, sobd. EXERC PI. nsE flog, 7. fled, flab. Fr. free, from, fry. Fw. fwo, fwu, fwoi. Fr. fro, fret, frill. Grl. glad, glib, glee. Fw. fwa, fwe, fwi. Gl. glide, glum, glut. 10 ARTICULATION. CjT. grow, grew, grown. I JP S. tifs, hufs, blufs Grr. gray, greet, grot. i i St. pufst, rufst, dofst. -Fs. pufs, rufs, dofs. ] Fst. tifst, pufst, blufst. 3>©o>^c THE BEE AND THE CHILD. 1. "Pretty bee, pray tell me why, thus from flower to flower you fly, culling sweets the livelong day, never leaving off to play?" 2. "Little child, 111 tell you why, thus from flower to flower I fly. Let the cause thy thoughts engage, from thy youth to riper age. 3. "Summer flowers will soon be o'er. Winter comes, they bloom no more. Finest days will soon be past. Brightest suns will set at last. 4. "Little child, now learn of me. Let thy youth the seed-time be. And, when wintry age shall come, richly bear thy harvest home." H3) 14 NEW THIRD READER. ARTICULATION. The Exercises in Articulation are a continuation of those in the New Second Reader. They should be carefully and thoroughly practiced, until a distinct and perfect articulation is secured. The sounds alone, and not the names of the letters, should be uttered. Lt. alt, elt, ?, - 2 , lit, olt, 2 ult, oilt, oult. Lts. alts. 2 elts, 2 2 ilts, olts, 2 ults, oilts, oults. 2 2 2 melt, melts, tilt, 2 2 tilts, belt, 2 2 2 belts, pelt, pelts. LESSON II. hire o-bey' con ; duct in-stead' school guilt'y man'age wa'ter-y known tru'ant reached reg'u-lar clothes mon'ey run'ning ig'no-rant thrown les'sons minding strug'gled i'dle play'ing drowned struggling ooX^Oo THE TRUANT. 1. James Browx was ten years old, when his parents sent him to school. It was not far from his home, and therefore they sent him by himself. 2. But, instead of going to school, he was in the habit of playing truant. He would go into the fields, or spend his time with idle boys. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 15 3. But this was not all. When he went home, he would tell his mother that he had been to school, and had said his lessons very well. 4. One fine morning, his mother told James to make haste home from school; for she wished, after he had come back, to take him to his aunt's. 5. But, instead of minding her, he went ofY to the water, where there were some boats. There he met a plenty of idle boys. 6. Some of these boys found that James had money, which his aunt had given him. He was led by them to hire a boat, and to go with them upon the water. 7. Little did James think of the danger he was running into. Soon, the wind began 16 NEW THIRD READER. to blow, and none of them knew how to manage the boat. 8. For some time, they struggled against the wind and tide. At last, they became so tired, that they could row no longer. 9. A large wave upset the boat, and they were all thrown into the water. Think of James Brown, the truant, at this time. 10. He was far from home, known by no one. His parents were ignorant of his danger. He was struggling in the water, on the point of being drowned. 11. Some men, however, saw the boys, and went out to them in a boat. They reached them just in time to save them from a watery grave. 12. They were taken into a house, where their clothes were dried. After a while, they were sent home to their parents. 13. James was sorry for his conduct, and was never guilty of the same thing again. 14. He became regular at school, learned to attend to his books, and, above all, to obey his parents. Exercises . — What was James Brown in the habit of doing? What would he tell his mother? How was he at last punished? How was he saved? What effect did this have on him? THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 17 LESSON III. sign eyes chalk search taught a-mnsc sell'ing par'cels in-quire' wnt'ing teach'er country miss'ing troubled spin'ning trying vent'ure con-fus'ed hap'pi-est sup-pos'ed de-light'ed fish'er-man gen'tlc-man them-selves' 3^C THE YOUNG TEACHER. 1. Charles Rose lived in the country with his father, who taught him to read and to write. 2. Mr. Rose told his son that, when his morning lessons were over, he might amuse himself, for one hour, as he j)leased. 3. There was a river near by. On its bank stood the hut of a poor fisherman, who lived by selling fish. 4. His careful wife kept her wheel going early and late. They both worked very hard to keep themselves above want. 5. But they were greatly troubled, lest their only son should never learn to read and to write. They could not teach him themselves, and they were too poor to send him to school. 18 NEW THIRD READER. 6. Charles called at the hut of this fisherman, one day, to inquire about his dog, which was missing. 7. He found the little boy, whose name was Joe, sitting by the table, on which he was making marks with a piece of chalk. Charles asked him what he was doing. 8. "I am trying to write," said he, "but I know only two words. Those I saw upon a sign, and I am trying to write them. 9. "If I could only learn to read and write," said he, "I should be the happiest boy in the world." 10. "Then I will make you happy," said Charles. "I am but a little boy, but I can teach you that. 11. "Father gives me an hour every day for myself. If you will try to learn, you will soon know how to read and to write." 12. Joe and his mother were ready to fall on their knees to thank Charles. They told him, it was what they wished above all things. 13. The next day, when the hour came, Charles put his book in his pocket, and went to teach Joe. Joe learned very fast, and Charles soon beo-an to teach him to write. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 19 14. Some time after, a gentleman called on Mr. Rose, and asked him if he knew where Charles was. Mr. Rose said that he. was taking a walk, he supposed. 15. U I am afraid," said the gentleman, "that he does not always amuse himself thus. I often see him go to the house of the fisherman. I fear he goes out in their boat" 16. Mr. Rose was much troubled. He had told Charles that he must never venture on the river, and he thought he could trust him. 17. The moment the gentleman left, Mr. Rose went in search of his son. He went to the river, and walked up and clown, in hope of seeing the boat. 3-1 Rd. 2. 20 NEW THIRD READER, 18. Not seeing it, he grew uneasy. He thought they must have gone a long way off. Unwilling to leave without learning something of him, he went to the hut. 19. He put his head in at the window, which was open. There a pleasant sight met his eyes. 20. Charles was at the table, ruling a copy-hook. Joe was reading to him, while his mother was spinning in the corner. 21. Charles was a little confused. He feared his father might not he pleased; but he had no need to be uneasy, for his father was delighted. 22. The next day, his father took him to town, and gave him books for himself and Joe, with writing-paper, pens, and ink. 23. Charles was the happiest boy in the world when he came home. He ran to Joe, his hands tilled with parcels, and his heart beating with joy. Exercise . — Relate the story of Charles Rose and the fish- erman's son. ___ <>0 ^ > 4oo ARTICULATION. Md. famd, blamd, namd, framd, deemd, gleemd. 2" ' 2 2 2 2 1 Ms. hams, gems, dims, shams, drums, frams. 2 2 2 2 2 i Mst. emst, gemst, dimst, shamst, drumst, framst. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 21 LESSON IV. guide blest learn haste i'dler wrong tar'dy les'sons end'less teach'er school'-boy knowledge , HASTE THEE, SCHOOL-BOY. 1. Haste thee, .school-boy, haste away, Far too long has been thy stay; Often you have tardy been, Many a lesson you've not seen; Haste thee, school-boy, haste away, Far too long has been thy stay. 2. Haste thee, school-boy, haste away, Join no more the idler's play; Quickly speed your steps to school, 22 NEW THIRD READER. And there mind your teacher's rule; Haste thee, school-boy, haste away, Join no more the idler's play. 3. Haste thee, school-boy, haste away, Learn thy lessons well to-day ; Love the truth, and shun the wrong, Then no day will seem too long; Haste thee, school-boy, haste away, Learn thy lessons well to-day. 4. Haste thee, school-boy, haste away, While thy youth is bright and gay; Seek the place with knowledge blest; It will guide to endless rest; Haste thee, school-boy, haste away, While thy youth is bright and gay. LESSON V. tries cous'in an'swer Em'i-ly catch writ'er rab'bits en-tire'ly a-greed' re-turn' caVbage to-sreth'er '*»> — THE LITTLE LETTER-WRITER. 1. Emily, here is a letter for you. It is from your little cousin John. Make haste, THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 2S and I will read it to you. How clever it is for cousin John to be able to write a letter! You would like to be able to write a letter, would you not? 2. But you know you can not write; you have not yet learned. I hope you will make haste and learn to read, and then your father will teach you to write. You wanj: to know when he will begin to teach you. That will depend entirely upon yourself. 3. If you take pains, and learn to read all the lessons in this book, without stopping to spell a single word, then he will begin to teach you to write. 4. I shall be very glad, when you are able to write a letter to your cousin John in return for this. But we must read it. 5. "Cousin Emily: — I am going to tell you about a cat and some rabbits that I have. They all play together in the yard. Sometimes the cat tries to teach the rabbits to catch mice. They will eat together from the same dish. 6. "One day they had some beef, and bread, and cabbage, set before them on the same plate. The cat agreed that the rabbits might have the cabbage, and puss took the 24 NEW THIRD READER. beef herself. But when the cat was eating- some bread, the rabbits bit at the other end. 7. "Pussy did not like that, so she hit the rabbits with her paw. After that, they were very good friends again. 8. "I can not tell you any thing more about them now, for my hand is tired with writing; but I wish you would come here, and I will let you see them. This letter is from your cousin John." 9. Now, is rot this a very pretty letter, Emily? Should you not like to see puss and the rabbits playing and eating? 10. Yes, I am sure you would. Well, be a good girl, and I will take you, some day, to see your cousin John, and his rabbits. 11. But now you must go to your lessons. I hope that when John writes you another letter, you will have learned to write, and then be able to answer him. Exercises. — What is this story about? Who wrote the letter? To whom did he write? W T hat did he write about? Would you like to grow up without being able to write? ~o^Oo ARTICULATION. Mt. 2 amt, 2 2 2 emt, imt, ornt, 2 unit. oimt, oumt. Mts. 2 amts, 2 2 2 emts, inits, oints, 2 units, oimts, oumts. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 25 LESSON VI. Iambs but'ter pret/ty tlow f ers quench hors'es growing hooking wreaths thirst'y ques'tion breakfast sor'ry gar 'den drink'ing beau'ti-ful LET IT RAIN. Rose. See, how it rains! dear, dear, dear! how dull it is! Must I stay in doors all day? Father. Why, Rose, are you sorry that you had any bread and butter for breakfast, this morning? Rose. Why, father, what a question! I should be sorry, indeed, if I could not get any. Father. Are you sorry, when you see the flowers and the trees growing in the garden? Rose. Sorry? no, indeed! Just now, I wished, very much, to go out and see them, -they look so pretty. Father. Well, are you sorry, when you see the horses, cows, or sheep, drinking at the brook to quench their thirst? 26 NEW THIRD READER Rose. Why, father, you must think I am a cruel girl, to wish that the poor horses that work so hard, the beautiful cows that give so much nice milk, and the pretty lambs should always be thirsty. Father. Do you not think they would die, if they had no water to drink? Rose. Yes, sir, I am sure they would. How shocking to think of such a thing. Father. I thought little Rose was sorry it rained. Do you think the trees and flowers would grow, if they never had any water on them? Rose. No, indeed, father, they would be dried up by the sun. Then we should not have any pretty flowers to look at, and to make wreaths of for mother. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 27 Father. I thought my little Rose was sorry it rained. Rose, what is our bread made of? Rose. It is made of flour, and the flour is made from wheat, which is ground in the mill. Father. Yes, Rose, and it was rain that helped to make the wheat grow, and it was water that turned the mill to grind the wheat. I thought little Rose was sorry it rained. Rose. I did not think of all these things, father. I am now very glad to see the rain pour down. Exercises. — Of what use is rain to the horses and cows? To the trees and flowers? Of what use is it to man? -o^o« LESSON VII. does flight whence val'ley goes height ra'ges schol'ar climb knows toss'es whith'er THE WIND. 1. Which way does the wind come? Which way does he go? He rides over water, He rides over snow. 28 NE~^ 'SHIRD READER. 2. Over wood, over valley, And over the height Which the goat can not climb, He taketh his flight. 3. He rages and tosses, In every bare tree, As, if you look upward, You plainly may see. 4. But whence he doth come, And whither he goes, There is never a scholar In this world that knows. E .ercises. — What is this poetry about? What is said about the wind? The Teacher should see that the Exercises in Articulation are thoroughly practiced. Nothing can supply the want of such prac- tice. With it, success in securing correct and distinct articula- tion may with certainty be attained. ARTICULATION. Nd, nds. find, finds, grind, grinds, bind, binds. 2 2 2 2 2 2 band, bands, hand, hands, end, ends. 2 2 2 2 2 2 Ns, nst. wins, winst, sins, sinst, fans, fanst. 2 2 2 2 2 2 kens, kenst, mans, manst, puns, punst. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 29 LESSON VIII. clothes beau'ty in-vit'ed med'dling locked care'ful hap'pi-er a-sham'^d grav'el showed med'dltfd gar'den-er as-sure' touched mis'chief ad-mir'ing med'dle bor'ders bloom'ing yes'ter-day >>®- if there was any danger. 2. One day, in order to nave some fun, ne cried out with all his might, "The wolf is coming! the wolf is coming!" 3. The men came running with clubs and axes to destroy the wolf. As they saw nothing, they went home again, and left John laughing in his sleeve. 4. As he had had so much fun this time, John cried out again, the next day, "The wolf! the wolf!" " 32 NEW THIRD READER 5, The men came again, but not so many as before. They saw no trace of the wolf; so thev shook their heads and went back. 6. On the third day, the wolf came in earnest, John cried in dismay, "Help! help! the wolf! the wolf!" But not a single man came to help him. 7. The wolf broke into the flock, and killed a great many sheep. Among them was a beautiful lamb, which was John's, and which he loved very much. 8. The truth itself is not believed, From one who often has deceived. Exercises. — Relate the story of the wolf. Why did not the men come the third time? What did John lose? What may we learn from this story? THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 33 ARTICULATION. 2 2 2 2 2 I Nt, nts. hint, hints, plant, plants, cent, ^ents. 2 2 2 2 2 Nth. anth, enth, inth, onth, unth > ointh. 2 2 2 2 2 2 Ngd. angd, engd, hangd, wingd, bangd, bungd. LESSON X. ants grown starving here-aft'er dance en-joy' stud'i-^d im-por'tant stores sup-pose' con-sid'er grass'hop-per INDOLENCE. Jane. Dear Mary, do tell me about my lesson once more, for I can never get it alone. Mary. But why have you not learned it? Have you studied it well? Jane. Why, no. I can never leave my play 7 to waste time over a dull lesson, I am sure. Mary. Why, Jane, how can you speak so ? Which do you consider most important, your lessons, or your play? Jane. 0, the lessons, I suppose. But then, I like to play best, and only wish I could play all the time. 34 NEW THIRD READER. Mary. But you will not be able to play always. And what will you do then? Jane. Why, when it comes to that, I will study or work. Mary. But you will not know how. And when you are grown up, you will be ashamed to learn as children do. Jane. I can think of that, when the time comes. But now, I mean to enjoy myself. Mary. You would better think of it now. But let me tell you a story. "Ants, you know, work hard in summer to lay up their winter stores. But grass- hoppers do not work in summer, and they die when winter comes. "Well, a grassnopoer once as&ed an ant, co give him some food to keep him from starving. " 'What did you do all summer, 1 said the ant, 'that you have nothing to eat now?' 'I sang,' said the grasshopper. 'You sang?' said the ant; 'well, now you may dance!' Jane. Then you think I am like the grasshopper, do you? Mary. Yes. But I will be more kind than the ant, for I will help you this once; but hereafter I hope you will do your work, THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 35 and learn your lessons, without the aid of any one. Exercises. — Relate the story of the ant and grasshopper. What should this teach us? °o>S^ck> LESSON XI. oaks boughs use'ful cot'tage close RoVer wea'ry faith'ful shades shad'ed won'der past'ure ROVER. 1. In summer, at the close of day, When sunset shades had come, George with his Rover, went to find The cows, and drive them home. 3d Rd. 3. 3(3 NEW THIRD READER. 2. The pasture, where they daily went To breakfast and to dine, Was large and green, a sunny place; Its grass was sweet and fine. 3. And through it ran a little brook, Where oft the cows would drink, And then lie down among the flowers, That grew upon the brink, 4. They liked to lie beneath the trees, All shaded by the boughs, Whene'er the noontide heat came on: Sure, they were happy cows, 5. And oft, at night, when Georgy came, Quite weary with his race, The cows would be among the oaks, In a far distant place, 6. Then he would wait, and Rover call: Away would Rover go, And leave his master at the gate, With nothing there to do. 7. And quickly he would find the cows, And make them walk before, Nor let them stop till they were safe, Beside the cottage door. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 37 8. And many other useful things, Would faithful Rover do: ~No wonder George was kind to him, And always loved him so. Exercises . — What did Rover do? How did George treat kim? How can we secure the love of others? ARTICULATION. PL pla, pie, ph, i i plo, plu, ploi, plou. 1 Pr. pra, 2 plod, i i pre, pri, 2 2 pled, prim 1 1 pro, pru, , prog, plad proi, prou, 2 2 I, prop, plan. LESSON XII. shore froz'en choked offered hymn jov'ful floated heav'i-ly rus'tle wid'ow or'phan en'ter-^d ves'sel answer cap'tain list'en-^d bo'som Wal'ter sin-cere' des'o-late peo'ple com'fort crossing neighbors WALTER GREY. 1. Walter Grey lived with his mother, on the bank of a river. Walter used to chop wood for a living for his mother and himself; for his father was dead. 38 NEW THIRD READER. 2. One winter day, Walter was crossing the river on the ice, when, all at once, it began to break. He ran to get to the shore, but the ice broke loose, and floated off with him. 3. He called to his mother, but she could not hear. Then he shouted to some men far off in the woods, but his voice did not reach them. 4. Here was poor Walter in the river, alone on a cake of ice, and almost frozen. His heart sank within him, as he thought of his poor mother with no one to comfort her, and take care of her; but he looked to God, and trusted in Him. 5. After an hour or two, Mrs. Grey thought Walter was gone a great while, so she went and called him. But no Walter was near to answer. She said to herself, "He will be back soon, for he is a good and kind son." 6. But Walter did not come. She feared her boy was killed, or drowned, or lost. Her neighbors all turned out, and went up and down the hills, and woods, and roads, and into every house, but nothing could be heard of him. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 39 7. Thus, day after day passed away, and the poor woman felt, that she was indeed left alone in her desolate home. If she looked at the chair he used to sit in, her eyes would fill with tears. If she looked at the door, she would think how often he had entered it. 8. If she heard a leaf rustle, or the wind shake the trees, she thought it must be Walter coming back. When she sat down to eat her lonely meals, she would feel almost choked. 9. Poor, lone widow! How sad were her days and her nights, as they wore heavily away. Her only comfort was the thought that a good and kind Father will take care of the widow and orphan, if they trust in Him. 10. One day, after Walter had been gone two weeks, Mrs. Grey was sitting by her fireside, when she heard some people talking near her lonely cabin. 11. She listened, and heard some one say, "She is at home." Before she could open the door, Walter jumped in, and threw his arms around her neck. 12. How joyful was the poor widow now! 40 NEW THIRD READER. She could not speak for joy. She pressed him to her bosom, and wept over her lost boy, who was found again. 13. Walter told his mother, that when he was carried away on the ice, he floated far out into the bay. By and by, a vessel came along. But he could not make the men hear him. 14. After some time, the captain told his men, that he saw something strange on the cake of ice, and he thought it looked like a boy. He put out his boat, and soon came up with him, almost stiff with cold. 15. They were all on the vessel in a short time, and Walter was taken care of, as well as he could wish. The captain took Walter to Boston, and there put him on another vessel which was going near his home. 16. And here he was, he said, at home with his mother once more. He knew God would not forsake those who put their trust in Him, and he had tried to trust Him. 17. A. joyful hymn was sung, that night, in the cottage of the poor widow, on the banks of that river. A humble and sincere prayer was offered to God, that He would THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 41 still bless and take care of the widow and the orphan. Exercises . — How did Walter Grey support himself and his mother? How was he lost? What was done to find him? How did his mother feel? In whom did she trust? How was he saved? To whom did they offer thanks? For what did they pray? LESSON XIII. wires try'ing bar'gain o'pen-^d French a-piece' peep'ing re-solved fly'ing set'tled sur-prise' pris'on-ers OO^O^ THE BIRDS SET FREE. 1. A man was walking one day through the streets of a city. He saw a boy with a number of small birds for sale, in a cage. 2. He looked with sadness upon the little prisoners, flying about the cage, peeping through the wires, and trying to get out. 3. He stood, for some time, looking at the birds. At last, he said to the boy, "How much do you ask for your birds?" 4. "Fifty cents apiece, sir," said the boy. "I do not mean how much apiece," said the man, "but how much for all of them. I want to buy them all." 42 NEW THIRD READER. 5. The boy began to count, and found they came to five dollars. "There is your money," said the man. The boy took it, well pleased with his morning's trade. 6. No sooner was the bargain settled, than the man opened the cage door, and let all the birds fly away. 7. The boy, in great surprise, cried, "What did you do that for, sir? You have lost all your birds." 8. "I will tell you why I did it," said the man. "I was shut up three years in a French prison, as a prisoner of war, and I am resolved never to see any thing in jDrison which I can make free." Exercises. — How much did the man give for the birds? What did he do with them? Why did he set. them at liberty? THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 4g ARTICULATION. 2 2 2 2 dips, dipst, rips, ripst, 2 2 2 2 naps, napst, saps, sapst, 2 2 2 2 hops, nopst, nips, nipst, 2 2 maps, mapst. 2 2 sips, sipst. , 2 i 2 lops, lopst. >® LESSON XIV. flown fellow Ch ar'ley plain shows pow'er re-turn 7 path'less guards re-vive' set'ting thought'ful-ly LITTLE CHARLEY. 1. The birds have flown away, The flowers are dead and gone, The clouds look cold and gray, Around the setting sun. 2. Upon his father's knee, Was Charley's happy place, And very thoughtfully He looked up in his face. 3. And these his simple words: "Father, how cold it blows! And where are all the birds Amid the storms and snows?" 44 NEW THIRD READER. 4. "They fly far, far away, From storm, and snow, and rain; But, Charley dear, next May, They '11 all come back again." 5. "And will my flowers come, too?" The little fellow said, "And all be bright and new, That now looks cold and dead?" 6. "0 yes, dear; in the spring, The flowers will all revive, The birds return and sing, And all be made alive." 7. "Who shows the birds the way, Father, that they must go? And brings them back in May, When there is no more snow? 8. "And when no flower is seen Upon the hill and plain, Who '11 make it all so green, And bring the flowers again?" 9. "My son, there is a Power That none of us can see, Takes care of every flower, Gives life to every tree. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 45 10. "He, through the pathless air, Shows little birds the way; And we, too, are his care, He guards us day by day." Exercises: — What becomes of the birds in winter? What of the flowers? When do they come back again? Who takes care of them? Who takes care of us? LESSON XV. spoil peo'ple wrap'ped birth'day piece ex-pect' car'riage mis-takes' cous'in an'swer ques'tion o-bli'g^d rea'son es-teem' dab'bling gen'er-ous THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT. Late in the morning of her cousin Ellen's birthday, Susan finished her work-basket. The carriage was at the door. Her father's voice was heard calling her. So she was obliged to go down, with her basket but half wrapped up in a piece of paper. As the carriage went on, Susan pulled the paper by each of the four corners, first one side, and then the other, to hide the basket. 46 NEW THIRD READER. Father. It will never do, my dear. I am afraid you will never make a sheet of paper cover a box, which is twice as large as itself. Susan. It is not a box, father, it is a basket. Father. Let us look at this basket. Susan. father! you will spoil it, in- deed. Indeed, you will spoil the poor handle. Father. But what is the use of the poor handle, if we are not to take hold of it? And pray, Susan, is this the thing you have been dabbling about, all the week, with paste and rags? I could not think what you were about. Is this the thing? Susan. Yes, sir. You think then, that I have wasted my time, because the basket is of no use. But then it is a present for my cousin Ellen. Father. Your cousin Ellen will be very much obliged to you for a present that is of no use. Susan. But Ellen w T ill like the basket, I know, though it is of no use. Father. Perhaps so. But how comes it, that you are so fond of such a silly person? THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 47 Susan. I, father? I do not think that I am very fond of her. Father. I did Dot say very fond. Susan. Well, but I do not think I am fond of her at all. Father. But you have spent a whole week in making this thing for her. Susan. Yes, sir, and all my two dollars beside. Father. Yet you think her silly, and you are not fond of her at all, and you say you know that this will be of no use to her. Susan. But it is her birthday; and I am sure she will expect something, and every body else will give her something. Father. Then your reason for giving is, because she expects you to give her some- thing. But should you always give, merely because others expect, or because somebody else gives? Susan. no, sir, not always. Father. 0, only on birthdays. Susan. Now you are making a joke of me, I see. But I thought you liked that people should be generous. My grandmother said that she did. Father. So do I, full as well as your 48 NEW THIRD READER. grandmother. But what is it to be gener- ous? Susan. Why, is it not generous to make presents ? Father. That is a question which it would take some time to answer. But, to make a present that ycu know can be of no use, to one you do not love or esteem, because it is her birthday; because every body gives her something; because she expects something; and because your grandmother says she likes to see people generous, seems to me, my dear Susan, to be rather foolish than generous. Susan. Then I am a fool, am I? Father. Because yiu have made one mis- take? no! If you have sense enough to see your own mistakes, and can afterward avoid them, you will never be a fool. Exercise. — What had Susan been making? Why did she wish to give it to her cousin? Is it wrong to make presents? What kind of pi-esents should they be? Pt, pts. ARTICULATION. 2 ept, 2 2 2 epts, ipt, ipts, 2 2 opt, opts. upt, 2 upts, oipt, oipts, oupt, oupts, 2 apt, 2 2 2 sept, crept, septs, 2 ad-epts. THE ECLECTIC SERIES, 49 LESSON XVI. ij^ hi Va : . 1 fetch stAnge gen 'tie stop'p^d scene ta'blcs viewed skip'ped watch kit'ten quickly mam-ma' stretch mit'ten anx'ious fol'low-ed ^:< THE RAGE FOR THE MITTEN. 1. One day a pretty, playful kitten Pulled off the little Ellen's mitten; - Skipped o'er the tables and the chairs, Then left the room and ran up stairs. 2. Ellen, who, seated at her book, Yiewed the whole scene with anxious look, Now thought it time to jump and run, And watch the end of Kittv's fun. 50 NEW THIRD READER, 3. Up stairs and down, Kit almost flew, And Ellen followed quickly, too; But Ellen could not catch the kitten, Nov could she get the stolen mitten. 4. Sometimes the kitten would turn round; Then on she went with sudden bound: Ellen might stretch her hand in vain; The little thing was off again. 5. Ellen, quite tired out, at last, Thought that the kitten ran too fast; And turned to hear her little brother Call, "Sister Ellen, let's fell mother." 6. To tell mamma she thought it best, But stopped to take a moment's rest; She put her hand before her eye, And almost felt that she must cry. 7. The kitten marked the sudden change, And seemed to think it very strange; Then creeping back, with gentle pace, She looked straight up in Ellen's face. 8. Ellen knew not that puss was near; Her easy step she did not hear; Puss raised her paw with gentle tap, And laid the mit in Ellen's lap. rHE ECLECTIC SERIES. 51 LESSON XVII. court sto'ry jus'tice an'i-mals judge office ob'jects pre-tense' cheese a-gree' nib'bkd cram'med wrong mor'al bal'ance sup-pos'tfd weighs tri'fles grave'ly dis-miss'^d re-sort' de-cide' monk'ey in-struc'tion THE CATS AND THE MONKEY. A FABLE. 1. A Fable is a story, in which animals or other objects are supjDosed to talk, al- though they never do so. 2. The moral of a fable is the instruction to be drawn from it. Here is the fable of the cats and the monkey. 3. Two hungry cats, having stolen some cheese, could not agree how to divide it. So they called in a monkey, to decide the case. 4. "Let me see," says the monkey, with an arch look, "this slice weighs more than the other." With that, he bit off a large piece, in order, as he said, to make them balance. 3d Rd. 4. 52 NEW THIRD READER, 5. The other scale was now too heavy. This gave the upright judge a fine pretense to take a second mouthful. 6. "Hold! hold!" cried the two cats; "give each of us his share of the rest, and we will be content." 7. "If you are content," says the monkey, "justice is not. The law. my friends, must have its course." 8. So he nibbled first one piece, and then the other. The jooor cats, seeing their cheese in a fair way to be all eaten, most humbly begged the judge to give himself no further trouble. 9. "Not so fast, I beseech you, my friends," says the judge; "we owe justice to THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 53 ourselves as well as to you. What is left, is due to me in right of my office." 10. So saying, he crammed the whole into his mouth, and A r ery gravely dismissed the court. MORAL. 11. This fable teaches us, that it is better to bear slight wrong, rather than to resort to law for trifles. Exercises . — What is a fable? What is meant by the moral of a fable? Relate this fable and give its moi-al. ARTICULATION. 3 3 3 3 3 3 Ptb, rbs. arb, orb, urb, arbs, orbs, urbs. 3 3 3 3 3 3 barb, barbs, garb, garbs, erb, erbs. LESSON XVIII. cloak sul'try buck'led mount'ain wreck de-cide' suc-eeed' for'ci-bly a-rose' a-greed' bursting trav'el-er THE WIND AND THE SUN. A FABLE. 1. A dispute once arose between the Wind and the Sun, as to which of the two was the strongest. 54 NEW THIRD READER. 2. To decide the matter, they agreed to try their power on a traveler. That party, which should first strip him of his cloak, was to win the day. 3. The Wind began. He blew a cutting blast, which tore up the mountain oaks by their roots, and made the whole forest look like a wreck. 4. But the traveler, though at first he could scarcely keep his cloak on his back, ran under a hill for shelter, and buckled his mantle about him more closely than ever. 5 The Wind, having thus tried his utmost power in vain, the Sun began. 6. Bursting through a thick cloud, he darted his sultry beams so forcibly upon the traveler's head, that the poor fellow was almost melted. 7. "This," said he, "is past all bearing. It is so hot, that one might as well be in an oven." 8. So he quickly threw off his cloak, and went under the shade of a tree to cool himself. MORAL. 9. This fable teaches us, that gentle THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 55 means will often succeed, fail. where force will Exercises. — Relate the fable of the "Wind and the Sun. What does this fable teach us? Point out the commas. The colons. The periods. LESSON XIX. wrong rea'son per'fect for-give' thanks dan'ger pout'ing creat'ure o-bey' pee'vish wake'ful qui'et-ly se'cret pre-vent r howl'ing a-sham'tfd a-void' brighter watched pro-tec'tion dur'ing de-lights' kind'ness sat'is-fi-tfd ooj^oo THINGS TO REMEMBER. 1. When you rise in the morning, re- member who kept you from danger during the night. Remember who watched over you, while you slept, and whose sun shines around you, and gives you the sweet light of day. 2. Let God have the thanks of your heart, for His kindness and His care. And pray for His protection during the wakeful hours of day. 56 NEW THIRD READER. 3. Remember that God made all creatures to be happy; and will do nothing that may- prevent their being so, without good reason for it. 4. When you are at the table, do not eat in a greedy manner, like a pig. Eat quietly, and without noise. Do not reach forth your hand for the food, but ask some one to help you. 5. Do not become peevish and pout, be- cause you do not get a part of every thing. Be satisfied with what is given you. 6. Avoid a pouting face, angry looks, and angry words. Do not slam the doors. Go quickly up and down stairs; and never make a loud noise about the house. 7. Be kind and gentle in your manners; not like the howling winter storm, but like the bright summer's morning. 8. Do always as your parents bid you. Obey them with a ready mind, and with a pleasant face. 9. Never do any thing that you would be afraid or ashamed that your parents should know. Remember, if no one else sees you, God does; from whom you can not hide even your most secret thought. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 57 10. At night, before you go to sleep, think whether you ha^ue done any thing that was wrong, during the day, and pray to Grod to forgive you. If any one has done you wrong, forgive him in your heart. 11. If you have not learned something useful, or been in some way useful, during the past day, think that it is a day lost, and be very sorry for it. 12. Trust in the Lord, and He will guide you in the way of good men. The path of the just is a light that shineth brighter and brighter, unto the perfect day. 13. We mr_st do all the good we can to all men, for this is well pleasing in the sight of Grod. He delights to see his children walk in love, and do good, one to another. Exercises. — What should you remember in the morning? Whom should you thank, and for what should you pray? How should you behave at the table? What should you avoid? How should you behave to your parents? What should you do at night? Whom should you always trust? Rd, rds. oo^oo ARTICULATION. 3 ard, 3 3 3 ord, urd, ards, ords, urds. 3 lord, 3 3 3 lords, bard, bards, 3 card, cards. 3 gard, 3 3 3 gards, cord, cords, 3 curd, 3 curds. 58 NEW THIRD READER. LESSON XX. sees friend pun'ish heav'en sight guards ac'tions false'hood hates pray'er wick'ecl re-mem'ber saves whis'per de-light' for-give'ness REMEMBER. 1. Remember, child, remember, That God is in the sky; That He looks down on all we do, With an ever- wakeful eye. 2. Remember, 0' remember, That all the day and night, He sees our thoughts and actions, With an ever-watchful sight. 3. Remember, child, remember, That God is good and true; That He wishes us to always be Like him in all we do. 4. Remember that He ever hates A falsehood, or a lie; Remember He will punish, too, The wicked, by and by. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 59 5. Remember, 0, remember, That He is like a friend, And wishes ns to holy be, And happy, in the end. 6. Remember, child, remember, To pray to him in heaven- And if you have been doing wrong, 0, ask to be forgiven. 7. Be sorry, in your little prayer, And whisper in his ear; Ask his forgiveness and his love, And He will surely hear. 8. Remember, child, remember, That you love, with all your might, The God who watches o'er us, And gives us each delight, Who guards us ever through the day, And saves us in the night. Exercises. — Who is it that looks on all we do? What does God hate? What must we do, if we have done wrong? TO TEA CHERS. The Spelling Lists at the head of the Reading Lessons, are given merely as examples of the manner in which spelling should be taught, in connection with reading. The teacher should add all the important words of the lesson. 60 NEW THIRD READER. LESSON XXI. Swiss re-ceive' light'ed grat'i-tude gay'ly pray'ers sparked in-tend'ing re-peat 1 country lan'guage dis-tress'cd mon'ey shout'ecl wretch 'ed cheer 'ful-ly be-long' dis-tress' fam'i-ly un-der-stood' re-ward' welcome shiv'er-ing un-der-stand' W^OO- THE NEW-YEAR. 1. One pleasant New-year's morning, Ed- ward rose, and washed and dressed himself in haste. He wanted to be first to wish a happy New-year. 2. He looked in every room, and shouted the words of welcome. He ran into the street, to repeat them to those he might meet. 3. When he came back, his father gave him two, bright, silver dollars. 4. His face lighted up, as he took them. He had long wished to buy some pretty books he had seen at the bookstore. 5. He left the house with a light heart, intending to buy the books. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 61 6. As he ran down the street, he saw a poor Swiss family, the father, mother, and three children, shivering with cold. 7. "I wish you a happy New-year," said Edward, as he was gayly passing on. The man shook his head, and said, "Me no understand." 8. "You do not belong to this country then," said Edward. The man again shook his head, for he could not speak our lan- guage. 9. But he' pointed to his mouth, and to the children, as if to say, "These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long- time." 10. Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in distress. He took out 62 NEW THIRD READER. # his dollars, and gave one to the man, and the other to his wife. 11. How their eyes sparkled with grat- itude! They said something in their lan- guage, which doubtless meant, "We thank you a thousand times, and will remember you in our prayers." 12. When Edward came home, his father asked him what books he had bought. He hung his head a moment, but quickly looked up. 13. "I have bought no books," said he. "I gave my money to some poor people, who seemed to be very hungry and wretched. 14. "I think I can wait for my books till next New-year. 0, if you had seen how glad they were to receive the money!" 15. "My dear boy," said his father, "here is a whole bundle of books. I give them to you, more as a reward for your goodness of heart, than as a New-year's gift. 16. "I saw you give the money to the poor Swiss family. It was no small sum for a little boy to give cheerfully. 17. "Be thus ever ready to help the poor, and wretched, and distressed; and every THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 63 year of your life will be - to you a happy New-year." Exercises . — What did Edward do on New-year's morning? What did his father give him when he came back? Whom did he meet, and what did they try to tell him? What did he do with his money? How did his father reward him? ARTICULATION. 3 3 3 Rf, rfs. arf, orf, urf, arfs, 3 3 3 3 serf, serfs, dworf, dworfs, 3 3 3 irf, irfs, orf, orfs, 3 arf, urfs. 3 arfs. orfs, turf, turfs. LESSON XXII. Jack prowl shiv'er laugh'ing Frost wring chased mid'night tomb lin'net joy'ous woodlands ' crack tin'gle crev'ice sleigh'-bells swept jin'gle wrap'ped school'-boys , JACK FROST. Who hath killed the pretty flowers, Born and bred in summer bowers? Who hath taken away their bloom? Who hath SAvept them to the tomb? Jack Frost. 64 NEW THIRD READER. 2. Who hath chased the birds so gay, Lark and linnet, all away? Who hath hushed their joyous breath, And made the woodlands still as death ? Jack Frost. 3. Who hath chilled the laughing river? Who doth make the old oak shiver? Who hath wrapped the world in snow? Who doth make the wild winds blow? Jack Frost. 4 Who doth prowl at midnight hour Like a thief around the door, Through each crack and crevice creeping, Through the very key-hole peeping? • Jack Frost. 5. Who doth pinch the traveler's toes? Who doth wring the school-boy's nose? Who doth make your ringers tingle? Who doth make the sleigh-bells jingle? Jack Frost. Exercises. — What is Jack Frost? What does it do to the flowers? The birds? '"The river? What does it do at midnight? What to the traveler? The school-boy? The sleighs? Point out in this lesson the commas. The mark for interrogation. The apostrophes. THE ECLECTIC SERIES*. 65 LESSON XXIII. clock spir'it stu'pid boast'ing stock ask'ing smiled mer'ri-ly church stee'ple gloom'y sun'-di-al tongue hum'ble showed mod'est-y 3 >^C THE CLOCK AND THE SUN-DIAL. A FABLE. 1. One gloomy day, the Clock on a steeple looking down on the Sun-dial in a garden near by, said, "How stupid it is in you to stand there like a stock. 2. "You never tell the hour, till a bright sun looks forth from the sky, and gives you leave. I go merrily round, day and night; 66 -NEW THIRD READER. in summer and winter the same, without asking his leave. 3. "I tell the people the time to rise, to come to dinner, and to go to church. 4. "Hark! I am going to strike now: one, two, three, four. There it 'is for you. How silly you look. You can say noth- ing." 5. The sun, at that moment broke forth from behind a cloud, and showed, by the Sun-dial, that the Clock was half an hour behind the right time. 6. The boasting Clock now held his tongue, and the Dial only smiled at his folly. MORAL. 7. Humble modesty is more often right, than a proud and boasting spirit. Exercises . — Relate the fable of the Clock and the Sun- dial. What is the moral of the fable? ARTICULATION. , rks> 3 , ark, 3 3 3 ork, urk, arks. orks, urks. 3 ark, S 3 3 arks, clerk, clerks, 3 bark, 3 barks. 3 dirk 3 3 3 dirks, cork, corks, mark, marks. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 07 LESSON XXIV. fight effort cow'ard us'u-al depth med'dle mis'chief qui'et-ly wrong quar'rel screamed de-serv'ed clothes bathing strug'gkd aft'er-noon straight cour'age re-proaciY cow'ard-ice COURAGE AND COWARDICE. 1. Robert and Henry were going home from school, when, on turning a corner, Robert cried out, "A fight! a fight! let us go and see!" 2. "No," said Henry; ."let us go quietly home, and not meddle with them. We have nothing to do with the quarrel, and may get into mischief." 3. "You are a coward, and afraid to go," said Robert, and off he ran. Henry went straight home, and in the afternoon went to school, as usual. 4. But Robert had told all the boys that Henry was a coward, and they laughed at him a great deal. 5. Henry had learned, however, that true courage was shown most in bearing reproach, 3d Rd. 5. 68 NEW THIRD READER. when not deserved, and that he ought to be afraid of nothing hut doing wrong. 6. A few days after, Robert was bathing with some school-mates, and got out of his depth. He struggled, and screamed for help, but air in vain. 7. The boys who had called Henry a coward, got out of the water as fast as they could. They did not even try to help him. 8. Robert was fast sinking, when Henry threw off his clothes, and sprang into the water. He reached Robert, just as he was sinking the last time. 9. By great effort, and with much danger to himself, he brought Robert to the shore, and thus saved his life. 10. Robert and his school-mates were ashamed at having called Henry a coward. They owned that he had more courage than any of them. 11. Never be afraid to do good, but always fear to do evil. Exercises. — What did Robert and Henry see as they left school? What did Robert propose? What did Henry reply? What did Robert call him? What happened afterward? What did this prove? Of what alone should we be afraid? THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 69 LESSON XXV. piece fellow pricked naught'y tricks roared laughed grin'ning lying mon'ey rub'bing stretched a-rose' howl'ed knuckles heartl-ly served wag'ged watching punlsh-tfd THE CRUEL BOY PUNISHED. 1. AiS" idle boy was one day sitting on the steps of a door, with a stick in one hand, and a piece of bread and butter in the other. As he was eating his bread, he saw a dog lying near him, and called out, "Come here, fellow!" 70 NEW THIRD READER. 2. The dog, hearing himself kindly spoken to, arose, pricked up his ears, wagged his tail, and came up. 3. The boy held out his piece of bread and butter, and as the dog was about to take it, the naughty fellow struck him on the nose with the stick, which he had in the other hand. The poor dog howled, and ran away as fast as he could. 4. The cruel boy laughed heartily at the trick he had played. At this moment, a man on the other side of the street, who had been watching him, called to the boy, and showing him a half-dollar, asked him if he would like to have it. 5. "Yes," said the boy, "to be sure I would." "Come and get it, then," said the man. The boy ran to him, and stretched out his hand for the money, when the man gave him such a rap over the knuckles with his cane, that he roared with pain. 6. "Why did you do that?" said the boy, grinning and rubbing his knuckles. "I did not hurt you, or ask you for monev." 7. "Why did you strike the poor dog just now?" said the man. "Had he hurt THE ECLECTIC SERIES. fl you, or asked you for bread? I have served you just as you served him." 8. The bad boy hung his head, and seemed very much ashamed; and I have never heard of his playing any cruel tricks since. EXERCISES.- -Relate this story. Why is cruelty to animals wrong? ARTICULATION. Rl, rls. 3 ari, 3 3 3 3 3 orl, url, arls, oris, urls. 3 3 3 3 3,3 hurl, hurls, marl, marls, curl, curls. 3 3 3 3 3 3 carl, carls, girl, girls, erl, erls. j oO>Koo LESSON XXVI. dye vel'vet trim'mad ap-pear'^d crawl gazing se-cret/ed un-come'ly watch rep'tile but'ter-fly beau'te-ous pow'er briU'iant for-got'ten eat'er-pil-lar »o^<« THE CATERPILLAR. A FABLE. 1. " Do n't kill me!" Caterpillar said, As Charles had raised his heel, Upon the humble worm to tread. As though it could not feel. 72 NEW THIRD READER. 2. "Don't kill me! and I'll crawl away, To hide awhile, and try To come and look, another day, More pleasing to your eye. 3. "I know I 'm now among the things Uncomely to your sight; But, by and by, on splendid wings You '11 see me high and bright. 4 "And then, perhaps, you may be glad To watch me on the flower, And that you spared the worm, you had To-day within your power." 5. The caterpillar went and hid In some secreted place, Where none could look on what he did, To change his form and face. 6. And, by and by, when Charles had quite Forgotten what I 've told, A butterfly appeared in sight, Most beauteous to behold. 7. His shining wings were trimmed with gold, And many a brilliant dye Was laid upon their velvet fold, To charm the gazing eye. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 73 8. Then, near as safety would allow, To Charles's ear he drew, And said, "You may not know me now; My form and name are new. 9. "I am the worm that once you raised Your ready foot to kill; , For sparing me I long have praised, And love and praise you still. 10. "The lowest reptile at your feet, When power is not abused, May prove the fruit of mercy sweet, By being kindly used.' , -~o>*S< LESSON XXVII. tierce ac'tions thick'et an'gri-ly wrath pur'pose sur-prise' of-fend'ed ech'o mock'ing school'-mates hap'pen-ed THE ECHO. 1. As Robert was one day rambling about, he happened to cry out, "Ho, ho!" He instantly heard coming back from a hill near by, the same words, "Ho, ho!" 74 NEW THIRD READER. 2. In great surprise, he said with a loud voice, "Who are you?" Upon this, the same words came back, "Who are you?" 3. Robert now cried out harshly, "You must be a very foolish fellow." "Foolish fellow!" came back from the hill. 4. Robert was now quite angry, and with loud and fierce words went toward the spot whence the sounds came. The words all came back to him in the same angry tone. 5. He then went into the thicket, and looked for the boy, who, as he thought, was mocking him; but he could find nobody. 6. When he went home, he told his mother, that some boy had hid himself in the wood, for the purpose of mocking him. 7. "Robert," said his mother, "you are angry with yourself alone. You heard nothing but your own words." 8. "Why/ mother, how can that be?" said Robert. "Did you never hear an echo?" said his mother. "An echo, dear mother? No, I am sure I never did. What is it?" 9. "I will tell you," said his mother. "You know when you play with your ball, and throw it against the side of a house, THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 75 it bounds back to you." "Yes, mother," said he, "and I catch it again." 10. "Well," said his mother, "if I were ill the open air, by the side of a hill or a large barn, and should speak very loud, my voice would be sent back, so that I could hear again the very words which I spoke. 11. "That, my son, is an echo. When you thought some one was mocking you, it was only the hill before you, echoing, or sending back your own voice. 12. "The bad boy, as you thought it was, spoke no more angrily than yourself. If you had spoken kindly, you would have heard a kind reply. 13. "Had you spoken in a low, sweet, gentle tone, the voice that came back would have been as low, sweet, and gentle as your own. 14. "The Bible says, A soft answer turneth away wrath. Remember this, when you are at play with your school- mates. 15. "If any of them should be offended, and speak in a loud, angry tone, remember the echo, and let your words be soft and kind. 76 NEW THIRD READER. 16. "When you come home from school, and find your little brother cross and peevish, speak mildly to him. You will soon see a smile on his lips, and find that his tones will become mild and sweet. 17. "Whether you are in the fields or in the woods, at school or at play, at home or abroad, remember, The good and the kind, By kindness their love ever proving, Will dwell with the pure and the loving." Exercises . — Relate what Robert saw and heard as he was rambling in the fields. What did he think it was that answered him? What did his mother tell him? How did she explain to him an echo? What does the Bible say about a soft answer? What will be the consequence? Can you repeat the lines at the close of the story? o-o>g>4o^ TO TEA CHERS. The Exercises in Articulation are placed between the Reading Lessons, that they may be practiced before or after reading, or independently, as the teacher may prefer. oO^Oo ARTICULATION. 3 3 3 3 3 3 Rm, this, arm, orm, urm, arms, onus, urms. 3 3 3 3 3 3 arm, arms, farm, farms, form, forms. 3 3 3 3 3 3 harm, harms, firm, firms, term, terms. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 11 LESSON XXVIII. chief a'pron pitch/cr mis'ehief tease placed be-lieve' con-fmVd tricks say'ing passage car'ry-ing trick'y slip'pal changed de-serv'ed screams de-light' Iaugh'ing pun'ish-ment >>*S> 11. "I will show you, my dear," said his mother. She then moved some of the tea- cups and saucers, and the tea-urn, to another table. 12. Then she told Frank to go and push the leg of the table, as he did before. Frank did so, but when he had jmshed it a little way, he stopped. 13. He looked up at his mother, and said "I see part of the top of the table moving down toward my head, mother; and if I push this leg any further back, I am afraid that part of the table will fall down on my head, and hurt me." 14. "I will hold up this part of the table, which is called the leaf," said his mother; "so that it will not fall down. Pull the leg of the table back as far as you can." Frank did as his mother desired him. She then told him to come from under the table. 15. "Now," said she, "stand beside me, and see what will happen, when I let go this leaf of the table that I am now holding." 88 NEW THIRD READER. 16. Frank said, "I think I know what will happen, mother. It will fall; for now that I have pulled back the leg, there is nothing to hold it up but your hand." 17. Then his mother took away her hand, and the leaf of the table fell. Frank put his hand upon his head, saying, "0 mother, that would have hurt me very much, if it had fallen upon my head. 18. "I am glad that I was not under the table when that leaf fell. And you desired me not to pull the leg of the table, lest I should get hurt. Was not that the reason, mother?" 19. "That was one reason," replied his mother. "Try if you can find out any other reasons, Frank." 20. He looked at the table, a little while, without being able to think of any other reason. But seeing his mother turn her head toward the tea-things, which had been put on another table, he thought to better purpose. 21. "0 now," said he, "I know what you mean. When the leaf of the table fell, if those cups and saucers had been on it, they would have slid down, and been broken. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 89 22. "The urn, too, would have come tum- bling down; and then, all the hot water would have run out, and wet the room, and might have scalded me. I am very glad, mother, that I did as you bid me." Exercise . — Relate the story of Frank and the table. ARTICULzVTION. Et, rts. 3 art, s hart, 3 start, 3 ort, 3 harts, 3 starts, 3 urt, 3 dart, 3 cart, 3^^C 3 arts, 3 darts, 3 carts, 3 orts. 3 urts. hurt, hurts. 3 part, 3 parts. LESSON XXXII. touch bas'ket re-joice' for-sake' bread tap'ptfd reached del'i-cate bunch pin'no>«^Oc LESSON XXXIV. ghost peo'ple pre-tends' followed fright sto'ries dark'ness care'ful-ly stretch foolish pitchfork fright'en- 2. Be-night'ed; out at night. 2. Owi/et; a young owl. \ 8. Be-tide'; to happen. HARRY AND THE GUIDE-POST. 1. The night was dark, the sun was hid Beneath the mountain gray; And not a single star appeared To shoot a silver ray. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 99 2. Across the heath the owlet flew, And screamed along the blast; And onward, with a quickened step, Benighted Harry passed. 3. Now, in thickest darkness plunged, He groped his way to find; And now, he thought he saw beyond, A form of horrid kind. 4. In deadly white it upward rose Of cloak and mantle bare, And held its naked arms across, To catch him by the hair. 5. Poor Harry felt his blood run cold, At what before him stood; But then, thought he, no harm, I 'm sure, Can happen to the good. 6. So, calling all his courage up, He to the monster went; And, eager through the dismal gloom, His piercing eyes he bent. 7. And when he came well nigh the ghost, That gave him such affright, He clapped his hands upon his side, And loudly laughed outright. 3d Rd. 7. 100 NEW THIRD READER. 8. For 'twas a friendly guide-post stood, His wandering steps to guide; And thus he found that to the good, No evil could betide. 9. Ah well, thought he, one thing I've learned Nor shall I soon forget; Whatever frightens me again, I '11 march straight up to it. 10. And when I hear an idle tale, Of monster or of ghost, I '11 tell of this, my lonely walk, And one tall, white guide-post. TO TEA CHERS. Thus far, only familiar words are found in these lessons. But the necessity of a proper progression will now require the grad- ual introduction of a few more difficult words. Such, as they occur, will be defined, as at the head of this lesson. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. ARTICULATION. 101 Sp. 1 spa, i spe, spi, spo, spu, spoi, spou, 2 2 2 2 2 asp, esp, isp, osp, usp, oisp, ousp. i i i 2 2 speed, spike, spoke, gasp, lisp. LESSON XXXVI. schol'ar o'pen-ed durst schol'ar o'pen-ed re-solv'^d choice simTing stud'i-ed re-ceiy f ed known pur'pose a-mus'ed de-light'ed re-sist' ac-count' bit'ter-ly con-tain^d no'tice pleas'ure fa'vor-ite con'stant-ly cry'ing touch'ing knowledge dil'i-gent-ly ex-pect' sur-prise' sweet'meats com-pan'ion MARY AND HER FATHER. 1. Little Mary was a great favorite with her father, who used to give her whatever toys, dolls, and other playthings she wished for. 2. But it was not right, that Mary should care for nothing but such things as these, and so thought her father. 3. One clay they were in the garden, and he was reading something with which he 102 NEW THIRD READER. was greatly pleased. She asked him how he could be so much pleased in reading what seemed to her very dull, and which she was sure she could never read with any pleasure. 4. Now Mary ought to have known better than this, after all her father had told her, and after having had so many pretty books given her. 5. So, instead of smiling at her, he turned away his head with a frown, and put her hand out of his, and turned from her, and went into another part of the garden. 6. Mary did not expect this, and as she was not a silly little girl, though a very idle one, she hung down her head and wept very bitterly. 7. She did not dare to look at her father, all that evening, and she did not cease crying, till she fell asleep. 8. The next morning, she studied her lesson with more care than she had ever clone before, and her teacher, with surprise, found that the idlest scholar in school, had become the first of the class. 9. When Mary went home from school, she would have told her father, but she was THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 103 ashamed to see him. So she went and sought all the books which had been oiven her, and which had, till now, been lying about with broken playthings, and her doll's old clothes. 10. She looked into one or two, and began to think that, after all, books were not such dull things as she had thought. 11. After she had put them all together on a shelf, which had been given her for the purpose, she looked at them Avith# great pleasure, and thought as much of her books, as her father seemed to think of his. 12. When she had thus put her books in order, she thought to herself, that she had much yet to do before she durst again see her father, or he avomUI be as kind to her as he used to be. 13. She looked at every book she had, and at last made choice of one, which she took and read so diligently, that in a few days she knew every thing which it con- tained, and could tell all about it, 14. She was so pleased with the knowl- edge which she had thus gained, that she loved her father more than she had ever done, for having made her do what had 104 NEW THIRD READER. given her, and might still give her so much pleasure. 15. Mary's father as yet knew nothing of what she had done, and so took no notice of her. But one evening, a few days after this sad affair, he was reading in a room which opened into the garden. 16. Mary, no longer able to resist her wish to tell him Iioav sorry she was, and what she had done, and would still do to please him, came behind him. Gently touching him, she let him know, that she was waiting to be again received as his favorite girl. 17. Mary was not long in telling her father, that she had resolved never more to offend him by being idle, and loving only trifles and playthings. 18. She then amused him by. giving him an account of all the things she had read about, and which she was delighted to find were all true; and he told her many other stories of the same kind, with which she was greatly pleased. 19. From that time forth, little Mary was not only the favorite, but the companion of her father. They walked together constantly, THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 105 and she learned something from every thing she saw, and every day grew wiser and better. Exercises. — How did Mary offend her father? How did she feel? What did she then do? How did her father treat her after this? What ought a good child to do with books? »o>®4oo LESSON XXXVII. cheat stucl/ies sev'en re-pli'ed break pros'per un'ion prop'er-ty nerve coun'try in'jure pow'er-ful sticks strained eas'i-er quar'rel-ing per'fect them-selves' un-ti^d pros'per-ous THE SEVEN STICKS. 1. A ma?\ t had seven sons, who were always quarreling. They left their studies and work, to quarrel among themselves. 2. Some bad men were looking forward to the death of their father, to cheat them out of their property, by making them quarrel about it. 3. The good old man, one day, called his sons around him. 4. He laid before them seven sticks, which were bound together. He said, "I will pay 106 NEW THIRD READER. a hundred dollars to the one who can break this bundle." 5. Each one strained every nerve to break the bundle. After a long, but vain trial, they all said that it could not be done. 6. "And yet," said the father, "nothing is easier." He then untied the bundle, and broke the sticks, one by one, with perfect ease. 7. u Ah!" said his sons, "it is easy enough to do it so; any body could do it in that way." 8. Their father replied, "As it is with these sticks, so is it with you, my sons. So long as you hold fast together, you will prosper, and none can injure you. 9. "But if the bond of union be broken, it will happen to you as to these sticks, which lie here, broken, on the ground." Home, city, country, all are prosperous found, When by the powerful link of union bound. Exercises. — What were these seven sons always doing? What were some bad men intending to do at the death of their father? What did their father lay before them and offer them? Could they break the bundle? How did he break the sticks? What did they say? What did their father reply? Repeat the lines at the close of the lesson. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 107 ARTICULATION. ska, 1 ske, ski, i SCO, i scu, skoi, skou. ask, 2 esc, 2 isc, osfe, usk, oisc, ousk. skill, i skate, mask, desk, 2 dusk. LESSON XXXVIII. limbs formed grate'ful vi'o-let tongue sup-ply' prat'tling va'ri-ous pow'er guard'ed spark'ling glo'ri-ous beau'ty brill'iant beau'ti-ful love'li-ness SPELL AND DEFINE. 4. Fra / gb,ant; sweet smelling. > 6. Hom'age; worship. 4. Pek/fume; a sweet smell. \ 7. Clime; country. WHO MADE THE STARS? 1. "Mothek, who made the stars, which light The beautiful blue sky? Who made the moon, so clear and bright, That rises up so high?" 2. "'Twas God, my child, the Glorious One, He formed them by his power; He made alike the brilliant sun, And every leaf and flower. 108 NEW THIRD READER. 3- "He made your little feet to walk; Your sparkling eyes to see; Your busy, prattling tongue to talk, And limbs so* light and free. 4. " He paints each fragrant flower that blows, With loveliness and bloom; He gives the violet and the rose Their beauty and perfume. 5. "Our various wants his hands supply; He guides us every hour; We 're kept beneath his watchful eye, And guarded by his power. 6. "Then let your little heart, my love, Its grateful homage pay To that kind Friend, who, from # above, Thus guides you every day. 7. "In all the changing scenes of time, On him our hopes depend; In every age, in every clime, Our Father and our Friend." Exercises. — What did God make? Who supplies our wants and guards us? How should we feel toward God? Will you state where the commas occur in this lesson? The semi- colons? The periods? The marks for interrogation? The apostrophes? THE ECLECTIC SERIES, 109 LESSON XXXIX. stretch tur'tle treatment an'i-mals Rob'ert neith'er squeam'ish dif'fer-ence be-sides' no'tions scram'bling re-mem'ber d^c THE TURTLE. Samuel. Now, do not do that, Robert! Do turn him over! Robert. For what? It does not hurt him to lie so. Samuel. Does it not hurt him, Robert? Robert. No, it does not. How can it? Samuel. Why, if it did not hurt him, why should he stretch out his long neck, HO NEW THIRD READER. and put out his legs, and make such a scrambling? Robert. 0, I suppose he does not like very well to lie on his back; but then it can not hurt him. Samuel. But you do not mean to leave him so? Robert. Yes, I do. Samuel. Robert! Now you know that would not be right. Robert. What do you think I care about a turtle? Come, come, you little boys are always afraid of hurting something or some- body. You must get over these squeamish notions. Samuel. Think, Robert. What if you were a turtle, and somebody should put you on your back, so that you could not turn over, and then go off and leave you? Robert. Why, I am not a turtle, that is the difference. Samuel. But suppose you were. Now tell me, would you like to be treated so? Robert. If I were a turtle, I suppose I should not think much about it. Samuel. But a turtle can feel. Besides, you say yourself, that you suppose he does THE ECLECTIC SERIES. HI not like to lie so. Now tell me, would you like to be treated so? Robert. I suppose I should not. You may go and turn him right side upward again, if you choose. I will not. Samuel. But I am afraid to touch him. Robert. Afraid to touch him? Why, he can not hurt you! What are you afraid of? Beside, you can take a stick. You need not touch him with your hand. Samuel. I would rather you would do it. Robert. Well, I '11 do it, just to please you. You are always so tender of every thing, that there 's no getting along with you. Samuel. You know, Robert, that our parents and our teacher have always told us to treat others as we would wish to be treated, if we were in their place. And I am sure, if I were a turtle, I should not like it much, if some bad boy should put me on my back, and then go off and leave me so. Neither do I think you would. I think we should remember the Goldex Rule, "Do unto others as you wish them to do unto you," in our treatment of animals, as well as in our treatment of men. 112 NEW THIRD READER. LESSON XL. riend al-low' old'est neigh'bor rheat mon'ey hunt'er therefore >rought har'vcst hunt'ing re-turn'ing SPELL AND DEFINE. 2. Es'ti-mate; a value set. j 3. Re-pay 7 ; to pay back. *o^o* THE HONEST MAN. 1. A farmer called, one day, upon a rich neighbor, who was very fond of hunting, and told him that his wheat had been so much cut up by the hunter's dogs, that, in some parts, there would be no crop. 2. "Well, my friend," said the hunter, "I know that we have often met in that wheat field. If you will give me an esti- mate of your loss, I will repay you." 3. The farmer said, that with the help of a friend, he had made an estimate. They thought that one hundred dollars would not more than repay him. 4. The hunter gave him the money. As the harvest came on, however, the farmer found, that the wheat in that place was the strongest and best in the field. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 113 5. He called again, and said, "I have come about that wheat, of which I spoke to you some time since." 6. "Well, my friend," said the hunter, "did I not allow you enough for the loss?" 7. u O yes," said the farmer, "I find there will he no loss at all. Where the dogs most cut up the land, the crop is the best. I have therefore brought back the money." 8. "Ah/' cried the hunter, "that is what I like. This is what ought to be between man and man." 9. He then went into another room, and returning, gave the farmer five hundred dollars. 10. "Take care of this," said he, ''and when your oldest son is twenty-one years old, give it. to him, and tell him how it came into your hands." Exercises. — What did the farmer tell the hunter? What did the hunter say? What did the hunter do? What did the farmer do when he found there would be no loss? What did the hunter say and do? TO TEA CHERS. It is of the utmost importance that the pupil should understand thoroughly all that he reads. A spirit of inquiry should be en- couraged; and questions, in addition to those given, should be often put by the teacher, to stimulate the mind of the learner. 114 NEW THIRD READER. re-ply' fu'ture wea'ry ask'^d fix'ing thirst'y In'dian ac-cept'ed be-lieve' pre-par'^d iii-quire' gen'tle-man ad-vice' be-gone' wel'come wan'der-ing THE INDIAN. 1. A gextlemais" was standing at his door, one evening, when an Indian came near, and asked for a drink of water. 2. The man said to him, "I have none for you. Begone, you Indian dog." After fixing his eyes on the man for a while, the Indian went his way. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. H5 3. Some time after, the man, who was very fond of hunting, went so far from home, that he was lost in the woods. 4. After wandering about for some time, he saw an Indian hut. He went to it, in order to inquire his way home. 5. The Indian, whom he found there, said, "The place of which you speak, is a long way off. You can not reach it to-night. But you are welcome to stay with me till morning." 6. The kind offer was gladly accepted. The Indian prepared some food for the man, and then spread some skins for him to sleep on, while he himself slept on the bare floor. 7. In the morning, the Indian led the man back to his path. When he had brought him near his home, the Indian stepped before him, and asked him if he knew him. 8. "I believe I have seen you," was the reply. "Yes," said the Indian, "you have seen me at your own door. I will now give you a piece of advice. 9. "If, in future, a poor Indian, who is hungry, and thirsty, and weary, should ask 3d Rd. 8. 116 NEW THIRD READER, you for a drink of water, do not say to him, 'Begone, you Indian dog/ " Exercises . — Relate the story of the Indian. What should we always return for evil? After what words are there commas in this lesson? Semicolons? Periods? Where are quotation marks? ARTICULATION. St. i sta, 2 ast, stab, i ste, 2 est, 2 gust, Stl, ist, steel, i sto, 2 ost, 1 StUj 2 ust, stoi. oist. stou. oust, 2 just. rest, must brest LESSON XLII. teach erring toiled per-haps' harsh nearly gently care'-worn grieve de-part' en-dure' e-ter'ni-ty a'ged re-main' dropped un-kind'ness SPELL AND DEFINE. 1. Mar; injure; hurt. i 2. Accents; language; tones. SPEAK GENTLY. 1. Speak gently; it is better far To rule by love than fear: Speak gently; let no harsh words mar The good we might do here. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 1X7 2. Speak gently to the little child; Its love be sure to gain; Teach it in accents soft and mild; It may not long remain. 3. Speak gently to the aged one; Grieve not the care-worn heart: The sands of life are nearly run; Let such in peace depart. 4. Speak gently, kindly, to the poor; Let no harsh word be heard; They have enough they must endure, Without an unkind word. 5. Speak gently to the erring; know They may have toiled in vain; Perhaps unkindness made them so; win them back again. 6. Speak gently: 'tis a little thing- Dropped in the heart's deep well; The good, the joy, which it may bring, Eternity shall tell. Exekcises— Why should we speak gently? Why to the little child? Why to the aged one? Why to the poor? Why to the erring? 118 NEW THIRD READER. LESSON XLIII. grief de-sire' rnar'ri-^d debts de'cent swears be-ware' friends sup'pers dread'ful shocking drunk'ard the'a-ter be-hav^d Eor'ri-biy com'pa-ny to resist; to op- SPELL AND DEFINE. 9. Tip'pler; one who habitual- < ( 19. Re-pei/ ly drinks spirituous liquors. \ pose. BEWARE OF THE FIRST DRINK. 1. "TJ:n t cle Philip, as the day is tine, will you take a walk with us this morning?" 2. "Yes, boys. Let me get my hat and cane, and we will take a ramble. I will tell you a story as we go. Do you know poor old Tom Smith?" 3. "Know him! Why, Uncle Philip, every body knows him. He is such a shocking drunkard, and swears so horribly, that no one can forget him." 4 "Well, I have known him ever since we were boys together. There was not a more decent, well-behaved boy among us. 5. "After he left school, his father died, and he was put into a store in the city. There, he fell into bad company. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 119 ■^* 6. "Instead of spending his evenings in reading, he would go to the theater, to balls, and to suppers. 7. "He soon learned to play cards, and of course to play for money. He lost more than he could pay. 8. "He wrote to his poor mother, and told her his losses. She sent him money to pay his debts, and told him to come home. 9. "He did come home. After all, he might still have been useful and happy, for his friends were willing to forgive the past. 10. "For a time, things went on well. He married a lovely woman, gave up his bad habits, and was doing well. 11. "But one thing, boys, one single thing ruined him forever. In the city, he had learned to take strong drink. 12. "I remember he said to me once, that when a man begins to drink, he never knows where it will end. 'Therefore,' said Tom, ' beware of the first drink ! ' 13. "It was not long before he began to follow his old habit. He knew the danger, but it seemed as if he could not resist his desire to drink. 120 NEW THIRD READER, 14. "His poor mother soon died of grief and shame. His lovely wife followed her to the grave. 15. "He lost the respect of all, went on from bad to worse, and has long been a perfect sot, for whom no one cares. 16. "Last night, I had a letter from the city, stating that Tom Smith has been found guilty of stealing, and sent to the state-prison for ten years. 17. "There I suppose he will die, for he is now old. It is dreadful to think to what an end he has come. I could not but think, as I read the letter, of what he said to me years ago, 'Beware of the first drink!' 18. "Ah, my dear boys, when old Uncle Philip is laid in the grave, remember that he told you the story of Tom Smith, and said to you, 'Beware of the first drink! The man, who does this, will never be a drunkard!'" 19. TVe drink no more, nor buy, nor sell, Away, away the bowl ! The tippler's offer we repel, Away, away the bowl ! Exercise . — Relate the story of Tom Smith. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 121 ARTICULATION. tli, tlo, tlu, tloi, tlou. 1 i tri, tro, tru, troi, trou. 2 2 ;, trap, trim, 2 trip, 2 tres, trash Tl. tla, tie, _ i i Tr. tra, tre, . 2 , , ?, LESSON XLIV. peace dai'ly foorisli in-dulg^d wakes fee'ble im-part' for-get'ful du'ty use'ful for-&ake' neg-lect'ful vi'ces pur-sue' bless'ing un-grate'ful CHILDHOOD. 1. How can a child forgetful prove Of all that wakes the heart to love, And from the path of duty stray, To spend his time in sport and play; Neglectful of the blessing given, That marks the path to peace and heaven ? 2. 0, how can I, who daily share A mother's kind and tender care, Be idle, and ungrateful, too; Forsake the good, the bad pursue? 122 NEW THIRD READER. 3. 0, how can I such folly show When faults indulged to vices grow, Who know that they who study hate Can ne'er be useful, wise, or great? 4. Dear mother, still be thou my guide, Nor suffer me my faults to hide; And, oh, may God his grace impart To fix my feeble, foolish heart, That I may wait the blessing given Which marks the path to peace and heaven. Exercises. — How should a child not spend his time? Why? Who is his best earthly friend? Why should he follow his mother's advice? To whom should he pray for help to do right? noise al-low' roused own'er tri'flins: LESSON XLY. ceased pow'er watch'es whir'rino; o-bey'^d o-bey'ing re-solved a-larm' rat'tling conscience faith 'ful-ly >X» 5. Rook; a kind of bird. SPRING. 1. "Spring, where are you waiting now? Why are you so long unfelt? Winter went a month ago, When the snows began to melt." THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 143 2. "I am coming, little maiden, With the pleasant sunshine laden; AYith the honey for the bee, With the blossom for the tree, With the flower, and with the leaf: Till I come the time is brief. 3. "I am coming, I am coming: Hark! the little bee is humming: See! the lark is soaring high, In the bright and sunny sky; All the birds are on the wing: Little maiden, now is spring. 4. "See! the yellow cowslips cover All the slender willows over; And on mossy banks of green Star-like primroses are seen; And, their modest leaves below, White and purple violets blow. 5. "Hark! the little lambs are bleating, And the cawing rooks are meeting In the elms, a noisy crowd, All the birds are singing loud, And the first white butterfly In the sun goes flitting by. 144 NEW THIRD READER. 6. "Little maiden, look around thee, Green and flowery fields surround thee; Every little stream is bright, All the orchard trees are white, And each small and waving shoot Has for thee sweet flower or fruit. 7. "Turn thine eyes to earth and heaven; God for thee the spring has given; So mayst thou mid blessings dwell; Little maiden, fare thee well." Exercises . — Will you mention some of the signs that spring is coming? Who has ordered all these things so beauti- fully? LESSON LIY. ought cow'arcl scholars try'ing whack teach'er laugh'ing re'al-ly spir'it cour'age whip 'ping dis-lik'tfd trou'ble sup-pose snow'-balls heart'i-ly oo^Koo- TRUE COURAGE. 1. Oxe cold winter's day, three boys were passing by a school-house. The oldest was a bad boy, always in trouble himself, and THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 145 trying to get others into trouble. The youngest, whose name was George, was a very good boy. 2. George .wished to do right, but was very much wanting in courage. The other boys were named Henry and James. As they walked along, they talked as follows: 3. Henry. What fun it would be to throw a snow-ball against the school-room door, and make the teacher and scholars all jump! 4. James. You would jump, if you should. If the teacher did not catch you and whip you, he would tell your father, and you would get a whipping then ; and that would make you jump higher than the scholars, I think. 5. Henry. Why, we could get so far off, before the teacher could come to the door, that he could not tell who we are. Here is a snow-ball just as hard as ice, and George would as soon throw it against the door as not. 6. James. Give it to him and see. He w r ould not dare to throw it against the door. 7. Henry. Do you think George is a coivard? You do not know him as well as / do! Here, George take this snow-ball, 146 NEW THIRD READER. and show James that you are not such a coward as he thinks you are. 8. George. I am not afraid to throw it; but I do not ivant to. I do not see that it will do any good, or that there will be any fun in it. 9. James. There! I told you he would not dare to throw it. 10. Henry. Why, George, are you turning- coward? I thought you did not fear any thing. Come, save your credit, and throw it. I know you are not afraid to. 11. George. Well, I am not afraid to throw. Give me the snow-ball. I would as soon throw it as not. 12. Whack! went the snow-ball against the door; and the boys took to their heels. Henry was laughing as heartily as he could, to think what a fool he had made of George. 13. George had a whipping for his folly, as he ought to have had. He was such a coward, that he was afraid of being called a coward. He did not dare to refuse to do as Henry told him, for fear that he would be laughed at. 14. If he had been really a brave boy, he THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 147 would have said, "Henry, do you suppose chat I am so foolish as to throw that snow- ball, just because you want to have me? You may throw your own snow-halls, if you please!" 15. Henry would, perhaps, have tried to laugh at him. He would have called him a coward, hoping in this way to lead him to do as he wished. 16. But G-eorge would have said, "Do you think that I care for your laughing? I do not think it right to throw the snow-ball. I will not do that which I think to be wrong, if the whole totvn should join with you in laughing." 17. This would have been real courage, Henry would have seen, at' once, that it 3d Rd. 10. 148 NEW THIRD READER. would do no good to laugh at a boy who had so bold a heart. You must have this fearless spirit, or you will get into trouble, and will be, and ought to be, disliked by all. Exercises. — What did Henry think would be fun? How did the hoys try to persuade George to throw the hall? Did George show any courage in throwing it? What would have been true courage? ARTICULATION. Zm. Zn. 2 azm, 2 ezm, izm, 2 ozm, 2 uzm, oizm. ouzm. 2 azn, 2 ezn, 2 izn, 2 ozn, 2 uzn, oizn, ouzn. LESSOH LV. wrong loi'ter urg'ed a-void' causes wick'ed trouble 'per whis^ con-ceal' i'dle-ness tempt'ed cow'ard-ly mis'chief in-tef-rupt' falsehood re-mem'ber $&$< WHEN TO SAY NO. 1. Though "JVb" is a very little word, it is not always easy to say it, and the not doing so, often causes trouble. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 149 2. When we are asked to stay away from school, and spend, in idleness or mischief] the time which ought to be spent in study, we should at once say "No." 3. When we are urged to loiter on our way to school, and thus be late, and inter- rupt our teacher and the school, we should say "No." 4. When some school-mate wishes us to whisper or play in the school-room, we should say "No." 5. When we are tempted to use angry or wicked words, we should remember that the eye of God is always upon us, and should say "'No." 6. When we have done, any thing wrong, and are tempted to conceal it by falsehood, we should say "No, we can not tell a lie; it is wicked and cowardly." 7. If we are asked to do any thing which we know to be wrong, we should not fear to say "No." 8. If we thus learn to say "No," we shall avoid much trouble, and be always safe. Exercises . — Is i t always easy to say " No " ? When should We do so? What will be the advantage of doing it? 150 NEW THIRD READER. LESSON LVI. serve friend de-pencl' what-ev'er praise list'en seem'eth o-be'di-ent SPELL AND DEFINE. 1. Con-de-scend'; to yield. ] 2. Im-pek/fect; having faults. oo>® 2, Trans-gres'sioxs; sins. 1. Boun'ty; giving freely. < 2. Com-pas'siox; pity. THE LORD'S PRAYER. 1. Our Father in heaven, We hallow thy name; May thy kingdom holy On earth be the same; 152 NEW THIRD READER. 0, give to us daily, Our portion of bread, It is from thy bounty, That all must be fed. 2. Forgive our transgressions, And teach us to know That humble compassion, That pardons each foe; Keep us from temptation, From weakness and sin, And thine be the glory Forever: Amen! LESSON LVIII. this'tle vine'yard in-struc'tion corn-plain' pov'er-ty con-sid'er-ed shoulders trav'el-eth un-der-stand'ing SPELL AND DEFINE. • 1. Void; empty; without. 4. Sluggard; a lazy person. 4. Con-sid'er; to think of. 4. Pro-vid'eth ; lays up for use. 4. 0-ver-seer'; one who takes care- of another. THE SLUGGARD. 1. I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 153 understanding, and, lo! it was all grown over with thorns. 2. Nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone-wall thereof was broken down. 3. Then I saw and considered it well. I looked upon it, and received instruction. 4. Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Con- sider her ways, and be wise. She, having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in harvest. 5. How long wilt thou sleej), sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 6. Yet a little sleep, a little folding of the hands to sleep. So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth, and thy want as an armed man. 7. 'T is the voice of the sluggard: I hear him complain, "You have waked me too soon, I must slumber again." As the door on its hinges, so he on his bed, Turns his side and his shoulders, his feet and his head. 154 NEW THIRD READER. 8. "A little more sleep, and a little more slumber," Thus lie wastes half his days, and his hours without number; And when he gets up, he sits folding his hands, Or walks about idly, or trifling he stands. 9. I passed by his garden, I saw the wild brier, The thorn, and the thistle, grow broader and higher; The clothes that hang on him are turning to rags; And his money he wastes, till he starves or he begs. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 155 ARTICULATION. The sound of ng is often incorrectly or indistinctly articulated. 2 2 2 2 2 2 Ng. sing, fang, lung, sting, bring, twang. 2 2 2 2 2 2 strong, slung, string, fling, flung, swing. LESSON LIX. dumb rea'son mur'mur el'e-phant whale war'ble crawl'eth re-main'eth tongue peb'bles com-mand' ex-ceed'ing-ly LET US T?. AISE GOD. 1. Come, let us praise God, for he is exceedingly great. Let us bless God, for he is very good. 2. He made all things; the sun to rule the day, and the moon to shine by night. He made the great whale, and the elephant; and the little worm that crawleth upon the ground. 3. The little birds sing j)raises to God, when they warble sweetly in the green shade. The brooks and rivers praise God, when thev murmur among the smooth pebbles. 156 NEW THIRD READER. 4. I will praise God with ray voice ; for I may praise him, though I am but a child. A few years ago, and I was but an infant, and my tongue was dumb in my mouth. 5. I did not know the great name of God, for my reason had not come unto me. But I can now speak, and my tongue shall praise him. I can think of all his kindness, and my heart shall love him. 6. Let him call me, and I will come unto him. Let him command, and I will obey him. When I am older, I will praise him better. I will never forget God, so long as my life remaineth in me. 7. The Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hands are the deep places of the earth. The strength of the hills is his also. 8. The sea is his, and he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. 9. come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord, our maker. 10. I love the Lord, my strength. I will praise thee, Lord, with my whole heart. Exercises. — Why should we praise God? What has he made? What has he done for us? Will God listen to the praises of children? THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 157 LESSON LX. light la'bor Sav'ior softly sight suffer per'fect wis'dom fades sor'row sweetly for-ev'er SPELL AND DEFINE. 8. Counsel; advice. ; : 4. Sa'cred; ^O^OC holy; divine. EVENING. 1. Softly now the light of day, Fades upon our sight away; Free from care, from labor free, Lord, we would draw near to thee. 2. Soon for us, the light of day Will forever pass away; Then from sin and sorrow free, Take us, Lord, to dw^ell with thee. 3. Keep me, Savior, near thy side, Let thy counsel be my guide; Never let me from thee rove, Sweetly draw me by thy love. 4. Sacred wisdom, be my guide, Suffer not my feet to slide; Or, from thine all perfect way, In the path of sin to stray. 158 NEW THIRD READER. R. ARTICULATION. 2 2 2 2 j 1 grab, grub, drab, drub, driv, drov. s . ? . ? . 2.2. morning, singing, bringing, swinging, hanging. 2 2 " 2 . 2 2 stringing, springing, flinging, clanging, slinging. ^« LESSON LXI. hoes ap'ples bellows ham'mers lambs smok'y rib'bons horseshoes planes Al'bert or'chard black'smith Charles chis'els peach/es O-hi'o ax'es shovels chick'ens pret'ti-ly an'vil be-come' shavings oo^Xoo car'pen-ter THE CHOICE. m 1. Charles, and George, and Albert lived in a pleasant village in Ohio. Charles was ten years old, George nine, and Albert seven. "What will you be, when you become a man?" said George to Chailes. 2. "i/" said George, "will be a black- smith. I will have a nice shop, and an anvil, and hammers, and a great pair of bellows. I will kindle up the fire, and THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 159 blow away, and make the sparks fly so prettily. 3. "I will make axes, and hoes, and shovels, and chains, and horseshoes, and a great niany other things." 4. Charles said, "I will be a carpenter, and build houses, and make doors and windows, and things of that kind. I will have planes, and chisels, and saws. 5. "I like to work in wood, and make beautiful, clean, long shavings, almost as fine as ribbons. My shop will not look so black and smoky as yours, brother George." 6. Little Albert said he would like to be a farmer. "I will rise early on the spring mornings," said he, "and go out to hear the birds sing, and to see the grass grow, and look so bright and green. 7. "When I have fed the cows, and horses, and sheep, and eaten my breakfast, I will go out to plow, or reap, or -mow, in the bright sunshine; while you, Charles and George, will be shut up in your little shops, full of smoke and dust. 8. "And then I shall have such fine fruit! 0, there will be no end to the apples, and peaches, and pears, and plums 160 NEW THIRD READER. which I shall have in my orchard! I shall have chickens, and pigs, and lambs; and a nice little pony to ride on. 0, I '11 be a farmer, I'll be a farmer!" Exercises. — What did George say he would be? What would he have? What would he do? What did Charles say? What did Albert say he would like to be? What would he do? What would he have? OO^OO LESSON LXII. crack ex-cuse' er'rands o-blig'tfd ras'cal for-give' fright'en in'no-cent try'ing writ/ten daughter car'riag-es hon'est seiVant coach'man per-mis'sion de-serve' beg'ging dis-miss'^d cer-tif'i-cate 3 >© G. Ver / dant; green. G. Peb'bly; full of little stones. \ 7. Pro-fuse'; plentiful. ALL MUST WORK. THE CHILD. 1. Stop, little stream, and tell me why Thou art running on so fast, Forever gliding swiftly by, And yet art never past! 166 NEW THIRD READER. 2. Thou must be very happy here, With nothing else to do, But running by these mossy banks, Beneath the greenwood, too. 3. The pretty robin sings to thee His cheerful morning song; Amid the leaves the squirrel peeps, And frolics all day long. THE STREAM. 4. 'Tis true, I 've squirrels, birds, and flowers, To cheer me on my way; And very pleasant is my lot, But still I must not stay. 5. Like truth, I have my work to do, My errand to fulfill; I cool the weary traveler's lips, And help the sea to fill. G. If I should stop, and idly lie Upon my pebbly bed, Soon all my freshness would be gone, My verdant banks be dead. 7. Our heavenly Father gives to all His blessings most profuse; And not the least, in wisdom gives The kindly law of use. THE ECLECTIC SERIES, 167 8. So, little child, your duty do In cheerfulness all day; * And you, like me, shall soon be blest With flowers upon your way. Exercises . — What does the child say to the stream ? What does the stream reply? If we do our duty, what reward shall we have? ARTICULATION. Bs, Est, Bd. Dabs, 2 dabst, 2 2 dabd : blabs, 2 blabst, blabd 2 Stabs, 2 stabst, 2 2 stabd : nabs, 2 nabst, 2 nabd. Throbs, 2 throbst, 2 2 throbd : sobs, ootto* sobst, 2 sobd. LESSON LXIV. shawl dis-tress' Charlotte fa'vor-ite bis'cuit draw'ers Fred'er-ic earn'est-ly de-light' beau'ties play'ful-ly coax'ing-ly re-ward' strug'gle an'swer-tfd though t'ful-ly SPELL AND DEFINE. l 7. Crimson; a deep red. I 14. At-tir'cd; dressed. THE LAST TWO APPLES. 1. "Look!" said Lucy to her brother and sister, as she held up an apple in each hand, "look, and see what I have! Mother 108 NEW THIRD READER. gave them to me. They are such beautiful rosy apples!" 2. "What beauties!" said Charlotte.' "J am fond of apples, too, -but nobody has given me one." "And i, too" said Frederic, "have often teased mother for one of those tine apples, but she would not let me have it. 3. "She said there were only two left, and she must keep them for Lacy. So you have them both, and Charlotte and I have none.'''' 4. "But can not mother give you some more apples?" asked Lucy, thoughtfully. "Ho, dear," replied Charlotte, "she has no more apples." 5. Little Lucy looked very grave, and was silent. She wanted her brother and sister to have some apples, but then she loved them dearly herself. It was a hard struggle. 6. After looking at her brother and sister by turns, for some time, her little cheeks glowing with blushes, she said, once more, very earnestly: "Has mother really got no more apples at all?" "Hot one" answered Frederic. "I saw the basket, and there were only those two in it." 7. Lucv was ao-ain silent. Her face was crimson, and her eyes filled with tears. _. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 169 "Would you like to have my apples?'* asked she, in sad distress. 8. The tender-hearted Charlotte would have said "No." But Frederic playfully stopped her mouth with his hand, before she could utter the word. "If we did, you surely would not give them to us?" said he. 9. '"Yes, I will," said the little girl, holding one in each hand, while she hid her head in her sister's lap, to conceal her tears. But Charlotte pressed her to her bosom, and Frederic kissed her. 10. "No, dear sister," said they, "we would not rob you of your apples for any thing. But you are a good and kind girl." 11. Lucy, however, would not take back the apples. "No, no," said she, "you must keep them. I do not want them at all, now." The brother and sister still refused. 12. But their mother, coming into the room at that moment, said, "Do, my chil- dren, keep one, and divide it between you. I am glad to see that Lucy is not selfish; for we know that she loves a nice apple better than any thing else. If she will part with that, there is nothing that she will not part with." 170 NEW THIRD READER 13. Soon after they had eaten their apples, Charlotte went into a room, where she had a chest of drawers, in which she kept her clothes and books, and playthings of all sorts. Among her pretty things, there was a large and beautiful doll, which she had dressed in new clothes. 14. This had always been Charlotte's favorite doll. She washed her frocks with her own hands, and kept her at all times neatly and nicely attired. 15. She now brought the doll into the room, where Frederic and Lucy were; and the little girl instantly fixed her eyes upon it. "0, there is Rosa!'' she cried, for that was the doll's name. "How j>retty she looks! She has a new bonnet, too!" THE ECLECTIC SERIES. lfl 16. Lucy looked at the fine, dashing doll, with inward delight. "0, what pretty shoes, and what a beautiful shawl! Do, Charlotte, let me have her a little while. I will not let her fall." 17. "No, Lucy dear, I can not lend Rosa to any one now." "0, do," said the little one, coaxingly; "only a very little while; do, dear Charlotte, I will not hurt her." 18. "But I must not lend her," answered the sister; "for she is no longer mine" "Not yours V cried Lucy with surprise. "Whose is she, then?" "Yours, Lucy, yours" said Charlotte; "she has been yours, ever since you gave me your apple." 19. At first, Lucy could not understand how the doll came to be hers. But when Charlotte had explained it all to her, she skipped about the room in great glee, kiss- ing first her sister, then her brother, and then her doll. "Rosa is mine!" she said with joy to every one. "Charlotte has given her to me." 20. Nor was this all her reward for being so kind. It was winter time, and apples were very scarce. But Frederic, knowing- how much Lucy loved them, sought every- 172 NEW THIRD READER. where, till he found a shop where they were still to be had. 21. But they were very dear, and his purse was empty; and yet, every day, on his return from school, he brought Lucy an apple. 22. "Where did he get the apples?" you ask. I will tell you. He was allowed one or two cents, every day, to buy a biscuit or two. The kind brother, instead of using all his cents for something to eat, laid out a part of his money in apples. 23. So long as they were to be had, he did not fail to bring one home, every day, to the sweet, kind, and loving Lucy. 24. The good and the kind. Find flowers in their path ever springing, And angels around ever singiDg. Exercises . — What did Lucy's mother give her ? What did her brother and sister say? What hard struggle did Lucy have? What did she conclude to do, at last? How did Charlotte reward her? How did Frederic reward her? Did she not have a greater reward than either of these within herself? What words are marked as emphatic in this lesson? Mention some of the words that are emphatic, but not marked as such. Point out six commas in this lesson, by telling after what, words they come. Point out six periods. Six quotation marks. Six marks for interrogation. THE ECLECTIC SERTES. 173 ARTICULATION, Bs, Bst, Bd. 2 Dubs, 2 dubst, cUibd: 2 rubs, 2, rubst, 2 rubd. Clubs; 2 clubst, clubd: 2 snubs, 2 snubst, 2 . snubd. 2 Grubs, 2 grubst, grubd : 2 n stubs, stubst, 2 stubd. >^c search sly'ly sliced fin'ish LESSON LXV. public roast'ed faying bar 'ley on ions com ing trudged hop'ping la'bor-er sea'son-^d gal'lant-ly con-tent'ed ra'ven stewVd distance dif'fer-ence >x*s< THE CONTENTED MAN 1. A poor laborer, named Robert, was going home, after a hard day's work, with a basket in his hand. 2. "What a fine supper I shall have!" said he to himself. "This piece of meat well stewed, and my onions sliced, and the broth thickened with my meal, and seasoned with the salt and pepper, will make a dish good enough for a king. Then, I have a piece of 174 NEW THIRD READER. barley bread at home, to finish off with! How I long to be at it!" 3. At this moment, he heard a noise at the road-side. Looking up, he saw a squirrel run up a tree, and creep into a hole among the branches. 4. "Ha!" thought he, "what a nice pres- ent a nest of young Squirrels would be for my sick neighbor. I '11 try if I can get it." So he put down his basket, and began to climb the tree. 5. He had got partly up, when looking at his basket, he saw a dog with his nose in it, trying to get at his piece of meat. 6. Robert slipped down as quickly as he could, but the dog was too quick for him, and ran off with the meat in his mouth. "Well," said he, "I must be contented with plain soup, which is not bad, after all." 7. He walked on, and came to a little public-house by the road-side, where a friend of his was sitting on a bench. Robert put down his basket, and took a seat by his friend. 8. A tame raven, which was kept at the house, came slyly behind him, and hopping on the basket, stole away the little bag in THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 1^5 which his meal was tied up, and went off with it to his hole. 9. Robert did not miss the meal, until he had gone some distance. He went back to search for the bag, but could hear nothing of it. "Well," said he, "my soup will be thinner for want of the meal. But I will boil a slice of bread with it, and that will do some good, at least." 10. He went on again, and came to a little brook, over which a narrow plank was laid. A young woman, coming up to pass over at the same time, Robert gallantly offered her his hand. 11. As soon as she reached the middle of the plank, she cried out that she was falling. Robert, in trying to support her with his other arm, let his basket drop into the stream. 12. As soon as she was safely over, he jumped into the brook, and got his basket. But when he came ashore, he found that the salt was all melted, and the pepper washed away. Nothing was now left but the onions. 13. "Well," said Robert, "then I must sup to-night on roasted onions and barley 176 NEW THIRD READER. bread. Last night, I had nothing but bread. It will make no difference with me to-morrow, what I have had to-day." So saying, he trudged on, singing as before. Exercises. — Will you relate this story? How did Robert console himself at last? What does a comma denote? A semi- colon? A colon? A period? LESSON LXVL whir dai'sies an'cient breast'ed rooks rab'bits squir'rel ea'ger-ly hedge fear'less swallows pret'ti-er bridge speckled mead'ows wa'ter-mill racing daz'zling wood' side wall'-flow-er SPELL AND DEFINE. 4. Mold'er-ixg; turning to dust. \ 7. Pheasant; a kind of bird. THE SPRING WALK. 1. We had a pleasant walk to-day, Over the meadows and far away; Across the bridge by the water-mill, By the green wood-side, and up the hill ; And if you listen to what I say, I will tell you what we saw to-day. THE ECLECTIC SERIES 177 2. Amid a hedge, where the first fresh leaves Were peeping forth, so green and sly, We saw four eggs within a nest, And they were blue as a summer sky. 3. AVhere daisies opened to the sun, In a broad meadow, green and white, The lambs were racing eagerly; We never saw a prettier sight. 4. We saw the yellow wall-flower wave Upon a moldering castle wall; And then we watched the busy rooks Among the ancient elm-trees tall. 5. And leaning from the old stone bridge, Below, we saw our shadows lie; And through the gloomy arches watched The swift and feailess swallows fly. . 178 NEW THIRD READER. 6. We heard the speckled-breasted lark, As it sang somewhere out of sight; And tried to find it, but the sky Was filled with clouds of dazzling light. 7. We saw young rabbits near the wood, ' We heard a pheasant's wings go "whir ;" And then we saw a squirrel leap From an old oak-tree to a fir. 8. Were I to tell you all we saw, I 'm sure that it would take me hours; For hill and meadow were alive With bees, and birds, and buds, and flowers. Exercisbs . — Where was the walk described taken? What did they see amid the hedge? What in the broad meadow? What on the castle wall? What from the stone bridge? What did they hear there? What did they see near the wood? >>K< ARTICULATION Ds, Dst. 2., G-ads, 2 2 2 gadst: adds, addst: mads, 2, madst. Breeds, breedst: heeds, heedst: i speeds, speedst. Needs, needst: weeds, weedst: pleeds, i pleedst. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 179 LESSON LXVII. caught seized cham/ber in-sult'ed guilt'y skulked ap-proach' Car'o-line rare'ly carriage o-bey'^d dis-miss'ed parlor wel'come en-tire'ly shame'ful-ly an-noy' sur-prise' in'so-lent us'u-al-ly THE INSOLENT BOY. 1. James Selton was one of the most insolent boys in the village where he lived. He would rarely pass people in the street, without being guilty of some sort of abuse. 2. If a person were well dressed, he would cry out "Dandy!" If a person's clothes were dirty or torn, he would throw stones at him, and annoy him in every way he could. 3. One afternoon, just as the school was dismissed, a stranger passed through the village. His dress was plain and somewhat old, but neat and clean. He carried a cane in his hand, on the end of which was a bundle, and he wore a broad-brimmed hat. 4. No sooner did James see the stranger, than he winked to his playmates, and said, " Now for some fun ! " He then silently went 3d Ed. 12. 180 NEW THIRD READER. toward the stranger from behind, and knock- ing off his hat, ran away. 5. The man turned and saw him, but James was out of hearing before he could speak. The stranger put on his hat, and went on his way. Again did James ap- proach ; but this time, the man caught him by the arm, and held him fast. 6. However, he contented himself with looking James a moment in the face, and then pushed him from him. No sooner did the naughty boy find himself free again, than he began to pelt the stranger with dirt and stones. 7. But he was much frightened when the "rowdy" as he foolishly called the man, was struck on the head by a brick, and badly hurt. All the boys now ran away, and James skulked across the fields to his home. 8. As he drew near the house, his sister Caroline came out to meet him, holding a beautiful gold chain, and some new books. 9. She told J^mes, as fast as she could talk, that tneir uncle, who had been away . several years, nad come home, and was now in the house; that he had brought beautiful presents for the whole family; that he had THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 181 left his carriage at the tavern, a mile or two off, and walked on foot, so as to surprise his brother, their father. 10. She said, that while he was coming through the village, some wicked boys threw stones at him, and hit him just over the eye, and that her mother had bound up the wound. "But what makes you look so faleV\ asked Caroline, changing her tone. 11. The guilty boy told her that nothing was the matter with him; and running into the house, he went up stairs into his cham- ber. Soon after, he heard his father calling him to come down. Trembling from head to foot, he obeyed. When he reached the parlor door, he stood, fearing to enter. 12. His mother said, "James, why do you not come in? You are not usually so bash- ful. See this beautiful watch, which your uncle has brought for you." 13. What a sense of shame did James now feel! Little Caroline seized his arm, and pulled him into the room. But he hung down his head, and covered his face with his hands. 14. His uncle went up to him, and kindly taking away his hands, said, "James, will 182 NEW THIRD READER. you not bid me welcome?" But quickly starting back, he cried, "Brother, this is not your son. It is the boy who so shamefully insulted me in the street!" 15. With surprise and grief did the good father and mother learn this. His uncle was ready to forgive him, and forget the injury. But his father would never permit James to have the gold watch, nor the beau- tiful books, which his uncle had brought for him. 16. The rest of the children were loaded with presents. James was obliged to con- tent himself with seeing them happy. He never forgot this lesson, so long as he lived. It cured him entirely of his low and insolent manners. Exercises. — What kind of a boy was James? How did he insult the stranger? What did Caroline tell James when he came home? What did James do? What did his father do then? When he was brought into the room, what did his uncle say? How was he punished? What effect did it have? To Teachers. — The pupil should be frequently examined upon punctuation and upon emphasis. He should be required to define a comma, semicolon, colon, period, etc., and to state after what words they occur. He should point out the words marked as emphatic; also the words that are emphatic, but which are not marked as such. The lessons on these subjects, on pages 11 and 134. should be frequently reviewed. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 183 LESSON LXVIIL doves Al'fred JuTi-a com'fort-ed shawl cud'dle hur'ri-^d con-clud'ed weight feath'ers fa'vor-ites ap-proach'ed a-muse' entrance pre-par'ed re-mem'ber-ed THE TWO WHITE DOVES. 1. Alfred and Mary had two cloves, of which they were very fond. One was named Julia, and the other Bobby. They were great favorites with all the family. 2. One day, as Alfred and Mary were together, Alfred said to his sister, "This morning, as I was sitting on the door-step, with Julia on one hand, and Bobby on the other, I heard a carriage coming down the road. 3. "Some one in the carriage saw our doves, and asked me to come nearer. As they stopped, I climbed up, that they might see better. And there, in one corner, lay a little girl, very pale and thin. 4. "I knew it must be Ellen Morton, as soon as I saw her. She opened her eyes, 184 NEW THIRD READER. and said, '0 mother, what pretty doves. Please buy them for me.' Her mother offered me money for them, but I could not sell them, Mary, and so they drove away." 5. "No," said Mary, "we will never sell them to any body; but, Alfred, can we not give them to that poor, sick girl?" 6. "Why," said Alfred, "I do not know. To be sure, if I were so sick, I should like much to have two such darling birds as ours are. Let us ask mother." 7. Their mother thought best to let them decide for themselves. They concluded to go, and ask to see Ellen, and find out how sick she was, and if she really wished for the birds. 8. But as they came within sight of the house where Ellen lived, they began to feel how hard it would be to part with their doves. They felt, however, that they were doing right, and this comforted them. 9. The servant girl led them into Ellen's chamber, and then left them. Little Ellen was sitting in a large arm-chair, and resting her head on a pillow, so that she did not notice their entrance, until her mother's voice roused her. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 185 10. As she raised her head, Mary almost started, for she had never seen so pale a face. "Ah! are these the pretty doves I saw this morning?" asked Ellen. 11. "Yes," said Mary, "and we have brought them for you. We hope they will help to amuse you a great many days, for they are very tame, and will soon learn to come when you call them." Then Mary opened the door and called "Julia! Julia!" when one of the doves instantly flew from the cage to her hand. 12. "What a pretty name it has, and how tame, too. Pray, let me have it on my hand," said Ellen, while. the bright color rose to her cheeks. But the little, thin 186 NEW THIRD READER. hand, which she held out, could not bear the weight of the bird. 13. "I am not so weak every day," said she. "Perhaps I shall be better to-morrow. But I do not like to take away your birds. You will miss them sadly." 14. "0 no," said Mary, "we pity you very much, because you are sick, and we are glad that we have any thing to give you." And as Mary looked at the little, sick Ellen, she thought within herself, " If I loved my doves a thousand times more than I now do, you should have them for yours, if you wished for them." 15. "Thank you, Mary, thank you," said Ellen. "You and your brother shall have as many of my playthings as you want. See! here are all sorts of books. Take all of them. You are welcome to them. I shall never read them again." 16. Alfred and Mary looked at the pretty books, and thought they would like to have some of them very much. But they did not know, that it would be proper for them to take any thing in return for the doves, and neither of them offered to take the gift. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 187 17. As they prepared to go, Mrs. Morton took some money from her purse, and held it out to pay for the doves. "0 no!" cried Alfred and Mary in a breath, "we never thought of being paid for them. Mother did not expect us to be paid," and they hurried down stairs, before Mrs. Morton had time to reply. 18. A few days after this, a basket filled with books and playthings, came to the children from Ellen. At the bottom of the basket was just such a nice, warm shawl, as Mary had long desired for her mother; and every time the little girl was able to ride out, she was sure to bring some present for Alfred and Mary. 19. But as the cold winter came on, poor Ellen grew thinner and weaker, and the two children missed her carriage. 20. They went to the house to inquire about her, and the servant told them that she was now too weak to sit up at all. "But," added she, "it would do your hearts good, to see what a comfort her white doves are to her. They are such playful little things, and will cuddle down close to her on the bed, whenever she calls them." 188 NEW THIRD READER. 21. "Now, Alfred," said Mary, "we are paid a hundred times for our pretty doves, by knowing this. How glad I am that we have done any thing for poor Ellen." 22. A few days after this, as the children were sitting on the door-step, they saw some one coming toward them with something in her hand, which looked like their old bird- cage. 23. "Why," said Mary, "there is Mrs. Morton's servant bringing back our doves! What can that be for? Let us run to ask her." 24. As they approached the girl, they saw that she had been weeping. "Here are your doves," said she; "poor Ellen will never see them more. But she remembered you both, when she found she must die. 25. "She begged her mother to send home the doves, and say that she had spent many happy hours with them. She said, too, that she hoped you would think of her sometimes, when you saw them." 26. "Poor Ellen! she is better off now than any of us," said Mary, while the tears fell fast on Julia's snow-white feathers. "She has gone to God, and there is no THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 189 sickness in heaven. But oh, Alfred, what a sad daj this would have been to us, if we had never tried to make her happy." Exercises. — Of what were Alfred and Mary very fond? Who wished for their doves? How did the children feel about parting with them? How did they feel after they had given them away? Why did they not take pay for their doves? What became of Ellen? Whr.t did the servant say about her? Did not their kindness to the sick girl make Alfred and Mary feel much happier than they otherwise would have felt? LESSON LXIX. forced be-neath' throwing re-pli'^d cot'tage moan'ing church'-yard re-leased Con'way stock'ings won'der-ing por'rin-ger SPELL AND DEFINE. 1. CLUs'TER-en; hung in bunch- > 2. Wood'land; as if living in es. ) the woods.' 2. Rus A ric; country like. \ 10. 'Ker'chief; handkerchief. WE ARE SEVEN. 1. I met a little cottage girl; She was eight years old, she said; Her hair was thick with many a curl, That clustered round her head. 190 NEW THIRD READER. 2. She had a rustic, woodland air, And she was wildly clad; Her eyes were fair, and very fair; Her beauty made me glad. 3. "Sisters and brothers, little maid, How many may you be?" "How many? seven in all," she said, And wondering, looked at me. 4. "And where are they? I pray you tell." She answered, "Seven are we; And two of us in Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea. 5. "Two of us in the church-yard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the church-yard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother." 6. "You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet ye are seven. I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be?' 7 7. Then did the little maid reply, "Seven boys and girls are we; Two of us in the church-yard lie, Beneath the church-yard tree." THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 191 8. "You run about, my little maid, Your limbs, they are alive; If two are in the church-yard laid, Then ye are only five." 9. " Their graves are green, they may be seen," The little maid replied, " Twelve steps or more from mother's door, And they are side by side. 10. "My stockings there I often knit, My 'kerchief there I hem; And there upon the ground I sit; I sit and sing to them. 11. "And often after sunset, sir, When it is light and fair, I take my little porringer, And eat my supper there. 12. "The first that died was little Jane; In bed she moaning lay, Till God released her from her pain; And then she went away. 13. "So in the church-yard she was laid; And all the summer dry, Together round her grave we played, My brother John and I. 192 NEW THIRD READER. 14. "And when the ground was white with snow, And I could run and slide, My brother John was forced to go, And he lies by her side. 1 ' 15. "How many are you then?" said I, "If they two are in heaven?" The little maiden did reply, "0 master! we are seven." 16. "But they are dead; those two are dead! Their spirits are in heaven!" 'T was throwing words away: for still The little maid would have her will, And said, "Nay, we are seven" Exercises . — How many of these brothers and sisters dwelt at Conway? How many brothers had gone to sea? How many did these four, with the little girl, make? Where were the other two? Does the soul ever die? i>X.c ARTICULATION. Ds, Dst, ciSds, 2 clodst : 2 2 2 nods, nodst: plods, 2 plodst. Scuds, 2 scudst : buds, budst: rids, 2 ridst. Sh?ds, skedst : 2 2 bids, bidst: crowds, crowdst. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 193 LESSON LXX. shears tailor con-elude 7 rec-ol-lect' threads scourVd shep'herd fright'en-^d seized be-lievc' work'men pit'e-ous-ly flee'ees ma-chine' re-sum'ed in-ter-rupt'ed STORY OF THE COAT. A FABLE. 1. "I think it would be very funny to hear my coat speak," said Edward, one day, after he had been reading a fable about birds and beasts that spoke to one another. A few moments after, a voice came from the bosom of the coat, and spoke as follows: 2. "I recollect once growing on the back of a sheep." Edward could not help start- ing back with surprise. However, he inter- rupted the voice, saying, "I am afraid, Mr. Coat, you do not know what you are talking about, for coats do not grow, nor do sheep wear coats." 3. "Ah!" replied the voice, "I was only wool when I grew on the back of the sheep ; and a very pleasant life we led together, 194 NEW THIRD READER. spending all the day in the green fields, and resting at night on the grass. 4. "We long led this quiet life, till one day the shepherd and his dog drove all the sheep into a stream of water, which ran close by. 5. "The sheep on which I grew was sadly frightened. For my part, I could not think what they were going to do with me, they rubbed and scoured me so much. 6. "But when it was over, I looked so clean and white, that I was quite vain of my beauty; and I thought we were now to return and frisk in the meadow, as we had done before. But, alas! instead, of setting the sheep at liberty, the shepherd took out a large pair of shears. 7. "Only think of our fright! The poor sheep, as I believe, thought his head was going to be cut off, and began to bleat most piteously. But the shepherd held him down, and began cutting me off close to the skin. 8. "Although the shears did not hurt me, because I could not feel, yet I was much frightened. I could not bear the thought of being parted from my dear friend, the sheep ; THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 195 for we had grown up together, ever since he was a lamb. 9. "After I was taken off, I was packed in a bag with a great many other fleeces, and sent to some mills, in a place called Lowell, where there were many little strange things that were forever twisting and turn- ing round. 10. "These seized hold of us, and pulled us, and twisted us about in such a wonder- ful manner, that we were all drawn out into threads, so unlike wool, that I hardly knew myself again. 11. "But it was still worse, when, some time afterward, they plunged me into a large kettle of dirty-looking water. When I was taken out, instead of being white, I was of a bright blue color, and looked very beautiful. 12. "After this, I was sent to the cloth- mills, where my threads were stretched in a machine, called a loom, and I was woven into a piece of cloth. I was then folded up, and lay quiet for some time." 13. "Indeed," said Edward, "I think you needed a little rest, after going through so many changes." 3d Rd. 13. 196 NEW THIRD READER, *&* 14. "Some time after," resumed the voice, "I was bought by a tailor, and placed on a shelf in his shop, when, one day, you and your father came in, and asked to see some cloth to make you a coat. 15. "I was taken down and unfolded, with several other pieces, and, if you re- member, you chose me on account of my beautiful color." 16. "So I did," said Edward, "but you are not so bright a blue as you were then." "Something the worse for wear," replied the coat; "if you stain me, and cover me with dust, that is your fault, not mine. 17. "But to conclude my story; the tailor took out his large shears, which reminded me of those that had cut me from the sheep, and cut me into the shape of a coat. I was then sewed up by some workmen, who sat cross-legged on a table. 18. "When I was finished, I was sent to you, and, ever since, I have had the honor of covering the back of a human being, instead of that of a sheep." Exercises. — What kind of story is this? What did the coat say first? What did the shepherd do with the sheep? Where was the wool sent? What was the wool first made into? THE ECLECTIC SERIES, 197 ARTICULATION. Fs, Fst. Ft, Fts. Cuffs, o cuffst : 2 2 puffs, puffst : luffs, luffst. Stuffs, stuffst : 2 2 snuffs, snuffst : huffs, huffst. 2 Scoffs, scoffst 2 2 : doffs, doffst: o sniffs, sniffst LESSON LXXI. bright rub'bish dis'mal fast'en-^d tongue dis-tinct' silence con-fus'^d voic'es jin'gling his'to-ry sur-prisVd shm'ing Jiam'mers fm'ish-tfd com-mand'ed SPELL AND DEFINE. 8. Fi'er-y; very hot; full of fire. < 9. Met/al; a hard substance. 8. Fur'nace; a place for melt- • 12. Lathe; a machine for shap- ing what is hard. ; ing wood, metals, &c. 3>@oX^o« THE VILLAGE GREEN. 1 On the cheerful village green, Scattered round with houses neat, All the boys and girls are seen, Playing there with busy feet. 2. Now they frolic, hand in hand, Making many a merry chain; Then they form a happy band, Marching o'er the level plain. 202 NEW THIRD READER. 3. Then ascends the merry ball; High it rises in the air, Or, against the cottage wall, Up and down, it bounces there. 4. Or the hoop, with even pace, Runs before the cheerful crowd: Joy is seen in every face, Joy is heard in shoutings loud. 5. For, among the rich and gay, Fine, and grand, and decked in laces, None appear more glad than they, With happier hearts, or happier faces. 6. Then contented with my state, Let me envy not the great; Since true pleasure may be seen, On a cheerful village green. Exercises. — What sports are described in this lesson? Why are children so much happier than most older persons? Upon what does happiness depend? ARTICULATION. Ft, Fts. Drift, drifts: sift, 2 sifts : gift, gifts. Lift, lifts: toft, tofts : iSft, lofts. Croft, crofts ; tuft, 2 tufts : theft, thefts. THE ECLECTIC SERIES, 203 LESSON LXXIII. source re-store' Jean'not Ju'li-an grieve patched sick'ness pov'er-ty own'er grate'ful shed'ding grat'i-tude caused pleas'ure di'a-monds pre-sent'ed GRATEFUL JULIAN. 1. There was once a very poor man, who had one child, six years old, whose name was Julian. They were so poor, that Julian had nothing but old rags, patched together, to cover him. 2. He had to be content with some straw, in a corner of the room, for a bed. A bit of dry bread, with some water, was all his food and drink. The little boy was the owner of but one thing in the world, and that was a rabbit. 3. Although he was so poor, Julian was contented; for his little rabbit was to him all he wanted. Its hair was as white as snow, and as soft as silk. Its pink eyes were as bright as diamonds, and it was so tame, and so fond of its young master! 204 NEW THIRD READER. 4. When his father gave him a bit of bread, Julian would go behind the hut, and sit down upon the grass, and then he had but to call, "Jeannotj Jeannot," and in- stantly his rabbit would run to him, leap upon his arm, and take from him the bits of bread, one by one, in its mouth. 5. Although Julian had often to suffer from hunger and cold, he still kept a good heart, because his rabbit was to him every day a source of new pleasure. 6. But at last poor Julian fell sick. His father, for want of money, could not take that care of him which his sickness needed. So the poor little fellow lay on the damp floor, in great pain, without any one to cure him. 7. His Jeannot soon came to find him, and took a place near him on the straw. The little creature looked at him so sadly, that it seemed as if it would say "Ah! my poor master, how I pity you!" And Julian turned toward his rabbit with looks so sad, that he seemed to reply, "Ah! my little rabbit, I shall soon have to leave you." 8. There lived not far from the but, a rich and good man, who heard of Julian's THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 205 sickness and of his father's poverty. He resolved to visit their hut, to learn if what he had heard was true, and to see what aid lie could render. 9. When this good man entered the hut, and saw poor Julian, sick and pale upon his bed of straw, he could hardly avoid shedding tears. 10. Without any delay, this kind friend caused Julian to be carried to his house, where a proper bed was made ready for him, and every care was taken to restore him to health. At the end of two weeks, he was able to return to his father's hut. 11. During that time, the rich man had also given some aid to his father, and had presented Julian with a new suit of clothes. The father and son found them- selves very happy, and the little rabbit leaped up for joy at once more seeing its master. 12. The father now said to his son: "You see, my dear boy, how happy this gentleman has made us. What shall we do to show our gratitude u ?" 13. Julian thought for a moment, and then remembered his rabbit. He was verv 206 NEW THIRD READER. fond of it, and he knew that it would grieve him sorely to part with it. But Julian felt truly grateful, and wished to show that he was so; therefore, he cried, "I will go and carry my dear little Jeannot to him." 14. Julian took his rabbit, and with a good deal of joy went to present it to his kind friend. The good man was much pleased, and said, "It is well, my dear boy. We ought to be grateful to those who do us a kindness. But I do not wish to take from you your rabbit. Besides, I will do more for you than I have done." 15. The rich man sent Julian to school. He grew up a bright and an honest lad. Every thing went well with him; and when other parents wished to teach their children to be grateful, they used to tell them the story of Julian and his rabbit. Exercises . — What was - the condition of Julian's father? What was Julian's only wealth? What misfortune happened to Julian? Who took care of him? How did Julian show his gratitude? What became of Julian? Note. — Teachers will observe, that in the Exercises on Ar- ticulation some words ai'e spelled arbitrarily, for the purpose of a better adaptation to practice, as famd, blamd, page 20; gard, page 57; dworf, page 63; thred, page 151; &c. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 207 LESSON LXXIV. cracks frisks squir'rel weath'er broods jui'cy top'most wag'gish "boughs pet'tish creature mer'ri-ly SPELL AND DEFINE. 1. Cone; the fruit of the pine. < 2. Vaulting; leaping high. 1. Stock'-dove; a kind of bird. < 4. Core; the heart of any thing. 3>^C THE SQUIRREL. 1. The pretty gray squirrel lives up in a tree, A sweet merry creature as ever can be; He dwells in the boughs where the stock- dove broods, 208 NEW THIRD READER. Far in the shade of the green summer woods ; His food is the young, juicy cone of the pine, And the milky beech-nut is his food and his wine. 2. In the joy of his nature he frisks with a bound, • To the topmost twigs, and then down to the ground; And then up again like a winged thing, And from tree to tree with a vaulting spring. 3. Then he sits up aloft, and looks waggish and queer, As if he would say, "Ah! follow me here;" And then he grows pettish and stamps his foot; And then most merrily cracks his nut. 4. But small as he is, he knows he may want, In the bleak winter weather, when food is scant; So he finds a hole in an old tree's core, THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 209 And there makes his nest, and lays up his store. Exercises . — Where does the squirrel live? Where does he frisk and play? Upon what does he feed? Where does he lay- up his store? ARTICULATION. T 2 Lags, 2 Brags, ? Digs, 2 laggd Gs, Gd. wags, waggd: drags, draggd. braggd: begs, beggdj pegs, 2 2 diii£d DO 2 riggs, riggd: lugs, 2 peggd. luggd. LESSON LXXV. chance jus'tice thriving i'dle-ness loos'en au'tumn blos'soms com'pa-ny in'sects im-prove' nurs'er-y in'do-lence ad-vice' moisture re-ceiv'ed ac-cord'ing Thom'as prop'ping dii'i-gence dif'fer-ent-ly INDUSTRY AND INDOLENCE. 1. In a country village lived a wealthy farmer, who had two sons, William and Thomas. William was about a year older than his brother. 210 NEW THIRD. READER, 2. On the day that Thomas was born, the farmer placed in his orchard two young apple-trees of equal size, of which he took the same care. They grew so much alike, that it was not an easy matter, to say which was the more thriving of the two. 3. As soon as the children were old enough to use garden tools, their father took them to see the trees he had planted for them, and called after their names. 4. After William and Thomas had much admired the beauty of the trees, which were filled with blossoms, their father told them he w^ould make them a present of them, and that they would grow or decay, accord- ing to the care they received. 5. Thomas, though the younger son, took great care to improve his tree, by clearing- it of insects as soon as he found them there, and by propping up the stems, that it might grow straight. 6. He dug all round it to loosen the earth, that the root might receive the warmth of the sun, and the moisture of the dews and the rains. 7. William, however, acted very differ- ently. He wasted all his time in idleness, THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 211 or fun, as he called it. He kept company with all the idle boys in the village, with whom he was often righting, and was seldom without a black eye, or a broken head. 8. His poor tree was never thought of, till one day in autumn, when, by chance, seeing his brother's tree loaded with the finest apples, he ran to his own tree, thinking that he should find it in the same state. 9. But he saw that his tree, instead of being full of fruit, had nothing upon it but a few dry leaves, and branches covered with moss. 10. He ran at once to his father, and complained that he had given him a worth- less and barren tree, while his brother's bore the most beautiful fruit. He therefore thought that his brother should, at least, divide his apples with him. 11. His father told him, that it was not right that the diligent should give up the fruit of their labor to feed the idle. "If your tree," said he, "has nothing on it, it is because you were idle, and you see what your brother has obtained by industry. 12. "Your tree was as full of blossoms as his, and grew in the same soil. But you 3d Rd. 14. 212 NEW THIRD READER. took no care of yours. Your brother did not allow the insects to remain upon his tree. But you paid no regard to this, and they have eaten up the very buds. 13. "As I do not want to see even plants perish through neglect, I must take the tree from you and give it to your brother, who by his care and diligence may perhaps restore it. 14. "He shall have all the fruit it may bear, and you must hereafter have no right to it. But you may go to my nursery, and there choose a tree, and try what you can do with it. But if you neglect it, I shall take that away also, and give it to your brother, as a reward for his care." 15. William saw the justice of this, and resolved to change his conduct. He there- fore took an apple-tree from the nursery, and made the best use of his time, and the advice and aid he received from his brother, in the care of it. 16. He left off his bad habits, gave up the company of idle boys, applied himself to work, and in autumn received the reward of his labor, his tree being then loaded with fruit. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 213 17. More than this : his father was so well pleased with his conduct, that he gave the two brothers the fruit of a small orchard, which they shared equally between them. Exercses . — What present did their father make William and Thomas? How did Thomas attend to his tree? What was William's conduct? What was Thomas's reward? What was William's reward? What did William's father say and do? What effect did this have upon William? LESSON LXXVI. flea fast'en min'ute shoe-strings knot pen'cil both/ers scat'ter-ed atlas ex-cuse' dressing trouble-some SPELL AND DEFINE. 6. Sach'el; a small bag. ] 8. Pro-test 7 ; to declare earnestly. TOO LATE FOR SCHOOL. 1. 0, where is my hat? It is taken away, And my shoe-strings are all in a knot; I can 't find a thing where it should be to-day, Though I 've hunted in every spot. 2. My slate and my pencil can nowhere be found, Though I placed them as safe as could be ; While my books and my maps are scattered around, And hop about just like a flea. 214 NEW THIRD READER. 3. Do, Lucy, just look for my atlas up stairs, My reader is somewhere there, too; And sister, just brush down these troublesome hairs, And mother, please fasten my shoe. 4. And sister, ask father to write an excuse, But stop j he will only say "No," And go on, with a smile, and keep reading the news, While every thing bothers me so. 5. My sachel is heavy and ready to fall, This old popgun is breaking my map; I '11 have nothing to do with the popgun or ball, There 's no playing for such a poor chap. 6. The town-clock will strike in a minute I fear, Then away to the foot I must sink : There ! look at my books, all tumbled down here, And some of them covered with ink. 7. I wish I 'd not lingered at breakfast the last, Though the toast and the butter were fine; I think that our Edward must eat pretty fast, To be off when I have not done mine. 8. Now Edward and Harry protest they won't wait, And beat on the door with their sticks; I suppose they will say I was dressing too late: To-morrow, I'll be vp at six. Exercises . — What did the boy complain of? What was the cause of the difficulty? How could he be sure to find what he wanted? Why would not his father give him an excuse? What did he resolve? THE ECLECTIC SERIES, 21 5 ARTICULATION. Ks, (x), Kst, (xt). \_Ck has merely the sound of K.~\ 2 Lacks, 2 2 2 2 lackst: packs, packst: clacks, 2 clackst. 2 Cracks, 2 2 2 2 crackst: tracks, trackst: stacks, stackst. Tax, 2 2 2 2 taxt: . wax, waxt: box, 2 boxt. LESSON LXXVII. meant se'cret yield'ed la'bor profits re-quest' treas'ure ex-act' look'ing fam'i-ly in'dus-try gath'er-^d d^c INDUSTRY A TREASURE. 1. A wealthy old farmer, seeing that he must soon die, called together his sons to his bedside. 2. "My dear children," said he, "I leave it you as my last request, not to part with the farm, which has been so long in our family. 3. "To make known to you a secret which I had from my father, there is a treasure hid somewhere in the ground, though I could never find the exact sjpot. 216 NEW THIRD READER. 4. "However, as soon as the harvest is got in, spare no pains in the search. I am sure that you will not lose your labor." 5. The wise old man was no sooner laid in his grave, and the harvest gathered in, than his sons began to look for the treasure. 6. With great care, they turned up, again and again, nearly every foot of ground on the farm; but, though they did not find what they were looking for, their farm yielded a much larger crop than ever. 7. At the end of the year, when the sons were counting their great profits, one of them, wiser than the others, said, "I do be- lieve, that this was the treasure my father meant. 8. "I am sure, at least, that we have found out this, that industry is itself a treasure" Exercises . — What did the old man say to his sons? What did they do? What was the consequence? To what conclusion did they come? ARTICULATION. Lm, Ls, Lst. 2 elm, helm: 2 ells, 2 cells: ellst. 2 sellst. 2 ilm, fllia: 2 ills, 2 rills: illst, killst. ulm, 2 culm: 2 ulls, 2 mulls: ullst, hullst. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 217 LESSON LXXVIII. likes buzz'ing home'ly del'i-eate wasp mis'chief be-ware' per'fect-ly cous'iii" hand/some el'e-gant ill'nat-ur-tfd THE WASP AND THE BEE. A FABLE. 1. A wasp met a bee that was just buzzing by, And he said, "Little cousin, can you tell me why, You are loved so much better by people than I? 2. "My- back shines as bright and as yellow as gold, And my shape is most elegant, too, to behold; Yet nobody likes me for that, I am told." 3. "Ah! friend," said the bee, "it is all very true, And were I but half as much mischief to do, Then people would love me no better than you. 4. "You have a fine shape, and a delicate wing; You are perfectly handsome, but then there 's one thing They can never put up with, and that is your sting. 5. "My coat is quite homely and plain, as you see, Yet nobody ever is angry with me, Because I 'm a useful and innocent bee." 218 NEW THIRD READER. MORAL. 6. From this little lesson, let children beware, For if, like the wasp, they ill-natured are, They will never be loved, though they 're ever so fair. Exercises. — What did the Wasp say to the Bee? What did the Bee reply? What is the moral of this fable? ^>o>® 7. Mi'ser; one who loves money hair. ^ too much. THE PEACHES. 1. A gentleman, on his return from the city, carried home with him five peaches; THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 219 the most beautiful ones that could be found. His children had never seen any before; and, therefore, they wondered and rejoiced very much over the beautiful fruit, with rosy cheeks, covered all over with soft, deli- cate down. 2. The father gave one to each of his four sons, and the fifth to their mother. In the evening, as the children were about to retire to sleep, the father said, "Well, boys, how did you like the peaches?" 3. "0, delightful!" said the oldest; "so sweet, so juicy and pleasant! I ate mine; and have taken good care to keep the stone, and I intend to raise a tree of my 8. Cock/er-el; a young chick- iron at the end of a gun. \ en-cock. 6. Scout'ed; made fun of. > 10. Mm'ic; pretending. 6. Van; the front, [show power. 5 10. Fray; fight; battle. 7. Com-mis'sion; a writing to : 10. Dell; a valley; a hollow. YOUNG SOLDIERS 1. O, were you ne'er a school-boy, And did you never train, THE ECLECTIC SERIES 231 And feel that swelling of the heart You ne'er can feel again? 2. Did you never meet, far down the street, With plumes and banners gay, While the kettle, for the kettle-drum, Played your march, march away? 3. It seems to me but yesterday, Nor scarce so long ago, Since ~all our school their muskets took, To charge the fearful foe. 4. Our muskets were of cedar wood, With ramrod bright and new; With bayonet forever set, And painted barrel, too. 232 NEW THIRD READER. 5. We charged upon a flock of geese, And put them all to flight; Except one sturdy gander That thought to show us fight. 6. But, ah! we knew a thing or two; Our captain wheeled the van; We routed him, we scouted him, Nor lost a single man! 7. Our captain was as brave a lad As e'er commission bore; And brightly shone his new tin sword; A paper cap he wore. 8. He led us up the steep hill-side, Against the western wind, While the cockerel plume that decked his head, Streamed bravely out behind. 9. We shouldered arms, we carried arms, We charged the bayonet; And woe unto the mullen stalk That in our course we met. 10. At two o'clock the roll we called, And till the close of clay, With fearless hearts, though tired limbs, We fought the mimic fray, THE ECLECTIC SERIES, 233 Till the supper bell, from out the dell, Bade us march, march away. *o>tKoo ARTICULATION. Rd, Rds. In this Exercise, sound the ; r distinctly. Bard, 3 bards : 3 3 card, cards: 3 shard, 3 shards. Board, boards : hord, hords: i gourd, gourds, Herd, 3 herds : 3 3 gird, girds : third, 3 thirds. £«\y of George and the hatchet. What should we always do when we have done wrong? How did George's father feel toward him, when he had confessed his fault? What did he say to him? tt ARTICULATION. Nt, Nts. 2 2 2 2 2 '2 Cent, cents: tent, tents: vent, vents. 2 2 2 2 2 2 Flint, flints: splint, splints: dint, dints. Tint, tints: hint, hints: mint, mints. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 23*7 LESSON LXXXV. SPELL AND DEFINE 4. Island; (pronounced i-land) ) 7. Brooding; sitting on eggs. land with Avater all around I 11. Fledged; having wings. it. [plant and its fruit, 'i 18. Cap-tiv / i-ty; the state of 6. Bii/ber- ry; the name of a \ being a prisoner. THE ISLAND BIRD. 1. "I wish I were a bird!" cried a boy impatiently, as he tossed upon his bed. "I wish I were the bird that sings so sweetly, instead of lying here sick, through all my summer holidays. Listen to him, sister." 2. "Hush!" said his sister, gently; "you forget. That bird is not singing in the woods and fields. You do not know his story, or you would take back your hasty wish, my little brother." 3. "What do you mean by knowing his story?" asked the boy, turning to his sister. She looked up from her work, with a gravej| but kind smile. 4. "That bird," said she, "once had his home in a green island, which lay in the bosom of a mountain lake. 5. "The island was a most peaceful and pleasant spot in the spring, when the trees 238 NEW THIRD READER. stretched their fresh branches in the balmy air of the morning, or bent low, at night, over the floAvers that slept beneath. 6. "The shy rabbit made a path under the bright, green leaves of the bilberry, or the bowers of wild roses, which made the air fragrant with their breath. 7: "The little birds in the shelter of the island trees, sang out their joy to the brood- ing mother-birds in their quiet nests. 8. "This bird built his nest, year by year, close by a bed of lilies. There he sang to his mate, and there they raised their brood, without fear or danger. 9. "Sometimes, the fisherman dipped his oars in the water, very near to the hidden nest, but passed by, intent upon his task. 10. "Sometimes, an old man walked there with a little girl, holding her in his arms most tenderly, and showing her the leaves and the blossoms. 11. "A whole bright summer passed away. The bird still sang gayly from the tops of the trees, with the fall-fledged young- ones around him. And even when cold winter came, they lived, warmly sheltered and plentifully fed, in the quiet island. THE ECLECTIC SERIES 239 12. "But, in an evil hour, there came a man, who listened to the singing of the birds with a selfish ear. He laid nets in the night-time, and caught this happy bird, and carried him, in a small, dark cage, miles and miles awav from the beautiful island. 13. "The bird's song pleased the man's ear. In the hardness of his heart, he put out the poor singer's eyes, that so, in dark- ness and captivity, he might sing, with a louder and sweeter voice, the whole year round. A long, long, dreary year! 14. "The children listen to his song. When the notes rise clearest, and when they die away most touchingly, they say he is singing about his green island. 15. "True, he sings about his whole, free, happy life on the sweet island. He tells what he has lost, and what man has gained thereby; one, little, selfish pleasure more." 16. And the bird's song rose loud and clear, mingling with the low, earnest tones of the girl's voice. 17. The boy laid his head upon his sister's knee, and drawing her hand over his eyes, said softly, "When I am impatient, I will think of the blind Island Bird." 240 NEW THIRD READER- LESSON LXXXYI. bus'y fig'ure parlor ex-press' hob'ble clothed win'dow e-noiiflrh' war'bled cpv'ewd mer'ri-ly re-main' stockings oc-ca'sion laughed grate'ful >>*K< # THE SNOW-BIRD'S SONG. The ground was all covered with snow one day, And two little sisters were busy at play, When a snow-bird was sitting close by on a tree, And merrily singing his chick-a-de-dee. 2. He had not been singing that, tune very long, Ere Emily heard him, so loud was his song: "0 sister, look out of the window!" said she; " Here 's a dear little bird singing chick-a-de-dee. THE ECLECTIC SERIES. 241 3. "Poor fellow! lie walks in the snow and the sleet, And has neither stockings nor shoes on his feet: I wonder what makes him so full of his glee; He : s all the time singing his chick-a-de-dee. 4. "If I were a bare-footed snow-bird, I know, I would not stay out in the cold and the snow; I pity him so ! oh, how cold he must be ! And yet he keeps singing his chick-a-de-dee. 5. "0 mother, do get him some stockings and shoes, And a nice little frock, and a hat if he choose : I wish he 'd come into the parlor, and see How warm we would make him, poor chick-a-de-dee !-" 6. The bird had flown down for some sweet crumbs of bread, And heard every word little Emily said: "What a figure I'd make in that dress," thought he, And laughed as he warbled his chick-a-de-dee. 7. "I am grateful," said he, "for the wish you express. But have no occasion for such a fine dress; I rather remain with my little limbs free, Than to hobble about singing chick-a-de-dee. 8. " There is One, my dear child, though I can not tell who, Has clothed me already, and warm enough, too. Good morning! 0, who are so happy as we?" And away he flew, singing his chick-a-de-dee. I 242 NEW THIRD READER. ARTICULATION. Combinations like the following, are admirably adapted for exercising the organs of articulation. They should be repeatedly and thoroughly practiced. Thl. Thlab, thleb, thlib, thlob, thlub, thloib, thloub. Thlad, thled, thlid, tlilod, thlud, thloid, thloud. Thlaf, thief, thlif, thM, thluf, thloif, thlouf. 2 2 2 2 2 Thlag, thleg, thlig, thlog, thlug, thloig, thloug. Thlal, thlel, thlil, thiol, thlul, thloil, thloul. 2 2 2 2 2' Thlam, thlein, thlim, thlom, thlum, thloim, thloum. 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