author - "W. H. McGuffey"
rades, while they were standing in the quagmire.
"So it is," said the other boys. "What a pity we have no betterplace to stand on!"
On the dry land, not far from the quagmire, there were at thattime a great many large stones that had been brought there to beused in building the foundation of a new house. Ben mounted uponthe highest of these stones.
"Boys," said he, "I have thought of a plan. You know what aplague it is to have to stand in the quagmire yonder. See, I ambedaubed to the knees, and you are all in the same plight.
"Now I propose that we build a wharf. You see these stones? Theworkmen mean to use them for building a house here. My plan is totake these same stones, carry them to the edge of the water, andbuild a wharf with them. What say you, lads? Shall we build thewharf?"
"Yes, yes," cried the boys; "let's set about it!"
It was agreed that they should all be on the spot that evening,and begin their grand public enterprise by moonlight.
Accordingly, at the appointed
hey will learn very fast.
Soon we shall see how well they can read.
This doll is not so good as the others.
She does not like to go to school very well.
She must sit by me and look at her book.
As soon as she can read well, she may go home and play.
She goes to school day after day, but she does not learn.
She can not write at all.
She can not tell her name.
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WRITING LESSON.
This is my little doll.
Her name is Lucy.
Do you thik she is pretty?
s as dolls does goes is
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tall Henry am table what
"How tall you are, Henry!"
"Yes, father, I shall soon be a man. I am as tall as the table, now."
"What can you see on the table?"
"I can see your big book, father."
"What do you see by the book?"
"Oh, I see some pictures. Two pictures are by the book, and two are not by the book."
"How many are two and two, Henry?"
"Two and two are four."
"You
rades, while they were standing in the quagmire.
"So it is," said the other boys. "What a pity we have no betterplace to stand on!"
On the dry land, not far from the quagmire, there were at thattime a great many large stones that had been brought there to beused in building the foundation of a new house. Ben mounted uponthe highest of these stones.
"Boys," said he, "I have thought of a plan. You know what aplague it is to have to stand in the quagmire yonder. See, I ambedaubed to the knees, and you are all in the same plight.
"Now I propose that we build a wharf. You see these stones? Theworkmen mean to use them for building a house here. My plan is totake these same stones, carry them to the edge of the water, andbuild a wharf with them. What say you, lads? Shall we build thewharf?"
"Yes, yes," cried the boys; "let's set about it!"
It was agreed that they should all be on the spot that evening,and begin their grand public enterprise by moonlight.
Accordingly, at the appointed
hey will learn very fast.
Soon we shall see how well they can read.
This doll is not so good as the others.
She does not like to go to school very well.
She must sit by me and look at her book.
As soon as she can read well, she may go home and play.
She goes to school day after day, but she does not learn.
She can not write at all.
She can not tell her name.
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WRITING LESSON.
This is my little doll.
Her name is Lucy.
Do you thik she is pretty?
s as dolls does goes is
---
tall Henry am table what
"How tall you are, Henry!"
"Yes, father, I shall soon be a man. I am as tall as the table, now."
"What can you see on the table?"
"I can see your big book, father."
"What do you see by the book?"
"Oh, I see some pictures. Two pictures are by the book, and two are not by the book."
"How many are two and two, Henry?"
"Two and two are four."
"You