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THE

CHILD'S INSTRUCTOR.

Chapter I. First.

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Are you Blind?
Eat your Fish.
It was Jack.
Mouse and Nag.
Quails will Run.
Use the Vine.

Come here Dog.
Go and Hunt.
Kite and Lark.
Ox and Pig.
Spin your Top.
Whereis X Y & Z?.

Let this be your plan,
Learn all that you can.

Chapter II. Second.

1. Now George, you know all the letters. Now you must learn to spell and read.

A good boy will sit still, and mind his book. 2. Knife, fork, spoon, plate, dish, cup, bowl, mug, jug, pot, pan, tub, chair, ta-ble, bench, bed, box, desk, fire, wood, shov-el, tongs, bel-lows.

3. What is your name? My name is George. How old are you? Four years sold. Do you go to school? Yes sir. Can you spell? Yes sir, a little.

4. Bread, but-ter, cheese, meat, pud-ding, pye, cake, beef, pork, veal, soup, sauce, salt, pep-per, gra-vy, mus-tard, su-gar, ho-ney, jel-ly, car-rot.

5. George, can you count twenty? Yes sir, One, two, three, four, five, six, se-ven, eight, nine, ten, e-le-ven, twelve, thir-teen, four-teen, fif-teen, sixteen, se-ven-teen, eigh-teen, nine-teen, twen-ty.

6. Now George, you can count Twenty, you must keep your place yourself, and learn to spell the two following lessons:

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Ad ed id od ud,
Ag eg ig og ug,
Ar er ir or ur,

ac ec ic oc uc.
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ak ek ik ok uk.
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Da de di do du dy,
Ha he hi ho hu hy,
Na ne ni no nu ny,

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fa fe fi fo fu fy.
ja je ji jo ju jy.
ca se si so su sy.

Chapter III. Third.

1. George, do you know how many Letters there are? Yes sir. Twenty-six. Can you spell the letters? Yes sir. A, be, ce, de, E, ef, je, aitch, I, ja, ka, el, em, en, O, pe, cu, ar, es, te, ve, U, dou-ble-you, ex, Y, zed.

2. George, do you know how many vow-els there are? Yes sir. Six: a, e, i, o, u, y, are vowels; and b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, W X, z, are con-so-nants. There are six vow-els, and twen-ty con-so-nants.

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Ode ope ore, oft ord oct.

Ude une use, aft ust urn.

4. George, do you know who made you? Yes sir :

God made me, and takes care of me.

He loves

good boys and good girls, and we must love him. God is very good to take care of us.

5. Make, bake, cake, band, hand, land, ball.
Call, beer, dear, fear, bent, dent, pent.
Bind, find, mind, bilk, milk, silk.
Gore, pore, torn, corn, horn, morn.

Cure, sure, pure, burk, lurk, turk.

6. When you go to bed you should pray to God; ind when you get up do the same. If you have lone a fault, confess it, and take care to do so no

nore.

7. Bane, cane, mane, ban, can, man, halt, malt, Fere, here, mere, fer, her, mer.

[salt,

Fine, pine, wine, fin, pin, win.
Cote, note, rote, cot, not, rot.
Cube, rube, tube, cub, rub, tub.
Please to give me my hat.
drink. Please to let me go out.
Where is my horse?

Please to give me a

Where is my whip?

Here is your horse, you may ride him to town, To buy you a book, and your sis-ter a gown.

Head, hair, skin, skull, brow, face, eye, ear, cheek, nose, mouth, lip, tongue, tooth, teeth, gums, jaws, chin, neck, throat, breast, heart, shoul-der, arm, el-bow, wrist, hand, fin-ger, thumb, knee, leg, an-kle, foot, toe.

A good boy and a good girl will get good things. All the boys will love them, and God will bless them. Good boys mind their books.

Li-on, leo-pard, ti-ger. ca-mel, bul-lock, po-ny, mon-key, rab-bit, squir-rel. Bear, ox, calf, horse, swine, pig, mouse, rat, sheep, ram, goat, deer, lamb, fox, hare, e-le-phant.

As the mind of a child is like soft wax, which will take the least stamp you put on in it, so let it be your care, who teach, to make the stamp good, that the wax be not hurt. Teach him to love God, and to o-bey his pa-rents.

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Chapter IV. Fourth.

1. A good boy will do as he is bid: he will mind his book and try to learn. Who is a good boy? Charles is a good boy; and so is George.

2. If you are a good boy like Charles, and try to learn, you shall have a top. And you may spin your top. Bad boys shall have no tops.

3. If you are good all the boys will love you and play with you; but if you are not good, the boys will not love you.

4. Here is a nut. Crack this nut for Charles. If you will be good, you shall have nuts to crack. Do you like nuts? Yes sir.

Nuts are very good.

Who will have this

5. Here is a plumb for you. plumb? Charles shall have it, for he sits still and makes no noise. Charles is a good boy.

6. Did you see that boy run? he lost his hat: pick up his hat. Give the poor boy his hat. Here boy! take your hat.

7. The child fell down and hurt his arm. Poor child, do not cry, do not cry; you shall have some cake. Give the child some cake.

8. Ea-gle, hawk, owl, crow, crane, dove, pi-geon, hen, chick-en, gan-der, goose, gos-lin, tur-key, pea-cock, phea-sant, black-bird, par-rot, spar-row, ro-bin, swal-low, gold-finch, mag-pie,

Chapter V. Fifth

1. Charles is now four years old: he goes to school and learns to read. Charles is a good boy. Who is a good girl? Ann is a good girl.

2. Ann goes to school and learns to read. Good girls mind their book. Good girls and good boys shall have good things.

3. Charles shall have a kite; and he may fly his kite. Ann shall have a doll; and she may dress her doll. Charles and Ann may go in the yard and play.

4. Frank is a good boy: he loves his school and learns to read. He can spell hard words and is head of his class. Frank shall have a new hat, and new shoes, and go to the fair.

5. Who will go to the fair and buy fine things? All good girls and good boys, who do as they are bid, shall go to the fair and buy fine things.

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