This has been done merely as a sample; and to remind the teacher that the practice of exercising his younger pupils in the orthography of the most prominent words in each lesson, immediately after they have read the same, is attended with much advantage, and will be found, in no small degree, to promote their improvement in reading as well as spelling.

June, 1835.

LESSONS FOR LITTLE READERS.

LESSON I.

The Bun.

CAN you eat a hot bun? Yes, I can eat a hot bun, but I must not eat all of it.

I can eat a bit of the bun, and Ann can eat a bit of the bun, and so we two can eat all the bun. Shall we eat it so?

The Cat.

How did the cat get up on the bed?

Did you put her up?

No, I did not put her on it.

She got up: I did not see how she did so.

She is a sad cat to get on the bed; for a bed is not at all fit for a cat to lie on.

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LESSON II.

The Wet Day.

IT is so wet to-day, we can not go out to play; and we must stay here.

By and by, if it is not wet, we can go out, and walk.

The sun is not out now at all. I can not see it. The sun was out at six and at ten: I saw it then, but can not see it now; the air is so full of fog.

The Top.

SEE my new top: how it can hum!
Can you put a top up?

Yes, if I had one; but I can not get a top to put up. You can buy one.

No, Ned, I can not; but you can buy one for me, if you will.

Do buy me a top to hum as your own

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WHY does that old man hold a dog, as he goes down the lane? He does not seem to know his own way; and how can he show the dog?

Oh, Tom! it is the dog, which must show the man the way to go; for the dog can see it, and will lead the man.

The poor man can not see at all; and he can not walk, but with that good dog to lead him, and take care of him.

LESSON IV.

The Fat Hog.

SEE how fat the old hog is! He can but just get up in his sty, he is so big and so fat.

He can lie down, and he can eat as he lies down, and he goes to sleep; but he can not tell how to get up, he is such a fat old hog.

O fie! old hog! Do not lie, and eat, and sleep so, all the day.

The Fly.

WHAT is this on my hand? wasp, nor is it a bee, nor is it an ant. Look, how it runs! it be?

It is not a a gnat, nor What can

fly.

It will

Oh, Ann! it is but a poor not hurt us. It wants some of our milk.

Let it have some.

You may take some of my milk, if you

will, poor fly!