&&000 PROF. MCGUFFY'S 1ST GRADE READER  (1896)  AMR8961S.ASC
AMERICAN BOOK CO. 1979, 1896, 1907, 1920
ECLECTIC READERS
SOURCE: KUTZTOWN Univ. (Pa.)
Hand entered by Janice Mason 


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 One day, when =Mary was taking 
a walk down the lane, trying 
to sing her doll to sleep,
she met =Frank, with his basket
and cane.
 =Frank was a poor, little, lame
boy.  His father and mother
were dead.  His dear, old grandma 
took care of him, and tried
to make him happy.
 Every day, =Mary's mother filled 
=Frank's basket with bread and
meat, and a little tea for his
grandma.
 "How do you do, =Frank," said
=Mary?  "Don't make a noise; my
doll is going to sleep.  It is just 
a little sick to-day."
 "Well, then, let us whistle it 
to sleep."  And =Frank, taking a
willow whistle out of his pocket,
blew a long note.
 "Oh, how sweet," cried =Mary!
"Do let me try."
 



 =Mary and =Lucy have come
down to the beach with their
grandpa.  They live in a town
near the sea.
 Their grandpa likes to sit on
the large rock, and watch
the big ships as they sail far away
on the blue sea.  Sometimes he 
sits there all day long.
 The little girls like to dig in
the sand, and pick up pretty
shells.  They watch the waves
as they roll up on the beach, 
and break into white foam.
 They sometimes make little
houses of sand, and build walls
around them; and they dig wells
with their small wooden spades.
 The have been picking up
shells for their little sister.  She
is too young to come to the beach.
 I think all children like to
play by the seaside when the
sun is bright, and the wind does
not blow too hard.



 =Robert has his hat in his
hand, and is looking at the
horses.  He thinks they are very
lazy; they do not trot fast.
 The children are not far from
home.  In a little while the sun
will set, and it will be bedtime.
 Have you ever been at the 
seaside?  Is it not good sport
to watch the big waves, and to
play on the wet sand?




  One evening =Frank's father
said to him, "=Frank, would you
like to go with me to catch
some fish?"
 "Yes, may I go, and with you,
father?"
 "Yes, =Frank, with me."
 "Oh, how glad I am!"
 Here they are, on the bank of
a river.  =Frank has just pulled a
fine fish out of the water.  How
proud he feels!
 See what a nice, quiet spot
they have found.  =Frank has 
the stump of a big tree for his


 "Oh! we will give you a ticket,
=mamma."
 "About what time will you get
back?"
 "At half past eight."
 "Ah! that is after bedtime.
Is this the fast train?"
 "Yes, this is the lightning train."
 "Oh! that is too fast for me."
 "What shall we get for you in
town, =mamma?"
 "A big basket, with two good
little children in it."
 "All right!  Time is up!  Ding,
ding!




 


 When she says, "Robert, will 
you get me a drink?"  I run
as fast as I can to get it for 
her.  Then she says, "Thank
you, my boy."
 Would you not love a dear,
good grandma, who is so kind?
And would you not do all you
could to please her?




 "Come here, =Lucy, and listen!
What is in this flower?"
 "Oh = mother! it is a bee.  I 
wonder how it came to be shut
up in the flower!"
 "It went into the flower for
some honey, and it may be it
went to sleep.  Then the flower
shut it in.
 "The bee likes honey as well 
as we do, but it does not like
to be shut up in the flower.
 "Shall we let it out, =Lucy?"
 "Yes; then it can go to other
flowers, and get honey."


 What a bright June day!
The air is pure.  The sky is
as blue as it can be.
 =Lucy and her mamma are in
the woods.  They have found a
nice spot, where there is some
grass.
 They sit in the shade of the 
trees, and  =Lucy is singing.
 The trees are not large, but
they make a good shade.
 =Lucy's kind mamma says that
they will have a picnic when
her papa can get a tent.




 =James and =Robert have gone
into the shade of a high wall to
play ball. 
 =Mary and =Lucy have come
up from the pond near by, with 
brave old =Ponto, to see them
play.
 When they toss the ball up
in the air, and try to catch
it, =Ponto runs to get it in his
mouth.
 Now the ball is lost.  They
all look for it under the trees




 "What shall we do," said 
=Fanny to =John?  "I do not like
to sit still.  Shall we hunt for
eggs in the barn?"
 "No, said =John; "I like to 
play on the grass.  Will ,not
=papa let us cath =Prince, and
go to the big woods?
 "We can put the tent in the
cart, and go to some nice spot
where the grass is soft and 
sweet."
 "That will be fine," said =Fanny.
"I will get my doll, and give her
a ride with us."
 "Yes," said =John, "and we will 
get =mamma to go, too.  She will
hang up a swing for us in the
shade."




 Peep, peep!  Where have you
gone, little chick?  Are you lost?
Can't you get back to the hen?
 Oh, here you are!  I will take 
you back.  Here, hen, take this
little chick under your wing.
 Now, chick, tuck your little



I went with =Tom to the pond.
I had my doll, and =Tom had
his flag.
 The fat duck swam to the
bank, and we fed her.  Did you
think we might fall into the 
pond?
 We did not go too near, did 
we, =Tom?
 May we go to the swing, now, 
=mamma?




 Here comes the band!  Shall
we call  =mamma and =Fanny
to see it?
 Let us stand still, and hear
the men play as they pass.
 I hope they will stop here 
and play for us.
 See the large man in front 
of the band, with his big hat.
What has he in his hand?  How
fine he looks!
 Look, too, at the man on that
fine horse.
 If the men do not stop, let us
go with them and see where
they go.




 The sun is up.  The man
has fed the black hen and the
fat duck.
 Now the duck will swim in 
the pond.  The hen has run to
her nest.
 Let us not stop at the pond
now, for it is hot.
 See how still it is!  We will
go to see =Tom and his top.



 O =John! the sun has just 
set.  It is not hot, now.
 Let us run and jump.  I think
it is fun to run, and skip, and
jump.
 See the duck on the pond!
Her nest is up on the bank,
under the rock.
 We must not touch her nest,
but we may look at it.




 Let me get the black hat.
Now =Ned has it on his head,
and he is a big man.
 Come, =Nat, see the big man
with his black hat.



 
 =Ned is on the box.  He has
a pen in his hand.  A big rat
is in the box.  Can the dog 
catch the rat?
 Come with me, =Ann, and see
the man with a black hat on
his head.
 The fat hen has left the nest.
Run, =Nat, and get the eggs.




The cat.       The mat.

 Is the cat on the mat?

 The cat is on the mat.

The man.       A Pen.

The man has a pen.
Is the pen in his hand?
It is in his hand.