. McGuffey's second eclectic reader . PllETTY IS THAT PRETTY DOES. 1. The spider wears a plain brown dress, And she is a steady spinner;To see her, quiet as a mouse,Going about her silver house,You would never, never, never guessThe way she gets her dinner. 108 ECLECTIC SERIES. 2. She looks as if no thought of ill In all her life had stirred her;But while she moves with careful tread,And while she spins her silken is planning, planning, planning still The way to do some murder. 3. My child, who reads this simple lay, With eyes dowii-dropt and tender,Remember the old proverb saysThat
. McGuffey's second eclectic reader . PllETTY IS THAT PRETTY DOES. 1. The spider wears a plain brown dress, And she is a steady spinner;To see her, quiet as a mouse,Going about her silver house,You would never, never, never guessThe way she gets her dinner. 108 ECLECTIC SERIES. 2. She looks as if no thought of ill In all her life had stirred her;But while she moves with careful tread,And while she spins her silken is planning, planning, planning still The way to do some murder. 3. My child, who reads this simple lay, With eyes dowii-dropt and tender,Remember the old proverb saysThat pretty is which pretty does,And that worth does not go nor stay For poverty nor splendor. 4. Tis not the house, and not the dress, That makes the saint or see the spider sit and spin,Shut with her walls of silver in,You would never, never, never guess The way she gets her dinner. Mif-e Gary- SECOND HEADER. 109 LESSON L. a lone PeterPmdar Towger per song ap peartravel er§. THE STORY-TELLER. 1. Peter Pindar was a great story-teller. One day, as he was going bythe school, the children gathered aroundhim. 2. They said, Please tell us a storywe have never heard. Ned said, Tellus something about boys and dogs. 110 ECLECTIC SERIES. 3. Well, said Peter, I love toplease good children, and, as you allappear civil, I will tell you a new story;and it shall be about a boy and somedogs, as Ned asks. 4. But before we begin, let us sitdown in a cool, shady place. And now,John, you must be as still as a littlemouse. Mary, you must not let Towserbark nor make a noise. 5. A long way from this place, thereis a land where it is very cold, andmuch snow falls. 6. The hills are very high there, andtravelers are often lost among are men there who keep largedogs. These are taught to hunt forpeople lost in the snow. 7. The dogs have so fine a scent,that they can find persons by thatalone. 8. Sometimes it is so dark, thatthey can not see anything. Those whoare lost oft
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