Old-time schools and school-books . chool, and He was so good a boy and learnedso fast that Mr. Wood sent him to college. Jllll is»3 111 iHi^^^a^u^SwHSiii lllll^i J WamE^*- ~—=__— HI THOU SHALT NOT STEAL. From Worcesters Second Book. Here is pictured a youth of another sort. Thetext says : — See that little boy creeping softly along on tiptoe towardshis mothers tea-table. See him lift the cover of the sugar-pot and as quickly as possible, put one piece in his mouth,and another in his pocket. 246 Old-time Schools and School-books His name is William Morton. His kind mother is sit-ting at the fi
Old-time schools and school-books . chool, and He was so good a boy and learnedso fast that Mr. Wood sent him to college. Jllll is»3 111 iHi^^^a^u^SwHSiii lllll^i J WamE^*- ~—=__— HI THOU SHALT NOT STEAL. From Worcesters Second Book. Here is pictured a youth of another sort. Thetext says : — See that little boy creeping softly along on tiptoe towardshis mothers tea-table. See him lift the cover of the sugar-pot and as quickly as possible, put one piece in his mouth,and another in his pocket. 246 Old-time Schools and School-books His name is William Morton. His kind mother is sit-ting at the fire place mending his clothes, with his littlebaby sister asleep on her lap. She does not think thatWilliam is thus taking what is not his own. William goes on from day to day, taking apples, andcakes, and sugar, without leave; and what is worse, hetries hard to conceal it, and even tells lies about it. Does William know that this is stealing ? Does heremember that this is breaking the Eighth Command-ment of the Lord his THE SLEIGH-RIDE. From Worcesters Second Book- For a final selection from Worcesters book I givethis letter which Lucy Turner, thirteen years old,wrote to her mother, who was spending a month inBoston at the home of Lucys aunt, Mrs. serves as a dreadful example to all children who,like Lucy, never take any pains to learn to spell. Mi deer Mama, Wen yu cum bak, wee shal awl bee pleesed. Evrywun seams dul becaus yu air gon. Primary Readers 247 Farther sez hee wonts yu too sta longe enuff too havay gude vissit; butt ie no hee wil bee gladd whenn yurevissit iss ovur. Jaims gose too skule and ie thinke hee behaivs stais att hom, and wurks withe mee. Wee awl in-joy gude helth. Doo rite mee ay lettur, and tel mee abowt Bosten, andant Wites foax, and hou soone wee ma expekt verry luving childe,Lucy Turner. Now, only think how much grieved and ashamed hermother must have been, when she found that Lucy hadspelled only her name and on
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