. McGuffey's second eclectic reader . SECOND READER. 35 sup portbe long manage taught -eorner no mon eyblacking gentle menhonest (onest) LESSON XIV. a long boots dollar year§. quite buy HENRY, THE BOOTBLACK. 1. Henry was a kind, ^ood boy. Hisfather was dead, and his mother wasvery poor. He had a little sister abouttwo years old. 2. He wanted to help his mother, forshe could not always earn enough tobuy food for her little family. 36 ECLECTIC SERIES. 3. One day, a man gave him a dol-lar for finding a pocketbook which hehad lost. 4. Henry might have kept all themoney, for no one saw him when he
. McGuffey's second eclectic reader . SECOND READER. 35 sup portbe long manage taught -eorner no mon eyblacking gentle menhonest (onest) LESSON XIV. a long boots dollar year§. quite buy HENRY, THE BOOTBLACK. 1. Henry was a kind, ^ood boy. Hisfather was dead, and his mother wasvery poor. He had a little sister abouttwo years old. 2. He wanted to help his mother, forshe could not always earn enough tobuy food for her little family. 36 ECLECTIC SERIES. 3. One day, a man gave him a dol-lar for finding a pocketbook which hehad lost. 4. Henry might have kept all themoney, for no one saw him when he i/ found it. But his mother had taughthim to be honest, and never to keepwhat did not belong to him. 5. With the dollar he bought a box,three brushes, and some blacking. Hethen went to the corner of the street,and said to every one whose boots didnot look nice, Black your boots, sir,please ?: 6. He was so polite that gentlemensoon began to notice him, and to lethim black their boots. The first dayhe brought home fifty cents, which hegave to his mother to buy food with. 7. When he gave her the money, shesaid, as she dropped a tear of joy, Youare a dear, good boy, Henry.
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