. McGuffey's second eclectic reader . rrieris Dodger. He is called Dodger becausehe jumps about so friskily. He is upon a chair, under the table, behindthe door, down cellar, and out in theyard,--all in a minute. 7. Dodger has very bright eyes, andhe does many funny things. He likesto put his paws up on the crib, andwatch the baby. SECOND READER. 19 8. The other day he took babys redstocking, and had great fun with it;but he spoiled it in his play, and Jameshad to scold him. 9. Every one likes to see James Whitewith his two dogs. They always seemvery happy together. LESSON VI. be tween bureau
. McGuffey's second eclectic reader . rrieris Dodger. He is called Dodger becausehe jumps about so friskily. He is upon a chair, under the table, behindthe door, down cellar, and out in theyard,--all in a minute. 7. Dodger has very bright eyes, andhe does many funny things. He likesto put his paws up on the crib, andwatch the baby. SECOND READER. 19 8. The other day he took babys redstocking, and had great fun with it;but he spoiled it in his play, and Jameshad to scold him. 9. Every one likes to see James Whitewith his two dogs. They always seemvery happy together. LESSON VI. be tween bureau (-ro) stair§ needleafraid shadow held stir AFBAID IK THE DABK. 1. Willie, will you run upstairs, andget my needlebook from the bureau ? 2. But Willie did not stir. Willie!said mamma. She thought he had notheard. 3. Im afraid, said Willie. 4. Afraid of what? 5. Its dark up there. 6. What is the dark? asked ! It is nothing but a shadow. 20 ECLECTIC SERIES. And she held her hand between thelamp and the workbasket on the 7. Now it is dark in the basket; butas soon as I take my hand away, it islight. 8. Come and stand between the lampand the wall, Willie. See! There isyour shadow on the wall. Can yourshadow hurt you? 9. ::Oh no, mamma! I am sure it cannot hurt me. SECOND READER. 21 10. Well, the dark is only a bigshadow over everything. 11. What makes the big shadow,mamma ? 12. I will tell you all about that,Willie, when you are a little now, I wish you would find mea brave boy who is not afraid ofshadows, to run upstairs and get myneedlebook. 13. I am brave, mamma. I will go.—Here it is. 14. Thank you, my brave little see the dark didnt hurt you. , WORK. fi/(^^ a/be, tlu/u ;DfuiX do-a/nxi ^J\M&;
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