Old-time schools and school-books . For the Lords Day Morning. From Alexanders Spelling Book. The Columbian Spelling Book, Wrentham, Massa-chusetts, 1799, was similar to Alexanders in size,but was more roughly made, and the cuts were mar-vels of crudity. Two of these queer engravings arehere given with the fables they illustrated. The Dove and the Bee. A POOR Bee came to a brook to drink, but in herhafte fhe fell in, and would have loft her life, had itnot been for a dove, who broke off a fmall twig from a 196 Old-time Schools and School-books tree, and dropped it in, fo that the bee got on th
Old-time schools and school-books . For the Lords Day Morning. From Alexanders Spelling Book. The Columbian Spelling Book, Wrentham, Massa-chusetts, 1799, was similar to Alexanders in size,but was more roughly made, and the cuts were mar-vels of crudity. Two of these queer engravings arehere given with the fables they illustrated. The Dove and the Bee. A POOR Bee came to a brook to drink, but in herhafte fhe fell in, and would have loft her life, had itnot been for a dove, who broke off a fmall twig from a 196 Old-time Schools and School-books tree, and dropped it in, fo that the bee got on the top of it,and rode fafe to fhore. In a few days time a man came with his gun, and wouldhave fhot the kind dove ; but the bee, who was clofe by,saw what he was at, flew to him, and ftung him on his *^:®&)&w£&0&&:&:®:&0:&:&M0&. The Dove and the The Columbian Spelling Book, 1799. For now, thought fhe bee is my time, and I will favemy friend, if I die for it. As foon as the man felt thefting, he made a ftart, and the good dove flew off, and gotfafe to her neft. MORAL. Learn from hence to help thofe who are in need asmuch as you can. The Old Knight and his Wig. A CERTAIN Knight growing old, his hair fell off fofaft, that he foon became bald ; and fo he was forcedto buy a wig. But one day, as he was riding out a hunting Other Spellers 97 with fome of his mates, they met with a fudden blaft ofwind; and fo off fell his hat and wig. Thofe who werewith him could not help laughing at the odd figure he made ;and for his part, being a cheerful old blade, he laughed asloud as the beft of them. How could I expect faid he tokeep the hair of other people on my head, when my ownwould not ftay on ? 38t di.
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