Harper's story booksA series of narratives, dialogues, biographies, and tales, for the instruction and entertainment of the youngEmbellished with numerous and beautiful engravings . g strange in the fact that Josephine could ex-plain pictures to Elfred, but some of the readers of this story maybe surprised to learn that he could often explain them to was, however, really so. Whenever he obtained any newpicture, he would always ask a great many questions about it, andreason about what the children told him was in it in such a man-ner as to lead them to see a great deal more in the pict
Harper's story booksA series of narratives, dialogues, biographies, and tales, for the instruction and entertainment of the youngEmbellished with numerous and beautiful engravings . g strange in the fact that Josephine could ex-plain pictures to Elfred, but some of the readers of this story maybe surprised to learn that he could often explain them to was, however, really so. Whenever he obtained any newpicture, he would always ask a great many questions about it, andreason about what the children told him was in it in such a man-ner as to lead them to see a great deal more in the picture thanthey would otherwise have done. Thus, though he was blind, and could not see the pictures, heoften succeeded in acquiring a more perfect knowledge of themthan manv children that could see them with both eves. 150 THE BOYS ON THE GATE. A new picture. The boys on the gate. The picture described. For example, one of the pictures*-which Josephine brought him oneday represented some children ona gate. The gate was betweentwo fields. In the farthest fieldwere some men getting in the nearest field only a verysmall part was shown. On the leftside of the gate was ..«,. THE BOYS ON THE GATE. 151 Conversation about the picture between Elfred and Josephine. under these trees were two boys climbing up upon a in the foreground were two girls, apart from the rest ofthe children, who seemed to be standing still. One of them washolding some straw in her hand, but Josephine could not tell whatshe was going- to do with it. When Josephine brought this picture, Elfred was sitting by thekitchen fire, for it was a cold day. Elfred, said Josephine, I have brought you a picture, and Iwant you to explain it to me, for I dont understand it very understand it pretty well, but I dont understand it very well. Well, said Elfred, sit down by me, and tell me what yousee on the picture. In the first place, said Josephine, there are some boys^swing-ing on a gate. How many ? a
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