Old-time schools and school-books . ur Parents ? — I wont do fo any more, faysBroivn. — That is nothing at all, fays the Mafter, I can-not truft you. Pray can you fvvim ? — No, Sir, fays Broivn.— Not fwim, do you fay! Why you might have been Colonial Schools of the Eighteenth Century 57 drowned as well as Smith. — Take him up fays theMafter.—So he was taken up and well whipt. Well, fays he to Jones, can you fwim ? — A little, Sir,laid he. — A little ! why you were in more danger thanBrown, and might have been drowned had you venturedmuch farther. — Take him up, fays he. Now Robinfon could fwim


Old-time schools and school-books . ur Parents ? — I wont do fo any more, faysBroivn. — That is nothing at all, fays the Mafter, I can-not truft you. Pray can you fvvim ? — No, Sir, fays Broivn.— Not fwim, do you fay! Why you might have been Colonial Schools of the Eighteenth Century 57 drowned as well as Smith. — Take him up fays theMafter.—So he was taken up and well whipt. Well, fays he to Jones, can you fwim ? — A little, Sir,laid he. — A little ! why you were in more danger thanBrown, and might have been drowned had you venturedmuch farther. — Take him up, fays he. Now Robinfon could fwim very well, and thought asBrown and Jones were whipt becaufe they could not fwim,that he would efcape. — Well, Robinfon, fays the Mafter,can you fwim ? — Yes, Sir, fays he, (very boldly) any whereover the River. — Pray, Sir, fays his Mafter, what Bufi-nefs had you in the Water, when you fhould have been atSchool ? — Take him up, fays he ; fo they were all feverelycorrected for their Difobedience and Virtuous Tommy gives Naughty Harry some Good Fennings The UniversalSpellingBook, The next story is a most vivid contrast of goodand evil as personified by virtuous Tommy and 58 Old-time Schools and School-books


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