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McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873

"McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition"


Now the ball is lost. They all look for it under the trees and in the
grass; but they can not see it. Where can it be?
See! Ponto has found it. Here he comes with it. He will lay it at little
Lucy's feet, or put it in her hand.

LESSON XXXIV.
boy our spoil hur rah' own coil
noise fourth such join thank a bout'
hoist pay Ju ly' playing oi

[Illustration: Five boys carrying a large American flag. Man in background
is smoking a pipe.]

"Papa, may we have the big flag?" said James.
"What can my little boy do with such a big flag?"
"Hoist it on our tent, papa. We are playing Fourth of July."
"Is that what all this noise is about? Why not hoist your own flags?"
"Oh! they are too little."
"You might spoil my flag."
"Then we will all join to pay for it. But we will not spoil it, papa."
"Take it, then, and take the coil of rope with it."
"Oh! thank you. Hurrah for the flag, boys!"

LESSON XXXV.
fin'ished bon'net les'son saved white a way'
I've am work scam'per read'y gar'den

[Illustration: White kitten lapping milk from a bowl.]

THE WHITE KITTEN.
[Illustration: Script Exercise:
Kitty, my pretty, white kitty.
Why do you scamper away?
I've finished my work and my lesson
And now I am ready for play.


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