To make such labor attractive, and easily endured without discouragement, is the task which best shows the tact and skill of the teacher. If this volume be found useful in aiding the teacher, by doing all that should be required _from the book_, the design of the author will be accomplished. R.G.P. _Kneeland Place_, } _May, 1851._ } CONTENTS. [_The Poetical Extracts are designated by Italic Letters_] Lesson Page Preface v 1. The Author's Address to the Pupil 9 2. Same subject, continued 13 3. " " " 17 4. The Discontented Pendulum, _Jane Taylor_ 19 5. Address of the Author to the Pupil, continued 23 6. " " " " " " " concluded 26 7. How to find out the Meaning of Words, _Original_ 29 8. Same subject, continued " 31 9. " " concluded " 34 10. Words " 38 11. Definitions " 42 12. Reading and Spelling " 48 13. Importance of Learning to Spell, _Original Version_ 51 14. Demosthenes, _Original_ 53 15. Hard Words, " 57 16. Fire: a Conversation, " 63 17. Same subject, continued " 67 18. " " concluded " 73 19. The Lark and her Young Ones, _Altered from AEsop_ 79 20. Dogs, _Original_ 82 21. Same subject, concluded " 85 22. Frogs and Toads, _Bigland_ 87 23. Maida, the Scotch Greyhound, _Altered from Bigland_ 90 24. Gelert, " 94 25. Knock again _Child's Companion_ 96 26. Same subject, continued, " 98 27. " " concluded, " 100 28. Make Good Use of Time, _Emma C. Embury_ 102 29. Same subject, continued, " 107 30. " " concluded, " 111 31. Verse, or Poetry, _Original_ 116 32. _A Morning Hymn_, _Anonymous_ 121 33. _Evening Hymn_, " 122 34. _The Gardener and the Hog_, _Gay_ 123 35.