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—— -----------------*----------- -— 1 I CHAUDRON’S SERIES. / i THE THIRD 1> E S I G N K D FOR THE USE OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS, /*V Adopted tor me in tlie Public Schools? o f Mohije. r>Y A. Dp Y. CriAIWvOX. MOBILE, ALA.: I W. G. CL A K 1C &. CO., PUBLISHERS. \ H- ■B CHALDRON’S SERIES THE THIRD READER, DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS, Adopted for ic Schools o f Mobile. - o O o--r j < > . \ V By A. B e T . CHAUDRON. 0 \ MOBILE, ALA.: W . Q . CLARK & CO., PUBLISHERS. n f t 1 8 0 4 . .“3 Entered according to the Act o f Congress, in the year 1864, by A . D e V. CH AU DRON, in the Clerk's Office o f the C. S. District Court o f the Southern Division of the District of Alabama. j b 7 * ' p t N A j ■ , r T CO* ■ r* J w J * CONTENTS. TAGE. Child’s Prayer. ■ Part First. LESSON. PAGE. 1 Punctuation................................................................................................ 9 2 Elementary E x ercise s..........................................................................12 3 Rich and Poor ......................................................... ............................ 1^ •1 Hugh and Ellen......................................................................................... 16 5 Albert’s Pony ................... .......................... ...................... ...................... 18 6 I will be good to-day.................................................................................20 7 Mary's Ilome..............................................................................................21 8 God sees us................................................. ...............................................23 9 Cradle Song......................................................................1......................... 25 10 Elementary Exercises...............................................................................26 11 The Show ....................................................................................................28 12 God’s B ird .................................................................................................. 30 13 The M oon....................................................................................................33 14 Elementary Exercises...............................................................................31 15 Laura’s Troubles...................................................................................... 35 16 The Picnic................................................................. ............................ 37 17 The Bvisy Bee............................................................................................ 39 18 The Four Seasons...................................................................................... 40 Part Second, LESSON. rAGE. 1 The W olf and the Lamb.......................................................................... 43 2 Fanny’s Cat ...................................................................................45 3 Elementary Exercises............................................................................... 49 4 The Bee and the Gardener................. ............................................. 5 1 5 Little W alter..................... ........................................................... ............52 6 The Boy and the Filberts.........................................................................55 7 Elementary Exercises...............................................................................56 8 Little Star.........................................................•.........................................58 9 Hetty’s Feast............................................................................................. 59 10 Elementary Exercises........'..................................................................... 62 11 The Crow and the Pitcher.......................................................................64 12 Charles and bis K itq ......................................................... .......................66 13 Elementary Exercises.............................................................................. 69 14 Childish F o lly ........................................................................................... 70 I15 Antony and'Dora....................................................................................... 71 CONTENTS.—Continued. LESSON. PAGE. 16 Elementary Exercises..............................................................................73 17 The Hungry Arab................................................. ................................... 74 18 ' The Birth day Present............................................... ..............................75 19 .Elementary Exercises.............................................................................77 20 Prayer .................................................................................................... 78 Part Third. LESSON. PAGE. 1 The Butterfly............................................................................................ 79 2 The Sea V o y a g e ....................................................................................... 81 j 3 Elementary Exercises............................................................................. 84 ( 4 Song of the D ov e....................................................................................- 86 5 Helen and Edwin .................................................................... ................87 6 About Dogs................................................................................. ...............89 7 Elementary Exercises.............................. .............................................. 92 8 Spring........................ ................................................................. .............9-4 9 The. Chickens............................................................................................. 96 10 The Bitter F lo w er.................................. *,................................................97 11 Elementary Exercises.............................................................................. 98 12 Politeness at Home............................................................... ,....................99 13 Idleness and Industry..............................................................................102 14 Elementary Exercises....................................................................... w..l03 15 Anecdotcs........................................................... ..................................... 104 16 The Boy and the Lark..........................................................................0 107 17 About Salt................. ............................................................................... 108 18 Elementary Exercises.....................................„ .....................................I ll 19 The Dishonest C a t.................................................................................. 112 20 Little Children love one another.............................................................115 21 The Lost Child...........................................................................................116 , 22 Health versus Riches. ............................................................................ 121 23 Favorite Animals.............................................................*......................125 •24 The Daily Life of the Christian Child.......................*.......... .............128 25 Lead us not into Temptation.................................................................... 131 26 Antonio Canova......................................................................................136 27- Elementary Exercises............................................................................. 138 . 28 Synopsis of Exercises................................ ............................................ 140 29 Christmas Day......................................................................................... 142 APPENDIX. 'LESSON. PAGE. 1 A Few F acts...........................................................................................113 2 Weights and Measures.............................................................................144 3 Notation................................................................................................... 140 % INTRODUCTION. T he T hird R eader being designed for children between the ages of ) niue and eleven, the Author lias been compelled, as- in her preceding books, to sacrifice much to simplicity of diction. Such words, therefore, as were in the slightest degree, abstruse or difficult to enunciate, she has not hesitSted to paraphrase. With regard to definitions, 6he has attempted them with diliidence. It was impossible to satisfy the exactions o f a scientific lexicology, while interpreting the sense of words to little minds. The Author has therefore) to the best of her knowledge, addressed her explanations to chUdren, with out any referenced a technical accuracy, lit to stand the ordeal of grown-up criticism. • • With this understanding, the ‘‘T hird R e a d e r ” has been respectfully submitted to 6ome of the most accomplished grammarians in the State, and has received their approval. • Such expressions as “ I wonder, at last, to be sure, news, quiet, popped’ ’ and others equally familiar, although they will be found deliued in more advanced School Headers o f the United States, are not defined in the Third Reader. Our Southern