1836 First Eclectic Reader: Lesson XX. - John Jones

There isn't any picture for this lesson, so after the children read the story let them draw a picture. Look up what 'hath' and 'advice' means. Ask the children what they are thankful to God for and make them write it all down. Read John 3:16 and Isaiah 41:10 to them. Also discuss the advice the man gave to John.

John Jones

John Jones was a good boy, but he could not read nor write. His mother was poor. She could not pay for him to go to school. She sent him out to help a man at the side of the road to break stones. John could not earn much, it is true, yet it was good for him to be a work. It is well for us all to have work to do. It is bad for us not to work. John was a good boy, and he did not love to play so much that he could not work. He knew t to be right to work, and when his work was done he play. The man for whom John worked was very very kind to john, and gave him a great deal of good advice. One day he said to him, " John, you must always bear in mind, that it was God who made you, and who gave you all that you have, and all that you hope for. He gave you life, and food, and a home. "All who take care of you and help you were sent to you by God. He sent his Son to show you His will, and to die for your sake. "He gave you His word to let you know what He hath done for you, and what He wants you to do. "Be sure that He sees you in the dark, as well as in the day light. He can tell all that you do, and all that you say, and all that is in your mind. "Oh, ever seek this God! Pray to Him when you rise, and when you lie down. Keep His day, hear His word, and do His will, and He will love you, and will be you God for ever.

Vocabulary

have, live, know, pray, good, him,

done advice, down, food, always, hath,

your, some, help, worked, sees, read, very,

hope, mind, kind, word, ever, great,

sent, dark, gave, that, light, you,

whom, seek, die, show, deal,

life, day, bear,

1836 First Eclectic Reader: Lesson XIX. - The Lame Dog.

Ask the children if they have seen or taken car of a lame animal. Have them write a paragraph about what they have seen or done. Make a family of words that rhyme with ground and found, and another family of words for town.

The Lame Dog.

One day a man went to take a walk in town. On his way home, he saw a little dog which had hurt his leg. The poor dog was so lame he could not lift his foot off the ground without great pain. When this kind man saw there was no one to take pity on the poor dog, he took him in his arms, and brought him home and bound up his leg. Then he fed him and made a warm place, and kept him in his house for two days. He then sent the dog out of his house, to his old home. Since it was not his own dog, he had no right to keep him, but each day the dog came back for this kind man to dress his leg. This he did till he was quite well. In a few weeks, the dog came back once more, and with him came a dog that was lame. The dog that had been lame and was now well, first gave the man a look, and then he gave the lame dog a look, as much as to say: " You made my lame leg well, and now pray do the same for this poor dog that has come with me."

Vocabulary

day poor there town could same right pain and quite kind take
great found saw off house gone been went lame has home foot
good dog feet man for arms once his then little ground kept