The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-07-12
THE NEW FIRST REA DER.
Simple Lessons Not Designed for Chill
dren, but Adapted for the Dedication Of

10 stuff sausagesP
No; to stuff school children. Come
and examine it. You put child 10 to
IA years of age into this end, and into
the other you place thirteen examples
in fractions, three pages of history, two
of grammar, three of photography, an
hour of writing and yard of algebra,
and then all is ready to loosen this
spring and the child is duly stuffed.
1t must be very nice.
1t is. The schooling of the average
pupil can be shortened up several years
by this process, much to the honor and
credit of the teacher.
But don't children die under the stuff
ingP
Lots Of them; but it is laid to a too
active brain.
Are there many suffers in useP
There is an average of one to every
school in town and some have two.
You may now run up and down four
pairs of stairs and expand your lungs.
LESSON II.
What has Charles found?
1t is humble bee. ...
Does he know what it is
He does not. He is too young and
unsophisticated for that. He thinks 1t
a Waterbury watch which some,million-
aire has had the misfortune to lose.
And he will try to wind the watch
up?
He will. Let us move on. 1t prom
Uses to be narrowing scene, and we
had best be as far away as possible.
LESSON III.
Do you see the manp
Yes see him. He is swinging in
hammock under the trees. He must be
rich to take his ease while other men
work. How many millions is he WORTH
He will never have the tenth part OF
million cents.
But he is not at work.
Oh, yes, he is. He is sidewalk in
spector for the city, and is now putting
In time,
Can he inspect sidewalks while lying
in hammock?
He can. He was selected on &C
count of his great brain power to do
such things.
WIN l ever know enough to become a
sidewalk inspector?
1t is barely possible, and much de
ponds on making yourself solid with
certain city officials. By commencing
at your tender age to develop into d
ward striker you may in time get there
although the field is already crowded.
| LESSON ". ......
Alb! here comes poor old man, lean
ing heavily on his cane. You may give
him penny if you wish. ...
IL is sad to see one 80 poor and old.
Do you know him.
do. His name is Gonecoon.
That is funny name. Why is he so
poor2 .. ..
Because he lost his job, He used to
be the city gas inspector.
And did he live in hammock aud in.
spect gasI -
Some of the time, but his favorte
method was to SIT in saloon with his
feet on beer table.
Was the gas all right? ....
Oh, yes. No one ever heard of the
gas inspector finding anything wrong
with the gas. The gas was all right and
80 was the inspector.
Then why did they bounce him?
/, II was the work of the newspapers.
They were jealous of the great brain
power it took to hold saloon chair
down and draw $500 year. The alder.
men held his place for him for several
years, but at last the public kicked 50
hard he had 10 go,
And didn't he find another jobp
No, my son. 1t broke his heart in
two and he gave up a hope aft I
that
LESSON v.
Is the boy in the field?
| Yes he ia in the field,
What is the boy doing in the field 2
| Stealing cucumbers.
| Does the man see himI
| He does.
But why does he chuckle and grin in
stead of driving the boy out?
Hist! He is the man who keeps the
drug store on the corner.
LESSON VI. .i.
Let us look over the alley fence and
see the piece of statuary in the Widow
McGee's back yard. Is it not a beautiful
thingl
1t is. 1t is marble dog. and 30 life
like that would declare il alive.
| That shows the wonderful skill of a
man. Human skill, assisted by patience
and perseverance, can accomplish won.
ders,
Who is that coming down the street,
1t is a poor young man whose all ian
old pair of boots) was consumed by the
great Chicago fire, and he now wanders
broken hearted and discouraged over the
face of the earth.
Why does he wish to enter the back
yard I?
To tell his sad story to the hired girl
at the kitchen door. She will listen,
wipe away the falling tear and fill him
up with the best in the house.
Ali ahl but did you see that! The
marble dog seemed to raise Its head!
So it did. Look! 1t is now making
jumps ten feet apart. See! it has seized
the tramp
Wonderful! Hear him yell! Where is
he going now?
He is headed for Australia via the lat
tice gate and Pine street, and the marble
dog seems to be part of him.
And won't he tell the hired girl his
sad story today? "' @..f
No, not today. When the soft shades
of evening close in upon the wicked
world he will be far, far from this.
And the marble dog? " .' '..
Will soon return to resume its pose
| Tue bIGC WAN lOI
another. Wonderful is the skill of
man.
LESSON VII,
Do you see that man and boyl ..
Yes, see them. ....
They are father and son, and they are
talking. Can you hear what they are
sayingf ... ....
can. 1t is Sunday. A circus has ar
rived in town, and the boy wants to 20
over and see the tents. .r .,, o..
And won't his father let him ? -....
No. He says it's the most wicked
thing he ever heard Of, and that it may
lose the boys soul. He also promises
him a whaling Monday morning. ...
Shall we go over to the tents and lose
our soulsp III .. ..., ..
We will. Ali who is that man ahead
of usp ..,f,'ra.
Why, that is the boys father He has
slipped out of the alley gate and is max
ing for the circus ground as fast as he
can go. .p .....H. .... r.t.r.
But won't he lose his soul .. ..r.
Not If the court knows herself.
LESSON VIII. I.I
Ali here is a farmer on his way to
town. Canyon see what he has in his
wagon
Oh, yes. He has bale Of hops.
So he has. Poor man.
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