Dodge City times., 1889-01-10

LESSON I.

THE NEW FIRST READER
LESSON L
@Do you see the man?"
Yes, I see him. He has . look ol
Knocked on the door and received nc
answer. Is he q bill collector:"
"Oh, NO. He is . detective"
@And did he intend to arrest the wo-
man?"
mo, indeed She Is . seamstress, and
he came to ask for information"
What information did she have fol-
him?"
"A wagon-load. She has been EN-.
ployed in q hundred families, and she
knows the age of every husband and wife
when they were married-how late the
husband stays outflow often they quar-
rel-what he earns-how many poor re-
lations they have-the quality Of cigars
he smokes-the number of her corns-
the holes in the bedroom. carpets-in
fact, she is living encyclopedias of in
formation"
@And she gives it away to the detec-
tiye?"
YES, and to everybody else. One
such seamstress, having four days job
In q house. guarantees to discover
everything that has happened in that
family since the day they went to house.
keeping.
LESSON II.
@Do you see the other fellow?"
Il see man; but why do you call him
the other fellow?"
Because he was the other fellow who
was fishing for a political nomination
and got left"
But why does he act so queerly
See. He is kicking himself. Now he
is smiling and jesturing."
"He is simply practicing, my dear
boy"
"For what?"
@To go before a ratification meeting
and ulogize the choice of the conven-
tion. It is worse than pulling teeth, but
he has got to do it. Let us make our
escape from the neighborhood while
there is yet time"
LESSON III.
John has ball. His little brother
William wants it, but John will not give
it up. Therefore William has a bawl,
too. Some day William will discover
and pick up hornet, and when John
cries for it he will not get it.
LEssnN ".
sShall We go up?"
@Yes,' We will go up"
"No, We will not 60 up"
"Why will we not go up?"
Because the elevator boy is around
the corner to get the result of the fifth
inning, and he will not return for q
quarter of an hour"
"But won't he get the bounce some
day for neglecting his dut;es?"
"Oh, no, he was hired with the under
standing that the elevator business
should not interfere with anything else
he had on hand"
LESSON v.
Does the boy run?"
"Yes, the boy runs. He seems to be q
messenger boy
$50 he is. That is why he runs. He
has An important errand or message.
Can you see him now?"
II can. He is sitting on the horse
block Just around the corner, trading an
old jack-knife for lemon and half.
That is why he sits-because he is q
messenger boy with an important mes
sage. He is good for half an hour in
that one spot"
LESSON vi.
As Hiram and Peter were going to
school one day they passed Farmer
Johnson's orchard, in which were sew
eral trees loaded with harvest apples.
@Let us help ourselves" said Hiram
as he laid down his books.
@By no means" answered Peter. ut
would be stealing"
"What! just to take a few apples ?"
Yes. They belong to another"
Then, coward, go on and I will help
myself!' exclaimed Hiram, and he was
quickly over the fence.
Now the farmers big dog ought to
have rushed out and bitten Hiram in all
his legs, and when he got to school the
teacher ought to have tanned his jacket,
and his father should have sent him to
the farmer to confess his guilt and sue
for pardon. But nothing of the sort
happened. He filled his pockets with
apples, was patted on the head by the
school teacher and had the pleasure Of
seeing the honest Peter foil down at
recess and break his off-leg.
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