NEW CODE READERS,
CONTAINING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS IN READING, SPELLING, DICTATION, ARITHMETIC, GEOGRAPHY, GRAMMAR, & HISTORY, OF REVISED CODE, 1875,
H. MAJOR, B.A., F.R.G.S.,
Author of "Scripture Readers for Day and Sunday Schools," "Science Questions and Answers,” “ Extra Subject Series," "The Candidate and Pupil Teachers' Year Book," "Science Manuals, Elementary and Advanced," "Diocesan Scripture Manuals," Acting Teachers' Guide," "Penny Arith- metic," "Arithmetic, Geography, Grammar, and History Test Cards," "Home Lessons," &c., &c.
The incidents in History that have been selected for reading in the Historical and Geographical Reader are such as possess in themselves a graphic interest, capable of arresting the attention of children of the age of those constituting Standard V. in our Elementary Schools; while it is hoped that the Geographical pieces will become word pictures in the memories of the readers, and afford them delight not only in the perusal, but in after times when quiet thought succeeds the attive business of life.
Consecutive History and Geography must be taught syste- matically as special subjects, that the anatomy of the subject may be clearly outlined in the student's mind; the writer has, therefore, been content with clothing such a skeleton with living flesh and blood, so as to fill in dry outlines with interest- ing details, as furnished by our best Historical and Geographical writers.
"He fell with his face upon the deck. turned round as some men were raising him. "They have done for me at last, Hardy,' said he. Soon after he had been carried to the cock-pit, his wound was discovered to be mortal; he felt this himself, and insisted that the surgeon should leave him, to attend those whom he might yet save. He was in great pain, and intensely anxious to know how the battle went. 'Will no one bring Hardy to me?' he asked, 'he must be killed! he is surely dead!' At length Hardy came, and the two friends shook hands in silence. After a pause, the dying man faintly uttered 'Well, Hardy, how goes the day? 'Very well; ten ships have already struck.' Finding that all was well,
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