Transcriber's Notes:
Welcome to the schoolroom of 1900. The moral tone is
plain. "She is kind to the old blind man."
The exercises are still suitable, and perhaps more helpful
than some contemporary alternatives. Much is left to the
teacher. Explanations given in the text are enough to get
started teaching a child to read and write. Counting in
Roman numerals is included as a bonus in the form of
lesson numbers.
The "non-ASCI" text remains as images. The "non-
ASCI" text is approximated in text boxes to right of the
image, as are script images.
Don Kostuch
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McGUFFEY'S®
ECLECTIC PRIMER.
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A B C D
E F G H
I J K L
M N O P
Q R S T
U V W X
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Eclectic Primer
Lesson 1
a and eat rat
a e d n r t
a rat
a cat
A cat
A rat
A cat and a rat.
A rat and a cat.
ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON II.
The cat the rat
The cat has a rat.
The rat ran at Ann.
Ann has a cat-
The cat ran at the rat.
at the ran has
Ann
h th s
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
LESSON III.
Nat
hat
fan
CHU
a fan
a hat
Nat hat fan can
f
Ann and Nat.
Ann has a fan.
Nat has a hat.
Ann can fan Nat.
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ECLECTIC READER
LESSON IV.
a cap
the lad
A man and a lad.
The man sat; the lad ran.
The man has a hat.
The lad has a cap.
man cap
lad sat
Imps
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
LESSON V. -REVIEW.
The cat and the rat ran.
Ann sat, and Nat ran.
A rat ran at Nat.
Can Ann fan the lad?
The man and the lad.
The man has a cap.
The lad has a fan.
Has Ann a hat?
Ann has a hat and a fan.
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oajTh cxxJfh voucL offuL
3lu.oaXAam>, Ojruri Axvri
a at
rat
sat
can
cap
lad
and
The cat ran. Ann ran.
The
man
has a
hat.
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ECLECTIC READER
LESSON VL
Nat's cap
b
g
a fat dog
Has the lad a dog?
The lad has a fat dog.
The dog has Nat's cap.
Nat and Rab ran.
Rab ran at a cat.
dog Rab
fat Nat's
o b g
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
LESSON VII-
13
a log the frog
See the frog on a log.
Rab sees the frog.
Can the frog see Rab?
The frog can see the dog.
Rab ran at the frog.
see sees frog
14
ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON VIIL
a mat
the stand
See the lamp! It is on a mat.
The mat is on the stand.
The lamp is Nat's, and the mat is Ann's.
it
stand Ann's
is lamp mat
i
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER,
LESSON IX.
15
See the nag! It is Tom's nag.
Can Tom catch his nag?
He can not catch him.
The dog ran at the nag, and the nag ran.
Tom nag not
him catch he
his ch
16 ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON X. -REVIEW.
Tom's nag is fat; his dog is not fat.
Nat is on Tom's nag.
Nat's dog, Rab, can not catch the rat.
See the frog on the log.
A lad sees the frog.
The lad can not catch it.
A cat is on the mat; the cat sees a rat.
Ann's fan is on the stand.
The man has a lamp.
A dog ran at the man.
Ann sat on a log.
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Tom sees Nat's dog.
A fat frog is on the log.
Can not Rab catch it?
n^t
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
LESSON XI
!7
slio
^
ah
the box
a nest
This is a fat hen.
The hen has a nest in the box.
She has eggs in the nest.
A cat sees the nest, and can get the eggs.
nest this
eggs she
in get
box hen
e X sh
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ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON XII.
old
run
fox
o u
Can this old fox catch the hen?
The fox can catch the hen, and get the eggs in
the nest.
Run, Rab, and catch the fox.
This nest has eggs in it.
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER
LESSON XIII.
19
pond
Nell
I
bj
will
1
ducks th^m feed
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Nell is by the pond.
I see ducks on the pond.
Nell sees the ducks, and will feed them-
She can not get the ducks.
pond
ducks
them
feed
Nell
I
by
will
i
y
ch
w
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ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON XIV.
holds
to
blind
Mary
hand
kind
a o
k y
This old man can not see.
He is bhnd.
Mary holds him by the hand.
She is kind to the old bhnd man.
LESSON XV. -REVIEW.
I see ducks on the pond; Tom will feed them.
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21
Tom is blind; he holds a box in his hand.
Nell is kind to him.
This old hen has a nest.
Mary will run and get the eggs.
LESSON XVI.
Sae doll
dreas
new
her
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fM
Ifet
ll^
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e
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Bl
H
m
ew
Sue doll dress new her
let
u
ew
Sue has a doll-
It has a new dress.
22 ECLECTIC SERIES.
She will let Ann hold the doll in her hands,
and Ann will fan it.
Sue is kind to Ann.
LESSON XVII.
there
five bird
tree rob
do
e i V
A bird is in the tree. It has a nest there.
The nest has five eggs in it-
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
Do not rob the nest.
Will the bird let the cat get her five eggs?
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LESSON XVIII.
r
US
This is a pet bird-
It Hves in a new cage.
It will stand on Sue's hand, and sing.
Sue loves her pet bird.
So do I love it.
cage
pet
sing
g
lives
so
loves
ng
24
ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON XIX
are you yes last tSo
like boy 5 of (ov) play
a
a
y
oj
are you yes fast too
like boys of (ov) play
a a y oy
Do you see the boys at play?
Yes, I see them; there are five of them.
Tom is too fat to run fast.
Nat can catch him,
1 like to see boys play.
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
LESSON XX.-REVIEW-
Sue has a doll and a pet bird.
Her doll has a new dress and a cap.
Sue loves Mary, and will let her hold
the doll.
The pet bird lives in a cage. Sue and
Mary will stand by the cage, and the bird
will sing.
There are birds in the tree by the pond.
Can you see them?
Yes; there are five of them in a nest.
Tom will not rob a bird's nest. He is too
kind to do so.
25
NeU will feed the ducks.
Sue has a new dress.
26
ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON XXL
What bird is this? It is an owl.
What big eyes it has!
Yes, but it can not see well by day.
The owl can see best at night.
Nat Pond has a pet owl.
what
night
owl
day
an
but
well
big
eyes
best
a
ow
wh
grass
shade
€0W§
McGUFFEVS PRIMER.
LESSON XXII.
eomc
27
ou
grass they come off barn
shade hot
cows out
ou
The day is hot.
The cows are in the shade of the big tree.
They feed on the new grass.
Our cows do not run off.
At night they come to the bam.
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ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON XXIII.
bell one (wiin) tbeir
The sun will soon set.
The cows are on their way to the barn.
One old cow has a bell on her neck. She sees
our dog, but she will not run.
Our dog is kind to the cows.
soon
sun
neck
set
way
bell one (wun)
oo
their
brave
drown
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
LESSON XXIV.
if ship
men rock
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boat
save
brave if ship boat
drown men rock save
The ship has run on a rock.
Five men are on the ship.
If the boat can not get to them, they will
drown.
The boat has brave men in it. They will save
the five men.
30 ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON XXV, -REVIEW.
Come, boys, and feed the cows. The sun has set,
and they are at the barn.
Sue has a bell on the neck of her pet cat.
One hot day Ann and Nell sat on the grass in
the shade of a big tree. They like to rock their
dolls, and sing to them.
The brave men in our boat are on their way to
the ship. They will save the men in the ship, if
they can. They will not let them drown,
What bird has big eyes? The owl. Can an owl
see at night? Yes, an owl can see best at night.
McGUFFEVS PRIMER.
LESSON XXVI.
fall
witii
i^e skates
lad stone
«ry
did
31
The boys are on the ice with their skates,
There is a stone on the ice.
One boy did not see it, and has had a fall.
But he is a brave boy, and will not cry.
fall ice skates cry
with had stone did
a c sk
32
ECLECTIC SERIES.
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
LESSON XXVII.
33
lot^k
g«
John
here
all
wheel
mill
Iiave
d6 j
round
Look! there are John and Sue by the mill
pond.
They like to see the big wheel go round.
They have come to play on the logs and in
the boat.
John and Sue will play here all day.
look
go
John
here
all
wheel
mill
have
oo j
round
The cows hke grass.
They stand in the shade.
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ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON XXVIII.
^
Jane giflg
roll
some which
floor
black
or
Jane girls
floor
roll
some which
o
black
Here are some girls with skates; but they are
not on the ice.
Their skates roll on the floor. Which way do
you like to skate,— on the ice, or on the floor?
The girl with the new black dress is Jane Bell.
McGUFFEVS PRIMER.
LESSON XXIX.
for
out a§
how
try
Koree
should hurt
€arg
be
35
no u
Look out for the cars!
How fast they come!
No horse can go as fast as the cars.
I will not try to catch them, for I should
fall and be hurt.
See the horse look at the cars.
for
out
as
how
try
horse
should
hurt
ears
be
o
no
u
Will he not run?
36
ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON XXX. -REVIEW,
There is ice on the pond, and the mill
wheel can not go round.
The boys are all out on the ice with their
skates -
1 will let you and Tom try to skate; but
do not fall, for you will be hurt.
Look! here come the cars.
John and Nat try to skate as fast as the
cars go, but they call not. John has had a
fall.
The girls are not on the pond; but some
of them have skates which roll on the floor.
Cd/n^ "W&l^ AUb ikjlfYYL ?
How fast the cars go!
Can you see them?
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
LESSON XXXL
37
think
o
th
n
Ned and John are hard at work. John has a
saw, and Ned has an ax.
They will try to cut all of the wood which you
see in the pile.
Do you think they can do this in one day?
work
ax pile Ned
think
wood
saw
hard
cut
o th n
38
noi§e air
gone May walk
€Ool two
ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON XXXIL
hear
Two girls have gone out for a walk.
It is May, and the air is cool. They hear
the birds sing in the trees, and they hear the
noise of the frogs in the pond.
They see men at work and boys at play.
noise
air
hear
gone
May
walk
cool
two
a
oi
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
LESSON XXXIII.
39
pull t*art goats Bess
up ride hill
a
Bess has a cart and two goats.
She likes to ride in her cart.
See how the goats pull!
Bess is so big, I think she should walk up the
hill.
The goats love Bess, for she feeds them, and
is kind to them.
pull cart
goats Bess
up
ride hill
u
40
ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON XXXIV,
btaze put
fire
This house is on fire.
Look! the roof is in a blaze.
Run, boys, and ring the bell. Call some men to
put out the fire.
We may yet save the house, if we work hard.
blaze put yet house
fire
roof
call
ring
we
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER. 41
LESSON XXXV, -REVIEW.
Bess, do you hear a noise?
Yes, Tom; what is it?
It is the mill by our house; logs are cut there.
How do they cut the logs, Tom, -with an ax?
Not with an ax, Bess; it is too hard work; they
cut them with a saw.
May we not go and see the mill at work, Tom?
Yes, I think so. The air is cool, and we can
walk in the shade. We should go soon, Bess, or
the pile of wood will be gone.
Our two goats and the cart are here, Tom; we
can ride to the mill. It is not up hill, and the goats
can pull us fast.
42
ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON XXXVI.
The girls and boys all love Miss May; she is
so kind to them.
Miss May tells them there is a rule that she
wants them to keep. It is, "Do to each one as you
would like each one to do to you."
Miss wants would tells
rule
keep
good
that
each
u
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
43
This is a good rule, and all boys and girls
should keep it.
LESSON XXXVII.
school
child
church
when
books
skates
What kind of house is this?
Do you think it is a schoolhouse, or a church?
It looks like a church, but I think it is a
schoolhouse.
44
ECLECTIC SERIES.
I see the boys and girls with their books and
slates.
When the bell rings, they will go in,
A good child likes to go to school.
LESSON XXXVIIL
quail ^■^■;"~
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seen ^^^
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know ^^
WS^
qu
quick
kill
oh
first
"John! come here. Be quick, and tell me what
kind of bird this is,"
quail
quick
seen
kill
me
oh
eat
first
know
qu
Henry
'Do you not know, Henry?"
McGUFFEVS PRIMER.
45
"Oh, no! what is it?" "It is a quail."
"It is the first quail I have seen. Is it good to
eat?"
"Yes; but I should not like to kill it."
LESSON XXXIX.
Xate deal-
name
blue
ba^'by near
shut cril^
, sit
Kate
dear
name
blue
baby
near
shut
crib
sit
Is not this a dear baby in the crib?
46 ECLECTIC SERIES
Her name is Kate, and she has big, blue eyes.
You can not see her eyes, for they are shut.
Kate is a good baby; but she will cry if she is
hurt, or if she is not well.
Bess likes to sit near the baby, and to rock her
in the crib.
LESSON XL. -REVIEW.
Henry Black and Ned Bell live near our
house. They go to school, and I see them go by
each day with their books and slates.
Miss May tells the girls and boys that they
should be at the schoolhouse when the bell rings.
So Henry walks fast, and is first at school. He is
a good boy.
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER. 47
and wants to keep the rule of the school.
Ned is not a good boy. I do not think he likes
to go to school or to church.
I saw him try to kill a quail with a stone. The
quail is too quick a bird for that, and Ned did not
hurt it; but I know that a good child would not try
to kill a bird.
luouAe^. i^U^ ^ruurrub v5 Kale..
There is a baby at Ned's
house. Her name is Kate.
Ned is not a good boy, but
he loves Kate, and I do not
think he would hurt her.
48
ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON XLI.
light
where
far
sea,
ita
tall
high
were
The tall house which you see on that high
rock is a lighthouse. At night its light is seen
far out at sea, and the men on ships can tell
where to go-
lf it were not for this, they would run on
the rocks.
How would you like to live in a lighthouse?
light far its high
where sea tall were
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McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
LESSON XLII.
49
wr
took
Let us watch the sheep as they feed on the
hills. They hke to eat the new grass,
Do you see my two lambs? I had two
more; but an old wolf took them one night.
I love my pet lambs. It would be wrong to
hurt them.
wrong
wolf us
my
took
sheep
more
watch
lambs
50
ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON XLIII.
snow head
moiitli made
iHm
pipe
gh (as f )
laugh snow head fun
mouth made pipe
gh (as f)
The boys have made a big snow man.
They have put a tall hat on his head, and
an old pipe in his mouth.
Hear them laugh as they play!
It is good fun for the boys.
They would like to have it snow all day
and all night.
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
LESSON XLIV,
51
sweets mean
plea§e bee
buzz yine
could
said (s&d)
on^e (wuns)
"Buzz! buzz!" a bee said to Mary.
"What do you mean?" said Mary. "Please tell
me once more."
"Buzz! buzz! buzz!" but Mary could not tell
its wants.
I think it said, "Please let me get some sweets
in this vine,"
sweets mean
please bee
buzz vine
could
said (sed)
once (wuns)
52 ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON XLV. -REVIEW.
One day Nat and I sat on the high hill by
the sea, where the tall lighthouse stands. We
could look far out, and could see the ships at
sea.
As we sat there, we saw a man near by,
with some sheep and lambs. The man had a
pipe in his mouth. He sat with us, and let the
sheep eat the grass.
What fun it is to see lambs play! It made
us laugh to see them.
The man said that once, when the sheep
and lambs were out in the snow, an old wolf
took one of the lambs, and ran off with it.
I think that men should watch their sheep,
so that a wolf can not catch them.
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
LESSON XLVI.
53
while
done
ht
mig
right
tirae
your
thirigg
htllvt:^!^
rlan^ u/Kfllsb omtu. frXo/i^;
while might time
done right your
Work while you work,
Play while you play.
One thing each time,
That is the way.
All that you do.
Do with your might.
Things done by halves.
Are not done right.
things
halves
54
ECLECTIC SERIES.
LESSON XLVII-
went
fish
fell
safe
arm^
sprang wa§ tliank
got
One day John went to the pond to fish. His
dog, Watch, went with him.
John sat on a log for a time, but did not catch a
fish.
As he got up to go, he fell off the log.
Watch sprang in to save him. John put his arms
round the
went
fish
fell
safe
arms
sprang was thank got
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
55
dog's neck, and was soon safe on the log once
more.
"Thank you, my brave old dog," said John to
Watch-
LESSON XLVIII.
Janief asks warm town
then drive§ been (bin) s!i5w
James asks warm
town
then drives beenfbin) show
James has been to the mill.
The day is warm, and he lets his horse stand
in the shade.
56 ECLECTIC SERIES.
A girl asks him to show her the way to the
town. He tells her the way, and then drives
on.
LESSON XLIX.
I'll
sKell
don't
pusa
pa.t
1 r \ -■ ■-
a4
h
pur
f*j\jt . . ^
fur
^^^
liariii
i^i^
^M
- ^^^
deodg
I love my dear puss,
Her fur is so warm;
And, if 1 don't hurt her.
She'll do me no harm.
I'll
she'll
don't
puss
pur
pat
fur
harm
deeds
ril pat my dear puss.
And then she will pur,
And show me her thanks
For my kind deeds to her.
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
LESSON L-
57
now wrearii^ who (jueen
w<S6d§ sViall erown
It is the first of May. The boys and girls
have gone to the woods to have a good time.
See them at their play.
The girls have wreaths in their hands.
Now they will crown some one
now wreaths who queen
woods shall crown
58
ECLECTIC SERIES.
Queen of the May. Who shall it be?
It should be the best girl, and that is Kate.
LESSON LI.
God small from
world mooa
shine nut
a ^o'
God
small
from
world
moon
shine
nut
long
ago
Do you see that tall tree?
Long ago it sprang up from a small nut.
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
59
Do you know who made it do so?
It was God, my child. God made the world
and all things in it. He made the sun to light the
day, and the moon to shine at night.
God shows that he loves us by all that he has
done for us. Should we not then love him?
LESSON Lfl.
Lord smilo joy§ tear nigh
morn griefs woe^ &tar§ saj
When the stars, at set of sun,
Watch you from on high;
When the light of morn has come.
Think the Lord is nigh.
Lord smile joys tears nigh
morn griefs woes stars say
60
ECLECTIC SERIES.
All you do, and all you say,
He can see and hear;
When you work and when you play.
Think the Lord is near.
All your joys and griefs he knows,
Sees each smile and tear;
When to him you tell your woes.
Know the Lord will hear.
McGUFFEY'S PRIMER.
SLATE EXERCISES
61
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