onjunction, and all!

Grammar In Rhyme

Three little words we often see,
And Article, _a_, _an_, _the_.

Noun's the name of anything,
As _school_ or _garden_, _hoop_ or _string_.

Adjective tells the kind of noun,
As _great_, _small_, _pretty_, _white_ or _brown_.

Instead of nouns, the Pronoun stand
John's head, _his_ face, _my_ arm, _your_ hand.

Verbs tell us of something being done,
To _read_, _write_, _count_, _sing_, _jump_, or _run_.

How things are done, the Adverbs tell,
As _slowly_, _quickly_, _ill_, or _well_.

A Preposition stands before
A noun, as _in_ or _through_ a door.

Conjunctions join the nouns together
as men _and_ children, wind _and_ weather.

The Interjection shows surprise,
As _Oh_, how pretty! _Ah_, how wise!

The whole are called nine parts of speech,
Which reading, writing, speaking teach.

Value of Reading

The poor wretch who digs the mine for bread,
Or ploughs so that others may be fed,--
Feels less fatigue, than that decreed
To him that cannot think or read!

Hannah More

[Page 91--Reading Land]

[Illustration: Our Dogs Reading Childland.]

[Illustration: Our Rook Reading Childland.]

[Illustration: Our Rabbit Reading Childland.]

[Illustration: Our Storks Reading Childland.]

[Page 92--Writing Land]

[Illustration: Little Flo Writing Letter.]

Little Flo's Letter

A sweet little baby brother
Had come to live with Flo,
And she wanted it brought to the table,
That it might eat and grow.
"It must wait a while," said grandma,
In answer to her plea,
"For a little thing that hasn't teeth
Can't eat like you and me."

"Why hasn't it got teeth, grandma?"
Asked Flo in great surprise,
"O my, but isn't it funny?--
No teeth, but nose and eyes.
"I guess," after thinking gravely,
They must have been forgot.
Can't we buy him some like grandpa's?
I'd like to know why not."

That afternoon, to the corner,
With paper, and pen, and ink,
Went Flo, saying, "Don't talk to me;
If you do, it'll 'sturb my think.
I'm writing a letter, grandma,
To send away to-night,
An' 'cause it's very 'portant,
I want to get it right."

At last the letter was finished,
A wonderful thing to see,
And directed to "God, in Heaven."
Please read it over to me,"
Said little Flo to her grandma,
"To se