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ORR AND SONS\n\nMDCCCXXXIX.\n\na b c d e f g\n\nh i j k l m n\n\no p q r s t\n\nu v x y z\n\nA B C D E F G\n\nH I J K L M N\n\nO P Q R S T U\n\nV W X Y Z\n\nOut of the Common Order.\n\na s w x k z e c o\n\ny v i j m u n h\n\nb d p q f f l r t g\n\nB K X R C G E F I J\n\nU H N Z S A V Y\n\n0 Q M W L T D P\n\nVOWELS.\n\na e i o u\n\nand sometimes w and y\n\nb\u2014\u2014\u2014d b\u2014\u2014\u2014q\n\na 2\n\na b c d e f g h i j k l m n\n\no p q r s t u v w x y z\n\nLesson I.\n\nBa\nbe\nbi\nbo\nbu\nby\n\nca\nce\nci\nco\ncu\ncy\n\nda\nde\ndi\ndo\ndu\ndy\n\nfa\nfe\nfi\nfo\nfu\nfy\n\nga\nge\ngi\ngo\ngu\ngy\n\nha\nhe\nhi\nho\nhu\nhy\n\nja\nje\nji\njo\nju\njy\n\nka\nke\nki\nko\nku\nky\n\nla\nle\nli\nlo\nlu\nly\n\nma\nme\nmi\nmo\nmu\nmy\n\nna\nne\nni\nno\nnu\nny\n\npa\npe\npi\npo\npu\npy\n\nra\nre\nri\nro\nru\nry\n\nsa\nse\nsi\nso\nsu\nsy\n\nta\nte\nti\nto\ntu\nty\n\nva\nve\nvi\nvo\nvu\nvy\n\nya\nye\nyi\nyo\nyu\n\nII\n\nBa\nce\ndi\nfo\ngu\nhy\n\nca\nde\nfi\ngo\nhu\njy\n\nda\nfe\ngi\nho\nju\nky\n\nfa\nge\nhi\njo\nku\nly\n\nga\nhe\nji\nko\nlu\nmy\n\nha\nje\nki\nlo\nmu\nny\n\nja\nke\nli\nmo\nnu\npy\n\nka\nle\nmi\nno\npu\nry\n\nla\nme\nni\npo\nru\nsy\n\nma\nne\npi\nro\nsu\nty\n\nna\npe\nri\nso\ntu\nvy\n\npa\nre\nsi\nto\nvu\nby\n\nra\nse\nti\nvo\nyu\nzy\n\nu\u2014\u2014\u2014n\u2014\u2014\u2014 f\u2014\u2014\u2014f\n\nffff, fi fi, ffi ffi,fl fl, fflffl.\n\nIII.\n\nBla\nble\nbli\nblo\nblu\nbly\n\nbra\nbre\nbri\nbro\nbru\nbry\n\ncha\nche\nchi\ncho\nchu\nchy\n\ncla\ncle\ncli\nclo\nclu\ncly\n\ncra\ncre\ncri\ncro\ncru\ncry\n\ndra\ndre\ndri\ndro\ndru\ndry\n\nfla\nfle\nfli\nflo\nflu\nfly\n\nfra\nfre\nfri\nfro\nfru\nfry\n\ngla\ngle\ngli\nglo\nglu\ngly\n\ngra\ngre\ngri\ngro\ngru\ngry\n\nkna\nkne\nkni\nkno\nknu\nkny\n\npha\nphe\nphi\npho\nphu\nphy\n\npla\nple\npli\nplo\nplu\nply\n\npra\npre\npri\npro\npru\npry\n\nqua\nque\nqui\nquo\n\u2014\n\u2014\n\nsca\nsce\nsci\nsco\nscu\nscy\n\nsha\nshe\nshi\nsho\nshu\nshy\n\nska\nske\nski\nsko\nsku\nsky\n\nsla\nsle\nsli\nslo\nslu\nsly\n\nsma\nsme\nsmi\nsmo\nsmu\nsmy\n\nsna\nsne\nsni\nsno\nsnu\nsny\n\nspa\nspe\nspi\nspo\nspu\nspy\n\nsta\nste\nsti\nsto\nstu\nsty\n\nswa\nswe\nswi\nswo\nswu\nswy\n\ntha\nthe\nthi\ntho\nthu\nthy\n\ntra\ntre\ntri\ntro\ntru\ntry\n\nwra\nwre\nwri\nwro\nwru\nwry\n\nIV. Short sound of a.] Bad dad\ngad lad mad pad sad, ban can fan\nman pan ran tan van, bat cat fat\ngat hat mat pat rat sat vat, lax tax\nwax, bag cag fag gag hag lag nag\nrag sag tag wag, cab dab nab, gap\nhap lap map nap pap rap sap tap.\n\nV. My son, do ill to no man, and\ndo not go in the way of bad men;\nfor bad men go on in sin all the day,\n\nVI. Long sound of a.) Bake cake\nfake lake make rake sake take\nwake, cage gage mage page rage\nsage wage, bale dale gale hale male\npale sale vale, cape gape nape rape\ntape, bane cane fane lane mane\npane sane, bare care dare fare hare\nmare nare pare rare tare ware, lace\nface mace pace race, bate date fate\nmade vade, came fame game lame,\nname, cave gave nave, maze raze\n\nVII. Let me not go in an ill\nway; but go far out of it. Let ill\nmen be far out of my way, and let my joy be in thy law, O God, all\nthe day.\n\nVIII. Short and long sound of e.]\nBed bred fed fled led ped red shed\nsped wed, beg egg leg, peg, bell cell\ndell ell fell sell tell well, bet fret jet\nlet met net pet set wet, ebb neb\nweb, jest lest pest rest test vest west\nzest, den fen hen ken men pen ten,\nsex vex.\u2014Be he me she we ye, cere\nhere mere sere, eke, eve reve, eves,\nthese, glebe, glede, rede, mete, thene,\nscene.\n\nIX. Do not an ill act, though\none bid you do it. To do an ill\nact, is to go out of the way of GOD.\nSit not by an ill boy, to see him do\nill, but go far out of his way.\n\nX. Short sound of i.] Bib nib\nrib, bid, did hid kid mid, big dig\nfig jig pig wig, bill chill drill fill till\nwill, chin din fin gin grin hin inn\nkin pin sin skin spin tin, bit fit hit\nkit nit sit, bliss hiss kiss miss, chip clip dip nip pip ship skip slip strip\ntip trip whip.\n\nXI. My son, do what is just, and\nlet no ill be in thy mind. Shun\nthem who will hurt thee, and do\nnot hurt them. My child, go not\nin a bad way; but hold fast the\nlaw of the Lord. Wait on the\nLord, and he will help thee; pray\nto him that he may lead thee, and\nmake thee to know what is good.\n\nXII. Long sound of i.] Bice dice\nmice nice price thrice twice vice,\nhide pride ride side tide, mile smile\nstile tile vile wile, bind find kind\nmind, bright fight light might night\nsight, tight wight, lithe sithe tithe,\nbribe scribe tribe, dine fine line\nmine nine pine vine wine, child\nmild wild, crime lime prime time,\ndike like pike, dire fire hire mire\ntire, dive drive five hive rive strive,\npipe ripe stripe wipe, high nigh sigh\nthigh, knife life rife wife.\n\nXIII. My son, mind not thine\nown will, but mind the will of God;\nfor thy will may lead thee a bad\nway, but his will leads in the way\nthat is good. Bad men do not love\nwhat is good: and if you do not\nlove what is good, you will not be\na good child. If you love what is\ngood, all good men will be sure to\nlove you.\n\nXIV. Short sound of o.] Block\nclock cock flock frock knock lock\nmock nock rock shock mock sock\nstock, blot clot cot dot got hot jot\nsot spot trot wot, blotch potch\nscotch, bob lob mob rob sob throb,\nbog clog dog flog fog frog hog log,\nbond fond pond yond, dross gloss\nmoss soss toss, box fox pox, crop\ndrop lop mop pop prop shop slop\nsop stop top, clod cod nod plod rod\nshod sod trod, song strong thong.\n\nXV. The word of God is pure,\nhis law is just, his might is great, and his love has no bounds: so you\nmust hear his word, mind his law,\nand fear and love him with all your\nheart. God is most high; the LORD\nGod is King of kings and Lord of\nlords; yet he loves, and will give\nhelp to all those who seek him in\ntruth.\n\nXVI. Long sound of o.] Bore\nfore more score shore snore sore\nstore tore, blote dote flote mote note\nrote shote smote vote, bode mode\nrode, hold cold fold hold old scold\nsold told, bole mole pole sole stole,\nboll droll poll roll toll, bolt colt\njolt, hone drone lone prone stone\nthrone, born shorn torn worn, both\nsloth, choke coke joke, prose rose\nthose, drove grove rove, pope rope\nscope slope, dome home.\n\nXVII. By the care you now\ntake to learn, you will gain fame,\nwealth, and peace, when you grow\nup. Then be sure to make the best use ofyour time. When you\nare young, take care to walk in the\nway in which you should go, that\nwhen you are old, you may not go\nfrom it. The most wise man that\ne'er was on the earth, said, Train\nup a child in the way he should go,\nand when he is old, he will not go\nfrom it.\n\nXVIII. Short and long sound of u and y.) Bub club cub drub\ngrub rub scrub shrub tub, bud cud\nmud scud, bug drug dug jug mug\nplug snug, bun dun gun nun run\nshun stun sun tun, but cut hut nut\nshut, cull dull lull null skull, cup\npup sup tup.\u2014\u2014\u2014Flute lute mute,\ncube, tube, cure dure lure pure sure,\nduke luke puke, fume plume spume,\nfuse muse, huge, june lune tune,\nmule pule yule.\u2014\u2014\u2014 Hym hymn,\nnymph, lynx pyx, syb \u2014\u2014\u2014 By cry\ndry fly fry ply shy sky sly spy thy\ntry why wry, chyle style, gyre lyre\ntyre, tyke, type.\n\nXIX. The Ass, the Ape, and the Mole.\n\nThe Ass found fault that he had\nno horns, and the Ape that he had\nno tail: Hold your peace, says the\nMole, and say no more, for you are\nboth blest with eyes, which I ain\nnot.\n\ndipthongs\n\nXX. Of ai, aw, and ay.] Air\nchair fair hair pair stair lair, ail\nbail, fail, flail frail snail hail jail\nmail nail sail tail trail rail vail wail,\naim claim maim, aid braid maid\npaid staid, bait blait plait strait\ntrait wait, praise raise, brain chain\ndrain fain gain grain main pain\nplain rain slain stain strain swain\ntrain twain vain wain, faint paint\nplaint saint. Awe chaw claw craw\ndraw flaw gnaw jaw law maw paw\nraw saw scraw shaw spaw straw thaw, awl bawl brawl crawl spawl,\nyawl, brawn dawn drawn fawn\nlawn pawn spawn yawn. Bay bray\nclay day dray fay fray gay gray hay\njay lay may nay pay play ray say\nslay spay spray stay stray sway\ntray way.\n\nXXI. The Crow and Jug.\n\nA Crow that was dry sought where\nto quench her Thirst, and at last\nfound a Jug with some Drink in it;\nbut the neck was so long and strait,\nthat she could not get her head in:\nthen she thinks with herself what to\ndo; and at last says she, If I do but\nfill the Jug with stones, the drink\nwill then rise up to the brim: so\nto work she goes, and puts in Stones,\ntill the drink rose up to the top,\nand then drank her fill.\n\nXXII. Of ea.] Beach breach\neach peach preach reach teach,\nbead knead lead mead plead read,\nbeak bleak creak leak meak sneak, speak tweak weak, beal deal heal\nmeal neal peal seal steal veal zeal,\nbeam cream dream fleam gleam\nream scream seam steam stream\nteam, bean clean lean glean mean\nsean wean, beast east feast least,\nbeat bleat treat, cheap heap leap\nneap reap, blear clear dear drear\ncar fear hear near rear shear sear\nsmear spear tear year, cleave heave\nleave reave weave, flea lea pea plea\nsea tea, leaf neaf sheaf.\n\nXXIII. The Two Frogs.\n\nOn a hot dry time of the Year,\nwhen the Lakes and Ponds were\ndried up, an old and young Frog\nwent in search of some Drink to\nquench their Thirst. At last they\ncame to a deep Well, and sat on\nthe brink of it. \"Sir, said the young\nFrog to the old one, I have a\ngreat Mind to leap into it. See how\nclear the Spring is: We may drink\nof it at our ease. All this may be true, said the old Frog, and yet I\ncan not be of your Mind for my life:\nFor if this Well should dry up too,\nhow should we get out of it?\n\nXXIV. Of ee and ew.] Bee fee\nflee free glee knee see thee three\nree tree wee, beech leech speech\nscreech, been green keen seen spleen,\nbeer cheer deer, feet fleet greet\nmeet sheet sleet street sweet, bleed\nbreed creed deed feed heed meed\nneed rced seed speed steed weed,\ncheeze breeze freeze greeze sneeze,\ncheek creek leek meek seek week,\ncreep weep, deem seem, cel feel\nheel reel steel. Blew chew clew\ndew few flew hew knew mew new\npew slew spew stew yew.\n\nXXV. The Man who called for Death.\n\nA Poor Old Man that was forced!\nto go to the Wood to fetch home\nSticks, to make a Fire to dress his\nFood and warm himself, tired with his Load, threw it off his back, and\ncall'd out to Death to come and\nease him: The grim King came,\narm'd with his Dart and Scythe,\nand ask'd him what he call'd him\nfor? At which the old Man says in\na Fright, I want you to help me up\nwith my Load.\n\nXXVI. Of oa, oi, and oo.] Bloat\nboat coat float gloat goat moat\nscoat stoat throat troat, boar gloar\nhoar oar roar soar, board hoard\nboast coast roast toast,broach\ncoach roach, cloak croak oak soak,\ncoal goal foal shoal, coarse hoarse,\nfoam loam roam, load road toad,\ngroan loan moan roan, loaf, loath\noath.-Boil broil coil foil moil oil\nsoil spoil toil, choice voice, coin\ngroin join loin, noise poise, void.\u2014\nBloom boom broon, poor, boose\nchoose noose, boot hoot moot root\nshoot, brood food mood rood, coo\nloo too woo, cool fool pool school.\n\nXXVII.\n\nThe Lord, who made the Ear of Man,\n\nMust needs hear all of right;\n\nHe made the Eye, all things must then\n\nBe plain in his clear sight.\n\nO Lord, that man is safe and sure,\n\nWhom thou dost keep in Awe;\n\nAnd, that his life may be most pure,\n\nDost guide him in thy Law:\n\nFor he shall live in Peace and Rest,\n\nHe fears not at his Death;\n\nLove fills his Heart, and hope his Breast,\n\nWith joy he yields his breath.\n\nXXVIII. Of ou and ow.] Flounce\nfrounce ounce pounce, bound\nfound ground hound pound round\nsound, bout clout drought gout\nout rout scout shout spout sprout\nstout trout, cloud loud proud\nshroud, couch pouch vouch, count\nfount mount, hour our scour sour.\nBlow bow crow flow grow know\nlow owe row show flow snow SOW\nstow strow throw tow trow, prowl strowl throwl, flown grown own\nshown sown.\u2014 Bow brow cow glow\nhow now sow vow, cowl fowl growl\nhowl owl scowl, brown, blown crown\ndown drown frown gown lown town.\n\nXXIX. A Collection of Nouns.\n\nBoots coats shoes hat wig skirt\nstock sleeve shirts bag club curl\ncap gown robe stays shift glove\nhood clock lawn lace crape silk\ngauze sergc\u2014Hall press vault wall\nroof slate tilc sash pane door lock\nkey bolt hinge floor beam joist stair\nstep hearth rails pump well yard\n\u2014 Chair stool bench bed sheets\nchest trunk box desk grate fire coal\nwood tongs pot pan dish cup plate\nmug jug spit tub jack brush broom\nknives forks spoons tray clock print\nmop bass mat-Bear wolf fox bull\ncow calf horse mare colt boar sow\nhog pig dog cat mouse rat sheep\nram lamb ewe goat deer fawn stag\nhind hart roc buck doe hound hare ape\u2014Hawk kite stork owl crow\ncrane dove cock hen drake duck\ngoose swan lark thrush wren ant\nbee drone wasp fly gnat toad frog\nsnake worm mite moth mole\u2014Fish\nwhale shark cod trout eel carp sprat\nperch roach\u2014Flesh blood bone\nskin hair head brain skull brow ear\nface eye cheek nose mouth lip\ntongue tooth gums jaws chin neck\nthroat lungs heart arm hand thumb\nnail joint fist wrist back breast limb\nknee leg slin foot toe sole vein\u2014\nBread cheese beef veal lamb pork\nham fowls pie tart bun steak soup\nbroth sauce salt milk cream curds\nwhey tea beer ale punch wine rum\ngin shrub port\u2014School seat book\npen ink square knife wax.\n\nXXX. The Lord God made\nman at first in a state of bliss; but\nthrough sin, he fell from that state\nto a state of sin and death. But,\nChrist our Lord came down from\non high, to save men from sin and death. His birth was mean and\nlow, his life meek and free from\npride; his laws gave light to the\nworld, and by him we may all hope\nto live in bliss and joy, when this\nworld comes to an end. O Lord,\nlet me be found of thee in peace,\nin that day, when thou shalt come\nin the clouds, to judge both the\nquick and dead.\n\nXXXI. Of Two Syllables.\n\nDivine lawyer writer doctor surgeon\nmerchant banker grocer draper\nhatter farmer ploughman shepherd\nweaver tanner mason builder\nturner joiner goldsmith blacksmith\ncarver guilder painter limner cutler\nmiller baker butcher tailor glover\nbarber vintner captain major ensign\nserjeant drummer fifer soldier\nsailor pilot purser steward army\nnavy dragoons marines.\n\nXXXII. My good child, when\nyou are in school, sit on your seat, and make no noise. To make noise,\nwould be to break the rules of the\nschool. Let not the time you are in\nschool be spent in play and talk,\nbut mind what is said to you; and\nwhen you go out, do not go with\nboys or girls who will curse, swear,\ntell lies, and do bad things.\n\nXXXIII. God doth know and\nsee all that we do, and though the\nplace where he dwells be far on\nhigh; yet doth he look down on us\nhere, in this low world, and see all\nthe ways of the frail sons of men.\nI will praise thy name, O God, for\nthou hast laid help on one who can\nsave me, that is Christ the Lord.\nHe took on him the form of a man,\nand did live a good life in the world,\nand he did preach good things to\nus, and of the world to come.\n\nXXXIV. You must be sure to\nkeep the Lord's day, and not to\nplay on it in the streets nor in the house. But when you come from\nchurch, you must read some good\nbook; and if you cannot read your\nself, you must hear your friends\nread, and they will teach you the\nlaws of God and those things that\nmake for your peace. You must\ngive good heed to what they say,\nlest these good things be hid from\nyour eyes.\n\nXXXV. Be wise, then, my child,\nfor your self, and lay up what your\nfriends say to you in your heart;\nflee from all ill, hate vice, love the\nLord with all your heart, that you\nmay have peace in this world, and\nbe for a crown of joy to your friends\nin the next. And as you can not do\nall things that are right in God's\nsight, of your self, you must ask of\nGod, to give you grace to help you\nin the time of need, and to wean\nyour heart from the joys of this\nworld, and all that is in it.\n\nXXXVI. On Reading the Holy Scriptures.\n\nWhen I do learn thy word to read,\n\nTeach me, O Lord, to pray,\n\nThat from thy laws, like the lost sheep,\n\nI may not err or stray.\n\nThen join my heart to such as choose\n\nIn thy pure paths to tread,\n\nAnd by thy words, and grace, and hand,\n\nTo all that's good are led.\n\nWith these I'll sing, and bless thy name,\n\nAnd all my time will spend;\n\nWith these I hope to live and dwell:\n\nWith these my days to end.\n\n'Tis by thy grace that I must see\n\nWhat's right and fit to do;\n\nFor of myself I'm weak and blind,\n\nAnd know not false from true.\n\nSo, by thy grace, what thou dost bid,\n\nI'll strive to do the same;\n\nBid what thou wilt, but grant me grace,\n\nAnd I will praise thy name.\n\nOur King now reigns in bliss on high,\n\nO may our souls up to him fly;\n\nAnd with him dwell in that blest place,\n\nWhere each good child might see his face.\n\nthe end.\n\nThis work was published before January 1, 1931, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.\n\nPublic domainPublic domainfalsefalse","title":"Child's assistant","tradition":"scripture-revelation","translated_text":null,"word_count":3451}