dog, Dime. Betty is the cow, and the man is John. John and I came after Betty.

I am not a cross dog. All my life I have been

a pet. Shall I tell you what I can do?

I

I can sit up and beg. I can shake hands. can run, O so fast; and I can jump over a stick. Pomp and I run races. Pomp is the baker's big dog. I can run as fast as Pomp.

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And I like to run races with Pomp. He never bites a little dog. We run after the birds, but we never catch any. When we get near them they fly. I wonder how they do it? I can't, and Pomp can't.

But I must tell you about Betty. She is a good cow. She gives nice, white milk. I don't care much for it, but Tab, the cat, laps it up very fast. I like a bone better.

I drive Betty to pasture in the morning, and go after her at night. I could go alone if it were not for the bars. John has to go with me to take down the bars and put them up again. I do not see why Betty cannot take the bars down. I could, if I were as tall as she, and had horns. I take good care of Betty. If any one comes near, I call, Bow wow," and they go away.

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SLATE WORK. (See Method in Learning to Write.)

I am the little dog.

See me, little baby! See me!

kitty seems to say.

This is what

Baby is on the floor with his ball. Kitty is

in the chair.

Baby wants kitty to come down to him. Kitty thinks she will stay in the chair.

Baby has soft, fat little hands, but they pull kitty's fur. He does not mean to hurt kitty. He loves her very much. He

does not know

that it hurts

when he pulls

Kitty sees it from her chair.

her fur.

By and by baby begins to

roll the ball.

She likes to play

with the ball, too. She can roll it with her paw.

Kitty can play ball better than baby, for kitty

But I must tell you about Betty.

She is a

good cow. She gives nice, white milk. I don't care much for it, but Tab, the cat, laps it up very fast. I like a bone better.

I drive Betty to pasture in the morning, and go after her at night. I could go alone if it were not for the bars. John has to go with me to take down the bars and put them up again. I do not see why Betty cannot take the bars down. I could, if I were as tall as she, and had horns.

I take good care of Betty. If any one comes near, I call, “Bow wow," and they go away.

SLATE WORK. (See Method in Learning to Write.)

"I am the little dog

See me, little baby! See me! kitty seems to say.

This is what

Baby is on the floor with his ball. in the chair.

Kitty is

Baby wants kitty to come down to him. Kitty thinks she will stay in the chair.

Baby has soft, fat little hands, but they pull kitty's fur. He does not mean to hurt kitty. He loves her very much. He

does not know

that it hurts

when he pulls

Kitty sees it from her chair.

her fur.

By and by baby begins to

roll the ball.

She likes to play

with the ball, too. She can roll it with her paw.

Kitty can play ball better than baby, for kitty