The American literary reciter; readings, delcamations and plays, original compositions and choice selections of the best literature (1902) (14778808114)

Identifier: americanliterary00lint (find matches)
Title: The American literary reciter; readings, delcamations and plays, original compositions and choice selections of the best literature ..
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Linthicum, Richard. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Chicago, Ill., American literary and musical association
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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This department has been selected and arranged with a view of providing the children with the kind of recitations they like. It embraces a wide variety—cute, pretty, funny, patriotic, and moral. Each piece has been submitted to children who have taken part in public entertainments and has met with their enthusiastic approval. t5* <5* t£& THE DOLLS LESSON. A doll is seated in a small chair facing the audience. A little girl, wearing glasses andwith a book in her hand, addresses the doll. WELL, little girl, you wish to come toschool, do you? I hope you area very good girl, and will not give me anytrouble. What is your name? Lucy, is it?Well, Lucy, do you know your letters?Can you read and spell and write? Youdont know anything, eh? How shocking!Well, then, I will try to teach you how tospell your name the first thing, becauseevery little girl, when she is as big as you,ought to know how to spell her name.Lucy—thats an easy name to spell. Now say L—you can remember that if