McGuffey's Second Reader Grades 1 and 2馃摉 Stories

Evening at Home

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Family at evening; father reading newspaper, mother sewing, boy and girl reading.

EVENING AT HOME.

  • It is winter. The cold wind whistles through the branches of the trees.
  • Mr. Brown has done his day's work, and his children, Harry and Kate, have come home from school. They learned their lessons well to-day, and both feel happy.
  • Tea is over. Mrs. Brown has put the little sitting room in order. The fire burns brightly. One lamp gives light enough for all. On the stool is a basket of fine apples. They seem to say, "Won't you have one?"
  • Harry and Kate read a story in a new book. The father reads his newspaper, and the mother mends Harry's stockings.
  • By and by, they will tell one another what they have been reading about, and will have a chat over the events of the day.
  • Harry and Kate's bedtime will come first. I think I see them kiss their dear father and mother a sweet good night.
  • Do you not wish that every boy and girl could have a home like this?