]> <emph>The First Dixie Reader; Designed to Follow the Dixie Primer:</emph> Electronic Edition. Marinda Branson Moore, 1829-1864 Funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this title. Text scanned (OCR) by Jason Befort Images scanned by Jason Befort Text encoded by Melissa Edwards and Natalia Smith First edition, 1999 ca. 100K Academic Affairs Library, UNC-CH University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1999.


Call number VC375.428 M82f.1 (North Carolina Collection, UNC-CH) The First Dixie Reader; Designed to Follow the Dixie Primer.Mrs. M. B. Moore Raleigh:Branson, Farrar, & Co.1863






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Library of Congress Subject Headings, 21st edition, 1998
Textbooks -- Confederate States of America. Readers (Primary) Education -- Confederate States of America. Confederate States of America -- Juvenile literature. 1999-11-30, Celine Noel and Wanda Gunther revised TEIHeader and created catalog record for the electronic edition. 1999-08-31, Natalia Smith, project manager, finished TEI-conformant encoding and final proofing. 1999-08-31, Melissa Maxwell Edwards finished TEI/SGML encoding 1999-08-24, Jason Befort finished scanning (OCR) and proofing.

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FIRST DIXIE READER. LESSON I. Cat bat fat mat pat rat bet get fet met pet set bit dit fit lit pit sit cot dot got lot pot sot cut gut mut put nut sut A NEW BOOK.


2. I cannot read well; but I can spell.

3. If you love to spell you will soon read.


LESSON II. Ban can fan man pan tan ben den fen hen men pen bin din fin kin pin tin bun dun fun gun pun tun THE NEW SLATE.



3. Does he write with a pen?



LESSON III. Cab gab jab nab tab rab deb feb neb peb reb web bib fib jib nib rib sib bob cob hob job lob mob dub cub hub lub rub tub WHO MADE YOU?

1. Who made you, child?

2. God made me of dust.

3. For what did he make you?

4. To be good, and to do good.

5. Who loves good boys and girls?

6. Pa, and ma, and all good men.

7. Who else loves them?

8. God loves them.

9. Can you be good of yourself?

10. No, I must ask God to help me.

11. Will God hear a child pray?

12. He says he will.

LESSON IV. Ball Call fall gall hall pall bell dell fell hell sell tell bill gill fill hill pill mill doll coll joll moll poll toll dull cull gull hull mull null THE SUN.







LESSON V. Art dart hart mart part tart end bend lend mend send tend bone cone hone lone pone tone dine fine mine pine tine vine THE NEW HAT.


2. Who made it?

3. Jane made it of wheat straw.





LESSON VI. Ask bask cask mask task best jest lest pest test irk dirk kirk mirk quirk bunk hunk junk punk sunk THE FROG.





LESSON VII. Bale cale dale gale pale bale bile file mile pile tile wile bole dole cole hole mole pole use cuse fuse muse ruse tuse THE OWL.





5. The owl cries “who, who, who,” at night.

LESSON VIII. And band land mand rand sand end bend lend mend send tend bind find hind kind mind wind old cold fold gold mold sold THE COLT.






LESSON IX. Back hack jack lack nack pock beck deck check peck reck wreck dick chick kick lick pick sick dock hock lock mock pock sock THE MOON.





LESSON X. Bark dark hark lark mark park berk derk jerk merk perk yerk cork dork fork pork work york duck buck luck muck puck tuck THE PIG.





LESSON XI. Barn darn earn tarn varn yarn bern cern fern kern tern vern born corn born morn torn worn burn furn churn hurn spurn turn THE CROW.






LESSON XII. Arm charm farm harm marm warm end bend fend lend pend vend dine fine kine line mine pine cake hake jake pake wake yake TIME TO GET UP.





LESSON XIII. Deep keep peep sleep steep weep deed feed heed meed speed seed beer deer cheer jeer leer peer beet feet meet greet street weet THE EAR.






LESSON XIV. All ball call hall fall Pall ell bell cell fell hell mell ill bill dill hill mill pill doll coll holl goll loll moll dull cull gull hull mull THE CALF.





LESSON XV. Loud proud shroud ounce bounce trounce bound found hound mound pound round burn churn spurn turn fume plume OUR BABE.





LESSON XVI. Chair fair hair lair pair stair bain dain fain main pain vain bean dean lean mean pean wean car dear fear hear near tear OLD AUNT ANN.





LESSON XVII. Bang dang fang hang pang rang ding cling fling ring sing wing dong gong long prong song wrong bung clung hung lung rung sung HOW IT RAINS!

1. Ma, where do the rain drops come from?

2. They drop from the clouds, my child.

3. But how do they get up there?

4. Do you know what fog is?

5. It is fine drops of rain.


LESSON XVIII. Bare dare fare hare pare tare cere here fere mere vere were ire dire hire fire mire sire ore bore core fore more dore THE NEW CAP.






LESSON XIX. Daw caw haw jaw paw saw dew few hew mew pew sew bow cow how mow plow vow dog cat fox calf colt dolt DO NOT DRINK A DRAM.






LESSON XX. Bass cass glass mass pass rass bees cess less mess guess tress boss dross gloss loss moss ross buss fuss guss muss russ truss THE STARS.





LESSON XXI. Free tree spree flee glee boo coo loo moo too bush Cush push rush brush eye bye lye rye sye KA-TY DID.



3. No; please tell me, ma-ma.


5. How strange! Can I see her sing ?

6. No, she sings at night.


LESSON XXII. Com-pel dis-pel ex-pel re-pel pro rel co-pel dis-til ex-til un-til ful-fil un-fill re-fill ja-pan tre-pan tro-jan rat-an di van co-man A CROSS GIRL.





LESSON XXIII. Bri-ar fri-ar li-ar pry-or may-or pray-er sa-go bu-bo ty-ro ha-lo ne-gro un-to ci-der ri-der sni-der ud-der rud-der shud-der SPRING.





LESSON XXIV. Dap per clap-per flap-per lap-per tap-per sap-per sel-ler wel-ler shel-ler spel-ler tel-ler dwel-ler bet-ter let-ter fet-ter get-ter set-ter tet-ter THE GOOD GIRL.




4. When three years old, she would go to her mam-ma, and say, “'Ell me, mam-ma;” then she would put her head down in her lap, and say her lit-tle pray-ers.






LESSON XXVI. Bain dain fain gain lain pain bean dean jean lean mean wean loan moan groan roan moon spoon dume fume gume lume hume tume THE SHEEP.










LESSON XXVIII. Ca-ble fa-ble ga-ble ra-ble sta-ble ta-ble fid-dle mid-dle pid-dle gig-gle pig-gle wrig-gle nod-dle tod-dle scut-tle tut-tle tur-tle myr-tle OLD BALL.



3. He was so large that when the children rode him, they look-ed like frogs, and they often kept as much noise.






LESSON XXIX. A-base de-base in-case mis-place e-rase em-brace dis-claim pro-claim re-claim de-claim ex-claim en-chain com-mand de-mand re-mand fore-hand by-hand off-hand GOD SEES US.









LESSON XXX. Ban-quet gus-set rus-set pos set vel-vet pal-let bra-ver cra-ver do-ver tro-ver clo-ver ro-ver quiv-er riv-er shiv-er sil-ver un-der blun-der UNCLE NED.


2. They liv-ed near the Yan-kee lines, and when the Yan-kee ar-my come, old Ned and his wife and chil-dren, went a-way with them.



5. The mas-ter did not. know what to think of see-ing old Ned alone, so he said “Ned, how come you to leave Nan-ny and the chil-dren?”

6. Ned re-plied, Ah, mas-sa, dem Yan-kee no be good to poor nig-ger, can't stay wid nm. Ned lib wid you all his life.”

7. Then Ned and his mas-ter were both glad; he went to work; but he pray-ed ev-ery day for God to send Nan-ny and the ba-bies back. I hope they have come back ere this.

8. Ned says “he wants eb -ry nig-ger to stay at home and mind his work, and let dem Yan-kees do der own work.”

LESSON XXX. Prim-mer sim-mer trim-mer glim-mer swim-mer stem-mer ev-er clev-er nev-er riv-er quiv-er cov-er char-nel dar-nel chis-el hov-el nov-el mar-vel THE LUNGS.


2. They con-sist of two parts or lobes. When we draw breath, or in-hale, these fill up with air, and cause the chest to swell out.





7. Thou-sands have died from it. When the lungs can not take in e-nough, the blood be-comes bad, the face grows pale, and beau-ty is gone. O be-ware, girls!


LESSON XXXI. A-way be-tray al-way es-say un-say be-wray be-fit re-fit un-fit cow-fit out-fit sand-pit ad-mit re-mit per-mit trans-mit com-mit sub-mit THE CHATTER BOX.








LESSON XXXII. Bor-row mor-row sor-row el-bow fel-low mel-low minn-ow win now wid-ow meadow fal-low mallow tal-low wal-low bar-row far-row mar-row spar-row LEARNING TO SPIN.





5. Now my child, you have done well.— You may try a gain to mor row. I love to have you learn how to spin.

6. As soon as you are old enough you shall learn how to weave. Then you can weave your self nice dress es, and your pa pa a suit of clothes. How proud he will be to wear a suit which your lit tle hands have spun and wove.

7. I love to see girls use ful, and then spin ning, and weav ing are so health y.— You seldom hear of a girl dy ing of con-sump tion, who has been used to such work Then it does not pre vent girls from pass ing through the world.

LESSON XXXIV. Ca-ress du-ress e-gress in-gress pro-gress dis-tress a-mass re-pass un-pass sur-pass com-pass im-pass mo-rass cui-rass en-gross a-miss re-miss ad-miss THE FACE.








LESSON XXXV. House louse grouse mouse souse trouse loud cloud croud proud shroud crowd bout lout flout spout trout rout THE CANE MILL.



3. This is put in the large ket tles on the furn ace, and boil ed until it is fit for use.—The scum is fed to the hogs, and makes them grow fast. See! it takes one hand all the time to skim it well.


5. Chil dren who live most ly on sy rup, are not so sub ject to croup; and it is said that per sons us ing much of it are not apt to have fe vers.



LESSON XXXVI. A corn a down green horn for sworn ink horn in form re form per form trans form mis form' de form con form re turn sun burn con cern dis cern cis tern lan tern THE SABBATH.

1. This is God's day; in it, he has said, “Ye shall do no work, nor think your own thoughts.”





6. Well God has giv en us six days, and kept one for himself. In the six days we may do what we choose, if we do not break God's com mands.



LESSON XXXVII. Co coon dra goon la goon ra coon mon soon Mush room bride groom tran soon a gloom heir loom boon coon moon loom soon LULA'S PRAYER.








LESSON XXXVIII. Ap per tain en ter tain as cer tain su per vene in ter vene un fore seen de com pose re com pose in ter pose im po lite dis u nite re u nite GRAND MA.








LESSON XXXIX. Lo tion mo tion po tion no tion por tion to tion na tion ra tion sta tion ac tion fac tion frac tion lec tion dic tion fic tion unc tion func tion junc tion THE DEAD BABY.









9. When Je sus was on the earth, he took lit-tle chil dren in his arms and bless ed them and said “Suffer lit tle chil dren to come un to me' and for bid them not.”

LESSON XL. Sep tem ber no vem ber de cem ber en cum ber re mem ber dis mem ber in hab it co hab it pro hib it dis cred it de crep it in her it A GOOD DOG.




4. This con duct of his made them ver y an gry at him, so they shot at him sev er al times, and came near kill ing him.



7. They said “if Doc tor dies, we will trust in God.” But the dog got well, and still lives to guard his mas ter's house, and to be ca ressed by all the fam i ly.

LESSON XLI. Mis sive cap tive fes tive cos tive res tive mo tive some thing stock ing mid dling sprink ling twink ling sap ling dar ling star ling ster ling gos ling fat ling bant ling THE SELFISH BOY.



3. No mat ter who else suff ered, Fred would have his place; and in play he was the same way. When he was at home, and the chil dren had fr uit or an y nice thing, he would grab.

4. So you see Fred soon got the name of “sel fish Fred.” Well, when he be came a man he still took care of self.





God is in heaven; and can hear

A feeble prayer like mine?

Yes, little child, thou needest not fear,

He listens now to thine.

God is in heaven; and can he see

When I am doing wrong?

Yes, child, he can—he looks at thee

All day, and all night long.

God in heaven and would he know

If I should tell a lie?

Yes, if thou saids't it e'er so low,

He'd hear it in the sky.

God is in heaven; and can I go

To thank him for his care?

Not yet—but love him here below,

And thou shalt praise him there.



2. I have tried to teach you some-thing use-ful, as well as how to spell and read.—Is is ver-y im-por-tant to learn to im-prove what we read.



5. This much for these lit-tle boys, and girls who have kind friends to send them to school.— But what shall we say to those poor lit-tle chil-dren whose pa-rents are too poor to help them get an ed u ca-tion? Poor chil-dren!




Adieu, at present.

I'M NOT TOO YOUNG FOR GOD TO SEE. “I'm not too young for God to see, He knows my name and nature too; And all day long, he looks at me, And sees my actions through and thro.' He listens to the words I say, And knows the thoughts I have within, And whether I am at work or play He's sure to know it if I sin. O, how could children tell a lie, Or cheat in play, or steal or fight, If they remembered God was nigh, And had them always in his sight. Then when I want to do amiss, However pleasant it may be, I'll always strive to think of this— I'm not too young for God to see.”

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