HANG UP BABY'S STOCKING. Hang up the baby's stocking. But I told him all about it, And he opened his big, blue eyes; I am sure he understood it, He looked so funny and wise. Ah, what a tiny stocking! It doesn't take much to hold Such little toes as baby's, Safe from the frost and cold. But then, for the baby's Christmas, It never will do at all; For Santa Claus wouldn't be looking For anything half so small. I know what will do for baby; And you shall hang it by mine, mother, Right here in the corner, so ; And write a letter for baby, And fasten it on the toe. "Old Santa Claus, this is a stocking Hung up for our baby dear; You never have seen our darling; He has not been with us a year. "But he is a beautiful baby! And now, before you go, Please cram this stocking with presents, From the top of it down to the toe." LANGUAGE LESSON. Let pupils give answers, whether oral or written, in complete sentences. Why did the little girl want a large stocking? Where was she going to hang it up? How was Santa Claus to know it was for the baby? What did the little girl tell Santa Claus to do? Let pupils copy, and learn the following corrections of common errors. I did it. I saw him. He got it. I have written. They knew better. Let pupils copy, and learn the following Punctuation Marks. Comma () Period (.) Colon (:) Hyphen (_) Interrogation Mark (2) Exclamation Mark: (1) PEARLS IN VERSE.* Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Little deeds of kindness, Make our earth an Eden, Twinkle, twinkle, little star; When the glorious sun is set, It is intended that these selections shall be memorized by pupils, but as they do not form any part of the reading lessons, the words not heretofore used are not regarded as "new words." |