Chapter IX.

_MANNERS IN PUBLIC._

SECOND TWO YEARS.

ILLUSTRATIVE LESSONS.

LESSON 24.

=Purpose.=--To show the necessity of good manners on the street.

=Method.=--A conversation.

_The Lesson._

Suppose we play taking a walk to-day. Where shall we go, Belle?

“Around the square.”

Very well. You may start now, and Mary and Kate and Jennie may take hold of hands, and as they go along the street they may talk and laugh at the top of their voices. If they meet any one, they need not take any trouble to give up a part of the sidewalk. What do you say, Ned?

“That wouldn’t be right.”

Why not?

“Because it wouldn’t be nice for them to talk loud in the street.”

And you, Harry?

“They ought to let people pass on the sidewalk.”

Oh, I thought I saw some boys the other day who did not do it. Were they wrong?

“Yes’m, they were.”

How should we act in the street?

“We should be quiet.”

“And we should not be selfish and take all the walk.”

Why should our behavior on the street be good?

“Because many people see us there, and notice if it is not good.”

SUBJECTS FOR ADDITIONAL LESSONS FOR BOTH GRADES.

Polite attentions towards elderly people on the street.

Polite attention towards strangers who make inquiries.

Simple instruction in church manners.

Simple instruction in manners at places of entertainment.

_Note._--Many suggestions for these lessons may be found in lessons for advanced grades.