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Farmer Wilson's. Il^re Margery stepped„ and ran to tbe door,
tap, tap, tap: ** Who's there ? — “ Only liltle'Guody Two-
Shoes,” answered Margery, ** come to teach Billy."— 14 Oh !
little Goody," says Mrs. Wilson, with pleasure in her face, “ f
am glad to see you ; Billy wants you sadly* for he has: learned
liis lesson." Then nut came tlic little boy, “ How do, Ltoody
Two-shoes? ’ says he, not able t<> speak plain ; and she accord­
ingly went in, and proceeded in her usual manner to give Billy
his lesson.
After leaving farmer W Elson’s, the next place we came to
was fuimer Simpson's, *’ HttW, wow, wow,’* said (lie dog at the
door. (v Sirmh !" said his mistress, u why do yon bark at little
Two-Shoes? Conn* in, Madge; here, Stilly warns you sadly;
she liaS learned all the alphabet; " and, after Riving little Sally
her lesson, away she trotted to old Gaffer Conk's cottage. Here
a number of poor children were met to learn, who all came
round little Margery ; and having pulled out her letters, she
asked the little hoy next her what he had fur dinner? Who
answered, Bread/ —►“ Then set up the first letter,’1 she said,
iIe put up the if, to which the next added r, the nest ey the
next n, the n^xt */, and that was bread. And what had you,
Polly Comb, for your dinner ? "— 11 Apple-pie,’* answered the
iittle g irl; upon which the next in turn set up a great the
two next a p each, and so on till the words Apple and Pie were
united, and stood thus—Apple-pie. As she passed through the
village, she met with some wicked boys, who had got a youngs
ravin, which they were going to throw at. She wanted to get
the poor creature out of their hands, and therefore gave them a
penny for him, and brought him home. She called him Ralph,
and a fine bird he was. And remember what Solomon aaya :
l< The eye that despisefh hia father, and regardeth not the dis­
tress of hia mother, the ravens of the valley shall peck it out,