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Tis good to be merry and wise;"

To gaily get over the ground,

As higher and higher we rise

Some children their letters may learn,

While others will surely do more,

As the subjects suggestively turn

To matters not thought of before.

Descriptions and pictures combined

Are here made attractive and clear;

So suited that children may find

From error the truth to appear.

A a.

ABLUTION,

The Act of Cleansing.

The little sweep has washed his face,

But not as we advise :

For black as soot he's made the soap,

BARTER, Exchange.

Here's Master Mack presenting fruit,

And with it skip away.

c c.

CATASTROPHE, Event

(generally unhappy).

"Oh here's a sad catastrophe!"

Was Mrs Blossom's cry

Then " Water ! water !

bring to me

Or all my fish will die."

Pleasant, Charming.

When they should be at school :

The master's coming round to see Who disregards his rule.

Irregularity, Strangeness.

We often see things seeming strange;

But scarce so strange as this :

Here everything is mis-applied,

Here every change amiss.

Deceit, Trick, Artifice, Cheat.

And there is Neddy Bray:

The thief a watchful eye doth keep

Until he gets away.

GENJUS, Mental Porter, Faculty.

A little boy with little slate

The little thoughts that he would state

H h.

HORROR,

Terror, Dread.

This little harmless speckled frog

I fear she'll run away and cry,

And hide her head.

ICHABOD, a Christian Name JAM, a Conserve of Fruits.

Enough is good, excess is bad :

Will with the jam his stomach cram,

Until they disagree.

Conscious, Intelligent.

Tho' horses know both beans and corn.

And snuff them in the wind ;

They also all know Jemmy Small,

And what he holds behind.

Fortunate, Happy by Chance^

We must admire, in Lovebookf

s case.

As he could not have gained the wood

If time had been delayed.

Of Imitation by the boy

Who has the street-door key.

NEGLIGENCE,

Heedlessness, Carelessness.

The character Tom Slowboy bears

Would much against him tell

Or even play done well.

OBSTINACY,

Stubbornness, Waywardness.

The obstinacy of the pig

Is nature as you see :

But bovs and girls who have a mind

m

p p PETS,

Favourites, Spoilt Fondlings.

Some people say that Aunty Gray

To animals is kind;

We think, instead, they are over fed,

And kept too much confined.

A Doubt, a Difficulty.

Dame Partlet's in difficulty

And looks around with doubt:

Let's hope, as she some way got in,

RIVALRY,

Competition, Emulation.

In every competition prize

This should be kept in view

Whoever wins should be the one

Who does deserve it, too.

An Inactive, Lazy Fellow.

You surely must be ill

And need some physic, Master Ned,

As birch, or draught, or !

Upside Down, Bottom Top.

Here's Topsy-Turvy, upside down,

The ceiling seems the base :

The things are out of place.

The trees are nature, but the fruit

Uncommon and untrue.

Admiration^ Astonishment.

But simple Giles has wonder found

"Within the penny show.

A Greek Matron, Wife of Socrates

Here's Socrates and Xantippe

Philosopher and wife

For gentleness renowned was he ;

She, better known for strife.

Miss Cross has tried to reach the grapes, She's tried and tried again

And now she's vexed to think that all

A Buffoon, a Merry Andrew.

Here's Zany reading in a book

With heels above his head

Find's fun in what he's read.

MORAL TALES.

ABLUTION POORlittlefellow,youare certainlymakingcomical faces: Ifearthesoap

theywashthemselves, should take caretorinseoffthe soapanddirtbeforeusingthe towel To

and water alittlecleaner Manyofus havenicewash-stands andbaths of marble,butthis

poorlittlefellowmust makethe best ofwhathecanget. Seehowcleverlyhe has puta brick

underthebrokenleg of the stool topropit. I liketoseeboyscleverandingenious.

BARTER. MissLUCY HART wasanicegirl,butrather thoughtless,littleregardinganytime butthe present newthings in her eyesbeingtheprettiestandthe best; thus, shewould

GeorgeMeGregorisbarteringforher skipping-rope; offeringsomefruitinexchangeforit.

Thefruithe haspickedoffthe treewithoutpermission IknowLucy'smammawillbevexed;

fornotonlywillthefruitsoonbegone,andthe skip-ropewantedagain,butitwasa present

from Papa, Theplaythingcost farmorethanalittle fruit,whichwillbequickly eaten,and

CATASTROPHE POORdearlady! hasthe cat triedtohelp himself toagoldfish,andoverturnedthehandsomeglassvase? Naughty Tom!greedypuss!Iamsurekind Mrs Blossomalwaysfeedsyouwell;andIthinkyou knowthatyouhave done wrong,oryouwould not run

who maybark and sendyoubackinafright.

Poorfish, seehowthey gasp! run andfetchsomewater, ortheywilldie Men drownin

water,butfishcannotliveout ofit. Itisthenatureof cats to catchmiceandbirds sothat

weshould keep ourlittlefavouritesoutof their reach

DELIGHTFUL THESEboys,I fear,arebathing withouttheir parents' consent,which

isverywrong,indeed Itisverypleasantinthewater on afineday; butlittleboysshouldnotgothere, asitmight bedeep,and they might become crampedintheir limbs,and bedrownedwhenno onewasnear, asmanynaughty boys have beenbeforenow

school-master,withhislittledog,comingover the rustic bridge to catchthem

Ithinkthat theletterDmight,inthis case,standforDisobedient as well as Delightful

Itwas verywrongof themantotake Pat'sdonkey, although Patwasadrunkenfellow.

MORAL TALES.

ciiiiuseumiiiseu uyurawiugportraitsuiuissiiefpaslie ieii<ie<iiiienionnit

tempts herose tobeagreatartist,whose worksaretreasuredbykinjrsand

,yyou maysomedayseesomeofthe worksof Giotto, the greatItalian

painter

HORROR. THIS drawingrepresentslittleLadySelinaJemima Townsendas sheappearedwhenafraid Afraid ofwhat? Why,apoor tinyreptile,aharmlessfrog, thathadjumped

intoherhatfullofdaisies,withacroak, asmuchastosay liHowdoyoudo? Good

morn-ing,Ladv Townsend;Iamgladto seeyoudowninthe country." But whatdo youthink she

did? Why,thelittlelady scamperedawayasfastasshe could to her governess,inwhose

dressshehidherface, crying, sayingshehadseen "a

nasty horrid thing." Forthis her

beautifulwheninthewater,"through which they canswimanddivewith wonderfulease

ICHABOD AT THE JAM ICHABODisan odd name, but suchisthenameof thelittle

enough Ichabodwould cryfor things toeat.thencryagain because becould eatno more, and

after all cry,becauseeatingmade himfeelsickand"ill : butthatwasnotall

;Ichabodwas,I

amashamedto say,athief Hestolethejam whenhismother thought hewasasleepinbed.See,Bettythemaid has heard anoise,and caughttherogueintheact To-morrowandformanydays Ichabodwillbeillin bed,and havetotakemuchnastyphysic Iwish hehadmis-takenthemustardforhoney, and burnthisnaughty,fibbing tongue

KNOWING AH! ah! JemmySmall Ifearthe steeds are tooknowingforyouto-day

Theyappearconscious: theywould'like thebeans andcornyouhaveinthesieve,butdo not

muchas tosav "Catchmeifyou can1" Youseemtothink, asyoubitethestrawinyourmouth,thatthevmavgivevou apretty run. IknowBob,thepony,willnotbesoon caught

Horsesand'othefanimalslikeplaymuchbetterthan work, but"goodboys andgirlsought

tolove both,and notrequire sweet me"ats to inducethemtodotheirduty forthey have

intel-lectsofa highorder,andmaybecomeclevermenandwomen.

LUCKY MASTER LOVEBOOK wasindeedluckyin his escapefromtheBull andI will

tellyouhowithappened: In goingto school,thisyounggentleman hadtogo roundbythe

shortestwaytothewood, withallspeed for the posts, justasthesavage animalwasgoingto

tosshimhighin theair

MasterLovebookwasunfortunateinmeetingthebull,butfortunate inhavingthe posts

betweenhimandthe infuriated animal

Indanger,bravelittleboys nevercry,but thinkwhatisthe best tobedone,

MIMIC Tobevainofanythingisnotright,andtobe proudoffineclothesverysilly

ifwe mayjudgebythe expression ofhis face,we maypresumethathe does not fullyenjoyit.

graces using thehamlieofthe "door-keyforaneye-jrlass f fearthatlad'smirthwillsoonbechangedintosorrow forthejug mustbebrokenagainst thepost,andthe beerspilled sothat

in turnhewillbelaughedat

Wecannothelp smiling at thelittlecoxcomb, althoughat thesame timewepityhim

MORAL TALES.

NEGLIGENCE HEREisTommySlowboy,the lowestboyinthe day-school, tooidle

the house-tops,withhishandinhispocket because he haslosthis glove,havingplaced thehot

joint Tomwillnot only bechid, but havetogo withouthisdinner Yet,whatcaresTomforscolding oranythingelse,hewhoisso neglectful ofduty?

Mindthatyoustrive tolearn early, thatyoumaybecome wise andhappyhereafter Look

pu

arevery fewdisobedientyoungladiesandgentlemen,likethe perversepig Thepigisa stupid

animal: butIhave heardofalearned pig that couldtellhisletters,pointingtothemwithhis

snout;but most swineare dirty in theirways, andnot atallparticular littlecaring solong

asthey caneat,grunt,andsleep. Thepig will oftenlieinthedirtiestcorner of his house,and

stand initstroughof food

PETS HEREisaportrait ofAunt Grayfeeding her Pets, or rather stuffing thepoor

her

spoil

grown toofat toleap, asin hisnativewoods heused,from bough tobough Thepoor

goldfishhave hardlyroomtoturnin their glass prison: howthey would enjoy aswiminthe

garden pond!

QUANDARY POOR DamePartlethavinggot into theback yard cannotget out again

Sheisina Quandary,forshe fears thedogswill biteher thoughtheirchains are notlong

enough Keeper, the mastiff,isa noblefellow,and wouldnot hurtwomenor children;neither

wouldNero, the bull-dog; he wouldrather facealionora wild ox:whilstSnap,theterrier,

barks andsnarls in thecompanyofhisbrave companions

firstmorsel

uchaslittleboysrivallingone anotherin

MOEAL TALESi

VY WELL,ofallthefunnypictures inthis drollbookIthinkthis the

;erTrestingonitstopontheceiling, likeinan overturneddoll'shouse, or a

artiststandinguponhishead Turnitover,andseehowcomicalitlooks

TOPSY-TURVY -T1

drollest abigletter 1

view takenbyanartiststandingu^

everythingap'pears tohavelost itsgravity.

ground Agreat philosopher, SirIsaacNewton,discoveredwhy,ashelayunder atree Ata

UNCOMMON VEGETATION UNCLE PERIWINKLE was very kind; heloved nature

andhisnephewsdearly Hewore greenspectacles, adressing-gown'allcoveredwithleaves,

care-fully tied the carpenter's planes"uponthe plane-tree, asif werefruit and somelittleboxesof

exclaimed "UncommonVegetation!"upon whichJohnand Waltercamelaughing outof the

greenhouseto receiveabunchoffinegrapesfortheir pleasant joke

WONDER. So,Master PloughboyGiles,youarespendingyourpenny and yourholiday

atthefab- Youseemnotalittleastonished atwhat youhavesee'ninthatpeep-show Surelyyoucannot imaginethattheyare real; it isthemagnifying powerof the glasses thatmakes

Idonot thinkithad wingslikea butterfly, as in theshowman'spicture);DanielLambert was

an enormouslyfatman,whodieda long timeback All these thingsmustbeinminiatureif

theyare tobeseen in thatsmallbox,verylittlelargerthana dog's house

XANTIPPE THEcomical eventpictured here occurredmore than two thousandyearsago:Xantippe,the wife ofthe greatand goodphilosopher Socrates, continuallytormentedhimwithherill-humour usinghim verycruelly one day emptying avesselof dirtywaterover

hercelebratedhusband,whomsheoughttohaveloved:he only remarked,that"afterthunder

there generallyfallsrain." Socrates lived in the refined city ofAthens;hewas oneof the

most eminentphilosophers ofGreece;hewasveryplain in person, asyouperceivebythe

enemieswhosoughthisdestruction;hewaskilledwithpoison. Afterhisdeathhisaccusers

weredespised, asyouwillread in ancient historysomeday.

YEARN WHAThavewehere? LittleMissCross vexed, justbecauseshecannotget at

Sheliasbeent^ingtotakefruitwithouther aunt's permission, thatverylikelyisunripeandimproperforher Thewalkinadelightfulgarden ought nottomakeherlongtoeatallthe

fruitshe sets eyes upon,orwishtopick thesweetflowers, thatlastmuchlongeruponthe

pickingtheflowers. See,theyarestrewn uponthe seat besideher,'under those dirtyfeetthat

child,becausedisobedient

ZANY. FINISistheLatinwordfor finish,andhereit isthelastdroll picture aZanvlaughingat his portrait in this comical book,which he seemsvastly to enjoy. Whatadroll

fellow,toreadwithhisheadwherehis heelsshouldbe, liketheclowninthepantomime Look

at hisstaff,thecockandbells,withwhich hedances,makinga jinglingnoise A Zanyisnot

anidiot,butoftenafunnyclever fellow, paid tomakepeople laugh. Wealllike a ijoodlaughsometimes Manyyearsago kings usedtokeepjesters toamusethecompany; King Henry

theEighth had acleverjester,calledWill Somers, whose portraitwaspainted bya great

artistnamedHolbein,whichisnowinthe palace atHamptonCourt,andmaybeseenbythose

wholovepictures.

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