B-O-Y spells BOY,
That's little brother Lou;

G-I-R-L, GIRL,
And that is sister Sue.

B-I-R-D, BIRD,
Just hear canary sing;

G-O-L-D, GOLD,
That makes a handsome ring

B-O-O-K, BOOK,
In which we learn to read;

C-O-O-K, COOK,
Supplies the food we need.

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S-E-E-D, SEED,
From which we raise the plant;

S-I-N-G, SING,
Just hear the children chant.

B-A, BA, B-Y, BY,
And that spells BABY, love;

L-A, LA, D-Y, DY,
And that spells LADY, dove.

M-A, MA, R-Y, RY,
And that spells MARY, child,

E-D, ED, D-Y, DY,
That's EDDY, sweet and mild.

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_THE KITTEN_.

ONE, two, (1, 2,)
Here's a kitten for you;

THREE, four, (3, 4,)
She will open the door,

FIVE, six, (5, 6,)
And your cream she will mix,--

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SEVEN, eight, (7, 8,)
If you are too late,

NINE, ten, (9, 10,)
To cover the pan;

ELEVEN, twelve, (11, 12,)
And then you must delve,--

THIRTEEN, fourteen, (13, 14,)
To cover her sporting;

FIFTEEN, Sixteen, (15, 16,)
But while you are fixing,---

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SEVENTEEN, eighteen, (17, 18,)
Remember I'm waiting,

NINETEEN, twenty, (19, 20,)
For butter a plenty.

* * * * *

To those who serve you, children, all,
Be gentle and polite,--
For thus are gentle-women known,
Or gentle-men, at sight.

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_DOLLY DIMPLE_.

DOLLY DIMPLE, just for fun,
Stands to show us she is ONE.

Dolly and her sister Sue
Show that ONE and ONE make Two.

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Dolly, Sue, and Nanny Lee,
Show that ONE with TWO make THREE.

Doll, Sue, Nan, and little Noah,
Show that ONE with THREE make FOUR

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Doll, Sue, Nan, Noah, and Ben Brive
Show that ONE with FOUR make FIVE.

Now all these with Jenny Hicks
Show that ONE with FIVE make SIX.

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One more, Ned, a baby, even,
Shows that ONE with SIX make SEVEN.

With these girls and boys, put Kate,
And the ONE with SEVEN make EIGHT.

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All these eight, with Adaline
Show that ONE with EIGHT make NINE.

Now with these put Dick, and then
You'll see that ONE with NINE make TEN.

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_IF YOU PLEASE_.

I hope my children never will
Say, "Give me" this or that,--
But, "If you please," I'd like a bun,
Or, "Thank you" for a pat.

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_THE POOR LITTLE CHICK-A-DEES_.

TEN little chick-a-d